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A comedy drama about a rock band that takes up farming as an escape route. Lee Min Ki is a genius rocker, as well as leader, vocalist, and guitarist of a rock band called Ex-So (Excellent Souls), that he founded together with drummer Han Ki Joon. The cynical Kang Hyeok is the keyboardist of the band, but also a medical school student who is from a family of doctors for many generations. The two will be involved in a love triangle with the lead female. Meanwhile, Yoo Han Cheol is the bass guitarist. Edit Translation

  • English
  • Русский
  • Español
  • Türkçe
  • Country: South Korea
  • Type: Drama
  • Episodes: 20
  • Aired: Oct 18, 2014 - Dec 27, 2014
  • Aired On: Saturday, Sunday
  • Original Network: SBS
  • Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.
  • Score: 7.7 (scored by 5,695 users)
  • Ranked: #4584
  • Popularity: #1088
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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Goliath1357
39 people found this review helpful
Dec 28, 2014
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
This drama is basically a fish out of water concept combined with music and humor. Modern Farmer is easily one of the funniest dramas that I have ever watched, I found myself laughing to the point of tears several times. This was due to the massive amount of pop culture references sprinkled throughout as well as the quirky characters. The wide array of fun and interesting people in the village as well as their interactions with each other and the band members were easily the highlight of the series. One of the most glaring flaws of this drama is the central romance, it really did not work. This is not due to the actor's abilities but due to poor casting choices. Lee Hong Ki is supposed to be playing a character older than he actually is but he unfortunately has a baby face and looks younger than his current 24 years. Lee Honey is a beautiful actress but she looks her age and is supposed to be playing a character very close in age to Hong Ki, this doesn't work and the age gap is obviously apparent. Besides that fact which other dramas have dealt with before, is that the two actors don't have a lot of chemistry. The whole romance is put on the back burner for most of the drama and only becomes a central focus during the latter half. Since so little effort is put into developing the romantic aspect of their relationship, it just never feels authentic when it actually happens. Also, the story is pretty lackluster and almost becomes an afterthought, the character interactions and reactions are the main focus of the drama. As such, whatever little plot exists developed at an extremely slow pace. I was hoping that the last 3 minutes of the last episode were a dream because that ending seemed really odd, lazily written, slightly depressing, and surprisingly realistic given that the entire drama never shot for a true to life scenario. This drama is great if you are in the mood for something light and funny, but look elsewhere for a substantial plot and romance.

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ShEy
11 people found this review helpful
Apr 13, 2015
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
It's a funny drama and the story line is pretty decent, not much of the ROMANCE part though. It showed courage no matter what hardships they went through. The group also showed a strong bond even though they were disbanded and shared the same love for a woman. The music is quite good as well, but it would be best if they could add more songs and more performances for the band even though they were already farmers. The casting is good however the main characters really showed the age difference. The female lead looks matured and the male lead really looks younger than her and his height added up to the age difference. All in all its still nice to see Lee Jong Ki as the male lead since I always see him as a supporting actor.

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  • Drama: Modern Farmer
  • Country: South Korea
  • Episodes: 20
  • Aired: Oct 18, 2014 - Dec 27, 2014
  • Aired On: Saturday, Sunday
  • Original Network: SBS
  • Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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  • Score: 7.7 (scored by 5,695 users)
  • Ranked: #4584
  • Popularity: #1088
  • Watchers: 14,697

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