--All the characters are likeable:
I always have a problem with the lead female character of any kdrama. I find them very annoying or clumsy or
childish -That's why I stopped watching "The Healer". Here, the female is perfect. On the other hand, I've always loved the cliche personality of the the lead male character - very cold and unsmiling. In "kill it", the protagonist plays this role on another level.
Note: You can definitely feel the chemistry between characters. That's better that kissing and hugging scenes.
The other characters are sweet and funny, but they don't lose the drama's tone.
--Fast development of the story: Unlike other people, I found the story very fluent. Everthing was revealed at the right point of the story, and the fact it was only 12 episodes long makes it easy to watch.
The OST: I haven't listened to a good OST since "The K2". It's excellent. It's the first time I like all the songs. Even though my native language is Spanish, I am trying to learn the lyrics. Then, if you don't want to watch "Kill it" because you have read negative reviews about it, at least listen to the OST. You won't regret it.
SUBTLE SPOILER:
--Right ending: The ending suits the story. Even though, it is not what we hope, it is what we expect.
Note: For our hopes, there is an extra scene that makes us feel satisfied and to some extend pleased with the drama.
My wish: I would love to watch another season even though I know it will be irrational to fix the ending. However, I won't be mad if they do it.
ADVICE:
If you are so used to romantic comedy. Then, I would recommend not to watch it, but please listen to the OST.
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Kill It is a dark intense Korean crime drama that discusses nature vs nurture, illegal organ harvesting, research ethics and medical ethics. The drama is about a professional killer (Kim Soo Hyun) who kills for money and is trying to find out about his past, and an ex-ballerina turned detective (Do Hyun Jin) who is trying to solve the mystery of the serial killings. Soo Hyun was adopted by an experienced professional killer for hire who taught him the profession, and has almost no memories from before he was adopted. I loved the story and finished the drama within two sittings. This drama had a lot of grey areas. Although he is a murderer, Soo Hyun is no where close to being evil, and at times I really felt bad for him. The cast was great. Jung Hae Kyun as Do Jae Hwan was great as the main villain, and I really hated his character. The music was good and fit the drama very well. If you are searching for a happy-go-lucky drama then this drama is definitely not for you. If you are searching for a drama with an amazing story that touched upon touchy subjects, and isn't afraid of watching dark and intense dramas then this drama is for you. Overall I would recommend this drama, and the ending made my eyes water. Was this review helpful to you?
The main characters are actually likeable. Maybe that's because of the backstories they have. I kind of like a character more when they have an interesting backstory, and believe me, these ones have pretty good ones! And the actors were also amazing! They did their jobs pretty well. I literally didn't know any of them before, but I am already in love and want to watch other dramas with them.
But do you know the thing I loved the most in this drama? The OST! The OST was really good, I'm always listening to it. I must tell you to try it since it is pretty awesome and your life's gonna change!!!!!
Now, I feel like I should talk about the ending...... IT WAS THE BEST THING EVER MADE! Ok, maybe I'm exaggerating, but I have been waiting for an end like this since I started this drama watcher life. And the best thing is that I wasn't even expecting it! I admit I was thinking what would happen once she discovered he was a killer, and what happened wasn't even part of my thoughts. Maybe that surprise and the fact I actually would like it is what made me like it so much.
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I know that the story would not be happy end It was a very excellent story and I don't even have words to describe the last episode It was interesting and Sad and perfect .He lived without memories Kim Soo-hyun was killing his targets and disappearing He want to have a passion from people
This drama has been good so far, I really hope for a good ending that will satisfy all of us who watches this. The plot is actually nice and I very much like the story. I'll definitely watch this again after the drama is completed. I was actually so confused at and I did not expect his father to be killed by his son
first, then I started to understand the whole situation of the story. I really like their acting, especially Chang Ki-Young. I wish him to have more offers like this, being an elite assassin suits him well. It's just so sad
Thanks for an interesting, sweet and sad story.
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The thing that strikes me about Kill It was that the underlying story was compelling. Horrible? Sure. A little ridiculous? Definitely. But if it is the role of art to exaggerate to teach, then Kill It had a lot to say about the commodification of people.So it’s a damn shame that it didn’t say anything at all.
Kim Soo Hyun (played with the charisma of a dead tree log by the usually appealing Jang Ki Yong) is a veterinarian who is also a professional killer. Lee Young Eun (played with weirdly inappropriate sexual overtones by Nana) is a former ballerina turned cop who is chasing him. These two have a childhood connection around a shared trauma that brings them back together again and exposes a horrible conspiracy around experimentation on unwanted children.
Part of the problem is that I didn’t connect with any of the characters so didn’t really care what happened to them (with the possible exception of Kim Soo-hyun, whose arc was strangely under-developed considering he was the male lead). And the reason for that was entirely in the approach the writers took to tell the story.
Telling the story of these children from the ground up would have been a dark but fascinating story. But instead the show chose to tell the story from the other side.
Blank-faced assassins, helpless damsels, and rich men sitting around scheming just isn’t that interesting – unless the blank-faced assassin is dogmatic and determined and his motivation is entirely about revenge for the horrors visited upon him. A half-hearted blank-faced assassin who’d rather be playing with puppies might sound good on paper but this is supposed to be a Korean action/thriller, not a Guy Ritchie film.
They should have concentrated on the human aspect of the bioethics issue rather than throwing things together in some sort of plot soup of hit men, drug runners, organ smugglers, chaebols, corrupt politicians and human traffickers. That would have been a really tragic and compelling story.
