I've watched the trailer: it looks like the cat is a better actor than the male lead! I'll check some scenes from "ruler, owner of the mask", to confirm this. I'm afraid that he's as unexpressive an actor as Rowon in "extraordinary you". Under these conditions, it is impossible for me to believe in a love story...
PREVIEW: First kiss scene.She kisses the cat, and unintentionally he turns into a human. :-)
End of the scene: she is so surprised that she pushes the hero out the window. Outside, she lives in a building, between the 15th and 20th floor. The hero falls into the void. Horrified, she immediately regrets her gesture, but it's too late... The hero turns into a cat during the fall, and lands unharmed. :-D
Often the first episodes of a makjang are my favorite. This is where the protagonist suffers the most, where all misfortunes and injustices fall on him. The most detestable characters completely ruin his life, everything is perfectly disgusting!
Personally I can't stand Park Min Young, am I the only one? D:While I'm surprised to see Hwang Jung Eum as the…
Hwang Jung Eum : overplay and screams... She help to make me drop some dramas. But she was good in "incarnation of money". Her character is a few hysterical, so in a way, she was perfect for this role, and very funny.
Kill Me, Heal Me OST: Jang Jae In - Auditory Hallucination We really can't do any worse! Tasteful rap, no interesting rhythm, and even the female chorus is bad. Musically void, without any originality, just a product without consistency. Abominable.
Whereas there is on the OST record one of the best drama songs! Luna (f(x)) & Choi (LUKUS) - Healing Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-xqK8KxP7Y A harmonically rich song, with several movements, whose tune is surprising enough. +a beautiful high-pitched rise during the chorus for the female voice.
Basick, INKII - In The Illusion is one of the worst songs in the W drama. Luckily, you don't hear it during the drama, but only in the end credits. Giving a "rap" feeling is the worst thing that can happen to a drama, especially a drama of this quality. The chorus with the female voice is the only thing worthwhile in this song.
As far as damage is concerned, there are worse things about this drama. (Jung Joon Young) - Where Are U : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEep0yLSaoY You can hear this song on certain stages. It gives an artificial "romantic rock" side to it. Bad as a background music.
The two best songs in the drama are these:
Park Bo Ram - Please say something, even though it is a lie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNjdW2La2cc Not only is this song beautiful to listen to alone. But it is also perfect in the drama as background music.
N [VIXX] + Yeo Eun - Me Without You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coixapakrGI My favorite song from the drama, it appears at the end of episode 14. It's perfect in the drama, as background music.
Shin Se Kyung. Only good dramas are "girl who see smell", and olders one "True with deep root", or her too short apparence in "Queen Seon deok". Else, she got horribles dramas, as "Heabek bride", or "Blade Man", and some others.
Hi XingBack, Proposing a list of dramas for beginners is difficult. On my side, when I have to propose dramas to a beginner, I do it according to his tastes. For example, if it's someone who likes the American series "Games of throne", I can suggest "Empress Ki".
The number of dramas in your watchlist is impressive, so I trust your judgment, because there are many dramas you propose that I haven't seen. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon, Hotel del Luna, The Tale of Nokdu are good dramas for beginners. This is not the case with Extraordinary You, because the drama slows down a lot. It gets very boring and I wouldn't have liked to see that first drama. The performance of the actors is mediocre, especially the first male lead which is catastrophic. Finally, the qualities of the drama will not be detected by a beginner. The funniest part of the drama is the parody of other school dramas, such as "Boys over flowers" or "The Heirs". This humour will hardly be noticeable to a beginner, who doesn't know the tropes of these dramas. It is best to advise a good school drama directly in this case. Maybe "Boys over flowers". I don't know its quality, I've only seen the original Japanese version.
City Hunter is the perfect beginner's drama! It's the first Korean drama I've seen! Rooftop Prince is also very good for beginners. The story contains the two main styles of kdrama, romcom and melodrama. With some touches of historical drama. My love from the star, The Bridal Mask, Vagabond, I'm Not a Robot are very easily accessible and well paced (well, not always for the last one on this list). Finally, Goblin is probably the worst drama to advise for a beginner, because the story doesn't progress and you get bored a lot. For someone who has never seen dramas and who watches nervous American shows, it will be failure. Maybe he'll be able to enjoy this drama after he's been in dramaworld for a while... or not!
I'm sending you a friend request, because you're one of the few people who rated 10 for "W", and dropped both "Goblin" and "Descendant of the sun", as I did. With your long list of dramas, I'm more likely to be able to trust your ratings and use them to prioritize my viewings, as we share common tastes.
Hi,I don't think writing is lazy.On the contrary, it has become very sophisticated, very detailed, very elaborate.At…
I think there's been a misunderstanding. As far as I'm concerned, my Hotel Del Luna rating is comparable to yours. Like you, I'm an experienced spectator, due to my age. And besides dramas, I've seen many other films and series. I am also an amateur screenwriter.
