Story:
A boy and girl meet during an accident where a building colapses and the two are buried underneath the concrete. Both are rescued in the end, but this incident leaves them, and also many others, with different levels of struggles and pain.
A very sad story with a lot of struggles that turns into a beautiful life lesson. Seriously, I haven't come across a drama where such a sad begining turns into a wonderful peace of art, like it did here.
Acting/Cast:
All the cast members do a splendid job here, they depict their characters perfectly so you love and hate them in all the right places. Actually, there is no character that I hate in the end, although I hated him or her inbetween. Everything is resolved in the end. And then there are the main characters Moon Soo and Gang Doo, who are the above mentioned boy and girl. Moon Soo is played by Won Jin Ah and although she seems a little reserved in the beginning, she really did a great job overall.
And now, let me come to the star of this show. Lee Junho (of 2PM) as Gang Doo. GIVE THIS MAN AN AWARD! His acting is so perfect, so real that you can't help but fall in love with Gang Doo. Every little emotion Gang Doo feels is visible thanks to Junho - wow, wow, wow! I didn't know him before, as I didn't watch Chief Kim, but now I've become a sucker for Junho (and 2PM xD) thanks to his acting here.
Music:
This drama has another great feature that lies in the music. Or rather, the lack of music. There are moments in this drama were there is no sound at all and you have no choice but to immerse into the emotions the characters feel. And that are the moments where it gets reaaaaally intense. Great! Also, if there is music, it always fits and is never too much. Another good point: Junho himself sang one of the songs of the OST and it's just beautiful!
Rewatch Value:
Yes, will definitely rewatch this at some point in time. Even if it's only to see Gang Doo's emotions!
Overall:
This drama deserves an award. Or better, a lot of them. It is really amazing and took my kdrama experience to a whole new level. An emotional rollercoaster that is worth all the ups and downs! It's simply a masterpiece. I bow my head to the writers, directors, actors, and all the other people who worked on this. Thank you!
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Its a great drama with talented casts and eargasm OST's!
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In terms of actors/actresses, I have no say because all are talented but the role of Ye Hua & Bai Qian fits Mark Zhao & Yang Mi best.
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In a world where money is the number one influence in creative production, we strive more than ever for a feeling of sincerity. If you're looking for a breath of fresh air, this is definitely for you.
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All in all, I enjoyed it and its worth a try.
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And I am still raving about how non-dramatically this show portrays immensely dramatic events... and I mean this in a good way. I'd even say it tried to and succeeded in portraying life as it is: with all the no-nonsense struggles, small happy moments, and growingpains of finding your way in this tough world. The two main characters were so endearing with hopes and fears so raw, in such a manner that it's impossible to leave any viewer with a heart untouched. In short, hands in the air and enjoy this emotional rollercoaster ride!
WATCH if you like to cry your eyeballs out and learn some wise lessons about life, DON'T WATCH if you're looking for comedic stress relief!
A splendid overall score of 9.5, just don't think I can ride this rollercoaster again.
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It's such a simple yet beautiful story that focuses on not only the love stories but all around development of characters. It has it's ups and downs in the plot but none too complicated and unrealistic. Even rough bumps in the story or between characters isn't blown out of proportion or shown for far too long and from ever angle possible on earth to make the audience realise it's impact. The great acting does that itself.
I WILL FIGHT ANYBODY WHO TELLS ME THIS IS THE SAME KIMURA TAKUYA I SAW IN PRIDE AS 'HALU SATONAKA', the highly charming, smart mouthed heartbreaker. Just kidding. What can I say about his acting, I am wowed everytime I watch him. Also I love the actress Yamaguchi Tomoko and she's such a pleasure to watch onscreen. I'll definitely look for more of her works too. I think the rest of the cast did a fantastic job as well.
The music is strangely addicting specially La La La Love song. The opening credits never get old and it's all good fun.
