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Mostly romance with a pinch of mystery
I don't usually write reviews for shows I haven't finished watching, but when I started writing a comment I realised it was getting waaay to long so a review it is instead. While only the first 7 episodes have come out, this won't really influence my review so it should be fine to post it now. Mostly no concrete spoilers but I'm still discussing plot so proceed with caution.First things first, it's... entertaining? I want to say that it's at least fun to watch and by now it's pretty clear that the plot is just there as a stage and a pretext for putting the main characters in ridiculous situations to further their relationship, so I feel it's not fair to judge the show by what it's cleary not putting all that much focus on. It's still an easy watch, probably even more so for people who came for the actors or for the romance, so this isn't meant as a critique of the show as a whole.
But having come for the mystery (this is on me, I didn't realise it was a BL cause I didn't watch the trailer and I skipped the intro - and even romance dramas sometimes feature well thought out plot beside the romance so I thought I'd stick around and give it a try), I just have to vent a bit about how little they're trying with the police investigation!
• These kids are disappearing and getting picked off one by one while they're apparently being under police surveillance? Where was the officer responsible for the guy in the garage when he died? That was right out in the open, even the brother stumbled in at the end...
• Why are they so fixated on the killer being one of the kids to the point where they won't even consider other leads, like other friends or family (cough, sus doc) that could have been told about what's happening with the avengers?
• They have handwritten letters, why has no one even come up with the idea of comparing the kids' handwriting with those?!
There's plenty handwavy police action going on here and I try to take into consideration that that's simply cause the case isn't actually that important other than the fact that it's happening, but these few things really took me out of the story while watching. I'm not even talking about their superhuman healing powers and terrible wound care, I feel those are par of the course for this genre ;)
On to the positive, the acting is actually pretty solid, from some more so that others, but overall there isn't anyone who makes this hard to watch for me. The actor who plays jade does a really good job at portraying emotions believably and his acting feels overall quite natural, and the actress who plays chereen does a really good job with crying scenes. The inspector appears a little wooden at times but it gets better with each episode and it's easy to overlook once you get used to it. I like that the other police officers get actively involved (when the show remembers that there's police work to do) and all of them perform well in the limited roles that they have, so there's nothing to criticise here either.
But who really surprised me was the korean drug boss who gave what I might even call a standout performance (reminding me at times of lee dong shik from beyond evil or han jae ho from the merciless, neither of which are villains per say but who sure know how to act the part). I didn't check to see if the actor is korean but he sure gave a solid korean style villain performance in the rather short scene he had. Maybe I just wasn't expecting a side character to keep up with the main roles or even outplay them (given that this kind of drama doesn't really call for that sort of thing) but he did kind of steal the scene there ;)
All the rambling aside, if an entertaining romance with a police backdrop is all you're looking for, chances are you're going to enjoy this show. If you're looking for a well thought out mystery with police work that doesn't test your frustration tolerance, look elsewhere.
We're yet to see how the actual mystery part unfolds so I can't say much on that front, but they did put a lot of creativity and care in styling their murders (though definitely on the gory side and a little over the top at times) and they did genuinely manage to build up some suspence about what really happened between the college friends group. A little convoluted, sure, and allowed to play out with minimal police involvement (cause the cops are busy with other things, lol), but if the investigation isn't your focus you might actually enjoy the murder mystery part of this.
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Dunk didn't deliver
The story was amazing! Loved the plot twist at the end, i didn't see that coming.The explosions and burning house in the last episode were very badly done(fake!), GMMTV can do a lot better than that.
Visuals were great and the music good.
Almost all the actors did a great job.
I loved Sammy in a serious role, same with Marc and Ohm. These roles suit Marc and Ohm a lot better than comedy ones.
Don't like the acting of June, she is a very weak actress.
I love Joong and Dunk together, they have great cemistry and dynamics. And It looked like Dunk improved his kissing.
Unfortunatly Dunk's acting lacked in this drama, he didn't own the character and his acting felt very stiff. He isn't one of the best actors GMMTV has, but normaly his acting is good enough.
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Sadly, a huge waste
Story 5.5Acting and direction 6.5
Music and production 6.5
Rewatch Value 5
I heard about this series at the same time as ‘Me and Thee’ and so I thought: wow, two show coming with a GmmTv popular couple. Both trailers seem nice, interesting so I wanted to give both a good rating, higher than their previous series. Furthermore, the projects were going to be out during the same period. I was excited and ‘Me and Thee’ didn’t disappoint me. Sadly, ‘Dare you to Death’ did.
