Reviews

It's good.

I think fans who have been watching kdramas for a while will be able to find familiar elements in what makes Destined with You: Candy female lead, Chaebol male lead, aloof but cool second lead, unhinged girlfriend, past lives and spells. It honestly feels like describing a kdrama from the 2010s, like My Girlfriend is a Gumiho.

My issue is the script. The way the story is structured makes the situations feel repetitive, with no proper development in some of the gaps within the logic of the kdrama.

The kdrama mostly works because of the undeniable chemistry between Jo Bo Ah and Rowoon. They both give really good performances, full of charm and heartfelt moments. I have been following both actors since the star of their respective careers and I am delighted to see them grow in their craft.

The secondary characters were entertaining enough but, honestly, forgetful. Yura and Ha Joon being the standouts, along side some veteran actors that overstayed their welcome in my opinion.

The production quality of Destined with You is solid, and it really shows when it "flashbacks" to the Joseon period, the transitions between dream, reality and memory it's amazing and so pretty to look at.

Overall, I think this is an entertaining watch with some issues that can be ignored if you are looking to have a good time with a fantasy rom-com.

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mid and disappointing

as a bae suzy fan who has been waiting for this drama for a loooong time, i expected way more. ML character lacked development. total waste consdering yang se jeong and suzy have a top tier chemistry. it was a boring kdrama, even though it had potential. i thought it'd be just as good as crash landing on you (as it's from the same director) but definitely not even close. some characters were bland and added nothing to the show. as a brazilian the brazil references were too much and definitely unnecessary and useless. kim jin ju is not likeable and her character could be wayyy better - i liked her friendship with doo na though. premise was good but executed poorly it's a shame.

not a bad kdrama but not the best either. wouldn't have watched it if suzy wasnt the fl

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REFRESHING!!!

First of all, let's just say, I'm surprised!!! Why? Because I thought that this is going to be a typical fairy tale drama, but no, it isn't!!! Let me say one thing for those who want to watch this show, and they have huge expectations. FORGET THEM ALL! It's not a typical love drama, and it's not even a feelgood drama. IF you watched 'Crash Landing on You', you will have almost the same experience, and it's not a coincidence because both show made by the same director! This is not a fantasy where everything is good and there are rainbows and cute puppies.😅 This drama is REAL as it gets. If you hate one or more characters because of their decisions, I'm not surprised. BUT if you ever loved someone, especially when you were young, you will understand why this show is a fantastic representation of “young love” and young people in general. Sure, we could say, Doona sometimes willful, violent or just don't care about anyone else but herself. That's only the surface! This drama showed us how fame can ruin a person's life, and not everything is as it seems, and maybe you want to watch TV shows because you want to escape from reality. If you want to do that, DON'T WATCH THIS DRAMA! Like I said, this isn't a fairy tale!

The characters are real, Doona too. The whole Idol part of the show just scratched the surface, to be honest, because being a celebrity is way worse than we have seen in this show. So, I'm not that surprised that the ending wasn't a typical Disney fairy tale. BTW, the ending. If you want happy ending, you have to pay attention!!! Again, YOU HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION, because the director purposefully blended every scene together perfectly, so you have to think twice or even more if you want to know what happened, especially in the second half of the season. He sprinkled a LOT of info and little scenes in the intro and in the episodes where you can find clues how the show really ended! Honestly, I bow down for the director because in my lifetime (36 years) I didn't witness a creative directing like this too many times!

My only problem with the show, is that it's too short, 9 episode nothing. I could watch 9 more. I hope there will be a second season, because if we don't count the minor issues and the short season, this show could've been perfect.

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IT NEARLY GAVE WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO GIVE

Okay, I gave this drama a second rewatch. Maybe I didn't focus enough when I watched it the first time.

Some of the things I pointed out still stand. It did leave me with a "Huh? That's it?" reaction in the end. Watching it again didn't provide me with a clear reason why this whole project is confusing.

The story did revolve around the "Business Gay Performance" concept, but it felt like it's going somewhere, but you realized it's already the end. Maybe having many subplots played a part in why this drama felt rushed.

When I was watching EP 8 initially, where they're already confessing to each other, I checked the remaining time and realized it's reaching its end. I was really disappointed.

Let's go to the actors!

Nine, I think, carried (for the main leads). He did act well and show the necessary emotion needed for specific scenes. I'll admit some of his line delivery is monotonous, but you'll give him credit for trying, especially since this is their first drama. And being drowned in BAE173 content due to Love Class 2, I thought he and Hangyul looked similar.

