Dr. Frost (2014)

I personally liked it. I have only read chap.1 of the webtoon (b/c I am not someone who reads webtoons) before I started watching this drama, so I can't compare the two. But I thought the drama was made really well and the entire cast did a stellar job.

Story: About a man called Frost who due to an accident when young lost most of his emotions and had his hair turned white. He and his team of "buddies" solve cases dealing with psychology. Every episode deals with a different case - but there is one underlying case involving Frost that starts showing itself mid-way.

Cast: Dr.Frost (Song Chang Eui) This is the first drama I am recognizing him in and I think he did a great job, he's attractive even with the 'white' hair ;) His very rational and thought processing mind was very believable. I liked how I could see the puzzle pieces come together in his eyes. I wouldn't mind working for him myself^^. Yoon Seung Ah (Jung Eun Chae) First time I've seen this actress too, I liked her as the novice apprentice who has a totally different character than Frost - they worked well together. Cheon Sang Won (Choi Jung Woo) was great as the head professor. (I always enjoy seeing this actor in dramas). Song Sun (Lee Yoon Ji) at first I didn't like her b/c of her animosity towards Frost but about half-way in the drama, she stopped acting rude and was then pleasant to watch ;) Nam Tae Bong (Sung Ji Ru) I loved him as the Detective - always bringing new cases for Frost to help solve, he made the drama even better by being there. All the supporting and guest characters did a good job.

Music: It was good and suspenseful at times but I don't remember any actual songs.

Re-watch Value: 5.5 - If I get hungry for some psychological stuff again I may re-watch a couple episodes here and there.

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I never watched the webtoon, so I have no idea how the drama relates to it. This review is solely based on watching the drama.

It is a nice light psychological thriller. It isn't really suspenseful. There is no major action, no romance, no emotional revelations, no real character development. However, it is interesting if you like psychology which I do. The main story line is tied together neatly with the weekly "who done it" story line. I enjoyed it, but I kind of had it figured out about mid way through the drama. I have seen better psychological dramas.

The acting is fine. Nothing stands out. I have seen Song Chang Eui do better. I am a huge fan of Sung Ji Ru and he excels as Detective Nam.

The music is fine.

I won't rewatch this.

If you like psychological dramas, then there are better choices, but this one is ok.

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I liked everything. I enjoyed every second. I had a problem with nothing. And I didn't get bored or fell out of love for a moment.

The drama presented different syndromes and psychological problems in details so the audience -even if completely ignorant- would at least understand a rough idea about the syndrome. And at the same time it was never boring. I learned about some for the first time and I learned and researched more about the ones I had an idea about.

The acting of the main cast and the guests were superb. I must applaud Song Chang Ui's performance. He did a great job.

There were some fun moments, in the right place. The music was suitable.

The mystery remained till the end and I liked that -OCN!- I liked how the cases would seem unrelated but end up as a part of a chain.

Again; the great dramas are cruelly short. Hope there's another season. OCN lets us hope. Thanks fortune there's God's Quiz to make us hope.

Here's the Currently Watching article I wrote when I started watching the drama:
http://mydramalist.com/article/2015/01/15/currently-watching-dr.-frost

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The overall story was pretty decent and the psychological evidence in the drama itself is pretty legitimate. However, if you're expecting something along the lines of the webtoon, then the drama is going to be somewhat of a disappointment. The cases are not very similar, but the psychological analysis is. The characters are somewhat more involved in the drama compared to the webtoon, however this isn't a drama to watch if you really want in depth character development. In my non professional opinion, they stopped trying to create a certain image of some characters mid way through the drama, making them seem completely different toward the end.

Also it's an OCN drama, which means it's more of a mystery/detective drama rather than more psychological. If you're thinking this is going to be more psychological than detective then you also may be disappointed as well. Watching this at first, the detective cases were a bit of a surprise and take away more of the psychological aspect of the drama.

Overall, it was a decent detective drama with an educational (psychological) side to it. (it also helps that the main guy is attractive :D) If you're ever bored and want something interesting to watch, then I would recommend this drama. It's relatively short, so it's not like it's going to take up months of your time.

