From start to finish I can say that I have not been so heavily invested nor impressed by a drama in a while, as I have been for ‘The Smile Has Left Your Eyes.’ I rated this drama 9.5 because it is near perfection: there weren’t any moments were I cringed at awful acting or dialogue nor did I feel any episodes to be boring or irrelevant. Rather this drama made me the restless and excited for the new episodes each week and will miss it a lot now that it is over.

Plot/Writing: This drama is very well done, so much so that I cannot simply recover from it. It is beautifully written with many heart wrenching moments but, also light and fun parts too. The drama itself is best described as a mixture of suspense, ill-fated romance, psychological thriller, and tragedy. As well as having an intriguing story line, it also helped that the actors were consistent in their roles and any unpredictably in their characters further added to the suspense of the drama. If I had to say a negativity of the drama it would be that a few things were not clarified in the finale episode but, this doesn’t pull away from the fact that this drama was still amazingly done.

Acting: The supporting character’s in this drama were all relevant and their acting was relatively impressive. Park Sung-woong plays the role of an overprotective brother to Jin Kang exceptionally well. However, I did feel that his character lacked towards the end perhaps due to last minute changes or adjustments to the script. Jung So Min plays Yoo Jin Kang who is a kind, forgiving, and sympathetic person one thing I admired about her character was how strong willed she is and how she isn’t naive as most female leads are. Her is strong in her abiltity endure everything she has experienced and move on from it, and her optimistic nature helped Kim moo young- InGuk’s character a lot in wanting to become a good enough person to be with her. InGuk plays Kim Moo young a calculating and manipulated man with a past so troubling that he can hardly recall the events of it. InGuk was able to emote very well in this drama- I was able to see the transition of his character who was emotionless and decieving into a character who wants to redeem himself and find true happiness. Together InGuk and So-Min Jung’s acting was outstanding and faultless. Their chemistry is very evident, they had sharp, witty and amusing dialogue in every episode. Even simple glances between them, or stares were very intense and full of hidden feelings and curiousity. I easily felt all the emotions they went through till very end of the drama which is why their chemistry is truly a remarkable and memorable one.

Music: This drama has an amazing OST. One of the most emotional songs of the drama is sung by no other than the main leads Seo InGuk and So-Ming, the song is called ‘star.’ It’s melody is flawless and helps the drama to convey a more melodramaic theme. All the songs in this drama perfectly fit the emotions each of the characters in every scene.

Rewatch value: I would definitely rewatch my favourite scenes of the drama rather than watch the entire drama again. The reason for this is because ‘The Smile Has Left Your Eyes’ was an emotional rollercoaster which I don’t think my heart couldn’t take another round of. This drama is honestly one of the best dramas of 2018.

What are you still doing if you haven’t watched it? Don’t miss out!