Nail Shop Paris (2013)

It started out okay, with each episode having a client to fix. But it got unbelievably ridiculous.
First of all the lead girl, dresses to be a guy.... she is not believable at all.
Secondly, poor 2nd love interest.. jeez. I cant spoil it but its totally not what I expected.

The only redeeming thing about this series is that its 10 episodes, such a quick watch, and actually the second redeeming thing is Jun Ji Hoo.. gosh he is so attractive. I would pay millions to have him do my nails.

O and that weird drama in a drama was just atrocious...

Dat ending though.... dat ending....
wth... I cant even put it into words

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I really like this show but the story could use a bit of improvement. What i really love is the acting of Kay and Alex. They really portray the characters well. Bunny not so much. Her personality is annoying sometimes. If it weren't for the guys this show wouldn't be all that great. Also the story lines are a bit confusing. I don't know what the aim of the drama is: melodrama, fantasy, mystery, action... you can't have it all!
Although i do love the love triangle situation. As the drama continues i hope it focuses more on Bunny, Alex and Kay and not the side stories of the clients and Bunny's novel.
Hopefully it gets better because i love Kay and Alex. Especially Kay!

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Not overly bad, but boring

Nail Shop Paris isn't overly bad, but it can be quite boring. It has a lingering slow pace that appears in nearly all episodes, and even more considering this is more episodic based, can be quite a chore to watch through until the end. But there were definitely some positives that made me want to watch through until the final episode (which unfortunately, was the biggest bore fest of them all).

The main positive was the performance of Song Jae Rim, an outstanding actor that, despite given a cold and somewhat 'shaky' character to portray, managed to hit another home run with his excellent portfolio that hasn't missed so far. He was easily the biggest highlight.

Another positive was that whilst I did not enjoy the pacing at all, there were some more serious themes that were handled well, which I was surprised about. I also enjoyed the brief moments of when the FL was visualising her novel into an over-dramatic movie, it reminded me to not take the drama too seriously and try to have fun with it - which is what I suggest you do too!

Negatives include the aforementioned pacing, but also the acting of the majority of cast members (not trying to offend you if one of your favourites is included here - just my opinion), and I didn't feel any chemistry between many of the actors. It just felt like an awkward pay-to-appear gig that sometimes happened at a nail shop, sometimes happened at a restaurant type thing.

Would I recommend Nail Shop Paris? I mean, I would, just as long as you don't mind something that is definitely slow paced most of the time.

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Nail Shop Paris could have been a better drama had it not been stuffed with way too many elements. They tried too hard to fit in as many possible plots and scenarios into one small show. Firstly there's Gumihos. Then there's Ghosts. Then there's medical drama. And the list goes on. Thankfully, the show is just 10 episodes. While I was watching the show, I couldn't help but compare this to American drama. Had this been an American drama, I would have had to suffer through 5 seasons before the plot is revealed. This is a huge plus in my opinion. I am thankful that Korean dramas wrap up dramas when enough is enough! I would rate this a one-time watch and one you should reserve for one of those days you're extremely bored.

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It's pretty clear and obvious from the very beginning that they were riding on the tomboy train at the time and desperately trying to create a copy of other cross-dressers/tomboy-looking of other popular works. All in all, it's a failed attempt with zero redeeming qualities.

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Quick, Fun Time Filler

Another repeat rewatch of mine despite its intense shortcomings. The writing is not great and the acting is worse, but the raw plot points are fun and you get to see cute nail art. 80% of why I watch this is for the end when she has to choose between the two guys, because I find it so funny (her reasoning, i mean; because one will be alive long enough to be with her after the first one dies of old age, wtf). The characters seem to only fit in three categories, being mean, dumb, or lacking any personality at all. The FL is just a self-insert novelist, strong y/n wattpad vibes. It's an easy watch despite some heavy subject matter. It isn't delved into, much.

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I don't get why most people are so harsh on this drama. I found it extremely cute and enjoyable. Sure, there were a lot of cheesy moments and many cliches, but underneath all of that, there is a heartwarming and unique story.

The acting was decent, and the lead girl pulled off looking and acting like a boy pretty well. Much better than some other actresses have done in the same type of role. There were many funny moments as well as couple of rather serious moments, too but I found everything fit really well.

All in all, I would recommend this drama to anyone looking for a light hearted, fun drama.

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I didn't understand... WHY? I mean, cool, it is a gender bender, and Key is adorably beautiful (he is the reason why I've seen some episodes more than one time... <3)

Story is just WHY WHY WHY WHY WHYYYYYY would she do that?!
And not only her! Why would Alex-!!!! Why would they all-!!! MAN this dramas story is making my face hurt from all those facepalms and pinches!
And the freaking ending!!!! I mean like, the story was alright... but WHY?!
Just watch it to know what I'm talking about, alright?

Music is already forgotten, sry

The Acting... Pretty damn good exept for her. She is definetly NOT a good "nailartist flower boy"
Sorry Bunny but NOPE. Her voice is too female, her behaviour is too female, how can she even act as an flower boy?! In real life everybody on the streets would call her a tomboy for sure.
But the acting of the other main charakters was amazingly great!
Are the actors like real nail artists? If so I shall go see it myself.
I definetly fell for Key or Kai or whatever you'll name him. Harsh, an artist and... a true man amongst flower boys *o*

In Summary the Drama was funny to watch even if I'm still so confused about so many details! And my head hurts.
Aish...

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