Destined with You

A really good romcom

When I went into this I had no expectations at all but there's rowoon so how can I resist haha
I watched the first episode like a month ago and wasn't able to finish it cause it didn't really vibe with me.
Bur after watching all those cutesy scenes and the chemistry on youtube I decided to give this a go.
So here's what I feel:
This had soooo much potential....could have literally been one of the best in this year. Like look at the cast jo bo ah and rowoon are such a headstart.
I really don't like how they didn't bother to expand on the fantasy line like that could have literally been the main plot instead of the romcom. I hate that they didn't use any spells or delve into the whole thing.
That aside THE CHEMISTRY ohmygoddddd it's amazingggg like you could watch the show for the romance it's that good.
As I said i went into this with zero expectations but I was pleasantly surprised finding myself smiling at literally all of their scenes. And love how the director didn't shy away from putting in loads of kisses hehe.
I feel like the actors did a great job but the plot was a bit lacking.
Anyways good for a one time watch if you're here for the chemistry.....

PS: They really dragged this one....would've absolutely loved it if it were 12 episodes or less

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EMOTION-DRIVEN REVIEW OF DESTINED WITH YOU :)))

And that’s a wrap for one of my favourite ever kdramas. The emotion, the casting everything was just amazing. A truly eye-opening experience. I absolutely loved this drama and I rate it a solid 10/10. The beginning was good, and it smoothly transitioned as well through the characters past lives, then present, the events aligned so beautifully throughout, and I especially enjoyed the attention to detail with the side characters. Every side character had a place and the many that come to my head made the story so much better. For example, her group of co-workers, Mr Kwon, Sin-Yu’s best friend and parents. Even the negative characters like Na-Yeon had an important place. The story telling for this is just magnificent. As well as it also had lots of comedy, thriller and of course romance. As someone who doesn’t emotionally react to shows that much, this pulled some heartstrings. It was so equally balanced and that finishing a kdrama feeling! You know that empty feeling when you just feel happy but sad, like you want more but you know you will never get more. To be honest, I’m feeling that so immensely but at the same time I’m glad to have seen such a wonderful drama that I will never forget. Not gonna lie, I feel proud of everybody involved in this production. Very well done guysss. :>

My only critique is that I almost didn't start watching watching it because it was a bit difficult to get into, you really need to stick with it but its worth it! I'm also not a big fan of the flashbacks, but I guess they worked well here :) .

The casting was great, i absolutely love Rowoon and to be honest, he was my favourite character in this drama. I just loved how he delivered and and genuinely ate up his role as the witty lawyer (that captivated me in the first episode!) Everybody did so well!!! I actually used shazam to find some of the music because it just blended so well with each scene. Must add to my playlist!! The Rewatch is just low, solely because I can't really go through shows again, especially ones with complex story lines (even if i loved them) I would definitely rewatch my favourite scenes though!

So yeah that's my 'qualifiedkdramer' opinion! Keep suggesting and keep watching Kdramas! 🫰:3

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Good

Enjoyable
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It's generic tbh

From the summary I thought I would be watching something different but sadly that was not the case.

For the first half the FL was unbearable. Her characterization, her acting or her dialogues, everything was just off. The actress is a veteran actress so I don't know what happened there. ML carried the first half. Story had premise though so that kept me hooked.

For the second half, FL actually becomes a little bit likeable but then ML's characterization and story starts suffering. The majority of episodes revolve around nothing and there is no main story development. For me, story is the backbone of a drama. I could bear with bad acting, absent osts or lacking production but when the story or characterization starts suffering, its like the whole drama comes crumbling down. The second half, sadly, has a lot of filler content, plot inconsistencies and illogical decisions but the relationship development between ML and FL is good.

Thankfully, conclusion itself is done really well. Everything wraps up smoothly into a proper ending.

I think a lot of problems of this drama could've been solved with a shorter length. Right around the middle of the series, I think they ran out of ideas of what to do and they had to stretch the irrelevant sections to match the episode count.

Overall, it was not a bad watch. It had its moments but it did bore me quite a few times too. As I said before its generic, but definitely watchable.
7/10

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Realmente entretenido, ve a verlo ya!!!

Empiezo por los actores.
Rowoon lo hizo de maravilla! Que bárbaro este hermoso ser es demasiado talentoso.
Increíble química con Bo-ah.
Ella me gustó bastante!
Me pude identificar con su personaje desde el inicio, no sé por que la gente dice que no les gustó ella, a mi me pareció que ellos dos salvaron el drama!
Me llegó todo lo que sufrió la pobre, bullying por todo lado! Pero siempre siguió adelante con su sonrisa y amabilidad!

