I'M LIVING FOR THE VILLAIN HERE.
As we can all see the title says it all 'the girl who can see smells' they really know how to incorporate such abilities in the whole drama I love the eyes of Cho Rim it reminds me of Go Ara's eye in Black both are amazing. Although there is really no exact reason as to how she obtain such abilities to see smells( which I know most of us wish to have but not possible hahah) I stll love the whole production and the visual effects it really makes viewers to keep going ( good choice of background music as always) and major acting, love the twist, and the Lieutenant Yeom but to be honest I didn't really liked her character at first but eventually it grew in me that she's doing everything for the case. to solve.Maybe I was so focused in the mystery, thrill and crime part where I forgot there should be a romance involved, I don't know about the other's opinion but for me because the series is more focused about the crimes and investigations that I often don't feel any romance in this drama, more like a big brother being protective of his little sister vibe between the two of them until they kissed in whichever episode it was haha I forgot coz I've watched this for a couple of months ago. The spark just started when they kissed that's it! after that it was your usual gushing moments and oh it could be better if they added a confession part here.
And also maybe because Cho Rim is an adult so they needed to look for any Job role that she can partake but for me Comedy Job is not pulling it. I didn't laugh and I didn't find it funny whenever that scene comes up except for that one time when she and Moo Gak showed their skit to Cho Rim boss I laughed my ass off Moo Gak was soooo funny that's it apart from that is boring.
And lastly as what written on the headline I am living for Jae Hee this is the first time I saw him acting as a villain actually I've never seen him that much before , he really pulled off the card of being a villain in this drama. Everyone likes a handsome, packed, famous and mysterious villain in any drama, right? of course that includes me I simp for them hahah.
Overall 8.oo
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The girl who sees scents
If I had to speak the truth, I gotta say that I was actually beyond shocked to see all of the low ratings. Although I was late to watch this show, I am still totally in love with it. I believe that this is truly such an amazing drama, but it is just underrated. I really wished that there would be a season two to this drama, but sadly there isnt. I also really loved the two leading roles, and really hope that they end up togther in real life. Other than, this is such an amzing drama, and you should totally watch it in the future!Was this review helpful to you?
You don't know the outcome
Enjoyable to watch in my opinion. Congratulations on the crew who were involved in making the series. The interaction between Park You-Chem and Shin Se Kyung was superb. The support actors were great. The comical scenes had me in stitches laughing. It was suspenseful, but at times a little far fetched in places, e'g stakeouts. A light hearted murder mystery. The title through me, but once I got into the series I warmed to it. It was a series of a different nature, unbelievable it may be, but it was different. It was nice to see a happy ending, as most endings end in tragedy. Good entertainment for me. Left me thinking at the end that there maybe a sequel up and coming. Looking forward to it if there is.Was this review helpful to you?
I don't even know how to describe this drama...
Okay, first of all, I am amazed at how they managed to make the power of the female lead (Oh Cho-Rim) look interesting and cool. Because who thought that seeing scents could help you solve a crime?Now let's start on my real review. The story is so lame and corny; it is so 2015 (if that makes sense), like if I watched this drama around that year, maybe I'd find it good, but truthfully speaking, the plot is so awful. Half the time, I was cringing. Like, what do you mean that people think you're a monster just because your one eye is blue? It is not that deep, bruh. And the relationship between Choi Moo Gak (the male lead) and his sister is weird; they give me a "sibling or dating?" vibe. And let's be real: the character of Jung In Gi, which is Oh Jae Pyo, is really not necessary in this drama.
You might be wondering why I gave it a 6 out of 10 if I find this drama awful. Well, the plot is horrible, yes, but I did find the acting bearable. I always find some people criticizing the acting skills of Shin Sekyung, but honestly, I don't think she's a bad actress; it's just her character. And like I said, I find the female lead's power intriguing; that's why I still managed to finish this to see the end of this drama and how they will use her powers. And also, Namkoong Min did a good job being the villain, and Yoo Jin-seo slayed her character as an Ice Princess cop.
