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From Today On, I'm Human.
If you don't have time to read the whole thing, skip to the end where the conclusions are :)No Tail to Tell introduces us to Eun-ho, a peculiar gumiho who enjoys the pleasures of the human world while deliberately avoiding good deeds to maintain her immortality. Eun-ho embraces her eternal youth, savoring life's delights without the burden of moral obligations.
Her carefree existence is disrupted by an unexpected incident involving Kang Si-yeol, a world-class soccer player known for his dazzling talent and overwhelming narcissism, which changes the course of her life. Following a fateful accident, Eun-ho is transformed into an ordinary person, forced to confront, for the first time, the complexities of human emotions and responsibilities.
The series presents a fresh and new plot, different from other stories about gumihos, since in this one our protagonist avoids becoming human at all costs. The series has comedic moments mixed with fantastical elements, and it has romance, which I feel was lacking but was still good. It also has tragedies. It was very fun to see Eun-ho using her powers, and how, when she became human, she did good deeds to become a gumiho again. For me, it felt light and fun, and it brought tears to my eyes. Although I agree with many that the ending could have been better, I would have liked her to decide to live with Si-yeol and grow old together, as it seemed selfish. Another point was, what happened to Si-yeol's grandmother? I read it in a comment and wondered, they should have shown her more, or else they shouldn't have included her at all. It felt like something was missing, like seeing her use her powers. Something was missing there, I feel, but even so, I had a lot of fun. The soccer scenes were also fun. Overall, I give the story an 8.5; it was good.
The drama didn't have a huge number of characters, but the ones it had were varied and entertaining. I liked the dynamic of the soccer team and how Si-yeol kept kicking them out. I liked that the shaman paid for what he did. Honestly, what Si-yeol's friend did was very wrong. He not only envied him but didn't even want to change his mind and wanted more time. That's not true friendship.
Here's my analysis of the main characters:
Eun-ho (Kim Hye-yoon): A nine-tailed fox (gumiho) from Mount Myohyang who has lived for centuries. After abandoning her desire to become human, she maintains a delicate balance between good and evil while accumulating wealth, until her orderly life is disrupted.
Her character was so funny; Hye-yoon is definitely one of my favorite actresses. She's beautiful, although sometimes she came across as very selfish. Even so, it was comical how she dealt with her powers and how she wanted to regain them. Although some say the gumiho role doesn't suit her, in my opinion it does, and above all, she makes the image of the gumiho look different from what everyone was used to.
Kang Si-yeol (Lomon): A world-class striker, known for his exceptional talent and obsessive discipline. Despite his fame and wealth, he leads a strictly regulated life centered around soccer, until his routine is interrupted by a chance encounter.
This is my first drama with Lomon, and I must say his acting was good. The only downside is that his character sometimes acted very selfishly, which annoyed me a little. Even so, seeing him with Eun-ho was sweet, and the soccer player image suits him perfectly.
Overall, I'd give his acting a 9.0. Another point I felt was missing something, as I read many comments about the chemistry between them. I didn't think it was bad, just that it lacked something, but I think they look cute together.
The OST has some great songs, and the sounds, like the intro, were fantastic. Some of my favorite songs are: "Once Last Chance," "Can't Be," "Fireworks," and "The Way You Make Me Happy." Overall, I give it an 8.5.
Would I watch it again? I would think so, it was easy to watch, light and fun, a very good rom-com, so I give it an 8.5/10.
In short, No Tail To Tell is a romantic comedy between a very popular mythological figure, the gumiho, and a human. It includes fantasy elements, dramatic moments that had me wondering how it would end, but with an ending that could have been better. The series also includes funny and chaotic moments between our protagonists and struggles against fate, which can sometimes be cruel, but with courage, determination, and above all, the power of love, they will always prevail. Overall, I give it a 9/10; they did a good job.
