The Uncanny Counter (2020)

Must Watch!!

I loved this drama so much. The production, characters, storyline, and every else was just amazing! It was suspenseful, entertaining, emotional-- and stayed that way through the entire series. I don't usually enjoy action films, but this one was phenomenal. Watching these wholesome, loveable characters battling and balancing the evil in the world was so fun. The supernatural theme was incorporated naturally and the CGI quality was really well done... which is rare for kdramas.

also So Mun is adorable and I'm VERY much in love with Hana ---- all of the actors were incredible and played their parts beautifully

PLEASE MAKE A SEASON 2 IM BEGGING

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Perfect blend of fantasy, friendships, humor and thrilling adventures!

This drama is so fun and refreshing!

STORY: I saw this drama was based on a manhua, so I can't write all of the good things off to the writers of the series, but it was still amazing! The plot of this drama is quite unique for Korea, I really like the new things they're trying out. Since it's so completely new for Korea, I really feel like this is a series that could be good for first time watchers of Asian dramas (it's actually the first one I've recommended to my older sibling). The first time I read the description for The Uncanny Counter I actually didn't understand it at all, but I started watching it because it looked so out of left field. I'm sO glad I didn't let the confusing synopsis hold me back! The story is very well paced, it doesn't really have empty moments like most dramas do. I think that's mostly because the focus isn't on romance at all, and I've always preferred a heavier plotline with good relationships that are more in the background but still important to the plot. In this drama, I adored the 'found family' trope used for the group of Counters! The story behind Counters, Evil Spirits and Yung is worked out quite well, with a lot of eye for detail and little plotholes. It's very interesting!
My little sister is watching this drama as well, and she said something I totally agree with: this series will make you cry with laughter one second, and then just make you cry the next.

ACTING: was. great. The cast and characters being the Counters are all very very loveable! The cast does an amazing job at portraying the friendships and family bonds that connect their characters. The main character, So Mun, has become my favorite drama character really fast. He's so cute and genuine and Jo Byung Gyu did such a good job at portraying him. I'm very impressed by the whole's cast's acting, mainly in fight scenes. I obviously know they used stunt doubles too, but even then the cast have quite a bit of fight scenes where their faces are showing, so it's extremely impressive to me. The actors that portray evil spirits were also impressive. Lee Hong Nae, who portrays Ji Cheong Si, is at times genuinely terrifying. He uses his eyes and body movement really well to portray the evil of the spirits. Overall, I want to really tell the whole cast how amazing of a job they did.

MUSIC: Aside from the intro song (the instrumentals), I'm not that big of a fan of the music. I'm never really focused on the OST for dramas, anyway, so this doesn't really bother me. The sound mixing during the episodes themselves is really good, the songs never intrude on the scenes or feel out of place and when they play the intro during fight scenes it's really exciting and fun. The ballads that are part of the OST fit in during certain scenes, but when they use them to play the outro, it's often quite jarring, since most episodes end on a fight cliffhanger. But since that's not really part of the plot, I really don't care. As long as the sound during the episodes is good, it's all good for me.

REWATCH VALUE: Since there's more to this series than just a romance, but rather a web of crime, intrigue, a fantasy plot, good friendships, a found family and good character developments, this drama is extremely rewatchable. I'm really not a rewatcher as well, so this is a big compliment on my part!

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Entertaining, but lacking

The story itself is pretty unique, I haven't watched a similar kdrama before. However, my only complaint is that there isn't much of a story, background or depth to it. The characters' backstories weren't well-developed enough. I didn't feel anything when something happened to people close to the main characters. Ga Mo Tak's situation felt like it was inserted into the story to give his character a little more depth, same goes for Ms. Chu and we never really get into Ha Na's story. I just feel like the story and the character's backgrounds could be developed more for me to actually feel something.

The episodes are kind of repetitive, with Mun getting beat up like over and over again over 4-5 episodes. I also would've liked to see more of his friends because their friendship was just goals. I also felt like the last and ultimate fight scene had no buildup or climax, it happened so quickly and I wasn't really satisfied when the mayor got arrested. I was just like meh, whatever.

Overall, I see this drama as more entertaining. I wouldn't really watch it for the plot, but more for the funny scenes

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TEAM'S SUGAR DADDY OBSESSION

is it just me or everybody loves choi jang mul his personality is sooo cool and love how he is so nice to people and his attitude i'm in love with the music with he enters and ms chu and his flirting is soo adorable
HE IS THE PERFECT SUGAR DADDY FOR THE TEAM 😌😌🖤🖤🖤
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Emotional Rollercoaster of Amazing-ness

I did not plan on watching this but I did and I do not regret it. This show will capture your heart and make you cry, laugh, and jump in joy at certain times. They convey the emotions so thoroughly that you will feel like crying your heart out t times and other times you will be balling your eyes out. It's an amazing drama since it also depicts various problems such as bullying, abuse, social injustice, and how people held in higher regards can do anything as they're loaded with money. The amount of unfairness in this drama will make you yell at the screen but that is why this is so captivating because it catches your interest, and leave you on the cliffhanger, yearning for more.

