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Aliy-ah
2 people found this review helpful
May 26, 2020
18 of 18 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
So this is my first review and I don’t usually post reviews but this time I really felt the need to.
Before watching dramas I come here to read the reviews and decide if it’s worth watching.
At first I read some disappointing reviews in which people complained about the ending, the chemistry, the action.

Guys don’t fool yourself by taking into consideration those comments. I gave it a try and I have no regrets.

This drama is funny, yes, there are a lot of scenes where you laugh hard. It’s very engaging because of the story, you definitely want to find out what is happening, the plot twist was also very good. Once I had an idea (I thought) about the criminals it suddenly changed. So you won’t get bored, I promise.
The chemistry is there, I felt it, it is true that at the beginning you may feel that the main female character is a bit annoying but that is because of the factors from the story.
The male lead, Black, OMG, you’d want to watch this drama at least for him for sure. I absolutely adored how he acted, his expressions, his feelings. That guy deserves an Oscar...

I literally have to admit that I cried at the end...hard. Even tho it is not the typical happy ending...it was meaningful, the sacrifice for love, what he did in my opinion was the extreme gesture of love.

In the end I would definitely, definitely recommend this Kdrama. You won’t regret watching it because it leaves you with some thinking about the meaning of life.

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Pinkpistacious
2 people found this review helpful
Jun 24, 2020
18 of 18 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 9.0
I really enjoyed this drama. The Male lead was totally bad ass! I absolutely loved him to death. This was one of those dramas where you just want another one exactly like it with the same actor in a similar bad ass role.... It's called a drama hangover people.
The female character annoyed me at times though, but over all it was a good story and an enjoyable watch. The story line was filled with twists and turns and totally unpredictable. I loved the soundtrack as well. I'll just put it out there, I loved everything about it! One of my favorites.
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kdramahooked_lady28
2 people found this review helpful
Feb 6, 2020
18 of 18 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 7.0
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This is one of the kdramas that I never thought of watching ? not because it's not good, but because I got easily scared with horror movies ???? I was, however, convinced by my friend as she told me the story.

The effects are scary. I mean, great work, it really scared me.??? The story is great. It was funny especially when the grim reaper is eating during their investigation and the meat flew in the pool of blood ????

Role like this suited best for Go Ara. Her talent in acting is very noticeable in this drama. I found her really great in this drama. Mystery drama is her line.

The plot is very unique, and the plot twists are unexpected, and quite a number. I've never watched a kdrama that has this much plot twist. The story is really great. No boring episodes.

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DeepZone
2 people found this review helpful
Jul 29, 2018
18 of 18 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
I'm writing this review because all the other reviews are extremely positive and feel biased.
I watched this after expecting something as good as Goblin because of what some people implied, which is why it bothered me so much that I had to write a review.

This drama did such a fine job connecting all dots to make sense, I loved it. It really made everything realistic and sensible. Each of the characters had a role to play that we slowly learned episode by episode, until the last 15minutes of the final episode. Suddenly, everyone had to make their own speculations on what happened. It still is so confusing even after reading what others THINK happened, because the drama did not clarify at all.
Really put me off and I was going to give it a very harsh rating, but then I remembered the acting and the music were so well done it was unfair.

So here we go, this is my critical review, 7.5.

P.S: I'm not a fan of typing a 3 pages essay to review anything.

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kookie_mybias99
3 people found this review helpful
Jan 2, 2018
18 of 18 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.5
When I first heard of 'Black', I thought the drama wasn't going to be interesting. The title wasn't convincing enough.
But... When I saw that Song Seung Heon was going to be in it, I smiled bright. I am a huge fan of his, and I love him so much.

I also watched this drama because of Go Ara. I love her acting. She's really amazing, and seems very sweet in reality.

This drama gave me a bit of a headache, but not in a bad way. Just in a way that required me to think.
I will say that you can't leave the room when the drama is playing.

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savannah fish
2 people found this review helpful
May 16, 2018
18 of 18 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 3.5
Rewatch Value 1.5
Okay so don’t watch it if you are like me! This dramas like really messed me up mentally like how mad I was at the storyline not like the ending I’m glad they got together but like just the story is so frustrating and freaken sad no joke! Like its the worst drama you could watch if you don’t like sad dramas! I could go on and on but I’m not joking it should be rated R that’s okay sad and scary it was! Ugh okay I’m done. The acting was A++ and it was epic but that’s all. I will never watch it again.
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Destiny ILia
1 people found this review helpful
Oct 24, 2019
18 of 18 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
So I seen this drama on my Netflix account and it looked good from the previews; however I kept passing on it due to the fact that it was made in 2017. I needed NEW shows. So I just kept passing it telling myself that I’d watch it on the weekend. P.s definitely watch it when you don’t have work or school. That’s how hooked this show gets you. I cannot put into words on this show. Such an amazing storyline. There are a lot of twist and turns throughout each episode.

