Chicago Typewriter

시카고 타자기 ‧ Drama ‧ 2017
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Magnalia
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Oct 27, 2019
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Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 8.5
Beautiful, deep, well made drama. Friendship takes the main stage here, with duty, courage, hardships and love following, together forming an amazing world. World, which perhaps every viewer would be like to become part of. Storyline and characters are just as they should be, without unnecessary twists that some of other similar dramas have (also Goblin, to be frank). Lots of sadness throughout the series, but it’s a healing sadness - the one that will make you smile and cry.
I think it’s the first time since J.K Rowling Harry Potter series where I felt similar connection between this trio, their bravery and care for each other, and how they would fight the injustice.

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Vanished
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Oct 14, 2017
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 10
"Chicago Typewriter"  aired April 07, 2017 to June 03, 2017 with a total of 16 episodes on TVN.  This Fantasy, Romance, Comedy drama starred Yoo Ah In, I'm Soo Jung, Go Kyung Pyo and Kwak Shi Yang.  Now I have never seen I'm Soo Jung or Kwak Shi Yang in any dramas so this was my first rodeo with the two of them. Yoo Ah In and Go Kyung Pyo, on the other hand, I have seen many of a time. I have to say the cast for this drama was top notch.
The story of "Chicago Typewriter" is very intriguing, however, I think that the synopsis for the drama on wiki.d-addicts is a little misleading, and on Viki, so you might want to stray away from them. I thought the plot for this drama was very unique and I loved the use of two different timelines to tell the story. The 1930's plotline is the one that truly got me the most, the present is great obviously, but the past is where the real emotion came out. I think the story of the three of them in 1930's is a tad bit more compelling and was where I found myself crying the most. Now I didn't cry throughout this entire drama, until the last two episodes. Those two episodes really just yanked my heart out of my chest. However, I do think it has some pretty emotional scenes throughout the drama, so if you cry before then, I don't blame you.
There are a couple things I want to point out as well. The OST for this drama, at first, was a little weird. The use of English songs in Korean dramas nowadays is pretty jarring to me. Apparently, there are 5 songs in this Original Soundtrack, but I can only remember4 of them. I know that some people did not like the music all that much in this drama, according to the harsh and sometimes ignorant comments on Viki which I truly suggest turning off. I hadn't watched a drama on Viki with the comments on for years but I thought I'd give it a swing and man it's hit or miss on there. Some of those comments are gold and some of them are just of some of the most clueless and rude people I have ever met, so be warned about that. I think it took me a while to be okay with this OST for the most part. The song "Writing Our Stories" by SG Wannabe is the one that truly stood out, more than the English songs. The lyrics to "Writing Out Stories" is something that goes so well with the drama and by the last episodes, just the music to that song had me in a puddle of my own tears.
Like I said before, the acting in this drama was pretty top notch. Yoo Ah In never really lets me down,  except for Fashion King, but we don't ever talk about that drama. This gorgeous 30-year-old man is doing wonders. He brought me to tears with his acting and I love him so much. I thought he did a fantastic job portraying both this characters in this drama. I preferred the Seo Hwi Young character more, but he did a fabulous job all around. It was my first time seeing I'm Soo Jung, she is more of an actress who sees herself in movies rather than dramas and this was her first drama since 2004. I have to say she did a fantastic job. Her crying scenes in this drama, especially towards the end where you can see the real raw emotion and heartbreak and just pure pain from what is going on in the show, really was amazing. I have to admit I wasn't the biggest fan of her character at first, but after a few episodes, I fell for her. I'm kind of sad that she isn't in more dramas, only 2 others, and I hope that in the future she shows up more in the drama scene because she is fantastic. I haven't seen Ko Kyung Pyo since Flower Boy Next Door, and that happens to be one of my favorite dramas to show people who haven't watched a Korean drama before, and I was very happy to see him again. Obviously he has been in a5 other dramas since 20013, but I took a few years break and haven't gotten around to seeing any of his other work. So from that point of view, he has improved so much. I loved his character and his struggle.  Seeing him in this drama really brought back a lot of memories for me, and seeing how well he is doing now really put a smile on my face. I hope to be able to go back and watch some more of his dramas and to see his newest drama "Strongest Deliveryman".
Overall,  I thought this was a pretty amazing drama and is one of my favorites of the year, from what I have watched. I thought the plot line and the way it was written out was fantastic. The acting was amazing and the OST after a while really complimented the drama as a whole. There were a few editing choices throughout the drama, cuts and what not, that had me questioning things, but that may have been Viki. So that aside, I thought it was pretty flawless. It had my interested from the first episode and I found myself totally addicted to the drama. I hope to see more dramas like this, obviously not just like this, but more with dueling timelines and creative plots. I'm rooting for this drama to be my favorite drama of 2017, but we will see. It will be a hard one to beat for sure.

