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I tried soooooo hard to like this series because of Namkoong Min. He’s one of my top 5 favs. But, the female leads role was way too irritating. It wasn’t her acting; that was good but, her character just made it impossible to watch further than episode 5. The series really dragged because it seemed to have too much inconsequential goings on. Nope, just couldn’t continue. If you’re reading this, I hope you like it!

This title has been on my watch list for quite awhile & I finally started watching it. I’m surprised by just how much I’m enjoying everything about this drama. Especially the pace of it. Normally I enjoy cop shows or shows with action which this does not have. It’s been developing at such a lovely & believable pace! The acting is, of course & without a doubt, excellent. The two main leads are really good together. I’m halfway through the series & can’t find any fault with it at all. If you decide to watch this, I hope you’ll just kick back, relax & enjoy this really fine drama.

This series was just ok. Maybe great for a teenager? My biggest criticism in this, and practically every single Kdrama is they have the actors say “pardon” or “what” probably 9 out of 10 times before delivering their line. Every time one is asked a question, the first thing they say is “pardon” or “what”. It is soooooooooo freaking obnoxious and soooooooo freaking annoying that I almost want to throw something at the TV!! Can’t the writers come up with enough lines that they think they must use those as fillers??? I gotta write a letter to one of them, dammit. How do I do that? Where do I send it? Grrrrrrrr!!

Good series. Great acting, as usual. But, I do have a complaint that’s not directed at this series only….almost every single Kdrama out there has the characters repeating lines constantly. And I mean constantly and just about every single series! Why do they do that? How can every single writer of practically every single show, with every single lead actor have them say, “pardon” or “what” through the entire freaking program????? It’s beyond annoying & I wish they’d stop doing that.

It took me awhile to finally watch this series for no reason I can think of as I knew nothing about it. When I started the first episode I wasn’t sure if I’d even finish it. But, because of Son Ye Jin I thought I’d stick w/it. All I can think is … wow! Just wow! The story does move slowly but in such a flowing and authentic way. There were so many, many scenes that I kept thinking had to be so draining for the actors! And the actors!! All of them were totally outstanding! I’m so tempted to write more but I really think it’s better to watch it like I did; not knowing too much. Great series!!

5 stars, BUT…….. Okay so, I hadn’t read the book and was shocked by the storyline of the last episode. Had I any idea of how it was going to end I wouldn’t of started watching this series. That said, even though there were some rather boring parts that lasted too long, IMO there was so much beauty to appreciate. Many of the scenes, a great deal of them, were simply beautiful. Some reviewers thought there was no chemistry btwn the leads or that many scenes were awkward and forced. But, I didn’t see or feel that at all. Both leads seemed very natural to me and they were excellent in their roles. All the actors were, as is often true of Korean actors, exceptional. Being an American, and growing up on nothing but American films and TV shows until ten years ago, I had no clue how many American actors are truly bad at their craft. And, it’s shocking how highly they’re regarded and how grossly over-hyped and over-paid they are. Korean actors (along with those from many other countries) have far, far surpassed the talents of American actors. Anyway, back to The Red Sleeve…this series is just one of those you’ll have to form your own opinion of. I did like it; I just wouldn’t watch it a second time. If YOU decide to watch it, I hope you’ll enjoy it!

This series is so intriguing. None of the episodes were “skip-able”. Each one was so pertinent to the storyline and very definitely worth watching. Kuddos to the writer. The actors were perfect. Every emotion they displayed was so easy to feel and they were all excellently chosen for their roles. Almost any other drama that would’ve been similar to this would’ve dragged in places; but not this one. Yes, it does have a slower type of tempo but that doesn’t make it drag. Give it a try. I hope you’ll find it as interesting as I did.