The plot is actually interesting: mystery and police are quite my cup of tea and guessing who’s the culprit is fun. It isn’t that unpredictable, but still enjoyable. There are a lot of characters that confuse the cards with their lies, so, at first, you don’t know where to direct your suspects.
The central theme of this story is, in my opinion, the human soul. This series show the dark side of people: the lowest level of the human beings, their feeling of revenge and violence and desire of power. If you ask me? Fascinating. Planning all of this chaos, meticulously and coldly like that is just so attractive.
Just a few things to appoint. For example, two moments in the last episode which could just be unreal. If someone gets shot in the stomach, she/he can’t be alive if the ambulance comes after one hour, right? Also, someone who is hit with an axe dies, right? Finally, are the main characters real detectives? You will doubt that at some point because the investigations are too slow.
Unfortunately, the romance part isn’t that charming. Firstly, the main relationship’s development is rushed. Definitely, from the middle until the end of the show. Also, the ‘side couple’ didn’t even kiss…so maybe they weren’t a couple this time? Then, I just didn’t like it (the main couple). I don’t know exactly why, but it’s a shame cause I’m usually so much into police couples and I believe Joong and Dunk look so aesthetically good together.
Let’s try to find out more about how the romance didn’t work, for me, here.
The actors’ performance is one part of the problem. Not only Dunk’s acting isn’t that good, but also the chemistry of the couple is almost absent. I don’t know what happened but something feels off. I saw them closer in ‘The Heart Killers’ both in and out of bed. It doesn’t make sense since the age (of the characters) is clearly the same and the environment is similar.
The second reason must be the dialogues. They’re are quite a no for me. The conversations are too silly, childish and embarrassing for adults, maybe good for high schoolers. I love the flirting at work but most of their takes alone are insufferable. Also, I don’t know what the director wanted to do but the ‘sex scene’ in the office seems difficult to shot due to the position, the output is forced and not spontaneous (if you ask me, to do things in that position you move differently).
Moreover, Dunk has the same expression the whole time and when he changes it, seems unnatural. I thought it was the character but it’s impossible to be like that 24/7. I know there is a dispute about his acting and I don’t want to be cruel, okay? I’m just saying that, in my opinion, he is still not good enough and I’m so sorry. Of course he can improve, everyone can. I’m sure he’s working hard, but I’m not seeing great changes.
On the other hand, I find Chimon, Pahn, June and Sing’s acting really great. In particular, I know Cimon’s talent and here his character is amazingly portraited from the beginning to the end. Pahn and June are good in dramatic scenes. In addition, I have to mention Joong’s work that is no less good (except for the couple’s topic from before).
Besides, what’s wrong with the action scenes? Watching other shows like ‘Good Boy’ or ‘History 3: Trapped’ or ‘Manner of Death’ you can realize this one isn’t really verisimilar somehow. Again, I don’t know what the director had in mind, but the result isn’t my taste at all.
Also, can someone explain why they decided to use the same song one hundred times? The Ost is really great, I have it in my playlist, but using the same song over and over again isn’t a good idea. Finally, a new song appears towards the end of the series, but still…
Except for the song, there aren’t much sound effects. Mostly gunshots, obviously. The production isn’t bad; the lightning is aligned with the atmosphere. The locations are good, nothing that caught my eye. The editing is overall nice, but there are one or two cuts that I don’t appreciate.
To sum up, the plot had potential but the romance part isn’t on the same level as the mystery. The acting and direction aren’t that great. The music isn’t well managed. The feeling I’m getting is the lack of cure and attention to details. This is an important matter. Before the series was out, there was an issue with its promotion. The feeling is clear: the company didn’t care much about this project. If the situation is really like that, it’s not only a real shame because the plot is nice, but it’s also unfair to the actors who work hard on their projects.
I don’t think I’m going to watch any episode again: I know who the culprit is and the romance parts aren’t worth it. I’m sorry. I really wanted to give this series a higher rating but I can’t. I’m unsure about recommending the show. Still, if you like mystery and splatter, you could watch it. Following this path, I believe I can suggest you watch ‘Secret Relationships’ a korean bl drama. This one is done a bit better and the themes are similar.
Thank you for reading,
Kisses <3
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10/10 I love it
Dare you to death is the series I waited for year and now it's come so I didn't expect this series will be this great.The acting of actors and the way they the story of every character like in one episode we know every character, I love it !! And especially dunk's acting is now more good (I didn't mean his acting was not good before but he improve more ) and joong's is doing great as dunk
Looking forward to it.
