My Demon (2023)

Good to Unwatchable

The script and acting and direction IMO made it impossible for me to watch after EP 09

I really liked it up till the two main characters got romantically connected then it was so cringe I could not watch it and I love romcoms but IMO it was poor in every way.

The female lead should be better than this, but it was shot as if she had not been acting from the age of 10.

The terrible presentation of the two lovers was incredibly bad, poor storylines (Script), poor acting of these romantic storylines (Both Actors) and awful direction (Director).
I tried watching the remaining episodes, but I find I am skipping 80% of the dialogue, it's so bad.
Stopped watching it after EP 14 moved on to many other much better drama's.

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As boring as watching paint dry

As the saying goes: "Expectations are the root of disappointment."

Despite the promising casts, this drama fell short of expectations, leaving me thoroughly disappointed. While it had an intriguing start, the narrative took a nosedive as it progressed. The perplexity of Dohee's decision to give up the fight for the company remains inexplicable to me. With a demon as her companion, what could possibly induce fear in her? :[

The narrative, midway through, hinted at potential plot twists surrounding the villains, aiming to engage the audience's imagination. However, this attempt at complexity fell flat once again, failing to deliver the anticipated twists and leaving the audience with unfulfilled expectations.

And... The final episodes added little novelty to the narrative, presenting a familiar plot that lacked originality. The forced happy ending for the couple felt like a repetitive trope. Truly a wasted potential. I feel bad for the casts.

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Never Experienced a drama like this before

Wow k dramas really can bring me to tears like no other. This drama has done something I have not personally experienced from any other. Let’s get into it.

First off, love the character dynamic of the Main Leads(MLs)
Headstrong business woman with a traumatic past, and a eerie present with a hidden vulnerability( She desires a stable, and reliable protector/ “salvation” is what she calls ML).

And a Carefree business man who is also a very powerful demon who sees humans as insignificant soul banks.Until he meets FML of course ;)

Both putting on a front of commitment-phobia by the way.(in the beginning)

~ This is a long review~ proceed if you like to read

[PSA]I’m only going to speak on what I liked because what I disliked is very trivial now that I’ve finished the series.

*The tattoo and power transfer was unexpected but it made the story more interesting

*I liked that the relationship build up wasn’t rushed or slow and it didn’t overshadow the storyline, it actually gave it some dimension, kind of like a soft pillow after being punched in the gut:)

*ML pursues first, despite FML being attracted first. He fell harder and He fell in love pretty quick for a demon with commitment issues. It was cute.


*ML was very willing to protect the FML and help her with all the BS going on with her “family” despite pretending to only care because of the tattoo

Now for the parts that really surprised me;)

In the typical drama, after the MLs becomes an official couple, there usually like 2 intimate scenes and then a random breakup and then something crazy happens, they get back together, kiss and the end.

We rarely get to see a drama where the MLs becomes a actual couple and we as the viewers get to witness the full intimacy of their love.

This drama does that!!! Theres cuddles, 1000s of hugs and kisses(exaggerations but close enough). There’s super cute couple moments and funny moments and cute nicknames. It’s was really like watching a actual couple. Two supermodels as a couple ?. And when I say kiss I mean all kinds, pecks, full on making out, slow kisses ,hard but tender kisses even passionate ones with actual emotion and not stiff at ?OMG I was f”*cking dazed !!! And then the pillow talk and sweet nothings!! Ahhhhhh! And let’s not talk about the fact that the ML lead a horizontal tango right after the first kiss. He was HOOKED! So romantic. When I say watching this felt like peeping into an actual loving married couples life sometimes…I’m sweating, and manifesting ??Please send me a Gu-won.

