An utter masterpiece!
I was completely blown away with this drama. Shin Se Gi, Ahn Yo Sub, Ahn Yo Na, Perry Park, Na Na, Mr. X and Cha Do Hyun; Ji Sung really outdid himself with his portrayals of each. Every time he snot cried (and it was a lot), I felt that. Had me feeling like they were all different people. I got emotionally attached to each personality and sympathized with them. I completed this drama about a week ago and I still get choked up just thinking about how well this drama was done. The FL was a little strange but I still loved her and I really felt for Park Seo Joon’s Oh Ri On, even thought it was a little weird. Everyone in this drama did a superb job. Easily in my top 5 list of best dramas. Bravo! Now I need to go watch every Ji Sung drama in existence.Was this review helpful to you?
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Overall it was a bitter sweet drama.The first few episodes are filled with laughter, but towards the end it gets quite depressing....
The sotry line was great, it kept me interested through out the series, many unexpected plot twists.
The cast did a surperb job, espicialy JiSung- playing 7 different charcters.
The OST is perfect. I'm in love with 'auditory hallucination', it always makes me sad every time it comes on.
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Idek how the female lead could forgive the male lead about her childhood, plus she also indirectly forgave his father. If I were her I don't think I would forgive them at all :((
The characters relationship is confusing so I googled a relationship chart, but one of them said Cha KiJoon is interested in RiJin, so I watched the series waiting for KiJoon to fall for her, but it didn't happen. So for the people who is looking at the same chart I did, don't have false hopes :)
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Ji Sung does a fantastic job acting the various other personalities. My heart was broken into a million pieces as he works through their origins and extinctions. Hwang Jung Eum carried a big load as well and she did it flawlessly. She was funny, competent and believable. Together they were on point emotionally and their chemistry was perfect.
Park Seo Joon supports the pair so well as the brother who knows more than is good for him and his sister. His struggles tore at my heartstrings almost more than the main couple. UGH. Don't make me cry. But cry I did. A lot...and I'm not really a crier. I was happy to shed tears for this one, though. Totally worth it.
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Old drama I watched recently
This is an old drama I watched just this month, I am always intrigued by stories of multi persona and mental disorders in dramas or movies, and I like to see if the actor can do it or not,I was not disappointed by this one, the actor is so good , great acting when he transforms his characters he really does transform!! A completely different person everyone of them.
I felt like every character of his is a different actor,! The drama has the right amount of humor and seriousness! Not a dull episode I finished it real quick,
I highly recommend..
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so goooooooooooooooood
this drama was really good. the story was compelling, the acting was great (the male lead was EXCELLENT). I cried a lot , I laughed a lot I couldn't ask for more.plot: a psychiatrist randomly meets a person affected by did and finds out their are connected by their traumatic past. they met in their childhood and were abused by the same person. they decide to collaborate to resolve their own personal traumas and end up falling in love.
the different personalities were interesting and portraited really well by the actor.
I absolutely recommend this drama
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Stick with it past the first couple of episodes
It really is worth it, I promise. The FL stops shrieking (there really is no other word for it) whenever something happens and isn't so much of a ditz later on. I came very, very close to dropping this drama because of her but I'm very glad I didn't. That being said, she never really grew on me as a character.The 9.0 rating I gave for acting is based on both Ji Sung and Park Seo Joon. Ji Sung does a great job of playing multiple, very different characters and Park Seo Joon is adorable and funny.
I feel the sountrack is dated and repetitive, but it didn't ruin the show for me.
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Incredibly good and great insight into what used to be called Multiple Personality Disorder
9/10 is my rating. This is a 2015 South Korean drama with 20, 60 minute, episodes. It is about a young man, Cha Do Hyun (Ji Sung), who suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID - formerly called multiple personality disorder). As the story unfolds it is revealed that Do Hyun experienced many traumatic, life-threatening events. As a a third-generation business heir he must keep his disorder secret from those that would displace him which is challenging, and sometimes comical, when the personalities often appear with little warning. Desperate to lead a normal life, Do Hyun, seeks the help of Oh Ri Jin (Hwang Jung-eum) who agrees to help him privately. She is a first year resident but is skilled in dealing with some of the more difficult psychiatric cases. Ri Jin has a twin brother who writes under a pseudonym and who reveals the seedier side of the rich and famous. Do Hyun must gain control of his condition before one of his personalities takes complete control and also before he is discovered by reporters like Ri Jin's twin or his devious, plotting, family members. Do Hyuns personalities are: Shin Se-gi: A tough, bad boy, dare devil who comes out when Do-hyun experiences a physical threat he meets violence with violence but never hurts children or women. Se-gi knows all about Do Hyun as he has complete memory of everything. Se-gi falls in love with Ri-jin at first sight. Perry Park: Is an older man (40) who likes to build bombs and fish. He makes his appearance whenever Do-hyun thinks back on good times with his father. This personality is named after a boat that Do-hyun promised to procure for his father. Ahn Yo-na : An outgoing and impish 17 year old fan girl. extrovert and