Mill, as mentioned, I understand that this is their first drama, and his acting did show some potential in some parts, and I'll give him credit for that. But I was confused as to why he didn't maintain eye contact, especially in the ending scene. I am not sure if he's looking at Nine's chin or what, and don't get me started on the English lines. I was really thrown off by that.

KB, I still hate his character, so I think he did well. The plot didn't do justice to his potential, to be honest.

Junjie and Rie were alright. They did what they had to do with what was given to them.

Yoojung, let me preface this by saying he might be my favorite member of the group (initially, I said Nine); he's handsome. BUT! Why did his English lines with Mill feel so awkward? They really tried T_T.

I stand by my initial review that this type of idol-casted drama is a "make or break" situation. In the case of OnlyOneOf, I believe that they really tried their best (who wouldn't?), and I'll give credit for that.

Right now, I am really interested in knowing the group further since I am also a K-pop enthusiast. Especially when I did get to know BAE173 and OMEGA X, through BLs as well.

I will end this by saying, if you're their fan (lyOn), I understand why you watched, enjoyed, and liked this drama. And for someone who didn't know the group initially, this might be the best introduction you need to be interested in the group.

Watching their Idol League episode proved that Yoojung is my bias.

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i ccsntttt wathchhh thjs pls stoppp 

i’ve only seen one other zhang miao yi drama which was “when i fly towards you” and that was one of if not my fav romance drama of all time. something about miao yi is so comforting and she just makes you immediately more happy when watching her dramas. her acting is so brilliant and she pulls off the coming of age romance genre like no one else can!!!! i genuinely don’t know how to put into words how talented she is, i think i’m in love! she’s cutie pie #1!!! 

and for this being juns first acting gig in a while he ACTED. he’s an ACTOR. knowing how he acts with svt and how he is with fans compared to how he is in this drama threw me for a loop. i think i was just so used to him being goofy and silly that seeing him be this serious “i hate everyone but you” guy was crazy. but i really do think he pulled it off. it was so worth it waiting for like 500 years for this drama to come out. and as the show went on you could genuinely feel the progression and development of his character. him and miao yi together is genuinely one of the best pairings that could have happened. their chemistry was insane and felt so natural. 
the only thing i would say was that there was a bit of an abrupt change between like complete childhood friends to like dating and in love but i guess it makes sense with the progression of juns feelings, so it like didn’t ruin things for me obviously i just wish we got to see more of the in between on friends to lovers…almost like “flirting” or like tension ig. 
but the build up was absolutely perfect and everything about the romance was so so cute and sweet, and im glad we got a bunch of episodes of them like actually being a couple couple cause sometimes the leads will like get into a relationship, have like one cute scene, and then it’ll end, but we were spoiled with them in this!!! 

and the “i’ll remember your temperature” line from juan juan in ep
18….bitch if that isn’t the most romantic thing i’ve ever heard like i got heat flashes that was the craziest thing ever said. i’ve never heard something so romantic before…and it was such a quick line they just kinda moved on…I CANT MOVE ON. ILL REMEMBER YOUR TEMPERATURE??? BITCH WHO SAYS THAT??!!? let’s make out rn.

i also don’t really cry while watching shows that often but something about cdramas showing graduations and having nostalgic school montage with the voice over saying “hmmm i’m really gonna miss this place” makes me cry so hard that somehow i end up on the floor.

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jisoo i get you!!!!!!!! 

i know that every new kdrama can’t be my favorite but this was so good i want to rip my eyes out. 

shin hye sun was such a standout like she ACTED. and i absolutely love love love ha yoon kyung i don’t think anyone could have played cho won like her, like she cries like no one else omg. this was also my first ahn bo hyun drama and i was eeekkking and ahhhing half the time he was on screen. can he pls get type casted from this more cause he played the “emo sad boy don’t touch me but i love you i’ll protect you i’m shy but strong cute boy” guy a little too well. i want cha chung hwa in every show, movie, piece of media, even in my house giving me life advice. i want her to be my mom she is so fabulous. this also wasn’t a drama or character that i ever expected chae min to play, he just always gave me that school boy vibe but he stuck out so much in every scene he was in. gave me a silly little surprise seeing him in here and i will admit seeing him so serious all the time gave me a giggle

it has all the beats of a regular kdrama, so while a little bit predictable, it’s one of those shows where it doesn’t really matter, if that makes sense. the four main characters’ stories made them so loveable and so relatable (maybe except for the second love interest guy he kinda got on my nerves) it touches on grief in a very different and almost healing way than other things i’ve seen. and although it’s very easy to sympathy with seo ha and cho won, ji eums story and her pain stuck with me so much and was such a big part of why i felt like this show touched on reincarnation and different lives in such a calming way. it just felt refreshing. 

