I wasn't able to watch this when it aired as there are a lot of good dramas around Oct-Dec 2019 and I used to work overtime back then.
I finally had a chance because after rewatching Hometown Cha-cha-cha yesterday, I decided to see all the dramas of Kim Seon Ho.
This is surprisingly good. The thriller and mystery are average. Not that intense, I didn't find myself suspecting every character as the subway ghost😅The ML&FL are one cute couple.
I get that some are annoyed by the FL as her actions are reckless, but that's because she is always alone, she has to do things on her own. She doesn't know the term "team". There was a time when she needed help but was ignored and a time where she extended help for the case,but was again ignored. So she took it all upon herself. Like the antagonist said, "It's easy when it's not about you." So I kind of understand her breakdown when she left Jin. She didn't mean to, but she had enough. It was a momentary mistake, but even if it was only momentarily because she calmed down quickly, when she realized her mistake it was already too late. Anyway, she gets better as the story goes on. Also, she is an intelligent person.
Chief Ko, I don't find the exact term for him, he's a green flag. He's a superior that subordinates can rely on, a son every mother wants and a guy that a woman dreams of being a bf. He's good whether it comes to his job or with people. I cried about his mini breakdown on the truck.
The character I hated, yes, not disliked but hated, is Lt. Ha Ma Ri. She's not fit to be a cop. She only wanted to be acknowledged by her mother. She didn't care about the victims but only out to get the culprit to get her mother's approval. ex. is the case of the serial rapist. To think that she is the first to recognize that those women are raped and understand their situation. She is rough and rude when questioning them. No wonder those victims couldn't trust the police. She judged Ryung just because of that video clip. If she watched all the CCTV clips of that day, she would see Ryung all over the subway looking for her twin. She had her prejudiced against her so she didn't help her. She thinks Ryung deserves to be tormented for what she did, but how about Jin, the victim who is still missing after 2 yrs? Even those cops in the kidnapping case are better than her. When the guardian refuses to find the victim, it is still the job of the police to look for him. She thinks she is better than them-the subway cops and metro cops.
I also like the subway cops and the hilarious Chief Gang😆 This is a good watch.
full of angst. Watch this if you are okay with a heart-wrenching story.
I stayed because of Elvis Han and Sun Yi.I stayed for the actors(since I'm a fan of both), not the characters(almost everyone is unlikeable characters) or the story.
This drama was part of my teenage years. At that time(2002) this kind of drama was popular not because of the actors but because of the plot. The leads chemistry ✅ production ✅ story ✅ Acting ✅ OST✅ What’s not to love right? This opinion was made based on the time that I watched this. Many people now, I think, specially the youngsters will rate poorly as this was 20+yrs old and to them this kind of story is very cliche. But this drama will always be a classic.
Just like Winter Sonata classics like this deserve a high rating. The story was typical of that time: memory loss, evil stepmother and stepsister, naive father, possessive SML, sick lead and an against all odds love story. But we still watch it hoping that their love will triumph in the end.
And who will forget the opening (or last) line of Song Ju? “Perhaps that person might have loved that girl more than I did, but though I say that... I’m not saying that I loved that girl any less.”
True to its genre, it was a mystery indeed.From the moment Go Hye Ran claimed that she didn't kill Kevin Lee the guessing game about the killer began, but halfway through the subtle clues that the show laid for the viewers, I think many guessed correctly that the husband, Kang Tae Wook was the killer.
The show is a gripping one. I found myself wanting to finish the entire 16 episodes in one sitting.(though it's impossible, right?)
How the show put it together with the past of Go Hye Ran (the murder in her teenage years, and her relationship with Kevin Lee), the supposed affair, the murder case, her job, her rocky marriage and politics was brilliant, so there are no irrelevant scenes.
At first, I did not like how cold she was, but I ended up rooting for her as I got to know where she was coming from.