mischievous 17-year-old girl who loves idols. This personality emerges when something stressful occurs that has to be endured quietly. Ahn Yo-seob : An artistic 17 year old who is suicidal. This personality emerged when Do-hyun made a suicide attempt during his high school years. Yo-seob is Yo-na's twin brother. Na-na (Cha Do-hyun): This personality represents all of Do-hyunn's childhood fears and she is named after her teddy bear. Mr. X: Na-na's father - a mysterious character among the other personalities.Spoiler 🚨 I read, before I watched this, reviews where others said how amazing Ji Sung did in acting the many personalities of the male lead. I thought it would be serious but it is handled with a very healthy dose of humor and tons of compassion. I laughed so hard when some of the personalities emerged both at the personalities' antics as well as everyone's response to it. I remember when I was a psychology student meeting someone with what they then called multiple personality disorder. I was skeptical. I was later convinced. Typically the person has suffered severe trauma or abuse and develop the other personalities as a coping mechanism. The person presenting who had multiple personality disorder explained it like you have one road you typically travel and there are grooves in it from the well worn tires but then that road gets a huge pothole so you take an alternative road. Over time that second road gets grooves and it is easy to switch between the two. I saw that person change personality and it did not at all seem like acting. I think they portrayed that quite well in this drama - how the switch happens and why it develops. I was a little disappointed in the way it ended as it left a lot of questions unanswered and it felt pretty rushed. Not enough to keep me from watching it - I would recommend it - but just decreased how good I thought it was by a small amount.
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A great drama to cry, laugh and anticipate all in one
First and foremost is definitely the OST. Man, it can bring you to dreamland, listening to the main theme. It always appears at the right scene. I put my foot down and affirm that although I have not watched that many kdaramas and do not know the language, but this OST was one of the best I have come across.The overall plot was good. Ji Sung nailed every portrayal as I sobbed for every scene that had the personalities leaving him and Ri Jin. Though they shared the same body and face but Ji Sung's awesome acting had me looking at every personality individually.
Acting - Main to the supporting actors did really well. the relationships between every character were also beautifully done.
If you're a new kdrama fan like me, this is one of those dramas you must watch. it has all the elements drama, comedy, romance all well balanced and aptly placed in every scene.
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It has all the must have situations of a good and classic drama.
- LOVE STORY: of course we have it! And it is a very good love story with the right amount of drama!
- TRIANGLE: YES WE GOT IT! And sometimes it comes to be more like a pentagon!
- EVIL: yes and we don't know who is the real evil character till the end
- COHOUSING: no sharing house no party, baby!
- AMNESIA: this drama is full of amnesia!
I have to mention the really good chemestry between all the cast, and Ji Sung that is playing so many different characters all in one is amazing.
I loved also the soundtrack, really appropriate!
I've watched it in 3 days. Do I need to say more?
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What on Earth Was That?
Having joined the Kdrama world in 2020, I like to watch some older shows in between the new ones, just to catch up a little. Kill Me, Heal Me has a 8.7 rating on this website, a very interesting premise and the main actor is Ji Seong, who I quite liked in The Devil Judge. Therefore, I was fully expecting to enjoy this show. Instead, I kept asking myself what the hell I was watching.The plot made no sense, and I don’t mean the multiple personality part but the entire damn plot. Nobody acts logical in this drama, nobody communicates, nobody is just a normal person. All the characters are over the top but not in an entertaining way, just annoying and like caricatures. The female lead has been mentioned numerous times as being extremely loud and that is an understatement (though I will admit that some of the scenes with her brother were pretty funny). There is one stupid trope after another - from childhood trauma to evil corporate executives, it’s all there. I slogged through the episodes thinking there would be some exciting reveal or at least an explanation so it would all make sense in the end but no, not really. I could not wait to finish this drama just to be done with it.
The redeeming factor is of course Ji Seong’s amazing portrayal of the multiple personalities. Just stunning to watch. Every character looks different even without the visual aid of clothes or a tattoo that appears (which I thought was just how he saw himself, not what was actually there.) The portrayal of the teenage girl personality was absolutely hysterical. And the “bad guy” personality was just wow. I didn’t get any bad vibes there and the female lead certainly didn’t either...
Sadly, this outstanding piece of acting did not save the show from being a mess. I absolutely recommend to NOT watch it and pick something else instead. For an older show with mental health as a topic, It’s Okay, That’s Love, was much more realistic and very heart-warming as well.
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Love the chemistry, acting, and plot development.
This show is just so hilarious and it’s also so cuteee, god watch this and you’ll fall in love.
It sucks for ri on though like yea we all know he isn’t going to get the girl, but still he was so funny and cute that you can’t help but like him lol
Ji sung’s acting like goddamn mister you literally just put everyone else to shame for their mediocre acting when they get an award.
HJE she’s is great like always it surprises me to see that she has so many hate comments, but whatever her acting slays.
Over everything in this drama is amazing no dull moments.10/10
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