I couldn't help but rate it 10 out of 10. Because even though there are a few things that I thought weren't entirely perfect/realistic.. scoring it any less than a 10 made me feel like I was being very unfair towards the drama as a whole.
Story and acting:
Multiple personality disorder and 7 personalities. It sounds crazy and I was very curious to how it was going to be acted out. I'm speechless. The male lead (JS) did amazing! He was more than just convincing; he became 7 different people. I don't think I have ever been as impressed by an actor as I have by him. Not only was he very real, he made me love each and every personality, even those I found highly annoying or boring at first glance. The way the story develops allows you to get steadily introduced to the many issues that are going on. So it doesn't feel cluttered at all. The story has the perfect balance between scenes where you can't stop laughing, and those that make you bawl your eyes out. It's true - the male lead even manages to make you shift through emotions faster than you can blink your eyes and prepare your heart. Because the acting was so very well done, it became only all the more heartfelt.
And then the siblings. Their chemistry was sky high! I love Oh Ri On so very much. If I imagine myself the perfect brother; it would definitely be someone like him. I love how real things were in their sibling relationship.
As for negatives:
There were only a few minor, minor inconsistencies I couldn't help but notice. (Which I won't mention, because other people might not even notice it, so very minor.) And because aside from that - I was often very annoyed by the female lead her screaming. I had read a warning about it, and I was glad I knew beforehand. But that screaming could have been a bit less.
There were a few things I choose to ignore because I understood it was mostly done for the viewer so they won't get confused. (Like Shin Se Gi's tattoo appearing and disappearing.) It was mostly a visual aid I guess, but for me it was obvious enough just by the male lead's acting so it felt redundant.
Music:
I have fallen so totally in love with the rap song you hear in all the episodes. It really sets the mood well, between the rap and the soft singing. I know I heard many other BGM as well, but it's only this one that I can name. And it's stuck in my head along with all the feels it's given me.
Rewatch Value:
A definite high one. Even if I already know the story, the great acting work alone is enough to make rewatching it another great journey. And if not for the story or the acting, I'm sure the music alone would keep dragging me back in. I'm very sad it's come to an end. And I can't wait until the day I'll feel ready to watch this again.
Last word:
This drama has made me feel many emotions. It has made me think a lot and I respect the hell out of it for making a heavy subject like this so very personal and touching. It has inspired me on many levels, too. I've been taken on a journey through pain, acceptance, grieve, regret, longing and loneliness by a handful of amazing actors.
I'm really grateful a drama like this exists.
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Deserves so much more love!!
I started this drama because of the good ratings here in mdl and boy they were right!Tbh the very first episode didn't give me much hope about the future, but I continued watching, without much expectations. And it turned out to be one of my all time favourites.
There is much that could go wrong with this story but they have managed to pull it off amazingly exceeding all my expectations. Here's my humble review on this drama and as it's my very first, please excuse the mistakes.
Story -It may seem like you understood the whole past story at first but the writing presents us with believable plot twists one at a time, at the right times and keeps you interested till the end. The end is on where all the personalities, childhood traumas, secrets and grudges held by characters start to make perfect sense. So the story is well paced and will keep you interested till the very end. And the characters are also very well written and believable according to their circumstances, Specially our tortured but kind hearted Mr.Cha Do Hyun and all his personalities (Shin Se Ki is my personal favorite) You will rarely come across a complex protagonist like him.
Acting -It's my first time seeing Ji Sung's work and I'm already a fanš His portrayal of 7 different individuals, ranging from an ahjussi to a teen girl, is top notch. Our FL too must be appreciated as I came to love her quirky but smart nature and I rarely like these type of FLs in kdramaš All other members of the cast are also well suited for their characters and have done an amazing job.
Music- This has one of the most beautiful and heart touching osts I have ever come across. The theme song Auditory hallucinations really enhances the theme and all the emotions in this drama. The contrast of the male singer's rap and females singer's ballad is beautiful! And as someone in yt comments has said the rap kills and the ballad healsš It will surely bring tears to your eyes more than once, with the way it is used throughout the drama.
