Reviews

The plot started good then lost focus. Everyone loves someone that is not their mate; awesome!! But any scene with music in it was awesome.

If only for the bar performances; the drama was worth watching. There were some scenes that sent the shivers down my spine; of course music scenes.

It's a dream pursuit drama about music so I definitely don't regret watching it one bit. Won't recommend it though.

The cast was great. Choi Daniel wasn't given a sufficient space to glow; speaking as a fan. Koo Hye Sun filled the role but I had ab bit of a problem with the role itself. Oh Jung Se is always a favourite; couldn't shine here as well. The two people who won over my heart here were Park Ki Woong and Kim Young Min; they rules.

Will not rewatch it but will listen to the music from time to time.

Leia Mais

Hands down, best kdrama I've ever seen. 10/10

The acting, despite the age difference, is absolutely amazing. The lead actors seem to have the perfect expressions in each scene; exactly right. The most refreshing thing about the show is that the female lead character is extremely realistic. Most kdramas usually have the peppy, but afraid-to-speak-their-mind type character; but this character speaks her mind and doesn't hide what she is feeling. She is has imperfections and is pretty quirky. The male lead portrayed emotions really well. His character has pretty emotionless expressions most of the time; it was surprising that he managed to express any feelings without too much of a strong expression.

The OST really gives you vibes; the singing is clear and the music is beautiful. Each song feels perfectly placed. I really liked how the volume of the music varies a little at parts to fit.

The plot-line is usually unexpected, with few cliches. (It does have a few sci-fi cliches, ex. the flying saucers.) The resolution of each problem is refreshingly realistic as well. It doesn't have perfect all-round type solutions. Honestly speaking, I really didn't expect the way the show ended. But, it was so much more in depth than I was expecting.

I was so impressed with the show that I encouraged my family (who have never seen a korean drama in their life) and they were in awe. I've re-watched 3 times so far.

Leia Mais

How much would one sacrifice and change just to rise to the top? This drama beautifully portrayed what an economic war would feel like. It's a long and hard battle between family members and a man with an ultimate goal: to take over the most successful corporation in Korea. The characters dealt with major conflicts in the story such as ambition, greed, and economic order. The story/plot was well thought out and written. I felt like I took a semester's worth of business/economics classes just by watching this drama. It was really intriguing to watch. Sure there were confusing moments, but you aren't expected to understand 100% of what's going on. I had a general idea of what's happening, and that's all you really need to follow the story. If you find business, economics, modern day monopoly intriguing, this drama is perfect for you. If you're in it for just the romance, unfortunately you will be a little bit disappointed. (Also: when watching this, it best to keep fully attentive. 5 seconds you look away from the tv and you'll be thrown off, especially with all those fancy economic vocabulary words they use)

Leia Mais

Ok. I had this in my Hulu+ queue for a very long time. I got around to watching it after I had watched a romance melo and needed a good revenge drama to set things straight.

This drama had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I binge watched this show so quickly it was like I watched an entire episode in 20-or-so hours.

I barely know where to being. I fell in love with UTW. Ive seen him in other dramas (The Devil) and he has never been so sexy and so passionate than in Equator Man. I thought at first the portrayal of him being blind with his eyes rolling around was TOO makjang (and I rarely put those two words in a row) but after a while I figured it all out.

The imagery was out of this world, the love story to me was just impeccable. I rarely see two characters in a drama that honestly push me to romantic motion but -- this one did it for me. To see when the main character gets his revenge feels like you are actually there.

This is an amazing drama and I suggest everyone to watch it. It needs mature viewers as there really is no comedy, nothing cutesy. Its gritty, its sad, its moving. One of my favorite dramas of all time.

PS, the OST has no words but is honestly the best one i've heard in a very long time.

Leia Mais

An interesting drama nugget that somehow missed the flash&clapping in 2014. This Jdrama is about two women who age wise are on opposite ends of a pencil YET they both are facing the same career challenges. This drama depicts the untidy, good old boys club of the legal world. These two women are so opposite in style, demeanor,& tactics you might expect nastiness however it's the stark differences is what grows both of them, personally & professionally. This drama is short with neat storyline's and interesting side characters. There is no romance or silliness, just two women making it in the business world and not killing each other over a man or inheritance. For those who love DtrX series, I believe this should be on your PTW list - If you are looking for something that has strong, intelligent females, modern time period, no romance-silliness, give this watch, you might enjoy.

