#hong hee su

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THE IMPOSSIBLE HEIR / ep2

#kdramaedit #the impossible heir #lee jae wook #lee joon young #lee jun young #hong su zu #choi hee jin

[offbeatcappuccino]

the impossible heir episodes 1-4 ramblings

Last week was an eventful one for Lee Jae Wook, Hong Su Zu, and Lee Jun-young's The Impossible Heir. Not only was last week the premiere of the series, but Dispatch, the popular Korean tabloid, released "earth-shattering" news that Lee Jae Wook was dating aespa's Karina. This garnered controversy and scrutiny towards the show and could have contributed to its ratings. However, as a self-professed Lee Jae Wook fan, I tuned in to watch the show last week regardless of the news. The Impossible Heir is arguable Lee Jae Wook's first "adult" show. Much of his prior work involved dramas that catered to the YA audience and for the first time we see him essaying a far more mature and morally dubious character as Han Tae Oh. While the show is marketed as having three leads, in my opinion, Tae Oh steals the show.

In the first episode, we are introduced to a teenage Han Tae Oh. The son of a murderer, for the sake of his and his mother's safety, he's forced by himself to a small town. Unlike his peers, he has no legal guardian and rents a rundown house in the village. Before the first day of school, he manages to provoke the ire of Kang In Ha, the illegitimate son of the Kang-Oh chaebol family. While the two boys are initially at odds with each other and even end up having a dramatic fight in the school lunchroom, the episode ends with an unlikely partnership- Tae Oh offering to use his intelligence to help In Ha achieve the impossible- the opportunity to be the next heir of Kang Oh Group over his two legitimate half brothers.

Over the next three episodes, we see Tae Oh and In Ha grow up as college students and later employees at Kang Oh. During their college years, we see a blossoming friendship between the two as In Ha becomes Tae Oh's only companion during their time at Hankuk University. Alongside their internal scheming to take over Kang Oh, we see glimpses that their friendship is no different from any other peers. They have birthday meals, eat lunch together in the cafeteria, and drink late night beers from the convenience. In Ha constantly chides Tae Oh for working too many part time jobs, but remains the dutiful wealthy friend that is willing to book a tutoring gig for Tae Oh or drop him off at work to help him financially stay afloat. The dynamics between both men take a sharp turn with the introduction of Na Hye-Won, who both male leads end up falling for though she ultimately ends up dating In Ha, mainly because she views In Ha as her key to overcoming poverty and acquiring wealth and prestige.

Just as episode two ends, the show takes another five year time leap and both men are working for Kang Oh group. Hye-Won also becomes what appears to be a staff member for a political party. The three remain as co-conspirators in their efforts to take over Kang Oh Group. Of the three, perhaps the person who gets closest to the chairman, Kang Jun Mo, is Tae Oh, who ascends to the role of his personal secretary. Tae Oh becomes Jun Mo's greatest asset and trusted confidante. Through his role, he starts to move the game pieces that would create a clear path of succession for In Ha.

The weakest aspect of the The Impossible Heir 's writing has to be Na Hye Won's character arc. Nothing about her frankly makes any sense. During the second episode, we are introduced to Hye Won as both In Ha's and Tae Oh's classmate and Tae Oh's neighbor. While its obvious that Tae Oh may have developed feelings for Hye Won due to their chance encounters, In Ha's feelings arise out of nowhere- to the point that it almost feels like he only wants Hye Won because he wants to take a person Tae Oh cherishes from him. However, if this was the case, the intensity of love that In Ha develops for Hye Won makes no sense. Furthermore, its puzzling to see the two boys so readily accept a stranger as a partner in developing and implementing a plan they have spent years working on together. Exacerbating this poor placement of the female lead is her poor portrayal by Hong Su Zu. Hong Su Zu's acting has been widely criticized by the Korean audience since the airing of the second episode. While I could see others' complaints last week, it did not initially bother me as much. However, the poor acting has become glaringly apparent in this week's episodes. If Hye Won is supposed to be who she's written to be- a morally grey character who is willing to do whatever it takes, including playing with someone's feelings, to escape her present circumstances, I would expect her to be desperate, shrewd, cunning, manipulative, and charismatic. However, the version that is presented to us is so blasé, stoic, and mediocre. Hong Su Zu's expressions and delivery are extremely limited- it's hard to swallow the thought that she's supposed to be a crucial main character.

