Soulmate

I was going to give up on the show because I didn't like the characters at first, and it's all a bit gimmicky. However, it was entertaining enough for me to continue watching. The fateful meeting in the story is planned from the very beginning, but you have to wait until you're halfway through the drama for it to happen. A bit too long a wait for something you know is coming.

The good is that the story gets much better halfway through and stays better. The characters eventually grew on me. The music is fantastic. I think that's the drama's strongest point. It really sets the mood.

Is there such thing as soulmates? Watching this K-drama will answer that question for you... Okay maybe it won't but it's still worth watching. The story revolves around a group of people and their relationships. And it becomes interesting when they all realize their connection with each other. Filled with comedy and total randomness you're sure to laugh your butt off. This is a very inspiring story of discovering true love. So if you're the kind of person that's unsure about what "true love" really is... then watch this! Go Soulmates!!

I have to agree with what a lot of people said. I started dramas with Flames of Desire, Princess Hours and Coffee Prince (which I confess I LOVED so much, I've seen it 3 times.) The Soulmate story line seemed to be a good one. The characters interesting, but I have to say the ending was a real disappointment. I rate this okay not great but it's a decent storyline and though most of the main characters are just plain annoying, you're really drawn to when the true "soulmates" meet. Thank goodness the episodes weren't 1 hour long, or otherwise I would have just stopped watching.

I'll be honest. I've only seen a handful of Asian dramas but I hear that once you start you just can't stop, and that seems to be the truth enough for me. My obsession started with Bad Couple, blazed through Coffee Prince and now has landed on Soulmate's doorstep.

Going into it, I realize I was not prepared for the emotional impact that Soulmate would have on me. Like many people, I'd asked myself the questions that Soulmate poses. It doesn't lead you to believe one thing or another about love, and doesn't take a concrete definition of "soulmate" or "destiny" into its plot. Rather, the characters state their opinions and develop and change their minds and change them back, before changing them once more. It feels realistic (except for the telepathy bit).

...I was halfway through the series when I heard from several sites about the fandom in general pleading for a second season. I was not aware that the show left off without a concrete ending - something that, when I learned it, filled me with dread. I loathed the last few episodes immensely, in particular the last three as everything came to a head.

I'm a firm believer in the concrete ending. I like a standard plot. Some people have some problems and encounter A, B, and C in complications, things get wacky and then there is a clever but timely solution before all damage becomes irreparable. The ending comes as expected (or unexpected, if in case of plot twists) and that is that. It ends.

Soulmate doesn't end. The ending leaves you with the biggest question imaginable. I loathe cliffhanger endings more than any other kind - there is always something resolute that I want out of a plot, and in the case of Soulmate it was certainly to see the soulmates be happy and together and everything be peace and rainbows.

So when I finally watched those last three, condemning episodes... I was blown away. The cast, the director, everyone worked together to pull off a one in a million kind of ending that leaves you satisfied without confirmation of anything. It's an impressive feat, and I'm not sure - much as I'd love one - that a second season could do the first any justice.

It's perfect as is, there's very little I would change. I think the ending - the very last minute - makes up for the lack of an ending, so to speak, and for those of you who watch the entire thing, you'll understand my meaning.

9.9/10 - that's all I have to say.

Thoughtful analysis of romantic relationships from every point of view ( I like how they shuffle through the future and back to the present). Funny..... because it made silly jokes that are easy to relate with. The characters were acted out perfectly to suit the mood and style of the drama (which sometimes means they overact, but it makes for good comedy) Most Korean dramas are quite predictable and in my opinion this one wasn't, it was rather refreshing. Brilliant Soundtrack (esp the Lasse Lindh and Nouvelle Vague songs).

5/5 rating...