Cititorul Gândurilor (2013)

One of my first drama's (my 1,2,3 or 4 not sure) and i can tell you i have rewached it 20 times already. The story - I loved it, you must have great imagination to think of something like this. Some people had some preblems with the "age" but that's the story and its better that way and it wouldn't be the same without it!
The acting was impressive. Lee Jong Suk stole my heart! The first drama i have seen with him and for me it's his best drama even now at the end of 2016 it is still his best. The female lead is a great actress i love her, i love them both XD
The music 10/10 the OST is now 3 years later still in my head...lol.....
Rewatch Value- no comment,i have watched it more than 20 times... young or old just watch it if you are 28, 30,40,50,60,100 or more and think you are too old for K-dramas you are not... WATCH IT, YOU WONT REGRET IT!

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I Hear My Yawn.

This drama was recommended and as I was open to recommendations, I went in with little knowledge of the story other than a brief summary indicating it would revolve around law. After episode six, I desperately appealed to people who have watched this with one simple question "does this ever get good?" I feel people who don't get the rave reviews asked the same question. The whole drama in general has a feel good lackadaisical aspect about it. The law is poorly done, the characters uninteresting and there is little to cling to. I was told the characters are very compelling. Yet, you have a pretty boy highschooler crashing on his "noona" who helped him like 10 years ago, I'm surprised he remembers her. Unsurprisingly, the "noona" happens to be a pretty lawyer who is hired for no reason at all. She is neither qualified nor has taken her job seriously prior to that point. Then is the innocent lawyer Cha who is actually, the only character I felt any affection towards. The acting though is decent, nothing worth raving about. I've seen them all in different dramas before and the feeling is the same.

The selling point could have been the villain, who is the best actor in this alongside the mom. However, he is such a nonsensical villain who up to episode 10 has no backstory hence rendering anyone who can't tolerate this anymore, disinterested. It starts with him committing a murder which is never explained. He then nonsensically wants to kill the girl/later woman who witnessed his murder and testified against him. What makes even less sense is that no preventative measures are taken by this little girl and her family to prevent any future mishaps. I'm just saying if I testified against someone and they yelled they were going to kill me. I would not only expect witness protection but I would appeal to the government and relocate somewhere! Plus, evidently, you can now burst into a courtroom and just testify.

It would have been great if the villain plotted his revenge well, but it's not that any of his actions are done well. It's that the officers and system is so terribly incompetent that I just don't get it. That is unintentionally incompetent. The drama doesn't portray it so but you find yourself wondering why no one is investigating shit or even finding very blatant evidence that I as a viewer could find...

I honestly have so much more I can write about especially in regards to how incompetent they are as lawyers and what a dumb law system that is that seems to pardon people based on reasoning rather than evidence. My 5 is generous.

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I have been a drama fan for quite a while (You can verify on my drama list) so I am always looking for that next eye catching drama that will make me want to see more.

When I read the intro for this drama I liked the whole concept idea for a moment thought it would be a nice twist to the regular K-dramas with a hint of police work (You know something like CSI). But truth be told it was far away from my expectations.

The acting was well done, nice amount of humor, not enough "police feeling" and perhaps too much DRAMA. I don't regret watching it, but I would definitely not watch it again at least in like 20-30 years from now. This could have been completed on a 16 episode series 17 tops. The last one for sure it was a waste of Time.

But... I guess as a drama addict you must face all kind of dramas.

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Terrible Writing, Acting, Directing and Story...So, What Is There to Like?

“I Hear Your Voice” is a series that never seems to be able to figure out what it wants to be. Unfortunately, this becomes even true of the characters, who don’t know who they want to be either. The writer took many liberties for this story, even going so far as to make up things just to make the story work. This is one of the cardinal “sins” of writing. Always write about what you know. And never change a character for the sake of the plot.

Many K-Dramas successfully blend various genres such as comedy, drama, romance, and even thriller-aspects. Most of the series I’ve watched do this extremely well. This is one of the few series that does this very badly. It uses comedy when something isn’t funny. It uses romance when things are cheesy and not even romantic, and it completely undervalues the killer of the story, causing him to tap-dance around in order to prolong his presence in the series for no real reason. At first, he seeks to kill. Suddenly, he completely changes tactics and wants to be understood. I've never even read about REAL killers doing things like this!

