Ghiocel (2021)

Another drama with a damsel in distress FL

I watched this because my bf said this was his 2nd fave kdrama. But I think he was just watching this for Jisoo.

The drama is politics, and it all started because of the scheme thought out between North Korea and South Korea to get a political party to win the election. A North Korean spy on a mission in South Korea ends up intertwining with a university female student, and now he's forced to hold the whole college dorm hostage.

I started in 1x speed but had to ramp it up to 1.25x because of how slow paced it was. The whole drama basically takes place in the school, with the students being held captive all day every day. Ep 9 is when things finally start picking up.

I do enjoy the action and thriller aspects of this drama. It felt like an emotional rollercoaster watching the ups and downs they go through every time something new is uncovered. There is romance sprinkled throughout every time the main leads get together. The romance was that symbol of innocence amidst the politics and cruel time period they were living in. You feel for them. You yearn with them for how their life could have turned out if they were just normal people without their background to hold them back.

I could not care for the female lead/Jisoo. She was your typical useless damsel in distress who did nothing but cry the whole drama. Even her dad doesn't listen to her, despite the amount of times she thinks he will. Cheong-ya, or Yoo In Na really carried the show for me. She was such an amazing actress.

I personally wouldn't recommend this drama but it was a decent time period drama with good thrills.

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I just love this K-drama.

It has been so long since I've cried this much for a k-drama
(the last being Empresses Ki that I watched last year)
and I felt like my heart was breaking.

I have put this drama in mywatchlist for such a long time and didn't dare to watch it because I knew what will happen at the end (I just heard not seen) but I decided to watch this masterpice now, I don't regret even a little.

I've seen people say that it was boring or that they just wanted to watch romance, but then they should've watched romance dramas. I never mind seeing other things then the main story so it wasn't a problem for me. Other then that, for me was intersting, but at the same time I hated to see how corupt the country is and how people were treated
(not like now is any diference in the world) .

I don't rate dramas from a critic pov, so many will disagree with my raiting. As long as I liked what I sow I didn't question anything else.

What I think was a little strange was the timeline as one day felt like 3 days.


Now let's talk about the acting and chimestry couse that was amaizing.

Jisoo ate even though this being the first main role she got. Many people were worried but they souldn't have. (I am not an expert but it's easy to see good acting)

Also everyone did a good job and no one lacked emotions.

The chimestry was superior especially the behind the scenes. I feel that if there were less or not as sweet I would have been more sad, but the bts cured me.

I never ship kpop Idols but Haesoo is just so cute and un-problematic. If they announce that they're together I wouldn't be sueprised a little. And I feel taht they won't get hate (only from haters and delulu fans).

I don't think I would re-watch this drama soon as I will die again but I would watch over and over the bts of this drama.

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Jung haein is just amazing

Thankyou so much for making this...?❤️❤️?jung haein is just amazing amazing amazing thankyou for. Choosing him he wins the heart of all i am from india and i am just love love love this drama ..i know in Korea this drama is not too hit but in india you guys are don't know we are in love with this...❤️? jung haein is perfect for this roll his character is just amazing he made me cry in every single last scene of ending oh my god i am still thinking about this drama ..this drama is never comes out from my heart today i completed this drama..and please give more chances to jung haein he is just amazing..?❤️i love you lim soo hoo you are the great.. snowdrop is now my favourite forever kdrama ..?❤️❤️he character makes me cry soo much..???❤️in the end he is just woow thankyou jung haein for your hardwork for your contribution..for making us cry in the end thankyou ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Delivered for the most part

Let me start with full disclosure that I am a blink and watched snowdrop primarily because jisoo was in it.

Having said that, rest assured that my review is fair.

I’ll start with the good points of this drama.

I think that the era they chose for this drama was interesting. Historicals are usually in the joseon era, so this take from 80s Korea was refreshing for the historical genre.

Secondly, I really felt that there was a lot of thought put into a more sophisticated portrayal of this drama. The shots had more variety and weren’t always zoomed in. Costumes and hairstyles were faithful to the era, and even the set design, too.

Thirdly, acting was great! I wanna commend Yoo In na’s acting. She was really great in this drama. Jisoo’s was good too for an acting debut, and I’ll dig more into that later.

