The most unsatisfying part of this series is that Kook Jihyun...
...didn't get any punishment for all the crap she did. It was already kinda meh that Osung's got a relatively painless end. But they left Jihyun alone in the end and even seemed try to get us to sympathize with her. Umm... no bitch. lol
This will be my first time watching TayNew. I haven't watched their other series but know how popular they are....…
Dark Blue Kiss, of which they were the leads, is a fun, soapy series. But GMMTV has a compilation of just their story from "Kiss Me Again" on YouTube. So you can check that out as well if you like. It's probably like a total of 2 hours across three videos.
For a taste of how New might feel like as Achi, watch some clips of him on his current series "The Warp Effect" that just premiered. His character there has some similar qualities to Adachi that might help you imagine. but of course, best thing is to just wait for even the trailer to get a true sense.
The terrible pacing really undermines the good parts of the series (Jung Hae In and Go Kyung Pyo's acting, interesting premise). It's more plot-driven (exposition at every turn!) when it should be more character-driven considering the subject matter about immortality, ethics, etc.
Other than a lot of thrusting and heavy breathing, it's tame. It also happens at the same time as a different scene, so they cut back and forth. It's not like a few straight minutes of sex. Probably not even a minute if you put only the sex scenes together.
The sex scene didn't actually have nudity. It was a shot of Jung Hae In's body double's butt within the first couple of minutes of the first episode. And in another episode, a shot of half of Go Kyung Pyo (or body double) butt in the shower.
This was probably the blandest drama that had all the pieces it needed to be a bit better. If you want, you could watch it at 2x speed and still capture the same amount of emotion and connection as if you had watched it at normal speed.
Good cast. But a very tired premise that other shows have done better. There were no surprises. Really a paint-by-the-numbers story. Nothing offensively bad. But nothing particularly great either. So in the end, you just feel apathy.
I totally forgot Chimon was also in this. So I was so happy to see him in the trailer. And then Perth too! Love all four of them, so I am even more excited for this now! I'm ready for romantic mob drama angst! lol
I mean, with this kind of story, it wouldn't be a surprise. It would actually be kind of expected to have a tragic ending. So we'll see how it goes. Sometimes the journey getting to the end , happy or sad, is still one worth having.
The fact that Japanese fans seem to be quite supportive and excited about this.
The creator of the manga Yuu Toyota is also supportive and excited for this as well. I trust the creator more than bitter fans who want to gatekeep. lol
Good cast. But a very tired premise that other shows have done better. There were no surprises. Really a paint-by-the-numbers story. Nothing offensively bad. But nothing particularly great either. So in the end, you just feel apathy.