Like you see in a lot of rookie productions (Drama F ever has a big part in this), there are a lot of random cliches…
DF as a whole is covering a part of the production costs, which gives them exclusive airing rights...when it comes to the nitty gritty this is an ONC drama made for Korean TV first.... DF is looking for a way to make itself unique. JTBC working with Netflix on top of building it's own studio in Seoul. KOCOWA is basically the umbrella for KBS, SBS and MBC ...who's also buddied up with VIKI. TVN seems to go back and forth between Viki, DF and even Netflix. PLUS the offerings can be limited since they often produce US remakes, which prevents them from airing in regions where the originals are still licensed. I remember TVN use to have a contract with DF, at this point I think it's expired.
DF hopes to make a point of offering something no one else has and the ONC is the one network who might give them a chance.....Granted the ONC has created decent crime, scifi and thriller dramas in the past, but on the flip side captivating Rom-Coms is still a weak point for them.
Somehow it's turning into an average rom-com or maybe like longer than usual web drama... I like the leads. I thought the plot in EP 1&2 was interesting.... but the current "attempt" by the writer to create a love triangle or square(?), plus the strange "cat food" product placement and the reduction in the fantasy element in the last few episodes ..IDK...It's like a bunch of quilt pieces being placed out of order, not sure where this is all going and it's starting to lose it's charm. I'll give it another week now that Radio Romance is over on Mon& Tue...but ...Something has to improve for me to feel excited about 10 more episodes.
All said, this is more of a filler drama. You don't drop it , but it doesn't exactly have you on your toes for…
I agree...The "base" plot is ok, the actors that are holding it together but the script is weak. There are way too many characters and side stories to make this a 16 ep drama go deep. I feel the backstory should have been exposed to the audience earlier, which would have helped the viewers build a personal connection with the characters present turmoil and the strength it would take them to break free.
On a positive note, I have found myself enjoying the dialog between the leads. I love how he is set on pursuing her, she is unwavering when it comes to JSH's mother meddling, her past boss's tricks, or JTR antics. I love that JSH's dream is SGR, and her dream is the radio...His happiness (something new to him) is her happiness. He's doing everything he can to hold onto both. Based on the pace and the overall experience...Will I remember in two years? Doubtful. I don't regret watching it. I might have preferred it as a marathon.
I had a feeling it would go on longer. Never fails with T-dramas 9 times out of 10 they add 1-3 more episodes. It seems like they write and film as the story goes along and then they have to find a way to wrap up a bunch of loose ends... It could also be that the sponsors want to keep it going.
Its hilarious how serious they're taking being on the radio.So stupid.
The radio is the surface subject...
It's symbolic of a bond between her and her mom after she lost her sight. It's memories, its a door to a world suddenly closed off... When you lose your sight the way you relate to the world becomes altered, you can no longer watch movies, TV, see a sunset, look in the eyes of the person you love...The radio is a brush and canvas in a sudden darkness....It's not about the radio, it's about the PRICELESS GIFT it gives them. This is why SGR dream is to give to others what she was given all those years after her moms sugery.
JSH the radio is a way for him to be with the girl that he adores, She's is his dream. One he has held in his heart for 12 years. He has never been allowed to be himself, comfortable, free...He can breathe when they are together. He doesn't want to be the cause of her losing her dream, he wants to build the dream with her.
The age gap is not that strange in RR...My parents were 19 and 29 when they met, married a year later and stayed married. The 9 nine years between the leads isn't that uncommon. In the story RR she's suppose to be 26 and he's 28.
Dangerous Liasons had sad ending, could this drama be a twist and have a happy ending? I really do hope so.
I would be really surprised if they do end it on a positive note. Being that the book is a French classic and the ending is painfully grim for everyone involved, it would be the same as rewriting Hamlet....But who knows anything is possible.
do the main leads end up together in the last episode? you can spoil the ending :)
They part ways but he gives her one of his eyes and tells her to remember his name. He promises to find her.....We see him driving off to find her in the end. It's more of an open ending...
