One of the dramas I completely dislike. Sorry to all the others who loved this. It’s just my opinion. They made…
Understandable reason,
Similarly, I personally didn't like the concept of friends fighting over one girl and the way the ML was portrayed including the way the FL was indecisive. There were choices that just felt morally wrong in every way that, it just made it uncomfortable for me to watch. However, the ML is an amazing actor and one of my favourite ML's in most kdrama's.
Two Cops, Oh My Ghost and Hospital Playlist, trust me, the character he plays in these series redeems him from his character here. Two Cops his more serious and has a strong moral compass but because he shares his body with a criminal ghost we see him switch between this sly quickwitted pickpocket to this fierce ass-kicking cop. Oh My Ghost his kind of similar, where he starts off being mean to the FL mainly because of her personality makes it hard to work with her in a the kitchen but at least he doesn't cross moral grounds like here. And as for hospital playlist I think is best to leave for you to find out considering most of your friends recommended it to you.
I usually have this thing where if I see an actor play a character that I come to hate, I typically look for one where they redeem themselves so I can at least watch more dramas with them, kind of like a "giving them the benefit of the doubt" thing.
She was my favorite until See You In My 19th Life and Welcome To Samdal-ri, which I found very boring.... too…
Welcome to Samdal-ri is worth the watch, honestly that "life anguish stuff" isn't as bad as it may seem. I felt kind of the same way but pushed through and honestly it's become a comfort series for me...though eitherway its up to you. :)
After re-watch Hospital Playlist, I feel that I miss JJS acting, but I am not ready to watch new series :(
It's good, highly recommand, first time you see him take on a serious role but since he has two people inside him he switches from hella sly to hella fly ("cool")
Just reading the summary, it almost reminds me of Nanny Mcphee, a nanny in black who comes shrouded in mystery and warts all over her unsightly face. She comes when the kid's mother or significant figure/role model passes away and takes their place as a role model.
As the kids slowly come to respect her and her way of teaching, her face also slowly starts to reform into her true appearance as this beautiful nanny in black. Once her face has completely returned to normal, it is a sign that the kids are no longer in need of a nanny, thus as she did when she came, she disappears as quickly as she appeared.
Though I don't think this story will evolve similarly
All I can say is that the director of this drama knows how to place a hook, line, and sinker. I started this series on ep 1 kind of interested but mostly on a whim, only to come to the end of the episode and see the final "bait" scene...next minute I find myself on ep 13 with the intention to finally give myself a break. Still, again, my fingers are bewitched to click the next episode button...*sigh* I don't think this will stop until I finish this drama...guess I'll find out soon enough.
Is there romance in this?Romance that is part of the main plot or relevant to the plot .. not some afterthought…
I have yet to watch this, only have read the manwha a good way through however, in it so far there was a slight hint of romance but not sure if they became an item later.
Looking at your comment though, I can suggest one that perfectly fits that, which is Reborn Rich... it's not even tagged with romance or slight romance but it's the first thriller/business-focused drama I've come across that had romance between the main leads without it being the main focus of the drama, however definitely related to the plot. Not sure if you've seen this but I recommend it, it has a very similar storyline to this series however his past and present are connected. I enjoyed this drama recently.
I loved this drama, honestly might become a comfort series for me.
Many people complained about the ending but honestly, it was the perfect way to end this series. It was a bit lackluster but it was a great way to end the series. Though it's not the main focus of the drama I didn't expect to see romance occur between the two main leads, this rarely happens in most thrillers that don't even list slight romance within its tags.
This reminded me of Welcome 2 Life where he travels between two worlds except in this case back in time, though here with an ending like that, it can be confirmed that he did indeed travel to the past.
It's not perfect, and like others it has its flaws, but I say its a well-deserved 8.5 for the rating in my humble opinion.
so ML is going to be in coma-dream life for rest of his life ???
No, as he mentioned towards the ending, it didn't feel like he was actually alive in his so called "real life" but when he first went "back in time" and tried to wake himself up by jumping off the roof, it was the first time we hear his heart beat in the entire show. When he attempts to jump off the roof again when he went back to the future, his heartbeat could not be heard, therefore indicating that he was in fact actually from the past and his mind really got messed up in the car accident when he came from seoul to join his new precint in 1988.