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A FOX WHO HATES BEING HUMAN
Unlike the usual Gumiho stories where the fox wants a soul, Eun-ho has no interest in being human. After seeing her sister’s short and tragic life centuries ago, she decides that being human isn’t worth it. She spends her immortality living a glamorous, cynical life, granting wishes for the rich in exchange for luxury. But her carefully controlled world falls apart when she literally and magically crashes into Kang Si-yeol, a famous and self-absorbed soccer star. The accident makes Eun-ho lose her powers and become an ordinary human, suddenly facing the messy emotions and physical weaknesses she’s avoided for 500 years.Kim Hye-yoon keeps impressing with her lively, expressive acting. Her Eun-ho isn’t a tragic lead; she’s bratty, arrogant, and focused on getting what she wants, which makes her growth feel real. Lomon’s Si-yeol is the perfect calm counterpart to Eun-ho’s wild energy. Their journey from bickering to romance is driven by their clash of chaos and discipline, something fans of Lovely Runner or My Demon will enjoy. The show avoids the usual ‘sad immortal’ story and instead looks at identity and freedom, asking if a long, safe life is really better than a short, meaningful one.
Still, the show sometimes has trouble balancing its silly comedy with deeper, emotional moments. One moment you’re watching a goofy soccer training scene, and the next, there’s a serious historical flashback. In the middle episodes, the story leans a lot on the ‘wish-granting’ monster-of-the-week setup, which can get repetitive before the main plot picks up again near the end. The CGI for Eun-ho’s tails looks great, but some of the supernatural effects seem a bit old-fashioned.
Overall, No Tail to Tell is lively, fun, and a bit chaotic. It doesn’t try to be groundbreaking, but it works because it keeps things light. If you want an easy weekend watch with great acting and an ‘enemies-to-soulmates’ feel, you’ll enjoy this show.
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If you’re thinking of watching this, don’t.
I was genuinely excited for this pairing but was disappointed bc of how much this show was lacking.1) They only had good chemistry as friends and zero as lovers.
2) Events were happening but the plot wasn’t actually progressing, the writing was sh*t
3) They were trying too hard to evoke emotions by adding that random filter and music in places it wasn’t needed.
4) I hate time jumps and this one was way too long
Overall, this was boring and underwhelming and I’m surprised I finished it 😭
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MY FAVOURITE DRAMA EVER!
No Tail to Tell had such low ratings that left me shocked because this drama was genuinely so heartwarming and cute. I mean, it was very lovable. The first three episodes are no doubt boring, and I felt like dropping it because I was bored, but the way it picks up after that is amazing. I absolutely love both the main leads, and I kid you not, the calmness and patience with which the main lead, Siyeol, handles Eunho’s tantrums was to die for. I was giggling, blushing, and dying just watching that. The gentleness he showed to her and their banter was so fun and good. Literally, both were just so ready to die for each other. Episode 11 made me cry so much. Siyeol was just so down for her, and when Eunho sacrificed herself for him, I cried. They are so beautiful, my babies.But I felt so utterly sad to know that they spent literally ten years without each other. Even then, Eunho never changed, and that is literally so her, because after she became the fox again, she met him after ten years and was like, let’s break up. Girl, come on, that man is crying. Still, they got their happy ending, and this might be the first 12 episode drama I have seen this year that actually did not rush the ending and showed proper scenes of them going on a date and being happy. Considering Eunho is still a fox, it would have been better if they had not shown that Siyeol would die and Eunho would just live without him. Never mind, I still think she would not live after him because they are just way too much in love. All his friends also got their happy endings too, and I am so happy that no ends were left loose.
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relationship dinamic
the story is kind of fast pace and a bit of a mess. but honestly i actually enjoy the story haha. i binge only 2-3 days for whole episodes.and for chemistry dinamic, the character suit to pair as a sibling duo because them bickering is the best part. no strong build up for romance though, just really out of the place in the second half.
i would rate it as enjoyable to past the time, but not that deep to be remember for a long time or have a fandom through the years
i love both lead, their acting saved the series.
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Cliche and Boring
It wasn't the worst but it wasn't the best. I mainly stuck around for the casting I enjoyed the regular scenes were they were living normally.There's lots of things they dont really do well in this show.
