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Normalises Paedophilia
Don't watch this. There is a romance between a teacher and female student treated as if its normal and no big deal. It's creepy inappropriate and frankly disgusting given the other details revealed.I honestly don't know how this writer went so low. Though it seems to be a bit of a prevalence in dramas at that time and even still to have inappropriate incest fake incest age gap weird plots.
The acting of what I watched was good but holy crap it was just such a crap horrible cringey creepy drama. I canniy understand an 8.4
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The cute cartoons in her head cant make me like Yumi
I will keep this relatively short and not focus on the cells because their humour and cuteness just distract from what is a really depressing drama. Yumi is annoying insecure wants the perfect man (they dont exist not even for your cute cells) and as soon as she gets to a point of difficulty in relationship breaks up for selfish and unrealistic reasons. She is annoying. The fact she goes to serial relationship intruder guy in S2 just makes her more unlikeable. The fact she still spends emotion and time on guy1 when in flown blown relationship with guy2 in S2 makes her ...yes even more unlikeable. The fact she breaks up with guy2 mainly because of another woman's interest in him while she has been trotting off to see guy1 througout their relationship makes her again yes...even more unlikeable.
The fact she has to then go to young good looking third guy with no thought for the 2 broken hearts in her wake yes you guessed it makes her even more unlikeable.
People say its not about the romance its all about her and her growth. Well it is totally about the romances through which we clearly see yes it clearly is all about her at least in her mind. As for growth ? All i saw was history repeating itself
Finally why do so many people give this kind of unhappy bad behaviour a pass by assuming it is realistic. None of it is realistic thats why we like dramas, so dramas like this where selfish behaviour is dressed up as realistic slice of life are just a waste IMO. This show turns out to be a pointless story of a woman getting into and ending relationships with nice guys who really like her. Unless you like cartoons and the psychology of a flighty selfish insincere woman who thinks shes always right then there is no real point to it. Sorry it just crystallised that way in my head the more it went on the more the cute funny cartoons couldnt distract from her flawed behaviour. One season would have been more than enough to get the message.
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Folklore Fantasy meets Modern Romance Whats not to Like
So firstly the ratings and reviews here are just a but too negative. Maybe people expected more maybe people who loved lovely runner cant get behind this one who knows but 7.6 (As of March 2026) NO WAY Thats too low.One of the things I've always loved about Kdramas are the completely imaginative, unapologetically unrealistic yet wonderful plots. I love the use of magical, supernatural, time travelling, immortal, reincarnated, mystical characters and worlds. I love that characters and scenarios are introduced as who and what they are without over explaining. This watch / guitar shop / walk man is a time machine yeah okay 👍 lets enjoy the ride. This person is death, an angel, a demon, a nine tailed fox, is on their nineteenth life, is reborn with their past memories intact, great again 👍lets go.
No tail tell is a great example we have the celebrated nine tailed fox, swapping fates, deities, immortal beings with magical powers, shamans, the past, the present all just there to make a great story. We also have an enemies to friends to lovers rom com with angst jeporady life death sacrafice and pain love and loss. We also have a central theme which is about what makes life what living, how can we be happy knowing that in the end we will all have to part with everything and everyone.
No tail to tell has the quintessential power and appeal of these kinds of fantasy kdramas that separates them from western tv and draws us in. That being their ability to explore or at least touch on the most profound aspects of humanity to make us feel the weight of those unknowables yet also make us laugh and enjoy a cute romantic tale.
No tail to tell is not perfect but it has heart. It suffers from some of the annoyingly regular flaws we get too often in kdramas. Character arcs left hanging and unresolved (here its the 2FLs crush, the 2FLs relation to the original friend that the FL knew in the past and most blatantly the MLs grandma 👵 *this was the most disappointing.)
We have the mmmm questions like why did they go that way ending? Why did they waste time with filler when they could given more time to flesh out individual characters? . But overall these flaws are not definitive.
Kim Hye Yoon was excellent!! In the initial episodez of her being sassy her expressions were repetitive but as it wore on she showed remarkable range and confidence. Her emotional scenes were very convincing and her performance was generally spot on. Lomon was less burdened with emotional scenes but he too was very capable if less so than KHY.
The chemistry WAS there, like their relationship their chemistry grew into a very natural feeling and ok he's not Sunjae but come on Si Yeol as a guy was pretty great. They made a cute gorgeous couple and I thought they were great. Kim Hye Yoon is so striking throughout the drama her natural beauty is just so stunning.