I am going to watch this drama again and recommend it to any one who's looking for a Jdrama to watch or just something nice. It's a really simple and fun drama and the cast and story will not dissapoint.
Oh god I love the fashion in this. Good ol' 90s, it makes me want to go back. Those sandals and pants and big baggy suits. Kimura Takuya could wrap himself in cabbage leaves and he'll still be the handsomest man I've ever seen. I'm going to check out more of his dramas/movies now and I'm glad I watched "long vacation".
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For the story, I felt that it was dragging too much sometimes, especially in the middle of it. Although it is worth to be patient until the end. I've done it and I don't regret it.
For the casting, my favorite characters in the whole drama are Kim Yoon Soo prosecutor, Kwak Young Jae, and Ki Myeon Joong. Honestly, it's worth to watch it because of this 3. The 3 actors did a great job to impersonate them.
Music of it wasn't bad but it didn't make me listen to them besides the drama.
Overall I give 7 because of those 3 characters, 'cause they are worth to be watched.
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One word for SFD: Epic
Four words for SFD: Epic But With FlawsLet’s break it down -:
❌ The flaws:
☠️ Power inbalance b/w the dragons:
Two of them are clearly the stars (Sambong/Yi Bang Won). Two of them feel like very endearing supporting characters. (Bang ji/ Mu hyul) Two of them are disguised idiots who insult the term. (Boon Yi/General Syeong Hi) The acting prowess also varies in the same order. (Deteriorating as it descends)
☠️ Boring Middle:
Except of a few outstanding scenes the middle of the show does come with a lot of 'meh'. Endless, tiresome and less than impressive politics. Where the writers keep trying to find new and new problems for the main guys to fight against, often not even properly solving the previous ones. I almost put the show on-hold here.
☠️ Shitty antagonists:
Except one, all antagonists are pretty mediocre with lame strategies and they keep getting replaced. As soon as a villain gains solid footing and identity, the show do's away with it in some way. Makes the back and forth a bit boring since the good guys are way too strong and for a very long time SFD does not take any risks.
☠️ Cop-Outs:
Again, the middle is problematic. The show uses huge ass convenient plot devices to get out of complications and some illogical things don't add up.
☠️ Character Development:
This is also a strength of the drama. While for some the CD is brilliant, others (Bang Ji/Moo Hyul) could do with more of it. Friendship/brotherhood is one of the highlights of SFD, however it could've easily been more explored and impactful.
☠️ No good female characters:
Literally all of them suck/are weak af except one and she isn't even a major role. The female lead is like a blank brainless floppy fish with her wide eyes and sputtering lips. I wanted to slap her silly
✅ The Epic:
? Yi Bang Won. Yi Bang Won. Yi Bang Won ?
The most fleshed out/dynamic/well developed character of the show and easily one of the best anti-heroes in K-Drama History. He's simply wonderful. Yoo Ah In did the acting of a lifetime- Out of this world.
Among a sea of self-righteous fuckers, he's a hell wrecker. He's evil, good, kind, reckless, weak, strong, deadly, vulnerable, lonely, childish, manipulative, magnificent, insecure, ambitious, a mastermind but above all- he's wholly human. I just don't have enough words. He was the biggest and at times, the only reason I stuck with this show till the end. The moment SFD plunged into monotony, Yi Bang Won was the one who changed the course with all that shit he stirred up. I haven't been this in love with a character, since Empress Ki's Emperor. Truly excellent.
✔️ Music:
Holy fuck. This is without a doubt the best OST I have ever heard. Whether it be lyrical or instrumental, whether it be sung by characters or played in the background- every song was perfect. Perfectly timed, perfectly meaningful and perfectly emotional. Just perfect.
✔️Action/Swordsmanship:
Some of the best action scenes in a drama can be scene in SFD. They are always important too because our guys emote with their blades and no fight is meaningless.
