The Bride of Habaek (2017)

If you're looking for something pointless tbh.

Let me start by saying I am not a professional critic or anything I'm just a random girl saying what's on my mind so do with that what you will.
Now let's begin.

How the whole show gonna be them falling in love(and obviously side conflicts) but scared because of the limited time they have together before he has to leave ONLY FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE RESOLVED IN THE LAST 2 MINUTES OF THE SHOW. They were really crying and throwing up about being separated just for that one guy to come and be like, "Oh Nah never mind it's fine you can stay" Like dude what was the point. WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT????? The only reason I kept watching was for the side character love story I stan them.

Each to their own though I suppose, watch it or don't.

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This got me out of a drama watching slump.
It wasn't perfect but I'm just gonna list my initial thoughts after finishing it and then come back and edit it later.
Warning it's just a jumble of my thoughts right now:

Did not like the end. Thought it fell short!
I wish we had seen more of the Gods world, and like their powers. We saw a small glimpse but not enough.
I loved the FL and ML
I know people hated on the FL and sometimes I get she was far from perfect (e.g. she was terrible to those orphans her dad looked after when she was younger, and was a bad friend to that nurse guy who worked for her), but she was realistic and she did show character development. I think they portrayed their characters really well. They do grow on you as the drama goes on. But I do get why some people think the ML should have maybe been played by an older actor. He didn't really give off powerful mythical God vibes right? And I think part of that may be because we didn't really get to see much of his power that was spoken about so much. And he looks young. But I loved his acting still! I've seen some really bad male actors who have the visuals but don't have the acting talent, but not this guy, you could really see the emotions in his eyes! I loved seeing their connection grow. And I loved how much they both grew as the drama went on, and like what he was willing to sacrifice for her at the end, that was beautiful and sad.
I actually enjoyed the plot, I mean it was lacking a bit but I do have to add I love this genre, and I've read loads of books and seen dramas of a similar nature. So for me, I really enjoyed it even though the ending fell short, along with a few other moments.
I hated Mura! She was so annoying!
At first I hated Biryeom too but he really grew on me, especially as time went on, and we realised his anger was justified in a sense because his close friend died and he had only gone to do the ML a favour probably also related to his love of Mura and her love of Habaek, but then it also wasn't because the guy who killed him was a child at the time, and had been locked up and thought he was protecting his only "friend". And I loved how much he loved Mura, but I hate how he didn't call her out on her serious character flaws. I loved her loyalty to Habaek and was rooting for her a bit, but then she just became petty and selfish, and she was so happy to see FL and ML relationship have problems, she became kind of toxic. I do get how she didn't want him to get hurt again and was jealous because she loved him, but he never led her on, and FL proved how she wasn't like Nakbin and she was still horrible to her. Not to mention Biryeom loved her and treated her way better than Habaek did, and was there for her so long and I don't get how she just didn't see it.

