Born Again (2020)

Don't watch it if you don't have patience

Don't start this drama if you guys don't have patience. the writer have done a very bad job here. the reason why i started watching the drama was for kiyong n soohyung, the 2 male main leads. The female lead (se yeon)as always in her previous drama did a crappy job. I don't know why she never improves, no depth in her acting at all. The ending the writer or director made it so confusing.i don't know why this open ending. I m giving 5 rating only bcz of kiyong's acting. He should have gotten a award for this. Otherwise bcz of crappy dialogues,story and the ending I would have given 3.

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Sometimes staying dead is better.

This drama is a mess. I watched because of the number of great reviews, and my expectations were too high. "Born Again" tries to be an ill-fated love triangle, a crime thriller, and a revenge thriller and didn't do any of them well enough to carry my interest. Normally I am willing to go with an unbelievable storyline if the cast is really good but I think it missed the mark here too. The male leads did their best, but the story centers around the love of one woman and unfortunately, that character wasn't interesting enough to make me care or justify their obsessive love.

Based on the title this isn't a spoiler but each lead plays 2 characters. Jung Sa Bin plays Ha Eun and Sa Bin. Both characters for me were too similar and too one-note. I could blame the writing but since this is the second romantic drama lead I've seen her play that was boring I think I have to admit I am not a fan. She played off of being wide-eyed and innocent too much and even her crying scenes lacked emotion that I could feel. I was also annoyed by her speaking with that soft childish voice. Don't even get me started on her dead fish kisses and robotic confessions. This story doesn't have the chemistry I needed to carry the drama and that was my same issue with her performance in the "Grand Prince". Even attractive male leads couldn't save her perfromance.

She is matched with Lee Soo Hyuk as Soo Hyuk and Hyung Bin, who plays the annoying stubborn cop cliché which is one of my least favorite drama tropes, but at least his perfromance is good. She is also matched with Jang Ki Yong as Jong Bum and Gong Ji Chul who has the most complicated roles and also does a good job. Out of all of the performances Jang Ki Yong's was my favorite but it was still missing some of the spark I saw him have in "Search: www" (which I watched at the same time). I really think that these two actors with a better female lead could have made me like this drama a little more and be more forgiving of the plot.

I also have a major issue with the idea that 3 people are reborn in a short amount of time (30 ish years later) and are almost identical to their past selves and happen to work and live in the same area but pretty much no one notices??!!! It can maybe make sense for one of the characters but for the other two it really doesn't make any sense at all. The male lead rivalry also felt too repetitive after a while. I was way more interested in what the side characters were up to (Lee Seo El needed more screen time). The only question that kept me watching was who she would end up with and that was less about me caring and more about putting an end to my curiosity misery.

Would I watch this again? Not even if you paid me. I may even avoid all Jin Se Yeon dramas for a while. Honestly, this probably would have worked better as a movie considering all the overused flashbacks and not much story development until the very end. There arent really any rewatch worthy moments for me, and are way too many fast-forward worthy scenes. I did appreciate the music but it made some scenes seem even cheesier.

Was it worth watching until the end? Yes, and no. Many of the secrets and motivations of the characters are finally revealed in the final episodes but it was too late for me to care and it didn't make me like the drama any better. It no longer mattered to me who she chose and why. The end was also messy. I thought I would at least shed a tear over it but my eyes stayed dry for this entire drama... and "Born Again" is filled with sadness topped with more sadness, and I'm a crybaby.

Overall this drama drags and disappoints. It had potential as a memorable makjang but it missed the mark on the romantic chemistry it needed to make this story addictive instead of forgetable. It could have been much more fun, even with the ridiculous plot, if the performances were just as over the top or charismatic. The older actors were much better at this but their scenes and storylines were cast aside for more boring love triangle scenes. The leads try to take this and themselves way too seriously and most of their deadpan conversations were too skip-tastic. If you don't fall in love with "Born Again" at first episode I suggest skipping this drama completely.

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Initially, the plot was okay. It is not that great actually. Because if we are talking about reincarnation Kdrama, then we shouldn't forget "Chicago Typewriter". From storytelling to casting, from OST to dialogues everything was perfect. And, if you have watched that level of "Reincarnation" story. This plot is not that great.

The most annoying part is "Uninteresting twists". Well, I am not comparing these two dramas, I know that story is different and even there would be a possibility of making this drama awesome like "Chicago Typewriter".
I think they did a lot of suspense and added an unbearable amount of darkness in the "Grey" character of
Chun Jong Bum. At one scene he seems to behave okay and in the other, he becomes "psycho". I don't know about you guys but definitely he is not a murderer kind of person, I can see that from the start. So why the director and screen-writer force to put suspense in his behavior.

According to the acting point of you, I really liked Jang Ki Yong acting as the two characters. Also the other casts.

And the biggest problem with the show is the ending. Yes. If you were watching this show from the start. Then you know that the rating of this drama decreases as the plot proceeds. Every episode making me a little less interested in the next ones.

The ending was so much fast. The problem is I didn't see the sudden shift of Jung Sa Bin's heart towards Chun Jong Bum.

For me, the drama is okay for like 10-12 episodes, but then things start getting messy. There are so many uninteresting twists. Like the bipolar nature of Chun Jong Bum's mom, she acted well. But why she is acting this way? And then we got the answer that her husband is not Jong Bum's actual Dad, as he has the DNA of some top 1% guy. And at last, we saw that her husband changes the sperm with some random guy. I mean what they are implementing by that. Why? Do such details matter? I am asking.

As a matter of other main leads. They played their part okay. But the main problem, as I said is the storyline.

If this is your first "Reincarnation" Kdrama. Don't watch it. Instead, watch "Chicago Typewriter".

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Don’t waste your time!

