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WONDERFUL! Just SUPERB!! Everyone is a Hero here.

In One Word, WONDERFUL !👌🏻
In Two Words, JUST SUPER !!🔥 😀
In Numerals, 9 / 10✨ (My RATING 😏)

This is One of the few Disaster/Hijacking thrillers that I rated 9/10👌🏻

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Disaster/ Survival/ Hijacking thrillers are always a Mix of Intense Nail-biting Suspense, Edge of the Seat Action, Adrenaline Rush Vibe, Racing against Time, Emotional n thoroughly keeps U Engaged!! 👌🏻

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Direction, Screenplay, Cinematography, Production, Acting, Locations (the scenic beauty of the country in aerial shots is amazing), CGI / Visuals, Everything about this movie is SUPERB.

Aerial shots of the high speed train dashing on the rails are MESMERIZING!

Though the Plot is the usual Bomb threat n ransom demanding /routine Hijacking in moving Train setting, it's VERY GRIPPING to watch👌🏻

Pacing, story telling n story progression are GOOD.
No Moment of boredom throughout the movie👌🏻

All the Rescue Plans n the Risks that come with them, the Chaos of the Passengers, the Stress of the Officials (including the Train Conductor n Train Pilot), Political Pressures, the Train working systems n issues especially for those of high speeds, EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFULLY CAPTURED👌🏻

Even the Story of the bomber(s) is right to the plot (one is in an unfortunate situation 🙄 n the other is revenge seeking🤦🏻‍♀️)
The Twist related to the bomber is Good (the most unexpected one but I guessed it🤭, maybe I watched too many thrillers)

The power of the Internet in modern age, to spread the news in social networks or the fund raising is also captured here.
In the end, the public donating the huge impossible ransom amount is heartwarming 👌🏻

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Finally, Everyone who worked hard to Save the Day, is a Hero here !! 👏🏻😏

LOVED CHARACTERS of
ML (Train Conductor)
He himself remained composed, helped to maintain peace in this stressful high-stakes situation n calmed down not only the chaotic passengers but also his colleagues.
Truly dedicated to save everyone under his care👌🏻
Actor Kusanagi Tsuyoshi is handsome😍 n looks like an older version of handsome Keita Machida 💕

Railway Commander (or whatever the designation is🤔)
His Rescue plans are risky but he did everything possible, taking every bold step, running against time.
BTW this actor Saitoh Takumi is handsome 🤭

Ono Machiko's politician character.
She is so cool n funny here.
That contrast of her role from that of JDrama "Light of My Lion" is good👌🏻

Lady Train Pilot (her dedication is good)

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Special Mentions:
That YouTuber guy is selfish, using every situation in his favour but funny, he got stuck with the other 8 members😂

Young actress Hana from JDrama "Minato's laundromat", liked her alot there😍, here hmm it's sad. She acted well👍🏻

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As mentioned, it's a remake/sequel of the 1975's movie.
Even if U didn't watch the original movie (like me), U'll not miss out anything important.
All the references n visuals of the original, whatever required to this story, are shown here👌🏻

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In the end, after the success of the rescue operation, when ML is looking at everyone, standing all alone, I just wanted to hug him n appreciate him😂
Another hyper excited reaction of mine🤦🏻‍♀️😂

BTW, my comments n review here in this page are lil hyper as though am promoting this show, so U can understand the excitement created in 2 hours 15 mins (movie run time)

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NOW, FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS n ENJOY THIS THRILLING TRAIN RIDE! 😏

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A REAL TEAR-JERKER!!

A 9 / 10 family drama!
It's very difficult to rate such a work which depicts a slice of Life n Reality. U can't really give a number to emotions n relationships.
(Story, Direction, Pacing n Acting is 10/10
But on a positive note, Personally, Re-watch is only 9 or less bcz I don't want to watch suffering n sad reality again n again 😓)

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Beautifully Directed and Acted✨

Started Slow Paced but as the story progresses, U will engage yourself completely into their situation n U feel connected emotionally.

Every Scene is Heart-warming deeply🥰 or Sentimental that hits Hard😒

The Story is a Simple Scenario but a Harsh Reality that U find in many of the households in this modern age n U can connect at a personal level throughout the movie.

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Rightly Captured Emotions, Good or Bad, of Every Character from their point of view like:

The abandoned grandma living all alone for years, meeting her kids once a while on festive days, happy for just that day n depressed the next day when everyone is back to their daily routine life, Grief during illness n being without much care from the family.
(Meanwhile the disease n related pains are heart-wrenching to watch 😐 - that scene where grandma is calling out her parents n grandparents due to unbearable pain😭)

M started visiting his grandma only after knowing about her illness, expecting to inherit her assets n trying to act very caring n faking love.
(In the end, he changed)

Even the two sons acting the same in expectation of assets.

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Greed for Money (elder son n M) n financial troubles (younger son) takes over human values (ignoring one's responsibility of an elderly mom on death bed n abandoning her) n deteriorating familial bonds (choosing money over love).

Grandma all dressed up n waiting for her kids to visit her but disheartened when they don't show up, breaks the viewer's heart😒

A constant battle of different emotions - Greed (Human thinking in poor financial conditions or abandoning responsibility) n Grief (during illness n being without care from family)
Vs Expectations due to Love, Morals n Responsibilities

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Every actor in their role, performed well

Billkin n Tu are cool😀
Lil Baby gal (grand daughter) is a cutie pie😍
Granny actress is pretty with that beaded glasses 🤭

Bonding of Grandma n grandson is sweet.

The "Selfie Filters" or that cute fun moment of her with M, regarding unbuttoning the last button of her blouse, reminded me of my own granny 😀
Back then😐, We teased our Grandma in her 70s, as a "Pretty Woman" for which she blushes everytime🥰

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Finally, M realised what is more important between Money n a Familial bond.

The Ending is Very Sweet.
M did buy his granny a "New House" as per her last wish n as promised in his childhood👌🏻 😭🤧

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An everyday scenario (especially regarding taking care of old people), just a slice of real life but it explains an entire lifetime worth content.

This movie reminds of what is happening in the society now-a-days n surely not only makes one to connect being in the situation of one of the characters but also makes one to introspect! 👍🏻

A REAL TEAR-JERKER!!

A Must-Watch family drama! 👌🏻

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It's just a BROMANCE , not ROMANCE ! Haha

Short, sweet n crisp!

It's just a BROMANCE , not ROMANCE !😂🤷🏻‍♀️

Doubted to watch this initially but won't regret giving it a try.

