Wonderful Genres, Perfectly combined
"A Time Called You" is a captivating K-Drama that seamlessly integrates elements of crime, mystery, and romance, resulting in an engrossing viewing experience. From its intriguing plot twists to its heartwarming character dynamics, this series keeps viewers hooked from the very first episode.One of the standout features of "A Time Called You" is its masterful mix of genres. The intertwining narratives of crime, mystery, and romance create a multifaceted storyline that constantly keeps audiences on their toes. Each episode offers something new and unexpected, leaving viewers eagerly anticipating what will happen next.
The music in the series deserves special mention, with tracks like "Gather My Tears" adding emotional depth to pivotal moments. The soundtrack has a way of resonating with viewers, eliciting genuine emotional responses and enhancing the overall viewing experience.
Furthermore, the character dynamics in "A Time Called You" are incredibly well-developed and endearing. The relationships between the characters feel authentic and nuanced, adding richness to the storytelling. As the series progresses, viewers become deeply invested in the fates of the characters, rooting for their triumphs and empathizing with their struggles.
What sets "A Time Called You" apart is its refreshing and unexpected ending. Without giving away any spoilers, it diverges from conventional tropes, delivering a conclusion that is both satisfying and thought-provoking.
Despite initial skepticism about the time-traveling element, the series handles it with finesse, integrating it seamlessly into the narrative. This aspect of the story adds an extra layer of complexity and intrigue, further enhancing its appeal.
In conclusion, "A Time Called You" is a must-watch for fans of crime, mystery, and romance. With its captivating storyline, memorable characters, and unexpected twists, it's sure to leave a lasting impression. Whether you're a seasoned K-Drama enthusiast or a newcomer to the genre, this series is bound to become a favorite.
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not good
too old Jeon Yeo Been for ahn hyo seop...they dont look good together and the girl looks like his mom!!!
sorry but the real... the girl need mature guy to be partner not younger!!! even with sjk she looks so old for him also
too old Jeon Yeo Been for ahn hyo seop...
too old Jeon Yeo Been for ahn hyo seop...
too old Jeon Yeo Been for ahn hyo seop...
too old Jeon Yeo Been for ahn hyo seop...
too old Jeon Yeo Been for ahn hyo seop...
too old Jeon Yeo Been for ahn hyo seop...
too old Jeon Yeo Been for ahn hyo seop...
too old Jeon Yeo Been for ahn hyo seop...
too old Jeon Yeo Been for ahn hyo seop...
too old Jeon Yeo Been for ahn hyo seop...
too old Jeon Yeo Been for ahn hyo seop...
too old Jeon Yeo Been for ahn hyo seop...
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Time Travel fast track to understand the meaning of the Time Travel Loop Fantasy Drama.
A Time Called You ⚡️⚡️Spoilers⚡️⚡️The whole crux of this drama pivots around this little girl who played video games with the high schooler Nam Si-heon. Her importance was not clarified in the Korean Drama ‘A Time Called You’ .
With respects the Korean Drama ‘A Time Called You’, maybe I could help some fully understand the ending.
The Korean Drama ‘A Time Called You’ did not explain the importance of this little girl. It was left out of the drama. ‘A Time Called You’ is a remake of the Chinese Drama ‘Someday or One Day’. It is explained in the Chinese version who this little girl is at the very end, in a simple flashback. I even missed her importance until the end too. While some may have caught it, I sense that because this is a complicated drama, most persons probably missed that this little girl is the pivotal force of the whole drama. Who is she? Let’s get the background first.
The storyline revolves around two people in this drama Universe who have doppelgängers who exist in the same timeline. We meet Han Jun-hee (Jeon Yeo-been) and Koo Yeon-jun (Ahn Hyo-seop), who are lovers. He dies. She misses him so much she wills herself to travel back in time to where she thinks that he is alive.
When Han Jun-hee travels back in time, she inhabits/shares someone else’s body, the body of her older doppelgänger, high schooler Kwon Min-ju. Han Jun-hee’s mystery is “Why does Nam Si-heon (The doppelgänger of her love Koo Yeon-jun) look like Koo Yeon-jun, her lover who dies?”
