Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born

Masterpiece -awesome production, storyline and fenomenal action of Tae Ri!!!

To be honest, I wasn't going to watch it as it is all female-centered, and the description of the story did not interest me. But after reading so many good reviews, I'm so happy I did. Not a single minute I was bored.

Wow, I did not feel this connection with characters in a long time. I was crying with them and laughing with them. I was hooked and felt the emotions of the story from the first minute and could not stop watching it. It is a beautiful story with exceptional production and awesome screenwriting. Also, it is one of the few dramas I thought was too short and wished for more episodes.

The acting of Tae Ri is just on a different level; not that the other actors haven't done a great job, but she is just fire. I wish she would have more projects lined up.

It is truly a masterpiece and one of the best dramas I have watched! I still can't get over it.

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A Drama That Captures the Heart: 'Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born'

Wow, this drama is truly a masterpiece!

With stunning visuals and a gripping storyline, each episode feels like a cinematic experience.
The cast is incredible—every character brings something unique to the table, but I especially adore Kim Tae Ri and Jung Eun Chae. Kim Tae Ri’s talent shines brightly, while Jung Eun Chae has a captivating charm that elevates every scene. I find myself fully immersed, feeling every emotion they portray.

I’m so glad I discovered this drama, but I can't believe it’s only 12 episodes! Don’t miss out on this gem—I'm already counting down the days to the next episode! 🌟❤️

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All rounder 10/10 artwork that i am going to miss deeply - A Masterpiece in cultural storytelling

Kim Taeri NEVER fails.

It’s been a while since I watched a drama that immersed me this deeply. Every single episode felt like a fully produced movie. Before starting Jeongnyeon, I watched interviews about the show and learned that it took more than four years to complete—four years for Kim Taeri to perfect her pansori skills. You can feel that dedication in every scene.

The storyline is beautifully written, set in a specific period when female gugak (traditional theater) was at its peak, right before the rise of cinema. It brilliantly showcases Koreans' long-standing passion for the entertainment industry, a theme often reflected in sageuks (historical dramas) as well. Gugak feels like an evolved form of gisaeng performances—where the era of women being seen merely as objects of entertainment ended, and their artistry was finally acknowledged as true performance art.

Every performance was breathtaking. The acting within the performances made it feel as if you were part of the audience, fully engaged in the show.

I absolutely LOVED the rivalry between Jeongnyeon and Yeongseo, how they pushed each other to grow, and the heartwarming friendship between Jeongnyeon and Jooran.

I HIGHLY recommend this drama to anyone interested in cultural depth, history, theater, and performance arts. It’s an experience, not just a show.

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This is that kind of thing you have to experience it once in a lifetime.

An Amazing Show! It's more than just a drama, you'll be transported to different world.

World of Pansori and Gukgeuk.
I'm so in love with the world they crafted. I don't know pansori (Korean traditional singing) and gukgeuk (Korean traditional theatre performance of only female) in real world, but in here, in this show, pansori and gukgeuk really catch my attention. It's an immersive world like we see a recorded live theatre performance. The sing, the song, the wardrobe, the stage performances are all really beautifull!

Female powers.
The casts of course delivered top notch acting especially the main star, Kim Tae-Ri. We're watching a legend in the making, her works like this show will be immortalized. Another actress like Jung Eun-Chae have little screentime, but her presence will always captivating. Young actress like Shin Ye-Eun, sure she have good track record, and in this series she show her amazing talent. Another casts also doing their very best, Woo Da-Vi as Joo-Ran, Ra Mi-Ran as Kang So-Bok, and many other i can't mention. You will feel it that they're doing their best.

Change is inevitable.
The story it self not so complicated, or nothing new. It's simple but added a world we never knew, world of pansori and gukgeuk. Overall we see a journey of a girl with amazing talent, fight her best to achieve her dream. Speak of the story, i can't put sideway the original source, the webtoon's story. Many webtoon fans outcrying their frustation because many aspects been changed. I have some experiences too with another show when a story i liked been adapted to another format or version. Change is inevitable.

If webtoon fans keep being frustrated with the changes, they will miss many amazing things in this adapted version.

Easier for us to enjoy any adapted version, as different universe, or maybe different story at all, watch it as a blank slate. I know it's hard, many other show butchered my beloved story, and it's hard not to compare. But then i realized, live action movie or series can reach wider audiences, means many more people will love a story that i also loved, eventho we each love different version.

Romance.
Once again it'll be related with original source. It'll be different, but present. Webtoon fans probably don't liked it, but for me as general audience who didn't read the original works, it's so fun and entertaining to guess what is happening along the show. I won't spill much about this, because like i mentioned before, it is fun to guessing along the show.

The Music.
Pansori really catch my attention, its a Korean traditional way of singing. The way they sing is like poetry that read outloud with melody, my apologize, it's hard to deliver this expression in another language. Original Sound Track have plenty of pansori in it list. One of the song that catch my attention is the song title bird performed by Leenalchi.
Turns out Leenalchi is a pansori pop band, so of course they have performed many pansori in modern ways, you can go to their Youtube and enjoy more of pansori.

