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depsite some people having bad views about this drama, i genuinely enjoyed it!! at first, the chemistry between the 2 main characters was slow and then their relationship developed further as they relied on each other. one of my fav things about this drama was their relationship, they were sooo cute together and i love how they both supported each other. now onto the story, i felt like it kind of dragged on and there were loads of gaps. for example, they didnt show how yihyun was cured etc i was very curious about the story of the characters after the lockdown was lifted. i did give it a 10/10 despite these points, as i believe the cast, acting, romance and the story were worth the watch, its just a few points that could have been better. i really enjoy zombie shows you cant really go wrong with them, especially the whole apartment dilemma. overall, it is a very solid drama worth watching, has amazing characters, and i did cry a few times lol. Was this review helpful to you?
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Positively Watchable Trash
This is watchable trash in a good way! It's not a quality drama at all but it's watchable. It was just interesting enough for me to not turn off midway through, but it's not exactly the best written, the best plotted, the best character developed drama by any means.My main problems with this show are (in TLDR form):
1. Stagnant progress for the first 8 eps.
2. Plot focus was wrong.
3. Insufferable characters that aren't even fun to watch.
4. Ending is Rushed.
In long form:
1. Stagnant progress for the first 8 eps:
Literally nothing happens the first 8 episodes. We just see people argument in an apartment, ocassionally someone getting turned and someone dying, for 8 episode straight. Episode 9 finally gets interesting with a MC getting infected, the sudden serial murder plot (< which was so poorly foreshadowed and I actually hated but at least something dramatic was happening), the plan to get the child out, and finally definitely finding a cure. Episodes 9 to 11 are actually interesting to watch.
2. Plot focus was wrong:
Hey who wants to see insufferable people locked in an apartment and argue for almost 12 episodes? *snore*
Who wants to find out why our MC has an antibody, what makes her special? ME!
Who wants to hear references about family members and society on the outside but absolutely zero updates or screentime about them and what's happening outside? ME!
I think this drama focuses on the wrong things; I wanted to know why our MC had the antibody, I wanted to see her and her family's medical reports - surely it comes from the" operation" she mentions one time that she had, or is it because her family has a history of diabetes which would link to the one time Mr Na mentions his family has a history of it towards the end of the show yet he has the antibody too. I want to know the science part and the finding the cure part!!
Also, we know the cop friend has a wife on the outside; we never see her. We know the two cleaners have family on the outisde: never get developed. What about our MCs' families? Never mentions them! Why? I want to know!
And! What's going on outside? Because we're told everywhere is chaos but the army are driving in and out of this apartment building with ZERO problems shown? The little girl has medical staff and a helicopter ready to pick her up with ZERO problems? So were they lying? Cos any time we get shown outside the complex, everyone is living normally???? What a mess of world and character building in this show.
3. Insufferable characters that aren't even fun to watch:
Everyone character except 4 (our two MCs, the little girl, and Apartment 15 guy) are absolutely unbearable to watch - they're not even fun villains to watch, they're just straight up fucking annoying to watch HOURS of screentime of. They're annoying af especially the murdering doctor - he should've died a death so violently after putting the viewer through uninteresting repeitive unjuicy murder after murder he puts us through. He's NOT fun to watch, he is just straight up ANNOYING. Same goes for the cleaning staff, the apartment building lady, the lawyer, the clinic consultant, the old married couple and their son. They're not INTERESTING and everything they do is A WASTE OF SCREEN TIME. I LOVE villains. I LOVE villains that do unhinged shit and yet you root for them or you want to see what they do next. This lot? They just bothered me more than anything. I wanted them all to die because they were a waste of screentime and script.
Also, WHY did anyone even bother to leave their rooms? I know community meetings are a thing in Korea and Japan but why were they joining every single meeting? Especially after they find out the gym guy was sick, STAY IN YOUR ROOMS TIL LOCK DOWN IS OVER! They were actually so fucking stupid. They could've easily reduced the number of people who ended up dying, reduce the number of sick people, and reduce the number of pathetic conflicts they had if they'd all just minded their business and stayed in their damn apartments! Absolute stupidity and illogical thinking from all of them except Apartment 1501 - minus the one time it got him killed.
4. Ending is Rushed:
The last 10 minutes of the show is so bad. It skipped way too far. I needed at least one more episode: I wanted to see the humans start to recover, I wanted to see the vacinne announcement on the news, I wanted to see how our two mcs live together while he's ill up to getting the cure, I wanted to see our military guy finally meet his baby with his recovered wife, I wanted to see the little girl get reunited with her momma. But we just skip one year later and they're still living in the same apartment complex with the little girl -- even though most of the population should be dead by now and housing prices should be pretty cheap, especially because she should be recieving thank you money for help creating the damn cure?!?
