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this was a good story with good acting, i had this on hold so i decided to finish since its only 16 hrs. in the beginning he realised he loved and lost her so he wishes to travel back and correct. this is where it frustrates me. this boy must have time travelled 16 times and every time he just doesnt say the important thing "i love you" the went back to correct the things he fogot to do in the past and the same result still happened. u would think that by the 6th time he would know but oo noo it continues. the beginning episodes drag and i would always think oo well he corrected it i guess its solved but we were still far from it. ep 14 is a tear jerker and ep 16 revives it. the last few minutes of ep 16 are abit confusing and technically cliche. what happened, did he remember!!

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Well, to start off this drama was good.That is, until, the last few episodes. Or maybe the last two episodes. I enjoyed the story line, and even enjoyed the movie that this was based off of. But this drama, sort of never went anywhere.

I mean, we still had the same problem with the main character girl. She seemed to go through a character arc and then, she went back to how she was in the 2nd to last episode. I still don't know if she really changed. Her stoic face was enough to scare anyone, and she went overboard when you least expected it, and when you most expected her to go overboard she didn't.


It's very hard to say that this was a bad drama, I so wanted it to be good and end well. I mean, the acting wasn't bad, the music wasn't bad and the plot wasn't bad.


Well, I did start this drama for Kim Bum, and I must say, he was the reason I kept watching. He is really good at acting in this drama, and he almost made the whole drama worth it. So, if you are watching it for Kim Bum, you can get a long way. And you might even enjoy the ending.

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I didn't completed it yet but I just had to warn the ones who wanted to start this drama.

First I started this drama because I wanted to watch a drama about twin brothers.
But until now there hasn't been much about the twin brothers and I'm pretty sure there won't be much more except of the few scenes and well the final scene where they get busted.

The second problem I've got was Mike He. Well, I'm not really that into him as others but he is indeed a good actor. But I don't know if it's because of the bad plot or the lack of chemistry or whatever but his and the overall acting in this drama is way too cheesy and let's face it bad.

And the third problem I've got and I bet I'm not the only one if they want to make a character fat then please make it a little bit believable and not just make the female lead were a body suit and make her look like some freak. Seriously Lin Ying Zhen is a pretty, tiny and cute girl + body suit that makes only her body fat = freak with a balloon body.

Nevertheless this is a cute, dorky and funny drama that you should only watch if you watch EVERYTHING THAT IS CUTE or EVERYTHING WITH MIKE HE.
If not then do whatever you want it's not like I can forbid you watching this drama :P

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I wanted to watch this drama since it's first episode started airing because of Jaejoong but my younger sister beat me to it(she for Park Min Young) and I decided to just wait for her to give me the okay to watch this.

NOTE: I'm a Sageuk drama fan but my younger sister isn't.

Alright, I knew I wouldn't listen to her if she told me to not watch this drama because she doesn't even watch the Sageuk dramas I tell her to watch... I did listen to her though when she told me to not watch this drama because a lot of people in the internet said the same thing as her, "This drama is not worth wasting time!" I want my wasted 22 hours back!" This drama sucks..." okay you get my point(I know you all heard the same!)

But I got to say, I quite enjoyed this drama and regret not watching it after it finished airing! It kept me on the edge of my chair(well not really since I watched this drama in the comforts of my bed. Okay, it had me griping my pillow :p ) I wanted to know what will happen to Dr. Jin, if Kyung Tak and Young Hwi will finally fight along each other, if the Prince will be able to reach his goals...

Ah, I don't want to spoil it! Well, all I can say is that I recommend this drama for those who are able to stand a political drama :o It doesn't have any romance between the leads in the past(only care) and just a warning, the drama will have you confused in the end... I would have given this drama a 10 if it wasn't for such confusions >.< I find them minor though so nothing to worry about!

Anyways, I do have to mention this for those who like to see such strong bromance in dramas because this drama has it. Honestly I cheered for them instead of Dr. Jin returning to his time! LOL Kyung Tak and Young Hwi gave me such feels~ hehe :3

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BROMANCE!!! This one word explain everything.

I'm curious about something. Did they choose the male cast according to their lips?! Seriously I was watching their lips not the drama!

Anyway cast is amazing. Even the ones don't have lines was great. Jongsuk's bad boy acts were amazing. He has a cute face but he really pull that off!

Woobin is usually plays a bad boy and the one that "gets no love in love triangles".

Daniel is good at showing the emotions with only his expressions. He does not need words or background music. I hope he'll play fun, happy character next time!

I'm usually picky when it comes to actresses. This one I like Hyoyoung and Jang Na Ra. I love Nam Kyungmin!

I saw other school dramas too but this one makes me cry the most.

This one has no significant music that I can talk about. They could've use amazing songs but they didn't!

So many teacher jung scenes makes this show a little boring. Why show every text scene with details? Just show she's texting who if you wanna show it so badly. That was unneccesary!

STILL I like it. It's worth to watch it but only once.

