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I'd been planning on watching this for a long time and now I've finally completed it (cheers to my first Chinese drama!). The span of 33 episodes was long, tiring, happy, sad and frustrating. I admit this is a drama that totally gives off a fresh vibe in spite of its cliches. What I loved best about it was its modern and relatable aspects.

The story is hardly anything new or different. Yet, it does something to suck you in. The cast is amazing and they make their characters very likable. It's a love triangle and there was sweet romance in it. My complain is that there should have been more time devoted to the romance between leads. There was some very boring office politics stuff after episode 16 that I had no interest in. Be prepared to skip a lot of boring parts in the drama after it runs half its course.

I have to say I love Xiao Jie. She is a strong woman and very grounded. I liked how she gave importance to her professional life over her personal problems. She never sat around moping because her life sucked. Joe Chen's wardrobe was also nice and she looked very pretty in this. My favorite guy was Tang Jun. I have a thing for silent lovers who play Daddy Long Legs to the girl because it's so sweet. Plus, he and Xiao Jie had an actual build up from strangers to friends to lovers. It was long and tiring but worth it in the end. Although Godfrey Gao is very hot, his acting was stiff and his character didn't impress me much, counting out the last episode where I liked him a lot.

In some ways this story reminded me of Hana Yori Dango. In both the dramas the main couple has to go through lots of obstacles to get together. I've just not seen a drama with so much makjang in a while. :D

The Queen of SOP is a happy and relaxing drama. It is a bit slow compared to Korean dramas and such but it has things in it that makes it so cute. At times a bit realistic and at times a bit too dramatic- this drama had it all. The best thing was the absence of melodrama. Seriously. No depressing stuff in a drama is like sunshine on a cold day for me. That alone is a reason to not let this pass up. Watch this drama and give it a chance. :)

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So I'll start off by saying that this drama is 110% fluff and ridiculous cuteness...almost too much of it. It gave me the feel that I was watching a drama version of a fanfiction, (even though it is actually a drama version on a manga) So I'm not quite sure where to start, so I'll break it up into sections.

1) Story/Plot

I give this drama a lot of credit for the pure fact that it was a gender bender. Cliche and over used as that plot now is (Ouran, You're Beautiful, Hana Kimi and all of it's remakes) this was not a girl to boy crossover, but a much more rare boy to girl! I thought it was interesting how they pulled that off, and oh my gosh Sun Woong pulled off being a girl pretty well. (He reminded me a lot of Sungjong from Infinite) The story was okay, still cliche, but okay. I'm not supposed to write a summary here, so I'll just leave you with this plot line is extremely mushy and not trying to be sexist but "girly" But hey, I could totally see a boy watching this drama.

2) Acting/Cast/Characters

The characters themselves were actually adorable, but again, they've been done before.

There's Geurim, that random girl that for some reason gets put into a place with at least two hot guys. She will love a boy with all of her heart until as many girls do, will change her mind and fall for a completely different boy.

Taejoon, the extremely hot male that the main girl is obsessed with at first and of course, he shows no romantic interest to her at first because he likes another girl and as the role of dramaland states, he must get friend-zoned(Boys Over Flowers anyone???) And here's the plot twist.

Hyunwoo, the other extremely gorgeous male lead who is cold to the main girl lead at the beginning for some reason or another and will eventually develop feelings for her at some point as all cold male leads tend to do...is ALSO A FEMALE!!! He's Irene, the beautiful female that the other male lead loves. (You know that really annoying girl that you hate in every drama) And then just to avoid plot summaries "events happen" that I'm sure you can guess and the characters follow their respective roles that all drama character in EVERY romance drama plays.

So the characters are cliche...true, however the acting was pretty decent. For being 13, Kim So Hyun did fairly well, and the male leads were excellent. Sun Woong was a bit stiff at parts but hey, nobody is perfect, and for being fairly new in the acting business he wasn't bad. His looks make up for it.

The rest of the cast was great as well. Those random sasaeng fans of course came back in such a school driven drama, but the actors that played them played them well. That annoying reporter (reminded me of You're Beautiful) was present and I really liked the actor! He wasn't the best at acting and he wasn't the most noticeable character, but for some reason I loved him. Overall the cast worked well together. (If you've seen Real School, it was that kind of cast chemistry, not perfect but suitable for the drama)

3) Music

Nothing really notable. One song kept replaying for a good portion of the drama...I have no clue what it was called, but it was one of those songs that when you hear it you can sing the first line and then just listen to it and go "yep, that song is for this drama" I personally like those kind of songs, so that was nice. There is nothing worse then an unmemorable soundtrack because then what's the point of even adding music? There were A LOT of Kpop references (Big Bang was mentioned a lot, SNSD, and Wonder Girls) So I found it fun to be able to relate in that sense. Apparently the two male leads are in bands...cool. So yeah, the music wasn't outstanding but it was good enough that I thought it added a bit to the overall show.

