Before I start this, do they end up together at the end? I've enough of Jdramas with sad endings. Life is a lot…
No, the ML dies at the end. It is a sad yet beautiful ending. Prepare tissues. This is really not the drama to watch if you want to cheer up, it is very heavy.
but why not continued? Since watching The untamed 3 years ago , I addicted Chinese bromance. The untamed give…
Because the drama was censored. Autorities do not give any fuck about ratings. Untamed was produced before the extreme censorship laws, nothing like it will ever happen again unless they drop censorship (which will not happen in the foreseable future).
Wait! How is this based on The Miracles of the Namiya General Store?
It is not. This is a mistake. I submitted a correction to MDL.
This movie is the 4th adaptation of the novel 2004 novel "Samayou Yaiba". The others are: - Higashino Keigo Samayou Yaiba (2021) - Broken (2014) - The Hovering Blade (2009)
I don’t agree with this statement at all. They’re written, acted, and produced by Koreans. They don’t look…
Yes, but they are forced to abide by american standards because they are funded by Netflix: - Lot of unneeded, vulgar sex scenes. - 45 minutes episodes (instead of 1h) - Usually 8 episodes (instead of 16) - Designed to be multi season from.the beginning. - Cliffhanger at the end to make sure people stay subscribed. - American style filmography. - Widescreen aspect ratio with black bands. - Simplistic plots (e.g., the "good" vs the "bad", superficial characters, lot of high budget action and special effects but lacking plot) - 5 minutes intro + credit at the beginning and ending of every episode (so the episode are actually 40mins long).
The problem is netflix "kdrama" which are basically american tv shows with korean actors. I can't stand them.
But to be honest, viewers are part of the issue with a lot having incredibly low standards.
When I see a show as uninspired as Serenpidity's Embrace being ranked this high, I can understand why production companies don't make much effort to produce high quality plots. If producing garbage is enough to satisfy the mass and generate revenues, why bother....
A lot of exceptional kdramas/movies in different genres also gets lower ratings despite being "true masterpieces…
Yeah, The Wailing is a perfect example. It's one of the best Korean thrillers and is rated only 7.8, while this generic, average romance drama gets an 8.3.
Actually, I don't think it has to do with popularity. You can get an overall 8.3 with 100 or 10,000 different ratings. I think the cause is that romcom watchers have lower standards and will rate anything that is just 'good enough' above 8. Meanwhile, for other genres, people are more cinephile and have higher standards (sometimes a bit too harsh tho).
Can't believe this drama got an 8.3 rating... It's enjoyable, but the plot is so mediocre and uninspired. This deserves a 7 at most imo.
I understand why some people like it: it's a very simplistic and accessible story, making it a light watch with no complex elements, which can be easily understood without much viewer involvement. But still, 8.3 is grossly over rating it and an insult to all the masterpieces drama which often have similar ratings.
If you asked an AI to write a generic romance K-drama, you would pretty much get this one. Everything is so cliché and has been seen thousands of times elsewhere; the screenwriter made zero effort to bring anything original or out of the ordinary.
Meanwhile, exceptional dramas (especially jdrama), including true masterpieces and pieces of art that you still remember years after watching them, are rated between 7 and 8. That's ridiculous.
It makes MDL search system so messed up as pretty average drama like this one will appear higher in the results as others which are really masterpieces. Random people searching for truly great shows will be totally missguided.
The candidates are talented but the show is a bit boring compared to other ones. It is not thrilling and there is no angst or tense moments. It feels flat. I could not finish all the episodes due to the repetitivness and lack of anticipation for next ones.
But the preview for next week gives me hope, looks like he will appear more.
This is really not the drama to watch if you want to cheer up, it is very heavy.
Untamed was produced before the extreme censorship laws, nothing like it will ever happen again unless they drop censorship (which will not happen in the foreseable future).
This movie is the 4th adaptation of the novel 2004 novel "Samayou Yaiba". The others are:
- Higashino Keigo Samayou Yaiba (2021)
- Broken (2014)
- The Hovering Blade (2009)
My favorite was by far the 2021 drama.
- Lot of unneeded, vulgar sex scenes.
- 45 minutes episodes (instead of 1h)
- Usually 8 episodes (instead of 16)
- Designed to be multi season from.the beginning.
- Cliffhanger at the end to make sure people stay subscribed.
- American style filmography.
- Widescreen aspect ratio with black bands.
- Simplistic plots (e.g., the "good" vs the "bad", superficial characters, lot of high budget action and special effects but lacking plot)
- 5 minutes intro + credit at the beginning and ending of every episode (so the episode are actually 40mins long).
When I see a show as uninspired as Serenpidity's Embrace being ranked this high, I can understand why production companies don't make much effort to produce high quality plots. If producing garbage is enough to satisfy the mass and generate revenues, why bother....
Do you know if Yoon Chan Young is a part of this drama? He has no character name associated with him.
Is it that terrible...
Actually, I don't think it has to do with popularity. You can get an overall 8.3 with 100 or 10,000 different ratings. I think the cause is that romcom watchers have lower standards and will rate anything that is just 'good enough' above 8. Meanwhile, for other genres, people are more cinephile and have higher standards (sometimes a bit too harsh tho).
I understand why some people like it: it's a very simplistic and accessible story, making it a light watch with no complex elements, which can be easily understood without much viewer involvement. But still, 8.3 is grossly over rating it and an insult to all the masterpieces drama which often have similar ratings.
If you asked an AI to write a generic romance K-drama, you would pretty much get this one. Everything is so cliché and has been seen thousands of times elsewhere; the screenwriter made zero effort to bring anything original or out of the ordinary.
Meanwhile, exceptional dramas (especially jdrama), including true masterpieces and pieces of art that you still remember years after watching them, are rated between 7 and 8. That's ridiculous.
It makes MDL search system so messed up as pretty average drama like this one will appear higher in the results as others which are really masterpieces. Random people searching for truly great shows will be totally missguided.
Program Overview
Title: " Re:Born "
Broadcast start: Summer 2024
Number of episodes: 10 episodes in total / 1 special episode
Production: Re:Born Production Committee
Official program website: https://rebornboys.com
Official social media
X: @rebornboys ( http://x.com/rebornboys )
Instagram: @rebornboys ( http://www.instagram.com/rebornboys )
TikTok: @rebornboys_official ( https://www.tiktok.com/@rebornboys_official )
YouTube: @rebornboys_official ( https://www.youtube.com/@rebornboys_official )
Will be broadcasted on Abema and Space Shower TV.