The Uncanny Counter (2020)

Action packed, emotional and funny

The Uncanny Counter is an action-filled drama, having both emotional and light-hearted moments.

I really liked the relationships between the Counters. They're a found family - they bicker and banter, but in the end they have each other's backs. I wish the show explored more about their partners in Yung. I liked Mae-ok's backstory about her son, which played a big role in the communication between Yung and the Counters. I felt like Ha-na and her partner rarely got any screen time, so I'm not that sure about their relationship. I really liked Mo-tak's backstory and his involvement in the police force. I think it really gave more depth to his character. My favourite thing was how So Mun didn't abandon his friends the moment he gained his Counter powers. He still stands up for them and hangs out with them, which was really sweet. A shame he has to hide a lot of what he does, but at least there are people who care.

I really enjoyed the first half of the show, but after episode 12, the plot really began to drag on. There was a lot of unnecessary exposition and the show seemed to lose its direction in the second half. I really didn't like how they randomly introduced a character only to kill him off half an hour later. It seemed like the show writers were trying to elongate the show just for the sake of it. I read that they had to change writers halfway through filming, so that could have contributed to this problem.

Overall, this show is definitely worth watching. Although it does get a bit boring and strays away from its roots, the emotional finale makes up for it.

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A drama that will hold a special place in your heart. / Deep, Beautiful and Funny.

I began watching TUC without any expectations, since at that point I've never heard of it before and it wasn't that popular in my area. However, it became my favorite kdrama of all times and the counters hold now a special place in my heart.

The story was beautifully written with lots of emotion and depth. Each counter has its traumatic past that was amazingly written without making it feel ankward like in many other dramas. The character development was there and their growth was really beautiful to watch.

Acting was done right. We have 4 leads with impressive backgrounds behind : Jo ByeongKyu, Kim Sejeong, Yeom Hyeran and Yoo Junsang. Honorable mentions to Lee HongNae. - played Ji Cheongsin I think it was ByeongKyu's first lead role and he did an exceptional job.

OST : I'd like to recommend Sejeong's OST "Meet Again", an emotional song written by her that will deeply touch your heart.
The rest of the OST was really cool as well.

So yes. TUC is a must watch, deep with many lessons, but also funny that will heal you in the end.

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A solid storyline with memorable characters and fantastic acting

This was my first time watching a superhero -style drama, and it definitely set a high bar for me. The writing was exceptionally good, focusing more on the relationships between the characters, as well as individual development not just for the sake of the plot, but for better understanding of each character's actions and motives.

Ji Cheong Sin stood out as a memorable antagonist, with the actor's creepy rendition of his final struggle between himself and the spirit that possessed him. His arc was well paced and as a viewer, I was thoroughly invested in the whole thing. Baek Hyang Hee, as well, was a formidable antagonist that carried her own weight, even though she was a minor character. Her struggle with Hana was well thought out, with the two as polar opposites but evenly matched.

Each of the Counters had their own stories, and losses, which were introduced in a heartfelt way. From Mo-tak's heartbreak, Ms. Chu's grief, and Ha-na's guilt, each time we learned more about them my heart broke even more.

The mayor's drama was a little too drawn out, in my opinion. Towards the end, I started getting bored with Noh Chang-gyu and Cho Tae-sin's infighting, though the scene with the water bottles was one of my favorites. I liked that the serious tone of the story was sprinkled with some absurd humor to lighten the mood and remind us that all is not lost.

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Great TV series

Finished watching this TV series a few weeks ago and I loved every episodes. The main character was so loveable and I was rooting for a happy ending for him. Certainly felt every emotions he went through in his journey to get a closure about his parents death.

Each main character is unique and they made watching the program enjoyable with their sense of humour and character. The badass character was really good looking and played his part really well. Good looking bad boy!!

Exciting program which makes you want to binge watching until the end just to see the good triumph over evil. Definitely rewatchable as well. Loved it 🥰😍

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It's Just A Masterpiece.

The overall script is perfect . The way the story line carry from start to the end is just AMAZING.!!!!!
And the Acting of all actors and actress is perfect.
Especially , Jo Byung Kyoo who played as soo mo , his acting is really skillful.
I become a fan of him from now on..

If you like fantasy , superpowers and investigation, just try this drama. It's amazing!!!!
At first, I didn't expect anyting from this. But after I just finished Episode 1, I attached to it. This drama makes me excited just from the start. And I really love the friendship between Soo Mo and his childhood friends.
And I also love the bond between soo mo and counters.
It makes me feel warm.
Some scene , it makes me emotional and cry with the actors. I want to say the actors did really great job.
I get the emotions they sent. I really enjoy this.
I want to say that agian. This Drama is a Masterpiece.

