Coming Back Again (2022)

It cost me lots of tears

Starting from episode 1, I already shed a tear. The concept is familiar but it somewhat feels new to me. I loved the fact that this short series was created this good with a good set of actors.

It made me sad when Jae Woo was able to meet Ji Hoon but the latter doesn't recognize him. It made me sad when Ji Hoon was finally able to piece everything together but it's somehow too late because of the limited time they have left with them. It made me sad when Jae Woo expected a lot for their vacation but ended up getting ditched for a reason. It made me sad when Ji Hoon was able to save the young Jae Woo but still ended up dying. It made me sad when Hyung Jin was able to pass the exam like what the dorm ajumma said in exchange of losing his best friend. It made me even sadder when Jae Woo tried to run and save his beloved man but ended up being late and going back to the present time, getting back the pain he felt before. But it made me happy that he chose to live his life to the fullest as requested by Ji Hoon.


It must have been good if Jae Woo was able to come and save his young self and his most admired person before losing time. Nevertheless, the story is good and it is really sad. I'm still crying while writing this review so I hope this helps

Leia Mais

Impactfully Acclaiming

Some things never changed, and that’s the painful part of life. Time traveling is an overused foundation, but they make good use of this cliche and establish a short yet impactful storyline. Despite the loopholes and some questionable parts, the conclusion dominated its cons.

The title itself is already conspicuous, relating to experiencing another ache. I cried. Those written messages burst me out.

“Jae Woo, I know you came here after 15 years to save me. But even so, I will still go save you.” - Kang Ji Hoon

The success is also all thanks to their impressive acting performances. As early as the pilot episode, I was too amazed by Shin Jae Woo. You can sense how desperate he is from changing the past. His howls did affect me emotionally. The two main actors portrayed their characters in the most anguished way. From feeling passionate about giving a try to save each other to eventually becoming hopeless and just accepting the consequences as long one of them will continue to go on with life.

I must say, Korean entertainment provides eye-catching actors with their head-turner visuals. Ji Hoon resembles Baekhyun from EXO and Tomo from Thailand. He is extremely cute and fluffy.

They also gave us top-tier songs from their OSTs. I genuinely go through the roller coaster rides of affection and attachment every time they insert the songs into a scene. I indulge in listening to them, I love it!

Once Again is a show that throws you a punch that even with its fairytale plot, we all return from the reality of accepting the suffering of life. There may be things that we cannot control, but as long as we value our life, we can always find the happiness that we keep relying on, for our day-to-day survival.

Leia Mais

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я как бы в сломленном состоянии... Когда хочется выкинуть все свои дипломы, знания, стереть полжизни и просто забыть о всем. Дорама, что заставила проверить себя. Жаль я не смогу ее рекомендовать своим некоторым пациентам-клиентам. Корейские в основном, да и та же Япония, стали выпускать мини-дорамы, но поверьте - это ничего не значит, что они не могут в полной мере использовать каждую минуту, которая у них есть, и сделать что-то великое, даже при низком бюджете. Это втягивает вас с самого начала. Дорама имеет естественную актерскую игру, плавные переходы, хорошую операторскую работу и движущуюся историю. Эмоциональное напряжение нарастает и впечатляет. С самого начала мы знаем в глубине души, чем закончится эта история. Смысл наблюдения за тем, как она разворачивается, заключается в том, чтобы увидеть свет, который пришел до темноты.Концовка либо оставит вас на месте, либо сломает как меня, приобретя новый опыт просмотра этой драмы и проверка своего эгоизма. Я всем умом, сердцем понимаю эту концовку, но чертенок на левом плече эгоистично твердит, что надо было иначе. Эта была правильная петля времени с правильной постановкой моментов. В некотором смысле, они всегда будут вместе в этом мире.
Отдельное спасибо всем актерам. Кан У Чжон - который как светлый лучик этой дорамы, с его шуточками, мимикой. Даже играя в конце с улыбкой на лице, его глаза были наполнены болью и тоской. Ребенок играл бесподобно, думаю у мальчика большое будущее. Мун Джиён. ох, тут секунду отвлекусь. Видела комментарии, что играл недоразвитого взрослого. Серьезно? То есть чувство трепета, восхищения и любви к старшему, которого вы не видели 15 лет и помните его только ребенком, называется недоразвитостью? Ох, если так - мне искренне жаль вас. Мун Джиён идеально справился с ролью. и эти щенячьи порой глазки и "аджосси" понятны, когда у него 15 лет чувство вины, любви к единственному человеку. А так же вспомним его по линии обиды, боли, мести, отчаяния. Шикарен. Ли Хен Джун. Эта улыбка, эти глаза. Я действительно восхищаюсь как в последние года два идеально подбирается актерский каст и как растет актерская школа. Здесь было мало сцен в полный рост, больше лица и проигрыш эмоции был вау. ОСТы. ооо это вообще вынесло все мои нервные клетки на полный репит. Я скачала и теперь наслаждаюсь этой прекрасной музыкой, мощным и глубоким вокалом и в воспоминание о этой дораме. Улетает в Любимые. Обязательно буду пересматривать снова и снова. Особенно когда надо будет "обнулиться"