Happy to have found this Short, goofy miniseries😂

OmG, why is this so HILARIOUS!? 😂

The BROMANCE is Misunderstood as more than bromance or something else at times by people around the main leads, where the comedy begins.

Impressions and imaginations of others about them, give a vibe of a Heavy Bromance or more than close friends and are PURE COMEDY!!

Both of them, That slow motion Running in the Rain scene got me! 😂💕

Direction is good and acting is good

Gal misunderstanding these roomies n their bromance as more than bromance , when the guys actually are LOVE RIVALS for the gal 😂


Jang Ki Yong is cute💕
I want more of them!
Need a Season 2

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Naughty director! Same Scene being enacted by three couples!

Very Sweet short film.
Anthology of Three short stories of three couples - straight, gay and lesbian.

Just the same concept.
The SAME ONE SCENE being enacted by different couples, in their own pace , with their own style /dynamics n with their own chemistry

Maybe the director wants to impress every "type" of audience n so made each couple to act exactly the same scene 😂💕
Unexpected but a different creative thought of director attracting his audience

It's like an author writing the same story for all "types of couples " 😂, making it a straight, BL or GL - funny thought!

I always have such a wild and naughty thought of writing a story😂:
3 in1 (3 couples with one scene)
or 1 to 3 (one story to three types) 😂
So am not the weird one! , Director and the writer of this are with me😂

Overall an impressive one.
All couples are sweet 💕
I found the BL more interesting and can be made into a full series. Those actors are funny and realistic 😀

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Doubt everyone, Trust no one!! Oh my Dong Shik n Jiwon ah!!

At times, Boring.
But Overall, a VERY GOOD Crime Thriller.
Could have done well in 12 episodes, instead of 16🤷🏻‍♀️

Now, One of my favourite Crime Thrillers !! 💕
(All, bcz of the Main Leads 😍)

Maintained a GRIPPING SUSPENSE, thereby making the viewer SUSPECT EVERY CHARACTER in the drama, haha 😂👏🏻

DOUBT EVERYONE!
TRUST NO ONE!!😂

Well Written and Well Acted by Both.

****
Pacing is lil slow in the middle of the drama.
Few episodes in the middle contain Repetitive Content Fillers, going over the same dialogues or the same content is talked about in different styles🤯, without going forward in the story.🥴
These are like unnecessary Revisions to the viewer😂
Though irritated watching those scenes, I just kept staring at Dong Shik n Jiwon's chemistry n their sarcastic fights in those scenes🤤😂🤯

Am a Crime Drama enthusiastic n an ardent fan of mystery / detective / suspense / crime Genre n yet Pacing should be right and good, to enjoy a show , even of favourite genre🤷🏻‍♀️
This would be Great n Superb, if those minor Repetitions are excluded.

****
One is a Lonely Cold Prince n another, is a Wounded Lonely Knight.

Dong Shik/ Shin Ha Kyun's smirks are Evil 👌🏻👏🏻 and misleading at times, haha, I suspected him too 😂

One (Dong Shik) gives Evil Smirks all the time, while doubting someone/something 😂
n the Other (Jiwon) Never Smiles, not even a faint smile😲

BOTH their ROLES (both actors) have EQUAL share of IMPORTANCE.👌🏻
Their styles of handling the Law is so DIFFERENT n yet they are so SAME to bring Justice! 👍🏻

The BROMANCE is Good.
Both the Main Leads are equally CRAZY😂🤦🏻‍♀️ and make the viewer to SUSPECT even BOTH OF THEM at some point😲, can't really tell whether they are GOOD or EVIL initially, haha 😂🤦🏻‍♀️
So as the story progresses, IMPRESSIONS on them KEEP CHANGING.🤷🏻‍♀️

Almost from the beginning of 2nd half of the story, they are FRIENDS IN DENIAL🤭 haha and have lil arguments about Law, Trust and Morals sarcastically, that's so funny!😂

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Towards the end, the BROMANCE is so HEAVY💕
There is absolutely ZERO ROMANCE in this thriller.🤷🏻‍♀️

To be honest, at times, found chemistry ONLY between these two Main Leads n not with any other female character, haha.

Their relationship progression, in simple words:
Hatred / Strong Suspicion on each other, being a criminal in hiding 🤯 -> Good Rapport 🥰 -> Intense Chemistry 💕😂

Their Intense Stares, calling each other CUTE (sarcastically), Rare but Hard Hand Holds at times, are misleading 😂
Is it really Just a Bromance, Just a Heavy Bromance, huh!? 😲 I doubt it, Haha
(I'll leave it to your imagination n I take a No for this question, hehe🤭)

****
Jokes aside, finally they have become CLOSE BUDDIES to the extent of taking gun shots for each other, I LOVE Their FRIENDSHIP 😍💕
In the end, Dong Shik calling "Ji won ah" for the first time is so endearing! n Ji won gives faint smiles only to Dong Shik!! 😍

Finally Our Crazy Cold lil Prince learnt EMPATHY bcz of his partner, in his journey with our Crazy Kind Knight, haha
That is called Character Development (char arc is so good for Jiwon)! 😀

In the end, All received what they deserved in terms of Law, including the Main Leads and AM HAPPY WITH THIS ENDING 👌🏻

****
OST - opening instrumental music, ending song suits well to the mood of the drama.👌🏻

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My RATING is 9 / 10👍🏻

Would be 9.5, if there are no repetitive content fillers in the middle of the drama.
Then it would be One of the Best Crime Thrillers.👍🏻

Now it ended up with being just a VERY GOOD Crime Thriller🤷🏻‍♀️ (which is a GOOD point bcz it didn't end up as a Bad thriller with Worst Pacing😔😂)

REWATCH:
Will rewatch only for the chemistry of the Main Leads 😏🤭
Though there is no point to rewatch n enjoy crime thrillers, once the mystery n suspense are revealed n known to the viewer.
U can't enjoy that suspense n the thrill that U felt, like the first time 😄
n Yet I can re-watch it, just for my Dong Shik n Jiwon ah! 🥰

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Just a FUN THOUGHT:
The POSTER / Cover Photo of the drama (both of them sitting in a chair, handcuffed to each other) is Creative and Funny - WHO ARRESTED WHOM!? 😂

"Partners in Investigation" but Both of them are so eager to arrest each other throughout the first half of the drama and actually, did so at least once🤦🏻‍♀️😂
Or
Both Tamed the Wildness of Each Other n Binded themselves 😂🤭

****
NEED SEASON 2 👏🏻
Just finished watching and I MISS THEM already! 😂😌
Oh my Dong Shik n Jiwon ah!😍

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TEST TO PATIENCE!! ? But a GOOD THRILLER, crime drama ardent lovers will love it

Bear with me, my review is LENGTHY!