The last thing this drama did that I have not seen before is…
It didn’t trying to completely change Gu-won’s baddie character?. Let me explain

Gu won is a demon, hear that? DEMON! the devil to be precise. He makes his deals, takes souls and he has done it well for 200 years. And it’s not at all moral. At all. He’s not a saint and doesn’t pretend to be one outside of protecting his wife(Do-hee). He views humans as nothing more than ticking clocks. He can be very ruthless and almost villain like at times. and this stays his stance throughout the entire series. I REALLY liked that because I’ve noticed a theme in dramas where if one of the Main characters isn’t a favorable
or “good person” they do a complete 180 and rebirth them by the end of the series, completely overhauling their original description. We don’t always have to have saint like MLs, he’s a demon for the love of..nvm… The FML did not run away crying because she saw the MLs ruthless behavior she understood what he was even before they got married; it shook her a bit when she saw those red eyes and him air chocking a woman to death but in the end she was willing to stand by her man for evil or for worse haha, he was actually the coward there. I think she understood that he was crazy af and the LITERAL DEVIL to the world but he was her husband and a cuddly bear protecter WHO WOULD SACRIFICE IT ALL FOR HER, ya know. that some deep loyalty fr. So sweet Tehe. Like I’ve literally never watched a drama where the FML just let the ML do his thing without crying and running away. Very different.

Now don’t misconstrue my point. Gu won had major character development but it didn’t turn him from a demon to a rebirthed human or angel. He was still very much a demon at the end, he still reaped souls and made deals, he just became a more mature demon with a tiny bit more of a moral compass and a sense of purpose.

Lastly for anyone who cares, the side character weren’t a bore. I was very much entertained with the antics. The villains even had dimension.

This drama also made 16 episodes feel like 30 but in a pleasant way. Some ppl are complaining it was drawn out but we literally got a full on 10 different Acts in a 16 episode series. That’s talent. No part was dull and it all connected. anyways

Highly recommend 10/10

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Bad acting from lead pair - one time watch for the visual that main lead pair is bringing

Just my personal opinion. I started this series just because of kim yoo-jung. But ended as a fan of Jo Hye Joo. Even though she only had a few scenes her screen presence was good.
Acting wise main pair was not good at all. May be production team might have thought like they can sell this drama based on looks of lead pair. As usual Song Kang again shown us that he is only good at make out scene and not in acting.
VFX was nice. Even the OST.
Kim Tae Hoon, Kang Seung Ho did a fantastic job in this series.

I would say this again : :D Special mention to Jo Hye Joo, she should get a main role drama soon. She was perfect.

I wont suggest this drama to a any person

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They both look so good together ❤

Can’t wait for this K drama next epsiod. All Kim Yoo Jung’s clothing style truly is sophisticated. Her acting skills is impeccableThe casting for this duo is insane, I can already feel their overflowing chemistry ?
I thoroughly enjoy this movie Mr song kang is a brilliant actor. His leading lady sets this movie OFF so well I have been enjoying Korean movies ever since the day it came on Netflix. It brings me joy?I know but I enjoy movies a lot and I find that I now have many Korean actors and actress that I like and admire. The writer of this movie is super talented and he captured every aspect of what the movie is all about I say BRILLIANT just BRILLIANT!! Song Kang is not just a handsome man he has a lot more going for himself. And he is a man that knows what he wants. SUPER TALENTED in every way possible GOD have him many GiFTS of TALENT and wow wow he is useing it well. It is a pleasure to meet him on my tv screen. Best wishes to you beautiful soul. ❤

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Average, Over-Hyped Drama: Recycling Fantasy/Makjang Storylines

Being a Netflix production, this drama already had created a buzz even before airing. Now at the end, the only thing that worked for it were the stunning visuals, addicting main OST & chemistry of the main leads. It had created a great build-up of the mystical element but loses it with the lackluster revenge plot, unnecessary past life stories and conclusion that was just there cause happy ending is needed. Had already posted about it but this drama should have just kept with the modern story and wrapped up in 10-12 episodes. But alas - they stretched it so much that what was initially exciting became super boring & you just fast forward to finish it out of frustration than eagerness.

What Worked:
• Stunning visuals & chemistry of the main leads
• Initial, good build up of mystery around Demon & FL (power-exchange) and family fighting for power
• Cha Chung Hwa as Noh Sook Nyeo- just because she is a fantastic actress!

