It seems to me Korea don't know how to portray thrillers really well. This is the second thriller I couldn't finish.

The characters in this were so unconnected that it made it hard to watch. There was no emotion in everyone's acting ability. It was all just flat. The so-called bad guy smiled too much. I guess he tried to play this really creepy bad guy but the constant fake smiling messed it up for me.

The story line wasn't interesting because some of the characters they named literally had the same first and middle name so I couldn't tell who was who after the mid second episode. Plus the captions were off. Some translations were-well-lost in translations. I had to rewind a few times just to check to see if I had read what I read was right.

Dead plot, dead emotions, no connections with any of the cast, and the uninspiring previews led me to say I couldn't take it anymore. I don't understand how it got so many high marks.

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I came upon this drama by looking for action cop dramas. The synopsis reeled me in.

This drama is about a car crash investigation team called TCI. They're looked down upon because investigating car crashes is beneath the other ranks in the police force but these guys made other the top notch divisions look like heavy amateurs.

Each an every episode didn't disappoint. This drama kept the continuity throughout the whole series. They didn't stray like other dramas tend to do.

The high speed chase scene was the best. I love car chases and this one had me realizing my fists were clinched throughout the whole car chase scene. I actually had nail divots in my hands!

I loved all the characters both good and bad. I will say the MML was a little annoying. That stoic character is the dumbest character choice Korea like to display and it's annoying. The MML had no life until he had several run-ins with the bad guys. I get irritated when they make a character pretend he has no emotions. It drains the life out of what the episode is all about. I also hate when a character who can actually fight in real life pretend they can't fight. But in this case I liked the way it was done. They didn't make the MML pretend to know how to fight over night. He took what he remembered in his trainings and used it.
Towards the last few episodes he forgot to pretend to be stoic and that was the part I enjoyed. I guess I'm annoyed by him in Behind Your Touch-which Korea who speak backwards is really Touch Your Behind, lol.

All of the supporting actors did an excellent job. They could fight, there were no slapstick characters-which I hate-and everybody stuck to their character choices.

I also mainly watched this series because it had a lot of actors in this that played in dramas that I actually like so I knew they were going to do well in this.

The cinematography was awesome. I wonder how many cars were destroyed in making this drama! The music was highly annoying! I wasn't a fan of that screeching guitar or that guy screaming the 'Crash' theme song.

I know people are clamoring for a second season and if they do would they be able to pull it off. I know some dramas that have second seasons usually flop-Uncanny Counter 2...I'm still disappointed with that one!

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Slow

The first half of The Glory came at a very slow pace. I thought the second half would pick up but it continued to be slow as well.

At first the main FL came off as a stalker to me. The way she talked about her tormentor didn't sit well with me. Yeah, they really captured the most heinous bullying ever but I wish there was a stronger sense of revenge than there already was.

I thought the main FL was going to pick off her tormentors one by one but they got off truly light. The second FL who was the main bully didn't get enough 'just deserts' for me. I don't know what I was expecting but I wasn't expecting a slow mediocre burn.

I didn't feel any sympathy for the main FL because in my opinion if you can't at least pick up an object and use it then you deserve what you get. How on earth could these people who got bullied not stand up for themselves?? I was expecting them to rally together and do what needed to be done. Again, it didn't happen. Some of the tormentors got off light, some were helped and in the end two were forgotten.

I did however love Ms. Kang and her small justice in the end.

The last episode as usual was a let down for me. There was too much unnecessary stuff going on. I wanted to see the guy who killed that doctor get what he deserved but it barely happened.
The way it ended made me wonder if they're going to do another sequel. If they do I hope it'll be stronger than what I just watched.

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Meh

The one thing that kills Korean dramas for me is the unfinished business of bad guys. Before I get into that I will just say when part two came out I don't think I was excited as I thought I would be. It probably had to do with the romance factor of the first half which led into stupid love moments that went into the second half. For instance, a shoot out is occurring and all one did was trying to wake up his love interest who got shot. How did he miss getting shot or get injured from glass falling all over the place? This is why I stray away from dramas that have romance in it. People do dumb things for love that ruins the whole mood. I wonder how this would've been if there were no romantic scenes involved. The fact that the main ML and FL's personality was so off that their romance didn't meld well for me. For some odd reason it just reminded me of seeing my dad and step mom have kissing moments.