We also have some of the absolute worst acting performances from an ensemble cast that I’ve seen in a very, very long time. Everything from hamming up scenes to overacting, to being completely disingenuous are just a few of the major mistakes this cast makes. Usually, it’s only one or maybe two actors who are weak. In this series, only one or two actors are actually strong and believable.

The story is an intriguing one in which Park Soo Ha and Jang Hye Sung are brought together one fateful night when Min Joon Kook slams into Park Soo Ha’s car and proceeds to brutally murder Park Soo Ha’s father right in front of him. Park Soo Ha himself was about to be killed as well until a young Jang Hye Sung witnesses the crime and proceeds to take photos and be a witness to the crime. This brings about an ominous threat from Min Joon Kook who swears revenge upon Park Soo Ha and Jang Hye Sung, whom he attempts to strangle to death in the courtroom.

Years later, Park Soo Ha is a high school senior who has never forgotten Jang Hye Sung and what she did for him. It’s also obvious that he’s very smitten with her. Park Soo Ha is also a young man capable of reading people’s thoughts. Obviously, this can be very unnerving for anyone who knows of his ability. He trains hard in fighting, knowing that one day, Min Joon Kook is likely to come looking for him as well as Jang Hye Sung. Coming across her, he begins to follow her, especially after learning that Min Joon Kook has been released from prison on “good behavior.”

Jang Hye Sung becomes a public defender. Not because she feels any sense of responsibility, but because she feels she can do the job. And “doing the job” entails lazily arguing for a lighter sentence. She never believes her client and simply feels that her only “duty” is to get a reduced sentence for them. She’s incredibly immature, conceited, and believes that the whole world revolves around her. She’s vain and has no problem showboating when she’s defeated anyone in court. If something goes wrong, it’s always the other person’s fault. She loves playing the victim. If someone lies, she holds a grudge. If she lies, she feels justified. She’s a true hypocrite in every sense of the word. There isn’t much that’s likable about Jang Hye Sung.

Cha Kwan Woo is a mousy, sheepish man who’s dropped out of the police force in order to become a public defender. He seems to have high values despite being a very wishy-washy shell of a man. He constantly looks as though he’s on the verge of tears, and he’s immediately infatuated with Jang Hye Sung. A real head-scratcher is why anyone would be enamored with Jang Hye Sung! And we’ve got an absolutely ludicrous triangle involving these three characters, when none of them are worth it.

There are some serious plot problems in this series. At one point, Cha Kwan Woo feels compelled to defend Min Joon Kook when he’s caught for murdering Jang Hye Sung’s mother. Of course, Min Joon Kook comes up with a ridiculous story, and Cha Kwan Woo buys it. The real problem, however, is that at this point in the story, Cha Kwan Woo is dating Jang Hye Sung. And yet, at no point, is a “conflict of interest” raised by anyone! Mr. Shin, the veteran of the public defenders, cowardly removes himself from consideration rather than realizing that it’s his job to take the case. Of course, Cha Kwan Woo is so gullible, one has to figure out how this man could ever be a public defender, let alone a police officer. He also has zero police skills! At one point, he sneaks up on Min Joon Kook to capture him—from the side! Anyone with peripheral vision (and supposed police training) would never do that!

Another ridiculous point in the story is that Min Joon Kook cuts off his own left hand—with a 15cm knife! I’m not sure the writer had any notion of just how painful and difficult it would be for anyone to try and cut off their own hand with such a blade. They try to justify it with a pitiful demonstration that nobody with a brain would ever buy!

At one point, when Min Joon Kook is suspected of being murdered by Park Soo Ha, a witness claims to have seen Park Soo Ha, and yet nobody goes out to speak with the witness or even bring the witness to court until nearly after the fact. Talk about lawyers not doing their job! I had no idea they were so incompetent.

We have judges who roll their eyes and show emotion in court (something judges are not allowed to do!) during testimonies. We also have jurors who constantly nod their heads at every, single thing. I’ve served on juries. Jurors don’t do that, and certainly not all of them at the same time!

The courtroom scenes are just about the worst I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot in movies and TV shows. It all played out like a bad soap opera by directors and writers who haven’t a clue what really goes on in a courtroom and what court proceedings and protocols look like. I especially laughed at Jang Hye Sung wearing miniskirts to court. Somehow, I don’t think a judge would allow that kind of attire.