What Did Not Work:
• Unnecessary inclusion of past lives (the historical era of the main leads).
• Antagonists were not written well. Felt they cropped up randomly only to be beaten up by an OP character & just lost with no conclusion.
• What was the SML doing? What was his need - unnecessary love triangle to be written off easily?
• Comedic elements that just don't work & were not needed (the office workers, the gangsters, the secretaries & ML/FL's futile attempt at it)

The show borrowed a lot from fantasy and makjang dramas given it was centered around a mystical character & family fighting for power. But rather than taking it to another level or giving its own flavor/twist, it fails to bring anything unique and becomes dragged+ boring. What initially excited me: Love story of Demon & Human amidst Family Feud, gets stretched to a point that it breaks and is not digestible. It would have been better to end in the modern setting with his powers returning & discovering the identity of the antagonist(s). Extremely disappointing - especially since I had high hopes with the premise & this is my first drama of Song Kang.

My verdict to Binge or Skip? SKIP IT!
It is an average drama - so my advice is to skip it and use your time to rewatch your favorite fantasy dramas or something else with a better story.

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My Demon: A Promising Premise, Disappointing Execution

I went into this show positively. I loved the visual chemistry of the leads, the idea of a supernatural romance, and the use of the fake marriage trope. I was also excited for this knowing that the writer behind Mr. Queen (one of my favorite dramas of all time) was on the production team. However, when it got down to watching the actual show, waiting week after week for those two new episodes, I found myself utterly frustrated and disappointed with the outcome to a show that held so much promise.

I'm going to start with the positives. Kim Yoojung was pretty solid in this. The banter in this show was entertaining. The chemistry between the leads felt organic and not forced. The family business power struggle storyline was pretty interesting, as with the whodunit aspect. The gang was a super fun addition and their presence wasn't too overbearing or too missed. Overall, the direction wasn't terrible and the story finished in a way that wasn't super unsatisfying. An average k-drama at best.

Now, with the negatives. I can't fathom how this script was approved with a 16 episode format in mind. This dragged IMMENSELY, especially in the second half. It tries to juggle so many storylines that they introduce pretty early on in the show and are left in the air until they dump it all to you in one dense chunk of an episode(I'm talking about Guwon's past, which was so obvious as soon as they introduced it). And you'd think that these stories could have filled out this runtime well, but no! We have so much unnecessary fluff to endure to pad out these 16 episodes. This show did not make me care about the secondary characters at all and pretty much everything that didn't have to do with Dohee and Guwon bored me to tears. And somewhere around episode 12, I started asking myself, "How is this not over yet? What else needs to be addressed?", and that thought became more and more frequent as the show progressed. You know how these plots progress? Dumb character decisions that make no sense and have zero motivation other than to extend the time spent on the plot. This show STRUGGLED with its episode count and it shows horribly.

And as much as I love the guy, Song Kang can't act (yet). I thought he'd be great as a intimidating demon character given his previous work in Sweet Home, but his line delivery was so stiff and awkward 90% of the time. I think the only times I found him charming were his scenes where he's playing this almost puppy dog-like character with Dohee, and some of his comedic bits actually worked for me. It's a shame the story focused so much on him, because at the moment(I sincerely want to see him improve, really), he is not fit for this role technically. But visually, 10/10, def pulled off the look of a supernatural entity.

While we're on the subject of the supernatural, the lore/world-building set up by the writer sounded super interesting to begin with. I loved the idea of a morally-deattached immortal finding his reconnection with humanity, but the rules of the extent of his powers were so loose and confusing. His powers just felt so loosely defined, as if they could be whatever they want for the sake of plot convenience. The idea that he must make contracts continuously or he'll start to combust also just felt very inconsistent. It's probably the weird pacing of the show(what is the exact timeline of all these events? weeks? months? i dont know anymore), but they only addressed the point of contracts/combustion like twice in the show, because if they did address more, Guwon would not be around Dohee as much and therefore limit the main plot's progression. They made a big deal about these contracts in the beginning of the show, too, only to be an afterthought later in the show. Disappointing, to set up such an interesting set of rules for your main character's species, only to underdevelop important parts of it and over use the parts that make the plot move more conveniently.

