Something New and Different
This drama takes a break from the normal "boy meets girl, they can't stand each other but fall in love anyway" theme. It is fantasy genre and takes the viewer into an imaginary world of grim reapers. It also tackles the very hard subject of suicide, mainly suicide prevention. Each episode is a different story, but woven into this is the main plot which culminates at the end. I thought this was very cleverly done by the writers and kept me glued to both the episode storylines, and the main plot.What really jumped out at me in this drama is how well the casting was. The right actors were cast for the right parts, and lent such a strong believability to this fantasy story. The development of the main characters, their own personal storylines showing both their strengths and weaknesses, gave such richness to the overall drama. I finished wanting more. I loved the four main characters, and would love to see another season produced. I didn't get enough of Goo Ryun, Choi Joon Woong, Park Joon Gil, and Im Ryung Goo.
A piece of advice--have tissues handy as some of the episode storylines will squeeze your heart and having you bawling like a baby.
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Best k-drama ever
This drama made me cry sometimes. It has a lot of stories inside, not only helping people from suicide. Also this drama can help absolutely everyone with their choices of life. I very loved it, and also it is enough funny for everyone! Every single episode was very interesting. All actors are best. 쿠션 was the best!! I really love her. Sometimes this drama is very sad because of story of Lim Ryung Gu or even Ku Ren. There is a lot of unexpected moments that we understand only in the end of whole drama and it made interestWas this review helpful to you?
Takes a strong feminist stance.
If you got a room full of people, and asked anyone to sit down if their life has been touched in some way by suicide, you would find only a few people left standing. The reality is, most of us have been impacted by the suicide of a loved one , friend, colleague or neighbor.It is the nature of human existence that at times it is very painful. But as it has been said, suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. How to tell the stories of the people, the hardships, the loss and at the same time, encourage people that life is still worth living, despite all these challenges?
What is more, this production goes further, by tackling head on the crisis of violence against women. It showcases in particular how throughout history, and to this day, women are blamed and shamed for the violence directed towards them, as if somehow they invited their abuse. In this respect, the series has a strong feminist message, something that takes courage in a country like South Korea where such messages are even harder to make palatable.
Kudos to everyone involved in this project. It takes courage to take a stand and confront these painful kinds of conversations that need to be had, and yet at the same time, the series has to be watchable and enjoyable enough to keep people entertained, because first and foremost, a series has to be watched to make an impact.
The fashion in this series is really top notch, I think the wardrobe department got to have fun dressing the grim reapers. I also enjoyed the soundtrack a lot. Attention to details - the whole production is really professional, all the way though.
Overall, this is a really great production. It has to provide of enough of a story line. enough light moments, enough humor, enough warmth to keep you engaged and motivated to keep watching when the central theme is something most people would rather not think about: suicide. Yet at the same time it has to be serious enough to respect the gravity of scenario. It's a delicate balance and I think they stayed on the right side of respectful but watchable.
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A kdrama where you will learn a lot.
I will just say it upfront that this kdrama is a MUST WATCH! This kdrama has it all, fantasy, action, drama, a little bit of romance and etc.First, I just want to comment something about their intro. It is so damn cool. It has a very nice dark feeling to it and the badumbadumbadumbadum bgm is just perfect. I literally can’t skip it!!
Next, the most important in all kdramas, the story. The stories they showcase in every episode are just amazing and an eye opener. I actually didn’t know anything about the issues the people faced in the past but because of this kdrama, I learned something new that is very significant. It is just very nice that they show various topics that is very relevant to us nowadays because it makes us reflect on ourselves and on our actions. I really cried a bucket in each episode because the scenes were heartwarming yet sad at the same time. Let me just tell you all to prepare your tissues.
Next, the casting/actors. I am speechless. I literally have no words on the casting because it is PERFECT! While I was watching this kdrama, I never thought that a certain character would be better if they were portrayed by another actor because they all did their roles very well. There were a lot of intense scenes but they never failed with their emotions. And also, the “staring contest” scenes (of joongryeon) is so amazing!! Even though they are not saying anything, I can understand what their eyes want to say. I just want to mention actress Kim Hee Sun (which became my favorite after watching this kdrama) for giving her all in this kdrama. She was required to dye her hair once every 4 days just to maintain her pink hair color and that is not easy at all. Kudos to all the actors for doing a really really great job!
Next, the game changer in this kdrama, JOONGRYEON!! The Park Joong Gil x Goo Ryeon ship in this kdrama is goddamn fire. A life changing ship I must say. I am a fun of romcoms and light/sweet kdramas but this kdrama changed it. The angst and pain that this couple gave me was out of this world :)) If you haven’t watched it yet, just prepare your heart in advance.
