Forest (2020)

This drama started slow, I think that's the reason why many dropped it at the beginning, but the plot getting interesting by episode. The main lead is a visual couple because they are so natural with each other with hot kisses since the early episode. I like the forest. It's so fresh and I dream to visit the place in the future. The house in the forest is so beautiful design that blend well with nature. The only drawback is the arrangement of the screen that makes the audience lost some time. The acting of the main lead (Park Hae Jin) is so good that you can feel his sadness and pain.

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Esse drama entra pra historia como o primeiro drama com o PARK HAE JIN que eu gostei.

Não tenho uma história de sucesso com esse ator, eu diria que não somos uma boa combinação, porque os personagens que ele geralmente faz são um misto de várias coisas que não gosto. Justamente por isso, criei uma resistência muito grande com ele e sempre que lhe vejo no elenco perco a vontade de ver o drama.

Mas estava com animo para tentar uma coisa nova e por algum motivo resolvi me aventurar a assistir algo com ele. Até tentei ver Old School Intern antes de Forest, mas não consegui terminar nem o primeiro episódio.

Parti para Forest com um pé atrás e pronta para pular fora se não gostasse dos primeiros episódios, mas por incrível que pareça apesar de achar a cena inicial de incêndio muito mal feita, acabei gostando da história logo de cara e por isso fui convencida a continuar.

A fotografia é acolhedora e me transmitiu uma sensação de paz e tranquilidade enquanto assistia. A OST é bem animada e gostosa de se escutar. E sim, o personagem dele não era muito diferente dos outros que tive o desprazer de ver anteriormente, mas algo me fez acreditar que tinha algo nele que seria melhor do que os outros.

Sobre o romance: achei que o casal tinha uma boa química e compartilharam bons momentos de tela juntos.

Queria mais atitude da parte dela, esperei um bom tempo para que ela deixasse de agir como uma coitada e felizmente nossa querida protagonista começou a mostrar um pouco disso na reta final.

TENHO QUE RECLAMAR DE ALGUMAS COISAS

É uma pena que não tenham explorado bem os aspectos psicológicos que geraram o pânico dela e a dor fantasma dele. Senti como se os traumas de ambos tivessem sido apenas um atrativo inicial da história e depois foram esquecidos no roteiro.

Infelizmente, achei o casal secundário bem sem graça. Não senti que o relacionamento deles foi bem desenvolvido. E nenhum dos dois me cativaram ao ponto de ficar animada com sua aparição ao longo da história.

Oh Bo Mi mais parecia aquelas mulheres chatas que por estarem extremamente entediadas em uma cidadezinha de interior, do nada começam a implicar com tudo e imaginar coisas inexistentes só pra matar o tempo. E quando finalmente tive a oportunidade de ajudar acabou entregando o ouro para os superiores que só queriam acobertar os problemas daquela vila.


VALEU A PENA?

O resumo da ópera é que apesar desse não ser o drama do ano, foi bem fácil de assistir. A fotografia clara e acolhedora repleta de muito verde me proporcionou uma sensação relaxante. Como se isso tivesse me deixado calma ao ponto de não me importar com o fato da história não ser a melhor e mais inovadora do mundo. E é justamente assim que terminei esse drama. Sinto que valeu a pena, nada me deixou irritada ao ponto de começar a enrolar para assistir o próximo episódio o que já é um grande avanço.

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Such a refreshing drama...From mesmerizing beauty of nature to bitter truth of reality.
Unique storyline which revolves around a forest and incidents happened there.
It starts from heart fluttering romance between the leads which was so amusing... story progressed with the secrets of the forest interestingly and keeps curious.
Park hye jin and Jo bo Ah, both did really well and looked amazing together and their romance and characters too admirable.
It really feels so good and refreshing while watching this drama also because of the beautiful sceneries of forest and to get to know about what happens there in reality.
Such a different drama and yet worth watching.Must watch.??

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Hae Jin is really a Good actor bo Ah is so pretty but i felt hurt about her biting her lips all the time huhu and I'm bit disappointed about the ending i mean that's not enough for them going into the jail they deserve more than that he's not even wearing prisoners uniform I felt that they are rushing it to end when if they polish it thoroughly . I have a feeling that there will have a another season. And i am waiting for the revenge Chairman jang And Han Ji yong and also for the girlfriend of ex bf of young jae and update about their relationship . Another eps could solve this if ever.

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" Forest " had potential but it didn't really exploit them.

