Flor do Mal (2020)

I’ve watched 30+ kdramas and Flower of Evil remains my all-time favorite!

I can’t rave about this drama enough! I was hooked from the first episode and the plot only built in suspense from there. Both lead actors delivered stellar performances from start to finish. The raw emotions that they portray are really something else (watch this drama and you’ll see exactly what I mean).

Flower of Evil introduced me to Lee Joongi and I’m so glad it did. He blew me away in this series and he continues to do so in every show that I watch. If you’re a fan of thrillers and strong emotional performances, this drama is the one for you! The plot moves along well with a fast-paced and engaging storyline. I could seriously go on and on about this show, but hey, the best way to know whether you’ll like it is to go experience it for yourself. What are you doing still reading this review? Go watch Flower of Evil! You definitely won’t be disappointed <33

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BEST Kdrama I have seen in a very long time

plot - the plot is thrilling, exciting, unpredictable, definitely keeps you guessing and moves quickly. so many other korean shows move at the pace of a snail, going through insanely unnecessary subplots, time fillers, where i feel like the whole show could be cut in half. but flower of evil snags your interest immediately, and keeps it till episode 15. and then there is the finale which was very fucking disappointing when lee joonki loses his memory. how often do people lose their memories from injuries? not often!!! memory loss story line playing out in kdramas? TOO OFTEN, and is so cliched. to bring something like that in for the last episode while you've worked so hard to create a memorizing plot with characters that have amazing chemistry was really very upsetting. however, since the rest of the 15 ep were so good i still went with 10/10. the product placements were laughable (they did not even try to be subtle) and some part were almost too dramatic but its all good.

casting - solid casting. everyone did a good job. my one complaint was the casting for ep2. the social worker who ended up being the murderer and her reason was because she was tired of going up all those stairs. when i first started watching the ep i was really happy that they casted a plus size actor! you dont see that alot in korean tv/movies. but in the end it made me feel it was to make her seem lazy and overweight in a very horrible way. horrifying casting. i wonder if anyone else feels the same. less makeup wouldve been nice for everyone too. detective cha doesnt need makeup for a scene thats suppose to happen at 3am.

music - good music. the ending theme i enjoyed.

rewatch value - i dont usually rewatch so, but it was a great show!

anyways, this show i def recommend!!! please watch!

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Wow...

Just WOW!! How does someone come up with such a great story and show?!?! This caused me to feel anxiety, happiness, and sadness. Such an amazing show. I didnt think i woukd like it, but it definitely blew me away.
I gave the rewatch value an 8.5 mainly because of the anxiety is caused lol!! The acting was absolutely amazing. All the actors worked well together and the chemistry between Joongi and Chaewon was amazing. It honestly felt like they were a real couple! Little EunHa's actress did so well! Her character was just a ray of sunshine. When she cried, it tore my heart to pieces.
I found it hard to pay attention to the music because of how intense the show was. I was more concerned about what was happening or getting on to the next episode, rather than singing along. But from what i paid attention to, I loved the OST.

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Lee Joon Gi merecia todos os prêmios pela atuação arrebatadora do personagem Baek Hee Sung

Para quem quer sair do romance e entrar no território de suspense e mistério, este é o drama perfeito.
Comecei a assistir de forma despretensiosa sem expectativas.. Sinceramente não esperava que esse drama fosse tão bom e se tornou um dos meus preferidos digno de aplaudir de pé.
Flor do Mal conta a historia de Baek Hee Sung, casado com uma detetive de policia, um homem aparentemente perfeito mas que esconde sua verdadeira identidade e um segredo sombrio. A trama se desenrola quando uma série de assassinatos começa a ser investigada por sua esposa e a realidade de que Baek Hee pode estar escondendo algo de sua esposa vem a tona.
O enredo consistente e inteligente faz você duvidar das intenções do personagem desde o início e cada vez que vão dando mais detalhes, mas você muda a concepção sobre ele.
Se você começa a ver Flor do Mal sem ler a sinopse ficará surpreso com o rumo que o enredo vai se desenrolando. O assassino não é quem você acredita ser até o final e o desfecho é surpreendente.
Lee Joon Gi com uma atuação simplesmente PERFEITA! Uma atuação arrebatadora nota 1000

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Deep romantic tale against a backdrop of crime

A gripping crime story against the backdrop of crime. The story has complexity and even for someone who does not watch crime stories, it was riveting, mainly because of the well etched out characters, both main leads and supporting actors. The romance is front and centre, and deeply moving.

