Fantasy Drama ?
Have you ever fantasized about having a relationship with someone from another world? I did! But I didn't think it would be like "Destiny". "Doom At Your Service" is a drama composed of an unprecedented fantasy genre love story.
Tak Dong Kyung lost his parents a few years ago. He works as an editor in an online based webtoon company.
Suddenly he learns that he has a brain tumor. He has a few months on his hands. His life fell into disrepair. He prays to the creator to destroy the world. Myeol Mang of "Doom" fame comes to fulfill his wish.
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Doom at Your Service: A Melancholic Exploration of Life and Love
Doom at Your Service is a South Korean fantasy romance drama that tackles profound themes of life, death, and love. While the show boasts a unique concept and strong performances, its slow-burn pacing and unconventional narrative might not appeal to everyone.A Face-to-Face with Destruction Himself: Tak Dong-kyung, diagnosed with a terminal illness, makes a desperate wish for the world's destruction. However, her wish manifests in the form of Myul Mang, a supernatural entity who embodies doom and destruction. As Dong-kyung spends her remaining days with Myul Mang, an unexpected romance blossoms, forcing them to confront their own vulnerabilities and the meaning of existence.
A Slow-Burn Exploration of Emotions: Unlike fast-paced K-dramas with high-stakes plotlines, Doom at Your Service prioritizes character development and emotional exploration. The show takes its time delving into the complexities of grief, acceptance, and the fleeting nature of life. This slow-burn approach allows viewers to truly connect with the characters' emotional journeys, but it might feel uneventful for viewers seeking a more action-packed narrative.
Beautifully Portrayed Performances: Park Bo-young delivers a poignant performance as Dong-kyung, capturing her character's strength and vulnerability in the face of her own mortality. Seo In-guk portrays Myul Mang with a captivating blend of stoicism and emotional awakening. The supporting cast adds depth and intrigue to the narrative, further enriching the emotional tapestry of the show.
A Thought-Provoking yet Uneven Experience: Doom at Your Service is a show that will stay with you long after the credits roll. It prompts viewers to contemplate the preciousness of life, the power of human connection, and the acceptance of fate. However, its slow-burn pacing and unconventional narrative may not resonate with everyone, particularly those seeking a more light-hearted or fast-paced drama.
A Must-Watch for Fans of Melancholic Romances: If you're looking for a thought-provoking and emotionally rich K-drama that explores profound themes of life and love, Doom at Your Service is worth checking out. However, be prepared for a slow-burn narrative that prioritizes character development and emotional exploration over high-stakes plotlines.
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Love this!!!
I was first introduced to this through kdrama meme videos on YouTube. I also watched clips of funny moments before actually watching the drama. I kind of paused watching kdramas fully for more than a year so I was happy to have this be my first kdrama back into the fandom. I started at night and watched it in one sitting!I'm someone who actually doesn't mind spoilers before I watch something, because it's faster than wasting 16 hours on something I won't like in the end. But I didn't know how this story would end, or that it would be more serious than the clips I watched of it showed me.
Still I loved this drama. Sappy/sad scenes made me cry, romantic scenes made me swoon and cute scenes between the characters made me aw. I love everything about the male lead!!! I do wish we got more badass scenes of him because I found myself repeating them. Seo In Guk's facial expressions and how he delivers his lines has always been amazing since the first drama I watched him in so I knew he wouldn't disappoint, and Park Bo Young was cute as always!
I loved how things progressed between them, theirs was a love story that could not have been rushed. I even loved the secondary love triangle. The second male lead is good looking, and has a deep voice and sarcastic humor so I was bound to love him. The other guy in the triangle looked a lot like GOT7's Jackson that I found myself staring at him whenever he smiled. I loved the interactions between the entire cast.
After checking out the reviews I was surprised at all the low ratings. Maybe people expected more from this story than what it is, but it has some fantasy, a romance, and a terminal illness so I got exactly what I expected and more. I don't even know how to explain it well other than I just love it.
I'd encourage anyone interested to give it a try and see for themselves.
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Doom is a new favorite anti hero (along the lines of Deadpool)
8.5/10 is my rating. This is a 2021 South Korean Fantasy Romance with 16, 60 Minute Episodes.Tak Dong-kyung (Park Bo-young) was orphaned at an early age and has come to expect relatively little of life. She has one incredibly bad day where she learns that the man she has been dating is not only married but has a baby on the way, she has a negative encounter with her CEO at work who is a self absorbed megalomaniac, and if that isn't enough she finds out she is dying form inoperable brain tumors. It's enough to drive anyone to drink and she does just that and, in the heat of the moment, she shouts at the heavens on a shooting star that she wishes doom on the world. Myul Mang (Seo In-guk), lives among humans for the sole purpose of spreading doom wherever he goes. When Dong-kyung shouts her message of doom, Doom responds. It is, after all, his birthday and he is allowed to fulfill one human wish. He is not a fan of being doom, but fulfilling Dong-Kyung's wish would be a quick way to end it all. Fate has had a role in making the two meet. As they grow closer each of their fates seem far too cruel. Can love find a way for a doomed girl and doom himself?