This is the first series I’ve seen with Lee Bo Young, and she is just plain awful. She can’t seem to find the fine line between being comedic or being dramatic. I understand that her character is supposed to be haughty, but she comes across like a spoiled high school prom-queen, constantly flipping her hair and giving snide remarks. In short, she’s just not believable in any aspect of her character. She’s absolutely clueless. She also has zero chemistry with anyone in the series. She reminded me of Denise Richards, one of the worst American actresses (or any actress!).

Yoon Sang Hyun (Cha Kwan Woo) is almost as bad. He often says his lines with a wooden expression as though he’s reciting a poem in front of a school class. I understand that his character likes Jang Hye Sung, but acting like a 15-year-old milksop is hardly the way to endear the viewer. He’s simply pathetic despite his ideals as a lawyer being very noble.

This is the second series I’ve seen with Lee Jong Suk (first being “Hymn of Death”). He’s easily the strongest of these three. He reminds us that his character is a good six or seven years younger than Jang Hye Sung, but he also comes across as easily the most mature of the three. While he’s prone to losing his temper, he’s also the most levelheaded. However, his age and lack of world experience prove to be his weaknesses. Lee Jong Suk juggled this complex character rather well.

I’ve seen Jung Woong In (Min Joon Kook) in a number of series. He’s good a playing the villain or the antagonist. However, he really hammed up and overacted his role in this series as he was obviously trying to find the line between a sadistic killer and a sympathetic victim. He’s prone to shouting way too much—especially when his character wouldn’t—and spewing ridiculous nonsense in his tirades. I would have preferred a calmer and cooler killer who revels in his intelligence rather than some madman.

Yoon Joo Sang (Mr. Shin) and Kim Hae Sook (Jang Hye Sung’s mother) were easily my favorite performers of the series. We had some peripheral characters, such as Park Soo Ha’s high school companions, who brought absolutely nothing to the story. I had a hard time figuring out if Kim Choong Ki was his friend or not, since they were constantly engaging in fist fights. So much for being friends.

The writer was clearly making it up as you go along without any notion or idea about how things actually work in the real world much less the courtroom. Perhaps the writer watched too many dramas and thought, “Hey, I can do this!” Wrong.

The music was equally bad, playing light, fluffy songs at points when something dark and sinister was about to happen. That made no sense either. The series failed as a romance, failed as a comedy, and only barely stayed afloat as a thriller. This “ship” should have been sunk before it ever left port.

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Charming, solid plotline, cute and intense moments, but lacking in a subtle way.

So, I've always been a fan of older lady-and younger guy love stories. Maybe its because it's unrepresented in Kdramas and maybe I like it because I'm in an age gap relationship myself, but I always like watching dramas with this premis to see how they are going to do them. I found this drama while searching for these type of stories, and after all the glowing reviews and the supernatural element I was super excited going into this.

'I Hear Your Voice' is a really good drama and I enjoyed it immensely. But in my humble opinion (which as you can see many disagree with) it could have been better. Why? Maybe my expectations were too high after reading these reviews but... well, my biggest disappointment with this drama is that I feel like the leads lack chemistry. As I watched, I was sold on the male lead loving the female, but I didn't quite get the same intensity from the female lead towards the male. Maybe its because I watched 'A Witch's Romance' just before this drama and their chemistry in that is the best i've seen in a Kdrama EVER-- its hard to top that level of interaction and chemistry and perhaps I went into this a bit spoiled. But in 'I Hear Your Voice' the FL falls in love very subtly, and as such, maybe its too subtle. The ML feelings are immediate and intense, they are a core part of the plot, and at first she isn't on the same page, but when she catches feelings, it seems a bit forced. And while it was nice watching them those feelings play out, I kept hoping they'd have super heart-stopping romantic scenes and they never truly did. I mean yes there are many cute moments between them, but as someone who loves to internally squee at cute scenes, there just wasn't enough for me, and this made me sad. And part of the problem might be that the second male lead is a great match for the female lead too, in terms of personality and chemistry--so it's almost difficult to root for the main male over the second lead at times. In the end, I felt like I wasn't given enough GOOD reasons to want the two leads together, even though Jang Hye Sung seemed to be drawn to Park Soo Ha, I would have liked to feel it from her more intensely. Ultimately she treats him like a child for a lot of it (and he acts like one too sometimes) and I never felt the drama managed to quite break that dynamic for me-- perhaps because Park Soo Ha's actor comes across as so young in this. His inital attraction to the FL starts as a crush when he is a boy, and the drama (in my opinion) never quite shakes this-- He really does seem like a High School Student with a long-lingering crush. Dont get me wrong, the love story is cute AF, but I would have liked to see their love evolve and feel more 'real' and I was disappointed in that respect personally.

