Jung Yeong Jae is much more emphatic and always wants to do the right thing. In the beginning she can’t stand Kang San Hyeok, but they’re inevitably drawn to one another. The two leads have amazing chemistry, both when they can’t get along and when their relationship evolves.
Besides the ML and FL, I really liked the other characters too. Choi Chang is very charming and a delight every time he’s on screen. Oh Bo Mi starts off as an annoying busybody whom you eventually can’t help but like. Park Hyun Soo is the perfect dependable right-hand man.
As for the story, it took a few episodes to get into it. The business aspects went over my head and there was a lot of that in the beginning. It became more interesting when the characters were more settled in their Miryeong lives. I liked how slowly the relationship between Kang San Hyeok and Jung Yeong Jae developed, as well as the mystery of Miryeong forest. I liked how the possible love triangle was quickly dismissed. Some of the vagueness of the past trauma was too drawn out though, while new information about it was squeezed in too late.
Speaking of Miryeong forest, THAT SCENERY. Absolutely gorgeous, lush, dreamy. So much of the story took place in the forest, which gave us many beautiful green scenes to look at.
One of the few things that irked me in this drama was the inconsistency of Kang San Hyeok’s character, mainly in the second half. In some ways he becomes kinder and less selfish through his love for Jung Yeong Jae. He becomes the perfect caring boyfriend to her, but then he seems to stay exactly the same in his work and his relationships with other people. Even towards his colleagues in the rescue squad, despite all they go through together, he barely changes.
Another thing was the dancey electronic music. At first certain tracks just completely tore me out of my immersion and all I could think was how terrible this music was. It didn’t match the overall mood and aesthetic at all. However, it did grow on me later on.
Other than those few things, I loved Forest. It has some flaws and I could see why people don’t like it, but there’s more than enough to keep you invested. It’s definitely worth giving a try.
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I don't know why so many people didn't like it.
I see mixed reviews here but more people that don't like it than do. To be perfectly honest I'm not sure why people don't like it it's a relatively good show the acting great I relatively like the story that I told and I found it pretty interesting. It's a lot better than a lot of people say it is. I definitely recommend the show I think everyone should check it out at least give it a chance. I know it's a long show with 32 episodes. But it really starts to get interesting halfway. Like I said good show give it a chance.*This is just my opinion of this show/movie. Please don't take my opinions or comments literal or seriously. I don't do well with people attacking me and leaving rude and nasty comments.*
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Its good but with flaws
this is a very good show very very good show but there are flaws depending on what you are looking for in a dramathe very very good is the story, the visuals, the thriller portions of the show.. its very mysterious, exciting and the story makes sense.. (drama land sense -- hold realism a bit..)
the cast was great the ensemble and the 4 leads are fun together.. the push pull of the romance.. i thought was fun.. some ppl may not like it due to the coldness and brashness of the ML
the 2nd couple was much more cute definitely.. but it felt way rushed.. but fun nonetheless...
the visuals was amazing.. just so beautiful and music was just on point. too bad its not on spotify anymore but its really really good the OST
now the not so great.. i did feel the bad guy felt too comical new the end.. too cartoonish.. i mean it started great and believable but they kept stepping it up and up and up till he became the omni of bad guys.. it felt.. too much for me..
there really is no character growth.. BUT each main character did deal with the thorn in their heart and psyche.. whatever trauma that was.. for each.. at the end both dealt with it and "moved" on from it.. for me thats growth enough.. but others may not feel that way..
for me some of the setup was boring.. like boring boring.. but.. some like that.. its all business blab... so.. be warned
its really good overall for me.. even with the gaps..
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A Nora Roberts style Kdrama
Let's face it, when we started this we weren't really expecting it to be a psychologically thrilling and thought provoking masterpiece. It is what it is- a romantic drama, full of the cliches that, while overdone and expected, we still fall for because it can make us smile. If you want a fantasy to take you out of your life for a little bit and give you a lot of steamy scenes and romance, an occasional rofl moment, and/or just want something to while away some time with a glass of wine and a blanket in front of the fireplace, this is for you.PHJ and JBA both carry off their roles with aplomb, neither one becoming particularly annoying to me, which could very, very easily have happened. Instead, there are a few roll your eyes moments interspersed with truly sexy encounters that will make your heart jump a lil bit. The sex appeal PHJ carries so subtly in Cheese in the Trap just runs wild in this one, and if you're watching this solely for him, you will not be disappointed. At. All.
