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If you like love sick dramas then you'll love this

I tried watching this because it was considered to be have suspense and action with romance on the side. Unfortunately it's majority oozing, drippy romance with a touch of comedy and very little suspense.

I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who came to watch this because of The K 2 and Healer.

I was disappointed because the first 21 episodes I watched were the same lovey dovey eye roll that I have tried to avoid in a lot of Kdramas.

Now when I first started watching Kdramas which was last June or July of 2020 I became hooked. Not because of the romance but the action and drama itself.

This one I just couldn't stomach because of the main female lead. A lot of Kdramas always have the female lead playing the love sick idiot and it's really ad nauseum for me.

If I was a lovesick preteen or teenager then this would've worked but I'm no longer that. I also don't mind a little romance but this was overly done.

It will have to go on the back burner for the time being for me.

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I don't want this to be a long winded review and I don't want to give any spoilers away but this series isn't for the faint of heart. It is dark and gritty to the core, If this is something you can't handle then please don't watch.

I remember back in my high school days I had two years of JROTC. It's not the same as being in the military but you get a taste of what it's like. I was going to join the Marines but at that time women were having problems in the military and I have issues with people who were the same age as me getting in my face telling me what to do because their rank was higher than mine. I even had issues with the actual sergeant majors telling me what to do because they knew they could. I was dismissed from the platoon so many times. I quickly decided going into the military just wasn't for me.
Watching this series reminded me why I made that choice.

This series is mainly one toned but thankfully there were some comical elements to lighten up the atmosphere a little. I don't know if the series would've made it if Koo Kyo Hwan wasn't in it. Kim Sung Kyun threw me for a loop because I was just so use to seeing his demeanor in Fiery Priest that I forgot he can be serious and he was.

If you've ever been bullied or you were one then this may not be a thing to watch. I gave it a low rewatch value because this is something I can't watch twice. There were moments where I was glad that things happened the way it did but overall this is real and it does happen not only in the military but in the police force as well.

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No I didn't come to watch this because of the 'drool' factor. I'm no longer a hopeless romantic teenager thank goodness. So I'm not basing my review off of looks. I came to watch this because of Jung Man Shik. I like this guy ever since I saw him in Man To Man. I will watch anything he's in. Same goes for Heo Jae Ho and Cha Tae Hyun-even though he's only in one episode. I like the main male lead but for some odd reason I'm not digging his character choice in this drama.

My goal was to watch this when it was completed but I jumped the gun and started watching before it's done. The worse thing was that I made it to episode 10 before I realized that was the last one until the others aired. Stopping the drama and going back to it made it worse.

The first few episodes almost made me drop this. Here's why: the comedic elements at times were just too over the top. When it tries too hard to be funny it's usually not.

The second ML. who played as the cop who got let go. He started off promising but ended up looking like a weak slow witted chicken. I don't care for characters like that.

The other supporting male lead who had the green hair...that is truly disturbing to look at because he don't look right.

Now to the main FL...O....M....G....I really hate ragging on female Korean actresses but it can't be helped. When she entered on to the scene they made her look bad a** and I was digging it. I was thinking finally another female Korean actress who can fight and is tough....Nope...she is turning out to be that love sick dimwitted female I've come to despise! The fact that she constantly bullies the main ML and is constantly arresting him for no reason makes my blood boil! If that's not police brutality I don't know what is. Plus I'm a bit confused...In a flashback she's younger than the main ML. Now all of a sudden they're like the same age but she looks way older than the main ML! Her annoying sense of duty makes me want to punch her in her botox looking lips!!!

When I went back to watching, episode 11, I can't decide if I want to watch the rest of this drama. I am curious as to who the guilty culprit is but all of the over the top comedic scenes and the annoying main FL is making it easier for me to skip the rest. I also can pretty much deduce the last episode will most likely be a let down anyway. Last episodes of Korean dramas usually are.

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Disappointing to say the least

Well, I'm definitely not happy about this drama. When I saw who the second ML was I just knew I would be in for a treat. The dramas I've seen Cha Tae Hyun has been a treat for me even though he was in only one episode in Cafe Minamdang I enjoyed that episode because of how well he played his role.
I get attached to anybody who's known for their martial art skills. I don't know why but I've always been that way ever since I was a kid.