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I think OCN does a pretty good job nowadays with their original dramas. They are original indeed, and quite delightful to watch if you got a little bit sick of other networks romcom/melodrama-flood and want to try something different. Dr. Frost is just like that.

... STORY ....................................................................................
The story has a nice flow, and it was enough for 10 episodes. Not too slow, not too fast, just enough.
I liked the beginning better, with the new episode - new case scheme, maybe because when they starting to turn into the "main" storyline, it became obvious to me soon who is the culprit, and i lost the greater part of my interest. The only question which made me get through 'til the end is the "Why?" but the answer was pretty good and entertaining, so i wasn't dissapointed at all.

I enjoyed the psychological cases, found the episodes really informative, and i wished they put some more of the unique cases into the last few episodes instead of stucking only with the main plot.
I won't lie, i did expect a bit of romance between the leads in the beginning, but somehow during the episodes i accepted that, romance just not fit in there and didn't even miss it anyomore.


... ACTING/CAST .........................................................................
Almost everybody in the main cast was a new face to me, new imression.
I liked Song Chang Eui as Frost, he did a good job with his so-no-emotion character, but i can't say that his acting was extraordinary. Sometimes he just can't convince me about Frost's coldness and emotionless.
Besides, the main actress, Jung Eun Chae was one of my favourites, i will definitely look forward for her next works, because she and her skills were really enjoyable to watching.
I also really liked Choi Jung Woo (our favourite Secretary Kim from Masters Sun :D), and Sung Ji Ru as Detective Nam, they are never dissapointing me with their acting.


... MUSIC ....................................................................................
Nothing really memorable. I liked the title melody, tho, it suits well for the drama.


... OVERALL ................................................................................
Don't expect too much from this drama, and you won't be dissapointed. Dr Frost is a nice drama for those rainy sunday afternoons, when you just want to chillin' a little bit with a nice tea. Nothing too exciting, nothing sappy from romance (nothing at all, really), but really informative and well-done, with nice and loveable cast.

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Firstly, I haven't seen the webtoon Dr. Frost doesn't have any major romance or action it mainly covers psychological mystery. People who would want to watch something that will give them knowledge in psychology or crime, this drama is for you. Here is my assessment:

STORY:
Since this is my kind of thing, I personally like it. The set- up is one crime-solving-adventure-per-episode and alongside it's uncovering the mystery behind Dr. Frost and surrounding characters. The plot is not so powerful, it's not something that's unique overall but it's worth a shot.

ACTING/CAST:
The lead actor is pretty decent, though I personally doesnt buy his character at some point, I think he couldve done better or if anything, other actors would've better fit for the role. There are some stellar acting, especially Detective Nam. Im not so impressed by the actors but not disappointed either.

MUSIC: Nothing memorable, i think it didnt somewhat helped build the scenario. A little bit disappointed in this part since the musical score has a big impact to a movie/drama.


REWATCH VALUE:
I would rewatch this for the sole purpose of recalling the different cases they covered but nothing too significant to put on replay mode.

OVERALL:
The drama is a decent one, if you're looking for anything heavy this is not for you.

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I watched this after I finished the manwha, and I enjoyed it, even though a lot of things were changed in order to fit a tv show setting. The original story was about counselling, clients, the fragility of the human mind, trauma, and finding meaning and healing; while the show is about using psychology to aid police investigators and help them solve crimes. It's based on the manwha, but it's not a 100% accurate adaptation of it. The author (Lee, Jong-Bum) did an excellent research work in the manwha to convey a lot of information about psychology, and I felt the show didn't honor that, because again, it's a crime show.

The characters were originally well developed, and their acting was fine. But sometimes Dr. Frost was way too emotional, which didn't felt right. I'm happy they didn't try to force any kind of romance between them, that would have ruin the entire thing. The music was nice because of it's lyrics, I specially liked that background instrumental song with a strong bass and drums, which title I can't find anywhere (if you recognize it please let me you, I really enjoyed that alternative sound).

Among the things I like were how the characters interacted with each other, the plot twists and the suspense. Dr. Frost and Yoon Seong Ah displayed the extreme opposite personalities they were supposed to have. They keep Cheon Sang Won as the father figure for all the counselors and the main antagonist was also well defined.