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I wasn't going to write a review on this b/c I thought it was just good. I liked it but then again there were things that I didn't like. I get that Iris has a theme of sacrifice, but can't they have some happiness at the end? Just a little please!

Well other than that, the action was amazing. Not as epic at the 1st season, but still on lvl. Loved the characters. Lee Joon was like AWESOME! Loved his character as good then bad. He did such a good job & they used subtle differences in his appearance to make him look sinister. So awesome!

I rly didn't care for the romance part of the drama, b/c it was kinda covered up by the whole boss-subordinate relationship that they had. It felt more like a rly close friendship. But, w/e the story was still good.

I guess that watching the sisters together is like a hint for the next drama. HUMMMM Athena 2??? Maybe???

I don't mind suggesting that drama-lovers watch this 1. It has rly good action & continues to be true to the Iris style. ENJOY!

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I don't usually write reviews for dramas just because I watch quite a few and don't have the time to sit and write proper reviews for each one but I feel I need to express my feelings for this drama now! I loved the first Iris, it is one of my favourite dramas, I was excited for this one but wary that it may suffer from sequel syndrome and pale in comparison. Well, although it may not be as good as the first Iris, it definitely holds its own as a solid action drama.

The story continues straight from the first Iris and aims to answer all the questions we were left hanging with, whilst exploring certain characters' histories. At first the story was quite fast paced, with multiple plots going at once, sometimes to the shows disadvantage. It wasn't until the second half the story started to slow down and gain some focus. I think the show was stronger towards the end, with each character having their own goals and doing whatever it takes to achieve them, no matter how wrong or delusional they might be.

The show was cast very well, although I'm not quite sure it is necessary to cast K-Pop singers in these shows, it feels more like a gimmick than anything. I don't think they are bad actors, but they do pale in comparison to actors like Jang Hyuk, Lee Bum Soo, Oh Yun Soo and Lee Da Hae. For me, the sore spot here was David Mcinnes, who really can't act at all, and made any scene with him in it almost unwatchable.

The OST is fantastic, as good as the first Iris OST. Davichi's 'Don't You Know' and B2ST's 'Black Paradise' being the standout tracks for me. The score from Iris is reused for the action scenes, which I don't think is a bad thing when it was so good in the first place.

Like Iris, Iris II is easily rewatchable, in fact, watching the two dramas back to back would be excellent as it feels like one story. Overall Iris II is excellent, despite a few missteps early on with the story, overuse of bad CGI and casting David Mcinnes. It is definitely well worth watching if you are fan of action dramas, or if you loved Iris and to a lesser extent Athena: Goddess of War.

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There is something about a good sports drama! And this is definitely one!! I loved it from start to finish!! Yamashita Tomohisa has gained a new fan!! Naoki and Riko's love story was so precious! Starting from heartbreak to acknowledging the love each of them had for the other as well as respecting the dreams for their future. Kitagawa Keiko as Riko was a treat. This was the first drama I have seen her in. I must say the more and more that I watch JDramas, the more and more that I like them and how the stories are clean and to the point! The silly season, thankfully lasts for 1/2 of an episode. And a handsome Yamashita Tomohisa sure doesn't hurt!!

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Ok so it has been a while since my last review but I had to write about this.
This drama is a remake of an old JDrama that I did not like so much the first time, and there are also a Tawainese version that was pretty popular and a Korean version that personally I adored.

So I started watching because I love the story line of Itazura Na Kiss and after the Korean version I am always waiting for some kind of "encore". Well I am pretty happy with this new Jap version, and here is why:

Storyline: the story is pretty faithful to the manga, maybe more than the Korean version which means that some details are a little different and therefore keep your interest going even if you have seen the Korean one before (if you're like me, you could not manage to go on with the Taiwanese version after the first 2 episodes so no comparison possible).

Actors and main characters:
Kotoko (Honoka Miki): Well here I was quite happily surprised.
I expected some kind of "Baka" like in the Taiwanese version where she was soooo dumb that I just could not find her innocent or pure, just plain stupid and exceedingly annoying to the point where I was siding whit Irie and just wanted her to be bullied for being that idiotic.
Well in this version she IS dumb but much more in a pure/innocent way that I feel is the main attractiveness of Kotoko and Oh Ah Ni (Korean version) so it is more bearable. She is cute is her way (although less strong than Oh Ah Ni) but also surprisingly perceptive sometimes and infinitely prettier than the Taiwanese version although it was hard for me to get adjusted the the very large ears of the actress, Honoka Miki, and the obvious will of the drama producers to show those as much as possible (I am living in Tokyo at the moment and for some reason I just can't understand, many Japanese girls with uncommonly large ears like to show them off with tail, braids or headbands...).
So as far as the first 4 episodes go, I am quite satisfied with this Kotoko who in my opinion might just be even better than the Korean counterpart, Oh Ah Ni who tended to be quite childish sometimes.

