Went into this show with zero expectations. The first episode was good but a bit weird, but after that this show was gorgeous and i didn't want it to end. It has a perfect mix of quirky, funny, sad, serious... and specially yoon shi yoon cute ,bold man ..
11 Reviews
Have to go against the crowd and rate higher
leahcubed14 September 2020
Warning: Spoilers
This is a 2017 South Korean Romantic Comedy' also known under the titles "Hit The Top" and "Best Punch".
Lee Hi-Joon (Kim Min-Jae) must hide that he is pursuing music and wants to become an idol from his parents. They think he is studying for the civil service exam like his friend Choi Woo-seung (Lee Se-young) but he is sneaking off to take idol training. What Hi-joon does not know is his real father, Yoo Hyun-Jae (Yoon Shi-yoon) a famous idol, went missing in 1993. The father Hi-joon never knew actually traveled forward in time to 2017. His adoptive father Lee Gwang-jae (Cha Tae-Hyun), used to be Hyun-jae's manager but had a one sided love for Hi-Joon's mother whom he married when Hyun-Jae disappeared.
I loved the male lead character so much in this. He started as a very arrogant, seemingly full of himself idol but you could tell that was not who he really was. The time travel component was very interesting and I really had no idea how it would play out. His previous manager and the mother of his son were both very sweet and I liked the non traditional relationship they had. Their little family was touching. I wanted to see them all fulfill their dreams. It was a place I really missed when it was over as I found them all very likable. It ended very well. I recommend this very well done feel good story.
Lee Hi-Joon (Kim Min-Jae) must hide that he is pursuing music and wants to become an idol from his parents. They think he is studying for the civil service exam like his friend Choi Woo-seung (Lee Se-young) but he is sneaking off to take idol training. What Hi-joon does not know is his real father, Yoo Hyun-Jae (Yoon Shi-yoon) a famous idol, went missing in 1993. The father Hi-joon never knew actually traveled forward in time to 2017. His adoptive father Lee Gwang-jae (Cha Tae-Hyun), used to be Hyun-jae's manager but had a one sided love for Hi-Joon's mother whom he married when Hyun-Jae disappeared.
I loved the male lead character so much in this. He started as a very arrogant, seemingly full of himself idol but you could tell that was not who he really was. The time travel component was very interesting and I really had no idea how it would play out. His previous manager and the mother of his son were both very sweet and I liked the non traditional relationship they had. Their little family was touching. I wanted to see them all fulfill their dreams. It was a place I really missed when it was over as I found them all very likable. It ended very well. I recommend this very well done feel good story.
My favourite Kdrama EVER
chilligrrl6 August 2019
I went into this show with zero expectations. The first episode was good but a bit weird, but after that this show was gorgeous and i didn't want it to end. It has a perfect mix of quirky, funny, sad, serious... all mixed in with some serious eye candy. (Yoon Shi-swoon!). A great soundtrack too, which i found on Spotify.
I rarely rate a 10/10, but something about this did it for me. I wish the President Jay1 had a worse ending, but i totally recommend watching this. Do it, you won't regret it, even just for the spot on 80s/90s dancing, video clips and tunes.
I rarely rate a 10/10, but something about this did it for me. I wish the President Jay1 had a worse ending, but i totally recommend watching this. Do it, you won't regret it, even just for the spot on 80s/90s dancing, video clips and tunes.
My favourite drama
chanshin-9194019 May 2021
Cha Eun Woo in the thumbnail is so misleading
Giselle17104 November 2020
I liked the idea of this drama. Shows how much integrity and hard work is behind each kpop group and how they struggle before, during and after debut but the story didn't have much for Cha Eun Woo's character but Netflix's thumbnail has his picture on it and it's so misleading and unfair for the lead actors. Honestly I started the drama for Cha Eun Woo then actually liked with the story!
my favorite
sumieic28 April 2022
One of my favorite kdrama I like the time travel and comedy. The main character (yoon shiyoon) was funny and did an amazing job and MJ (cha eunwoo) added more fun to the mix for events. I really recommend watching it + it's also a family friendly show.
Feel Good Series
fake_moviestar27 August 2020
This was very much a feel good, happy-type of series to watch. I am a huge Yoon Shi-Yoon fan, and he was my main reason for watching, which was good because this series revolves around him. I really liked the music and the character dynamics, which were the very heart of this show. The time travel part is really just the premise, this is more of a slice of life type of show with a bit of romance towards the end. The time travel part was never really explained, and it wasn't the main focus of the story, but it didn't really matter to me and I very much enjoyed watching Mr. Thumbs Up on his journey of self discovery.
Good enough
PennyReviews24 September 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Another drama with the time leap thing. Unfortunately, that doesn't work on this one. When the time leap comes up, the drama just can't handle it very well and that resulted to a seriously confusing ending. Other than that, the story was okay, with the leading actor actually supporting the whole drama, even though his chemistry with the girl was so so. The other actors did do well as well, but he was slightly better than them. In addition, the drama had it's funny moments and some stories were interesting to follow for a while, but, at least for me, at some point, the main story got boring, with no actual purpose. So, overall, 6 out of 10.
There isn't enough story for a movie let alone a 16 episode series
phd_travel18 August 2020
A series like this shouldn't be on Netflix - it's so weak. The only interesting thing is to see how the time travel wil be revealed to the various people. But the romance isn't convincing. The female lead Lee Se Young plays such an unlikable character. Yoon Shi Yoon as the main character is quite likeable but the series is so dragged out his acting gets repetitive. There isn't much humor and it is painful and overacted when it's there. The characters are generally unlikable.
Don't bother with this boring show.
Don't bother with this boring show.
Horror, very bad
skyescape-564-68330222 September 2021
Very bad script, I don't know who could write such nonsense, a father goes into the future and falls in love with his son's sympathy?! Apparently the screenwriter of this nebula has a similar fantasy as soon as he wrote something like this. Acting very superficial and unconvincing. The main character is knocked down by some grimaces that do not make him a cool character but a mentally retarded person. Wasting time watching this nonsense ...
Thumbs Down. Awesome until ML falls for FL
jaishnavikm20 August 2023
This drama was perfect from the beginning until ML falls for FL. The ML character was funny , naughty n well written. Min Jae is always a sweetheart.he is just best in everything. All other characters well written and cameos were eye candies.. until ML falls in love with FL..from there on it was pure cringe. The ML has zero affection towards Min Jae even after knowing he is his son + he falls in love with his sons love + the ML and FL total lack of chemistry. The FL giving zero f's about Minjae's feelings despite him being for her since childhood and always open about his feelings - like don't fall in love with him i understand but having zero courtesy and flirting with another guy in front of him. I plain hated the FL . 1st time in Kdrama history i absolutely despised the ML and FL romance. N just forwarded all ML +FL scenes n watched the story of other characters.
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