Something that bothered me was that they gave away key elements of the story too early, thing that were essential in the manwha. I'd have love the see the actual dog from the manwha because of the meaning of it, but in the show they only compare Dr. Frost to it. They also mixed a lot of original stories into each episode, which made me confused at the begging.

Overall it was a great show, if you're into psychological thrillers you would like it.

There were two quotes that highly resonated with me:

"Aren't emotions like water in a river? If you stop it, it'll overflow" - Cheon Sang Won
"Not being able to express emotions is like a punishment. Humans interact by sharing emotions. and confirm each other's identities by doing so" - Yoon Seong Ah

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It was nice watching a drama that did not waste precious air time trying to weave together some love line, which would have been weird since Dr. Frost lost his ability to feel most emotions due to an accident to his frontal lobe.

This drama is a 10 episode psychological crime drama. I love how it covered all sorts of different crimes and angles, and showed a very human aspect to the criminals. This is one of the first dramas that I watched and loved every minute of. The plot moved along at a nice, even pace and there wasn’t a rush to tie up loose strings in the final episodes.

I love how there was a tiny bit of a cliffhanger, and that’s always nice because it opens the door for a) a sequel, and b) my imagination to run wild.

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A series that makes you understand about human behavior.

If you are interested in psychological drama, then this drama is right for you. I personally like the whole story. Every episode has new mental illness that you can learn from. I like how the writer put a lesson like a cognitive therapy for the watcher in each episode. It may also help anyone to analyze themselves or make anyone aware to their own behavior. All mental illness cases are well research, good job to the writer. I like how they've shown the symptoms of every patient cases too. There's just something off in acting of some character but it's fine. However, though every episode has new cases there's still something missing when it comes to thrill in my own preference.
When it comes to music, i think their focus it just the story itself so don't anticipate for exciting ost or exciting music background.
When it comes to acting of main character, they're all ok.
Well recommended psychological drama.

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When an enigmatic councillor teams up with a bubbly assistant; they work together to face the challenges that come up.

Story:
Despite the summary; there's only a small amount of romance that can be detected as the main genre of this drama is mystery. Starting off, Dr. Frost had potential as it was interesting- the female lead had the ability to defend herself and kick butt without needing the help of other people.

Not only that; this drama touches and talks about the psychological aspect of the human nature which was awesome and compelling as I learned quite a lot. The first few episodes were promising, as the mysteries that come up were also quite interesting.

However, unfortunately it had seemed that the pacing became a bit draggy towards the middle, as i found myself skipping some parts as it was boring to me, but fortunately it became interesting once again near the ending. Despite the dragginess imo, i thought that this drama was quite compelling and interesting, plus as it was only 10 episodes; I didn't feel as if i wasted my time at all.

Acting:
The main leads (Song Chang Eui and Jung Eun Chae) were great! They were convincing characters, especially the female as she had the strong, independent feel, unfortunately it seemed that she became more like a damsel in distress later on. Song Chang Eui was great as well as i thought his acting was fabulous; being able to portray the enigmatic aloof genius. Everyone (including the supporting characters) were great as well! The only cons i think of is the way the director had made Jung Eun Chae's character albeit annoying and useless at times.

Music
The music was awesome, the soundtracks were quite similar to the BBC Sherlock series (which I am an absolute fan of) so I had no problem with their selection.

Rewatch
Although I may not rewatch the entire series (even though it's 10 episodes only), i would probably watch the first few episodes and the final episode only as i found that the middle were a bit too draggy to me.

Overall?
This drama is worth a shot! As it is quite a short drama, it wouldn't hurt to give it a try, especially if you like mysteries and psychological genres!

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This has got to the worst adaptation I have ever seen. The cast for Dr. Frost was horribly not on point. The guy is a fucking fish, has a square face and fat cheeks. Even if the cast did not look exactly like Dr. Frost, I thought
I would be able to handle it if his acting was on par but it was not. It's like the guy didn't even read the webtoon and didn't understand what Dr. Frost it. Dr. Frost should have no emotion and speaking in monotone but this mother fucker is just fucking filling his words with emotion. I can't even. 1/10 Characters not on point, didn't incorporate the feel the webtoon has, overall terrible.

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