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"A power of perception beyond the five senses"
First, I know that this is based on a webtoon but I haven't read it so I had no expectations & am reviewing the drama solely on what I watched. Second, while it was airing, some viewers complained about the characters saying they should act mature because they're in their 30s. Being 30 doesn't mean that you suddenly become an expert at relationships or communication. Sure, you may have more experience than someone younger but that's not always the case & it's situational. So, you may not like with characters' actions but I hope it isn't because you're expecting them to act a certain way because of their age.From the start, I thought the premise was interesting - I mean imagine being able to see the future when you kiss someone. It would be sad starting a relationship only to see something that shows you the end. While I wouldn't say I necessarily agreed with Ye Sul's decisions regarding her relationships. I certainly felt her anxiety & understood why she felt her decisions were the best thing for her to do. It's easy for viewers to say she should tell the truth about being able to see the future or that she shouldn't let what she sees decide her future for her. So, I think the drama does a great job in making one question "what would I do if I was Ye Sul?" But, seeing what Ye Sul experienced, it's easy to see why she would keep her ability a secret & why she would trust it completely. One of my favorite moments is when Ye Sul questions the future that she saw because I could feel for her feeling as if everything she knew was a lie. & I liked how that allowed her to reflect on how she wanted to live her life going forward.
Just like Ye Sul, Min Hoo has his own ability & condition that is a secret. He doesn't give the best first impression, & maybe for some it will stay that way until the end, but the episodes show us there's reasons for him behaving the way he does. One thing I will say I wasn't fond of was how he made comments about being jealous. I guess it was supposed to be funny & he was honest about it. It really didn't amount to anything but I just wanted to address that about him. He does cause a slight misunderstanding by not revealing his secret to Ye Sul, though I understand he thought it would make her feel uncomfortable & the writer probably thought it was good to create conflict for the plot. However, the misunderstanding wasn't drawn out for too long.
As the synopsis & tags reveal, there is a love triangle. I don't know if I would call it a love triangle though because Ye Sul never had intentions of dating Pil Yo, even when it seemed as if she was swaying. While I felt bad for the way that things ended between them & they both needed to have a proper conversation for closure, I didn't like how Pil Yo was pressuring her to do so. Lowkey blackmailing her into going on three dates wasn't a good look & I definitely didn't like how he still wanted her to go on dates with him when he knew that she had a boyfriend. He was holding onto the Ye Sul he knew in the past & not the one in front of him now. Of course, I know he was acting the way he was because he felt as if it was the only way to be able to have a conversation with her. Once that conversation is had, he was able to respect her wishes.
Because of Pil Yo's actions after he had the conversation he wanted, he deserved better than to be paired up with Ji Young. I will admit that I don't like the cliché of having characters who were rejected end up together, but she was a brat from the beginning to end. It was sickening the way she treated Min Hoo, especially since she claimed to like him. Like her, Seung Taek was another character who couldn't respect someone's wishes & didn't deserve a happy relationship. Seeing these two respective couples at the end made me a bit bitter as I don't think they were necessary.
I understand that they were trying to continue to show us that relationships have bumps along the way by having Ye Su & Min Hoo argue, which I kind of like the idea of but I didn't like the way it was executed. They could've let us hear one fight scene & the rest be muted. Because of that (& letting us seen the secondary couples), it felt as if we were robbed of sweet moments between them. So, the last episode, especially the later half I think, left me thinking that it could've been better. Aside from the secondary couples & the last episode, I enjoyed everything else & was never bored to see the mystery resolved. The acting was great & a huge reason why I watched this drama. As for the ost, I really liked it (I actually had it on repeat as I wrote this review). Every song suited the mood of its scene/the drama. I especially loved the theme song , Fantasy, which is one of my favorites that I've heard this year. (Suran's vocals are dreamy & perfect for the mystery vibe of the drama.) I hardly rewatch but I wouldn't walk away if someone was watching it & I would encourage others to give it a watch.
