boner gain!!!!!! i'm sorry, every time i see the hangul for this i don't read it as "born again" as much as "boner gain" T__T

Do u guys think the two guys switched their souls? That would be quite makjang i might say if they go with this twist…Kinda like a very cruel joke for the victims especially Hyung-bin even more if they remember their past…Straingly i felt like Lee Soo Hyuk character looked or seemed younger than his present self,guess it's the hairstyle or something...

Seedy thrillers must be my thing, cuz I'm liking it. Have to admit though, the first time I tried I dropped it in 5 minutes. But came back, suffered thru a couple more minutes and then found it rather intriguing. How were they going to die? Who was going to kill whom? Who is the bad guy really? They really weren't subtle with the hints in the modern era though, were they. The former cop turned prosecutor keeps rubbing his eye, like it used to be damaged (in a former life)...

Strong 2 episodes I like it. It's intriguing. Can't wait for the next episode.

I tried watching it, but it was really boring. I don't think I'm going to try again.

I’m on the side of this being...kind of bad. The acting was alright, but some of the logical leaps were big, even for kdramaland. I’ll probably watch at least the next episode to see if the modern day versions of these characters is more interesting.

My gut tells me this is gonna be a show I drop though.

In theory, the show actually has an interesting premise....they also have 3 very good looking actor in reality......but the execution was so sloppy...I think 30 year is just too soon for reincarnations to take place...I mean people in their 30's who knew our trio would be 60 and what if...no this is drama so they will run into these 3 brand new version of the past three, wouldn't it be weird....I am also mildly interested to see where these new life takes our 3 main leads...how this whole new triangle gets new life...but will likely drop if the execution stays the same.......the last drama that heavily relied on allusions to Wuthering Height was Secret, God knows it was Ji Sung and Hwang Jung Eum's combined acting force that fueled that drama.....here they just don't have that intensity to convince me they can carry it.

Giggled ay @missvictrix's review, so snarky and funny I almost want her to continue recapping this.

Wuthering Heights was my favourite classic back in the days when I was in high school. I swooned over Heathcliff and Catherine. Imagine my shock when I found out that this is based on the book, and poor Heathcliff is the victim of sexual abuse. I mean, Heathcliff is a wild beast, one with the moors, but to have Heathcliff suffer abuse at his mother's hands? Ew. Just. Ew. Linton is such a minor character in the book, and he's been elevated to Second Male Lead and Rival. Interesting.

The book is rich in imagery and symbolism, and the theme of Catherine being an extension of Heathcliff, one unable to live without the other. Without Heathcliff, Catherine dies. Without Catherine, Heathcliff lives, but he is like The Walking Dead. Or Dead Man Walking. It is all grandiose passion with heaving chests and loud tears and bitter words flung at each other, and I used to wonder how Emily Bronte imagined all that, tucked away in her room at the vicarage. I used to be haunted by the final image in the book of the two ghosts of Heathcliff and Catherine wandering the moors, long after they died. It seems a bit too ambitious to remake this powerful tale into a contemporary drama.

After reading the recap, I realized I’m afraid to start watching this K-drama! this is the First time I’ve ever felt this way and I’ve watched a lot of them. Im not sure why. Maybe it was the mention of all those classics in one sentence that made my head with the thought of a Victorian , French, Disney-esque combination of the worst aspects of each. What do you think? Is my strong hesitation justified?

This was all kinds of bad. The 80s storyline actually felt like I was watching a bad Hindi reincarnation movie FROM the 80s. Was that where the writers got their inspiration? Because there wasn't one unfamiliar beat.
If the dramatic deaths (in the snow because red blood looks good on white snow!) weren't enough, they also seem to have 'borrowed' the soul switching trope of other reincarnation stories (Dead Again anyone?).
I don't mind it being makjang but I do mind it being predictable makjang, which generally works best when tropes are twisted just enough to leave you gasping.
I wasn't shocked. By anything. And that's the disappointment.

Thank you @missvictrix for this well-written hilarious review. I just came here to look at JKY's ugly wig (and laugh at it) but I utterly enjoyed reading this without even watching the drama.

Jang Ki Yong!! I think this might be his last drama project before he enlists?! I wonder due to the dwindling ratings of episode 3-4 if he regrets taking this project instead of an easy ratings win such as Record of Youth?

Either way, he's growing as an actor and I want him to succeed!

Thank you so much @missvictrix for the laughs that I needed today. I'm sorry that I won't be able to enjoy this through your eyes for the next however many weeks it lasts, but I understand. Thank you for your sacrifice.

I liked it. It was so cheesy and tropey and I loved it for that. I've missed dramas that know how to be over the top and, you know, ...dramatic. And we were dropped right in the middle of the good stuff. No stupid preamble, we got right down to the murders and the proposals and the strange love-at-first-sights. I am here for this show.

it's too dark, don't know if i can hang with it... tho i love Jang Ki Yong... i'm not good with violent murder stories.

So far i'm really intrigued by the story, will their souls twist? Tbh i'm hoping not cause as much as i feel bad to Jicheol, Hyungbin and Haeun didn't deserve that tragic ending in their past life. And if Hyungbin reincarnated as Jicheol? it's gonna be a sick joke. I know JKY is supposed to be male lead? if they want to keep HaeunxHyungbin as otp, there's gotta be some twisting, ah. Idk, i'll still be watching to see how it turns out.