Conversely, Tae-Oh's arc is the strongest point in the writing. As audience members, we are gripped by the elusive question- what does Tae-Oh get from this partnership? Why is he fiercely loyal to In Ha? and Does he truly want the best for his friend or is he planning on throwing him under the bus? Lee Jae Wook excels in playing the ambitious yet guarded Tae Oh, who becomes the "catalyst" of the story. Without Tae Oh, there's no plot. While Hye Won is a disappointing female lead, I was surprised by the chemistry between Tae-Oh and Choi Hee Jin's Kang Huiju, the younger half sister of Kang In Ha. Huiju develops an obsessive never-ending one-sided crush on Tae Oh when he becomes her short-lived mathematics tutor. At first glance, it's easy to brush her off as a minor character, but the amount of screen time she receives on the show suggests otherwise and Choi Hee Jin excels in playing the "petulant spoiled brat who surprisingly may be the only person in her family with a conscience".

If Tae Oh is a volcano patiently waiting to erupt at the right time,Huiju is a raging forest fire traveling at 100 mph. Her love and desire for Tae Oh is all consuming and destructive- something she wholeheartedly embraces but Tae-Oh fears. When Huiju's spontaneity comes to a head with Tae Oh's restraint, we see an electrifying chemistry between the two and we see another dimension of Tae Oh. While he can be avoidant and harsh, he is also gentle, kind, and protective. Its this internal push and pull that makes their relationship worth exploring.

One of the highlights of the latest episode was when Huiji confronts Tae Oh in a parking garage adamantly professing that she will force her parents to agree to their marriage and that she "will protect" Tae-Oh. I found her confession interesting on many levels because so far, all of Tae-Oh's relationships are exploitative. The other characters including his closest friend In Ha are only concerned about what Tae Oh can do for them and this is the first time we see someone offering to do something for him with no reciprocity. It's unclear if Hui Ju is a red herring or someone who will grow to be an integral part of Tae-Oh's life. As a viewer, I have to say that this relationship is one of the main draws to the show and is something that the writers utilize appropriately.

Overall, Impossible Heir is a Malthusian and Machiavellian drama that wholeheartedly embraces the capitalistic jungle. It may not be a show that fans of prior Lee Jae Wook's dramas will love, but it still deserves to be given a chance.

Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️.75/5

#the impossible heir #lee jae wook #lee jun young #hong su zu #han tae oh #kdrama review #kdra #kdramas #kang in ha #na hye won #choi hee jin #kang huiju

[iris-sistibly]

The show tried so hard to make Taeoh and Hyewon's dramatic scenes well...dramatic. Lol, these scenes will never NOT be cringey. The emotionless face, even the tone of Hong Suzu's voice sounded like she was having a normal conversation with someone (honey, someone tried to kill the man you love and this is how you react?).

I mean no amount of dramatic music and classic kdrama special effects can make me buy the story of ML & FL. From now on, I will be rooting for Kang Huiju and Kang Huiju alone. It's because I enjoy watching Choi Hee-jin and I like her character, that's why I try to put up with this show.

#disney plus #kdrama #the impossible heir #lee jae wook #hong su zu #choi hee jin #lee jun young #han tae oh #na hyewon #kang huiju #kang inha #CHOI HEE JIN IS CARRYING THIS WHOLE ASS SHOW!!!

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@/sonnet__son on Instagram, 2 April 2023

#six the musical #six korea #hong ji-hee #kim ryeo-won #son seung-yeon #pae su-jong #choi hyun-sun #park ga-ram

[ourchanceatlove]

the impossible heir was such a great drama

i loved the characters and the portrayal of them by the actors/actresses. such a good drama. it was really easy to watch and pretty fast paced. i really enjoyed it and it was deep and really shows how people can be. inha was so hott to me lol sucks he turned evil or was always evil idk. i love a happy ending! the scenes and how it was directed and filmed was really deep artsy creative and beautiful. well done! i dont even know what made me want to start this drama but im so glad i did! soo good im gonna miss it and the cast T_T i swear every drama has some characters that i really love and just fall for and enjoy

#the impossible heir #impossible heir #lee jae wook #lee jun young #choi hee jin #hong su zu #lee ji hoon #choi jin ho #kdrama #korean drama

[linajinnnn]

SIX the Musical Korea - second opening night!!