FEMALE LEAD:
- She views humans as weak, so it would’ve been a powerful moment to show her strength as a human. Instead, it felt frustrating to see her become helpless and fearful when attacked by them. While that role reversal is interesting in theory, given how she treats humans, it becomes repetitive when she continues to fall into a damsel role that constantly requires the human male lead to step in. For example, the male lead getting shot to protect her could have been a defining moment for her to fight back and prove her capability to be powerful as a human. Considering she’s lived for over 1,000 years and mastered countless skills, it feels unrealistic that she never found an interest in learning basic combat/martial arts? Even if she didn't, you don't need strength to be strong, so it would've at least been better if she was more smarter to assess dangerous situations and be able to figure out how to safe herself or help others. In the end, it feels she's only most powerful with her fox powers which helps her feel protected, and act cocky because she knows she's stronger than humans. But is weak as a human, and rely on a human for protection.
ENDING:
- I don’t get why writers assume every story needs a happy ending. Sure, audiences say they want one, but that doesn’t mean it should be taken so literally every time. There’s a reason sad or bittersweet endings tend to be more memorable, they leave a stronger emotional impact and stay with you longer. Happy endings can still be powerful, but only when they feel earned and not like the typical “they all lived happily ever after” cliche. When that trope is overused, it becomes predictable, repetitive, and ultimately less meaningful.
- I honestly think she should’ve died, especially since the story makes such a big deal about fate being unchangeable, with the heavens and deities enforcing consequences for anyone who tries to alter it. Yet somehow, those rules don’t apply to her. Because she sacrificed herself for the one she loved, she’s suddenly exempt, allowed to live on and even keep her powers. It feels inconsistent and undermines the very stakes the story tried to establish.
- The villains were built up to feel intense and threatening, they drove the entire climax, but the payoff went nowhere. After all the buildup around soul-eating, killings, and the shaman’s power, everything gets resolved in an incredibly anticlimactic way. It doesn’t feel earned, and it weakens the stakes the story spent so long establishing. On top of that, the moment meant to push the female lead toward her “death” falls flat. Instead of a powerful or meaningful turning point, it comes down to a weak human with a rifle missing the shot, only for the male lead to step in and take it for her. It turns what should’ve been a high-impact, character-defining moment into something predictable and underwhelming like bruh.
- I understand that she chooses not to give up being a fox just to be with a human, but the story doesn’t clearly define what that choice means for her in the end. It lacks proper closure and skips over the emotional weight behind it. Before, being a fox had a clear meaning, it represented her freedom, her independence, and her defiance against the deities and the fate her older sister accepted. That identity was strong and intentional. But by the end, that meaning becomes unclear. Being a fox is her idenity and she doesn't want to sacarfice her idenity for love, but the story never explains what about it matters so deeply to her now. What does her fox identity truly mean in this new context? Why does it hold enough value that she’s willing to outlive her lover and accept her immortality? What does immortality mean to her?
Her acceptance feels surface-level, without showing the emotional consequences or growth that should come with such a heavy realization, making her character arc feel incomplete. Does the story provide enough depth for us to truly understand and appreciate the female lead’s decision to remain a fox?
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If you like drama like Goblin and that type this is for you.
This drama was really good in some parts and some parts were not interesting to me. At the beginning, Eun ho really annoyed me with her behavior, but somehow as I continued watching I started to like her and somehow she became a different person in some parts of the episodes, but at the same time she was the same as at the beginning. The last two episodes were so stressful for me because I didn't know what was going to happen and simply in that thriller for the last episode when I saw Kang Si-yeol's grave I was already scared of the end. But honestly, I liked the end and it somehow reminds me of some series that had a similar context to this series.Was this review helpful to you?
unusual beauty Is why i watched this to the end.
I enjoy the drama use of this unusual woman. It makes it so much easier to watch the acting. I struggled at first and eventually fell in love with this woman's acting. The story was bumpy, but I watched it only to see how her acting was, and it was great. I leave comments on the rest of the show for others.Was this review helpful to you?