While it deals with painful and difficult subjects like human trafficking, psychopaths, serial killers, the growth of the main lead, the journey of the lead couple through trials and tribulations more than made up for the difficult topics it covered.

I am so impressed by this drama - the writing, the story, the editing, the acting - everything in so on point. The actors in each role have done a stellar job, supported by rich dialogue and story. The comedy is a fine thread flowing through the drama, that shines and sparkles at the most unexpected moments. The ML and the FL are gorgeous and the romance is deeply moving. LJG does the usual outcast, lone ranger role but the depth to his performance is amazing - the deep seated frustration, the helpless of a man who is always at odds with the world, who nevertheless bravely tries his best to make it all work, his angst and frustration speaks through the personality which is repressed.

A must watch; but give it at least four episodes if crime dramas are not your thing, They are not mine and yet I loved it, it is among my top 10 dramas now.

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It’s not perfect but definitely one of the best thillers

Flower of Evil is a thriller and at the same time a melodrama and this can bother some people but for me it was fine as I was really invested in the characters stories. For some people the scenes can be too emotional in the half of the drama but for me it made sense based on the things that was happening in the characters life.

Flower of Evil have a lot of positive things. First, the story about our main lead Hee Seong/Hyun Su is REALLY interesting and made me lose my mind the whole time. I was really curious to know more about these characters and what happened in their past and I couldn’t see plot holes in it, everything made sense for me. Even tho it was obvious for me that Hyun Su wasn’t the accomplice of the serial killer (because come on he’s main lead he couldn't be the villain) I still found the plot pretty interesting and exciting. The relationship between the main leads are awesome as well and the actors had a wonderful chemistry together. The OST was AMAZING too seriously I loved all songs and bgm. The acting was other thing that I loved and all actors did an amazing job here especially Joon Gi, who was fenomenal as usual, Chae Won, who was in the same steps as him, and the actor who did the serial killer, who was amazing too (and seriously hot lol). As I said, this drama have a lot of positive things and I was really addicted to it, I couldn't stop watch. The director certainly knew what he was doing here as almost all episodes were exciting and thrilling. It’s like you finish one episode and can’t move one without watching the next episode lol

The things I didn't liked about this drama was the characters actions in some episodes and the finale episode. First, Hyun Su not noticing that his wife figure out everything was no sense for me because PLEASE she is a police officer and was investigating his case, and on top of that she changed her attitude towards him out of nowhere so it's odd that he didn't noticed anything. And how do they leave their daughter with Hyun Su's sister without any protection from the police? The fact that they didn't think that the serial killer could go after them was ridiculous too. The last episode was one more thing that I didn’t enjoyed, I don't know it looked TOO forced. Memory loss it’s one of the worst things that can happen in a drama because most of the time only drag the plot and doesn't benefit the drama at all. And altought I think I know the reasons why the screenwriter put this on the drama, Hyun Su losing his memories was too random for me, seriously the end could have been way better. It was like EP15 was the finale episode, not the EP16.

But even with some flaws, I can totally understand why this drama was really popular last year and why its considered one of the best thrillers. It is really interesting and captivating and I totally recommend this if you like thriller because I think its almost impossible not like this one.

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Amazing characters

I'm a bit lazy, so I'm not writing a big thing, but this show is amazing in it's portrayal of different people, and i love it so much. I actually wish we had gotten an even deeper dive into the characters past, than the one we got.
It looks like i can't make a super short review, so, I'll have to add some more. This show kept me on my toes in a way i havent experience in a show for a good while, the urge to watch just one more chapter and then i find myself at 4am still awake is so much fun (when you have the rare luxury of sleeping til late).
I would recommend 100%

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Everyone is too good. I feel this drama is underrated and needs more attention(!!!)