Also how could the female who played Tokyo get shot but then manages to go on throughout the rest of the scene looking as if she was never shot?? Or the police officer who got hit by a car make a full recovery and is able to fight off some cops in order to help the main FL get to her lover/criminal?

Now back to dealing with the bad guys...Why is it that these dramas hardly ever serve the bad guys any justice?? Each episode was over an hour so there was time to make them pay but alas, nothing happened. It was kind of a let down but after all it was about stealing money from the mint. At least the creators were on par on that front.

The end seemed like it will come out with a third installment but don't know if I will be up for the challenge on that.

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If you ever watched the American version of Leverage or the Korean version of Leverage, The Player, Special Teams Unit...then you'll love this.

This drama is about a plane crash that took loved ones away unexpectedly. The subject can be really harsh for those who may have lost a loved in a plane crash. That haven't happened to me thank goodness and I hope it never will because some episodes in this drama made me forget that it wasn't real. The pain and the hurt were really there. The first few episodes I really really fought back some tears. The mid part had me doing the same. Some episodes had me gritting my teeth. It was just that powerful.

The cast was awesome. I usually watch these dramas because of the type of genre that I love but when you add in cast members I'm familiar with and like that makes it even more enjoyable for me to watch.

I will say Choi Won Young who plays as Joo Hyun Gi has a disturbing look. The Vulcan hairstyle he sported made it worse. For those who's not familiar with the term Vulcan-check out the late Leonard Nemoy's hairstyle from Star Trek and see if I'm lying. He played the same character in Hello Monster which makes me believe he's a type cast meaning he gets casts as playing a social & psychopath. If you look the part, play the part. Jeong Bo Seok who played as Cha Joon Kyu as well.

I loved the way it ended. The screenwriter got it right. This is how I wish every Korean drama that I've watched would end this way.
The only thing I didn't like was that it ended and I now have to find another drama that's up to that caliber.

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Get out your cups of ramen and ear plugs because one is going to have you craving for noodles and the other will have you wanting to plug in your ears!

I've been heavily into Korean dramas because they're portrayed very well. I ended up dropping one Chinese drama and was angry that I watched a 40 episode drama only to find out it won't finish that series.

This is about the fourth Japanese drama that I've watched. I dropped more Japanese dramas than I have Korean dramas though.

I did enjoy this but the constant over comedic scenes, the screeching singing, the meowing of a cat, the 'fantastic and side tongue' became annoying real quick. Those were the few reasons that almost made me drop this.

I love revenge dramas like this. Even though I found the main character to be highly annoying at times I liked how cleverly skilled he was. The bad thing about this series were the plots. They weren't that extravagant but they still somehow made the series work.

I would've given this a higher score but the last two episodes were a huge let down for me. Even though it caught me off guard it just wasn't capitalized the way it needed to be. The last episode was just too political and there was too much talking.
It was like they pulled a excerpt from the Korean dramas by not ending the last episode right.

It looks like I'm just going to have to stick to the Korean dramas instead.

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I never read Sir Conan Doyle's Sherlock series so I can't say how any versions of Sherlock played up to it's book predecessors but I will say the Japanese version lacked some depth in many many ways.

I've seen several British versions of Sherlock and enjoyed those. I even enjoyed the US version with Jeremy Miller and Lucy Lu.
When I saw that the Japanese had their version I had to watch.

The first episode was great. I liked how it started off but by the third episode everything became predictable before I can say predictable. There was no mystery in each episode as to 'who dunnit'.

Dean Fujioka's version of Sherlock was good. We didn't learn his backstory until the very last episode. I don't know why Iwata Takanori's character was there. His verion of Watson was so bad! He didn't add anything to the series. The kid who got info for Fuijoka's character was way better than Takanori.
I really despised the detective's character. He was another character that made the series less desirable to watch. The guy who played as the fake Moriya was also really really weak. I didn't understand what his purpose was. The last episode had me scratching my head. It was truly a waste of a watch.