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Dropped 5/16
lime_pickle
2 people found this review helpful
Sep 14, 2021
5 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 5.5
Story 5.5
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 4.5
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Another paean to Sasaeng

Imagine the scene, a DHL delivery driver comes to your door. He has a parcel for you. But he won't actually leave the parcel with you. Instead, he insists, verbally and physically on pushing past you into your home because he's your Number One Fan and just wants to see where you live. Romantic, huh?

I watched this drivel for 5 whole episodes before I gave up. Maybe it gets better after that, but:

- the premise that a man/woman you 'love' will return that feeling as long as you bully/stalk them enough is repulsive (to me);
- this is another failed kdrama attempt to create a MPDG - a flawed concept at best - but particularly where the 'M' instead of 'manic' means barking mad;
- the ML spent the whole first 4 episodes SHOUTING pointlessly, at every turn (only some of which was justified by the FL's creepy behaviour); and
- they've cast a 40-something woman as the FL who tries to appear more 'youthful' by doing the dumb/blinking/staring thing. Repeatedly.

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FlorentsiaHanum
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Jul 20, 2017
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 6.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 3.0
I love yoo ah in. for me he is so manly but i really don't like the female lead character. her acting is a little bit too much for me.
the story is complicated and boring.
i'm okay with other casts member but the female lead actress. yeah for me casts are the first important thing
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PHope
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Jun 24, 2017
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 8.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 6.0
My only regret concerning this drama is that I didn't pay the necessary attention to it sometimes and missed out (so, this is going for a re watch soon). The story of this drama is as compelling as interesting. The one twist follows the other, as the story unfolds slowly its layers. The first part deals with the mystery of the ghost. Then, it starts focusing on the past affairs, as well as the currant ones. It's amazing how the film makers managed to present the medley of past present so beautiful, without confusing the audience or tiring them. In addition, there as so many things one has to anticipate to happen, except from the past story, that is by itself entertaining and well executed, with the costumes on point, the whole atmosphere of the past and the secret revolution- resistance presented as such as it didn't look fake, rather, it could have been easily compared to a movie's class. Lastly, the performances were great, and you can't help but eventually get emotional (even though, with most ghost dramas you kind of expect that to happen) towards the end, which, unlike other dramas that usually the story ends in episode 14 or 15 and the last one is just there to complete some side stories, this one was as entertaining as the rest. Probably, the only thing that didn't appeal to me as much as the rest of the stories, was the today's romance. The couple seemed to lack some of the chemistry they had compered to the past story. Plus, I would have liked for the film makers to have completed some of the side stories as well and not just the main one. But, overall, it was a great drama so I'm rating it with 8.5 out of 10.

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Julia Dias
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Oct 10, 2020
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

Amor à primeira vista

Foram não menos que quatro vezes as que joguei esse drama para baixo na minha lista de "para assistir". Achava a sinopse mediana e os pôsteres não me encantaram. Que grande erro! Quando finalmente resolvi ver pela boa e velha falta de opções, fui fisgada já nos primeiros minutos para dentro do universo desse drama maravilhoso que se tornou meu segundo favorito dos que já assisti.

Chicago Typewriter é uma grande história sobre três amigos que se amavam e queriam a felicidade um dos outros. É a história de três guerrilheiros que lutaram pela libertação de seu país e arriscaram suas vidas. Ainda mais que isso, é o (re)encontro de três pessoas que tiveram vidas difíceis e construíram muros a sua volta, cheios de mágoas e arrependimentos.

Esse drama não é aquele tipo que fica enrolando a história ao longo dos episódios. Cada um dos 16 é extremamente certeiro e necessário para o desenvolvimento da trama e quando cheguei ao final tive a sensação de completar um círculo perfeito.

O trio principal é encantador. Começamos conhecendo o escritor Han Se Joo, aparentemente um cara excêntrico e mal-humorado que só pensa em trabalho e dinheiro. Ao longo dos episódios descobrimos porque ele é assim. Para mim, o desenvolvimento dele foi o maior do drama: ele se tornou o oposto do que eu esperava e mostrou que aquela pessoa tão clichê tinha 1837488383 camadas abaixo daquilo, quais a roteirista soube desenvolver com maestria.

A protagonista feminina, Jun Seol, também faz uma diferença tremenda na história. Ela é a verdadeira dona de muitas cenas. Amei o modo como os medos e inseguranças dela são apresentados e a maneira como ela supera tudo isso. E supera, não por acaso, mas sim porque ELA SE DISPÕE e corre atrás da solução. Eita bichicha corajosa!

Do último membro do trio não posso falar muito por spoilers, mas ele é a "cola" que une esses amigos. No início achei que ele iria dar um ar pesado ao drama, mas ele deixa as cenas muito mais leves, às vezes!

