Flower of Evil (2020)

If you didn't watch yet, Just go do it right now ! It deserves

This drama is amazing, every episode feels like a movie, the quality is great, the staff and actors did a great job, the story is very catchy and interesting, the progression is good, I didn't get bored of it any point or episode (which is great for a 16-episode drama), For me, ambiguity and acting were among the reasons for the success of this drama!! I watched the drama at the time it was shown, I can't describe how excited I was every week waiting for the next episodes (which is very rare for me, usually when the drama reaches episode 9 I lose focus and want to watch)
I ask everyone to go and watch it!! you will not regret
As for the music ost , their choices were good, so far I still keep some songs from the drama in my favorite songs list, and every time i listen to it i enter to the mood of the drama and my heart stat to beat fast like i was watching it .
for the cast , there are a lot of actors that i've seen them for the first time , but everyone done a great job and chemestry between the main actors was beautiful. So good choose for the cast .
as i said before , the production and the story are in the same level with the cast and ost , everything was perfect for me !

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Thrilling and suspenseful the entire way through

9/10 is my rating. This is a 2020 South Korean television drama with 16, 60 minute episodes.

Cha Ji-won (Moon Chae-won) is an insightful detective who often sees aspects of cases even her sunbaes miss. She seems to have the perfect life, a handsome and attentive husband, a job she excels at, and a lively young daughter. Her husband, Hee-sung (Lee Joon-gi) is very secretive about his past, he is a metal craftsman so can keep hours as he chooses. He also has a sound proof shop perfect for hiding the loud sounds of metal working and other sounds if needed. Cha Ji-won and her team begin to investigate a string of murders that look suspiciously like copy cat murders from crimes that happened 18 years previously. The more she observes the behavior of the psychotic and sociopathic behaviors of the criminals she arrests the more curious she becomes about some of the behaviors she notices of her own husband. He also has been around victims and suspects they are investigating. It has piqued her detective senses and she is not sure what to believe. Does she believe in the kind and loving husband and father or dig deeper into the past he is so secretive about to determine if he is actually a sociopath skilled at hiding a duality containing a much darker side.

Spoiler alert ** I really don't know how to describe this beyond just masterful. One of the most suspenseful and interesting serial crime dramas I have ever seen. The romance is amazing as well. In the early part of the drama you are led to believe that the ML may be evil. His father was a serial killer and they are playing up the nature aspect of serial killer - get you thinking maybe he is just like his father. As the show progresses we get to see more of how he really is and, if you know anything about sociopaths and/or psychopaths he shows emotion that would not be possible if he were what he thinks he is. It reminded me, in that sense, of Psychopath Diaries, how a label can become an expectation. He lives a lot of his life under that stigma and expectation of himself. The FL is a very intelligent detective and has a lot of integrity as a police officer. I get how you might have some doubts as you saw stuff that seemed to point at one person, but it was disappointing how easily she believed badly of the ML. Then she comes around, or so it seems, until just a short while later when another thing happens and she, once again, believes the worst of him. His sister, who knew him about as long as his wife, steadfastly did not believe him capable of anything psychotic. It also did not make sense, to me, that she would trust her sister-in-law, who she knew had murdered, with her child yet so quickly jump to distrust with her husband. The reporter, it was nearly unforgivable the way he treated the ML back in the village. He did redeem himself in all the help he gave the ML later though and, given the ML basically kidnapped and tortured him they were pretty much even. I wish the "mother" had grown to love her adopted son and protected him more. It seemed cold the way they treated him after the real son woke up. I know that there can be a stigma with children of criminals, particularly killers as society has not drawn a conclusion on whether, or not, mental disorder, such as that are inherited. The little girl was so adorable I wanted to see, when he approached her after losing his memory, that his love for her was strong enough to give him full recollection. So it was overall a really great story and kept me engaged the whole way through with just some, relatively minor, inconsistent plot points, and storylines that did not completely wrap up. For instance, what happened with the guy that went crazy because he couldn't find his wife. Now that his wife was discovered alive did they talk? Just a few unresolved aspects. I highly recommend for anyone that loves crime dramas, serial killers or just complex love stories.

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Good Crime Drama

This was overall a really good series with a great and enjoyable cast however the last episode was nonsensical, stupid and unnecessary. Not sure what the hell the writers were thinking but whatever. I would still recommend watching at least once for the brilliant acting performance of Lee Joon Gi and Kim Ji Hoon. Moon Chae Won was good to and she has really great chemistry with Lee Joon Gi. There were some really great comic relief scenes with Seo Hyun Woo as Moo Jin including a scene where he is broadcasting live via a Facebook live type app. The young actress Jung Seo Yeon was really good as the daughter of the main leads.

The only other really negative mark on the show is that they should have given us more back story on Do Min Seok the father of ML character. We were given some nuggets but never enough. Plus, in an episode we learn that ML couldn't remember anything before turning 10 years old WHY?? Why bring this up if we were never going to know the answer?

This is the 2nd drama in a row that I have watched where the literal last episode is nonsense. That sucks for me but again overall a good series.

This has nothing to do with the review, but Kim Ji Hoon is hot AF and when that guy would put his hair in a ponytail/manbun I could not think straight!!

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Totally Worth the Watch!!!

