Kokdu: Season of Deity (2023)

Not Good Enough

Korean Drama " Kokdu: Season of Deity " is a fantasy drama about a grim ripper god and the girl he is attracted to.

The drama has some nice premises, with Kokdu having to adapt to the modern world and learn how to not be, well, that much selfish and his over-the-top self. The doctor theme was another nice touch, as it, theoretically, would have offered some solid subplots. However, neither was used to its fullest.

Hence, the drama ended up being a dated reincarnation love story that had no pace, with random scenes and events happening and the whole story being the two main leads bickering.

The main characters, moreover, were somehow not enjoyable, and, especially, the girl was annoying and inconsistent with what she wanted.

So, overall, three out of ten.

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People are being too harsh on this one

1st of all yeah i understand that some of you might not like the directing and editting of this drama, but it only happens a few times. It's kinda endurable.

+writing & directing: the idea is not one of a kind and new. A grim reaper who is cursed bc of the things he has done in his previous life. He has to find a woman to cure her pain & let him to be free. But 15 min in the show and you'll see he's not even a grim reaper! He's totally different. Then we have do jinwoo who himself has another seprated story. Not to mention gyejeol and his brother who seem to be related in many issues happening in future eps. So it's not an ordinary story line at all. But the thing is... the directors were not able to show the beauty of story. Some scenes seems to be cut from each ep. It makes the story to look cheap. Sometimes it's ok but most of the times directors have been unable to show the beauty of the story and therefore, its meaningful dialogs seem nonesense.

+ casting: flawless. Kim jung hyun be handling 3 characters is just phenomenal. Esp in latest ep (ep10) when kokdu pretends to be jinwoo, you can definitely say the difference between true jinwoo and kokdu pretending to be jinwoo. That's hella amazing
Im soohyang is good too. Her character is not written so well, but she's so relatable in many scenes. And idk why she recieves so much hate. I mean i can give you a long list of famous actresses who can't act well, but only bc they're pretty and have manu fans, no one can attack them. It's the 1st time i'm seeing her and she's decent tbh.
Other actors/ actresses are doing pretty well too. Only tae jungwoon's actress lacks a bit and it might be bc of the character it self.

+OST: SO BEAUTIFUL. Honestly i couldn't find a flaw with osts. They are just too good and completely match the vibes of this kdrama.

+my fav parts? Definitely comedy parts. I love them sm. That's why i'll rewatch this kdrama soon after it finishes.
Kim jung hyun's acting is like the cherry on top.
There too many MOOD scenes that i relate sm.
It's not boring or rushed.
It boosters my energy.
I love the locations they chose. Outfits match each character very well and the stylist has done a good job.

+things i didn't like? Story seemed to not be developing in ep5, ep 8, ep9. And i blame the director for this.
They cut too many scenes that it seemed nonesence.
The writer should've worked on romance a bit more. Sometimes there are plot holes.

But overall it's not sth that you call awful or the worst kdrama. Yes maybe kim junghyun (and other actors) deserved a better production team. Esp bc it was his comeback project but it's still okay! Hopefully his next kdrama will be better (a hit??)

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Possibly the worst k-drama I have ever seen

I like the ML as an actor so I really tried to preserver, but it's just so bad. I don't know if it's the script or the directing but honestly do not watch this. I typically enjoy anything fantasy, and the basic plot was really interesting but they have just butchered it.

There is poor chemistry between the main characters and the characters are very dramaticised in a way which I thnk is supposed to be funny but it just is not. There are quite a few different plot points also occurring at once which are easy enough to follow, but just not engaging.

(if you enjoy this then I am happy for you but I really do not understand how anyone can rate this above a 6 even being generous)

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Wonderful acting, mediocre story.

Story:
Overall, the story was rather boring. At the beginning, it felt that some parts were rather confusing and I thought they were going to develop the story as it goes by to fill in the gaps but nope.

Acting/Cast:
I honestly finished watching the drama because of the wonderful cast. I think both leads portrayed their roles really well and I believe there was a scene in Ep 14 or 15 where Kim Junghyun acts a very emotional scene and I felt goosebumps.

Veteran actors Kim In-kwon and Cha Chung-hwa who were acting supporting roles delivered great acting as usual. The younger supporting actors also acted satisfactorily, although sometimes they were a bit stiff (?) but I think they still have a long way to go to continue improving their skills, looking forward!

Music:
Music was quite lovely. My favourite is Secret by Han Dong Geun, it makes me relaxed. Kudos to Kim Junghyun for singing I am as well, he has a very gentle voice. On a side note, the song Latte latte by Jihan from Weeekly is a pretty a fun song when it plays during the drama.

Scenery:
The scenery, the lighting and the artistic production of the show is really pretty.

Summary:
The only reason I will recommend this drama is if you like the actors in this drama as they do have pretty solid acting! But otherwise, I do believe there are other dramas which you may better enjoy watching.

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I am sticking to the end for Kim Jung Hyun

What is happening with this cute story? Once again I fear that the female lead is to blame, at least for me. I am invested into Kokdu's story, but I really do not care if they end up together or not. I did love how they showed the Creator in the early episodes, very fresh take.

I am ecstatic to see Kim Jung Hyun in a new drama. Was Mr Queen so good that this one just does not add up? I will stay to the end for him, but will not watch another drama with Im Soo Hyang in a lead role.