Spoiler Alert*** I really loved this drama. Seo In-guk's portrayal of Doom was spot on. I really cannot imagine anyone else playing that part to the level that he did. One of my favorite tropes is the handsome, arrogant, god so this premise was right up my alley. Park Bo-young who played Tak Dong Kyung was such a sassy and smart counter to Doom that their interactions were always so much fun to watch. it took me awhile to realize she was from "Strong Girl Bong Soon" as she looks so much different with darker longer hair. I loved all of the side characters as well. Dawon's portrayal of her younger brother, Tak Sun Kyung was perfect. He loved his sister so much and when he find out what all was going on with her he went from being the spoiled younger brother to someone that wanted to take care of the person who had shown him so much love and caring his whole life. He showed a lot of character development. His interactions with his sister's romantic interests reminded me so much of my own brother. I know that is also part of the traditional male family member role but it was still adorable. Cha joo-ik (Lee soo-hyuk) was a character that seemed so cold and impersonal but really was a very caring and charismatic person. I loved his portrayal of Gwi in the "Scholar Who Walks the Night" and find that he brings a very deep, intricate persona to the characters he plays. There were sad moments with Dong Kyung's terminal illness, but the majority of the show was very entertaining and funny. It was intriguing that God/Sonyeoshin (Ji So-jung) was a young Korean female with a terminal illness and there was a lot of very deep meaning in both her actions and words. I found it important to analyze the symbolic nature of her garden and the plants and explore alternative meanings to the things she said. I did not find the Uncle Kevin (Daniel C. Kennedy) character to be necessary, in fact the episodes with that character in them tended to break the 4th wall for me as it just did not blend in well so it really took me out of the moment. I think the fact that he only spoke English and those around spoke Korean - it made it like there was a language barrier and made it hard to understand the depth of the relationships and intensity of conversations when, at times it seemed like he understood Korean, and at other times it was obvious he did not. Those scenes could have easily been left out without changing the flow of the story. What dropped this from a perfect 10 for me was the ending. It feels somewhat hypocritical to comment that there was too much after they were reunited but, in this case, there really was. It is such a fine balance I find between ending something abruptly and dragging it out so much that the after story seems pointless. It breaks the magic a bit to see them just going about their every day lives. I could have done with episode 15 plus maybe 15 minutes to tie up all the loose ends. A very picky point. I highly recommend this series and would watch it again. But it is not my very top because of the minor flaws that don't mean much on their own but do stack up to lessen the enjoyment just a bit.
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Also, for the people that have watched it what dose his hair changing colors mean or am i just tripping?? Personal I felt like it had to do with his emotion or something’s idk.
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Love Wins Out
The beginning dragged and really just started to get interesting after ep 3 but you have to watch all the episodes because they refer back to the scripts in later, more meaningful eps which you’d only understand better and be affected more bc you can identify it happened before. Love these 2 leads as this drama has introduced me to them so I’ll be looking for more dramas that feature them such as the one mentioned in the comments by another viewer. I see that the cafe owner is actually the love interest from Extraordinary Attorney Woo. Least we know he becomes a paralegal who falls in love with Attny Woo ?. The deity is actually the abused teen version of the heroine from The Glory who I didn’t actually recognize until the end when she was in a school uniform. This drama made laugh out loud a few times but mostly waterfall tears ? due to the many touching, loving and sad moments. You really get invested in the characters in this drama, hoping for a happy ending, and even the love triangle that occurs with the bff bc that also is intriguing. Definitely worth the binge watch of 16 eps in 2 days. Will save the OST as well bc songs are beautiful. I’m glad I finished it and will probably go back to view snippets of this. Watched on Netflix btw.Was this review helpful to you?
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original stroyline
this series is just wow. when you look into the eyes the actors it carries so much depth you can feel the loneliness and pain they hold. The chemistry between the leads are amazing. A very heartfelt story with a bit of an open ending. Loved the OST. the main lead gives me Damon from The Vampire diaries vibes.Myul Mang also has an iconic line like Damon and there are a few other similarities. I wouldn't rewatch this because the emotions this show holds are too raw to relive however it will always have a place in my heart. Amazing acting and a gripping storyline. Super cute as wellWas this review helpful to you?
So if you're not the emotional type, I don't recommend this to you at all. But if you can handle moderately high emotions, yeah, you can give it a try.
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Too much confusing story
Starting is good and ending of each episodes were intersting upto 8 episodes as it ends with little suspense or curious moments. But then it gets little boring. Doom created for her. He meant for destroying the world then why God wanted him to love human being . He had become the reason of her every pain, suffering as well as loss then why God made him realised all the time this may be because he fall in love and he didn't allow to fall in love because he is doom and he was not allowed to love human being but God wanted him to love humans so this part confusing me or I don't understand the story . For me it is a little confusing story. What I understand that whatever happened to her was her fate and what he did it was his work so what happened to her was not his fault . I think God didn't want him to fall for her because whatever happened to her was his doing and when he comes to know he will feel bad or he will resent himself but when both of them came to know about the truth and she told him that it was not his fault it was her fate so no need to regret then why still God wanted them to be separated .Second leads love triangle story is boring .