No momento não consigo encontrar algo negativo nesse drama. Apenas estou grata por finalmente resolver desfrutar dele.

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Lunna
1 people found this review helpful
Jan 10, 2021
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 7.0

Um drama que vai muito além do que é entregue na sinopse

Eu amei demais a amizade entre eles.

Amei as partes que ele dizia que ia fazer algo pelo país (quem já assistiu vai entender 😅).
A história é bem envolvente, me prendeu demais.

Esse é o primeiro trabalho que o Yoo Ah In esta no papel principal que eu assisti, uma perfeição de ator.
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Recomendo demais esse drama, apesar que fiquei um pouquinho perdida no começo da historia mas logo tudo fez sentido pra mim e eu me apaixonei. Os últimos episódios me emocionaram demais😢.
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A ost desse dorama é viciante, principalmente a música Satellite (não paro de ouvir😍).

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luma
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Nov 23, 2021
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 8.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

aquele dorama q vc ve sem muita expectativa e ama

confesso que estava mofando na minha lista pra ver, tomei a iniciativa só pq ia sair do catalogo da netflix, e meus amores... engoli tudo de uma vez. Admito que o enredo da vida passada foi o que mais me encantou, fico arrepiada só de lembrar. Além da ost incrível o cast é impecável, yoo ah in, soo jung e kyung pyo não tem como ser ruim... (inclusive foi esse drama que me fez começar amar o ah in). O único motivo que não dou 10 é pelo fato do desenvolvimento do romance principal, acho que poderia ser muito mais elaborado, os personagens do presente ficam até mixurucas perto dos da vida passada. Porem se erraram no romance acertaram na amizade, simplesmente aquele trio memorável não tem como não amar. Por isso e por mais motivos recomendo muito esse dorama, principalmente pra aqueles que buscam uma história não tão convencional (meus amores que final lacrador foi aquele? jeon sol TE AMO!)

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Fylla
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Sep 24, 2020
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 8.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 8.0

NOTA GERAL: 8,7/10

Uma obra criativa. Apesar de suas falhas, recomendo fortemente que todos assistam, principalmente se você é fã de romances históricos e de sobrenatural, como eu.

• História (9/10): Que história! Essa obra possui um roteiro comovente, cheio de reviravoltas e momentos de partir o coração. O romance é legal, apesar de eu preferir o bromance. Eu apenas queria que algumas coisas tivessem sido contadas de maneira mais subliminar, diálogo expositivo demais fica cansativo e parece subestimar um pouco a perspicácia do telespectador.

• Visual (8,5/10): O único defeito da parte visual é que alguns efeitos especiais não são muito bem-feitos (e o corte de cabelo do protagonista no passado era preferível ao do presente), entretanto, a ambientação e a direção são impecáveis.

• Som (8,5/10): Uma ótima e emocionante seleção musical.

• Personagens (8,5/10): Pra começar, devo dizer que o vilão desse dorama é muito bem desenvolvido. Não é um simples rival amoroso que tortura o protagonista com a única justificativa de causar drama (e alongar) a história ou preencher a lacuna de antagonista que parece tão essencial para que uma obra seja considerada “completa”. O vilão é, de fato, uma pessoa, e um personagem crucial (e não uma ferramenta) que interfere tanto ativamente quanto passivamente no andamento da história, tendo seus próprios objetivos exteriores aos personagens principais. E ele, com sucesso, vai conseguir fazer você odiá-lo. Também devo dar créditos aos personagens Han Se Joo e Yoo Jin Oh, que são simpáticos e formam uma dupla muito divertida. Fico contente por eles não serem os típicos homens unidimensionais de romances e por terem mais de uma expressão facial. Já a Jeon Seol é um pouco tapada no começo, mas ela fica menos irritante depois (mesmo eu não tendo me apegado muito a ela).

• Entretenimento (9/10): Chicago Typewriter vai te deixar muito curioso e aflito a todo segundo e você não conseguirá resistir a clicar no próximo episódio.

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Andy
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Sep 11, 2021
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 8.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
Lembro que quando estreou estava muito interessada em ver, mas fui colocando outros na frente, por fim não o encontrei nem lugar nenhum até que assinei Netflix e descobri que ele estava lá e logo sairia do catálogo. Então decidi dar uma chance, meu maior critério foi ver despreocupadamente, o que eu fiz.

Sendo assim não tenho tanto a dizer sobre, apenas os principais motivos para ver e o que não gostei. Amei o trio, sua relação é muito divertida, adorei ver algo de época mesclado com presente, as transições são muito fluidas e nem um pouco cansativas.

Porém, tanto de pessoas que se conheceram na outra vida, me incomodou e as inconsistências bobas perto do final foram estranhas, se comparar o nível dos outros episódios.

O final foi redondo e emocionante, particularmente gostei da resolução.

