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ALML started off strong with great premise and outstanding characters. I'm usually not fan of melodrama and overly complicated plot but I really enjoyed all the intrigue in this drama, especially when it comes to the villains. However, I was a bit upset when the story started to focus too much on Yeon Seo and Dan's love story. It felt too instant with not enough build up. I'm not a fan of L's acting as well. He's always too goofy or too angry and I find it hard to believe his range of emotions. However SHS was extraordinary. Her acting is soooo good I was so moved, I love when she's being a badass and I wanna cry when she cries. She definitely makes this drama worth watching. I just wish she was paired with a better actor or rather given a better script that would show her relationship develop properly.
As for the other characters, I really love Butler Jung Yu Mi, Hu, and Kang Woo. They act more than just a supporting role and I really appreciate that. As for Kang Woo and Ni Na... good the potential for their story to develop is RIGHT THERE. I'm glad at how things turned out for both of them though.
The last few episodes are really emotional for me but I love it even if it gets too tedious at times and I like the ending enough. Also I love the OST and this is definitely a drama I will recommend. However I don't think I'd watch it again... at least not in the near future.
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So I have multiple emotions about this series, but it's quite fair to say that I am in love with this show. I think the premise and the start had a big enough impression on me to keep watching, though it's true I did end up skipping parts just to get to the end. I think the music in general was the biggest thing that brought the story up more than it was going.THE STORY
So the story had a slight gothic vibe and I loved the concept. For me it started off pretty strong with the characters' personalities and their story arcs, though it slowly ran out of steam as it kept going. My biggest problems were the weak antagonist writing and the inconsistencies of some characters. I think besides Yeon Seo, the character writing was a little weak, especially the lack of motive from antagonists. I get the obsessive sisterly love of Ru Na but I'd have liked to see her do more- and actually pose a higher threat. Though it did make some sense to show a series where the characters weren't solely focused on finding the culprit but rather surviving. I actually liked the general story a lot though I felt that the world building and theology section was a little weak and got wishy-washy at the end. Don't get me wrong, I liked the happy ending but it was kind of abrupt and I wish there was more explicable things.
Another weak part was the childhood friend secret. I get that God was likely giving them a second chance, but it didn't seem all that well integrated to me. It was definitely a very ambitious concept and I applaud the writers for it. After all, I was able to suspend my disbelief while watching it and grew to love the series even with its imperfections. I definitely will rewatch again without skipping though since I know where the plot is going I can focus on the actors' delivery.
I really liked the meta aspect of Giselle being portrayed through the ballet and also a theme for the story- and thank goodness it was a different metastory than we usually see (Romeo and Juliet for example). As a former ballerina, I definitely enjoyed that they got to use ballet but agree with others that the ballet part began to take a backseat in the second half of the drama and the choreography got a little more abstract dancing than traditional ballet- don't get me wrong I like abstract portrayals but it didn't fit with the type of ballet they wanted to portray as much as it could have. Still, it added to the sort of "gothic" and the dark underlying mood of the piece.
THE CAST
As I mentioned, I ended up skipping through scenes to get to the plot points because I was kind of impatient that way, but it also showed that there wasn't anything all that special that I found about the acting. In general, the cast did a good job, and the delivery of emotional scenes was beautiful. One thing I found though was that the actors' deliveries weren't that consistent. I love L as Dan because he had a lot of the playful characteristics down but I do agree with others that he wasn't consistent 100% of the time. It could be a bit because of how his character was written. However, he was very fun to watch and I can't really imagine him as anyone else right now. Shin Hye Sun was the most consistent I think and it is true that she often carried the acting. While they look absolutely stunning together, I felt a bit of a mismatch of energies and their chemistry wasn't there 100% of the time. Some people mentioned how it their relationship moved by so fast, but it made a lot of sense to me, though around episode 25 ish their chemistry together wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. However, overall all the actors did pretty well.
MUSIC
I loved the soundtrack. It gave a bit of a gothic and the underlying darker themed auras into the narrative and I enjoyed it a lot. I think the music really helped elevate a lot of the mood of scenes (though sometimes it did rely too much on the music to deliver the emotions but I'm a music junkie so it did it for me). I particularly loved Oh My Angel and Pray. I've been playing Pray on loop because I just love it so much.
