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The scenario was REALLY good. A complicated love story , love affairs, a mysterious death ( even at the end I couldn't believe that he would kill him) , suspense and anticipation in every single episode.
The OSTs were the bomb.com too
This drama was a masterpiece. I don't think I will ever find something similar to this ;(
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The story is well sorted out, brilliantly scripted ,directed ,acted. Not a moment will you feel a lack of perfection. Even till last second you will be hanging at the cliff.
Many complained about the ending. But that's wat makes it a beauty. It was like reading a poem,soo much meaningful that the "the smile" hye ran gives at the end will summarize the entire series for you. The way it ended gave the series perfection.
There are moments which are pure gold, dialogue rendering which makes want to go back and hear it again.
I would call this a pure love story of modern times. The self sufficient heroine and her loving husband. You will wish you had a kang the wook for youself... I still hope I can find one.
So if you are pondering whether to start it, just start it and you will be blown away. You will love it if you are a fan of originality.
Soo much of verbal diarrhea bcoz the show is soo much underrated... loved the show till the end.
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PROS: Does a good initial job of building up the suspense of the mystery, good chemistry between the actors and pretty good acting overall. The MC . is pretty well rounded.
CONS: For all the building up of suspense, the payoff is lacking...especially for the question of their marriage imo. Story tended to kinda drag on towards the end and the convoluted plot was a little confusing to follow.
I think this is definitely an ok watch if you go in prepared for an intense tone and don't expect too much of the ending.
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Missed the mark
I found this drama randomly, read the synopsis and decided to watch it. It has such great potential, but ultimately failed.Let’s start with the positives - since there aren’t that many.
Kim Nam Joon play this role brilliantly - the character itself is a whole other issue and will get to later
Lee Kyung Young is fantastic as the newsroom director
Newsroom cast is mostly good
Now to the failures
When storytelling - there should be a main character that you have empathy with in order to be invested in the story - this is where this fails the most.
Lest start with the FL . You want to like this character - she is a bad-ass news anchor woman who has risen to the top. We are supposed to admire her determination and ambition. I would normally admire these traits - especially in a culture that is horrible mysogynistic - unfortunately, she is also self-centered, has no thought for those around her or how her actions impact them, is quite manipulative, mean to the point of cruelty. They try to redeem her in the end - even try to make her the victim - but it just doesn’t work.
She lies about knowing Kevin and Myongsuk-Woo and only comes clean when backed into a corner. She cheats on her husband - not once, but twice (and then tries to play victim on both accounts). And then there is the abortion story - I am all for any person making this decision and having control over their own reproductive life - but that she goes and does it without telling him and only just informs after the fact, when he was clearly showing up to celebrate the pregnancy - it was just cruel. There are just instance after instance of her showing she has no concern for her husband and is just mean to him.
I honestly do not get the appeal of this woman and why two men were willing to throw their lives away for her.
Now to the ML - again, you want to be sympathetic towards him - but you just can’t in the end. She is very clear when she marries him that its not out of love, but convenience. He chooses to ignore that and thinks she will change. He lives in that marriage as if its a traditional/real marriage, when its not. Then feels sorry for himself. Then they turn him into the simpering puppy asking her for forgiveness for not being a good enough husband. He has literally spent 7 years with her and has NO idea who she is actually is - he has a dream of who he wants her to be - but not who she is actually is. And, to top it all, he is a really bad lawyer. Their whole relationship, except for a brief moment after the trial is just the two of them constantly lying to each other
Eun-joo - just, come on lady - your husband repeatedly cheated on you, you lie about that fact and for some reason its Hye Ran’s fault?? I hate the trope of women blaming other women for their husbands cheating. And, the person who actually slept with him isn’t even Hye Ran - but the other news anchor lady - which is conveniently ignored after a couple of episodes.
Myongsuk-woo - really dude - you spend 19 years in prison for this person and somehow think you are the only person in the world who gets decide if she is happy or not or if someone loves her properly or not. This weird sense of possession of other people in S.Korea is just so weird to me.
And dont get me started on the parents with no sense of boundaries - seriously - letting yourself into your grown-ass, married son’s house without permission and being waaay too involved in their reproductive life is just gross.
And then there is the detective - seriously, would not the spouses have been two of the first people you looked in to? How was the ML not even looked at until the end of the trial - this is just absurd.
And, can we talk about the ‘accidental’ meeting at the airport - they try to play this as if she doesn’t know who Kevin is or what he looks like. It’s not like there weren’t pictures of him on the tour - so this scenario just doesn’t work for me.
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O ritmo foi otimo e fiquei presa na trama durante toda a história, o misterio a respeito de quem matou certo personagem me deixou com uma pulga atras da orelha durante muito tempo, e foi surpreendente quando resolvem nos revelar quem foi.
