They are really dedicated to putting LJJ in the most flamboyant outfits possible. The leather jacket, white mesh top and pink pants? Also, the cloud PJs? ... Slay
An immediate 10/10 masterpiece. I'm already completely hooked. Lee Jung Jae looks phenomenal. I deeply appreciate…
Straight up, your comment sounds like something ChatGPT spit out. Also 10/10? There's only been 2 episodes and it's hardly a masterpiece, that's kind of a reach...
I’m sure if there’s a reversal whereby the FL is old and the ML is young with the same age gap, the feminists…
It has nothing to be with feminism. People are just ageist I guess and can only be seated if the ML is in their 20s/30s. Mind you, most people watching romance k-dramas are probably women in their 20s/30s if I had to take a guess.
In Goblin, that age gap is required as per storyline demand. I don't understand why people show it as example.
It was required for the lead actor to be almost 40? I'm not talking about the character age, I'm talking about actor age; the same thing people are criticizing this show for. I'm seeing people saying LJJ looks 'too old', but he looks better paired with this FL than the two leads from Goblin.
I haven't even watched this yet, but some comments about LJJ are weird. He's a good actor who plays comedic elements well.
But people are hung up about an age gap? The FL is in her 30s. At what age do we stop infantilizing women? She's not a teenager, and she's not in her 20s. Was there this much push back when Tell Me You Love Me aired (their ages were almost exactly the same as this drama)?
And isn't Goblin one of the most loved dramas, even now? The FL was playing a school girl, and the ML looked like a middle aged man -- people might say 'oh but he's akchully 920 years old'. Okay, sure, but the actor was still pushing 40. The pairing looked very odd, especially given how bratty and baby-faced the FL was in it.
30somethings dating older people is not that unusual. Lets not pretend it's the same as a grown man dating a teen.
Squid Game was my first introduction to Korean dramas. After that, Beyond Evil was my second. After watching completing around 40 k-dramas and trying out 40 others, I can safely say Beyond Evil stuck with me the most and is easily one of the best.
I wish heading k-dramas I knew that I'd be watching the best of the best at the start. Nothing else matches it. I tried Mouse, The Devil Judge, Signal, Taxi Driver, Flower of Evil... None of it compared. This didn't feel like a typical k-drama to me.
The writing, the plot, the setting, the soundtrack, the casting, the ACTING. This introduced me to Shin Ha Kyun, and after watching this show in 2 days I went and watched all his other work. One of the best. LDS might just be one of my favourite male leads ever.
I just don't buy that this show is any way slow, boring or draggy. I've seen plenty of American crime dramas where this applied. Look at Better Call Saul, for example, the pacing is in no way fast but is now widely regarded one of the best shows, and I'll be the first to say that had so many drawn out scenes.
So what is about Beyond Evil that, at 16 episodes, warrants the complaints? Each to their own I guess, but I don't get it. I wanted more of these characters. I flew through this over one weekend and now over a year later I still can't shake it from my memory. I wish we had more k-dramas that were on this level. Very unlikely, but I kind of hope we see these two ML's together again.
No melodrama, no romance (well, debateable... LDS and HJW's chemistry is electric, anyone describing this as a bromance can probably just drop the 'b' altogether), great conclusion. Made me cry. Made me write fanfiction for the first time ever. Made me write this wall of text. 10/10.
Tell me, beyond evil or mouse?Where should I start :)
I'm half way through Mouse, and I think Beyond Evil is better of the two.
Mouse is fun but it starts to feel a lot less grounded and not all that believable with some of the things that happens, it feels sort of 'out there'. Also, Beyond Evil does a much better job at developing the characters I think and letting them have room to breathe.
Mouse seems to be a little too much into the unbelievable and the melodrama, which I personally don't like so much, but that's just me.
Wow. Unpopular opinion for sure. I think he is one of the best, complex and well written characters in a long…
Huh, I found their relationship really well done. I thought their chemistry was fantastic. I was hooked. I wish they would've been on the same page sooner, but nevertheless this drama is already one of my all time favs. But each to their own I guess hahah. Eagerly waiting for Shin Ha-kyun's next drama, I hope it's good
Wow. Unpopular opinion for sure. I think he is one of the best, complex and well written characters in a long…
I disagree, but I see what you mean in some aspects. I don't think I would've like his character anywhere near as much if it wasn't for Shin Ha-kyun, he's an amazing actor. I think the show would've benefited maybe from being a couple episodes shorter, but I won't complain about having more Shin Ha-kyun on my screen haha
I watched this show fast forward style. I can't stand how naive and stupid Inspector Joo Won is. He kept nailing…
'Fast forward style'? So, you didn't even really watch the show or pay attention? Lol. It's a mystery thriller.