💛 Sonnet Son as Aragon / 💚 Su-jeong Pae as Boleyn / 🤍 Garam Park as Seymour / ❤️ Hyunsun Choi as Cleves / 💟 Ryeowon Kim as Howard / 💙 Jihee Hong as Parr

+ it was supposed to be Solji Howard's opening night. so sad we cannot meet her right now. hope she gets well soon! 🥺🥺

#six the musical #six korea #six south korea #six the musical korea #식스 #sixthemusicalkr #식스더뮤지컬 #sonnet son #pae su jeong #park garam #choi hyun sun #kim ryeowon #hong ji hee #손승연 #배수정 #박가람 #최현선 #김려원 #홍지희

[enterfilm]

SO-SEOL-GA-UI YEONG-HWA (Hong Sang-soo, 2022)

#so-seol-ga-ui yeong-hwa #the novelist's film #la novelista y su pelicula #hong sang-soo #lee hye-young #kim min-hee #seo young-hwa #ki joo-bong #cho yun-hee #park mi-so #kwon hae-hyo #ha seong-guk #film #cine

[k-star-holic]

End Woori the Virgin' Im Soo-hyang, Shin Dong-wook and marriage, not Sung Hoon

#Woori the Virgin #Sung Hoon #Im Soo-hyang #Happy Endings #Shin Dong-wook #Mon-Tue drama #Kim Su-ro #Hong Eun Hee #RIU Hotels #Kahaani

[redladydeath]

Realized I never posted the other half of the Korean queens, so rectifying that now

Lee Arum Soul and Seung-yeon Son as Catherine of Aragon Kim Ji-woo and Pae Su-jeong as Anne Boleyn Park Hye-na and Park Ga-ram as Jane Seymour Kim Ji-sun and Choi Hyun-sun as Anna of Cleves Kim Ryeo-won and Heo Sol-ji as Katherine Howard Yoo Ju-hye and Hong Ji-hee as Catherine Parr

Photo sources under the cut

@__handzzzz__ on Instagram : Arum-soul, Ji-woo

@_young_img on Instagram : Seung-yeon

@gren_pic on Instagram : Su-jeong, Hye-na, Ga-ram, Hyun-sun, Ji-hee

@rin_waiting_ryu on Twitter : Ji-sun

@day_star_._ on Instagram : Ryeo-won

@890110kr on Instagram : Sol-ji

@sunrise_0125 on Instagram : Ju-hye

#redlady speaks #six the musical

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Six the musical South Korea cast

Aragon: 이아름솔 | Lee ARumSoul / 손승연 | Son Seungyeon

Boleyn: 김지우 | Kim Ji Woo / 배수정 | Pae Su-jeong

Seymour: 박혜나 | Park Hye-na / 박가람 | Park Ga-Ram

Cleves: 김지선 | Kim Ji Sun / 최현선 | Choi Hyun-sun

Howard: 김려원 | Kim Ryeo Won / 솔지 | Heo Sol-ji

Parr: 유주혜 | Yoo Ju-hye / 홍지희 | Hong Ji Hee

Quick note on names, the anglicised versions I am using might be wrong or they might use different ones in different places, or stage names

#six the musical #six south korea

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Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Month to our queens!

In the US May is Asian-American and Pacific Islander month, so this month I'm spotlighting all the global Asian and Pacific Islander queens!