Being watching dramas from many years, shared my reviews only to my closed private group in another platform
But for the first time, this drama made me to Sign-up for MDL and to rant about it here in public bcz of all the initial unbearable frustration it created with its slow pacing ! 😂

My usual tradition is to never drop any drama though how boring or bad the pacing or the plot could be and so usually I can tolerate extremely bad dramas too😂
But seriously, this one tested my tolerance level to the extent that I thought of dropping this😂

*****
THE NEGATIVES:

PACING is extremely SLOW like Sloth, especially the first 4 episodes n 7th.
(Lost almost 5-6 hours of my time in my life bcz of these 5 eps, haha)

Even most of the drama, goes in ROUNDS and CIRCLES!
And I understand that is necessary to form a base to the plot but required only to some extent.

That base - the writer n director perhaps wanted to show some sort of blame-game, manipulation among the charcters, so THE VIEWER SUSPECTS EVERY CHARACTER CEASELESSLY - GOOD!
But that goes on in a NEVER ENDING LOOP till we, as viewers and the detectives team (not the profiler Tae Su or his daughter or the suspects), only the detectives are TIRED physically running around the same suspects in turns, bringing them for interrogation and releasing bcz of lack of evidence and the viewers are damn EXHAUSTED MENTALLY already🤦🏻‍♀️😂😠

Every moment in the plot takes a TWIST and TURN - Enjoyable initially but Frustrating later bcz of the same REPETITION.

At some point, you might feel frustrated, fuming at urself for still watching this n wanted to question the characters why a particular scenario repeats when they have everything right infront of them clear and start the Mindless Repetitive Loop from the beginning 😯
- maybe they just don't want to spit it out (haha) n just wanted that Boring Repetition to be used as CONTENT FILLER.

*****
THE POSITIVES:

The PLOT is VERY GOOD, WELL WRITTEN that made every character suspicious.

The SUSPENSE is WELL MAINTAINED till the very last moment 👌🏻

WELL ACTED by everyone.

As a crime thrillers' ardent fan, just bcz of the story, though I reached my saturation level bcz of slow pacing, I continued watching and it turned out to be a GOOD CRIME DRAMA👌🏻

DIRECTION and CINEMATOGRAPHY is good with a DIFFERENT STYLE - concentrated more on conveying a Dark Sense of Suspense through "SHADOWS"

EXCEPT THE PACING, I FIND EVERYTHING ELSE AS GOOD👌🏻

*****
CHARACTERS:

Every character is well written👌🏻

At times, I felt sad for Tae Su going to any extent to prove his daughter's innocence n staying confused at the same time for not trusting her completely.

I don't like Ha Bin character much.
Very few times, I felt lil bad for her, thought her actions are reasonable for a person seeking revenge but her personality proved me wrong to show pity, haha
Extreme introvert, unsocial is understandable but added arrogance, rude, sort of narcissistic - such characters are irritating.
Question is not an answer to a question and she does reply a question with a question "don't u believe me" everytime😠😂
She is extremely tight lipped even when given a chance by her dad to speak for herself n is rude, suspicious leaving her traces in crime scenes and later seeks attention saying "my parents don't trust me n so I turned into a monster" 😂🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

It's sort of a living hell for the parents of such kids😑 - can't tame them with love, can't trust them, can't stop suspecting, can't stop feeling guilty n regretting for suspecting own child , can't abandon n can't stop protecting the child at any cost🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

Anywys, in the end, there is a good hope for the father n daughter, that softened me a little on her, haha.

Except for her character, I liked every other char, including the MOST UNEXPECTED TRUE MURDERER , haha (U can guess the murderer to some extent since u suspect evry char, haha)


*****
Opening instrumental music suits well to the mood of the drama.

*****
CONCLUSION:

Have Patience!
Just bcz that the first 4 eps are sloth-paced, DON'T DROP THE DRAMA.

WATCH IT TILL THE END, U won't regret! 👌🏻😀

Without repetition, it could be done well in 7-8 eps, instead of 10.
And If the pacing is normal, my rating could be 9.5/10 but now bcz of the Sloth like pacing, it's only 8.5

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BLAST FROM THE PAST! BURN EVERYTHING! haha. The BEST in its Genre!

Initially skeptical to watch this but gave a try for our lovely smiling Namkoong 😍 and the summary looked interesting too.

A Good Mix of fantasy + Mystery + Thriller + Crime genres.

One of the BEST in its Genre!
9.5 / 10 for me.

At the beginning, it's a bit SLOW PACED.
First 5 eps are boring, felt like they are just being prolonged (content fillers?) too much to set the background and suspense to the story.

But later on, the episodes, EVERYTHING is ON FIRE ! 😂🔥👏🏻
The PACING later, really got BETTER and RIGHT!👌🏻

(If the pacing is Right from the beginning, my rating could be 10👌🏻)

A WONDERFUL crime thriller with a VERY INTERESTING n GRIPPING STORYLINE with connected crimes or multiple murders linked n pointed to the past n present together.

The intertwining of all the Characters from the past and present in the story, is very well Written.
The writing is so creative that made to SUSPECT EVERY CHARACTER in the story😂
(I even suspected the Main Lead at times, can't really guess whether he is good or bad INITIALLY, haha 😂)

It's like a BLAST FROM THE PAST, Haunting Trauma from the Past for the Main lead n that emotion, that vengeance seeking for the sake of all the kids in the past, is well written.
Sometimes, the BEST WAY TO SAVE ANYONE OR EVERYONE and also the BEST REVENGE PLAN, IS TO BURN EVERYTHING !! haha 😅

Namkoong's character is VERY COOL.
Initially looked unruly, suspicious at every moment but by the end of the drama, a Lovable Character! 😀
Felt a HUGE RELIEF, whenever I see him on the screen, in every scene of suspense.
(Don't forget, seeing him Eating a lollipop cools u down too in those tensed situations 🤭)

Suspense is well maintained throughout the drama till the last moment, well Directed n well Acted by everyone.
Production, Cinematography, BGM n Visual Effects are cool.

The fantasy element, their powers etc is interesting 👌🏻

So Bear the first 5 eps, by the end of the drama, U won't regret watching it!

