Doom At Your Service

doom at your service

broke me. healed me.

it's time for

sh**ting stars !

look at them.

i will never understand why it's censored.

welcome back to unwanted reviews <3 today we're talking about shooting stars, a series that is not well known but one of the best ones out there.

we've got our fighter oh han byul and rich hot traumatised gong tae sung, college (?) friends but working enemies transition to (obviously) lovers.

i. well-placed transition between friendship to crush to love to hatred to love again from both the sides, tbh. it was difficult to see han byul feel anything during the first few episodes but loved the way lee sung kyung brought her to life. han byul was treated as a proper working woman, who was not some miracle worker or anything, but her journey of learning and growing was explored well.

ii. all bow down before kim young dae. istg, i completely understood the hype about tae sung in the series. also, kdrama actors look better with their hair pushed back and you can't fucking change my mind. this man was the perfect example of petty but i think he redeemed himself well. his bromance with almost every male character in the show was simply *chef's kiss*

iii. side characters special shoutout they were so cute, everyone ended up together like one happy family. it's like watching your kids grow up and all marry each other. (quote: the office us). special mention to tae sung's manager bec damn that actor was a pain. manager was also pretty dumb in the beginning but he made up by helping tae sung flirt with han byul.

iv. han byul and tae sung were SO cute together. the ending scene was so wholesome and gave me sm closure on the entire series, it made me cry. also, the way she never gave a crap about his celebrity status when he kept DOING COOL THINGS AND MA'AM NEVER PAID ATTENTION i felt so bad for tae sung

v. those two side actors getting married was cute and deserves a special point.

8/10, sung kyung never fails to impress (kim bok joo????) and young dae stole my heart. it was so weird seeing lee jung shin in c4k after this but love him all the same. loved kim yoon hye's diverse roles from vincenzo to this she was absolutely amazing.

go watch shooting stars, honestly.

oh sorry, sh**ting stars. (honestly, is there something im missing? WHY IS IT CENSORED??)

8/10

weightlifting fairy kim bok joo

kdrama review part 3! today we're doing

cinderella and the four knights

one of the most widely unknown dramas, so cliche, so cringey, but i watch it in five days (im a 12th grade student so five days is pretty good)

we have strong female lead who don't take no crap, playboy guy who im sorry i adore, idiotic motorcycle jerk who i want to slap, and the cutest kpop ish guy (who also played the sexy ass lawyer in sh**ting stars). how can I forget the best mr lee, the only man worth relying on, and a very business proposal-esque chairman of the company (why are chairmen so common in kdramas?)

i. a moment of silence for the main lead's life. miss ma'am is working like twelve thousand two hundred and twenty two jobs and poor girl has to spend all her money on her mom's crematorium shelf (the shelf system intrigued me alot we don't have that here). she has one pair of clothes, sleeps on the balcony, the BITCHIEST step sister and the most horrible stepmom (what was up w her honestly loose screw ass). but our amazing fl overcame it all with a smile and i adored her for it.

ii. playboy guy — sorry guys, i love him. he was pretty upfront about his ways honestly, and yes he was jerkish but ive seen characters do worse and get away with it. + they seemed to want to explore the trope of girl rejected guy who's never been rejected before and is intrigued but they gave up halfway when i was really shipping them together bec the way ha won kept him in line was *chef's kiss*

iii. stupid motorcycle crying face jerk — a bully for no reason. unrequited love, unrequited angst and just a very im not like other girls vibe. why did he always look like he was crying. why did he never do his hair. why was he a jerk. why did he throw money. idiotic shitcake i can never forgive the writers for this

iv. the childhood lover — of course, if we're expecting a barrage of cliches, i adored every one of those tired cliches, but this one jus. not for me. why does girl have no self respect??? im a people pleaser and even I WOULD HAVE STOPPED. she was in love with a guy that constantly told her no and she jus? went on with it? like no, u loved me when we were kids so u have to love me now? ma'am what is up.

v. the staff at haneol house deserves a separate point. mr lee - best. the cook/maid whose name i don't remember - loved her. grandpa was douchey, but i can't hate many old people.

still wish ha won would have ended up with hyun min, but crying face got her.

if you're looking for a complete classic cliche platter, this one's for you!

ps - couldn't complete it

4/10

people willfully misunderstanding the whole point of cho yeong’s arc was not to return to who she was but to grow and find a purpose in life that she chose for herself

My Top 5 KDrama Recs

you're in for a bumpy ride *finger guns*

#5 - weightlifting fairy kim bok joo/ strong girl do bong soon

such feel good dramas. if you're looking for a light hearted watch, something to get you out of your kdrama slump, this one's for you. strong girls, cheesy simp boys, good friendships and good feels all around. ignore the sub plot in do bong soon and you'll be happier than ever.

#4 - doom at your service

the thing. with this. was. I LOVED THE CONCEPT. ive basically ranted about the concept in the review, but yes. the visuals are pretty good, with some cute rain and garden scenes and fated for each other thingamajig. little girl god is there, bonus visuals of seo in guk reversing with hand on back of car seat and parking ticket in his mouth. ps - second couple was everything.

#3 - vincenzo

Hollywood should really stop trying to make action/crime/mafia movies because Vincenzo made me believe koreans have cracked the code. i mean, the action, the subtle romance, the equal bad assery of BOTH male and female leads, + some really iconic lines. you WILL NOT find a hotter villain (jang han seok ily), a more annoying side villain ( choi myeong hui die again), or a better character arc ( jang han seo my beloved). amazing.

#2 - our beloved summer

welcome to me ranting about my favs again. very topsy turvy but feel good drama, slow and equal paced with real people. it's a heavy watch, so be sure you're ready when you dive in. it takes some time to love it, but once you do, you love it too much.

#1 - guardian: the lonely and great god

gong yoo and lee dong woo. that should be enough reason. plotline 5 stars, action, visuals 4 stars, romance 4.5 stars, bromance 174634 stars, second lead couple 5 stars, JUST WATCH IT

again, im still in the process of watching new dramas, so I'll put up a new and updated list soon!