Devilish Joy

Not my favorite K-Drama, but I always watch to the end. Romantic in some parts, and the chemistry between the main male lead and the main female lead seemed to be good. I personally thought the car accident scene was too gruesome for me - I usually like to watch romantic K-Drama to get away from that kind of thing. Laying in the street with no one helping while he is dying in a gruesome pool of blood where his head was smashed is not something I really want to see on a romantic show. The memory bits coming back were a little too boring as well and thought it was kind of sad to keep watching it over and over again. The ending could have been a little happier IMO to lighten the mood of all the sadness from the previous episodes.

Acted and presented very well. U fall in love with the leads and feel sad for them..

Devilish Joy is a drama packed with cliche and corny scenes. The cinematography, at least, was gorgeous. As a whole, the story was okay, though the first episode was the most rediculous one I have ever watched. Things got better after that, but still, the drama lacked originality. The performances, moreover, were good, but I think that the couple needed a tick more chemistry to support the over the top romance that they had to present. However, the leading lady was really good and enjoyable. Though, Hoya felt out of place in this character.

The story in this drama is so unique and the matched lead couple so incredibly cute it looked like a great but underrated drama.

But once I got to episode 8 I didn't think I could finish watching but glad I did. The core story was such an attractor and the accompanying music & ballads so lovely it's hard to give this a low rating. However, much of the production is bloated with irritating & stupid situations that are hard to accept when everyone has a cellphone on them at all times. Or that anyone would just meet up with strangers in private (suspected criminals) without ever telling anyone or police.

The situational plots surrounding the evil/wicked/greedy characters were badly written and presented. And if you can endure most of this from episode 10-14 (give up trying to find meaning or even redemption) the story will resolve itself for all the other characters you meet.

Other reviewers criticized the ending saying it was rushed. So I had prepared for a sloppy choppy end. But I was more than astonished at how well the ending was done. It's as if the drama had a bout of severe indigestion but then had a splendid recovery. Special note: make sure to watch right to the very end of the last episode video for a delightful surprise. It took the stinger out of all the things I didn't enjoy about the drama.

So in conclusion, I give this a good score & recommend it as a unique and heart stirring romance.

Love the chemistry between the leads. The OST is nice. Prefer this to Secretary Kim ( which I find over-rated).