To watch or not to watch? I love thrillers and Gong Jun, but I’m not a fan of episodic dramas where there’s a new case every few episodes.
It also looks like it is a diary of police work / relationships without much of a thriller or mysterious factor. And since it’s a Chinese drama, you pretty much know the police will win every time.
On top of that, it has low overall ratings but very positive individual reviews. So…I’m in a dilemma.
I hate 70s, 80s and 90s Chinese dramas. I do not know why China produces so many shows set in that period. Maybe it has a nostalgic vibe for Chinese viewers, but as an international viewer I find that era quite boring and uninteresting.
Still, I hope this drama will be good and that the depth of the story and characters will make up for the setting.
I hate 80s/90s Chinese dramas. I don’t know why China produces so many shows set in that period. Maybe it has a nostalgic vibe to chinese people but as an international viewer, I find that period quite boring and uninteresting.
See the low ratings because it's not teenage romance, If it's romance now 1 EP boom 8.4 , MDL 🤮🤮🤮
Mystery/Thriller-drama watchers usually have high expectations. They expect great cinematography, an intricate plot, very deep characters with real development, suspense, etc.
Romance/Comedy watchers, on the other hand, tend to have much lower expectations, just having a cute couple kissing with a few slice-of-life moments is enough, even if the story is generic or almost nonexistent.
This is why objectively better thriller dramas often end up with lower ratings than generic rom-coms on MDL. Basically the rating scale if completely different between genres. Comparing ratings between genres is pointless.
The same can be said about country differences. Japanese dramas almost always get mediocre ratings, even the very good ones. Chinese dramas (especially romance), on the other hand, tend to be grossly overrated.
TL;DR: Only compare ratings between dramas of the same genre and the same country.
Mnet+ is such a pain. No way to watch on a big screen as it doesn't have a desktop version. It doesn't even support regular casting. You have to do whole screen casting.
If he evaded taxes, every last cent should be recovered from him, along with the appropriate penalties.
Tax evasion is essentially stealing from society, and it’s even more despicable when a rich celebrity does it.
Earning 50 million USD is an outrageous amount, especially for work that isn’t particularly productive or beneficial to society, like filming commercials. I didn’t even realize South Korean celebrities made that much, it’s indecent. I thought it was a few millions at best.
It’s one of those dramas where you need three days to process everything after finishing it.
The story was really sad and suspenseful, and I grew very attached to the characters.
No idea why I waited until 2026 to watch this masterpiece!
The plots twist were very well donne. And figuring out who is who in the past was quite the riddle.
I highly recommend the jdrama "A Suffocatingly Lonely Death (2024)" if you liked Blind. Story is quite similar with a lot of plot twists too.
Any other suggestion for similar stuff?
The cliffhanger ending and the show’s unexpected popularity mean there’s really no reason not to make one.
It reminded me of the Japanese "The werewolf game" movie series, but much better as the drama format allows to give more depth to the characters.
I love thrillers and Gong Jun, but I’m not a fan of episodic dramas where there’s a new case every
few episodes.
It also looks like it is a diary of police work / relationships without much of a thriller or mysterious factor.
And since it’s a Chinese drama, you pretty much know the police will win every time.
On top of that, it has low overall ratings but very positive individual reviews.
So…I’m in a dilemma.
Still, I hope this drama will be good and that the depth of the story and characters will make up for the setting.
Still, I hope this drama will be good.
Ryeoun should do more villain role.
Romance/Comedy watchers, on the other hand, tend to have much lower expectations, just having a cute couple kissing with a few slice-of-life moments is enough, even if the story is generic or almost nonexistent.
This is why objectively better thriller dramas often end up with lower ratings than generic rom-coms on MDL. Basically the rating scale if completely different between genres. Comparing ratings between genres is pointless.
The same can be said about country differences. Japanese dramas almost always get mediocre ratings, even the very good ones. Chinese dramas (especially romance), on the other hand, tend to be grossly overrated.
TL;DR: Only compare ratings between dramas of the same genre and the same country.
No way to watch on a big screen as it doesn't have a desktop version.
It doesn't even support regular casting. You have to do whole screen casting.
So no, not everyone would "do this".
Tax evasion is essentially stealing from society, and it’s even more despicable when a rich celebrity does it.
Earning 50 million USD is an outrageous amount, especially for work that isn’t particularly productive or beneficial to society, like filming commercials. I didn’t even realize South Korean celebrities made that much, it’s indecent. I thought it was a few millions at best.
They should have casted someone younger.
Was the ban lifted?
If it's not, I may watch it.