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Eh at first I actually did like it. I really like how the main couple was really cute being just friends and all. I really respected the main male mc as well he was a bit stubborn and arrogant which I usually hate, but the thing that is different is his really nice to the girl and to people in general. When there is an arrogant male mc there usually a jack asss to everyone so this was refreshing for me.

Story wise I kinda like it at first, but as it carries on kinda gets boring with just a new ad after another.

Music- I felt the same song was overused over and over again.

Characters-The main male mc I did like at 1st as well but later on he starts becoming a little too clingy to the girl which was annoying. I actually did start to like the main female mc and the 2nd lead male together they were really cute in the arcade scene. The thing I don't get is how the bitchyy 2nd female lead became so obsess with the 2nd male mc. I must have either skip it or just came out of no where.

Rewatch value some cute parts but most the time I find my self skipping due to many boring scenes.

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Keep Calm and Hang On....This isn't your ordinary game show within this drama. I'm going to alter this review a little differently than I normally do since this is a part of my Psychological Challenge requirements. Check it out.

How is this plot differs from other psychological dramas?

This plot involves a setting of a Giga Television produced show named 'The Quiz Show'. The show offers an alternate approach where a new contestant appears on the show each show along with the wacky host. The contestant must answer a series of questions in order to make it to the 'Dream Chance', however little as they know, the questions later involve their deepest darkest secrets where each contestant highlights one of the Seven Deadly sins. The question is 'Will one admit one's own deadly sin or will one be unable to admit it?'

First Thing I Notice About This Drama:

The opening theme song consists of Metal and Screamo Japanese music with English lyrics surprisingly. My keyword: Unique is what I'm calling this opening since many openings are bright, vibrant, and not as an attention-grabbing as this one.

Is the acting any good?

When I hear this type of question, I automatically think of the main characters within the drama. The wacky host, MC Tazaki portrays two sides of his character-the side of him who is ill-mannered, locked up, lonely, and loss of memory, and the 'host' side of him who is outrageous, abnormal, crazy, and energetic. His acting is done phenomenally which I mainly watch this show solely based on his outstanding acting.
The show's producer, Yamanobe Kengo is a dark character where he portrays a sadistic, evil side as well as an insecure, jealous man. His body in one of the episode blow me away! On the other hand, his acting is brilliant. No doubt, both of the main characters portrayed their roles well.

Are there any twists within the drama? Is it bloody or gruesome?

There is barely any scenes with blood involved. Most of it is well hidden and shows some blood in a scene or two. Nothing is too major. In most psychological dramas that I've watched, there are always twists presented. To answer this, yes, there is a twist. Unluckily, I was not able to solve the story itself before the drama started unraveling the story. I did pick up a clues here and there. Not enough for me to figure the ending.

Overall, I recommend this drama to anyone who is a fan of game shows, psychological, suspense, and adores 'twist' types of dramas. I had tremendous amounts of fun figuring out each contestant's darkest secret and whether they will win the prize or not.

Have fun and keep on guessing!

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Not good, DAMN GOOD! From start to finish, this continue the exciting, no it exceeded the excitement of the first, that is a rarity that a second season is truly better than the first. Even some of the lingering questions that were mulling through my head were answered. I still railed at Fujimaru sometimes and what his character would do but I gave up hoping that he would do things differently. J's character, of course was still brilliantly played by Hiroki! I do not recommend watching this before the first season, you would miss plenty. And where can I hunt down this OST? Before the week is out, I will be trolling the internet for each and every song! Fantastic drama! Fantastic cast!

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If you're looking for a good school drama, then look no further! As a second-year high school student, I find that this drama really does teach you, or rather remind you of what's right, and what should be done. It's aimed for the youth that are struggling with growing up and living in this world. It has a message, actually a lot of them! You begin to love every single character, relate to their feelings and I personally feel that each character couldn't be portrayed better by another actor. The casting really is outstanding!

I judge on whether a Movie/Drama is good by if it made me shed some tears or not, be it happy tears or sad ones. Even if it's a cliche moment, if the acting, music and atmosphere were able to make me cry, then they have succeeded in sending the message and illustrating those feelings. 'Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu' made me cry many times.

Definitely worth the watch!

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WOW my heart is still fluttering.

As you can imagine I watched this Drama 'cause it's the sequel to It started with a kiss. I had my doubts about the taiwanese version. Especially because of the end of every episode. As if a little kid cut the story wherever it wanted. Even in the middle of a sentence!!!!!

But it may be forgiven, because there are too many good points.

1. Actors: I never experienced a chemistry between the actors as unique as in this show. Especially Zhi Shu's actor is incredible. His face showed so much expression without destroying Naoki's character, but emphazising important aspects about Zhi Shu(Naoki) other actors couldn't show. But there were some really awful actors too. Christine and her father were really bad. I got the feeling that they picked some foreign looking people from the street and asked them to act in the drama. And even though they played the role of a British family, they had a heavy accent. But they aren't that important, so this may be forgiven too.

