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Took a while to warm up
Characters in 1st half were not very likeable, too abrasive or too pathetic. Don’t give up, they and the plot become better in the 2nd half.My pet peeve: Terrible wardrobes of both FL and ML. Maybe, Kim Jung Hyun wrote a clause that he would only wear loose comfortable clothes. He was still very handsome but poor Im Soo Hyang is left wearing rejects from thrift stores, most ill fitted. I guess it did reflect Gye Jeol’s personality but for me, she was portrayed as little too ditsy. Did she really pass medical school?
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Confusing background story from writers since the past lives shown was not the origination of the “curse”. Too bad, they didn’t dramatized that story rather than just have it talked about. It seemed more interesting.
I am conflicted on the ending. Sometimes I think I liked it, then I don’t. Felt same for my all-time favorites: Crash Landing and Goblin. Oh, well- I think I’ll just rewatch “Mr. Queen”, Jung Hyun and the series was fantastic, the ending, too!
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Looking at the rating, I'm one of the few that enjoyed this drama.
I liked it from the very beginning although I admit there was some parts of the drama that dragged, particularly towards the end, it kept me engaged. I like the concepts of soulmates and this story had it. I was rooting for them to be together after all they had suffered in their past life. Yes the ending is not satisfactory at all but in this case the journey matters more than the ending: good or bad. Honestly tho the drama could have done without all the filler but hey what can we do? I liked the acting from both the ML and FL. FL gets a lot of flak but honestly, I've seen much worse than her. For me she did a good enough job.And I did think she had good enough chemistry with the ML. The comedy was spot on and tbh that's what I enjoyed the most about Kokdu next to the ML's acting he did a good job basically playing three characters. Yes this could have been so much better but I liked it and it is one of my faves of 2023 so far. In that case I give it an 8.0 out of 10.
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A light hearted wholesome drama
Kim Jung hyun’s facial expressions are something else, he can make a funny scene 10x funnier with his facial expressions. It was such a wholesome, cutesy funny drama. Although the ending wasn’t exactly how I thought it would be, it was very meaningful that she should’ve just accepted him because lots of romantic stories with a woman falling for an evil guy is about how she changes him, I mean he did change but on his own. Im Soo hyang’s acting and vibe matched jung hyun’s veryyy well, btw she’s really pretty. Also it was refreshing to see a SMART female lead, like it’s almost always the male/female lead sacrificing themselves for the other and the other is clueless but I liked when she said “so this is the road you choose”.Was this review helpful to you?
Don't watch this.
With so many of Mr Queen's actors having roles here, I really tried to stick it out. I believe 8 episode is more than enough to give a show a fair shot, but at this point I just want Gye Jeol to cease existing so I don't ever have to see her stupid face again.OMG I don't think I've ever come across a woman quite as insufferable as her. She was the embodiment of the "too stupid to live" trope, clueless to the point of being rage inducing. Even a brain-dead person would have had more intelligent thought processes and a better reasoning capacity.
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The chemistry of the lead couple is indeed not as strong as in Mr. Queen. Maybe it would be a hit if Shin Hye Sun is the female lead. But I definitely recommend it for people to watch in support of the male lead. He deserves all the honor and praise. May he have more projects to come with his lead in Mr. Queen. I think it was a wrong move to pair him with his female lead in Kokdu. His popularity is somewhat affected.
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"Kokdu" is a drama about an immortal being named Kokdu. When he descends to Earth this time, Kokdu enters the body of Jin Woo, a doctor, when he dies. Gye Jeol is also a doctor, she knew Jin Woo, he was the one who got her fired from her job, but when Gye Jeol comes to meet him again, Jin Woo is like a different person. Kokdu strangely does everything Gye Jeol tells her to do, so he thinks she is Seol Hui, his former lover and the reason for his curse. Kokdu hires her as a doctor in his hospital, with the purpose of making Gye Jeol fall in love with him and break the curse, allowing him to finally die.The romance between Gye Jeol and Kokdu is very cute, the two have great scenes together, but it lacked more development in their relationship, in the characters' past, in all the tragedy that brought them together and how the curse began. I wish we could have seen more of Seol Hui and Oh Hyun, seeing them get to know each other, falling in love, not just flashbacks of what happened. But still, they have great scenes together, like the one in the church, where Gye Jeol finally tells Kokdu that he loves her, it's impossible not to get emotional, it's one of the best scenes in the drama!
There's clearly a strong inspiration from "Goblin", both in the story, the characters and the romance. Kokdu is an amazing character, his fun, unpretentious and childish way is what captivates you, what keeps you hooked on the story.
What was that when they were explaining to him about multiple personality and using the characters from "Kill Me, Heal Me" as an example?! I loved it HAHA'
And Kokdu's completely over-the-top reaction to being rejected?! But also, he's been rejected so many times that I lost count. kkkkk
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A little gem, don't mis it !!
Story of the Kokdu (god of death more or less Reaper) who comes to earth every 99 years, and finds his doctor (after reincarnation) lover, embroiled in a plot of corruption/medical shenanigans.The story is remarkably well-written, played by very talented actors (Kim Jun Hyun is absolutely fantastic ❤❤❤), the special effects are TOP and the direction smart.
A little gem!!
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Histoire du Kokdu (dieu de la mort +/- Faucheur) qui vient sur terre tous les 99 ans, et retrouve sa lover (après réincarnation) médecin, embrouillée dans un complot de corruption-magouilles médicales.
L'histoire est remarquablement bien écrite, jouée par des acteurs très talentueux (Kim Jun Hyun est absolument fantastique ❤❤❤), les effets spéciaux sont TOP et la réalisation intelligente.
Un petit bijou !!
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Weird Scene Transition
First, just to get it out of my system, I have always found Im Soo Hyang's acting weird. This series dis not change my mind in the slightest, so I'm definitely watching this series not for Im Soo Hyang.If not for Kim Jung Hyun, I wouldn't be watching this. Even with his presence the story-telling is just a bit off and odd in quite a lot of places. The plot is understandable, but the organization of the scenes are a bit haphazardly done. I feel like the story is a bit rushed and the chemistry between the ML and FL are just too forced for my taste.
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Has the potential to become a hit drama
Omg, the first episode is the most chaotic one that I ever witnessed in a kdrama not gonna lie😂😂😂BUT I had a lot of trust in the main lead kim jung hyun. He is a fantastic actor who impressed with all his roles so far (Mr. Queen, Cloy, Welcome to waikiki,...) and I was so curious what he would do with this character. What can I say? He's nailing his role again! It's been only 4 episodes but I had so much fun watching it. The chemistry between kim jung-hyun and im soo-hyang is so lovely and fun and I loved every scene between them. Dialogues, cinematography and story is worth watching👌❤
Really curious in which direction the storyline will go in the following episodes😊
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It's one of those..
Let's take an awesome story, spend lots of money on production, cast perfectly decent actors, add second-rate scriptwriters, and make sure the directors force the actors to be as annoying as possible on screen so we can do the opposite of entertaining viewers. We're not here to entertain, we're here to annoy.Yes, it's one of those. Although predictable, you already know the story will be good so hope everything else will make up for its predictability. The only parts worth watching are Kokdu and his group. Is it Han Gye Jeol or Im Soo Hyang who ruins it? Or both? Didn't watch enough to determine which. Mainly because I threw everything within reach at a year-old 60-inch 4K television starting with the remote control due to being so annoyed and embarrassed for the character/actress. Please delete this show from the internet
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