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max planck
6 people found this review helpful
Nov 22, 2023
14 of 14 episodes seen
Completed 2
Overall 6.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 7.0

As of 6 episodes

I genuinely want this drama to end on good note .It's not that i'm loving this drama to the core but there 's something about that backstory that's making me root for this drama .I am looking forward to the historic tale in the elisode thaat's gonna release today .I hope it'll make it up . I'm repeating I just want this drama to have a satisfactory end please 😭.
Note: The modern story is so uninteresting btw .but it's forgivable as it's a setup for the upcoming episodes . and also want to appreciate the leading lady who is elevating the drama with her acting so well

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Ongoing 14/14
Aymen
4 people found this review helpful
Dec 9, 2023
14 of 14 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 9.5

Need a happy ending.. ㅠㅠ

I've loved this show from the start....I'm soooooooooooo into stories like this, but I fear sad/tragic endings....YoungDae did an amazing job whilst playing Han JunO...I do agree that this drama didn't have the greatest chemistry but it wasn't THAT bad....I hope the last two episodes show us more passionate side of our FL....
Overall, it was a very well written story, the present to past ratio of the scenes was also good....
Do I highly recommend watching it? Well, I can only answer that after watching the last two episodes....Hahahahahahhahahahahaha..


Loads of love for the cast...♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

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Completed
Juelin
2 people found this review helpful
Apr 7, 2024
14 of 14 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 4.0
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Not completely horrible but not great either

Even good actors and an interesting plot idea couldn't save the drama. It had all the right tools but no oomph.

Han Ri Ta and Do Ha were the most boring two characters. I get that Do Ha was supposed to be a sad person who just wanted to die, but in the very least the writers could've given him a personality and more facial expressions. Han Ri Ta wasn't any better. They were one depressed person falling in love with another depressed person resulting in slow and longwinded conversations about what sad lives they had, which got old very fast.

The most mindbogglingly stupid thing in the whole story was Han Ri Ta's reasons for killing Do Ha. She created a bad situation by killing his father forcing both of them to become fugitives. But, instead of having faith in him to deal with it and moving forward together, she just decided to kill him to end it all because she didn't want to deal with it anymore. Were we supposed to believe this was love? They were portrayed as star crossed lovers, but her motivations were shallow and self-serving .

The villain was one of the most terribly written villains I've seen in a long time. Firstly, the evil dad wanted to kill Do Ha for "disobeying" him, why? Because he brought a girl home and fell in love with her. That's it. Furthermore, the evil dad's ghost spend 1500 years chasing after Han Ri Ta's reincarnations just to kill them as revenge for killing him because he was a terrible father. This was basically a giant recurring temper tantrum, being evil for evil's sake, not for anything substantial or meaningful.

Some plotlines randomly disappeared. Firstly, making FL a firefighter and ML a celebrity was never going to work. There was no situation where they could consistently be together to move the story forward. As a result, nobody ever worked because they needed to spend time together for the story's sake. She was a firefighter for a total of two episodes and he quit being a celebrity altogether except occasional fangirls chasing him when it was convenient, although he was supposed to shoot a super special historical drama at the beginning of the show, which went nowhere.

The finale wasn't well thought out either. There was no point bringing Jun Oh back, unless he and Young Hwa were going to end up together. The giant plot hole why Jun Oh and Do Ha looked identical was never explained. The writers left it as pure coincidence, which was some very lazy writing, especially because Do Ha and Young Hwa future reincarnated selves looked the same. This was a waste of a great story idea, because Jun Oh looking like Do Ha could've been a plot device to give Young Hwa a happy-ish ending too. But Young Hwa did not get her happy ending, neither did Do Ha. Yes, their souls were reincarnated at the end, but they were reincarnated as different people who probably did not remember their past lives. Young Hwa was unique because she was the closest version of Han Ri Ta and because there was still Do Ha's unfinished business. After the curse was lifted, there was no more unfinished business. Do Ha's soul left and Young Hwa continued on with her life without her true love. I thought this ending was rather tragic.

Overall, the drama started out with an epic bang and fell completely flat with shallow characters and villains acting like cartoon bad guys. There were moments where it tugged at my heart strings, but the badly written plot and characters' stupid decisions made the drama a chore to watch. This was definitely not Kim Young Dae's best work.

