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If you're not up for story line (it doesn't have a complex story line though much confusing) but adventurous drama with an eye-candy cast (I consider 99% of cast eye-candy) then this drama is for you.
Story : 7.5/10
I should've rated it even lower because the story had tons of loop holes. It's the major drawback of the drama. Honestly speaking, I didn't understand a lot of things in the first 30 episodes till the story started opening up real fast on wards. Then I was like : Ah! So this is why the things in the first few episodes happened. Even then, there were a lot of questions but they just jumped through the story without dealing with tons of things. I would've loved to list all my questions here but I wanted to write spoiler free review.
Anyway, the first few episodes are confusing till when Li Cu begins his journey through the desert. Even then you'd find many silly incidents on which they wasted a lot of precious episodes before having the story fall back to its original story line in later episodes. The original story line itself isn't disappointing, just rushed through.
Characters :
Most of the characters in the story were amazing. Li Cu is the first of his kind character for me. He wasn't perfect yet he was. He was weird, sometimes selfish and brave or maybe he put up the front. I loved how he drove his companions mad every now and then. His ability to say whenever whatever was on his mind added humor throughout the series. My second favorite, Wu Xie is a mysterious kind of character. In the entire series, none of the characters nor could I tell what he was thinking. Other than these two, I loved Zhang Rishan though he lost all his charm when he fell in love (seriously, romantic story line for him wasn't a good idea). And Liang Wang was annoying, just so you know. Aside from these characters, Master Hei Yan x Su Wan top the charts. This duo became my favorite in the entire series. Su Nan was yet another amazing character but....I wished they'd provided proper enclosure for the character...(︶︹︺)
And, last but not least, I MISSED ZHANG QILING TERRIBLY. OH HOW I WISHED HE WERE THE MAIN CHARACTER!! (ಥ﹏ಥ)
Acting / Cast : 9/10
If there's anything that made this drama better for me is the acting / cast. Yes, they were not perfect but I'm willing to oversee little mistakes here and there. Since the cast is big, I'm taking everyone into account. Yes, younger cast wasn't that brilliant when it comes to acting but the older cast makes up for it. It's my first time watching something with Leo Wu and I think he is good but not brilliant. At least not in this, for me that is. Qin Hao nailed his role as Wu Xie and I really liked Alina Zhang's portrayal of badass female character. Zhang Mingen won me over with his dimpled smile and bunny teeth but he was impressive as cold President Zhang. Wang Haoxuan nailed his role as Xue Yang in The Untamed but his role in this drama makes me realize how much he's improved and how talented he really is. (o´▽`o) I was very much impressed by Jeffery Ji's acting as Hei Yan or maybe it was character. But he stood out in the entire drama.
Music : 8 / 10
Music was good if not brilliant. I loved the opening themes and the background music. It went well with the scenes.
Re-watch Value : 6 / 10
It's too long to re-watch but if I'm to re-watch it some day then I'd only watch from episode 30 onward. When the storyline actually becomes interesting enough.
All in all, I wasn't disappointed. The CGI was good if not brilliant or terrible. The creatures in the drama were enough to give me chill and those caves...I hope my review did the drama justice!! Hahahaha....XD
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Story:
Overall ->
It wasn't terrible or exceptionally good but it could've been better. First seven episodes couldn't keep my interest because it involved the characters solving one case after other. Only when they all combined to form one big picture did it become interesting enough for me to binge watch it ☆⌒(≧▽° )
What I loved ->
1) For someone who bore easily, this one was well done. It was nicely paced and kept up the excitement till the end.
2) Characters were funny, smart and not too emotional. Their friendship and care for one another (and the van in Tae Joon's case) was adorable. They really gave the sense of a family who loved teasing each other and making light of dire situations.
What I hated ->
1) Open ending. I hated it the most. They could've wrapped it up nicely but nah, they had to mention entirely new thing in the end.
2) Character development wasn't the priority in this. It could only be found in the cases of Tae Joon and Roy (only a tad bit).
3) They didn't explain why the bad guy hated our hero and why he did what he did. They could've explored his character a bit.
4) I was disappointed the way with which they dealt with Tae Joon's wife. They just brought her in the start and then she vanished altogether. I kept looking and waiting for her character when the 'big' case was solved.
5) Ok, there were hints of romance but they were so very subtle. I would've liked a proper hint by the end but nah, they robbed the viewers of that!