Leia Mais

Lovely Series. Had me on the edge of my seat the entire time.

I really enjoyed this little series.

The characters where natural, well written and well acted.
The production was pleasent and over all I really didn't think of production, cinematography, costumes, ect. Which is always a good sign, as it means I was sucked into the story.

Spoilers:
Ok, so with the time travel you have to go with the flow. Because it was not explaned, but I can get on board with that.

What I didn't get in the plot was, why Kang Ji Hoon had to go to the 'crime scene' alone and without anything to protect himself. He could have called the police or in the very least taken a bat or a knife along... I mean when you know what is gonna happen, you can change something.

If the writing team wanted to have him not change anything, so that everything happens the same way... ok. But you could have explained the reasoning.
I was intrigued by the different clothes that Shin Jae Woo wore in the last scene. It means something changes every time.

Spoilers End.

Apart from this I really enjoyed this series and will rewatch it. It's so nice to see characters that act so natural around each other and that accept themselfs without drama. Loved it!

Leia Mais

Love on a loop

I've watched this multiple times, and I've enjoyed it. Every. Single. Time.

The falling in love part of the overall storyline is so soft and beautifully executed. It's not a slow build-up, but it also makes sense that "yeah, these two are obviously in love." There's no questioning it.

The last time I watched it, I actually watched it twice; from start to finish.

The ending is gut-wrenching and impossibly sad, and you wish that Ji Hoon could have been a little bit more selfish; but his actions are totally logical because he dies to protect the child version of the man he is love with.

The ending is absolutely gut-wrenching and impossibly sad.

There IS a glimmer of hope to be had in the ending, though, because of the time-loop aspect.

Leia Mais

Someone needs to go back in time and improve this script

This is a series that is trying to manage a lot of social and psychological issues at the same time but the execution has been anything but exemplary. Showcasing Time travel in a show is difficult as there are many moving parts that you have to be careful about so as not to lose the continuity. This show more or less manages to stay within that line.

As a child Shin Jae Woo is traumatised as he witnesses the death of Kang Ji Hoon who saves him from a serial killer. Shin Jae Woo carries this guilt all through his life and returns to his home town and the dormitory where Kang Ji Hoon used to reside. He goes in to the room that belonged to Kang Ji Hoon and while using the intercom and hears Ji Hoon’s voice. As he tries to run out he finds Ji Hoon alive and realises he has travelled back in time. Shin Jae Woo is determined to save Ji Hoon’s life this time around so save him from living in guilt.

The premise is very promising. There are multiple inter-connected things at stake. Jae Woo’s success would result in Ji Hoon’s survival and possibly his own guiltless existence. But this is where Jae Woo’s plan starts to lose me. There is more than one way to resolve this issue but Jae Woo’s decisions have always been contrary to an easy and sure-fire way to achieving this goal and you start doubting his sanity.

Jae Woo has a special connection with Ji Hoon even as a child, hence when we meets him again there is a burst of emotions and of course the feeling of love but when and why did Ji Hoon fall in love with Jae Woo? Jae Woo has always been acting creepy around him but instead of keeping his distance he indulges with Jae Woo. I found that quite bizarre. May be if the series had more episodes, they could have fleshed this out further and given us a slow development of feelings.

