While You Were Sleeping (2017)

Awesome watch

I started this series with a lot of apprehension due to the name, I thought it would a pick up of the English movie. But this sincerely surprised me and it was a good thing.
Suzy is crazy aloof and brilliant in the series. I liked the character growth with the sub cast and how they were all linked.
The music was brilliant especially the piano one gave the chills every time.
Suzy's I love u boy was also a pleaser.
The story seemed similar to the usual kdrama back drop connection story but the picturization of the whole concept was brilliant.

I got hooked after the 1st episode so go for it u won't regret it

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I love the comedy in this show. The connection between ALL characters were great. I would've actually stopped watching by episode 7, but I loved the side characters and all of the budding friendships too much to stop. The two leads had good chemistry as FRIENDS. There was no romantic spark between the two. Personally, I think the other guy would've paired better if the story nudged them together.

I hella guffawed during in each and every episode! The comedy is on point! It's a light show with attempts at squeezing the heart, but my eyes remained dryer than a heater.

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I’m speechless. I was so scared of watching this show because everyone was saying that Suzy couldn’t act. I will never not watch a show because of what other people say again!!! Suzy did an incredible job, this character really suited her. Lee Jong Suk..... as expected he was fantastic. His characters are always the good cool funny guy that everyone loves but he does it so well I’ll never grow tired of it. And our sweet Haein was amazing, I loved his character so much!! All the prosecutors, the villains, the families... amazing characters that were portrayed as humans, not simply drama characters. The music... I simply can’t put into words how much I loved every track! The plot sold it for me: it was interesting, there wasn’t any boring episode, all the cases frustrated me just as much as the characters!! Because of this show (and “Punch”(2014)) I suddenly want to study law and become a prosecutor. It’s this type of dramas I love. It deserves all the hype it got. I will forever remember it.

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This is really a tremendous drama & Breathtaking story...different from others.????❤️ unlike other courtroom drama.This is awesome,I mean you really attached with them & can't wait to see what happened next.& The Cases are Thrilling as well & the way they solved is awesome. One of the best part of this drama is its Background Music !! Some scenes gave you goosebumps. Chemistry between lead couple Nam Hong Joo & Jae chan is strong & cute. & Han Woo Tak is So cute!! ????????And as a villian Lee yoo Beum is extremely good!
And supporting characters are also good as well. This is a complete drama with Comedy, Thriller, Romance, friendship, Emotional . I loved it so much..I recommend this Drama if you want to watch something different rather than rom com .This is much more than that.????????❤️

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T he Storyline was gold

I was never a Suzy fan but this drama made me think twice of her and her future roles to come.
The drama blew me away with the quality of the content, I enjoyed every moment of this drama.
Everything was coordinated right like a perfect setup LoL but they did a great job. The OTS was my favorite
I don't know about you! but I can't stop listening to it, it's simple the best one of the year! beside another drama I won't mention here.
I just realized that it wasn't so much for the romance but the thrilled of the drama, like what's going to happened next and will she get the killer before he gets her/him/others. I don't have any disliked or maybe I was just too happy to watched it but the end could exceeded a little more with both main characters-romance.

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Lovely, touching, and memorable

What a lovely, touching, and memorable series!

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I. Story
a. Episode stories: Some of the episode stories were good but there were those which were great. Out of the total 16 episodes, there are 5 anyone would watch repeatedly. The "legal" aspect were good, the comedy were very funny, and the relationship between characters were what anyone can relate to.

b. Series story: The overall story of the show was neatly written and realistic. It isn't your typical boy-meets-girl-and-they-lived-happily-ever-after which are usually boring and only for the "giggles" factor. While You Were Sleeping have the dynamics and challenges usually experienced by two strangers, turned friends, and started falling for each other yet there were some things holding them back.

