I gave up on this drama at first after the first episode. Tropes that I hate in dramas where it happened here are the misunderstandings where the ML is misunderstood as a pervert. It upset me so much I stopped. Then I ran into a drama slump so I went through my list of dramas I dropped/not interested/on hold and gave this a chance again. Sometimes it felt slow to me where not much happens and we get light fluff stuff from a drama that had a dark mystery. But I liked the drama especially the sad backstories.
One thing that probably I only cared for was that they didn't show a scene of Jae In emotionally waiting for her father as he leaves the prison as a innocent/free man now. Her father was framed as the culprit and she had to suffer all those years. Moments like this is what I love about dramas and I didn't get to see her tearing up hugging her father knowing she solved his case along with proving he was innocent.
I assume Naoki dies in the train since he didn't get off or he fell a sleep. I think he just fell a sleep and forgot to wake up to get off. Because what reason is there for him to just suddenly die like that.
Am I the only one that watched it or kept watching it because of the singing? After hearing her sing in that first performance, I was hooked. But I was disappointed at the lack of performances from the FL. I thought this would mainly be about her journey to become a diva.
She is Ran Joo's backup singer so she can lip sync while Mok Ha does all the singing. I think we get like one performance of Mok Ha singing on stage as herself until the end where she has another one. I think they focused too much on Ran Joo and her life and a lot on the ML's family issue. The family issues was probably took up the main plot.
I didn't care for Ran Joo and her issues and lost interest in the ML's family issues. I thought Woo Hak should have been Ki Ho. He had better chemistry with Mok Ha. He also looked like what the past Ki Ho would grow up to.
If this was more focused on the FL becoming a diva and singing, I would have loved it. It was a alright drama for me.
I've seen 8 episodes so far. I strongly feel the same as you. The best thing about this drama that hooked me is the FL's singing. Hearing her singing voice captured my attention. I wanted more. So far it's taking long for her to become a diva. I want to watch her as a diva, explore the world of music industry, and sing. I really lost interest in all the other stuff about the abusive father and his family. I might respond back here if I finish this drama
This was honestly boring that I stopped watching it. Such a letdown for me because the main cast hooked me and others into watching. What a letdown of a script for them. You have Inoue Mao and Satoh Takeru as your leads/couple and this is the best you can do with them.....
I've watched the Korean version, and that drama had other characters verbally and physically assaulting the ML…
I think it had a little but not a lot compared to the Kdrama version. Also big difference here is that the FL in the Jdrama is much kinder than the one in Kdrama
I actually saw the first 4 episodes or so but put it on hold because I wasn't feeling it. Then I gave it another chance and was kind of hooked mainly because of how fun the MC Xiao Yu was. His personality somehow kept me watching until the end.
I honestly wish I kept this drama on my on hold or dropped list after watching all 44 episodes. I can say it wasn't worth all those episodes. Dramas like this make me understand why I stop watching costume dramas for awhile or how they aren't the best.
It just felt too long at times and draggy. I didn't like the 2ML and FL characters but kinda like Xiao Yu and Xin Lan together. But her (FL) character became so dumb throughout I stop caring. The frustrating part was seeing that there are 2 FL so I was wondering when the heck is the 2nd FL showing up. It took until episode 32!!!!!! Episode 32 is when the 2nd FL finally appears in the drama. It just feels so wrong to be a main lead role in a drama but only appear with like 10 episodes to the end. They gave each brother a love interest and so Xiao Yu ended up with Su Ying instead of the FL Xin Lan.
After Xiao Yu and Xin Lan separated, I honestly rushed through the episodes faster because it felt a bit the same. He would continue adventuring meeting new characters and I'm like is the 2nd FL gonna show up here or not? The most annoying part is how dumb some of our heroes were. Like letting the villains live longer and watch as they kill/trick other characters. Sometimes you have to just kill them straight up and not hesitate or else you don't and they live with evil intentions and other innocent people suffer. This is one of the reasons I regret continuing watching the drama.
