JustAnotherFan

Damn, do you play volleyball? Because this is the farthest reach I've seen in this comment section. Lmfao. I had to actually went through 12 days of comments to see where this reach that you're saying is coming from. But Im incompetent and failed to find one. What I did find were people mentioning about her acting, and that's just opinions. Some like it, some don't. That's OK. Many discussed about the directing style and how the action scenes can be more believable/sense. Which doesn't discredit what Park Shin Hye can do, but more fault on the director/writer for not doing a better job. I don't think I came across anything regarding her being a WOMAN and beating people asses. Maybe I missed it. Stop reaching.

This drama reminds me of the American show Traveler (pretty awesome check it out). Since its only episode 4 out of 16, I'm not gonna comment on the storyline just yet. But I do wanna point out how ridiculous the action scenes are. lmao. It's such a joke. Im not a gun-savy so I'm not sure, but was that guy using a .50 cal sniper??? Lol. All those shooting, pistols or shotgun, at short range- Im surprised anyone has perfect hearing afterwards. And those Control Bureau officers are like Gru's Minions. Can't get anything done. :D.

He had a change of profession and now wanted to go into real estates. He need to blow up the building and remodel into the Korean's Disneyland that attract more tourists and increase the country's GDP, maybe. :D

I meannnn. Are they really? Episode 1 where she was at the train station, she was one girl and they had a whole 30+ people looking for her at that section, they didn't even branch out but just huddle together >.>. Then at episode 2, in the house where she fought hand to hand, again the space was small so they send in 5 agents so that's understandable, but then once she's outside on the balcony, you see at least 20 agents under the stairs just suddenly withdraw LOL, that part got me confused. Im assuming those guns aren't shoot to kill but to neutralized, as we see later on when Han Tae Sul took one to the head. But you're right, maybe she has super abilities, the description did say she's a soldier, so maybe modified/enhanced. But the way to film the scenario was just kinda absurd IMO lol.

Who would win? 30 untrained incompetent unprofessional with pistol or one Park Shin Hye. :D.

Yeah definitely. I'll continue to watch a few more weeks to actually see, since this is just episode 1. I just thought it'll be cool since he had a mafias' background plus of how he took care of business in episode 1, we know he's not to be messed with. But then the comedic aspect of it kinds of throws me off... I was vibing with the seriousness then it switches >.>.

Saw the trailer a few weeks ago and was anticipating this. You don't really see much of the mafias in kdrama usually, so it pique my interests. However, now that after watching episode 1, I have a feeling that the mafia part was just only for episode 1. There were funny instances, but the portrayed humor was done in a 'loud' tone? If that make sense. Like exaggerated, big actions. I was really hoping for it to go the darker route since it involves the mafias but then I rewatched the trailer again and saw the tags on here, I guess the tone is lighter and comedy would be a bigger part in this. It's a shame because I think they shoot a different drama in the first 20 minutes, the vibe switched real fast.

Besides the great acting, I find myself skipping most scenes and still able to get the plot down. If I had to watch it while its airing, I might of dropped it. Sometimes the plot moved slow, some repetitive back and forth and seems like bad/good guys can't catch each other, perhaps its for the build up towards the end. But I did liked it to some extend, smart and clever MC, scientific/mystery (in drama terms), interesting plot.

Oh no. You've become too high on JoL my dudeee. Lol. Alot of people had that same impressions when they first watched Nirvana In Fire. They couldn't watch anything else because that drama set the bar too high. I suggest you take some breaks, else you wouldn't enjoy other dramas~

Have you tried The Longest Day In Chang'an (its somewhat like detective but not really? haha)? Personally I really liked it.

Awesome, thanks for the update. I have been eyeing this for quite some time now, as most are. Historical Wuxia tropes are up my alley. :D. Plus it's the same screenwriter from Joy of Life and Young Blood. I enjoyed both adaptation and how they tweet some things to fit the drama. The casting are just 'chef kiss'; ZRY, Hu Jun, and Frida Li!

