Finished watching this for the first time!! What a ride! I'm usually not a fan of chaebol dramas, but this one had me laughing out loud in almost every episode. The entire cast is incredibly lovable, even the antagonists. Everyone's childish personalities add such a refreshing twist to the typical cold, ruthless chaebol story.
As a huge fan of JS, I thought his character development was one of the highlights. I also loved his chemistry with Eun Seol, who completely won me over (I definitely want to see more of the actress now). He starts off immature, anxious, and afraid of everything, but watching him gradually overcome his trauma and agoraphobia through genuine methods of growth rather than magical fixes like the power of love was so satisfying. He becomes truly independent by the end.
Overall, the character development across the board is excellent. I really love that Eun Seol never lets people walk all over her real self. She's strong-willed, level-headed, and very willing to stand up to those who wrong her, which creates such a hilarious contrast with the rest of the cast and their absurd and chaotic antics. The OST was also a lot of fun and fit the drama perfectly. This would've been an easy 10/10 for me... if it had ended at Episode 16. I think it was dragged out near the end.
I loved it! It's a great feel-good comedy with a surprising amount of character development for everyone and moments that had me laughing out loud from episode 1. The story gets much better as it develops, especially in episodes 3 and 4. They wrote the plot and comedic beats very carefully, and this is easily another of NGM's best roles of all time. I came for NGM but LJH's acting also had me hooked. Their bromance is great in the latter half. The entire BO team is a delight to watch, and they perfectly capture the funny office vibe of this drama. Furthermore, OST is perfect and the scene drawings at the end of the episodes always had me wanting more and anticipating the next episode. This has been made with a lot of heart and passion to it.
Not overrated in the slightest. It does slow down in the last quarter as 20 episodes was too much. 16 episodes would have been perfect, but nevertheless, it's a straight up Oscar worthy performance from Ji Sung. He brought every personality to life seamlessly, and there were many subtle moments where I could always tell which personality was out even when it wasn't clear just through his eyes and body language. I found myself fall in love with every one of his personalities who are very well written to have specific purposes for specific reasons, and his chemistry with Jung Eum is amazing. Seo Joon and her acting is very much on par with Ji Sung when it needs to be in the most emotional and heartbreaking moments. The couple scenes had me smiling wide, just cause they're such a perfect pairing, when it comes to their acting, backstories, and just their screen presence alone. This is perfectly highly rated, and I am so glad I watched this! I didn't expect to be as serious of a story as it is, based on the comedy scenes in the trailer. I will also never get over the OST.
This drama is one of a kind, dark melodramatic tragedy. The misfortunes that happen to the FL in the beginning are not for those who are too faint-hearted, as some moments made me question the writer's sanity. But, once you can get through those, it becomes much better as the hatred the ML has for the FL dies down more as he finds out the truth, and gradually his obsession and hatred for her (his reason to live) become worry which leads him to fall in love with her deeply eventually. Both their character arcs are just excellent, as cold-hearted JS learns to open up his heart, and the overly kind HJE learns to become more selfish. So many moments made me cry, while others made me laugh. I loved the plot and secondary characters too. JS and HJE have much better chemistry here than even Kill me Heal me, and the acting is just so perfect from both of them. Both of them kill their roles here with stand-out performances compared to KMHE which didn't give enough room to HJE. JS's character is really easy to hate but he plays it so well to show off his vulnerabilities and emotions that you find yourself thinking about whether you would ever be able to go this far to repent your sins. If you watch this, you will surely get wrapped up in this disturbing little world of theirs like I did.
8.5/10 This needs to be rated higher! Must watch! Only problem is that it's 16 episodes so it feels dragged out near the end, but it's a perfect romance that addresses how relationships are a two-way street. The ML and FL are perfect with their chemistry and acting, and same goes for the secondary characters. This drama starts off not too well, but it becomes amazing after you get through the first couple episodes. The second half was my favourite part! Super relatable characters that grow to understand and truly make amends with each other. The OST, acting, comedic scenes, and friendships are just perfectly cast and written. There is a slight love triangle too, but it doesn't last long.
Also you might hate the wife in the beginning, but remember we look at things from Joo Hyuk's POV. This is largely about his character development, although the wife does get her own. You'll later find that there were a lot more reasons to why the wife had so many anger outbursts than were revealed at the start, since Joo Hyuk didn't really pay attention, and acted more self-centered in their marriage.
Jin Sung carries hard in this drama, but the story is still very interesting, and all the characters are very endearing. I do also like the gradual and well-developed romance buildup too between the leads.
Not at all. Some dialogues can be interpreted to be gay, along with the incredible chemistry between the two MLs, but I didn't see it at all that way. I moreso shipped KYH with JSA and there's literally some romance between the SML and another girl.
How much more emotion do you want from him? Are we watching the same drama?? Smh
Why would he be laughing and smiling??? I just mean I'd like it if his character was allowed to show more negative emotions. Both what I see in his eyes and his facial expression barely ever changes. Sometimes it does which I like, but most of the time it doesn't. I just don't feel anything from the acting, like I did with Won Bin in Man from Nowhere. Anyways, it's my opinion. No need to agree.
His acting is far from flat wtf Did you watch the emotions alone in episode 2 with the phone licker ? And of course…
Why would he be laughing and smiling??? I just mean I'd like it if his character was allowed to show more negative emotions. Both what I see in his eyes and his facial expression barely ever changes. Sometimes it does which I like, but most of the time it doesn't. I just don't feel anything from the acting, like I did with Won Bin in Man from Nowhere. Anyways, it's my opinion. No need to agree.