That was the main concept of the heartbeat, a sign of life...
I've seen this actor in 3 different series, Uncontrollably Fond, The Veil and Welcome to Samdal-ri and I have to say, I really wish to see him in a lead role, such a phenomenal actor in my opinion.
It'd be nice to see him in a romcom, action role with an older cast e.g
A widowed father, who looks after his kids, a good cook, cleaner and your everyday single father who adores his kids, from the eldest to the youngest...however, when his younger kids are asleep, he is the head of the most notorious gang in Korea not for doing bad but for helping bring crime rates down using "unofficial" methods. The second ML could be his son who would be second in command of the gang and the main person doing all the action scenes with the dad doing a few here and there proving his right to his position.
The FL would be a widowed wife who lost her police husband to gang-affiliated crime. She always wanted to be a mother but couldn't have a baby. So in turn she devotes the next years to joining the police force and becoming a commissioner with power. Unlike many people in Korea, she views the ML's gang that's been helping bring crime down as just another group of wannabes who are getting in the way of proper police work. Therefore she also tries everything in her power to stop the ML's gang.
A big event occurs which forces the two groups to work together...will they be able to overcome the differences or will those differences be their downfall?
For the second ML, the son of the ML, he too would have his own love story with the second in command of the police force the lead female detective who was an orphan that came to see the FL commissioner as a mother-like figure and role model for her to be like. She would assume the role as second FL
This is all figurative but I feel this role would be well suited to an actor like Yoo Oh Sung
Many complained about this and that...but honestly just watch it for the good vibes. You spend more time enjoying those romcom moments than you do worrying about the "Evil assistant", she seems more like a subplot than the main. The assistant didn't even bother me one bit throughout the drama as there was many other things to enjoy.
It's not perfect and it has its flaws but that rating stands as an 8.6 for a reason. I would compare this vibe to something like 'Hometown Cha Cha Cha' but more dramatic as it has various stories running parallel to one another all in a small town. So if enjoyed that you might enjoy this too
Some people also mentioned not liking the dad of the ML and how old school he is, but the reality is his dad lost the love of his life, you'd have to be heartless to not break down to the point of struggling to see how illogical your own actions are, especially if you can't help but having to see the person responsible for her death every day.
But he can move to another town or another house right? Not if your torn between the idea of having to leave everything with so much memory and value of the person you lost behind and moving for the sake of satisfying your own grudge.
Why should I move, they should move not me? Isn't that something someone who feels like the victim would think?
Can't he see that his hurting his son? If he really loves his son doesn't it make sense to care more about those who are still alive over someone who is already gone? Logically yes, but as humans the truth is, for even those who we don't love as much, we only come to care for them when they are gone. Why do the dead get more flowers when they are gone compared to when they were alive?
It is all part of a sense of guilt, the dad feels guilty for not being able to save her or be there when his wife died...but at the same time, when his wife's death was easily avoidable it gives him a reason to push that guilt towards a target...thus he blames the FL's mother in which we can't argue but agree that yes in a sense the mother is slightly to blame but the reality is the ML's mother had the free will to choose and she made her decision. the FL's mother also didn't want the ML's mother to join her but she did anyway.
Then the dad is selfish right? In simple terms yes, but we are all selfish in the same way, If someone hurt one of my family members, I'd make sure they pay tenfold, not because they only hurt someone I love but in turn, they hurt me. Therefore I feel obliged to make sure they pay for hurting them and me, I need to feel the satisfaction of making the person responsible get a taste of their own medicine.
I'm sure many can count the amount of time we feel angry towards a character and their actions because we've become "close" to the leads, usually venting out our anger in the comments. In the same way we too feel hurt by a 'fictional' character and feel they should pay for really "Hurting Me"
Does that justify his actions? Not in the lease, and every action has a consequence but it's all part of being human.
We can't call this thinking old-school because it still happens to this day no matter the culture or ethnicity, it's not an old way of thinking but a human way of thinking, there is a reason why it's easier for us to "get even" over forgiving someone.