Lastly, we all know that this kdrama faced a very big controversy. I just want to say that let us all stop the hate towards the kdrama and the actors. As a kpop fan myself, I know that what they did was not right at all but giving this kdrama dislikes and low ratings just because of that is also not right. We should all be mindful of our actions.
All in all, you will not regret watching this kdrama. This is one of my favorites now because it is just sincerely very good. If you are looking for a sign to watch this, then this is it.
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One of the best K-drama - if not the best I’ve watched
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all in for a fluffy rom-com anytime . What caught me initially was because Lee Soo Hyuk and Rowoon was in this dramaI definitely got hooked minutes after the drama. The message that the series related hit me so hard. It really prompts you to keep a lookout of the people around you.
The acting of the casts were stellar! Definitely no complaints and everyone was so cool even during those emotional scenes…(do keep a box of Kleenex like I did through the series!)
Although I would ask for more romance element (if possible), but knowing that this is not really a romance themed drama, I’m contented.
I highly recommend this drama; or even rewatch it when I have extra time
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Niche But Kinda Bittersweet!
‘ Tomorrow’ is one of those dramas that you’ve seen in concept a million times before in webcomics and fantasy concepts; the everyday Joe main lead is transported into an unfamiliar setting, brought to face some ugly truths and suddenly confronted by new realities.Of course, ‘ Tomorrow’ isn’t a drama without its really enticing features either. Rowoon is an idol actor who has been upcoming in the world of rom-coms for a few years, though most will likely have seen him before in ‘ Extraordinary You’. I was hesitant to see him take up the role of the main lead here. I loved Rowoon a lot despite my honestly mixed feelings in the formerly mentioned work but I wasn’t entirely sure how Rowoon would come across in a role where he wasn’t going to be a central love interest. Of course my dread was completely unnecessary. He knocked the ball out of the park with his performance.
To be fair I have some honestly very mixed feelings with his character but I think we’ll get onto that issue a bit later.
Kim Hee Sun was another familiar face in the series. I never liked ‘Alice’ a lot as a fantasy series but I can’t deny that she seriously impressed me with her dual role and performance. She really knocked my socks off here as the female lead of the series. Another two faces to look out for are Lee Soo Hyuk, staying in his element from his long career of playing antagonistic and brooding characters, as the supporting rival of the female lead ( with his own skeletons in the closet) and of course Yun Ji On, new to me as an actor, but still fairly impressive with all things considered.
Maybe one of the biggest things you’ve probably heard about ‘ Tomorrow’ has been sourced from its messages. As a lot of other reviewers have pointed out the series isn’t afraid to get into sticky subject areas, including some scathing criticisms of Korean society and issues such as mental health, suicide and trauma being central. Honestly, I thought it was brave of the screenplay to put these issues out in the open but I do have to be honest with my thoughts here. It took away a bit from the writing.
I did think as mentioned previously it was brave of the writing to discuss these issues but I’ve always thought that messages and characters while often being placed hand in hand should be treated as desperate issues when it comes to development. The problem with ‘ Tomorrow’ was that the writing was never sure when to draw the line. We saw a lot of trauma coming through with backstories in order to make it seem “ dark” but I never felt as though we really got to see further into these characters like the female lead, whose storyline and backstory was really put together like patchwork similar to the other supporting characters who had rushed storylines.
My biggest pet peeve was the main lead . In all honesty, I get the writing argument. Having a mundane character amongst a flock of bright and intriguing individuals is often said to allow viewers to become intrigued by the seemingly “ normal” protagonist and stand out. HOWEVER, the main lead’s problem was that I couldn’t really connect to him emotionally or through his development. Yes, he struggled with landing a job and slowly changed his views but I struggled even as a viewers to understand where these views originated or why he was so cynical in some areas, yet so naive in others. Was this to do with his family background? , His childhood?, An experience in adulthood or his relationships? Something so small could’ve really helped to build up the main lead’s character but it was a shame we didn’t see this get carried further.
The actual plot was a bit of a patchwork piece also. I liked the fact that it discussed lots of different issues and helped to spice things up with different narratives but aside from a rough drawing of some events in the background, it was hard to really sketch out the importance of these characters or storyline events. It was really messy and it felt as though it was only by the final part that the writing team had a sudden eureka moment to put all of these loose story points into a big final arc and cram them into a short space of time, failing to really help to buildup them up or give a detailed conclusion. In my opinion this impacted the ending big time and the finale came out like a mixture of gushy happiness in order to satisfy some viewers but left a lot more questions than answers.
