Maybe I'm being too generous towards this drama and I'm giving it a 4 out of 10. Because there were too many down sides about this drama. First of all, the story: a girl, who's a vampire, tries to hide her true identity in her high school. In the meantime, the most popular boy in her school falls for her. But the problem is that he hates vampires. And so, when he finds out about her secret, he gets into an accident and gets amnesia. That's season 1. Season 2 is about the same characters, only they are now living in the past. The guy is a scholar and an aristocrat and the girl is a butcher's daughter and a vampire as well. They eventually fall in love, but they are stuck into a vampire-human war. After that, we move on to the last season (each season is about four episodes or so, as the drama has only 12 episodes!). In the 3rd season, we are back in the modern world, where the boy still can't remember the girl, who volunteers for a programme, where she has to reveal her vampire identity to the world and try to live along with the humans, who don't accept her. Okay, the concept was good. I particularly liked the second and the third season (well, half of it), as they were quite interesting. The first season felt too rushed, and, as I was ignorant to the fact that the drama was divided into three seasons, I was surprised that the story was concluded in episode 3! An other thing that didn't work for me, was the band concept. I thought it was childish and too unrealistic, not that they weren't talented, but to get to be idols?? In addition, the performances were so so. The female lead wasn't good, especially in the first season, but got a little better towards the end. The second male lead was surprisingly good, and I liked his story and his whole appearance of this bad boy vampire. The male lead was good as well, but that was expected. The costumes were really nice, and, surprisingly, the special effects were realistic enough. So, 4 out of 10.
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