Pictured: Aragon: Nicole Kyoung-mi Lambert (Korean, pre-Broadway tour and Broadway), Jasmine Shen (Chinese/Hong Konger, Breakaway 1.0), Chloe Zuel (Mauritian, 2020 Sydney), Phoenix Jackson Mendoza (Filipino, 2021-23 Aus Tour), 이아름솔/Lee Arum-soul (Korean, South Korea), 손승연/Sonnet (Korean, South Korea) Boleyn: Andrea Macasaet (Filipino, pre-Broadway tour and Broadway), Amanda Lindgren (South Korean, West End), Danielle Mendoza (Filipino, Breakaway 3.0), Sunayna Smith (Indian, Breakaway 3.0 and 5.0), 김지우/Kim Ji-woo (Korean, South Korea), 배수정/Pae Su-jeong (Korean, South Korea) Seymour: Jasmine Forsberg (Filipino, Aragon Tour), Kristina Leopold (Chinese/Thai/Indian, Broadway), 박가람 /Park Ga-ram (Korean, South Korea), 박혜나/Park Hye-na (Korean, South Korea) Cleves: 김지선/Kim Ji-sun (Korean, South Korea), 최현선/Choi Hyun-sun (Korean, South Korea) Howard: Jaina Brock-Patel (Desi/Indian, 2nd UK Tour), Zoe Jensen (Filipino, Broadway), 김려원/Kim Ryeo-won (Korean, South Korea), 솔지/Solji (Korean, South Korea) Parr: Shimali de Silva (Hong Konger/Sri Lankan, original student cast), Vidya Makan (Desi/Indian heritage, 2020 and 2021-23 Australian Tours), Megan Leung (Chinese/Hong Konger, Bliss 2.0 and Breakaway 5.0), Joy N Woods (Southeast Asian and/or Pacific Islander, Broadway), Elena Breschi (Filipino, Breakaway 4.0), Roxanne Couch (Maori/New Zealander, West End), 홍지희/Hong Ji-hee (Korean, South Korea), 유주혜/Yoo Ju-hye (Korean, South Korea), Aoife Haakenson (Taiwanese and also lived in Jakarta and Hong Kong, UK Tour) Alts: Grace Mouat (Burmese, 1st UK Tour and West End), Cherelle Jay (West End and 2nd UK Tour), Karis Oka (2020 and 2021-23 Australian Tours), Shannen Alyce Quan (Eurasian, 2020 and 2021-23 Australian Tours), Alizé Ke'Aloha Cruz (Filipina, Bliss 3.0) Notes: All information is from this post. There may be additional info or queens missing, as it's only information I specifically have been able to verify. This list also doesn't encompass the full breadth of many queens' identities; many of them are of mixed race and ethnicity, or of several nationalities. For more information on any given queen, check that same post. Also note that Izi Maxwell (alt, 2nd UK Tour) was born in Hong Kong. However, she lists herself as British and white on her Spotlight. Additionally, Fia Houston-Hamilton (Cleves, original Breakaway 2.0) is Indian but was never officially announced. Credits below.

-------------------- Aragon: Lloyd Bishop; _jasmine_shen_; jamesmorganphoto; sixthemusicalau, unsure of origin; ymduck_pic; _young_img Boleyn: Sara Crulwich; Pamela Raith; raisaroni10; sunaynasmith; _young_img; _shannon1025_, unsure of origin Seymour: Joan Marcus; Joan Marcus; hbiiii._.iin; jjang_beautiful Cleves: hbiiii._.iin; gren_pic Howard: Pamela Raith, Joan Marcus, day_star_._, 890110kr Parr: sixthemusical, unsure of origin; sixthemusicalau, unsure of origin; meganswleung; michaelah.jpg; elenabreschi; Pamela Raith; jjang_beautiful; yoozuyoozu, unsure of origin; emilyshows Alts: anniekwithacamera; jonalderson_; daynaransleyphoto; daynaransleyphoto; alize.kealoha

#six the musical #이아름솔 #손승연 #김지우 #배수정 #박혜나 #박가람 #김지선 #최현선 #김려원 #솔지 #유주혜 #홍지희 #식스 한국 #andrea macasaet #sunayna smith #amanda lindgren #jasmine forsberg #nicole kyoung mi lambert #jaina brock patel #zoe jensen #megan leung #joy woods #aoife haakenson #karis oka #six south korea #six broadway #six uk tour #six west end #roxanne couch

[amarimeta]

Please note there aren't official A casts and B casts this is just the combination I saw first! Featuring:

Aragon - Lee Arum-soul (이아름솔) Boleyn - Pae Su-jeong (배수정) Seymour - Park Ga-ram (박가람) Cleves - Choi Hyun-sun (최현선) Howard - Heo Sol-ji (솔지) Parr - Yoo Ju-hye (유주혜)

(also please forgive the fact that the image features son seung-yeon, kim ryeo-won, and hong ji-hee instead of lee arum-soul, heo sol-ji, and yoo ju-hye as i could not find a pic of the six queens combo i got!)