CONCEPTS
I liked how they played with the colors of outfits- how Dan's outfits started off bright then as he went through his darkest moments, his clothes started taking a darker turn- then ending with the brighter pink and white again as he found his place. The videography was pretty well-done and I liked the angles and lighting themes. I think the different locations set the mood well and delivered their own themes. I really enjoyed visual aspects of the scenes and I think the set was coordinated very well.
REWATCH VALUE
I'd definitely rewatch this. While this series had its flaws, it wouldn't stop me from rewatching it right away. It's up in my favourites along with Something in the Rain and Encounter. Unlike these two, however, I think ALM:L has a sort of magic for me that I can go back to immediately.
CONCLUSION
I want a devoted angel like Dan :'). But yes, it was a good series overall, and has its own magic that will stay with me a long time. I'd rewatch for the themes, mood, and to get me inspired to write. While the antagonists and the storytelling got a little weak at times, this series is up in my list of favourites. I want more series like this one!!
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each soundtrack was so memorably beautiful it can gave you goosebumps as each song goes with each scene. also the vocals and the instrumentals of each song is beautiful and amazing periodt
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i dont get why people bash on the writing, i think it was pretty well written even if the ending was a bit unsatisfying the drama really knew how to get to your emotions as i said before, and its pretty unpredictable imo. also the character development on each character is on point! i feel like the people that were bored of this didn't understand the beauty of love, fate, and dance/ballet
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shin hye sun, i first saw her in oh my ghost, literally slayed her role. she conveyed her emotions so well almost as if you were going through the same pain when she was sad, same happiness when she was happy. When she was blind, I thought she was truly blind. when she was unable to walk, I continuously forgot that she wasn’t actually learning how to walk. Even though she isn’t an actual ballet dancer, her facial expressions while dancing made up for it. Kim myung soo also did a tremendously wonderful job i wasn't so sure of him in the beginning because i didn't like him as a child actor but he improved so much. the only part of the cast i didnt like was the second male lead, dont know if it was just his character or the actor in general but he was like emotionless imo idk
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The main couple has insane chemistry and were normally very truthful with each other i enjoyed every scene of them together to the bickering, the cuddles and to the kiss scenes just everything. the romantic scenes werent too cringy too it was just adorable. definetely reccomend if you love on screen chemistry
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oh god even the setting of this drama is memorable. the house of FL is so beautiful and i loved all the directing (same director as healer btw) And I love the colour palette where everything in the setting is so bright
to sum everything up i loved this drama that just added up to my favorite list!!!! just give it a chance with no expectations and you will not be disappointed
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Acting: Super good
but some pointe was unexpected .
Story:Overall good.
Directing: Marvelous.
Love Chemistry was awesome in this tv series, Also Lots Of Comedy.......
Now Lets talk about Story Directing, Some Pointe IT didn't Match I mean Sometime Shin Hye Sun Can not touch Kim Myung Soo At the same time she can touch him again. I know Its a Fantasy Drama but Prety Basic Thigs can change . I do not want to give spoiler so lets stop there . other wise it was a great Rom-Com tv drama.
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LOVE IT!
I really loved this drama. I watched it because my brother recommended it to me and it became my one of my favorite K-dramas!CAST:
I think the cast for this is good. Shin Hye Sun did an amazing job for her character, showing her happy, yet dark, sad side. Now Kim Myung Soo, he did well too! However, sometimes his acting came off as a little forced, but I liked them as a couple haha.
OST:
This OST, where do I even start. It was absolutely AMAZING. Oh My Angel, Pray, and Stay are my favorites, but I love the other ones too. They were stuck in my head for who knows how long. In my opinion, they are one of the best songs in dramaland.
Story:
The story, not too bad. The last ep got a tad bit confusing, but I rewatched some stuff so I understood it better. Of course, Director Kang Woo got under my nerves but I guess that just means the actor did a good job :)
Overall, this drama didn't disappoint me. My brother is basically the guinea pig, he watches a lot of drama and then recommends me his favorties. Since he has very high expectations, it's pretty obvious I will have high expectations too. I will recommend this drama to anyone who asks me!
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As long as it's Shin Hye Sun. I will love it. This show again proves why Shin Hye Sun is THE QUEEN of Melodrama.
Love her in every episode. Carried the show like a Boss. Even though L's acting is not as good as her. But he improved alot.