•Super recomendable este drama, muy muy disfrutable y entretenido, pero no se salva de tener ciertos detalles que no me terminaron de encantar:

••La trama del jefe de ella y las compañeras de trabajo, para que poner eso! Totalmente innecesario! Ellas solo la usaron para poner acercarse al ayudante del alcalde y todo esto para nada por qué el ni las topaba!
Ridícula situación, y ni hablar de los jefes, cada vez que salían solo quería que pasaran a la siguiente escena para no verlos más!

(pequeña opinión de este personaje, el ayudate del alcalde, Jae kyun, nunca me cayó bien, ¿como va a ser que de la nada le empezó a gustar Hong jo?, no le creí nada)

••El villano! Otro desperdicio! Sí, el señor ese estaba en el pasado y el presente, pero nunca explican como sabía hacer hechizos!
Desperdicio total del segundo libro, el de magia negra: hubiera sido tan interesante ver que alguien tomara ese libro y que desate un caos, ver más sobre esto!
Había tanto potencial en la fantasía, pero lo desaprovecharon por completo!
Y también en la vida pasada!

•• Y lo que más mal manejo tuvo fue lo del hechizo de amor!! Lo de la maldición está bien pero ese bendito hechizo nos echó a perder el slow burn romance!
Lo único que puede salvar un poco es que, si lo piensas bien, el personaje de Rowoon dice si mal no recuerdo en el episodio 14, que, la maldición fue anulada por que él estuvo muerto y fue cuando recordó más sobre su vida pasada.
Si la maldición ya no funciona, entonces esto aplica también para el hechizo imagino yo!!!!
Por que desde que él se tomó el agua, ya andaba como loquito por ella, esto no me terminó de gustar, se sentía medio raro, que él la buscara solo a causa del hechizo, por que se veía forzado.
Entonces es poco creíble cada vez que él le decía a ella algo romántico, hasta que pasa lo del episodio 14, ya desde ese momento cuando él le dice que la maldición fue anulada, para mí el hechizo también, entonces gracias a esto y a que él recordó todo de su vida pasada, ahora si se siente más sincero su amor hacia ella!

Pd: casi olvido a la ex de Shin-yu y de los papás(rowoon)
QUE PERSONAJE MÁS ODIOSO Y DETESTABLE el de esta chica. Nunca se sabe porqué le empieza a hacer bullying a Hong jo.
Y los papás de él, la mamá me pareció super adorable, pero porqué le dio otra oportunidad a una persona que siempre la trató mal? ( díganme loca, pero me hubiera gustado que terminara con el abogado amigo del hijo XD)

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A cute show wanting to be too many things?

I feel like basically every character on this show was dumb as hell!

Not because they believe in past lives or magic, but they didn't even try actually investigate about the things that happened. For example. Hongjo cast a spell to heal Shinyu, but he never went to his doctor to check if the spell was actually working. They just accepted that his love for Hongjo is just magic, but later they found it was "meant to be", so this whole magic plot was basically meaningless. The whole plot was created to make them fall in love, but we never got any answer how they remember their past lives or if his love for her was actually real, or they just went with it.

Sadly, this was the main part of the story, so I can't give this more than 7/10, BUT overall, it's a good Kdrama with likable characters, but with lazy writing. In my opinion, the actors made this show better than it actually is.

The chemistry between Boah and Rowoon is top-notch, but their characters making the dumbest decisions every time. This is such a typical thriller/horror writing when the characters know someone is after them, yet they still don't want to call the police or remain in a safe space.

Also, the side characters, especially their co-workers were annoying, I mean, BIG TIME! The only good character was probably Shinyu's mother and his best friend.

What I didn't like is that they said, Hongjo doesn't have anyone, yet in episode 13, I think, we found it that her landlady is actually her mother's best friend? What the heck?

So, in short, I think this is a fun show, if you can forget all the mess that the writer did with the story. There's nothing special in this show, but I don't think it's a waste of time, but only because the actors did a great job!