Just A Fun Thought -
HOW MANY CANDIES / LOLLIPOPS DID NAMKOONG EAT, BY THE END OF THE DRAMA !? 😂

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LIKED THE STORY, NOT THE DRAMA, haha. EVERYTHING HAS GONE WRONG!

Summary is interesting n made me to give a try.
Also Watched this for actors Pak😍 n Mild (liked his comedy in Drama TharnType☺️).
And Good to see some other known actors😀

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FIRST Impression:
Oh My God! What is this? What am I even watching? 🤯

LATER:
Story is VERY GOOD but the Execution has gone WRONG COMPLETELY🤦🏻‍♀️, Oh God!🙄
It's like a Low Budget Production 🤷🏻‍♀️
Direction, Story Progression, Everything has gone wrong n TERRIBLE.
Spoilt a good potential story😒
Acting is Ok👍🏻
Only the OST (opening song) is Good 👌🏻

FINAL IMPRESSION:
One Time Watch, just for the Story 👍🏻
Watch it at your will n at your own risk but watch it at 1.5x (I did so😂)

*** TITLE? :
The drama is named as "The Best Twins" but looked like it's about Only One Twin.. All about the gay twin Pond😂
To be precise, story is narrated from (actor Mild) Tee's point of view, most of the time (Pond is Tee's crush).
The straight twin, Per's story or his point of view or his importance in this story is not explored at all😳

The only importance of Per that I found is:
When Tee's sister also has a crush on Pond for his handsome figure, not knowing about Pond n Tee, only then Per who has the exact handsome features as Pond came into picture, haha 😳😂
So Twin Per's character is useful ONLY when a gal is looking for a person like Pond n couldn't date him bcz of his orientation n chooses Per only for his beauty n not for his heart (personality)🤯😂
What do these writers want to project Per's character as? 😳🤯
What sort of bad interpretation is this for a titular character. Main role is not a Main Role at all n just a supporting role😳.. OMG! 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

*** STORY:
All imaginations n fantasies of Tee about Pond are sweet, romantic n Very Funny - just Wild! 🤭

Tee's love rival - Pond's ex bf n Tee hurting about this, that entire track is sad😒
Troubles of Unrequited Love! 😂😓

Story got interesting only when the Korean character, Tiger is introduced.
He is sweet n funny😂
A love rival to Pond🤭
Pond's jealousy is sweet😂
Tiger is the Catalyst in Pond - Tee's relationship 👌🏻😂😀

Only the Last 3 eps (out of 8) are interesting to watch 👌🏻

*** CHARACTERS n ACTORS:
Pak as Pond is super handsome 🥵 n Pak as Per is handsome😀
That was the time (2019) when Handsome Pak Papungkorn looked like Earth Pirapat 😍
Since the straight twin's point of view is not at all shown here, it's good enough to show Per just as a sibling n not as a twin😂
(And can even cast actor Earth as Per. Pak n Earth would look like siblings 😂)

Usually, Mild in comedy roles is very good. Here his role, Tee suffers bcz of unrequited love, waiting etc etc n gets hurt, an emotional role.
Here, his acting is Ok 👍🏻

Tee's sister is cute 😍

The Twins' elder sister, what a bad personality she is🤦🏻‍♀️. She really abused her power n responsibility as a teacher n as an elder sister.
Shocked to see her (homophobic) abusing her gay bro Pond and two other students who are an imaginary BL couple in school🙄🤯
Irritated with her screaming n nagging.
Good that she has realised her mistakes later👌🏻, Good character arc!
(But still the philosophy used here for her change, is about cockroaches, OmG 😳, what sort of character development is that🤦🏻‍♀️)

Kris, Best n their queer friend, this Trio is Very Funny 👌🏻😂

Pond's gym frds are ok👌🏻

Finally, Pond - Tee couple is good.
Per - Tee's sister couple is Very Cute 🥰

Liked the chemistry of Tee n Tiger too😀
I could see chemistry between Pond n Tiger too😯😂
And could see chemistry between Pak n Hiter (teacher Chai) too, though they never crossed their paths in the drama 😯😂

The Ending is cool 👌🏻
Pond's ex bf n teacher Chai as probable couple, is sweet😀

Ep 8 post credits - Behind The Scenes are funny n sweet 👌🏻

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My RATING is 7 / 10
(Would be 6 or even Less, since everything is terrible here
but just for the story, it's 7🤷🏻‍♀️)

If the same story is directed as a Serious Romance drama or as a Rom-Com with Better Direction n Story Progression, this story would receive 8+ /10 rating👌🏻🤷🏻‍♀️
(Liked the story, not the drama😂)

Wanted to watch Pak Papungkorn, more in future in more serious BL dramas as Main Lead 😍

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PACING GONE WRONG FOR A GOOD POTENTIAL STORY & TALENTED ENSEMBLE CAST !

Wanted to write a POSITIVE REVIEW instead left with BAD IMPRESSIONS😔 n I need to share my LENGTHYyyy RANTING (pls, bear with me) 😂

First of all, the HYPE (either the fan edits or the recommendations) created very high expectations but those really deceived me n left me DISAPPOINTED! 🙄
I blame the Director, Writers and the Editing team😠, not the Actors !

Expected a 9+/10 drama, seeing the summary with a good potential story n the STAR STUDDED CAST
But left with an impression of 7.5/10 😐
(Would be less than 7.5 but just for the actors, gave 7.5)
Don't want to rate my Hyungsik's work below 8 but helpless bcz of the Poor Pacing of the drama😐

Seeing the hype, made this as a top priority in my "To Watch" list n expected a drama which would be my next favourite but disappointed.
A drama should make the viewer interested in it, instead of this agitated n irritated n write a lengthy review this aggressively🤦🏻‍♀️

**** Will Mention WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE First:

1) HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED with the first 11 episodes.

It took 5 eps, 5 hours to establish the background to the story and to introduce the characters🙄
Too many unnecessary CONTENT FILLER scenes, just dragging n boring.

Literally, I was on a HIATUS twice to pass through those 11eps (n Once in later episodes), Oops!😂
But for the GOOD STORY, bcz of the LOVE for ENSEMBLE CAST n mainly for my tradition of not to drop a drama, continued it! 😂😐
To be honest, I found the special episode of Cast Interviews, more entertaining than the actual drama, Oops again! 😯

Initially, the story is entertaining n VERY FUNNY
but the PACING is Sloth Paced, dead slow. They could have made those 11 eps in 5-6 eps, instead of wasting 11 hours of viewers' time.

