The Sweet Blood (2021)

Story avec beaucoup de potentiel, mais seulement gentillet

Mini drama (15 X 10 minutes) plutôt gentillet sur la cohabitation vampires/humain/loup garou au lycée. De bons acteurs, qui font leur possible.
Pour moi c'est définitivement un drama pour adolescents. Les acteurs sont bons et très jeunes. J'aimerais les voir dans de futures séries avec des épisodes beaucoup plus longs. J'adore les films de vampires, mais il semble indispensable qu'il y ait des scènes plus intenses (se battre avec les loups-garous, avec d'autres vampires).
Le contexte avait du potentiel et beaucoup d'autres pistes auraient pu être développées. mais l'ensemble est cheap (aucune scène vraiment sanglante, pas d'effets spéciaux) et pas passionnant. Cela ne suffira pas à vous faire peur un soir d'Halloween :)

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this had so much potential....

the beginning was good but this show over time became kinda pointless... the whole time girl is tryingto save him from what? her father who gave up after they had a one minute argument about it. There was almost no romantic interactions between main two leads, only thing that was romantic was when he was in hospital and the last clip of the show.... if you think him following her is romantic you are in some weird shit. At some points i even forgot who was the "main couple". Honestly kinda waste of time but it was short so i continued watching till the end. Cast attractive but their acting was really cringy im sorry if u love these actors

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Vampire Drama Gone Horribly Wrong, Could Have Been Better

Song Meu Ru, born with special blood has classmates Son Yeon Seo, Yoon Chi Woo who are vampires. Also Do Hyun Jae, a werewolf managing their school store.
To start neither the story or acting was strong enough. Maybe expecting logic is foolish in fantasy genre. But this had no explanation or anything. The plot was too weak and seemed tacky. You can't accept this in 2021. If it was 10-20 years back, it would be somehow acceptable. Storytelling and direction was weak too. Only the OST's were nice.
The cast was fresh. Most of them just debuted. Only Kim Ji Woong as Yoon Chi Woo did a noticeable job despite that over the top vampire makeup and matrix coat look. Others were barely noticeable.
If you have absolutely nothing to watch. Just want to skim through any drama. This is it, a lite version of Vampire Diaries.

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Sinking Your Teeth Into " The Sweet Blood"; Too “Sickly” For Its Own Good?...

Undeniably an intriguing concept, “ The Sweet Blood” did have the potential to be a fairly well-rounded web series with original characters and storyline. However, this series simply becomes its own worst enemy with poor-production value in screenwriting, sets and acting .

The acting quality in " The Sweet Blood" is questionable to say the least. It was not unwatchable per say, however , there were certainly dire line deliverances worryingly throughout the series by the main cast consisting of Chae Yun, Eo Jun and Ji Woong. ( As well as the ridiculous amount of makeup plastered onto Ji Woong’s face in scenes.)

By default, Yeon Seo as a character should have been a well-written female lead. She could have had a profound backstory, a likeable personality as well as having conflicted beliefs as someone stuck between human and supernatural societies. Instead, " The Sweet Blood" reduced Yeon Seo to nothing more than an angst-ridden teenager (rather than a seeming immortal), self-inserted into a formulaic love triangle ( square if you wish to include Do Hyun Je) with lacking character development. Even a potentially intriguing side-storyline (regarding Yeon Seo’s relationship with her mother), was disregarded nearly entirely from the series.

Then there’s our main lead Meo Ru; the foundation of Yeon Seo’s love triangle. Throughout the series, Meo Ru rarely seems to ineffably be unfazed by the supernatural, he is absent-minded enough to put himself in danger countless times for the sake of "plot" (despite Yeon Seo’s warnings ) and seems unable to develop emotionally as a consequence. Even more intriguing elements to his character such as his visions and his actual involvement as " The One" were often half- heartedly thrown in near the ending of the series . (And even then, rarely had an active role.)

Following on from Meo Ru, was Yoon Chi Woo; the second male lead of the series. Yeon Seo’s old flame and a dangerous vampire who seemingly poses both a threat to Meo Ru as well as being "unpredictable", Chi Woo was undeniably an intriguing character. However, his greatest flaw came through his half-baked romance with Yeon Seo.

Despite the constant references towards Yeon Seo and Chi Woo’s " days together", there was no sense of actual significance of this relationship either through flashbacks, memories or accounts by either character. This also contributed to the lackadaisical vampire lore of the web series by the adequate detail with both characters’ backstories also.