The first episodes and the last ones were actually great. The couple had also plenty of romantic moments and they were sweet and adorable. Their love story was enjoyable to watch especially since both of them helped each other get through their phobias and problems. The big mystery behind the forest was solid too. In addition, the second couple was quite entertaining. Finally, the performances were great from all actors and actresses, though the bad guys tended to overdo it sometimes.
And yet, somehow, the drama ended up boring. They didn't really handle the story very well and most of the episodes were tiring if it wasn't for some entertaining moments here and there.

So, overall, five out of ten.

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Forest is visually stunning. The nature environment is beautiful with a sea of trees, man rivers and lakes to go with it. The setting is refreshing compared to the usual location that's set in Seoul.

Forest is follows two people that are sent out a small town in Gangwon for seperete reasons, punishment and job related respectively, after first meeting in Seoul. Both are suffering somewhat from their troubled childhoods and despite their tough exteriors, are able to use this to connect to each other. They have a sweet relationship but with shady businessmen that's related to Kang San Hyuk's ideas for a resort having their own plans, things go arwy. The villains of the series are a little generic and too evil compared to the simplistic story and characters around them but it does create a nice contrast for our leads to overcome. The rescue team plot adds some good adventure scenes and gives depth to Kang San Hyuk, allowing him to show his less ruthless side outside of the relationship with Jung Young Jae.

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A two-sides drama...

I just finish "Forest" and i can't describe with words, how much i love this drama!

When i saw the trailer, i was like: Ok, here we go. This is for me and fortunately, i was totally right!

"Forest" is a drama full of action, plot twists, dark secrets and a love story, that brings a fresh air at romance storys.

The drama has two-sides: The bright side in which we have plenty of funny scenes, romance, happy "ends" and a dark side, in which we saw the dark past of the characters and the marks (bodily and mentally) which they are going to carry for their rest of their life...

I have to admit that the drama is a little bit confusing, especially at the beging but as the episodes past, you will see the connection between the flashbacks of each character.

"Forest" is a hidden gem for me. I totally recommended it!

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Oh my goodness! Started watching the series yesterday and have literally binge watched up to episode 12. Loving it so far. There is most certainly a bit of mystery in the series but I am enjoying the characters and the acting so much. There have been a few slow moments but those moments did t last long. So far there’s some drama, romance, mystery, bounce back powers, great chemistry. Will continue watching so see how it plays out.

Beginning to end was exciting, interesting, sweet and everything in between. Two people with their own struggles overcoming old pain and defeating the very thing that held them or hurt them. It was perfect. Not overly dramatic, not cliche. I truly wished there were more episodes but I am so pleased with it as well as the ending.

You will get
Romance
Mystery
Action
Karma
Love
Struggle
Intelligence
Strength
Redemption

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There's a certain kind of joy that comes with watching a gleefully bad show, as those who read my review of Risky Romance will know. When a show embraces its awful, it can be delightful in how trash it is. Good trash.
And I generally like good trash.
Unfortunately, while Forest has several aspects of Good Trash and I got some joy in how bad the first few episodes were, it's just boring enough to be trash without any qualifiers.
The romance between a resident surgeon with a TRAUMA and a GENIUS tsundere CEO with a TRAUMA (no doubt due to a shared childhood experience they don't remember as yet) who both end up in a Forest of Secrets (I wish) is ludicrous in all the right ways but simultaneously a boring trope salad of romcom cliches, corporate shenanigans, and Candy-meets-Hot-Cold CEO scenarios (including forced cohabitation, a fake engagement, and a love triangle).
Park Hae Jin does his best with the material (and it's honestly just good to have him back on our screens again) but Jo Boa overacts, a somewhat disappointing performance from her after her kickass turn in My Strange Hero.
The show makes little sense, although that's not its biggest problem. It's just not fun enough to endure the bad writing, the bad cliches, or the inconsistent characterisation.
Also, considering how bad this year's fire season has been, turning fire fighting into a romcom for rich kids with other agendas leaves a bad taste in my mouth and that's something the show won't be able to overcome.
Dropped after six episodes.