For people who didn’t know, the writer is an ex-Judge. He is a Harvard graduate, worked as the lead judge in Seoul (only elites can be in Seoul). He revealed some dirty deeds about the organization so he was blacklisted by the previous government. So surely he has a lot to say and wants to do but couldn’t do it as judge, but by writing this story, he can finally do everything he wants.
But Yohan and Gaon both felt like writer talking to himself. In one way he hopes an anti hero can come and save the world without any limits and do as he wishes to fulfill justice, but in other hand, as a law practitioner, there are grand rules he couldn’t give up. It’s constitutional, unbiased and evidence based. It’s as important as giving the defendant the punishment they deserve, the legal process of obtaining evidences and fulfilling justice legally should be anyone practicing laws’s moral value.
Anyways, this really needed more episodes or maybe a season 2. Incredible drama in all aspects but ending felt very rushed and left me disappointed cause there was so much more to the characters and plot that could have been covered more extensively. Those final minutes of Ep 15 and the final episode could easily have been better developed with more time. 10/10 until that point, but I'm sad the FL got done really dirty.
Go watch the kmovie Man from Nowhere if you really love the premise in this. Frankly, it's a lot more raw and powerful with the gore, the amazing action scenes, and especially the emotional battle that happens inside the lead for the entire movie. I think this would be great if the ML was allowed to show more emotion, cause I just see the acting as really flat right now.
Stop spoiling everything. The spoiler bar exists for a reason.
You are literally spoiling future events in the drama from Ep 5. I think it's pathetic you don't have it in you to spend a milisecond clicking a checkbox to prevent ruining people's enjoyment. I'm glad I'm caught up, or these spoilers would have definitely ruined how I felt watching Ep 5. Seriously pathetic..people like you really shouldn't be allowed on the internet when they can't be mindful of others (looking at your latest reply where you literally spoil everything that's happening in an episode).
So much potential, and the story was actually amazing until the second half when it then just started using cliches and dropping a huge problem every episode that fed into the ML's trauma. It was really great until the end of the FL's trauma arc which was around episode 5 or 6. Lee Jae Wook and Shin Ye Eun are really fantastic actors whose characters I have really enjoyed watching grow over the course of this series. However, I can't say nearly the same about anyone else, especially the SML who just seems controlled by the plot itself and doesn't show more than a single expression the whole time. Overall, plot had a lot of potential but turned out mediocre, acting and chemistry of the main leads is fantastic, and I don't care for anything else in this drama really.
Easily the No.1 Korean actor for me and among one of the greats in the West!! So excited he will be back. He never deserved being cancelled the way he was, and all for overdosing trying to control the pain from his bone tumor...
Finished watching this for the first time!! What a ride! I'm usually not a fan of chaebol dramas, but this one had me laughing out loud in almost every episode. The entire cast is incredibly lovable, even the antagonists. Everyone's childish personalities add such a refreshing twist to the typical cold, ruthless chaebol story.
As a huge fan of JS, I thought his character development was one of the highlights. I also loved his chemistry with Eun Seol, who completely won me over (I definitely want to see more of the actress now). He starts off immature, anxious, and afraid of everything, but watching him gradually overcome his trauma and agoraphobia through genuine methods of growth rather than magical fixes like the power of love was so satisfying. He becomes truly independent by the end.
Overall, the character development across the board is excellent. I really love that Eun Seol never lets people walk all over her real self. She's strong-willed, level-headed, and very willing to stand up to those who wrong her, which creates such a hilarious contrast with the rest of the cast and their absurd and chaotic antics. The OST was also a lot of fun and fit the drama perfectly. This would've been an easy 10/10 for me... if it had ended at Episode 16. I think it was dragged out near the end.
This needs to be rated higher! Must watch! Only problem is that it's 16 episodes so it feels dragged out near the end, but it's a perfect romance that addresses how relationships are a two-way street. The ML and FL are perfect with their chemistry and acting, and same goes for the secondary characters. This drama starts off not too well, but it becomes amazing after you get through the first couple episodes. The second half was my favourite part! Super relatable characters that grow to understand and truly make amends with each other. The OST, acting, comedic scenes, and friendships are just perfectly cast and written. There is a slight love triangle too, but it doesn't last long.
Also you might hate the wife in the beginning, but remember we look at things from Joo Hyuk's POV. This is largely about his character development, although the wife does get her own. You'll later find that there were a lot more reasons to why the wife had so many anger outbursts than were revealed at the start, since Joo Hyuk didn't really pay attention, and acted more self-centered in their marriage.
But Yohan and Gaon both felt like writer talking to himself. In one way he hopes an anti hero can come and save the world without any limits and do as he wishes to fulfill justice, but in other hand, as a law practitioner, there are grand rules he couldn’t give up. It’s constitutional, unbiased and evidence based. It’s as important as giving the defendant the punishment they deserve, the legal process of obtaining evidences and fulfilling justice legally should be anyone practicing laws’s moral value.
Anyways, this really needed more episodes or maybe a season 2. Incredible drama in all aspects but ending felt very rushed and left me disappointed cause there was so much more to the characters and plot that could have been covered more extensively. Those final minutes of Ep 15 and the final episode could easily have been better developed with more time. 10/10 until that point, but I'm sad the FL got done really dirty.