Honestly, this was such a great watch, the show was so good. It was one of few shows that hooked me in within the first episode. Usually dramas can take a minute to really hook you in, but after you watch episode 1, you are ready to continue and see what is going on next.

When rating this show, I was having a hard time between either a 9 or a 9.5 out of 10 and here is why. This show was very much unpredictable, with how the characters were depicted as well as their actions. There were only a few times where I felt I knew what was going to happen next, this happened in the beginning of the show when you are first introduced to the ML's sister, but other than that the show was very much different.

The main reason this show was not a 10/10 for me, was because I wish there was more at the end. Within the last two episodes of the show, we are thrown a huge plot twist, when we jump through time and the ML looses his memory. The jumping through time, the only reason this really bothered me was because I wanted to know how they close up the case, we finally find out who did it, but then nothing. We jump 4 months into the future and I can't remember anything. Does the ML know what happened to his father? Does the survivor meet her family? Does the case close up smoothly? I personally felt it was unnecessary and did not add to the show itself. The memory loss concept, I see how it could add some spice, but within this show, I just felt that it was not handled well. At the end we do live happily ever after, but not as happily as I would have hoped. This show pulled me through so much and had me crying on end and we can't even live our best happily ever after.

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Not perfect but good overall

The 16 episode format can be a blessing or a curse. I feel like when there's too much time, they tend to be repetitive or add information that doesn't need to be added. In one episode the couple had just made a big breakthrough. They were pulled over on the side of the road, crying, and they look like they've overcome the struggles and now she believes he's not a killer. Then the next episode she becomes suspicious again of him and the previous episode went to waste. She becomes suspicious to the point that it becomes annoying. Little things like that mess up the series and just takes away from the awesome moments that happened before.

I really like this show. It's funny and emotional at times. I think there's moments that feel like cliches or bad writing, but that can be overlooked. Overall, they did a good job of doing this story and getting the cast to work well together.

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Amazing dynamics between 2 main leads elevated this crime/mystery & romance drama

Great execution of crime/mystery drama with romance. The dynamics between Lee Joon Gi and Moon Chae Won's partnership elevated this drama.

What I like:
1) Romance - Palpable chemistry between Lee Joon Gi and Moon Chae Won (a true partnership). Intimate scenes were hot. That first scene surprised me and I didn't expect a sexy but conflicted scene.
2) Acting - wow great acting by overall cast but Lee Joon Gi and Moon Chae Won's acting impressed me a lot. The scene when he confided in his wife broke me down in tears,
3) Male lead characterisation characterisation - wow just wow I dislike him in first episode as I thought he was stiff but my views changed when he protected his wife and confided in his wife.
4) The ending - the separation and doubts saddened me.
5) Plot - Gosh, unpredictable from episode 1. I also like how the current police cases were written most of the time.
6) Kim Ji Hoon - not much screentime but memorable.

What I dslike:
1) Baek parents were something else,
2) I think at one point I was lost in the plot because of too many red herrings in the current cases.

Favourite scene
When he confided in his wife in episode 10 & 11. I cried so much!

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Exceptional from beginning to end

I'm so glad I happened to stumble across this show. From start to finish, I was never bored. Each episode is entertaining and will leave you wanting more. If you love crime/thriller with a hint of romance and suspense, I highly recommend watching this! I can't remember the last time a series made me feel so many emotions.

The acting really pulls this drama together, the chemistry between each individual was gripping and definitely made the story a lot more interesting to watch. Everything some how connects to one another and the way it’s executed is amazing.

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Unpredictable, thrilling, and touching; I loved it!!

This was the first crime kdrama I watched, and I have to say it was an amazing choice! I really felt touched, many times, by the story, and cried with sadness or relief or disappointment along with the characters, and really felt for them. The characters were amazing, we saw both the good and the bad sides of many people, and the acting was absolutely brilliant!
The plot had so many different layers, and even though it had an unimaginable amount of twists and turns and secrets being unveiled, it was never confusing or overwhelming, and I really enjoyed speculating along with the characters.
Overall, I absolutely loved watching it, it's quite likely I'll watch it again someday, I would definitely recommend checking it out!

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Very dense story, good character development, decent ending

Flower of Evil starts out like a normal crime series with a side plot, but very soon delves from that and becomes action packed, fast paced and keeping you on the edge of your seat. You start rooting for characters you never thought you would, the plot twists are sometimes sudden but well explained. Despite all the action, FoE manages to balance it with happier or more emotional moments, exploring the main characters well and changing them, as they discover themselves. This makes the action even more impactful, as you become attached to the characters and what they have build up.

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excellent!

I'd watched these series some time now, but it was only today it occured to me I should leave a review for it, just for one reason it reminded to me: the outstanding music! Wow! What an awsome composition! How inspired it was, how well it dressed the scenes, what an excellent orchestration! Mr. Kim Joon Seok and ms. Jung Se Rin, congratulations! I humbly admit I'd downloaded the music and that, today, reminded to me I should leave a review.
Equally, the cinematographers did an excellent job, also. Congrats to them, too.
I should mention the plot, the actors, the director, that also gave their best of themselves.
Flower of Evil was one of the memorable series I've watched.
If anyone of you viewers have not seen it yet, please go ahead!

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