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Trying too hard
this just tried too hard to be sad, the stories felt too convenient and after watching the same sob stories it kinda makes it less moving.the whole dynamic of the cold guy, the dysfunctional family to the "guardian" that needs to change thing happens way too often, even the whole life full of misfortune that makes the ML jaded thing
but I have to say, lee je hoon's acting was amazing, he played the sad soul to the hopeful soft soul really well. a little too well cuz everyone else seemed basic.
Lee Jae Wook and the whole meeting with LJH had more depth than the story though the ending again was just another move for the tears so it felt meh, but his acting was great too
and Ji Jin Hee as well, he did the perfect father role really well
the story about Jung Woo finding the baby, and the slow building love from Sang Gu were the best parts. I also liked Choi Soo Young, I wish she had a bigger role
the ost was basic and I never rewatch stuff.
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This was the most devastating, realistic, hopeful, peaceful yet so full of tension, dread and fear.It felt as real as the event itself. Sure actingwise only a couple of the kids had talent, like teil and mark felt like they were the kids they played. But the awkwardness of the others actually carried the realism of normal kids stuck at a cave. It almost felt awkward seeing the real pictures at the end cuz to me they were them
The world is a horrible cruel place but to think of how one disaster untied so many different countries, cultures, social standings, a governor, a weather analysts, a ranger, a diver and so many different people became one. each and every one of them is a hero and may the one that passed away saving those kids rest peace as well.
Trash like squid games don't deserve hype, this drama does. I do remember hearing about the incident, I actually hate the news so I stopped my mom whenever she talked about it until she told me they were all saved, so I never knew how long and how difficult the whole ordeal was
Like beside it being a real fresh global news, the filming was able to look beautiful, charming and devastating at the same time. I do think the time the kids stayed in the cave before food came was glossed over too fasd, even the final rescues, 5 hours for the 1st kid, 12hours for 8. Though understandably this wasn't a documentary
I sincerely hope everyone got paid well while the rescues got medals and idk superhero capes with golden planks that has their name on it
You can't rate the story low cuz it's literally based on a new worldwide disaster, tho directing, it wasn't bad also. It balanced well between each event the only shortcomings was the newbie acting
Also, this might fall under "music" but I watched this dub, I'm not used to thai and this was a heavy drama, but I do think the English voice actors did a better job at delivering the emotions. Their tones moved well with every tension, hope, sadness and anger.
The korean dubs sounded like news and the thai was flat
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nobody knows
in the drama Nobody Knows they say this line, no one really knows what happened during a crime, everything is just a recap from different povs, so no one can really know, especially the people looking for the answers..1st off, the acting was OFF THE CHARTS, and the whole idea of showing the pov of the "falsely accused" without revenge or random BIG corruption was refreshing
this had corruption, this had people who didn't care for the answer they just wanted someone to blame, they wanted to wrap it up, but it had more substance than the usual
in 2021 especially I felt like dramas have failed to capture my emotions, I used to cry over anything but lately it's just meh. that's why this was different, the emotions embodied by KSH was amazing, I could feel the tension, the struggle, the heartache and even the final emotinal burn down.
I'm not a true crime fan or whatever but I've always heard this, when they interview neighbors and witnesses of a serial killer they always say "he was quiet", "he was a good student", "he was clean cut and handsome and soft spoken", "I could never imagine he had 100 bodies in his basement"
and that's why the cop is so focused on KHS. he looks nonthreatening, he looks pitiful and vulnerable and that's triggering for him.
the prosecutor just wants to win a big case and that lawyer lady just wants to be known as the person who had that case
basically everyone was projecting their own greeds on KHS and that's why his situation is heartbreaking
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but if I may be the critic I am, I didn't like eps 5 and 6 because they added nothing to the drama, it was just repetition. I also didn't like who the killer was... they questioned EVERYONE, beside the drug dealer... the guy that was beneficial in the 1st trails verdict reduction? they never mentioned it again.. she gave him the drugs.. tbh I don't know law but if he had killed under the influence of drugs she gave him then as they 1st said, he didn't "do it on purpose"
it's like 14 days.. after the whole "whodunit" they go and say the killer was severely drugged
anyway... the way they caught the killer after the trails, the way the last ep played out, the scene of him on the roof (even though I get the heartache of him becoming so detached) was too long, and then they bring another similar case.. atleast he has more experience this time
but overall, I wanted to see what will happen to KHS.. would he recover, go to law school and defend the falsely blamed, or would he get eaten by the darkness and drugs..