Other things I didn't like were just tropey things that plague most dramas-- the 'horror movie' trope where people do stupid stuff instead of running away, taking precautions, etc, are par for the course for kdramas so it was fine, but they did rely on it a bit to advance certain dramatic plot points, which was frustrating. Also some of the courtroom stuff was kinda laughable in the way it was dramatized-- they tried really hard to make the legal stuff seem realistic, but they definitely broke/bent the law in this drama to fit the plot and it is a tiny bit silly at times. That said, the second female lead-- the rival lawyer of the LF was great though, and they do an amazing job of turning her from conceited villainess to a real person with real feelings. And the main villain really shines too--- he is terrifying at times, and is a real highlight of the show. In fact, all the acting of the side characters in this is really solid, and at times they outshine the leads.

The plot itself was very different and rather cool with the supernatural element in it, and the premise itself is where the drama shines. Its very clever and riveting and it makes you sad and mad and all at once. I was stuck on the edge of my seat for a lot of this drama. I was not bored at all and I dont think I fast forwarded unlike I usually do with other dramas. The flashbacks of the female lead are also where this shine, Kim So Hyun does an amazing job as the young version of Jang Hye Sung, and those scenes stood out to me as really memorable.

Over all, it was a pleasant drama with a great premise, intense moments and quite good acting. It's a good first step into noona-type romance kdramas. If you are a fan of that type of kdrama definitely give this one a try! The suspenseful story will keep you hooked for sure. It's not my fave Kdrama but its definitely worth watching.

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Good Drama :)

Story (My key points):
- I am not a fan of the first half of this drama. I thought it was pretty slow and it was missing something to keep my attention during the first 8 or so episodes. There were parts I did like though, just not the majority.
- However, the second half did keep my attention for the most part. I loved a lot of the character's interactions! Their struggles with their morals and decisions were great to watch and everyone learned from each other throughout the show.
-The court cases were ok, I was a little disappointed with one of them as I wanted to see the end result but overall they helped to develop the characters :)
- I don't feel strongly about the romantic relationship. I actually shipped the leads with different people for a while because the relationship seemed one-sided. The noona romance ended up being cute but they could have ended up in a sibling/platonic relationship and I wouldn't be bothered. Something wasn't 100% clicking for me so I'm neutral when it comes to the romance.

Acting/Cast- I grew to like almost all the characters in this show (The villain is the main exception haha) The acting was good and funny when needed! Certain moments were kind of awkward but I think they fit the essence of the show. In conclusion, the cast/acting was good :)

Music- The music fit the show well! My favorite song is Why Did You Come Now by Jung Yup <3

Rewatch Value- I typically don't rewatch shows but if I did I probably wouldn't rewatch this one but it's a good drama! Maybe if someone else was watching it for the 1st time I would watch with them but I'm unlikely to on my own.

Even though the 1st half of the show wasn't my favorite, I liked the 2nd half (it was interesting and there was great character development). If you're a fan of any of the actors/actresses I think this drama is worth the watch! Happy watching :)

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Una galleria di personaggi magnifici

Titolo che ha un punteggio altissimo, per un sacco di buone ragioni. Partiamo con ordine.

Attori.

