I have seen a few other vampire k-dramas and this one had potential but ultimately it fell flat.
Here's what it did well: the story was interesting, at least at the beginning. I liked that the vampire lore was rooted in science rather than magic - that was different from almost all vampire shows and movies I have seen and made the show much more interesting. I think the set up was done well too - and the characters were for the most part likeable, especially Hyun-woo the nerdy sidekick who really held the heart of the show in his hands.
Everything else was bad however, which is why my rating is so low.
The villain in this show was too powerful - it made our protagonist seem irrelevant and made me lose interest about 2/3 of the way through. The last 1/3 of the show felt more and more pointless with every episode. And to make matters even worse the ending was very open ended and made the viewer question everything that happened in the last episode with no conclusion or closure at all.
Despite the two leads going on to be a couple in real life who end up getting married (and subsequently divorced), I felt like they had very little chemistry on screen, which is odd considering the real life effects/results of this show.
In addition, perhaps due to the age of the show, some of the special effects were really bad, particularly the "wild dog" scene in one of the very first episodes. The music felt dated as well, and along with some poor pacing and overly dramatic scenes, some parts of the show drifted into soap-opera territory.
All in all I was rather disappointed. This show could have been halfway decent had it been about 4-5 episodes shorter and given a better ending.