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good casting, interesting plot, binged in 1 day
i absolutely loved how the ml and fl bonded as their relationship deepens. this is my 2nd time seeing both ml (strong woman do bong soon) and fl (20th century girl) and i must say their acting is pretty good! i seriously love the fl character so much in this drama!! i binged watched this in 1 day bc i was sick and bored and this drama really is worth my time. as someone who enjoys horror genre, i do not find this scary at all like how my friends tell me about it. it's just some infected psycho zombies who are desperate to bite humans and infect them and how the ml+fl along with their neighbours try to prevent themself from getting infected. honestly, this drama is more about showcasing the survival/life during the zombie virus breakout and lockdown etc rather than the ml fl trying to eliminate zombies. for me, i feel like my friends just exaggerate the drama too much for me lol(in terms of how "scary" and "intense" it is. anyways i love ml and fl chemistry, both of them their characters really go well with each otherWas this review helpful to you?
Happiness
Park Hyung Sik and Han Hyo Joo's chemistry and acting were really good, she was literally perfect as a badass character and his role was something I did not expected from him. To be honest I love productions with zombies so there was never a chance I would miss it. "Villains" were so f*cking annoying, I wished them only bad things but that proves how well it was written and played. Love the ending. Also I believe that 12 episodes were perfect amount for this drama.If someone loves the main cast, zombie show then it is perfect for them
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sometimes ‘sane’ people are the actual monsters.
this is not your average “fighting monsters” drama, infact it's actually not about it at all. at first i was vary about watching this thinking it'd be just another zombie apocalypse with no explanation as to why it began or how it'll end but still decided to give it a try.IT IS DIFFERENT. when i started watching it all of my concerns were proven false. and this is NOT a zombie apocalypse drama too btw. it's about how even with sick people around, people with a healthy body prove to be more dangerous. the show had all the different kind of people you do meet atleast once in your life as characters, when u watch some characters and their decisions, you feel like asking yourself “what would I have done in this situation?”
there are some very well shot action scenes and touching emotional scenes that do make you want to want to change their situations only hoping for the better.
every single episode was like a well fit puzzle piece and as the drama progresses the characters’ real faces also start showing up. like i said in the beginning, this drama is all about “are sane people any better than the monsters?”
unlike other apocalypse/pandemic dramas where you're never really told how things began or how it is ever going to be stopped, happiness had answers for EACH AND EVERYTHING. when the drama is done it'll not leave you wondering about anything because everything is cleared in there.
the main duo's chemistry is soo good, whether it be action scenes, emotional scenes, scenes where they fight for each other and for what's right, their characters always match up with each other's chemistry. even the little girl showed more maturity than some “aDuLtS” showing it's not always age proving how mature one is.
overall, i did not regret watching this at all and i will rewatch it in a few months because it's just THAT GOOD. edit : did re-watch it haha.
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I could've finished it in 1 day if it weren't for my classes. THIS IS SO GOOD!
Happiness is so good what elsecan I say, I binged watched in 3
days, I could've finished it in 1 day
if it weren't for my classes. The
curiousness I got every episode was
making me watch this show every
time I had free time. Now that I
finished this and also satisfied with
the ending I think I'll focus on my
studies.
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This show doesn't like to waste time.
I hardly write any review. This drama has some majestic soundtrack/ost. It has a different approach from the other zombie movie or series. Watching this drama was a great experience. I kinda want a second season but it has proper conclusion. Action was 10 on 10 . I want more of them .It didn't waste my time. I know it's nothing new but for some reason watching it was not boring rather i was a bit excited. It has a thrill in it.
At the end i wanna be a little selfish and i am asking for season 2. I want to watch more of them - more of them .
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Not scary and not horror
I heard it was a type of zombie drama so I was hesitating pretty much because of it but I decided to watch because I loved the leads and I really glad I did.Is happiness the state of being happy or the striving to be happy?
I didn't understand this line at the beginning but I totally got what they were going for in the end.
The drama shows the easy friendship between the main leads. They are always there for each and depend on each other. The FL sassiness really uplifted the drama.
Definitely worth a watch.
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dont get y theres sm bad reviews
honestly i love ts nd i watched it twice its lit bruu and the ship, anyways i totally recommend but i was kinda sad abt andrews parttt cuh i lowkey thought he might become like second lead he is kinda fine tbhh BUT ANYWAYS INLOVE W THE PLOT ND ALL SO WATCH IT RNNNNN. ;^.Was this review helpful to you?
Why is it getting so many bad reviews??
guys, I actually liked this kdrama. it's a bit confusing at first, but then you start to get it. the neighbors are really annoying, but they're the comedic part of the drama. it's good because it hooked me from the first episode, great way to kill the time. people are being way too critical, but I think it's because they start watching expecting intense horror, and it's not quite like that... anyway, I loved it, it was a great way to spend some time!!p.s: the main couple is awesome, the actors act really well. the soundtrack isn’t that great, but it works.
p.s²: I’m just not giving it a perfect score because the ending wasn’t very well explained — I was like ?????? trying to figure it out what exactly happened.
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So underrated
I've already watched this drama in 2021 and I've re-watch this today. The feeling of watching this drama amidst the pandemic is different from today cuz it's like it reflected on what's happening before and during the pandemic lockdown but still love it a lot. It's one of my fav kdrama. Until now this drama is so underrated, I hope watchers can feel what I feel when my first time watching it cuz it deserves praise and support. The chemistry of main characters are so good, I am still hoping for them to be together for real. hahaha.Was this review helpful to you?