I stuck this out because I've been hooked on Korean dramas. I've enjoyed a lot of Kdramas but is trying to expand my dramas to Chinese and Japanese as well but for some odd reason these two just don't have the skill Koreans have. It's hard trying to like other genres when dramas like this is given.
I just hope they're done with this series. Leaving it as a cliff hanger makes me hope they won't bring back a part two.

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I'm almost into a year of watching Korean dramas. I don't know where these been all my life!!! This drama had everything I like: action, suspense, thriller, mystery. This series had it all. The best part: NO ROMANCE!!! I know I'm punishing myself for missing out on dramas that have all of these including romance but I just can't take the cliche romance dramas anymore.

I'm just going to sum up my review by keeping it short and simple. People who do others wrong with no remorse don't know or understand how it feels until it happens to them. That's what I truly loved about this series. Justice was served in every way one could imagine.

The only thing that I hated about this series is that it came to an end and I seriously doubt a sequel will be in the makings.

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Loosely Based Off Of The US Show

I watched Criminal Minds when it first aired in 2005. I didn't miss not one episode. When they played the last season in 2018 I was kind of crushed because that was my go-to show. It was the only show I watched for years.

When I saw a Korean version-with some fighting in it-I had to see for myself if it's something I could watch and yes! All of the episodes that were shown were loosely based off the American version. The only difference was that some of the episodes carried over which was nice.

The downside was that some of the characters that were portrayed from the American version were weak. Especially the doctor who was suppose to portray Dr. Spencer Reid, and the computer genius that portrayed Penelope Garcia was even worse. Nobody can compare these characters and the Korean version tried and failed miserably. I only liked Lee Joon Gi/Kim Hyun Joon and Son Hyun Joo/Kang Gi Hyung.

The American version lasted about 13 years....the Korean version only 20 episodes. I wonder if they will have a second season. I will be game if they do.

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Glad I read the spoilers first

So I ended up adding this to my watch list on Netflix and was curious as to why it got a low rating. Usually when I come across a low rating Kdrama I will watch it to see if it was as bad as other people said it was.

I did come across a few low scoring dramas and I enjoyed those.

Somehow I wish I didn't read some of the reviews that contained spoilers and somehow I'm glad I did. I hate when I come across a drama and is in love with the cast's character choices that make them enjoyable as a character only to have them die. Several reviews stated that the side main characters die. I now can't bring myself to finish watching this.

I was thinking about dropping this drama anyway because about the 7th episode, the drama starts to go awry. It turns into a lovey dovey drama that really kills the vibe for me. The second villain was already killing my mood because of the constant grinning/smiling and the senseless killings that was starting to take place. Plus he was able to jump out of a high floor building and land on his feet and pick up a guy like he was a piece of paper...That to me had me rolling my eyes and asking myself is this where this drama is going?

I did like the two main characters. The main male lead was just so adorable for some odd reason but as several reviewers stated the majority of the side characters die so what's the point of finishing this drama?

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I'm all for watching dramas that have a lot of fighting in it and this one does but unfortunately that's all it is. Different gangs fighting each other for.....I couldn't tell you. All I know is that it had to do with some type of maintaining a balance. Don't understand how fighting each gang stabilizes balance but that's what this series is about.

I liked how they introduced each gang but I didn't understand what their purpose was. Especially the gang that had their hideout in a high school and that it was suppose to be a school but it was just run by a gang.

I made it to season 1 episode 6 before I decided to call it quits. I don't know, but it seems like this Japanese drama was trying to imitate the style of Korean action dramas but they failed miserably.

High & Low The Worst is right. It was the worst drama that I watched and there's two seasons and four movies of this.

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Korean dramas are starting to wan for me. I haven't found a drama without giving it bad ratings or just plain dropping it. This is stemming from me trying to avoid rom-coms which Korea has more than I can stomach. It's because of that the reason why I've hit a Korean drama slump. I haven't been able to find anything good since last September!!!

This drama as always started off strong. But then each episode after that drags on about this dysfunctional family's lives. The only interesting thing about this drama was the two little kids. They were fun to watch but they had to have the little girl act like a love sick puppy which was adorable to some point.

The MML & MFL didn't bring much to this drama. I like the MFL in Sell Your Haunted House. I could watch that drama over and over. Even though I dropped this drama I don't know if she fights in this drama.

