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Le Sserafim "EASY" - MV Review

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Photo source: Hybe and Source Music Le Sserafim is a girl group from the company Source Music/Hybe labels that debuted on May 2, 2022 and consists of 5 members (formerly 6) Sakura (ex-Iz*One), Chaewon (ex-Iz*One), Yunjin (participated in Produce 48 with Sakura and Chaewon), Kazuha and Eunchae. Le Sserafim is an anagram of I'm Fearless and also makes a reference to the seraphim  (a type of angel).  "Easy" is the title track and lead single of their third mini album also titled Easy. "Easy" MV Review "Easy" is a very chill song, the beat is stuck in my head and I find the chorus super catchy. What I don't really like about this song is the heavy use of autotune. I think it doesn't work well with the style of the song.  I like Eunchae's "clap your hands"part at 0:55  and Chaewon's part at 2:05 . The choreography looks too strong compared to how chill the song is. I think this concept was made for Chaewon and Yujin; they really sh

A Story of Second Chances and Changing Destinies: Marry My Husband (2024) - Kdrama Review

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  -May contain major spoilers- Photo source: TvN Marry My Husband (내 남편과 결혼해줘) is a 16-episode TvN revenge, romance and fantasy Kdrama based on a web novel and also a webtoon of the same name. Starring Park Min-Young, Na In-Woo, Lee Yi-Kyung and Song Ha-Yoon. Summary In 2023 , Kang Ji-Won ( Park Min-Young ) is married to her incompetent husband, Park Min-Hwan ( Lee Yi-Kyung ), who quit his job to live off the stock market but instead lives off Ji-Won's hard work. Ji-Won is diagnosed with stomach cancer after getting overworked by her job, her husband and her in-laws, but thankfully, she still has her other half, Jung Soo-Min ( Song Ha-Yoon ), who has been her best (and only) friend since childhood. That's what Ji-Won thought because when she left the hospital after not being able to pay for her treatment, she finds out that Min-Hwan and Soo-Min are having an affair and plan to use Ji-Won's cancer insurance after she passes away to buy a house together.  Ji-Won reasonably g

Ever After (1998): Cinderella's Fairy Tale Reimagined - Movie Review

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  -May contain major spoilers- Ever After is a romantic period drama film inspired by the fairy tale " Cinderella "; It was directed by  Andy Tennant  with music by George Fenton  and was released on July 31, 1998. Starring Drew Barrymore, Dougray Scott, Anjelica Huston, Megan Dodds and Melanie Lynskey.  Summary During the 16th century, Danielle de Barbarac ( Drew Barrymore ) is treated as a servant by her evil step-mother Baroness Romilla de Ghent ( Anjelica Huston ) and her two step-sisters Marguerite ( Megan Dodds ) and Jacqueline ( Melanie Lynskey ) -Jacqueline is kinder though-. Danielle's father, Auguste ( Jeroen Krabb ), was a widower who married Romilla (who was also a widow) but died on his way to a trade voyage days after the wedding, leaving a young Danielle orphaned and in the care of Romilla. One morning, while Danielle is picking apples in her garden, she sees a thief steal her father's horse. She hits him in the head with an apple only to notice after

Friendship, Romance, and a Peek into the Past: Girls' Generation 1979 (2017) - Kdrama Review

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  -May contain major spoilers- Photo source: KBS2 Girls' Generation 1979 , also known as Lingerie Girls' Generation (란제리 소녀시대) , is an 8-episode KBS2 coming-of-age period Kdrama starring Bona (WJSN), Chae Seo-Jin, Seo Young-Joo, Yeo Hoe-Hyun and Min Do-Hyun. (One of the main actors is ex-CnBlue member  Lee Jong-Hyun , this is the last mention I will make of him please, read the highlighted Wikipedia link to find out why.) Summary In 1979, Lee Jung-Hae ( Bona ) is a teenager who lives in Daegu , where her family owns a lingerie factory. She lives with her parents, her older twin brother and her aunt; her father prefers Jung-Hae's brother a lot more and tends to ignore her.  One day, Jung-Hae, with her friends from her girls' high school, goes on a group date with the boys from the neighboring boys' high school, where she meets Bae Dong-Moon ( Seo Young-Joo ), who gets an instant crush on her. Jung-Hae is not interested in Dong-Moon at all, but she has a crush on a se

THE BEST TV SERIES OF ALL TIME (in my opinion) - Fringe (2008-2013) - TV Series Review

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  -May contain major spoilers- Photo source: FOX Fringe is a FOX Science Fiction TV series that ran from 2008 to 2013 and consists of 5 seasons. Created by J.J. Abrams , Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci  starring Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson and John Noble. Summary Ep.1 Fringe follows FBI agent Olivia Dunham ( Anna Torv ), who is called in along with her fellow FBI agent and partner (...and lover) John Scott ( Mark Valley ), to investigate a mysterious plane accident that crystallized the passengers. Working with them is Olivia's supervisor, Charlie Francis ( Kirk Acevedo ) and a Homeland Security special agent, Phillip Broyles ( Lance Reddick ).  While investigating a lead at a storage facility, Agent Dunham and Agent Scott get attacked by a suspect and Agent Scott is caught in a chemical explosion that causes him to begin crystallizing. Agent Scott is put into an induced coma to try to slow the effects of the strange chemical and Olivia has to race against time to save him. To sa