Ep3-4; Man, Ha Neul sure is durable lol. So essentially Ji Oh is similar to Wolverine, experimented on and doesn't remember his past ):... and why does majority of Kdramas have the ML and FL fate's intertwined that they ALWAYS- without fail, known each other since childhood or had some connections via there of.

Oooo recently saw Go Yoon Jung in Sweet Home and briefly before from He is Psychometric, thought she was very pretty. Not too sure regarding her acting as she appeared only for a limited of time. But glad she gained more tractions and now debuting her first lead role. She's young so she can build up that experience!

Great acting, pretty nice CGI and seems like they made efforts with the sets, giving that production cost is $20m. Shame the story is mediocre. If only they had better writers.

Sounds like the story of Goblin, except the Grim Reaper is now an Exorcist, instead of wanting to kill someone, he felt guilty for not having able to save her. And the Immortal is the Goblin- still wants to die, patiently waiting for that one female who's fate intertwined with him, to kill him. So original.. Sign me up :D. Can't say no to Seo Ye Ji~

Zi-O isn't enhanced, it's Ha Neul who is. She took so many concussions in two episodes and lived, than he taking punches. Lmao.

Just recently finished the drama. I liked it. Although I think they were trying to do 2 different things at once. A romance/comedy in the first halve then a detective/murder mystery in the second halve. Since the story revolves around the 2 brothers and Sang-tae’s illness/trauma, I understand when they didn’t really deep dive into other mental illnesses as a whole. All actors performed well in my opinion, they were given a script and they made that character their own. Jae-su was such a bro, sticking with them for 10 years, same could be said for the manager of Moon-Yong.

At times, the drama felt a bit draggy and repetitive. There were alot of push and pulls, one episode they were happy, the next they separated and said to never see each other again. Sigh. I think beside that those 2 points, I did enjoy the drama. This is probably the second time where Kim Soo Hyun was paired up with a ‘diva’ like female character, the other one was Jun Ji Hyun from Who You Came From The Star. I hope this isn’t going to be a trend or type-cast for him. Where his character's really calm, quiet, and takes around a minute to perform a sentence while his co-star is expressive, loud, speaks incredibly fast. If that make sense...haha.

Seo Ye Ji was just ‘chef kiss’. She has gotten really prettier over the years. 9/10 for me. (:

There are many manyyy remakes of Jin Yong's novel. So you might be overwhelmed. However, since we're in this discussion of given you content to watch or interests, Iam going to bombard you with some of my favorite historical-costume dramas. :D

Return of the Condor Hero 2006
Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre 2002, 2017
Eternal Love 2017 - loveeee the OST
Love and Destiny 2019, very similar to Eternal Love, but it has Ni NI :D.

and 2 of my top favorites:
The Longest Day in Chang'an 2019 - unique premise, great acting, and cinematography
Nirvana in Fire 2015 - great story, acting, and cinematography

Most of historical costume dramas are probably based on a novel of some sort, and in all novels, the ripe age is about 15-17, we rarely see main character that are over 20s or 30s . Unless it is fantasy with God and Goddesses, but I'm sure you're talking about mortal ones :D.

Anyhow, like you said- veteran actors/actresses have an edge over newbies who are starting out or even just actors/actresses in their 20s. Due to their experiences and the work that they performed, writers/directors would call dips on them (if budget allowed). Sometimes this is good for the drama as they have an experienced cast and well written script, but maybe the drawback is that it is limiting younger cast to showcase their skills. The market is super competitive.

I personally don't mind older cast portraying younger character, as long as the character itself make sense, enticing story and great delivery, then all is well.

Rather than older casts, I vomit in the thought of generically produced dramas. It's like all the writers sit at a round table taking turns saying 'Ok, you do this synopsis for March, and I'll do it for June, and the next person for September, September too soon? OK do it next year May'. But I'm a historical-costume-drama-watching-trash, I'll probably tune in and watch some of it anyways...T_T...cue all of Jin Yong's remakes...

Ah yes, but I think this is one of those type of drama where you don't need maximum effort to pay attention as the plot isn't heavy. Just put it in the background and relax :D.