also my poor Ji Taeand bone breaker ;(
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kyungsoo really came back and wrecked everyone's bias list xD it was so so short, though the last ep being 20min is basically like having 7eps
the last ep was the best xD
it's so funny, they're only missing a few members but their empty spots are so huge! I miss jongdae's WAE and laughter, suho getting caught in their mischiefs, and well even Lay all confused. this makes me so nostalgic
the games were too short, they recorded all of this in one setting so it makes sense, they really just wanted to gift EXOLs one last variety before baek and chan enlisted, time flies by. kyungsoo and xiumin are already back but baek and channy left so fast. and then time doesn't move like where are jongdae and suho already ;(
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Se Kyung was my favorite, and that might have had something to do with her "youthfulness", she was trusting but don't dumb, and the rest of the characters lived longer so they had more time to get jaded and "secretive"..this was like The World of the Married's dinner party xD if those characters sat down and talked about the things they've done it'd have created a mess like this ;p
the overall story was that people have "3 lives", and how everyone has a secret life they try to hide, and it's true that no matter how honest we are with our friends and families there must be things we just don't share with every single one in our "circle", but tbh this was kinda over dramatic since it's a movie.
also, they pulled something I hate and get confused over, the "it never happened"... so which part did not happen? the secret reveals, or the ending part?
though they did use the move well to show us not a "what if", but it showed us a true exposition of each character's real nature and story.
like, they could've had a normal dinner party and each would pick up their phones so we could see the secrets, but we wouldn't get the full impact of the weight of those secrets..
but was the end the real truth or was that the "what if" part?
Joon Mo was the worst, plus Ye Jin ;/ everyone else had basic stories, and though it looked big and devastating to them, it felt more like a privileged secrets, things you just don't want to share, not things you want to hide..
but he was cheating on 3 women, and one was his best friend's wife! that was something that pissed me off, Se Kyung acted really well with the way she just walked away and removed herself from the toxic environment, but if the ending was the true story then that means the poor thing has to live with a scumbag like Joon Mo ;( and at the end she'd be the only one hurt becasue at the end of the day the pregnant mistress would appear and no one else's secret would hurt them as much...
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the level of the twist was vernica mars s4 level.. and I actually think this season felt more scripted and that they had more adlib in the 1st season. I mean, it's not a drama, but it's not a variety show..
the camera work sucks and and editing was too rushed during the solving of the puzzles.. it's not all bad per say, but I prefer crime scene (which I highly miss) and the great escape.
the cast though were 10+ everyone did great, especially the girls❤ the best part is that they actually let them have their own characters. and sehunnie baby did great too!
it's kinda smart that they used high skilled actors for the side characters, it almost felt real ;p
my rewatch values are either a 1 or 10, and this is fine with one watch ;p
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After The Happily Ever After
the charming point of this drama was that it was it's own behind the scenes.. it was as if the characters were making their own drama..this drama starts off with the aftermath of everyone's 1st love and the truth that not all 1st loves work out...
I've been complementing this drama ever since the 1st ep in the comment section, and now I'm kinda out of words ;)
basically this was a great slice of life with so many useful interesting side characters and a healthy dash of "love triangles" in each relationship...
I added lot of this drama's characters to my favorite lists, they are all so diverse❤ and the girls (+ Hyo Bong)! it was as if I was living with them, as if I was a part of that beautifully knitted friendship.. I'll sincerely miss them...
The ost of this drama was another charming point, they really did a great job fitting each scene. and I think overall the ending was done well, in a world where I hate almost all endings, it was satisfying...
and I really highly recommend this, it's fresh and different with ALOT of beautifully hilarious comedic scenes! tbh, now that I remembered that point I think that was the best thing about this! this literally had THE best "laugh out loud until you cry comedy" and I LOVED that!
my rewatch values are 1 or 10, and I already want to revisit my girls❤
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Why, me
Too dragged out, scared of the powerful FL that they not only had to bring in younger guys that loved and helped her, but her whole enemies were men and naturally she kept falling until boom everything was resolved because ppl helped her• Seo Hyun Jin's acting = 100/10. She simply carried the show
• Soo Jae character = 9/10. Strong, jaded, from a weakling to the girl boss, too many ppl hated her which was ridiculous
• Gong Chan = 1/10. Kdramas can't handle a power couple. They think if the ML is strong as well it'd take away from the FLs power but I hated how he had no presence yet he always ran to save the fl or said things like "I'll be here for you" as if he was her strength
• Choi Tae Gook = 3/10 he's a great actor, but too plain and convenient as a villain
• Choi Yoon Sang = 1/10 he was there again as the ML to make the FL more "appealing", and as a plot device for the ending
Story = 6/10. Too many things were connected. Everything was connected and resolved in the last ep. It was one giant circle with the FL being the center just because.
