enjoyable to watch
the plot was good. I enjoyed the cast but the chemistry between the 2 main characters was lackluster occasionally. I did like them together. I did rewatch and it was okay to watch again. I enjoyed it and would recommend.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Great visuals, with nothing else
The short version? Goblin wannabe with worse story, worse setting, worse chemistry, and infinitely worse acting. Go watch Goblin instead.After failing to bring myself to open the next episode on multiple occasions, even in times of extreme boredom and suffering from a long drama drought, I've decided that this is it. The show is not worth it.
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The trailers and concept photos looked great. The premise looked great (but reliant on execution). The actors looked their part.
So far, 4 episodes in, and that's all this drama has to offer. Every ounce of energy was invested into making the leads look as attractive as possible. Their impeccable outfits, their perfectly coiffed hair -- only the overzealous filtered lens leaves something to be desired. But the story, the pacing, the direction, and last but not least, the ACTING, is nothing short of atrocious.
For rom-coms, you don't necessarily need a novel concept to make a good, enjoyable watch. And this is certainly no original plot. However, when the plot is predictable, a heavier burden is placed on the cast. Business Proposal notably makes a tired story come alive with the superb chemistry amongst its cast. But from what I've seen so far from Song Kang, I'm sorry to say that the man cannot act to save his life, and this drama is no exception. I haven't watched enough from Kim Yoo-Jung to say anything about her acting in general, but she is not good here either. In their defense, the dialogue is stunted, and the story has no flow. Their encounters and interactions are incredibly forced. Certain story elements are nothing short of cringe. Perhaps TOO MUCH of an emphasis was put on their looking absolutely perfect that acting integrity and script delivery was compromised. Either way, I did not feel the chemistry, which is arguably what is supposed to hold up the entire drama.
Aside from the failure to establish a swoonworthy romance and the cringeworthy moments abound, the family power play and serial killer subplots are underwhelming and curiously uncompelling. The company politics in particular are laughably childish and painfully unconvincing. In short, the only reason to watch this drama as of right now is for pure visual enjoyment, because it has nothing else to offer.
Alternative upgrades:
- Park Marriage Contract is a currently airing drama that's also a rom-com that focuses on a contract marriage with fantastical elements. However, it actually has good pacing and a cohesive storyline that isn't hellbent (see what I did there? ha ha ha.) on being purely aesthetic-centric.
- Goblin is the show that this drama is trying and failing to emulate. It has everything this drama doesn't: good acting, a good balance between romance, comedy, and drama; funny but not cringey banter; chemistry between different actors. Also good acting. Wait, did I mention good acting? Yeah, Goblin has good acting.
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A Fantasy Romance Between a Demon & a Heiress
A dangerous yet spicy romance between a devilishly handsome demon & a strong minded chaebol heiress!The tagline definitely fits the bill as we talk about SBS’s latest fantastical offering, “My Demon”. Starring Kim Yoo Jung and Song Kang in the lead roles, this was one of the most anticipated romances of the year and rightly so. While the concept of contract marriages is nothing new in Korean dramas, this show strongly hinges on the “Opposite Poles Attract” premise. The settings are beautiful, cinematography is lush while the CGI effects are mindblowing. It has been a long time since I watched a drama that instantly grabs your attention. Being a huge fan of Song Kang, this drama was on my “Must Watchlist” and I’m glad that it lived up to the expectations. There is something exciting about watching an immortal demon butt heads with a cold hearted heiress. They both have unique personalities which merge well and I’m totally enjoying the joyride. Without further ado, let’s dig deeper into the pilot episodes!
Read the complete article here-
https://kcdramamusings.wordpress.com/2023/11/26/my-demon-first-impressions/
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I rebuke thee ..
I tried to watch this several times, I made it to episode 5 before giving up.
I can not get into the story, the characters, or the over the top everything in between.
I am not a fan of the ML or the FL so that could have something to do with it.
I think it is more him than her though.
I have tried time and again to get into him as he seems to have amassed quite the fan base, but I can not even scrounge up a glimmer of interest.
He's mediocre across the board, even in the looks department.
I would love for an original story starring leads that sizzle chemistry to come along and knock my socks off.
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A Dull Demon Doing What’s Been Done Many Times Before, but with little Flare
The premise of this series was quite cliche. It could practically write itself due to how much this type of story has been done. Unfortunately, the writers could not make this interesting at all. The “demon” (Gu-won) is very good looking, love the actor. But there was nothing interesting about him. He made deals with desperate people and collected on those deals 10 years later by collecting their souls and sending them to hell. Okay. Seen this before. Now what?It is intriguing that he has a cross tattoo on his wrist that apparently holds all his powers and he did have an encounter 200 years earlier with a little girl which I’m guessing somehow connects to the FL in the present, but the details of that story thread likely won’t be explored for another 10 episodes.
