Jefa del Tifón (2025)

A love affair and a financial crisis in the 90s

finished: 9/10 ⭐

What I liked most:
A human drama that focused on the real financial crisis that Korea experienced in the 90s and how it affected the people involved.

Superb direction and cinematography that made you feel like you were part of that era 🩷 A beautifully written romance + a pair of actors with excellent chemistry ✨

The most interesting thing is that this drama doesn't have romance as its central theme, and yet it was much better developed than other projects I've seen so far this year.

What I didn't like:

I think they added some unnecessary filler in the last two episodes, and they didn't tie up the important loose ends.

I would have liked, for example, a scene of Miseon being introduced as Taepyong's girlfriend in front of his mother 🥺
Also, the "villains," although the ending was very human and nothing grand, it still lacks that something for me to love it 100%.

But overall, I think it's a very good drama and worth checking out. 👏

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THIS IS NOT A TYPHOON, ITS NOT EVEN A DRIZZLE

A show trying too hard at becoming a heartwarming series that falls short on tugging your emotions.

Lee Jun Ho has proven himself as an actor, here he does so much of the heavy lifting. Unfortunately, he can only do so much as this show is just lacking. I didnt feel any empathy for his character, i didnt even feel his chemistry with the FL. Definitely not his best work.

Its pretty obvious that the show relied so heavily with LJH. In fact, there were parts when the series wanted to s how how charming he is and you'll notice the cinematography changes and the screen is filled with this glowy sunshine-y filter common with Korean romcoms - the difference in tone is so jarring and just doesnt work with the 90's vibe.

Episodes are long, and sad to say, boring. They want you to feel sorry and relate to the plights of the characters but almost everyone is just so bland and unlikeable. There is no real character development and no transformation for everyone except maybe for Tae Pung's mother. The story arcs and the challenges are so staged and are mostly resolved so conveniently and unrealistically.

To create depth and layers to a family drama there are 2 ways a series can go - First is the no-villain route (a la the Reply Series), create "natural" , emotional, interesting scenarios for the characters to go through and overcome, and the second route is to create a villain so strong, disgusting, scary and/or powerful that youd be afraid for the protagonist. The problem with this series is the annoying villains totally ruined this show. I didnt say effective, i said annoying. Probably one of the worst written villains in a Korean drama. Pyo Hyeon Jun's endless obsession with Tae Pung, his character was a joke and is shallow, repetitive and so uverused during the entire series, -he is not scary, not even entertaining, just annoying.

Will i recommend? Im honestly not sure, maybe if you are a LJH fan. Will i rewatch? Are you kidding me, big NO.

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