Story: I found it to be fascinating. There wasn't any real element that I could detect that could give out the next big event (or at least while I was watching). There is some political-ness involved, with romance and a pinch of comedy. This drama really got me a bit interested in the Joseon Dynasty. However, after they fast forwarded 8 years is when I got a bit less interested into the drama. The ending ended better than I thought it would, and that's probably because I didn't have a high expectation for the ending as I was watching, kept seeing it spiral DOWNwards instead of UPwards. And~ I didn't get why after episode 13 or 14, there was at least 1 person that cried that wasn't necessary to cry.
Acting/Cast: In my opinion, I think the child actors did as good or even better than the adult actors! Kim Yoo Jung did a superb job, as was Yeo Jin Goo. Although, Han Ga In didn't impress me. While I haven't her other works (so I can't judge her right now), she didn't give off the "scholarly" feel. While it may be her character, not her personally, I was a tad disappointed. The thing that ticked me off was how SMART the two Heo siblings were 8 years prior to the drama, and after that showed none of it. None. Zip. Sometimes, it felt like they (the whole cast) were reading off a script by staring into space, but we all stare into space every now and then, in real life, don't we? The others I had no problem with.
Music: Loved Back In Time by Lyn. There's only 3 melodies that play in the drama, I found. After episode 15, the ending song changed.
Overall: 7/10.

Oh...and is there 2 people out there that hate this drama or something? I mean, whenever I go to the episode reviews, they don't correspond with the whole drama review (some of the episode reviews go as low as 4.5, last I checked!)

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I watched this drama awhile ago, so forgive me if I forget anything or if my information is incorrect ^^
--Story:
A woman dying of an accident (on accident) who must find people who will weep sincere tears. A pretty uncommon idea, if you ask me.
I liked how it delved into Scheduler's own life when he was alive rather than focus all it's attention to Ji Hyun's. Ji Hyun finding the truth of her own life was something I enjoyed; also, it shows how blinded we ourselves could be. Oh, and everything connected and had a reason!
--Acting/Cast: The acting seemed pretty natural. Shows character development along the way, mostly with Ji Hyun.
--Music: I heard some of it on seoul.fm and could not get why the people in the chatbox were bored with it. Yeah, it's not DBSK or some other band playing but it's still music. The rhythm of the songs went with the events quite nicely.
--Rewatch Value: For me, I'd most definitely love to rewatch the drama if I had the time *cough*ispendtimereadingmanga*cough*
--Overall: a great drama. You must definitely have to watch it. A friend convinced me to watch it, and we both obsessed over it for awhile. She even rewatched 49 Days. Then I got my guy friend to watch it; he liked it. Just make sure a tissue box is handy!

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I watched this last summer, so please forgive me if my information is incorrect as I don't remember every aspect of the story!
-Story
I didn't find it to be quite unique, but still enjoyable. Some parts were just plain funny, whereas some were passionate(-y). The story, I have to say, isn't something new. I mean, a girl runs into a popular guy who turns out to be cold, he opens up to her, etc., etc. but also with a twist of competition between Kyu Won & Hee Joo, to see who gets the main role. Although, Hee Joo's story was something that I wish they delved closer in. Maybe it's just that I can partially relate to her, eh, who knows?
-Acting/Cast
I'd say they the cast did a pretty good job acting! I especially liked in one of the later episodes when Shin told Kyu Won not to go, it's just the emotion put into it. The acting wasn't 'stiff' or had the sense of "I. AM. READING. OFF. SCRIPT."
-Music
It's a musical drama, the music has to be good, right? Well it is! "The Stupid"'s music performance was lovely, as was the singing of Kyu Won (Shin Hye) and Hee Joo (Woo Ri), not to mention the traditional music! I don't play an instrument nor know much about traditional Korean music so I can't go all critical on it.
-Rewatch value
It's a good drama, I'll admit, but not good enough for me to say that I'm going to watch this all my life.
-Overall
If you want a funny, musical drama with a love story in it, this is a great drama to choose. Also, if you're a fan of kpop, 2 of CN Blue's members are in here. I watched this with my friends (1 of them kept interrupting, "Why is she asking what talent is?! Duh, you're a teacher you're suppose to know!"...see what I have to live with?) and it made us laugh and ask ourselves, "what's going to happen now...?"

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--Story: There's two stories going in 1 drama - I personally dislike these kind of dramas, especially when their paths never cross (if you do that, might as well create 2 different dramas!) but this was actually I drama I watched with my stepmother awhile back. loved it and decided to rewatch it. The stories are pretty cliche and there's no "OH MY GOD. I never saw THAT coming!" element to it, but there is the "huh...what's he/she going to do next?". Wing and Niki's relationship is more serious, whereas Don and Sasa's relationship is more playful.
--Acting/cast: the acting was good, and pretty natural. Except when Niki was sick...the yelling was sort of odd....
--Music: I really liked the OST.
--Rewatch value: it's OK. There's some parts you'll forget but the main points you won't (obviously).
--Overall: a good drama to pass the time. If you're into the kinds where a good person meets a bad one, fall in love, realize he has a soft side, and then a person falls sick and/or one where a guy doesn't receive the right information about a 'so-called' rich person, and she plays around with him and they accidentally fall in love sort of thing, then this is for you! :]

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Story - I found it to be enjoyable, however, I also found it to be one of those dramas that would pick something (aka, details) up, and then drop them (such as the tarot cards in the beginning; I seriously thought that that would play a big role in the story but the only thing was the bell ringing. Another one is Eun Bi's boyfriend. I thought the end of him would be after his new girlfriend threw water balloons at Eun Bi). There may be a second season, right? I hope, because I wish this drama could've gone longer, and tied up and completed 100% of every single thing instead of 99.9%

Acting/Cast - The reason why I watched this drama was because my friend kept telling me to...and because Jung Il Woo is in it. Some of it is over-exaggerated, although, I think it was meant to be like that, especially in the beginning episodes. In the later ones, I didn't find that as much. Ba Wool, in my opinion, is the most comical in the drama. Also, I give props to Lee Chung Ah for her hilarious acting in this drama (especially the last episode with the plunger)! Chi Soo doesn't show much character development, and the amount that the character did develop, was only in the very, very end. His character could also annoy A LOT of people.

Music - I extremely LOVED the music, from the playful melodies to Shayne Orok's OST for the song ^^ When they're in cafe's or the like, there's American music playing, like Bruno Mar's Grenade.

Rewatch Value - I'd watch this more for the comedy or have it be eye-candy if your favorite, favorite actor/actress is in here.

Overall - A fun, funny drama. The ending isn't to some's liking; depends on whether or not your own Chi Soo or Kang Hyuk's side.
It's nice to watch after you've been watching something like The Moon That Embraces The Sun...or if you just watched 49 Days and want to see Jung Il Woo play a different role on a happier-ish note.

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