The demon’s first meeting with the FL was fun. And the power struggle going on at Almighty Ju’s company has some spark, but overall the story fails at being interesting. The leads look great together but have lukewarm chemistry. The only relationship that really popped in this was Doo-Hee and Ms. Ju. Really loved their conversations and chemistry.
Again I can already guess where the story is going. Gu-won will of course see the error of his demon ways and in turn find his humanity by giving up his powers for love and eventually becoming mortal. I’m also betting he made a deal with Doo-Hee’s parents (probably to save her life or ensure she has a good life) and that’s why they died in that car accident. This will be a source of angst in their romance. Nothing wrong with a story being predictable but it needs to be interesting. I gave this three episodes and just couldn’t care enough about the story to continue so I stopped watching.
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The Cast , dialogue , comic timing evrything is so perfect ?❤️❤️❤️
The actors did their job really well .
Demon is so hot I will gladly sell my soul to demon if he is this smokey hot but sadly in reality demons are not like this they will make your life hell ???
My demon favourites, ❤️
Finally after so long a good drama came . I'm excited for next episode . ?
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I love it silly. But their are so many plot holes it drives me mad.
Okay, first of all this show is a slay. Like, I’m in love with all the characters and the actors, and that secret relationship we all know their secretaries are having. I adore everything. But apart from the good character building and grade comedic queues that the show has, I can’t really see anything further. For example, the whole family drama, not interested in the slightest. Or the whole thing with his superpowers and the guy in a mask? Interesting, but doesn’t hold my attention. Is like the writers spent so much time in building the perfect relationships between our ml and fl, that they kind rushed over the whole world building part. Which I can’t complain, cuz I love ‘em, but I wish I saw more angst in the other areas of the show. And, obviously, the show is still pretty new-just halfway through- but I’m still expecting something more gasp inducing to happen.*posted the same thing on the ep guide for ep 8. Didn’t mean to and I can’t figure out htf I’m suppose to delete it ??♀️*
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this IS not my tipe female lead
after watching this drama, I can't agree with what people wrote that it is the best series .. the series is good but not to my taste, it didn't excite me so much that I would have butterflies in my stomach from it .. maybe it will be a female character, I always like the older one a strong, independent woman, she's too young for that role ..it's more suitable for older people as we all know (its okay not be okay) that's exactly the kind of woman I imagined in this drama, unfortunately I didn't like her at all, I mainly watched ore song kang because I love every drama but this one is not one of my favoritesVond je deze recentie nuttig?
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Its okay
Look I know this kdrama is realy popular and loved but It just wasnt realy all that. I know the casting was beautiful there were pretty people who looked good together. But I just dont know about the story. Its so much like Doom at your service, when he faded away the editing was just like Goblins. Anddddd I dont like how fast and quickly they got together, I understand the needed to do that juz then they had problems because they are together and that was most of the kdrama that they cant be together, he is worried about her, she gets almost killed. But then It could of been a 20 episode kdrama. Juz they got together wayyyy too fast.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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Wish he was my demon
I don't know if it shows the fact that this has spoilers but it does. This drama was absolutely amazing and the music was also really great and the actors were amazing and they also looked great. this show was a rollercoaster of emotions and i cried a lot at the end because i know he would come back at the end but i still cried a lot. the love in here was phenomenal and the way that the demon became more and more human and that he still had those human emotions even after getting his tattoo back was amazing. in general this show is now in my top 3 favs and if you haven't you need to watch it or even rewatch it. i haven't rewatched it yet because i just finished it but i will in like a month or so because of how amazing it is.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
AMAZING!!
I really enjoyed the story, the developmente of the characters was very good, you could see that, as they got to know each other. They were maturing, understanding and supporting each other.For a moment, I thought they wouldn't get on so well togher, BUT with each episode we could see how perfect they were together, I just wish I'd understood part of the end better, but it's a good drama.
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Forse per adolescenti
Purtroppo una delusione. Sarebbe potuto essere tutto "di più e meglio". La storia non è così tanto originale e proprio per questo avrebbero dovuto renderla più particolare, incisiva, complessa o profonda. L'ho trovato di una banalità estenuante, tanto che, nonostante fossi partita con le migliori intenzioni, subito dopo le prime puntate già l'interesse, l'aspettativa son crollati inesorabilmente, facendomi saltare interi pezzi. Nessuno dei protagonisti ha brillato di gran recitazione, soprattutto lui che non ho trovato assolutamente adatto a un ruolo che sarebbe dovuto essere più incisivo, profondo e di carattere, risultandone invece una recitazione molto insulsa, senza espressione. Lo definirei un drama giusto per adolescenti puri e niente più.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
