July Drama Critiques 2023
Queen of Masks
This drama is about 4 ladies who’re mates. Jae-Yi (Kim Solar-A) who’s a human rights lawyer and has her eyes set on changing into a mayor. It additionally stars Go Yoo-No (Oh Yoon-Ah) who comes again after 10 years and being framed for a homicide case to attempt to discover her daughter. This drama is a few homicide case that occurs to 4 ladies who used to all be mates however considered one of them will get framed for the homicide. It’s 10 years later and Go Yoo-Na (Oh Yoon-Ah) the girl framed for the homicide is again and he or she is looking for her daughter. She goes to her previous mates Jae-Yi (Kim Solar-A) who’s a human rights lawyer to attempt to get their assist to get her daughter again. It additionally stars Ju Yu-Jeong (Shin Eun-Jung) who’s a chairwoman of an arts basis and is simply getting her life again on observe with the brand new man in her life. The opposite pal is Yoon Hae-Mi (Yoo-Solar) who’s a vice chairman of Mariana Resort and is making an attempt to climb the ladder to success as nicely. Jae-Yi can also be making an attempt to climb the ladder to success to attempt to discover the person who sexually assaulted her the night time of the homicide and has to determine what’s extra vital her mates or justice.
So this drama could be very a lot a melodramatic drama and I don’t suppose I’ve watched this style earlier than or something no less than this excessive. I preserve pondering whether or not I ought to proceed watching it or not as a result of it felt like a cleaning soap opera and I didn’t know if it was going to get actually unhealthy. I used to be kinda stunned in regards to the medicine talked about within the drama as I really feel like I by no means actually seen drama go to that space and I’ve to say I didn’t take care of one of many characters combating medicine. The writing of the characters didn’t actually make sense to me more often than not. Jae-Yi is meant to be this lawyer however she does a number of the dumbest issues within the drama. She will get the masks with blood on it they usually act like that is true proof of one thing and attempt to use it to get the perpetrator to do what they need when clearly this doesn’t imply a factor and wouldn’t change something. Loads of the reasoning and technical stuff simply doesn’t even make sense at occasions. They make a variety of silly selections within the drama that pissed off me. One of many characters buries some video information as an alternative of taking a look at them or handing them into the police, simply sheer stupidity is witnessed all through this drama.
This drama didn’t want 16 episodes and even went over an hour with every one, it ought to have been shorter and extra per the characters and made them smarter. The ending did appear a bit anticlimactic after the construct up however no less than it was a good ending, no less than for almost all of the characters.This drama wasn’t all unhealthy it nonetheless was fascinating to see how the thriller performed out and to get to know every of the characters extra and I’ve to say the perpetrator did some good performing regardless of him being the unhealthy man. It was additionally kinda good to see a forged of older ladies as an alternative of youngsters and provides them a possibility to inform a narrative.
If you happen to might get previous a number of the irritating components of the drama it was nonetheless an fascinating drama that saved me guessing at occasions and had some respectable twists and turns to maintain you invested. It wasn’t an awesome drama however it wasn’t a horrible drama both it was simply an okay drama.
All That We Liked
This drama is about two high-schoolers Go Yoo (Sehun) who loves basketball and is a outgoing character who could be very protecting of his pal who is sort of a brother to him Go Joon-Hee (Jo Joon-Younger) who’s a quiet and is at all times learning and does nicely in class. They each meet Han So-Yeon (Jang Yeo-Bin) they usually each begin to have emotions for her however she likes to maintain individuals at a distance from her due to her personal secret.
This drama was fairly good till the ending, I believed it was build up nicely and it was fascinating flipping from the current to the previous however sadly the ending was tremendous disappointing. Tremendous vital issues within the story should not defined in any respect and the love line within the drama was additionally tremendous weak. I feel if they’d extra time to correctly inform the story it might have been a very good drama and the construct up within the drama and pacing was good however the simply wanted extra time. I don’t know if they only couldn’t determine a proof and bought lazy or if they only wanted the time to wrap it up correctly. Additionally a number of the medical situations appeared sketchy and actually unbelievable however I used to be prepared to associate with it till they gave us the lackluster ending.
I did just like the performing and was impressed and regardless that I didn’t just like the ending I nonetheless discovered it fascinating and compelling and would nonetheless watch once more. It’s a shorter drama with much less time and episodes so it isn’t such as you wasted too many hours to get a crappy ending. I might nonetheless watch it once more as a result of I nonetheless loved the trip regardless that it felt like there was too many free ends and unanswered questions on the finish. It has some fascinating ideas with how individuals can change and the way different individuals can have an effect on you. I nonetheless thought it was fascinating and would nonetheless say test it out however be warned your questions gained’t all be answered on the finish.
Oh! Younger Sim
This drama is about Oh Younger Sim (Track Ha-Yoon) who’s a struggling TV selection present PD who retains getting her present cancelled resulting from low reputation. She casts a well-liked new begin up firm CEO Mark Wang (Lee Dong-Hae) in a relationship pilot program. She finds out that he’s her childhood pal that had a crush on her and their friendship ended on unhealthy phrases.
So this can be a brief drama felt extra like a webtoon so once more it felt just like the writers needed to pace issues up and I discovered that to trigger a variety of parts to really feel prefer it was missing. They don’t construct out the characters and the romance in addition to they may and it was considerably disappointing. The ending was tremendous rushed and felt kinda bizarre, it simply didn’t really feel like I had an emotional funding on this drama. It wasn’t very humorous both. A number of the writing appeared sloppy particularly for the motion sort of scene within the drama. Additionally I get actually sick of the childhood unrequited love trope in all dramas. It simply seems like they threw this drama collectively actually quick and felt form of low cost. A minimum of it was brief then so that you didn’t waste an excessive amount of of your time.