There are many kdrama with the main lead reacting the exact same way and treating the FL far worst than this...but only because its the main lead, people are okay with it and feel their action are justifiable when they aren't. Shows are done to only show you what they want so they get the exact emotion they want their viewers to feel.
Sorry to blabber but I just wanted to state my point, I mean if you dislike the Dad everyone is entitled to their own opinion, just thought I'd share mine
This was just as good as the main series...so glad we got a backstory on Seo Soo Yeon and Jung Chan Woo, there was so much to their story in the main series but unfortunately they met their fate before we could find out. Now we get to see how good of an agent both were but at the same time, it's disheartening to find that they too were broken pawns used by those with power...
Has to be one of my favourite mystery crime thriller kdrama, I have ever had the pleasure of watching.
Namkoong Min's portrayal really elevated this series to another level. His commitment to also physically change his body is insane. His body transformation really helped with the immersion of him being the NIS's most elite agent Han Ji Hyuk. I'm so used to seeing Namkoong Min play the handsome lead in romcom but for the first time came to appreciate his true skill in acting.
There were lots of twists and turns. With most kdrama's I usually have the enemy picked out accurately 1 or 2 episodes in, but for the first time I found myself having to change the suspect list throughout the duration of the series. I didn't forsee the outcome of the ending.
The series isn't perfect and it has its flaws, however, overlooking those I can only say...
If you are thinking about watching this, just do it...honestly a 10/10 from me
Similarly, I personally didn't like the concept of friends fighting over one girl and the way the ML was portrayed including the way the FL was indecisive. There were choices that just felt morally wrong in every way that, it just made it uncomfortable for me to watch. However, the ML is an amazing actor and one of my favourite ML's in most kdrama's.
Two Cops, Oh My Ghost and Hospital Playlist, trust me, the character he plays in these series redeems him from his character here. Two Cops his more serious and has a strong moral compass but because he shares his body with a criminal ghost we see him switch between this sly quickwitted pickpocket to this fierce ass-kicking cop. Oh My Ghost his kind of similar, where he starts off being mean to the FL mainly because of her personality makes it hard to work with her in a the kitchen but at least he doesn't cross moral grounds like here. And as for hospital playlist I think is best to leave for you to find out considering most of your friends recommended it to you.
I usually have this thing where if I see an actor play a character that I come to hate, I typically look for one where they redeem themselves so I can at least watch more dramas with them, kind of like a "giving them the benefit of the doubt" thing.
It's worth giving Jo Jung Suk another go
As the kids slowly come to respect her and her way of teaching, her face also slowly starts to reform into her true appearance as this beautiful nanny in black. Once her face has completely returned to normal, it is a sign that the kids are no longer in need of a nanny, thus as she did when she came, she disappears as quickly as she appeared.
Though I don't think this story will evolve similarly
Looking at your comment though, I can suggest one that perfectly fits that, which is Reborn Rich... it's not even tagged with romance or slight romance but it's the first thriller/business-focused drama I've come across that had romance between the main leads without it being the main focus of the drama, however definitely related to the plot. Not sure if you've seen this but I recommend it, it has a very similar storyline to this series however his past and present are connected. I enjoyed this drama recently.
Many people complained about the ending but honestly, it was the perfect way to end this series. It was a bit lackluster but it was a great way to end the series. Though it's not the main focus of the drama I didn't expect to see romance occur between the two main leads, this rarely happens in most thrillers that don't even list slight romance within its tags.
This reminded me of Welcome 2 Life where he travels between two worlds except in this case back in time, though here with an ending like that, it can be confirmed that he did indeed travel to the past.
It's not perfect, and like others it has its flaws, but I say its a well-deserved 8.5 for the rating in my humble opinion.
That was the main concept of the heartbeat, a sign of life...
It'd be nice to see him in a romcom, action role with an older cast e.g
A widowed father, who looks after his kids, a good cook, cleaner and your everyday single father who adores his kids, from the eldest to the youngest...however, when his younger kids are asleep, he is the head of the most notorious gang in Korea not for doing bad but for helping bring crime rates down using "unofficial" methods. The second ML could be his son who would be second in command of the gang and the main person doing all the action scenes with the dad doing a few here and there proving his right to his position.