#six the musical #six korea #six south korea #six the musical south korea #lee arumsoul #pae sujeong #park garam #choi hyunsun #heo solji #yoo juhye #my audios

[offbeatcappuccino]

a colossal disaster ~ impossible heir final reflections

I recently finished watching the last two episodes of impossible heir and I am convinced that this show will go down as one of the biggest disappointments of 2024. After being a close follower of Lee Jae Wook's career for several years, I was excited about him playing another cold traumatized morally ambiguous character. However, there are too many weaknesses in the writing that cannot be made up by the spectacular acting from Lee Jae Wook, Lee Jun Young, and Choi Hee Jin. We all already know how I feel about Hong Su Zu and her character Na Hye Won. Like many predicted, the big reveal in this show is that Lee Jun Young's character Kang In Ha is a backstabber that has been secretly plotting to frame his best friend Han Tae Oh as the murderer of Kang In Ju in order to fulfill his dream of ascending the Kang-oh throne.

I do think that the shift in In Ha's becoming an overly ambitious fake friend was somewhat well justified with the writing. There were signs in the earlier episodes that he saw Tae Oh as his "dog" and held very little regard for him. One notable example is him "stealing" Na Hye Won despite being very well aware that Tae Oh had a crush on her. When In Ha is finally recognized by his father as his son, In Ha makes several independent decisions without consulting Han Tae Oh- suggesting the very early signs of a schism between the two men. However, its hard to swallow that out of nowhere he becomes capable of conspiring in the murder of his own brother, his best friend, the man that helped him kill his brother, his father, and finally, physically assaulting his wife and having her institutionalized against her will. What is actually quite bewildering in all of this has to be the relationship between In Ha and Mo Gi Ju, the murderer of Kang In Ju.

In last week's episodes, we are shown that Han Tae Oh comes across video evidence from the murder scene, which directly implicates Mo Gi Ju and Kang In Ha. This subsequently allows Tae Oh to be declared innocent and have his charges dismissed. When Gi Ju is interrogated, he refuses to disclose In Ha as his co-conspirator and in the last episode, we see that Gi Ju initially considers In Ha to be his friend. This is what is incredibly perplexing because at what point in the plot did these two become friends? It's one thing to be co-conspirators or to make a mutually beneficial deal, but to become close friends to the point that one of them is willing to take all the blame to protect the other? This is a loose thread in the plot that the show runners never seem to take the time to address.

Another thing that is never explained in the show is In Ha's extensive connections with the prison system. However, this could just be me being picky and maybe in the short span that he was able to be recognized as a legitimate son, he also was able to bribe a prison guard to help him carry out his dirty work. Despite these flaws, I will say that Lee Jun Young is absolute perfection when it comes to playing a maniac.

Apart from this arc, one of the biggest flaws in the last episode was the drastic shift in the characterization of Kang Seong Ju, one of In Ha's older brothers, who along with his mother was scheming to become the CEO of the company. However, after his mother's arrest, Seong Ju tearfully exclaims to his mother that he's sick of vying for the top and wants to prioritize his happiness. This is a sharp departure from his conduct just a few days prior when he was attempting to fill the vacuum left by his father's illness. What is even more difficult to swallow is the sudden respect that Seong Ju develops for Tae Oh, even going as far as respecting him as the next chairman of Kang Oh and bowing to him even though like everyone else in the family apart from Hui Ju, believed that Tae Oh was lesser than and a threat to their ambitions due to his proximity to the chairman. Seong Ju's arc is almost too good of an ending that you can't help but feel that the writers resorted to deus ex machina in order to tie all the ends.

Hye Won as usual was a disappointment and its confusing why they would market her as a main character when she had barely any lines or things to do in this episode. She has been one of the weakest female characters I have seen in a while with her existence mainly serving as a prop used to justify the conflict between the two men. She, herself, does very little to move the plot forward. Perhaps one of the saving graces of the show and the only reason I stuck with watching it is a brief scene that we see in the last few minutes of the show. Kang Hui Ju decides that she is going to travel the world and during the three year time leap, we see Tae Oh smiling at a picture of Hui Ju in Cancún, which she sends as her "survival update". The ending is very open-ended and ambigious, but if you were me, you interpreted it as Tae Oh finally reciprocating his feelings for Hui Ju.

While The Impossible Heir has been an utter disappointment, one of the good things about the show was the chemistry between Hui Ju and Tae Oh. Luckily, this has captivated the minds of some amazing writers and there's a flourishing AO3 page for the show with some of the best angst fanfics I've seen in a while.