Han Jun-hee/Kwon Min-ju, Nam Si-heon/Koo Yeon-jun, Jung In-gyu
The Mystery
This is a double time travel!!! In the actual timeline, Kwon Min-ju dies. The actual teenager/adult (Nam Si-heon), misses the future Han Jun-hee. He met and fell in love with her when she inhabited/shared the body of Kwon Min-ju before Kwon Min-ju’s death. After the death of Kwon Min-ju, teenager/adult Nam Si-heon wills himself to travel in time to be with Han Jun-hee in the future, using that music tape and cassette player. However, he does so through his doppelgänger Koo Yeon-jun, a younger gay man who dies in a car crash. Nam Si-heon starts this journey when he inadvertently travels to his doppelgänger in the future and decides to become him after the death of Koo Yeon-jun. Nam Si-heon inserts himself into the timeline of Koo Yeon-jun. Nam Si-heon/ Koo Yeon-jun is the one who gives Han Jun-hee the means to travel back in time to the past. It is through the music tape and cassette player he used to travel to the future. It is Nam Si-heon/ Koo Yeon-jun who starts this time travel loop, to try to fix time so that he and Han Jun-hee can be together, as time keeps turning in on itself or looping.
Korean Drama ‘A Time Called You’ and Chinese Drama ‘Someday or One Day’ .
Who is who? Who are the players?
Han Jun-hee (Jeon Yeo-been) is 6/7 years younger than her doppelgänger high schooler Kwon Min-ju. They both grew up in the same town.
Koo Yeon-jun (Ahn Hyo-seop) is 6/7 years younger than his doppelgänger, the high schooler Nam Si-heon. He does not live in the same town as Nam Si-heon. Koo Yeon-jun is the gay man who dies in a car crash. As he traveled through time, Nam Si-heon takes over the identity of Koo Yeon-jun.
Kwon Min-ju (Jeon Yeo-been) is the doppelgänger of Han Jun-hee and is 6/7 years older than Han Jun-hee. She is the one who loves Nam Si-heon, but Nam Si-heon is not attracted to her. The best friend of Nam Si-heon, Jung In-gyu, is in love with Kwon Min-ju.
Nam Si-heon (Ahn Hyo-seop) is the high schooler in the past and the doppelgänger of the younger Koo Yeon-jun. He encounters Han Jun-hee when she travels back in time and inhabits/shares the body and life of high schooler Kwon Min-ju.
Jung In-gyu (Kang Hoon) is the best friend of high schooler Nam Si-heon. To explain why Jung In-gyu confessed to the murder of Kwon Min-ju, this was because of his love for her. Kwon Min-ju wanted to die at the hands of a killer, because she felt that her pathetic life would be glorified in the news if she died this way. She asked Jung In-gyu to kill her, but he would not. She ended up committing suicide. He took the blame, because while he could not kill her he could give her a glorified death by being her “killer”, instead of her just committing suicide.
The Killer Oh Chan-yeong (Min Jin-woong) is 6/7 years younger than his brother, and is the younger brother of the classmate of Kwon Min-ju and Nam Si-heon. In the future, he steals the time-travel cassette. When he goes back in time (In the form of his brother) to kill Kwon Min-ju for fun, he is thwarted by the Police before he can kill Kwon Min-ju. He successfully kills her in the first original timeline.
Who is the little girl who played video games with high schooler Nam Si-heon?
Nam Si-heon finds out who the little girl is in the future. They were always destined to meet in the past, no matter through what timeline. That timeline was not disturbed be all the future fixes. If there were no interferences in the future, these two had met already, and in the Chinese version the little girl told high schooler Nam Si-heon that he was her future husband. These two fixed the most important part of the timeline, getting rid of the killer. Both knew to avoid that fated plane flight which crashed. The Universe was righted, making way for their eternal love.
Korean Drama ‘A Time Called You’ 9.0/10 and Chinese Drama ‘Someday or One Day’ 10/10.
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She is Han Jun-hee. The little girl tells Nam Si-heon to remember her name the next time they meet. How could you leave this explanation/clarification out of the drama? Koreans most likely caught that the little girl was Han Jun-hee. Americans are too busy reading subtitles, trying to keep everything straight. The simple Chinese drama flashback was all it would have taken for clarification.
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The most beautiful, satisfactory and completed kdrama after a looong time
My rating is actually 9.5/10, but I gave inflated ratings to balance the rating from childish fans of the original drama.As this is a remake, I initially watched it with lowered expectations. Kdramas tend to do bad remakes or adaptations whether originally from webtoons, novels, or other countries' dramas. Moreover, the plot description is sooo complex so I wonder how they would make it consistently good in every episode. I also avoided watching the original before this aired so I could watch it with zero knowledge and get surprised and immersed. But wow, I am completely satisfied and blown away by how excellent it is.