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Last half hour
I thought I had accidentally skipped an episode or something because suddenly the lead couple start bickering non stop. I kept thinking they are just doing this at work so people don't realize they are still together. Nope, no such luck. I didn't realize episode 12 was the finale, I thought it had the typical 16 episodes so I was thinking how are they going to continue this story line now. Well, good thing it did end at 12 through it should have ended at 11 1/2! Melting Me Softly had a similar ending where the characters were almost out of sync with each other. This is a rom com people! Quit taking away my rom com high at the last minute!Was this review helpful to you?
Annoying and Boring
When I read the plot summary for the drama, it seemed interesting to watch. The drama had a lot of potential but didn't turn out to be well.I did not have a lot of expectations from the story. At the start it seemed to be going good then the story became too slow and boring. Didn't find anything unexpected in the story.
The acting by the cast was amazing but the characters and story were annoying. Though Seo Ji Hye was great, her character was irritating.
I found many things in the drama that were unexplained and didn't make sense.
The side characters could have been developed better. Even for the main leads, the character development was not very strong.
Overall, I felt it was not worth the watch.
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What a shame
I was enthusiastic and would have given 9 stars until the 10th episode but the last 2 episodes lowered my rating.Bad episodes (for me): 8th and 11th.
A woman has the gift of seeing the future of the people she kisses. By an accident she happens to touch her boss's lips and discovers that they will have an affair. While for him kissing someone is an experience that makes him feel bad and sometimes even faint, but with her it's different.
Great cast! Many beautiful and interesting actors already seen in other roles, for examples:
-the boss (Yoon Kye Sang): "Chocolate"
-the sensitive (Seo Ji Hye): girlfriend in "Crash landing on you"
-her mate and friend (Hwang Bo Ra): many support roles
-her cousin (Kim Ga Eum): friend of girl-lead in "King the land"
-his doctor and friend (Tae In Ho): many support roles
-the director/producer (Kim Ji Suk): "Angel Eyes"
I've been a fan of this odd couple since the beginning but I didn't like so much the last two episodes. They lost their "abilities" and began to have divergences. The change is too much. Why this ending? Everything perfect and then... what a shame!
PS: I liked watching their work which consisted of advertising items, in this case a bed and a car, starting from a concept and developing it, looking for locations... I found it interesting.
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Steamy yet mysterious?
I like that both FL and ML have secrets and supernatural abilities. For me, I think the plot was well written. The background story about her father, unknown killer, FL & ML's childhood memories were given in pieces as we watch the drama as to give us clues to solve the mystery. Towards the end, as the mystery unravel, we get a clear picture of what happened in the past. All the clues were like puzzle pieces and none of the pieces were missing at the end giving us a clear solved puzzle. I'd have given this drama a solid 10/10 if not for the weird extra story, post solving the mystery. Both ML&FL became silly. I don't think it was necessary to show us that.Was this review helpful to you?
Interesting concept, got a bit lost in the end
This drama started out really well. All the romantic tropes you could ask for where there. Enemies to lovers, Boss in love with employee, Childhood friends, a mysterious curse only their love can solve, a tragic accident resulting in memory loss, a second male lead that's too good for the female lead...The storyline and concept in of itself is really interesting. Sadly, I don't think they used it to it's full potential. But let' get to the good things first. The biggest surprise for me was how open they talk about sex and it being a big plot device without making the show explicit. Yesool is going through her horny era in this drama for sure. It's not handled awkwardly as if it's a bad thing but rather naturally. I really enjoyed that.
Secondly is the last episode. I won't spoil it, but I've never seen a last episode like that one. Personally I wasn't a fan of that kind of dynamic, especially because it seemed that Minho's character made a 180. But I can see the directors/writers intention behind it.
This brings me to my biggest criticism. I honestly kind of disliked Minho's character. I try not to hold every character to a super high standard, but he treated her kind of shitty up to the 5th episode or so.. he worked her to the BONE only because she had a boyfriend? We never actually got closure on that. That's also why I never came around to liking him. His character development just suddenly happened. They gave us some loose backstory, but it never really clicked for me.