A fotografia desse drama é realmente refinada e o figurino então nem se fale, ficava o tempo todo babando pelas roupas maravilhosas que a protagonista usava, nunca vi uma personagem se vestir de forma tão elegante quanto a nossa querida protagonista. Além disso, realmente gostei de como conseguiram escolher OST certa para esse drama.
Tinha muitos pontos positivos nesse drama mas algumas coisas atrapalharam a minha experiencia e me fizeram deixa-lo de fora da minha lista de dramas excelentes ou favoritos o que é uma pena. O ponto que me desagradou aqui foi a parte jurídica e policial desse drama. As questões juridicas eram tão ridiculamente manipuladas por poderosos e seus interesses obscuros que era dificil de acreditar.
Alem disso, a falta de atitude por parte do policial encarregado e seu descaso em investigar o caso me irritava demais, não conseguia engolir a forma como ele perseguia ela movido apenas pela sua "suposta intuição infalível" quando na verdade nunca víamos esse sujeito procurando provas para sustentar suas alegações absurdas.
Sobre a protagonista preciso dizer que talvez tenha superestimado sua inteligencia em alguns momentos, já que fiquei esperando que ela tivesse um maquinando um plano para se livrar de certas situações mas na hora H percebia que isso era apenas parte da minha imaginação muito fertil.
Senti pena dela em varios momentos e a cena final desse drama me deixou em estado de choque, porque tive a estranha sensação de que sua ambição e sonhos não resultaram em nada e que o tempo todo ela esteve correndo atras do vento, sem que nunca tenha alcançado a verdadeira felicidade, é triste perceber isso mas ao mesmo tempo te leva a refletir sobre varias coisas da vida.
Nem preciso dizer que esperava algo diferente para o final, principalmente quanto ao desfecho do protagonista, preferia que ele tivesse sido exposto em algo momento a ver tudo terminar daquela forma.
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Story: The Story sounded very promising. It has it all. Drama, tension, Melodrama and happiness. A drama which has it all can be top but it could be also a Flop. Misty was a top.
Acting: The best was the Acting, honestly. Although the story was amazing, too. Kim Namjoo is an amazing Actress. It was my first drama with KNJ, but I want to watch more with her. She has experience because of her age, but she doesn‘t look like almost 50 years old. She was amazing as a famous and arrogant News Anchor who is married to a Man who seems to love and also hate her. Her Arrogance doesn‘t fade away when the public suspects her of murder.
Ji Jinhee acts as her Husband who is a former Prosecuter but works now as a lawyer who doesn‘t make much money. He comes from a wealthy Family and loves his wife even though he seems to be very cold. He has a reason and I could understand him very well, even though I could feel with KMJs character. JJH was very good and in my opinion this role was his best so far.
Goo Yoon played a major supporting role and a Key figure in the whole story even though I asked myself long enough why he was so important…. His acting was very good and...he is really attractive^^.
Music: The Ost by Lee Seungchul was amazing. I put it to my favourite OST and I think it was the best thing to do so. It is dramatical but also sad. I think it suits the drama very well.
I recommend this drama to people who doesn‘t care about the age of the Actors/Actresses or about some secenes, because the first episodes show a little bit. In Europe it wouldN‘t be mentioned but in SK it was rated 19...
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The curse of humanity
Go Hyeran is a larger then life character. She has iron will, and unfathomable ambition. She's smart, confident, powerful. She never bends nor retreats, but when faced with adversity, with ruthless efficiency she pushes onward. She doesn't just hang from the rope, she climbs it.All of that to create a just society where truth prevails and wrongdoers are punished. This is a single goal she devoted her life to, due to a traumatic event in high school that set her on that noble, tho self destructive path.
Unfortunately, Go Hyeran is still human. For all her strength and passion, she is burdened by curse of humanity. That curse made her involuntarily develop feelings to two, arguably three men in her life. She knew it's a weakness, she didn't want this to happen. She knew it will cause her trouble, that people guided by feelings rather then rationality make mistakes and bring misery to their own lives and lives of others, but it still happened.
There are all kinda people in these show. Cowardly people, weak people, jealous people, petty people. As long as Hyeran opposes them, sees them as enemies, she can defeat them, even turn them into allies circumstance eventually. But developing feelings for someone weak and undeserving is nothing short of tragedy, and brings tragedy and pain to her life and life of others.
That tragedy is the main plot of Misty, a character focused melodrama with elements of thriller and mystery. The who dunnit and how dunnit isn't as important here as why dunnit. As various people's ambitions and feelings clash, sparks fly and turn into raging inferno that swallows everything and everyone.
This is not a story with a happy ending. Yet what a story it is. I can not not recommend it to anyone and everyone who still happens to suffer from having a semblance of heart, and wanting their heartstrings to be cruelly pulled over and over again.
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A história é bem interessante mas infelizmente muitas coisas não foram bem explicadas, a parte policial é patética, o detetive que não investiga nada é ridículo! A parte jurídica também deixa muito a desejar. Eu confesso que superestimei a protagonista, me senti traída por mim mesma por ter esperado tanto dela.