Cast: The casting director had the work cut out for them but in my opinion whoever they are, deserves a raise. They couldn't the picked a more perfect cast than this. Jo Byung Koo is an exceptional actor and the emotions he portrayed as Seo Mun's character were so raw and real. You'd believe that he actually knew what getting stabbed felt like, that's how amazing this boy's talent is. I have seen Se Jeong before but I wasn't ever very impressed by her until now because she nailed Hana's character so meticulously that I'm shocked. She is now my favorite actress for being able to pull this character and let's not forget she also sang the amazing OST for this drama. Yoo Joon Sang and Yeom Hye Ran are my favorite ahjusshi and ahjumma ever especially Yeom Hye Ran because her sweetness and motherliness really made me sad at times and she was just wow at portrayed her character.

Story: The storyline is centered around Seo Mun and how and why his parents were killed. I love how they deal with the bullies in this show and the injustice---the injustice just makes my blood boil. I hate how the higher up's can just manipulate stuff and turn everyone. They just go on killing and ruining others' lives without any care as they just go higher and higher on the toadstool. The worst thing is that these things happen in real life but no one realizes cause it's all behind the scenes.

Ending Analogy: Watch it. I don't care what you think, watch it. If you're into mystery thrillers, scenes in which injustice gets overthrown, joy, and a lot of love. It's not especially a romance drama and it's very heartbreaking at times but you have to watch it. It's amazing so you have to WATCH IT!

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best of evil soul dramas

Even while reading the plot of the series is certainly interesting. So I want to thank the scriptwriter: Jung Do Yoon and Yeo Ji Na. Korean dramas are becoming more and more popular among evil spirits. There are many series that we enjoy watching, but unfortunately, the series that we are excited about have decreased. Korea is great when it comes to making dramas.
So I want to especially thank you. Director: Yoo Seon Dong. I'm your fan now.
As for the cast, the leading roles are great. actually
Jo Byung Kyoo
(So ​​Moon) This is the first time I've been watching him so closely. but from now on I think I will always watch. the main role made him look very solid.
And the last thing I want to say is that if you are a K-drama audience you should definitely watch this show. If you don't watch it means you have a big loss.

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I wasn't going to watch this because it stated it was supernatural and I usually stay away from sci-fi stuff but this series was absolutely awesome!!

From the fighting scenes to the wonderful chemistry this cast had this series definitely deserves a second watch.

I laughed, held back some tears, got angry, got happy-man, this series did so much justice I would be shocked if anybody gave this a low score.

I recognized some familiar faces that played in other series but I wasn't familiar with the two male leads.

Whenever I see a person who has mad fighting skills and I'm unfamiliar with them I will go and find something else they're in and will watch that and I will have to do that because of the two main male leads and the female who also could fight. She was awesome.

I liked the fact that this also didn't have that cliche romance stuff. I'm steering clear of Korean romances at the moment.

I'm glad a season 2 will be in the making but is dismayed that it will come out next year. All in all as I said before, this deserves a re-watch.

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Unexpectedly good!

I didn’t know what to expect from this drama. It was either really good or bad because of the fantasy, but I was really curious because it had high reviews.
From the beginning till the end the story was really good. It kept me hooked to watch more and more.
There is no love story, but you don’t even miss that. It’s all about teamwork, trust, friendship and fighting against evil demons. The balance between the older and younger cast is great! There chemistry between the 4 mainrolls are perfect!
I really hope there is gonne be a season 2 ^^!
Watch this if you want to watch some other genre than love. It’s worth it en refreshing to watch.
Love all the characters:).

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Solid but repetitive towards the end...

This drama about four demon hunters called Counters started off well with a solid set of lead characters, a good supporting cast, and even humourous motifs such as the spouting of curly hair when a person becomes a Counter. However, there's too much repetition especially in eps.13-16 such as the scenes summoning the evil spirits and evil spirits transferring in and out of various people, which could've been shortened once the viewers have got the idea. Without the padding the last four episodes could've been shortened to say two episodes.

The cast is strong and I liked how the Counters became a family and looked out for each other. The character So Moon is a bit wet and inconsistent even taking into account he's an eighteen year-old. At the beginning So Moon says he doesn't want to put his own life in danger because of his grandparents but as he gradually comes into his powers he becomes reckless, fighting the school bullies on several occasions and then hunting the Level 3 evil spirit Ji Chung Shin alone. Also, the scene where So Moon's other world partner Wi Gen takes away his power doesn't make sense. When Wi Gen's original host was killed she was in a hurry to find a new partner but later she's able to leave So Moon's body and hang around while interviewing new partner candidates. Really?!

The supporting cast of goodies and baddies is generally good although I didn't like Choi Kwang Il who played Mayor Shin. Choi was stiff and had only one expression, which was essentially the same one he had in the drama Vagabond. I liked So Moon's best friends Woong Min and Joo Yeon and would've liked to have seen more of the three of them together aside from when they are supporting and comforting So Moon.