Rewatch value -I am not usually one to rewatch a whole drama so my rewatch values can be comparatively low. Instead I would watch the osts or some scenes that I specially enjoyed, but this drama is one I would definitely rewatch if I had time (but sadly I don'tš¢) It is the kind of drama you can enjoy over and over, from time to time.
Overall - Totally recommended!!!
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Kill Me , Heal Me was my 4th K Drama to watch and I found it very riveting. Ā I came to love the 3 main characters very much.
Ji Sung as Cha Do Hyeon: my gosh i loved his acting so much. I felt connected to every one of his personalities whether it was because i loved each personality or was annoyed at each personality . It was so well done that as Cha Do Hyeon got to deal with his disorder my heart had become so invested in each personality it helped me to question my own life and my own personality. Lets say that at the end of this drama I was very happy. He made me laugh ,cry and even fall in love with him.
I recommend this drama to anyone.
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The almost only BUT (really big) for me itās that this drama would have been so much better if the female lead wouldnāt be so unbearable. Her role in here (first time seeing this actress) is maddening. She is shouting and crying and shouting really loud all the time. It was so tiring that after episode 10 I was just about to drop it out.
The music itās ok, it doesnāt bother the story. Overall, I liked the main song, that I already knew even before watching the drama.
Rewatch: itās a no for me... too many screams. But, if you havenāt watch it, you can give it a try, overall if you want to see the sexiest Ji Sung as Shin Se Gi and his amazing acting job.
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STORY: I really didnāt like the story in the beginning. The psychological genre gives me the creeps just because it touches me so much so I never choose to watch those dramas. I often get too teary eyed. Cha Do Hyeon, what an interesting character, non- the less his other 7 personalities. It is hard to do a story presenting an illness. The psychological genre is a very sensitive genre, if you handle it wrong the drama will be really bad but If it goes right, then you have a really good story to present. The best thing in this is the chemistry between all the characters and the personalities.
ACTING/CAST: Cha Do Hyeon played by Ju Sung is really good. It is amazing how good he plays the 7 different personalities without dropping the main characters characteristics features. In this mess of tears and emotions that are very confusing with a dark past you have the fun part there too. Here the actor Park Seo Joon does an amazing job as the older brother Oh Ri On with his humorous characteristic features together with Cha Do Hyeon. I fell in love with Hwang Jung Eumās character Oh Ri Jin. From the first look of it she acts before doing the thinking but then you get to know the character and see how much thinking she put behind her actions and how much work she puts behind everything that she does.
MUSIC: Auditory Hallucination, I have sold my tears for this OST. Just by listening to the music I start to cry again and I canāt stop. Combined with all the emotion scenes and story with this music just breaks my heart, literally. Adjusts perfectly to the emotions. The scenes and the moods has itās own music themes. The past childhood scenes have one and Shin Se Gi together with O Ri On has another, making it easier for the viewers to adjust the emotions to the scenes and the drama becomes a little more predictable on whatās going to happen and what is happening. Every scene has like a signature music.
REWATCH VALUE: OH MY GOD! Itās a must, yes, yes, yes, of course you need to rewatch if not for the sad parts then but for all the fun scenes.
OVERALL: A bit too much flashbacks making it a bit too messy but overall, I love the story and it is actually one of the best dramas Iāve seen so far. The chemistry between all the characters are amazing and Iām dying of laughter at the funny moments.
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Don't let the SUPRISE MAN BUN hit you in the ass on the way out
I watched The Devil Judge and I liked the main actor so much I wanted to watch something else he was in, so I picked this drama. At first...if I'm honest...I was pretty put off. They do all this hokey weird crap early on, with like laser beam eyeballs and magically appearing tattoos, to represent the switching personalities. It was pretty cringe, but probably more acceptable in 2015 than in 2021, so I stuck with it. There are also a lot of "love cures mental illness" themes that are a pretty far stretch. As long as you go into it with the view that really it's a fantasy romance drama, and not representative of reality, it's not half bad.The standout in this drama is for sure the acting. All the leads and even the side characters did a great job portraying their characters. The amount of tears the two main leads shed is insane...like the lead dude for sure needed to recharge his electrolytes to get through scene after scene after scene of him bawling his eyeballs out. IDK if they used fake tears or if little dude really can just cry like that on cue, he definitely pulled the tears out in The Devil Judge as well, so maybe dude is just a good crier. He did really well at giving each personality its own, well, personality. It was almost always super obvious which personality was active, the weird hokey visual clues were probably not necessary. The costume/makeup/hair team did a great job styling each personality to feel like an entirely different person, so when you add in the decent acting on top of that, you almost did feel like you were watching a completely different actor at times.