The episodes I've watched so far has left me feeling so underwhelmed. The one thing that grates my nerves is actors who can actually fight pretending that they can't. Cha Tae Hyun played a dim wit and I hate characters like that. With the constant bashing by the first ML and his team pitting against him because of how 'cool, suave, and sophisticate' the main ML was got to be pretty irksome. I was so disappointed in what I was watching.
Each episode is different but there's no 'oomph' in none of them. There's no suspense, no build up, no element of surprise...nothing. The cases are rather dismal to say the least.
The main ML got to be annoying pretty quick. There wasn't a moment that went by where he felt the need to boast about how good looking and smart he was and how he shot down anybody who he felt wasn't on his level.

The animation of his brain picking up something that could be solved and his fake snapping of his fingers annoyed the heck out of me. This was done on numerous occasions in every episode. I could go on and on but that will just lead me to sounding like a crabby old a** which dramas like this leads me to be.

I'm so angry at this supposedly police drama right now. I even fell for the positive reviews! I said out loud that this needs to be dropped but I tried to stretch it out because I don't have any other Korean dramas lined up. There will be sequels to the other dramas that I've watched so I guess I'm going to have to wait for that.

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Welcome to Chicago P.D., Chicago Med, and Chicago Fire crossover all in one!!

If you ever watched any of these shows then you'll get a gist of how First Responders work except that everything that happens in these dramas are combined into one show.

Each episode have it's own unique plot which isn't over the top. They each have a beginning, middle, and end which I loved but as the episodes got closer to the end some scenarios lasted about two episodes.

Whoever put this cast together is a genius! This cast melded so well that I fell in love with every last character-both good and bad. The connection worked for me. I know I love strong bromance dramas, this one wasn't strong but it was there.

Now the bad part...I can't stress enough how much I despise dramas that involves romance! In this case there's two guys vying for one female and I seriously hate that. I also got a feeling that the main female lead is going become that lovesick puppy I despise as well. This is why I'm giving it a 9. It would've given it a 10 if it weren't for the cheesy cliche romance.

Another thing I hate is that it ends in a cliff hanger. I hate cliff hangers because it either takes too long to show the reveal or it gets left in the air.

It's been a minute since I came across a Korean drama that had me eagerly reaching for the 'next episode' button. Now that I watched this whole drama, I feel like I've lost a life long friend...Till First Responders season 2 comes along, I'll be looking like a lost puppy trying to find a drama that can pretty much match this one.

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It seems to me Korea don't know how to portray thrillers really well. This is the second thriller I couldn't finish.

The characters in this were so unconnected that it made it hard to watch. There was no emotion in everyone's acting ability. It was all just flat. The so-called bad guy smiled too much. I guess he tried to play this really creepy bad guy but the constant fake smiling messed it up for me.

The story line wasn't interesting because some of the characters they named literally had the same first and middle name so I couldn't tell who was who after the mid second episode. Plus the captions were off. Some translations were-well-lost in translations. I had to rewind a few times just to check to see if I had read what I read was right.

Dead plot, dead emotions, no connections with any of the cast, and the uninspiring previews led me to say I couldn't take it anymore. I don't understand how it got so many high marks.

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I came upon this drama by looking for action cop dramas. The synopsis reeled me in.

This drama is about a car crash investigation team called TCI. They're looked down upon because investigating car crashes is beneath the other ranks in the police force but these guys made other the top notch divisions look like heavy amateurs.

Each an every episode didn't disappoint. This drama kept the continuity throughout the whole series. They didn't stray like other dramas tend to do.

The high speed chase scene was the best. I love car chases and this one had me realizing my fists were clinched throughout the whole car chase scene. I actually had nail divots in my hands!

I loved all the characters both good and bad. I will say the MML was a little annoying. That stoic character is the dumbest character choice Korea like to display and it's annoying. The MML had no life until he had several run-ins with the bad guys. I get irritated when they make a character pretend he has no emotions. It drains the life out of what the episode is all about. I also hate when a character who can actually fight in real life pretend they can't fight. But in this case I liked the way it was done. They didn't make the MML pretend to know how to fight over night. He took what he remembered in his trainings and used it.
Towards the last few episodes he forgot to pretend to be stoic and that was the part I enjoyed. I guess I'm annoyed by him in Behind Your Touch-which Korea who speak backwards is really Touch Your Behind, lol.

All of the supporting actors did an excellent job. They could fight, there were no slapstick characters-which I hate-and everybody stuck to their character choices.

I also mainly watched this series because it had a lot of actors in this that played in dramas that I actually like so I knew they were going to do well in this.

The cinematography was awesome. I wonder how many cars were destroyed in making this drama! The music was highly annoying! I wasn't a fan of that screeching guitar or that guy screaming the 'Crash' theme song.

