![]() ![]() I'm not saying she's in the "Goddess" category inhabited by Secretary Kim's Park Min Young, but she's close. Suzy is definitely gorgeous, and the big eyes plus cute little overbite make her stand out from the crowd. Formerly a K Popper ( check out her group Miss A on Youtube ), her pairing with LJS constitutes arguably the most beautiful lead couple in K Drama ( and the chem is good ). Ah, but what of Suzy, the actress playing the female lead ? Well, she's very interesting. Jung Hae In is good as the dreamer cop, Min Sung Wook is terrific as an excitable prosecutor, Go Sung Hee is great as his ambitious colleague ( & has a brilliant comic scene when the reporter is embedded with her at work ), Bae Hae Sun as an older prosecutor makes a unique impression ( & has an interesting back-story ), Park Jin Joo is an adorable little bundle of charisma as a secretary ( & steals most of the scenes she's in ) and Lee Sang Yeob is effectively slimy as the smirking defence lawyer you really want to punch in the face every time he slithers onto the screen. He has that interesting, lived-in face and the role escalates in importance towards the end. Kim Won Hae as the older investigator in LJS's office seems to be in every second K Drama and is in fine form. The Prosecutor's Office he works in is home to some other interesting characters, all nicely played. Even the final confrontation with his former mentor is enhanced by a tone of almost analytical restraint. The serious stuff is handled with assurance, and he's also hilarious and playful in various comic scenes too. Yes, a pretty face but too reserved, so the intensity and the versatility here just blew me away. I've only seen him in W before this and thought him too passive. I really do need to single out Lee Jong Suk as the standout performer here and the pivot around which everything revolves. And they also tackle domestic violence, so bravo for that too. It all builds to a really satisfying climax so the writers should take a very long bow. ![]() There are twin tragedies which launch the story and also provide plenty of tears for the cast and me, and the general blending of these various plot strands is done really well. A romance, of course, is an important plot thread and I have to say the crime angle kept me rivetted, and I usually avoid shows in that category. Set in a Prosecutor's office where our hero works, the script deftly juggles the cases they tackle with the dream sharing between the 3 leads : hero, a former reporter and a cop. I feel like a wrung-out dish rag ! The WYWS concept of people dreaming events and trying to change them in real life isn't original, yet the "Back To The Future" movies showed the value in putting a distinctive spin on a familiar idea. Déjà vu rears its beautiful head as the same factors appear : great script, top acting and superb directing/visuals, plus the crying. Specifics ? Of course ! Having recently finished watching "30 But 17" and swooning over its brilliance, I decided to then watch "While You Were Sleeping" and entered the realm of ECSTASY once again. Not once but twice ! And in terms of quality, think "Breaking Bad" followed by "The Sopranos". Phew ! I have just been whacked over the head with an emotional sledgehammer.
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