The story/script was ok. It wasn't great. They spend a lot of time developing certain story arcs that they just drop in the last 10 episodes. There are also some generic inconsistencies...like at one point they show Yo Na running through a crowd with her pink blazer on...but then they cut away to everyone else's view and it's still dude in a suit. So you think...oh, the visual changes are more about how he sees himself than how everyone else sees him. But then they proceed to repeatedly contradict that seemingly clever point by intermixing the two lenses to the point where you're honestly never really sure how dude looks to everyone else vs how he looks to himself. At the end they show Yo Na's blazer on it's own, so then you're like...wait so the blazer crowd scene was or wasn't in his head.... It's like the writers/director couldn't decide what their vision was so just tossed a little bit of everything in and hoped no one would look too closely. It was pretty distracting for me.
There were also a few EXCEPTIONALLY cringey lines from Shin Se Gi early on....like I get he's a personality that's sort of forever stunted in the teenage male angst stage, he perceives everything as dramatic and intense, waiting for his lost love to return. But come on....the initial watch scene was hardcore like walk away level cringe to the degree I felt embarrassed for the actor lol. Some of the costume choices were cringe to the max as well, like the secretary dude having a man-bun at the end, I visibly shuddered.
The music was ok for 2015...though there are some scenes with this wildly mismatched sort of full orchestra elevator music early in the drama. The cinematography was pretty standard for 2015....but man those random weird special effects kept popping up here and there as the drama went on. In the beginning dude had glowy laser eyes every time he changed, with the color of the laser matching the personality that appeared...then they stopped doing it for awhile....then they did it again....then stopped for awhile...dude, it went on like that the whole drama. Zero consistency. At the end, instead of laser eyeballs they'd change the color tone of the shot to indicate a personality was coming out. Like...ok...you've READ the script right, and you have a concept going in, IS HALFWAY THROUGH THE DRAMA REALLY THE RIGHT TIME TO EXPIRIMENT WITH OTHER CONCEPTS??
Overall, it was an ok drama with a sub-par script and very well done acting. I watched it through to the end basically only for the acting. It was a bit of a chore, and I wasn't chomping at the bit to get to the next episode, but I made it through and I don't regret the time I spent. I would never be able to sit through it again, but it was decent enough if there's nothing else you're interested in watching at the moment.
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Story:
The main description of this drama got me into watching this drama: "The male lead suffers from multiple personality disorder that span into several different personalities." I'll like how the disorder shown in the drama is original unlike the other dramas and movies I'll seen with personality disorder. For instance, each of the seven personalities seen to span in different genres: Perry Park and Yo Na is comedy. Yo Sub and Nana is tragic, Shin Se Gi is action/thriller and Mr. X is mystery. I'll like how each of them contain many moments once they appear in a episode and also their characters develop along the way. Ā Also, the storyline between the main leads is huge mystery that keeps you guessing for more and contains many twists that you never expect in the second half of the drama.Not only that I'll love the chemistry between the main leads, but also the brother-sister relationship with Oh Ri Jin and Oh Ri On, Oh Ri Jin's relationship with her parents and the relationship with Cha Do Hyeon's personalities. Ā
Acting:
Ji Sung's acting in this drama wants me to get started watching his other dramas and movies. The way he portrays the different personalities such as changing his voice and character makes all of them seem realistic and feels like their were actual people. The scenes where he portrays each of the personalities were never out of character and you feel emotional drawn to them. Ā Once a personality leaves, it makes you want more scenes with them and hoping their appear in another episode. Ā Also, his real character, Cha Do Hyeon has emotional moments Ā and it shows how much he suffers through his family and his disorder.
