I guess this movie is needed to know the fate of characters from the series. Overall entertaining but the pace during the second half could have been better.
First part out of 4 of the Season 1 of the new remake of Onihei Hankacho. Watched this out of curiosity while knowing the fact that the remaining parts might not be available online. Overall an okay drama, just right for the first introduction of the series. The story was nothing extraordinary but the selling point of this remake is the acting performance from the actors especially Matsumoto Koshiro and his son Ichikawa Somegoro.
This looks like episodic format drama but it's not. The focus was on one main case but there will be side cases to solve in between, but not in a way episodic drama does. Very gripping story with smart MC. The last episode was satisfying but a bit too much technical dialogues that need time to digest.
I'm happy that many people enjoyed this drama which is a hard thing to achieve for Japanese stuffs. I personally think this drama is good in many aspects especially the acting and writing. I have no issues with it, but in terms of entertainment value I would give this 8.5/10 (which is amazing but not superb). Maybe I got used to overdramatic and over the top dramas that I find this one a bit too calming for my taste....lol
On a different note, I loved the minimal makeup approach (which make the characters feel like real people) and also fascinated with their obsession with eating (whether normal food or exotic food) in every episodes.
This is a must watch if you loved the series and love Kuno Totono's peculiarity. Overall an entertaining movie with more focus on understanding the mystery instead of solving it or guessing the culprit.
I agree with everything you said up to the last 3 lines. >they didn't explain why the father or mother couldn't…
They didn't explain the dad's injury. Many things left unexplained regarding the deaf presentation.
I guess I phrased the sentence wrongly. I wasn't referring to the individual difficulty, but simply the reason Cheong Ah didn't carry the notebook/paper as if the production wanted to use it to play with the viewer emotion. Then they even made her lived in that evil family. Her life should have been a lot more easier because her family was wealthy.
S.Korea in my opinion wasn't as bad as a country in the 90's regardless of how it was shown in their drama. They were always considered the second after Japan in Asia in many things back then. Even they have organized major event like Olympics in the 80's. If we are talking about China, then yes the 90's China was way isolated than now.
1. I think many have answered this but it would be annoying to talk if you can't hear yourself. The problem with this drama is, they didn't show the possibility of using a hearing aid. They also didn't explain what injury resulted to Yi Chan losing his hearing.
2. It's pretty obvious the stepmother and her kids will take over everything. I don't think they need to explain this.
3. Se Kyeong was the daughter from relationship of Music Store Owner and actress. The Owner didn't know about pregnancy until the mother died. He didn't claim the daughter because he thought Se Kyeong would be much happier with adoptive parents. They did explain this but I did not remember in which episode.
6. That one is ridiculous! Just a plot of convenient obviously.
7. Yes
8. Just a side plot of convenient. They just want to earn viewers sympathy towards Eun Yu.
I agree with most part of your review. As a person who has been living in the 90's (that actually around the same age of teenagers in this drama), the depiction was too "make-believe", shallow, and lazy. The Thai's movie, Back to The 90's has done better in this regard IMO.
The band music and culture was another aspect that this drama is lacking. You got it spot on with their music sounded like a studio recording and the worst part is, the songs sounded more pop-ish instead of band-ish. It's unfortunate that they started off with MC learning guitar and magically became master in very short time, but then the choices of music did not reflect a person with guitar solo mentality.
The portrayal of band needs to recruit super legendary guitarist was a joke too. None of the band members ever shown they love and respect to music. They just auto-magically able to play without any musical influence and roots. The overly long focus on them doing the merch, makeup and t-shirt was too superficial for a HS band performing for school festival. I guess the writer must have been confused rock band with boyband....or perhaps that's how it was in Korea at that time?
There were some illogical aspects in the disability representation in my opinion. First how would a deaf person open a busy restaurant without an interpreter. Secondly, I don't think Korean gov doesn't have aid and incentive for the disable people. Thirdly, why Cheong Ah (in the 90's) doesn't have a notebook/papers ready so she can easily communicate with people. Finally, they didn't explain why the father or mother couldn't use hearing aid. While they conveniently overused "pager" in the drama, are they trying to fool the viewer saying 90's was so stone-age that disable people suffered throughout the period?