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[Spoiler leve de pouca influência].
Sou apaixonada pela série em manhwa, Habaek, e o que aconselho é que esse drama seja assistido numa TOTAL neutralidade, sem quaisquer expectativas com relação ao original. É um spin off apenas.
Apesar disso, acho uma pena IMENSA não terem aproveitado de recursos que tinham em mãos através de uma trama tão linda que é o real Habaek. Honestamente, não achei que a escolha dos atores foi ruim, mas confesso que esperei mais das atuações, especialmente do mocinho. Falam muito da atriz protagonista, mas eu achei a atuação DELE bem mais árdua. Vamos lembrar que o Deus da Água não é robótico/travado, mas apenas rebelde/mimado e muito sedutor. Ele tem seu lado imaturo, mas é também imponente (contudo, sem parecer um cara travado e pateticamente formal).
Enfim, nem vou falar da So Ah porque as duas personagens (quadrinho e dorama) estão totalmente diferentes. Nem sei como compará-las. Porém, prefiro algo como isso do que uma tentativa horrível de ficar parecido com o original.
Mas o principal ponto de crítica é que, definitivamente, não acho nenhuma justificativa plausível pra terem ambientado este drama na nossa época atual. Queriam fazer algo diferente, talvez? Porque poderia ser tranquilamente um drama ambientado em algum período histórico qualquer, e ficaria bem mais interessante, a menos que um enredo ambientado na atualidade fosse MUITO BOM. Como foi fraco, a ambientação perde o sentido. Teria mais encanto e fantasia se fosse numa distopia ou período histórico.
E temos o Deus da Água como um completo inútil o drama todo. Porque, sério, isso dele perder os poderes foi bem ridículo. A gente fica na ansiedade pra ver um protagonista poderoso, arrasando, fazendo as artes e humilhando geral, pra isso só acontecer no fim do drama? Decepcionante. Ele podia muito bem ter os poderes normais, e no final ganhar uma soma extra deles, sei lá. Apesar de meio clichê, isso seria mais interessante do que vimos.
Porém, como não vou falar só dos pontos fracos, eu posso dizer que gostei muito da química entre o casal protagonista, eles combinam MUITO, achei lindos. Os casais secundários eu também gostei muito, especialmente Bi Ryun e a Moo Ra, eles foram bem shippáveis desde as primeiras aparições.
Outro ponto bacana são os ganchos. Fazia muito tempo que eu não via um drama com ganchos tão bem bolados. Sério, foram vários os capítulos que acabaram numa parte onde me vi obrigada a dar play no próximo. Bom, então se o drama foi fraco, ao menos ele magicamente é capaz de nos prender com ganchos ótimos. E de gancho em gancho, pausas pra pegar algo pra comer ou fuçar o celular, etc... Você consegue terminar de ver o drama sem tanto sofrimento.
Bom, é isso. Acho que ainda terei esperanças de que façam uma adaptação realmente de digna de Habaek um dia. Podia se ao estilo dos dramas épicos chineses, né? Ficaria lindo! Oremos.

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First I have read the manhwa, just not all of it. It did not effect the viewing. What effected me the most would be past dramas of people from another world coming to the modern day. This one is just not as good as those.
I had a really hard time watching Yoon So Ah. Nothing about the actress but I just hate the role. I found her over acting taking everything away from the show. Its fine in the middle but the start and the end is just bad. I had I hard time understanding her actions.
I had a hard time with him coming back- We all know it is going to hurt them more as he has to go back. I just did not feel their love at all until the last few ep. I needed to see more of them loving each other first and more of him in his world without her.
The plot would be good but they added horrible ideas to fluff it up. Weird aggressive kiss to give "grace" or something- i don't see the point as nothing horrible happend to him so why give it so hard lol The part with her dad- we all know how that is going to end. So why put it like that lol
Product placement was horrible- so distracting.
Also- I loved his first look with that hair and then after that I missed it, It went so well with his vib and they throw it away. Personaly I think they used his body to try to get viewers- They show all of it right away...and then the bath bits... AND then she starts fantasizing about his sweaty shirt. Tell me girls if you'v seen his whole body why would him in a shirt be special now lol I would only recommend this for someone that needs a body show LOL

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For My Own Opinion , This Drama Was Totally Perfect & Super Awesome For Me Personally ... (I Just A Simple Person & Watch Any Drama That Pass By Saw It And Just Watch It With Put 100Percent My Focus And All Feeling Inside While Watching) ... I Saw Alot Of Comment On This Drama Have Bad & Have Good ... Well I No Need To Mention it Cause Guess What I Watching Drama Only For Enjoy Myself And Understanding The Full Points Of The Drama With My Feeling Whenever The Screen Show Up ... No Need Go To Judge Or Comment Something Bad Or Whatever Else On The Drama You Watch That Makes No Points ... The Whole Things That Make A One Perfect Complete Drama Is Not Easier Then You Same As Us Whatcher Think ... It's A Long Process And Done Alot Of Afford Inside To Give Us Watch Nicely ... We Should Really Be Gladful For It ... For Me This Drama Show Like Fantasy About Gods And All Those Emotions That Been Show Inside That Really Make Me Fall In Love With This Drama ... And It's Should Deserves More Support, Love And Likes For It. And Don't Forger About The Actors And Actress Also Did A Very Great Job On Acting Really Need To Congrats Them And Have A Big Thumbs Up ... I Feel Very Thankful And Blessed To Whole Of This <3