Hwang Jung Em is amazing portraying Oh Ri Jin. At the first few episodes, she can easily run you off as annoying, but once you get to learn more about her as the story develops, you realize that she is suffering the same way as Cha Do Hyeon. Her chemistry with Ji Sung was amazing since I'll saw them together in their last drama, Secret which is also a good drama and has many amazing moments between them.
Park Seo Joon, who is Oh Ri Jin's brother were also able to portray his character well and his sibling relationship with Oh Ri Jin really connects with you and hoping they have a perfect relationship toward the end. He have funny moments between his sister and Yo Na, one of the personality who has a huge crush on him. Ā
The side characters in the drama were also amazing especially Secretary Ah and the good and bad side of each of the main lead's families really portray their characters well.
Music:
The music is this drama was amazing and it suits well in every scene especially the emotional moments in the drama.
Rewatch Value:
There were be a time in my life where I'll might rewatch this drama again once I'll get finish watching other dramas, but I'll will come back to watch my favorite scenes in the drama once in a while.
Overall:
This drama is amazing and became my favorite drama. I'll highly recommend this drama for anyone who is looking for a drama that will put you on the edge of your seat with the mystery, make you cry with the emotional moments and also make you laugh with the comedy. Honestly, this is the drama that you must put in your "plan to watch" on your watchlist.
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Acting: I loved Ji Sung in Protect the Boss and in HMKM, he brought my respect for him to a higher level! This is the script that even Hyun Bin, Lee Seung Gi and many big name actors rejected after reading it. I mean - who is crazy enough to pull through SEVEN different personalities - one of which a teenage female and one a young girl??? Well.. apparently Ji Sung was and he was rewarded for this gamble of a decision! Ji Sung shone through the entire drama. I do not know how the guy did it but he did it brilliantly! I also like that he was able to 'act with his eyes' from the doeful, kind look of Cha Do Hyun to the fierce, passionate and dead stare of Shin Se Gi. Another testament to his excellent acting skills! As for the female lead, Hwang Jung-eum, she's good and was well paired with Ji Sung. They had certainly proved that they can pull off a good on screen chemistry in 'Secret' and it is no surprise that the Ji Sung-Jungeum pairing worked again in HMKM. The rest of the cast were brilliant as well. So, despite being fraught with news of troubles in casting in the earlier part of its conception, HMKM turned out to be a great success with a cast that was perfect for it!
Music: Love the opening and ending OSTs - modern and haunting. The lyrics were meaningful and somewhat sad and suited the drama well.
Rewatch value: I have a confession - I fell in love with Shin Se Gi and I cannot get enough of Ahn Yo Na! They are the two personalities of Cha Do Hyun that I like the most! I have no qualms re-watching this drama just for these two characters.
Overall: I give this drama 9/10. Why not a perfect 10? Well, although the story manage to evoke a range of emotions and drew the audience into the world of Cha Do Hyun, there are some factual errors here and there - they are minor and depending on the level of perfection you demand, they are not important enough to distract from the enjoyment of the drama. Hence, the -1 mark. Other than that, this is a brilliant drama and if you find yourself conflicted if you should go for Kill Me, Heal Me or Hyde, Jekyll and I....go for Kill Me, Heal Me. You will not regret it! Happy watching!
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STORY: For me the story is a 9. I was not exactly hot on the idea of a love story between a doctor and a rich chaebol son with multiple personalities. Worst case? It would crash and burn. Best case? It would be great until it lost steam and fell apart. HOWEVER, this show lived up to it's expectations (for the most part). The show starts with a bang and then a few pieces seem slightly off but come together the more you watch, keeping the show interesting. The writing for this show is a major win. From action sequences, to questions that are answered and new questions that emerge, to dialogue this show has it all. I found myself much more engaged and hooked on it than I thought I would be. The writer(s) make it much more intense and emotionally involving than the summary lets on. My only problem is actually I wish it had been slightly longer in the long run or per episode because I feel there should have been more about each personality. I felt the answer of how to help came to fast and close to the end that I felt slightly cheated. The lead up to the end was great but the ending didn't quite do the whole show justice. Ā If the other personalities had been more developed, closer to how Seki was so developed, it would have been perfect.
