365: One Year Against Destiny (2020)

Underrated Gem

This drama needs to be on every list compilation of thrillers in KDramas. The plot is quite unique and as the story unfolds all the characters are tied to each other in some way or the other. I binged this in two days - it’s so fast paced and gripping and only 12 episodes.

Story: A group of people are selected and get the opportunity to reset and go back a year in their life. Interestingly they get tied to a series of murders. Lee Joon Hyuk is the detective and Nam Ji Hyun a webtoon writer get together to solve the mystery.

Cast/ Acting: Good cast but Lee Joon Hyuk and Nam Ji Hyun clearly steal the show. There is zero romance but their chemistry is fire. Nam Ji Hyun’s female lead is so sharp , fearless and intelligent in this , I was in awe of her as much as Lee Joon Hyuk’s detective was in her ability to be one step ahead in solving the clues. Also the dog Maru - very important character !

Music: Don’t remember much of the album but it supported the mystery element of the drama.

Rewatch Value : I haven’t rewatched it except for the scenes in the leads. It’s because of lack of time, I should go back and watch it again.

Overall: Highly recommend this, what an underrated gem and really needs more hype!

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An amazing drama after a really long time.....couldn't get these kind of dramas again. The suspense and mystery and everything is awesome. A really good drama for all the people who want to die out of curiosity to complete the drama. I would suggest this to all the kdrama fans out there. Be sure to watch it and let me know your opinion.
Their acting....... and the story is just soo awesome...a must watch drama for curious minds. You'll be making a guess for every scene. Few scenes are predictable if you are master in these kindof dramas.....but most of the scenes are so unpredictable . You'll just fall in love with the show. Do watch it!!.

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twist after twist after twist, amaaazing!! based on the synopsis i was expecting more of time jumps, as in travelling between 2 different times. yet this drama is more focused around crime case and I'm not complaining. the storyline was amazing, i was hooked since the first episode, it was fast-paced and the storyline was packed which makes me never had a boring moment. i love it when one by one story of each character was unfold, and of course the series of plot twists during the last 4 episodes. the cons would be there are unexplained scenes (plot holes) especially about the real culprit. anyways, it's a great watch, so definitely recommended :)

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So Good Had To Review

I had a lot of fun from start to finish. There were endless plot twists and kept me at the edge of my seat for the whole ride in just 12/24 episodes. Even with no romance there was so much chemistry between the leads. I never write reviews but this time it was so good that I had to come here and write one because people are missing out on what I think was the best drama of 2020. The story asks the question "should we accept fate as it is or try to change it? will we be different if we changed it?"
A great thrilling watch that is not very dark or horrifying but perfectly thrilling. so it is safe to watch for those who are little bit faint hearted.

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The best time travel drama this year

It is one of the most underrated drama if i tell its not like a typical time travel it had me on the edge of my seat till the last episode and didn't get boring at all and they didn't drag the story to.
Rewatch value:I think it's worth only to watch it once cause you will know everything and it wouldn't be fun to watch it again.
Acting: It was on point everyone portrayed their roles very well and had a unique character.
Musi: I personally wasn't attracted to the music but some might like it.
Overall:It was a really good drama and its worth your time for people wh1o like mystery and time travel genre.

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This is my first review ever, so bear with me. I really enjoyed the series so read the rest while knowing that.

This is a time travel/crime/mystery show. Generally, there are two types of crime-solving stories. Most stories omit some aspects that can help the audience to figure out who's the bad guy or what is their motives. Some stories even show them. Unfortunately, this series showed us blatant scenes that not happened a few times. This was my main negative take away.

The story is very catching and makes you wonder even going back one year how much your life can be different or not so different. The time travel aspect is not complicated and easy to follow. The main characters were awesome in every aspect. Good acting and meaningful motivations behind their character arcs were the best part of the show. There weren't so many gender tropes and that is a huge plus for me. Even the preconceptions about some characters were reversed in a well-mannered way.

The ending is okay but could have been better. I wish they thought about maybe changing the story and making a second season as long as they had a good story.

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This drama was indeed very fun to watch!

I am a hopeless romantic and absolutely loves rom-com cliches, but this is one of the very few shows that makes me forget about romance. If anyone out there is a little turned off because of the face that there won't be any romantic scenes, STOP. Seriously, the clever storyline and incredible acting will make up for it.

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I felt the ending was poignant. Sure, LJH's character went through another reset and saved NJH's character. But going by theories of how parallel universes and time travel work in the universe, there are multiple timelines where Shin Ga Hyung remains dead, along with all the other reset participants. And, out of all the other timelines created, only one existed where the main protagonist was alive. It was definitely bittersweet when Ji Hyung Joo went beyond his efforts to revive his partner and create a new timeline, but I can't get the idea out of my head that the characters I've grown so fondly met such tragic fates multiple times in different universes, and there is nothing that could reverse that.

The only negative thing about this drama was that because there were so many plot twists and the storyline was intricately written, it is quite hard to rewatch it because you don't feel that thrill of 'What's going to happen next!?!?' anymore. If only I could forget everything about this drama just so I could watch it again and feel the thrill once more...

***this is not a kdrama, but when I was watching this, it reminded me so much of the film 'Searching'! I totally recommend this movie if you loved this kdrama. The move 'Searching' has an insane amount of mindblowing plot twists to the point I was gripping the edge of my seat throughout the full duration of being in the movie theatre, and I was unable to trust every single character! It was of the few movies that left me going like '...holy shit'. And a bonus to this is that it has Asian representation (main actor is Korean American I think) in a Holywood film, which I absolutely love!!!

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Extremely weak logic and motivations

Although I enjoyed the first couple of episodes, I found the editing and storylines to be really abrupt and jarring. It became really distracting because once you figure out the “trick” the show’s makers are using is trying to fool the audience it actually becomes boring. I really like sci-fi and time travel plot lines but they are the hardest to pull off. One way to make them believable is by actually slowing down and showing why we should invest in each character, good or bad. One brilliant time travel show that shows how it’s done is Kairos. This show, however, kept trying to distract you with plot twist after plot twist. It’s extremely overrated, in my opinion, to to each their own!

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This drama is one of the best dramas I've ever watched. Everything in it is new and not expected at all from the first episode. The acting, story, and the culprit are insane!! Really recommend it if you're interested. This drama differs from any action drama I've watched. The feeling To be suspected from your nearest friend, sanity, and everything is interesting. The main story might be similar to other shows, but the story line is different as well as the unexpected events and the well made scenes make you feel that the culprit is someone, but in the end it happened to be someone else.

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Intriguing and engaging high quality kdrama from MBC!

This kdrama is a highly engaging scifi thriller with hints of romance, with twists to savor! The cast nail it, the ML and FLs play dynamic characters with sufficient depth portrayed very well! The twists here are unpredictable! I bet you 10 MDL coins (MDL coins are hard to get for me) you'll guess the twists wrong! It's not just the ML, FLs, each of the characters has well-picked actors. Such a well-rounded performance! The OST is high quality too! Just stick around for three episodes, then you'll find it hard to drop out! Such is the pull and vibes in this kdrama! Don't mistake it, it has many warm and memorable moments too! This is a dynamic plot driven kdrama well screen-played. There's no extra bits added, each episode gets right down to business!

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I've been a loyal TVN and OCN fan for so long! This MBC kdrama just took me by surprise! I was going through some challenging times which office deadlines approaching and a stress prone routine. This kdrama helped me get through all that as I didn't have anyone with me to shoulder me at this time! The way this kdrama immerses me is priceless!

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