2. Story: As in every version there were some changes in the story. But the writers did an incredible job. The way they built the characters made everything seem more realistic. To be honest I always thought that Itazura na Kiss was best fit as a Shoujo Manga. But the writers managed to transform the manga into a Drama that shows the characters in a more realistic way without destroying the storyline or changing the main atmosphere. Especially the ending was great. I'm so grateful to the writers for showing Zhi Shu as an emotional and loving man. He made me cry at the end(not the very end! lol)

3.Body Language: Okay this is part of the points above, but it's important enough to speak about it seperatedly. As we all know KDramas are the Dramas of hitting mouth on mouth, staring at each other or freeze due to a shock while kissing. Japanese do a little bit of a better job, but there are still so many Dramas that were ruined by bad kisses. THIS IS SO DIFFERENT! As I mentioned above, the actors have great chemistry. There were some scene where I thought: Oh my god how much more will they show??! You could really feel Zhi Shu's passion for Xiang Qin. I always missed it a bit. In other versions you don't experience his love for her as much as in this one. Well there were times when mouth didn't meet mouth, but alltoughether I just saw the most passionate scenes since I started watching asian Dramas 209 Dramas/Movies/Specials ago. Now I can rest in peace. ;)

I didn't expect the second part of It started with a kiss to be this good. I liked it better than its prequel. Sometimes there were some kitschy parts that hit me completely unprepared, but apart from that the story was really good.

I recommend this Drama and hope you will give it a try.

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The story was intresting, at first....
The story didn't move forward at all!!

In the beginning I thought that the main girl was OK.
She was cute and a bit clumsy. And after 3 ep you just get tired.
She was just so annoying!! Her whole character was like a parody of the "naive but cute girl". What was the writers thinking?? She was so dumb!
Her lack of common sense was amazing...
The main guy was just a douche. But his mom was quite sweet.

I'm amazed by the acting. They were so good that I hate their characters now.
Music? Just meh...
I'll never watch this again. Because I know I'll just rage quit half way

Overall? This is the worst drama I've ever seen. If you like torture...
I recommend this!

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Although the only cast member I knew was Blue Lan, I wanted to watch this cause the synopsis seemed fun…

Story: Not so predictable romance in a cosmetics industry setting. Competition is the main theme when it comes to work and love. The ending could have been better considering they had a whole episode to convince me why the female lead character chose who she chose and I just didn’t buy her reasoning, although I would have chose the same guy. Yes I also agree they could have done more with the plot but I was never bored.

Acting/Cast: When it comes to the acting, yet again was Blue Lan serviceable. I feel in every role he does, he seems bored due to his rolling eyes and lack of expressions. Nick Chou is a new actor so I expect serviceable acting but not from Blue who has been around. I think the lead actress did a really good job with her character who was annoying at first but has great character development and becomes someone you root for. Although, the writers made a mistake with her indecisiveness traits when it comes to hern her romances. The second female lead cant act and all her crying scenes were horrible. I liked the rest of the characters although their acting was just okay.

Music: Really really good. Im going to download it cause it was too catchy.

Rewatch: I liked it so I would watch it again once day.

Overall: I Love You So Much is a Taiwanese drama I recommend that isn’t boring or draggy and has a great OST.

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Overall, its kinda cheeky and same. I didn't really like it, but I really don't hate it. Nothing other than Lee Hyun Woo, intrigued me. If you're a person to find differences in the same plot made in different languages, you ought to watch it.
For people who don't want less-story-more-cuteness, I'd highly recommend you to pass by. But for people who want a "cheerful-day-out" give it a one time watch. :)
If I'm asked to vote for the best version, I'd definitely vote for the Japanese one as it had all the elements to satisfy me.
I was in a very bad mood when I started this drama and to make it a little better I gave it a try. Otherwise I was never planning on watching TTBY ever! Because it made me smile when I desperately wanted to, I rate it a good drama.
The story wasn't too much of a hype because if you've watched the other two versions, you're bound to know "what-is-what" and "how-it-is-going-to-be-like" and also you know a lot about the characters already.
Acting? Lee Hyun Woo. Cutest performance as Cha Eun Gyeol :) He is the one that set my mood to watch TTBY! MinHo and Sulli were just fine. For me they didn't really work out that well. A special mention to Ha Seung Ri Sunbae and Seol Ha Na's "laugh-attitude" relation.
Music? I used to put all my attention to Onew's "In Your Eyes". His voice just made the scene look the way it should! Also J-Min's "Stand Up" is a quirky song that suited well for ending credits.
Rewatch Value? Oh well, I'd rather rewatch "Hana Kimi" than the other two versions. I give it a decent rewatch thought as there are not many memorable scenes that made me go gaga in my head. But who knows, I might stumble back upon only a few moments because of Lee Hyun Woo. :P

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I have seen this series mentioned here and there but never happened to watch it.
Just a week ago, I decided to see whether it's worth watching but it drew me in immediately.

Why is it so?

