Ești om? (2018)

Difficult to rate

==Breakdown==
Background plot - 45%
Romance - 35%
Misc comedy - 20%

Background plot - Meh
Romantic chemistry - Good
Misc comedy - Meh
Production value - Fine

First, the ML and FL and their chemistry were pretty good. The rest of the cast did a good job with what they were given. But the story was uneven, funny moments felt super forced, and the dialogue was often stilted.

I love a good fantasy / sci-fi romance, and in a fantasy/fictional setting, I'm open to the idea of a robot / human love story, otherwise I wouldn't have watched this kdrama. But this drama never fully committed to the idea, and thus it suffered. I wonder if it was the director or the script writer who had a problem with the concept. It felt like the story kept apologizing for the idea which undercut the concept and left the end ultimately unsatisfying.
I want to compare this one to 'I am not a robot,' but don't want to give any spoilers. Basically, the difference between the two is that this one seemed embarrassed by its own premise and that one fully committed to the idea.

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I absolutely loved this offbeat love story between human and machine. I find the Premise of a Robot developing Human emotions very intriguing as the Robot also is a "better" person than the human version that he was supposed to portray. Seo Kang Joon managed to elicit entirely different feelings by portraying two characters so effortlessly. Kang So Bong as a character initially irritated me but she redeemed herself when she finally made the right choice by being less selfish, and help Nam Shin Robot to grow as his own entity. The other secondary characters, whether they are villains or not, are well-rounded that they have their own distinct personalities and characters.

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worth watching just because of Seo Kang Joon

this drama was a mental rollercoaster for me, it started with all the best intentions and ended up with me wanting to rage quit watching it.

the first part of the drama is super interesting, it was entertaining and fascinating watching robot Nam Shin training and trying to act like his human counterpart; Seo Kang Joon is absolutely brilliant in this! He does an amazing job at managing the microexpressions and body language that distinguish human Nam Shin with robot Nam Shin.

i'm just sorry that after a while the drama became so boring, focusing only on who does what to get the company (from little jokes to literal murder???), with a side of human Nam Shin being an assh*le towards everyone, especially that poor robot. I mean, I guess it's understandable to be shocked and upset if you wake up from a coma and find that a robot copy of yourself has replaced you, but there's a limit to everything.

Kang So Bong has got to be one of the WORST female leads I've ever encountered. She starts as an opportunist double agent, and although she changes throughout the story and sides with the good guys (except that disgusting journalist friend of hers, who is there just to expose people's secrets and ruin lives), she is so annoying and SELFISH all the time. I'm sorry, who decided you were the only one who got to have Nam Shin 3 all to yourself and stop him? She keeps telling him he has to fight for his freedom and then tries to stop him every time he tries to do things out of his mind.

I'm not even going to mention the ending which was super fast and left me with lots of questions, but honestly I was just glad it was over, I just think it's too lazy to do a "one year later" time skip and assume that everyone is living happily ever after.

In conclusion, if you watch it, watch it for Seo Kang Joon and his amazing acting, because you're going to want to slap in the face pretty much everyone else on this series.

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Very good sci-fi drama, go for it!

I was planing on rating it with 10, the rushed ending made me change my mind, otherwise excellent drama!
It was refreshing to watch a K drama free of so many irritating cliches!
It has excellent modern plot, well written and executed perfectly!

Finally to see 18 episodes free of screaming, nagging and always miserable parents.
There is no medieval traditions, still exercised in 21st! I
Fast paced, without meaningless episodes.
Melodrama free, love-triangles free, and stupid misunderstanding FREE romance!

Now the elephant in the room: You MUST watch it open-minded!
I was avoiding it for long time due to not being sure I can understand, let alone enjoy a love story between a human and a robot, actually still don’t understand it, yet, I have enjoyed every single minute of it and rooted for the tin can guy all the time!
Of course, there are many questions that risen while watching: How they will develop as a couple (i.e. the sex); how they will handle her aging, will she be happy and still loving him in 10 years, and so on. I would have been totally satisfied and happy to see some magic, pinocchio style ending, but that is just me ;)

The ending didn’t match the rest though……it’s not bad, but still a shame for such binge worthy drama!

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Thought Provoking and Rich Character Development

I want to start by saying I hated the FL in the first few episodes because she was a liar, and was doing bad things for money, but slowly she begins to realize her errors and you can empathize with the things she has been through. I think her character development was done in a good pace, so it takes a few episodes for her to become likeable.

