Once Again is a classic art genre, and relies on brilliant ideas, brilliant acting and great music.

Thanks for the review. I am seriously thinking of watching the show. Is there a long-lost sister in the show? If so, which character is it? It is not a very used trope in kdrama; that is why I am asking. 

Thanks for the review, I totally agree. Also am not liking the direction to which Netflix is taking k-dramas. I hope the success of some Netflix dramas doesn't change the exceptional qualities of k-drama. I'm much happier with k-dramas that had high ratings domestically, like Misaeng and Once Again.

I like them, but the direction where they are taking k-drama seem to be: more explicit sex, more shock effects, less depth in characters. The licensing model (showing domestically produced dramas in Netflix) works wonderfully. I don't know whether the offering of licenced k-dramas will be lessened in Netflix, due to the success of k-dramas mainly reaching younger audiences. We'll see.  Opinions will differ on whether zombies and gore are preferred to workplace kdramas and politics/society themes.

 roddib:

Thanks for the review, I totally agree. Also am not liking the direction to which Netflix is taking k-dramas. I hope the success of some Netflix dramas doesn't change the exceptional qualities of k-drama. I'm much happier with k-dramas that had high ratings domestically, like Misaeng and Once Again.

Neither am I liking the direction. If the trajectory of kdramas, guided by Netflix (among others), is a much more western bent then the comfort & escapism they brought years ago when I started watching will be destroyed. I don't use the word "destroyed" lightly. Since Squid Game it's been an avalanche of poorly written dramas, halving series, rampant & vile hatred acoss community media sites (from the influx of young western viewers), and an onslaught of Korean cultural values.  Needless to say, the western way is to appropriate, change it completely and eventually destroy it. To stay true, to my original intent for me personally leaving everything western behind in my entertainment, I'm having to rewatch the older dramas, those that were pre Netflix.  Rarely, a daily will come along that reminds me of what drew me, like Once Again.