Development = 1/10. 16 hours of drama just for it all to be solved in 1 hour. That makes 15 hours of dragged out plot, with maybe 1 hour of cheap romance to make the FL look soft
Revenge wise it was as bad as Eve but idk Eve had more crazy, seo yeji was allowed to go all out psycho, here they feared the FL being so self dependent and unafraid of the big guys that they actually spent more time making her look "feminine" by adding romance, making her desirable rather lusted for, and adding the ML to show her vulnerability. Eunpyung was Rael's pillar of support not the force that kept her going
By "help" I mean how every evidence was recorded. Not because she gathered them but they were just there.. ceo pushing that girl? Recorded.. ceo killing that other girl? Recorded. Ceo being the villain that killed everyone? Recorded.. everything revolved around him, everything was solved in one ep. Since it was a her vs him, she couldn't fight back with power but rather, things came to her and suddenly everyone wanted to help
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a really really unique drama, I guess in some ways drama writers take their products too lightly, and maybe since webtoon writers how a bigger deadline and medium they work harder on building their world, that's why this was perfectfor me the best part was the characters, each one was different, each one had their good and bad qualities, and each had a worth and a purpose for the story lines.
for me, Kim Nam Hee, Lee Shi Young, Park Gyu Young, Lee Do Hyun had the best acting performance, the rest of course did a great job, but these 4 really outdid their past works and it was a pleasure to watch them.
personally, I think Song Kang and Go Yoon Jung were their weakest links acting-wise, their characters were great (especially those bows, and the last fight) but their acting had a flat side, especially with the delivery of their dialogues.
my top 2 characters were Jae Heon and Yi Kyung.. I'll never forgive the director for killing my favorite characters ;( I get that he was too perfect for them, in the last 2eps things would've been different if he was still around, he was rational, calm but he was a man of action especially if his friends were involved...
I wish his death was a little more dramatic but agh the director was enjoying it so much that he went back and punch me one last time with the start of ep9 TT_TT
the cgi was HORRIBLE, the gore was ridiculous -those waterfall bloods were funny- the sounds were infuriating and they didn't only make a character chew gum and talk but they highlighted the sound so much, I HATE that ;)
aannnyyway, the OSTs were nice, the filmography and the scenery was beautiful but the best part was jaeheon's fighting scenes, I wish they were longer..
I never rewatch stuff but I'll wait for the 2nd season~ they better make it!
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Sunho was loyal, everything he did was to protect his friend and his sister, and I kinda hated Hwi for not seeing it..
and so I'll stop talking about Sunho and go to my next point. Hwi was such an inconsistent character.. it was like the writers changed him throughout the story just to fit their vision, and that took away my interest for the character.
Hwi from the start, Hwi from the middle and Hwi from the end were different people driven by different objectives. maybe it'd have been better if they added a 3rd friend?
as a "younger" audience I found myself really captivated by the idea of two young friends fighting for their vision of "my country". I'm not not a fan of historical genres, but I am slightly bored of the "fight over the crown" story every drama needs to have, even if it's based on a real story.. maybe my point is, it doesn't have to always be about real events to make a dark intriguing historical drama.
overall I was not happy with the script, and I think the writers/producers hit the jackpot only because of the great cast (and they were ALL great).
I did also dislike the forced romance between the two mains, those 2 side characters, and even Hwi's sister, I feel like they added them just to appeal to the "younger" audience, but it'd have been better off without it..
and the ending could've been better too...
the whole OST was great too, I liked how each kinda had their own background music, like the "main" teams fighting scenes ;)
my rewatch values are either a 1 or 10, and I might just look at WDH's photos so ;p
Edit: I actually did end up rewatching it in 2022 and I appreciated it more, dark historicals are rare
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+ the ost, it was beautiful
+ the bromance/friendship
+ the past outfits and past Yoo Ah In's hair
+ Yoo Jin O
+ the past story before the end
what I hated;
- the romance.. it was creepy how she was a "fan" and she'd always made excuses for him when he yelled at her ;/
- the not real love triangle and their fights
- Han Se Joo. he was loud, rude, selfish, he'd always yell, and sure some of it was really directed at Yoo Jin O but he never learned from it ;/
- Jeon Seol... she fainted in the 1st eps, she always cried. she was too obsessed with Han Se Joo that she was ok with how he treated her, and she cried when she thought he'd leave her.