The acting was very good tough. I loooove that they casted Yoon Kye Sang for this. He was born in '78, so OUT with the baby faced male lead that somehow has an executive position at 23 y/o and IN with the 44 y/o who might actually has worked his way up. The dialogue overall was fun, as well as the main leads chemistry. I enjoyed watching them figure each other out.
In the end it seems like they tried to come up with a drama that has everything and smushed as many tropes into it as they could and then attempted to counter those with some sub plots when they should've focused on the main plot. They left sooo many loose ends and the resolve of the mystery of their powers felt like an afterthought and honestly kind of lazy. The first half was good, but they unfortunately lost me in the second half a little bit.
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The chemistry between the main leads for me are 50/50. They do look good together but at the same time they don't, it's like they look good together when they're working but outside the office they look meh.
I'll give it a 6/10. If you have a lot of time and you want to watch this, I guess you can give it a try, but if you don't then I suggest to just skip this drama.
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Kiss of not so much sense , but still entertaining
This is just my type of drama, it mixes genres just the way I like it romance, super powers (ish), cold leads, bossy...There is one character that was a bit to much from start to finish but other than that I would say I enjoyed binging from start to episode 11, after that this drama went all Hometown Cha Cha Cha on me taking previously sensible and interesting characters and just ruining them completely in the name of something that could be considered a spoiler so I will spare you.
The second male lead, was an interesting man he is supposed to be made to be some kind of saint but I am not buying it. He was a lot of fun to watch but seemed like a narcissist in disguise the type who will not respect your boundaries at all and will make a movie out of every single one of your secrets.
The second female lead was pretty much a stalker, and much like the second male lead completely lacked respect for others boundaries. She was a little bit over the top but I found myself enjoying her scenes, just as long as I could use the mute button whenever she cried. .
The mom and second couple were also lovely, Tae In Ho did not played the cutest guy ever! AS this guy normally plays villains I found myself extremely impressed by this guys sweet side making me long for more of that. Please cast him as a Nice Male Lead!
I also enjoyed the way they showed enhanced senses as painful, I wish they would have worked on this a little bit more as there where a bunch of plot holes to his ability which is really such a shame.
So to conclude this review, there is a lot of good fun cliches done good in this. Do NOT expect things to make any sense, expect plot holes and expect annoying elements (especially towards the end). If you can live with all this you will get a decent OST, some pretty scenery and some pretty steamy scenes as well.
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for a change..... a mature rom-com
Have been watching light rom coms recently along with revenge thrillers. So, Kiss Sixth Sense was definitely veering from my current norm.The FL and ML have amazing chemistry. The second lead Male and the girl portraying the actress could have a drama of their own. Their visuals were just so good.
Storywise, this was a unique drama. There was a perfect balance of comedy and drama. However, the ever present amnesia angle and the childhood connection is once again present. (Wish they could do without these tropes in the future)
Overall, it was such a joy watching the series as a whole because they were not the typical "too cute" "too handsome" "too beasutiful" guys. Really just mature people in a relationship.
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Almost perfect for me
If you’re like me and you care about emotional intimacy, devotion, clear romantic intent, and actually being let into the couple’s relationship (not watching from ten miles away), then this drama will hook you hard.This was this close to being a flawless 10/10 for me. I was obsessed, invested, swooning, laughing, and fully locked in.
LIKES
— how rudely sweet the male lead is — firm, direct, dependable, and emotionally clear
— surprisingly funny; I was scream-laughing at moments I didn’t expect
— their chemistry — natural, charged, and effortless
— strong office romance energy (one of my favorite settings)
— forced proximity done right, without dragging
— the story stays focused on them; side characters actually support the plot instead of wasting time
— the mystery/dark tone around his powers added real intrigue
— loved how forward they were about their flaws and fears — no guessing games
— my jaw was on the floor when he suggested dating to sleep together — bold, shocking, and unforgettable
— zero second-lead syndrome, which says a lot
— the way he takes charge, protects her, and waits patiently for her emotional readiness
— how healthy it felt to see her mom move on after her father’s death
— I already know this is rewatchable
— for most of the drama, there were no unnecessary breakups, and their communication actually made sense
DISLIKES
— the intimacy early on was too in-your-face; I wish they’d saved those sacred moments instead of replaying them over and over
— it’s obvious this is Disney+ — less subtle than classic K-dramas, sometimes to its detriment
— the stabbing arc was handled lazily; dramas like this usually at least attempt resistance or struggle trying to avoid the outcome. But they didn't even try.