In spite of the quality of the writing, Hotel Del Luna is just not as enjoyable to watch as older dramas. It's tragic, isn't it? This drama was written by the Hong sisters, very experienced screenwriters. Usually, they build the stories well. The first 20 minutes of "Master Sun" is a masterpiece. I respect their work, because I've seen several of their dramas, and often their first episode is very revealing of the quality of their writing. It's right in line with the most famous movie scripts. To get an idea of the incredible work they have done on Hotel Del Luna, I advise you to read this blog : http://bitchesoverdramas.com/hotel-del-luna/
This makes me sad, because despite everything, it wasn't enough to make me involved in the drama, beyond the second half. On the one hand, I manage to recognize the quality and quantity of their work, but on the other hand, something visceral is missing. I wasn't able to finish the drama. I stopped at episode 15. I tried to watch episode 16, and I only lasted half an hour. Everything seemed hollow and unnatural, no emotion. I could list a lot of facts as to why it doesn't work, but that would take too long to write here.
So there's a real problem, because this is not the only example. A lot of current dramas are developed in this way, and I cannot deny the work that has been done. On the one hand, these scripts are more sophisticated, but on the other hand, they lose sight of the fundamentals. In other words, they fail to be exciting, and they are even boring and artificial.
That's why I'm talking about older dramas. It's less detailed, less sophisticated, but nevertheless the writer's work is just as consequential, in another way. They just focus more on other points. How to be effective? How do you shorten the scenes and make the script punchy? How do you build and bring scenes that are going to be very intense? How to captivate the viewer? How to make the emotion felt by the spectator as strong as possible? Etc...
In this matter, I will give an extreme example, since it is to the point of being self-parodic, with a meta aspect concerning the script: The Last Empress. We can say that "The Last Empress" is the exact opposite of "Hotel Del Luna" in terms of script philosophy. As I am much more interested in making a drama exciting than sophisticated, I of course preferred "The Last Empress". I even think that there is a form of sophistication in the excessiveness.
Concerning your list of dramas, you'll find that we have several dramas in common, concerning the estimation of quality. But in terms of old dramas, I base myself more on older dramas than that. The father of all of them is "Sandglass", a drama that should have served as a lesson, but which unfortunately didn't generate enough descendants. One can find in some historical dramas all the narrative quality, simple and punchy, to which I am referring. A classic but frighteningly effective art of narration. The most recent of these dramas should be "Empress Ki".
i usually used to never rewatch anything since i felt there was so much to watch so why bother with something…
A beautiful song can be listened to again and again all your life. A good drama or a good movie can be revisited. That's when you can pay attention to the details, and understand why it's so good. I'd rather watch a drama I like again than try to watch 10 disappointing dramas.
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I'll check some scenes from "ruler, owner of the mask", to confirm this.
I'm afraid that he's as unexpressive an actor as Rowon in "extraordinary you".
Under these conditions, it is impossible for me to believe in a love story...
Outside, she lives in a building, between the 15th and 20th floor.
The hero falls into the void.
Horrified, she immediately regrets her gesture, but it's too late...
The hero turns into a cat during the fall, and lands unharmed.
:-D
She kisses the cat, and unintentionally he turns into a human. :-)
This is where the protagonist suffers the most, where all misfortunes and injustices fall on him.
The most detestable characters completely ruin his life, everything is perfectly disgusting!
:-D
I suppose something weird will happen, and the drama story will be twilightzoned quickly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRAZhzIVcvk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD78j-AliGM
We really can't do any worse!
Tasteful rap, no interesting rhythm, and even the female chorus is bad.
Musically void, without any originality, just a product without consistency.
Abominable.
Whereas there is on the OST record one of the best drama songs!
Luna (f(x)) & Choi (LUKUS) - Healing Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-xqK8KxP7Y
A harmonically rich song, with several movements, whose tune is surprising enough.
+a beautiful high-pitched rise during the chorus for the female voice.
Luckily, you don't hear it during the drama, but only in the end credits.
Giving a "rap" feeling is the worst thing that can happen to a drama, especially a drama of this quality.
The chorus with the female voice is the only thing worthwhile in this song.
As far as damage is concerned, there are worse things about this drama.
(Jung Joon Young) - Where Are U : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEep0yLSaoY
You can hear this song on certain stages.
It gives an artificial "romantic rock" side to it. Bad as a background music.
The two best songs in the drama are these:
Park Bo Ram - Please say something, even though it is a lie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNjdW2La2cc
Not only is this song beautiful to listen to alone.
But it is also perfect in the drama as background music.