JBA was endearing to me, and that goes a long way for me in these romantic dramas- if the female lead is a pushover or brainless, I'm just done. But she manages to stand up in the relationship and not take any BS, to the point of making me chuckle a couple times- which with the rather overpowering personality of PHJ's character, is rather a feat in itself.
There really wasn't much of a triangle, which was rather refreshing. The couple certainly had enough issues to work out without it. The secondary couple seemed to be added in just because, but there are one or two funny moments that had me laughing hysterically, because as absurd as they are you can still see it happening. (That parking lot loudspeaker scene, omg.)
While I hope PHJ doesn't get relegated to eye candy roles- the man has an amazingly chilling ability to carry off that razor edge of Machiavellian brilliance without looking completely psychotic- I admit I enjoyed him in this. You'd have to be blind and estrogen-less not to.
Sit back, have a glass of something fun, curl up and just enjoy. I am.
Binge watching this still while you read this, most likely. I'll amend if I need to.
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Good story. Few tropes here and there. Happy ending.
Good story. Rich components, really good cinematography with a few tropes here and there.At first, it feels like a very chill one. The ML was a typical domineering powerful man from the business world, domineering and narcissistic but not cruel. The FL was a typical sweet and bubbly girl next door doctor, sweet but not dumb and love crazed.
Then the story developed with a good mystery/crime/power struggle that involved both the business and the medical world. Add in the RomCom feels from the main couple and the secondary couple. The story didn't rely on the classic love triangle or tragic love story angle, which is really refreshing.
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I was wondering whether to write a negative review, but I thought it was good to also talk about negative impressions so others can avoid them.In the first episode, a guy is in unimaginable pain and this scene is accompanied by silly music. A doctor and a serious businessman argue over a cup of coffee like five-year-old children and the doctor deliberately puts a slimy finger in his coffee. That's the kind of drama I can't survive. That alone is enough to make me abandon this drama forever and forget its existence. A doctor deliberately putting her saliva in someone's coffee? And this is supposed to be FL?
As for the plot, everything started so cliché and the characters are so idiotic that I can't expect either an interesting plot or strong emotions. Especially since the first scene already indicated that this would be a drama full of stereotypes, boring and badly shot.
The cinematography is weak. The dialogues are terribly bland. The music not only doesn't enhance the scene but totally ruins it. I feel sorry for Park Hae Jin for being ML in something so weak.
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Esse drama entra pra historia como o primeiro drama com o PARK HAE JIN que eu gostei.
Não tenho uma história de sucesso com esse ator, eu diria que não somos uma boa combinação, porque os personagens que ele geralmente faz são um misto de várias coisas que não gosto. Justamente por isso, criei uma resistência muito grande com ele e sempre que lhe vejo no elenco perco a vontade de ver o drama.Mas estava com animo para tentar uma coisa nova e por algum motivo resolvi me aventurar a assistir algo com ele. Até tentei ver Old School Intern antes de Forest, mas não consegui terminar nem o primeiro episódio.
Parti para Forest com um pé atrás e pronta para pular fora se não gostasse dos primeiros episódios, mas por incrível que pareça apesar de achar a cena inicial de incêndio muito mal feita, acabei gostando da história logo de cara e por isso fui convencida a continuar.
A fotografia é acolhedora e me transmitiu uma sensação de paz e tranquilidade enquanto assistia. A OST é bem animada e gostosa de se escutar. E sim, o personagem dele não era muito diferente dos outros que tive o desprazer de ver anteriormente, mas algo me fez acreditar que tinha algo nele que seria melhor do que os outros.
Sobre o romance: achei que o casal tinha uma boa química e compartilharam bons momentos de tela juntos.
Queria mais atitude da parte dela, esperei um bom tempo para que ela deixasse de agir como uma coitada e felizmente nossa querida protagonista começou a mostrar um pouco disso na reta final.
TENHO QUE RECLAMAR DE ALGUMAS COISAS
É uma pena que não tenham explorado bem os aspectos psicológicos que geraram o pânico dela e a dor fantasma dele. Senti como se os traumas de ambos tivessem sido apenas um atrativo inicial da história e depois foram esquecidos no roteiro.
Infelizmente, achei o casal secundário bem sem graça. Não senti que o relacionamento deles foi bem desenvolvido. E nenhum dos dois me cativaram ao ponto de ficar animada com sua aparição ao longo da história.
Oh Bo Mi mais parecia aquelas mulheres chatas que por estarem extremamente entediadas em uma cidadezinha de interior, do nada começam a implicar com tudo e imaginar coisas inexistentes só pra matar o tempo. E quando finalmente tive a oportunidade de ajudar acabou entregando o ouro para os superiores que só queriam acobertar os problemas daquela vila.
