I am in the middle of episode 6 now, and I feel sorry for Minji. What a lot of things she had to go through. Bullied by her classmates, almost got killed (blood from the head is no joke), was kidnapped by different thugs, and then was captured by the construction chairman, and then was captured by the South Korean spy agents (SMD). All without giving her a chance to see her father.
I have watched the first two episodes and am now starting to watch episode 3.
So far, this drama has exceeded my expectations. The actions, the acting of all the actors. A lot of familiar actors. I knew So Ji-sub from The Battleship Island, together with Hwang Jung-min and Song Joong-ki. I also recognise the taekwondo trainer from The Wonderfools (where he also has a heartwarming relationship with his daughter) and When Life Gives You Tangerines. I also remember the soldier from Husbands in Action. Oh, also the dry cleaning guy from My Royal Nemesis (the landlord), and the female colleague from "Romance in the House" (she's so pretty).
And very surprised to see that this is the debut of Seo Su-min, the young, beautiful and talented actress portraying the daughter (Minji). She is awesome, and her acting here is spectacular. I really love the father-daughter relationship between her and her father; it's so heartwarming.
Good drama, but it's very confusing in the last few episodes. Not quite understanding how Seo-ri would need to go back to Joseon time (supposedly for good), for Se-gye to survive in the current time. And then, she was suddenly granted the option to come back again to the current timeline.
The fall of the villain (Mun-do) seems to be too easy.
Great acting of the cast, though. Especially the ML. I have become a very big fan of Namjun now after seeing him on Hundred Memories and this drama.
I think it's more so that Shin Seori is Kang Dan shim but in present time .... like they're the same soul, and…
yeah, it could be the current one is still the real seori but with additional knowledge about her past as dan shim. similar to the see you in my 19th life series. but she seems to forget about all seori's past before the "taking over". not too sure.
The step-sister relationship between Eun-a and Mi-ran is really heartwarming. The scene when Mi-ran hugged Eun-a when she told her that she's their mom's biological daughter....
The drama is quite enjoyable to watch. 7.6 is underrated. Should have at least 8.0 or above.The pace is a bit…
The characters who are dead or eventually dead in this drama:
- Park Jun Beom (the real one, who died in Syria) - Lee Su Ho (the fake Park Jun Beom) - Do Eun Hyuk (it was implied that in the end, he committed suicide in prison) - Chairman Kim Sun Ae - Kim Yun Ji (in the first episode) - Cha Woo Hee (Woo Seok's sister) - Yoon Seung Jae (who died on the yacht) - Choi Young Ho (the doctor) - Seol Ah's dad (the painter) - Seol Ah's mom
This drama is really gripping from the start. It was an enjoyable watch until episode 9, but I think episode 10 ruins it.
I am really disappointed with Heeju's treatment of Woogy and Jinman, even after knowing that the detective is her father.
A lot of things didn't make sense:
- How could Heeju sacrifice his father so she can get away with the real gold? - How could Heeju abandon Woogy just like that after he saved her? - Why couldn't Chairman Ahn chase them after finding out that the gold bars were fake? It was only a gap of less than 5 minutes. - How could Heeju manage to smuggle all the gold bars into France? - How could Heeju manage to buy such nice property without the French authority suspecting anything?
It's a very good drama overall, but I think the end can be much better.
It's also very heartwarming to see Jinman's character development, how he worked with Woogy to save Heeju. Very disappointed to see how Jinman ends.
So far, this drama has exceeded my expectations. The actions, the acting of all the actors. A lot of familiar actors. I knew So Ji-sub from The Battleship Island, together with Hwang Jung-min and Song Joong-ki. I also recognise the taekwondo trainer from The Wonderfools (where he also has a heartwarming relationship with his daughter) and When Life Gives You Tangerines. I also remember the soldier from Husbands in Action. Oh, also the dry cleaning guy from My Royal Nemesis (the landlord), and the female colleague from "Romance in the House" (she's so pretty).
And very surprised to see that this is the debut of Seo Su-min, the young, beautiful and talented actress portraying the daughter (Minji). She is awesome, and her acting here is spectacular. I really love the father-daughter relationship between her and her father; it's so heartwarming.
The fall of the villain (Mun-do) seems to be too easy.
Great acting of the cast, though. Especially the ML. I have become a very big fan of Namjun now after seeing him on Hundred Memories and this drama.
OK this is not a white truck but a white pickup.
I still hate the colour.
- Park Jun Beom (the real one, who died in Syria)
- Lee Su Ho (the fake Park Jun Beom)
- Do Eun Hyuk (it was implied that in the end, he committed suicide in prison)
- Chairman Kim Sun Ae
- Kim Yun Ji (in the first episode)
- Cha Woo Hee (Woo Seok's sister)
- Yoon Seung Jae (who died on the yacht)
- Choi Young Ho (the doctor)
- Seol Ah's dad (the painter)
- Seol Ah's mom
Did I miss anyone? :)
The pace is a bit irregular; sometimes it can be very fast-paced in certain segments of the story, but it can be slow in others.
Park Min Young is especially enjoyable to watch with her spectacular acting throughout the series.
There are plot twists which changed our predictions on who the killer is, but by episode 10, it became more predictable who the real killer is.
This is also one of the dramas with the highest casualties (of characters being dead) - see below spoilers.
It's quite good, not as bad as the reviews and comments here.
And I feel bad for Kim Bum; he has very little screentime, so we don't feel that he's the 2ML.
Other than that, quite OK. I felt a bit bored during episodes 9-11, though.
I am really disappointed with Heeju's treatment of Woogy and Jinman, even after knowing that the detective is her father.
A lot of things didn't make sense:
- How could Heeju sacrifice his father so she can get away with the real gold?
- How could Heeju abandon Woogy just like that after he saved her?
- Why couldn't Chairman Ahn chase them after finding out that the gold bars were fake? It was only a gap of less than 5 minutes.
- How could Heeju manage to smuggle all the gold bars into France?
- How could Heeju manage to buy such nice property without the French authority suspecting anything?
It's a very good drama overall, but I think the end can be much better.
It's also very heartwarming to see Jinman's character development, how he worked with Woogy to save Heeju. Very disappointed to see how Jinman ends.