N [VIXX] + Yeo Eun - Me Without You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coixapakrGI
My favorite song from the drama, it appears at the end of episode 14.
It's perfect in the drama, as background music.
Proposing a list of dramas for beginners is difficult.
On my side, when I have to propose dramas to a beginner, I do it according to his tastes.
For example, if it's someone who likes the American series "Games of throne", I can suggest "Empress Ki".
The number of dramas in your watchlist is impressive, so I trust your judgment, because there are many dramas you propose that I haven't seen.
Strong Woman Do Bong Soon, Hotel del Luna, The Tale of Nokdu are good dramas for beginners.
This is not the case with Extraordinary You, because the drama slows down a lot. It gets very boring and I wouldn't have liked to see that first drama. The performance of the actors is mediocre, especially the first male lead which is catastrophic. Finally, the qualities of the drama will not be detected by a beginner. The funniest part of the drama is the parody of other school dramas, such as "Boys over flowers" or "The Heirs". This humour will hardly be noticeable to a beginner, who doesn't know the tropes of these dramas. It is best to advise a good school drama directly in this case. Maybe "Boys over flowers". I don't know its quality, I've only seen the original Japanese version.
City Hunter is the perfect beginner's drama! It's the first Korean drama I've seen!
Rooftop Prince is also very good for beginners. The story contains the two main styles of kdrama, romcom and melodrama. With some touches of historical drama.
My love from the star, The Bridal Mask, Vagabond, I'm Not a Robot are very easily accessible and well paced (well, not always for the last one on this list).
Finally, Goblin is probably the worst drama to advise for a beginner, because the story doesn't progress and you get bored a lot. For someone who has never seen dramas and who watches nervous American shows, it will be failure. Maybe he'll be able to enjoy this drama after he's been in dramaworld for a while... or not!
I'm sending you a friend request, because you're one of the few people who rated 10 for "W", and dropped both "Goblin" and "Descendant of the sun", as I did.
With your long list of dramas, I'm more likely to be able to trust your ratings and use them to prioritize my viewings, as we share common tastes.
Like you, I'm an experienced spectator, due to my age. And besides dramas, I've seen many other films and series. I am also an amateur screenwriter.
In spite of the quality of the writing, Hotel Del Luna is just not as enjoyable to watch as older dramas.
It's tragic, isn't it? This drama was written by the Hong sisters, very experienced screenwriters. Usually, they build the stories well. The first 20 minutes of "Master Sun" is a masterpiece. I respect their work, because I've seen several of their dramas, and often their first episode is very revealing of the quality of their writing. It's right in line with the most famous movie scripts.
To get an idea of the incredible work they have done on Hotel Del Luna, I advise you to read this blog :
http://bitchesoverdramas.com/hotel-del-luna/
This makes me sad, because despite everything, it wasn't enough to make me involved in the drama, beyond the second half. On the one hand, I manage to recognize the quality and quantity of their work, but on the other hand, something visceral is missing. I wasn't able to finish the drama. I stopped at episode 15. I tried to watch episode 16, and I only lasted half an hour. Everything seemed hollow and unnatural, no emotion.
I could list a lot of facts as to why it doesn't work, but that would take too long to write here.
So there's a real problem, because this is not the only example. A lot of current dramas are developed in this way, and I cannot deny the work that has been done. On the one hand, these scripts are more sophisticated, but on the other hand, they lose sight of the fundamentals. In other words, they fail to be exciting, and they are even boring and artificial.
That's why I'm talking about older dramas. It's less detailed, less sophisticated, but nevertheless the writer's work is just as consequential, in another way. They just focus more on other points. How to be effective? How do you shorten the scenes and make the script punchy? How do you build and bring scenes that are going to be very intense? How to captivate the viewer? How to make the emotion felt by the spectator as strong as possible? Etc...
In this matter, I will give an extreme example, since it is to the point of being self-parodic, with a meta aspect concerning the script: The Last Empress. We can say that "The Last Empress" is the exact opposite of "Hotel Del Luna" in terms of script philosophy. As I am much more interested in making a drama exciting than sophisticated, I of course preferred "The Last Empress". I even think that there is a form of sophistication in the excessiveness.
Concerning your list of dramas, you'll find that we have several dramas in common, concerning the estimation of quality. But in terms of old dramas, I base myself more on older dramas than that. The father of all of them is "Sandglass", a drama that should have served as a lesson, but which unfortunately didn't generate enough descendants. One can find in some historical dramas all the narrative quality, simple and punchy, to which I am referring. A classic but frighteningly effective art of narration. The most recent of these dramas should be "Empress Ki".
A good drama or a good movie can be revisited.
That's when you can pay attention to the details, and understand why it's so good.
I'd rather watch a drama I like again than try to watch 10 disappointing dramas.