I feel the drama had potential however it simply completely missed the mark!
A Warmed Up Love
It is a Japanese Drama the place Kiki Inoue (Mori Nana) who’s a part-timer at a comfort retailer and he or she is also a social media reviewer of sweets and is excellent at understanding what sweets will probably be fashionable. She meets the brand new CEO Takumi Asaba (Tomoya Nakamura) of the comfort retailer chain and he finally finds out about her critiques and decides to enlist her assist to create a brand new dessert for the shop.
I loved this drama it was an fascinating idea of creating a dessert for a comfort retailer and the way they’re developed and the issues that associate with it. It was additionally fascinating due to the totally different relationships and the way two comparable individuals aren’t at all times the most effective match in love. It felt considerably recent and I like that they didn’t spend the entire time forcing love and making somebody a pair from the primary episode. I feel it was fascinating as a result of it confirmed several types of loves not simply the chemical response of affection. It confirmed the mature sort of affection the place you match collectively as a result of you have got the identical mindset after which the extra immature sort of affection, the place you’re secure to be foolish and play with one another. It by some means finds the center floor within the drama and it has an excellent ending the place I used to be happy. I additionally like that it was a extra ambiguous sort of affection story the place you kinda had moments the place you had been guessing who was going to finish up with one another.
The one factor I didn’t like about this drama was perhaps how Kiki was considerably immature at occasions and it felt considerably regarding with the age hole that was on this drama. I wasn’t that bothered however at occasions felt just a little bit bizarre.
I might suggest when you like a cute, brief romantic drama!
Lies Hidden In My Backyard
This drama is about Moon Joo-Ran (Kim Tae-Hee) is a traumatized girl that’s residing as a housewife to her husband Jae-Ho (Kim Sung-Oh) who’s a health care provider. They dwell in a pleasant home in a wealthy neighborhood. Joo-Ran begins noticing a foul odor coming from her backyard and her husband tries to dismiss her considerations. It additionally stars Chu Sang-Eun (Lim Ji-Yeon) who’s struggling to dwell with an abusive husband whereas being pregnant. The ladies’s dwell intersect when Sang-Eun’s husband winds up useless.
I didn’t like this drama in any respect, it felt very darkish and miserable by the entire eight episodes and thank goodness they solely had eight of them. I do know it was presupposed to have all these plot twists and turns however it simply didn’t really feel that surprising whereas watching it. I hated the atmosphere of the drama, it felt like an inexpensive thriller film on a regular basis the place there may be at all times somebody unhealthy lurking across the nook. It felt actually apparent and the motives of the individuals simply weren’t convincing to me in any respect. The cinematography was actually annoying with the artsy sort pictures and the tremendous lengthy pauses within the dialogue. I quick forwarded loads whereas watching and began to get aggravated whereas watching, they may have spent extra time constructing the character. The silence simply didn’t have which means to me, there are some dramas that make the most of this method nicely however it simply didn’t have an excellent impact to me for this one. I feel I used to be most aggravated with Moon Joo-Ran’s character and what she was pondering as a result of it felt like I couldn’t get an excellent grasp on her concepts and motives for this story. She is weak and bothered by her sister’s dying which I nonetheless don’t perceive what occurred there and why the entire world appears guilty her for the dying, which is absurd?? They spent a lot time on this drama specializing in her sister’s dying and it doesn’t even get defined on the finish was extremely disappointing to me. I suppose they had been simply utilizing it as an excuse for her husband to gaslight her I suppose.
Actually the final two episodes simply appeared like weird conduct, I don’t perceive why Joo-Ran wouldn’t get the police concerned within the scenario as an alternative of doing the loopy stuff she did on the finish. It simply appeared like there was no redeeming qualities in any of the characters on this drama and I simply couldn’t wrap my head round their behaviors. I simply need to say this allowed homicide is improper and unhealthy however self-defense is a very totally different thought. It’s unusual as a result of usually once you watch a thriller sort drama you end up curious however by some means I simply wasn’t that curious, perhaps as a result of each character on this drama appeared to be unhealthy and evil what they do wasn’t shocking in any respect. In the event that they confirmed a very totally different character after which came upon they did one thing evil, it could be extra surprising. It additionally appeared to provide the message that males are evil and can abuse their wives which might occur in actual life however each character was giving this message.
If I might say something good about this drama is that performing was nicely accomplished, at occasions I needed to skip over as a result of it was simply too exhausting to observe some scenes.
I personally didn’t like this drama and wouldn’t suggest except you want thriller dramas which might be darkish and miserable!
Upcoming Dramas
Miraculous Brothers
It’s a few failed author that’s down on his luck and he runs right into a younger man and they’re concerned in an accident. When the younger man wakes up he doesn’t have his recollections and has developed some skills to learn individuals’s minds and really feel their emotions. The author decides to assist take care of him.
Longing For You
This drama is a few detective that’s making an attempt to unravel a homicide case when his brother turns into one of many suspects and he works tirelessly to unravel the case and convey his brother justice. All of it ends in tragedy and he has to unravel his brother’s homicide case.
My Pretty Liar
It’s a few younger girl who is ready to hear individuals’s ideas and he or she meets her neighbor who’s a profitable music producer and finds out she will be able to’t use her energy on him. He’s concerned in a homicide scandal and is in hiding once they meet.