Back then, when it aired in my country, I didn't miss any episodes. I remember the time slot for this was late at night, 10:30- 11pm I think. Watching it again, I feel so exhausted, it is indeed cruel or what the title in my country says, bad love. The kind of love these characters portray was rather cruel/bad because they loved it to the point of destruction. What an obsession!
This is the first in the Endless Love series. Also a classic that deserved a high rating. It's just that I root for the FL and SML😆. I think this is where my SL Syndrome began haha
As a fan of both manga and anime, I love the live action🤩. It must be so tough compressing the East Blue saga arc into 8 episodes. Some people questioning the casting of some, like Lucky Roo, Nojiko and Ben Beckman,seriously just enjoy the show,it's an adaptation and not an imitation. See you next season, Straw Hat Pirates!
PS. I watched it in the Japanese dubbed and haha feels cool😆
Come back to watch this again for the nth time after watching Worst of Evil, The Killing Vote, Lost You Forever and The Escape of Seven. This is one of my go to dramas after watching heavy plot ones to ease my mind haha😅. This really is a comfort drama for me, I miss the province life; the nice views, good food,those oldies unrelated to me, yet seem related as they practically watched me grew up so I also regard them as my uncles,aunties and grandparents😆, and of course those gossipers! We have them everywhere, be it in city or rural areas.haha.
This really deserves a 10/10 rating. The way they put together and shift the scenes from romance, comedy to thrillers is so smooth.
I can relate the most to Dongbaek.It's so hard for a timid person who's too dependent on someone to suddenly be left alone (and pregnant at that) to fend for herself.
Yongshik is still my first among my favorite MLs. He's so honest and so devoted to her.
And there's Pil Goo, a kid who's always ready to defend his mom.
2020 was a tough year for Baeksang AA, as Hot Stove League,Hyena, Crash Landing on You,Kingdom 2, and WTCB are all good, but I must say that WTCB really deserved the Grand Prize Award.
This one is on my list of rewatchable dramas. Despite having some thrillers, I somehow find this comforting and healing, also realistic.
I remember watching this because it popped out on my reddit recs. I didn't have any expectations of the drama and only realized that it's Makjang after 34 episodes😅 even though, I still continue as I was already invested, haha.
The last dramas of FL that I watched are Dae Mul and Loving You A Thousand Times and she was good in both.
The antagonists did a good job, they carried the show well.
Chicago Typewriter will always be in my top 10 favs of all time. There is no dull moment,the story-telling and how they shift from past to present are just perfect.
I just feel sorry for Shin Yool, as he was trapped in that "thing" and wasn't able to reincarnate.
***Gosh, I miss Yoo Ah In. I hope he can get through and make a comeback.***
I had a hard time finishing this, not because the drama is not good, but because it felt too heavy for me. As I watched one episode after another, I felt eerie, it was so dark for me because of the cult thing. This whole cult thing is not new to me, so maybe that explains the uneasiness I feel. I relate to Sang Mi the most. She wanted to save her loved ones when she also needed saving. Cult culture is so horrifying.
Since it's Makjang, I didn't really have high expectations of the plot and the characters. It's makjang, right?
and Yoo Ri is really good.
I finally had a chance because after rewatching Hometown Cha-cha-cha yesterday, I decided to see all the dramas of Kim Seon Ho.
This is surprisingly good. The thriller and mystery are average. Not that intense, I didn't find myself suspecting every character as the subway ghost😅The ML&FL are one cute couple.
I get that some are annoyed by the FL as her actions are reckless, but that's because she is always alone, she has to do things on her own. She doesn't know the term "team". There was a time when she needed help but was ignored and a time where she extended help for the case,but was again ignored. So she took it all upon herself. Like the antagonist said, "It's easy when it's not about you." So I kind of understand her breakdown when she left Jin. She didn't mean to, but she had enough. It was a momentary mistake, but even if it was only momentarily because she calmed down quickly, when she realized her mistake it was already too late. Anyway, she gets better as the story goes on. Also, she is an intelligent person.
