I think they did better on the musical part in this SP. Maybe this is best watched after rewatching the series. The continuity is superb you will feel like it was filmed right after the last episode. Not to mention most of the characters from the series are here.
may i ask where you were able to watch this, i can't find it anywhere :c someone in the comments below mentioned…
You can at least download the subtitle from d-addicts (by registering) but you need to find the video files somewhere else online. Here is direct link to the subtitle: https://www.d-addicts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=167049
If you want to get your hand dirty you can try download the video from streaming site like asiaflix[dot]net. The search function is broken there but if you browse the "Japan Section" you will see the poster of this drama. You need third party browser extension to rip the video. For example "Video DownloadHelper". However upon checking, I think the video files from this website are not in HQ. But it is better than nothing.
The safe bet is to subscribe to drama-otaku notification. Hopefully they will inform you when they are opened for new registration.
may i ask where you were able to watch this, i can't find it anywhere :c someone in the comments below mentioned…
You can't watch directly at Drama-Otaku. They only provide links to the subtitle and video files, which you need to download and play it locally on your system. You have to have an account at drama-otaku.
If you can find the video files elsewhere you might as well register at d-addicts[dot]com forum to get the subtitle.
Overall a good series to watch especially if you like work/career theme but I personally think it could be better without the romance (that felt like they just had to include it because it's a female POV story).
Ah the last episode felt too slow and draggy. With heavy dialogues telling the obvious and common sense, the last episode simply anti-climatic and had killed the otherwise a good series.
You can watch this at 24-7 SAMURAI-SHINOBI Youtube Channel (link in spoiler). It's membership channel with half of their videos locked for members only, but at the time writing this, this SP drama is free to non members (it was locked before). They might lock it again in the future though.
For passing time kind of drama. It's watchable but the plot was too juvenile and the FL was too naive to be true. I would rate it higher if the fanservice was more daring, but like the other comment said, it was SFW. Watch it only if you like any of the actors or if you have plenty of time to spend.
Finished watching. As a person who loved the JP version (and rewatching it just before this), I am not that impress…
Then here goes what makes this drama a flop in my (JP biased) opinion:
1. The revenge oriented writing is cliched and unnecessary. The JP version has no revenge. Maybe Kdrama watchers are not yet ready for the real anti-hero, they needed noble things to justify the crime it seems.
2. The backstories are so Kdrama. Childhood trauma, past trauma, past struggle, we are tired of these backstories. Can we have brighter past for a change? The JP version (intentionally) never revealed the backstories, and that what makes it great. Some things are better kept in the dark for the "mysterious factor".
3. The KR version chose to be serious while the JP version is totally comedic-oriented, and therefore the cases did not have to make sense (like the doctor arc or the beauty arc). The serious KR version felt incoherent and jarring with the suddenly out-of-place stupid moment (especially by Yi Rang) during the "mission". I guess that's what put some people off and hence the (slightly) low rating.
4. The over-explanation on everything they done felt naggy, tiring and boring. The 2 episodes per case format also makes this drama felt draggy and slow. Extending on the writing for the cases also did not work for me. Somehow it felt counterproductive with the unnecessarily complicated scheming that did not leave great impact, for example the little girl operation during the doctor arc.
5. The characters are not well balanced and interesting unlike the JP version. "Yi Rang" character had a wrong interpretation on the psychopath aspect. She is supposedly a psycho behind the scene, instead of suddenly became psycho girl when engage with the "target".
There's also the Sado-Masochism dynamic between FL and young ML from the original that's failed to be actualized in the KR version, which if done properly could make the drama more funny.
"James" character doesn't have a surprise element anymore as he is (in the KR version) an ex-bodyguard so he supposed to have some sort of physical ability and skills that not everyone has.
6. The KR original writing, i.e. the kidnapping and thus the revenge, is full of plotholes and not making sense in terms of why they need to do the swindling. It is also did not blend well with the quirky nature of existing cases they took from the JP version. Why didn't they just execute the revenge since the culprit is now working in well known company that appear on news. They didn't have to spend an effort to look for him.
