Love Song for Illusion (2024)

A hidden gem of 2024!

The story is so fast-paced and the moment you anticipate it to follow a certain trajectory that most sageuk dramas would, it defies your expectations. The acting is so precise, especially from the ML who has a very expressive face and portrays multiple emotions and two personalities distinctively. The fight scenes are quite well-executed too, love the FL's parkour!

The entire ordeal of the ML having two identities approaches very close to discussions around dissociative identity disorder. Although portraying it as an evil spirit entails misrepresenting a stigmatized mental health disorder, I think in the historical context it is still very accurate since medical research had not expanded on it back then and many disorders were confused with spiritual possessions. I like that the drama could express this type of narrative so well.

Watch this drama, if you like:
- Main leads defying gender roles
- Good fight scenes
- Witty dialogues and communication between characters
- Fast-paced stories with cliffhangers in every episode

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It's good.

(This review contains slight spoilers from episodes 1)

I've watched the first 6 episodes, and I'm really enjoying it so far. The beginning wasn't the best; it was a bit confusing and even made me angry at some points. Ak Hee (the evil spirit) erasing FL's memories didn't sit well with me, but I warmed up to the character later on. I hope there's an apology for his past behavior.

Distinguishing between the Crown Prince and the evil spirit can be challenging, but I'm slowly getting the hang of it and can now tell who is currently in control. The female lead is amazing and strong on her own. I love her character. The Crown Prince also has my appreciation; there was a brief moment in episodes 5 and 6 where he was a bit unlikable, but the issue was swiftly resolved, and I understood his actions.

The acting is outstanding! The male lead portrays both characters uniquely, making them similar yet distinct—it's truly amazing. The female lead's performance, especially in her fighting scenes, is impressive. Some might criticize the wigs, and while I agree that in some scenes, they aren't perfect, it's not something that bothers me.

The chemistry between the male and female leads is definitely there. So, I wholeheartedly recommend this drama. Give it a shot at least until episode 4, it significantly improves from there if the first 3 episodes didn't fully grab you. Personally, episode 5 stood out as my favorite. It showcased the charm of both Ak Hee and the Crown Prince, as well as the female lead's strong independence.


Edit: I dropped it because I got second lead Syndrom SO bad. Fl fell for original ml but I started liking Ak Hee more. They have more chemistry and more cuter scenes in the beginning. I’m sorry, I couldn’t continue watching after seeing him in pain.

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Good Drama!, But..

Good concept but the plot makes me unsatisfied. In this drama Ak Hee's personality or character is very dominant, while Sajo Hyun is too weak.

I mean it's like Sajo Hyun didn't do anything, but Ak Hee did everything for Yeon Wol even to make Yeon Wol happy even though him self was suffering. Sajo Hyun's personality thinks too much, he is busy with him emotional thoughts, while Ak Hee immediately takes action even if it hurts him. It was difficult for me to see Yeon Wol love Sajo Hyun's personality more than Ak Hee.

Ak Hee always has a way to save Yeon Wol and also helps Sajo Hyun, Sajo Hyun's personality really depends on Ak Hee

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Increíble

Llevo años viendo series y nunca he escrito reviews en esta página, pero con ésta me veo en la obligación de hacerlo por las reseñas que estoy leyendo.

Siento que muy poca gente ha entendido realmente el significado de lo que le ocurre al protagonista (y eso que lo explican muy claro al final). No siento que haya flojeado en absoluto. Es más, faltaban 7 minutos para que acabase y aún no sabía cómo acabaría o qué mas podría ocurrir.

He visto todo tipo de dramas desde hace 12 años, y poco ya puede sorprenderme, pero este lo ha hecho.

Desde la tremenda actuación de Park Ji Hoon, a la banda sonora, la ambientación, pero sobre todo que la historia es muy original. Venimos de viajes en el tiempo, series de abogados, décadas de los 90, pero aquí tenemos a un protagonista con trastorno de personalidad.
Pocas series hablan de salud mental y ésta a su manera lo hace.

En cuanto al romance, creo que ambos actores han hecho un trabajo maravilloso. Los dos son capaces de expresar lo que sienten por el otro sólo con mirarse, con una lágrima, con un roce de una mano. No creo que eso sea tan fácil de expresar o que lo veamos tan a menudo.

Volviendo al papel de Park Ji Hoon. Encarna dos personajes totalmente extremos y en todo momento podías saber con una mirada, o una sonrisa cuál de las dos personalidades estaba saliendo a flote. Obviamente al final esto es una opinión como otra cualquiera, y para gustos los colores, pero para el que esté leyendo esto y quiera verla, sigue. No te vas a arrepentir. Pocas series sorprenden hoy en día o no te dan un final atropellado en los que te cuentan todo de prisa y corriendo.

El cast es una maravilla. Hay una calidad actoral increíble. Los villanos tienen sus objetivos claros y coherentes y sobre todo siento que no deja de sorprender en ningún momento. Cuando crees que no puede ocurrir nada más, de repente ocurre algo que te deja en shock

Si podemos ponerle una pega es tal vez que sientes que Kyera se enamora de una forma algo ilógica de Sajo Hyun, pero el desarrollo y cómo se apoyan el uno en el otro, la evolución de ambos, creo que compensa ese inicio.

Para mí ha sido un 10/10 y teniendo en cuenta que ya poco puede sorprenderme esta serie lo ha conseguido

Dadle una oportunidad ~~

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Quando incappo in questo tipo di svolgimenti mi viene solo da piangere. Il drama parte molto bene con un tipo di trama ben conosciuta e ampiamente usata ma con qualcosa di diverso, quindi prometteva bene. Sembrerebbe che ML venga posseduto da uno spirito maligno anche se spesso si lascia intedere che egli possieda una sorta di doppia personalità e non che il suo corpo sia stato usurpato da un'identità estranea (non ho mai capito quale sia la realtà). Questo sdoppiamento mischiato ad una giovane che vuole solo vendicarsi della morte della famiglia faceva ben sperare in una grande storia e, anche se ammetto che lei non mi ha entusiasmata fin dal principio, ho amato questi due personaggi. Mi piacevano loro, ma anche la storia, il diverso rispetto a tante altre opere della stessa risma. Poi, lentamente, ho iniziato ad annoiarmi, a non volerne sapere del futuro dei protagonisti e lì ho capito che il drama non faceva più per me. La storia va troppo velocemente in jun verso per poi introdurre elementi che boh, inutili. Ad Ah Kee non viene resa per nulla giustizia, anzi viene fatto decadere sempre di più. Per gran parte dell'opera colui che porta avanti la baracca è solo ed esclusivamente l'attore di ML perchè tutto il resto è mollo, inconsistente, floscio. Boh basta non mi interessa più saperne.

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