Honestly I came here from the drama Tomorrow to see more of Lee Soo Huyk’s acting and… the acting was good, very good actually. But that’s about it.

Up until the reborn, everything was not bad. The snowfield scene was actually very well-made and cinematic. But in their second lives, the plot just went straight down hill, no brakes.

In short, there were so many unnecessary mysteries that never got an explanation, many leads that went nowhere, questions that were unanswered, tensions that just didn’t stop or plot twists that were so uncalled for, just so that the story could go on conveniently. Not to mention the questionable thrilling/horror moments that didn’t fit in the movie at all, and served absolutely no purpose. Characters made OoC choices so often that would make us viewers question their sanity, cause it’s just wouldn’t make any sense. And the main female lead being unbearable in her love choices the entire show.

I tried to watch till the end in hope that the questions that were left would be answered but what I received was more annoying moments and the peak of it was the last scene. I mean, why must the suffering continues, if the choices were made already?

After this drama, I got emotional traumatized for one day because of how bad it was and now have to rewatch Tomorrow and find some good dramas to recover. So my advice is, don't make the same mistake as me!

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Where to start - watch only if you like the leads

Ok, where to start. I watched it only for Lee Soo Hyuk And it was worth to see his acting. But that's it!
the story is interesting as overall, but the Award for the Worst Female Lead goes to Sa Bin!! (not the actress but the character) - it just annoying to level I could throw my phone really.
She couldn't forgive the love of her life whom with she was reunited, who saved her, fought for her and loved her deeply, was about to merry her despite the fact she was dying,and loved her in past and present life, just bcs while chasing a criminal there was an accident and her parents happened to die, it wasn't his fault!! And leaves him crying ( which show beautiful acting from Lee Soo Hyuk)
but she can forgive a guy who killed her lover in front of her, brutally, on day of her wedding to mention too, who was poor and abused yeah yeah, didn't justify his love was psychotic not normal, and in next life, he manipulate her, stalk her, steal her diary and install tracking app, he kiss her when she fall asleep while drunk, using her, playing the victim, puts her in dengerous situation he could prevent - and she still chose to go after him, always hugs him, in a way betrays her bf, I mean I never saw such a bad and stupid female lead, really.
Also the ending-wtf happened? He alive? Dead... Really, watched just for some of the plot and Soo Hyuk.

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Not recommended!

One of the poorest past-life/reincarnation written stories. I can't stress enough how sloppy and incoherent this was. The entire drama was solely driven by this triangle which is why most things were neglected. I was expecting a smart play between the characters and their reincarnation but what we got is a copy paste between past and present. At the same time, the memories from the past played a minimal role in the grand scheme of things. The characters from the past had the exact same traits as their present counterparts, which made things ever so slightly more dull. I don't know what the writer was aiming for because all I see is failure in all directions. I couldn't get over the fact that they treated the direct point-blank bullet to the head ordeal like a casual broken bone with minor scuffs!!!

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O início de um sonho//deu tudo errado

Its disappointing to have to give a low rating to this drama, it started so strong and i felt like it would be one of my favorite dramas ever. The casting is great specially the two male leads, who did an amazing job. Unfortunetely the plot went downhill from the middle to the end of the show. Im still trying to understand some things, like how Ji Cheol scaped for the frist time from a psychiatric institution, murdered Hyeong Bin, was found by some random people and ended up in the prison to be hanged later. They didnt explain that at all! Also, the female lead made choices that were really hard to understand, like rejecting her fiance to be with the man that literally murdered him on their past lives!!! The ending was so disappointing and its sad, cause this drama had everything to be one of the best dramas ever, but somehow they managed to screw it up.

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Everything about this show is just TERRIBLE. Nothing makes sense here at all. In the first two episodes, I thought it was going to be really cool, the initial plot was good and the cast as well, but I was hella wrong.
First things first: even the bare minimum doesn't make sense, since the writer can't recall the dates they had set and everytime they present you a different number.
Then you have a psycho stalker stalking a girl, but ok, she finds it perfectly ok and acceptable. Guess what: it's not. For some reason she tries to find excuses to every damn thing this guy does, but he is just crazy and she is just dumb. No growth, no insights, no anything, just plain stupidness. And I'm not even going to mention that asshole prosecutor, because he manages to be the less worse character we are presented to.

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Disappointing

Just want to say that this not the worst drama as many reviews say but just a below average one. Kudos to the creator for ruining a great plot. It would have been one of the best thread only if!!! I don't know whether the creator underestimates the viewers. I haven't seen a drama in the recent past with so many loopholes and mistakes. They were really immature in building the story and not to mention the dialogues, cringe ultimatum!!!
The male leads were good in a way that they were successful in giving some feels to the viewers in some of the scenes. On contrary , FL character was really a disappointment . I would rather put her as more of a psycho than Gong Ji Chul in this drama.
I feel for Jang Ki young cause he was having a great streak.
I don't recommend this drama to anyone but I would say that this is not the worst as there are even more trashes rated over 8 with more popular leads.

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Don't watch for your health

Just one word
Don't watch, I can't believe I watched 30 episodes because of Lee soo hyuk and jang ki Yong.
But please don't try and don't watch.
This drama is horrible
First the storyline: is pretty messed up, you just don't understand what's going on, what obsession, stalking, serial killing and all sort of things, they even tried putting a fantasy reason behind the bullshit.
Acting : Why I gave it 1, well the two guys acting was good, but seriously.. They didn't check the storyline before acting. What a bullshit story and acting from the girl. I got headache watching her, seriously.
Music: Well not something memorable, can't remember it
Re-watch: Don't even watch it, don't please.
Overall: worst drama ever ever and ever. Can't be saved.


Don't say anything about my review.. This is my personal review. If you don't get it, forget about it.
Peace out

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