Save Me (2017)

In a smaller, more rural part of Korea, a girl and her family move there after an unfortunate series of events. They end up under the wrath of something worse than a church with the young daughter in the forefront. We follow her journey of struggle and escape. Seo Ye Ji's acting was amazing. I wish they had elaborated more on their family's past life in Seoul, specifically the brother. The humor between the cop and his son is very heartwarming to see. I felt like they started off with a hint of tension of romance but completely forgot all about it towards the ending, but it didn't take much of the plot so that was ok but it was still disappointing. My first dark drama, I would say a solid 7, but 8 if being generous :)

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Was in a drama slump when this drama  saved me. Pun intended.
But it's true. I was in a really bad drama slum when Save me came as a beacon of light and took me in this dark, twisted path. And I loved every second of it. This type of drama are very rare in the world of K-drama. So when I found this unique drama, with good story and amazing actors I can't stop but praise the about it.
The story is definitely different.  Religious cult are real and they are active not only in Asian countries but all over the world. And they are scary.  This drama tells this tale of a person who is trying to get out of there. And it's dark and twisted and it has you questioning about sanity of people but it also makes you connect with the characters and their pain. Head's of to the writers.
 It's very well written and something up my ally.
The actors were amazing. Got nothing but good things to say about them. Seo Ye Ji was amazing. Her posture, her voice (I really like her voice, deep and rich), the way she shows her emotions. She is so good. And then there is Woo Do Hwan, rookie of the year, playing Dong Cheol. For me he stole the spot light. I absolutely adored his character and him. He just makes you cheer for him. Can't wait to see him in 'Mad dog'.
Others were great too but I couldn't see them because I was only watching Do Hwan.
Its doesn't has the typical love song in it. But the songs it does has are only, only this drama alone. They are spooky and dark and when you hear them its like you are listening to a horror track. And It scares me. Jung Cha sik's song....creepy! But I loved 'The Vane - hallucination'
I am going to re-watch it. I can't get over Woo Do Hwan. It's not for everyone. But if you like good but dark stories with talented actors and a horror soundtrack then this is definitely for you. But please do try it. Watch it!
Bismika! Teljioda!!

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i had quite a high expectation for this drama since the reviews and ratings are all good, sadly, it doesn't meet my expectation. the storyline was good, it was very dark and depressing, i feel like there wasn't one happy moment. it wasn't scary but rather disturbing. but, the pace of this drama is too slow for me too too tooo slow. in the first few episodes i thought 'okay lets get through this it will get better', but no it's still super slow. i know it was supposed to build that scary feelings yet it doesn't work for me. there are lots of unnecessary scenes too. the last 2 episodes were okay but it's too late? like out of 16 episodes i only enjoy 2 of them. anyway, the acting were amazinggg.

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Hai zoombies

This drama touched untouchable subject in k dramaworld...
Yesss, drama contain dark subject and triller...
The whole drama is centred with FL.. how she walked herself inside cult and and how she walked out from cult... You can see her desperateness, fear, anger, cry, helplessness, hopelessness etc you will feel with her..
FL really did her job very best to show her feeling in her eyes..
Plot was new , as a fan of rom-com i found this plot different genre and go for it, at first i didn't believe myself that i will finish this drama..i think i will hold r withdrawn in middle. But i did it.. i watched 16 eps ... Hooraaayyyyy
Weid cult practise is somewhat new.. some scene make me laugh.. who r this baffons who r this clowns.. does this kind of stuff Exists in world... Yesss.. they exists... This drama clearly draw a line between religion and cult..
Some scenes make me feel angry and scream loud and punch them... I found some eps are so long for me to watch...
I clearly in stress wheather our FL will get out from cult safely.. with the help of her friends will she able to walk out??
Usage of ML was poor but SML did his job well.. i can follow him to rescue her rather than ML..
As a matter of fact : THIS DRAMA IS NOT FOR EVERYONE.
I gave less star for re-watch.. because u resuced the FL lead already, so u don't want to go again in that weird cult which cause too much pressure and stress..lol...
Tips for ROM-COM Fans: if u had more time to kill , u can watch it. But don't expect romance r comdey in this drama...
Bye zoombies......

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With such an intriguing story, perfect casts and acting, this drama shines brilliantly. This is not your typical k drama, as there is no romance. Instead, you will find a story of true friendship and loyalty to help someone in the needs, as well as family love. The story is too intense that might get you really frustrated. So many innocent people fall into victims and you might curse for the whole show. However, you can't stop watching it until you find the conclusion.

The female lead Sang Mi is an amazing character. Her mother is weak and sick, her dad is out of his mind with his blind faith, and she is constantly targeted to be a sacrifice to the creepy pedo white guy. Despite those things, she is strong to keep her sanity and never give up to fight back.

The draw of this drama is that I feel that Dong Cheol need more screen time. I find he is more fitted to be the real male lead than Sang Hwan. I mean. He loses everything even though he is not wrong and he has taken more risks to help Sang Mi and nearly die after all.

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Save me was, in my opinion, one of the best dramas of 2017.

Story; The dark and eerie atmosphere that this drama gives off, made me follow this drama almost as blindly as the followers of the Goosunwon cult.  It has the right amount of cliffhangers and suspense to make you tune in and watch what happens in "Muji; the town where everyone seems to have a dark side" every week.  The storyline feels new, with lots of twists and turns you never know what will happen to the main characters

Acting/Cast; I was pleasantly surprised by the level of acting in this drama. Seo Ye Ji, who plays this composed and badass heroine was the perfect actress for the part. Her fierce delivery of lines and good chemistry with Woo Do Hwan was one of the main reasons I love the show. I also loved Jo Jae Yun as the scary apostle Jo Wan Tae and Lee Davids Jung Hoon who gave the show some comic relief.

