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NatashaAbraham
11 people found this review helpful
Mar 13, 2015
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Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.5
When I read reviews, I always like someone who gives both the good and the bad sides of the drama.
Now I'm going to do it, I will give my opinions about this drama.

First of all, I don't want to be overly excited about this drama because I just finished watch it. But after a few days I think about it again and I am still in LOVE with this drama!!

I watched this drama with my fiance and he said that this drama could be ended in 12 episodes if there was no romance involved. He was more interested in the action scenes and the intrigues. On the other side, romance time was the most anticipating scene for me. I love how CYS and SJH bound to each other. Most couples in Korean dramas that I've watched usually are rigid and seems to hold back to touch someone they love. I mean, well, if I love someone I will not be hesitate to touch my lover and making skinship as much as possible. The relationship of the 2 main casts seemed make sense to me and so natural. Probably for some people CYS and SJH are overly attached to each other, but for me it's just normal, that is how we do when we're so in love.

The story was so well-written and the casts were perfectly chosen. I can not picture anyone who can play either CYS or SJH better then Park Min-young and Ji Chang-wook. Anyway, this is my first time watching them on screen and now I have the thirst to watch them again. The thing is, this is their best drama so far, so i can't expect better drama from their past.. T_T

The thing that makes me a little disappointed is the ending. I think that I need some more explanations and previews about how each character live their lives after all of this. Anyway, too much or too little are both no good so I think it was ended with the good proportions. FYI, I watched the last episode more than once because I don't believe its really overrr...

At last but not least is the music. I don't know how many people would agree with me, but I expect some strong and up-beat music for the action scene's background, but most of the time, it's always instrumental music with soft piano and strings. Buutttt, all the OSTs : I LOVE ITT!!! I sync them on my phone and I always have a good memory of the drama when I listened to the OST. The OST that I love the most is "You", I repeated the song like..all the time :D

Well, one amazing drama was over, let's anticipate for another good one. We have to move on guys...(it's hard though)

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BAsfaw
11 people found this review helpful
Feb 12, 2015
20 of 20 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 10
I wasn't sure what to expect from this drama when i started it but I was hooked from the first episode. This drama is a good mix of action and cute romance. There is a lot of backstory that slowly is revealed but the story doesn't drag...every episode reveals enough to make keep coming back.

If you a romcom fan don't miss out on this drama because you think it is an action drama...it is well worth watching.
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Ovgu
8 people found this review helpful
Apr 11, 2015
20 of 20 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
This review may contain spoilers
Healer is one of the best Korean dramas I've ever watched.
Here is the review. It contains spoilers. So please read it if you had already watched Healer.

http://koreandramaskorean.blogspot.com.tr/2015/04/healer-kdrama.html
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Kizzofdeath
8 people found this review helpful
Mar 23, 2015
20 of 20 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
** this drama is awesome hmmm can i rate this drama in 20/20 because from episode 1 to 20 this drama never failed me kudos to the writter specially to Park Min young and Ji chang wook i watched this drama in 2 days when i start all that i want is to finish to see what happen becouse the chemistry for both of them is great! I like the plot and the story really good .. So what are you waiting for just watch and ready to be addicted to them becouse when you will start watching this 100% you will never regret it bcoz it worth it .. Believe me...

** the fighting scene is awesome great what should i say to convince all people to whatch this hehehehe Ji Chang Wook is good in figthing scene and he is really cute oppaaaaa...

****the casts is good the young veraion and the adult veraion is also good
*** Ajumma is always good when ever ii watched her in any kinds of drama she really did her job perfect!


**** but im sad you know why? Coz i missed them now thats why i will watch it again heehehehe


*** take not the sound track is good very very good.....

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Soula
4 people found this review helpful
Jul 3, 2018
20 of 20 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
Healer is a very good drama and Ji Chang Wook is a GREAT actor! The plot is interesting and the story is really moving. It does take a couple episodes to really get into the story, but once you meet Ahjumma and get to know both our MC's, it flows so much better. Honestly, I was more interested in the romance and relationship between the MC's rather than the mystery behind their parents and the group of friends from 20 years prior. The ending was super dooper sweet and cute, which left me super satisfied. I will probably watch again, but not necessarily soon. I really liked the comedy intertwined in the series. Beware: the plot may seem straight forward but it only continues to thicken.

