Story:
Rough. The first of three sections this drama was split into was good; It really showcased the discrimination present in almost any society where someone is outcasted for something the majority population is uncomfortable or unfamiliar with. The love story was very rushed, and I understand that they had to fit it all into four episodes in order to transition into the Joseon era. Said transition was so confusing and ill-directed that I just stopped for a minute and thought.... "HUH?" When I finally watched it, the Joseon storyline made pieces fall into place for the first section, and although it was a bit harder to follow (mostly knowing who was in what clan), it allowed puzzle pieces to fall into place. As for the third section... I felt it was very cliched. We got the discrimination still, we have the amnesia, the Romeo/Juliet love story, the shunned second lead (who managed to get himself a good loving girlfriend for once), the "power of music changing people's hearts..." Cliched, yes, but also very sweet. Like marmalade.
Characters/Cast:
I am a fan of Yeo Jin Goo, when I saw him play young-Kim Soo Hyun in TMTETS (and young-Yoochun in I Miss You, what little I saw of it). Here, he played his part well, but i think the way he delivered his lines was very flat and his expressions neutral. He has a few good scenes, but I enjoyed watching him. Jonghyun is precious, and really did Shi Hoo well. He really gave off that depressed vibe, and I really loved watching his Instagram updates of behind the scenes. Shi Hoo is a broken and tortured soul (in both lives) and really deserves the true friendship he received from the members of Orange Marmalade.
Seolhyun is new to acting and she knows it, but she's very pretty and works hard. She has a long way to go in her acting skills, but she has a wonderful voice and made the music enjoyable. The supporting characters as well were very enjoyable.
The music:
Well... it's a drama not only about vampires and humans, but also about music. The songs are catchy and beautiful, but not something I'd listen to on a daily basis.
Overall:
If you've read the original webtoon, you might be disappointed. I haven't read it, but from what I've heard the drama deviates from the original story so don't be too angry when you see where the director takes it. It's really a meh drama to me, but if you enjoy non-suicidal Romeo and Juliet, a beautiful cast, and interesting story-telling, then I think you would enjoy this. ;D
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Finally we come to CN Blues, Lee Jong Hyun. I love this guy, I can't wait for the day when he will become male lead and finally get "THE GIRL". My heart ached for him, yet he is so damn COOL.
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This drama is ICONIC.. and I appreciated the first few episodes, but honestly.. what happened? It came to a point where it switched eras then failed to explain it and I got lost and bored.
I loved the actors, they were super cute and had decent chemistry, but the writers messed up. I don't know how it got lost so easily. I have no idea why they decided to do what they did with little explanation
Nearing the end it came to my attention that somehow their whole relationship had regressed and how he hated her?
I got confused all over again.
To be honest, It was good for like.. the first half till they messed it up. Wouldn't recommend.
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The story was great...at first. However, after it changed to a sageuk drama I dropped the drama. That was, when it aired. Now, a few days ago I wanted to watch a drama with less than 16 episodes, so I decided to end this drama. I skipped most of the historical scenes, because in my opinion it was too much. I mean, why did they go back to a long time ago? I didn't understand it. Well, maybe I didn't wanted to know it.
Honestly, the one and only reason I watched this after months until the end was Yeo Jingoo. I watched him in Warrior Baek Dongsoo, where he played the younger version of Dongsoo (later played by Ji Changwook). In that drama I loved his acting, so I wanted to watch this drama. He was the best Actor in this whole drama (in my opinion). But sadly he couldn't save it.
Seolhyun...She is a good dancer, but her acting is...not good (I could say awful, but I think it is too harsh). Normally, I don't expect much from Idols when it comes to acting, but I thought she would be better than Hyeri (In my opinion Hyeri is a better actress, after I watched her in Replay 1988). All in all I was not satisfied with her acting. In the end I shipped Jaemin with Ahra. Lee Jonghyun of CNBlue was okay, i think he has potential, although I liked him in Gentlemen's Dignity better. Gil Eunhye was better than Seolhyun, but she could have be better, too.
The music was good. It suits the theme and the storyline, but in my opionion it wasn't special v.v
Lastly, I haven't the desire to watch it again. If I would do it, I would watch the modern scenes with Yeo Jingoo, but no more v.v
However, I would recommend it unless you a big fan of one of the main actors.
