See You In My 19th Life (2023)

One of a Kind

I am not a big fan of reincarnation in shows as I find it more miss than hit, but with this show? It was a total hit. I loved seeing glimpses of all the past lives throughout the series and how it makes Jieum the way she is in modern time. It is light and not difficult to understand with some mystery elements that kept watchers wanting to come back to figure out what they were. While the history of the ml and the fl was heartbreaking to learn about, it was a unique, beautiful story that was told in a fantastic way. The second ml and fl I enjoyed all the way to the end and at some points was more interested in watching their story over the main plot. The show started good at episode 1 and kept great until a satisfying ending.

The OST in the show was absolutely fantastic, especially Star by Colde and Silence by Sunwoojunga. Whenever a song was playing, it is a fitting mood and suits the atmosphere of what is happening within the series.

Favorite character of the series was Kang Mingi played by Lee Chaemin. I loved the mystery aspect we got with his character, learning more about him, who he is, and the role he played in everything going on. Plus... his acting was phenomenal.

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Disappointing Show

Unfortunately, it was one of those shows that you lost interest in after you watched half of it, but continued to watch just because there wasn't a lot of episodes left for it to finish.
The concept of the story is nice but not well executed, shame considering the good cast.
I started watching it after i read of the story and for the actors, but was very disappointed with the show in general.
Alot of things ended really fast and without any good conclusion and some miss opportunities to improve the story.
And i think the budget wasn't that high as they were constantly returning to the same sets for the scenes and wear the same or similar clothes all the time.
The Makeup work was REALLY BAD especially for the main Actresse as it made her look older than the others, even though her character should be younger than the others leads.
Watch it just if you don't have anything else to watch.

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Amazing!

I absolutely adored this drama from start to finish! But i just felt like the ending wasn’t really satisfying for me. I wished they had at least extended the episodes and showed how she (female lead) fell in love with him again, and i also wanted to see more of the second couple!. But overall, i would say The show was executed flawlessly, with every episode delivering the perfect combination of romance and drama and The emotions were truly top-notch, and I found myself completely invested in the characters and their stories. Overall, I would highly recommend this drama!

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"잊기 싫어. 기억하고 싶어."

Have you ever wondered what your closest friends would feel like if you died? What would they do? How would they remember you? Moreover, would you want to witness their grief yourself while being around them as a completely different person? Those are the challenges the main character Ban Ji Eum has to navigate on a daily basis.

?️The drama explores grief and the ways to cope with it - letting people go or holding onto them at all costs. Do dearest memories outweigh traumas? Should we live in the moment and forgive? Ji Eum has 19 lives worth of suffering, and worth of happy moments too, but she can't erase one and keep another. She has to make a choice between her long desired happiness and her friends' wellbeing. I feel like the plot relies too heavily on inyeon 인연, but I like that the characters still have to overcome challenges in their next lives to end up together, like Secretary Ha and Cho Won.

?️The drama is heartwarming, not heartbreaking, and it kept me engaged very well. Except for the truck accident for which I still don't understand the motive. I absolutely adore the child actors who all did an outstanding job, and not just for their age. Shin Hye Seon is truly amazing, especially in the emotionally intense final episodes. And Ahn Dong Goo? Where did this guy come from? He has an incredible quiet energy.

But I was more interested, how did Ji Eum's gender identity and sexual orientation change as Ji Eum was reborn in both female and male bodies?

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Great story, concept and executed almost perfectly

This is a really good show.
I liked the concept and the direction of the show.
Well directed and acted by everyone including young child actors.
Story about love and family.

The leads are really good. I liked the FL more. Since she had to carry the show. She played her character as very straight forward and on your face type of character and I loved it. Makes sense though, she had lived so many lives and got no time for nonsense lol she's also tall. When she talked to one character in the beginning I was damn, she's tall ?

She can be funny and charming. She asked the ML if he wanted to date her on the first episode lol though she was trying to get him to remember but still funny
The ML is good here and he gets the job done. I didn't hate him not sure if he has much range though

And of course, the secondary couple is a will they, won't they type of story.
The second FL seems to always play best girl. I wanna see her in more things. She always seems to play very sweet and lovable characters
As an anime fan, it's nice to see a reincarnation story done well here.

Some nitpicks: The hotel subplot about turning it into something like its former glory seems forgotten by the writers lol.
Oh also, there's a drake song, instrumental version that keeps playing randomly lol
It was weird and distracting.
I think I'll watch this again but probably in 2 years or so lol
Oh funny notes: I think it's funny that 99% of her past lives were Koreans
Definitely would be nice to see other people represented besides that one Spanish couple. Hey, better than nothing. That beef stew she made looked amazing and hope the actor actually liked it ?

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Nice start but left with so many questions

This drama has lots of promotion there and it was an impossible mission not to watch it. Love the cast, i think all the roles suited very well and it was filmed nicely.
The idea of it is quite good, but the story became so bland after the discovery of the guilty characters. "It was a mistake to get the truck to hit a car", or "the brake pedal didn't work", if the purpose of accident was to just give a scary, why the brake pedal didn't work. Everyone get their punishment so light and simple. The ML worked in hotel, i haven't seen any work related scene in a hotel, just in the office flipping up some folders (for me this is where a drama goes down, as needs involvement in the work related area). The ML is reach but always takes a taxi, he has a secretary, but that doesn't mean that he needs to be the driver too. He discovered all the flaws of father's mistress without any action (maybe he already had everything when he was in Germany, but still i would love to see the detective side of it). Another thing at the beginning his father throws something and hits him hard, but at the end it shows that the father was protecting him. Not linked together at all, is this really fatherly love? There is no chemistry between leads, the only moment i felt it was when they were dancing on the pierce by the sea, other than that i didn't feel it all, even both actors are very good and gorgeous.
All there are many other misshapes, but i don't want to spoil for the people who want to watch it.
Is an ok drama, but is over rated.