It's really good the characters fits the description so well and the acting is incredible. Joongdunk really nailed their roles as jadekamin. The first episode did feel like it was moving fast but it captured all the right moments. I recommend it it to everyone its definitely worth the watch please give it a try!
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molto interessante
La storia è molto figa, mi ha interessato fin da subito perché a me piacciono molto i gialli, sia nelle serie tv, che nei libri, negli anime, dappertutto, quindi ovviamente anche qui!! Il caso è stato super intricato ed interessante, mi è piaciuto che mi hanno tenuta in attesa fino all’ultimo episodio per risolverlo. A tratti mi ha anche ricordato Saw l’enigmista, e ho adorato tantissimo, perché c’erano anche molte scene un po’ splatter, che io apprezzo sempre.Ho apprezzato tantissimo rivedere Chimon alle prese con la recitazione, lo amo, è stato davvero bravo, mi è piaciuto anche il carattere del suo personaggio.
Per quanto riguarda Puifai, io la odio! Basta non l’ho mai sopportata dall’inizio, però non avevo pensato che potesse essere ancora viva, quindi bel colpo di scena finale!
Jade invece mi ha fatto morire, faceva tutte quelle facce da adulatore, adoro! La storia d’amore tra lui e Kamin è stata molto carina, però una cosa che non ho capito è perché non hanno fatto combinare niente trai personaggi di Aou e Boom, sono entrati in scena in un modo pazzesco, ed ho pensato che avrebbero spaccato! Però non hanno fatto niente, non ho nemmeno capito se fossero fidanzati o meno, però i caratteri dei loro personaggi mi sono piaciuti molto, è un peccato, magari se avessero fatto la serie con qualche episodio in più potevano avere una bella evoluzione, ma pazienza, è un BL molto carino ed interessante, avrei bisogno di rivederlo tutto d’un colpo però, per capire meglio la vicenda, vedere un solo episodio a settimana è stato destabilizzante hahahah.
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Très bonne série, mais pas assez complète par rapport au roman
Honnêtement j'ai beaucoup aimé, car déjà je suis fan no1 de JoongDunk. Les revoir dans une série mature (après THK), j'ai adoré !Dunk était épatant en inspecteur Kamin ❤️ Il a très bien interprété le personnage. Joong était bien dans son rôle de Jade,. Les deux ont su donner vie à ces policiers aux caractères très différents. Les acteurs secondaires ont bien joué également. Chimon dans son rôle de Champ, j'ai aimé le détester ;-)
La série était bonne dans l'ensemble, mais je pense que GMMTV auraient pu faire facilement 2 ou 3 épisodes de plus pour mieux traiter le roman.
J'ai lu le roman avant de voir la série. Le roman était très complet, et je m'attendais à certaines scènes dans la série qui n'ont pas eu lieu... même la fin n'est pas vraiment la même que dans le roman.... Le roman comprend 37 chapitres + 5 chapitres spéciaux. 10 épisodes étaient vraiment trop peu pour pouvoir tout traiter correctement. La relation entre Jade et Kamin prend son temps dans le roman, tout est amené en douceur.
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Un bon mélange de genre mais qui n'arrive pas à se décider.
J'ai adoré le thème de cette série. Avoir une vrai intrigue policière offrait une vue différente des BL traditionnel et j'en espérait beaucoup.Pour ce qui est du scénario, il fera penser à d'autre série du genre mais est parfaitement maîtrisé mis à part la fin qui pour moi part trop loin dans son souhait d'ajouter de la tension, ce qui fait qu'on perd en réalisme et logique.
Pour ce qui est de la partie romance, j'ai adoré le personnage de "Kamin", à la fois sombre et chaleureux. Et la façon dont Dunk l'interprète était subtile et très agréable à regarder.
Par contre, j'ai eu plus de mal avec l'interprétation de Joong pour "Jade", surtout dans la seconde moitié de la série. Je trouvais qu'il surjouait quand il devait passer d'une scène de romance à une scène dans son rôle de policier. Faute je pense au scénario qui cherche à la fois à augmenter la tension de l'intrigue et la douceur des moments complices entre les 2.
On dirait que la réalisation n'arrive pas à décider si le BL doit être une romance ou une série policière. Résultat on voyage en permanence entre les deux sans réussir à rester au coeur de l'intrigue. Plusieurs fois j'ai eu ce sentiment d'être plongé dans la tension de l'histoire puis d'un coup sorti par des scènes "romantique" (qui n'avait rien à faire là), pour d'un coup essayer de nous remettre dedans. C'était assez désagréable, surtout car on dirait que les personnages oublient complètement l'enquête et agissent pour eux comme si ça ne les concernaient pas.
