Flower of Evil (2020)

The Best Bittersweet K-Drama Ever!

It's no joke that I rate this all 10/10. This drama absolutely is the best!

Pros:
- UNDOUBTEDLY the BEST crime-romance drama so far. Yes, there are good crime dramas and there are good romance dramas. But if you mix those 2 genres, FLOWER OF EVIL IS THE BEST.
- No plot holes (Trust me, I'm sensitive about plot holes but I couldn't find any in this drama)
- Solid plot. No time-wasting on unnecessary romance scenes.
- Easy to understand the story. Usually, crime dramas require high thinking capability. However, Flower of Evil comes with a brain-friendly package, yet so powerful.
- 15/16 nerve-wracking episodes.
- It really broke my heart. (The watchers will be grabbed to this drama eerie and gloomy atmosphere)
- The writer(s) of the story is sadistic, they love to torture the audience's feelings.
- Long mystery. This is the longest mystery I've experienced in the K-Drama so far. This drama won't tell you who is the actual serial killer for a while and THIS GIVES YOU TIME to guess who is it.
- Don't worry if you're confused about the story in the first 4 episodes. Episode 7-15 will answer ALL of your questions.
- Actress and actor's acting is good, especially for Hyeon Su. It's hard to act as a feelingless person, but Hyeon Su did well! Even when he's crying, even though it looks unnatural, but that's how a person diagnosed with (I forgot the term) feelingless syndrome cries.
- Moon Chae Won (her beauty is on another level lol).

Cons:
- The comedy is not that much, but actually, this supports the drama atmosphere. This is not actually a con, huh?
- 2 unrealistic scenes (where Jiwon should have dealt with the criminals first before coming to her beloved husband), Jiwon is a police officer after all.
- Isn't Chaewon (Jiwon)'s make up was too thick for a police officer?

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Highly recommended

When I first read the plot, as intriguing as it was I didn’t feel like watching it, I just felt like it was too much for me to handle with all the crime stuff
Buttttt
I started watching anyway and let me tell you, I don’t think iv seen a crime show so perfectly executed, there’s enough romance and enough Heart felt moments.

The actors have come such a good job, you can literally feel the emotions go right into ur hearts.
They had absolute chemistry, and even the child actress nailed her part at specially being cuteness overload...

You have to watch it even if you prefer light hearted dramas, this drama Is going to be one of those dramas that are going to stay on the popular charts for a long time lol I can already see it.

It isn’t hyped for the wrong reasons, it’s well deserving of the hype,
Definitely recommended.

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It's good.

There are some aspects that I'm not a fan off, for example that she didn't discover that he was Do Hyun Soo herself and only found out when he was coming off the anesthesia. I also felt the amnesia was a little unnecessary, I understand what they tried to do with that: a new beginning in which they can choose each other freely. But for that we'd need more scenes of them instead of the angst being dragged until we only had seven minutes to make us believe they found their way to each other and everything worked.
I felt it was unnecessary and it took time away from other scenes between them that could've been more meaningful, a good example of them choosing each other again could be marrying once again, this time with his own name, and with his family (his sister and his friend, and also Eun Ha and his mother in law, of course) present.
I didn't hate it because the angst of them brushing fingers with the rings on and him not taking it off was *cheff kiss* but after all the previous drama I wanted more fluff of them "after the storm" for the final episode.
The story overall was interesting, it was a little predictable at times and I think they could've made some of the characters more complex, but I liked what they did with the main couple and some of the secondary characters.

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If you think you have watched the best drama ever than you obviously haven't watched Flower Of Evil yet. There is so much I could say about this drama but honestly I don't have the words and I don't think I ever will. From day one I was there painstaking waiting for subs so I could watch the first episode all the way until the last day where when I saw the episode get uploaded and finish subbing I knew it was the end. Lee Joon Gi has tremendously improved in his acting skills since 4 years ago and he really brought his character Do Hyun Soo to life. Everything Do Hyun Soo went through all the emotions he portrayed felt so real that it moved me every time. Moon Chae Won coming into this drama I didn't know what to expect out of her because it was my first drama of hers but let me just say I was not disappointed. Throughout the drama when Cha Ji Won went through something her acting always made me feel sorry for her. Jung Seo Yeon is such a good actor for a child and I was impressed watching her, she was very cute the entire time. This is the best drama I have watched out of my nearly 50 K-drama's. For my final line I would like to say thank you for all the staff and the rest of the cast. Thank you for still filming this drama even with the tough time the world is going through.

