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Too Much Slap-stick, Non-Cohesive Storyline
I went into this drama completely blind, and I left feeling - unsatisfied. Why? Well, this drama, could have had the potential to be something quite extraordinary, if not for the overbearing crack comedy in line with scenes that could have been powerful and emotional but were ruined by the over-exaggeration that was used.
What do I mean by this? Well, I understand comedy is a genre associated with this show, but when used overwhelmingly it ruins the entire story in my opinion.
Scenes that could have been emotional and move me to tears, were ruined because I was expecting some stupid joke to come into it, it broke my emersion and left me feeling kind of annoyed. I continued watching, hoping it would improve, but it didn't seem to.
In relation to the plot, there were so many gaps in the storyline, rushed - pointless even - scenes. We went from A to Z super fast. I understand it's 22 minutes max per episode with only thirty episodes, but I felt it was all over the place in terms of a proper timeline structure. One minute we have an epic battle, the next thing we have unnecessary additional characters, with no solidity...
I will say that the acting was good enough, but as I said, when it came to scenes that were supposed to be emotional, I felt nothing, it just seemed they were added as an afterthought...
Overall, I wasn't very impressed, I felt that the main actors, who are extremely talented actors in other dramas, were robbed of a good story and characterisation. it ended without a set conclusion I think, and I doubt there will be another season to bring the plot hole filled storyline to order...
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The acting was beyond perfection and throughout I felt a rollercoaster of emotions come flooding out, especially through the final episode in which I cried the whole way through!
This is definitely something I would watch again and again and also teaches an important lesson that no matter how you are, you are perfect as is.
This is the first drama I've watched with this particular male lead and I can say I look forward to binge-watching all his dramas after this!
How he was able to play a mentally challenged character and an intelligent one all throughout and so believably blew me away.
Thank you to the creators!
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Honestly, when I first saw this drama trailer, I immediately thought; "Perfect, a bittersweet BL story" However, I was wrong.Starting off the first four episodes I felt feels and loved it despite the poor acting. There was the BL I was watching for and even a little GL on the side.
It was all great and enjoyable.
Until...
The accident scene...
Okay, so my first thought after this was; "Oh God, two couples lost their lovers"
But no
In some strange shitstorm of a directing and writing freefall, the whole story went 360.
The male and female characters 'swapped' souls, which links to the title, in the most ridiculous way possible.
The director and writer, decided to completely erase all GAY from the series by making the couples straight?!
Why bother then with the first 5 episodes of BL and GL at all?!
I dropped it after that. A complete arseways storyline and I am so disappointed, it would have been way more effective if you stuck with the BL aspect. Literally wasted over three hours on this...
Don't waste your time on this either.
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Look at it through a differnet lens!
Okay, so I went into this movie with the lens of the way I watch other dramas, however, midway theough, I had to back pedal, and instead watch from my theatrical lens (as someone who majors in acting). This film asks you to see the story through subtext, indeed it tells the story of death and the aftermath of it. How it affects those around them.Do NOT expect this to be a fluffy school drama, watch it through the subtext and you'll find hearbreaking story in its depths... overall I would rate this lower from an avid korean drama watcher perspective, but higher from an actor's perspective
To make it make sense to those who may not have picked up on it, it is quite clear that midway Hyeon Jae passes away while walking with the new student, the aftermath is what follows
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