I liked the history, but the female protagonista is just so anoying" And all thouse anoying noises she makes... I cant continue!
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Right blend of RomCom, suspense/crime/mystery to make a very entertaining story
Right blend of RomCom, suspense/crime/mystery to make a very entertaining story.Being connected by a tragic past is nothing new with this type of genre but it's still very refreshing, not having a jilted best friend turned evil. It has a straight forward love story, from their tragic past to meeting again by accident, to being friends then turned to lovers.
What was weird was the mystery part. For televiewers, knows who's the main villain for most part of the story while the so called detectives goes round and round on finding the culprit.
I like the actors, I think they gave theirs characters justice. Even the ML and FL had a good on screen chemistry.
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As a side note, I'll mention the other actors as well in case you're curious. An honorable mention should go out to Park Jin Joo for being an amazing side actress. Although I was never really bothered by it, many people have commented on Shin Se Kyung's emotionless face when she acts. Compared to her roles in HIgh Kick Through the Roof and Fashion King, Shin Se Kyung has improved quite a bit on this, and somewhat on her laugh. I've seen Yoo Chun in Sungkyunkwan and Rooftop Prince as a lead role but neither really like or detest him. He seems to always just be there but never gives a memorable performance, though I liked him some in variety shows. Unfortunately his comedy in this one sort of annoyed me and both the writing for his character and his acting when carrying the script out made me side with Kwon Jae Hee and dislike him even more. The romance in this drama was something like that of a side-couple in another drama. It's there, you watch it, but you're really waiting for the main character to get back on screen (Kwon Jae Hee). Another reason many seem to side with Kwon Jae Hee is that the writers made the detectives seem stupid. Many times they would just stand around and wait for someone who wasn't even a detective to do all the work while someone was dying. Yeom Mi was the only semi-intelligible one.
That being said, since I gave this drama a high rating, you can see how much Nam Gung Min carried the drama. I didn't plan to watch the whole thing in a couple of days because I thought it would be a weird drama from the title but this is one of the few dramas that you end up marathoning. Yes, some parts with Oh Cho Rim and Choi Moo Guk like the theatrical parts are odd, but the villain makes this drama well worth the watch.
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Good balance between romance and suspense
I really enjoyed this drama. The story is a big unique in terms of the special abilities/conditions. It has enough romance to satisfy romance-addict like myself while also keeping the non-romance crime suspense storyline. The pace was good, not too slow but not rushed either. It also has a couple of great reveal moments.SPOILER:
My only complaint (and this is totally personally petty me) is that although Namkoong Min did a good job, I don't like seeing him as a bad guy just because I like him and tends to want to root for him.
Oh and this drama has one of the most unique, creative, and sweetest proposal ever.
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Great series
As a student, Choi Eun-seol (Shin Se-kyung) is a witness to her parent's murder. The killer, who turns out to be the infamous "Barcode serial killer" attempts to kill Eun-seol who gets away but is hit by a car during her escape. The accident leaves Eun-seol in a coma with little hope of waking up or recovery. The same tie Eun-seol is admitted, Choi Moo-gak (Park Yoo-chun) goes to the hospital to see his young sister who had been in a minor traffic accident. Moo-gak is shocked and devastated to find his young sister lifeless in the hospital bed with her throat slit. Miraculously, about a half year later, Eun-seol emerges from the coma. There are three things that are different about her when she wakes up 1. One of her eyes has turned green 2. She cannot remember anything 3. She is able to visually see smells with her green eye. Moo-gak was so devastated by his sister's death that he was unable to sleep or eat and winds up fainting and being close to death for a period of 10 days, and wakes up to find he has lost his sense of pain, smell and taste. After his sister's death, Moo-gak became a police officer and aspired to be a detective. Eun-sol aspires to be a comedic actress. When the two fatefully cross paths they discover each needs something fro the other. Without senses, Moo-gak needs Eun-sol's ability to smell and use it as a tracking method and Eun-sol needs a partner for her acting skit in order to advance with the troupe she has associated with.This was an amazing drama. i liked the "magical" element to it where, when she sees smell, it is all colorful and unique. I like the crime and suspense and the way the detectives grew into a great, caring and cohesive team. The romance between the leads was perfect - I could see them together in real life. It is a shame Park Yoo-chun was incarcerated as I enjoy him so much as an actor. I loved him in Roof Top Prince as well. I hope he can get help with his drug issues and is allowed to recover his career. I think as the American fan base grows there will be more foregiveness for these types of things. The title made me hesitate - how the heck can someone SEE smells? But it was "magical" and added such an intersting level to the story that I loved it. If you want a great crime, drama, romance with a unique twist - this would be the one. It ended well too!
