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Stole into my heart before I even realized I wasn't bothered by the hair anymore. I really don't even think I can write a review that isn't bordering on rambling because there's just so much to say about this drama.
The story-line is absolutely hands down the best writing I've seen in a drama. The plot is well defined, the characters are so real and true to their personalities throughout, and the little nuances of individual people are always there that it took me watching it twice to fully take everything in. It has the best character growth I've seen yet also. You really get to see Ruo Xi grow up and become a much more mature, if not more defensive person (in terms of being careful of deception) and learn from her mistakes, but some of the mistakes she makes are impossible to stop because even if you're sent to the past, how do you know what you should say or shouldn't? (This always bothered me about going to the past type dramas, because there's usually that person that says "Don't do anything, or you'll change history!" but how do they know that that person isn't meant to say something to make the history they know happen?) Anyways, it was unavoidable to end up getting tangled in the prince's lives.

The bond the princes all have with Ruo Xi was such a pleasure to watch. They each have their own connection with her, from childhood friend, to soul-mate friend, to not meant to be lover, to true lover, and everything else in between. Even if they're out to get the throne, when it comes down to it, they'll do whatever they can to help her when she needs it. But don't worry, she's not a weak female lead by any means. She's strong, smart, and often comes to the princes aid even if it goes against her lover's desire. Her sense of relationship with each of the princes is so strong that she never abandons them and isn't above sacrificing herself to save their lives. (Not in the typical stupid female lead way either, but with an intelligent and thorough plan.)

It does have some palace intrigue, and vying for the throne of course, but when it comes down to it, it's about realizing what you have and sometimes learning to let go to what's gone, instead of trying to have everything, because eventually something will be sacrificed. I cannot get over just how much I adore this drama, and the characters are still firmly in my heart. 8th prince and 13th Prince, you'll always be my favorites!!
(Part of my review got cut off, so I'll add the rest here. I probably did something silly.)

There is of course an awesome and beautiful love story throughout the entire series. From first love to deep and soul capturing love, you can feel their profound love for each other, and how they grow to know and accept each other as time passes. There's none of the "I love you right away just because" feel a lot of dramas have, they grow up together and experience life side by side. You never doubt that they absolutely love one another. Even with the romance being a main point, this drama was so much more to me. It was about the wide variety of love and relationships a person has in their lives, and how each one weighs in your heart, and how they each mold who you are.

There is also a stark reality each character has to face, and you as a viewer have to accept. Not everything is sunshine and rainbows, and someone you knew can become someone you can't recognize through time. The drama does an amazing job of showing how you change through various trials, and how greed can poison everything.

The actors and actresses really did such an amazing portraying their roles, that I was lost in the story and almost forgot it wasn't reality. There are more than a few scenes I had to stop and re-watch right away just because of how powerful they were acted. Liu Shi Shi as Ruo Xi was astounding! I've only seen her in another drama, and while I liked her in it, her acting here godsmacked me. Down to the minute details, she executed her character perfectly. I honestly love Ruo Xi. Nicky Wu as 4th prince and Kevin Cheng as 8th prince also always left me in awe of their talent. I really felt like they were their characters, and I will definitely be watching more of their dramas just to see them act.

The OST is also just wonderful! It displays the emotions of the scenes perfectly, and really sets the tone of them. Some will make you tear up just hearing them, and other make your heart race because you know something is about to happen. It's one of the first OSTs I'll be downloading just to listen to when I want those feelings back.

Sorry for this being such a long review, but this drama left such an impact on me and really made me think about my life, or life in general, as corny as that sounds. XD Just one of those stories that stays in your heart and becomes a part of you. Please give it a chance, and maybe you'll love it as much as I do, or at least enjoy the ride. I don't think I'll ever get tired of this story.

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Boats! Helicopters! Kias! Double Agents! Buttkickery! And of course, Siwon. I really enjoyed this drama. Others have said the pace was slow, but I thought it moved pretty well. Really liked the story and the teamwork that was built as the group of six worked toward solving the mystery. I liked that it tied up in 16 episodes. Honestly, most dramas could be told in 16 episodes or less. (See also: "Gaksital" - 28 long episodes.)

there were some good fight scenes, and I liked that the lead female role could hold her own in a fight. She was so-so as a female lead. As others have noted, she made a few really bad decisions, that in a real life scenario, would have been untenable.

In addition to Siwon, I really liked Lee Sung Jae as Kwon, Kim Jun Bae as Deuk Soo, and Han Jung Soo as Min Hyuk (Han also played the Death Angel in "The Moon That Embraces The Sun").

This drama is heavy on action, good guys vs. bad guys and spy vs. spy; and light on romance. A good choice if you're trying to get your husband or boyfriend to watch k-drama with you (as long as he's not in the military or law enforcement, then he'll see all the huge no-no's in the story!).

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one of the best drama i ever seen

if you watch the first episode you will start the second until you finish it. the story will let you start the next episode. you will be too excited to watch it as fast as possible.

the story amazing and the acting/casts are suitable for this drama, the reaction and the way of acting is really amazing.

The music/background music is really great and the ending song also fit in this drama.

you will be addicted to this drama from the first episode, i even watched 4 ~ 5 episodes without any break...

rewatch the drama ?
i don't like to rewatch them, but if it's this drama, i will do it.

This applies to all Iryu Team Medical Dragon seasons

i wish if there are more seasons

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one of the best drama i ever seen

if you watch the first episode you will start the second until you finish it. the story will let you start the next episode. you will be too excited to watch it as fast as possible.

the story amazing and the acting/casts are suitable for this drama, the reaction and the way of acting is really amazing.