Sadly, not even the side characters could make up for this with many side characters being thrown in as " quick fixes "for tension, rather than being entirely necessary for the plot.Do Hyun Je ( Cho Eun Ho), the Vatican’s werewolf ( not even kidding with this one) who ( for reasons unknown to most characters and viewers)seemed to like Yeon Seo. ( Admittedly, there was an arguable reason, but the revelation felt more like a rushed solution to erase the " fourth component for a love square", than actually an intriguing part of his character.) Then there’s Yeon Seo’s best-friend Kim Su Jeong ( Yoon Da Young) who is oblivious for a major part of the series to the supernatural, is dragged ineffably into supernatural scenarios for plot development and her later reactions are just lazily-written .

Adding to this, the seeming " threat" of Yeon Seo’s father as a "big bad" near the end of the series, should have been a decisive story moment , but instead, was anticlimactic and lacked development. ( Despite his intriguing paternal bond by blood *no pun intended* with Yeon Seo.) The ending wasn’t bad per say, but it was obviously a quick and thrown-in solution without any sense of completion or at least a cliffhanger to finally wrap up the web series .

So, what’s the best way to describe this web series and is it actually worth watching ? This entirely depends what you’re looking for in a web series. A quick binge-watch for something which is trope-filled and a time saver from a 16-hour drama? Then, yes. A well-written, original web series with good acting and casting decisions alongside an engaging OST? Then, it is advisable to look elsewhere because " The Sweet Blood" isn’t it.

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At least the outfits are good.

When I saw the drama was about vampires I got really excited to watch this. Turns out all my excitement was for nothing. At some point, I only remembered it was about vampires because they kept telling us so. They felt like regular humans who boast about not being regular humans.

What I can say about the story is that it all was for nothing. There isn't really any consequence for any of the character's actions, or any good action scene for that matter. Plus, everything happened in a rush. I feel like every plot point they had was abandoned and left unresolved.
The last episode was too boring (yes, even more than the previous ones), so I can't even leave the drama with a last good impression of it.

The acting was also underwhelming and didn't save the show at all. The music is also... forgettable?

Overall, I felt like it could at least be more enjoyable if it went in a complete different direction and decided to develop the characters and the story a bit better, even with the short episodes. All it would take was a good time management.

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Could've been better, but it's not that bad

Let start this review by saying that this was a decent, short drama where we had the breakthrough of one actor, decent female lead and decent side characters. The story is nothing new, but it was easy to follow. If you've watched the Twillight series before, you'll find some things that are kind of off and make no sense, just like in the original.
They really went ham on the makeup, the contact lenses. Like I wrote in the comments earlier, they tried to make some anime characters come to life. The effects were funny when they had a fight. And yes, from time to time it was cringy to watch, but if you pass all the things I've said before, it is not that bad of a drama. Probably could've been like 5 episodes and be done with it, but they decided to stretch it for 15 episodes, which is ... Okay, so would i recommend this to someone? Probably no, but If you are interested in watching this, give it a go, it's decent, easy to follow, decent actors, and some what decent acting.

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Not What I Expected But LMAO Anyway

So I kinda expected Son Yeon Seo and Song Meo Ru to ACTUALLY run away, so it was a little disappointing that it didn't happen. But, the drama was pretty interesting. I mean, you got a 118 year-old girl looking like she 17 just trying to graduate. Suddenly she's involved with another student because he's "The One", whatever the heck THAT meant. Honestly, the whole "The One" thing was the only thing I didn't understand whatsoever.

Son Yeon Seo is very closed off to herself, but I think she has enough patience to interact with people as long as they do it first. Song Meo Ru was very childish through the show, which was cute. He's very innocent, so him being "The One" was kind of weird, but it was still okay. Yoon Chi Woo was very...bold. He was bisexual, and it was cool because you'll literally NEVER see characters like that, much less second-male-lead. I felt bad for him when he got upset at Son Yeon Seo not having the same feelings as he did, but really think about it. What he did was creepy. Kim Su Jeong. This girl is self-centered when it comes to which boys like her. At the end, what she did to Ha Jin Seo was surprising. Ha Jin Seo, I don't really know what to say about him other than he's really lucky to get a girl like Kim Su Jeong.