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Refreshing & magnificent cinematography, Shin Hye-sun as a sucker for love is very delightful to see

Decided to watch this as the clips trend a lot on various social medias. All I can say is that I'm so thankful that I watched it and finally succumbed to Shin Hye-sun's brilliancy and found myself binge-watching her filmography now.

I am glad that this series is not the stereotypical webtoon drama that I often heard or watched. It's fantasy-romance, but definitely has the refreshing aura in it, as it's very new storyline to pick on. I like to see the story when it's the female lead who pursues the male lead, instead of letting it flow naturally and becomes boring they-live-happily-ever-after plot, and Shin Hye-sun is definitely pulling off that kind of role more than well.

Thanks to this drama I found another favorite actress to watch for!

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meh

The first 5-6 episodes were overwhelmingly strong, sure there was not much innovation there, or things I have not seen before, but the mostly excellent casting & the fantasy elements offered solid entertainment. However the second half of the drama just fell flat. The focus shifted from the fantasy romance to other far less pleasant things and some of those make very little sense too. Also why would there be a need to give the father personality adjustments in a pre-produced drama. To me it seems like the screenwriter was really not prepared for this, but even if this were live filming, the pacing would still feel far below average. I have read the webcomic after finishing the drama & in my opinion that one is far better. Yes the ending is still very bad, because I always hate it when "superhero" characters get a normie ending , but at least throughout the comic the author focused on the right things and there were some nice epic moments after all the buildup, which cannot be said about the drama.

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This was such a disappointing watch…

I really thought this was going to be a 10/10 drama for me because the beginning left such an amazing impression on me. The first couple episodes were so engaging, and I loved the female lead and her very fresh, confident attitude. Then.. the drama got bogged down in weird “car accident” drama (which was never really resolved?? idk I wasn’t paying attention cause that entire plot point was such a snoozefest) and the leads’ relationship took a weirdd nosedive. I felt like all of a sudden their chemistry disappeared (or maybe it was never present to begin with?) and I could’t for the life of me recall why they were even into each other in the first place. Just the pacing and compatibility and the romantic development was all weird and off somehow and I could’ t figure out why. I just sped through the latter third of this drama (no regrets because it just stayed boring). I guess the only redeeming point was the ending because it did surprisingly leave me a bit emotional and teary-eyed. But, overall, I expected so so much more from this drama, especially based on the two main leads and the extremely solid start that the drama had.

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beautiful, but plot is slightly different from what I hoped. Nevertheless, actually rather nice.

As someone who has read the webtoon before watching the kdrama, I felt that story-wise, they dramatised the story a bit too much as the addition of some of the new components and twists in the story occasionally made me feel like the story was a bit too much at times, and the middle episodes felt somewhat dry. However, with the plot twist in the later episodes, I felt myself getting hooked again into the plot as the FL explores her previous life, so personally I feel that this drama started strong, went a bit weak, then ended on a strong foot.
The casting for the actors were perfect in my opinion as Hye-Sun portrayed the devious, extraverted FL perfectly, and same with Bo-Hyun in his role as a somewhat brooding, proud ML.
The OSTs for this drama were an absolute bop, I'd recommend "Down (Juicy Juicy)" by Jo Yuri, "Star" by Colde, "Here With Me" by Doyoung, and "Secret" by YELO.
As much as the drama was nice, these are probably one of the dramas that I'd watch once and then leave it sitting on my list because as much as I felt it was nice, it wasn't great enough to hook me in that much to rewatch it.

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An amazing take on human emotions/complexity when dealing with past

Yo I can’t even begin to say what I love about it.

First off if you are looking for lovey Dovey romance go watch King The Land.

Be ready to go on an emotional roller coaster and get your soul go through a blender. If you are not a Korean speaker you better take a shot of espresso before watching as this show deserves your undivided attention.

I like Shin Hye Sun from Mr. Queen now I am full on in love with her and I will watch anything she is in going forward, Ahn Bo Yun also does an amazing job throughout and their chemistry is just next level.

Everything about this show slaps and I am looking forward to rewatching this and exploring more layers and dimensions of this amazing work.

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The best drama

Es uno de los mejores kdramas que he visto. Tiene todo lo que me gusta, te hace llorar, te deja con intriga, es divertido y muy emotivo.

El tema de las vidas pasadas me gusta mucho porque creo firmemente en él, y me encanta cómo fue tocado en el drama.

El romance entre Seo Ha y Ji Eum me gustó mucho, porque no hay mucha resistencia entre ellos, Seo Ha va conociendo de nuevo a Ji Eum y se vuelve a enamorar de ella <3

Pero ese finaaaal, me sigue doliendo. Cuando le dice “Puedes irte”. Nooo, bastaaa ? lloré mucho, porque a pesar de que todos hacen lo posible para que Ji Eum siga en sus vidas, ella ya no los recuerda y eso me duele mucho.

Igual me gustó demasiado, se convierte en uno de mis favoritos <3

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