The music/background music is really great and the ending song also fit in this drama.

you will be addicted to this drama from the first episode, i even watched 4 ~ 5 episodes without any break...

rewatch the drama ?
i don't like to rewatch them, but if it's this drama, i will do it.

This applies to all Iryu Team Medical Dragon seasons

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one of the best drama i ever seen

if you watch the first episode you will start the second until you finish it. the story will let you start the next episode. you will be too excited to watch it as fast as possible.

the story amazing and the acting/casts are suitable for this drama, the reaction and the way of acting is really amazing.

The music/background music is really great and the ending song also fit in this drama.

you will be addicted to this drama from the first episode, i even watched 4 ~ 5 episodes without any break...

rewatch the drama ?
i don't like to rewatch them, but if it's this drama, i will do it.

This applies to all Iryu Team Medical Dragon seasons

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I think this drama is one of the best dramas that aired in 2013.

What I liked the most is that it showed you how korean schools really are. I also liked the interaction the students had with each other. The problems of them seemed realistic too.

When I found out that the writers cut out all of the romance I was kind of dissapointed because I'm a romance addict and liked it in most of the stuff I watched. This also made me a little worried about still likeing the show.

But while watching I didn't notice that the romance was missing because the story really caught my attention espacially because I'm a student myself. Of course that doesen't mean that people that are older can't watch it.

And instead of romance we got to see a lot of bromance.

Overall School 2013 is a rally good drama which gets you hooked from it's first episode and is highly recommendable.

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Recently I was in the mood for a more serious drama and happened to see a review of A Man's Story. I'm really glad I gave it a try!

First of all the plot of the drama is very well written. I'm really into these revenge stories where one party is more powerful than the other and A Man's Story is a very good example of that. I loved that the drama seemed very realistic, especially the decisions that the characters made. There's none of those totally angsty "I'll just tell nobody anything and suffer through everything alone"-moments; in a way the drama shows how important it is to stick together in order to achieve anything. This drama also has one of my favourite drama endings because it leaves some things unsaid that make you wonder how the story would continue!

The cast in this drama was truly amazing! Everyone from the lead roles to the smallest supporting roles acted really well and very believable. I loved the group of people around Kim Shin as well as the interesting character of the villain and this is really the most important thing for me when watching a drama because the best story doesn't matter if I don't really care about and can relate to the characters. I was really impressed by Kim Kang Woo's performance as the villain (especially in the last episode) and props also to Park Ki Woong - it probably wasn't easy to act as that character without seeming ridiculous but he nailed it.

After all these positive things I want to mention why I didn't give this drama more than 8 points overall: After watching 2 episodes I was expecting it to be really intense but the pacing of the drama was actually not that fast. It's not like the drama ever got boring to watch but it wasn't as emotionally intense or so gripping that I couldn't stop watching. At the same time the slower pacing has the positive aspect that you got to know the characters better because not every scene was focused on driving the plot forward.

All in all, A Man's Story is a very good revenge drama with a well-written plot and great characters that make the drama definitely worth watching!

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This is definitely one of the best Taiwanese dramas I've seen!! :)

In many Taiwan dramas i feel there is plot holes and bad acting and unrealistic story lines. But not this one! This was so cute, and I could really relate to the girl. Some people i have talked to about this drama say the main girl was really indecisive and annoying, but i felt i could understand every decision she made. The only thing i wondered about at the end was the copycat girl(I forgot her name).

Also, read the manga Parfait Tic! It's pretty different from the drama, so you won't be wasting your time on either one! :D

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This show is an amusing, brilliant parody of all things detective. It picks holes into the classic cliches and tropes of the mystery genre while creating witty dialogue with a very original outlook from the point of view of literary characters who have lives external to the books they are portrayed in. Each member has a role to fill, and even when they don't like how their role is going, they must attend to it properly or risk being written out.

This program destroys the fourth wall completely. There's a "backstage" room for the characters to meet in externally to the story, there's comments about ratings and audience approval, and their are unexplained or seemingly random changes which mimic the flaws of a poorly-conceived mystery which all mystery lovers love to hate.

I have to confess I wasn't wild about this show until I had seen several episodes. Its humor, while so obviously satiric, was not really what I had been expecting. After I lost all of my expectations for brilliant mystery, I found myself wrapped up in the comedy, satire, and witty "outside the box" thinking which went into it. The episodes were cute, the music fairly decent, and the cast had the energy and mannerisms necessary to making their roles work. It generally seems to be a show that people had a lot of fun making, and because of that, viewers can have a lot of fun watching.

If you aren't a fan of the mystery genre, a lot of this humor will fall flat. If you are, then the humor may irk you as being insulting to a genre you love. However, if you can just watch this show without trying to take it seriously, it becomes a real gem.

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To be honest, this is a drama that you may either absolutely love or not quite enjoy.

The performance from all the actors was, to my opinion, absolutely fantastic. Usually children appear excessive or not great, but all the child actors were convincing and at moments truly heart-wretching. The adults I found were also amazing.

The story was, admittedly a bit excessive and dramatic at moments. There was also, in my opinion, too much crying. So why am I giving it a 9? Well, even if it was excessive, it was really convincing! The performance was so great, that I found it hard to not cry along with the actors.

All actors, even the anti-heroes were brilliant. Honestly, it was difficult deciding whether to support the main guy or the "evil" character.

I find it difficult to recommend this drama without knowing what type of person is going to watch this. If you like tear-jerkers with great performance and somewhat of a resolving ending, then I would recommend this. If you like the main actors, I think it will be an enjoyable experience. If you are not someone that enjoys this genre, then I would not recommend watching this drama because you will not be entertained or be completely captured by it.

Overall, I absolutely loved it, but I can understand if one may not enjoy "Missing You."

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