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When the Camellia Blooms korean drama review
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When the Camellia Blooms
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by David33
3 days ago
40 of 40 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

The Camellia that could've been an easy 10!

It deserves the 8/10, BUT the crime story was dragged and wasn't really well-written, it was all over the place. I also really disliked every scene with Gyu Tae and the ex with his wife, it's sad because I love both Oh Jung Se and Yeom Hye Ran. The best character development of the show is 100% Hyang Mi. Son Dam Bi was so good in this role. At first she made me dislike her character, then it was a complete 180.

The 2 main leads were cute and fun together, I didn't feel it was cringe for a minute, even tho sometimes it was a childish romance, and the rest of the cast is likable as well, but this drama could've been a 10/10 without this serial killer or at least a better-written crime story. The whole family drama and love story could've carried the show alone, to be honest.

Im Sang Choon really shines as a writer when she writes character dramas, not crime stories.

The OST and directing were also great!

This is a must-watch if you can ignore the dragged-out crime story, because it's a heartwarming love story about family and romantic love as well.
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