The FL would be a widowed wife who lost her police husband to gang-affiliated crime. She always wanted to be a mother but couldn't have a baby. So in turn she devotes the next years to joining the police force and becoming a commissioner with power. Unlike many people in Korea, she views the ML's gang that's been helping bring crime down as just another group of wannabes who are getting in the way of proper police work. Therefore she also tries everything in her power to stop the ML's gang.
A big event occurs which forces the two groups to work together...will they be able to overcome the differences or will those differences be their downfall?
For the second ML, the son of the ML, he too would have his own love story with the second in command of the police force the lead female detective who was an orphan that came to see the FL commissioner as a mother-like figure and role model for her to be like. She would assume the role as second FL
This is all figurative but I feel this role would be well suited to an actor like Yoo Oh Sung
It's not perfect and it has its flaws but that rating stands as an 8.6 for a reason. I would compare this vibe to something like 'Hometown Cha Cha Cha' but more dramatic as it has various stories running parallel to one another all in a small town. So if enjoyed that you might enjoy this too
Some people also mentioned not liking the dad of the ML and how old school he is, but the reality is his dad lost the love of his life, you'd have to be heartless to not break down to the point of struggling to see how illogical your own actions are, especially if you can't help but having to see the person responsible for her death every day.
But he can move to another town or another house right? Not if your torn between the idea of having to leave everything with so much memory and value of the person you lost behind and moving for the sake of satisfying your own grudge.
Why should I move, they should move not me? Isn't that something someone who feels like the victim would think?
Can't he see that his hurting his son? If he really loves his son doesn't it make sense to care more about those who are still alive over someone who is already gone? Logically yes, but as humans the truth is, for even those who we don't love as much, we only come to care for them when they are gone. Why do the dead get more flowers when they are gone compared to when they were alive?
It is all part of a sense of guilt, the dad feels guilty for not being able to save her or be there when his wife died...but at the same time, when his wife's death was easily avoidable it gives him a reason to push that guilt towards a target...thus he blames the FL's mother in which we can't argue but agree that yes in a sense the mother is slightly to blame but the reality is the ML's mother had the free will to choose and she made her decision. the FL's mother also didn't want the ML's mother to join her but she did anyway.
Then the dad is selfish right? In simple terms yes, but we are all selfish in the same way, If someone hurt one of my family members, I'd make sure they pay tenfold, not because they only hurt someone I love but in turn, they hurt me. Therefore I feel obliged to make sure they pay for hurting them and me, I need to feel the satisfaction of making the person responsible get a taste of their own medicine.
I'm sure many can count the amount of time we feel angry towards a character and their actions because we've become "close" to the leads, usually venting out our anger in the comments. In the same way we too feel hurt by a 'fictional' character and feel they should pay for really "Hurting Me"
Does that justify his actions? Not in the lease, and every action has a consequence but it's all part of being human.
We can't call this thinking old-school because it still happens to this day no matter the culture or ethnicity, it's not an old way of thinking but a human way of thinking, there is a reason why it's easier for us to "get even" over forgiving someone.
There are many kdrama with the main lead reacting the exact same way and treating the FL far worst than this...but only because its the main lead, people are okay with it and feel their action are justifiable when they aren't. Shows are done to only show you what they want so they get the exact emotion they want their viewers to feel.
Sorry to blabber but I just wanted to state my point, I mean if you dislike the Dad everyone is entitled to their own opinion, just thought I'd share mine
Recommend this 10/10
Namkoong Min's portrayal really elevated this series to another level. His commitment to also physically change his body is insane. His body transformation really helped with the immersion of him being the NIS's most elite agent Han Ji Hyuk. I'm so used to seeing Namkoong Min play the handsome lead in romcom but for the first time came to appreciate his true skill in acting.
There were lots of twists and turns. With most kdrama's I usually have the enemy picked out accurately 1 or 2 episodes in, but for the first time I found myself having to change the suspect list throughout the duration of the series. I didn't forsee the outcome of the ending.
The series isn't perfect and it has its flaws, however, overlooking those I can only say...
If you are thinking about watching this, just do it...honestly a 10/10 from me