This seems to be only the second screenplay by the screenwriting pair of Kang Yi Hun and Heo Joon, Woo, perhaps that is the weakness.

How about you?

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The fantasy was great in this drama. Kim Jung Hyun (KKok Du), I like this actor, and has a beautiful smile. His role had to be kind of hard to perform playing a Deity. Death no doubt! He played his role and made his death character a little humorous and he is handsome. I became emotional watching this drama. Im Soo Hyang (Seol H), who fell in love with this Deity. She played her part very well and felt that both she and Kim Jung Hyun had good chemistry. I don’t know if this would be a rewatch for me because this subject is hard for me as I have lost several members of my family. I guess this is why I cried because this is the type of death I wish we had. There is a twist to the ending, I hope you enjoy it.

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Read this before you decide not to watch it

I consider myself to have quite a good taste in dramas, as I usually don't waste time with bad stories and acting, except for when I just need to watch something that doesn't require brain work. I decided to write this review just so I can clear up at least *a part* of this drama's name. HEAR ME OUT
The first two episodes are terrible, as is the story and, more or less, so are the other episodes. No, this is not an "award winning" kind of a kdrama, yes, you will question everything about it, yes Im Soo Hyang's acting is as terrible as ever, yes, there are plot-holes. If you are in general not a flexible person, maybe you shouldn't watch it. At the same time, don't rate it with 1 star either if you haven't seen all episodes.

THE HIGHLIGHT of this drama is no one other than Kim Jung Hyun who managed to save this entire series. Please, at least out of curiosity watch a few episodes (more than 2, because, again, the first 2 are really bad) and check out his acting. He had to portray around 4 different roles, 4 clashing personalities and he did it beautifully. In contrast with others, this was my first contact with him as an actor and his great ability made me look him up so that I could eventually watch Mr queen and Waikiki while Kokdu was still airing. In my opinion, if from the beginning your mindset is about having fun, watching something really strange that makes no sense, having curiosity, you might like it, at least 50%. To be true, even I am wondering how I got to finish it, but, as I said, Kokdu's character really saved everything. Never in my life have I seen someone with so many different and entertaining ways of speaking. One more thing I have to say is that, once again, we are surprised by Jung Hyun's singing, as he sings one beautiful song from the OST

On the other hand, even if I've never finished a drama with Im Soo Hyang, I felt that I could stand her character more here. The flashback to her past probably improved her image. I really liked -shockingly- how she portrayed the final moments of her past self.
I also don't get why no one is talking about the reunion of Kokdu, Ok Shin, Gak Shin (who were together in Mr Queen). Their interaction was really funny and pleasant to watch, equally together and apart.

In conclusion, if you have no expectations and you really try to enjoy it, you can, as I believe this was their exact purpose: to create a funny and enjoyable story. I believe that everyone knew what they were doing which is a full on stupid romantic-comedy that was SUPPOSED TO BE STUPID. No one tried to remake Goblin, you can rest assured.

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Looking at the rating, I'm one of the few that enjoyed this drama.

I liked it from the very beginning although I admit there was some parts of the drama that dragged, particularly towards the end, it kept me engaged. I like the concepts of soulmates and this story had it. I was rooting for them to be together after all they had suffered in their past life. Yes the ending is not satisfactory at all but in this case the journey matters more than the ending: good or bad. Honestly tho the drama could have done without all the filler but hey what can we do? I liked the acting from both the ML and FL. FL gets a lot of flak but honestly, I've seen much worse than her. For me she did a good enough job.
And I did think she had good enough chemistry with the ML. The comedy was spot on and tbh that's what I enjoyed the most about Kokdu next to the ML's acting he did a good job basically playing three characters. Yes this could have been so much better but I liked it and it is one of my faves of 2023 so far. In that case I give it an 8.0 out of 10.

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A light hearted wholesome drama

Kim Jung hyun’s facial expressions are something else, he can make a funny scene 10x funnier with his facial expressions. It was such a wholesome, cutesy funny drama. Although the ending wasn’t exactly how I thought it would be, it was very meaningful that she should’ve just accepted him because lots of romantic stories with a woman falling for an evil guy is about how she changes him, I mean he did change but on his own. Im Soo hyang’s acting and vibe matched jung hyun’s veryyy well, btw she’s really pretty. Also it was refreshing to see a SMART female lead, like it’s almost always the male/female lead sacrificing themselves for the other and the other is clueless but I liked when she said “so this is the road you choose”.

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Took a while to warm up

Characters in 1st half were not very likeable, too abrasive or too pathetic. Don’t give up, they and the plot become better in the 2nd half.
My pet peeve: Terrible wardrobes of both FL and ML. Maybe, Kim Jung Hyun wrote a clause that he would only wear loose comfortable clothes. He was still very handsome but poor Im Soo Hyang is left wearing rejects from thrift stores, most ill fitted. I guess it did reflect Gye Jeol’s personality but for me, she was portrayed as little too ditsy. Did she really pass medical school?
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*spoilers
Confusing background story from writers since the past lives shown was not the origination of the “curse”. Too bad, they didn’t dramatized that story rather than just have it talked about. It seemed more interesting.
I am conflicted on the ending. Sometimes I think I liked it, then I don’t. Felt same for my all-time favorites: Crash Landing and Goblin. Oh, well- I think I’ll just rewatch “Mr. Queen”, Jung Hyun and the series was fantastic, the ending, too!

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