My all time favorite after Knowing Bros
I love the show for several reasons: (1) I learn about the foods that South Koreans like to eat; (2) about the founding and history of the cities they visit; (3) the funny quips of the hosts and their guests; (4) the challenge of whether or not to be invited to dinner; (5) the stories that the families tell. Thanks to the entire production for the excellent work and dedication! Its a vastly different show I feel. Its one of those shows thats consistently entertaining but not chaotic like KB, inviting a more chill viewing experience.I would recommend the part where they go around and introduce places while bickering with other (with the narrator from Jjak doing an excellent job so you can immerse into what's going on), which is very informative and very fun to watch if you are into history and background of landmarks at Seoul.
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"Interestingly uninteresting"
While the film boasts strong performances, direction, and cinematography, its plot feels thin and overly stretched. Adapted from a short story, it might have been more effective as a short film. Though it's intended as a "slow burn," the 2.5-hour runtime feels excessive, with the first 1.5 hours dedicated solely to setting up the premise—something that could have been accomplished in just 30 minutes.That said, the movie gains depth in hindsight, as certain dialogues take on new meaning upon reflection. However, don’t expect a complex mystery; this is primarily a drama (about 75%), with subtle mystery and thriller elements sprinkled in.
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Excessively over-dramatized
1987: When the Day Comes directed by Jang Joon-hwan and written by Kim Kyung-chan is a well - meaning fictional attempt to tell the story of events leading up to the real life 1987 June Democratic Uprising in Korea. This was triggered by the death of a student protester during police interrogation which the authorities conspire to cover up. The movie starts well when focusing on the actions of the honest medical examiner and prosecutor who both are disinclined to look the other way and authorise a fake mock-up of the cause of death to cardiac arrest.However the story line flow falters when the narrative spreads outwards to include the perspectives of police, both good and bad, journalists trying to ascertain the facts of the case, other university students, prison guards, catholic priests, people on the street and established political authorities. There simply are too many characters involved on which to concentrate one's attention. Director Kim would have been well - advised to just focus on a few key personalities instead of casting his net so far and wide, albeit with the worthy aim of reflecting the general population's demand for democratic reform.
The movie is successful though at depicting the fact that South Korea, barely a year before the 1988 Seoul Olympics was for all intensive purposes, a dictatorship, something many modern Westerners may fail to realise, aware only of the vibrant democracy that is the current Sixth Republic of South Korea. In a long roundabout fashion, 1987 does manage to reflect its genesis.
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This drama had a compelling start, and one strong aspect it had was its well-executed action scenes. However, I feel that as the story continued to develop, it became convoluted with the introduction of additional characters and the amount of information that needed to be processed. I also noticed that nearly every episode had a misleading ending. For example, Episode 5 (spoilers ahead) ended with footage of Ji-hyuk shooting Soo-yeon, and Episode 6 (spoilers ahead) ended with Je-yi seemingly betraying Ji-hyuk. This pattern felt repetitive, and I think it stripped away the anticipation and suspense for me since I could assume that it was merely a false lead.Nevertheless, although I feel a little disappointed by the writing's direction and the last episodes, I still think that this drama was a fairly enjoyable watch, especially for Namgoong Min and his acting. Without a doubt, he gave an impressive performance as Han Ji-hyuk.
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The plot was good at the beginning it just kept getting less interesting and was like unplanned for example : 1) They exaggerated the role of Healers and then made it like seem unuseful they wanted to send a message that what you get you lose something in return but it wasn't a reason for the progress of this twist
2) They made it clear that the mother could only save espers but not incurable disease so that was the reason she didn't save the twins but made it hard to achieve it with her daughter when she is a healer too and the Qis are espers so that mean they can be saved but then the plot became unplanned to the point. That made the plot messed up as if the screen writer made two plots and then made a mistake mixing them together so the reasons and results became invain at the last episodes .
3) QT character wasn't Really planned well , I'm not talking about the actress she made me feel every single emotion but, I'm talking about the writer
4) the protector and healers relationship was too plain just like that of the healer-espers it was just giving briefs of the two relationships without clearing anything
5) There are some points which were neglected like: * the protection ring that saved her when she saved QT first time why can't she save QT with the help of that ring ? * if the healers , espers and protectors can't use their powers why to be granted with them from the beginning ? * why is it only QT to suffer from losing her life but not her brother too ?
6) They only focused on the progress of their romance but not the main plot which made it messed up at the end That's why I gave it 5 only for the sake of actors who expressed their roles very well
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Not as good as it was
back in 2016 the show was on at like 11pm - this is when the best episodes came out, I still watch those reruns.The show was not getting good ratings at first and JTBC moved it to a later timeslot, which made the members a bit more desperate to keep the show alive, and it allowed them to talk more shit to the guests which became like the identity of the show for about a year.
as it got popular, JTBC moved it back to around 9pm in 2017 or so. They seemed to lose their identity for a while, trying to keep their edge while attracting a larger audience but then the last PD who founded the show, Choi Chang Soo left in 2018, thats when their focus really changed, I mean they are literally making a kids song these days. Now its just a regular variety show - the only distinguishing factor is informal speech
I still watch everything with Heechul & LSG but KB has lost its magic for a while. If I only considered episodes 1-130, this show would get a clean 10/10.
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Park Min Young seems to be stuck in the same role over and over again, and this whole set-up of the annoying to-be-caring boss who orders her around as she talks back at any given chance has gotten old quite some time ago if you ask me. I find it irritating and see it as an attempt at following in "What's Wrong With Secretary Kim?"'s steps in order to get the same success as a result but it just doesn't make the cut; as silly as that was as well- it was supposed to be perceived as that because it was pure comedy while this one is not funny nor does it come off as purposely silly but rather- ridiculous.
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Like hundreds of people, I agree that the rating on Viki & MDL for this drama is bias of the actors. It's only popular because famous Chinese actors are starting in it. It doesn't deserve its rating. We have to change how we perceive our views. This is unfair to dramas which are actually worth watching but are not recognised for their quality.
Just watching the first five episodes I could take more in. I found myself frequently skipping unnecessary parts. People who are actually sane and value their time, stay away from this drama. They is no point in wasting your precious brain cells watching this. Either find something else to do or watch a drama with watching.
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And another dumb storyline goes like this: rich guy, poor girl, both have bodies of 12 year old boys and the girl is also portrayed as a dingbat.She bumps into a stranger with her moped and let's a complete stranger live with her. She doesn't even know his name, or if he is a rapist, child pedophile or murderer. He is controlling and tries to recreate scenes from what's wrong with secretary Kim. He sets her apartment on fire, floods it and doesn't fix anything. When he floods her apartment, instead of freaking out and getting mad about the damage and money she will have to pay tobrepair the damage, she puts headphones on him to calm his fear of water.
I couldn't get past episode 3. This is the stupidest written show. Pass, you won't miss anything.
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