The Bride of Habaek (2017)

Be careful what you wish for.

The drama is not bad, just nothing special in the way it was executed. The overall rating of 7.4 is pretty accurate! If you have nothing else to watch, give it a try.
It is watchable but predictable, It would have been nice to have some plot twists…or if it wrapped up in 10 episodes.
What was bad:
The only interesting character (the half human/half god) was left completely underused and not developed at all! Even the most easy development, the love triangle, wasn’t used.
Randomly popping deities acting super childish.
The 2 main characters were quite literally...stupid… sorry
Seemingly a Happy ending, so long as you don’t try to think about it. They literally left a never aging(immortal) handsome young looking god to live with the girl until she gets old, wrinkly and then dies!!!! Well, she got what she wished for!
The two side couples were beheaded, a major waste of potential!
All in all, if the side characters got a little more love from the producers and someone made the FL a demi god, or at least some sort of immortal, it would be a better drama.

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Nothing special

I don't regret watching this drama, but there's nothing special that would make me watch it again. Okay, it's a fantasy story. Romance between a god and a human being. But do they have to make an happy ending just for the sake of having a happy ending? I would just prefer that the Water God returned to the heavens, having done his duty in this world, and that would be it. The woman would just have to accept things as it is and move on.

Another thing which I don't quite like is the fact that the woman is a medical doctor, a psychiatrist. The way she treats her patients is just so unprofessional. Watch it for light entertainment. You get to see handsome Nam Joo-Hyuk and beautiful Shin Se-Kyung and Krystal, but nothing special about the drama.

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This is one of my first reviews so.. don't go hard on me and my english skills (thanks).

Watched the drama for the actor. I never read the manga, never heard of this drama, so zero expectations. At first it looked really interesting as to where it'd go with all the supernatural stuff, all the powers and Gods, their world and so on.. all I can say is what a sad love story! (and pretty boring, actually). There was nothing interesting or intriguing about the plot whatsoever. I can point out a few things I didn't like.

The main thing I was disappointed by was the villain (?). Call him what you want to call, I expected more fighting scenes, more action, more revenge, maybe a death of some sort. I expected clash of two worlds as the enemy was a half-God creature. All I got was some jealous scenes, one meaningless death and disappointment.

The drama is based on supernatural creatures. Gods.. waiting the whole drama for Habaek to show his powers and use them in some way, waiting for some nice CGI moment with water, some scenes in Gods' world. This drama is not for those, who like supernatural stuff, because for the most part, there's nothing like that in it! Waiting is what got me upset and I almost dropped this drama lol.

The only thing I liked were the first few episodes. They were funny and interesting, but as the drama went on, it became boring to the point where I could tell what will happen. And guess what.. I guessed almost everything right. I'd say it's not the worst drama I've ever watched, not the best either. I'd say it's an easy watch, something to be played in the background when you're doing stuff. It's not a drama where you have to connect the dots to make a conclusion, there's literally not much in it.

All in all, I'd never rewatch it, unless I'll ever run out of dramas to watch (not anytime soon). The plot and the way they tried to "include" supernatural abilities in the story is underwhelming. I was disappointed, so a solid 4 from me.

P.S. I know they based it off of a manga, so I don't know the original story. Because of this, take my review as things I'd like to change.

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Funny moments but ultimately falls flat

I started this show with the intention of having it on in the background while I worked or browsed on my phone, but the initial scenes scenes were beautiful and caught my eye. I stuck it out and was pleasantly surprised by the dad jokes and silly banter between the characters. It felt like a show that wouldn’t take itself too seriously.

The first half of the show had a nice pace to it—things progressed and you learned a little more about character quirks, but the drama didn’t ever fully go in depth with anything. You’ll only receive a surface level understanding about why people are the way they are and you’ll never fully grasp this godly world everyone comes from. Those two points didn’t bother me much until the latter half of the show. Suddenly the show is extra serious with random wrenches and plot lines added to help fill time. The plot was too thin to carry an hour long drama. It was as if the writers forgot they had 16 episodes to fill. The story just dragged on and on, filled with extra long drawn out scenes of nothing. At some point I hit the fast forward button five or six times and the characters were in the SAME position.

It was a bummer to see the show just tank so quickly. If I ever needed a pick me up, rewatching the first few episodes would make me laugh. Hokey silliness carried through would’ve helped lift the show.

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Immersive fantasy romcom

I don't write reviews for every series I watch. However I am tempted to write one for this series. Mainly because low ratings and many negative reviews I saw on this site made me think this was going to be boring. I was pleasantly surprised to find it was a cute, sweet romcom which somehow managed to merge slice of life human drama with people from a fantasy world. After watching around 50 kdramas I watched this one and still this story hooked me in, got me invested in the love story and made me binge the series in a matter of days. I would also probably rewatch this after a while, as I found it a pleasant feel good drama. Something about the goodness and pure hearts of the main characters makes me like the series a lot.

