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I actually loved the story, the characters, and the actors a lot. There are a few MAJOR points that could have been done SO much better and then this would have been a 10 for me, but they were so blatant, that I can only give it an 8 as a result. & likely would never re-watch.Issues I had:
1. The FL blurting out crap several times in front of people she thought were murderers and expecting to go unscathed? Super stupid. If you think they MURDERED someone, wouldn't you be a little leery to say that to their face without anyone around (literally) to save you if they decided to kill you as well???
2. The FL as a musician was compelling, but we only get to see her as an "assistant" 99% of the show. I really hated that. I wanted to see her as more than a patient who forgot her past and being used as a plot device instead of a character in her own right.
3. The romance. I know it wasn't the main event in this show, but our hopes were up with that lovely kiss early in the show only to go non-existent in the rest.
4. The ending. It had too many flaws.
(a.) Why was our FL and her family APOLOGIZING for an ACCIDENT??? She didn't STAB him. He FELL on her knife while knocking her to safety. GEEEZ.
(b.) Why didn't we get to see the bad guy being miserable? Sad face.
(c.) This guy leaves like that, devastating our FL one AGAIN and then out of the blue returns "1 year later" with a smile on his face like nothing happened and she doesn't even BLINK before forgiving him like it never happen. Truly, this was the most disappointing part. She had to have had been very very hurt by him and yet the writers wrote it off like he just hadn't called in a few weeks. WHUT?
(d.) Side characters. Anyone else feel like they just threw endings out there for everyone without much thought? I felt like they just tried to hurry up and end it all quickly and we got a glossed over ending as a result. SAD PANDA.
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WHY DO I FEEL LET DOWN
When I started watching this drama I completely immersed myself i to it. I could not wait to watch the next episode. I loved the ML and SML. The FL was OK but I felt something was missing there. I loved the music which is rare for me in Kdramas. The mystery of what happened that night kept me guessing. So why do I feel let down in the last three elisodes? I hate it when they do ‘a year later’ scenario when one leaves for a year and comes back to take up where things left off as if nothing happened or changed. Seriously?Was this review helpful to you?
This drama in 5 words, "What really happened to Ian?"
When I first stumble upon this drama I was so excited because SeJeong is the female lead. I just kind of wonder why it wasn't on my radar at all (meaning not famous or didn't created any buzz) but as I started watching it, I realized why.Let's start with the plot. First impression wasn't really that good to be honest. It took me several episodes before I started to figure out what was happening. Then I started to realize that we need to find out what happen to Ian and that gets more frustrating. I felt like the story was unnecessarily stretched to complete the 32-episodes. This could've been a movie without all the unnecessary drama. I just started to like the last 4 episodes because that's where things started to come around like finally we're knowing what the hell happened to Ian. All the in betweens are meh. I just watched it in hopes that it'll get better. I was kind of relieved though that it had a decent ending.
Cast-wise, not sure if there was chemistry or nothing at all. I mean I'm not even sure if they were bad at acting or was it because of the terrible writing. I seriously just watched this because of SeJeong. (I'm kinda biased here, but SeJeong did pretty well to me at least. Not Daesang award level but for me she expressed the character's emotions well.)
I love classical music but the music played throughout the series wasn't notable for me. Unlike other musical dramas where I had to add the songs to my playlist, this was meh for me. I did like the song that SeJeong sang on the drama though. It was catchy to the ear (or maybe because SeJeong sang it.? P.S: huge Queen SeJeong fan hahaha)
Overall, I really want some of my time back after watching this. If you're a SeJeong fan like me, maybe you might have the time and patience to watch this series. If not, just skip to the last 4 episodes to find out what happened to Ian. However, it's not really something I can recommend.
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This is a good drama. The plot was intriguing but the flashbacks were overused while trying to excrete the mysterious events little by little. The leading couple’s romantic storyline was realistic since they were dealing with memory loss and misunderstandings but it took away from a great romantic story and the clichéd year separation at the end was not necessary since all misunderstandings were cleared already. Although the drama is quite entertaining, there are unrealistic elements of human behavior which can only be taken as the writer’s effort to keep unnecessary tension caused by stupidity (female lead). The actors portrayed their characters well and the story is more about finding the person(s) responsible for the death of “Jang Yoon’s” brother. The leading’s couple’s romantic chemistry was not strong but their inner struggles were very well portrayed. Still, the drama is entertaining. Was this review helpful to you?
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I wish Dramalist let you put gifs in reviews, because this review would just be a series of WTF gifs.This drama has no purpose, this drama has no direction, this drama has no compelling reason to exist. All of the characters are stupid, the plot is circular and illogical, and cringe-watching is only fun up until halfway through, because by that point the cringe isn't even amusing anymore.
This is literally one of the worst dramas I have ever watch-dropped, and you should DEFINITELY skip this one.
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The plot was kinda new and intriguing, so I was truly interested at first. But i feel that because it wasn't written smoothly enough so the story progresses unaturally and has those awkward moments. Like how the romance between MC starts doesn't make sense to me at all.
I love Yeon Woo Jin, I have to say all the reasons I started this was because of him. And Se Jeong has great potential after her performance in School 2017. But I didn't expect the two to have such weird (awkward??) chemi on screen....Even in their behind-the-scene vids they smiled more brightly and naturally.
All in all I just coudn't continue watching it, much regret for the actor I love, but...yeah.
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E vamos de mais um dorama por causa da Sejeong!
Ainda abalada com o término de A Business Proposal, precisava diminuir minha saudade de ver a Sejeong nas telinhas com outro dorama dela. E IWHYV foi o escolhido.Primeiramente, os tiros no pé.
1. Química entre o casal... isso mesmo produção...
Apesar de não ter chegado ao ponto de ser feio vê-los juntos (como aconteceu comigo da metade pro final de Tale of the Nine-Tailed), não foi assim tão satisfatório o casal principal. Dava pra descer sabe?
2. Outro ponto que me chateou foi a personagem da Sejeong. Ela sendo a patroa diva que é, cheia de energia, positividade e brilho, interpretando uma personagem tão sem sal. Eu gostei dela, mas tinha hora que eu queria dar um tapa na cara dela pra deixar de ser burra rsrs. Se não fosse a Sejeong sendo a atriz, essa personagem não tinha minha moral.
Em geral, o drama não foi ruim. Teve aquele "suspensezinho" básico, cenas que chorei, cenas que passei raiva e principalmente, pude matar a saudade da Sejeong rsrs. Recomendo sim!
Concluído por mim: 13/04/22
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