W (2016)

The first half of the drama blew me away with its fresh story line. But as soon as second half of it began the writer started giving far fetched explanations for all the questions that were raised in our minds before. Even in fantasy you need some rules to make people believe what you want them to see. This was completely all over the place. The drama was full of Plot holes after Plot holes by the end of it. And not to mention, I couldn't understand when exactly the main two leads started having feeling for each other, and when did they realise they loved eachother? It seemed it just happened and they accepted as time passed with them facing challenges together. It felt very lackluster and ordinary if you just consider their romance in the story and not the other factors.

Still, if we keep logic out and watch it as it was shown to us then I must say it is quite entertaining. So yes, this drama is worth your time.

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A very good surprise!

I love stories based on mangas and also the surrealism that can be put into the adaptation. With "Strong woman Do Bong Soo" I could see a little of this, but in "W" it's just amazing. The editions, the way how they decided to show the two worlds and mix them, I thought this was very fun! The thriller was in the right place, I take less than three days to watch the whole drama because I was seriously involved.

I don't think Lee Jong-suk is the best actor, but this is the role that I most appreciated of him and I really like the character Kang Cheol. Sometimes I really believed that he was a manga character! Oh Yeon-joo (Han Hyo-joo) is a very good female lead for me too. She has all the stereotype of a "Cryer girl" in the beginning, but in the process, she's gain much strongness and courage, and I love seeing how the drama doesn't focus just on the romance but also in all the story.

I was really surprised by this drama and this is so good!

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This was a pretty difficult for me to write because I keep on wavering between whether I like this drama or not as a whole. Lee Jong Suk is oe of my favourite actors and I love him a lot -- but I feel like even his phenomenal acting became underplayed because of the story. There were parts that were done well and I enjoyed but other parts that I found lacking and plotholes that as much as I tried to overlook, seemed as though things were inserted just for an ending's convenience.

The drama completely defies logic and blurs the line between reality and fiction, so it is necessary to approach it with an open mind or else you will be caught in a tangle of frustration at the story. Even though that's the whole concept of the drama and its unique plot, that perhaps is too ambitious for its own good. It feels like the drama thinks it has a very profound storyline while in realiy it's just plain confusing. There's a chance that action fans will enjoy the fast-paced storyline however. This drama is the first to do what it has done with the law-defying plot in kdrama land that is wild for even "supernatural" standards that I have seen so far. It will leave many questions unanswered and toggle many minds, and (pun intended), will leave you asking "Who and why?" for the entirety of the show. Why do the things happen? Who is making up these rules to the connection between the real world and the manhwa world? These questions will never be satisfactorily answered, which frustrated me but the journey through was wild with all the fighting scenes and world traveling. Personally, I enjoyed the whole set up of the drama and its storyline in the first half. I felt like it had the potential for both the story and the romance to develop a solid drama. But when the story kept going back and forth and wavering on its own progression, I almost lost patience for it.

The story gets just plain terrible as it tries to wrap things up but small obstacles keep appearing and preventing the story from ending as if to prolong the drama. I feel like it should have ended at episode 12 and the last 4 episodes were just filler to make a statement of a disorganized story that can go anyway because its set up of "blurring reality and fiction" allows it to do so.

Again, as much as I loooove Lee Jong Suk the romance in this one became progressively worse from start to end. It started off high for me and everything made sense about the relationship between Kang Chul and Yeon Joo, but as it progressed, their chemistry became lost and their reason for loving each other dissipated. Instead of the ditzy, playful relationship in the few beginning episodes, it sadly did not lead to the next half and lost its charm. I think that as the plot also became more far-fetched and confusing, the romance was downgraded because the wild action did not allow for it to flourish. And so, we are left with a flat romance that is there just because there needs to be one in the drama, which I was disappointed about because I absolutely loved the initial relationship. I wish they could have had more cute scenes together, but in a plotline this fast-paced and knowing no bounds, a romance just didn't work as the tone became increasingly grim. It initially worked because we were tossed into this world with so many possibilities but the set up becomes used in the most inconvenient way to toss aside its potential.The actors did do a good job in playing their roles even if the storyline was mediocre.