Music; The soundtrack was perfect for the show, i especially loved Inkii's Out Of The World and Mv The Vane's Hallucination who fitted the shows theme and general feel.

Rewatch Value; I don't think that I will be rewatching "Save Me" because I already know what is going to happen. Because I won't feel the feeling of my heartbeat raising which made me continue watching every week, I feel that I would just take away the magic of it.

So "Save Me"; It's a good one time watch for people who wish to see a good thriller. It has good acting, a great soundtrack that will heighten the eerie atmosphere and some cute actors that you can watch dreamingly.

But I will say this, if you are looking for a k-drama with a lot of romance, this is not the one for you. Yes, there is some romance going on between the main characters but you won't get those sweet moments that you´re looking for.

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I started this drama 'cause it was for a long time into my watchlist but didn't meet my expectations..
I'll start with the PRO:
- The plot is really good and also something new. Rarely I see religion themes on KDramas, and even more rarely a full drama based on these things.
- The cast was really good, the ''Spiritual Father'' was portrayed perfectly and also really creepy in many scenes!

And I'll also start with the CONS:
- Many religious scenes were really, really boring, I've skipped 90% of them since they were pretty much repeating...
- The real part of the story starts to develop after the 7th episode before this is just a long moment of how they get into the cult, where the place is, what the do, and also a lot of praying scenes.
- The last three episodes were rushed and confusing, everything starts to come out in less than three hours (secrets, dark pasts of the people), things that actually needed a little of the background to make everything be easier!
- Really few action scenes, even though is more on the psychological side, I was hoping for more actions scenes, I don't know something like the police ones or something about an investigation, but nothing or let me say it, just a very small part of this has been made.

At the end i can say that isn't that bad, but if you're searching for something like 'Signal' with a really good tension, personally, this isn't the one in charges neither if you hope for a little bit of romance in it...
Not bad, but i wouldn't rewatch it again.

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For those of you who want to feel angry, emotional and nervous.

This was definitely a ride... some parts may have been a little bit unnecessary and felt more like fillers to keep the drama going or it could have added depth to how heard it is to break loose from a cult. The way the cult was portrayed reminded me allot of prayer-meetings I was forced to attend as a child and where therefor very entertaining for me. The series really takes prayer-meetings to an extreme... which is it's genius!

This series does not sugarcoat anything, the adults are plain evil and while other dramas would have you get your hopes up by finding all sorts of clever unrealistic solutions this one keeps you hoping...

I have loved Seo Ye Ji from it's okay not to be okay so it was no surprised that she would be brilliant but had only seen Woo Do Hwan in Tempted which I dropped so wasn't really impressed by him earlier but am now fully crushing on his smile.

The drama definitely kept me on my toes from the first episode all the way to the end.

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Lookin for a unique drama w/realistic dark and depressing themes. You arrived at your destination.

A unique tale discussing the dark reality of cult groups and the tragedy of people being lured there. It goes straight to the point, 16 episodes of stress, thriller, melancholy, FRIENDSHIP and HOPE.
Even though I'm disappointed with so many characters endings, I loved the ending as a whole since it had a realistic element for each character as if they were really telling someone's tale.

On one hand, I'm glad this didn't get dragged out to ruin the show. But on the other, they could have made it 20 episodes long to better showcase the aftermath.

Music:
I loved the starting theme piece, while the ending OST songs were quite average and because they were only played at the ending I didn't feel any attachment to them or love.

Rewatch value:
Honestly, I wouldn't want to put myself under this much stress and depression again, UNLESS it was for another similar great show ?

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Trigger Warning! This show is sick and wrong

This show is completely fucked up. It seems these days kdrama are just looking for pretty actors and shock value. Not only is there no trigger or content warning when you start the show in seriously question who in their right mind thinks this show is a good idea. The plot is very slow moving and really makes no logical sense. The acting is good. The lead plays the same roles every time so of course she’s good. The show features suicide and multiple extreme and explicit deaths. Again, very slow moving and uncomfortable to watch. It’s not like a typical thriller or psychological thriller it’s just wrong and sick. I do not recommend this show at all. Unlike a lot of Jorean thrillers that have good and heart wrenching scenes, these scenes are simply disgusting. I don’t feel bad for or root for any characters, so when characters die I feel nothing. If you’re looking for a drama that has never been done before then this is your show.

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the story was new
the writer displays & exposed to us  many things that happened in real life from fanatic groups in each religion  under the  protection of politicians &  Government men

but something goes wrong as if the events get off his hand
every thing goes wrong and was mess for me

& he tried also to put touch of romance in the story but i saw it  very poor & provoking  
cause if im sang should love she should love seok dong not han sang  that left her from the beginning  

it's good not brilliant but i didn't like for many reasons 

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Fomos envolvidos por uma seita religiosa que tortura e oprime os "fiéis"vendendo um acento no barco da salvação em troca de todo o dinheiro que o crente tenha disponível. Um dos melhores enredos que já assisti nesse mundo dos doramas. Totalmente oposto daquilo que nos mostram normalmente nos kdramas. O suspense psicológico te segura do começo ao fim. A atuação foi extremamente importante, principalmente da atriz Seo Ye Ji que foi tão criticada em outros doramas que participou. A coragem e força da personagem foi algo surpreendente. Com certeza espero uma segunda temporada, fiquei com a impressão de que logo isso será confirmado. Assistam com a mente aberta e tenham em mente que isso não foge muito da realidade atual.

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