Leia Mais

I dont know why I didn't watch this drama last year. I know that many fans especially the fans of the main lead 'Yoona' commented that this couple will not work at all. Why pair Yoona to a middle aged man who is way older than her (23 years). Then I tried watching it since I'm really curious about the story line.

The drama was too funny and awesome. Yoona is actually doing great on this drama especially Lee Beom Soo. I always see him on a action dramas etc. He's actually great! I didn't expect that this couple will work. This drama was too addictive! Even the small skinships of them kills me. This drama is one of my favorites now.

This drama needs a Season 2! Great job for the casts! ?

Leia Mais

I completely agree with Amrita's review. It was the catalyst for getting me to watch this drama.

It's not your typical "older woman/younger man" themed "romance." It's all about the inner turmoil in our main lady and what love, relationships, monogamy, marriage, etc mean to various people in modern times.

The pacing is moderate, but perfect for this type of storytelling. The acting was good. I wasn't a huge fan of minimal eye contact (mostly from the leads) which is why the score is only a 7 on that. Sometimes I couldn't tell if they were trying to remember the lines or in character and uncomfortable making eye contact with the other player in the scene. I also really like how age played a large role in this, but it didn't weigh down the story at all, which makes me wonder if that was where some of the awkwardness came from. It totally works either way.

Other than that, the secondaries were ok, the family had interesting dynamics and the co-workers kept things lively when needed. There were no bad guys or good guys in this. Just people acting and reacting like people with honest emotions.

If you're looking for sweet and cuddly moments, this isn't the drama for you. If you're looking for a moral quandary regarding life and relationships then grab your bag of popcorn and settle in for a few hours of self debates.

Leia Mais

Let me just start off by saying this: If you cannot stomach horror, watch the first episode with all the lights on or better yet outside in the nice beautiful weather with your 2 cats and 3 dogs. It's not really that it's particularly scary, but I can get sensitive to this kind of stuff (slowly training myself haha) and so I got scared reeeaally easily. I'm actually kind of sad they didn't use more of the scary graphics as the drama progressed.

At any rate, I enjoyed the plot of this drama, particularly the quite literal "she can't live without him" factor. I particularly liked the "Joo Joong Won, Joo Joong Two, Joo Joong Three" thing. Haha. Hilarious. The only complaint I have about the storyline is the last 2 episodes. Episode 16 was, what I assume to be, a filler episode. Not much really happened during that episode so the entire time I just found myself staring at the screen spacing out. If they were gonna make the second to last episode a snoozefest they should have just gone with the classic 16. No need to stretch it out to 17. Episode 17 on the other hand, was honestly so rushed. Common sense says to just stretch the ending between 16 and 17 instead of cramming everything into 17 and leaving 16 with 3 grains of rice. But no, instead they do a time skip and all the characters have automatically resolved their conflicts and everyone lives happily ever after. We see absolutely nothing about what changed over that 1 year. It's just "oh yeah fairy tale land yay! We'll just skip to the end and you can make up your mind on how everything got to this point."

The acting in this drama was overall pretty good. Gong Hyo-jin is really an amazing actress and she deserves more credit honestly. People tend to think that if an actress' character is pretty and elegant, she's automatically a great actress. That is far from the truth. A great actress has to be able to portray any character and be able to convince the audience. The fact that Hyo-jin was able to portray Tae Gong-shil so accurately and so wholeheartedly is amazing. And of course, So Ji-sub and his "get lost" haha. The one thing that I am cringing about is L. Myungsoo, Myungsoo, Myungsoo. I don't know if it's because it's his first time portraying this kind of character, but oh lordy his acting killed me. I love him, but please no. He was superb in Shut Up Flower Boy Band, but this role just did not suit him at all.

The music was pretty good, Hyorin did a great job as usual, but nothing really stood out to me. It was the typical OST, with some sad songs, some happy songs, etc. etc. But nothing really stuck. I think the only thing that really stood out was Hyorin's "Crazy", but that was only because they played that song every dang time Gong-shil and Joong-won appeared on screen together.

I would probably only rewatch this drama for the comic relief, because the end just really drags out. It's something I would most likely watch if I had nothing else to watch, but definitely not something I would watch over and over and over again.

Overall, this drama was the perfect mixture of everything. There were bittersweet moments, romantic moments, funny moments, cringeworthy moments, and of course the jumpscares. If you want a drama that you can freely watch, maybe just an episode or 2 a day without having to obsess over it, this is the one for you.

Leia Mais