- they randomly added that driver as conflict and JS was always the damsel in distress
- the future story was worthless they should've focused on the past
- Ma Bang Jin was another annoying character
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Bad writing
The og was so beautiful, a story of reliving a dream, getting a second chance, rediscovering passion and loveBut this was so cheesy… honestly I love jiso, her serious roles are amazing but they do her dirty with the comedies..
And as an idol fan, she was really mismatched with her team
She’s beautiful, everyone is, but idol companies are shallow, they go after an image and everyone looks the same for the balance and symmetry
And I’m only talking about her height ;> since she’s the lead, they should’ve casted more diverse team members to fit her
And for such an amazing singer that deserves to fight the world for, she didn’t have that big an impact in the group
She literally goes missing and her group is fine xD
This goes back to Janet/real Emily, they made it seem like such a big surprise xD but that poor girl never had the chance to debut and she was just a setup to make Daniel chase after dori
But he was already crushing after her and doing everything to make her debut… so that’s another creep factor..
Another ridiculous plot move was making him the son of fls enemy…..
All of that honestly and she still ends up with him? Ridiculous… cheesy…
This drama wasn’t about love, they had horrible chemistry…
her dream wasn’t to fall in love, her dream was to sing… so if she stays young, she should’ve stayed with element… and why leave her family behind… Daniel wasn’t worth all of that…
Mr park deserved so much better so I’m glad she didn’t end up with him xD she never deserved him, she acted like her life was miserable, but she had a better life that her sister whose kids sent her to a retirement home… she was better than the “enemy” that had to lie about her son and never got to experience the motherly love
And she always had mr park, so a cheating husband wasn’t the end of the world when you have so many loyal friends and family
She only lacked her chance to sing, and she was robbed of that again
She didn’t get a happy ending, and Daniel, not knowing anything deserves the truth, his lover is +40 years older than him xD
Immortal stories are believable cuz that person lives as a 20s something for XX years
Dori was an old lady that experienced all the hardships of growing old
And having the cheap amnesia plot move is soooo annoying
I keep thinking about it and I’m annoyed now, the daughter love out-ways the one of a man, so it’s her daughter that should’ve looked for her, and kept her in her family sheltered and loved
She loved, and loved wrong in the past, she worked hard and suffered to gain stability for her and her daughter
And yet now, with no singing chance, she’s back in a cafe cleaning, waiting for the guy to save her..
the only difference, this guy is super rich xD
What she lacked from the beginning was a family, her sister and mom leaving, her dad passing away
If she stays young, her daughter becomes her mom, her son in law becomes her dad and her granddaughter becomes her sister
So she gives that away again, to go back for a man …..
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this is probably the best acting from PSH, but that says nothing because she can't act, even here I could sense her typical whimpering crybaby surfacing, and she talked in a faked aegyo. YAI is not any better, he's over reactive.it was highly unrealistic how a trained cop died in 2mins but a nonathletic girl who only mountain claimed and a gamer dude could survive that long,
plus that drug wore off way too fast, like 5min. they just wanted to add yet another plot move to drag this out, basically 80% of the movie is them in their apartments and literally no one else in their area survived, but magically there was a boy, there was a girl, and they fell in love ;/
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empty aestheticness with good acting
action worthy of a zombie moviegreat acting/actors mean mediocre and sloppy writing
I loved the team, and they all shined well in their fight scenes fit for their strength and i have seen worse
but the action packed aestheticness was lost on the cheesy "big enemy", just like totally spies "LAMOS", they were five of the most notorious bad guys, but they were so underwhelming sitting in their penthouse and chatting
It must be a talent, an hour of nothingness without it actually being plotless but nothing moves forward either
actingwise they were all great, I wasn't a big fan of bogum but I really liked him here, sohyun was great in her action scenes too, and sangyi was so different from bloodhouds, he was oozing calm hotness
again, things went wrong when the drama didn't know what genre it was, sticking to one genre can become super dull, but having too much gives one a whiplash
a love triangle, a sweet youth romance, never ending action, crime, comedy, sports, illness, corruption and family drama
some things are necessary to add depth to the characters, but the execution really ruined it
the action scenes were too long, even though they were shot beautifully, the villains were never ending, and the heroes were being beaten up so badly, it was a miracle they survived without any scars
in two days, their near death fatal injuries would disappear
I mean at one point anyone would think “is this an Bollywood drama”
Like people are getting extremely beaten up and get up in three days like nothing happened
Like ok, getting hit, then hit again.. then drugged, ok, we can say the drug even made him less prone to pain
And I thought she’d break her car or something to allow him to get out, but he literally jumps into a moving car, again
Then walks enough to reach busy streets, and instead of talking to ppl he goes infront of cars… it’s fine. He’s drugged…
But then another car of thugs come after him and stab him, he hits another car….