4) Rewatch Value

Yes, I will definitely rewatch this drama at some point. The entire reason I watched this is because I'm on spring break and I wanted to watch something that wasn't overbearing. I wanted something light, fluffy, humorous, and a tad dramatic. That's what this is. It's short, sweet, and innocent. So if you want something that will just make you laugh, then this is great.

Sooo...yeah that's my little rant of this drama...hope you enjoy it if you choose to watch it ^^

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I had a really hard time getting through the first episode... I actually started to watch it then stopped because the first episode was so confusing, dark and didn't really catch my interest, BUT... If you have to, SKIP the first episode! The rest of the drama is really worth watching!!! I feel like you could literally eliminate this episode and end up with a nearly perfect drama. If you're a little confused when you start with the second episode... just read the synopsis.

The kissing scenes alone!!! Wow!!! NOT your typical "stiff arm-lip press" you see in most K-dramas. I wanna congratulate whoever directed this (2nd episode on), for giving us non-Koreans something to swoon about! I just want to keep replaying the "foot-standing" kissing scene, (you'll know when you see it), over and over and over and over...

Hope you give it a chance...

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So this drama in one word if described it is "perfect." It was hilarious, amazingly cute, charismatic, and all time love-able time drama. The leads had amazing chemistry, though at points the main girl made me want to smack her with a fish -_-. :P What is note worthy is DOKGO JIN xD .. he was more that hilarious. His character was very lively, enjoyable, devilish yet very cute. The writer has done a fabulous job with the script writing. The story had life in it and never got me bored. The music is extremely catchy and one which you won't be bored if you listen to even after you've finished the drama. The actors did each of the roles justice, and were not lacking in my point of view. Re-watch value, if i had nothing to watch at all then i wuld not mind looking at dokgo jin the second time. Overall this drama definitely deserves a solid 10 on 10. I would highly recommend it to all comedy-romance lovers. You can watch it in dramacrazy.net. Thank you!

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Overall, I still liked the drama. There were times when the story seemed to be repetitive and the constant persecution and denial of Baek Kwanghyun's ability as a physician grated on my nerves. The medical procedures were interesting to watch and I suggest never to be caught eating during some episodes; however, the major focus was on the political intrigue which detracted from the story greatly. When the focus was on medicine, it was great; when it was on the machinations of the nobles and ministers, it could get downright boring. Would I recommend? Only for the hardcore medical saguek drama watchers.

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"I have never gotten so much butterflies from a drama before" were my initial thoughts after I finished watching the drama.

This drama had a very intricate story and I gave it a 9/10 because that missing 1 point is from the confusions it occasionally gave me. There are a few things that I am still not sure of about the story, even after I watched it. Asides from that, it was really great and refreshing, not to mention romantic. I admit that i am a hopeless romantic and this drama was just overflowing of OTP sweet moments that made my tummy feel all fuzzy and warm :)
(those kiss scenes are just UGH killer)

The cast and acting were all really wonderful because te feelings involved were so real. Providing the fact that Ji Hyun Woo and Yoo In Na are a couple in real life makes all the emotions and acting seem even more real. JHW and YIN really executed those emotional and passionate scenes really really well, even in the crying scenes.The only thing is that I felt there were too many flat/static characters with no development probably because the drama focuses so much on the two leading stars.

Overall I really liked this drama because, well, it was overwhelmingly sweet and romantic which can be a good or bad thing. You decide :)
I also liked that each episode was only around 45 minutes because it never really dragged and it also kept me at the edge of my seat. I really felt all the emotions going through in this drama as well, making it a factor as to why I liked this drama. The fact that are are no cliché makjang aspects and that it's not a ''Cinderella' story made me even more fond of Queen In Hyun's Man. It is surprisingly an unpredictable drama as well, making it different from the other rom coms out there.

I recommend this to all those hopeless romantics out there, and those wanting to just watch a sweet and light drama. Even if I consider this drama to be light, it definitely had depth to it. For those finding dramas that don't have awkward, motionless girl love scenes, this is definitely for you.

PS if you have watched Rooftop Prince and are looking to watch this drama, try not to compare it back and forth because both are really different and you would enjoy it to the fullest if you don't compare both while watching this drama :)

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This was a very basic, paint by numbers, teen romance KDrama. I can't compare it to the Manga, or Hana Kimi (which I never completed), but on it's own, it is everything that I've already seen a million times in KDramaland. It also requires a lot of suspension of belief to go along with the storyline.

