Honra Teu Nome (2017)

Well I recently completed this drama and will keep it short. As far as the story and plot is concerned this is an amazing drama. Both the main leads of the drama acted well. Wasn't expecting such comic role from Kim nam Gil but he was really great in playing his role as Dr. Heo Im. He was able to transform from good guy to bad and bad to guy very smoothly. He was hilarious at times and even made my heart pound with his chemistry with the female lead.
Tbh i did not like the female lead Kim ah Joon in the start. She seemed to have a cold and sly personality from her look. But as the drama proceeded I loved her acting more. Watching the drma it seems that she took her role very seriously and her relationship with Dr. Heo Im was very touching. Their chemistry will make you cry, love and adore them so much that it will make your heart flutter.
The plot of the drama first started with time travelling but the way both the characters supported each other to build and evolve into a better person was appreciable, i.e. how Dr. Heo Im character changes from a greedy to a selfless person and Yeon Kyung character evolved from a cold hearted person to someone who was empathic towards her patients.  
And the best part of he drama is that despite all the time travel b/w the Josean era and the modern Seoul it had a HAPPY ENDING!

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Loves this drama so much

Been wanting to watch this drama for so long and am so glad I could finally finish watching this. Not just because of Kim Namgil but also because the drama's focusing on Heo Im. Like there's lots of dramas that had a different take on Heo Jun but this one's had Heo Jun as support role.

That said, I like the concept of the drama since this is like the opposite of the theme from JIN (or Dr Jin for the Korean adaptation) so that's an interesting pov. Love the focus on oriental medicine versus modern medicine as you see from the clash between Heo Im and Yeongyeong, where the two eventuality ended up learning about each other and how different their two worlds was.

Kim Namgil as Heo Im was quite an endearing character with his silly and serious side. Not to mention how his path became twisted along the way and after meeting Yeongyeong he started on a journey to recover his true self as a doctor.

I love the fact that the drama not only just focusing on Heo Im, but also Yeongyeong and all the other people around them. And how as both Heo Im and Yeongyeong started learning about each other and became better doctors because of it, and that their changes also affect the people around them as the rest of them also try to be the better versions of themselves. And I love how from beginning to the end the drama continued to remind ourselves to 'live up to our names'.

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Outstanding!

Normally dislike flashbacks and going back in time dramas but this was a well written, believable story. Love 16 episode dramas that don't try to extend the story with too many plots, sub plots and lengthy, wasted dialogue! Current medical and old oriental medical practices was well depicted, entwined with bouts of slapstick comedy and heart wrenching tragedies. Actors well casted, ML and FL had great chemistry! The interesting storyline flowed well and kept me anxious for the ending! Not spoilers but be cautious of several scenes of almost realistic operations and acupuncture! After watching several vengeful, silly, jealousy gone wild with loud non-stop argumentative dramas, this was very refreshing !!!

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This drama was enjoyable from the beginning to end. The characters each grew in many ways through the course of the “crazy destiny” of Heo Im.

The side characters, especially the children, effect the two main leads in their growth in love and in personality.

This is not Faith, nor is it like Queen In Hyun’s Man, but it does have some of the same situations that any time travel show will have.

The music fit the mood throughout and was neither overbearing or under utilized.

It’s too bad we won’t get to see the story teased at the very end of the last episode, after the credits!

Enjoy your marathon!

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Although the story's idea seemed consumed but i thought it was promising
at the beginning i liked, starting from ep 07 i began to lose my interest

the ML many times seemed clumsy and idiot and this was too weird for someone lived in Joseon age
which was a savage time
and a famous cunning doctor like him should have very strong character to know how to deal with greedy nobles at this period
but the contrary happened i saw him weak which i couldn't accept

the romance wasn't great i saw it lukewarm in a weird way
the goodbye between them was cold and when they met again was too cold also for someone who didn't see his love for months

starting from ep 12 every thing was repetitive for me
the reason behind travelling in time was weak

and what i was questioning about a lot was
every time we saw the ML got killed if he was hugging someone this person traveled in time with him
so how he rescued his assistant at the last scene and he traveled alone

i didn't see any character development by the way especially for the ML
only he finds his right way to pursue

this is the first drama ever none of the characters affected me
may be (Lee Jae Won) the FL's colleague
his role was cute

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Leve

Se você procura um drama tranquilo, divertido algo para descansar sua mente então esse drama é para você. Eu realmente me diverti assistindo esse show , confesso que o protagonista masculino foi a razão pela qual vim assistir o drama , mas não me decepcionei com o resto do elenco, os personagens eram agradáveis e simpáticos até os vilões não eram tão irritantes .

