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Review: Cheat On Me If You Can (2020)

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Photo: KBS2 Rating: ★★★★ ☆ Huhu meter: ▮▯▯▯▯  Genre: Thriller, Romance, Comedy Main Cast:  Cho Yeo-Jeong, Ko Jun, Kim Young-Dae, Yeon Woo SYNOPSIS A best-selling crime novelist is married to a famous divorce lawyer. They have a notarized agreement stating that if the husband cheats, the wife will have authority over his body. Essentially, if he cheats, he dies. Their lives turn upside down when they become entangled with a murder case THE GOOD It's an engaging thriller but I love that there were a lot of funny scenes despite the gravity of the murder case and the seriousness of all the other issues tackled in this drama. I'm usually impatient with mystery shows but with COMIYC, I certainly did not mind that the case was resolved only in the last episode.  Actors: They were all fantastic but Cho Yeo-Jeong really stood out for me. Her role was complex as she had to appear murderous but also kind of naive. Ko Jun was funny and annoying. Kim Young-Dae can, as they usually say...

Review: Run On (2020)

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Photo: JTBC Rating: ★★★★☆  Huhu meter: ▮▮▯ ▯ ▯   Genre: Drama, Romance, Sports Main Cast: Im Si-Wan, Shin Se-Kyung, Sooyoung, Kang Tae-Oh SYNOPSIS A popular athlete for the National Team was forced to quit due to a controversy with his teammates. Together with an interpreter he met during one of his tours, he tries to discover a new career path. ✖️✖️✖️ The first few episodes were really slooooow. I almost gave up on it thinking the story wouldn't pick up but I was too intrigued with the pairing of the characters. ✔️✔️✔️ Once the pace picked up and the story was finally more interesting, it became a gift that keeps on giving. The lines in this show were very true to life. They're just like the conversations you have with your friends. I haven't seen any of the lead characters in any show before so that was refreshing for me. The soundtrack Run To You by LUCY was good.  There's an LGBT plot here and I loved how it was handled. Key takeaways from this show are mostly about...

Review: Strongest Deliveryman (2017)

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Photo: KBS2 Rating: ★★★★☆ Huhu meter: ▮▯ ▯ ▯ ▯   Genre: Romance, Comedy Strongest Deliveryman tells a story about a young deliveryman who eventually started a food delivery app company. He had a lot of personal and professional challenges. On top of sustaining his business and helping small restaurants, he needed to compete  against a conglomerate that aims to shut them down. While I appreciate how it conveyed the importance of grit and determination when pursuing one's goals, I also liked the way it showed the reality that there are people who just feel hopeless in a place that's supposed to be their home. Some people prefer moving to a foreign land because they feel that their country and their government have failed them.   The issues addressed in the show may be serious but the delivery was actually entertaining. I just think that there wasn't enough chemistry between the main leads but, the entire cast made up for it. The lead couple was serious most of the time...

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