While You Were Sleeping (2017)

this drama is so binge able...

While You Were Sleeping (2017) is a pleasant and well-acted Korean drama, written by the same scriptwriter, Park Hye Ran, who wrote the masterpiece I Hear Your Voice, and both dramas starred the same attractive young male lead actor, Lee Jong Suk (Pinocchio, Secret Garden, W, Dr. Stranger). Both dramas had elements of fantasy about them — in one Lee Jong Suk’s character could read people’s thoughts when they looked into his eyes, and in the other, he could enter the dreams of his soon to be girlfriend, played by Bae Suzy (Dream High, Big) and learn about and protect her from negative events that could potentially harm her or cost her her life, or that of her friends and loved ones.

Speaking of Seung Ho Yoo, his performance as a lawyer/prosecutor was far more seriously contemplative in Remember (2016) than Lee Jong Suk’s here in While You Were Sleeping, and Seung Ho Yoo is several years younger than Lee Jong Suk, to boot! I really think the writer was between a rock and a hard place here considering the casting of Bae Suzy, who seems to be better at comedy than drama. Given the seriousness of several of the situations in this drama, it may have been a finer drama if they laid off the comedy to a large extent and focused more on melodrama, just like the superior Remember did. In that respect, even I Hear Your Voice achieved a far better blend of melodrama with comedy than While You Were Sleeping. The occasional comedy never overwhelmed the main serious theme of that drama.

Jung Jae Chan (Lee Jong Suk) is a young, new prosecutor who, despite being a bit cold on the surface, has a good heart and a good eye for bringing righteousness and justice to various legal cases, and he lives with his younger brother who is still in school, Jung Seung Won (Shin Jae Ha, Page Turner).
Jae Chan quickly and inexplicably takes a liking to his new, pretty, and perky neighbor Nam Hong Joo (Bae Suzy), an inexperienced, often unemployed reporter living with her mother Yoon Moon Sun (Hwang Young Hee) who runs a pork restaurant, and whose disturbing dreams serve as a reflection of future events to warn her about potential dangers to her life.

More detailed review here: https://bookswithnatasa.home.blog/2021/09/12/should-watch-26-while-you-were-sleeping/

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simplesmente perfeito

Foi um dos primeiros doramas que eu assisti eu simplesmente amei cada passo desse dorama, a história, a trilha sonora tudo nele me deixou encantanda
To kiss in cars and downtown bars
Was all we needed
You drew stars around my scars
But now I'm bleedin'
'Cause I knew you
Steppin' on the last train
Marked me like a bloodstain, I
I knew you
Tried to change the ending
Peter losing Wendy, I
I knew you
Leavin' like a father
Running like water, I
And when you are young, they assume you know nothing
But I knew you'd linger like a tattoo kiss
I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs
The smell of smoke would hang around this long
'Cause I knew everything when I was young
I knew I'd curse you for the longest time
Chasin' shadows in the grocery line
I knew you'd miss me once the thrill expired
And you'd be standin' in my front porch light
And I knew you'd come back to me
You'd come back to me
And you'd come back to me
And you'd come back
And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
Under someone's bed
You put me on and said I was your favorite

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Two of my favs...Lee Jong Suk and Suzy in a drama by one of my favorite screenwriters? Hold my glass.

I was super stoked for this drama and I want to preface what comes next by saying that I DID love it in many ways. Having said that it certainly wasn’t one of my favorites for any of the 3 favs I mentioned above. Drama wise, I Hear Your Voice and Pinocchio were much better works of Park Hye Ryun and Lee Jong Suk/Suzy have both portrayed stronger roles. Everything here was set up to be so good but just continually fell short. The story was never intense enough. The chemistry was never hot enough. The emotion was never strong enough. It just all felt kind of fake.

I get it. It’s fiction. But fiction done right can make you feel like it’s real...and WYWS just didn’t.

Also, I know this writer has struggled before with unrealistic court cases but goodness it’s very apparent in this show. I was especially annoyed with how the other characters always narrated the legal scenes like “Ooh, now he’s trying to discredit her.”

Come on now. We KNOW.

It makes the viewer feel like the show is treating them like a child, for lack of a better word.

In the end, there were still scenes I loved. Despite not quite having that sizzling chemistry I’d hoped for, Lee Jong Suk and Suzy we’re adorbs. I will look back on this show fondly and still strongly recommend it as a one-time watch, but I probably won’t be coming back for seconds.

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Amazing.

While You Were Sleeping might be the best kdrama I've watched in awhile. The acting was amazing. All the characters were amazing. The plot was amazing. I recommend watching this, I cried, smiled, laughed, every emotion you can think of while watching this. Lee Sangyeob really does a good job at making the audience hate him. All the acting was good and there were a lot of familiar faces as support/guest roles. I enjoyed the plot and seeing Jaechan and Hongju find out they knew each other. When I was watching I thought for sure Wootak was gonna be bad and plotting something, but its nice to know i was wrong. It overall was a good drama but if I could critique anything I would critique the fact that Wootak never got a proper ending, he just got thrown to the side at the end. I would recommend this drama to others, if you like romance dramas that aren't toxic and a lot of fighting and the male lead getting mad 24/7 then you'd like this.