Fourthly, I really liked that every episode ended with a cliffhanger that left you wanting more. And there were unexpected plot twists as well.

Fifthly, OST was great! Everything except for wishes lol.

Having said all that, let me now get into what this drama could have improved on:

It was a melodramatic romance, so an ending with either of the leads dying was never not on the table. I just think that there should have been more closure. A huge chunk of finales is usually dedicated to epilogues that tie the loose ends for the relevant characters, and I think Snowdrop lacked in this aspect. I wanna know what happened to room 207. What happened to Dr. Kang? Did Bun Ok and Miss Pi really reconcile? What happened to the spies’ families? Did Sooho really die?

I also think that while quality trumps quantity, it can also go the opposite direction. Less is not always more especially when you still have stories to tell. I wanna know more about the backstories of the other main characters: Eung Cheol, Comrade Joo, Dr. Kang. Side characters whose backstories also mattered: Mr. Kim Man Dong, the kitchen lady, and the other 207 girls.

Because some back stories were not told enough, I didn’t feel like the characters were worth rooting for and that the ending felt rushed.

Lastly, Jisoo’s acting. Her expressions were on point but the hiccup sounds she made whenever she was startled, surprised, or afraid really annoyed me. She can improve on those. But she started really strong for an acting debut and stayed consistent. Love that for her.

Overall, Snowdrop is not a bad show. I’d even go as far as to say that this was one of the best I’ve seen as of late, so give it a watch. As for rewatch value, well, no one likes a sad ending. That was fun while it lasted but I think I have had enough Haesoo trauma to last me a lifetime. I’d love to see them do a rom-com just as a palate cleanser for the trauma this on-screen couple caused me.

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Superior casting & acting, but quite disappointing

My Opinion about the Drama:
I have mixed feelings for this drama. I'm one of those people who waited and anticipated this drama for a long time. Quite worth the wait and worth the watch. For me, the plot was unpredictable, the story is quite good and I got hooked to the drama. All of the casts and their acting was superb even tho there's a lot of annoying characters but understandable. The casting was superior. Everyone, from directors to staffs did a great job too. Jisoo unnie considering that this is her first lead role, she nailed it. She really deserves an award and so Haein oppa too for his undeniably good performance.

I really love all of the OST's. It's so perfect for the drama and the lyrics depict the love story of the couple. It really made me cry when I was listening and reading the lyrics. The overall music plus bgm is so good to my ears.

It's a romance genre but there isn't that much romantic scenes but the chemistry is so high, so it's regrettable.

I'm quite disappointed because it felt like most of the story is all about Youngro and Sooho suffering. They suffered till the end. She literally lost everyone. I miss Youngro's sweet & innocent smile. I saw it last in ep11. I really felt no justice for Youngro and Sooho's character, and them as a couple and this shouts for them to really star in a romcom drama.

I kinda feel like it was rushed. I want to know what happened to all of the other characters too like the Room 207 squad and Chungya because they only revealed few.

I was really hoping for a nice ending even tho there's a lot of sad ending prediction. Honestly, I think they could really make it into happy ending. It was possible but most people say the ending was realistic. I watched this drama to enjoy not to suffer huhu. The ending's really gonna haunt me forever like Moon lovers did to me. That is why I don't like & watch sad ending dramas/movies anymore, I just can't accept it. But if you can't help but love haesoo couple like me and to lessen the heartbreak, you can enjoy watching all of their behind the scenes. The real romance genre is there.

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my fav drama

the chemistry beetween the actors was absolutely amazing. it's true that i listen to BP and all that but jisoo did a very good job and i think that not only blinks will say that because when the emotional parts came i felt the pain with the acting and the music and its not always happening to me specifically.
it's true too that im a big fun of jung hae in and i watched almost every his drama but his acting skills are so good and in this drama it was perfect again. i felt the situation between them and it made me sad but it need to be like that... i hope i will see another drama with them
!!!

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Poor attempt

I don't even feel like typing much for this one. The drama was increasingly unreasonably frustrating to watch with each passing minute out of the 1440 minutes runtime. It's a shame that the talent and the budget had went into this drama.

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UNA JOYA

Snowdrop ha sido literalmente una montaña rusa de emociones.