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Can I say Flawless?

ok, but I saw this series right when it released and it has since forever been my favourite series of all time! The acting, the story just everything about this was purely amazing.
Lee Joon Gi has been my fav actor ever since lawless lawyer, but even for how much of a wonderful actor I knew he is, his performance here, I could not take my eyes off the screen, it's been a long long long time since I saw such a dedication towards a character, like there would have been no one better than him! Truly his best performance till now!
Moon Chae Won really understood her role well, we got annoyed by her when he was annoyed by her and we cried when she cried and when she cared, the way she portrayed her care towards someone who could not understand love or any emotions, that scenes will forever give me chills!
Their daughter and her love for Egg tarts were my parent's fav part, I can confirm! yes, because of this series, my parents love dramas!
And the villain, his terrifying self, his past, his interactions, were just * chef's kiss *!

For me, no other series comes nearly as close as this one, and I can and will re-watch this as long as I can!

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You should watch flower of evil

It's has great storyline. Genuinely original story. Very interesting. You won't be able to leave your seat even for a sec. Very intense
Aww Joongi is such a cinnamon roll ❤️ so so glad for him that he seems to have good people by his side now.
True love wins 💜😭
Flower of Evil is a beautiful love story that will linger in our mind for a long time
Do Hyun Soo is now officially our fave character @actor_jg...thank you so much 😥🥺😭💜 I am going to cry. Flower of Evil deserve an award from.the director to actors TVN should recognized the effort and talents of their drama..because almost all..hallyu artist

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One of the best dramas this year and the most thrilling drama I've ever watched

I just finished watching the final episode and I'm really emotional right now. I was so scared about being disappointed by the ending but it didn't disappoint me at all.
I started watching this drama without any expectations so I was so shocked at how good it is. From the first scene itself I was hooked! The OST at the opening was enough for me to know this was going to be good. I was on edge from the beginning and episode 15 almost made me lose my mind! The story was so unpredictable and all the twists and turns made this even more enjoyable. The story really touched my heart. To me this is not just a thriller story that makes me excited but it gives some really good messages. The way everyone made hyunsu believe he's incapable of feeling emotions made me so sad. If only someone helped him instead of blindly believing rumours and hating on him and harassing him, I believe his and haesu's life would definitely have turned out different. Even Baek Heeseong wouldn't have become how he is if only his parents decided to talk to him about it and get him help instead of brushing it off and help him cover up his mistakes all the time. I also loved how strong, clear headed and understanding Cha Jiwon is. She's definitely going to be one of my favourite female leads of all time. Anyway I loved how well all these characters were written and the actors did a very good job portraying it.
All the actors did a good and convincing job. And I was so charmed by Jung Seoyeon's(eunha) acting. She was so cute and did a wonderful job even during the emotional scenes. The main leads, Moon Chaewon and Lee Joongi, also was so good at portraying their characters and their chemistry was too good. I was most impressed by Kim Jihoon. He did an extremely good job and I was so convinced by his acting.
Another thing I love the most about this drama is it's OSTs. All of them are so good especially 'Feel You'. That song made me emotional whenever that comes on. It intensified my emotions tenfold whenever that played on a scene. I have been listening to it on repeat since it's released and I don't know when I'll stop.
There's one more thing about this drama that should be mentioned...the ending of each episodes. All of the episodes ended in such a way that I couldn't help but be impatient to watch the next one. It almost made me regret watching this while it's still airing. I actually only watched the 15th episode yesterday since I knew it's going to drive me mad and I won't be able to wait another week.
So overall this was a really good drama and it's one of my favourites this year. I loved everything about it and I am so glad that I decided to watch it.

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WHEN ACTING BECOMES ART.