In the end, I can't say I'm angry at this show. It had me invested at times, gave me something to giggle at once in a while. If I didn't have such a hype for this show beforehand, I might give drama a worse rating, but at the moment, I just feel let down by something that should have been so good. And personally, I think it lies almost entirely within the script. I won't blame anyone for liking this show, but I just can't get over its lost potential.

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predictable af = boring

they have chosen perfect actors for the roles, but the serial was so predictable and after first three episodes it became so boring and it was like that till the end, overall it wasn’t bad but it wasn’t good -just typical kdrama that is sooooo predictable that it’s not even a fun to watch it :-( I’m not going to rewatch it for sure and I would not recommend to someone who is looking for a interesting/ entertaining story it’s just typical romance but with a drop of boringness. I’m just disappointed cause i really thought that it will be the drama of the year

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how can you ruin something so fast

watching this drama was extremely frustrating because the jeon guwon character fits song kang so perfectly but the writing was a crazy mess

it started off good, i loved the funny scenes, the drama, the romance, all the fantasy. but they completely lost me on episode 12 when they added plot over plot after lot's of pointless things that happened before.. and why add so much more drama with 4 episodes left?

i came in worried it would be like goblin from some stuff i saw beforehand but it was going so good... until it didn't. do i need to say anything about the 15th episode ending?

i was a lot happier about seeing guwon reuniting with his gang than with dohee lol ig that says a lot. last episode for me was around 20 minutes long, i watched in 2x speed and jumping a lot of scenes because i just couldn't care. the mom-son part was kinda good to see but also infuriating because of how they were both screwed by that man and she only actually felt for her son so long after he died.

until the 10th episode it was great for me but everything after became a mess that only got worse, i think it is a 7 stars drama in consideration of the first half of it, the amazing cast, the chemistry between the main leads and the humour. wasn't the worst drama ever but i just couldn't enjoy the end with all the plot holes, nonsense and rushed pass.

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meu demônio da paralisia do sono: DO DOHEE! DO DOHEE!

bobinho demais. é construído por aquela narrativa clichê que te leva pra todos os lugares que seu coração romântico quer ir e com um casal fofo que se entrosa muito bem.

apesar de não ser fã da performance do song kang, os momentos que ele mais brilhou foram ao lado da sua amada do dohee (kim yoojung).

vilão fraco, storyline confusa e mau construída, alguns personagens simpáticos e infelizmente pouco explorados. queria que o plot da ga star tivesse mais desdobramentos assim como toda vez que a gangue aparecia eu desejava que continuasse porque me faziam rir genuinamente. k-drama regular de fantasia, ficou entre bom e ruim pra mim.

obs: kudos para a beauty team que me fez ficar obcecada pela maquiagem da yoojung, estarei reproduzindo o delineado marrom dela any time soon!)

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"My Demon": Song Kang & Kim Yoo-Jung Deliver Sparks in Supernatural Rom-Com

"My Demon" like two friends over coffee. So, picture this: you've got this icy heiress, Do Do Hee, running the world with a frozen smile and steely gaze. Then boom, this cocky demon, Jung Koo Won, crashes into her life, all smoke and shadow, only to lose his mojo in the most embarrassing way possible. Talk about awkward! They're forced to team up, navigating a world of hidden powers and simmering secrets, all while trying not to set each other on fire with their undeniable chemistry.

Sure, the storyline might trip up here and there, but the banter between these two? Pure gold. Song Kang and Kim Yoo-jung have this crackling energy that just pops off the screen. You're laughing one minute, swooning the next, and wondering how someone can be so infuriatingly attractive. And the whole good-versus-bad, demon-and-human thing? It's not your typical love story, but that's what makes it so addicting. You're rooting for them even though it feels a little forbidden, a little dangerous.

By the end, you'll be misty-eyed (okay, maybe that's just me), but mostly satisfied. It's a show that leaves you wanting more, not because it's unfinished, but because you just want to hang out with these flawed, lovable characters a little longer. So, if you're looking for a fun, spicy ride with a touch of the fantastical, "My Demon" is definitely worth your time. Just grab your favorite drink, some tissues (just in case!), and get ready for a wild, heartwarming adventure.

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