Rating: 1.0/5.0

Keep watching kdramas and living your life like one,

offbeat_cappuccino

#lee jae wook #lee jun young #choi hee jin #hong su zu #han tae oh #kang in #kang huiju #na hye won #the impossible heir #disney hotstar #kdrama review #kdrama recommendations #kdrama reviews

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GQKOREA X 15Oct 2023

𝗚𝙌𝙆𝙊𝙍𝙀𝘼 𝙉𝙊𝙑𝙀𝙈𝘽𝙀𝙍 𝙄𝙎𝙎𝙐𝙀 𝙒𝙄𝙏𝙃 𝙅𝙄𝙈𝙄𝙉

<지큐> 11월호의 주인공 지민의 화보 미리보기! 짙은 밤, 고고히 빛나는 지민의 세계

#JIMIN #BTS #JIMINxDIOR #GQKOREA

gqkorea.co.kr

Prelanzamiento fotográfico de la edición de noviembre de BTS Jimin GQ Corea (Portada de GQ KOREA con vista previa de Jimin)

https://www.gqkorea.co.kr/2023/10/15/%EB%B0%A9%ED%83%84%

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#park jimin #jimin #jiminshiii #JIMIN #JIMINxDIOR #jimin dior #cr. a GQKOREA en X #𝗚𝙌𝙆𝙊𝙍𝙀𝘼 𝙉𝙊𝙑𝙀𝙈𝘽𝙀𝙍 𝙄𝙎𝙎𝙐𝙀 𝙒𝙄𝙏𝙃 𝙅𝙄𝙈𝙄𝙉 #jiminie #jimin gq korea #dior global ambassador jimin #jimin ah #jimin tattos #jimin tatuajes #jimin portada de revista #jimin x gq korea #gq_korea instagram sale j.m #Jimin DiorSpring24 #GQKOREA #cr. a gqkorea.co.kr

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Tale Of The Nine Tailed & Tale Of The Nine Tailed 1938 e A Familiar Stranger

Un po' di questo... e un po' di quello.

Sono troppo pigra per scrivere commenti su queste serie. Ma d'altra parte, mi dispiace non mettere per iscritto manco due righe: d'altronde, sono tre drama che nel bene e nel male, meritano almeno menzione.

Ma appunto perché sono svogliata, andrò a casaccio, trattando solo le cose che mi sono piaciute e cosa invece mi ha lasciata perplessa.

TALE OF THE NINE TAILED & TALE OF THE NINE TAILED 1938

Questi due li metto insieme perché uno seguito dell'altro. Anche se la seconda stagione si può benissimo vedere senza che si sia manco toccata la prima.

Di questa serie ho amato l'ambientazione simil horror, super inquietante. Tanto che certe volte ho dovuto mettere in pausa la serie per riprendere fiato e far passare l'ansia. Entrambe le stagioni portano in campo la mitologia koreana - adoro- nel modo più allarmante possibile. Non solo è stato super interessante scoprire le leggende della Korea ma il taglio inquietante ha reso la visione ancor più elettrizzante. La cosa che mi rende ancor più felice è il fatto di esser arrivata in fondo senza incubi: ho passato la mia prova di coraggio.

Un'altra cosa che mi è piaciuta è stato la caratterizzazione del lead, Lee Yeon. A differenza di altre creature sovrannaturali più conosciute - coff... coff ...Goblin - il protagonista di questa serie è perfettamente ambientato nell'epoca moderna: non solo sa come funzioni la tecnologia ed il mondo attorno a lui, ma usa tutto ciò con molta naturalezza. Cosa che ho adorato. Come mi è piaciuta tantissimo, l'espressione del Nostro ogni qualvolta c'erano casini: quello sguardo scocciatissimo di chi c'ha altro da fare ma gli tocca stare lì a risolvere bordelli. Adorabile. La qualità più interessante di Lee Yeon comunque non sono i super poteri ma la sua intelligenza. Seriamente, questo gumiho mi ha conquistato più per il suo cervello che per l'abilità con la spada.

L'altra cosa che ho amato, sempre su Lee Yeon, è la sua fallacità. Pur essendo un Dio di Montagna, un Gumiho ecc ecc... compie errori di valutazione, fa sbagli che si riflettono tutti nel disastroso rapporto con il suo fratellino, ad esempio.