the first 8 episodes were perfect and so so comforting and it’s not that the other four weren’t it’s just that i think it fell into the big kdrama ending trap. i kinda wanted more from the big reveal of ji eums first life. i was so excited the whole time to figure out what happened and then when it was revealed it was a bit anticlimactic, but still so so fun none the less. It also kinda was in the middle of being dragged out and too fast so it felt a little weird the last two episodes, so while the first 8 episodes were very romance heavy the last could were very like actiony and serious so it was a bit jarring. But i also think it’s hard for shows like these to balance the thriller action plot and the romance plot. but even tho it has those faults it was still absolutely amazing 

the main couple was the cutest thing i’ve ever seen, i screamed, i cried, i jumped, i had to pause so many times just out of pure butterflies. the build up was absolutely perfect and i think i started talking to my screen pretending j was with them at some points. the second couple had me giggle so much as well which i didn’t think i would, and i think it had a lot to do with cho won. the way she acted and her lines just really made their romance feel like a 2018 kdrama. the guy kinda……was definitely a guy but i think by the end he redeemed himself and i was too focused on cho won half the time so ehhhh idc. all the relationships had so many sparks to them even the platonic ones which just made me fall in love with them even more.

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Another Surprise

I placed spoilers at the end of this review.

Warning: There is slight disconnect between the marketing and the actual content of this series. However, this was a good thing (for me at least). The official trailer and show description suggested this was going to be mostly a very light and fluffy romcom, but had a nice amount of drama too. That being said, this series had a more interesting storyline that I anticipated.

The positive: The script is not perfect, but it was entertaining and not too predictable. They did a good job explaining the past history of Yi and Diao’s friendship and family relationship. Although there is one to many storylines for an 8-episode series, they did a nice job layering them and didn’t leave any loose ends. The cast was great and did a great job with what they were given considering some of the flaws with the script. I also like how supportive Yi’s father was with Diao. Overall, the cinematography, special effects, and CGI was good.

The negative: The main problem was the story continuity from the previous series (Cutie Pie) involving how Diao lost his childhood memories. The new storyline was a little far-fetch, but at least it was interesting. Even though it was a drastic difference, this was only a minor problem for me. The script had a lot of comedy that seemed missed placed and not very funny. There was also the random introduction of side characters in the middle of episode 6. Although the product placement was subtle, it still became annoying at times.

Random Notes:

Once again, I was pleasantly surprised because I was not a fan of Yi and Diao’s storyline in Cutie Pie. I liked their backstory in this series. You don’t have to watch Cutie Pie before you see this. They did a great job at making this a standalone series.

Interesting that they were able to get the same child actors from Cutie Pie, but not the same dog.

I thought it was hilarious that the dog was dressed like Chucky from Child’s Play in episode 3.



******Spoiler Alert******

The consistence problem with how Diao lost his memory made Yi and Diao’s storyline in Cutie Pie make no sense.

I was worried that Yi’s only reason for faking his amnesia was to try and win Diao back and happy that it wasn’t. It was part of it, but it was not the main reason.

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Don't trust anyone

Wasted potential with this bro. I am going to average it and go based on my reviews, and I am going to try to be nice, but its probably going to end in me flaming this show. The average is 8.31 stars out of 10. I rounded it down to 8, but I will probably make it a 7.5 because it wasn't that good, but I will cut it some slack because I can. Everything is probably not grammatically correct, but whatever. i am taking a nap

I was laughing my ass off at Hia Yi getting flipped over in the car because you could see him flip with it, and I was going to hell for laughing, but I had to pause. I was laughing so hard, bro. We are finally getting the long-awaited backstory that I had been waiting for since cutie pire, bro. Hopefully the show continues to have fast-paced but information-packed episodes with a hint of sexual tension and jokes and is just over all lighthearted with that same sort of dark undertone. This should be fun. It was not fun. It was birthing and confusing, but some parts went crazy.

