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Not bad but could be shorter
I did not go in to this with much in the way of expectations. The show was overall enjoyable to watch, the ML and FL were cute together. There were some interesting criminal mystery elements but the linking together the ML and FL through a past crime to create drama was just unnecessary and seemed forced. The show really dragged out the main murder mystery, too. I think overall the show could have been far shorter than it was.Also, I am really tired of the Noble Idiot trope, one person deciding they know what is best for everybody for reasons that really don't make sense to anybody (audience included.) For me almost every romance series becomes unbearable from episode 8-12 (16-36 in this series.) because a lead decides they need to break up for the good of the other person totally disregarding that person's feelings. I fast forward through all of the romantic longing scenes because they ruin the show for me. I think it would be more interesting to show couples learning to work together and the conflict that happens from being together. I just wish writers would find a new formula.
Rhetorical question: What is with exes showing up in these dramas and acting like their former partner betrayed them by liking somebody new? You left, stay gone. There are billions of people in the world, make the SL somebody new and intriguing.
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I started with the first episode and it was good.I thought of continuing further (ofcourse because of Ji Chang Wook).And then....last few minutes of episode 2 and it turns out that this is a thriller-suspense drama! (haha I hadn't seen the teaser or the trailer before selecting this drama )Also,tbh, I love mystery-suspense-thriller dramas and the fact that I wasn't expecting this one to be a thriller-suspense drama was even more awesome! That's when I decided that I just had to continue with this drama!
Since Episode 3 till now,this drama is just awesome! The story is great! The actors have played their roles well .I like Ji Wook & Eun-Hyuk bromance (lol) and ofcourse the chemistry between the main leads (Ji Wook and Eun Bong Hee.) :D So I'd like others to watch this drama(although it's a suspense drama,the more you wait,the more exciting it is to watch the new episode.Btw there are 2 episodes every week so YAY! although they are 30 mins each;so that would be an hour altogether).
Overall:9.5/10
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The lead female is also very annoying and too ditzy for my taste. She's smart, but she's just... she's a bit daft.
This show tries too hard to be serious when it seems like it is supposed to be a light show?
I pushed myself to finish.,.. but I finally called it quits. Don't waste your time. The first half is decent. Not so much the second half,
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I really enjoyed this drama. It has its flaws, though not many. The plot was engaging especially in the middle of the series. Most characters were cast well and some of them always put a smile on my face whenever they were being goofy or sarcastic (Mr. Bang!) There's some nice chemistry between the OTP Ji Chang Wook and Nam Ji Hyeon. There are enough cliché scenes, but that doesn't mean they were bothersome and even the noble idiocy felt justifiable!
What a pity that the series didn't have really memorable OST's... they weren't annoying or anything but they didn't stick into my head and stir up certain emotions whenever hearing the tune.
Pro's: great acting, sophisticated villain, chemistry between main OTP, kickass female lead, funny yet dark at the same time.
Con's: not that great OST's, clichés, maybe 2 or 3 episodes too long (if they had made it a 16 episodes drama instead of 20(40×30mins), it would have been perfect).
I'd say an overall score of 8.5!
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The storyline keep you in your seat and anxious to see what happens next. I've never imagined it would end like this. That's kinda unpredictable.
Ji Chang Wook's character is great & he is So cute ???? . Nam Ji Hyun's character is strong.. the changes in their characters is too good. And they both got a really great chemistry.Choi tae joon, nara & other supporting characters is impressive. And most important... the villain because he really played a great role in this Series, his acting skills is Amazing. ????????
As a viewer I really really enjoyed watching it. I definitely recommend it. It'll keep u at the hook through all the episodes & you'll never get bored.???? ????
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The story between the main characters is very romantic and funny and I had some moments where I swooned (who doesn’t love beautiful Ji Chang Wook), but it wasn’t that note worthy.
After is picked up the drama again and started watching the rest, I was pleasantly surprised by it. It wasn’t ground breaking, but entertaining and I was happy to watch the rest.
Kind of weird, maybe, but I totally fell for Dong Ha’s character! He is a great actor, he gave me chills and butterflies at the same time! His character was very well portrayed and had a lot of depth, I really enjoyed finding out why he did what he did and why. I will find more dramas with him in them, because I absolutely fell for his charms!
