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Fate, whether something is meant or not meant to be. This drama truly was brilliant in portraying the theme... Fate. I had been contemplating watching this drama because I didn't read into it enough. I thought it looked silly and unoriginal and I have never been so wrong. This drama is filled with so much betrayal, angst, love and longing: It was expressed in such a beautiful and realistic yet fantasy-filled masterpiece. Indeed I had never been a fan of history meeting modern day dramas, this drama was so much more. The acting by all of the cast was phenomenal, those who you were supposed to love you loved and those that were supposed to be hateful I can say I truly hated. The music was beautiful but somewhat repetitive but other than that it was a wonderful privilege to be able to watch something so creative and emotional. The comedy was hilarious as well and was neatly placed in just the right amounts. The ending definitely made everything worth it, although I prefer a bit more of a complete ending like in all the old princess tales I realize that when it comes to true wonder and the reader and watchers own longing for that it makes the piece much more praiseworthy. This was an absolute beautiful tale and I give it a 10. Romance and comedy lovers will definitely like this drama but I find that it is not as light as I thought it would be
so if you are extremely sensitive.. I'd watch it over a period of time. I hope this review helped. :D

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I'm having love/hate feelings for this drama. There are so many scenes that are funny, cute, and enjoyable. I even understand the last four episodes that were necessary for Fu An and Da Feng to have a truthful relationship. I understand the character development and totally get why Da Feng acts the way he does. What bothers me is all the time the director spent on all of the other characters. The last episode just drove me crazy. I would have preferred to see Fu An and Da Feng's relationship after all the adversity they had to go through, but instead I had to see closure on stories that I really didn't give a crap about. There are so many things I would change also. How can that conniving, hateful Zhen Zhen get any happiness??? Ok...I will stop, because we can't post spoilers. I will just say that the story doesn't suck, but it isn't the greatest I have ever seen either.

The acting was really good. So many people have problems with Lan Blue, but I think he is a really expressive actor and I enjoyed his portrayal of Da Feng. I thoroughly enjoyed Chen Joe's performance as Fu An also. She was feminine and tomboyish, smart and naive. Totally well done!!! I loved the aunt and uncle. They were too funny. I also enjoyed Chiu Roy as Dong Jie and Xiu Jie Kai as Yan Yang. They are good actors and eye candy.

I liked the music.

I probably won't ever rewatch this.

If you like romantic angst, then I think you would enjoy this drama.

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For all you girls out there waiting for new cute actors, Flower Boy Series are a great satisfaction. I can tell so, because I am one. So, Flower Boy Next Door, the third installment of the Flower Boy Series has a predictable story line and it starts sulking out after realization of love and the soundtrack adds only up to fair liking. Will I like to watch it again? Oh, ofcourse. Not in a very crazy way but when I wanna look back to old comedies I watched and probably when I wanna laugh on cuteness again.
Overall,the drama has done excellent due to the cast. Even though the story is somewhat fussy, what makes you watch till the last episode is the acting and the comedy! Yoon Shi Yoon has done an incredible job by feeling his character and portraying it amazingly.The "Ajumma!!!" call out was a bliss! His acting is the best part. The second lead is quite good too doing all the serious and comedy scene side by side. Dong Hoon, is tall with right amount of height and style statement. And well Watanabe Sir is a great cook by which people in the neighborhood got along.
Coming to Park Shin Hye, I have always liked her. Apart from her child actor roles, she's been doing this cheerful roles but in this she comes out very differently by acting like a girl who is traumatized by her past and is scared to face the world. Doing the right amount of actions, the actress surely challenges her profession.

The comical acting of the cast makes this serial light and fun loving. Atleast watch it once. Because its medium. Not that serious, not that funny. Just medium, meaning a safe journey.

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I only saw glimpse of the anime but it got me to watch the movie itself. I like the story, the flash backs explaining the current situations, the pacing is good too, it made me ask for more and I like how they show the details of treating someone under the knife. It may have some people puke, but it is not exaggerated so guys take it easy hehe..

I didn't seem remember the any music play on so I rate it low. The female lead and black jack did a good acting, however black jack seems have the gooey look, I mean, the role is serious but I felt like he's acting cute LOL, but still I was able to focus on the good story and I was able to see who is his rival on the first few scene.

Over all, I like it and I will watch the anime, hopefully got more time.

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This is definitely the oldest drama I've ever watched but I must say I felt right at home watching it. From the beginning to the end, I just loved the characters and their interactions. I think viewers of a certain age would appreciate this more than others. As I watched, it solidified my fandom with Kimura Takuya, what an actor. Imagine my surprise to see this was Yamaguchi Tomoko's last role. I loved her character's perkiness and willingness to bounce back after her break up. The supporting characters also brought so much to the drama. And thankfully totally devoid of the usual drama cliques!! I loved that the most about this drama!! Again, it's not for everyone. Not one cell phone in the story!! It was great!