In the end, JeongNyeon is an amazing show. It's more than just worth your time, it's a show that we have to see once in a lifetime.

Wish you all good day.

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Breathtaking and affecting.

Kim Tae Ri as Yun Jeong Nyeon ate this role. In every scene she captured attention.
Her character was very flawed, arrogant, headstrong, prideful and joyous, and generous. Awestruck with her singing ability, she remained true to herself throughout.
Ultimately Jeong Nyeon was on a mission and her voice was her ticket to freedom from mediocrity and her determination was the candle she had fired up. At times it was painful to watch and I kept hoping someone would save her from her actions. There are others in this story and I felt that all of them let her down in their own way.

This was so unlike any other drama I had watched and this female lead was truly a hero, if only onstage. She starred in her own life production as the star.

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A Star was Born

The moment JN lost her voice was truly the turning point—it was where the show truly began. Before that, a star was waiting to be born, and losing her voice was what ultimately made her shine. JN's final performance was absolutely breathtaking! I was completely immersed in the moment, and it felt as though I was witnessing a genuine gugeuk performance.

This drama was written so wonderful. From the adaptation to its original webtoon of the same name down to the acting of the amazing actors. A job well done to the cast and crew honestly!👏🏻

This is just one of the few dramas where I want a follow up. I'll be waiting for the Season 2 indefinitely 🤍🤍

The gay subtext hello ?!?!🤣

anyway all things aside! Maeran's final performance (?) was bone chilling🤭🤭

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Era para ter pelo menos 14 a 16 episódios

Só de ter um elenco marjoritariamente feminino e com sua história original sendo uma adaptação de um webtoon GL, com esse cenário já se eleva a nota, ainda mais em um país como a Coréia do Sul. Vale trazer a informação que essa série quase não sai do papel justamente por isso, mas possivelmente graças ao nome da Kim Tae ri e elenco estrelado, foi dado uma chance a essa produção. Agradecemos, com certa nota de implicância, a covarde TVN, que nos trouxe essa série, que é uma adaptação live action de uma webtoon de gênero GL (girls love), que eles escolheram camuflar os casais homoafetivos da trama, mesmo assim eles tentam levar de alguma forma isso para tela, quem for assistir saberá do que estou falando. Mas dizendo no geral sobre a série, ótimas atuações, que elenco perfeito, todas estão ótimas vale a pena cada minutos com essas maravilhosas mulheres lindas e talentosas. A história, infelizmente, acabar por sofrer, lembrem que iniciei esse texto que essa série quase não sai do papel, sua produtora teve problemas com financiamento e então apenas temos 12 episódios que em sua reta final ficam apressados, o que compromente a satisfação do espectador, a sensação que tinha muito mais para ser contado e abrutamente temos o desfecho em 12 episódios. Entretanto, de restante, excelente obra, bem produzida e com tema muito original, vale a pena seu tempo.


Observação: Woo Davi merece justiça, atriz que interpretou Jooran, quase uma protagonista, e ficou completamente de fora das divulgações, por motivo da TVN precisar esconder a trama de sua personagem, mas mesmo assim, essa jovem atriz conseguiu acompanhar o nível de uma das atrizes mais premiadas da Coréia do Sul, Kim Tae ri, ansiosa para seus próximos projetos.

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“As long as we have the people to perform with, we can always start over.”

Eu estou um pouco indignada com algumas notas aqui ridiculamente baixas, não gostam de ver mulheres no topo né.
Antes de mais nada quero pontuar que a censura que escolheram fazer do webtoon teve grande impacto não só por causa do preconceito mas também pela falta de coragem. E por mais que tenham apagado o fato de ser uma obra com uma protagonista lésbica foi impossível retirar a essência da história, por isso podemos perceber as relações de amor entre as personagens.

Esse drama é diferente e inovador, um bálsamo em meio a tantos dramas de temáticas repetitivas.
Não conhecia o teatro gukgeuk ou o estilo musical pansori, foi muito interessante descobrir a existência de uma arte feita inteiramente por mulheres.

Pontos positivos:
Elenco excelente e entrosado centrado em narrativas femininas.
É perceptível a entrega genuína das atrizes nessa história, quero destacar especialmente a Kim Taeri que brilha e se entrega de corpo e alma a essa personagem.
As peças que elas atuavam tinham sempre um paralelo com a história fora dos palcos.
Resgate de uma cultura tradicional feita exclusivamente por mulheres.
A jornada de crescimento da Yoon Jeong-Nyeon e Heo Young-Seo foi um deleite de assistir.

Pontos negativos:
Precisava de mais episódios e um melhor aprofundamento nas personagens Moon Ok-Gyeong e Seo Hye-Rang que eram personagens bastante interessantes e representavam a Maeran tanto o passado quanto o futuro da trupe.

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