This drama is very hard to review. It's quite impossible to be unbiased when you are facing such great performance as those of Lee Joon-Gi and Moon Chae-won. The first time I was so pulled in by their acting that I forgot everything. The storyline is quite confusing, not because is a bad story, but I guess it's the classical case of wanting to put too many cookies in the jar. As a thriller with a limit of 16 episodes (more would have been redundant) it's very hard to follow the story of a serial killer active for generations and with ramifications into high up family, government and police. Add to the mix false IDS, family secrets, psychological issue and it's really too much too handle. Thankfully, a STELLAR cast among wich: Gong Mi Ja, Kim Moo Jin, Choi Jae Sup have a way to act while explaining that is superb.
I know I sound like a groupie, but seriously, Joon-gi and Chae-Woo reached their peak with this drama. NO EXCESSIVE CHEMISTRY between them. Just a normal MARRIED couple going through hell. Bravi.

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A masterpiece

Beautiful, twisted, heart-warming, thrilling, mysterious, agonizing, saddening, the list goes on. Having just completed the series, I feel a bundle of emotions. While the series can be categorized as a psychological thriller, it’s also very much about romance, love and family. Every week I kept coming back and becoming entirely engrossed in this world.

Lee Joon Gi and Moon Chae Won are some of my most favorite actors so I came in with high expectations and to be honest, they far exceeded them. Both embodied their characters so beautifully, expressing a wide range of emotions, they truly brought the characters alive. Also their chemistry was amazing.

As for the story, it was very well written, pacing was good, suspenseful, emotional and kept me engaged throughout. I also truly loved the contrast between the mystery/ thriller and romance aspects of the story. It’s not often that you see the love story of a married couple, nor the love between father and daughter. Everything about the story was wonderful. If I have to pick one flaw, I would say it is the last episode. Although it was beautiful, I felt it would have been better had the story ended at ep. 15 and the contents of ep 16 being an epilogue of sorts.

Music really played a role in tying the series together. Ost was excellent and made each and every scene even better. Feel You by Shin Yong Jae was easily the star, hauntingly beautiful just like the drama.

It was a wonderful experience watching this drama, however I don’t want to rewatch it again because the suspense element would be gone. Instead, I will remember this as one of the best dramas I’ve seen all year if not all time.

Watching this drama is a must. You don’t know what you’re missing,

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Loved it.

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! Watch it now!

Unpredictable Story made it more interesting and it'll keep you curious until the end. Every episode was worth watching. Not a single boring scene. Honestly I couldn't imagine that who will be the Killer...
Lee joongi is definitely Best Actor & his selection of Dramas is admirable. I'm impressed every time by his characters, he literally nailed it in this one. His expressions and dialogue delivery, OMG. Moon Chae won , She was stunning and her acting too. They both looked Great together and their cute little Daughter, So Adorable. Ideal Family for real.
One of the best drama of 2020.Go, Watch it.

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Interesting

Reason for watching:
I watched this show because the trailer kept coming up on my Netflix recommendations.

Reason for finishing:
I really wanted to know how it ended. This drama is a more gritty one than a lot of others and does no shy away from showing the slightly more gory parts of the story, that being said there is also many lighthearted and tear jerking moments in this show (especially the ones revolving around family).

Characters:
The characters are all very morally grey. In some ways, its easy to empathize with them, and in others, its very easy to completely disagree with their course of action. Although these characters are not all considered 'good' people (and I would go as far as to say that the main character isn't a good person either), they are very intriguing to watch they all act quite unpredictably.

Overall opinion:
There are many frustrating moments in this show, there are many adorable moments in this show. There are also many moments that make you go 'huh?' (like the fact that Ji Won is so forgiving). I do feel like some parts of the show got slightly over complicated for no reason, and there were period of time where the show felt tiring.

Reason for rating:
As for the representation of mental illnesses, I can't clarify weather or not they are done well in this show, but something tells me they were used in a slightly cash-grabby way, as opposed to an educational way. This show also kind of almost promotes improper police behavior (I'm not sure if that comes across the way I intend, but I hope it does). 7.5 stars because those things really did make me think twice about all of my opinions on this show and the message it was trying to portray.

Erin,
xx

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