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TheCoffeePrincess
4 people found this review helpful
Aug 26, 2017
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Overall 8.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.5
Healer was a good drama. Admittedly though, it did not grip me as much as other people. It took me until Episode 13 to get really interested because it started out really slow. It was initially very confusing, what with very tiny bits of information being revealed in the first 10 episodes. The narrative is such that the story cannot be figured out easily because of how seemingly disparate everything was early on. But I persevered and I'm satisfied the drama was able to entertain me in the second half nonetheless. I was more interested in the mystery surrounding the parents of the main characters so I didn't really care if the romance got pushed to the side once in a while. I mean, Healer strikes me as somewhat of a crime thriller series with a love story on the side. It tackled corruption of big corporations and injustices done to journalists because of dangerous exposes. This plot actually engaged me more than the romance. Don't get me wrong though. Ji Chang Wook and Park Min Young were beautiful together. The way their love story was presented felt superhero-ish. I can't help but think that the writer must've been a fan of Superman, given the many allusions to Superman/Clark Kent-Lois Lane in the drama. Their first kiss even reminded me of a scene in the first Spiderman movie too.

Characters I loved were Healer's Teacher Yeong Jae (he broke my heart), Kim Min Hoo (I totally ship him with his female boss!), Yeong Shin's caring father and the cool ahjumma hacker Min Ja. Ji Chang Wook was awesome as always. Loved him.

I'm impressed at how versatile Park Min Young has become as an actress. She's improved so much since City Hunter. And OMG, Kim Mi Kyung? Is that the same old woman who played the housemaid mother of Park Shin Hye in The Heirs? Being able to camouflage into different personalities, leaving no trace of previous acting performances...that's what you call REAL acting, yo.

Oh and I LOVED the soundtrack they used: Eternal Love by Michael Learns to Rock. Now I can't get it out of my head. Ha.

My main complaint is the ending. Sure, I'm happy because I got the blissful ending I wanted for the main couple. However, I was also dissatisfied because I never got to see a more detailed narration of the downfall of the villains, particularly the Elder and the other members of The Farmers. They have been building up this noble motive of obtaining justice against these evil, greedy people since the beginning. Only to end it like that. It seemed to me that the ending was solely made for the OTP's benefit (i.e. so Healer and Chae Young Shin can live a happy and free life together, etc.) and not to Team Healer's overall cause. A pity because it could've made a big impact on a societal level. They already touched dangers to public safety and all that. They should've gone all the way. Hence, the 8 in my scores.

Despite not making it to my top favorite dramas, I gave it some high marks because I think it's a pretty intelligent show and the writing is solid. Moreover, it has enough sweet, heartwarming and funny scenes to balance the otherwise serious and socially relevant themes in the story, qualities which other crime thriller romance dramas (e.g. My Beautiful Bride) failed to deliver.

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Fajushi
4 people found this review helpful
Nov 21, 2017
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
Unforgettable...
The only thing that described this drama... What are you looking for romance, action, suspense, science fiction, politics, melodrama you just name it and this drama offer you all... A well written plot with many twists... Ji Chang wook is so perfect... He loved him but his profession doesn't allow him to show it directly... She loved him but her promise to him doesn't allow her to follow him... A mother who is totally in dark and a friend who betrayed his friends for the love he had for his wife... A brother who understand the pain of his elder brother but can't help him more... Many shades of love... Nor every crime is a real crime and not every punishment is meant to be followed it is all about the ideology... Some see love as burden and some as blessing but not everything is about love... A total passionate romantic story with the love for society... Justice is not only what you want others need it too... Sooner or later justice will be done to all...

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catherine
4 people found this review helpful
Jul 1, 2019
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Overall 7.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 4.5
Let me start by saying that I'm not surprised by the amount of 10/10 star ratings that this show has—I can definitely see it as being worthy of that, and I certainly started watching it as high on this show as everyone else seemed to be, although it did take me a little longer to be sucked in.

I don't know if it's the amount of mystery/thriller books I've read or what, but the ending seemed a little predictable to me, and I guess I never really got the climactic moment I was hoping for.

I was also a little annoyed by the female lead throughout. She wasn't ditzy or stupid, but I honestly didn't think she was very smart or strong either. It got annoying when the show seemed to be LOUDLY ADVERTISING her as a strong character with dialogue like: "Wow, how are you not afraid at all?" or "Don't do such fearless things." when she always kind of did nothing in the actual moments (and her trauma was something I thought would be part of her character development, but it didn't really). Also: the first episode had her as someone who grew up "with a sixth sense," but as the drama went on, suddenly she lacked peripheral vision and hearing and couldn't even tell when she was being tailed by 30 men in black suits...

