These dramas look so good! Yoo Yoon Seok and Kang So Ra--I wonder what kind of chemistry they'll have.
I still don't know what to think of Producer. Kim Soo Hyun and IU probably won't have a problem since they're reunited after Dream High...I think I'll have to wait and see what this story is about.
Yeo Jin Goo is growing up too fast! O___O Gawd, so handsome! But I'm not watching it until it's done airing.
Ex-Girlfriend's CLub's trailer looks hilarious! I just hope they don't inject too much melo.
Wow, and I thought I was rating this way down that you did! Haha. Well. I can't rate it that low though. ;) I…
Nope, I haven't rated it down yet. :) I guess we rate it down on different points. I always end up rating a drama or movie a point or two higher than what I feel like I should be giving it. I dunno, it's just me, I guess, because I rate everything from 10 down.
The flashbacks and backstory was okay with me because it presented a history of what their parents faced and what they faced at present. I agree with you though on one point where they could have shifted their attention from the past to the present. There was already enough buildup and knowledge about the backstory that it only left like two-three episodes to show how the present-day protagonists were supposed to solve their problems.
The romance, for me, was good. It had a nice buildup, too, with the backstories giving it an added touch for Young Shin and Joong Ho's characters.
About my rate-down, I was more concerned of sloppy the security work was done. There were goons, chases, kidnapping, left and right that it left me thinking if how much of it was necessary and what was the point of it all. Honestly, I do not understand why Healer would let Secretary Oh live after this lunatic tried to kill Young Shin in the elevator and second with the syringe. Why they would still meet at houses, apartments and work places where Orishin and his network already pinpointed their location and know that anytime they can all get abducted and disappear in a snap--is beyond me. The way Healer met Orishin was even incredible.
Wow, and I thought I was rating this way down that you did! Haha. Well. I can't rate it that low though. ;)
I thought the flashbacks and the backstory were essential parts of the present story so it didn't bother me as much. What I couldn't take was how they got sloppy with storytelling. About the latter stretch of the drama, the characters and what happened to them were all over the place.
Secretary Oh. Oh, how I hated Secretary Oh. And I couldn't believe how he survived unscathed after all of the things he did. Every time he did that hand-to-mouth thing, I wanted to pick a barbecue stick and poke his eyeballs out!
Ditto on the actors. PMY was okay and Ji Chang Wook--will be keeping an eye on him too. I think I want to see Yoo Ji Tae in another drama.
Keeping this on my ptw and will save it for a rainy day. The original Korean version was meh so and the only reason this interests me is the prospect of watching Yamada-san playing a good guy.
Currently watching Gomenne Seishun and he did a good job doing the supporting role here. Also, I'm glad to note that he has more exposure (acting scenes/ dialogues) in Gomenne compared to Bitter Blood, which aired earlier in 2014.
Anyways, the book I'd love to have would be Everyday Bento. :) I love cooking for my kids and this book looks fun and interesting! 'Japanese Foods That Heal' looks like a gem of a book as well.
Thank you, Tuttle Publishing and MDL for another awesome book giveaway contest! :D
Already have this on my list and just waiting for it to stack up a few more episodes. :) Thanks for writing about it! Love Baek Jin Hee and want to see her in a main role. I also like Choi Jin Hyuk and this is probably going to be the first drama I'll see him in. (Where have I been, right?)
"...they are both helping the other while trying to make their life harder…"
Well now I'd like to see how that happens! :D
I still don't know what to think of Producer. Kim Soo Hyun and IU probably won't have a problem since they're reunited after Dream High...I think I'll have to wait and see what this story is about.
Yeo Jin Goo is growing up too fast! O___O Gawd, so handsome! But I'm not watching it until it's done airing.
Ex-Girlfriend's CLub's trailer looks hilarious! I just hope they don't inject too much melo.
The flashbacks and backstory was okay with me because it presented a history of what their parents faced and what they faced at present. I agree with you though on one point where they could have shifted their attention from the past to the present. There was already enough buildup and knowledge about the backstory that it only left like two-three episodes to show how the present-day protagonists were supposed to solve their problems.
The romance, for me, was good. It had a nice buildup, too, with the backstories giving it an added touch for Young Shin and Joong Ho's characters.
About my rate-down, I was more concerned of sloppy the security work was done. There were goons, chases, kidnapping, left and right that it left me thinking if how much of it was necessary and what was the point of it all. Honestly, I do not understand why Healer would let Secretary Oh live after this lunatic tried to kill Young Shin in the elevator and second with the syringe. Why they would still meet at houses, apartments and work places where Orishin and his network already pinpointed their location and know that anytime they can all get abducted and disappear in a snap--is beyond me. The way Healer met Orishin was even incredible.
I thought the flashbacks and the backstory were essential parts of the present story so it didn't bother me as much. What I couldn't take was how they got sloppy with storytelling. About the latter stretch of the drama, the characters and what happened to them were all over the place.
Secretary Oh. Oh, how I hated Secretary Oh. And I couldn't believe how he survived unscathed after all of the things he did. Every time he did that hand-to-mouth thing, I wanted to pick a barbecue stick and poke his eyeballs out!
Ditto on the actors. PMY was okay and Ji Chang Wook--will be keeping an eye on him too. I think I want to see Yoo Ji Tae in another drama.
Anyways, the book I'd love to have would be Everyday Bento. :) I love cooking for my kids and this book looks fun and interesting! 'Japanese Foods That Heal' looks like a gem of a book as well.
Thank you, Tuttle Publishing and MDL for another awesome book giveaway contest! :D
"...they are both helping the other while trying to make their life harder…"
Well now I'd like to see how that happens! :D