Kilmi, hilmi

I was beginning to think I'd never finish Kill Me, Heal Me. But the excellent Seong Ji, whose performance was constantly jaw-dropping, convinced me to go on. And believe it or not, I'm really glad I did. Because the second half of the series is a different cup of coffee. Suddenly things start to spark between the main couple, there's real emotion, and the plot is so interesting that I couldn't tear myself away from it a number of times. One surprise is followed by another even bigger surprise and you want so badly to know how it's going to turn out. Even my dislike for the main character cooled a bit because she finally wasn't screaming and crying for no reason. Besides, the one who made me cry the most was Seong Ji anyway... I would give the first half barely two stars, the second half I would easily give four. As a whole, 3 stars. Oh, and a plus for the nice soundtrack. (25/04/2016)

It started out interesting as we gradually discovered the personalities, the vast majority of whom were very eccentric, but that didn't matter because they were fun to be around. Plus, we were gradually discovering why the sufferer had all the personalities, so it managed to keep our attention. Unfortunately, the main character was a little too affected and let herself get dragged around too much. She was not a likeable character at all. Oh, and towards the end, the malaise of Korean soap operas reappears – dragging on, watering down, unnecessary scenes until one wants to skip to the last ten minutes. After about the tenth episode, it lost its appeal and I was only watching out of inertia, knowing that the last four episodes or so were more about seeing what was landed where. However, I can't deny the quality of the OST – that one slow dance was such a Korean classic, but the other two or so songs gave the series its juice – that and the very fine acting by Sung Jia. Bottom line, a weak 3 stars. (23/03/2015)