Thank you for your first episode recap of BORN AGAIN, @missvictrix. I am well and truly maxed out on serial killers, and figure I dodged a bullet when I decided not to tune in. ROFLMAO at your editorial comments -- what a way to start the day. Thank you for those much-needed laughs, snorts, and guffaws. Like you, I stand transfixed by Jang Ki-yong's endless parade of horrible drama dads. Or maybe there's only one -- who reincarnates from one Kdrama to the next in a karmically-yoked pas de deux... ;-)

It is terrible. I'm going to watch the heck out of it. Great review. :)

Thanks for the review. I didn't finish the first episode and I don't think I will. It was bad, although when I read the great recap I realized it was worst than I remembered, hehe.

By the way I also thought how bad luck has JKY with his drama dads...

I think that "I couldn’t wait for all three of these characters to die." is a good indicator of what a greatly awful drama this is.

I really love @missvictrix's snarky recaps. ♥

While I'm not tempted to watch this drama, I'm glad I read this review. I could not remember anything about Wuthering Heights, but this review had me looking it up to get a brief idea.

I like Lee soo hyuk but after scholar who walks the night which was my first LSH drama, nothing of his has piqued my interest. Really wanted to watch this but Its not too interesting

I'm loving the sassiness of this review! Thank you for saving me from wasting hours of my life :D

1) Wuthering Heights isn't romantic. JKY's 80s character was no Heathcliff.
2) This was written with such broad strokes, like a school kid piecing a story from pointers.
3) It was painfully obvious this is the work of a rookie writer - Smurfs in the 80s? The first film didn't even come out till 1981 - I don't think it's something that she can easily use as I popular culture reference ; despite the fact that smurfs were already a successful comic series by that time (according to Google at least). Now had she shown the used bookstore owner to be a comics fan, I'd buy it maybe. But still there'd be the issue of available translations - I cannot only guess I have no knowledge on this topic.

Every time I see the drama title I start singing Tiffany Young's born again 😂

I have been having a difficult time collecting my thoughts about this drama. My sister asked me what I thought and I honestly couldn't answer her. Then I read @missvictrix's review and it suddenly became very clear. Thank you, thank you.

I was so excited to see Jang Ki Yong in a new drama but I'm honestly not sure what I watched in those four episodes. There are so many ingredients and everything just feels half-baked. Also why did they not have more of the present story line?? The little we got felt like all those "no context" videos online. I hope this doesn't become another 'Absolute Boyfriend'. I love watching Yeo Jin Goo acting but my love wasn't strong enough to accept that story

The real tragedy here @missvictrix is that this is your only review of this drama because I would have loved to laugh like this every week.

Thank you for the recap,,this was hilarious to read!

Hahaahaa your scathing review was a delight to read! Thanks for the laugh! I was hoping for this drama to be at least mediocre but this is so sad for poor Jang Ki Yong. Ah well hopefully the next one will be better.

Maybe because i didn't watch lots of dramas with the same idea, i really liked this one (sorry). Liked because it is quite predictable. After the Voice 3 i don't want crazy directors' ideas anymore. Just give me something i might predict. ))) What everyone was waiting/hoping for? )) The title says it all - they all be dead in the first episodes. If they all be smashed with the "truck of doom" - that would be the thing i might call "not new"? The ending of the episode 4 was ok. Really was moved by the story of JKY character and a boy. The episode of a half-naked frightened cornered character was excellently made. The only thing that was a little bit unexpected - the fact that there was "no psychotic old dad".

I was planning on watching this drama if the review was positive, but I guess that's not gonna happen.

It is enough for me that Jang Ki Yong is such an eye candy amd an awesome actor. For me this is among the strengths of the drama, along with its plot, cinematography, and OST, to name a few. I wish that the interesting plot could be handled better in the next episodes.

For me this drama kind of worth to watch as it seems like, hyung bin and ji chul soul is switch off but some points, not. So i will patiently wait for next episodes. I keep on search the ost for the snow scene, the IU like voice, does anyone know the song? The song is very good.. Just my kind of genre...

WHERE CAN I DOWNLOAD

I keep wondering how the three protags will work out their destinies in a good way. Is that even possible? I have two nits though. First, i would like to know where this ill-fated destiny began? Was it in the life in the 1980's or way before that? even in joseon times? And i would like to see other folks from the previous life reincarnated into this life. Somehow it doesn't feel quite right if we only have three people. There should be more people intertwined, or interweaving, through their destinies. The actress who plays "Sweetest Character Ever" has gotten so much better in her skillz and Lee Soo Hyuk is absolutely perfect. He's a pain, he's a bit of a dick, but dang, so sexy.

I tried....I really tried watching this drama for the sake of JKY but the plot just didn’t appeal to me. I found it dragging and predictable. Also, I’m not into LSH as well. Overall, it was not exciting for me.

just tryna watch scenes with Soohyuk in it bc a girl is desperate for him to get the girl for once

I really don't know why you, people, didn't give this drama a chance. I'd say it is a diamond among all those dramas during past several months. Writers collected, twisted and turned the most recognizable cliches upside down. And that is cool. And LSH acting is kind of really really good.

wait, WUT??? what just happened... is he dead or alive, and what's with the PPL grapefruit drink and candy at the end.......................

well, it's over. i finished it. how do i spell RELIEF?
W.T.F.