Il Fratellino, Lee Rang, è la mia stella di questa serie. Stagione uno e due. Non solo perché la recitazione di Kim Bum è stata fantastica...ma anche perché il suo personaggio è un concentrato di contraddizioni e dolore: ama suo fratello ma lo risente per averlo abbandonato. Vorrebbe passare del tempo con lui ma ha sempre il terrore di affezionarsi e poi soffrire nel caso che Yeon lo abbandoni di nuovo. Un adorabile tsundere. E poi è il personaggio con un evoluzione ed una crescita più bella di tutti. In entrambe le stagioni.

Nella seconda stagione ancor più che nella prima, il rapporto dei due fratelli è centrale ed ho amato questa cosa. La prima stagione - senza fare spoiler - mi aveva lasciato l'amaro in bocca per come era finita. Ma la seconda mette a posto quel finale dando finalmente a Lee Rang la chiusura che si merita. Sul finale di tale Of the nine tailed ci sarebbe da scrivere un poema per quanto mi ha fatto incaz...re.

Altra cosa che mi è piaciuta - e qui andiamo nella seconda stagione - è la storia d'amore di Rang e Yeo Hee. Semplice, romantica, senza pretese. Posso alzare un po' gli occhi per la velocità con cui la volpe ha aperto il suo cuore alla sirena...ma va bene. Condensare tutto in 12 episodi porta anche a questo. Nonostante ciò, la loro storia mi è piaciuta molto, trovando nella ragazza la compagna perfetta per Lee Rang.

Infine nota di merito per la collega di lavoro di Lee Yeon: la divinità di montagna Hong Joo. Fantastica. Spettacolare. E non mi riferisco solo alla sua recitazione ma anche il suo personaggio. So Yeon tratteggia una Hong Joo cazzutissima e badass ma allo stesso tempo fragile e desiderosa della sua vecchia vita con i suoi vecchi amici diventati come una famiglia per lei. Vorrebbe che tutto tornasse come quando i tre erano ancora Divinità di montagna e fa di tutto per proteggere le persone a cui vuole bene. Anche cose poco lecite. L'ho amata.

Ed ora la cosa che invece mi ha convinto meno. La storia d'amore tra Lee Yeon e Nam Ji Ah. Chiariamoci, è una bella storia. Super romantica, straziante, fatta bene e ben costruita. E pure a tratti divertente. Il mio problema con lei è stato il fatto che di drama con due persone che si amavano nel passato, poi una è morta e si aspetta la sua reincarnazione per continuare ad amarsi... è roba già vista. Cioè, Destined with you parla più o meno della stessa cosa. Per questo mi sono ritrovata, a malincuore, a skippare alcuni pezzi di romanticismo tra i due, desiderosa solo di andare avanti nella trama principale o vedere cosa stesse combinando Lee Rang. Ho un feticismo per questo uomo

Anche la trama certe volte non è stata poi così chiara. Alcune volte fa diversi pasticci e ti costringe a porti domande che mai e poi mai avranno risposte. Per carità, la storia si segue bene ma consiglio di vedere le due stagioni godendosi la trama senza porsi troppe domande. XD

Detto questo, Tale Of the Nine Tailed 1 e 2 merita sicuramente la visione. Anche perché per come è finita la seconda stagione e la locandina di una terza già apparsa su Mydramalist, ci sono in ballo altre stagioni... e che ti perdi l'opportunità di vederti e far parte di una Saga?!

VOTO: 7.6 alla prima stagione e 7.8 alla seconda

A Familiar Stranger

Siccome le donne incinte uccise e fatte a pezzi -con testa e feto spariti - in Dark Night non mi avevano ancora convinto del tutto, ho deciso di buttarmi su questo mini drama da 8 episodi che alla fine si è rivelato uno dei migliori mini drama degli ultimi tempi.

Certo, c'è la questione dello scambio di faccia che ancora non mi fa dormire la notte ( l'hanno scuoiata? magia nera? ) ma nel complesso posso pure prendere queste domande e metterle a tacere concentrandomi su altro. In questo caso la trama:

Una povera pittrice viene ricattata dalla figlia del Primo Ministro per sposare il Generale al posto suo cossicchè lei possa continuare a troieggiare in giro con il suo amante, il Principe Ning.