Acting :
The reason I chose to watch this drama were Kim Kwon and Kim Sae Ron but gotta say, I loved Kim Kwon more in He is Psychometric. In this one, he was funny and a good fighter but I think the main purpose of his character's existence was fan service. Ohh we got tons of it ☆⌒(≧▽° )
Kim Sae Ron has grown and I loved to see her playing a badass (more rude tbh) character!! For someone who's an amazing actress, her character didn't do her justice or maybe she isn't like she used to be? I felt something missing in her part. The one who surprised me the most was Lee Dong Gun. Gotta say, I didn't like him in Angel's Last Mission but he was AWESOME in this one. His character went through number of challenges and gotta say, he portrayed the feelings of his character fantastically. As for the other two in the group, it's my first time seeing their work and they've done a remarkable job of a failed actress and a genius hacker (who's ignored a lot too...Poor guy (｀▽´) )
Music :
I LOVED the music!! OST : Con Artist was spot on and I loved Game Over by Dickpunks as well. Western tracks used in the credits were a bonus. The background tracks were perfection!! I know I'll be looking for them now XD
Re-watch Value :
I'd always rate this one low because I RARELY watch anything twice. While this drama can be a good re-watch for most of the people for its thrill and fun characters, I know I wouldn't so I'd stick with middle rating i.e 5!!!
P.S: This is my first review after years!!! So forgive me if its terrible or makes you confused more than amused or satisfied!! Adios! (●ゝω)ノヽ(∀＜●)
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To be honest, I'm hyunwoo and hongbin's fan. Like HUGE fan of Hongbin and as a starlight I wanted to see his first drama with the lead role. His character was kind of annoying? I wanted to pull him out of this drama half the way. Hyunwoo was sleepy most of the time (last I saw his acting was in Con Artists) and was this ultimate sensible boy who was totally different in the beginning. What really happened to change him like that? I don't know. Eugene was a sweetheart, I LOVED her but the main girl Ye Ji? Not so much -.- I loved the idea of using International Cast, I was so great and new to see them. I hope they use this thing in more upcoming dramas. =3
Music was good, I mean the OSTs and other tracks used in the drama. Two osts are from vixx (YAYY).
Rewatch value? Not so much except for the friendship parts and some fighting scenes and THAT'S ALL.
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Firstly, I know that people compare this drama with Kill Me, Heal Me but I would like to mention that I've seen Kill Me, Heal Me before this one and let me tell you that only basic story about the main lead having DID and the main girl being the trigger is the same, other than these two I didn't find much similarities so its just wrong to judge this amazing show from Kill Me, Heal Me point of view.
The story was awesome. I love the way how writer tried to show that no matter how many alter-egos, all of them together make ONE person. It was cute really, so I loved watching it though there was few holes here and there in the story.
Acting was AWESOME. I hadn't seen any of Hyun Bin's dramas or movies before and this was first for me and I LOVED his acting. He is amazing, really. JiMin was amazing too as well as the other people. Though Jimin's character got a little irritating towards the end but I was able to ignore it because of Hyun Bin's characters of course =p
Overall it was good and it has its own story, so don't compare it with Kill Me, Heal Me even though I'm a huge fan of that show! ^^
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First, story: The basic story was vague, like really really weak. I couldn't understand whats happening most of the time. It was the big ent. company blocking everything for Perseverance and you come to know the answer to 'WHY' in the last two episodes!!
Character development is the thing that annoyed me the most. I'm BANA and ELF so I started this because of Jinyoung and Henry but I was so disappointed at how weak the characters were. Ray was like fake or something? He gave that kind of vibe and communication issues between the characters were horrible. They kept getting the misunderstandings regarding every second person and there comes a time when you are like: WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU GUYS?! -_-
Acting was ok, fine. Not many emotions except from Hyo Rin. Shi Yang's acting was good but then again his character ruined it for me -_-
Music is the best best thing in this drama. Really awesome song covers. I loved and enjoyed almost all of them so 9 points from me on this!
Rewatch value is low because believe me, I took more than two months to finish this! -_-
I apologize to the fans of this drama!! I really wanted to enjoy this one but TT_TT
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The basic story: How people become monsters is awesome! Like really really cool concept so I loved it, a lot at that! I loved how the story started but it got kind of boring after eight or ninth episode? I kept waiting for the climax which never came and just like that it ended! The end was pretty speedy, I was super confused so I had to read different discussions of the viewers to know what actually happened though it wasn't that bad =D.
Acting was SUPERB! We all know about Seo In Guk who was awesome in this but for me, someone else surpassed him in this drama and that was Park Bo Gum! Seriously, this guy rocked the show with his complex character and PERFECT expressions! Looking forward to his work in the future dramas! Its been so long since I actually felt what the character was feeling, for me he was that good!
