Too much drama going on for me to enjoy this properly. Seems like everyone is lying/has a secret, Oh-Soo, Young, Moo-Chul, Secretary Wang, even the secondary characters. My friend said this drama is very sad but I found it hard to empathize with the characters. The story is depressing, and they were having the same problems over and over again, making it boring. The final episode is an example of lazy writing. Strong performances from both Jo In-Sung and Song Hye-kyo can't help the bad plot.
I absolutely adored these two together. They are both tough and broken and needy. Equals on every level except perhaps background which matters more to Koreans and less to me. The actors really made this show though I loved the story of them falling for each other as brother and sister first. She wouldn't have allowed anyone closer any other way - she'd been hurt too many times before. It was a touch slow and draggy in places. The time jump was irritating.
Review by chillikunBlockedParent2020-05-11T21:05:43Z
This is a love story between two broken people who have abandonment / trust issues and trying to find a reason to stay alive.
The main cast was good ; great chemistry. The second cast were not that great ; their actions irritated me at time ; especially Jin-Sung an idiotic hot-head.
Song Hye Kyo does an excellent job playing a blind person.I have seen her in other dramas (DoS) and I think her acting improves with each role that she takes. If I didn't know better, then I would have thought she was blind.
The story/plot in last 3 espisodes is not upto the standards setout in the beginning.The ending was what expected of K-Drama not that i liked the twists.I also dislike a story when the writers have the characters do something that is totally out of character. I felt like in episode 15 and 16 that the writers did that with Young and Jin Sung. Honestly, after episode 15 I could care less what happened to Young. I hate wishy washy characters...Is she strong? Is she weak? The writers should have just picked something. It is like they thought they needed to add something to make it more interesting. I felt more deeply for Moo Cheol than Young and that is sad considering I saw a heck of a lot less of him in this drama than her. Beyond that, I think most of this drama is well paced and the cinematography is out of this world. I enjoy the basic story line. There are just so many things that I would change. I just felt disappointment as I ended this drama.
I think the music was beautiful.I won't rewatch this.If you like melodrama, then this is one you should watch. Most people like it, so don't make a decision to watch it or not based on my review.