All of the actors were great. Jeong Bo Seok as Byun Il Jae and Jin Tae Hyun as Do Kwang Woo were just over the top awesomeness as the bad guys. They made this drama fun to watch. I also enjoyed Jo Bo Ah as Do Shin Yeong more than any other character. She was totally cute and funny.
The music is pretty good.
I won't ever rewatch this.
If you like a good revenge makjang, then this is definitely one to watch.
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Story 6.0
It started out as a crime drama, but evolved midway into a melodrama. At some point, it felt as if the director, scriptwriter and actors played 'spin the bottle' to determine which character would gain the advantage at the end of the day.
Acting Cast 6.0
Mediocre acting by the leads! The best acting performance was given by Jung Bo-Suk as Byun Il-Jae, the despicable villain.
Music 6.5
Music was above average.
Rewatch value 1
The value should be 0. It is only rewatchable if 20 hours are shaved off the drama, and the final scene rewritten and reshot.
Overall 5
The drama title should have been "Monster Byun Il-Jae", with deference given to Jung Bo-Suk. Byun did all the menacing and plotting, and was the real Monster.
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Totally in love with the story, plot, and great cast !
I watch it nonstop even 50 episode seem so short to me.
Only kang ji hwan can pull it off the protagonist
The lead female is a total beauty, watching her turn to adult is lovely.
Also i love how the evil guy jin tae hyun bring the characters. It's soo amusing!
All in package : touching romance, with a lil bit comedy scene.
Revenge, greeds, money,power,loyalty, criminals.
All of them seem so realistic!
There's another drama named "incarnation of money" starring kang ji hwan too, and has a bit similar story.
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The title is should have come with a disclaimer, or at least be more honest as simply, "A bad guy." Why? Because this was supposed to be a revenge drama where the main character becomes a monster and enact his revenge, but what you get is a main character that does nothing while the antagonist continues doing some bad things. There was really no monstrosity, only some bad stuff you would expect from a bad guy.
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¿Qué pasó con ese final?
A ver, sin spoilers, realmente siento que ví una serie hasta el capítulo 49 y a partir de la mitad del 50, ví algo completamente diferente. El final se sintió apresurado, como si quisieran sacarselo de encima, y no fue ni la mitad de satisfactorio que prometía ser. Fue más parecido a una montaña rusa de emociones que a un cierre de verdad. Por otro lado, entiendo las críticas al personaje de Yu-Ri, porque también comienza de una forma y termina en el extremo opuesto de la misma.Pero, a pesar de todo esto, no me arrepiento de haberla visto. Porque, en general, es una historia intrigante que puede rayar en la absurdidad del culebrón, pero eso no la vuelve menos intensa. Al contrario, sostiene el suspenso y la expectativa de ver a los villanos caer y a los héroes salirse con la suya. Un factor muy bueno también, es que tiene personajes interesantes y la música está excelente.
Aún así, no volvería a verla.
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