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This drama could have been so much more, but really it's just a very mediocre one.
The premise is fine and it is not boring. But I could find a number of reasons why it didn't work for me:

First of all, the story had promise, but never took off. And, in episodes 4-7, without any warning, it went off in a weird angle and came back with a new character in tow. That part of the plot felt very much out of place.

Another strange thing was the villainous character. He was very devious and "villainous" in character, but at the end, it came down to nothing. Everything was resolved so easily. Then why did we sit through these many episodes- just for some proper communication?

Then there's lead pair. Forget chemistry, this must be the first drama I've watched where the girl is on more close status with the villain character than the hero. Of course, the mind is a mixed thing..it can mix up all your signals. You do feel sorry for the lead guy.

The Cast: While the supporting cast is good, there isn't much to say about the lead actors. The guy was over acting for the first two episodes, especially his body language, but he got okay after that. The girl is a bit expressionless at times, but again, you get used to it.

So, there it is. You know by now, I don't think it's a great drama. But it's okay for when you have nothing else you want to watch.

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Before I watched the show, this show seemed like a typical idol drama where there are pretty girls and handsome boys and the storyline will not be that good, and how a cable drama will be good considering cable channels don't have that much budget, but this show has proven my assumption wrong!

Why this is a must watch drama:
1) The friendship between the 2 leads and among their classmates. From BFF to BGF, this is a fresh concept which I enjoyed alot. Nowadays dramas tend to be a little too unrealistic for me- I don't believe in 'I-love-you-once-I-see-you'. The BFF to BGF pace is just nice here, giving the drama a realistic touch.

The friendship between the classmates is a must watch too. I believe many viewers enjoyed the 'current-vs-past' concept. The 'present' scenes intersect the 'past' scenes at the correct moments, either adding on the the tension audience is holding or highlighting the fact that despite being 10 years later, friends will ALWAYS be friends. Nothing change. All the childish quarrels classmates have when they are teenagers (about idols) are dismissed. The 2 leads still share a 'predator-vs-prey' relationship lols. He still do the little things that seem insignificant but are not.

They might have matured, but they still hold the teenager bit in them. Eunji (I forgot her character's name) is still crazy over HOT even when she has a kid and is pregnant with another. Her fanatic actions are still prevalent, leaving her husband in despair. (those are the funny scenes!)

2) The highlight of the 1990's KPOP fandom and Korean sports arena, when HOT, ???? (forget the English name)and SES are the limelight, followed by DBSK. The era when there are no lightsticks but balloons, when fans have to really queue outside the bank and skip school to get the tickets (now we have the internet), when fanwars are literally fanwars (now different fan groups have 'fanwars' over the internet. It is alot 'darker' now!)

After watching i really appreciate how we can fangirl/boy over our idols with much ease with technology developments. We can purchase our tickets online, we can catch a glimpse of our idols through photos posted on the internet, taken by fans everyday, we are able to catch up with what our idols are up to blah blah blah. We tend to take these priveleges for granted at times.

But some things remain in the fandom though. Fanwars are still prevanlent, queuing for tickets overnight too, fans waiting outside their idols homes/hotels just to catch a glimpse of them.

I guess even if the world has developed economically, human mindsets (going all out for idols) just don't change that easily.

3) The fact that there are no bad characters. The parents are so jolly, especially that of Eunji's. So this drama is very lighthearted, we need not be frustrated over unreasonable mother/father-in-laws who are against our very much anticipated love.

4) Although there are many new actors/actresses, their acting is considerably good. So I can safely say they have the looks + skills!

5) The OST. Although it is very simple (I think only 1 song - 'All for you' sang by the 2 leads), it is enough to enhance the drama. The lyrics revolve around the leads relationship, and the melody is catchy.

This shows proves that a good show need not be one with fanciful OST sang by big shots, or a cast consisting of award-winning actors/actresses, or a director with excellent directing skills. Everything are just average, but it is how well these aspects (right choice of cast, OST, storyline, directing, acting etc) complement each other that make this drama so successful!

I strongly recommend KPOP fans to watch to increase our exposure on the 1990's KPOP arena which is not known to many these days. If not for these pioneer KPOP idols who set the base, the KPOP industry may not be as successful now. Drama fans will enjoy it too for its good storyline!

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Honestly, I only watched this because Joo Won was in it. However, I really enjoyed it. The story is intriguing even though sometimes I thought that they were inept as spies...but hey, it is just a drama. The pace of the episodes was well done and the character development was good too. I had no idea if Do Ha was good or bad and I guess in the end he was a little bit of both. There is also a story that Woo Hyuk tells to Mi Rae and JJ that I thought was really good. Also the ending was satisfying.

Joo Won can do no wrong as far as I am concerned. His acting ability is off the chain. I mean just compare his roll in Bridal Mask to Gil Ro and you can tell that he is versatile. I liked Choi Kang Hee in Protect the Boss and she does another outstanding job in this drama. She plays smart and adorable as Seo Won. So, who knew that Chansung could act? I certainly didn't. He had me bewildered as to his true intent as Do Ha up to the very end. I really like that in an actor.

