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THIS. SHOW. I almost thought I’d never be able to enjoy a k-drama the same after Vincenzo but this show came and dusted all that off. WHAT A SHOW. I got hooked on the first episode itself, and do I even have to mention Seo In-guk like that man is fine as hell. His acting too, seeing his previous works like Reply 1997 and Shopping King Louis, this character is such a contrasting personality and yet he’s playing it SO well. (Where can I get myself a Myul Mang?) Park Bo-young is undoubtedly one of my most favourite actresses and her versatility shows in every single project of hers. This is definitely no exception. Their chemistry is explosive from the very second that they met, and their interactions are the definition of what butterflies in the stomach feel like. I’ve laughed, cried, had my mouth wide open, widened my eyes in disbelief and went through so many other emotions within just 6 episodes of the drama. The thing with this drama too, is that you can’t tell how it’s going to end. There are so many routes this show can take, and all of them seem like a rollercoaster. Plus, the second leads are so charismatic, I really hope Jin-ah and Joo-ik end up together, they look so good with each other. Can’t wait to see where this show’s gonna take us and I just know it’s not going to be exactly pretty. Love, love, LOVE the drama so far. Edit: Just finished watching it today and I’m at a loss for words. This drama doesn’t just make you laugh and cry, it makes you realise the time you’re taking for granted and how no matter what mistake you make, there’s always a way to go back to happiness if you take responsibility. The love Dong-kyung’s aunt and Kevin have for her, Sung-kyung’s brotherly affection, Ji Na’s support and everything else. The friend/family trope is so well done, I felt like I was part of them. Also, Ji-na and Joo-ik look AMAAAAAAAZING together. Power couple me thinks. There’s so much to say about this drama, but the only thing I can manage to do is listen to the OST and cry. Thank you so much, DAYS, for making my days worthwhile. P.S. I was holding my breath till the last second fearing some plot twist that would make the story sad but the fact that it has such a happy ending fills me with so much love. The last episode is just pure laughter and serotonin.

First of all, I’d like to ask the cast and crew and the whole production team to take responsibility for my one week of crying and heartache over this drama. Thanks. This is the first drama I decided to watch while it was airing (I can’t stand ongoing dramas because I will have to wait a week for the next episode) but boy oh boy was I SO glad I decided to watch it. This show is a breath of fresh air. The writers did a wonderful job making it different from most k-dramas while still adding the romance we all know and love. I have never cried for a couple but Myunghee and Heetae make tears FLOW. Lee Dohyun being my ult favourite k-drama actor, I’m not surprised in the slightest at his outstanding performance. Go Minsi has been more than perfect in playing Myunghee. The way she cries, oh god. It aches you. I’m looking forward to the next episodes and I’m a bit sad that the drama is coming to and end soon (fingers crossed that it’s not a bad ending but the opening scene gives me an eerie feeling 😩) Update [SPOILER ALERT]: I am broken. I’m shattered and I’ve been crying for almost three hours. I have never felt this way about the ending of a drama before, I felt physical pain in my chest from the ending. When Heetae says he’ll meet Myunghee whenever they will next, I BAWLED. They deserved better. Myunghee deserved so much better. [SPOILER END] Seriously though, I cannot imagine anyone other than Dohyun and Minsi portraying these characters. They were exemplary to say the least. They both deserve a hell load of awards for this show alone. The emotions they make the viewer go through is absolutely no joke. And the fact that they pulled off such a politically sensitive topic and made it into one of the most eye-opening, insightful and heart-wrenching dramas, I really have to salute the writers. It made me want to read more and educate myself on the 1980 Gwangju Uprising. All in all, this is one show I think I’ll never, ever be able to forget in my entire life. Thank you, Youth of May. You were one hell of a rollercoaster but worth the ride nonetheless. I will miss my weekly Myungheetae content. 💔