Moon Ji Young and Lee Hyun Jun did a great job playing Jae Woo and Ji Hoon respectively. Kudos to Ji Young as he had a more complex character and he did justice to it. If only there was a better script for these two actors or may be more episodes, they could have been able to showcase much more of their talent.

In conclusion, this series plays around with some great concept of childhood trauma, time travel and missions with lives at stake. Where it lacks is in execution. S. Korea should look at making series with either more episodes or longer run time. It would do justice to the amazing stories that they want to showcase. I would still recommend this just for the marvellous acting by the 2 leads and wonderful background score.

Leia Mais

PLEASE WATCH THIS SHOW ITS REALLY GOOD

I am in love with this drama so far. I have cried twice so far and i anticipate more crying. The story itself is thought provoking and intense and the subject matter is quite heavy. I wmrt into this thinking it would come out in the wash but was i ever wrong.
The acting is superb, the emotions the actors embrace takes you to a dark and emotional place yourself. I felt every tear and every moment of curiosity and every snide remark, friendship and even budding romance. The actors will take you through a range of feelings. Im not ready for upcoming episodes, i can already feel my world shifting.
This is going to rip my heart out,I can feel it. The soundtrack is a killer the songs make every emotion 70 times deeper and heavier and sadder, now i want to cry again... its a must watch.. i ❤it.

Leia Mais

Different and compelling even if the ending

is heartbreaking but to me it made sense and was realistic. The story was interesting and different and I like how certain countries are moving away from traditional BL's. South Korea was one of the first to do this. The writing may not have been the best, but I give them huge credit. I liked the idea that past trauma led by guilt can be ket go off if you get a second chance with a loved one. I also like that even if the story is heartbreaking there's still that light of hope that things can and will get better. As it is the norm with time travel stories. Well with any kind of stories that is.

I think the best thing about the series was the acting since there's still room for improvement when it comes to wfriting, plot and certain themes. But back to the acting Lee Hyun Yun and Moon Yi Yong gave incredible performances. Seriously, the emotion that both LHY & MYY portrayed was top notch to the point that I cried with them. I had never seen them before but I'll say that both are extremely talented. BRAVO!

The OST was also beautiful. Great choices made by the production team

Overall I give this series a 7.5 out of 10. Like I said more room for improvement but still enjoyable due to the acting.

Leia Mais

Looking for a happy, cheerful time? Don't watch this then.

But actually DO watch this because it's really good and worth the suffering.

I don't rate things 10 very often but this immediately drew me in. I like a good time travel story anyway but this one was particularly well written and well acted. I would say that the BL in this is kind of ...on the side, if that makes sense. While the relationship between Jae Woo and Ji Hoon does make the ending that much more painful, this could have easily been written with the two leads being best friends so if you're looking for some heavy sexual tension and steamy stuff, it's not really here. That being said, the story is great and the actors are top notch in their portrayals. The slightly sidelined romantic side of the story does not in any way detract from the overall story.

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As I said in the headline, this is not a fun, good-time, happy story. I suppose there may be some bittersweetness about it but it's heartwrenching in the best (and therefore worst) possible way. Though I am complaining about it being very sad, the fact that there isn't a particularly happy ending is what makes this story. There is hope. And the bittersweetness comes in the form of realising Ji Hoon and Jae Woo will meet over and over and over again but for me that's also incredibly sad. Little Jae Woo will always suffer from the PTSD of what he went through. Ji Hoon's path is set, and while part of you really wants for them to break out of this cycle, I think that would somehow cheapen the story.

The other supporting cast members are great in their roles. Little Jae Woo is adorable. Hyung Jin is charming and funny without being over-the-top goofy sidekick-ish. And the Boss lady in charge of the ...study dorm hall thing gives off just enough otherwordliness to make you question whether she's perhaps god and will step in to rectify stuff (she doesn't. And for the story to flow as it does, shouldn't).

Apart from all the heartwrenching (I'm not crying, YOU'RE crying), the music is really good. Often times I find music in BLs distracting or annoying or just...don't notice it but this one has a good theme and incidental music.

Leia Mais