excellent!
I'd watched these series some time now, but it was only today it occured to me I should leave a review for it, just for one reason it reminded to me: the outstanding music! Wow! What an awsome composition! How inspired it was, how well it dressed the scenes, what an excellent orchestration! Mr. Kim Joon Seok and ms. Jung Se Rin, congratulations! I humbly admit I'd downloaded the music and that, today, reminded to me I should leave a review.Equally, the cinematographers did an excellent job, also. Congrats to them, too.
I should mention the plot, the actors, the director, that also gave their best of themselves.
Flower of Evil was one of the memorable series I've watched.
If anyone of you viewers have not seen it yet, please go ahead!
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Best drama to watch
I just started this drama casually, but after watching the first episode,I got thrilled and felt amazed. Lee joong gi acting is extraordinary. He really portrayed his character like a good husband and a very good father having a very abnormal past. He showed the emotions of feeling guilt and sad for deceiving his wife. But how he realized his true love towards his family is superb. This drama portrays the trust between wife and husband, father and daughter and shows how parents affect their children and most importantly the reason for villian s psychopathy. I really recommend this to watch. Don't miss it❤❤Was this review helpful to you?
First crime drama made to My Top 5 K-Drama List
FYI, I am not into this genre but manage to get a spot on my current top 5 list on K-Drama.Story:
Episode 1-15 will keep you engaged as good cliff-hanger at the end of episodes.
It is a Dexter Love Story, where a psychopath may have a chance to get a love story, with crafty twists from writer to keep you clicking next episodes on Netflix.
Episode 16 is a near perfect wrap-up as every character get a proper ending, however 1 full episode for a closure is too long, therefore you can expect some unnecessary scenes and dialog. And it is 9.5 point due to usage of amnesia, my-most-hated-k-drama-element. In my opinion, this element is unnecessary.
Character:
ML: Good character development, and like union got some layer which is uncovered layer by layer with fun twist and mystery here.
FL: Consistent character through the end, fantastic mother, lover, wife and a detective (priority in this order).
Supporting Male Lead, Reporter: a joker who put a comedy-salt in a horror-bowl.
Supporting Female Lead, The Sister: Typical character in K-drama, melancholy, undecisive, weak, hated.
Villains characters are also good. It is not a single villains from start to finish. Most of crime K-Drama will have one Lex Luthor, but in this drama got Joker, Penguin, Bane.
Overall they are development for each character which is a must for me, and they are complex enough to get explanation why they become who they are.
Acting: Above average, I can't spot any bad acting in this series. The Main lead suprisingly is good (had a doubt with his acting on previous drama I dropped - Scarlet Heart something i guess).
Music: Honestly i don't pay attention to any music. So it will follow story's score.
Re-watch: I don't like to waste time on re-watch. So it will follow story's score.
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Worth your time
Hahaha i cannot imagine that it took me almost 6 months to finish it. It’s not because this is not good, but i stopped along the way because it has not finished airing that time and i was busy then i have no mood to continue since i’ve already forgotten about it. Also, i feel that towards mid of the show, the story becomes weird like not convincing enough for me. Yeah as someone has stated, it has many coincidences. But one day, it appeared on Netflix and I thought i should continue watching it.Bam! It was quite good. I binge watched the rest of 4 episodes that i have missed for one night hahaha. It’s quite unpredictable and i feel sorry for the main character and the villains too. I mean i feel like they are all victims. There is an answer for that weird story development in the end. Well, just try to watch it, will you?
The acting is so good.. Joon gi never upset me with his acting. The lead female is also good. They both have great chemistry. I mean, i seldom feel something for a drama, but this show makes me feel so sorry for them and the rest of the casts. Like their characters are so real. It’s really heartbreaking to see such things happen to them. Ugh.
The story is amazing. I don’t really like episode 16 though, it seems like it’s a filler story and i am not convinced with how their relationship ends. I think the ep 16 should go into details about the villain’s problems. Why he turns the way he is. H is also a victim of his family conditioning and competitive attitude to win at almost everything. I still give 9 stars for casts’ performances alone.
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watching this really drained my energy and messed with my mental. the tension was already so strong right from the beginning.just a reminder, this will contain spoilers.
as for the plot... damn. it's really something. i don't think you can find another drama with a similar storyline. but yeah, there are a few things that left me unsatisfied. first, the timeline was kinda confusing. when exactly did his father die? i genuinely got a headache trying to figure it out. second, heesung is a fucking bitch, but HE DIED JUST LIKE THAT???? BRUHHHHH i wanted to see him rot in jail and suffer for the rest of his life. third, maybe i missed something, but does hyunsoo ever find out that his father's death wasn't actually a suicide? i desperately needed him to know the truth because i really wanted to see his reaction.
other than that, i can confidently say this drama is superb. oh lastly, i just have to praise moon chaewon because she absolutely ATE this role. every time she appeared on screen, i felt attacked because she's so pretty.
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Suspense, Thriller and Romance .
This drama was a whole rollercoaster from beginning to end. It is full of suspense, unpredictability, emotional moments, funny moments and so much more (P.S. the character that played Kim Moo Jin really got me laughing).I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to watch a thriller drama with a bit of romance and mental health talks. The only problem that I had with it was a few scenes were a little bit dragged out (even though I guess that's common for most K-dramas). The ending too was honestly dragged out.
Overall this was a really enjoyable drama! Definitely among the top of my list.
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I honestly couldn’t find anything wrong with this drama, and that’s quite unusual for me
I’m not normally a fan of this kind of genre, simply because they’re too serious for me. But I knew I had to watch this the second I saw the trailer, not only because it had my favourite character(ml), but because the story seemed intriguing.I loved everything about this drama from the cast to the OST to the story. I cried when they cried and laughed when they laughed. I sat at the edge of the bed from the start to the finish. Even when I went to bed I had dreams about it.