Everyone might think that Lee Yeon Seo might not have enough character growth. And the show gone from a stroty of ballerina to a love story. Well, ofcourse it's a love story. Even the title says so.
The story is a about a girl who has gone through such a hardship where even her relatives want her dead. And so she has become mean and cold. Then an angel comes to her life with a mission to fall her in love. Instead he falls in love with her
Story- 8.0/10
Acting/Cast- 10/10
Music 10/10
Rewatch Value -10/10
Overall- 9.5/10
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THE MAIN CAST was good. Shin Hye Sun easily gave the best performance. She had so much emotion. Her aunt could've acted better because she wasn't as intimidating as her character entails. L was ok. He's not the best at acting but he's an idol so I wasn't expecting something great from him. At times I thought he was overacting but he was serious when he needed to be and delivered emotional scenes quite well. He was very cute so I won’t be too harsh on him. The leads had good chemistry but SHS carried the romantic scenes. Nina’s character could have been better. I also wouldn’t mind if there were more scenes with Kang Woo. I found him so intriguing.
THE MUSIC suited this drama beautifully. Very elegant. My favorite OST is “Because of You” by Huh Gak
OVERALL I give this drama a 9.0. I really enjoyed this drama despite the two issues I mentioned above. I might watch this again sometime.
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I've seen Shin Hye Sun in another drama before and even then I thought that her acting was pretty great but in this drama she outdid herself. Watching her play this character was amazing It was as if you could feel the emotions through the screen and the ML did a pretty good job himself. The story of This drama really did catch my attention and I was very hooked until I sort of wasn't I felt like the story began to lack and it became a bit predictable as to what the "villain" was going to do not to mention the bad person in this entire drama acted so well (like she was scary). Also, the deity the angels were following was made out to be like such an unreasonable and despicable person since throughout this entire drama and more so towards the end, you literally don't know what this person is thinking or even why he's giving these characters such bad lives/endings. Essentially what really ruined it for me was the ending. I love love love happy endings but this was ridiculous having them suffer the entire 2 final episodes to only have them meet once again in the last 5 min of the drama and all thanks to the "benevolent" deity that gave them the opportunity. Idk this just felt so half-assed for all the suffering the main leads had to go through. Was this review helpful to you?
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Let me start by saying that I now think L is a real-life angel. That how convincing he was. So I really didn't mean to start watching this drama just like that. I had been planning to sit down, get some popcorn and start watching it as a normal human being should but I finished Goblin and I was still sad about the fact that I wouldn't be able to laugh at Kim Shin and Reaper antics anymore so I just went online picked the first thing I saw and started watching it and that's how I fell in love. I started watching this kinda late at night and before I knew it, it was 7 in the morning and I was waiting for episode twenty to load, rocking the whole raccoon look. I loved, loved, loved, loved this drama. It's definitely on my top five list. I learned a few things from watching this. One: Kim Dan is absolutely adorable and is an amazing actor. Two: That man can fall asleep anywhere with no worries whatsoever. Three: Lee Yeon Seo is also an amazing actress, she kicked butts with the whole ballerina thing, I mean I don't know crap about ballet but after watching her I wanted to find out more about it. One of my favorite character as well was Ji Kang Woo. I mean there wasn't a specific thing I loved about him. I just loved him. I legit think there should be a movie focused on him and he should play a dark archangel because I believe he would completely kick ass at it. I also wanna know who their stylists were because they had the most beautiful outfits. I was salivating the whole time I was watching cuz I wanted almost all the outfits the female characters wore and on that note, I wanna know who cut Geum Ru-Na bob cuz that haircut was badass yo, I loved it so much I have decided to cut my hair and get a bob. Overall, this drama was amazing and I see myself watching it again in a few months. Was this review helpful to you?
ACTING/CAST: Shin Hye Sun - her acting was excellent, I liked her in Still 17 that was one of the reason I watched this show too. Kim Myung Soo - Well I am an INSPIRIT! So whatever drama they are going to come out I make sure I watched no matter what it is! Though I must confess Myung Soo-oppa's acting is very good, he is getting better and better at it. Keep up the good work!
MUSIC: Oh gosh, you guys had no idea but I had Oh my angel by Chai on repeat! The other OST's are very good too!
REWATCH VALUE: I will most definitely rewatch this drama!
OVERALL: 9/10 Great Story, great OST and Great CAST!
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