However yesterday something told me just to watch it and oh man!! It was so good. I can’t even complain a whole lot on the ending but damn such amazing acting that’s for sure. You guys have to watch it!! I just loved it and was in complete shock.

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pure tension
1 people found this review helpful
Jul 16, 2020
18 of 18 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 7.0

when i say i was on HOOKED

Yes, my ratings don't add up. Let me explain why-

I loved the story so much that it really outshone my irritation for the female main lead and the very stupid decisions made by both main leads.

There was def. romance but it was not the main focus- it played a part in the story but not much screen time was spent on it, which was no problem for me.

The writers of this story really went above and beyond- the main characters being a bit stupid at times-especially the female lead Jesus- their overall characters were filled with secrets and stories I couldn't have predicted. They must've laced this story with crack cause when I tell you I could not stop thinking about it... whew!

I expected to feel more emotional about the characters, but I don't really like the lead actress so it made it a bit hard. The rest of the characters played their roles amazingly, sucking me the fuck in lmaoooo. As usual, I had second male lead syndrome but the main male lead also had a place in my heart!

Only issue I have with this besides the pure stupidity of the female lead is the fact that the ending was so rushed..... like the conclusion and wrapping up of the story occurred so quickly, and I feel like they could've devoted more time to it- it made me a bit confused.

Overall, even with everything I have complained about, this was a great watch. I usually tend to stay away from cop thrillers because they make me frustrated, but this frustration was great! I Def think you should watch it and you just get surprised by every episode!

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minimijjk
1 people found this review helpful
Feb 8, 2023
18 of 18 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 2.0

Tape Eodisseo

The whole drama is about "Tape eodisseo" thats all I can say. Please don't watch if you watched the airplane scene and it seemed interesting, its a click bait lmao. While watching the drama I was like um tf bro.

Like honestly I guess the drama overall was okay (even though I wouldn't actively recommend it to anyone) and I am just salty about the airplane scene because all she sees is the black shadows and not actual ghosts.


The ending was neither good nor bad. It was an okay ending, nothing happy or suprising seeing the setting of a human and grim reaper so it is what it is. You can watch this if you have nothing left to watch.

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purtysunshine
1 people found this review helpful
Sep 27, 2018
18 of 18 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
When it was good, it was REALLY good. But it was just never quite good enough. The mystery was full of potential, the romance was full of potential, the trajectory of the story was full of potential...and it just kind of always fell short. I could see what the production was aiming for and I think they just executed it poorly. I was left frustrated by the plot holes and a bit annoyed with reused supernatural plot devices (This is Goblin and You Who Came From the Stars 2.0, if you've seen Black and those dramas, you know exactly what scenes I'm talking about). I wanted more original material. Having said that, the fact that I’m worked up and upset about it proves that I did indeed love this drama at times (which is all the more reason why it disappointed me so). It’s worth a watch—just check your expectations at the door.

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Newbb
1 people found this review helpful
Nov 24, 2019
18 of 18 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
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First of all there will be positive and negative feedbacks for this series. First will be the positive side.The story line was great because of it's unexpected plot twist, the cast fits the character the were given, the series also show the viewer to think like a detective which was the best part of it. The series totally amazed me on how the flow of the story goes which also make the viewers excite what will be the next episode be.

There will only be one negative comment for me on these series and that would be how the ending ended. Hahahaha. Come on! That was not the type of ending I expected...

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push2party
1 people found this review helpful
Nov 5, 2021
18 of 18 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.0

Starts slow only gets better.

My impressions by Act.
1st Act: I don't know about this. I see where they're going though...ill hang tight. Hmmm I can't decide if i love her or she's the most annoying character ever. Is he supposed to be acting like the guy from the Matrix?
2nd Act: What. Is. Going. On?!?! OMG it's 4am. Did i stay up all night again? Yeah, i definitely love her and he's got some serious game.
3rd Act: Well now they wrapped that up tight with a very nice bow. Hat's off to everyone involved. Well done.

I gave the 9.5 simply because at any point this whole thing could've gone off the rails and sure, it did come close at points but they held it together and they deserve bonus points for that.

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