Okay Pachinko should most definitely be here. Letters from Iwo Jima, an American film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring a majority Japanese cast, is in this database. Pachinko is technically a co-production between three countries, one being South Korea. There are many such films here, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and its Netflix sequel, In the Realm of the Senses, Hiroshima mon amour, Dersu Uzala, The Wedding Banquet, etc., etc.
All these movies had some western involvement like Pachinko and were filmed in a language other than English. Now Pachinko was filmed in Korean, Japanese, and English. There’s two Asian languages there. Pachinko also has a majority Asian cast.
I understand that mdl has to draw a line and not include any distinctly American-Asian stuff like The Joy Luck Club, Crazy Rich Asians, The Farewell, and Minari. But Pachinko is clearly different from these examples and is really Apple + answer to a K-drama, just like any of those so-called Netflix produced K-dramas.
Comment section here has become so disappointing. Just full of complaints. I want the old comment section back where everyone was having fun analyzing F4 deeply. Some had legit criticisms but it was still fun to discuss T_T
You know what's strange how did Kaning know when unlike in other versions she never became friends with Mona?…
I felt a little let down by the why they executed it too. I kind of expected them to build it up over 2 eps, considering they did built Lita and Talay storylines for 4-5 eps :/ I disliked that Kavin's backstory wasn't really told by him, we just see Thyme telling Gorya the story. And cutting out family issues would've been a nice way to round out Thyme's family background too, showing how all the rich parents suck. Idk I thought it could've been executed to give Kavin more depth but ultimately I'm still happy with Kavin x Kaning scenes. Wish there was more of Mona though :(
Double K will definitely be the focus of next ep https://www.gmm-tv.com/news/2622/. I’m looking forward to seeing Neen as Mona. I rewatched last ep talks Kavin talks about love triangles. So possibly a love triangle Mona x Kavin x his brother? The Japanese and Korean versions go this route with story, though the execution is different.
Congrats F4 Thailand, you just ruin Lita character :D
2007 Shigeru hung on too long. I really disliked her in this version. She already knew the writing on the wall, but she still guilted Tsukushi. Anyway, I liked Lita better and that they wrapped her storyline a lot quicker. To each their own I suppose.
I really felt the entire theme is for coming to age ceremony rather than romance i never got to know the deep…
Agree. I really felt Lita's emotions. I actually cried instead of feeling relieved that she was finally leaving like in the other versions lol. Idk why everyone is complaining about her portrayal in this version. This is definitely the deepest version of her character.
Agree about kiss thing too. This is something I don't really care about. The fact that it isn't there doesn't bother me at all. And the lack of kissing makes sense narratively so far.
I really liked this drama. Surprised that so many are commenting that they dropped after a few eps. I guess this type of comedy is not everybody’s taste.
Looking forward to Kavin x Kaning arc next. Thought it was interesting how they introduced Mona. Even more curious about how the story is going to be handled 🤔
All these movies had some western involvement like Pachinko and were filmed in a language other than English. Now Pachinko was filmed in Korean, Japanese, and English. There’s two Asian languages there. Pachinko also has a majority Asian cast.
I understand that mdl has to draw a line and not include any distinctly American-Asian stuff like The Joy Luck Club, Crazy Rich Asians, The Farewell, and Minari. But Pachinko is clearly different from these examples and is really Apple + answer to a K-drama, just like any of those so-called Netflix produced K-dramas.
*End of rant*
Agree about kiss thing too. This is something I don't really care about. The fact that it isn't there doesn't bother me at all. And the lack of kissing makes sense narratively so far.