What I liked the most in the drama were her brother and her aunt's love for her.
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honestly i dont really remember much of this kdrama except for the fact that people who will face death soon face doom etc, its kind of like getting a visit from the grim reaper in some kind of sense. Its such a sweet story but also a bit nonsensical because how the hell does a ...i guess in some way a deity, fall for a human? I thought those kind of spirits don't really have any capability to fall in love with someone. But im not gonna complain since they delivered amazing romantic scenes, and the tension betweem them...phew.. it never left me bored either, i really enjoyed it!
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Star studded casts that uplifted the show
This has to be a battle between loving it or hating it. I got mixed emotions from watching the show; sometimes I felt too excited and sometimes too bored. Doom -the character of destruction, is the only new flavor of the story and the rest has the norms similar to what I’ve seen from a fantasy-romance drama.I’m a big fan of the actors playing in the drama. Yet, this isn’t enough to save the whole show from being average. They are excellent actors but their characters are a little bit off. This may be because of how overwritten the story progress is. I am happy that the last few episodes are actually better than the earlier episodes.
The story of the side couple that features an awkward love triangle is better than the main couple. However, the end game isn’t acceptable since one has to let go and the other wins like nothing happened between his closest friend. On the contrary, the main couple's story started too shaky but ended up too smoothly. I rated the score not too low and with much appreciation for the efforts and production quality. A bonus point is that Byun Baekyun once again sang the OST of a drama that mesmerized me and literally fits the magical and romantic vibes of the story.
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perhaps we the viewers, are more doomed than the figure of Doom himself
wow, i am so mad.i really wanted to love this drama so bad ever since i heard of the news of the actors cast in it (i.e. my top faves).
damn wasted.
in fact, the finale may have made me even angier.
before getting to the finale, spending 15 episodes on this drama truly felt like a chore when the complexity of the story could have been so much more.
the genres that are descriptive of this show that are romance, comedy or fantasy, i can almost say with confidence have failed at all fronts.
i couldn't exactly recall an exact moment where it was anything comedic. it was kinda charming and sweet in some ways, but not comedic. it was romantic in other ways, but not exactly heart-wrenching either. was it truly dramatic? I FCKIN DOUBT IT! was the fantasy, fantastic? NO WAY, FAR FROM IT.
several points:
1. the female deity as the solo interaction/connection to Myul Mang is damn frustrating. literally from start to end, i don't exactly know what is she doing, or conveying with all the annoying metaphors. btw, what's the purpose, or logic in her being a sick patient all the time? can't she be healthy and kickass instead? fucking terribly written character that's so vague and almost felt useless throughout.
2. if the theme of the drama is about the FL facing death especially in a fantasy genre, then I JUST DON'T FCKIN UNDERSTAND WHY THE WRITERS CAN'T BOTHER GIVING US A GRIM REAPER CHARACTER, THAT COULD'VE BEEN PLAYED PERFECTLY BY LEE SOO HYUK. instead he plays a normal office guy who's a side-kick to the second love story. WTF is this nonsense!
3. i saw some youtube comments saying they gave up watching this drama for the main couple, but for the second couple only. well, i have to disagree strongly. none of the primary, or secondary love story worked on me actually. i thought the main couple's chemistry is really amazing, but their romance or love story rather sucked. and the second love story is even more unamusing. both males in the second love story are the cool, laid-back and non-confrontational type that there's literally 'no' polarity to create real tension from. perhaps it's what has saved the writer's arse from having to really think about what story arc would have made the conflict a lot more believable.
4. the Doom itself, what an amazing character potential totally lost in the hands of a sh*tty writer. wished we had more background into his past life, because the scene where he was crying at the funeral of someone was never properly explained. i am so damn curious about him just for him, outside of his romance arc and all the lame-ass interactions with the female deity that felt useless.
5. coming back to one of the most lame finale i have ever watched. if Dong Kyung was so tortured and in deep agony by Myul Mang's disappearance, then why is it that when he came back to her life in a human form and immediately proposed to her, that she refused, or dismissed him? at least THAT'S EXACTLY HOW IT WAS IN THE VERY LAST SCENE, she was still dismissing him. not fooling around with him, but it really seemed like that wasn't in her agenda for anytime soon. and here i am, not knowing how to deal with that garbage of an ending, sh*t!
to conclude, i truly feel this is lazy, sh*tty and almost brainless screenwriting on all fronts. the concept itself had amazing potential in the hands of an otherwise really talented writer, and the ensemble of such amazing cast. one can wish. honestly, i would've rated this drama so much lower if not because i hate doing that to a drama where Seo In Guk was in.
i don't think i'll ever get over how mad i am at how this drama turned out, considering i love Seo In Guk's sexiness way too much to pass this from being a 'tolerable' enough multiple re-watch. the real doom then perhaps, is on us.
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