Bate Coração

The beginning of the story, the comedy, the friendship, and romance are all great. The actors did a great job portraying their characters. Unfortunately, I don't see that there's much chemistry between the main male and female leads.

Also, I think Rose is prettier than In Hae. I think she would have been a better main female lead. Then again, that's just me. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as they say.

To go through all of the things In Hae and Seon Woo Hyeol did to finally feel what it's like to love and be loved, then for the them to end up that way is so disappointing.

It has a happy ending in some ways but it's not very satisfying.

If you want a complete and happy ending with closure, then skip this drama.

From the beginning until the end of this drama, the theme is, "to have loved and lost is better than to not have loved at all."

This is a good fantasy story with likeable characters, comedy and refreshing writing.

It's somewhat slow, but I think well paced. The highlights are the male friendships, the back and forth between the love interests when they first meet, that both leads have a decent character arc, and the representation of honest communication/relationships. The writers didn't rely on miscommunications for drama, and seemed like they were inverting a couple of tropes in a cool way.

Unfortunately this series does not wrap up in a satisfying way. There are several plot points that are resolved in kind of a rushed manner, and the endings for the main characters were just weird and didn't make sense really. Not sure what happened in the writer's room towards the end. It's tough to recommend a series when it ends poorly, because you do get really invested in characters. Still a fun watch I would say but not one I'd necessarily recommend sadly.

I'm glad I endured the first 2 episodes, because the series becomes better and better-"endure" is not an exaggeration.

Taecyeon's acting is more muted than usual, and all the other actors played their parts so well that the story just flowed. Taecyeon's best friends are delightful in both time periods, the female lead was excellent using a more deadpan demeanor to visually account for her sad life, and the two supporting (2nd love interest leads) actors maintain their way of becoming part of the complicated love story without drawing attention to themselves.

It's a typical K-drama romance with trauma, tropes, and disappointed second leads. The modern day vampire twist is sometimes amusing, sometimes pathetic.

Looking for love or finding it when not looking are the real themes here. If looking for a sweet romance with occasional action, regular humor, and without annoying characters, this series might be for you.

I view this series quite differently that a lot of the other reviewers. While OK, I felt the first half of the series was rather slow and plodding. The acting, story and comedy were fine....just not very engaging. It was good enough that I kept watching but I didn't feel the urge to binge onto the next episode like I do with Kdramas that I fall in love with.

That changed as the series progressed into the second half. The romance thread finally started and while the FL isn't as expressive as some FL's of other series, I felt Won Ji-an nailed the character perfectly considering the circumstances and her character's backstory. I also really enjoyed the suspense/thriller plot-line as it picked up. The main villain was excellent. Seo Hoo Baek's acting made it so easy to hate the character and to cheer his ultimate downfall.

I also loved the three friend characters. Park Dong-seop, Yoon Byung-hee and Seung You played them brilliantly. Those roles could easily have been overplayed into caricatures but these 3 played them with finesse that greatly added to my enjoyment of the series.

I really liked how the series broke away from the standard tropes of reincarnation and happily-ever-after. I can understand why so many people hated the ending. I made the mistake of reading those reviews while still in the middle of the series and almost stopped watching as I was expecting the worst. BUT DON'T let that deter you. While very bittersweet, I felt the ending was perfect for this series. It showed a version of true love that is often ignored in romantic dramas.

You missed half of your kdrama life if you don't get to watch Heartbeat. This is not your typical romcom drama. This is farway that "globally overrated" romcom this season that's too cheesy and unbearably cliched one. Heartbeat has that interesting plot, magnificent actors especially Taecyeon. He is just so amazing on this drama. This drama proves that kiss scenes are not necessary to make our feets curl. The comedic scenes made by taecyeon is so naturally delivered that shows how good his sense of humor is in real life. You'll gonna love him here I promise you. Check this one out, you will not regret it. And Taec here is so so gorgeous.