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Aucun intérêt pour moi

Je n'arrive pas à trouver un intérêt à ce truc. Même épuisée, en pleine nuit après avoir enchaîné les nuits blanches, je n'arrive pas à aller au bout. Il y a zéro scénario, rien n'a de sens, je me fiche d'absolument de tous les personnages et ce qui peut leur arriver, aucun n'est attachant, il y a zéro alchimie, la romance commence sur les pires bases et n'a aucun sens non plus. J'ai l'impression que l'écriture de ce projet est juste un bordel monstrueux sans véritable sens ou but. Personne n'avait vraiment de projet. Bref, vraiment, c'est une perte de temps absolument pour moi, donc j'arrête les frais.

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Mixed

I usually avoid reading reviews until I finish. However, by E5 I had increasing doubts because the story felt a bit choppy and was losing me. So I checked out a few reviews and one mentioned it doesn't get good until E7! I pushed through to E7 and yes it gets 'better' but that's in part because of an increasing curiosity to find out whether the writing would improve.

Key story points would pop up and then oddly characters wouldn't mention them until much later.

Anyway, I did find the characters and the story in the last five episodes engaging but was disappointed many rough edges weren't fixed before this went into production. I don't fault the actors or the production quality, but suspect the problem is with the script and likely the direction.

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Improves by each episode

I nearly gave up on this during the early episodes. The tone was rather uneven with hints of horror, thriller, comedy, romance and everything else muddled up together into a rather confusing mess. But gradually some of these distractions are lost and the storyline becomes clearer.
For starters the story was messy with a lot of characters that we didn't really need to be honest . At the centre is a story about love triumphing against so many difficulties. If such a story lights your fire, as it does mine, then it is worth persevering and discovering the enjoyment that lies in wait.
Of course Rowoon and Jo Bo Ah really did have a great chemistry between them so casting for me was actually pretty great!
Overall by the end I actually really liked this kdrama. In the last episodes I was actually stressing so much for them! I do recommend to watch this drama to everyone!

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I had a great time watching this series. I really liked how the main characters’ personalities complemented each other. On the surface, the serious Jang Shin-yu clashed with the slightly goofy Lee Hong-jo, and as their love developed, he slowly opened up to the idea that not everything in life has to be taken so seriously. The chemistry between the two of them was amazing, and the kisses were HOT. The supporting characters were also interesting — they didn’t blend into one another but had distinct personalities, ranging from funny for the viewer, to infuriating, to genuinely intriguing. The curse storyline and the spells themselves were also interesting.

One thing worth highlighting because it absolutely cracked me up was how the male lead in some scenes seemed to barely hold back laughter. I don’t know whether it was intentional or if the actor himself just found it funny, but I noticed it, for example, in episode 5, when they were talking on the phone and he heard that she was sitting with some guy.

However, I did find some downsides that made me slightly lower my rating.

1. The characters’ stupidity:
→ The male lead, portrayed as one of the best lawyers, initially believed his girlfriend’s version of events — that the female lead had stolen her boyfriend — even though just seconds earlier he had heard that it was his girlfriend who had apologized to her for the past, not the other way around.

→ Their biggest moment of stupidity was when they were already together and the psycho was stalking her and had just tried to kill her. They arrive together at his apartment, and he sees the psycho’s car in the garage. Instead of staying with her and calling the police, he decides to go down alone after escorting her upstairs to “check it out” (brilliant intelligence), and she doesn’t behave any better. After all that, she sits alone in the apartment and opens the door when someone rings the bell (even though no one is visible on the monitor), while her boyfriend is desperately trying to call her.

→ Another time, she lures the psycho alone to some cave-like place. That might have been acceptable since she informed others and they were supposed to come, but then instead of stalling for time, she confesses everything to the psycho and runs away XD.

2. Events that are absurd and have no grounding in reality.
To be clear, I understand that this series includes spells, curses, and reincarnation, so it has fantasy elements — but the characters are still human. Here, the female lead sprays the psycho with pepper spray from a very close distance. For the first several or even dozens of minutes, he shouldn’t have been able to open his eyes at all; he could have had corneal damage or optic nerve injury — and yet one second later the guy is running after her through the forest as if nothing happened.

3. Unresolved or underdeveloped storylines that I consider important:
→ The spellbook stated that spells could be cast by her and a person designated by her. Who was that person? Everything pointed to Na Jung-beom, but this was never explained.

→ The character of Na Jung-beom himself. He also cast spells — this was shown in the past and implied to be happening in the present as well. In fact, that’s exactly what he was trying to do when he was captured, yet none of this was explained and it was completely brushed aside.

→ The consequences for Na Jung-beom, Lee Hyeon-seo, Yoon Hak-young, or Yoon Na-yeon. We basically know nothing about what happened to them, even though all of them were significant characters for the overall plot.

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