I finished this mini series last night and I found a great motivation to make a review about it today. So after finishing the film, I kind of felt withdrawals which is bizarre because I thought it's an average story, and the acting was lacking immensely despite how they look amazing onscreen. I thought Changmin was cute, handsome, passionate but in most of his acting moments, stiff and dull. On the other hand, Moon Ga Young is satisfactory though, there is still so much to improve in her acting. I found the supporting casts commendable though, like the creepy guy in front of Min Woo's apartment and the death angel or something like that. I was happy by the performances of the supporting casts and that includes the girl who has the ability to guess apartment's passwords that trespass on Min Woo's place but for a good cause - which is perhaps, concern? Maybe the withdrawals was because of the excellent execution of the reunion scene at the last episode in the latter minutes by Mimi and Min Woo. It was the only time that I saw Min Woo come to life through the expressive eyes of Changmin. To be honest, I didn't expect him to deliver the scene that well so at the same time, I was proud of him because I felt him and his emotion coming together so I was like, finally this is what made it worth watching. I had that kind of reassurance that I made the right choice to watch despite not being my instant favorite from the start.
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Showing posts with label average. Show all posts
Friday, March 21, 2014
Review: MIMI
I finished this mini series last night and I found a great motivation to make a review about it today. So after finishing the film, I kind of felt withdrawals which is bizarre because I thought it's an average story, and the acting was lacking immensely despite how they look amazing onscreen. I thought Changmin was cute, handsome, passionate but in most of his acting moments, stiff and dull. On the other hand, Moon Ga Young is satisfactory though, there is still so much to improve in her acting. I found the supporting casts commendable though, like the creepy guy in front of Min Woo's apartment and the death angel or something like that. I was happy by the performances of the supporting casts and that includes the girl who has the ability to guess apartment's passwords that trespass on Min Woo's place but for a good cause - which is perhaps, concern? Maybe the withdrawals was because of the excellent execution of the reunion scene at the last episode in the latter minutes by Mimi and Min Woo. It was the only time that I saw Min Woo come to life through the expressive eyes of Changmin. To be honest, I didn't expect him to deliver the scene that well so at the same time, I was proud of him because I felt him and his emotion coming together so I was like, finally this is what made it worth watching. I had that kind of reassurance that I made the right choice to watch despite not being my instant favorite from the start.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Review: Waiting for Love
Rating:
Story: Average
Cuteness: Excellent
Acting: A+
Synopsis:
It’s a story that is inspired by the desire of the characters to find love through the course of a perfect dating process.
Story: Average
Cuteness: Excellent
Acting: A+
Synopsis:
It’s a story that is inspired by the desire of the characters to find love through the course of a perfect dating process.
Yeon Ae (BoA) believes in fairy tale romance which should set off perfectly. She’s someone whom
will always love the other person more even though the feeling wasn’t mutual or
serious for the guy. Hence, she had always set high expectations in dating;
that is faithfulness at all cost. Until one day, she caught the guy cheating right before her eyes. She felt a failure in womanhood because she can't hold a grip of the guy she's interested with so she decided to start attending a dating class wherein at one session, her
ridiculous video of putting off a scene as the 'octopus girl' in front of everyone
was uploaded in the internet which garnered a lot of attention. Even though her face was not revealed in the
video, she felt frightened by the thought of everyone finding out her identity.
And so, she has developed social anxiety manifestations when she’s riding the
train.
Significantly, she received help from a dating guru whom she only connects with through text, Cha Ki-Dae (DanielChoi). However, he only knew her as the octopus girl who ridiculed herself but never as her real identity. The same thing for Yeon Ae, he’s someone who’ll only exist in her phone inbox. In order to start working for love, she has to find a target for her lessons to undertake.
Significantly, she received help from a dating guru whom she only connects with through text, Cha Ki-Dae (DanielChoi). However, he only knew her as the octopus girl who ridiculed herself but never as her real identity. The same thing for Yeon Ae, he’s someone who’ll only exist in her phone inbox. In order to start working for love, she has to find a target for her lessons to undertake.
Coincidental to her lesson, she found a partner whom she will work on the advises she got from Cha Ki Dae. He is Jung Jin-Kook (Im Siwan), a nerdy type of guy who’d prefer to be
traditional in dating. Anyhow, he can be really romantic and faithful given
that he really likes the girl. For this case, he could be that person whom Yeon
Ae could fall in love with.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Review: Sirius
Rating: Average
Synopsis:
Synopsis:
It’s a story between twins who were separated at
birth. Shin Woo was left in an orphanage by her mother who can’t afford to
raise the two kids together while she brought Eun Chang with her as a single
parent. Five years later, they fetched Shin Woo at the orphanage to live with
them in an effort to bring the two kids together as a family.
The siblings grew up with different personalities; Eun Chang
is more outgoing and the tougher side of the twins while Shin Woo is reserved and an introvert. This has determined their roles in school as well. Shin Woo is someone who gets bullied while Eun Chang is always the one who comes in rescue of him. However,
Shin Woo had perceived the concern of his brother, Eun Chang to him. He thought that he's being pushed aside within the family.
One day, Eun Chang went to school wearing Shin Woo’s uniform
to avenge his brother’s dignity from someone who has bullied him. However,
things went ugly when he was brought at the rooftop where he was confronted. Accidentally, Eun
Chang pushed the bad guy from there and he fell on the ground. The student eventually died and
Eun Chang was sent to jail. But their mother asked Shin Woo to enter instead
in exchange of his brother who only wanted to protect him. Little to her
realization, it has hurt Shin Woo’s feelings as a son and that he has never forgot that
moment in his life.
Years later, Shin Woo became a successful high rank police officer
while Eun Chang was finally granted of freedom. However, their mother died
by that time. Eun Chang asked Shin Woo why he didn’t notify him beforehand and asked what were
the last words of hers. Frustratingly, he answered that she’s always mumbling
his name until her last breath.
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Review: Dating Agency Cyrano
Premise: A dating agency that
offers service to clients who are hopeful to catch the affection of the
other person of their interest known as the target. This entails a process of research about the
said person to look further to their background that could favor or benefit
the clients' effort in love. This suggests that the
instances of their interaction are manipulated by the agency and also, the client.
Characters:
Go Min Young entered the Cyrano agency after she left her previous job that was
in line with the services and agenda of it. Leading to her decision
was because of a case wherein they came across each other and met a conflicting mission that led to Min
Young's failure and to Cyrano's victory. On the other hand, perhaps they saw
her potential to be with the team, they offered her to work with them. Later
on, she accepted their offer and eventually worked for Cyrano despite of her
being the only girl.
Continuation: Halftime Report
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Review: School 2013
Premise: A drama
that discusses the life of students beyond the school setting. This portrays a reflection
on the student’s learning behavior that affects their performance in school.
It basically wants to address the issue on why students hate studying. It includes
family problems, personal background, and attitude that are crucial to the stage of a typical coming of age by adolescents as manifested in real life through
this drama.
Commentaries:
The story: I’m
not the biggest fan of school setting dramas, Japanese dramas aside, and after
watching this series, my belief that this type of genre for K-dramas is auto-disliked by
my taste has been made firmer because I can’t help but to
compare. Unlike in Japanese dramas which are actually more expressive that
really works for me, it is a huge disappointment to the Korean counterpart to
reach such degree of effectiveness.
Sunday, June 23, 2013
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