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Not as good as I expected
To be honest I wanted to watch this for a long time because I heard a lot of people saying that it's one of their favorite drama of all times. The story started off great and it will spark curiosity and excitement because you'll wonder how the connections of the characters will turned out given that you'd be able to figure out right away how the main characters are entangled due to the incident right from the very beginning. It took advantage of the curiosity of the viewers to the point that it's being dragged on for a long time. I just want to finish it off because what I really wanted to know is how things will turn out in the end. Usually the process should be something enjoyable to watch but for me it's very painful and frustrating to watch, I just can't wait to end it and just get over it. The plot twist became a stupid way to prolong the story instead of giving excitement I just wished it ended earlier, it just made my agony watching it longer. I really love mystery genre and also the new idea for fiction of being able to see smell so I'm putting that as a consideration but this doesn't really justify my expectations.The casts are pretty good except that I hate that the main lead is a bit exaggerating in every way possible. The emotions that I expected for the plot are not conveyed the way I expected it to be. I didn't even cry a bit all throughout the drama even though the story of it should be something a bit tragic. I didn't even get the point of making the female male lead a comedian and the male lead as an aquarist. It just doesn't match well with the whole story.
The songs used are not notable that I haven't even remember any songs from the drama although the sound effects inserted is very effective in setting the correct mood. Like for the comedic scenes, it somehow made me laugh.
I am not expecting to watch this again in the future. My curiosity about the turn out of events has been fed so that's enough for me. I don't even remember getting any lesson from it but at least it made my mind work by wondering what will be the ending.
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A thriller that chases it's own tail a bit but has a happy ending, ( twice)
I should rate this lower as I was disappointed in:1) how it stalled around episode 11 by throwing in the misnomer trope "noble" break up
2) the whole police force were inept at catching the villain (over & over & over again).
3) everything is all tied up & they throw in a last minute ......yeah just see #2
4) yup there seems to be 2 happy endings, but let me just complain about how annoyed I was at the first "happy ending" that wasn't & how the second happy ending irritated me by suddenly turning into a comedy with the police force , again proving to be inept & crashing the main couple's honeymoon.
5) female lead acts like a puppy...felt miscast & her character poorly written
rating is as high as it is due to the really cool idea of seeing smells & how that worked really well with the storyline . Also , the male leads were the highlight of the drama.
Do be warned, this is a thriller with a scary (although sexy) creepy villain. violence is mostly in the first 8 or so episodes . This is one of those dramas where the bad guy is scarier because he's so cold & inscrutable.
My advice: stop watching in the middle of ep. 15
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Korean is not really my cup of tea, so I didn’t watch it much. But, thriller is my cup of tea genre, so when one of my friend recommend this k-drama to me, I’m willing to watch it. I watched this on 2016, BTW :D
The plot is beyond my imagination, which I like it because it’s anti-mainstream. I love when the movie / drama contains any psychological issues and this drama provides a lot of it. Not only that, this drama have a twist plot which makes it even more better for my taste ^_~
Now for the casts. I enjoyed the interaction between the hero and the heroine. At the first I didn’t feel so much chemistry between them, but as time goes by their chemistry built and I feel pleased with that ^_^
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I liked this series in the beginning and the leads were good together even though they could be quite annoying. The serial killer was also very interesting and his modus operandi was unique. However, the series, played with the farcical way to much for a show about a serial killer and made the police the typical bumbling idiots. Like each episode the police seemed to get dumber and dumber especially towards the ending. They also, dragged this show out for 16 episodes, 4 of which were useless and should have been on the chopping room floor. The best thing about the series is that Nam Koong Min is just a delight to watch as the creepy Barcode Killer.
12/30/25
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I blame the writer.