Poor Story Telling / Bad Execution of a good plot / Weak Direction / Poor Screenplay / Poor Editing.
Overall, Pacing and the story progression could be better in 12-16 eps in total, instead of wasting 20 hours!

First 11 eps: U find interesting moments or the very few funny moments or those plot elements important to the story development, just here and there. Most of these eps are just CONTENT FILLERS.

That truly dragged down the interest level of the drama.
I was expecting a very interesting story later on, too.
Uff, They not only wasted the potential of all star studded cast but also of a good interesting story.

The poor progression of the story n no proper characterization is the culprit for this disappointment!

2) From ep 12, it's interesting n Pacing got better n right 👍🏻
But again, pacing dropped towards the end🤦🏻‍♀️
Even the last eps contain Lot of unnecessary content fillers which do not add anything important to the story or just REPETITIONS / Flashbacks showing a character reminiscing some previous scenes. They are like UNNECESSARY REVISIONS to the viewers 😂

Flashbacks / reminiscing is required to show the thought process of a character or in a scene when a character is brooding over something important but here, it is too much.

Instead of these repetitions, they should have used that time to explain some other story lines.
For eg, I expected to see atleast one scene of FL's mom's death, how her bro is separated from them in childhood, how ML n her bro met n were raised in that village, how the queen's bro gave up his son or the past love story of the Queen n FL's dad etc
(Like how they have given a glimpse of the Queen killing a wonhwa, which is a crucial twist to the story)

3) OmG, the RELATIONSHIPS !?😱
Queen n FL's dad are past lovers but their kids liked each other again (Sik likes FL n Princess like Seo, though these are one sided)
Whether the characters n the writers feel this or no, but I'm super uncomfortable with such relationships😰

4) Also, Didn't like the "probable siblings" romance (Seo n FL).
Though they realised that they are not related, much later but after developing feelings for each other🤯
But throughout the drama (except in the last 2-3 eps), everyone treats them as siblings itself.
Very uncomfortable to watch those scenes n that entire romance track🤢

If it is just for one scene, I would have ignored but they keep reminding these relationships in every scene n that keeps bothering me throughout the drama🤢

I didn't like any romance, any couple in this (except Ban ryu's).
No two actors in these couples, have chemistry, everything looked forced😰

5) Also, Own Siblings of the Royal Family Marry Each Other !? 😯😳
OmG! 😱🤢
Own or half or step siblings, whatever they are, Siblings are Siblings!
Intimate Physical relationship between them is a big NO for me, couldn't tolerate 🤢

6) OST is GOOD BUT..
Came for V & Jin's song but didn't get to listen to it in the drama anywhere, except for a moment or so, as bgm in just 1-2 eps 🙄

7) WEAKLY WRITTEN CHARACTERS
Liked the Dynamics of Seo n Sik, rooted for their friendship n expected more scenes of them n their friendship, in depth but have only few in the entire 20 hours
Also it looked like only Sik (the King) treated Seo as a friend (One side friendship 😂🤦🏻‍♀️)

Also, Issues with Fiction based on True History are, here the King (Sik) with high principles and philosophy, thinking of the development of the Kingdom n his people only, is shown as COWARD n WEAK for most of the time.
But (as per my research in the Internet) that Real Life King is the Greatest in their History! 😯

They should have written this drama, as just a FICTION, without taking references or the name of true / real life Kings etc🤷🏻‍♀️

Bcz International Viewers who know nothing about their country's history n traditions, might learn bad or incorrect info from such fiction dramas n might get a bad impression on the true events n actual people🤷🏻‍♀️

As an International viewer, while watching another country's drama, I tend to observe their traditions, history, dressing style, social interactions etc and curious to know them more😄
Sometimes based on dramas, may come to certain conclusions n impressions that lead to love or ignore those😄, especially if it is historic drama based on a true King n his era (always may not find time to research about their history, right?)
But here, half of the time, am confused, which of these are fiction n which part is true or the entire work is fiction with just the names taken as reference from real life, if so how can a Great King been shown as coward n weak 😯🤦🏻‍♀️

8) V n Seo's scenes or their friendship looked sudden and forced, without prior proper interactions.
But later it is evident that this forced track is added out of blue just bcz the last scene of them is given an important role in the main story progression.

**** Some thoughts on STORY:

Actually, Hyungsik n SeoJoon, both should be the Main Leads with equal importance (not as 1st n 2nd ML, as shown here)
Bcz, both their characters are of equal importance in the story.
IT'S A TALE OF ONE FINDING THE KING n THE KING FINDING HIMSELF! 😂😐
(Fake King & Real King 😂)

Also, Instead of the Queen n the Princess, Villain is better in a sense😯 (am being Sarcastic!😂)
Bcz atleast, his character is direct n clear that he is Evil.
Whereas these ladies, I can't really make a sense out of their characters for 3/4th of the drama, whether they meant good or bad to the King, the Kingdom n the people, in a bigger picture.
I found them more Evil, Rude, Selfish n Manipulative than the Villain 😂🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

**** WHAT I LIKE:
(Enough of my ranting, now the GOOD PARTS 😂):

As a BTS admirer, planned to watch this for V☺️,
for that OST song by V & Jin😍
n also for cutie Hyungsik 😍
But Fell for smiley MinHo n JiHan by the end of the drama !! 🥰

ALL THE ACTORS DID THEIR BEST IN ACTING with whatever they are given👌🏻👏🏻

***
Liked Park Hyungsik's role.
Sik is the True King, his ideas are always about the Growth of Kingdom n the People 👌🏻
His Thoughts on Philosophy are Very Good.

Need to struggle throughout his life, not just for the throne but for life (death threats from assassins), can't have a normal life or a normal King's life even, grown up in hiding with no friends.
Oh my Poor baby Sik! 😔

He acted so well as a King in Hiding!👌🏻
U can see the mild Tears, Pain n Helplessness in his Eyes, always worrying about the development of his Kingdom n worrying about his people being killed, whoever sees his face 😔

BTW, Sik is handsome as usual🤭🤤

***
Liked the Dynamics of Park Seo Joon n Sik, their Rapport is good 👌🏻

FL role is good at times but the remaining times, looked more like a support role, without much importance 🤦🏻‍♀️😯
Even that lil importance is forced and given since, she is a FL? 😯😂🤦🏻‍♀️

Ignored Main couple's Love Triangle (Seo, FL n Sik).
That siblings/not siblings track killed the mood.
I don't root for FL with any of the main leads 😂

***
The Hwarang Boys Team, all the scenes of the entire team are LOVELY.

Especially, The 5 roomies and their bickering is funny😂
Their bonding is good.
Silly boys but cute! 🥰
LOVED ALL THEIR SCENES THE MOST !