II. Acting
Overall, the acting were amazing. They easily portrayed the personality of the characters they were playing. However in the latter part of the series where there were more kissing scenes, the two lead actors weren't into it. I am assuming those scenes were filmed near the beginning of the project and they weren't at ease with each other yet, if so, it was not a good decision. In those particular kissing scenes both actors were lacking emotions, it was "platonic", they were just "acting".

The supporting actors did well too and made their characters memorable especially when it comes to comedy, they delivered the scenes perfectly. Great job!

III. Music
For the whole series, there were only 5 songs which made an impact out of 14 included in the OST. These songs were played in the correct scenes and hopefully were used also in more scenes, or at least an instrumental instead of the other music they used.

IV. Rewatch value
I've watched this twice already. The first time was the Filipino-dub version and recently the original Korean-dub. Anyone can watch While You Were Sleeping anytime and everytime they want, it is a light drama and very romantic.

V. Suzy Bae
Suzy Bae did well in portraying a lovable and pretty character who anyone would fall into at first sight.

Hooray Suzy! Keep it up!

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as expected, such an amazing drama

the amount of bad reviews this got was SHOCKING. when i originally found this drama i knew it was going to be great considering the casting. bae suzy AND lee jong suk in the same kdrama had me in a chokehold. the acting was incredible and the story line was so good.

i feel like not many dramas can pull of this supernatural/fantasy genre but in this drama it was pulled of amazingly. not only was there such a cute dynamic between the main leads but the main storyline was so captivating and the plot twists were so good. i also liked the fact that the two main leads had a backstory and they were all connected.

1000000% recommend and will definitely rewatch.

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Inconsistent and disappointing

If you haven't watched Pinocchio, you really should instead of watching this drama. It's written by the same writer and executed in the same style and feel, but without the messy acting and plot holes.

I was expecting a lot more from this, considering the top quality writer and a cast that includes Lee Jong Suk and Jung Hae In. However, the directing and acting was really off, especially from Bae Suzy. Her performance does get better after the first few episodes, but I don't care enough about her character to get invested in it or the storyline.

One performance I really liked was by Kim Won Hae, who plays the investigator in a way that is truthful to what he knows. He was fantastic. On the other hand, our villain Yu Beom falls pretty flat. I don't fault Lee Sang Yeob for his performance. I believe it's weak writing that contributes to this issue. There are also a ton of plot holes and side stories that don't contribute like they should to the development of the characters and the plot.

Overall, it was disappointing.

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First, this drama wasn't bad. It was good, but I feel like they missed out on some great opportunities. I'll start out with the positives, and then go onto what I think they missed out on.

Pros:
Child Story: Personally, I love the child story more than the adult story lol. This and Queen for Seven Days rocked their child stories, and if the whole story was the children, I'd be okay with that, prefer actually lol. The child actors had great chemistry, and I loved their story, and especially how it parallels when they're older. Da Reum Nam (Jae Chan younger version), especially did well, and I look forward to his future projects.
Music: You can give this drama a 1 star, but the music was on point. I haven't seen such an amazing ost from a drama, in such a long time. Eddy Kim's ost was especially amazing.
Transitions: this drama does it's transitions quite well. They made the moments much more emotional, and I really applaud their style. There was one transition/parallel scene in the last episode that nearly had me in tears (which is good for me)
Acting: I won't say it's amazing, but it was certainly good. Especially the last episode, there were some emotional scenes with Jong Suk that were really done well. Also as regard to Suzy's acting, I'll probably get hate for this, but I feel like most of korea's actresses aren't amazing. They're good, but there are very few who I would actually genuinely compliment and call great. I feel like Suzy did an average job. I didn't cringe, and she delivered her character well, so I'd qualify her as average. That's just me though.