I don’t even know where to start because oh. my. god. I love mystery/thriller k-dramas so much but there are very few that give perfect justice to the genre in my opinion. I started watching this drama and I could not stop. Never have I been more confused by the end of each episode. And when you think you’ve reached peak confusion, the next episode comes in and takes away all your previous doubts and adds more suspicion. Each and every episode is executed to utter perfection. The pace of the drama is also something I really appreciated. It does not drag too much into the plot, each of the characters have this twisted involvement in the cases, and there is always a new story to tell and more things each character has hidden from the viewers. What is also amazing about this show is how they don’t stick to one narrative and show the watchers everything right in the beginning. They show all perspectives, even if it’s not correct. Like the flawed main character perspective you sometimes see in books where not every decision leads to the correct path. It added to the realness of the plot. And looking back at certain scenes, holding them at parallel with the latter half of the episodes, it gives me the chills. You’re bound to get a “How could I have not known” when you go back to any point in the beginning of the drama. A separate section would be required for Shin Ha-kyun’s acting because boy he DESERVED that Best Actor award at Baeksang this year. I hadn’t watched this drama then (when the awards aired) and had seen all the other dramas whose main leads were nominated, so I couldn’t exactly tell how good SKH was. But now, with 100% conviction and confidence, there was no one else who could’ve competed with the intricacies he included in his acting. Right from the way his eyes changed when he smiled, to the way he grinned, SO MUCH was taken into consideration whenever he smiled that lunatic smile of his. The contrast between the smile at the end of Episode 1 and Episode 16 says it all. He’s a phenomenal actor. Moreover, Yeo Jin-goo exceeded my expectations by several miles. Genuinely astonished by how good he is at acting. Their pair made the show even more worthwhile than it already was. Not just the two of them, but the entire Manyang gang. All of them had such individualistic characteristics that made them distinguishable from the rest of the characters. And the way Han Ju-won slowly warmed up to the people there and for once, shed his shield of lack of trust in the end of it all. Even the bad guys, Lee Changjin stole the show. He was so irritating, you had no choice but to absolutely hate him. I could genuinely go on for paragraphs and paragraphs about how amazing this show is. Please, if any of you love thrillers that keep you at the edge of the seat, make you cry, rage and gasp at every instant, this show is the one. This drama’s easily going to the top of my favourites list. Beyond Evil really is a cultural reset.

The cast’s acting was so realistic in this drama that you felt sick to the stomach whenever you saw something gruesome because it genuinely looked like it was happening IRL. The entire cast was absolutely splendid. Their acting, off the charts. However personally for me, this story gave me so much anxiety and negativity in general. Maybe because the outer synopsis of the drama hits close to home because of my own family experiences, or because there were so many twisted and dark turns to this story that I’d never expected would happen. Every time I thought this would be the farthest a character would go, they did something worse, lol. It was quite a binge though. Despite the whole heartache and the “what the hell just happened” moments at the end of each episode, it actually kept me going. Kudos to the drama for having such gripping cliffhangers. This is definitely not a light watch though. I thought it’d be a good idea to watch this after a lot of criminal dramas (my biggest mistake). Maybe if I had seen it at another time, I’d have liked it better.

I watched a lot of heavy k-dramas back to back, and needed something light-hearted and fun to watch to just let myself loose a little bit. I’m so glad I chose this drama because: a. I love cats to the point that I’d do anything for them and b. The main cast. I loved them both in their other projects so I figured I’d watch this one too. You definitely shouldn’t be thinking much while watching this drama, you just have to take it at face value. But it’s adorable, the kitty is to die for, and I love how warm and happy the whole show is. Also makes you realise how precious cats really are :’) I’m still not done with this show but I felt like writing a review since it was too adorable to let it pass.

All I’m going to say is Season 1 had so much potential but the second season went into the longest and deepest skydive and left almost every stone unturned. Not what I expected it to be at all. 😬

After finding out about Namgoong Min, this is my third consecutive drama of his that I’m watching. And he NEVER disappoints. I literally have to look back at the previous works I’ve already watched to make sure that he’s the same person who acted. His performance in this drama was nothing short of brilliant. He had you thinking he was the hero, then the main antagonist, then into an anti-hero of sorts, and finally you see his true intentions. The complexity of his character is splendidly displayed by his emotions through even the smallest eye twitches, changes in gaze and smiles. Despite being a pretty heavy sci-fi/thriller drama, I also love how they didn’t hesitate to add bits of humour in there too, so I found myself chuckling from time to time because of the shenanigans of the Special Team. The story was pretty predictable albeit the twists about [SPOILER] Jamie’s twin brother was really well done. It kept me wondering if it was Jae-ung or Jeong-woo. I commend the writers for turning a common storyline into something so interesting that really keeps you gripped until the very end. All in all, definitely a great watch and I’d definitely recommend to someone who is into crime / sci-fi.