Them and V - All these 6 boys need to do a full length comedy movie/series.
(Aww, I love that "thought" already 😍)

***
Sik n his assistant / personal guard are funny🤭 n sweet🤧

Hwarang's head instructor n Hyung sik conversations are philosophical and are Very Good 👌🏻

Head instructor is funny n smart 👌🏻
His friend from the cafe is funny

Queen's guard is handsome 🤭

***
Liked the roles of Minho (char Sooho) n JiHan (char Ban ryu) 👌🏻
Both of them are handsome 😍

Sooho n Ban ryu's bickering is very sweet 😂

Sooho being a playboy, mesmerized by the Queen's beauty n aiming/drooling for her, is funny 😂

Ban ryu is another helpless character, abused by power 😔
He has his own set of life struggles.
Poor Ban ryu! 🤧

Ban ryu n his gal are very cute! 💕
LOVED THEIR SCENES A LOT 💖

She n her bro, Sooho are funny😂
So Ban ryu n Soo ho - Rivals turned Future bros-iLaw😂
Sweet! 🥰

***
V is cute, he is such a baby! 😍
(Though a minor role here, hope to see him moreee in future dramas 😄)

His scenes with his bro, their bonding is sweet n emotional 🤧

While his scenes with FL are VERY FUNNY😂

**** OST:
OST is the BEST!
n Healed the Disappointment that the Poor Pacing of first 11 eps n overall slow paced episodes had created! 😂

All the tracks are Amazing!
I love V & Jin's.
Difficult to choose a track, all are lovely😄

Hyungsik's Singing Voice is just mesmerizing🤤 (drooling). Super talented singer 👏🏻
His OST song is Awesome.

****
Overall, it's a Great Plot.
The Director's team have Great Artists (entire cast) in their reach, could have executed this better but missed it.

Struggled to watch but forced myself to finish this just bcz of Hyungsik 😍 with a hope for a better story🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

Anyways, will try to remember only the scenes of happy Hwarang boys team or the 2nd couple's lovely scenes or the Superb OST but not the negatives, further! 😐

Just Watch, if U have Great Patience to watch sloth paced or Repetitive content or just watch like me for your fav actors n whining all the way!😂

(Oops, my lengthy review, blame the director for this😂
Thank U for reading this lengthy one😄)

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SO WHO IS MORE CRAZY, MORE DISTURBED, OUT OF THE THREE? haha

Good Psychological Crime Thriller👌🏻
Not bad n yet not so gripping too 🤷🏻‍♀️
Just mediocre.

When Netflix listed this in "coming soon", I waited to watch this.
Expected a very Gripping Mystery thriller, seeing the MYSTERIOUS VIBE of "COVER PHOTO" 😂
IT DECEIVED ME !! 😔🤭

****
Direction, Pacing n Cinematography are GOOD.

I accept every tradition n can tolerate religious rituals etc, shown in movies, especially in horror thrillers.
But One Minor Complaint here, in direction is, too much of in depth religious prayers are shown.
Maybe those are necessary for the scene or the story demanded but I personally lose interest when rituals or prayers are shown in excess tones.

****
Acting is OK, not so impressive👍🏻

In few scenes, Jun Yeol's (pastor Min Chan) expressions are more crazy n scarier than those of the killer 😂
Liked those scenes 😂👍🏻

**** STORY:
The Story is Good.
A very simple one - a killer, a kidnapped gal, a pastor trying to punish the killer n a police detective trying to save the gal.

Narrated in a very straight forward manner without much suspense 🤷🏻‍♀️
It is known who the killer is, from the beginning.
So cannot expect any suspense or mystery about the killer's identity, like in usual crime thrillers.
And so, Crime Thriller Lovers might find this as a not so gripping mystery but just a plain n mediocre thriller without much mystery n suspense😐

The only suspense here is, whether the kidnapped girl is alive or no n that is maintained till the end.

This could be made into an even more interesting thriller with more gripping mystery n suspense elements 🤷🏻‍♀️
(Or maybe, for this plain story, shouldn't we expect much !? 🤔😯)

**** CHARACTERS:
SO WHO IS MORE CRAZY, MORE DISTURBED, OUT OF THE THREE? 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

The Psychopathic Serial Killer with childhood trauma, triggered n created deadly events
or
(Pastor) Religious Faith turned into Obsession that blinded the logics of reality n blurred the truth (he assumed the gal is not alive, without confirming 😐)
or
The Person working for law (lady police detective) seeing illusions of dead sister out of guilt, tempted to take the law into her hands, suppressing that urge to avenge her loved one's death n yet struggling to do the right thing!

This mix of three characters each with some psychological issues, the intertwining of their stories, is WELL WRITTEN 👌🏻

But could be better, if more suspense or mystery elements are added.

****
Overall, GOOD One Time Watch.
My Rating is 8 / 10

**** Fun Fact:
Like Min Chan, I can see a "FACE" in the COVER PHOTO, between the trees ! 😯
Optical illusion!? 🤔😯

Before watching the Movie:
I just saw "a way" between the trees.
But after watching the movie:
I see a face! 😲
Am I dreaming 🤭

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WHO KILLED THE GHOST? -Haha! REMEMBER ME, HEAR MY VOICE -Sad; GHOST HAUNTING ANOTHER GHOST -Scary

Finally a Good Horror in this Franchise! Uff!! 🤭😏

Watched first 4 movies in this franchise, This is the BEST till now👌🏻
No moment of boredom throughout the movie👌🏻, unlike the first 3 movies in which Only the last 30 mins are interesting 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

I vaguely remember watching few of these movies in my younger years n all these years, had an impression on 1st movie n this movie, as Good Scary Horrors n were my favs back then ☺️

**** STORY:
A Story of Teen Girls in All Girls High School.
(All the movies in this franchise are about high school girls in school setting 👍🏻)
Even here, like in the other movies in this franchise, the Ghost never leaves the school.

There are two couples here:
Main Leads (Sun Min n Young Eon) n in the end, it is IMPLIED that they are in love!
Female music teacher n her student girlfriend.

