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The Fate of a Gangster Who Wants to Repent
Surprisingly! The Korean drama "The Nice Guy" received such poor ratings? Episodes 1 and 2 only received a 7.1 rating from Mydramalist. Surprised, considering the cast includes beloved actresses and actors.
Lee Dong-Wook, the main lead, shot to fame after playing the Grim Reaper in the Korean drama "Goblin," while Lee Sung-Kyung, a popular actress after her role in the Korean drama "Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo," won an Excellent Actress award.
Perhaps audience expectations were too high, leading to low ratings for "The Nice Guy." The drama does deliver a terrifying first episode, with the stabbing of Park Seok-Cheol (played by Lee Dong-Wook).
So it seems like the pace will be fast and filled with suspenseful scenes, like the Korean dramas "Bloodhounds," "Evilive," and "Bad and Crazy," starring Lee Dong-Wook.
It turns out not to be. The Korean drama "The Nice Guy" is indeed about a gangster family, but like other family stories, there are many sweet and adorable scenes, such as when ML's mother pinches the hand of her daughter who runs away from home.
There are also many other romantic scenes, between ML and FL (of course, right? 😀😀), scenes between a grandson and his grandmother, and between ML's younger sister and her lover.
Strangely enough, in the Korean drama "The Nice Guy," the annoying one isn't the antagonist (who is considered the second lead and regrets that FL didn't end up with him), but rather ML's older sister, a grown woman with a large body but a childish mind.
Fortunately, the ratings for the Korean drama "The Nice Guy" have risen, with mydramalist ratings rising from 7.1/10 to 7.3/10 in episodes 7-8. The great chemistry between Lee Dong-Wook and Lee Sung-Kyung is likely the reason.
Unfortunately, the IMDb rating has gone the other way, from a 9.2/10 in the first episode to a mere 7.1/10.
Will it plummet to a 6.0? It's unlikely, considering that viewers were told from the beginning that the male lead would be stabbed, leaving viewers wondering: Will the Korean drama "The Nice Guy" have a sad ending? Or the opposite?
Oh yes, there are sweet songs scattered throughout "The Nice Guy," as the female lead is a singer. Unfortunately, the female lead (Lee Sung-Kyung) isn't the one singing, as she's multitalented, adept at singing and playing music. Read the full review at
https://www.maria-g-soemitro.com/2025/08/the-nice-guy-nasib-gangster-bertobat.html
Lee Dong-Wook, the main lead, shot to fame after playing the Grim Reaper in the Korean drama "Goblin," while Lee Sung-Kyung, a popular actress after her role in the Korean drama "Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo," won an Excellent Actress award.
Perhaps audience expectations were too high, leading to low ratings for "The Nice Guy." The drama does deliver a terrifying first episode, with the stabbing of Park Seok-Cheol (played by Lee Dong-Wook).
So it seems like the pace will be fast and filled with suspenseful scenes, like the Korean dramas "Bloodhounds," "Evilive," and "Bad and Crazy," starring Lee Dong-Wook.
It turns out not to be. The Korean drama "The Nice Guy" is indeed about a gangster family, but like other family stories, there are many sweet and adorable scenes, such as when ML's mother pinches the hand of her daughter who runs away from home.
There are also many other romantic scenes, between ML and FL (of course, right? 😀😀), scenes between a grandson and his grandmother, and between ML's younger sister and her lover.
Strangely enough, in the Korean drama "The Nice Guy," the annoying one isn't the antagonist (who is considered the second lead and regrets that FL didn't end up with him), but rather ML's older sister, a grown woman with a large body but a childish mind.
Fortunately, the ratings for the Korean drama "The Nice Guy" have risen, with mydramalist ratings rising from 7.1/10 to 7.3/10 in episodes 7-8. The great chemistry between Lee Dong-Wook and Lee Sung-Kyung is likely the reason.
Unfortunately, the IMDb rating has gone the other way, from a 9.2/10 in the first episode to a mere 7.1/10.
Will it plummet to a 6.0? It's unlikely, considering that viewers were told from the beginning that the male lead would be stabbed, leaving viewers wondering: Will the Korean drama "The Nice Guy" have a sad ending? Or the opposite?
Oh yes, there are sweet songs scattered throughout "The Nice Guy," as the female lead is a singer. Unfortunately, the female lead (Lee Sung-Kyung) isn't the one singing, as she's multitalented, adept at singing and playing music. Read the full review at
https://www.maria-g-soemitro.com/2025/08/the-nice-guy-nasib-gangster-bertobat.html
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