The same goes for a lot of the other main characters - there is a lot of grey lines in their morality values, and at points you are not sure which characters you should actually be rooting for.

The whole point of the show is to question what it really means to be human, and it explores how artificial intelligence could connect with humans and evolve according to the kind of humans that develop it and control it.

The romance between robot/human might seem weird if you've never been exposed to something like this, but I've seen other media that explore this topic, so it wasn't totally new. It was very mild in that sense, but it was both sweet and intense and painful (which I like for some reason). If you like slow burn romance, tragic star crossed lovers type of stories, this might be it.

Side note: No one can convince me that Ji Young Hoon and the human Nam Shim are not actually in love (the hand touching, the painful longing looks and the fact that they are each other's most important person... come on!).

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THIS IS THE KIND OF MALE LEAD I AM LOOKING FOR?

I didn't expect to love this drama, i mean no im obsessed with it. First the story is really really interesting. I want a genre with romace and comedy and the ML really hooked my heart ?

The acting was so good. I actually cry about ten times i guess. ML really did better❤️ i love how he acts like a robot an innocent cute robot just like aji3 from i am not a robot

I am actually inlove with rom-com doramas and i actually looking for a funny, cute, adorable and childish male lead

I highly recommend this for who wants fluppy cute heart warming kdrama ackkkk

If you like weightlifting fairy where njh act like cute ughhh i really love childish male lead
Pls reccomend some of it

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It could have been done much better.

The thing I found most annoying is the villain Seo Jong-gil. He magically happens to spawn whenever someone is talking. He was everywhere. He was a master-class eavesdropper. I mean how is that even possible? He knows and understands things very very fast.
Meanwhile, the ML can't even hide the kill switch. Who the hell hides the thing that can kill them, in plain sight, just like that? He said he was a very intelligent robot but couldn't even hide something that was really important.
Nothing much happens to Seo Jong-gil. After all that he did, it feels that he still got the last laugh. He was not even hit, not a single drop of blood. At least his limbs should have been broken. Even till the very end he was winning. He never even faced any public humiliation.
The last episodes were definitely stretched and because of that, they rushed the ending.
The ending scenes were completely emotionless. After seeing how Seo Jong-gil was still causing trouble. The ML and team were not able to get him back or even stop him. The last episodes all felt emotionless to me and also pointless.
This was a great drama, the first drama to actually make me shed tears. But because of my hate towards the villain and how he never suffered much. I now hate it.
The ML and FL did a great job in showing the emotional scenes in which the robot says how he is just a robot without feelings and all. I really felt those moments. The OST really helped in bringing in the emotional effect. But unfortunately, the ending ruined everything for me.

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Absolutely one of the best dramas i've watched. Every individual character plays a role in the drama adding depth to the story. Ngl cried multiple times throughout the show, and the acting was phenomenal. It had every little detail have meaning to the very end. The visuals of the film itself, cast and most make it even better. One of the only dramas i've watched besides while you were sleeping that gave me the awe factor and genuinely could rewatch so many times. You know its a good drama when you can feel strong emotions towards the characters portrayed such as resentment and the wanting of him or her to end up fine and only the good things to happen and this drama overdid itself by making me emotionally attached to each and every character.

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This drama is very deep. It teaches us the meaning of being a human being and, in the end, we understand that it doesn't matter who we are, how we look or what our gender is (even our own humanity as a biological component is put aside), because everyone can have humanity. At the end of the story it comes out that, as ironic as it may seem, a robot can be more human than us! Executive Director Seo is also an example of a human without humanity and if we try comparing him with the AI Nam Shin III we'll soon realize who's more human than the other.
Besides of that, every character of this show is absolutely perfect and the acting was amazing. The producers of this drama really did a good job.
(A special thank you for his hard work goes to Seo Kang Joon and his wonderful acting)

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!!!!!!!!AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
Are you human too is an addictive drama. Just watching a single episode makes me to watch the all episodes released in one night. After long time I found a good drama with good acting leads. Music is amazing. Good stunts.I already watched almost all famous dramas. After watching all these good dramas I can't find a good drama until are you human too.I usually skip the episodes in kdrama but I can't seek a single second in this drama because it has a gripping story.
For me are you human too drama is better than what's wrong with secretary Kim. What's wrong with secretary Kim is also a good drama but if you give me a chance to pick any one of these two dramas ,I will definitely choose are you human too.

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