Guest Post – Flash Review: Glass Heart [Japan]

Surprise, everyone!

We have a guest review today, by none other than our very own j3ffc! 🥳

Basically, what happened was, j3ffc wrote some very insightful remarks in one of our chat corners over on Patreon, specifically the October Deep Dive, and I loved what he had to say.

Not only is dear j3ffc an actual fan of J-rock, he even has experience interacting with geniuses in real life, and I could think of no one else who would be able to give us as informed an opinion on Glass Heart, as he. 🤩

Long story short, j3ffc’s very kindly beefed up his original comments, and here is his review! 🥳

Thanks so much, j3ffc, for sharing your thoughts and insights with us! 🥲

KFG ❤️

PS: If you’d like to sample more of j3ffc’s own brand of brilliance, please do make time to check out Dark (here!), the dream drama that he wrote last year, which was a legit labor of love (he even made a soundtrack for it!! 🤯).

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Flash Review: Kpop Demon Hunters [Movie]

That’s right, my friends, I just could not ignore the tremendous amount of buzz surrounding this show, and finally sat down to watch it.

Do I think that it’s the most amazing thing, evar?  Well, no, but then I’m also not part of Show’s target (I assume) tween audience.

Did I have a fun enough time, though, that I don’t regret the investment of my drama hours?

Yes. And that definitely counts for something, right? 😁

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Flash Review: Officer Black Belt [Movie][Korea]

This movie is one that I’ve been meaning to watch, ever since it came out, because if you’ve been around the blog long enough, you’d likely know that I have had a soft spot for Kim Woo Bin for quite some time.

Besides the chance to have Woob on my screen, though, I really did find this show’s premise and trailers quite interesting and appealing.

Now that I’ve finished my watch, I can say that while this one didn’t exactly blow my socks off, there was enough here to enjoy, that I don’t regret having spent the time on it.

That’s a win, yes? 😁

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Flash Review: Study Group

My friends. I can honestly say that I wasn’t expecting to watch this show, at all. 😁

I’d found the trailers a bit too cartoony for my taste, and also, too high school for my mood, if you know what I mean?

BUT THEN. Quite a few of you started saying very positive things about this show, so much so that I felt like I had to see for myself, what I was missing.

..Which is how I ended up watching this whole show, heh.

FOMO got me here, basically, and y’know what, FOMO did a pretty good job, because this turned out to be more enjoyable than I’d originally expected. 😁

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Flash Review: Beyond Goodbye [Japan]

So here’s the thing, my friends.

This was a show that I’d very much been looking forward to, from the very minute I first set my eyes on the trailer that Netflix released – BUT. As it turns out, Show is not at all what I’d expected it to be.

Talk about having the wrong expectations! 😅

Did I still like it in the end, and would I recommend it? I’m gonna hafta say that the answer is, that it’s complicated. 😅

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Flash Review: To Fly With You [China]

In case you were wondering, my soft spot for Wang An Yu is still very much alive and well; I find him so expressive and I love his warm screen presence a whole lot. 😍😍

Which is why, after watching him in Falling Into You and Forever Love (reviews here and here!), I just had to add this show to my list as well.

And yes, I did end up enjoying this one very well too. 🥰

If you like sports-themed stories &/or romances, this one is worth a look, I do think. 🥲

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Flash Review: The Best Day Of My Life [China]

At just 14 episodes of only 30 minutes each, a premise that sounded tropey-but-cute, and a good-looking pair of leads, I thought this little show would be a shoo-in as a great little drama nightcap for me.

In the end, I enjoyed this less than I’d hoped, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that you wouldn’t like this one.

Here’s the quick review to lay it all out, so that you’ll hopefully be able to figure out if this one could be for you.

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Flash Review: Light Shop

My friends, this is the review that almost never was, not because I almost didn’t watch this show, but because I wasn’t sure how to go about this review, and I almost gave myself permission to just.. not write it a review. 😅 Almost.

If you’ve seen the show, you might have an inkling of why I feel like this isn’t a straightforward review to write, heh.

In the end, though, I thought that there would still be value in adding my two cents to the collective wisdom of the drama community, so here I am.

I make no promises, but I’ll do my best. 😅

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Flash Review: Our Season [Korea][Movie]

The moment I watched this movie’s trailer (which I’ve embedded below, at the end of this quick review), I knew that I would love this movie, and I also knew that it would make me cry.

I believed that those tears would be worthwhile, and now that I’ve come out the other side, I am happy to report that I was right. I did cry, and it did feel worthwhile. 🥲🥲

Definitely recommend. ❤️

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Flash Review: My Fated Boy [China]

My friends, if you’re on the market for a light, fluffy, feel-good romance, and you either like noona romances or don’t mind them, then I really would suggest giving this one a look.

I’d had this show on my “want to watch” list when it first came out in 2021, but somehow never got around to it, and man, am I glad that I went digging in my lists from previous years, when I was looking for a new drama nightcap – because this one actually hit the spot perfectly. 🥲

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