Oooho exactly as we have been predicting at the beginning, 12 episodes was not enough to tell all the stories they tried to tell in a realistic/believable way, doing justice to the charactersā¦ and the FL is still shit lol
Btw, is there no screenwriter? Who wrote this series? Because I see two directors here (one did Itaewon Classroom and the second did A Poem a Day so two pretty good kdramasā¦ but I see how, maybe there should have been just one director), did one of them write it?
I think having the lead actress play someone in her 30s when she's only 23 is ridiculous. That's where they lost…
Yes, she looks too young for me too. A lot of people are upset about Rowoon taking the ML role, and I guess the previous actor would have been better but Rowoon isnāt that bad (I liked him in The Matchmakers and Destined with You, he also was good in Tomorrow - in fact, uncharacteristically so, that I didnāt notice that it was him playing the lead role until like a year later lol). I donāt understand how people here call his looks āmeltingā like wtf is that supposed to mean, did something happen? Just say that you find him unattractive or ugly and not āmeltingāā¦ Anyway, he looks good enough for me. But as I said, Iāll see how it all turns out in the end, Iām pretty sure they havenāt even started shooting this one yet.
Idkā¦ I see quite a lot of people in the comments dropping this drama alreadyā¦ the summary sounds interesting, but I have no idea how itāll turn out in the end.
Loved this drama! What I think is especially great about it, is how it's different from other action/crime/mystery/thriller korean dramas that Iāve seen. In other dramas, often the biggest mystery of the series is the answer to the question of āwho is the culprit?ā āwho killed?ā or āwho is the mastermind behind all of this?ā.
Here, the viewer can guess who the ābad guyā or rather the criminal is from the very first episode (theyāre not really a ābad guyā theyāre the main character in this story, and not an opposing force to the protagonist). We know the identity of the ācriminalā before the other main characters (that would be the āgood guyā the cop of this story, but again theyāre more of just the main character than a lawful "good guy" protagonist), and even they find it out just couple of episodes in. So the dramaās main riddle isnāt about someoneās identity or motives, itās about who will come out on top by the end of it. The story is centered around two main characters dancing around each other, playing cat and mouse. We see how they try to outsmart each other, how their dynamic changes time after time. Itās a new, interesting perspective.
Of course, there are some identity reveals and plot twists, but theyāre related to subplots and specific episodes rather than the core of the characterās dynamic.
All in all, I think that this drama could be called fresh plot-wise, itās very enjoyable and definitely worth watching.
I'm thinking about to watch this drama, but I'm not sure yet.Can someone please let me know, what this drama is…
Iām not good at summarizing without spoiling the plot, so just better see the description provided by MDL but if youād like to hear my opinion on the dramaā¦ I loved it! Itās weird sometimes, it has a bit of a dark humor and grotesque, but the story is unique and the characters are interesting. I've seen some people say that it has boring moments, but i think there's a difference between "boring" and "slower paced" and this drama if anything, would be the latter. Even if you would not like it as much as I did, itās still worth watching. (and itās pretty short, the 12 episodes fly by!)
I also asked the same question here before but NO ONE answered me or ppl here also simply just don't know LOLSo…
Thank you for this long reply! I guess, maybe majority of people here arenāt interested in this matter and costumes in such depthā¦ Anyway, I wouldnāt care about the names they use for the characters in the drama that much, since itās likely they wouldnāt use ethnically accurate names (for whatever reasons, maybe political? maybe just to be more mainstream? Idk)
Based on what you said, and what Iāve seenā¦ youāre right it seems to be inspired by Mongolian tribe(s). Also maybe a bit similar to ethnic groups from Xinjiang province (those are mainly Turkic people though)?
Does anyone know what ethnic group/their culture is the inspiration for the costumes in this drama? They look really cool! Song Wei Long looks amazing in that styling!!!
Ahhhhh I need to catch up on this drama asap! (when Iām not sick š) Last time, I commented my opinion here it was after watching second episode, and since then I know that Iāve been mistaken about some of the characters motives. The characters and plot turned out kinda unexpected, very interesting, since it was different from what I thought it would be.
I became more fond of Chris, heās such a textbook example of a troubled young man, who has been let down and kinda lost himself while trying to achieve somethingā¦
From the other comments I see that FL is still acting irresponsibly, at least I wasnāt wrong about that when judging her character after episode two.
