Reviews

I can't believe no one has posted a review on this amazing and underrated drama! I really believe a lot of people on MDL should give this a try.

Story
The story of this drama is about a terrorist who calls himself the Pied Piper. This terrorist is controlling people to commit and act of terror. A negotiation team is set up and the two main protagonists in this drama both lost a loved one from one such act.

The story is really great and and the drama unfolds itself with each episode. And every episode the tension is getting higher until the very end! The only reason why I'm not giving the story a 10 is that there are still side story lines I felt where not fully completed.


Acting/Cast:
Acting was great overall, there are a lot of experienced actors as well as new faces but everyone was good. Shin Ha Kyun like always was great at its role, but Jo Yoon Hee not so much and I really had to get used to her, the only drama I have seen her before was Nine Times Time Travel but eventually she didn't bother me that much.

Music:
Music was good nothing special but still pretty good

Rewatch Value:
I don't rate any drama for a rewatch

Leia Mais

Honest truth, I came to watch this drama because of actor Zhao Zanilia yet found Huo Wallace, and I can't say I regret anything so far. This is a Fantasy Wuzia drama so the length of the drama is understandable, but still OMG, why the long and difficult issue of accepting each other for themselves. This drama dealt with human feelings and needs that apparently cloud ones judgement towards the prosperity of the world focus. I really pity Little bone cause from the start all she ever wanted was family and friends (a quiet life), but the people around her just used her gifts to make their enemies suffer. Why hurt an innocent young girl whose only fault is being too trusting with her kindness. It really vexed me the whole injustice.

Ok, the story was long, but the idea and message was learned without struggling to finish the drama. I believe I spent more time shouting at the character for so many stupid decisions than asking when it will end. Plus i love love the music mainly the first opening song; in fact I'm listening to it right now "Fire of the heart" this works well it makes one cry. Overall, a definite re-watch but only for your favourite scenes cause be don't want you to be upset over mind boggling actions.

I recommend for you die-hard romance and fantasy lovers who would enjoy a deep development between soul mates and the hard choices that come with weighing their destinies in the balance.

Leia Mais

This drama was just so-so for me. The actors did well in their roles, but I just wasn't in love with the storyline. And I guess it was pretty forgettable because I had to read a recap to remember what even happened in it. I think the worst part for me is that her long term boyfriend was a cheater and I can't stand a cheater. I think I did enjoy the side stories a little. I do know there were some funny moments with one of the friends of the main lead.
I wouldn't watch again.

ETA - I realize that this isn't a great review and doesn't really give a lot of info. But I think this is one of those shows that is more subjective than others for me. It really could go either way for most people I think. So I wouldn't recommend it to a friend, but I wouldn't discourage someone from watching it either.

Leia Mais

This was a quickie web-drama. Watched the entire thing on a rainy Saturday. It was a cute rom-com. Not remarkable in any way, but enjoyable and cute romance and cute main leads. It was obviously lower-budget as they couldn't afford anything fancy with the sets. For the office of a CEO - we never even found out what his company was about and he ended up sharing an office later. And the female lead ended up living in her veterinarian office. But since it was a short series anyway, I could overlook some budget saving measures. It was a good time pass, but nothing worth watching again.

ETA - forgot to say that the main lead character seemed a little controlling at times, but since this was so short it didn't get on my nerves as bad as it would have if it'd been a regular length drama.

Leia Mais

Hmm where do I start on describing this drama..... intrigue, excitement or mystery with bites of romance something a long this line of thought. Boy I love Bo Jin's character and actor he is sooo smooth; yet, cute when he means to be. I'm sorry I'm going into fan-girl mode (>o<). Wait a moment, I shall control myself ummm. ............. Oookay I'm back on topic - yes the acting was awesome, original and very well developed with out the wasted effort on unnecessary episode. Now that I'm on this idea every episode made sense. Hence very enjoyable moment at every critical junction, even he English actors did a good job in their roles. On soundtrack, I can't and will never complain cause it had this mellow, jazzy vibe that just worked with the story line in mind; because, I'm telling every note transferred each case issues that had me on constant alert of what will happen next. This needs to re-watch several time the only reason I haven't is it a psychological crime drama so be warned about scenes.

There is just so much I could talk about in this drama, but I will not get start instead i recommend this drama to anyone interested in criminal investigation viewed from the criminal behavioral psychologist. Anyone who love a good thriller without the whole intense horror associated with the genre. Anyone who loves not just a good mystery, but a great one that just keeps you guess till the very end.- What, Why, When, Where and Who - the five 'W'..

Leia Mais

Overall, I found this show to be somewhat of a bait and switch. I thought the romance was cute, but the first episode promised a lot of humor and didn't really deliver as much comedy as the set-up seemed to make you believe was coming after that. It got pretty angsty in the middle part, but it seemed to keep coming back around to funny and cute before it got too sad. I think I would have liked to have seen it extended by 1 episode because I wasn't totally satisfied by the ending (needed some epilogue moments!) I also enjoyed the cameo by Conan O'Brien - talk about unexpected! I did enjoy the side stories of Mi Mo's friends and I did like Mi Mo's romance, but I felt that the story could have been handled better and there should have been more funny and cute moments than we actually got. Oddly enough, I most liked the story between Da Jeong and her husband. Even though it was the "quietest" story, it was the most moving. Poor Dong Mi's romance was the saddest, and Ae Ran's was the most unique (those 2 had an interesting relationship) Each relationship is very different, and so the telling of each brings something different to the story.
I enjoyed this for a one time watch, but will probably not watch again.