Il ricatto consiste nella vita della sorella della pittrice, sorella sparita anni or sono e che la ragazza potrà rivedere solo se adempierà alle richieste della nobildonna. Anche se questa di nobile ha solo l'atto di nascita.

Per la riuscita del piano, alla pittrice viene data la faccia dell'altra donna appunto - operazione fattasi tramite magia nera credo- ed il sjuo compito è copulare con il Generale e trovare "qualcosa" - ma non si sa cosa - nella residenza del futuro marito.

Quello che però la Nobildonna non sa è che la pittrice ed il Generale si conoscono da tempo: riuscirà la nostra protagonista a fingere di essere la Figlia del Primo Ministro abbastanza a lungo da fregare il Generale o sarà prima quest'ultimo a riconoscerla vedendo oltre la sua nuova faccia?

Inizia così una serie che per le prime 4 puntate mi stava rincoglionendo, dandomi più domande che risposte e facendomi pensare che le cose stessero accadendo a caz...o di cane. Non ne vedevo il nesso...finché da metà serie in poi tutto si mette al suo posto. Le domande trovano risposta, le cose si chiariscono e nel finale c'è un colpone di scena che mi ha fatto sbarellare.

Nota di merito per il personaggio del Principe Ning che, partito come uno di quelli che vorresti solo menare, trova una sua crescita ed evoluzione caratterizzandosi come uno dei personaggi migliori di questo mini drama.

Cosa che invece la serie si poteva per me pure risparmiare è la solita reiterata storia d'amore dei due che si conoscevano e si amavano da prima ancora che inizi la storia. Per quanto mi riguarda continuerò a credere che questo escamotage narrativo non solo non sia romantico ma sia pure sinonimo di pigrizia:

facile fare una storia d'amore quando i due protagonisti si conoscono da anni e sono già mezzi innamorati!

Su i due lead posso poi dire poco. Carini e ben caratterizzati...ma niente di spettacolare. Insomma, nella norma.

Infine, una parola sulla Figlia del Primo Ministro: pazza scocciata! Ho goduto troppo quando tutti i suoi piani le si sono ritorti contro ed ha gradualmente perso ogni cosa. BHUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Chiaramente poi, essendo solo 8 episodi da 20/30 minuti l'uno non c'è tempo e spazio per approfondire le cose ma quel poco che c'è basta e avanza.

Consigliato quindi per le serate quando si cerca qualcosa di veloce ma che non sia stupido.

Voto: 8 =

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Calificación: 4/5

Opinión del drama:

Tenía un rato que no veía un drama en emisión y con este sufrí bastante. Chistoso, entretenido y que me hizo sentir comprendida. Usualmente, no suelo ver dramas donde sea la relación madre e hija el enfoque, ya que no me gustan las dinámicas que suelen manejar y en este caso, aunque no me gustó todo el personaje de la madre, creo que le dieron un nuevo giro a esta trama. Crecer con una madre joven en una sociedad tan tradicional como le es corea me gustó y aporto todo para que esta historia funcionara y lo que más me sorprende es que fue en el género de la comedia.

Para ser honesta no me gustó el final, ya que para mí no hubo un cambio en el personaje que hablaré en la siguiente sección y solo le arruino algo tan importante a la protagonista.

Opinión de los personajes:

Eun Mi (Jun Hye Jin): Hace tanto que no odiaba a un personaje principal, realmente yo no la soportaba. Ningún crecimiento, simplemente no es de mi agrado. Un ser tan egoísta en la mayoría de las ocasiones y si tenía sus momentos en que entendía toda su historia como lo fue el funeral de la abuela, pero no aprendió nada.

Jin Hee (Choi Soo Young): Te amo, eres el mejor personaje, la mejor protagonista. Simplemente increíble.

Jin Hong (Ahn Jae Wook): Al principio no me encantaba, pero al ver todo el respeto que le brindaba a Jin Hee y la relación con su madre fue lo que termino ganando mi corazón.

Jae Won (Park Sung Hoon): Me hiciste falta, siento que no me mostraron lo suficiente de ti. Todas las escenas que tenía me encantaban y solo quería ver más de él con Jin Hee. Te amo Park Sung Hoon actor, eres uno de mis highlights del año.

Un gran highlight y mi escena FAVORITA es donde se toman la foto después del funeral de la abuela, no pude dejar de llorar viendo esa escena.

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