'This drama isn't going to survive.' Then, this will make a huge impact, because it is a Disney+ series (which…
"In the end of the day, in the industry, everything about money and not about humans."
This is true, and also, not new.
I don't know how much experience Disney+ has working with Asian markets. Netflix mostly knows what it's doing, but just because Netflix is profitable hosting Asian drama, that doesn't mean other streamers like Disney+ can just jump in without knowing what they're doing. I don't have Disney+ and wouldn't want it if I could stream it free (they really are greedy) but if Snowdrop is their first excursion into Kdrama, they're going to get a haircut.
I just read that there are already over 200,000 petitions to the Blue House to get it off the air. I have to say that I'm sympathetic to these petitioners--why the writer decided to make the choices she made baffles me. I mean, she lives and works there. She must have known that if she based her characters on actual historical figures, especially if those figures played a respected role in South Korea's democracy movement, her work was going to be hyper scrutinized. But especially for her to assign those characters roles that are opposite of how they were in actuality--that was just asking for it. What a stupid own goal.
For all the ambiguity of the original version's ending, that was still a better drama, by far, than this one. I will say, however, that this version has some decent skinship.
not necessarily a *waste* of my time, but I could've spent my time doing something else than watch this drama.
I think you've found a brilliant way to say this was a waste of your time, but also, not. I love statements that are self contradicting but still true like this.
The FL in the 2008 version was utterly unbearable. She cries in every scene. If the 2FL (and horrible villain) asked her to do it, this version's Beeachat would gouge out her own eyes. (Sorry. That was graphic. But this is not an exaggeration of the degree to which she is a doormat.)
In the 1999 and 2008 versions, the FL is physically beaten by the 2FL multiple times. The FL takes the abuse with no resistance. None. It's genuinely unpleasant to watch.
In all versions of Ngao Asoke, the theme of "gratitude" is ridden to death. It's the set up for why Beeachat tolerates this incredible abuse: without being cared for by this wretched family, she might have become a prostitute to survive (the irony that she is adopted as a child by this family to become the master's eventual mistress is a stomach turning detail we'll just let slide.)
There've been a few other lakorns that have pissed me right off for the abuse the FL is subjected to--I mean, I've watched Sawan Biang a few times--but none have pissed me off quite as badly as Ngao Asoke. Watch all three versions. When you're finished, you'll be wondering why this dreadful story was made 3 times.
I disagree with your conclusions, but you wrote a good, thorough article, which is just unfortunately about the drama I hate with the fire of 3 suns.
My goodness, there are a lot of flashbacks. It's like every episode so far, they take flashbacks--the same ones, too--and just stitch a set together in a different order. This show will 97 1/2 episodes long at this rate, and we still won't know what the hell is happening. (I'll have more complaints. You'll see.)
Sponsors are going to be peeling off like the floor is lava. The network will be dropping it in hours.
This is true, and also, not new.
I don't know how much experience Disney+ has working with Asian markets. Netflix mostly knows what it's doing, but just because Netflix is profitable hosting Asian drama, that doesn't mean other streamers like Disney+ can just jump in without knowing what they're doing. I don't have Disney+ and wouldn't want it if I could stream it free (they really are greedy) but if Snowdrop is their first excursion into Kdrama, they're going to get a haircut.
I just read that there are already over 200,000 petitions to the Blue House to get it off the air. I have to say that I'm sympathetic to these petitioners--why the writer decided to make the choices she made baffles me. I mean, she lives and works there. She must have known that if she based her characters on actual historical figures, especially if those figures played a respected role in South Korea's democracy movement, her work was going to be hyper scrutinized. But especially for her to assign those characters roles that are opposite of how they were in actuality--that was just asking for it. What a stupid own goal.
In the 1999 and 2008 versions, the FL is physically beaten by the 2FL multiple times. The FL takes the abuse with no resistance. None. It's genuinely unpleasant to watch.
In all versions of Ngao Asoke, the theme of "gratitude" is ridden to death. It's the set up for why Beeachat tolerates this incredible abuse: without being cared for by this wretched family, she might have become a prostitute to survive (the irony that she is adopted as a child by this family to become the master's eventual mistress is a stomach turning detail we'll just let slide.)
There've been a few other lakorns that have pissed me right off for the abuse the FL is subjected to--I mean, I've watched Sawan Biang a few times--but none have pissed me off quite as badly as Ngao Asoke. Watch all three versions. When you're finished, you'll be wondering why this dreadful story was made 3 times.
I disagree with your conclusions, but you wrote a good, thorough article, which is just unfortunately about the drama I hate with the fire of 3 suns.
Gosh.
It's a show. Let people have opinions that disagree with yours.
I mean, I'm not saying it's bad or anything.
No--wait. I am. I'm saying it's the worst "French" I've ever heard.