This Story in a Nutshell:
"U REMEMBER ME / PLEASE DON'T FORGET ME;
HEAR MY VOICE
n SO MY GHOST EXISTS !" 🤨

A Mix of Serious Horror + Mystery Thriller.
Ghost with her close friend, solving her own death mystery! 😂
n this entire MYSTERY solving part is INTERESTING to watch 👌🏻

****
For the first 1 hour of the movie, it's about "WHO KILLED YOUNG EON / who made her, turn into a ghost?" 😂

That suspense is well maintained till the end 👌🏻
Well written story👌🏻

The last 30mins show the actual events that happened n also show a different evil angle of the ghost, which is shown as humble n sweet in the first 1 hour of the movie👌🏻

****
What I liked the most in this movie is:
As an admirer of horror n mystery genres, mainly mystery thrillers,
I really liked the idea of including a death mystery in a horror.

Liked the idea of showing the ghost's story from the perspective of the ghost as a horror experience for itself, trying to solve its own death mystery and the mystery suspense continued till the end.
Later on, shown as the ghost learning the true events that had happened, New unexpected facts came to the surface and revealed that the ghost is not ready to accept those.

And this Narration of the Ghost's story makes this movie to stand out in this Franchise! 👌🏻

All this is well written, well executed and the screenplay n editing for a mystery included in a horror genre, are Good.

****
At times, u find it funny :
What! Our Ghost gal is getting scared of n haunted by another ghost !? 🤔🤭
(Maybe she forgot that she is a ghost that is capable to scare anyone! 😂)

All these scenes - Haunting the ghost Young Eon by another ghost, are scary enough n give a good horror experience for horror lovers

****
Cinematography is Good.

Direction is Different.
Usually, the Ghost creates Chaos but here ghost is heard only by close ones n the chaos is created in the Ghost world (Ghost haunts another Ghost)
Chaos in school happens only when a dead body is found.
Funny and strange that all bodies are found only by Seon min 😂

Climax scene is different and funny - possessing your lover, seeing her in the mirror and then confessing (saying I love you) is different, a new type of confessiin 😂👌🏻

End credits scene - gal Cho Ah's ghost is stuck with no voice, since she is not remembered by anyone.

OST is Good 👌🏻

****
My Rating is 8 / 10

I really liked everything about this movie, the best in this franchise.

****
Check out my Reviews for other movies in this Franchise ☺️

Till now, in this franchise, Liked movies in the order:
4 > 1 > 3 > 2

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The "Fiery Priest" is on Fire while in Action! (BGM music starts, haha) Mindless Fun Ride!!

(NOTE: Check out my Reviews for both the seasons, for similarities n differences between S1 n S2)

Alert: Watch this only,
if U are a fan of Kim Nam Gil,
a fan of mindless silly comedy / Slapstick comedy dramas
Or
In a mood for a Light Drama without any expectation of an interesting or a gripping suspense, just to sit back, relax n watch one to pass the time! 🤷🏻‍♀️
Else
Some may find this, Boring.

I watched this Only for Namgil n even writing a review Only bcz of him😂

Just BE AWARE that this has Zero gripping /thought provoking plot, Zero to Little mystery but just a mediocre comedy, little exaggerated reactions and overacting for comedic purposes.

It's just the usual formula of 1 Hero, 1 Villain n a Fight between them. Hero saving good people with a touch of murder of his close ones n so on a Revenge & Justice seeking journey with the help of a team of comedy characters.

Can be watched for your favourite actors n to pass the time mindlessly without any toxic storylines. Just a Light Drama.

A mix of action + comedy + crime

Nam Gil Admirers will Love to watch him in Action! ☺️
Though the drama is mediocre, ABSOLUTELY LOVED Nam Gil's Sarcastic n Bold Character 👌🏻

The only little mystery here is about Who the exact killer is, of senior father from the bad guys team.
This suspense is maintained till the end👌🏻

***** ACTORS / CHARACTERS:
Love Nam Gil's character a lot - The Fiery, the Bold, the Sarcastic 😂 but Kind Hearted😊
But very short tempered and that generates the comedy😂
Nam Gil is so handsome with his sarcastic Smirks, haha
Nam Gil's role, truly a "Fiery" Priest!

His character is the ONLY Pillar to this story, the ONLY Attraction in this drama!! ✨

I love his evil sarcastic smirks given to bad guys.
If he gives one, it means that he is about kick someone and the music (that BGM) starts!😂👌🏻

Whenever there is any injustice around him, the Savage Angry Beast inside this NIS agent turned Priest, awakens n the comedy follows while he is punishing the bad or fighting for the justice.

His Fight sequences are VERY GOOD

Would love to watch the same character of Nam gil with the same personality n not being a Priest, with romance or bromance, in a Crime Action Comedy or a Crime Thriller ✨✨
(The thought itself is so interesting! 🤤)

**
Kim Sung Kyun's role is the funniest, his comedic facial expressions are pure fun to watch!
His Bickering with the Priest is the funniest 😂👌🏻

**
Lee Ha Nee's character is Good for a comedy genre but a bit exaggerated reactions and expressions, little hyper active 😂

Maybe, such a hyper active bold female character is demanded by the story in the team not only for some action but also for comedy 🤷🏻‍♀️

Since ML is a priest, shouldn't expect Romance 🤭
But ML n FL's bromance (😂) / friendship is good.
Their bickering initially is funny but as the story progresses, formed a close friendly bond to kick the bad guys as a team!
It's like Two devils in action! 😂
(No offense meant for devil / priest terms, meant Good kind hearted devils 😃👍🏻)

(Here in S1,
there are few moments of mild romance between ML n FL but then, they themselves take back their hidden flirty dialogues , since he is a priest😂
This generates the mindless comedy 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

Also For comedy purposes, in 1-2 episodes:
U can find little Bromance of our priest with the small priest (Jeon Sung woo's role)👌🏻

Also U can see the police gal (Geum Sae Rok's role) fangirling over the priest 🤷🏻‍♀️
)

**
Go Jun is so handsome n did the bad guy role well.

**
The other characters, the helping team of the priest are good n funny.
The actors did their roles well

Sae Rok's role is a bold police officer n her fight scenes are good👌🏻

**
To be honest, LOVED Nam Gil's , Sung Kyun's (the funny piece with priest all the time😂) n Go Jun's roles, the Most.
ONLY THESE CHARACTERS ARE MORE INTERESTING out of all other characters.

*****
OST - that music suits well to the mood of the drama.

The instrumental bgm musics used for the Fiery Priest in Action or for FL, are cool 👌🏻

*****
At the first look, one might feel that
S1 is better than S2 since it's the same story formula but
S1 n S2 have their own charms, even though it's the same story formula.