If you donāt mind me asking, do you know how is this series connecting to the movie (besides the main cast being the same)? The plot of the series seems to take place over a century later that the plot of the movieā¦
this drama isnāt that good, itās an average rom com with some entertaining plot points and fun or interesting scenes. But itās well shot (from what I remember, itās been some time lol). Because it was one of the first kdramas that Iāve ever seen, itās very nostalgic for me. I like it more because of this feeling, but other than that itās not something Iād watch again. To be honest, itās quite possible that I wouldnāt have watched it at all, if I stumbled upon it just now. I like the lead actress though.
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exactly as we have been predicting at the beginning,
12 episodes was not enough to tell all the stories they tried to tell in a realistic/believable way, doing justice to the charactersā¦
and the FL is still shit lol
Btw, is there no screenwriter? Who wrote this series? Because I see two directors here (one did Itaewon Classroom and the second did A Poem a Day so two pretty good kdramasā¦ but I see how, maybe there should have been just one director), did one of them write it?
A lot of people are upset about Rowoon taking the ML role, and I guess the previous actor would have been better but Rowoon isnāt that bad (I liked him in The Matchmakers and Destined with You, he also was good in Tomorrow - in fact, uncharacteristically so, that I didnāt notice that it was him playing the lead role until like a year later lol).
I donāt understand how people here call his looks āmeltingā like wtf is that supposed to mean, did something happen? Just say that you find him unattractive or ugly and not āmeltingāā¦
Anyway, he looks good enough for me.
But as I said, Iāll see how it all turns out in the end, Iām pretty sure they havenāt even started shooting this one yet.
Heās still young, so he should still look good/as he used toā¦
What I think is especially great about it, is how it's different from other action/crime/mystery/thriller korean dramas that Iāve seen.
In other dramas, often the biggest mystery of the series is the answer to the question of āwho is the culprit?ā āwho killed?ā or āwho is the mastermind behind all of this?ā.
Here, the viewer can guess who the ābad guyā or rather the criminal is from the very first episode (theyāre not really a ābad guyā theyāre the main character in this story, and not an opposing force to the protagonist). We know the identity of the ācriminalā before the other main characters (that would be the āgood guyā the cop of this story, but again theyāre more of just the main character than a lawful "good guy" protagonist), and even they find it out just couple of episodes in. So the dramaās main riddle isnāt about someoneās identity or motives, itās about who will come out on top by the end of it.
The story is centered around two main characters dancing around each other, playing cat and mouse.
We see how they try to outsmart each other, how their dynamic changes time after time.
Itās a new, interesting perspective.
Of course, there are some identity reveals and plot twists, but theyāre related to subplots and specific episodes rather than the core of the characterās dynamic.
All in all, I think that this drama could be called fresh plot-wise, itās very enjoyable and definitely worth watching.
I've seen some people say that it has boring moments, but i think there's a difference between "boring" and "slower paced" and this drama if anything, would be the latter.
Even if you would not like it as much as I did, itās still worth watching.
(and itās pretty short, the 12 episodes fly by!)
Anyway, I wouldnāt care about the names they use for the characters in the drama that much, since itās likely they wouldnāt use ethnically accurate names (for whatever reasons, maybe political? maybe just to be more mainstream? Idk)
Based on what you said, and what Iāve seenā¦ youāre right it seems to be inspired by Mongolian tribe(s). Also maybe a bit similar to ethnic groups from Xinjiang province (those are mainly Turkic people though)?
Song Wei Long looks amazing in that styling!!!
Last time, I commented my opinion here it was after watching second episode, and since then I know that Iāve been mistaken about some of the characters motives.
The characters and plot turned out kinda unexpected, very interesting, since it was different from what I thought it would be.
I became more fond of Chris, heās such a textbook example of a troubled young man, who has been let down and kinda lost himself while trying to achieve somethingā¦
From the other comments I see that FL is still acting irresponsibly, at least I wasnāt wrong about that when judging her character after episode two.
But itās well shot (from what I remember, itās been some time lol). Because it was one of the first kdramas that Iāve ever seen, itās very nostalgic for me. I like it more because of this feeling, but other than that itās not something Iād watch again. To be honest, itās quite possible that I wouldnāt have watched it at all, if I stumbled upon it just now.
I like the lead actress though.