Nine: Nine Time Travels

A hidden gem about time travels. As K-drama, it has everything , great cast : romance, bromance ( the best ever), action. You can laugh and you can cry sometimes.

I watched this over three days and I absolutely loved it it keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole way through yes the acting by the supporting actors were way over the top especially the villain and the doctor friend but it didn't matter a good story of how meddling in fate can make your world and those around you worse off than before and what happens when you try to sort it out there were all the usual Tropes that go with Korean drama but if you are a fan you won't care. Loved it

I was in Nepal when i was a lad. The first scene of the drama hence attracts me to stay over till the end. The breathtaking snowy mountain, the fresh air... Let me recall the fond memory in Nepal. And my six sense is right. The drama turns into a terrific one that I have not ever encountered.

The plot is creative and logical. An atypical time travel drama. The male lead can go back to the past and change the history. He hope to save his brother's life through altering the past, but ending up creating more fuss for the present life. He has to go back to the past and fix the problem he bring about.

Acting of male lead is superb. Different from the typical oppa his skin is blacker, making him less korean. The female lead is not very overwhelmingly beautiful and girlish, but is boyly with her short hair, refreshing, young and look innocent.

I would say this kdrama is not so korean. Its emphasis in history changing storyline instead of the loveline, the foreign look of lead couple, the Nepalese view background, all make the series a star shining out from the many kdramas i have come across.

You must not miss it.

Attractive leads, (although I thought she was too talkative. But when the story required her to play more serious scenes, and she became less hyper, you might say, I appreciated her acting more. I think though the best performance came from Jeon No-Min as the brother.

Time stories in movies or TV shows are such that when they are done well, they are golden. Such movies like "Back to the Future" or "Terminator" are such examples of writing that gets it right.

However, when they are done poorly, they are usually a hotbed of contriving, convoluted messes. And "Nine: Nine Time Travels" is one that gets most everything wrong.

You'd think that it's bad enough to have plot holes so huge that you could drive a Sherman Tank through it, but the performances from nearly everyone in the cast is one-dimensional, and in some cases, so goofy and silly that you can't help but roll your eyes and laugh.

You will also laugh out loud at the worst "hammer vs. baseball bat" sequence ever shot. You also get a man who's struck by a car, while inside of a phone booth. If he wasn't killed on impact, he'd be rendered unable to do much of anything, assuming he was even conscious. And yet, he is able to record five messages on his phone, and have a conversation with a little girl who laughingly asks, "Mister, are you hurt?" Covered in blood, even an eight-year-old wouldn't have to ask such a pointless question. These are just two examples of characters and situations being written so badly that you can't help but chuckle. Believe me, there are plenty more in this series!

Any time you sacrifice rational character actions for the sake of the plot, you've already made a mistake. This is basic plot development 101!

The acting by Jin-Wook Lee (Sun Woo)is largely unimpressive. He manages a stoic look in nearly every situation that he's in, and a goofy smile that doesn't look real or genuine. It's like he has to try...and fails miserably!

Yun-hie Jo (Min-Young Joo) is either flirting (badly), crying (at least have of the time) or speaking in a pouty tone that is beyond grating. Her romantic scenes with Jin-Wook Lee completely lack chemistry and the girl has no clue how to do a kissing scene. Tight-lipped, it's almost pathetic.

Still, the worst performance easily rests with Dong Hwan-Jung (Jin Chul-Choi), the nemesis of our story. He has only one facial expression for nearly every situation. I don't believe he is intentionally trying to be goofy, but that's how he comes across. He is unimpressive and unbelievable in the role. I'm not sure that they could have found a worse actor for this part.

I've now watched a number of Korean series. Descendants of the Sun is still, by far, one of the best series I've ever seen. "Stranger" is nearly equal to it. This series was a complete waste of my time. I will say that, despite the sub-par/terrible performances by the actors, the story held my interest for a time before everything fell apart.

If you want to see one of the best "time travel" shows in recent years, watch Japan's "Erased." You can find it on Netflix, and it is absolutely terrific!

Do yourself a favor, and go with something else. Stay clear of "Nine: Nine Time Travels." I'll wager that given twice the time, they'd still never get this one right.