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The storyline was on POINT, applauding the writer(s)! Even though there was not a lot of martial arts in this project but it was still worth watching. This a drama series the whole family can watch. The main cast did phenomenally and the supporting cast was amazing. Nam Joo Hyuk is truly a God and whoa another great kisser! His acting abilities were very good and now I will have to see more of him. I looked at most of the ratings on this one and can't understand why this is not rated any higher than it is. Oh well, hopefully, my 10 will boost it up. Even Shin Se Kyung did an awesome job. I will have to see more of her as well. The romance chemistry was there on both main leads since this had more than two main leads, I'm talking about NJK and SSK. The full team "The Bride of Haebak" I will kotow3x's with respect!

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This drama had overall a very mellow feeling about itself, that is the word I think describes it the best. The plot was straightforward and not complicated, generally paced rather slowly. The first episodes started off more comical and dramatic at the same time which was a fun contrast but later on these characteristics were fading as the plot was progressing. Surprisingly, the last episodes were suddenly packed with information which felt rushed compared to the slow pace of the majority of episodes.

The little turns in the plot gave a lot of time for characters to interact and I liked the way the main ones especially were portrayed - they felt realistic and flawed and each had their aims to realise; the acting was also on point. The comedy showed mostly in the first episodes felt like not done on purpose - the comedy resulted in editing and the way the scenes were filmed. Actually, throughout the whole drama I admired the way the camera was playing with angles, they were creative and impressing.

I must say the drama was nice to watch - the cinematography was fun and the gods ensemble were dressed in stunning clothes. It definitely wasn't a plot-focused drama, but I enjoyed watching it and I would recommend it as a form of relaxation.

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Although the plot is a little confusing and the story doesn't make really scense the acting was Magical and was really worth the time to watch it! I found great chemistry between the lead characters too!
I've read many negative comments and reviews about the acting of the heroine and I totally disagree. She was amazing and her acting was unbelievably realistic! About the male lead I am going to say two words: pure perfection! The rest were also amazing in acting!
The only thing that caused this drama low rates was the plot, because it didn't help the characters to amaze you
But I recommend it! You won't be excited about the plot but the couple is really cute and fitting! They deserve to be watched! They acted perfectly! It was really touching!
All the characters are really attractive combined with amazing acting skills!

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Had the niche for a great drama but blah. Production was measly with the CG effect, not great at all, which is sad considering this story is about magical elements. This is based on the comic but I don't expect the drama to be like it...and I wanted to like this drama so much that I watched all the way to episode 10. However by the end of the 10th, I got the gist that the writer had no idea on how to pull off this screenplay. The writer utterly failed to deliver it. Her muse got tired of running or got lazy with plot building and settled for a random paycheck rather than manifest a great show because she probably outdid herself, lacking the ability to combine multiple plots together. This drama had one too many things going on and each one of them with a plot-hole the size of a crater. The story was all over the place. Forget the main plot. Add the side plots of the demi fire god who lost his memory, the land serving as a portal, the lost map thing, the loose low class god running around and somehow though of the lowest rank still manages to render the great god future king Habaek powerless (really is beyond me but whatever), the other two earthling gods who lost the stones because they were playing around.......All this came out to be errr...'So What The F***'....none of these scenarios helped move the story. It was like a merry-go-round of one bad idea after another.

This was a drama with a good casting, though poorly directed cuz chemistry with the leads was just OK. But I did like the music (the only thing worth anything). I recommend this to anyone who doesn't care for story-building and character development, and only watch for the romance then I guess, up to you. Though really, if you're only after romance, plenty of other romance drama with better stories.

Overall - 2 stars for the cast and music. I had such hopes for this drama when it was first advertised but the writing was too horrible for me to give it any other rating.

Rewatch - NO.

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