I could end my review right here, but I am going to keep going because I hate myself. We got a lot more information dumped on us; it was almost like they were trying to smash it into 8 episodes. There were plot holes and a lot of lying. And besides the car getting fucked, there are a lot of real relationship problems. Like lying, bro, that is such a problem, and even after they say they won't, they do it again. That's one thing the show did right. The lying brother If I were Diao, I would not want to know any of this stuff, from the tiger stuff to my own family rigging my car. I feel like that would just stress me out if I were him, bro. I was making predictions about the uncle, and I was right on those, so go me. I was right about Makorn, or whatever Yi's sexiest ass dad's name was, not rigging the breaks of the car. We weren't really getting a lot of Hia Yi and Diao at first; there was a lot of focus on their whole world and not really them. It was getting on my nerves. They need to get Yi some damn counseling. He acts the way he does because this poor kid got fucking transmuted. And blames himself, and he was so fucking young. that's crazy. Good for them for using that fake ass tiger, bro. They are using real animals in some of these Thai dramas, and just the idea of those animals around those young kids is just no.

Who let Lian cook with all these damn lies? The whole thing with Yi milking his amnesia to prove to Diao that he loves him just proves my point of this show and the main characters fucking lying to each other all the damn time because they want to see them happy. Yeah, wait till the lies eat your ass, bro. Yi is going to get his cover blown either by himself or Lian because Lian tells his man everything. Diao is eating up every second of the affection Yi is giving him, and it's good for him, to be honest. I would feel betrayed if I were him for lying to me like this, but at the same time, he is still the same, but he just wants to love on me to prove himself, and I would gush over that. So true me on the 17th of September. The whole lying thing was definitely a theme in this, is all I have to say.

Yi and Diao are literally just tramuatized kids who grew up. It was so good acting around that part. That random ass single dad, who was very sexy, might I add, is going to be a problem with him not taking no for an answer. Diao is going to be used as a pawn, like in the never let me go kind of vibes with the signing away everything so he doesn't get hurt. I got really involved with Yi's outburst and just broke down. I feel like they really got closer in that scene, and I think it was actually really well done.

I was really suspicious about Aon being a terrorist. but he wasn't. I am sorry, you are so sexy. I got scared, bro. I feel really bad for Diao. I don’t know what I would do if I couldn’t trust anybody, bro. It’s crazy. Yi needs to tell Diao everything; they are the only thing each other has, bro. If they had more communication, none of this would have happened. LIyterally. The car accident would not have caused the memory loss, but at the same time, the chens would have already been used by the Diaos family, so I don't know. I am on the fence.

They are doing a lot of plot building for a show that is ending in two episodes. They are trying to shove in as much as possible because of the plot dumpster ass that the first two episodes had with the whole amnesia shit because Diao's family is trying to kill him for Yi's money. We do not need another runaway bride; we already had one with Kuea and Lian. I beg they better not do that to our boys, and then we just get one medical ending. This show is definitely going to get a medical ending, and I don't want to manifest that, but by the way, they haven't wrapped up the plot yet, so we are going to get a medical ending, sadly. That's it. And this took me forever to complete. The sex scene was banger; it felt so natural. They tried really hard to save the sumpster fire plot with cute moments and some moments with good acting. But it could not save the plot, sadly.

I They are trying to shove in as much as possible because of the plot dumpster ass that the first two episodes had with the whole amnesia shit because Diao's family is trying to kill him for Yi's money. We do not need another runaway bride; we already had one with Kuea and Lian. I beg they better not do that to our boys, and then we just get one medical ending. This show is definitely going to get a medical ending, and I don't want to manifest that, but by the way, they haven't wrapped up the plot yet, so we are going to get a medical ending, sadly. That's it. And this took me forever to complete. The sex scene was banger; it felt so natural. A lot of stuff was happening, but not enough for our main lead. There is too much investment and not enough love from our main couple, bro. Mad annoying.

This is my first time ever finishing a show on time. Sure, I watched four episodes this week, but I finished them on time, and that's all that matters. I would have finished this earlier in the day, but it wasn't out of Iqiyi yet, so I was witting. Was it a 10 out of 10 ending? No. Did I give it a 10 out of 10 because I am easily persuaded by cute kids? Yes, yes, I did. I have no shame. Could the final sex scene save the thriller plot? almost. I would not be mad if they milked these two and their cute ass kids for a spical episode. I would not be mad at all. If only this didn't have a memory loss plot, it would have been 10 times better. Good evening, ass show. Thats it. I would not recommend it. Its not that good, but do what you want, don't listen to someone on the internet, or make your own choice. That's it. okay bye!

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maybe you will need some patience...

