NoFace92

I'm so happy that they managed to bring the webtoon's magic to life! I loved how they added more details to the flashbacks of the FL's previous lives, it added a lot more layers to her character. Also I have no doubt that the swimming pool scenes were inserted for the sole purpose of flexing Ahn Bohyun's chest muscles.

Say it louder! I have to search high and low for kdramas on Netflix dubbed in my grandmother's language (she is illiterate as she never received an education). And there are only a handful of them. It's frustrating that she loves watching dramas but there is barely any media content accessible to her.

It's been a while so I barely remember but something along the lines of her wanting to save someone who was on the verge of death, the price to pay was a curse on all her next lives to regain the memories when she is around 10 years old. It wasn't a big part of the story iirc

The underlying messages in the webtoon were what made it as good as it was. I hope the show expresses that. I'm also trusting Shin Hye Sun to bring out the layers of her character.

Yeah but considering how (in)active she is, I would assume she chooses her projects very carefully but they were both disappointing. Though I can't blame her for Jirisan cos it seemed very promising at first. I quite liked Ashin but she didn't even appear for 30 minutes.

As much as I like her as an actress, I'm not a big fan of her drama choices from 2016 onward. Still, it's commendable that she doesn't take the easy way out and takes on some physically demanding roles. Anyways I hope to see her act as a professional career woman once. She has the perfect look/image for it but she surprisingly hasn't done it before.

This drama wasn't bad, but its best episodes were the first few. It convinced me it was building up to be something amazing, but this impression fizzled out gradually. I didn't see much character development for the sisters. The oldest was like a clueless teenager throughout, I don't think she achieved much on her own. I find the youngest sister to be distasteful and extremely driven by money, her monologue at the end even felt like a forced attempt to explain her character's behaviour. Though I liked the second sister, she was both strong and flawed.

At its core, it's just a story about a girl who was used by her friend in her revenge plot, but managed to benefit from it with the help of a know-it-all guy who happens to like her. When I accepted the fact it's just a makjang-thriller, I could enjoy it better. Overall it was good for entertainment, but didn't have much substance to it. 8/10

Actually the marketing wasn't doing the show much favours, because from the trailers the production quality alr felt off lol. It probably kept its viewership because of the setting, some viewers were unimpressed but said they watched for the scenery. Yet it felt as if filming at the location itself was too challenging for the production team (jerky camera shots throughout the whole show). I heard they already profited before the show aired, but the backlash was quite severe. Jun Jihyun was excessively criticized imo.

I didn't watch this till now because I saw some reviews saying it's horrible. Surprisingly I quite enjoyed it. Objectively it's a bit messy, illogical and doesn't really have a focus, but somehow that makes it unique compared to a typical kdrama formula. Some parts were boring but some were well done and emotional. Also the cast are all good and likeable actors. Ending was an absurd mess but I'm not really surprised lol.

What really surprises me is that they used a huge budget and marketed this show as a blockbuster. To be frank, just from the synopsis alone you can tell it can only target a limited audience. Did the production company actually think it was a guaranteed success with the famous cast and writer?

Idk if it's intentional, but I noticed how the grown up version of Nami seemed so much less genuine, goofy and endearing than her younger self, and instead seemed more self conscious and empty. Most of the other girls still had traits of their younger selves despite having more troubles than her. I thought it was a pretty good depiction of modern life where being financially comfortable may not give you inner fulfillment.

This director is very capable of creating distinct and memorable characters and hasn't made a bad movie. He seems to be a fan of old Hong Kong films, this movie looks like it adopts the style of Stephen Chow's movies. I was shocked to find out that it is on the way to becoming a massive box office failure... I can't help but think that the rise of Netflix in Korea/Asia is changing the market for blockbuster and more experimental movies.

I think this is the result of the emergence of OTT platforms... since there's so much content available on Netflix, Koreans now have stricter standards on what to pay to watch at the cinema. Reviews and word of mouth plays a bigger part than the names on the poster. The initial mixed reception kept audiences away. Furthermore, CJ E&M had raised ticket prices.

The blind fanaticism on social media and even here is shocking. People are just blindly defending revisionist media, that is telling a false narrative of one of the most sensitive parts of Korean history. It's basically right wing propaganda-- and it's serious, because there are real-life social and political consequences. Shouldn't we as outsiders have basic respect for the history/culture of a country we are consuming content from? I wonder what happened to human decency.