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This is my first time to watch a Korean drama full of unexpected events and a lot of suspense. I must say, this is the best drama plot-wise so far that I've watched. <3

Let me start with the plot. This is the best paced plot that I saw so far. The pacing of the plot is so smooth and normal that I can know the background of all characters very well. The transitioning is so good. The prosecuting/law genres and the supernatural power to dream about the future really complimented each other very well and there are a lot of plot twists that I love. I thought the ending would be disappointing but I think everything ended well for me. ALMOST everything was well explained. Almost? Why the word "almost"? Well, it's because there are just little things that I wanted to know about the plot in order for it to be perfect. For example, they didn't explained how Hong Joo got that power to dream possible futures in the first place. I don't know. I really wanted the kind of drama to explain everything which were the plot and the characters (really strict when it comes to those things). But a big salute to the director(s) for this kind of drama. Very unique indeed. 9.5!

Ugh let me just say the characters did so well at acting. They really showed their expertise and experience in acting to this drama. Their sadness and struggles really made me cry and also did so well when it comes to comedy. Let me just say that Hong Joo and Jae Chan had such great chemistry but why do I feel butterflies in my stomach whenever I see Hong Joo and Woo Tak's scenes? I don't know what's wrong with me. I hope for a RomCom drama with Suzy and Hae In SO BADLY (PLEASE PLEASE). Anyways, A perfect 10 for the marvelous acting skills!~

The music, nothing to say. Really fits with the scenes. Perfect 10!~

It's really rare for me to re-watch because I keep on watching new dramas after another but I would watch this again (and Hae In's hot body and handsome face AHH :D)

Overall? Giving it a 10, despite of a little hiccup on the plot because it's just based on my perspective. I loved it. One of the best dramas that I've watched. Wishing for another season since it focuses on crime cases. ;) BRAVO!

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My definition of perfect entertainment

Story was not perfect there's still some holes here and there, but for me it's close to perfect. Like, I would like to know we're their gifts come from..

A fated girl and boy met and shared a tragic past. They survived and thrived. FL has this gift of premonition. Her dreams seems to come true wether she wanted it to it not. She was a good reporter taking a break from work. ML is a good looking straight laced prosecutor. ML and FL met again as adults, unknowing of each other's identity. ML saved FL using his dreams premonition, he too now shares with the FL.

Later on, they've learned that the gift is possible if your life has been saved or changed by the gift. The need to return the favor of wanting to save your savior triggers it.

Their life and love journey is fun to watch. Their work gives an adventure and mystery to the story, makes it a bit more exciting. Their romance is really heart warming. From friendship to falling in love to survival and their quest for truth and justice.

ML was not an overbearing dominant male with cruel tendencies. He's a little bit dorky who loves his suits. FL was not a naive spineless girl, she's brave with a ready smile for everybody. It's refreshing. The actors chemistry was really good too.

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I binge-watched “While You Were Sleeping”

PLOT
It’s a mystery/romance drama and to be honest I didn’t care about the romance at all. I liked the plot, this whole “future seeing” thing was amazing! The first 3 episodes were my favorites, so many twists, and turns. Lee Jong Suk did a great job in this drama ,I loved watching him. Loved the family dynamics and the parallel story lines.
THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN OUR MAIN COUPLE(S)?
Ahhhh…it was okay,it felt like Suzy tried too hard at times ,but that’s my only complaint. To be honest, I reaaalllyyy didn’t care about the romance,the cases and mystery was something I was invested in.
HOW IT ENDS*Mild Spoilers*
The ending was so satisfying ,it had everything I love in an ending!

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The story is good. Every case in this drama appeals to me. but the love story between hongjoo and jaechan is flat. The reason I'm still watching it is because of the case.
I love the couple but for me the 2nd male lead is the best. Haein looks so cute in this drama, I want him to play a role like han woo again.

*I only followed Bae Suzy drama . I love her character in every drama except this one. I think hong joo's character is too good?

* no conflict for couples. It's very boring when the couple has no conflict. If the case does not interest me. I swear I'll stop watching this drama.

*Stories about the past are also boring. I mean can we put 1 episode for the past?. I'm just a little confused about that.

*haein really did a great job as Han woo tak. I was disappointed with the ending. I wonder what he's become. I hope Haein plays a role like han wootak again but as the main character.

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Should you enjoy watching a little bit of the supernatural in the modern world you will enjoy this mild take on those with a certain gift. This is one of those series that will keep you on your toes as you wonder what will happen next. Everyone takes something different away from what they see in each series that they watch. What I took from this is that every action has an equal or greater reaction. Sometimes what we want to have happen is not always what should happen so we must let fate drive the roads of our lives to our destiny. Watch “While You Were Sleeping” to find out for yourself whether you can control fate as it dances around you in life.

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Ho iniziato questo drama senza chissà quali aspettative e ho finito per adorarlo. Le prime puntate sono introduttive e non mettono subito in chiaro quale sarà il percorso della storia, che quindi è andata avanti sorprendendomi in positivo, soprattutto. per quanto riguarda il modo in cui hanno incastrato tutti i pezzi del puzzle. L'elemento fantasy è ben integrato alla realtà e le parti "tribunalesche" non sono mai noiose o scontate.
Per quanto riguarda gli attori c'è poco da dire, sono semplicemente fantastici e sul pezzo. I personaggi sono ben scritti, mi è piaciuto molto il fatto di aver visto molte loro sfaccettature e ho amato anche la crescita che compiono nell'arco delle puntate.

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