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Insipid TV series. He could definitely do without it

The plot was outlined, but not deepened for the best, it had some big gaps, indeed it seems that whoever wrote the plot didn't try too hard, in fact to plug the various holes there were boring scenes like in the last episode we have only seen the appointment of two high school boys is enough, practically. Boring series, with the classic handsome vampire, which is pleasant yes, but in the end there was little concreteness in his character. The other characters have not been well outlined, a strong plot is missing, the personality of each single character and the action is missing, the clashes to say the least embarrassing not to mention the ridiculous effect of the wolf's claws, the series was made in 2021 , if I'm not mistaken, you could have worked harder with the special effects. And then where is the blood? It's a series about vampires but it doesn't do justice to this legendary figure, so we're left a little disappointed. The music, it seemed to me two maximum let's spread a pitiful veil. It seemed to me that whoever worked behind this series didn't want to do something good with it, it seems that nobody wanted to put in any effort, the bad guys who aren't real bad guys, the action that if there, is any is embarrassing and lose. Only worth watching if you're really desperate.

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The synopsis sounds promising. The end result was not.

On reading the synopsis of this series it sounded soo promising to me that I decided to give it a go. I mean, I'm a fan of vampire movies/series. So imagine my dissapointment in completing this series.

Story-7/10
I honestly was going to give this like a 6 or a 6.5, cause the storyline was a bit draggy and I felt like it was losing my attention in some of the episodes. However, the last episode threw a curve ball at me that I actually didn't see coming. But it doesn't solve the big bad issue in the series as both Son Yeon Seo and Yoon Chi Woo doesn't know who the big bad is. And that annoyed me. Cause it ends AND THEY DON'T KNOW IT'S HIM!!!!

Acting/Cast-6.5/10
It really wasn't that excellent per say and then they are given a script that is kinda week as well. Yeah, thier acting couldn't have saved this series, I'm sorry.

Music-6/10
It was okay, I guess. It's not really sticking in my head, so it's not really that memorable except for one song.

Rewatch Valu-4/10
I doubt that I would come back to watch this series. I mean, if I do comeback to it, it will be mostly for Kim Ji Woong's character. And I ain't got no shame in saying that.

Overall-6/10
Overall I give this series a 6. I actually don't see myself recommending this for people to watch. I mean, I basically forgot this series and bing watched the last three episodes. That's the impact that this series had on me.

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The trailer to the show had more action and potential then the whole show as a whole tbh. I can't say I didn't like it, it was short and entertaining but honestly? Like everyone says; it could've been SO MUCH BETTER. lol. Like the acting was okay, but it was so cheesy and long and I'm just dying at how funny it was. Like this was honestly a step up from Twilight but also a step down from everything else honestly. Music was kind of cool though; but it honestly was all over the place and I know they must mix vampires and werewolves together but honestly like it didn't play a point or maybe it did and I missed it? But everything else was okay and they were kind of cute too.

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Good Enough

Korean Drama "Sweet Blood" would probably have more appeal a decade ago, when Twilight was at the top of the pop culture, and vampire stories sprout out from everywhere. Now, they are considered a past trend and a bit cliche, especially if they are not handled with care. And, unfortunately, and although the drama had potential, it didn't ride the wave of strong episodes such as the first ones and blow off towards the ending.

The beginning of the drama, first of all, was quite intriguing. The story about the half human, her sassy fiance, the vinery business and the one myth were all pretty interesting. Unfortunately, everything resolved way too easily, which robs the satisfaction of the ending. The romance was weak as well, with just a few moments in the ending to support the whole love story and a one sided puppy love for the rest of the drama. That also ruined the love triangle, as the weak main couple did not support well the antagonistic plotlines.

Another major factor that made the drama look old, in addition, was the make up. White canvases with over the top red lips that screamed 'vampire' from miles were too much and made the drama look like a badly made tv movie, something that, otherwise, was not.

Finally, the performances from the actors and actresses of the cast were all great and the characters quite enjoyable.

So, overall, five out of ten.

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I love vampire stories so I was pretty excited when I heard about this. Then I read the reviews and was a bit apprehensive. In the end I still decided to watch it and my verdict is: it's not amazing, but it's also not terrible. Clearly not a ton of money went into making this and it shows, but they still managed to make something pretty pleasant with the budget they had and it doesn't look cheap.
The plot was not very complicated or original, but it was decent for a short little drama. The ending was a bit weird to me, I didn't get the resolution was there until we simply moved on and the show ended, I kept expecting more. The ending is also pretty cheesy and full of plot holes, unanswered questions, etc. The show also spends a lot of the last episode with side characters that barely got any screen time in the rest of the episode for some reason.
As for the characters, they're not very original or ground breaking, but the actors make the best of the somewhat lacking script and are overall pretty nice.
Overall, it was very middle of the road, nothing to write home about, but a fun quick drama to watch if you want a fun vampire drama that doesn't take itself too seriously.

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