VALEU A PENA?
O resumo da ópera é que apesar desse não ser o drama do ano, foi bem fácil de assistir. A fotografia clara e acolhedora repleta de muito verde me proporcionou uma sensação relaxante. Como se isso tivesse me deixado calma ao ponto de não me importar com o fato da história não ser a melhor e mais inovadora do mundo. E é justamente assim que terminei esse drama. Sinto que valeu a pena, nada me deixou irritada ao ponto de começar a enrolar para assistir o próximo episódio o que já é um grande avanço.
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Gostei bastante ❤
Forest me surpreendeu bastante, eu dei play no primeiro episódio e quando dei por mim já tinha virado a madrugada assistindo kkk.A quimíca do casal princípal é incrível no geral, dá pra sentir a tensão entre os dois e as cenas de beijo são de qualidade aqui (dei replay umas cinco vezes - no minímo - na primeira cena de beijo). O enredo é bem interessante e uma parte que gostei bastante foi de ver o dia-a-dia dos bombeiros, os traumas, afinal não tem muitos que tratem tão afundo essa profissão (o único dorama além desse que me lembro agora é Dia D, então gostei bastante de como aprofundaram nessa parte.
O cenário é perfeito e as paisagens maravilhosas, as atuações foram ótimas também. Porém não é só flores kkkk
Tem partes do doramas que podiam ser mais exploradas como a dor fantasma dele, os problemas psicológicos da equipe de bombeiros, o trauma da principal (que deixaram pra resolver nos últimos 10 minutos. Sério.).
Além disso, apesar de gostar bastante do casal secundário sei que eles poderiam ter mais tempo de tela, aprofundar mais no relacionamento dos dois e na relação nora-sogro, seria incrível. Apesar disso é um dorama que vale muito a pena assistir.
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Un peu de longueur, mais agréable à découvrir
Connu sous le nom de "Secret" aussi, je me suis clairement lancée dans ce drama pour Park Hae Jin, et Jo Bo Ah. L'histoire aussi avait l'air bien sympathique et sortait un peu de ce que je regardais.J'ai bien accrochée tout les premiers épisodes, jusqu'à plus de la moitié du drama. Mais j'avoue avoir décroché à un moment donné et avoir fait une longue pause...
Pourquoi? A mon humble avis, trop long : 32 épisodes de 30 minutes, donc équivalent à environ 16 épisodes d'une heure : Courant pour les dramas. Et pourtant, à partir de la moitié, j'ai vraiment commencé à trouver cela long.
Dommage car l'histoire est vraiment intéressante. Le couple principal est très sympa, chacun avec ses blessures. Park Hae Jin porte à nouveau très bien son personnage et arrive à le faire bien évoluer, on adhère. Les paysages sont magnifiques.
Mais cela manque malgré tout de matière pour moi : Et dans l'histoire, et dans les histoires et personnages secondaires.
En bref, pas désagréable mais pas non plus le drama de l'année à mon gout.
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Aquele chichê de qualidade
Terminei agora e vim correndo desabafar com vocês sobre esse drama. Tem de tudo um pouco comédia ,suspense, romance. Então recomendo para você que quer assistir algo mais suave, nada complexo. Me diverti muito assistindo esse drama o enredo é bom , o roteiro mais ainda , as atuações não ficam para trás também.O protagonista masculino é ótimo como me diverti com ele, e me emocionei também com seus traumas, foi muito legal ver a transformação do personagem. A atuação dele foi muito boa.
A protagonista também me cativou , forte, inteligente determinada , lutava pelo que acreditava adoro protagonistas assim.
Tenho que ressaltar a química do casal, adorei , torci muito por eles , eles eram muito fofos juntos.
O casal secundário não me convenceu não consegui me conectar. Gostei muito da história da equipe do resgate adora ver .
A fotografia era linda,paisagens realmente bonitas, a ost razoável.
Confesso que achei um pouco chato a parte dos CEos , aquela corrida para ver quem pegava a floresta achei muito longo, lento poderia ser mais rápido, deu muitas voltas.
Outro ponto positivo foi a duração dos episódios eram curtos gosto disso.
Em fim recomendo, é um drama mediano mais muito interessante de se por na lista para assistir.
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Qu'importe la vraisemblancesi on a deux bons personnages ?
Au début j’ai cru que c’était un avatar de Romantic doctor Kim !! (la montagne, la forêt...)J'ai beaucoup aimé suivre ce drama, et pourtant je ne dirai pas que c’est un bon drama, car le scénario est truffé de maladresses. Apparemment le(la) scénariste n’a rien fait d’autre, il va falloir qu’il(elle) s’entraîne !
