She Was Pretty

Who knew the Kill me, Heal Me siblings would end up surprising me like this? After watching the aforementioned series, I had planned instead to avoid them, but fate had other plans. And so they both got a second chance to make me like them. Seo-joon Park did a pretty good job. I acknowledge that he's got what it takes to play a leading role, and I'm really looking forward to his next work. Jeong-eum Hwang was about a hundred times better than what I remembered from last time, but there was still something about her that bothered me. Maybe if she had slowed down a bit and hadn't overacted so much. Because when she's not yelling and flailing around, she's pretty cool. But more importantly, the two of them are incredibly compatible. Not just in appearance, but also in the characters written for them. All in all, it would have been a great series, their childhood friendship had its charm, I'll miss everyone in the newsroom a lot, and the main character's friend was cool too. And yet! The reason I even dream about this series, and the one who made me laugh countless times, but also cry, and made it a heartwarming series for me, is the bearded, crazy, and incredibly sexy Siwon, whose voice and face cast a magical spell on me. The last time I was done in like that was maybe by Eric in Spy MyeongWol. So four stars for the show, one huge one for the divine Siwon... or is it the other way around? Whatever, it's just 5 stars and I love Siwon! (22/06/2016)

A wet dream come true for everyone who shipped the siblings in Kill Me, Heal Me, right? It was only while watching this series that I realized what the big deal is – Hwang Jeong-eum is actually a pretty bad actress. And apparently her voice is annoying. The series is just a typical romantic comedy about how the down-on-her-luck heroine got her happiness. There’s something slightly above average about Choi Si Won’s character, he was the person I would have chosen, and it wouldn't have been just because the bearded Si Won looks so much better than the clean-shaven one... In truth, I actually didn't really feel like finishing the series, I downright forced myself to do so, since I wasn't having much fun from about the fifth episode on. Of course it had those snuggly scenes where you tear up, as well as the ones where you feel anxious or laugh, but the overall impression was more boring than anything else. Whenever Kim Shin-hyuk (Si Won) was on set it was fine, it had some energy, but then it just left with him. Although by the end he didn't have as much of it either; I guess he was starting to realize he was going to the military and wasn't happy about it... A weaker 3 stars. (02/12/2015)