Totally agree. That was one lousy ending. I wanted to binge-watch from episode 9 because I loved it so much. Well,…
It is based loosely Chinese novel. I usually avoid Cdramas because it seems everyone ends up miserable or dead at the end. IDK what to think about this dramas ending. It wasn't fully sad or happy, I don't know if I can call it bittersweet... As a viewer who gave 20 hours of my time to this drama I am disappointed and unsatisfied...I don't get it... Did the Hong sisters backed themselves into a corner and couldn't figure out how to get out of it? Did they not have enough time to finish the script. I feel like someone played with the audiences heart, took them on a road trip and then left the side of the road ...Now their left going ...What The...just happened???? It was a lazy finish by the writers. I despised how Goblin ended. I wanted to watch Black but I heard it finished terribly too. I think I may have to shelve this genre for the time being too... :(
I loved this drama until today....All that time to lead us to... AIGOO... (incomplete and unsatisfied)...I will never watch another Hong sister drama while it is airing.
I really struggled with RR in the beginning,... It was interesting at moments, cute in others but it also has some flaws plus a reasonable amount of cliche antagonists... but the way JSH is intentional and unwavering like a tracker beaming with his heart toward SGR is wow......if it is for this factor alone...Ep 9 and especially 10 were on point! I am sure we have some bumps ahead as all dramas do but I'm looking forward to seeing these lovebirds make it to their happy ending.
It used the same cliche of hearing/seeing right at the exact misunderstanding situation way too many times to…
TRUE... Interestingly... I got the MDL notification you responded...I read your post. I completely forgot what this drama was about. WOW... I only watched it 2 months ago. I had to review the preview and then it slowly came back to me. I still can't say I loved it or hated it, I guess it was pretty average drama in the end.
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DF is looking for a way to make itself unique.
JTBC working with Netflix on top of building it's own studio in Seoul. KOCOWA is basically the umbrella for KBS, SBS and MBC ...who's also buddied up with VIKI.
TVN seems to go back and forth between Viki, DF and even Netflix. PLUS the offerings can be limited since they often produce US remakes, which prevents them from airing in regions where the originals are still licensed. I remember TVN use to have a contract with DF, at this point I think it's expired.
DF hopes to make a point of offering something no one else has and the ONC is the one network who might give them a chance.....Granted the ONC has created decent crime, scifi and thriller dramas in the past, but on the flip side captivating Rom-Coms is still a weak point for them.
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On a positive note, I have found myself enjoying the dialog between the leads. I love how he is set on pursuing her, she is unwavering when it comes to JSH's mother meddling, her past boss's tricks, or JTR antics. I love that JSH's dream is SGR, and her dream is the radio...His happiness (something new to him) is her happiness. He's doing everything he can to hold onto both.
Based on the pace and the overall experience...Will I remember in two years? Doubtful. I don't regret watching it. I might have preferred it as a marathon.
It's symbolic of a bond between her and her mom after she lost her sight. It's memories, its a door to a world suddenly closed off... When you lose your sight the way you relate to the world becomes altered, you can no longer watch movies, TV, see a sunset, look in the eyes of the person you love...The radio is a brush and canvas in a sudden darkness....It's not about the radio, it's about the PRICELESS GIFT it gives them. This is why SGR dream is to give to others what she was given all those years after her moms sugery.
JSH the radio is a way for him to be with the girl that he adores, She's is his dream. One he has held in his heart for 12 years. He has never been allowed to be himself, comfortable, free...He can breathe when they are together. He doesn't want to be the cause of her losing her dream, he wants to build the dream with her.
In the story RR she's suppose to be 26 and he's 28.
It's more of an open ending...
I despised how Goblin ended. I wanted to watch Black but I heard it finished terribly too. I think I may have to shelve this genre for the time being too... :(