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When Time Stopped is a fantasy mystery drama where Moon Joon Woo is a secretive, lonely being who has the gift of stopping time, while the protagonist Kim Sun Ah somehow finds her way to his heart... Thus emerging an unexpected novel full of mysteries and secrets. The drama is about a lonely man able to stop time and a woman who ends up touching his heart. A man with a special power finds a woman who is unaffected by it. Moon Joon Woo has the ability to stop time. He leads a lonely life due to his special ability. When in need of a place to live, Joon Woo rents an apartment in the basement of an old building. The owner of the property is Kim Sun Ah who, despite working hard and owning a building, still faces financial difficulties as all her money ends up being used to pay off her father's debt. Joon Woo is surprised to find that by stopping time, Sun Ah is unaffected and is able to continue to move and "live". Will Sun Ah give Joon Woo a new way to value time and the fluidity of his life?

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I watched this drama because the premise of the drama was interesting. However, the story isn't well written or directed. The dialog is lacking at times. I'm still uncertain what the writer was trying to convey with the God, reaper, human with abilities, regular human interaction. I think it might be that no one is infallible. Also, there wasn't much screen time for the relationship of the main leads and it put a damper on the romcom part of the drama. There was no chemistry, but I wonder if that isn't because they didn't spend much time together on screen to show the chemistry. For the first time, I'll say that this drama needed more episodes to tell the stories of all the characters and bring out their personalities. I felt pretty much nothing for the characters because their stories felt rushed and they didn't really connect the way the writer probably thought they would. It wasn't terrible actually; I have seen many dramas far worse than this one. But it wasn't an innovative piece either. It kicked with a great start! But gone to downhill in the middle. But it's still a drama worth of your time. I thought it'd be a boring and not exciting one at first. But this story is quite good and had me hooked up to the finish.