Cons:
Predictability: this drama is hella predictable. Oh. My. Gosh. And if it focused more on character development instead, then that would be fine. But it doesn't. Frankly, our two main leads aren't that interesting, character wise, and on top of it, the plot is predictable. Now some may say, I should've known it would be predictable. But Signal wasn't predictable. They could've just been like "oh we have walkie-talkies and can fix all past crimes, so every episode is a win" but it wasn't. Signal definitely had moments where their characters failed, and where their characters succeeded. Causing real suspense. There was no real character development, and there wasn't even suspense, resulting in boredom.
Side Characters: I love our side characters. Woo Tak, lil bro, dae gu, and inspector choi. They all have interesting characters. Woo Tak and his internal debate of what it is to be a police officer, and if he has the right. Lil bro and his school problems, and learning that being a good friend is more important than popularity. Dae Gu with his father, and the struggles that comes with, and how he finds a friend in lil bro. Finally Inspector Choi, and how he needs to forgive himself. Honestly, I thought all of their stories were much more interesting character wise, yet they got hardly any screen time. Definitely a star off for me.
Kim Soo Hyun: why? She has an arc, a romance, a sismance, great chemistry with cast, and a great story. Yet, they just cut her off. Why put her there to begin with? Honestly, everyone wanted her to stay. For a guest role, she had such a great presence on screen, and it just left me disappointed that she didn't stay.
Main Characters: I mentioned this in side characters. They just are too perfect for me. I know they're always going to succeed. While I liked their characters, they certainly weren't memorable.

Overall, this drama was good. It just isn't something I'll draw back on. The writer missed out on a lot of opportunities with suspense and side characters. It felt too safe for me, and no chances were taken. Hopefully, next time the writer can make a better drama, as I know he is capable of.

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Um drama muito bom e diferente

Um drama Super memorável, não é uma história tão comum e desenvolvimento do casal é um pouco lento mas muito fofo e envolvente. A história apenas é perfeita, nunca vi um drama tratar de assuntos delicados e ao mesmo tempo meio polêmicos dessa forma. Por exemplo quando o homem batia na mulher e etc, nunca vi um drama desenvolver bem com essa trama. O elenco é perfeito com certeza os melhores atores e que atuaram muuuito e são muito lindos e perfeitos e memoráveis. Já o final é um final muito bom porém inesperado já que contém a morte do coadjuvante ( ele era meu fav pooxa) enfim, muito triste , porém o casal terminou junto e muito lindos. Esse dorama é tudo de bom, tanto história como elenco as ost são perfeitas e o desenvolvimento muito bom. Jung hae in arrasou dms apenas isso, ele sempre pegou papéis meio nhe mas esse foi um dos melhores que ele atuou em minha opinião. Enfim, um dorama muito bom assistam demaissss.

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If I could give this drama 0 stars, I’d do that.

This is one drama that started off really well. I had a lot of hopes from this one but it failed to deliver.

The plot was all over the place. They tried to focus on dreams, law that too prosecutor’s as well as lawyer’s side of the case, police intervention and media (reporters). Unfortunately for them, too many cooks spoil the broth. They tried to incorporate storylines that we’ve seen in full length dramas like Pinocchio, I hear your voice, etc. in one drama. What were the writers even thinking? They couldn’t even focus properly on one aspect of the story.

Acting wise Bae Suzy or rather her character was selfish, bratty and not likable. The actress was trying tho. I’ve seen Lee Jong Suk in about 4 dramas and never really had any complains about his acting. But in this one he was terrible. I especially remember a scene where he gets stabbed in a dream sequence. In that dream sequence a guy appears to bump shoulders with LJS and passes by. LJS looks really puzzled like he’s unaware of what just happened. He turns back and watches the guy walk away. Finally he turns his head, facing forward with the same puzzled expression and suddenly he decides to look down and Guess what he realizes he’s been stabbed!! He makes a lazy expression and drops to the ground. I don’t have anything against him but that ☝️ is some terrible acting skills.

About this drama the less said the better it is. There was a point after I think 12 episodes, when it got so boring to watch that I finally decided to put it on hold at episode 20. Jung hae-In has done a good job and the Miniso plushie is super cute.

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