✔️High Quality Production:
Beautiful camera work. Brilliant direction amd screenplay. Very pretty angles. Gorgeous sceneries. Crisp cinematography
✔️Suspense:
The drama has some legit chill inducing, goosebump worthy scenes and some brilliant cliffhangers that promise something exquisite in the next ep. What's more is the next ep always delivers on its promise. So every episode has a great start, a great end and an okay-ish middle.
✔️Last couple of episodes:
While the show significantly picks up at episode 30 and maintains the level of great, the last few eps are just plain awesomeness. My heart was hurting, breaking, sputtering, palpitating and melting all at the same time.
✔️Moral Dilemmas:
Fickle human nature at its finest.
✔️Sambong/Moo Hyul/Li Bang Ji:
The acting done hy Kim Hyung Min is spectacular- Sambong is a genius. The sexy and passive Bang Ji and the big man with a big heart Moo Hyul are all golden aspects of the show.
✔️The End:
Very satisfying.
✔️History:
Most historically accurate show I've watched. It's almost all there. All real.
✔️ 50 hours worth, is it easy to watch?
Yes and no. Some episodes are so gripping and well-executed that you can't help but bulldoze through but some drag enough that you have to actually motivate yourself to push forward.
☑️ Conclusion:
The Epic far outweigh The Flaws. This is a show that is a must-have under your belt as a drama fan. A classic that lives up to the hype.
Definitely reccomended.
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Everything is perfect 10 and what I love most is a happy ending. This is one great drama you shouldn't miss!
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It's in a historical setting, about this countryside girl, Miu Chui Fa, who comes to the city with her rowdy but down to earth attitude and gets into trouble right off the bat. She gets into more and more trouble and end up having to fake marry one of the wealthiest men in town, Fong Dak, and more drama occurs because she doesn't like the marriage idea and is less than cooperating since she also dislikes Fong Dak. I don't want to spoil to much.
Overall, it is a fun story, and I do believe that the cast did help it along. Near the ending though, there wasn't really much to support the events that were happening. I would have preferred a more in-depth descriptor on the situation that was going on. It could have been developed better. Go in deeper about motivations and intentions...it could have had more to make you get the feels, but sadly, it was too short and the script didn't really do well near the ending in my opinion. And, maybe a better ending with a bit more details to round things out more would have been better. This is definitely one of those shows with an ending that came too quick and there wasn't enough fluff to make you like the 'the end' part. And, if you are looking for a romance, there really isn't much of it at all. I would say that there are probably 3 episodes that show any act of romance between the main characters and that's it, plus it's way far, near the end for any of this to occur. The entire show really revolves around Miu Chui Fa and her getting into a bunch of trouble.
The cast was great. Kwan Esther is one of my favorite actors from way back when so I might be a little biased. Their over the top acting really is the highlight of the show. It really isn't very funny but the little smart aleck jokes and pranks here and there are great. The story line is really typical for one of TVB's classic dramas from the early 00's era. A light-hearted drama. Not the really heavy drama with complex love-hate relationship stuff that are popular nowadays. It doesn't speak in very elaborate historical ways. Easy to understand Cantonese was used.
I would recommend it. I wouldn't say it's great but it's a nice show to pass the time, light-hearted and fun.
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There are no true antagonists in this drama. I appreciated how this drama painted everyone with their own weaknesses and fears. It’s quite humanizing.
For a person who doesn’t usually gravitate toward melodramas, this is on a different level. If you are looking for something beautiful and
moving, give this one a try.
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I mean, dang that boy can play the player or the flower boy in typical contemporary dramas but this role feels like it was just build for him.
The whole rookie-detective-with-a-dark-past-and-so-I-tend-to-beat-people-and-get-beaten-bloody-and-let-my-emotions-strongly-affect-my-judgement role just fits him so well.
The side characters are all so complex with interlacing story lines all tied around these criminal cases revolving around a mysterious figure named "the Ghost" and the other crimes the team sets out to solve along the way. The acting is brilliant. The fight scenes look real. And gorey.