Now if you want a break from the fluffy and the average, you want something a bit serious but will leave you feeling good, then this is for you.
Try it, I promise you, you won’t want to put a noose around my neck.
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The best kdrama I have watched so far
The drama was very well written from the story and the characters. It was promising from the synopsis alone. It put me in a rollecoaster ride of emotions. I really like how the story built up. The writers really paid attention to small details of the dramaThere was a good balance in the romance, thriller, and action parts of the drama.
The acting was phenomenal! It's my first time watching Lee Joon Gi and he did really well portraying a character as complex as do hyeon su. He expressed his character's emotions well. It's the same for Moon Chae Won. I could feel the betrayal, love, sadness, and bravery that she expressed in the drama.
The actors' chemistry was also on point. I love how they found it hard to portray a couple married for 14 years but still nailed it. They're actually my favorite kdrama couple!!
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Give it a try, you'll love it.
A catchy story and amazing acting. Usually I'm not a fan of police/detective dramas but Flower of Evil was a drama I've been wanting to watch because of public opinion. I read many reviews about this drama before I started watching it because I wanted to see what people see in this drama, what's so fascinating about it? And I must say, from my perspective it was a bit overrated at some point. Yes, it was catchy but I believe 16 episodes are too much for such a script.But still, I enjoyed watching it even tho I'm not a thriller drama person! Male lead Lee Joon-Gi and his dexterwise acting was 10/10. And it was such a festive to watch female lead also! But without any doubt my favorite character was police officer Jae-Sub sunbae! He was so natural and easy to like that I found myself smiling whenever he appeared in the series.
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Thrilling but dragging
Flower of Evil is definitely not one for people who love to have things fast paced in their thrillers but this is definitely a slow burn. The beginning seems to drag a bit, up until maybe like Episode 8 for me personally the story didn't have me wanting actively to know what's happening next gaping with excitement.But towards the end, Flower of Evil catches insane speed. With cut throat storylines and insanely strong acting it catches you by the throat. Acting is the strongest point in Flower of Evil as the main leads almost live their characters on screen. You feel their pangs of love, you feel their angst, you feel the emotions bouncing right through the screen.
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Can I please be reborn in my next life as a kid this adorable?
Ima be straight with you....there is not, anywhere on the entire planet, a kid as cute as the one that plays the daughter in this drama. Her expressions, tone of voice, emotions, and mannerisms were all exceptionally well done. She was a joy to watch every single time she was on the screen.This was a solid, well executed drama. The premise makes it sound a lot more shallow than it actually is. The description makes it pretty difficult to tell how they'd fit romance into a secret serial killer husband plotline without it being trite and cliche, so I avoided watching it for a good while. I'm glad I finally gave it a chance though! The actors are engaging (even with pretty limited side character development) and well cast, the dialog is clever without trying to be pretentious, and the plot has enough twists and turns to keep you engaged. The focus of the story is clearly the male/female lead and everyone else gets pretty light treatment in terms of development, but it's enough. They did such a good job with the two lead roles and their interactions that it didn't matter much to me the side characters were pale shadows in comparison.
I will say, from a purely plotline perspective they do manage to hit on pretty much all the classic soap opera style tropes. Like...coma patient, amnesia, evil meddling parents, spouse hiding a dark past.... it was all a bit overkill. But in the writers' defense, they pulled it all off really well in spite of itself. It also doesn't fall into the trap of trying to be "too clever", everything felt realistically flawed.
There were only two things I didn't like about this drama....the coma dude....like he's good later on mostly, but initially he's trying to play someone who just woke up from a 14 year coma and somehow in his pretty boy actor's brain this is equal to talking like a mentally handicapped drunk toddler. The facial expressions during that phase of his character story arc were horrifically overexaggerated to the point of appearing like a caricature of what the character should have been. He gets better later on...sort of...they really didn't give him too much in terms of character development, he's honestly just a beautiful man with beautiful hair and some weird facial expressions. The role was so shallow it could have been filled by literally anyone.
The other thing that annoyed me was this chick that's been in a mental hospital for 14 years and can barely function but somehow has on perfectly executed thick winged eyeliner...it seemed pretty out of place, especially because none of the other characters on the show had anything close to that degree of makeup.
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Where crime thriller meets romance (and not in a cringey way)
No words… this is a literal masterpiece of a drama and it’s one of those dramas that’s taking you down twists and turns every episode. I loved the romance dynamic and how it didn’t distract from the main storyline nor was it used as a plot device, but was simply there to begin with and still had room to grow and was beautiful. The actors in this show deserve every award out there. Especially Lee Joon Gi, he was absolutely amazing as Do Hyun So, and really showcased his character very well. The way his character develops throughout the show was amazing and really kept your guessing and I like how real it felt at times. I love a good found family trope and this was no different. There were times he convinced me that he was really just that good at faking his emotions and relationships, but there were also times where you can really see just how important his family is to him, and how he learns about who he was all along. Anyways to not make this too long winded, if you have any reservations about watching it, then please do yourself a favor and go and watch this masterpiece right now. This drama is in my top 3 if not my number one favorite of all the dramas I’ve watched across all the genres. Seriously though, I don’t cry at movies or tv shows easily and it takes a lot to get me there, but on those last few episodes I was feeling the characters emotions so much that I was crying like it was actually happening to me. Any show that can get that much of an emotional reaction from me tells me just how good every aspect of the show is. Hands down one of the best dramas of its genre and overall. Go watch it now!Was this review helpful to you?