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Completed
MaryannTeo
2 people found this review helpful
Dec 17, 2023
14 of 14 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.0
Story 5.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 2.0
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Not interesting drama

This storyline isn't that great. With a great actor who had really fantastic act especially in The Forbidden Marriage and with an actress who dosen't fit to be main actress. She is good as a servant in historical drama. This drama dosent suit her at all, and I think wrong choice as she wont be a good main actress now and the future . it spoilt the whole drama when you had a great actor . Sometimes if an actor/actress who are not that great in acting they will spoil the whole drama. Not every actor/actress are good. Hoping they select better actor/ actress for all dramas. It may spoil the whole story if they do not choose the correct one

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Arista
2 people found this review helpful
Jan 21, 2024
14 of 14 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 6.0

Moon in the day!! So good

The chemistry is too goo. I love the actress. She carried her role so particularly. Especially her Han Rita role. I loved the male lead too. The ending was very realistic and unique. The director did an excellent job. The whole cinematography, the scenes, everything looked perfect. It’s not a comedy drama which is why I don’t see myself rewatching it because I only rewatch comedy dramas or movies. I am looking forward to Pyo Yejin’s future works. I have so many favourite scenes. There were moments I got literal butterflies.
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Completed
Osaf
2 people found this review helpful
Jun 27, 2024
14 of 14 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.5
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 3.5
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The initial quest for revenge by the main lead adds an intriguing layer, but as the story unfolds, it beautifully transforms into a tale of love and protection. All the artists have played their roles brilliantly, and the story is truly amazing but not that good because its a average kdrama story which we seen in many kdramas. You know whats got wrong in a romance fantasy drama? It’s just that most of the time endings are disappointing ,same with this too at some point but they do correct that with like fast forward the life and then they give happy endings to cast in another life. I mean yeah it’s a problem when choosing this type of plots for drama but they should consider good endings too at the end. Well anyway, Kim young Day ,I mean how can he act so good in that way. Well before this I watched shooting stars and I know the drama also took and nurture that acting but still he does evolve with every drama.

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ColourMePurple
2 people found this review helpful
Dec 16, 2023
14 of 14 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 3.5
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Not Impressed

When Moon in the Day started, it had potential to be really interesting. The whole past life connected to the present life could have been done well but the let down was the story itself.

The major problems I had with the plot was that they really kept dragging what actually happened in the past. Everything was mysterious but not in a good way. Rather in a very slow and boring way. The reveal will only come in the last 3 episodes and you feel like, "is that it?". Also one thing I noticed is the FL in the past had struck the ML on the neck. But in the present, his scar is on his upper chest/shoulder. A very bizarre mistake when you keep repeating that scene and highlighting where the sword struck him. It simply does not match. They just wanted to be able to hide the scar without making the actor wear a turtle neck.

Another thing I disliked is the FL was a strong character. Both physically and mentally. She was capable of taking care of herself but shortly afterwards, she ends up being made to portray a helpless character. I wish they would have kept her character as a firefighter. She shouldn't have had to give up her job. Rather if the writers allowed us opportunity to see how much the ML actually cares for her even when he thinks he doesn't when he sees her endangering her life to save others. For the first half of the show, ML was trying to kill her and that suddenly changes without explaining how or why his anger subsided or why he thought he could move on if he was the one to kill her to begin with when he didn't do that in any of the previous lives. It also begs the question that if he was with her for 1500 years, how was he unable to protect her other times she dies but this time/life it was possible like saving her from drowning to the point that she believed she had a guardian angel.

There really isn't much happening in the first half. The historical scenes were good. They should have shown more moments in the present. This also needed more romance. The ML and FL were serious for the most part. Wish we could have seen their chemistry throughout even if was funny moments.

The brother's character was decent. The bad guy was okay. The other characters were mostly just there without much effect. The monk also spoke in unnecessary riddles so it was mostly a waste.

The ending is okay but I didn't really feel super delighted. Wish they had shown more. I guess you can call it a realistic ending. It's not a terrible show but nothing fantastic.

I thought the theme song and the design of it was beautiful. One of the few things that really stood out.