Which brings me to my point that this drama does not shy away from killing off leads/people you love, violence, extremely dark plot lines, and gore SO PREPARE YOURSELVES YEE OF YOUNG INNOCENT MINDS
Back to the side characters, you will fall in love with every single one of them, no matter how big or small their role. They are all lovely innocent beautiful fetuses and by that I mean badass lowkey-brutal morally ambiguous crime/crime-fighting machines but they're still innocent fetuses to me and I will protect my children
Yoon So Yi's character is unbelievably badass and complex (mysterious, dark past that's revealed slowly throughout the series, and affects her judgement [although less so than the male lead]). She does this role outstandingly well which I am allowed to say with conviction because she plays a somewhat-similar role in Iris 2 (similar personality/character, although her role in Iris is not complex at all. She's just a bad guy. That's pretty much all there is to her in that one.), and she was terrible in that. This one is done SOOoooOOOoooOoOOO much better. I'm specifically pointing out this character because I feel that we all need/are looking for that supa badass independent female I-don't-need-nobody character in our lives. You gotther right here
(also makes you REEEEEEEALLy hope for a romance... which is all part of the fun... but honestly, you don't need one, it is soooooo great without one, but just in case, I'm not going to tell you what happens in that department...Hehe)
If you love plot twists, watch this drama. It always gives off that "there's something else going on here" vibe, and when you think u got it, u don't got it
It will hurt. The plot, the characters, the acting, the twists, the everything. If you cry, multiple times, even, empathizing for those poor innocent fetuses, know that you are not alone. But also, those are my fetuses so back off. JK. But seriously, the hurt is amazing, because the story is amazing.
Kinda at some points makes you wonder, "what kind of sick, twisted, brilliant, talented person could come up with/write this plot??" Spectacular.
I should use words like spectacular more often.
Also, completely random side note, this is the best intro song-credits thinger I have ever seen in my life. From the music choice to the editing OMGGG THE EDITINGGGG to the images and miniature cuts from scenes they use, even to the lighting- it's perfect. I'm pretty sure I've rewatched just that intro about 450,938,862.41999 times
10/10 recommend just for that
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This season also introduced a government agency with the sole mission of protecting the public against Qi Ling. We know from Season 1 that Qi Ling can accidentally hurt its owner, to say nothing of bystanders who stand too close to the action. As the spirit agent of one of the most dangerous Qi Ling in history, as well as, a victim of her backlash, Mo Ming has first hand experience on the catastrophe Qi Ling can unwittingly cause. While he agrees that they should be contained, he balks at the idea of destroying them. To him, Qi Ling are innocent human souls trapped in weapons by powerful men who greedily wanted more power, and destroying Qi Ling is akin to killing them again. He will never do that to Chong Li. Then he faces a moral dilemma. To repair Chong Li's injury, he must find the lost scroll of Qi Ling, which gives instruction on creating, repairing and destroying Qi Ling. But finding it would mean that the government will have the necessary tool to destroy them. And Jiu Qing, the "evil" spirit agent group would have the means to create new ones (more human sacrifice). While he hasn't struggle too much with this decision, it does pose an interesting question, is he selfish for wanting to repair Chong Li at the expense of everyone else? Would we make the same choice if we were in his shoes?
The special effect is great. I can watch Qi Ling turning back to weapons on loop. The coolest transformation is Ming Chui Ling Xi to an awe-inspiring hammer. Yan Qiang Chong Li's is alright too. Her transformation is most impressive when she materializes right into Mo Ming's hand as a spear.
No awkward acting in this drama, at least not by the main characters. The scene where Feng Mu Ning Yu looked back for the last time and imagined Mo Ming coming to her was absolutely heartbreaking. I see in her smile the sadness and the resolve of what she was about to do. And my heart just goes out to her.
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