This drama does heavily focus on the family bond hence the title but it just dragged on and on about the husband sneaking off once every episode and assassinating someone. He and his wife always trying to conceive but keep failing. Then the wife's I hate you moments...Then out of the blue the MFL is the culprit of trying to undo what her husband is trying to accomplish. I stopped watching after that. I found myself just skimming through each episode and realizing I wasn't missing anything.

I told myself that I was going finish watching this series after I reset my brain from watching each ad nauseam episode but I haven't been back to watch it. I think I stopped after episode 6...I'm not sure. I usually wait till episode 5 to determine if I should finish or not. I tried to make it but I guess it's not going to work out... Just like the rest of the dramas I've been lucking out on.

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Oh wow this series was truly horrible!

I don't know if it's because of the stoic main lead or the unkempt extreme goofiness of the second male lead. Either way these two shouldn't do anything else together. It didn't work for what the writer was trying to convey in my opinion.

The cinematography was horrible. The first episode looked like a person's first attempt at film making and it looked like a cheap and cheesy detective show and from what I've seen, it didn't lose any of those aspects.

There's no chemistry in any of the cast members. I did like the police chief but everybody else was just there just to be there.

Each episodes that I made it through was dry. I tried to make it to the 5th episode but couldn't. The music didn't help either. It was too loud and upbeat in the wrong places.

The constant phone calls the mother was making to her son at inopportune moments got old really quick. It became annoying.

If I was to tell you about the plots in each episode I couldn't. I kept losing interest and found looking out the window more interesting than what I was watching.

I don't know how this series got high marks. If I was to rate this from a negative standpoint then it deserves a 10 all around.

Guess I'll be sticking to the Korean dramas.

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What A Let Down

This movie was a total let down! I know Korean movies aren't that strong and this is why....

The main male actor was stuck in some kind of camp. His father turned on his country and in order to make things right he decided to become an assassin? ? This is what I got from the first 10 minutes of the movie. I should've stopped there but I gave it the benefit of the doubt.

This movie had so many plot holes! I don't understand how they were able to complete this.

As I mentioned the main male lead was trained to be an assassin. There's no mention of his training none whatsoever. They just show him in a camp then he has an adoptive family who knows he's an assassin because I'm guessing they were assassins too or just crooked step parents...I couldn't figure it out because they get killed and there's no mention why.

The main lead finds out he has a sister...this came from out of nowhere as well. He tries to rescue her but is wanted by the police because they want to send him back because his father was a spy... Everyone around him dies....it's just a whole mess.

I tried to explain this the best way that I could but this is how the movie was-a big jumbled mess. There was nothing promising about this movie! Absolutely nothing. I believe this is about the 4th Korean movie I've ever seen and it makes me want to steer clear of Korean movies for some odd reason. And for the life of me I don't understand how some reviewers gave this high marks because it didn't deserve any!

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I've watched a lot of the most recent Korean dramas and came across this one after watching all 4 seasons of Voice because I didn't have anything else lined up.

This drama was made over 10 years ago and I wonder if all the Korean dramas were this SLOW back then!!! By golly each episode moved at a snail's pace. It seemed like it was over an hour!

I watched because the main male lead was the guy from Fiery Priest. I don't know his name but I think it's Kim-somebody. I wanted to see this because I know he has some mad Tae Kwon Do skills and he showed a little in the first episode so I was thinking yes, this will be one of those dramas that will have fighting scenes in it.

Nope! By the fourth episode I told myself to give it one more shot and if nobody does any fighting then I'm dropping it. Not only that, they had that cliche romance in it. Oh my gosh I want to rip my eyes out for the sappiness!!!

If this series was aiming for the plot I wonder how many episodes it would take to actually get to the point. All through the 5 episodes it just focused on two guys having a crush on one girl. Then when the preview of the 6th episode showing everybody fighting over one girl and the main guy, it made me want to hurl insults at whoever thought this was a good drama.

It's dubbed as a thriller, melodrama and romance but there's no thriller in it. It's predominately romance and yes this is why I avoid Korean dramas that have romance in it. I'm so disappointed right now because it's already hard enough trying to find my style of drama without the romance and that makes my chances of finding that slim and nil.

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