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Rjei27
4 people found this review helpful
Apr 18, 2020
20 of 20 episodes seen
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Overall 8.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
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reading the reviews and comments here, i think im the only one who felt that the ending was rushed. ji an’ and her mom relationship just ended like that . realistic? yes. but anti climatic after the long build up. Kim moon sik just ended to be crazy and talking to himself? we deserve better than that. and what about the elder? its like they just give us tidbits of information in the finale but it did not really have a satisfying ending to the characters.

I had high expectations in this series. Maybe because kdrama had evolved so much and watching an old series wont be the same if you watch it back then and when you watched it today. i still love the story. Made me
hook to watch it until the end. Unfortunately, i was disappointed how the series ended which left me
with so much questions and felt that the ending was rushed.

I still liked it though.

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fanitha
4 people found this review helpful
Jul 8, 2016
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
Healer is one of the best dramas I’ve seen so far. It has the right balance of romance, comedy, action, suspense, everything you could ask in a drama.

The story is about this guy who calls himself “Healer” who together with a hacker “Ahjumma” does any kind of errands as long as they are paid (anything except murder) no questions asked. The story is full of suspense as to know who is really The Healer and why he does what he does. And for him to discover what happen to his family and why is he living the way he does. Doing his job he meets a young reporter who slowly gets involved with him and with the mystery surrounding him.

I found the acting to be really on spot, they had a great casting. It’s my first time watching Ji Chang Wook in anything but he does great as Healer, he has this serious face when needed and also the comedy part is always fun to watch. Also my first time watching Park Min Young and I found her cute and also tenacious reporter Young Shin very well acted. Yoo Ji Tae was also new to me and really loved him acting as the protective person Healer and Young Shin needed. I have seen Kim Mi Kyung before, on Heirs for example or The Master’s sun, but here she was awesome, she was unrecognizable and I love her!! Ahjumma is one of the best characters ever been on a drama, Kim Mi Kyung will never be the same for me I recently saw her on Oh Hae Young Again, and it made my brain so confused it was like “Ahjumma what are you doing there?? Crying and being a mom?

The OST is awesome I loved to pieces “Eternal Love” it’s on my top 5 of best drama songs. I download it and listen to it every time I’m down. It works like a charm, one of the best songs ever.

Overall this a very gooood drama, highly recommend it and I think you can watch it several times an even though the mystery won’t be a mystery anymore the love story and the goofiness will worth the rewatch.

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Moni
4 people found this review helpful
May 20, 2022
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Overall 10
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.0

Very well made and unique series.

A man working as a courier who will do everything except murder is given the task of finding out detailed information about the reporter whom he will eventually find out that they have a common past. This is probably Ji Chang Wook's most versatile work as an actor. Screenwriter Song Ji Na was able to beautifully combine humor and action and capture realistically evolving relationships between the main cast. The plot didn't drag on unnecessarily either and its occasional complexity managed to attract the attention of the viewer. I also have to praise the action scenes - they didn't seem to be too over the top, and they looked realistic (in my opinion) which is often not the case with Korean dramas. The series was pleasant to me, given the fact that the show aired in 2014 and even now, in 2022, the show remains unique with it's originality.

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Mister Romantic
4 people found this review helpful
Sep 6, 2021
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

Everything you would expect, and more.

The genres say, Action, Thriller, Mystery and Romance and that’s exactly what you get in this great drama. The acting was fantastic. Ji Chang Wook and Park Min Young were unbelievable. Min Young is so good at portraying different characters I sometimes have a hard time believing it’s really her. She was perfect in the role of Chae Yeong Chin, the effervescent news reporter. Chang Wook was his usual amazing self. He brought the Healer character to life in every episode of this drama. I also need to mention the fantastic Kim Mi Kyung, one of the best supporting actresses in all Kdrama. This was one of her best roles. She played the hacker Min Ja so well you would think she’d been doing it her whole life.

Every episode was action packed and interesting. Yes, the Healer was super human and rarely lost in any of his encounters. That’s what made this drama so much fun to watch. There were so many twists and turns that I felt I was watching Mission Impossible. There were emotional moments and times when you wanted to scream at the screen. It immersed you into the story and kept you there til the end.

The music was nice and mixed well with the drama. When I feel the music pull me deeper into the story I know it’s well done.

The romance was just perfect and normal. They found each other and became boyfriend and girlfriend in the middle of the drama. Sharing each other like normal people in love do. It was done sweet and romantic. No love triangle, just two people who find each other under the most unusual of circumstances. They overcame outside influences and stayed by each other’s side. Who could ask for more.

I loved this drama and would recommend it to everybody. It is now one of my all time favorites.

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