Personal Rating:
Story: 9.5
Acting & Cast: 9.5
Music: 9.5
Cinematography: 9.0
Overall: 97/100
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Story smells week with one of the worst kisses i have ever seen...
This is a story about a couple that is different from usual dramas, but not very developed. The beginning is promising, but it does not deliver.We also have a villain that is very precise and intelligent as a psychopath normally is, but does some things in the end that are completely opposite from his character.
STORY - Choi Moo Gak lost his younger sister to a psycho and lost his ability to feel anything. He worked in a aquarium and now is a police officer.
Oh Cho Rim is a girl that, due to an accident, develop the ability to see smells, but lost all her memories. She is the only witness to the murder case that involve the psycho that killed Moo Gak’s sister, Known as the bar-code murder. The accident ocurr while she escaped the psycho who murder her parents.
They meet and they help each other. He becomes a police to find his sister’s murder and she became an actor in a small comic theatre company.
They start to have feelings for the other and they kissed… and, for me, another murder occur. The end of any romantic possibility between this couple. Even Wall-E, C3PO or BB-8 kiss better!!!!
The psychopath is interesting almost until the end. The plot is ok, but there is not much juice…
Her ability should been explored more …
ACTING – not bad, but there is romance between two robotic persons. I hope that they will find happiness in real life without the necessity of romantic gestures! The other cast is ok. The psycho and the police force is good.
MUSIC – maybe not bad, but not my kind of taste.
REWATCH – no, there are dozens of better dramas in this genre.
OVERALL – I was interested in the way the murders would or not be discover. There is some tension and unpredictability to support going through until the 15th episode. Cute scenes in the last episode, but too long, as well as all this drama.
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This is a procedural drama with some cute romance. This pretty much sums it up, the romance is reasonably okay, but you won't be floored by the main leads' chemistry. Big positive though that there is no love triangle, or forced separations. Shin Se Kyung did well compared to some of her other works, ML? his acting wasn't very convincing.. The comedic skits for the troupe were meaningless, I did not find any of them funny.The aspect of seeing scents is a bit interesting, but the CGI showing mini leaf etc. symbols floating around is just dumb, it should've been some random shapes & colors, because this is just unacceptable even with drama logic.
The majority of the time is spent on the procedural police stuff and honestly some of it is really boring, some of it is really stupid, the side characters at the station were not that interesting either. One notable example is that moment when our ML shows his genius in rotating a barcode, well newsflash drama writers, it doesn't matter how you rotate or mirror a barcode, the numeric value won't change. Police tends to be really really bad in kdramas in general, but this is a new kind of low.
Park Jinjoo is the best part of the series, I would love to see her in a main role one day..
The killer, well I didn't really care tbh, the actor did a good job, the sub par script wasn't his fault.
The OST was okay, nothing too memorable though.
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a surprise to the heart!
you can start this drama simply by wanting a silly laugh (and, trust me, you'll laugh) but much more is revealed as the story develops. it's a story about healing and hope! I absolutely loved it.the main couple starts very unserious and not too dramatic but it ends up as the type of couple that you can see why they're together! I did find myself giggling and kicking my feet at their cute scenes!!
it's very funny but the plot for the murderers keep your attention on all the time. the plot twists are also really well done, in my opinion.
the only thing I really dislike about this drama is it's end. they could've easily finished in episode 15, so episode 16 felt totally unnecessary and kinda boring.
That's why I rate this a 9/10, I totally recomend to watch it tho!
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So i am always looking for a good mystery drama with a crime theme,and fortunately this was one of them.overall the story was good to get u started bcz of its unique plot with special smelling sense as main theme. Pretty different ,right? Actors were good but I couldn’t find chemistry between main leads convincing. 😑. Agh what i reallyyy loved were the interactions between our female lead nd 2nd lead(nam gongshim/jae kwon). 🥳. He literally stole the show 🤗at least for me . His criminal vibe and dangerous aura made me fall in love with him . U could feel his love for her just the way he looked at her🤓I shipped them so much but u know what Its kdrama nd u will always hv second lead syndrome. 😫Ah poor me ,now i only love serial killers ,psycpaths and gangsters. Am i really fine🙄. How many of u r just like me🤔? Was this review helpful to you?
The story telling goes round and round and the logic and rationale of characters is frustrating.
There’s so many times you want to shake them and tell them to get a grip.
Our heroine’s characterisation is not too bad. She isn’t the best heroine, but she’s strong as a human being and I can always support a character like that.
Moo Gak
He’s ok. He’s played in a typical Yoo Chun style. I find Yoo Chun’s romance not at all my cup of tea. But his comedy is fine. He is good at the straight face delivery.
Lieutenant Yeom was one of my favourite characters and I laughed at most of the other detectives' antics.
Bad Guy
The show just loved the bad guy so much. So much gloating. At least he was handsome. And I’m glad how they finished him off.
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