When the Devil Calls Your Name (2019)

La única razón por la que comencé a ver este drama es Jung Kyung Ho, mi actor favorito desde que le vi por primera vez en Beating Again…y no he parado desde entonces de disfrutar, incluso varias veces, de sus dramas.
No sabía absolutamente nada ni de la historia (aparte de que se basaba en “Fausto”), ni en general del resto de los actores, aunque sí había visto a Park Sung Woong en Life on Mars, y me había encantado el bromance entre él y Jung Kyung Ho, así que esto era otro plus.
Tengo que admitir que ha sido una experiencia diferente. Es una historia sobre personajes, sobre humanos, sobre sueños, y sobre por qué nunca hay que rendirse ante lo que se quiere, aunque sea terriblemente difícil. Y también habla sobre cómo somos los humanos cuando no parecemos humanos, cómo apreciar a las personas que están a nuestro alrededor… y que las cosas que nos pasan no son blancas y negras, sino que hay infinidad de matices de grises y debemos ser capaces de adaptarnos según vayan llegando a nuestra vida.
Como decía, ha sido una experiencia diferente, porque aunque el formato de 16 capítulos era el habitual, no sé por qué, pero no tengo la sensación de haber visto una serie, sino más bien la historia de varias vidas que se fueron cruzando hasta depender las unas de las otras, y todo eso como si fuera una película.
La música es fantástica. Confieso que no soy fan de que los actores tengan que cantar, y a pesar de mi adoración por Jung Kyung Ho, no es lo que mejor se le da, pero es verdad que en este drama ha mejorado bastante desde I’m sorry, I love you… y las canciones de Sondia, que en el drama canta el personaje femenino principal, me han encantado.
No sé si la veré otra vez… es posible, pero por el momento me basta con escuchar la banda sonora una y otra vez.

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What a pity the drama ended. I have been saying this since beginning, but I think that it's still underrated. I have a lot to write, hence I don't know with what I ought to start.

The ending! It was so good! For me, no matter how good drama was, last episode is always the worst, even when the ending was happy. I think that a lot of writers and directors struggle with this topic - If I was a one, I would too. It's so hard to let go of your own characters, tie everything together and deliver the right emotions and message to viewers. Here, chapeau bas! I can confidently say that it was my favorite last episode ever. I cannot recall any other ending that did such a great impression on me. I will praise creators of this drama for a long time. I'm almost 100% sure that we didn't have any plot holes and everyone's actual situation/ending were explained.

I truly loved these characters! The actors here were an absolutely top tier. I had been watching actors I knew before and some new faces for me that I automatically added to lists with my favorites. At the beginning of this series I commented here that "all of them have their good and bad sides, which can't be that obvious in the context of this drama". I still think the same. The story and relationships were unique. Creators misleaded us countless times. Also, I learnt so much thanks to this drama. The story, sentences and morals were meaningful.

It is almost hard to believe that this is a drama. It has a lot of movie vibes. I think it would be even better to watch the whole series at one time and I will definitely rewatch it.

I was surprised that a lot viewers were confused with episodes 12/13 and 14. In my opinion, scenes you didn't like, direction and pace of them were somehow meaningful and in the beat of the scenario. They greatly highlighted main sense and concerns of this story, even when you found it extravagant.

I adored all of the plot twists here. Usually, I could predict some of them but here... Not really. It is one of the biggest virtue - you never knew what else can happen. They handled it in the best way and I was surprised almost every episode. Definitely on one of the highest positions in my ranking with dramas which were the best in this topic.

Music. It nourished my soul and I will listen to the one of the best OST's in the history for a long weeks or months. I memorized these songs so well. They're just beautiful: words and melodies are worth every minute. The actors did a great job singing here.

Definitely in my top three of favorite dramas ever. Everything was so consistent and I can't criticize anything here. I will miss it so much. If you didn't watch it, I encourage you to do so.

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