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I will warn you that the comments on this drama were exceptionally obnoxious. Repeatedly asking if the comments are a live chat. (No but wouldn't that be nice, then the annoying comments would actually eventually go away.) The people (there were so many of them) who somehow missed that JaeMin is the male lead (HOW do you even miss that?!) and thus is destined to end up with Ma Ri, and decided that if they whine and complain loudly and obnoxiously in the comments then Ma Ri will wind up with Shihoo instead... They even went so far as to bully and hate on the young actor Yeo Jin Goo in the lowest and most classless manner as though being hateful would change the story. Then there are always the perverts who just say gross things for no real reason, and those who spend endless portions of the drama arguing about what other Korean celebrities the actors each supposedly look like. If you are a Drama-Vampire then keep the comments on, you'll love it. If you'd rather watch it in peace however, I suggest you hide the comments. ;)
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My own first love for korea
The first Korean drama I watched, and it was my first love for Korea. I'm watching this because it's a manhwa adaptation that I really like on the webtoon. Jin-goo was 18 at the time, but his acting was so stunning. This is Jin-goo's debut as a male-lead, while Seol-Hyun, this is also his debut as a female-lead. (Previously I liked Seol-hyun Eonnie on SBS ugly alert 2013). I really like the grooves, and their chemistry is great. I watch many times and it's always the best (because my first love of Korean dramas hehehe). At the 2015 KBS Drama Award, Jin-goo was awarded the best new actor award and Seol-hyun received the female popularity award. I was deeply moved by that. This drama is so good, you will smile, cry and laugh. You will fall in love with this story, believe me! (I also love the ost!) JAEMIN♡MARIEsta resenha foi útil para você?
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Friendship without judgment
This series made me a kdramer!! i really really enjoyed it. my favorite actor Yeo jin goo and my favorite actress Kim seol hyun really they were masterpiece!! Very cute and valuable series! i have learned many lesson and amazing quotes from this series. I pray to see them in one more drama.I really enjoyed watching it and it is going to be at the top of the best list. Their unique acting and their simple feelings made the story interesting.I like to watch this series a thousand times and I like to live inside this seriesEsta resenha foi útil para você?
That disappointment aside, I still think dropping it wasn't a bad choice. The shift between the 4th and the 5th episode is too much. It's like the writer was hit by creative inspiration. They had this story as a base and then went to the moon with it. Which is wonderful, really. I would love it if more writers took more risks with their stories. But as the writer went off to the moon, they needed to take us with and they didn't. It wasn't just hard to follow, which would have been more forgivable, but honestly jarring. Jarring's not good. Jarring is dropping.
Besides that, the Pretty was good. The actors were great, even if Seol Hyun was a little green and awkward, the two actors really stepped in and then none of that mattered. I was surprised and impressed by the sexuality (as a tangible feeling of lust, not showing actual sex) displayed in the first couple of episodes, which Korea seems reluctant to show in most adult dramas, let alone ones based around teenagers. But still I wish they'd show it more in more Vampire type shows, as that's half the appeal of the lore, the sexual tension around it.
I can't recommend the show because of how it doesn't take you with it, but I can't be mad at it because it does everything else so well.
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fast forward
So it started off rough but as soon as it started getting better it went off into the past halfway thru and became a period drama. if this was something that would be done they should have at least had snippetts. I fast forward to see the ending. The Series was overall disappointing………………………………………………………………….,,,,,,……………………………………………………………,,,.,,,,,. xxxxxxxxcccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxooooooooooxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxooxxooxoxooxxoxoxoxoxooxoxooxoxoxxoxoEsta resenha foi útil para você?
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So many great child actors in this drama and now they have grown up into fantastic adult actors. Korean child actors don’t seem to have had problems growing through puberty and acting out in dramatic ways in their youth stages. Maybe because they were still working through those years and didn’t suddenly get rich and have a doorman drought. I totally amaze with Korean child actors who have grown up. They have become some of my favourite adult actors.So innovative that Korean drama has been coming up with these new ideas and genre like this one and ‘Arthdal Chronicles’. Some people are not so fond of them but many of us are needing and extensive of pep of our drama viewing as we are moving forward in this 21 Century. I love how we go far back into the past when Yeo Jin Goo/Jung Jae Min loses his memory.
As said by Baek Ma-ri, “When you eat oranges, you throw away the peels, But when you make orange marmalade, you include the peels in order to improve the taste and texture. To make something special, even the parts that you would usually trash are needed.” Deep.
In different lifetimes Lee Jong Hyun/Han Shi Hoo and Lee Jong Hyun/Han Shi Hoo fell in love with the same girl.
So interesting how Song Jong Ho/Han Yoon Jae and Lee Il Hwa/Kang Min Ha in the past where he is a high order human blood sucking vampire and she’s human. Is he going to fall in love with her. Bet he is??? He’s married to her in the 21 Century
Did I tell you before I love this back to back fighting?? It was Lee Jong Hyun/Han Shi Hoo and the second lead in “My only Love Song” One of them bitten by a vampire and the other( Yeo Jin Goo/Jung Jae Min) with Hemaphobia ( faints at the sight of blood). Is this when he is going to turn into a Vampire.
Yeo Jin Goo/Jung Jae Min gives her(Kim Seol Hyun/Baek Ma Ri) a silver knife to protect her but he doesn’t see that its actually burning her hand.
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