49 Days

Fate, destiny and the afterlife

This drama has an intriguing although not new premise. It centers on how people can go through life with blinders on, pursuing their own happiness without sparing much thought on how others around them are faring. The show also explores how people cope when a loved one dies and offers a unique insight by illustrating this concept from the point of view of the "dead" person as well.
I especially loved the idea that you can be given an opportunity to set your affairs in order after you die, so that the people you leave behind find some peace and comfort.

The cast is quite well rounded. Standout performances came from Jung Il Woo in the character of the "Scheduler" and Jo Hyun Jae in the character of Han Kang. Lee Yon Won and Nam Gyu Ri were competent in their portrayal of Song Yi Kyung and Shin Ji Hyun. I appreciated the bond that eventually developed between these two women and how they helped and supported each other in their quest for justice, peace and ultimately happiness.

The other cast members are ok although I found Bae Soo Bin's character Kang Min Ho to be one dimensional, his facial expression doesn't change much from one emotion to the next. Similarly, Seo Ji Hye's constant wide eyed stare became monotonous very quickly.
The cast is underwhelming, with the exception of Jung Il Woo and Jo Hyun Jae, the acting was not dynamic and felt as though it was at 70% instead of at 100%, it felt mundane.

The story itself is good and it is well acted, however I would say it lacked that something extra, that indefinable quality that takes a drama from ok to excellent.
I quite liked the ending of the drama, it made a lot of sense as it didn't give an overly conclusive picture of the characters' futures.

The show could have done well with fewer episodes, like 16.

The music is good.

Overall score is 7.5 out of 10

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Very strong message about life and death. Really beautiful characters, shows how difficult life is, how people can change, theres betrayal, forgiveness, sadness, happiness and life lessons. Both female leads did an amazing job, acting skills are great. Both male leads are great actors and really handsome. Really strong plot, I never got bored not even one moment. This drama made me laugj, cry and wonder about things in life that maybe we dont appreciate until its too late, seeing the two sides of living, wanting to die and others wishing to live one more day is just really interesting and heartbreaking. Theres no good or bad, its just life. Everyone in this drama have their own versions of why. The finale is sad and I didnt like it at all but still I feel at peace to see that some people were able to find peace with their souls

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I was misinformed when I began watching 49 Days. I was told this was a romantic comedy with a piece of drama. But that's completely wrong. It has its sort of funny moments, but it's more on the romantic-drama side, tragedy for some. Those 5 episodes I watched were thoroughly enjoyed, though. Jung Il woo wasn't exactly on my good side at first, but he managed to make me love him. In fact, he's the reason why I want to watch Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, when there are some characteristics that at first had me like "no way am I gonna watch this". Back to the topic. I was really enjoying the drama, Jung Il Woo, and nearly all the characters (except two). Until I had this feeling, that told me this drama would be one of those crybaby ones. I accidentally read how it would end and I immediately stopped. I was really enjoying it but that ending... sucked. Overall, I wanted to give this drama a 7, but it is actually too good to give it that.

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"O coração humano é inconstante. Não existe permanência."

Há anos esse dorama está na minha lista e eu me arrependo demais de não ter assistido ele antes. Muito. Logo no primeiro episódio eu sabia que iria gostar. O que mais gostei é que aqui não tem pontas soltas. Cada principal e cada acontecimento é completamente essencial, como uma peça de quebra cabeça.

Mesmo sendo um melodrama, tem partes mais leves pra equilibrar um pouco as coisas. E o crescimento dos personagens aqui é tão bom, cada personagem tem uma história tão bem construída, que até mesmo o lado dos vilões você consegue entender. E diferente de muitos outros doramas, o triângulo amoroso que tem aqui em nenhum momento me irritou (se é que pode ser chamado de triângulo), acabou sendo até interessante assistir.

É um drama mais suave, triste (obviamente) e que tenta passar reflexões e lições sobre o mais diversos temas da vida. Tipo, você pode ter de tudo na vida, mas você teve uma vida significativa se nem mesmo uma pessoa pode derrubar uma lágrima sincera por você? Fala sobre abandono, amor (entre namorados, entre pais e filhos, entre amigos), depressão, luto e perda, etc. Vale a pena assistir cada minuto dele. As chances de você chorar em um capítulo (ou todos kkk) são enormes, esteja ciente.

As atuações são ótimas e todos os personagens têm química aqui. Todos passaram os sentimentos muito bem, ainda mais a Lee Yoo Won que teve em boa parte do dorama que atuar como a Yi Kyung e a Ji Hyun, e conseguiu se sair muito bem nos dois papéis. Por ser um melodrama, e ter um plot um pouco diferente, muitas pessoas passam esse aqui, mas acredito que quem der uma chance para 49 Days dificilmente vai se arrepender.

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K-drama safe place

Le lien entre Ji-hyeon et Yi-kyung est attachant, j’aurai aimé qu’il soit un peu plus développé et qu’elles aient plus de moments à elles

Le casting est beau, les ost sont douces, et le visuel est sympa
L’histoire relie tous les uns aux autres, et nous démontre à quel point nos relations peuvent être superficielles, qui parle de l’importance de la vie et de profiter de nos proches : on donnerait tout pour un dernier au revoir et pour réparer des erreurs (5 ans)
Des séquences touchantes <3
K-drama qui peut être une safe place, je le recommande

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