I would recommend reading the piece: 『パッチギ！』〜イムジン河を渡り切る意味について〜 by Chikaze It got me interested in the movie in the first place, they write about their own experience as someone with Korean origins in Japan.
Okay I'm gonna be real here. This show had potential but in my opinion it really went in circles a bit too much.
I don't care about the wife of Kijino Tsuyoshi and I never will but the drama sure seems to think I will if they keep that plotline going long enough. Kijino Tsuyoshi has serious issues and needs therapy.
I thought/hoped Momoi Taro would have character development and to some extent he has been less of an annoyance lately but I know its just a matter of time until he hits, kicks and pushes his teammates again because he feels he's superior to them. That will never change about him and I guess you have to like that about him to tolerate his character.
As for characters I can stand/do like: Momotani Jiro (he would've been a better ML if they actually gave him time to develop), Kito Haruka, Saruhara Shinichi, Inuzuka Tsubasa and essentially all the villains are okay.
Mayby I am not getting the story but this has overall been an awful experience. Now we're almost at the end and it feels like a liberation.
They really did dirty in early articles, cause they clearly talked about romance LOLBut thank lord they made it…
There will likely be romance in it but it'll be straight romance moments between ML and some girl. There's no BL romance in this one and its just other ML kinda acting like a very attached pet.
Okay so as someone who watched the first 3 episodes I'll explain a bit for what kind of audience this show will appeal.
So a lot of the shows focus is on marriage issues especially in the first few episodes and the ninja thing is kinda a backdrop until later when that becomes the main thing. The romance is not a smooth one considering the relationship is pretty bad between them but I think with time it can improve and the drama is kinda set-up that way with the whole hidden identity. They have a lot of challenges to overcome and are kinda constantly on the verge of just breaking it all off but that also keeps some element of tension in it.
I watched it for the actor Nobuyuki since I know he tends to make these roles pretty fun and he does. It's a fun hidden identity show with plenty of lighthearted comedy but it also keeps it real in terms of marriage problems.
In terms of characters you can definitely see both have flaws and primarily the male lead in this case since he took so long to just learn to be more helpful in the household. But I think that is also a problem plagueing some real marriages so I'm not surprised to see it as a topic. Anyone remember Shitteru Waifu with that same topic? I don't mind seeing characters with flaws as long as they work to improve on it and I feel like ML does try. Also the Ninnin Ninja guy is just adorable XD
Having read about his current courtcase against Yahoo News and knowing his past scandals. I wonder if the celebrity life was a right choice for him at this point and if he wouldn't have been happier living life without being watched for sleeping around and doing sketchy behaviour against women. Regardless, he is a very memorable actor from a different time.
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『パッチギ！』〜イムジン河を渡り切る意味について〜 by Chikaze
It got me interested in the movie in the first place, they write about their own experience as someone with Korean origins in Japan.
I don't care about the wife of Kijino Tsuyoshi and I never will but the drama sure seems to think I will if they keep that plotline going long enough. Kijino Tsuyoshi has serious issues and needs therapy.
I thought/hoped Momoi Taro would have character development and to some extent he has been less of an annoyance lately but I know its just a matter of time until he hits, kicks and pushes his teammates again because he feels he's superior to them. That will never change about him and I guess you have to like that about him to tolerate his character.
As for characters I can stand/do like:
Momotani Jiro (he would've been a better ML if they actually gave him time to develop), Kito Haruka, Saruhara Shinichi, Inuzuka Tsubasa and essentially all the villains are okay.
Mayby I am not getting the story but this has overall been an awful experience. Now we're almost at the end and it feels like a liberation.
So a lot of the shows focus is on marriage issues especially in the first few episodes and the ninja thing is kinda a backdrop until later when that becomes the main thing. The romance is not a smooth one considering the relationship is pretty bad between them but I think with time it can improve and the drama is kinda set-up that way with the whole hidden identity. They have a lot of challenges to overcome and are kinda constantly on the verge of just breaking it all off but that also keeps some element of tension in it.
I watched it for the actor Nobuyuki since I know he tends to make these roles pretty fun and he does. It's a fun hidden identity show with plenty of lighthearted comedy but it also keeps it real in terms of marriage problems.
In terms of characters you can definitely see both have flaws and primarily the male lead in this case since he took so long to just learn to be more helpful in the household. But I think that is also a problem plagueing some real marriages so I'm not surprised to see it as a topic. Anyone remember Shitteru Waifu with that same topic? I don't mind seeing characters with flaws as long as they work to improve on it and I feel like ML does try.
Also the Ninnin Ninja guy is just adorable XD