My 2 favorite actors Satomi and Kame in a drama together! To top it off the drama is romance too. I haven't been so hyped for a Jdrama in a while. The mystery genre is tricky but I hope they end up together in the drama. I have to say these 2 would work well in a romcom but this should still be good
Hara and Nicole's stories were my favorites. I'll give a slight edge for Hara because of her story ending. Although both stories had somethings I disliked.
I saw the love everyone had for Gyuri's aka Ji Chang Wook's. But that story wasn't as interesting to me as I imagined it would.
I dropped it because it doesn't make sense to me. Hye Mi didn't feel like a FL I want to root for. She was so arrogant and mean. She literally stabbed Baek Hee and ended her friendship with her in the audition. Only for it to backfire her when she didn't win the audition and Baek Hee did instead. It's not justified to me even if she needed to win the audition more since the debt collectors forced her to win it or else. Hye Mi should have told Baek Hee the truth before this.
So then I wanted to root for Baek Hee since it makes sense. Hye Mi would have been finished as a character for the FL if her family wasn't in debt being chased by debt collectors and having to take care of he younger sister alone. Baek Hee realized her situation but Hye Mi doesn't want sympathy. I see it as Hye Mi doesn't deserve to be friends with someone good as Baek Hee. But they made Baek Hee the bad girl now which completely ruined it for me.
One thing that probably I only cared for was that they didn't show a scene of Jae In emotionally waiting for her father as he leaves the prison as a innocent/free man now. Her father was framed as the culprit and she had to suffer all those years. Moments like this is what I love about dramas and I didn't get to see her tearing up hugging her father knowing she solved his case along with proving he was innocent.
She is Ran Joo's backup singer so she can lip sync while Mok Ha does all the singing. I think we get like one performance of Mok Ha singing on stage as herself until the end where she has another one. I think they focused too much on Ran Joo and her life and a lot on the ML's family issue. The family issues was probably took up the main plot.
I didn't care for Ran Joo and her issues and lost interest in the ML's family issues. I thought Woo Hak should have been Ki Ho. He had better chemistry with Mok Ha. He also looked like what the past Ki Ho would grow up to.
If this was more focused on the FL becoming a diva and singing, I would have loved it. It was a alright drama for me.
I honestly wish I kept this drama on my on hold or dropped list after watching all 44 episodes. I can say it wasn't worth all those episodes. Dramas like this make me understand why I stop watching costume dramas for awhile or how they aren't the best.
It just felt too long at times and draggy. I didn't like the 2ML and FL characters but kinda like Xiao Yu and Xin Lan together. But her (FL) character became so dumb throughout I stop caring. The frustrating part was seeing that there are 2 FL so I was wondering when the heck is the 2nd FL showing up. It took until episode 32!!!!!! Episode 32 is when the 2nd FL finally appears in the drama. It just feels so wrong to be a main lead role in a drama but only appear with like 10 episodes to the end. They gave each brother a love interest and so Xiao Yu ended up with Su Ying instead of the FL Xin Lan.
After Xiao Yu and Xin Lan separated, I honestly rushed through the episodes faster because it felt a bit the same. He would continue adventuring meeting new characters and I'm like is the 2nd FL gonna show up here or not? The most annoying part is how dumb some of our heroes were. Like letting the villains live longer and watch as they kill/trick other characters. Sometimes you have to just kill them straight up and not hesitate or else you don't and they live with evil intentions and other innocent people suffer. This is one of the reasons I regret continuing watching the drama.
I have to say these 2 would work well in a romcom but this should still be good
I saw the love everyone had for Gyuri's aka Ji Chang Wook's. But that story wasn't as interesting to me as I imagined it would.
So then I wanted to root for Baek Hee since it makes sense. Hye Mi would have been finished as a character for the FL if her family wasn't in debt being chased by debt collectors and having to take care of he younger sister alone. Baek Hee realized her situation but Hye Mi doesn't want sympathy. I see it as Hye Mi doesn't deserve to be friends with someone good as Baek Hee. But they made Baek Hee the bad girl now which completely ruined it for me.
Hye Mi should be apologizing to Baek Hee.