I don’t think the series was bad at all and I liked how direct it was with themes and there was certainly some really gorgeous moments of filming. Still, I don’t think this series had a key ingredient of writing and plot building which often left it feeling a bit aimless. A good series maybe for a binge watch and definitely worth it to see some good acting but mostly Hee Sun’s pink hair and Lee Soo Hyuk in a suit but apart from that, it’s definitely a strong 8.0/10.
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This is incredible
Real issues that people go through and how hard trauma is to go through. This is a masterpiece. The actors were perfection. I love this!!!!!! I especially loved the concept of how heaven and hell was set up it wasn’t too explicit, it was just right. The actors were elite. In all honesty this is probably my new fav k drama and I feel like this really helps me get through my own problemsReal issues that people go through and how hard trauma is to go through. This is a masterpiece. The actors were perfection. I love this!!!!!! I especially loved the concept of how heaven and hell was set up it wasn’t too explicit, it was just right. The actors were elite. In all honesty this is probably my new fav k drama
Real issues that people go through and how hard trauma is to go through. This is a masterpiece. The actors were perfection. I love this!!!!!! I especially loved the concept of how heaven and hell was set up it wasn’t too explicit, it was just right. The actors were elite. In all honesty this is probably my new fav k drama
Real issues that people go through and how hard trauma is to go through. This is a masterpiece. The actors were perfection. I love this!!!!!! I especially loved the concept of how heaven and hell was set up it wasn’t too explicit, it was just right. The actors were elite. In all honesty this is probably my new fav k drama
Real issues that people go through and how hard trauma is to go through. This is a masterpiece. The actors were perfection. I love this!!!!!! I especially loved the concept of how heaven and hell was set up it wasn’t too explicit, it was just right. The actors were elite. In all honesty this is probably my new fav k drama
Real issues that people go through and how hard trauma is to go through. This is a masterpiece. The actors were perfection. I love this!!!!!! I especially loved the concept of how heaven and hell was set up it wasn’t too explicit, it was just right. The actors were elite. In all honesty this is probably my new fav k drama
Real issues that people go through and how hard trauma is to go through. This is a masterpiece. The actors were perfection. I love this!!!!!! I especially loved the concept of how heaven and hell was set up it wasn’t too explicit, it was just right. The actors were elite. In all honesty this is probably my new fav k drama
Real issues that people go through and how hard trauma is to go through. This is a masterpiece. The actors were perfection. I love this!!!!!! I especially loved the concept of how heaven and hell was set up it wasn’t too explicit, it was just right. The actors were elite. In all honesty this is probably my new fav k drama
Real issues that people go through and how hard trauma is to go through. This is a masterpiece. The actors were perfection. I love this!!!!!! I especially loved the concept of how heaven and hell was set up it wasn’t too explicit, it was just right. The actors were elite. In all honesty this is probably my new fav k drama
Real issues that people go through and how hard trauma is to go through. This is a masterpiece. The actors were perfection. I love this!!!!!! I especially loved the concept of how heaven and hell was set up it wasn’t too explicit, it was just right. The actors were elite. In all honesty this is probably my new fav k drama
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Tomorrow Will Come... Eventually!
What a beautifully written show! At first when I heard about this show, I was very skeptical. Since its a show about suicide and as someone who snuffers from depression/anxiety and is a suicide survivor, I thought it would be a huge trigger for me, and with such a sensitive and somewhat taboo topic; they won't be able to dive into the nitty gritty aspects/details and struggles we go through. And boy was I wrong!!This show did nothing but shed light on what victims go through. And the different stories/topic touched upon was perfectly executed. I cried in some, laughed in some and even felt the anger and pain of the victim too. Being I've been there and know what it' like. I also loved how the really made it know that for a person to reach the point where they believe death is the only option, it' because they've done all they can to fix/move on from the situation and cried for help but nothing has worked. And to get to the place where death is the 'perfect escape' from whatever hell-hole their in isn't an easy decision you just wake up and choose. Trust me I know. I've been down that road more times than I 'd like to admit and I'm glad I'm still alive to tell my story.
The fact that the name is 'Tomorrow' was just a reminder even though today might feel bleak, and you don't know whether or not you have the strength to keep going, just hold on because tomorrow always comes. It may take a while but it comes eventually and tomorrow will always be better than today. But even if it isn't still fight for tomorrow because you never know what it has in store for you.
As heavy of a topic this show was, it was written beautifully and I would definitely recommend it to anyone.