Irie Naoki (Furukawa Yuki): Getting to what is, in my humble opinion, the whole point of this story wether it is the manga, the anime of the severals dramas, the lead male character, Irie Naoki (Baek Seung Joo in the Korean version).
For starters I must admit it took me some time to find the lead actor, Furukawa Yuki, attractive. His features were somehow too girly and there are so many better looking actors here that I was a little disappointed at first. Until I saw his interpretation of Irie.
Ok I have to say that I was in love with the Korean version, Baek Seung Joo (Kim Hyun-joong) for a very looooong time: he was such a cold hearted bastard sometimes, such a sadist and so distant that at some point I could totally understand Oh Ah Ni's feelings of rejection for I could not believe he had any feelings towards her.
Well this Irie is also a coldhearted bastard (I mean that is why this story is sooo good) but he is much softer than the Korean version and you can actually see/feel him get more and more attracted to Kotoko although evidently fighting it. Furukawa Yuki's face is so inexpressive and cold sometimes and at others, very good as to show Irie-kun's feeling quite successfully, Im currently very found of him.
From the first 4 episodes, I think this drama is going to focus more on the romance story between the 2 characters, showing how both grow closer together, rather than just the one sided love that was displayed in the Korean version where it was so difficult to guess what Baek Seung Joo was actually feeling. And I like this new perspective although it may be a little less thrilling, it is also much less frustrating and more satisfying.

Second roles:
So in the Korean version, I could not stand the stupid second characters getting on my nerves so much, especially Bon Joon Gu (Kinnosuke) who was at first so irritating and quite useless to the story. In this version, Kinnosuke is actually bringing something to the storyline, as he is forcing events, bringing the 2 leads together in spite of him and is not so annoying as the Korean version so far (although there are only 4 episodes yet). I really like Kotoko's father in this version too, very manly but a little awkward towards his daughter. And as for the rest of the Irie family I found all of them quite good though I must admit I like the korean version of Naoki's mum better for she was insane ^^.

Location: well the story is in Tokyo which is very pleasing to me as I am currently leaving in this city so I get to walk the same streets and it feels quite good ^^.

OST: I kinda of like the opening although very girly and childish but so far nothing too noticeable in my opinion, although some funny sounds are quite close to the Korean Version.

Overall, I have to say I am quite taken by this new version and although I thought it would be hard to come after the Korean version, Playful Kiss, I must admit that so far this drama is doing pretty good and it is definitely worth waiting for every week.

One more thing before I end this very long review: what's up with the school's uniforms? I mean did you see those pants? Seriously? There wasn't any fabric more odious for the costumes?

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Oh the comedy! I laughed so much while watching this, a total crack drama starting from the very beginning. There is not much romance bur even more comedy and action. Eric and million funny situations, he is good with those.

The plot is very simple: take a looser guy throw in a few misunderstandings and he somehow becomes a special agent, everyone thinks he is genius but it's all just a misunderstanding. The basic elements are very similar to Super Rookie and it's hard to say which drama was better. The main female character in this drama was better at least!

There are slow moments but overall the episodes pass swiftly and I rarely found myself bored, towards the end there is a bit angsting but all the comedy makes up for the boring moments.

If you want to watch an Eric Mun drama I suggest this (or Super Rookie), forget about crappy Myung Wol The Spy.

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Well I am writing a review so people who aren't sure about this drama can catch up and enjoy it.

First of all this drama IS 50 EP. This means that the plot has to move progressively. Don't expect to see a problem be solved in 4 ep. The great thing about his drama is that the plot is moving at an awesome pace for a 50 ep drama.

Who will enjoy this drama:

-Someone who likes complex plots. Because this drama is long, the plot doesn't focus only on the main characters.
-likes romantic comedies
-doesn't have a problem with a slow plot pace.
-poor girl- rich boy relationships, although is not that cliche.

Overall, the drama is SOOO WORTH watching. You will enjoy all the acting and chemistry in this drama. From the main leads to the third parties. I shall say that the plot is so well written and portrayed so far, that is just flows awesomely. Don't be scared because is a long drama. Oh and the drama is CURRENTLY AIRING. So far there are 13 ep aired.

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It's really hard for me to try and not write 10 paragraphs about this show. There's something about Yiyi - pretty but forgettable, smart but unexceptional, endearing but flawed Yiyi - that makes her so easy to relate to, to root for. Not just Yiyi, but every character in the show feels so organic, so real. They all have their worries, dreams, ambitions and selfishness. There's no grand sweeping gestures or all powerful movers - and that's ok, since Yiyi is not weak at all.

This is not a drama with big misunderstandings or big build-ups. It's mostly mundane things like workplace woes, or petty fights between friends. But it's through these mundane things that the show can help you learn how to handle relationship between coworkers, friends and lovers. As Yiyi was learning how to navigate through her life, I was learning alongside with her.

There's a type of food called comfort food, easy to digest and never lets you down. To me, Go Yiyi Go is like a comfort food perfect for a rainy day.

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