Lee Bo Young, protagonista femminile, che ben interpreta un personaggio a tratti anche molto antipatico. Brava nelle parti umoristiche come in quelle tragiche, senza eccedere.
Lee Jong Suk, protagonista maschile, magistrale interprete di un ragazzo dotato del potere di leggere nel pensiero, ma non per questo benedetto dal cielo, anzi.
Yoon Sang Hyun, secondo protagonista maschile, inizialmente una macchietta insopportabile (perché ben recitata), e successivamente interprete coi controfiocchi di un uomo onorevole sotto molti punti di vista.
Jung Woong In, il cattivo di turno. E’ riuscito a rendere il suo personaggio odiosamente umano, tanto da farcelo odiare fin quasi ad amarlo. Quasi.
Tutta la serie degli attori di contorno, dalle spalle alle macchiette, ha fatto un ottimo lavoro. Recitazione ottima praticamente da parte di tutti.

Personaggi.

Inizialmente ho pensato addirittura di piantare in asso la serie. La protagonista era una vanesia superba e menefreghista, il protagonista un marmocchietto, il secondo violino maschile una macchietta insopportabile… e così via. Più di una volta mi sono chiesta dove fossi capitata, ma ho perseverato. E, in breve tempo, i personaggi hanno cominciato a maturare, a cambiare sotto i miei occhi, aggiungendo sfaccettature e sfumature alla primitiva impressione monodomensionale e monocroma. Interagendo gli uni con gli altri, si sono migliorati a vicenda, si può dire che siano cresciuti insieme sotto i miei occhi. Anche quelli che sono rimasti pressoché immutati hanno comunque trovato una giustificazione nelle vicende passate. Sono buoni personaggi perché non ci sono angeli completi e demoni perfetti. Sono umani: i cattivi hanno debolezze, e non è detto che alcuni siano poi così cattivi, mentre i buoni hanno comunque la loro dose di difetti e meschinerie.

Costumi, ambientazioni.

Drama ambientato prevalentemente in ambito legale, il che prevede donne eleganti e uomini in completo scuro. E lo sappiamo tutti che un uomo in abito scuro guadagna automaticamente punti. Se poi quell’uomo è Lee Jong Suk, diventa materia per sogni bagnati. Peccato che tenga più spesso la divisa scolastica!

Colonna sonora.

Sinceramente non il punto di forza di quest’opera. Qualche canzone carina, ma nulla di cui scrivere a casa. Le musiche di background hanno un paio di tracce molto coinvolgenti, ma nulla di più.

L’amore.

Ah, argomento controverso. Una avvocato di 28 anni e uno studente di 20? Giammai! Il contrario magari sì, però, vero? In verità, all'inizio la donna è così infantile e petulante che potrebbe benissimo passare per liceale. La chimica fra i due c’è, e d’altronde Lee Jong Suk starebbe bene anche con un’asse da stiro… Quello che purtroppo manca è la relazione vera e propria fra i due. Un paio di baci e una convivenza apparentemente platonica non sono propriamente soddisfacenti, dal punto di vista dello spettatore. Si rischia molto la sindrome del SL: il secondo protagonista vien su così bene che non si può fare a meno, col tempo, di tifare per lui.

La storia.

Le vicende iniziano in maniera apparentemente abbastanza lineare. Una serie di eventi del passato, più o meno traumatici, trascina i propri effetti fino al presente. Ma ad esserne protagonisti non sono solo i personaggi principali, con lo svolgersi della storia si dipinge un affresco complesso che viene man mano a toccare, avvicinare e coinvolgere buona parte del cast. Gli accadimenti sono concatenati in maniera logica, i vari processi che si svolgono in tribunale, i pericoli, le indagini, le interazioni e la crescita dei personaggi, tutto contribuisce a rendere questo titolo una visione entusiasmante. Mentre lo stai guardando.

Ma, appena finito l’ultimo episodio, ti rendi conto che non ti è mai stato spiegato per quale motivo il protagonista Park Soo Ha sia dotato del potere di sentire i pensieri altrui. Devi accettarlo come premessa e, dal momento che si tratta di una sua caratteristica unica, in una ambientazione non fantasy, lascia un po’ sconcertati. Poi ti ricordi anche di aver dovuto inghiottire il rospo dell’onnipresente perdita della memoria e ti riprometti di andare a cercare le statistiche mondiali sull’argomento, per capire se si tratti di una peculiarità coreana (e cinese) o se accada così spesso anche altrove. Poi decidi, non conoscendo le peculiarità del sistema penale coreano, di soprassedere sull’assurdità di condannare qualcuno per omicidio sulla base del ritrovamento di una sola mano mozzata. E ti domandi quanto sia realistica la descrizione degli speciosi processi mostrati…

