Love the idea behind

This is my first review here. I would say that this drama is indeed interesting. The idea behind the story is quite good. And I do not expect that the author can capture the idea of time travelling very well. This one is different from other time-travel dramas. Everyone should watch it. It is not a stressful drama to watch, and it has a good ending.

However, I find it weird that the problem of Chu Xia (time travelling) is not leaked to the public. Other students are also there in the lab; Wang Yi Xin is just one.

Regarding acting, all of them did very well, but stylish outfits of the FL are sometimes unnecessary.

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Great drama with a possibility of an alternative ending

Well yeah! To begin with, no one knows the real appearance of Jin Do Jun as Jin Do Jun. We only know Hyun Woo as Jin Do Jun.

The best part of this drama is the relationship between Jin Do Jun and the grandfather. However, the worst part is the ending. I am really disappointed with the ending. This is supposed to be a great drama, but the ending ruins everything. Everything that happens from epi. 2 to epi. 15 was like a dream of Hyun Woo, but this makes the 14 episodes meaningless. The writers invest too much on the life of Do Jun and the power struggle in the Jin family. To deliver the message like repentance, the writers should have given more priority to Hyun Woo, the person who suffers a feeling of guilt over leaving the injured Do Jun behind.

Based on episodes 2-15, the drama may be regarded as a fantasy drama with the element of time travel. Jin Do Jun is possessed by the spirit of Hyun Woo who is from the future. Therefore, this makes Do Jun and Hyun Woo from the future the same person; Do Jun is the body while Hyun Woo from the future is the spirit. Episodes 2-15 also suggest the fact that there is another Hyun Woo (himself as the poor person). In my opinion, between episodes 2-15, Hyun Woo as Jin Do Jun should have met Hyun Woo (another him) in person at some points in time, at least to help him, to warn him, and so on. Remember that Jin Do Jun has the spirit of Hyun Woo who is from the future. Hyun Woo from the future should have helped and guided himself in the past. Therefore, the life of Hyun Woo will change in some ways (e.g., getting higher education, getting a good job and preventing the accident at the cliff). Perhaps, Hyun Woo from the future believes that he passed aways at the cliff and became a new person; if he thought he travels to the past, that would have been great. He would not have focused solely on revenge; he would have focused on his life as Hyun Woo (the poor person) as well.

However, based on epi. 1 and epi. 16, this drama is not a fantasy drama. Jin Do Jun and Hyun Woo are different people. This means that Do Jun should be a common man who cannot predict the future like the popularity of Titanic, the Asian Financial Crisis, and so on. Therefore, he would not have become the favourite grandson of Jin Yang Cheol and created the Miracle Investment. Also, Hyun Woo has never possessed the body of Do Jun or travelled to the past. Everything that happens in episodes 2-15 is the dream of Hyun Woo when he is in the coma. This makes episodes 2-15 meaningless.

However again, in episodes 2-15, the motivation behind the Miracle Investment is to buy Soonyang (which is guided by the intention of Hyun Woo in the body of Do Jun). This then makes epi. 16 meaningless or irrelevant.

I hope the writer let us know the real appearance of Jin Do Jun as Jin Do Jun. Does he have the same face as Hyun Woo? Or is he a completely different person from Hyun Woo?

Actually, Do Jun with the spirit of Hyun Woo from the futurue is indeed a smart person. Based on his experience in the traffic accident planned by the grandmother, he should have been careful of his personal safety and security. He should have predicted about such accidents. He should have known that no one in the Jin family loves him. However, when he learned that he was about to become the chairman of Soonyang, he became optimistic; he believed that no one was about to harm him.

After finishing epi. 16, I feel that the point about being in a coma and possessing someone's body is similar to what depicts in Mr. Queen. However, in Mr. Queen, the main actor can change his future. But in Reborn Rich, the main actor cannot change the future or the key events in the future.

I am not waiting for season 2! However, if the concept of the drama is about time travel, and if the spirit of the "real" Jin Do Jun was reborn and trapped inside Hyun Woo in episode 16, Season 2 will be necessary. This should make Do Jun and Hyun Woo different people, but they exchange their spirits.

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Weak connection with its prequel

I have just finished watching it today. I expect the plot is more interesting, but it is just about the ordinary life of a couple. I can't find the main plot.

I think the connection between this drama and its prequel (One & Only) is quite weak. If I was the author, I would have kept the portrait of Shi Yi (from One & Only) somewhere in the library of Zhou's mansion. The portrait on the paper may be worn out through time, but it can be redrawn or so. In some other costume dramas, it is possible to keep the portrait for generations. Why not in this drama? Otherwise, there should be an elder in the Zhou family who used to see the painting and then recognised Shi Yi immediately after seeing her. This way is more interesting...

Anyway, the acting is good. In this drama, the ML is somehow funny but caring.

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It is a good show, but it violates the law of karma

The first two episodes are a little bit boring... However, after I finished the fourth episode, I cannot drop. I guess there are many plot twists in the show. Perhaps, there are some backstories that can explain why the ML (Dan Hwal) was born to be the cursed kid and why the female Bulgasal (the FL) helped him when he was about to be killed by the villagers. And these backstories may be revealed in later episodes.

However, to some extent, the show violates the law of karma. Monsters can be reborn as human beings but as serial killers? So, some people are born to kill and some people are born to get killed? And in every of their lifetime? What logic is this? If the monsters exist in the show and can use the magic, then where are the angels who are supposed to deal with those monsters?

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A typical wuxia drama but an interesting one

I come here because many of my favourite actors (Yang Yang, Zhao Lu Si, Xuan Lu, Liu Rui Lin, etc.) are in the same show. But sadly Liu Rui Lin is somehow an antagonist here (know him as a carefree guy and a good friend in Miss Crow and Mr Lizard).

Back to the storyline. the story sets in a warring state period, but it is not a historical drama. Therefore, one may guess how the story unfolds. Simple Simple. The story is about the power struggles between royal family members and between states. The question is how the black fox and the white fox deal with these power struggles. So far, I think that the best part of the storyline is how the black fox takes care of the white fox. That's sweet and special.

In terms of acting, all of them are good. The fighting scenes are familiar, nothing new.

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An interesting show

This drama reminds me of some movies about Dee Renjia. The storyline is quite good. However, I hate that it is hard to follow, and there are too many characters. I wish I knew the Chinese language so that I did not have to read the subtitles line by line to understand the main storyline.

In terms of acting, I think Baili Hong Yi should be more responsive to his wife, Liu Ran. Although he is not happy with his marriage and his father's death, he should not act like his wife does not exist. And to some extent, I think that he does not act like a person with a detective mind. Unlike Baili Hong Yi, Gao Bing Zhu and Si Yue are quite smart in this show.

Anyway, I hope that this one will be a great show like the Untamed.

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