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Good drama with nice OST, acting but...

I was baffled by the ending! I was so excited by Steven Zhang and Liang Jie (I love them btw) and watch since it premier, and chase it but the ending is so disappointing. Up to the last 20mins!

It was a promising fantasy story about celebrity love, old classmates-turned-friend, annoying female lead turned friend, no third party. It was a drama focusing on just the leads. The plot was good. When you think you got it figured, it throws you off the grid again and hook you in. While you are figuring out how the exchange of bodies work and how they address how it can happen... The last 20mins tells you that the previous 21 episodes are just a... narration to a story?

Please... I need someone to tell me I don't invest in getting my heart broken for the supporting characters. I want to see the relationship between the second lead!! And I did watch the ending a few times to set me back on track. It is just so absurb? Like reading an engaging story and it was just a dream.

That aside, the OST and acting is too good! I love the soft OST, it has a korean ballad feel to it and suits the theme so much. And also Steven's acting!! He portrayed a girl so well that you can instantly know if he has switched body or not even without any dialogue. If there's any consolation, it will probably be Steven's acting lol. It was good to the last 20mins of the whole series.

What do you mean its just a novel??? Did I miss something out in the first 10mins?

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Sweet romance drama oldies vibe

It has been a long while since there was such a sweet, simple romantic k-drama! It brought back the Full House, Secret Garden vibe (the romance plot, characters, music). So plot wise it was interesting for the start, however towards the middle, everything is pretty much expected. The drama fully focused on romance between the leads and I felt they skipped a little on the details for some parts, especially on the fans reaction and the progress of the second lead. I wish more closure on that tho.

Acting wise, Sooyoung is good as usual!!! But imo Taejoon and Jian's acting can be improved. And the supporting characters are chosen well. They build up the drama mood a lot~ And I love it.

If you want to watch this, it is best to watch it in a go for the build up suspense, else the plot may bore some out. I watch till ep8 and waited till it finishes.

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Slow storyline

Slow storyline which does not elaborate much on anything else aside from exorcism related, which fits the title, no complains.
The story can bring out more each other's backstory instead. Maybe it is just me, but I felt it is up to the viewers to decide the relationship between each characters. Either the explanation was not clear or vague for my opinion.

Jang na-ra may be a good actress but her expression felt stiff this time through all episodes (unlike her previous dramas, which I know, was supposed to be light hearted). Might be due to her role in this drama, but I felt it could have improvements on this part (see character development).

However jung yong hwa's acting was surprisingly good in this. You can see that he matured through the episodes tho some dialogues are still tacky. And his friend, I am not sure if he supposed to love yong hwa or not??? I felt some BL going on between them, am I over thinking?

The ending! I do not fancy an ending like a first episode kind. Nothing ever changes and I want a season 2 now.

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Not what you expected

Usually I tend to skip Japanese drama of similar genres but I saw a comment about a plot twist and decided to check it out. Turns out the ending was not cliché! The plot twist was sudden. You got to watch till the end to catch it. If one just drop the first few episodes, they would not know about the ending, but I would not say it is a rushed ending. But I don't think you will drop the first episode as there's some hints of strange happenings, and it makes you want to continue watching the unveil.

Actor's acting was alright, there's only 2 main characters in the drama and others were more like supporting roles. No romances between them both.

The pace was good for this 6 episodes of 20mins each. You can just treat it as watching a movie!

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Not for the faint heart

First, the show might be gore for the faint hearted. Shooting, dead people, slashing and exploding bodies...

However the plot and games are nice to watch. It is similar to Japanese dramas like Liar Game, Kaiji - the protagonist has no choice but to join in a cruel game to fight the way out using brains and guts...

What is different for this are the friendship elements. Where participants learnt to trust and battle together in this twisted game.

Worth watching! Pacing was good and games are well thought of. One should also note that this series will have a second series, so the ending was not really an ending.

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The perfect drama

Reading the synopsis, one would expect a fairytale ending where the leads end up happily ever after... but no! It left a realistic ending that is possible and not so drama-like. Although it is realistic, there are closures explained to the characters at the end which somehow makeup for the leads'.

The love story was not typical yet leaves a warm feeling in your heart. Everything from episode 1 to uncovering the back story was perfect. I never did fast forward through the 16 episodes. The emotions from the actors and actresses were perfect. Especially Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin! Whenever they cried, I feel like tearing up too. :')

It crashed into my heart too. You should watch this!!