Poi però pensi anche a tutti gli insegnamenti ricevuti per strada: la necessità di ascoltare, e non necessariamente solo la voce, la virtù dell’immedesimazione nel prossimo, l’inutilità dell’odio e della vendetta, il valore dell’impegno, e così via. E ti ricordi che quello che hai appena guardato è un prodotto di intrattenimento, non un documentario sul sistema giudiziario coreano (magari chiedendoti maliziosamente quanto siano verosimili le serie americane ambientate similmente) e che comunque, mentre lo stavi guardando, non ti importava di nulla: né della disparità dell’età della coppia principale, né degli strani processi, né dell’origine del dono di PSH, e neanche della perdita di memoria, visto che è durata poco. Mentre lo guardavi eri occupata a stare sul bordo della sedia a goderti l’interpretazione degli attori su personaggi magnifici. E rimani soddisfatta.

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Is I Hear Your Voice my new favorite show…..no. Is this a funny show…..no. Is it worth watching….sure, why not. I watched this show because it was highly rated on MDL (somewhere in the top 20 – it moves around a lot). My overall opinion….it wasn’t bad. The story is of three people whose fates are intertwined when one of them witnesses the murder of the other’s father. I realize I’m over simplifying it a bit….but hey if I really went into detail there would be spoilers and it would sound a little too much like an American soap opera (which it isn’t).

THE CHARACTERS
First of all, I did love/hate the characters (that is always a good sign if I hate a character). Jang Hye Sung played very well by Lee Bo Young, well, she was simply repulsive through the first half of the show and then I loved her for the last half. The writers and the actress did a fabulous job fleshing out the somewhat incompetent defense lawyer. From her nasty eating habits to her prickly attitude, she was not boring in the least. She was a perfect foil to the upright forth right outstanding lawyer Cha nicely done by Yoon Sang Hyun and the hot headed but very loyal young Park Soo Ha (Lee Jong Suk – I might have to add him to my oppa list).

The three make for a very interesting and plausible love triangle that did not nauseate me in the least. A whole host of other interesting legal-type characters such as Prosecutor Seo Do Yeon (Lee Da Hee), Defense Lawyer Shin Sang Duk (Yoon Joo Sang), and Judge Kim Kong Sook (Kim Kwang Gyu) plus a few more lawyerly types kept things interesting. A little levity was provided by high school friends played by Park Doo Shik and Kim Ga Eun. All in all, there wasn’t a character that wasn’t nicely written or portrayed in the whole show.

THE STORY
So then, why don’t I give this 10 out of 10? Simply, because it wasn’t funny. It was actually quite scary and sad. We see the murder of parents and the subsequent trials for them. We see a father who was obsessed with always being right….no matter the cost. There is also a case of a false accusation and a mother losing her livelihood because of it, causing the family to be homeless for a time. All of this could be just fine and actually really good, especially the mind reading part if there would just have been a moment of two of humor to alleviate all this trauma……but alas, not ONE joke.

The story is of Park Soo Ha who witnesses Min Joon Kook murdering his father and Jang Hye Sung and Seo Do Yeon also witnessing the murder. The two young women grow up and become lawyers on opposing sides. Park Soo Ha goes to school and spends all his free time practicing martial arts so he can protect Jang Hye Sung who he is eternally grateful to for putting his father’s killer in jail. Years later they meet again and lawyer-ish drama ensues. The older woman/younger man thing is done very nicely….not at all creepy (but I’m a woman and any character played by Lee Jong Suk is just dreamy).

I especially love love love love how the two women (not friends) lawyers learn something about themselves and the law...that is what I really found fun about this show. Interesting women characters are hard to come by and Lee Bo Young and Lee Da Hee were fabulous together....so worth watching just for their performance.

THE MUSIC
The music was not over the top or repetitive, but truth be told, I can’t remember a single song, so it wasn’t very outstanding either. It didn’t hurt the story but I’m not sure if it did anything at all for the story.

CONCLUSION
This is a very well-done lawyer drama that showed a very passionate side to the business of justice. If you like lawyer dramas, then this will definitely entertain you. If you like a scary and manipulative bad guy, then this drama is for you. If you like interesting characters that are well performed, then this show is just perfect for you. If you want a little humor in your drama……well watch it for the lawyer stuff and the cute romance anyway. Then contact me if you can’t find a good drama with humor….those are my favorite types of dramas. I’ve got a list!