I gave the story a 4 because the premise is completely ridiculous (even for KDrama). The fact that an obsessed fan girl can transfer to a school in a foreign country, and change her gender, without her family being aware, is already hard to believe. What makes it worse is that at no point does she ever look, or act, like a boy. She basically gets a hair cut, and that's it. No one ever seriously questions her, even though at some points it looked like she was wearing lipstick. Then, to top it off, everyone who finds out helps this obsessed stalker, so she doesn't deal with much consequence for any of her actions. The story plays things extremely safe, which ends up being very predictable, and sometimes boring.

I had no problem accepting the girl convincing people she is a guy premise in You're Beautiful, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, or Coffee Prince. I loved all 3. Perhaps Sulli is not a strong enough actress to play a convincing guy, but it's like she didn't even bother to try. I know korean flower boys can appear feminine, but not THAT feminine, Geez!

I thought the overall acting in this was ok, but not great. The characters were cute, but there was no real depth in any of the performances. Sulli & Minho looked cute together as a couple, but didn't necessarily have great chemistry. Lee Hyun-woo was by far my favorite. I cared more about him than the two main leads combined. His smile made up for some of the dull moments.

I can't see myself rewatching this because there weren't any memorable, or stand out moments. As far as romance goes, it was sweet, but a little too juvenile for my taste. The mood of the drama is lighthearted throughout, even during the sadder moments, so I had no real emotional reaction to anything. I was never really excited for the next episode, because I pretty much knew what was going to happen next (even without knowing the Manga/previous versions). The end felt rushed, but it was all so obvious that it almost didn't matter.

This is definitely catered to a young, KPop fangirl audience, and so is the soundtrack. I would also recommend it to any fan of romance who just wants to watch something light, and cute. This show definitely recycles what has worked in other shows, in a way that does work. I was not particularly impressed with To The Beautiful You, but I admit I was still entertained.

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I'm sorry but I just have to say ALLELUIA!

I haven't watched a good kdrama for a long time... This one was so good, so real in every aspects, that I even mistook it as a jdrama at first(reading the synopsis).
They were able to portray a lot of things in a real way, putting away the fantasy we're all used to see on most kdramas... as if everyone gets a happy ending, or their happenings get superficial.

The story was the thing that caught my attention, but soon it became more than that. Every character has a story and that's very entertaining.

The only thing I regret a bit is the fact that this title is 'Little Mom Scandals' but they barely focus on the girl who's really pregnant. As always, they drive away from the main subject.

The cast was good, and it's a pity most of the actors are not known, or did any other drama work beside this one :/

I watched this on a break of study.. Going to watch the 2nd season soon. See you there :)

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If you're a fan of the manga this drama will frustrate you. Kuichi and Rei are smashed together into one character. Considering those two characters are polar opposites it makes the male lead unbalanced and unlikable. And since they needed to round out the number of people they created a completely new character. The ending with El Liston is also very different. I'm usually very forgiving when it comes to changes between the original and the drama/movie, but this time they just didn't make sense.

That being said Keito and Momoji are very well portrayed. The first few volumes of the manga are almost unchanged in the drama.

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Korean historical dramas and me don't exactly have a good history together. Historical dramas put me off to sleep and I end up dropping them but Capital Scandal was an enjoyable experience. Romance, revenge, humor, drama, action and some cliches- this drama had it all.

I think it had the potential to be one of the best Korean dramas if not the best one. Alas, inconsistencies killed so many other dramas before and this one isn't an exception either. A killer cast and three-dimensional characters should have done done wonders to this drama but the writing simply left it somewhere in between. I am giving it an overall 8 solely for the incredible actors and the catchy OST.

The drama started off really well, then got lost somewhere in between around episodes 8-10 and then from then on it became something else entirely. I think the second half and first half are like separate dramas squeezed into one. Things happened too repetitively or too suddenly. Every thing in this drama was redundant and boring later on- the romance, the independence struggle and even the humor. Still, I think it was a good drama and is definitely an underrated one.

The thing I loved most about it was how the second leads were so great that they simply overshadowed the main couple. Soo Hyun & Song Joo are magnificently deep and likable. They never got boring and also had the best plot and scenes. I can't believe it, but I'll have to say they were the ones who kept this drama alive. Sure, Han Ji Min and Kang Ji Hwan are good actors but when even good actors get boring roles to play, some one else has to save the drama.

Its ending was weird and rushed. It was a bittersweet one and one couple gets to stay happy while the other gets their share of tragedy
(which I hate). I think this drama served okay as a one-time watch. I will probably never watch it again. Overall a good one but not a great one.

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