ACTING/CAST: No matter how well a show is written the can make or break it. I have to say this is a definite 10. The chemistry between everyone was absolutely the best. First and foremost, Ji Sung. Holy crap. The amount of thought and effort and work that goes into portraying one character to the best of your abilities is hard, let alone SEVEN characters. He gives so much to each one, even if they do not occur very often, that the depth and attachment you feel is mind blowing. Ā An absolute job well done on his part. Hwang Hung Eum was also incredibly good with her role. I was worried the writer would create a cliche character that was dopey or a screw up because she was young in her field, or the character would be overshot and a bit too developed and mature. Hwang was neither. Ā She did convey the traits of a young and immature/inexperienced girl and doctor at times but that was when it was called for. That choice led to a bigger choice of visible growth and maturity for the character as the show continued. She was a relatable character, and spunky enough and strong headed enough that I think even male audience members will enjoy her enough to connect to a certain level. She is not a weak character, though she has vulnerable moments. They were very subtle choices on the actresses part but they made the character more rounded. She was not merely a female lead that will fall in love, but a young doctor trying to save a patient and the child trying not to disappoint their parents or siblings. Family was also a very, very strong aspect of this show. From where it was lacking with some characters backgrounds and how it was strong in the lives of other characters. I am not the biggest fan of family things but this had enough to balance the intensity of the psychological pieces of the show. The sibling aspect between Park Seo Joon and Hwang Jung Eum was spot on. That chemistry was absolutely amazing from them, so subtle at times but also very explicit in others. They will forever be my sibling otp.
MUSIC: So, so good. I have not downloaded it, but I have some tracks saved from youtube. The placement was very good, enhancing scenes, and adding to character moments. Sometimes the songs would get stuck in my head as well. There was not one song that I found myself muting or skipping over, even with credits/end scenes/previews.
REWATCH: This score of 10 is based on REWATCH and BINGE potential. This show has a lot of rewatch potential, I have frequently found myself thinking I kinda want to watch it again. However, because it is 20 episodes a full rewatch would take some time. It is also a little intense at times so jumping in randomly would depend on the person. (Personally I like jumping in on an episode by what personality I feel like seeing; the personalities are memorable enough to kind of remember where they are in the show.) BINGE-ABILITY is very, very high and I recommend doing so.
Happy drama watching, my friends :D
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I already knew it would be an excellent drama after watching Secret Love (if you didn't see it go for it!).
They totally deserved their awards !
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Of course this drama is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE. But not really the best.
Maybe because this drama is just lots of fun (and tears) and I shouldn't care too much about some plot holes and missing answers.
Before the last episode, we had lots of scenes involving wars inside company, chae yeon engangement with ki joon, the mom being so evil, and the grandma desperately sobbing for his son, and all of those constant flashback. But in the end, these screentimes didn't even seem too important. I just realized they were just dragging times, and taking away the slot for other more important scene.
We should've had chance to see some interesting scene, like how Oh parents will react when they know Perry's real identity. How mom, and grandma will do with Do hyun-Ri Jin relationship. How will Jun Pyo live after 21 years of coma. And of course, some longer scene for personalities. Like perry park running away from SEUNGJIN office, went fishing with papa Oh, riding a REAL boat.
But overall, the story is great, nicely wriitten, and makes us wanting more and more and more. I hate it when it ends.
About the acting...
Well I watched previous Ji Sung's works (save the last dance, PTB, my ps partner, secret), I knew he always did great potraying characters. This time he surpassed my expectation. Bows down.
Other character also did a good job. HJE is really good with her expression. LOL. What I complained the most is not her screaming, but her choice of clothings. It bothers me a lot to see her wearing oversized top and trousers all the time. I wish Shin Segi was not only complaining about her make up. -_-
AND THEIR CHEMISTRY, unfortunately is not as strong as what happen in drama Secret.The kiss was too plain compared to THAT CAR KISS AND THAT TABLE KISS, Secret fans must know what I mean. Maybe I am a sucker of melodrama, but I love them better in Secret. Sorry. :(
I love drama that could make me laugh and cry with the characters, this drama is definitely giving me great laughing times, and wonderful crying times.
This is the only drama that made a scene where a girl giving kiss to someone other than his boyfriend, so beautiful.
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