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Review of “ The Uncanny counter “

STORYLINE:
- I honestly realllly enjoyed the whole concept of this series, now is there still some unanswered questions?? I would say yes. Like for example Why and how did he basically become the portal btw yung and the human world?? Why him?? Now those questions could be answered in the next season but there are some plot holes that were started and never really... finished. Like why did the mayor kill that girl?? But besides the little nagging plot holes, the rest of the show was quite enjoyable. And also I don’t appreciate how they would throw in a character only to off him in the same episode
ACTING/ACTORS:
- Now this is the first drama I’ve seen jo byeong kyu in and honestly I’m impressed. He managed to get me attached to not only him but the people around him too. Nailed the crying scenes like a boss too.
- In fact this is the first time I’m seeing any of these actors and I’m genuinely impressed with their performances.
MUSIC:
- Honestly the ost slapped hard. It was so good that even when I wasn’t paying attention to the music when certain songs came on I would find myself subconsciously singing along.
~ Overall, this was a great, enjoyable drama and I can’t wait for season 2!!

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Primeiro, super indico a todos assistirem. Minha review tem alguns spoilers, então apenas leia se já assistiu e quer discutir um pouco sobre essa história excelente com alguém que também amou tudo.

Não existe uma pessoa má ou uma pessoa boa. Existem situações e sentimentos que as levam a cometer atos maus e bons.

Entretanto, So Moon, era uma pessoa extremamente boa. Olha, digo facilmente que me apaixonei pelo personagem dele logo no começo. A relação dele com os avós, com os amigos, com os pais e principalmente com os "colegas de trabalho" era linda, generosa, honesta. Se buscassem uma pessoa ideal para ter essa profissão de lutar contra os piores espíritos da Terra, devendo ela ser a melhor pessoa existente, com certeza essa pessoa seria o So Moon. Ele era bom de um jeito humano, real, não de um jeito fictício padrão, ele via o mal, e não era cego quanto a ele, não havia hipocrisia ali.

Ga Motak ganha como meu segundo personagem preferido, a personalidade dele, a necessidade de fazer o bem, a relação dele com os outros caçadores, e o espírito paternal dele com o Moon me faziam ficar com o coração quentinho a cada cena. E falando em relação paternal, não podemos esquecer da Sra. Chu. Não precisa de muita explicação de como ela é uma pessoa boa quando o próprio poder dela é de curar as pessoas.

Isso me leva a refletir sobre o poder deles, a necessidade de salvar a todos foi o que os motivou a seguir como caçadores, e acredito que seus poderes são como a sua força de vontade para fazer o bem se exterioriza para o mundo, como eles sentem que podem salvar a todos. Motak tem sua grande força, Sra. Chu cura as pessoas fisicamente, Hana tem uma grande sensibilidade aos pensamentos dos outros, acredito ser aqui o mais complexo dos poderes pela minha teoria, ela queria salvar sua família, mas não sabia quão mal eles estavam pela grande perda financeira e do orgulho. Ela não sabia. Não podia ler as mentes deles, ela também era apenas uma criança. Agora, como caçadora ela consegue sentir a todos, ler seus problemas, e finalmente entender seus medos, e assim ajudá-los.

Do outro lado, temos os vilões. Ji Changshin, primeiramente também não era só mal (se é se podemos falar isso). O caso dele é mais complexo. A infância conturbada, a necessidade da afeição de um pai, e um provável problema mental (me ajudem psicólogos), fizeram ele se tornar apto a abrigar um espírito maligno de maneira tão boa. Aqui encontra-se o que comecei discutindo, não existe nada só bom ou mal, existem circunstâncias, claro, a menos que você for um espírito maligno. A mente conturbada de um jovem criado para matar o transformaram no demônio retratado. Mas como disse, ele era apenas um jovem que queria ser amado pela figura paternal, podemos ver isso claramente demonstrado na relação dele com as crianças e, se me permitem ir mais longe, ao fato dele nunca ter atacado os avós do Moon para ameaça-lo, como o espírito fez quando estava no corpo do Shin MyeongHwi.