The best thing about this was the bad guy. Namkoong Min was chilling and brilliant in this role.I also liked the humor of the cops, sometimes they weren't very bright, but ultimately, they worked well together and solved the crime.
This drama felt very drawn out to me.
-It took forever for the crime to finally be solved (he was caught, he escaped, his body wasn't found, they closed the case, what?!)
-If the characters would just talk to each other, things would have been figured out much sooner.
-She knows that someone is after her, yet she's wandering around on her own.
-Her sense of smell is thwarted by rain. They were close to finding an entrance, and didn't bother to look around, just stood around trying to come up with a solution.
-She knew someone was after her but never bothered to lock her front door.
-They are getting married and she still called him Detective Choi.
As for the actors. I really liked the ML.
The FL, she cried in almost every scene. She had mannerisms quite often like she was blind. Blank stares, not looking at who she's talking to, etc.
Some of the actors with smaller parts were overacting.
So, overall, I guess it was okay, but the most positive thing I can say is I finally get to remove it from my "to be watched" list.
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Shin Se-kyung (Oh Choi-rim/Choi Eun-seol) puts in an enjoyable performances in this show about a woman who can see smells. Unfortunately she's paired up with rapist, Yoo-chun and so you should probably avoid it for that alone. His character has some kind of traumatic narcolepsy.
Even in the romance scenes, this drama is paint-by-numbers. It consists of a succession of kdrama cliches, jarring tonal shifts and the obligatory serial killer. All of this could be forgiven if the plot wasn't almost entirely driven by people being excruciatingly stupid.
Even the male lead - who starts the show as the Best Detective Ever by virtue of not being a blistering idiot - gets quickly infected with Stupid once he's finally accepted by the crack team of morons in the Investigative Unit. These detectives are played almost entirely for comic relief by a number of quality Korean actors who really deserve better.
The central conceit of the show - the female lead's synesthesia - is treated more as a supernatural power than a medical condition and her emotional journey is regularly jettisoned in favour of the male lead's. This is a common problem with kdramas and this show is one of the worst examples of it.
Show gives us a generic and poorly-drawn antagonist whose genius is regularly achieved by the other characters being exceptionally dumb. We're supposed to think this antagonist is playing Chess with the police, but really it's more like a drunken game of snakes and ladders.
In the end, show is dumb and everyone is stupid. Oh and Yoo-chun is a rapist so you probably don't want to watch this anyway.
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When the Only Intelligent Character was the Serial Killer...
I had to stop watching The Girl Who Sees Scents, because everyone but the serial killer was dumb as a box of rocks. I found myself actively rooting for the killer! He had lots going for him: although he had prosopagnosia, he didn't let his disability deter him from being a success at business or serial killing; he had a killer home library (pun intended); and he was played by one of my favorite actors.The rating reflects my appreciation of the killer and his library.
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Un début de série assez chaud... pour poser l'intrigue qui est assez intéressante. Ce drama que l'on peu classer dans la section Policier, l'est aussi en parallèle dans la section Romance compliquée ...Les acteurs jouent vraiment bien et le "méchant" (je vais pas spoiler pour ceux qui ont pas encore regardés) est vraiment effrayant jusqu'au bout ... sa personnalité fait meme un peu pitié je dirais sur la fin mais bon c'est l'histoire; lol.
En même temps c'est quand meme un tueur en série hein ... L'actrice joue tres bien, et le concepte des odeurs transformées en micro objets colorés est vraiment intéressant et novateur.
Pour l'histoire d'amour, les deux protagoniste forment un joli couple... un peu décallé. Elle avec son odorat hors du commun et lui avec sa perte des sens. Après avoir terminé cette série je passe d'une note initiale de 8 (en cours de visionnage) à un 9. Une série qui m'a au final beaucoup plu avec une fin comme je les aime ....
Une série en somme assez simple mais bien dévellopé. Si vous aimez les énigmes à résoudre foncez, ce drama est écrit pour vous.
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