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A Nora Roberts style Kdrama

Let's face it, when we started this we weren't really expecting it to be a psychologically thrilling and thought provoking masterpiece. It is what it is- a romantic drama, full of the cliches that, while overdone and expected, we still fall for because it can make us smile. If you want a fantasy to take you out of your life for a little bit and give you a lot of steamy scenes and romance, an occasional rofl moment, and/or just want something to while away some time with a glass of wine and a blanket in front of the fireplace, this is for you.
PHJ and JBA both carry off their roles with aplomb, neither one becoming particularly annoying to me, which could very, very easily have happened. Instead, there are a few roll your eyes moments interspersed with truly sexy encounters that will make your heart jump a lil bit. The sex appeal PHJ carries so subtly in Cheese in the Trap just runs wild in this one, and if you're watching this solely for him, you will not be disappointed. At. All.
JBA was endearing to me, and that goes a long way for me in these romantic dramas- if the female lead is a pushover or brainless, I'm just done. But she manages to stand up in the relationship and not take any BS, to the point of making me chuckle a couple times- which with the rather overpowering personality of PHJ's character, is rather a feat in itself.
There really wasn't much of a triangle, which was rather refreshing. The couple certainly had enough issues to work out without it. The secondary couple seemed to be added in just because, but there are one or two funny moments that had me laughing hysterically, because as absurd as they are you can still see it happening. (That parking lot loudspeaker scene, omg.)

While I hope PHJ doesn't get relegated to eye candy roles- the man has an amazingly chilling ability to carry off that razor edge of Machiavellian brilliance without looking completely psychotic- I admit I enjoyed him in this. You'd have to be blind and estrogen-less not to.
Sit back, have a glass of something fun, curl up and just enjoy. I am.
Binge watching this still while you read this, most likely. I'll amend if I need to.

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I've only seen 2 of Park Hae Jins dramas, this and Doctor Stranger and my feelings about them both are very similar, they both started out fantastically and then two thirds of the way through they stopped making any sense and just become frustrating, abandoning everything that made them so great in the beginning.

I have to be clear that I LOVED this drama when I first started it. I've found that recently I've not been looking forward to each new episode of the dramas I'm watching, but for this one I was excited to see where this story would take me. The dialogue wasn't great, it was kind of convoluted and a little bit confusing, but the overall story was an interesting one and so I was truly hooked.

The things that I really enjoyed throughout this entire drama were the setting, the acting, the chemistry of our leads and the music. The setting was stunning, I never got tired of seeing these characters wandering around the forest and discovering new parts to it, it was so beautiful to watch and not a setting I'd seen explored in a kdrama before. The music was really on a whole new level, it really enhanced the drama and the music alone made me excited for certain scenes. Now to the acting, as i said I've only ever seen Park Hae Jin in Doctor Stranger and I have to say that although that drama was jam packed with beloved actors, his performance was by far my favorite. And in this drama I was not disappointed at all! He was brilliant, he brought a wonderful child-like side to this cold man who lost out on his childhood. I seriously can't wait to see him in more dramas and this was my first Jo Bo Ah drama, but WOW she was good. I can understand that some people were annoyed by her character, but that was completely down to how she was written rather than her performance, I loved the believable strength she brought to the character and the fun side to her that was also always present. And the chemistry these 2 characters had was insane, there were a few moments that were seriously steamy, I mean that first kiss with the stethoscope... And big shout out to this being Noh Kwang Shik, this is his first drama....WHAT?

As I said the first two thirds of this drama were brilliant. Choosing to have drama be about the forest rescue team was such a unique idea, having a little look into how difficult their job is made for a great watch. And the rescue teams scenes were always so fun to see, I have a weakness for found family plots in dramas, so I seriously loved their moments. And the fact that they managed to put a cliched kdrama love story in the middle of such a unique setting worked brilliantly. It was a new angle on all the cliches I know and love, it was an adorable, sweet and funny drama.

But towards the end we lost a lot of that stuff and our main couple were really the only thing that kept me coming back. For some reason the writer decided to pretty much drop the fire rescue portion of the story (which was what was making this drama so unique) and have it become a drama about "evil" businessmen trying to one up each other. It stopped being funny and sweet and started behaving more like a melodrama. And it got to the point where it was ridiculous. Having our villain maniacally laugh every 5 seconds was way to much and having Park Hae Jin beat someone up and call him self a "superhero" was eye roll worthy.

So for me this drama just lost its magic and got kind of boring. I'm not sure if I'm glad I started this drama. I'm glad I got to experience some of these actors again and some for the first time, but the script was just so bad it made the last few episodes a chore to get through. This is one of those dramas I will have almost completely forgotten about in a years time, BUT one thing I'll never forget was that first kiss, it's gone straight to the top of my list of best kdrama kisses.

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