Jang Na Ra as usual was super sweet with her cheerful and somewhat dumb personality? But it was perfect for the story and I LOVED her =3
Other than these three main leads, lets not forget Team Leader =p and others! They were really good, the investigation team was love =3
Overall it was a good drama, I couldn't sit still until I finished it! Watched it like crazy!
If you are a fan of crime-like dramas and root for bromance rather than romance than give it a shot!!
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Choi Kang Chi and Dam Yeo Wool were soo cool! They brought fun to the story but I was hoping for some depth in their characters or something. The last episode threw me off but the ending at least was a happy one! =3
The acting on Choi Jin Hyuk and Lee Seung Gi parts was AMAZING. And Lee Sung Jae? He was so into his character that I might not like him in any drama again! @.@ T_T
The music was one of the awesome things in this drama! I totally loved all the tunes and songs they played in the background. Not to mention 'Another Heaven by Yisabel'. It was a song for Wol Ryung and Seo Hwa and it was BEAUTIFUL.
Overall it was a great drama =3
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Now coming to my favorite Teacher Dong Jo. He was sooooo cool and only normal person on the show kekeke who unfortunately fell for Gumiho. His part is super sad, I wished he would have ended up with someone cool or just ANYONE because I do not like the idea of his being alone for another thousands of years TT-TT
Acting was so cute, funny and really good overall but for me Director Ban and Min Sook were best when it came to acting =p
Music was soooooooooo good. Especially 'Trap by No Minwoo' and its instrumental. I was goner for this one. Other OSTs were really lovely too =3
Rewatch value is 5 for all those scenes between Gumiho and Dae Wong because they were adorable together and funny too. A perfect comedic and romantic couple =3
Overall I gave 7.5 points just because I was super heartbroken because of Dong Joo and because the ending was a bit clumsy.
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I felt like leaving it in the starting two episodes because it wasn't making any sense but finally the plot started getting stronger and by the end I was crying with the characters.The story overall was SUPER. I am a big crazy fan for family stories and this one got me bad. Though I loved it but I didn't agree with all the aspects they showed in the drama. For once I really didn't like most of the decisions Ki Yeong made.
Yes married life isn't easy but its the life that you make and not everyone's life turns out to be the same. If she saw fault in Tae Yun's family, she should have tried to change it not turn her back. I apologize to those readers and viewers who think otherwise ;)
The acting was AMAZING. I started this drama because of No MinWoo and once again he stole the show. He was super amazing though his character was annoying and I badly wanted to whack him here and there. Shi Yeon unni was another best of the best. She played role of an awesome mother and anchor. I loved listening to her delivering the news =3
Music was reaaaaaaaaaalllly good. It was funny in first few episodes but as the story progressed and became more serious, so did the music.
Rewatch value is high because of the last 8 episodes. When Dan came into everyone's lives, the drama stole many hearts (watched it with my family that is why ;) )
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Plot overall is WOW! Simply! I love the story line and the concept a lot. It shows exactly how are people behind your back, it was painful to watch too but its true nevertheless.
Acting overall was good, especially Jung Il Won's,Nam Gyu Ri's and Lee Yo Won's. I fell in love with Il Won's and Gyu Ri's characters, their bickering and the friendship was so sweet and funny =3
And the relationship between the characters was ok overall, I guess!!
Music was really good, no doubt about it. Tracks were sooooooo good especially 'There was nothing by Jung Yup, Scarecrow by Jung Il Won and Feneste Che Luciv by Oh Hyun Ran'
In simple words it was one of my most favorite Korean dramas ?????
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I love the story-line a lot because it was unpredictable and what it showed was real struggles one has to go through to achieve something. It is perfect example of 'To achieve something, you have to lose something'. The way story went up and down really surprised me because I couldn't predict what will happen next!
Acting over all was good! I really loved Myungsoo's acting, his acting and character impressed me a lot and also I love the way he was paired up with Ye-Rim =3
I loved Lee Min-Ki's carefree and bold character and he is the one who forms the base for this drama also not to mention Sung Joon's impressive character and acting. Other boys were really good at their parts as well!!
Songs of this drama are really really good. The music Eye Candy makes is the real one I mean they really had to sing the songs for this drama. I loved Jaywalking, Love you Like you (L ft Ye-Rim) and WakeUp. They were soo perfect according the situations the characters wrote them.
I recommend everyone who love youth and music based dramas to give this drama a shot and trust me, you would LOVE it!!
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