What A Cutthroat Industry!
Won't go into what this series is all about as it has been touched on already.
The actors are great, the story is fine, however, I would have preferred more of the behind the scenes so as to see what pressure young artists are really put under as well as all the going ons we have no idea about that can make or break them.
We do get a tiny glimpse of the unsavoury side (exploitation, bullying, mistreatment) of the Entertainment Industry, but I would have liked to have seen a lot more.
One significant let down for me with Namib so far has been the mediocre music in it as well as the main actors/singers themselves that don't have what I would call the IT factor - as in the IT factor vocally.
Nothing has made me say: "Wow!"
Still 3 episodes left out of 12 so there is still time yet.
Oh wait! Perhaps one singer made me listen attentively only that was short-lived and one background song made me gravitate towards it a bit, but for a drama that is all about young talent, auditions, contests, contracts and music as in songs. Ouch!
To be fair, there is more to it than just music as we also get to observe hidden insecurities, personal demons, competitiveness and the dynamics between certain individuals.
I actually like all of the characters in this whether good or bad, but my favourite in this one is actually the teenage boy who is deaf followed by his dad. None of the mains really although they act their parts really well.
Oh! Wait! I did like the main male lead and felt for him and his difficulties, but as for CEO Kang...
Anyhow...
It's fantastic having a music industry drama, but it would have been a match made in heaven had the music (melodies) and songs stood out more.
The actors are great, the story is fine, however, I would have preferred more of the behind the scenes so as to see what pressure young artists are really put under as well as all the going ons we have no idea about that can make or break them.
We do get a tiny glimpse of the unsavoury side (exploitation, bullying, mistreatment) of the Entertainment Industry, but I would have liked to have seen a lot more.
One significant let down for me with Namib so far has been the mediocre music in it as well as the main actors/singers themselves that don't have what I would call the IT factor - as in the IT factor vocally.
Nothing has made me say: "Wow!"
Still 3 episodes left out of 12 so there is still time yet.
Oh wait! Perhaps one singer made me listen attentively only that was short-lived and one background song made me gravitate towards it a bit, but for a drama that is all about young talent, auditions, contests, contracts and music as in songs. Ouch!
To be fair, there is more to it than just music as we also get to observe hidden insecurities, personal demons, competitiveness and the dynamics between certain individuals.
I actually like all of the characters in this whether good or bad, but my favourite in this one is actually the teenage boy who is deaf followed by his dad. None of the mains really although they act their parts really well.
Oh! Wait! I did like the main male lead and felt for him and his difficulties, but as for CEO Kang...
Anyhow...
It's fantastic having a music industry drama, but it would have been a match made in heaven had the music (melodies) and songs stood out more.
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