First the story: I love the story because it has a balance between romance and politics (more on the romance side, I guess). Unlike usual historical drama, it doesn't spend too much time on discussing political issues, but still integrates necessary historical events in the plot which I find it beautiful. And no one would ever forget Ruo Xi's relationships with each prince which are again beautifully portrayed. One thing I love about this drama would be the dialogues which are perfectly written, intensifying the plot.

Acting/Cast: Well, I've noticed Liu Shi Shi since her Mu Nian Ci role. But, it was neither 'like' nor 'unlike'. But, with her playing Ruo Xi, I fell in love with Ruo Xi and herself. Nicky Wu is a great actor that I've known since my childhood. I have great respects for him. The chemistry between the main roles were amazing. I loved the intensity between Ruo Xi and 4th Prince. Other roles are also well-done.

Music: I love all OSTs from this drama (all three of them: One persistent thought, Three inches of heaven and Seasons of waiting). The lyrics perfectly matches the storyline and the emotions from the drama. It was like Ruo Xi speaking of her mind and feelings.

Rewatch value: I rewatched it immediately after the first time. For what? I just can't get enough of the emotions this drama gave me. I just love seeing Ruo Xi and 4th Prince together.

Overall, it was one of the best dramas that I've ever watched in my life and made me tearful. Rarely that I give dramas 10 out of 10. There has only been a few. But I give this one 10.

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First off, my rating is based on emotional attachment, and that's just how I am. :P If I were to be completely logical it would most likely be a 9, but my love bumps it up. haha

When I first ran into this drama, I had no real interest. The cast members looked cute, but I didn't really have a desire to watch a story about some guy opening a vegetable store with a ragtag group of friends. I need romance, and the synopsis they have for this drama is so horribly lacking that I didn't even expect any. Except, that's half the drama! I was surprised and hooked from episode one until the end!! Normally they don't want you to put a synopsis in your review, but since the one they have is so lacking, I'm going to a little.

Tae Yang (played by Ji Chang Wook) and Jin Shim (played by Wang Ji Hye) were childhood friends, a couple, but because of an event (no spoilers) they split up and years pass. When they meet again, they don't know it's each other because Jin Shim is using a different name. (I hope no one sees this as a spoiler, because honestly any other drama would put that much information up in their synopsis usually) Now Jin Shim is an heiress and her mother has a deep rooted grudge against Tae Yang. Ok, that's where I'll stop with my synopsis because frankly, I'm a little upset that a lot of people are placing the mom in the typical rich wife category. The reason she goes after Tae Yang so much is because of this grudge she has, not just because he's a vegetable owner. As insane as she is, and she is clinically insane, I understand that hatred to a point. She's one of the most terrifying villains I've seen in a drama, and man does her acting just blow me away. I was actually scared of her in many scenes, because she's just a woman who's ready to die for what she wants, and is always just a step away from the edge.
The romance between the two leads was amazing to watch, and even though I think Wang Ji Hye didn't quite match up in acting ability to Ji Chang Wook, she held her own ok. Ji Chang stole my heart right away, and his acting always surprised me. Not matter what scene he was in, he stole it right away. The way the main pair just understood each other, was drawn to each other, and Tae Yang's unyielding love for Jin Shim was heart warming and heart breaking at times. I really fell in love with these characters. On top of the romance that I'm still going back to re-watch, the bromance between the "fresh Men" was so fun to watch!! It was cheesy and cliche, but so satisfying! You also get to know each one of them, their back stories, what they're going through in their own lives, and you get to see them grow into men.

The music is one part where I got annoyed with this drama. There's this one song they play sometimes during the "touching" scenes that just made me want to punch the person who decided on that song selection. XD It wasn't so bad that it turned me away, but they could have done better.

I will be re-watching this drama a lot, because it's fun and warmed my heart. It also taught me a few lessons about how to deal with set backs and just how one tragedy can ripple outwards and utterly destroy someone's mentality, and how that damaged person poisons everyone.

Overall, I'm defensive of this drama because I love it so much, but I do acknowledge that I may just have twisted tastes and not everyone will watch it with my mind frame. I just hope you give it a chance and not start watching it with certain expectations off of the synopsis they have up, because you will find something different from what's there. If you watch it because of my review and don't like it, I'm sorry, but if you love it, you're welcome. haha jk :P

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Awesome. I loved all the twist and turns of this dramas, i was at the edge of my seat. There was never a dull moment and it was unpredictable, so it was very funny. No it was hilarious. Also there was romance in the drama. This was like the best cast ever, superb acting.

In this drama there were like 5 major "wars" that kept the story going. By wars i mean major events, so this drama was not only about what happened 3 months back. All the characters changed especially my fiery haired goddess, the main girl, who matured a lot b/c at first I hated but I absolutely love her. I wish I can cuss in 3 different languages, it so funny. Omg remembering everything, makes me want to watch it over. Everybody needs to watch this drama so you can understand what I'm talking about. I love it so much:)

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