Just for Nam Gil's role,
a true Fiery & Justice seeking one n
to watch more of Nam gil as a punisher,
Need a S2 👌🏻
(n not for the usual routine story🤷🏻‍♀️)

***** RATING:
8.5 / 10 for the joy ride

(7 for the story and the mediocre comedy.

8.5 only bcz of Nam Gil's Lovely Fiery character n impressive acting 😃
Enjoyed this show only bcz of his role n acting 👌🏻)

**** My Admiration for Nam Gil 😁:
I fell in love with his acting from Crime Thriller "Through the Darkness" 💖
n then watched Action Comedy "The Fiery Priest "

The variations in his roles in these two dramas are Amazing, SURPRISED ME alot.

There, as a Cold Introvert person, who never talks (dark vibes surrounding him n so brooding)
Here, as a fiery n yet funny n lively person, who never stops talking n smiling, punishing the bad guys and giving evil smirks to them, haha

There, I always wanted him to smile or speak out 😅
Here, am surprised to see him talking non-stop 😂

He just slayed both the roles though they are extremes in nature n in personality.

Anyways,
Introvert analysing criminals (Through the Darkness) to
A Fiery smiley (comedic in The Fiery Priest) to
An Emotional One side lover / stalker (in another drama),
U can clearly see the differences in each of his roles n in his acting.

He is a PROLIFIC actor! 🤍

And so the Saga of me, watching every drama of his, Started
If he is in a project, I'm in! 😂

Oh my Nam Gil Oppa! 💕
What have U done to my poor heart !! 🤭

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Horror Comedy with a touch of unexpected "FOREVER"!!

***SPOILER***

I love horror genre.

Comedy in a Haunted House is routine (here, it's funny enough, not Hilarious)
But Falling in Love with a Ghost, is something Different! 😂😐🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️
(n Me, still continuing watching even after reaching that "Different" point in the story, knowing that it will End Bad, is ... just No words for me! 😂)

Since it's Fiction, There was a hope for a Happy ending, as anything n everything is possible in Fiction🤷🏻‍♀️
but hmm, the ENDING here is REALISTIC! 👌🏻

I watched this with an expectation of Only Horror + Comedy.
I expected a Sad ending for the couple since Human - Ghost love stories are impossible!
Forbidden love!

But OmG, I didn't expect the Actual Ending n truly SURPRISED - his "true efforts" to see her face daily for the rest of his life .
Such a beautiful moment in the forbidden love story, that Effort of his truly mean "FOREVER"!! 🤧
(U need to watch the movie to know what those True efforts are, am not going to spill that thrill, that I felt😄)

I liked the love story part more than the horror or comedy👌🏻

One time watch.
Pleasant, easy-going, light horror (more emotional at the end).

Came here for Actor Gee, after watching his "Terror Tuesday: Extreme".

FL is such a pretty baby doll.
Try how much ever but can't imagine her to be Scary! 😂😍

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Just a BROMANCE , not ROMANCE ! Very funny

Vertically filmed miniseries.

It's just a BROMANCE , not ROMANCE !😂🤷🏻‍♀️

Very funny😂
The HEAVY BROMANCE is Misunderstood as more than bromance or something else at times by people around the main leads, where the comedy begins.

All the conversations, dialogues, actions of them are misleading that lead to the misunderstandings
And even the dialogues of others about them are misleading 😂
Impressions and imaginations of others about them are pure comedy

Gives the same vibe as
"The boy next door" KD bromance miniseries

Direction is good and acting is good
(Though looks like a low budget)
Both the actors are handsome

Childhood haters, Business rivals turned close buddies trope 😍

One main lead is the soft, sweet n kind type,
while the other is the mischievous goofy one😂
Loved them both.

Truly they have formed a close bond as friends at the end 💞😄

(Found a movie compilation, though the quality n eng sub are bad, can be enjoyed watching this.
If the quality n sub are good, rating could get better)

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A 9.5/10 horror. Loved the ensemble cast in this genre

I love Horror genre.

This is a SERIOUS HORROR.
May not contain Jump Scares but is truly SCARY PSYCHOLOGICALLY.

The Vibe is DARK n gives CHILLS.
Will truly feel "The Ghost in the air, everywhere" sort of scary vibe, haha😂😱🙄

It is not some easy-going Ghost story or the usual light horror trope, where there's a ghost possessing someone related to the protagonist n the protagonist with some help, wards it off easily.

***** CHARACTERS:
Here, Though the Protagonists are not the family members of the Possessed, they really struggle hard to save the person, risking their own lives👌🏻

The STRUGGLE involved, the DESPARATION to SAVE is TIRING.
At some point, the characters may be left with no clue or no way to Save or Survive, all remain Helpless! 🙄

LOVED the TEAM WORK n Hard Work of all the characters! 👌🏻

Constantly, Keeps one on the Edge of one's Seat while watching them struggling hard n running around desparately to ward off the evil spirits
And creates a NAIL BITING Tension n Suspense, doubting how they will Save n Survive! 😲

Haha, that Evil Spirit is a dirty one, not only insults with mind-twisting words to manipulate the minds, also tries to weaken the person whoever interacts with it🤦🏻‍♀️

*****
Well Directed and well Acted by everyone.

CINEMATOGRAPHY is AMAZING.

This reminds me of the famous serious horrors that are psychological scary horrors, where Protagonists Struggle a lot to Save the Possessed, like
"The Exorcist" or few James Wan's horror movies ("Conjuring", "Insidious")
or Korean horrors "The Priests", "The Wailing"
or Thai horror anthology series "Angkhan Khlumpong" (all stories in this are serious n scary) etc.

***** ACTING:
Loved to watch the ENSEMBLE CAST in this genre.
(All my fav actors n actress 😃)

Choi Min Shik never disappoints in delivering a good quality acting performance, whether it's a dark role or a psychopathic or a Serious Saviour like here👌🏻

BTW, He in psychopathic roles, Scares Me!! 🙄😂
But Loved him here.
U can feel a bit of relief, when U see him around, especially in scary or serious helpless situations here.

Kim Go Eun is as usual pretty n acted her role well.
It is so refreshing to see her in a Shaman role, performing the ritual n reciting all those ritual prose / songs / chants / prayers.

Lee Do Hyun is so handsome with that hair bun n tattoos, giving a Bad Boy Vibe! 😏😍

Kim Jae Chul is handsome🤭

CHASING AWAY an EVIL SPIRIT is TIRING for the Famous Actors too (Joking!! the Hype) 😂

*****
Rating - 9.5 / 10
(0.5 extra for Cinematography 😃)

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