I know people are clamoring for a second season and if they do would they be able to pull it off. I know some dramas that have second seasons usually flop-Uncanny Counter 2...I'm still disappointed with that one!

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Slow

The first half of The Glory came at a very slow pace. I thought the second half would pick up but it continued to be slow as well.

At first the main FL came off as a stalker to me. The way she talked about her tormentor didn't sit well with me. Yeah, they really captured the most heinous bullying ever but I wish there was a stronger sense of revenge than there already was.

I thought the main FL was going to pick off her tormentors one by one but they got off truly light. The second FL who was the main bully didn't get enough 'just deserts' for me. I don't know what I was expecting but I wasn't expecting a slow mediocre burn.

I didn't feel any sympathy for the main FL because in my opinion if you can't at least pick up an object and use it then you deserve what you get. How on earth could these people who got bullied not stand up for themselves?? I was expecting them to rally together and do what needed to be done. Again, it didn't happen. Some of the tormentors got off light, some were helped and in the end two were forgotten.

I did however love Ms. Kang and her small justice in the end.

The last episode as usual was a let down for me. There was too much unnecessary stuff going on. I wanted to see the guy who killed that doctor get what he deserved but it barely happened.
The way it ended made me wonder if they're going to do another sequel. If they do I hope it'll be stronger than what I just watched.

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Meh

The one thing that kills Korean dramas for me is the unfinished business of bad guys. Before I get into that I will just say when part two came out I don't think I was excited as I thought I would be. It probably had to do with the romance factor of the first half which led into stupid love moments that went into the second half. For instance, a shoot out is occurring and all one did was trying to wake up his love interest who got shot. How did he miss getting shot or get injured from glass falling all over the place? This is why I stray away from dramas that have romance in it. People do dumb things for love that ruins the whole mood. I wonder how this would've been if there were no romantic scenes involved. The fact that the main ML and FL's personality was so off that their romance didn't meld well for me. For some odd reason it just reminded me of seeing my dad and step mom have kissing moments.

Also how could the female who played Tokyo get shot but then manages to go on throughout the rest of the scene looking as if she was never shot?? Or the police officer who got hit by a car make a full recovery and is able to fight off some cops in order to help the main FL get to her lover/criminal?

Now back to dealing with the bad guys...Why is it that these dramas hardly ever serve the bad guys any justice?? Each episode was over an hour so there was time to make them pay but alas, nothing happened. It was kind of a let down but after all it was about stealing money from the mint. At least the creators were on par on that front.

The end seemed like it will come out with a third installment but don't know if I will be up for the challenge on that.

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If you ever watched the American version of Leverage or the Korean version of Leverage, The Player, Special Teams Unit...then you'll love this.

This drama is about a plane crash that took loved ones away unexpectedly. The subject can be really harsh for those who may have lost a loved in a plane crash. That haven't happened to me thank goodness and I hope it never will because some episodes in this drama made me forget that it wasn't real. The pain and the hurt were really there. The first few episodes I really really fought back some tears. The mid part had me doing the same. Some episodes had me gritting my teeth. It was just that powerful.

The cast was awesome. I usually watch these dramas because of the type of genre that I love but when you add in cast members I'm familiar with and like that makes it even more enjoyable for me to watch.

I will say Choi Won Young who plays as Joo Hyun Gi has a disturbing look. The Vulcan hairstyle he sported made it worse. For those who's not familiar with the term Vulcan-check out the late Leonard Nemoy's hairstyle from Star Trek and see if I'm lying. He played the same character in Hello Monster which makes me believe he's a type cast meaning he gets casts as playing a social & psychopath. If you look the part, play the part. Jeong Bo Seok who played as Cha Joon Kyu as well.

I loved the way it ended. The screenwriter got it right. This is how I wish every Korean drama that I've watched would end this way.
The only thing I didn't like was that it ended and I now have to find another drama that's up to that caliber.

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Get out your cups of ramen and ear plugs because one is going to have you craving for noodles and the other will have you wanting to plug in your ears!

I've been heavily into Korean dramas because they're portrayed very well. I ended up dropping one Chinese drama and was angry that I watched a 40 episode drama only to find out it won't finish that series.

This is about the fourth Japanese drama that I've watched. I dropped more Japanese dramas than I have Korean dramas though.

I did enjoy this but the constant over comedic scenes, the screeching singing, the meowing of a cat, the 'fantastic and side tongue' became annoying real quick. Those were the few reasons that almost made me drop this.