As good as the actors are, if the story isn't written well, their acting can only go so far. In this situation, the emotions played out were quite fitting. I didn't like Yeon Joo's crying scenes because I just felt extremely drained from seeing her run around and cry so much, even if the situations made it appropriate. It was one of the only emotions I can vividly remember her projecting, which made her kind of flat.

I would probably not rewatch this drama since it gave me so much stress and anxiety because of the plot, but go check it out if an ambitious plot with stunning Lee Jong Suk visuals is to your liking.

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Perfect fantasy -detective love story !

Wonderful story))) sweet and romantic)) I LOVED IT VERY MUCH! 10/10 ))) the drama was filmed in 2016 but is more relevant today in style than ever! I love Korean fantasy detectives, Koreans know how to shoot them especially cool) they are so exciting))!!! I want to watch more and more.. ahah
the last episodes keep in suspense more than at the beginning, because you don’t know how everything will change (considering from drama ^ what you draw, you can fix everything as you like), but not everything is as simple as it seems in the plot .. not everything can be fixed as you want ..
I'm glad that they (Kang Chul and Yeonjun) stayed together!)) although I thought that the world of comics would open up for all mangaka characters and they would be able to live in the real world too, but only Kang Chul was lucky)
In general, this is a clear detective! Yes, repetitions, backstory in each new episode, but this is logical because 2 worlds, manga and reality, and they remind the audience what happened where so that there would be no confusion .. although a couple of episodes were incomprehensible ... from the series "guess for yourself where the action is now taking place" )
in general, this is an interesting topic for fantasy rom-com and detective, to combine webtoon and reality)) I think, like telepathy and time travel (and everything fantasy), such scenarios will always be relevant) when you look, you start to believe, and suddenly there is such a hahahaha)) (and why not lol it would be cool) u resting while u watching this )))))
here are all the series (I'm sure coz, already watched 4 tv OST with Jong Sok) are cool! they are so interesting! I don’t know (didn’t read) maybe the director of most dramas with Jong Sok is the same, but all the series with him are indescribably interesting and cool, well, seriously)))! Jung Sok plays great, I fell in love with his game ahhhha well done)))))) ... I wish will 2nd season ..

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For some reason I was quite reluctant to start watching W in the first place. However, considering that I had seen Lee Jong Suk in previous dramas, I decided to give it a go.

Story:
I have to admit that I felt the storyline was quite fast paced in the beginning, but I accepted it and even liked it at first. Half way through the drama, it was as if the story had taken a complete 180º turn which made little to no sense. It would have been nicer to watch if the rules which had been established in the first place to travel between the webtoon and the real world were given at least some respect, because it honestly seemed as if they had completely disregarded them in order to push the storyline through until the end.

Acting/Cast:
I personally don' think Lee Jong Suk was suited for this role. I definitely think his strongest genre is rom-com, so seing him act in a suspense/thriller kind of drama was weird and seemed rather awkward at times. For example, there were a few action (fight) scenes which seemed quite sloppy, but I do have to say that part of that is because of the camera angles and the editing which didn't make the scenes look particularly intense. However, I can assure you the romantic parts seemed quite real, because (again) he really suits the romance genre. I simply feel like Kang Chul was a really complex character and seemed like a big challenge. Han Hyo Joo was nice to watch, but then again a few more expressions would have been nice. I'll say that Jong Suk and Hyo Joo had great chemistry together (you can definitely see it in the behind the scenes). My favourite characters without doubt were Soo Bong (Lee Shi Eon) and Min Soo (Heo Jung Do) because they were just so fun to watch and there acting skills are varied and very good.