It's not that unbelievable from his point of view at all as a detective. For starters, 20 years ago Dong-sik's guitar pick was found by the dead body of Bang Ju-seon - the cafe worker, around that time his own sister's severed fingers were found outside his own home. The case goes cold, fast forward to Dong-sik working in Seoul and he's found by his partner's dead body, to which Dong-sik doesn't give explanation for. Fast forward to the uncovering of the body of the woman from the sting operation, not long after Kang Jin-mook's daughter goes missing and her severed fingers are found. Dong-sik has links to all of these people, of course it'd raise questions from an outsider who doesn't know him personally.
Joo-won was following a hunch, to which he laters realizes he was wrong about.
Unpopular opinion: Dong Shik is the most insufferable main character in any Korean thriller. Garbage character.…
Wow. Unpopular opinion for sure. I think he is one of the best, complex and well written characters in a long time. Probably one of my favourite leads. The way they wove together his trauma, the obsession, the heartbreak, and his relationships with those around him was so compelling. I really felt for him. The writer deserves so much credit.
Personally I prefer older characters...
But people are hung up about an age gap? The FL is in her 30s. At what age do we stop infantilizing women? She's not a teenager, and she's not in her 20s. Was there this much push back when Tell Me You Love Me aired (their ages were almost exactly the same as this drama)?
And isn't Goblin one of the most loved dramas, even now? The FL was playing a school girl, and the ML looked like a middle aged man -- people might say 'oh but he's akchully 920 years old'. Okay, sure, but the actor was still pushing 40. The pairing looked very odd, especially given how bratty and baby-faced the FL was in it.
30somethings dating older people is not that unusual. Lets not pretend it's the same as a grown man dating a teen.
I wish heading k-dramas I knew that I'd be watching the best of the best at the start. Nothing else matches it. I tried Mouse, The Devil Judge, Signal, Taxi Driver, Flower of Evil... None of it compared. This didn't feel like a typical k-drama to me.
The writing, the plot, the setting, the soundtrack, the casting, the ACTING. This introduced me to Shin Ha Kyun, and after watching this show in 2 days I went and watched all his other work. One of the best. LDS might just be one of my favourite male leads ever.
I just don't buy that this show is any way slow, boring or draggy. I've seen plenty of American crime dramas where this applied. Look at Better Call Saul, for example, the pacing is in no way fast but is now widely regarded one of the best shows, and I'll be the first to say that had so many drawn out scenes.
So what is about Beyond Evil that, at 16 episodes, warrants the complaints? Each to their own I guess, but I don't get it. I wanted more of these characters. I flew through this over one weekend and now over a year later I still can't shake it from my memory. I wish we had more k-dramas that were on this level. Very unlikely, but I kind of hope we see these two ML's together again.
No melodrama, no romance (well, debateable... LDS and HJW's chemistry is electric, anyone describing this as a bromance can probably just drop the 'b' altogether), great conclusion. Made me cry. Made me write fanfiction for the first time ever. Made me write this wall of text. 10/10.
Mouse is fun but it starts to feel a lot less grounded and not all that believable with some of the things that happens, it feels sort of 'out there'. Also, Beyond Evil does a much better job at developing the characters I think and letting them have room to breathe.
Mouse seems to be a little too much into the unbelievable and the melodrama, which I personally don't like so much, but that's just me.
NICE SHOT.
Also, I feel we need to show some appreciation for Dong-sik's dope jacket collection. It's a crime that the flannel jacket only made one appearance.
It's not that unbelievable from his point of view at all as a detective. For starters, 20 years ago Dong-sik's guitar pick was found by the dead body of Bang Ju-seon - the cafe worker, around that time his own sister's severed fingers were found outside his own home. The case goes cold, fast forward to Dong-sik working in Seoul and he's found by his partner's dead body, to which Dong-sik doesn't give explanation for. Fast forward to the uncovering of the body of the woman from the sting operation, not long after Kang Jin-mook's daughter goes missing and her severed fingers are found. Dong-sik has links to all of these people, of course it'd raise questions from an outsider who doesn't know him personally.
Joo-won was following a hunch, to which he laters realizes he was wrong about.