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It's kinda funny how the length of SHS's bangs constantly change throughout one episode lol. You can really tell they don't film the scenes in order. Also I felt that the show enhanced the good parts of the webtoon but also made the not-so-great parts worse. The sisters' scenes were touching but not utilised or executed emotionally enough in the webtoon, but their bond is amazingly portrayed here. I like the characterization of the FL, vulnerability that is well acted and and her pasts lives are well thought out too.

But making one mystery character that I wasn't really interested in become two, especially one with a blank face all the time (no offence to the actor) makes them seem completely unnecessary. Also, an evil stepmother? Nahhh. Luckily she barely appears. Despite all this if this wraps up well it'll probably be amongst my favourites this year. Cheers!

1. Yes, they explain it towards the end of the story.

2. If you mean the first out of her 19 lives, yes. Whether that is her actual first life of her existence on earth is not really specified though.

3. It's mentioned that after so many lives, she decided to isolate herself from others at some point to prevent the pain that will eventually come. But she somehow got emotionally invested in her relationship with Seoha, likely because she was so deprived of human connection (and had the hormones of a pre-teen). And at that point in time, he was a spoiled, lonely child who couldn't make friends due to his personality, so they were kind of on the same boat (this was emphasized more in the webtoon). When all that got cut short, she ended up in a shit family and had a miserable fate in her 19th life. So why not take matters into her own hands and escape from that environment to reconnect with him when she had the rare chance of instant reincarnation.
All that or the more realistic answer, it's just for setting up the story lol.

Same here. In the webtoon, the dad does not exactly come across as an antagonist at first. They probably wanted the dad and the stepmom to be more dramatic antagonists but for now the dad feels like a stereotypical villain.

There were a few changes that didn't seem too major but might cause a big change in the story. In the webtoon the ML's dad acted condescending towards him and mocked him for his disability at every chance, but never showed violence. The drama version had the dad throw a bunch of papers/stuff at him. Also, he seemingly remarried a woman after the ML's mom's death who would be the CEO of the hotel. Basically he's a violent and borderline abusive douche now instead of the intimidating, passive aggressive dad in the webtoon.

I'm so happy that they managed to bring the webtoon's magic to life! I loved how they added more details to the flashbacks of the FL's previous lives, it added a lot more layers to her character. Also I have no doubt that the swimming pool scenes were inserted for the sole purpose of flexing Ahn Bohyun's chest muscles.

Say it louder! I have to search high and low for kdramas on Netflix dubbed in my grandmother's language (she is illiterate as she never received an education). And there are only a handful of them. It's frustrating that she loves watching dramas but there is barely any media content accessible to her.

It's been a while so I barely remember but something along the lines of her wanting to save someone who was on the verge of death, the price to pay was a curse on all her next lives to regain the memories when she is around 10 years old. It wasn't a big part of the story iirc

The underlying messages in the webtoon were what made it as good as it was. I hope the show expresses that. I'm also trusting Shin Hye Sun to bring out the layers of her character.

Yeah but considering how (in)active she is, I would assume she chooses her projects very carefully but they were both disappointing. Though I can't blame her for Jirisan cos it seemed very promising at first. I quite liked Ashin but she didn't even appear for 30 minutes.

As much as I like her as an actress, I'm not a big fan of her drama choices from 2016 onward. Still, it's commendable that she doesn't take the easy way out and takes on some physically demanding roles. Anyways I hope to see her act as a professional career woman once. She has the perfect look/image for it but she surprisingly hasn't done it before.

This drama wasn't bad, but its best episodes were the first few. It convinced me it was building up to be something amazing, but this impression fizzled out gradually. I didn't see much character development for the sisters. The oldest was like a clueless teenager throughout, I don't think she achieved much on her own. I find the youngest sister to be distasteful and extremely driven by money, her monologue at the end even felt like a forced attempt to explain her character's behaviour. Though I liked the second sister, she was both strong and flawed.

At its core, it's just a story about a girl who was used by her friend in her revenge plot, but managed to benefit from it with the help of a know-it-all guy who happens to like her. When I accepted the fact it's just a makjang-thriller, I could enjoy it better. Overall it was good for entertainment, but didn't have much substance to it. 8/10

Actually the marketing wasn't doing the show much favours, because from the trailers the production quality alr felt off lol. It probably kept its viewership because of the setting, some viewers were unimpressed but said they watched for the scenery. Yet it felt as if filming at the location itself was too challenging for the production team (jerky camera shots throughout the whole show). I heard they already profited before the show aired, but the backlash was quite severe. Jun Jihyun was excessively criticized imo.

I didn't watch this till now because I saw some reviews saying it's horrible. Surprisingly I quite enjoyed it. Objectively it's a bit messy, illogical and doesn't really have a focus, but somehow that makes it unique compared to a typical kdrama formula. Some parts were boring but some were well done and emotional. Also the cast are all good and likeable actors. Ending was an absurd mess but I'm not really surprised lol.

What really surprises me is that they used a huge budget and marketed this show as a blockbuster. To be frank, just from the synopsis alone you can tell it can only target a limited audience. Did the production company actually think it was a guaranteed success with the famous cast and writer?

Idk if it's intentional, but I noticed how the grown up version of Nami seemed so much less genuine, goofy and endearing than her younger self, and instead seemed more self conscious and empty. Most of the other girls still had traits of their younger selves despite having more troubles than her. I thought it was a pretty good depiction of modern life where being financially comfortable may not give you inner fulfillment.

This director is very capable of creating distinct and memorable characters and hasn't made a bad movie. He seems to be a fan of old Hong Kong films, this movie looks like it adopts the style of Stephen Chow's movies. I was shocked to find out that it is on the way to becoming a massive box office failure... I can't help but think that the rise of Netflix in Korea/Asia is changing the market for blockbuster and more experimental movies.

I think this is the result of the emergence of OTT platforms... since there's so much content available on Netflix, Koreans now have stricter standards on what to pay to watch at the cinema. Reviews and word of mouth plays a bigger part than the names on the poster. The initial mixed reception kept audiences away. Furthermore, CJ E&M had raised ticket prices.

The blind fanaticism on social media and even here is shocking. People are just blindly defending revisionist media, that is telling a false narrative of one of the most sensitive parts of Korean history. It's basically right wing propaganda-- and it's serious, because there are real-life social and political consequences. Shouldn't we as outsiders have basic respect for the history/culture of a country we are consuming content from? I wonder what happened to human decency.