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I loved loved loved each and every main character. The one who played the main Grim Reaper-don't know his name and isn't going to even try to pronounce it had a love to hate and hate to love ratio for me. I didn't know he had some fighting skills because I've never seen him in any drama that contained fighting but you could tell he loved playing a Reaper.
I loved the main ML. He was just so adorable. I never seen anything that he's been in and I loved his demeanor. I know they say you're the opposite of what you play but it seems like he's genuinely like this which is why he was perfectly cast for this role.
The other main ML who was on the Risk Management team was my favorite. I seen him in several other dramas and for some odd reason he has a way of making you love what he's in. From the other dramas I've seen him in I've never been disappointed. The slight bromance between him and the other main ML was the best. There was one episode where I did about a dozen rewinds because that scene was just hilarious. I loved those two's chemistry.
The main FL was awesome as well. I only saw her in Room No. 9 and Angry mom. I didn't realize she and the female actor who played as the director played in Room No. 9. She has some good fighting skills as well. They weren't strongly portrayed but the little that she did worked.
I can't believe they left out the dog that was cast in one of the episodes. He stole the whole episode. I immediately wanted a dog like that.
Speaking of the dog, there were several episodes that had me holding back tears. The one with the dog in it almost got me. It gave me a perspective of how animals could think.
I've read some reviews were a lot loved this drama and few that hated it. It's not for everybody because you can't please everybody.
It's a really great watch that gives one a broader aspect on how choices in your life can not only affect you but also those who are around you.
I think somewhere down the line this is a drama I could watch again. I'm coming up on my 2.5 year Korean drama anniversary and is truly thanking Korea for saving me from the tremendous bouts of boredom I endured before their dramas entered into my life!
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ONE OF THE BEST KDRAMA
I must say this drama is a masterpiece !! It is an amazing and very necessary drama, full of stories and subjects that reflect real life struggles all around the world, and it’s just remarkable how the issues were approached in every episode, the amount of attention shown to all of them, highlighted perfectly it’s importance .The cast was fantastic, and the narrative and acting were INCREDIBLE! Every single episode has deep meanings and it's soo freaking good, and the stupid controversy about V and Jungkook is really FREAKING annoying.. the ways these immature armies are reacting is really stupid cuz they ALWAYS mention that this drama is "FICTION," which means that EVERYTHING IS FICTION!!!! It's quite irritating. I mean, there are a lot of people named Kim Taehyung, and the kth's birth year is 1971, not 1997! Furthermore, the name of Jungkook was not even mentioned! Only the month of his birth. The date and year were specified, and there are a lot of individuals born on that day and year.. these so-called "armies" need to understand that the world does not revolve around bts, and they should also stop screaming that the cast should repent because they did nothing wrong. Stop making nasty comments and giving 1 stars when some of you guys DIDN'T EVEN WATCH IT! Instead of wasting your time being foolish and sensitive, do something that actually promotes bts. You guys are overly emotional and sensitive, and you're tarnishing the image of actual armies who TRULY love BTS, as well as BTS's image. As an army myself I'm really disappointed with you guys. Stop ruining a fine kdrama simply because you're sensitive, and since this drama is about mental health, it's best if you watch it since something is seriously wrong with your mental health... Seriously, I had no idea fans could be so immature, childish, and toxic.
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Get ready for emontional roller-coster
Each episode shows a separate story. Each episode introduces us to a different character and different baggage built up through years of anguish, grief, lack of understanding and many other individual situations. The drama shows how big a problem ignoring mental health can become, but at the same time it inspires hope that there is always a way out of even a hopeless situation and we don't need the presence of a "demon" for that.The message that goes with this drama is very deep, it hits hard and stays in the memory. In my opinion, one of the best dramas I've ever seen. And so far the only one I wrote about here.
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Discusses mental health theme without victim shaming
First trigger warnings: (usual kdrama) Suicide, Self harm, ED, Bulimia, School Bullying.The excerpt is accurate.
Here are things that i liked:
1. Rowoon's character has total golden retriever energy. The enthusiasm and positivity is infectious! Really liked that
2. Goo Ryeon is so endearing, tough and badass, my respect for her kept increasing after every episode. A total female role model.
3. The story has a romance sub-plot with some of its main characters, which is the most passionate, yet mature and unsappy romances that i have seen. The plot line ends on a openish ending, but seeing the nature of the romance it can be interpreted as HE.
4. lastly, the sensitivity and on point perspective that the show deals with common problems, really landed home for me.
Really enjoyable!
(not a light watch)
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