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A drama with revelations every episode!

None of the episodes were boring! I started off skeptical of this drama because it states based on true story, but since it is by OCN, I decided to give it a try and I do not regret! The story is real and not drama-like - those who are impossible to be alive is not alive - not a plot twist where the lover suddenly revive etc. And the actors portrayed it so well with their emotions!

The first few episodes started steady and it builds up your suspense while solving all the cases of the missing bodies (like solving one missing body case per episode). Pacing is kinda similar to Mystic Pop Up Bar! The later part of the show reveals the plot and you will be surprised how it is so unpredictable yet it makes all sense in the world lol.

You can feel the sadness and happiness here when Wook found his mom, and the fear of him not wanting to meet his mom in the village (because she was dead yet he keeps resenting her unknowingly). And they do not drag! The characters eventually reconcile after 1 episode and kept the main focus.

Though I felt the ending is kinda rushed and possibly a open ending of what is with the powers of the middle aged man and Wook... Hoping for a season 2 or a sequel of the ending explained!

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Your usual sweet romance drama with smart cute male lead and normal clumsy female lead

I was not expecting myself to finish this whole series... But i like this female lead and ended up binge watching all 24 episodes in a few days. This feels similar to the Korean drama "This is my first life" and even the FLs looked similar as well.

Story for the main leads were at least wholesome, everyone got their happy ending, but I feel that they can at least elaborate more on each character's development. Some supporting characters are cut off suddenly at some point (of course I will not miss them but I am equally invested in their life lol). No third parties or rivals... It really is just your typical romance drama.

If you are bored and are into romance genre, do give this a try.

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The Best Fantasy Romance Drama of 2020

Started this without much expectation to the story and cast because the preview and posters looked like a typical fantasy historical drama but I WAS SO WRONG. The pacing for this drama was just right. The directors just know when to pace up and drag the timeline! First episode got me hooked and I binged watched this in a week!

Every single characters got their closure perfectly in the story without being seemed forced and over explained. The plot flows so smoothly. Especially towards the end when Si Feng was revealed his true identity, everything seems clear on the cause of everything, and what happened with the 10 lives with Xuan Ji. It just makes sense. Even the devil has a closure!!! The lessons learnt are also meaningful about love and redemption (literally)... Si Feng's words also warms my heart. It is not is worth, it is if I am willing. LOVE THIS.

Not to mention, the OST are so apt!! Casts are soooo good. Superb acting, especially to Teng She, he really feels like a snake (and he is)! I am just so amazed and can't wait for the sequel already gyaa!!

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Promising start but could have more episodes for character development

If you like Xu Kai, you can watch through all 28 episodes. You can watch how devoted he is to the female lead. His acting is still on point and he expresses his feelings quite well done! For other actors, they are good as well.

The story synopsis and first few episodes looks really promising and it is enough to make you continue with the rest of the episodes. It was through the middle of the show where the story started to get complicated with new characters introduced. and then boom, we have reached the last episode.

This drama focus on too many side characters with little explanation and until now, when I watched the last few episodes, I have so many questions I need to ask lol. Ending feels like "Wait, that's it??? Shouldn't you be giving me some explanations? I cannot guess!" "Are they just stuck in the other realm forever??!" Honestly this ending needs so much explanation!

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One of those drama which makes you guess every episode!

And you can never guess it 100%! I like how it makes me want to continue watching this drama even though I read countless spoilers and reviews. It is one of the rare case of most drama where you need to watch to feel and understand the whole story. Kudos to the scriptwriter, director and actors, they did a really good job to portray the character development in the whole show.

It is heartwarming, tear-jerking, you feel like you are solving the issues together with them as a audience. It has been a while since I had this feeling. And the best part? What you thought was going to happen will be a surprise!

Try at least watching the first 2 episodes and episode 3's preview and you will know.

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It has been a while since I watched a drama so sweet and makes my heart flutter! Might be the casts' visuals but I have not fast forwarded any second and I binged-watched all episodes in a night. Character development is on point, how both Yuri and Junko came to realize their feelings towards each other... though really unrealistic in this modern world, somehow it just manage to make my heart flutter like a teenager-in-love again. 100% recommend if you are into romance, high school, pure love genre.

The music is nice too. I am addicted to Black Number's Happy Birthday. The lyrics fits so well too!

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