TBH this drama has way too many problems in the writing. I personally don't think it deserved the high rating but the new present won't bother Eun Gyeol that much IMO, as this is what he was dreaming for, i.e. his band is now super popular and managed by big label, his family live happier than before, his burden was relieved since they are super rich now, and he found the love of his life.
On the 1995 people not recognizing Eun Gyeol (including his parents); this is actually a proof of how poor the writing is. They should automatically reminded with the past as soon as Eun Gyeol grown up (maybe around 16 yo, way before the time slipped Eun Gyeol went back to the present).
Haha I liked Eun Yu too. I think she gave colors to the drama.
It's a supernatural mystery with Edo settings. The drama was not bad but not life altering at the same time. The setup looked like it's ready for future sequels or even a series.
This was a light drama with manga-like plot development and characters. Well I know it's manga adaptation but still... There were many 3 kingdoms references in almost everything they do, so it's a bummer if you're not one the fans. First few episodes were a bit weak but it got better after that. The production effort was amazing though, with interestingly vivid color-palette usage in the cinematography, as well as their dedication in writing all the songs used in this series.
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Surprisingly this second season is more interesting with fresh challenges and has more technical focus. Highly recommended for business drama lover! Shirasu Mika GO!!
I thought this would be another "It's Summer Film" or the like but I was wrong. This one is different. The joy of discovering new things was well presented here. Youth isn't all about puppy love and heartbreak...it is more than that!
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On a different note, I loved the minimal makeup approach (which make the characters feel like real people) and also fascinated with their obsession with eating (whether normal food or exotic food) in every episodes.
I guess I phrased the sentence wrongly. I wasn't referring to the individual difficulty, but simply the reason Cheong Ah didn't carry the notebook/paper as if the production wanted to use it to play with the viewer emotion. Then they even made her lived in that evil family. Her life should have been a lot more easier because her family was wealthy.
S.Korea in my opinion wasn't as bad as a country in the 90's regardless of how it was shown in their drama. They were always considered the second after Japan in Asia in many things back then. Even they have organized major event like Olympics in the 80's. If we are talking about China, then yes the 90's China was way isolated than now.
2. It's pretty obvious the stepmother and her kids will take over everything. I don't think they need to explain this.
3. Se Kyeong was the daughter from relationship of Music Store Owner and actress. The Owner didn't know about pregnancy until the mother died. He didn't claim the daughter because he thought Se Kyeong would be much happier with adoptive parents. They did explain this but I did not remember in which episode.
6. That one is ridiculous! Just a plot of convenient obviously.
7. Yes
8. Just a side plot of convenient. They just want to earn viewers sympathy towards Eun Yu.
The band music and culture was another aspect that this drama is lacking. You got it spot on with their music sounded like a studio recording and the worst part is, the songs sounded more pop-ish instead of band-ish. It's unfortunate that they started off with MC learning guitar and magically became master in very short time, but then the choices of music did not reflect a person with guitar solo mentality.
The portrayal of band needs to recruit super legendary guitarist was a joke too. None of the band members ever shown they love and respect to music. They just auto-magically able to play without any musical influence and roots. The overly long focus on them doing the merch, makeup and t-shirt was too superficial for a HS band performing for school festival. I guess the writer must have been confused rock band with boyband....or perhaps that's how it was in Korea at that time?
There were some illogical aspects in the disability representation in my opinion. First how would a deaf person open a busy restaurant without an interpreter. Secondly, I don't think Korean gov doesn't have aid and incentive for the disable people. Thirdly, why Cheong Ah (in the 90's) doesn't have a notebook/papers ready so she can easily communicate with people. Finally, they didn't explain why the father or mother couldn't use hearing aid. While they conveniently overused "pager" in the drama, are they trying to fool the viewer saying 90's was so stone-age that disable people suffered throughout the period?
On the 1995 people not recognizing Eun Gyeol (including his parents); this is actually a proof of how poor the writing is. They should automatically reminded with the past as soon as Eun Gyeol grown up (maybe around 16 yo, way before the time slipped Eun Gyeol went back to the present).
Haha I liked Eun Yu too. I think she gave colors to the drama.
Eng Sub info in spoiler below
The problem is misleading premise of the synopsis and posters.
If you just want something light in the pace of midnight drama where you can watch while doing other things, then this one is perfect!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tGaS7mLI_I