I love revenge dramas like this. Even though I found the main character to be highly annoying at times I liked how cleverly skilled he was. The bad thing about this series were the plots. They weren't that extravagant but they still somehow made the series work.

I would've given this a higher score but the last two episodes were a huge let down for me. Even though it caught me off guard it just wasn't capitalized the way it needed to be. The last episode was just too political and there was too much talking.
It was like they pulled a excerpt from the Korean dramas by not ending the last episode right.

It looks like I'm just going to have to stick to the Korean dramas instead.

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I never read Sir Conan Doyle's Sherlock series so I can't say how any versions of Sherlock played up to it's book predecessors but I will say the Japanese version lacked some depth in many many ways.

I've seen several British versions of Sherlock and enjoyed those. I even enjoyed the US version with Jeremy Miller and Lucy Lu.
When I saw that the Japanese had their version I had to watch.

The first episode was great. I liked how it started off but by the third episode everything became predictable before I can say predictable. There was no mystery in each episode as to 'who dunnit'.

Dean Fujioka's version of Sherlock was good. We didn't learn his backstory until the very last episode. I don't know why Iwata Takanori's character was there. His verion of Watson was so bad! He didn't add anything to the series. The kid who got info for Fuijoka's character was way better than Takanori.
I really despised the detective's character. He was another character that made the series less desirable to watch. The guy who played as the fake Moriya was also really really weak. I didn't understand what his purpose was. The last episode had me scratching my head. It was truly a waste of a watch.

I stuck this out because I've been hooked on Korean dramas. I've enjoyed a lot of Kdramas but is trying to expand my dramas to Chinese and Japanese as well but for some odd reason these two just don't have the skill Koreans have. It's hard trying to like other genres when dramas like this is given.
I just hope they're done with this series. Leaving it as a cliff hanger makes me hope they won't bring back a part two.

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I'm almost into a year of watching Korean dramas. I don't know where these been all my life!!! This drama had everything I like: action, suspense, thriller, mystery. This series had it all. The best part: NO ROMANCE!!! I know I'm punishing myself for missing out on dramas that have all of these including romance but I just can't take the cliche romance dramas anymore.

I'm just going to sum up my review by keeping it short and simple. People who do others wrong with no remorse don't know or understand how it feels until it happens to them. That's what I truly loved about this series. Justice was served in every way one could imagine.

The only thing that I hated about this series is that it came to an end and I seriously doubt a sequel will be in the makings.

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Loosely Based Off Of The US Show

I watched Criminal Minds when it first aired in 2005. I didn't miss not one episode. When they played the last season in 2018 I was kind of crushed because that was my go-to show. It was the only show I watched for years.

When I saw a Korean version-with some fighting in it-I had to see for myself if it's something I could watch and yes! All of the episodes that were shown were loosely based off the American version. The only difference was that some of the episodes carried over which was nice.

The downside was that some of the characters that were portrayed from the American version were weak. Especially the doctor who was suppose to portray Dr. Spencer Reid, and the computer genius that portrayed Penelope Garcia was even worse. Nobody can compare these characters and the Korean version tried and failed miserably. I only liked Lee Joon Gi/Kim Hyun Joon and Son Hyun Joo/Kang Gi Hyung.

The American version lasted about 13 years....the Korean version only 20 episodes. I wonder if they will have a second season. I will be game if they do.

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Glad I read the spoilers first

So I ended up adding this to my watch list on Netflix and was curious as to why it got a low rating. Usually when I come across a low rating Kdrama I will watch it to see if it was as bad as other people said it was.

I did come across a few low scoring dramas and I enjoyed those.

Somehow I wish I didn't read some of the reviews that contained spoilers and somehow I'm glad I did. I hate when I come across a drama and is in love with the cast's character choices that make them enjoyable as a character only to have them die. Several reviews stated that the side main characters die. I now can't bring myself to finish watching this.

I was thinking about dropping this drama anyway because about the 7th episode, the drama starts to go awry. It turns into a lovey dovey drama that really kills the vibe for me. The second villain was already killing my mood because of the constant grinning/smiling and the senseless killings that was starting to take place. Plus he was able to jump out of a high floor building and land on his feet and pick up a guy like he was a piece of paper...That to me had me rolling my eyes and asking myself is this where this drama is going?

I did like the two main characters. The main male lead was just so adorable for some odd reason but as several reviewers stated the majority of the side characters die so what's the point of finishing this drama?

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