Embora nem tudo foi flores , teve momentos que achei bem arrastado e cansativo de assistir , mas teve muitas partes divertidas e fofas e a química do casal principal era ótima.

Em fim se você não tiver muitas expectativas e quer algo fresco eu recomendo sim esse drama.

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So I'm hitting a K-drama slump and came across this because it has some of my favorite Korean actors in here. I also thought Kim Nam Gil was going to be fighting but he only did a spit of it. I truly hate seeing martial art fighters pretend they can't fight!

The story line is unbelievable but I watched this drama in it's entirety because I was curious.

I began getting frustrated right away because of that 'Disney love at first sight' mumbo jumbo and I seriously HATE that.

Next was the story behind the acupuncture needle box. It was never covered. Then there's the time travel...We all know it's impossible so why when the MML and MFL disappears whenever the main ML dies everybody is OK with it. They ask questions but is completely fine with no answers.

The main FL got on my ever lasting nerves. I hate that 'I hate you, then I like you, but then I hate you, but now I can't live without you' routine. She acted like she was the best there is and you'll just have to deal with it.

A lot of the times the actors kept looking at the camera. I guess they looked at the camera so much that the editor just said forget it.

The so-called funny scenes didn't make me laugh. It was too over the top. KNG is already a goof ball. I seen a snippet of Man Of The House with him in it and he was adorable to watch. So watching this drama was like watching KNG just living his life with the cameras following.

The sad part about this drama is that each episode was so slow I forgot I was still on one episode! This drama could've ended with just only 12 episodes. The writers did a good job by making it drag on for ever to make it last, though!

Some people stated this was the best drama ever...I've seen better.

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Un drama qui manque de "piquant"

Au vu de la note qui avait été donnée sur le site, je me suis dit : "enfin un drama comportant une partie historique qui va me plaire". En fait, mon bilan est mitigé car je suis vraiment très partagé.e au niveau global, je m'explique,

L'histoire :

Il s'agit ici de voyage temporel entre l'époque Joseon, et plus particulièrement vers la fin du XVIe - début du XVIIe siècle durant la guerre d'Imjin et des invasions japonaises.

j'ai beaucoup apprécié le fait que le drama mêle intimement la fiction, les scènes qui se passent en 2017 principalement, et l'histoire réelle comme les personnages de Heo Im et Heo Jun (pour ne citer qu'eux) ou encore les invasions japonaises de l'époque. Tout cela m'a permis d'en apprendre plus sur l'histoire de la Corée et sur la médecine traditionnelle orientale également.

Les personnages :

Ce drama signe le grand retour de Kim Nam Gil au petit écran après plus de 3 ans d'absence. Pour ma part, je l'ai découvert avec le rôle ici de Heo Im, qu'il interprète d'après moi à la perfection. Il nous offre un personnage capable de développer une grande palette d'émotions, on rit avec lui quand il se montre espiègle et on souffre comme lui dans les scènes poignantes qu'il interprète. Il sait nous montrer avec justesse l'envolée de son amour comme la profondeur de son désespoir et, à mon sens, il porte à lui seul la romance du drama.

Effectivement, ici, le rôle du lead féminin, la Docteure Choi Yeon Gyeong incarnée par l'actrice Kim Ah Jung ne m'a absolument pas paru convaincant. Je l'ai trouvé rigide et presque sans émotions pendant les scènes de romance, ses larmes ne me font pas d'effet non plus. Pourtant il s'agit d'une bonne actrice car, dans le reste du drama elle sait se montrer attachante avec ses interactions avec ses collègues ou ses patients par exemple. Finalement, je pense qu'il n'y a pas d'alchimie entre les deux leads, voilà tout, mais c'est bien dommage.

