Liver or Die (2019)

It's moreless what you'd expect...but dont let the negative comments put you off...

It's moreless what you'd expect...or at least what I did.
Also the response in the comments is more on the negative side but don't let that put you off from this series because its not all that bad.

STORY
It's pretty much how the description tells it but with a bit more...they're 5 main stories but the focal story is that of the older brothers.
I was indulged by the idea of the story to begin with but then it starts to seem a bit rushed in the last 3 or so episodes which was disappointing.
There's also a lot of things you need to use your imagination for as they're a lot of questions never answered and a lot of things you just have to make do with not knowing despite some of them seeming somewhat important in my opinion.

ACTING/CAST
The acting for the most was ok the characters fit their roles well.
It was just disappointing when the acting seemed a little cheesy and cringe , i'm not sure whether this was due to the script of just their acting but i noticed it more when looking back.

MUSIC
hmm I actually really liked the music :P but yeah...

RE-WATCH VALUE
Not very high because I feel like the point is lost if you know what will happen.

OVERALL AND EXTRA
If you enjoy the family dynamic and arn't bothered by the occasional annoyance of characters and constant misunderstandings THEN this show might be for you. I actually enjoyed it but its not a binge worthy series as it takes energy... what i'd say is watch the first episode with an open mind and then decide.


ALSO if you skip some parts its easy to not have missed much.

Leia Mais

This has the same kind of structure that you would find in a typical but first-rate 100-episode drama. Predictable story lines, good cast, great characters. And it does it in 20 episodes, which means no meaningless repeats, less padding, no wishing they would all die and get it over with.
The big draw for me was the character development. I loved the various personalities, all believable and acted excellently. There were no chaebols, no one screamingly evil (well, the mother was a real loser), just the kind of people you might have as neighbors. There are really no surprises, plot-wise, but in a season of really unengaging dramas, I appreciated this understated set of performances by a great cast. If you get involved with the people who inhabit dramas, you might enjoy this. I did.

Leia Mais

Too Good to be True

Frankly, I didn't enjoy watching it especially on the 1st half of the series... not so interesting. The stories just started to be interesting at Ep. 23.

STORY: There's nothing extra ordinary on the story. Believe, the writer would like to show the viewer what's happening on everyday life of a below average Korean society, how they struggle on day to day basis. However, the writer seemed make it too low than the usual so it was really boring on the 1st half of the series.

ACTING/CAST: The character of Poong Sang was delivered very well. I am not aware that You Joon Sang can do drama like the way he did. The first time I watched him is in Uncanny Encounter. While the rest of the main roles were good as well, especially the role of Hwa-Sang (Lee Shi Young). In fact, You Joon Sang and Lee Shi Young carried the whole story of the series.

MUSIC: OSTs were placed perfectly. I like the most is, Buried Pain (묻어버린 아픔) - Monday Kiz (먼데이키즈).

REWATCH VALUE: Re-watchable is from Ep 35 - 40 only where the peak of the story lies. But overall, once is enough.

OVERALL: Good Enough. Not too enjoyable. The Title is not attractable.

Leia Mais

Liver or Die is a frustrating story. It can make the viewer angry and annoyed in so many levels. The siblings were the most annoying characters, tormenting the lead in so many ways. Not that he can be excused, as he was always forgiving and rushing to their aid. The story was packed with mistfortunes as well, as everything bad and dramatic just happened to happen to the lead.
Now, for the actual story, it was good but nerve wrecking. The love stories were the best part of it, along with some nice family moments and the siblings dynamics. The ending was good as well and quite satisfying. The performances, finally, were really good from every actor and actress. So, seven out of ten.

Leia Mais

Watchable but....

I'm not sure what's the writer trying to do. There are 5 sibling who encounter every imaginable individual/familial problem every single episode. There was no period of recovery, problem after another until the writer ran out of episodes otherwise she would keep writing more problems. The problems didn't really help progress the story as much as just prolong its run. There's no real development. After the end credits they will get back to being their usual miserable selves but maybe they will drag more people into their misery now they're married. The formula is simple and the fix is even simpler. Reduce the amount of ridiculous problems, give the characters more depth and bigger problems rather than more problems. These problem should be characters defining type of problems.

If I had to take a guess, the writer mainly writes daily dramas and writing for a smaller series was an unfamiliar territory for her. This showed by how things changed around the end, just like any daily drama. The change came because they ran out of episodes. I wanted to like the drama but it's in a non-functional state. Yet, it had some nice moments and some dark humor at times which makes it kinda watchable.

Shim Ran raped We Sang while unconscious, got pregnant, had a baby and gave him the kid to raise. In what world is that acceptable? The drama made a big problem of the smallest things but somehow they brushed off this matter like nothing and didn't get more than a couple of scenes. I think Shim Ran had a total of 4 scenes in the entire thing. There were several other examples just like that, this is how the writer treated most of the problems. They were added just for the shock value.

Leia Mais