Music:
I believe the songs selected were mostly good and helped intensify the atmosphere. However, there was this song which had a rap in it, and I personally don't think it suited the moments in which they put this song. Apart from that, not much to comment on it.

Rewatch value:
To be honest, I don't think I would ever watch this drama again, apart from a few scenes which I found very cute such as the kiss scenes.

Would I recommend watching this drama? If you like action and a plot where you feel even more confused after an episode ends, then go ahead, this is the drama for you. If you are looking for a consistent romance storyline, I'd recommend you to look for another drama.

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This one of my favourite dramas I have ever seen. Each and every episode gives me thrill and triggers the interest what will be the next scene and also I imagined the scenes how it will be but I am wrong , the scenes and the story is beyond my imagination.
However this drama has some logic misses but it not reduce the excitement level of this drama. The chemistry between these two main leads is damn high.
I don't know why some guys gives lower ratings. It's ok everyone has different tastes. In my point of view this is an awesome drama.If you not watched this drama, hurry up go watch this drama --------------->????

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I really loved W and I'm a romance fanatic, but this would be 10x better if they toned down the romance. The multi-verse plot/murder plot is so well-written and interesting and I don't mind that they are in love, but taking entire episodes for them to wander off on a date made me less interested. And I LIVE for romance, so I'm saying this exclusively for this story. It does not feel organic, I don't know if it's lack of chemistry or they haven't known each other long but it ruins the pacing for me. If you want an exciting drama, watch this and try to power through the annoying fluff scenes. It'll be fine because Lee Jong Suk's beautiful face can get you through ANYTHING. Watch it for sure!

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The story of a selfish women

The drama starts out great and the story starts off really intriguing but near the half starts to take off in a really different reaction. I feel like it is not about Kang Chul anymore. It is only about Yeonjoo and her selfish acts of making this love happen no matter what. The other actors basically only revolve around her purpose and are forced to just go with it despite the dangerous setting.
The acting however is very splendid. Especially the actor that plays Oh Seong Moo. He portrays both characters he plays extremely well in such a way you cannot believe both characters are actually him. Unfortunately the ending sucks. Despite all the shots that show the bond between Yeonjoo and her father (like the pictures on the wall), it seems that she just really doesn't care about anyone but herself. She keeps following her own selfish path to be married to a rich and handsome guy and basically just lets her father rot in the Manhwa.
Made the drama a complete waste of time even though it had great potential. Yeonjoo's hospital boss was right about W after all.

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Imagine all the characters that you loved or had a crush on, you are suddenly a part of their world! That's the biggest attraction of W. Among some of the best elements that W presents to the audience are a very creative plot, with shocking twists and turns, often not foreseen developments and certainly a constant pull and push between anticipation and relief. Traveling to a new world or a new dimension is nothing new but the introduction of cartoons renders it a touch of incredible and humor at the beginning and once love steps in, the story takes a poignant turn. The story not only weaves fabric of fiction with reality but also projects a sense of wonder and mystery. It has both an old-school and a new-world charm to it. Somewhere in between, it does get complicated, but riding it to the end is the best thing you can do because when it finishes, the actual haunting begins. That's the best part. It's going to stay with you. The visual allures are incredible and the transitions remind me of Sherlock. Very fresh and quite unforgettable. I do have my complaints but none of those have actually deterred me from finishing the drama or dropping it. A dreamy hot Kang Chul and a girl-next-door Oh Yeon-joo who doesn't transform because of the plot but is rendered beautiful in the minds of the audience because of the change in perspective of the male lead and his growing emotions towards her is an example of the audience being conditioned by Kang Chul. The constant reminder of a fictionalized reality in the form of "TBC" appearing out of thin air and the panning of the camera makes it all the more exciting. The second best part is however, the awesome explanations and hypotheses discovered and challenged by the characters and detailed by the writer to determine rules and variables that drive the two worlds. This is one drama that you have to watch simply to experience suspense and major fluff :)