If you are looking for a total fantasy drama with a lot of supernatural effects and complicated back stories, this one isn't for you. However if you like a cute romcom with some fantasy elements thrown in, you may end up liking it like me. I found the main characters absolute adorable eye candy, and the cinematography and light effects are stunning. There are many heart melting romantic moments scattered throughout the episodes, and although I won't call the chemistry sizzling there was an emotional connect between the leads that made it quite endearing.
I loved the visual effects of the world of Godly beings as well as the special effects shown on Earth. Comedy is not laugh out loud kind but definitely you will find yourself smiling thru so many of the moments.
Side characters were not as adorable but nevertheless added to the story's flow. Overall I give it a 9/10 and if you like romcom I recommend you watch a few episodes of this and make up your mind yourself, don't go by the low ratings or negative reviews of others.

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I found myself fast forwarding through most of the second half of this drama. It’s too bad, because the basic plot was good, but the way it was carried out was bad. I felt that the ML and FL had no chemistry what so ever. I cringed watching them kiss. All in all I felt the story was a bit confusing at times. I should have read all of the reviews before I chose to watch it. I was kind of bored out of my mind, but at the point I realized this, I was halfway through it. I kept waiting for it to get better, but it never did. I would say it was fair, but with all the filler they stuck in, it could have been half as long.

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Slow Story and frustrating characters

Hmm tsk tsk tsk...
😮‍💨😮‍💨 I didn't like it. We are all titled to our own opinions this is mine: I didn't like this drama because Not only was the Plot dragged out, It felt boring. I think the viewer Are so blinded by the good looks of the main character who was in weightlifting fairy and the actress, You automatically trash the supporting characters. I did not watch this drama with the comments on but occasionally when I notice something and wanted to See what other people were thinking I would turn it on and then I notice how trashwd the CEO character was in the comments.

I think Sin Hoo,( Im Joon Hwang) would have been a better person for her to end up with, he wasn't the villain. From when he was an egg in his mother's womb he wasn't going to have a normal life- because of him being a Demi-God he was abused physically and emotionally and he tried to escape, which he did, he went on to a "better world" And was Doing fine for himself until she came along. Don't even get me started on her character, I did not like her at all. I gotta say the only point, the only time where I thought she was smart was in episode 14. And why is she ALWAYS rude to her assistant? . I did not like her in this drama But I am a fan of hers.

The "gods" were useless.
the "music"? have u stopped and listened.

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I'm not actually meticulous and picky when it comes to picking my favorite drama's. So the plot was actually great and interesting in the first few episodes but when I was already at the bottom I kinda loss interest in watching the whole drama. It was actually funny and I laughed a lot, but the problem is it kinda got boring at the middle part. About the hero and the heroine, to be frank they had no chemistry it didn't felt like I was watching a romance movie, it was more of like watching a suspense drama with a boy and girl who are just friends as the protagonists. Okay so the background music was sooooo soooo goood like I fell inlove with it. I don't know if it's worth to be rewatched. Overall: 3 out of 5.

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K-Drama City

Looking for something cute and fluffy? You've come to the right place! Looking for something different from the typical K-Drama scene? TURN BACK!
Idk how I found this series and it's not even that it's bad, it's just so.... predictable? The MCs seemed to have good chemistry so that made the story flow well but the plot was kinda eh. A God falling in love with a human is pretty standard at this point BUT the series over all was good. There were loads of quirky silly moments and I think everyone got appropriate screen time. I think the ending was kinda thrown together and even though it was cute, I feel something was missing. I liked the side characters a bit more but only cause they brought much needed amusing chaos lol
Enjoy.

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I'll be brief.

Wasn't going to review this but doing it in response to some other reviews that I totally disagree with.
1) Agree this is not a rom com. But it is not a tragedy either (for those of you who hate crying bitterly at the end, like me, don't worry, you won't.)
2) I didn't watch the Manga beforehand, and so I will take others' word for it that f you read it you'll be disappointed in this version.
3) saw that a reviewer wrote that Shin se kyung can't act. This floors me. I think she's one of the most amazing Korean actors I've ever seen. (See Run On.) The woman kills it in every roll! Her silliness is beautiful. But more importantly, she can express raw heartbreak better than almost anyone I've seen. as well as holding emotion in and it dripping off her eyelashes.
4) agree the ost is gorgeous.
5) Had no problem with ML coming off as arrogant and narcissistic. He's a god.
6) Agree that it's slow. But I've seen far worse.
7) 2ML actor is wonderful.
8) no opinion as to whether ML actor would have been better played by someone else. I think they had chemistry. He acts cold and distant, and at first acts like the FL/"god servant" is beneath him, and falls despite his will power.
9) Agree that some aspects were slow to take shape, and agree wholeheartedly that they should have had more scenes of the god world. That was a disappointment.

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A waste of time

TL;DR You could change the description to: "A man with amnesia who believes himself to be a God from another world meets a neuropsychiatrist and they fall in love", and it would have been a far more interesting story.

I know writing a review for this show means nothing now, because there will be plenty for everyone to read, and this will just get buried. But in the off-chance someone reads this: don't watch this drama. I'm annoyed I sat through all of it in the hopes that the water-deity plot would actually go somewhere at some point... spoiler: it didn't.

The 'water diety' plot doesn't go anywhere.
The powers he supposedly has? Don't mean a thing.
The characters (played by actors I like) are one dimensional and completely unrelatable.
The FL's tragic money struggles? Only turn up a few times, and don't change a thing.
Want to watch it for the romance? Sorry, it was unbelievable and boring.

PS: I apologise to anyone who actually enjoyed this drama, I just feel that everything this drama did was lazy, and I really hate it when dramas are lazy.

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