Na verdade a história é mais simples do que eu pensei e isso foi até interessante, não me senti incomodada com o final, pelo contrário, foi um final bem interessante e que nos leva a pensar o que realmente importa na vida.
RESUMINDO: Este é um drama realmente muito interessante, seu desenvolvimento é bem equilibrado e me manteve intrigada até o final.
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*May Contain Spoilers*Misty was an amazing drama and I enjoyed every part. It was thrilling and exciting. The episodes did not drag and there were no fillers. It got straight to the point. It is one of those rare sophisticated dramas that shows the true nature of humans. There are lots of emotions flying about whilst you watch each episode and it gets you curious. The editing and cinematography was brilliant.
The actors were truly amazing; they all did their part to perfection. Credit to the casting director for casting the correct people for the right role. Many dramas nowadays are filled with young actors and actresses or idols portraying an older person which is not quite believable or similarly a young actor that is already high up in the job market. Such plots are not quite believable especially to those that are working adults. I was quite delighted to see a stellar cast filled with people fit for their role. Kim Nam Joo was amazing as her portrayal of Go Hye Ran.
The main focus of this drama was Go Hye Ran and the people surrounding her and her affect on these people. At the beginning, Go Hye Ran is shown as a cold, selfish woman that wants nothing but to go as high as she can up the employment ladder. In my opinion, I don't think she was selfish but I don't agree with some of her methods. Similarly, many people would dislike her for the way she used her husband for her own benefit; added him to her tactics. But, she had been truthful to her husband from the start and told him that she is going to use his name.
As the drama progresses it delves deeper into Go Hye Ran's character and we see that there are some misunderstandings at some points. Go Hye Ran is simply a human being that wants the best for her life as she didn't get the best childhood. She showed that a person growing up in poor circumstances can still succeed. The drama did a great job in showing the changes in her character.
Many comments I have read have blamed Go Hye Ran for the other character's downfall and one specifically said the drama was in the view of a villain. I, for one, do not think that Go Hye Ran is to be blamed for the other character's downfall and misery. It was their decision to do the actions they did. Go Hye Ran did not tell them to do anything for her but they became too infatuated for her.
The ending was great albeit quite sad but it was a true ending. I can't imagine how they can have a happy ending after everything. I was especially sad when the audience in the end asked Go Hye Ran; Are you happy?
Throughout the drama, many of the characters ask her if she is. I don't think she answered any of them because she wasn't.
That sad, tearful smile at the end tells it all.
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Having written the words which i thought best suit this drama, it is in my thoughts to watch this again.
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Misty - The Ending is Up to Us Viewers
Much has been said and written about Misty, especially its ending. But that just proves how "misty" this KDrama is. That's how life really is. Nothing is certain. Everything seems ambiguous, vague.Many times, a fine line separates right from wrong. We always face a dilemma. Choices. And the result may not be what we hope for. So with Misty. This echoes in all the 16 episodes. Viewers are always face with questions.
Basically, Misty is a tale of an ambitious woman, craving for happiness, success, and acceptance in a male-dominated society. And Kim Nam Joo, the ambitious news anchor Go Hye Ran, won Best Actress In the 54th Baeksang Arts Awards. Misty is also a who-dunit murder thriller.
But let me focus on Ji Jin Hee, the husband character. He's only done 1 villain role. A "vampire" doctor in Blood in 2015. Is he also a villain in Misty?
Ji Jin Hee is known for portraying the good guy. The righteous, honest, noble, martyr, handsome husband, father, son or colleague. Yep, in Misty it seemed that way. I feel for his character, Kang Tae Wook. Marrying a woman he truly loves, but doesn't love him back, who aborted their child for the sake of her ambition.
He's a good guy. And he even chose to be a low-earning public defender over his previous high profile prosecutor status.
What he's done is quite relatable. Many men would side with Kang Tae Wook.
Kang Tae Wook's only fault was loving someone who didn't love him back. Giving his all and not leaving some for himself. And when she realizes she loves him, it seems too late.
The scene faded. The drama ended. The ending is left to the audience. Just like its title, it was Misty at the very end.
Ok. Ok. I know many were disappointed with the ending. What ending? It's open ended. Up to the viewer to decide.
For me, I sensed a glimpse of hope with the 2 characters in some scenes in the last episode. And they deserve a second chance. They deserve to be a happy, as a husband and wife who love each other.
So I would think Kang Tae Wook didn't crash his car. He came to his senses at the last minute, and drove straight to the studio to be with his wife.
And Go Hye Ran? She was just overwhelmed by the question. It took her quite some time. But I imagine she would answer, "Yes, I'm happy. And my happiness is my husband," with the camera panning to Kang Tae Wook who just arrived at the studio, holding a bouquet of flowers.
Misty has a great cast, superb cinematography, onpoint background music, well woven story.
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