I saw someone saying there was no or low stakes. That is just wrong!, the stakes were high throughout and the endgame was not obvious or totally predictable. Not my favourite ever ending but absolutely within the realm of "okay a decent way to finish. "
The music is good, the production values are good. Its a really good drama. It should definitely be rated between 8.2 and 8.5. Do not be disheartened there is so much to like here.
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Do Bae Man is A Horrible Dude you Cannot and Should not Root For in this poorly written Affair.
The ML is a scumbag full stop. Im all for redemption Arcs but when your starting point is bowing down before a voilent series rapist and promising you'll get him off while the victim is barely coping with the terror of repercussion then well its hard to redeem. (The rape was horrendous btw)The fact then there is basically no redemption arc makes my mind boggle. Literally immediately the apparently righteous FL (who is the one supporting the rape victim along with the MLs aunt who is a detective investigating his case) is smiling and having Chemistry with the ML. He has now gone pro rape victim not because he cares one bit but because FL reveals to him the rapists family killed his parents. This revelation makes him sad and angry (again not because he cares about the poor terrified woman who has just been raped and is living in fear of reprisal because she had the guts to go to the police and is terrified a scumbag like the ML will get her violent scumbag rapist off) no its because it affects him it makes him angry he happily got on his knees for this dirtbag but now Seemingly he is righteous and all is well Eh no its not, not by a long shot. I cannot understand anyone who could root for a scumbag ML like this and then having him have "chemistry" with the badass FL Just totally demeans her. Seriously i will never watch one of this writers dramas again on principle. What a waste of Jo Bo Ahs character. If she was written as using the ML but also planning on teachimg him a lesson maybe but that does not happen. God its one parhetic show.AVOID IT ALL COSTS Unless you like pure stupidity and crassness.
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Do Not Worry This Is A well executed compelling Story from Start to Finish
So I realise this is a remake of a Taiwanese drama i know nothing about nor do I want to. Just want to be clear about that.One of the things Ive grown to love about Kdramas is how they hand you a Supernatural, Time Travel, or Fantasy premise and just roll with it, they dont feel the need to exllain the detailed roots of the scenarios they set their stories in. They just present it and away we go. So in that sense often the suprernatiral, sci fi, timetravel, mind reading or other out there premise facilitates the story rather than becomes the story. So in A Time Called You we dont know how or why a "walkman" is suddenly a time travelling soul trans migration device it just is and it just means a fantastic tale can be and is told.
I loved this drama for the wonderfully clever way of telling a love story (actually several), a crime mystery and a youthful struggle of acceptance and coming to terms with life.
I groan when i read about it not making sense for x or y reasons. As i said the walkman is a time machine logic is not the point. Having said that there is a tightness to the chronology and attention to detail in the story that makes it less plothole ridden than most shows that dabble in time travel and their resultant loops and multiverses.
The FL acting is wonderful, the rest of the cast are on point, the twists and turns are clever well paced and often delightfully unexpected.
Do not get hung up on the laws of physics, the writer doesnt, do not get hung up on the original vs remake, just watch and enjoy having a superior viewing experience.
Highly Reccomend.
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Super Ick Age Gap Romance
Having seeing the FL and her unique beauty and charm in a historical drama i thought oh ill watch this and went in blind. I wish i hadnt The age gap here is way too obvious and ick. 18 yrs FFS. What is that about. I wonder if there is a 31yr old man out there sleeping around enjoying his life and can do that for another 8 years and then my now 13yr old will be 21 ooh and if shes lucky she can get with him without experiencing anything much herself but thats okay shes just a girl. That is the conceit and imbalance in these horrible male fantasy romances. Women lapping them up is just hilarious.The message for boys is hey guys spend your 20s and 30s having a great time have loads of experiences travel work play sleep around let off steam and then you can just marry a 20 yr old girl after all that WHOOP.
The message forGirls just marry an old guy with a job (a good one if your lucky) and give him babies and count yourself lucky. Stupidage gapdramas like this perpetuate the misfuided notion tbatage gap marraiges and romances are normal and desirable. They may be for men (i mean lets face it, its a great deal for the guys) but for women its just imbalance and selling short.
Chemistry!!! Romance !!!!!!!!!
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