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Top marks for pacing.

It's always great to find a drama that manages to keep all the narrative balls in the air (on a first watch anyway) all the way through 18 episodes. I was hooked from the start, I binged it like a delicious pudding and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It has some genuinely original characters and some genuine surprises, it has some excellently meaty moral dilemmas, and I think I might be a little in love with the scriptwriter right now. WELL PLAYED, LADY. Big hearts for you.

What might put you off: it's a noona romance and the FL is pretty much a female tsundere, which delighted me, but might not be everyone's cup of tea. The actress did a great job with her though and all the cast were great: the fantastic mom and the baddie deserve special mention. I liked Yoon Sang Hyun a lot in Secret Garden, and he was very likeable in this too. But it gets a 9 and not a 10 because I wasn't 100% sold on the romance. Not sure why exactly: the actors were both good, but maybe their chemistry wasn't quite up to the script? I shall probably watch it again at some point and see how it hits the second time round.

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You know that feeling when you finish a show, and you're relieved that everything came to a satisfying conclusion but now feel confused about where to go from there. After finishing I Hear Your Voice, that feeling is all too real. T_T

Story 〆(・∀・＠): The story in itself is nothing incredibly new. It has plenty of similarities to other shows that use the courtroom as an essential factor. What makes this show unique is the super-powered teenager twist as well as all the other memorable characters. In the beginning, the story went exceptionally quickly in the best ways. You feel every episode is progressing and you never get bored. I'd love to give the show a 10 in the story category, but the high-speed plot did have a slow bump in the road that made some of the actions lose their buildup. But it got back on track and ended strongly. All I can say is that the writers made you feel scared, giddy, and emotional for these fictional characters. And for the leading romantic duo, there is quite an age gap, but you won't even care about that after just watching them together for a few episodes. Their chemistry felt so real that the age gap between them will most likely be forgotten anyways.

Acting ｡゜(｀Д')゜｡: The acting is so well-done and believable. The actors really brought it for both emotional and comedic scenes. And as mentioned earlier, the chemistry between the two characters was played out so amazingly by the actors to the point that you'll feel emotion at times you wish you couldn't. Even side characters that didn't give much impact to the plot were acted out amazingly. I genuinely started laughing out loud at times due to one specific group that really added comedic relief.

Music ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪: I didn't have much of an opinion on the music. There was never a song that felt off-putting, and everything fit together nicely, but that's just it. There was not a particular song that hit me nor caught my attention. That's not to say the soundtrack was bad, but it's nothing especially new or memorable.

Other (ง°ل͜°)ง: As already said, this show has a lot of moments that take place in the courtroom. Two of the main protagonists are public defense attorneys, and another character is a persecutor, so of course, there's going to be a lot of tension and character building intertwined with the cases. I am not a lawyer, nor do I have any experience in that field, so I can't say if the trials are entirely accurate. What I did feel off was the use of all other law-related jobs. It felt as if the attorneys were doing the investigations with very little help from the police or any other research teams. Another thing was the reuse of characters in trials. All the trails had the same people almost every time. This is mostly done for character development, but don't expect anything 100% accurate.

In the end, I recommend this show! It has a fresh new take on familiar tropes and will make you want to watch it all in one sitting. The story writing, acting, and romance are all done so well, and the ending won't leave you feeling confused or uneasy. If you love romance and mystery with a twist of fantasy, this is the show for you.
Happy watching - <3

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Sorprendentemente bello.

Iniziato per vedere più che altro Lee Jong-suk nei primi drama sono rimasta sorpresa non solo dalla sua bravura ma pure per il drama in sé. Storia accattivante e ben raccontata da aver voglia di vedere di più. Fuori dal comune l'abilità del protagonista ma non invadente e pure i altri protagonisti non sono normalissimi avvocati procuratori giudici etc sono particolari tutti. La storia d'amore c'è ma non è predominante e forse penalizata un po' della poca chimica che ho percepito tra loro, ma nel complesso ci sta è più un drama drammatico .
Il killer è inquietante ?
Un drama maturo e ben fatto merita la visione.

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