Une sensation de : "ho mon dieu les enfants vont mourir dans 2h" --- "ho attend, si on prenait d'abord un ptit dèj, suivi d'un bain sensuel et une petite sieste" ---- "oups on arrive trop tard quelle tragédie" ---- "bon on va se coucher j'ai hâte de me coller à toi" etc...
Heureusement ce n'était pas assez présent pour me gâcher la série mais j'aurais aimer que ça soit un peu plus réaliste et logique. Quitte à faire une vrai histoire d'enquête policière, ça aurait été bien de respecter cette ambiance jusqu'au bout.
C'est un bel effort et relativement bien joué, notamment du côté des autres acteur qui étaient bien dans leurs personnages.
Un BL intéressant à découvrir et une belle première pour un GMMTV qui se lance sur Netflix.
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Guter Kriminalfall , schöne Romance - aber keine gemeinsame Geschichte
Hinweis: Folgende Zeilen stellen meine persönliche, subjektive Einschätzung der Serie dar.Dare You to Death bringt eigentlich alle Voraussetzungen mit, die sowohl für einen spannenden Kriminalfall als auch für eine klassische BL Liebesgeschichte vielversprechend sind.
Der Kriminalfall basiert auf einem bekannten, grundsätzlich funktionierenden Setting: eine Gruppe privilegierter, attraktiver junger Menschen, eine Party und ein Todesfall. Im Laufe der Ermittlungen kommen zunehmend dunkle Geheimnisse ans Licht, Beziehungen werden neu bewertet und moralische Abgründe tun sich auf. Rein inhaltlich sind die Bausteine für einen soliden Crime Plot vorhanden.
Parallel dazu erzählt die Serie eine Liebesgeschichte zwischen zwei Ermittlern, die zuvor nie zusammengearbeitet haben und im Laufe der gemeinsamen Ermittlungen Gefühle füreinander entwickeln. Auch hier bedient die Serie vertraute und bewährte Elemente: zwei gutaussehende Hauptfiguren, anfängliche Distanz, langsame Annäherung, emotionale Spannungen.
Das zentrale Problem der Serie liegt jedoch genau in der Kombination dieser beiden eigentlich starken Erzählstränge. Kriminalfall und Liebesgeschichte wirken über weite Strecken, als würden sie nebeneinander herlaufen, statt sich gegenseitig zu beeinflussen oder zu ergänzen. Emotionale Entwicklungen der Figuren haben kaum spürbare Auswirkungen auf die Ermittlungen und umgekehrt bleibt der Kriminalfall oft erstaunlich unberührt von den persönlichen Verstrickungen der Hauptfiguren. Dadurch verlieren beide Stränge an Stärke.
Besonders schade ist dies, da weder das Setting noch der Cast das eigentliche Hindernis darstellen. Joong und Dunk überzeugen schauspielerisch, ihre Chemie funktioniert, und gerade deshalb wird deutlich, welches Potenzial hier ungenutzt bleibt. Die Figuren hätten deutlich an Tiefe gewinnen können, wenn ihre Beziehung stärker mit dem Fall verflochten worden wäre.
Das größte Defizit der Serie liegt somit im Drehbuch. Die grundlegenden Ideen sind vorhanden, doch es fehlt an einer klaren Entscheidung, wie Krimi und Romance miteinander verbunden werden sollen. Viele Szenen funktionieren isoliert gut, entfalten aber im Gesamtbild nicht die Wirkung, die möglich gewesen wäre.
Viele der 9 und 10 Bewertungen scheinen vor allem aus dem bestehenden Fandom der Hauptdarsteller zu stammen. Das ist verständlich Joong und Dunk bringen Präsenz, Charisma und eine treue Fangemeinde mit. Gerade deshalb ist es jedoch enttäuschend, dass man sich beim Schreiben der Geschichte nicht mehr Mühe gegeben hat, um dieser Besetzung gerecht zu werden.
Dare You to Death ist keine schlechte Serie, aber eine, die deutlich hinter ihrem Potenzial zurückbleibt. Wer in erster Linie wegen des Main Couples einschaltet, wird vermutlich zufrieden sein. Wer jedoch einen gut kombinierten Krimi Romance Plot erwartet, könnte am Ende das Gefühl haben, dass hier mehr möglich gewesen wäre.