Yo necesitaba ver esto y no lo sabía hasta ahora.

Me atrapó desde el minuto uno y esto siguió hasta el final. Me parece una historia increíble, con unos actores maravillosos, un cast que sin duda lo ha bordado, da igual si se veía más o menos en pantalla. Todo en este drama es maravilloso y no puedo sacarle faltas aunque quisiera. La escenografía es preciosa y los ost una fantasía total. No entiendo como pudieron hacer tanto arte en un drama.

Se ha notado el gran esfuerzo que le dieron para que pudiera seguir adelante, porque es muy complicado este tipo de tramas. Un cacao mental sin duda y ni siquiera me quiero imaginar por lo que habrán pasado tanto para escribirlo como realizarlo. A pesar de todo lo ocurrido a los pocos capítulos de emisión lo defendieron todo lo posible, y pudo seguir. Porque merecía muchísimo la pena.

Menos mal que siguieron. Me hubiera puesto fatal si un drama que me ha hecho sentir tanto lo dejaran.

En los momentos de tensión, alegría, miedo, amor, tristeza lo he vívido al máximo gracias a los tremendos actores que nacieron para interpretar sus papeles. Sin duda la música también ayudó muchísimo. Me sentía totalmente sumergida en esta historia y haberlo visto en emisión ayudó muchísimo a sentir esas ganas de ver más más y más.

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Misleading Marketing yet I not mad at it

Being a fan of both Haein and Jisoo, I was extremely excited for Snowdrop. Because it's notorious scandals, I was skeptical starting it however that first episode was perfect. I loved the pace and the atmosphere and with the next episodes I realized how much effort was put into the drama. You can tell that it has a great production and a great writing team behind it. The drama grew more dark and action filled as it went by, it was unexpected. Even though it was entertaining, at some point I just wished the hostage situation to end. Obviously that didn't happened yet it stop to frustrate me. The marketing of this drama was definitely misleading since there is not a lot of romantic scenes. But the amazing writing and scenes really impressed me even thought I don't consider myself a fan of action filled dramas. I think the task of writing and directing the whole hostage situation storyline is a very challenging one and think it takes a lot of talent, Also, I was very impressed with the casting and it's acting, the only one that lacked a bit was Mrs. Pi. Haein did a good job but honestly I prefer him in other types of roles, he impressed me more in Something in the Rain. Being a Blink, I was really nervous for Jisoo and her acting but her skills totally blew me away. Overall, I think what made the drama worth watching was the reaction of the characters and how and why they made their decisions. Even thought there were a lot of plot twists I feel like the drama didn't rely on them and the characters moved the story.

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lm soo ho's past

overall it's very nice drama. but at the end lm soo ho just die to save young ro that was heart broken. but they both look great together. jisoo's acting is mind-blowing. she just sleyed it . love her acting ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Miłosne rozterki w trakcie powstania

Szczerze mówiąc zanim zdecydowałam się obejrzeć tą dramę byłam całkowicie gotowa na zakończenie które mnie czeka. Oglądając ją natomiast mam wrażenie, że bardzo szybko można przywiązać się do niemal wszystkich bohaterów ponieważ każda z postaci jest odmiennie wykreowana. Lim Sooho zrobił swoje jako książę na białym koniu, za co spotkało go spodziewane zakończenie. Jung Haein jak zawsze pięknie zagrał swoją rolę więc nie mam do niej żadnych zastrzeżeń, jest idealny. Jisoo, ah ta Jisoo, byłam pod wrażeniem i to konkretnie jak bardzo się rozwinęła aktorsko przez pryzmat całych 16 odcinków, głównie dlatego, że był to jej debiut. Moje serce skradł Comrade Joo... Niestety jego żywot szybko się zakończył a ta postać miała potencjał oj miała. Cała trójka chłopaków jak i dziewczyny z dormitorium były świetne i biła od nich sympatia która się u mnie udzielała. To, co mnie nie zadowoliło to pójście na łatwiznę i zrobienie z woźnego kolejnego szpiega... No i te zapychacze, jak ja ich nie trawię. Ostatecznie uważam, że mimo wszystko było to ciekawe i nie żałowałam obejrzenia tego tytułu. Czy polecam? Sama nie wiem.

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