You're Beautiful

I enjoyed myself immensely binging this kdrama; my best moments are the music scenes and manager Mahs "moments of madness", the "love triangle" fanfic and the night supermarket. The writing is just excellent, all those quirky ideas and details, so little weaknesses in the characters are excused by me...

I love the characters in this story. The love story is so beautifully written and performed.

I watched it five times in a row. I knew what was going to happen and still sat on the edge of my bed at ungodly hours, fighting sleep away... laughing and crying. I paused to watch... The Heirs (a disappointment) because of Shin Hye and Love Rain because of Keun Suk (wonderful story). Sadly, the chemistry between the leads here is nowhere else to be found. I'm afraid, I'll have to watch again. And continue learning Korean, as I need to sing the songs properly. "Ottokhajyo" in the end, just grabbed my brains and heart and won't let go. I've turned into an ANJELL fan!

At first, I was misled about the guy who would eventually end up with Min-am. This kept me from noticing a lot of things. This was my excuse for watching again. And every time I do, I discover a new layer of details, feelings, deeper meanings in every action, sentence, glance. It's amazing how thorough this work is.

Kim In-Kwon is just terrific. I knew him from Angel Last Mission and already noticed his acting skills. But his performance here is really something. He is truly a great actor.

Shin-Hye is cute OMG! Kawaiiii (I know it's not Korean, but it fits her character) I'd hug her for the rest of my life. And she's acting well too.

Here comes a shower of congratulations and compliments to the most talented actor I've seen on screen so far, and I mean all nationalities combined. Jang Keun-Suk is not "Lee Min-Ho handsome". But what he can do with his face! Never have I seen an actor forword so many emotions with such acuracy and ease. Sometimes, I rewind over and over, and in just a few seconds, I find three, four different expressions sliding on this extraordinay face of his. His voice, his breathing and his body all work toghether in perfect harmony.

He does over do it in this show, but after watching Love Rain, I realized that his acting could also be more subtle. HIs every facial expression seems genuine. When I watch him, it's often with my mouth open.

Ah. Drawback. There is a serious problem with hugs and kisses. Please, dear directors, understand that these things are better left alone. Trying to enhance them in any way will only weaken their power. Forget slow motion and overlapping, please!

What else? The show is fun. Hilarious. Even after the fith time. I like it when the characters picture several outcomes to a situation. I'm laughing right now, thinking of it. I wish I could rate a hundred stars. This is brightening my day every time. I wish I could stop watching. Sigh...

Ottokhaeyo?

Oh boy. I don't know where to start. I don't write reviews for dramas out of laziness, and I created an IMDB account for this drama. After seeing posters and reviews, I was suspicious about this drama, but I was WRONG. It's a heartwarming, bubbly, funny, light comedy-drama with a perfect cast and OST. (Kudos to the songs; they are all on my playlist- Promise, Still, What Do I Do?) I wasn't expecting so much, yet I enjoyed, cried, and laughed, and I'm not even a teenager.

Let's start with ML- Jang Keun-Suk. His acting, facial expressions, cuteness- aww, I felt for his smile. And pig bunny references are funny. He may seem cold, but you will see his caring nature during the show. His character is quite similar to mine.

Park Shin-Hye- most people say her role is too annoying, but I don't think so. Considering she was going to be a nun, the story is straightforward. Her adorable eyes, sobbing skills, falling for ML and watching him from far, aww, romantic. Their chemistry was something I loved.

Jung Yong Hwa, and I'm a fan of CNBLUE. He is a Prince Charming and every girl's dream man. He organised a perfect date, tried his best, and still rejected.

Lee Hong-gi with his bubbly role- thanks to him, the drama was more colourful and entertaining. Let's not forget Kim In Kwon and his funny scenes and imagination; I laughed loudly. Uee also did a good job. Let's not forget the songs! The actors sang all the songs, including Shin-Hye, lyrics, delivery, and music- Spotify playlist forever, and that's why the drama was believable, unlike other dramas imitating idols. I am not a big fan of gender-bender dramas; this was exceptional. If you still haven't watched it, I highly recommend watching it. This show is my top 10 K-dramas ever!

This title generally has good reviews which led me to watch it.

There was some good music in it and interesting characters. There were a few brilliant comedy scenes.

However I didn't find the story very interesting and it dragged on in the same vein for the duration of the series apparently. I gave up about episode 12 due to the character of the lead female. Sure a bit of pouting, sadness and a few tears here and there makes for good drama but this ... This girl was endlessly crying, apologising, pouting and sulking to the point it was truely disturbing to think anyone could find her attractive.