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Tivemos um Boys Love com atores maravilhosos, mas o que deu errado?
Dare You to Death – O que deu errado?Tivemos um Boys Love com um elenco fenomenal, mas fica a pergunta: onde a produção se perdeu? Embora o potencial fosse alto, alguns problemas estruturais impediram que a série atingisse a excelência.
1. Ritmo Inconsistente
Este foi, sem dúvida, o maior obstáculo. A trama sofria com uma cadência irregular: em certos episódios, o enredo se arrastava em diálogos repetitivos; em outros, resolvia conflitos cruciais de maneira extremamente apressada. Essa oscilação prejudicou a imersão do público e dificultou a construção de uma conexão sólida com o mistério principal.
2. Roteiro e Furos na Trama
Para um suspense, a lógica interna deve ser impecável, mas aqui o roteiro deixou a desejar. Diversas subtramas de mistério foram simplesmente abandonadas ou finalizadas com explicações pouco convincentes. Essas "pontas soltas" geraram frustração em quem esperava um desfecho mais inteligente e bem amarrado. No fim das contas, a execução do roteiro pesou negativamente sobre a proposta da série.
3. O Ponto Alto: Atuações e Química
Se houve algo que salvou a experiência, foi o elenco. Os atores foram maravilhosos e conseguiram entregar profundidade emocional e uma química genuína, mesmo quando o texto era limitado. Eles transitaram com maestria entre a tensão do suspense e a sensibilidade do romance, provando que o talento individual estava acima do material recebido.
Conclusão
Infelizmente, um bom elenco não consegue carregar uma história mal estruturada sozinho. Fica o aprendizado de que nem sempre a GMM acertará a mão, especialmente quando negligencia a coesão do roteiro em favor do ritmo comercial.
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La decepción, la traición.
Realmente tenía muchas esperanzas en esta serie, arranco bien, amo completamente al JoongDunk, pero eso no es suficiente para darle una buena revisión a esta serie. La historia es buena realmente, tenía todo para ir al cielo básicamente pero definitivamente decayó totales, algunos capítulos eran mhe e incluso no tenían ningun tipo de sustancia o relevancia en realidad de la historia, el 98% son ellos coqueteando y besandose, que aparte me robaron escenas nc (no digo que es necesaria pero se notaba la tensión entre ellos más de lo que dejaron ver) en realidad yo sabía lo que iba a pasar al leerme él libro, pero ni siquiera hicieron ese plot algo importante para la trama, como resolvieron todo, en realidad todos los amigos deberían haber ☠️ Nerfearon de manera estratosferica a lo psicópata que es PuiFai, como es posible flaca que no mates a tu novio que le chupabas un huevo, se acuesta con tu mejor amiga y solamente lo lastimaste al dope y termines asesinada por él (? re pete.Lo tenían todo para ser una buen a serie pero definitivamente la dirección de esta serie no fue la mejor, tampoco supieron como manejar al JD y también el guión fue un poco rebuscado para en realidad lo simple qué termino siendo todo.
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Bom, mas podia ser melhor
Eu já assisti três BLs com JoongDunk, então já comecei Dare You To Death sabendo o que esperar em questão de atuação, mas torcendo por uma mudança positiva. Gosto do ship e fui assistir tentando ser o mais imparcial possível mesmo já conhecendo a novel.E é justamente por isso que a minha maior decepção continua sendo o desenvolvimento do Jay.
Ele sabia basicamente de tudo que fizeram com a Puifai. Ele não participou diretamente, mas foi conivente pelo silêncio. E quando finalmente confronta ela, ainda tem a coragem de perguntar como ela pôde fazer aquilo com “os amigos”. Faltou coerência moral e consequência narrativa. Pra mim, o personagem merecia um arco relativamente mais forte, mesmo que lidando somente de forma mais profunda com a culpa. Do jeito que foi feito, ficou muito raso.
Sobre o casal: a química existe, mas alguns momentos quebram a imersão, especialmente os beijos de olhos abertos (por favor, fechem os olhos 😭). Tira totalmente a intensidade que a cena deveria ter.
Ponto positivo: Dunk evoluiu. A atuação está melhor, mais controlada, mas ainda vejo espaço pra crescimento e sinceramente, mais investimento em formação teatral faria muita diferença não só pra ele, mas pra boa parte do elenco da GMM e outros atores dessa indústria.
No fim, dei 8/10 mais pela proposta e pelo potencial do que pela execução.
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