Destined With You was saved by the chemistry of the main couple. as this is a romance drama I was expecting that this would happen, but I didn't thought only the romance could carry this drama for so long.

in my opinion, the story is really weak, filled with plot holes and unnecessary fillers. the lack of strong support characters and of a solid background for the couple really bothered me, like only the two of them existed in the drama at all! the colleagues of Hongjo are so annoying and didn't add anything to the story, and the same happened with Shinyu's parents, whose relationship were so poorly written. the second lead didn't played a big part at all in the story and also bothered me a lot throughout the drama... I think that character development is one of the most important things a drama needs to have, and in the case of Destined With You it was almost like it wasn't really there.

the comedy scenes were not really helpful with the drama pace at all and this drama almost needs to be cooked 😂 you have to wait quite some episodes for the story to flow and to be a little more interesting.

but even with the bad points I made, the drama is really entertaining and cute! the photography is beautiful and it might be worth it for you if you're really into romance and is interested somehow in the main cast. Jo Boah and Rowoon had great chemistry and their acting is so good here! I really want to see them work together again!

overall, this is a weak drama for me, but with some potential to be a cute and fun watch with a little patience. I don't usually rewatch shows, but even if I did, it would not be the case here.

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lee seung gi i luv you

thoughts i had while watching: 

- i want mu chi to father me 
- ba reum pls pls pls give me one chance pls pls pls (even after the time skip…it’s ok we all have our ups and downs) 
-nahhhhhh why’d they have to murder the geriatric 
-these children are more terrifying than the adults. free birth control ig
- don’t blame hong ju i would’ve fallen for the hot murderer too ( i did ) 
- that headhunter guy is so goofy i laugh every time he comes on screen 
- ba reum babe look at me this isn’t you. you’re better than this (NAHH CAUSE WHY DID HE HAVE TO KILL THE CAT) 
- bong yi i <3 u
-honestly everything that ba reum has done (besides the cat) has been a real W (BRUH NVM) 
- who tf is this lee min soo guy…….been here for 5 min and already ruining shit……put him on the hit list ig 
- mu chi pls be my father figure and tell me you’re proud of me pls
- ba reum is so stupid but so smart and i will giggle at anything he says idc if he’s a killer i’m romantically in love with him 
- OH EPISODE 15 WAS CRAZY I HAVE BEEN GAGGED WTF. not my bbg hottie bf. i can fix him i promiseeeeeeeeeee (maybe not. it just keeps getting worse… damn we lost a good one) 
- poor bong yi was getting played this whole time. don’t worry bbg i’ll treat you better than that weirdo pls i’m rich and not a murderer pls
- i get that it’s a thriller but damn can these bitches stop dying it’s saurrr tiring 
- poor sung yohan 
- this show is too smart for me. i need this wizard of oz stuff explained to me like a child pls. 
- ba reum has gotten hit in the head more times than i can count like DAMN let the man breathe for a second plsss
- BRUH FUCK YOU FOR MAKING ME FEEL BAD FOR BA REUM
- yo han is a VICTIM. 
- NAUR NOT PO PLS ANYONE BUT HIM
- nahhhhh the rich girlie with the bob was in charge the whole time???????? bitch????
- pro-death ig??
- that whole ep 19 rain fight……….hahahahahah…..kmn
- choi hong ju and go mu chi. mother and father!!!!!!
- uh bong yi my ass fuck you fuck you fuckyyou
-still confused i think i need a rewatch. 

took me five months to finish and got so attached to every single character at this point idc if ba reum is a murder i want my bbg back.

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I cant stand it

I started watching this drama when it was airing, I'm a big fan of the saga "School", so I was so exited about this drama, but at that time I couldn't finish it because it was so frustrate for me since episode 1. Of course when I decided to drop it I didn't know Sejeong was there (either Roowon) so, yesterday I decided to give it another chance and idk if it's 'cause I'm 25 years old, maybe I'm too old for this kind of dramas, (wich it can't be, cause when I watched it for the first time I was 18, their age and i didn't like it either) but I can't stand it anymore.

Sejeong's character got me on my nerves, I think she is WAY SO dumb and the fact she was always on the way it's ridiculous. I mean anything bad situation that was happening she was there and was acused unfairly. Also I hated professors, they were so corrupt that got me on my nerves too (maybe more that sejeong's character)

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Sweet and loving

This series was a lot of fun, I enjoyed the leads and the chemistry between all of the characters. They were really good together. The series brings you through a whole lot of emotions. Laughter, sadness, hurt, loss, and love. The emotions were there and had you on an adventure of finding love no matter the gender. There were so many beautiful moments. The one down part was the series is short with only a few episodes but it did tell the story greatly. Just made you wish for more. the leads were my favorite in sharing a love of every lasting from childhood to adult with a great supporting cast. Wish there did a bit of a better ending with showed what happened over time but it was all touching.

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