Ppl think he’s a druggy on a rampage…. Then he disappears for a few hours and they randomly find him, then Drugmon finds him, then extra villain finds them and stabs 2ml….. like?
the end of the villain was so cheesy, saving him three or four times, going to prison waiting for his trial, not getting a death sentence justice but getting murdered, and no one wondered who killed him? surely someone who kills a bad guy, is a worse guy who didn't want him to talk
I did love the ost
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they're trying a bit too hard to say they're "too young" that's why they're uncaring, unsympathetic and experienced, but 28 isn't that young, also these characteristics aren't just for "naive" people, I've met old adult drs like that
but I’m a sucker for two things, maybe three
1. Cuties, long haired fl is my favorite, ie my new cutie, honestly she works the hardest and learned the fastest
2. “Calm normal mls”, older ml is totally my type, minus his protective slightly nearing obsession interest in fl which I get cuz otherwise everyone is just a stranger and kdramas hate that
3. The cameo(s) showing the progress of the og cast, eventho I dropped s2
I still hate fl’s uncaring nature and silent expressions and existence, and I don’t like the smart fl “not understanding compassion”
Also now I understand why so many things were “lost” to me, cuz the Arabic subs don’t translate half the things going on
Rather than saying they’re dumb, they’re so, one dimensional
Fl, and her uncaring nature is just a frozen faced mong/blank look of “she can’t remember anything or anyone”, not even her high school classmate and she just “doesn’t care”
i mean i met a highschool classmate, we were friends but not that close and we were in different classrooms, I met her again after 5 or so years at the hairdresser/saloon, she looked at me and i'm a shy person so I thought she was working there hovering waiting for me to tell them how i wanted my hair cut xD my mom was with me and she asked her "do you know each other" and she said yes xD
Ml, is randomly suffering from the idol syndrome, not even big grouped members have that, he goes around signing and over complicating any syndrome
Glasses fl, the “smarts one” is emotionally detached
And last fl is just, a cutie who’s too emotional
older ml's connection to the fl that whole scene was so badly done... going in the apartment together, showing someone playing footsie then also suddenly showing the four on the table like a family without clarifying who the older woman was, just to find out he's her brother in law's brother... lol that's so long, but they can't just leave people without any connection ;p
I get both if honestly not all of the four are “privileged”, spoiled in the sense that they didn’t face hardships, and thus also “sheltered”, many ppl in this generation are like that because of the increased opportunities
And it’s not a bad or wrong thing, it’s a bit hypocritical when the “older” generation treat us as kids when they like, then also shame us for being “too old to be clueless”, spoil us then also get upset we don’t work till our bones hurt
So I don’t see it here as that much of an impact and I wish they focus more on the growing friendships, which for me was the best part of the og
Out of the thousand dramas I’ve seen, koo down is exactly my type, and out of those dramas, the hospital playlist series had the best most realistic and normal male leads
Honestly I’d choose them over the toxic hot oppas any day
Another thing the series excels at is the different dynamics between each character, and everyone has their own personality and presence
I’m also loving the female power
If they won’t make a second season, I hope they continue their style and make more of these slice of life relatable dramas
When someone smiles like that when asking you out for dinner, that’s a big “green light”
Yiyoung took too long to realize he was confessing
But they’re just so cute, he’s literally the sweetest ml ever
lol I love her so much, she really bites
Koo down in love is just so cute, his eyes sparkle even during the surgery scenes
I also love the ending scene, in laws, living together, dating
I'm glad he didn't "love her first and pinned for her", he obviously liked her as a person and cared for her, but he never thought of her as a love interest until she showed interest and he started looking at her with new eyes
The new nurse and pregnant professor were also cute additions
I’m really going to miss this show I hope they make a second season
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