Being a writer myself, my sympathy with Kang Chul and his world goes deeper. For what if one of my characters asks the same question as Chul does- Dropping a character for the sake of a plot or simply on whim, and counting it as not murder but creative difference or even worse, artistic whim? How and to what extent can an author consider himself God? The monster reference takes me to Shelley's Frankenstein wherein the creation destroys the creator. Hands down, one of the best questions on existentialism put forward by a talented writer. Also, let us not forget hidden messages such as "moving on versus moving forward", "individual versus the world", "selfish god versus helpless human", "Man's chosen purpose versus Man's fate". It's a great replica of reality. Think about it, people who lose confidence or purpose in life, cease to live or exist, often choosing to become rather self-destructive...

I am hereby listing pros and cons as per my experience :-

Pros:-
Chemistry between the lead
Commendable balance between comedy and tragedy
The touch of incredulous in the story
Constant nail-biting action
Surprising plot twists
Graphics and 3d Rendering
Less nagging support roles
Quirky dialogues and interactions between the main characters
Good music and locations

Cons:-
Slightly exhausting story line due to complicated twists
Female lead starts as a super strong modifier to the plot but eventually turns into a princess-in-distress
Wasting side/support characterization on fillers
Uninspired actions of the killer
Questions deliberately left unanswered

W is not a flawless drama. But not giving it a go will probably make a dent in your world. So, give it a chance :)

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W DESERVES HIGH PRAISES!!!!

W deserves HIGH praise for its unique and inventive plot, which seamlessly blends elements of fantasy, romance, and suspense. One of the reasons why the drama is considered amazing is its creative narrative structure. The story revolves around a webtoon artist whose daughter gets entangled with his own creation when she discovers a parallel universe within the webtoon. Off the bat its shocking, you see things you dont expect things to see. And for me who goes into things blindly without looking at trailer or reviews THIS SHOCKED ME TO THE BONE! This concept of characters interacting with their creator and the world of fiction merging with reality adds a captivating and mind-bending layer to the plot. You never expect things, ever and I am usually so good at guessing whats going to happen, BUT IT DOESNT HAPPEN SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENES. The creator is literally showing off with how good this is, and its one of the best K-Dramas of all time... anyone can enjoy this.

The drama successfully keeps viewers on the edge of their seats with its suspenseful and unpredictable storyline. The exploration of the consequences of actions in both the real and fictional worlds adds depth to the narrative and keeps the audience invested in the characters' fates. The seamless transitions between the two worlds and the challenges faced by the characters contribute to the overall sense of excitement and intrigue.

Just the few minutes you start to watch it, you dont feel like quiting, you want to really see it through.... I am also not used to watching things over and over again, I hate rewatching this I watch it once and then I am done... but this... this I watched so many times with sooo many different people.

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It felt like I'm doing my project while doing this.

I finished this kdrama years ago. Soon after it is completed. I don't hate this drama but I don't like it either. I finish watching this for the sake of just finishing it. Because I'm not a fan of dropping shows if I don't like it. I don't remember a lot of scenes from this drama but I still remember what I felt when I'm watching this. I felt too much stress. I felt frustration and I feel insulted. I feel like the writer thinks I'm dumb. Some things from the show is just unlogical. I can't go deep with the show and it is not because it is fictional. It just that I feel dumb watching this. A lot of things doesn't make sense. Like I have a lot of questions that is left with a question mark. It is "complicated". They said. But I don't think it's the right word. It's unanderstandable. But yeah. It's just for me. Maybe because I have a different type of thinking or to simplify, I tend to overthink. Maybe it's just my fault that I didn't like it because a lot of people love this piece. But yeah. I don't understand them also. Rorr. I'm planning to rewatch this because maybe, I will feel different. But its have been years since then. I think I'm traumatized and feel scared to feel stress again. LMAO.

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