Les personnages « mauvais »sont parfois poussés à la caricature.(Le rire du traître, frôlant le ridicule…) On laisse parfois le héros en pleine montagne, poussé par un tracto-pelle dans un immonde trou de boues rouges, la seconde d’après on le revoit ailleurs et bien propre… On ne saura jamais ni comment il s’en est sorti, ni où est passé la tracto-pelle ! Ce n’est qu’un exemple !
Mais si j’ai aimé ce drama, c’est parce que le scénariste, qui s’est manifestement peu soucié de l’intrigue, a mis tout son soin à écrire les deux personnages principaux, qui sont très intéressants ! Leurs sentiments seront vite reconnus, mais ils restent chacun fidèles à eux-mêmes, gardant une vraie sincérité l’un envers l’autre et envers eux-mêmes.
San Hyeok veut, et aime, réussir, non par arrivisme, mais parce qu’il prend sans cesse une revanche sur une douleur profonde qu’il porte depuis l’enfance. Et c’est ce sentiment qui le pousse à faire des choix parfois douloureux, mais quand Young Jae lui pose la question, il le reconnaît : il n’a pas agi par bonté d’âme, mais parce que ça le servait et tant mieux si en chemin sa revanche a servi la justice. Young Jae, arrivée malgré elle dans ce trou perdu, va y redonner un autre sens à son travail de médecin, et s’appuyant l’un sur l’autre, sans rien renier d’eux-mêmes mais parce qu’ils s’aiment, ils vont avancer, et non oublier, mais apprendre à vivre avec leurs souvenirs cruels. Les moments où l’arrogant San Hyeok doit apprendre à se plier à la discipline d’un groupe sont très intéressants !
Et surtout, c’est Park Hae Jin qui interprète San Hyeok ! Je ne l’avais encore jamais vu donner un personnage si clair et si direct ! Parfois, quand il manigance avec son bras droit des intrigues pas toujours morales pour obtenir ce qu’il veut, je ne pouvais m’empêcher de penser à Yoo Jung… Sauf que là, il est parfaitement conscient et assume tout à fait, et sorti du travail quand il est secouriste, ou quand il est amoureux, il l’est tout aussi complètement et il rit, ou s’émeut avec une sincérité, un naturel parfait ! Park Hae Jin qui rit.... C'était bon !
Jo Bo Ah, passé le premier épisode où elle partait très mal, devient très vite un très joli personnage apportant un équilibre heureux par sa présence à Park Hae Jin. J’adore la façon dont il avoue son amour, dont il se laisse totalement investir par ce sentiment, dont il clame haut et fort qu’il lui est indispensable… Et j’adore la façon dont elle le reçoit, le comprend, et même accepte ses décisions qui pourraient lui faire mal.
Bref ! Ce couple est vraiment ce qui m’a fait aimer ce drama. Il y a tout un groupe de jolis rôles secondaires (le père de Young Jae, le jeune secouriste Choi Chang, le capitaine du groupe, le docteur et l’infirmière de l’hôpital de la montagne… )
Ce qui m’a fait aussi aimer le drama, c’est la Corée, ses montagnes, ses forêts… les paysages sont sublimes et donnent un belle et véridique image de la Corée. Je l’ai retrouvée avec grand bonheur !
Les chansons ne sont pas mal mais elles sont tout le temps là !!! tout le temps !!! et vraiment c’est pénible, surtout avec toujours les mêmes paroles qui viennent s’ajouter aux dialogues…
Et la traduction de Viki est ici très moyenne, des phrases très longues qu’il fallait relire deux fois pour essayer d’en comprendre le sens…
Au total un drama où on ne s’ennuie pas, où on visite la montagne coréenne et où on a un très joli couple romantique mais ni cucul ni guimauve ! C’est déjà pas mal !
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Un dramma intenso!
Dramma diverso dal solito con un bel intreccio di storie, con una bella e intensa storia d'amore ma anche tanta tristezza e a volte angoscia. C'è un po' di tutto ma l'ambientazione in una foresta colpisce.La storia d'amore è ben raccontata nonostante parte male. Le loro infanzie dimenticate sono un punto vincente per seguire il dramma e il loro amore che nasce pian piano e avvincente.
Intensa e struggente la storia della montagna e foresta e i suoi abitanti.
Finale soddisfacente dove i cattivi ricevono la giusta punizione e i nostri eroi vivono felici e contenti.
Merita la visione sicuramente questo dramma.
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