Episode sixteens of most k-dramas kind of ruin the story for me. Now while the story here is not perfect, I felt that the last episode was justified, especially so because everyone was just too good at acting. And since I'm biased, I wanna say that LJG killed another one with this one. SO. SO. GOOD.

As a LJG fan, I am so grateful he's always giving us dramas that keep us on our toes. <3 <3 <3

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND. Not only because of the actors, but also the story. If this is on your backlog, don't keep it there and watch the first episode now, you won't regret!!!

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Can see a good effort in all aspects

I must say this is completely a different kind till what I have watched the dramas, each and every scene is unexpected and thrilling, I am totally impressed with the effort of the direction team. Especially till 14 episodes but after that I felt they have spoiled the previous crux or essence of the drama by making unusual and unnecessary plots. Initially I was wondered about the effort they put on this drama, till 14 episodes each and every second it will got your nerves and I am sure you will not fast forward it even for single second, but I got disappointed in last episode because I felt last episode is little draggy and the ending is not satisfactory, they could have given a better ending because at the end he became like a new person, of course they needed a new start but not like a fresh start over.
Initially I was planning to give 10 rating for this but because of some unusual or unnecessary plot I am giving 9. To expose his true identity she took him to the crime scene (where his night mare mass murder happened) and played the mp3 which he treasures the most even though she knew his mental illness or problem and in other episodes she doubted him as murder suspect and tried to arrest him with hand cuffs without believing him even though she promised to always believe him and always will stay beside him no matter what the consequences may be, and in the last second episode when ML heard that FL got murdered by the villain without thinking of his daughter he tried to kill the villain knowing he will end up in jail and also he disrespected the FL believes because she always used to tell that he is not that kind of person (killer).
About hate, break up and her ruthless behavior I can understand she acted like only after hearing from him that he didn’t loved her even for a single second, even though he lived with her for 10+ years and having a daughter, after hearing like that any human being will act more ruthless than that.
Lastly I must appreciate the young girl (daughter) OMG what an amazing acting skill, whenever she came to frame my heart was touched by her emotions. I felt like a real daughter and father.

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Flower of Evil é uma grata surpresa!

Quando soube da notícia que Flower of Evil ia entrar na Netflix, comemorei muito, pois era um dorama que estava na minha lista há tempos. E a espera valeu a pena!

As atuações são muito boas e a história super envolvente. Em particular, me surpreendeu muito a atriz mirim que interpreta a fofa Eun Ha. Ela é uma gracinha e atua tão bem desde novinha!! Um amor! Incrível como a atuação dela é tão natural desde cedo. Os protagonistas também foram excelentes, renderam muitas cenas emocionantes. Moon Chae Won é já há um tempo uma das minhas atrizes favoritas e aqui ela só reafirmou mais seu posto. Por incrível que pareça, conheci o Lee Joon- Gi nesse dorama e agora já quero procurar outros trabalhos dele. O vilão também surpreendeu muito. As reviravoltas da história e os ganchos nos finais dos capítulos te fazem querer assistir mais logo para saber o que vai acontecer.

Além da ação e do suspense, as nuances humanas, culpa, distúrbios mentais, amor e sentimentos em geral, são bem trabalhados e completam o pacote do dorama.

Eu daria nota 10 para a história se não fosse o final.


ATENÇÃO: SPOILER

Tudo ia bem, até o finzinho. A perda de memória é muito clichê. Mas eu poderia ter deixado isso de lado, se ao menos, ele tivesse recuperado a memória até o fim. Só que ele não recuperou exatamente. Deu indícios de que estava se lembrando de algumas coisas, mas não ficou claro que ele tenha realmente se lembrado direitinho de tudo. O que entendi é que ele havia se lembrado de pequenos fragmentos somente. E isso me quebrou. Não bastasse o clichê, eu esperava um final realmente feliz depois de tanto sofrimento, mas o que ganhamos foi um final "meio" feliz. Eles ficaram juntos, a família se uniu novamente, mas não pareceu "completo" e totalmente feliz por conta desse fato dele estar desmemoriado. Na minha opinião, eles mereciam um final mais pleno.

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