Especulações e reflexões a parte, a série nos demonstrou que o mal existe entre nós, e que nem todo ser humano nasce mal, mas também ninguém nasce bom. Nascemos e somos moldados pela vida. Há aqueles que apresentam índole negativa, e talvez estejam mais propensos a cometer o mal se virem seus objetivos frustrados. Os espíritos malignos iam atrás daqueles humanos com pensamentos ruins. O mal ali começava com a pessoa, o espírito apenas incentivava. A escolha sempre foi do humano.

Minha última ressalva será feita em relação ao Shin Hyuku. O menino teve uma infância difícil tendo o próprio demônio como pai, já que podemos ver que o Prefeito Shin MyeongHwi sempre foi alguém que só se importou consigo mesmo. Grande necessidade de falar aqui que isso não justifica as ações maldosas dele com os amigos de classe e nem com ninguém, mas nos cria uma parâmetro de porque ele agia assim. Ele queria ter controle de algo, se mostrar forte quando em casa ele não era ninguém. Compreensível, mas não aceitável. Contudo, no final temos ele sendo possuído pelo espírito, fato que me deixou reflexiva sobre o porquê. Pra mim ele não era alguém mal, o que se demonstrou verdadeiro quando ele se desculpou com todos que fez coisas ruins e reconheceu tudo que o Moon fez por ele (sou só eu que queria ver eles amigos???? *Corta para a cena de eu chorando com eles no banco de trás do táxi e o Hyuku deitado no ombro do Moon* T.T). Enfim, pra mim, o espírito só conseguiu o possuir porque ele já tinha atingido o nível 4, tendo poder suficiente para atingir alguém que não possuía grande afinidade com ele. No corpo de Hyeoku, quando o Moon apareceu, ele logo fugiu, o que talvez demonstre que ele realmente estava mais fraco por não estar em alguém totalmente compatível com ele.

E é isso, amei o dorama. AMEI. Um enorme parabéns a atuação de todos, chorei em cada cena emocionante porque os atores me fizeram sentir a história de uma maneira que apenas uma série boa com um bom elenco consegue fazer. Os caçadores pareciam como uma verdadeira família, eu ria quando eles riam, chorava com eles e me sentia orgulhosa com suas conquistas como se fossem minhas.

Como sempre, te amo OCN, nunca deixe de ser assim e fazer meus dramas favs. Amo você também Jo Byung Kyoo e foi muito bom ver a SeJeong de novo (Always I.O.I).

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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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Great action, funny and drama all in one

I didn’t expect that I would enjoy this show. I just clicked on it out of curiosity and was hooked from the first few minutes. Action packed scenes were great, the actors and their doubles were great. It was nice to see the doubles featured with the stars at the end of the show.

It was funny in a not slap stick kind of way. The dialogue was witty and how the actors delivered it with their facial expressions was what made it funny. This group of five Counters was what you’d call team work. They were there of each other and loyal. Each character had their own issues but instead of being all sulky about it, they were there for each one and supported them through it. Even the two besties were great. It would be great to have friends like that.

It had its drama moments mixed in, but I think the show was well balanced. It just frustrated me that the evil sprits were super strong and it took everything from the Counters to defeat those but I guess we would have had a shorter drama if the evils were defeated too soon.

Nice wrap up to the story though. All in all a very good one.

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100% RECOMMEND!!

Currently this show is in my top 3 favorite dramas!The casting was genuinely perfect for each character and i couldn’t stop watching since each episode left you with more questions that needed to be answered. With the episodes being an hour long, there was never a dull moment where I felt the need to skip through scenes. The ending did feel a little bit rushed ,but the show would have dragged if they did it any other way. The sound track was kind of loud in some scenes (where it distracted from the show) but imma just sum it up to me having ADHD. Overall this show made me feel many emotions (mostly sad) and I will eventually do it all again.

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Uncannily Amazing

If you like Fantasy-Action with a young protagonist in a team based setting kicking a$$, then you would love this drama. It is somewhat similar to the anime Jujutsu Kaisen and Demon Slayer, minus the killings. The drama was unexpectedly good with a deep storyline (or maybe it is actually expected seeing it was adopted from a webtoon). As someone who hadn't read the webtoon, I don't know how it is compared to the webtoon, but as a drama it was amazing.

The drama had everything a good drama should have. It had happy moments, sad moments, funny moments, serious moments, it had everything and they were properly balanced. The characters were well written with their own background stories as well as the villains. The cast looked great and did a great job in their respective roles. The protagonist had a lovable and funny character and the team mates were unique with their own charms. The OST was beautiful. The VFX was good too.

Overall I think it is a very worthy watch if you like action fantasy dramas and should give it a try for sure.

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