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Like Flowers in Sand korean drama review
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Like Flowers in Sand
7 people found this review helpful
by Misunderst0_od
Jan 31, 2024
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 5.5
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

More of a Murder Mystery than It is Sports

The drama starts off in the world of Ssireum (traditional Korean wrestling), which led me to believe this would be more of a sports drama that would introduce me to the sport. Instead, it ended up being more of a criminal investigation drama that takes place in a small town. The investigation part of the story was incredibly boring and forgettable. I've never been so uninterested in knowing who the killer was. The wrestling part of the story was also a disappointment, but it got better in the 2nd half for the limited scenes it had. The most impressive thing about this drama was Jang Dong Yoon's weight gain transformation for his role. My favorite character was the dog. It was an odd mix of murder mystery + sports + small town drama + friendship/youth. Whatever this combination was, it did not work for me.
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