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if you are a fan of JCW like me, then this review can be for you
okay, first of all I have to mention the facT that My only reason for watching this drama was the presence of Ji Chang Wook in it, and now that I just finished it(actually I watched the last 20 episode nonstop and now my eyes are:))), okay I wanna say that as a JCW fan it worth watching, cause you get to see a lot of new aspects of him and seeing him in so many meek and cute faces*-* and really satisfies you:)but if I want to criticize the series accurately;
story: good, not bad, but not the best! sometimes it becomes boring, sometimes the romance and fluff of the story makes your heart warm but you don't feel actually any kind of high excitement during watching the show , so don't expect it!
acting, the actors and casts were reallllly amazing, they did a great job ? specifically wooki?, Choi tae Joon, even Kim ye won, Kwan na Ra, anddd lee deok hwa,.... you know I don't know how should I put it on words, they actually made a family, and they can make you feel it! it's amazing ?
music: I didn't like the osts or the musics of the show just 2 or 3 of them attracted me.
rewatch value: I will not do it, it was so long( unnecessarily) and sometimes boring, only JCW could make me and continue the show
and about Nam Jo Hyon , I know she is so popular, but I don't like her :') idk why, even her way of speaking was on my nerves:') her acting was sort of unnatural, at least it's what I feel about her:(
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A balance of everything~
Story/Plot: It has the right amount of romance, mystery, action, comedy and slice-of-life. It had some flat feeling in the last few episodes but still entertaining. The romance wasn’t forced and they had few slow motion every episode and it was just right. The mystery and climax was good enough, while the humor was totally in line with mine. Every character, even the side characters have their own humor, whether it’s sarcasm, stupidity or dark humor.Acting: Solid. Main leads, villain and side characters did amazing. Although I was a bit unimpressed with Bong Hui in the first episode, she grew on me and eventually loved her. She can be quite annoying sometimes but didn’t take long. This is why dialogues or lines are very important when directing or visual can’t explain the thoughts/reasoning of characters, and it was well done in this drama.
Music: Loved all the songs sung by men, don’t know the titles but will surely look for them later. Songs had some English words and were usually by the end of every episode or during sad/romantic moments.
Rewatch Value: I can definitely see myself rewatching this but more on admiring Ji Chang Wook’s handsomeness, shape of his ass, the way he licks his lips and when he wears his glasses. So basically, I can watch the entire drama again. Haha!
Overall: 9-9.5 honestly. An almost perfect score. Although the drama had few loopholes and bland ending, overall, it was a really amazing watch. One of my top dramas in romcom genre. I cried, I laughed, I was at the edge of my seat, I had goosebumps and I was even frustrated, this drama brought me different emotions. It was not life changing or had a deep message about life but it was a good reminder of how we should see life and judge a person by his or her mistakes. The simplicity with a sprinkle of complex of the drama made me love it. It’s not only because of Ji Chang Wook. Ehem... I only discovered him because of this drama.
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I enjoyed watching the first 1/3 A LOT, enjoyed the second 1/3 moderately & I found the last 1/3 (before the one hour long ending) boring & predictable. The truly amazing acting performances are semi ruined by the script. There isn't any writer's creativity here. It's like they took the procedural story from "I Can Hear Your Voice" & they added the plot twist from Healer, but unlike in Healer they tried their best to ruin all the good that they've built, milking the stupid twist to the max. Others have mentioned that they could only finish watching the show, because of the interesting villain figure, well I did not find him interesting at all, by the time I reached the later episodes I only continued watching to see the inevitable happy ending. The procedural parts weren't interesting, I did not feel very engaged with any of the miscellaneous cases. The mental problems of the villain just made me yawn. Despite all the negatives I'm still giving it a 7.5, because the acting performances were really spot on, the romance despite the retarded separation was quite awesome. The humor deserves some praise as well, I did spit out my tea that one time.. I liked the ending double episode too, liked it a lot in fact. It's nice that there was no triangle, I really hate triangles.
I Can Hear Your Voice & Healer are MUCH MUCH MUCH better than this one, but nonetheless this is still entertaining enough & I felt that it was mostly worth my time.
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Story: The beginning was really intense and I felt really hooked to keep watching it. Although later on it had some episodes which in my opinion weren't necessary because they only made some moments longer and actually quite boring. I really had trouble to motivate myself to keep watching it which is quite sad and a bit disappointing because the start was so strong. Towards the end it got better again.
Acting/Cast: I like the cast, they are all very unique charaters with their ups and downs. The introduction was very nice, also the introduction of the culprit was very strong and I actually like the character a lot.
Music: The Music was okay, some parts were really well underlined with a soundtrack, I especially liked the piano parts, I will have to look up the song later xD
Rewatch Value: As I mentioned before - the story got a bit loooong and slow and I almost couldn't bring myself to finish the drama, so I probably wouldn't watch it again.
Overall: Overall I liked the drama despise my own opinions above. It's a nice drama to watch on the side and not too complicated to understand.
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