2020

Flash Review: Perfect And Casual [China]

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There are several reasons that I picked up this show, and really, really wanted to like it.

For one thing, I was quite smitten by Miles Wei’s sweet, gentle and thoughtful outing in You Are My Secret (review here!), and was keen to have him on my screen again.

For another, lots of people seem to really, really like this little show. Not only that, based on the comments that I saw about this show, it sounded like Miles Wei’s character in this, would be sweet and thoughtful too.

Ooh. To have Miles Wei on my screen again, and in a character that promised to be at least a little reminiscent of his character Ji Yuheng in You Are My Secret?

I couldn’t sign up fast enough.

The only problem was, I couldn’t seem to love this one the way everyone else seems to love this one, no matter how hard I tried. 😅

If you loved Perfect and Casual, &/or if you recommended it to me, I’m sorry I didn’t manage to love it. Just know that it wasn’t from lack of trying. 🙈

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Flash Review: Forever Love [China]

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To tell you guys the truth, the whole reason I checked out this show, was because I’m on a bit of a Wang An Yu kick, after enjoying him very well in Falling Into You (review here!).

I enjoyed him so much in that, that I felt sorry to say goodbye to his character, so when I heard from ABV, that his character in this show is similar, but different, and overall quite enjoyable, I couldn’t resist jumping right in.

This little show became my drama nightcap for a while, and I would say that it worked quite nicely, in that capacity.

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Flash Review: Go Ahead [China]

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I finally understand why so many of you recommended Go Ahead to me, you guys.

It’s taken me a while to get around to checking it out (I was intimidated by the 40-episode length, and I was also always distracted by newer, shinier dramas coming out all the time), but I’ve finally watched it, and I finally geddit. 😍

Thanks to my recent semi-hiatus, when I was recovering from surgery (AND covid too, at one point 😭), I found myself well-positioned to marathon a drama, in that stretch of time when I was well enough to watch stuff, but not quite well enough to write about it.

I picked Go Ahead for my marathon, because of how highly recommended it’s been, from so many people, and, you guys, I love it. So, SO much. ❤️

If you like slice-of-life / family dramas / found family stories, this one is right up there, along with the best ones I’ve seen.

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Flash Review: Dr. Romantic 2

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Just three years ago, if you’d told me that I’d be spending precious drama hours binging a medical show – for fun – I wouldn’t have believed you.

Medical shows have just never been my thing, y’know? 😅

But then, a couple of years back, you guys voted for Dr. Romantic as a group watch (Open Threads listed here), and that’s how I ended up watching – and very much enjoying – Season 1 of this show.

Some of you guys then told me that Season 2 was arguably more enjoyable than Season 1, and so I had vague good intentions of checking out Season 2, but that never happened, because of all the other shows always clamoring for my attention – until now.

Why now, you may ask? Well, it’s because Season 3 is finally here, I want to check out Season 3, along with everyone else.

(And once again, this means that it’s basically FOMO to the rescue, ha. 😅)

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Flash Review: Okay! Madam [Movie]

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To be honest, this movie wasn’t even on my radar, even though it’s already been out for more than a year.

When I saw the cast list on this, though – Park Sung Woong! Uhm Jung Hwa! Lee Sang Yoon! 🤩 – I knew I wanted to check it out, even though plane hijackings aren’t my usual kind of thing.

And whaddya know, this one turned out to be a pretty fun ride – with the right lens, which I’ll talk about in just a bit.

Psst: Links to watch are at the end of the review!

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Flash Review: The Swordsman [Movie]

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If you’ve been around the blog for a while, you’d know that I get reflexive stars in my eyes, whenever Jang Hyuk gets to put his Fantastic Fight Skillz on display.

Which is why I knew I definitely wanted to check out this movie, once I discovered that it had become available.

All in all, it’s a pretty enjoyable watch – with some lens adjustments, which I’ll talk about shortly.

Psst: Links to watch are at the end of the review!

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Flash Review: Kiss Goblin [Web Drama]

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My Roommate is a Gumiho managed to endear Bae In Hyuk’s lovelorn second male lead to me enough, that I found myself actually wanting to see more of Bae In Hyuk on my screen.

Therefore, when I saw that Bae In Hyuk’s starring in this little web drama as our titular Kiss Goblin, who’s on a quest to become human – via kissing! HA! – I just had to check it out.

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Flash Review: The Reason Why I Can’t Tell You [Drama Special]

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If you’re on the market for a small, sweet little romance, and you aren’t intimidated by the idea of it being a slow burn, this little drama special is, in my opinion, worth an hour of your time.

Ah, this is especially true, if you happen to be a fan of Go Min Si, who is our female lead.

I ended up enjoying this one really nicely, and I hope you guys will like it too.

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Flash Review: Josée [Korea] [Movie]

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I’d wanted to check out this movie for several reasons.

1, I’d really enjoyed Nam Joo Hyuk and Han Ji Min together in 2019’s The Light In Your Eyes (which I think is a truly special drama), and welcomed the chance to see them share the screen again. 2, I was intrigued by the fact that our female lead is a woman with a disability, because it’s really not that common for a romance to feature a lead with a disability.

I liked the inclusiveness of the concept, and I was also curious to see how Show would treat this aspect of the story. (Full disclosure: this movie is based on a Japanese short story, which also spawned a Japanese movie. I’m not familiar with either of those works, and this is my first exposure to the story.)

Now that I’ve watched it, I’m gonna hafta say that I don’t think this movie is for everyone. I mean, I don’t even think it’s for me, heh. I just don’t think I managed to connect with this one the way this movie’s fans are able to.

Still, I thought I’d write this quick review, so that you can figure out whether this one would work for you? Because those who find themselves on the same wavelength as this show, really do love it a lot.

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Flash Review: Zombie Detective

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Sometimes, it does pay to step out of one’s drama comfort zone, after all.

When this show first came out, I’d had no intention of checking it out, because, 1, I’m not into zombies, 2, I’m not much into crime, and the word detective in the title implies there’s crime in this, and 3, I’ve never been a huge Choi Jin Hyuk fan.

HOWEVER. Enough of you spoke of this show enthusiastically – saying that it’s so much wholesome fun – that I just had to give it a look.

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