I originally gave The Uncanny Counter an overall rating of 7 but changed it to 5 because eps13-16 was repetitive and really dragged as a result. There's also not enough to re-watch.

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Not cliffhanged but always edged.

Food analogy: Dry but hot and spicy Ramyeon with a little a little to no soup (soup being romance) but lots of veggies and gravy, that even after being unconventional keeps you wanting more.

It was deliciously complex. Although the trope of the story is overused and at the present time, which isn't (heh!) So I look at the storytelling. The storytelling was not perfect, to be honest but it was quite enjoyable.
You can be relate to the motions on a personal level but not be totally engrossed in the story because this is about some supernatural stuff, which is a good thing Coz it gives u space for other dramas and webtoons ( also I watched it while it was ongoing. Sooo.. u may disregard the last line)

The acting was fuvking great, man. I had only seen Kim Se Jeong once, but she was hit. Everyone never fell short.
But the show stealer was LEE HONG NAE.
Damn boy.. he made me sympathetic as well as hate him at the same time.. also hats off for such a well written character.

The ost's are ear pleasing and apt. Good enough to be in my playlist for a long period of time atleast.
This show is a 10/10 for me.

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Wasted potential

First of all, i couldnt watch this drama to the end. There are two reasons for that.

When i first found this drama i was really excited about it, cause i have never watched this kind of show before (i mean korean supernatural ghosthunting). My biggest dissapointment is that the supernatural theme is not the main focus of this show. WHY, why on earth screenwriters make up some kind of political corruption plot in a noname city, when they have actually really cool supernatural ghosthunting lore??? Why? Just why... I guess koreans like politics or what, i dont really know. I really really liked the ghost hunting supernatural part of the show, why dont you build whole plot around it? Thats the first issue.

The second issue is that there is a lot of badass heroes, why they cry SO MUCH? I swear everytime the main character started to cry i rolled eyes. It was so annoying, just KICK ASSES, dont cry for god sake. I get it, koreans like tears, but do you really need the main hero to cry in every other action scene? It was so annoying.
To me it is completely wasted potential.
But to be fair i really enjoyed action scenes, combat was actually pretty cool but thats about it.

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One of my new favorites

10/10 is my rating. This is a 2020/2021 South Korean fantasy, mystery, thriller series with 16, 70 minute, episodes.

Set in the fictional city of Jungin in South Korea, a group of Counters are charged with ridding the world of evil spirits. The evil spirits posses human hosts who have either committed murder or are evil to the extent they would be willing to. Being possessed by the evil spirit compels the human host to kill and “consume” the spirit of the victim making the evil spirit grow increasingly strong and more difficult to extricate and send on to the spirit realm. The Yung, God like inhabitants in a realm that exists between Earth and afterlife, team with people who are in the half living state of medical coma and allow them to live if they agree to fight the demons. The Counters are not only restored to health but also are given supernatural powers and superhuman strength. Ga Mo-tak (Yoo Jun-sang) is an older male Counter who is much stronger and more forceful than the other counters. As a former detective he is also able to use his investigative skills to hunt down the murdering spirits. Do Ha-na (Kim Se-jeong) has the ability to sense when a human hosting an evil spirit enters the Counter’s territory. Choo Mae-ok (Yeom Hye-ran) is able to heal others and as an older woman is motherly and nurturing. To cover their real purpose, the counters run a noodle shop around their busy demon hunting schedule.
In the beginning of the series, there was a fourth Counter Jang Cheol-joong (Sung Ji-ru) but a super powerful Level 3 (Level one being weakest) evil spirit kills him and consumes his spirit. His Yung companion spirit, Wi-gen (Moon Sook) has to quickly find another partner spirit and winds up drawn to and pairing with a young, non comatose, teenager, So Mun (Jo Byung-gyu). This unique pairing leads Wi-gen to believe this young person, who is slightly crippled on one side, has something unique to offer. To convince the young man, the team offers to heal his crippling injury and allow him to talk to his parents who were killed in the car accident that injured him when he was only 11. Soon the team finds that they desperately need the help of this young man who proves to be the most powerful and diverse Counter of them all. As the team fights many battles together, their bound grows into that of a close knit family. They find that tragic events in their past also tie them together and compel them to risk everything to send perhaps one of the most powerful and evil spirits they have ever encountered to the afterlife.

Spoilers*. I am a huge fan of supernatural and action dramas. I like strong male and female characters a complex yet easy to follow plot and lots of character development. This series had it all. The main character was such a cute and likable young person it was easy to understand why the group would so quickly and deeply take to him. The action scenes left me wondering if the actors were doing their own stunts because they were amazing and very fluid. There was a little romance sprinkled in although that was in no way a central focus. The central character’s growing skill was fun to watch. We were immediately drawn in and hooked to the last scene. It ended well (not sad) and plot points were wrapped up. There will be a second season but do not think that means this one did not wrap up. It stood lone well yet has some elements that would nicely carry to the next season. Highly recommend this series.

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