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clinchamps
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Jan 9, 2022
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 6.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 6.0
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Un écrivain ne peut laisser une œuvre inachevée même au delà dela mort .

La situation met un temps fou à se mettre en place ! Les deux premiers épisodes font 1 h 1/4 et 1h 20 et franchement ils feraient juste une heure ce serait suffisant ! En plus je me disais "alors, il arrive quand l'autre ??" et c'est peut-être pour ça que ça m'a paru long !!
Ceci dit, c'est une histoire très intrigante dès le début
J'ai fait l'erreur de le commencer sur Viki où ils présentent les SP en premier.
le SP N°2 n’est fait qu’avec des scènes en coulisses, préparatoires, etc. Donc moi j'ai zappé mais ça peut être intéressant (en particulier la rencontre entre Yoo Ah In et celui qui jouait son père dans 6FD et qui là est aussi son père adoptif (ou pas ? ) et c'était assez touchant, vu le sens incroyable des Coréens pour le respect à la différence d’âge !
Mais il est certain que le personnage est complexe et mérite une bonne mise en place mais en fait il a fallu 6 épisodes pour installer complètement la situation…

En regardant l'épisode 3 je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher de rigoler, car le syndrome chute de la falaise a encore frappé et pardon !!! Quelle falaise !!
Normalement la voiture aurait dû être complètement démantibulée et lui complètement cassé... Mais il s'en sort avec une écorchure sur le front !! Franchement ils auraient pu choisir un accident plus vraisemblable !!
Ce qui ne m'empêche nullement d'apprécier le drama !!
C’est une façon originale de traiter le twist temporel, vu qu’il n’y a pas de vrai déplacement dans le temps (ou presque pas) mais tout se passe au niveau de la mémoire d’une vie antérieure où les protagonistes ont vécu ensemble les heures terribles de l’occupation japonaise et de la Résistance qui, historiquement, s’est mise en place très rapidement ! De plus les acteurs sont vraiment excellents, tous, même si j'ai une tendresse particulière pour YAI, dont j'avais bien vu le potentiel quand il était Geol Ho(SKKS) !!
Mais surtout le travail d’écriture, la disparition de l’inspiration, la nécessité absolue de finir un roman pour un auteur, même par delà la mort et le temps, tout cela est dans ce drama, lui donnant une belle profondeur au delà du côté anecdotique. D’ailleurs la maison de Han Se Ju est une magnifique et vaste bibliothèque aux murs couverts de livres jusqu’au plafond, et le fil rouge qui relie passé et présent est la nécessité de terminer une histoire ! Le drama montre l’auteur écrivant un roman, et parallèlement le vivant, la trame des vies réelles et des vies de fictions s’entremêlant, d’ailleurs, à la fin, quand Han Se Ju présente son nouveau livre la différence entre la fiction et la réalité ne se place que dans l’esprit des protagonistes : les spectateurs pensent qu’on leur présente une fiction (qui croirait qu’un fantôme est venu finir une histoire ? ) alors que l’auteur et son amie savent bien ce qu’il en est.

Pour parler de la fin, je l’ai trouvée un peu bizarre ! Il semble qu’on nous présente maintenant toute l’histoire comme un rêve de Yoo Jin Ho, sauf qu’il sort de sa poche une photo avec ses amis mais venant du futur… Alors ? Rêve ? Réalité parallèle ? A nous de choisir…

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Sep 28, 2021
16 of 16 episodes seen
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Overall 8.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

Un drama vraiment sympathique

Je viens de finir Chicago Typewriter, et franchement c’était une jolie découverte.

Alors, il faut aimer le fantastique, les fantômes, et adhérer aux vies antérieures et à la réincarnation. Si c’est votre cas, vous serez comblés !

Je trouve déjà l’histoire bien écrite, et ce parallèle entre ces 3 personnages dans deux vies différentes extras. Le tout est bien ficelé et j’ai adoré les deux périodes, même si j’ai une petite préférence pour la période 1930. L’ambiance y est vraiment extra, ainsi que les décors, j’ai vraiment été transportée dans cette période. La machine à écrire, apporte une note nostalgique sympathique.

Je découvre ici l’acteur Yoo Ah In et j’ai beaucoup aimé. Même si sa coupe de cheveux des années 1930 lui va carrément mieux que celle de 2017 ^^
Je redécouvre ici Go Kyung Pyo, que j’avais deja aimé dans pas mal de dramas, et il était très attachant ici.

Le triangle des trois personnages principaux est une très belle amitié qui fait chaud au cœur.

La romance, est quand même bien présente dans l’histoire, mais très légère dans le drama. J’ai trouvé cela dommage, mais cela n’enlève en rien les magnifiques liens entre les personnages.

Bref, ce drama était un drama de qualité et une jolie surprise. A découvrir.

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