I’ve come to realise that action thrillers are suffering from the same problem that romcoms are. They’re written from a template and the only thing that changes is the [insert childhood trauma caused by evil scheming chaebols] plot outline.
I also think the writers were trying to give a Healer vibe but Healer wasn’t a stone-cold killer for a reason and Healer had clear reasons for every decision he made. Which brings us to the way in which this show ultimately fell down: the core relationship between our male and female leads. At least, I think this was supposed to be our core relationship. The problem is it never made much sense.
I never knew if I was supposed to be shipping them, feeling aggrieved that she was being lied to, seeing this as some of doomed tragic love story, or what. I felt none of those things. Apart from the odd maelstrom of misplaced sexual longing, these two never connected: either as childhood friends or adults brought together by circumstance. Certainly not as potential lovers (although I live for the day a kdrama is brave enough to go there).
As a consequence, what this show lacked was an emotional core. It disassociated its characters from the emotional resonance of what had happened to them and so it failed to resonate with us, the viewer, as well.
The saddest thing about writing this is I can’t even mock the show in the end. It had all the ingredients of a much better drama. It’s not that bad, it’s just generic – even boring.
There’s no need to see it – you already have.
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As far as the acting went, it was nothing out of the world but it did meet the bar required to effectively tell the story of the characters. The male lead made me care for him despite the fact that he had the same expression throughout the show. It worked in his favor too and sold the "serial killer with a good heart" persona quite well. The female lead was your standard formulaic supposedly 'strong' heroine. Conveniently playing the damsel in distress when it mattered and the right amount of dumb to keep prolonging the story. There were some very interesting side characters that I wanted to know more about and see our hero interact with but I guess the creators were short of time.
I did feel that there was more action and less depth in the drama. You feel for the characters but not enough to really be invested. Regardless, it's an excellent time-pass. There are some very heavy moments, some good dialogue and badass fighting sequences to keep you hooked. While I don't think this drama is something that stays with you long after you finish it, I do think it's good while it lasts.
Enjoy!
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A brainless direction
First three to four episodes are good after that I didn’t seen any effort in the plots and direction, and zero romance. The most utter blunder or brainless thing what I observed is, the international assassin who is well and severely trained always keep his office and house open that to his secret room where he hide his sophisticated weapons and a laptop which had the details of his previous missions or contract details, and a cold blooded assassin becomes a social service person. I can understand why they directed this way because initially in order to show him more talented as a assassin he didn’t left any clues or proofs that’s why in order to arrest him they did that major brainless blunderWas this review helpful to you?
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After OCN 'Trap' I was so looking forward to another suspense thriller twisting exciting crime drama, Lo and behold, it was terrible, it started well then confusion because of too many names to place, the children numbered & killed?, 'your father wants to kill you..', thus begins the puzzle board. Many asked if Seul Gi is the daughter of ML/KSooHyun -- how was that possible? Yes some viewers commented .. ah .. its the 'cloning', 'insemination', 'organs for sale' etc..., it still left some plot holes & pieces of puzzles to fill in & not making any sense. Why do one create a story of protagonist & the antagonist with family ties?, like sending the adopted daughter to a 'police academy', i mean won't she hunt you down 'the father' for these unforgivable sinful crimes later on in life? Clearly she would have suspected the father had some connections to all those killed already but did not take action, come on you are a great 'detective' ! It became draggy & boring after the first half. Glad it was just 12 episodes to finish. Overall, fairly poor production and after reading on Wiki the CEO of the production was accused of embezzlement & taken over. Maybe that's why? The end part was stupid as well. Why sent in the 'swat' to the scene & pumped in so many bullets at ML? Why the overkill? Still no answer what the 'blue eyes' is about. Nationwide this drama was rated very low. Hope there is a better OCN drama production coming up. Was this review helpful to you?
It is nice if they come in a romcom drama
Ost, the ost of this drama is amazing sometimes all the ost are not good but these ost are amazing especially Take out my heart ?
Acting, all the actors did an amazing job Soohyun Hyunjin are amazing Soohyun has completed a difficult task hyunjin/Nana also did an excellent acting her acting is so emotional ?
SUBTLE SPOILER:
--Right ending: The ending suits the story. Even though, it is not what we hope, it is what we expect.
Note: For our hopes, there is an extra scene that makes us feel satisfied and to some extend pleased with the drama.
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The actors were able to play their character and even Nana who was inexperienced waws able to pull it off. One thing I didnt like was that the main lead was too cold, I know he would be based on what he went through in his childhood but I wanted him to speak more.
The OSTs were okay nothing wow about that.
It didnt really make me to love it but I finished it because I was curious and I can also say that I didnt mind the bittersweet ending.
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I see this series has a good rating and has gotten some good reviews. I guess it's just not for everyone. If you don't mind slow paced dramas, that are mostly dialogue, you might enjoy this one. Otherwise, I wouldn't recommend Kill It.
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Now getting to the negative side of this mess. The story was amazing and gripping until around episode 6. I don't know what happened after that, but it got so boring that I found myself looking at my phone screen more than the TV. It felt as if the writers had no idea where to take this drama and they just threw scenarios together hoping it would make sense. Unfortunately the whole show was filled with plot holes and even after the end I have some unanswered questions. The whole thing was also very confusing at times.
Surprisingly the ending made me feel empty inside, which is a feeling I usually experience after finishing a drama I really enjoyed, but this might just be due to the way it ended.
Overall I really do not suggest this drama to anyone. Go watch Healer or any other thriller/action drama instead.
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