Irritating characters, boring plot
I wanted to watch this because of Kim Hye-Yoon and a few scenes I saw on tiktok but all the characters were terribly infuriating and the storyline was so dull. Both leads came off as immature and honestly Lomon’s character continuously annoyed me because he just would not accept the consequences of his actions. I came here to read the reviews to see if it was worth finishing because I was on episode 4 waiting for things to get better but unfortunately it does not sound like it will. Dropped the show.Was this review helpful to you?
No tail to tell
There can be small spoilers.Well I really hoped that in the end it would be 8/10, unfortunately I have few problems with this drama eventhough I liked it.
As far as it is a mix of Doom at your service (which I love with my whole heart) and Tale of the nine tailed (which also is a perfect drama) something was missing - probably lack of 4 more episodes. Really as far as it felt too long at moments it also felt like it was missing some story/development, It was like any drama from this genre which was 16 episodes cut down to 12 episodes but in wrong places. They could tell more about villains, past of gumiho, they struggles or if Lee Si Woo was a reborn?
I do not really liked soccer/football plot, there could be less of it - but it simply my "no". Hmm I also do not like time jump, 9 years was too much - in general I think that they fu*ked up timeline (or translation).
Move a little to characters:
1. Kim Hye Yoon - it is not a first drama where I saw he (first was Snowdrop) and to be honest ( I am not pride of it), really shame on me) I was not planning to watch anything with her because her visuals was something off for me, but she was amazing. I know that her character was supposed to be annoying at times but I liked her, she potrayed everything perfectly.
2. Lee Si Woo - she was also amazing as gumiho.
3. Jang Dong Joo - I have to admit that I was etiher hoping for some love triangle (I really felt more chemistry between KHY and him) or with LSW. I am also happy with his storyline and that in the end he was not a villain.
4. Lomon - I know that as main I should put him higher but unfortunately he was my biggest let down in this drama. I was not really seeing their chemistry because of him, I did not like his character simply because of his personality, how he was so arrogant at the beggining and eventhough there were supposed to be some development I did not see it, he turned out hmmm I do not want to say pathetic but I really do not know which other word to use. It is not hate to him, I know he is good actor but maybe directing failed here or simply his character was poorly written - at the same it was nice to see that it was now female character who dissapeared.
*Woo Da Vi - I loved her cameo, they could left her as new KHY's friend, personally I feel like it was missed opportunity.
To sum up - not bad, I believe that some people will love it.
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No Tail to Tell presents a grounded and thought-provoking narrative that delves into fundamental aspects of human nature—ego, greed, ambition, and desire. At its core, the drama explores how choices driven by money and pride can quietly unravel lives and relationships. However, the series suffers from its short runtime. While the story begins with a careful buildup, the pacing becomes noticeably rushed toward the end, particularly in the final episode. The climax leans heavily into melodrama, which somewhat undermines the subtlety established in earlier episodes.
The romantic arc, unfortunately, lacks convincing chemistry. The connection between the leads never fully matures on screen, making pivotal scenes—especially the kiss—feel abrupt and emotionally underwhelming. Instead of feeling like a natural culmination of growing tension, it comes across as rushed and insufficiently developed.
That said, the shortcomings seem more related to writing and production choices than to the actors themselves. Both leads have already proven their talent in other projects. In particular, Kim Hye-yoon once again demonstrates her screen presence, and her stylist deserves special praise—the wardrobe was exceptionally well done and elevated her character beautifully, adding depth and visual consistency to her portrayal.
Overall, No Tail to Tell is an intriguing drama with meaningful themes and solid performances. While it doesn’t fully reach its potential due to uneven pacing and production decisions, it still offers a compelling and aesthetically polished viewing experience.
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Although the female protagonist's rapid-fire, cutting delivery is at times unsettling, I often fell asleep watching this series. This gives you an idea of how interesting the plot is.A famous soccer player left a wish to a friend, who took his place on the national team, leaving him penniless in the fourth division.
She, the nine-tailed fox, wants to restore the situation but loses her powers and becomes human. She then tries to perform good deeds to return to being the immortal fox she once was and make up for her mistakes.
She begins to date him, both pretending and then for real... but I found this couple to be fake, cold, and lacking chemistry.
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