Leia Mais

This was another drama I watched mainly to see Seo In Guk. And I ended up really liking the character played by Ryu Soo Young - he really stole the show for me. This was laggy in certain parts, but overall I enjoyed this family drama. There were a few parts I would have liked to have ff'd through just to get back to the parts I liked better. I think the parents were more of the rascals than the sons in this. The main mother was naggy no matter what and wasn't really someone I liked until the last episode. The mother of Tae Ju was horrible and all her sighing and pouting and carrying on was a real turn off. There were a few romances going on in this. The main couple of Hyung Gi and In Ok got to be a little tiresome during the last few of the 50 episodes - almost too much forced drama. The middle brother Min Gi (played by Ryu Soo Young) had an unrequited love for his best friend's fiancé, but thankfully resolved that and had a much better romance with Jin Yu Ri, played by Lizzy (and reminded me of Jung Eun Ji from Reply 1997 -she was adorable and I'm now a fan.) I'm glad they sent off the friend and his fiancé part way through the show because they weren't fun characters to watch and it got Min Gi's real romance started. The youngest brother, was Seung Gi (played by Seo In Guk) and his player ways at first. I really thought that I would end up disliking this character, but he really had a lot of character growth during the course of the drama. I felt bad for his missed romance with Song Hee, and I wished that the actress that played Mi Rim - his wife, could have played a character with more passion. She's a beautiful actress, but the character could have been written better. Min-Gi and Yu-Ri's romance was the highlight of the show for me and made me want to watch more of Ryu Soo Young in other works. Probably will not re-watch due to length, but may go back to revisit some favorite scenes.

Leia Mais

I chose this drama purely to see Seo In Guk in another romance. Although the premise is quite unbelievable, I was able to suspend disbelief in order to fully enjoy this drama. Lee Ha Na did a great job playing Jung Soo Young also. And the secondary characters were also enjoyable. The 2 main leads had a good chemistry and pulled off a wildly unrealistic romance that made it seem more believable and real as a viewer than it should have. I wasn't sure how they'd handle such a large age difference and I normally wouldn't go for a "noona romance", but they made it work somehow. I think it was because Soo Young was a naive and innocent character. I felt for the 2nd male lead at times, because it really came through that he wasn't totally as cold as he appeared. While I could not picture him romantically with Soo Young. I thought they would make good friends. And he needed one so desperately.
My main issue was that the last episode felt very rushed and I wish that they had taken maybe one more episode to really finish it out better or had cut something else to devote more time to the ending. But overall it was an enjoyable drama and I would watch it again.

Leia Mais

I watched this drama because of the marry first/ love second storyline. It was a cute story and did not disappoint. The female lead was cute and did a great job. The male lead wasn't as strong of a choice, but did a fine job. This sort of reminded me of the movie My Little Bride, if you have seen that. I enjoyed seeing the relationship bloom between this married couple. Watching Jung-Soon mature and fight for the man she loves - even though he is her husband is very touching. She's a very likable character. The sister in law becomes very irritating after a while, trying to keep this couple apart.

Overall, the story was solid, the romance was cute and fun.

Leia Mais

This is an older drama, but beyond the fact that the technology has changed since this was made, it is still a solid drama. The leads were well-acted (the actress that played Choon Hyang was super cute!!) and had good chemistry with each other. The only real bad thing I can say about this drama is that keeping the main couple apart for so long started to get tedious. I really didn't like the 2nd female lead character at all, but that was the point I believe. As far as the 2nd male lead goes, I could have almost rooted for him for at least the first half of the drama. He was everything that Choon Hyang's husband should have been to her, until....Well, you'll have to watch. I also really enjoyed the father-in-law and his and Choon Hyang's relationship. This was a nice solid older drama. I might rewatch parts of it someday.

Leia Mais

The story on what is desired by the royal family as individuals can always be frustrating and misunderstood by the people around them. Prince Gwang Hae and Princess Jeong Myeong wanted different things needed people around him they each could trust. So splendid politics was a round about way of changing the kind of kings that don't work for the people's benefits; instead, they try to make themselves higher in social status. Specifically, individuals they treat as allies or advisor that shared the same vision of the future of the nation, who use that connections of the royal family to get what they want without regards on the unfortunate parties involved in their pursuit. Now thaaat I've said this the story was a good representation of historical facts and the actors worked with the material as best as they could; all things considered. I can't really comment on the music except for a few of the climax moments.

Overall it was a historical drama that portrayed the issues of politics and every problems faced that comes with being royal holding power. I will definitely not re-watch at any point in time but it was a good lesson on the prince gwang hae.

Leia Mais