Illie Boo

I didn’t except to enjoy it more than the Korean one !

I didn’t expect to say that at all but I enjoyed this version much more than the Korean one.
Since I didn’t like nevertheless i decided to not watch this one knowing I’m gonna hate the toxicity and the characters. But I gave it a try because of the male lead. I really loved seeing the actor in another Japanese drama and I wanted to see him more.

And I’m glad I did. Because clearly this version was very different in a way that I really loved it. I found both leads so refreshing compared to the Korean ones. (I’m talking about the characters).

Korean version : We had a male lead as toxic a big red flag who didn’t show a real growth.
Japanese version : we saw here with Ren a human aspect of him. He wasn’t toxic , we saw a man who was afraid to get hurt. Who wasn’t arrogant or too cold. We understood better his personality here because they showed us more emotional depths of this character which is really good.

Meanwhile the female lead character :
In Korean version – she became the red flag, she was so… (I didn’t liked her tbh) I don’t know what to say but I remember i couldn’t keep supporting her in the end it was unbearable.

But with the Japanese version – here she was quiet, hurt but hopeful. More importantly she knew how to deal with many situations. She didn’t look desperate.

I was also happy to see them together here when I was completely desperate in the Korean version because they were so toxic to each other. And I hated to see them ending up together 🙄

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I didn't expect to LOVE a drama with "horror" as genre.

I can easily say that i found this show POETIC.

The first drama i completed this year (and technically the last thing i watched in 2024) and what a series !!
I didn't expect it to be that good (well with the cast in it it's clearly obvious but i'm not a huge fan of horror series/movies so i started it because i trust the cast especially Park Bo Young. I know that she always chooses good series so i followed her blindly)

The 2 first episodes were terrifying to me, i remember i couldn't even watch it at night lol (it shows how much i'm not a horror girl lol - I don't know if we can say that lol-)

But once they explained to us what was happening and what all this series was about OMG everything changed to me and i became clearly addicted !

I cried a lot, the actors played SO WELL. I loved how we followed each character in this show, their story, their feelings, their own path and journey to reach their final stop and how everything was well explained.

The meaning of the light shop and this dark alley. Those people who scared the hell out of me in the first episodes.
Okay, i better stop here. I thing I REALLY LOVED THIS SHOW.

If you too are not into horror series/movies but love stories related to death relationships moving on, just try this one. Don't drop the series because you'll understand everything in the middle of the story and you'll probably end up liking it like i did.

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