Second problème, les rôles secondaires. Un des gros problèmes de ce drama c'est que les rôles secondaires ou même les autres plus petits rôles ne sont pas suffisamment développés selon moi. En effet, on ne sait quasiment rien du passé de l'ami d'enfance de la lead féminine, le Docteur Jae Ha, du coup, on peine à s'intéresser à lui. Comme pour les autres collègues de la clinique, j'aurai aimé en savoir un peu plus sur eux, la synergie entre les leads et eux n'en aurait été que meilleure.

Enfin, même l'arc narratif du "méchant" de l'histoire n'est pas bien ouf, il ne se révèle déjà pas très charismatique au début et les conséquences de ses actes vers la fin, et bien, sans spoiler, ce n'est pas vraiment ce qu'on aurait pu attendre. Pour ceux qui ont vu le drama je m'explique en partie SPOIL :

ATTENTION SPOIL
Il est juste à la retraite et redevient ami avec tout le monde, prodigieusement décevant
FIN DU SPOIL

La réalisation :

Alors, tout d'abord, j'ai adoré le fait que le réalisateur ait tourné les séances d'acupuncture comme s'il s'agissait de scènes d'action, on s'y croit, on se prend au jeu, c'est génial.

Par contre les scènes à caractère médical comme les opérations ou les actes médicaux, sont juste à peine réalistes, je dois avouer que j'attendais mieux du réalisateur de Doctor Stranger. Pour prendre un exemple, quand la docteure Choi Yeon Gyeong fait une intra-musculaire, l'injection doit se faire directement dans l'os vu comment elle enfonce l'aiguille.

Ensuite, j'avoue avoir beaucoup aimé la confrontation de Heo Im avec le monde moderne, ça ressemblait à Rooftop Prince mais sous un angle encore différent, et quand la situation s'inverse, les scènes avec Choi Yeon Gyeong sont tout aussi amusantes.

Enfin, et là je vais aborder le gros point noir du drama à mon sens, la morale.
le Dr Heo Im est présenté comme quelqu'un d'avide de pouvoir et de reconnaissance et d'ailleurs la Dre Choi Yeon Gyeong le qualifie de "docteur pourri" car à Joseon il traitait des pauvres dans sa clinique le jour mais passait ses nuits à soigner des gens riches, se désintéressant des autres.
Vous allez me dire que les médecins actuels, surtout travaillant dans les grands hôpitaux, traitent en priorité les patients pauvres?
Même si on prend l'exemple de l'apparente vertueuse Dre Choi Yeon Gyeong, elle dit qu'elle voit les gens comme quelqu'un à sauver mais elle n'opère jamais gratuitement et ne fait pas d'actes médicaux gratuits jusqu'à l'intervention de notre héros donc ici aussi c'est hypocrite de sa part.
Ne parlons même pas des scènes où les médecins soignent des SDF puis se sauvent avec eux quand la police arrive... Juste, pourquoi ? Je me suis renseigné.e et il n'est pas interdit de faire des soins gratuit en Corée
En résumé, la morale du drama est bien bancale et ça m'a beaucoup gêné.e, pour ne pas dire plus, dans mon visionnage.

Je dirai donc en conclusion que j'ai beaucoup aimé certaines parties de ce drama et j'ai eu énormément de mal avec d'autres, c'est une série avec un gros potentiel qui n'a pas, à mon sens, été exploité comme il aurait dû l'être, je crois devoir encore attendre pour enfin voir un drama mêlant romance et historique qui me plaise vraiment.
Si je lui mets une note honorable c'est grâce au très bon jeu de Kim Nam Gil que j'espère revoir dans d'autres productions.

Maintenant, à vous de vous faire votre avis.

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Time Traveling Acupuncturist

This drama gets to the heart of why some people are driven to help others. What makes a doctor yearn to heal a patient? The visual animations of an acupuncture needle penetrating the skin and charging the blood with healing life are amazing! This drama explores the Eastern medicine vs. Western medicine, while giving us interesting characters, time travel, romance, "fish-out-of-water," humor, and a little bit of history. I fell in love with Kim Nam-Gil and his ability to portray a multi-faceted character. I finished this and immediately rewatched it. The music is great, too.

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