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The most unique love story I've seen in a long time
The typical cliches of any love story cannot be applied to this one as its completely impossible. So if u watch romance dramas this will be nothing like you've ever seen before.In most dramas where the FL/ML is cursed/has some special power/sees ghosts/is a ghost/etc... their ML/FL counterpart is exempt from their curse/have the ability to end their suffering/only one who can see them or whatever... hence, they come together and fall in love. There is nothing like that in this drama. That's the thing I love about it the most! The same rules apply to the ML as everyone else but the rules of the curse itself were unknown so the journey was to find those rules after he fell in love with her to find a solution to be with her.
If people are expecting romance this one is not for them. Yes its a love story but there is barely any interaction between the main leads for most part of the story. I'd say its a love story without romance if that makes sense lol.
The stalking part is being over-exaggerated by some people here. No stalking is being promoted as the ML himself is acknowledging the stalking and his detective friend asked the FL that he can arrest the ML is she wants. They are completely aware that it is a crime and not shying away from that fact. The pacing is a bit slow and there are a quite a lot of repeating scenes but I don't mind it at all as it helps revisit vital points again. Watching the slow pace gives a sort of serene calm vibe which really makes me feel peaceful. I wouldn't watch other slow dramas but the mystery in this is what attracts me alot.
I would have actually rated it 9 or 9.5 but I cut 1 point just bcz I feel there should have been an epilogue at the end! As the main leads got together in the last episode, it would have been nice to see a few years later epilogue of how their life and relationship is going to be. But apart from that I love this drama. I'd love to rewatch it again some time as there are many little scoops that foreshadows the major twists and plot towards the end.
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Nuanced storyline, not everyone's cup of tea
Am I the only one here who came to praise this drama?! Maybe its because I never take the romance genre seriously but I loved this drama. And I knew Park Jinyoung is an amazing actor so no surprise there but Kim minju? This is the 1st drama I watched of her and maybe I was prejudiced cz most idol turned actors are never that good initially so I wasn't expecting much from her but damn did I love her acting! The rage I felt for her character 😠I just loved to hate her! The senior cast in the drama were so good too! The acting (cast) and cinematography alone are 10/10 for me. Wish it had a better story as well so that it got more appreciation by the general audience but for sm1 like me who is not very serious about romance genre and acting is the most important part this was a great watch!Ik the story is not very compelling for a romance genre but I really loved the story telling, not only about the main couple but but small glimpses of the lives of other characters like ML's brother, his grandparents, FL's stepmom and the 2nd FL and 2nd ML. None of them are shown in depth and mostly were surrounding the main ML/FL but still could discern their individual struggles. I see that many are complaining about the main characters actions a lot and Ik most people watch kdramas as an escape from reality but I found both their characters to be very human. Especially the ML who has struggled so much from such an early age. I think the drama is definitely worth the watch.
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