Chief Ko, I don't find the exact term for him, he's a green flag. He's a superior that subordinates can rely on, a son every mother wants and a guy that a woman dreams of being a bf. He's good whether it comes to his job or with people. I cried about his mini breakdown on the truck.
The character I hated, yes, not disliked but hated, is Lt. Ha Ma Ri. She's not fit to be a cop. She only wanted to be acknowledged by her mother. She didn't care about the victims but only out to get the culprit to get her mother's approval. ex. is the case of the serial rapist. To think that she is the first to recognize that those women are raped and understand their situation. She is rough and rude when questioning them. No wonder those victims couldn't trust the police. She judged Ryung just because of that video clip. If she watched all the CCTV clips of that day, she would see Ryung all over the subway looking for her twin. She had her prejudiced against her so she didn't help her. She thinks Ryung deserves to be tormented for what she did, but how about Jin, the victim who is still missing after 2 yrs? Even those cops in the kidnapping case are better than her. When the guardian refuses to find the victim, it is still the job of the police to look for him. She thinks she is better than them-the subway cops and metro cops.
I also like the subway cops and the hilarious Chief Gang😆
This is a good watch.
I stayed because of Elvis Han and Sun Yi.I stayed for the actors(since I'm a fan of both), not the characters(almost everyone is unlikeable characters) or the story.
Kim Kang Woo and Cho Yeo Jung tandem is surely captivating.
KKW be it a protagonist or antagonist role he always serves. CYJ is also good. I like the character she portrayed here.
The first episodes are gripping until they become predictable and some may find them draggy but still a good watch.
The leads chemistry ✅
production ✅
story ✅
Acting ✅
OST✅
What’s not to love right?
This opinion was made based on the time that I watched this. Many people now, I think, specially the youngsters will rate poorly as this was 20+yrs old and to them this kind of story is very cliche.
But this drama will always be a classic.
And who will forget the opening (or last) line of Song Ju? “Perhaps that person might have loved that girl more than I did, but though I say that... I’m not saying that I loved that girl any less.”
The show is a gripping one. I found myself wanting to finish the entire 16 episodes in one sitting.(though it's impossible, right?)
How the show put it together with the past of Go Hye Ran (the murder in her teenage years, and her relationship with Kevin Lee), the supposed affair, the murder case, her job, her rocky marriage and politics was brilliant, so there are no irrelevant scenes.
At first, I did not like how cold she was, but I ended up rooting for her as I got to know where she was coming from.
PS. I watched it in the Japanese dubbed and haha feels cool😆
This is one of my go to dramas after watching heavy plot ones to ease my mind haha😅.
This really is a comfort drama for me, I miss the province life; the nice views, good food,those oldies unrelated to me, yet seem related as they practically watched me grew up so I also regard them as my uncles,aunties and grandparents😆, and of course those gossipers! We have them everywhere, be it in city or rural areas.haha.
Give it a try,it's a nice drama.
I can relate the most to Dongbaek.It's so hard for a timid person who's too dependent on someone to suddenly be left alone (and pregnant at that) to fend for herself.
Yongshik is still my first among my favorite MLs. He's so honest and so devoted to her.
And there's Pil Goo, a kid who's always ready to defend his mom.
2020 was a tough year for Baeksang AA, as Hot Stove League,Hyena, Crash Landing on You,Kingdom 2, and WTCB are all good, but I must say that WTCB really deserved the Grand Prize Award.
This one is on my list of rewatchable dramas. Despite having some thrillers, I somehow find this comforting and healing, also realistic.
The last dramas of FL that I watched are Dae Mul and Loving You A Thousand Times and she was good in both.
The antagonists did a good job, they carried the show well.
I just feel sorry for Shin Yool, as he was trapped in that "thing" and wasn't able to reincarnate.
***Gosh, I miss Yoo Ah In. I hope he can get through and make a comeback.***