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ivybis
2 people found this review helpful
Jan 19, 2024
14 of 14 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 8.0

Pleasantly Surprised

I liked this drama much more than I expected to. The acting was very good and I appreciated the efforts of the actors and writers in bringing a good production to television.

A pretty firefighter gets tangled with a famous celebrity when she saves him during a car accident. Unfortunately, he isn't all that he seems. Our FL is suffering from dreams of having lived a past life which have been troubling her, only to intensify when she meets the young celebrity.

The writers set this drama in the present but it also has backstories dating back to hundreds of years. Those costume scenes are some of the most sizzling and intense portions of the drama and it almost overtakes the storyline in the present. In the past, the young handsome nobleman must show a dangerous and unyielding personality to his household. But underneath, he is gentle and passionate, particularly when a young woman catches his eye. He exudes an intensity that took my breath away. Kudos to our ML for the great work in bringing his character to life. The young woman has a tragic secret and has sworn to take revenge on those who have destroyed her happiness. She becomes both a blessing and a bane to our young nobleman.

Fast forward to the present and the unfinished business of the past comes to light between the two present day leads. Revenge is at the top of their list, but will it give way to the other intense feelings carried with them over the centuries? Will anger threaten to destroy them, or will it give way to love?

I was very impressed with this drama and will look out for more dramas by the same writers. It has a nice soundtrack, too.

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MG Mayre
2 people found this review helpful
Dec 16, 2023
14 of 14 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 7.5

It's not as bad as what others seem to project based on my preferences

I stayed away from the drama because of the first cover photo but I did start watching the drama about 4 or 6 episodes already out. The story is pretty good in my opinion. It has the fantasy genre but I liked it more than I thought I would because I already had quite low expectations to the drama in the first place. I really felt the emotions, and the love between the leads.

The actors and actresses in the drama are great. I love them all, my favorite would be Pyo Ye Jin as Young Hwa the female lead. She is really great and she delivered her role so well. Kim Young Dae on the other hand, is quite familiar or I guess he always chose the same roles but it's fine with me.

I did understand the ending, so I liked it but I was hoping for something different but I'm fine with it. I did cry in the last episode. My journey watching this drama ongoing is great.

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Dropped 9/14
WellLetMeThink
11 people found this review helpful
Nov 26, 2023
9 of 14 episodes seen
Dropped 1
Overall 4.0
Story 10
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

the female lead... eyeroll OMG

I'm almost speechless!!!! I can't even with the actress that has the role of female lead.
I just can't!! She always has look on her face that she's dumbstruck. Or even dare I say
she looks like a lost dog. Or like her itty bitty feelings have been hurt. I loved her in the role
she had in Taxi Driver but this kind of role just UGH is just not right for her.
The male lead I have no complains about or any of the other cast as they are
doing a great job but this isn't something that'd watch again.
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Completed
chichi
2 people found this review helpful
Jun 20, 2024
14 of 14 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.5
Story 3.5
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 2.5

Good thing ML was good looking

I only watched it because of the male lead. Other than that, story was bad. 😟 Not that catchy or interesting plot. The flashbacks on the Silla era keeps on repeating. It was shown around 2-3x maybe. I watched the other dramas to where the FL is a supporting actress and I appreciate her roles there but not on this one. Its like I dont see emotions on her really. There was no spark on both lead characters. Again, I only watched it as the male lead is good looking. 😕 I dont think I will watch this again. ☹️
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Completed
yen
2 people found this review helpful
Dec 15, 2023
14 of 14 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 10
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 9.0

ITS NOT THAT BAD

the first thing we gonna look before watch was the reviews, right? so im reviews this drama and why do I think its not that bad like the other reviews.

first, the most important thing for me is the story, and this drama story was so good like u gonna think maybe if it's another artist it can be more popular. imo why some people feel bored bcs the cast cannot hit the spot.

the cast all were so pretty but i got a little frustrated bcs their emotions cannt be well given to me, I cried only on the last episode even tho im claiming myself as cry baby.

but we could just enjoy cus it's not that bad or shows that many flaws tho, u could still enjoy the comedy, sad or happy moment in this drama! just give it a chance!

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