The plot makes sense, the explanations also make sense. It's kinda confusing at the beginning but if you just follow it, then you'll understand. The plot goes back and forth to past and present actually making it exciting and interesting. The plot twist is plot twisting. Not a single minute that I find it boring because it keeps you on the edge of your seat. It's been a long time since I watched a kdrama that has perfect stories from the beginning till the end, as usually it's amazing at first but got messy later.
The acting!!! gosh... Jeon Yeobeen deserves a Baeksang Best Actress Awards. No words are needed on how cool and amazing she is. Ahn Hyoseop too, he's doing a fantastic job. Kang Hoon too did great. Also!!! The villain is exceptional. I'm reaaaalllyyy scared to watch his scenes because it's sooo disturbing and creepy.
The cinematography is beautiful! The directing is stellar. As expected from kdramas with Netflix budget on top of it. What a masterpiece. But if I have to find a flaw, I find all the scenes in 1998 too modern and not retro enough so it breaks my immersions a bit.
I thought it would be heartwrenching. Not that means the story is not sad. It is incredibly sad and heartbreaking, but I don't cry when I thought I would. I don't know why though. The acting is good, and the story is good, but it lacks something that pulls your heartstrings? I rarely cry for romance drama anyway, but this makes me reduce the 0.5 points for my final rating. However, as I finished the dramas and saw other reactions and easter eggs, I began to appreciate it more and get sadder now. Does it make sense? 😂
Final thoughts! It's an amazing drama. Please don't mind the hate comments and reviews because it is objectively good. I believe with or without watching the original, you'll still find this a great drama. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
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tearful but great
I didn't watch the original series, so i have no comparison point.It s a happy ending, you have to wait the last 15 minutes though !
But I cried at each episode !
The first one shows a woman (Jeon Yeo Been, FL in Vincenzo) who lost a beloved husband (Ahn Yeo Seop, ML in Business proposal) in a plane crash, it s sooooo sad.
The plot is very sophisticated, and shows actors from 1998 to 2023.
In 1998 they look the same, but are they really the same in 2023 ?
The time travel is made through a tape.
The acting is very good, the leads are skilled, the support as well.
The only thing i didnt like, it s episode 8 netflix had to add gay content.... too bad, i love Rowoon ! but this gay romance coming from nowhere is ridiculous.
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The Complexity Makes it Nice
A few people that watched the show stated that the show is difficult to follow due to the crossing between timelines, however I believe it is not difficult to follow at all.The back and forth jump between years, if followed thoroughly, adds to the story massively and it is what made the drama so nice.
Overall, the acting is amazing, allowing the watcher to be completely immersed in the story from start to finish. It is the type of drama that you would want to binge-watch without getting bored.
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Time really flows!
I rewatched this series to rate again and give another view. It was close to perfect for me, the story and its complexities was perfect 10. The music gave the the relapse you needed and it captures you. Furthermore, the music on each highligh scene was on point.I just gave a not so perfect on acting/casting. I think Jeon Yeo-been was okay for the character but I fee there's something off. Upon rewatching, this criteria where it actually fall short.
Story wise it gave us the reality that what happens in the past or changes in the past can change the future. Meaning time really flows and it is really important not to change the past much since it is a domino effect. Time traveling was exciting but we really need to be careful if one day this will really happened (or maybe it already did but we didn't know yet). So far REWATCH VALUE is a perfect 10. Might rewatch again on the years to come.
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Heartfelt story
The timetravel dramas always be my favourite. This is one of my favourites. Even i was confused by the timestamps of their soul timetravel (yes they don't travel physically but just their soul) , i can understand it at the end. Jeon Yeobeen really did great by portraying two characters with totally different personality (and how could she still fits as a highschooler in her 30s??? queen certified fr). Nam Siheon is also a very warming character, I gonna cry everytime I listen to the song (Gather my Tears by Seo Jiwon).. i really recommend this drama.Was this review helpful to you?
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Just finished watching
Ok ok, wow too many things happened and i just finished watching!Well, first i need to say that this drama made me fell so freaking damn sad
i know Si-Heon and Jun-hee ended up together but i just can't take it, you know? it feels weird i wish they could stay together before but it wasn't possible. at least MinJu and InGyu stayed together!
actually, i have so many questions about the time travel 😭 scenes that for an example: minju died and suddenly junhee came back to minju's body(like how is that possible if she's dead??!) ok but what about Si-heon?? Yeo-jun and Si-heon from 2023 died but Si-heon from 1998 was alive?!?! aaah there's more but they won't fit here lol
anyways, acting 10/10 i love hyoseop, yobeen and now i met kang hoon!! he's amazing 💕
the song, gather my tears somehow made me fell so nostalgic and sad, and when i discovered the story of the singer, ah, i cried.