— the last 10 minutes completely betrayed the characters. Sudden childish behavior, toxic back-and-forth, and breakups that made zero sense for who these people were. it felt manufactured, like conflict for the sake of conflict
FINAL THOUGHTS
If you’re like me and you want romance built on devotion, emotional safety, and characters who act like grown adults once they fall in love, this drama delivers — once you overlook the messy ending.
The journey is phenomenal. The chemistry is real. The romance is bold and refreshing.
Rating: 8.5–9/10
(It was a 10 until the writers panicked.)
I’m still glad I watched it. I’ll definitely be rewatch it.
I just wish they had trusted their own story enough to end it cleanly.
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How to ruin an otherwise okay show
I loved the main couple throughout most of the show. I especially liked the more mature skinship for a change. They were lovely together through most of the drama. I'm a sucker for "we knew each other as children" storylines, if they are managed well.Yoon Kye Sang was very good as Min Hoo.
Seo Ji Hye was lovely as Ye Sul. She is stunning and captivating to watch. The scenes when they were together and laughing were a joy to watch.
I enjoyed watching Tae In Ho as the doctor. In everything I've seen him in, he plays a complete jerk, so this was a nice change.
Problems for me:
2ML. He seemed desperate and needy and cared only about his own feelings. This wanna be triangle went on too long.
2FL. He told her repeatedly that he thought of her as a sister, she didn't care. This wanna be triangle also went on too long, and her crying and carrying on was irritating.
FL was too wishy washy. I got the feeling she couldn't decide who she liked.
Hwang Bo Ra as one of the office workers, Ye Sul's friend. I normally like this actress because of her quirkiness. In this she was just extremely irritating.
The doctor's storyline. Dating someone for a week. That storyline made no sense, and it showed up periodically to fill time.
But the absolute worst, and what made me drop my rating like a rock:
Did a different writer write the last episode?! A serious drama suddenly turned into a farce, with physical humor and by turning the main characters into caricatures! These were not the same two people that we watched fall in love and I was SO irritated!
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Melodrama with an interesting concept
What if you could tell the future of the person with just a kiss? It seems desirable to have a ‘superpower’ like that... but without any context of the vision you have, It could lead to many misunderstandings.I do like the concept and base storyline of this drama. I like how the FL character develops - in the past she would live her life based on her visions, which led her to be very miserable. She then realises that her visions might not be exactly how she imagined it to be; she then chooses to live more spontaneously and in the present. Good for her. Subsequently the ML also has a gifting of his own and learns to control it and finds comfort with the FL.
The love relationship between the leads takes awhile to develop , and there is some misunderstanding and lack of communication (typical). However there are some nice skinship and PDA scenes :) Because it’s an office romance, you have the humour and storyline of the colleagues and after work dinners etc.. There’s also the ex-boyfriend factor - his tale was a sad and unfortunate one, but he was matured enough to handle it. The female rival on the other hand was a tad annoying, but nothing overly dramatic. Towards the end the added mystery/ past crime element was a nice touch to the melodrama pace. I liked the two kid actors scenes.
It’s a simple romance story, so watching it gives you a feel -good feeling. Somehow the character of the ML changes when he starts dating her- he becomes more comical and cracking jokes, which I thought was out of character. It wld have been better if he was more aloof and cold on the outside but warm and loving towards her alone. This comic side of him did not bode well.
The OST is nice but I don’t find it very memorable. Didn’t add any of it onto my Spotify playlist :(
Have a go with this one. The FL is the 2FL in Crash Landing On You, very pretty and classy ;)
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