Of course, Uhm Tae Woong's cameo as Woo Hyuk is daebak. I love him. Im Yoon Ho as JJ and Kim Soo Hyun as Mi Rae had me in tears at the end of the drama. I was actually routing for the "bad guys" by that point.

I enjoyed the music. Even if you don't watch this drama, then you should definitely add Big Baby Driver's A Stranger to your playlist.

I will probably rewatch this at some point.

As you can tell, I was totally invested in the characters' stories and I recommend that everyone watch this.

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OMG y was this drama not longer? I loved the story & if Joo Won & Kang Hee got together in RL that would be like AWESOME! Such a good drama it made me feel good b/c it had everything. There was a feeling of seriousness & excitement, along w/ cute & funny moments. The only thing that I had a problem w/ is the filler time that was filmed w/ Kim Seo Won/Kim Kyung Ja's parents. I totally skipped all parts w/ them b/c they were boring as hell! I don't understand y they put in characters that add almost nothing to the story. I know that we had to have a feeling of sympathy for Kim Seo Won/Kim Kyung Ja b/c her parents were more like children than parents. But RLY! Did we have to go through all that torture for that long? If I was directing I would have tried to put in more segments of Joo Won & Kang Hee being cute together. But w/e!

The ending was rly good & left me w/ a feeling of happiness. Thx writers! Then again I rly love Joo Won & Kang Hee as actors. They did such a great job together. I enjoyed the chemistry that they had b/c the drama had such a relaxed feel to it. I suggest every1 give this drama a try b/c it was (IMAO) AWESOME! ENJOY!

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OMG...It took me soooo long to watch this. I now remember why historical dramas are not my favorite. If Ji Sung had not been in this, then I would have quit after the first two episodes. It was like watching Big for Gong Yoo. The conspiracy theories were great, but who becomes king and all the political BS is just so BLAH!!! Plus 50 years and 35 episodes and I look up the history and Lee Sung Gye was only king for 6 years. REALLY??? Ok...enough of that. There were nice romances, but they really don't capitalize on that so if you are looking for romance, then this is not the drama you are looking for. The story isn't bad per say, it is just long and drawn out. I could only watch this a few episodes at a time, because I felt like they took FOREVER. I don't understand why they trusted some people knowing that they were conniving...as you watch this, you will understand where I come from. I yelled at my screen so many times..."Why are you trusting her/him???". So annoying. I'm just glad it is over.

The acting is really well done as well as the cinematography. Ji Sung, Ji Jin Hee, Song Chang Ui, Lee Yoon Ji, and Kim So Yeon are well worth the watch if you are into this genre. I didn't even realize that Kim So Yeon was the same girl that I like so much in Iris. Good for her, she is versatile.

The music is fine.

I WILL NEVER REWATCH THIS.

Again, if you like historical dramas, then I'm sure you will like this.

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OK. 1st of all I am so glad to finally have this drama off my currently watching list. It took me like a month & 1/2 to finish the last 2 episodes after the drama was over. I have to say that it wasn't a bad drama, it was just long & drawn out. All the palace intrigue made me want to kill myself from waiting for ppl to actually get a dang clue. U would think after the same ppl committed the same conniving plot over & over again that some1 would just point @ them & the situation would be done. @ least the King @ the end knew that some1 was plotting against his fave guy (Ji Sung aka Ji Sang...LOL) & his son. Grats to the man for getting smarter after all that time. I wish that he had wised up sooner.

What I just don't get is if ur the king y in the name of all that is holy do u have to follow anybodies kind of law? As king don't u make the law? That is how things would work if I was ruler of any country. What Mel says goes ppl & the rest of u mugs just have 2 deal w/ it...mawhahahaha!

Oh well! It was an ok drama, but I rly am not into all the palace b/s that was part of this drama. Historical drama's r just not my thing. They r interesting in the fact that they have such a long history & can make a drama out of all that (unlike here in the US where we only have 200 yrs of history & it is all a bunch of convoluted b/s). Watch it if u want it isn't bad, but expect it to be rly slow at times & the whole story drawn out w/ a lot of b/s.

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Out of the three seasons i think this is my favorite this might be because I find shin sawada hot....you know nothing. but seriously I really enjoyed this drama i found it really funny but it did get dramatic. I also like the life lessons I know the idea of a unorthodox teacher comming to help troubled students isn't new but i think they do it really well here. The story is more like each episode is devoted to each character but the cast member is not dropped in the end. I really enjoyed the music it's probably because i like J-pop but i enjoyed it. I think i could definitely r-watch it. I also love the little fantasies that yankumi has.

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I really liked this drama a lot. I cried at the end. I thought it was well acted and I thought it had a mix of funny but seriousness to it. The Cast did a great job because most of the drama to me is meant to be serous the cast manages to make the characters very likable i found myself rooting for them all the time. The story while far fetched flowed nicely and the main character reminded me of a the troupe of the Messiah but he didn't atomically become one. The music was nice i enjoyed listening to it. Over all a great show i will re-watch this show sometime in the feature.

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