gathering everything, 9.0!! i wouldn't re-watch because i normally don't re-watch dramas but i totally recommend!! i love dramas that makes me cry
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A Captivating Journey Through Time and Emotion
As someone who hadn't seen the original version, I ventured into "A Time Called You" with no preconceived notions, and what I discovered left me thoroughly impressed.As a devoted fan of time travel dramas, this undoubtedly captured my attention from the very beginning. This genre often presents complex narratives that can be challenging to follow, but this drama pleasantly surprised me with its ability to deliver a compelling story with remarkable clarity, even as someone who hadn't seen the original version.
This remake of a beloved classic masterfully weaves mystery, romance, and friendship into a gripping narrative. Yet, it doesn't shy away from tackling weighty issues like loss, grief, and self-esteem, evoking a whirlwind of emotions typical of K-dramas.
Jeon Yeo Been's performance as the leading lady is undeniably outstanding, with her standout scene in the final episode, set before a mirror, leaving a lasting impact.
"A Time Called You" had me on the edge of my seat, a feeling I hadn't experienced in a long time. However, it's important to note that for those unaccustomed to time travel dramas, some initial confusion may arise. Nevertheless, if you're seeking a well-crafted narrative and heartfelt performances, this drama is an absolute must-watch.
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Interesting plot with A+ acting
Went into this one blind as I haven't seen the og one (I tried but couldn't even get past ep 1). This is my first time watching Jeon Yeon Bin in anything but I've become a fan.Despite what some are saying in the comments, I think Yeon Bin slayed all her roles with my favorite being Junhee from her college days. There is this innocent charm added to Yeon Bin's timeless allure during this timeline. The ATCY team did such a great job showcasing her different charms as they jumped through the timelines and I was genuinely impressed. If I were to be a harsh critic, I would give the drama itself an 8 but her performance was a true highlight. Kim Tae Ri , Kim Go Eun and Jeo Yeon Bin are the rare breeds in the industry that demonstrate the epitome of acting and why it should be appreciated as an art form. They truly understand how an actor should utilize their body and eyes to convey specific emotions/showcase a character. Without giving away any spoilers here, viewers are in for a treat as Yeon Bin goes through the various transitions.
Without necessary expanding the number of episodes or just by adding one to two episodes, I feel like the storyline and characters could be fleshed out more. Speaking for myself, I wanted more details about between the leads as college students/adults and what they went through as a couple. There were snaps here and there but I didn't think it was enough especially when they dated for more than a decade. Perhaps they could show some key milestones, when Junhee graduated, how the two celebrated when she got her first "real job" (as her character was goal oriented while the ML was more of a romantic), their first fight (and how they reconciled) or when they first met each other's parents. What I'm trying to get at is that the show didn't show enough moments of the two being each other's soulmate, why they love each other as much as they do. There's a part in the drama where Junhee mentions Yeon Jun knows her better than she knows herself but the drama doesn't go further into it or show viewers what she meant. It's a shame because I'm sure the actors would have delivered these scenes well.
**slight spoiler**
They also could have also expanded on In-gyu's character(?) as it lacked depth and felt flat (not an actor issue, there just weren't scenes to show his development). And lastly, with such a complicated storyline with intersecting timelines, viewers definitely needed more explanation on how it all worked (not sure if the og did well on this component). I became very confused by the end of episode 9 and had to resort to third party sources to understand what happened. Perhaps it needed to be broken down more for the average viewer (or maybe I am just the only one missing a few brain cells), an aspect I believe the writer/director could have done better at.
This also leads me to highlight a detail I thought could have been changed. The present story starts one year after the ML's passing and I thought they could have changed it to 3 or 5 years instead. The fact the coworkers at the office thought Junhee should've moved on is a bit odd (I'm not saying she should be sobbing everyday but it would be normal to stay single for awhile after such tragic). As an interesting opening, it would be nice to have someone confess their feelings to the FL but she kindly rejects them. She goes back to her apartment that night and the viewers see all the old photos, only to realize she is still mourning her bf who passed some years ago and is only putting up a front at work/in front of her friends. There is a flashback to when her boyfriend's sister told her about the engagement ring and she cries. A few days later she receives a mysterious cassette tape and the story begins there.
All in all, I enjoyed the show. A few misses here and there but definitely worth your time. I mentioned this at the beginning but you should watch this show just for Yeon Bin's performance alone (the others did well although there's definitely room for improvement); her scenes are for the acting manual.
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