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Photo: KBS2 Rating: ★★★★★  Huhu meter: ▮▮▮▮▯  Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Romance Angel's Last Mission is about a troublemaker-angel who was given another shot at moving to paradise after doing something forbidden - intervening and saving a human from an accident.  His  final mission is to make the person he saved, a blind and orphaned ballerina, fall in love. ALM had the perfect amount of fantasy, drama, comedy, and romance. The conflicts with the antagonists and between the leads weren't too annoying. All the actors played their roles perfectly.  Some details about a particular religion and about ballet may not have been accurately portrayed but that's just nitpicking since this is fantasy and fiction. The lessons, however, about learning from mistakes, sacrificing for love, trusting others, and changing yourself to become better were pretty real and on-point. F or me, it was a fun series with a smoothly delivered story. 

Photo: JTBC Rating: ★★★★☆  Huhu meter: ▮▮▮ ▯ ▯  Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Coming-of-age 18 Again is about a couple going through a marital rough patch. They filed for divorce but before their final hearing, the husband transformed into his 17-year-old physical body. He had to go through school again and there, he experienced being friends with his 2 kids. In his young body, he expressed how much he loves and values his family. He was there for them as a husband and as a father whenever they needed him, they just weren't aware. I didn't think  2 characters with about 20 years of age gap would be excellently portrayed on-screen but 18 Again's lead actors were so good. I didn't find their scenes together awkward at all. The show also had great supporting characters that made it fun and entertaining.  Aside from family matters, the show also tackled school bullying, how society judges women because of their age or personal circumstances, and politics in the workplace. There...

Photo: SBS Rating: ★★★★☆ Huhu meter: ▮▯▯▯▯ Genre: Sports A friend who was kind of into sports recommended this series but I wasn't sure if I would be interested in a baseball-themed drama. After 1 episode though, I just wanted to binge-watch. It was good and had very interesting twists.  Hot Stove League is about a newly-appointed General Manager of Dreams, a professional baseball team that has been ranking last for the past few seasons. He was tasked to rebuild the team and make it win in the coming season but he is given a hard time by the players, by some of the Management staff, and by the person who hired him.  Since hot stove league actually refers to baseball's off-season, this is what the series focuses on. Basically, just training and trading of players - with a lot of exciting drama in between. They showed a few actual games which I enjoyed but, I think having more of those would've been more entertaining.  I loved the characters and how they were portrayed by t...