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While You Were Sleeping korean drama review
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While You Were Sleeping
3 people found this review helpful
by tsukkitori
Mar 11, 2018
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 10.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
Let me keep this short and simple: this drama has brought me out of my drama drought. Although I was skeptical of the concept at first, it was well executed and written. I liked how the plot was split into multiple stories and finally leading to the climax. I enjoyed almost every second watching this--it even felt too short towards the end. The only criticism I have is that the past stories of the two characters aren't emphasized enough when they finally come to a revelation. There was so much build up towards that point but in the grand scheme of things, it didn't feel as significant as I thought it would have been.

Despite that Suzy and Lee Jong Suk play the same character types every drama they're in, the cast was pretty solid. I really loved the characters Woo Taek and Choi Dam Dong, but by far the antagonist, Yu Beom played by Lee Sang Yeol was phenomenal. This was the first time I watched a drama (and I have watched many) with such an impressive and persuading character/actor. The most impressive antagonists are the ones with manipulative wit. He was so convincing that I went from hating the antagonist to indulging in his interesting character. Yu Beom really makes you ponder about morals and about his motives. He's not necessarily hungry for money or fame since he already has that. He doesn't particularly enjoy being a lawyer for the worst of criminals either--you can see that he despises himself for it as well. It's almost as if he's just following through with his actions just to be consistent with his previous actions. In general, it's such a ride to see how lawyers are able to crawl through the slimmest of loopholes.

This drama also raises a lot of questions about morality, ethics and the justice system. Is it better to let 7 people die to catch the culprit or let the culprit go? Is it considered immoral to defend the dirtiest of criminals even though it's the role a lawyer must take?

Comparing this to another law drama with LJS, I Hear Your Voice, they're both pretty solid. They both have a romance and a supernatural aspect, except LJS's role is switched. I feel like I Hear Your Voice was a much darker and psychologically/emotionally tolling than WYWS. There was always a kind of nagging fear about the events that happened at the back of my head while watching IHYV, even though it was one of the drama's strengths. Plot wise, I liked WYWS more because it was easier to watch, lighter and balanced. There's a great friendship and bond among the three main characters and some cute moments too between Suzy and LJS!

OSTs are the best I've heard so far. I've had the OSTs on repeat on my Spotify up till now, weeks after I've finished the drama. It's so easy to listen to for a long time and I was so surprised with a track sung by LJS himself! He has such a nice singing voice and is so talented.

Overall, this is a very solid drama! I really think it is THE drama of 2017. I highly recommend it!
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