The culprit/kidnapper (supposedly) also can easily keep track of Yi Rang as she is the daughter of a rich man. It does not make sense he did not know how Yi Rang look and her whereabout, especially when they make this culprit/kidnapper as smart as Yi Rang.
The concept of laundering (original to KR version) fell short after some point in the drama. They seemed like totally forgotten about it anymore after that point except the characters riding a laundromat truck.
Rich girl swindling another rich people to help poor people does not making sense. Why she didn't do the more sophisticated way like let say company acquisition or competing fairly and legally in business??
Finished watching. As a person who loved the JP version (and rewatching it just before this), I am not that impress with this remake.
First of all, the stories about swindler, scammer, conman, and anything equivalent, are nothing new or fresh. They have been done so many times in many media in many countries, west and east. So what made the original, The Confidence Man JP different that the Korean production wanted to remake it in the first place? The answer is the storytelling (the comedy, fun and twist) and the characters balance, quirkiness and uniqueness, which unfortunately this Korean version is lacking, big time.
One thing praise-worthy about this drama is how it tried to include as many of the cases from the original as possible. Some were changed into something else and some other were combined. The drama also clearly stated it is a remake in the ending credit (but strangely majority of the viewers in comment and review sections did not aware at all that this is a remake....lol).
Is this worth watching? If you're watching too many cliche romance dramas, this might be a breath of fresh air. If you just want to watch any of the actors, then go for it. Otherwise it's nothing new, nothing groundbreaking. If you want to watch good crime drama involving teamwork, find other. If you just want to pass time watching cliche revenge drama with poor logic and predictable emotions/reactions, maybe this is it LMAO....and by that in no way a bad thing. I personally rated this 6.5/10 despite all my complains, because it's still watchable (albeit a bit painful to binge, so you may want to avoid watching back to back).
I was planning to watch this because of the concept. But the rating is very low. Is it that bad?
If you just like the concept then you might as well watch the JP original. I only watched the first episode and I would say this one is quite boring as compared to the Japanese version. It lacks the right amount of comedy the original has and a bit missing the point with the characters. Although judging from the first episode they were quite faithful to the original, which rarely happened when Korean remaking anything Japanese. I would watch until the end regardless.
EDIT: I take back my word about this being faithful. After watching EP3 and 4 this was just another typically bad Korean remaking Japanese. The average MDL rating for this seemed like fair and square...lol
No. It's totally unrelated. However both Nobunaga Concerto and this drama are based off the same history with Concerto is more on the parody side. This drama (Brothers in Arms) should be following the real history.
Where you get the meaning of hirayasumi as modesty? From which dictionary?
It's okay! It was tricky because it's been written in hiragana alone.
I also had to do some checking because it's almost sounded dominantly YASUMI which means break, or holiday, or day off. However, I can confidently say (after found the clues when watching the last episode), it has nothing to do with YASUMI at all.
Just for the info in case anyone is interested, it should be read as hiraya-sumi instead of hira-yasumi. Upon checking HIRAYA means "single story bungalow house" as exactly depicted in this drama. SUMI should normally referred to "live in" or "stay" but it can also mean "to settled in".
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https://www.d-addicts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=167049
If you want to get your hand dirty you can try download the video from streaming site like asiaflix[dot]net. The search function is broken there but if you browse the "Japan Section" you will see the poster of this drama. You need third party browser extension to rip the video. For example "Video DownloadHelper". However upon checking, I think the video files from this website are not in HQ. But it is better than nothing.
The safe bet is to subscribe to drama-otaku notification. Hopefully they will inform you when they are opened for new registration.
If you can find the video files elsewhere you might as well register at d-addicts[dot]com forum to get the subtitle.
Before anyone asking, I watched with indo sub.
https://kisskh.at/26606-the-confidence-man-jp
1. The revenge oriented writing is cliched and unnecessary. The JP version has no revenge. Maybe Kdrama watchers are not yet ready for the real anti-hero, they needed noble things to justify the crime it seems.
2. The backstories are so Kdrama. Childhood trauma, past trauma, past struggle, we are tired of these backstories. Can we have brighter past for a change? The JP version (intentionally) never revealed the backstories, and that what makes it great. Some things are better kept in the dark for the "mysterious factor".
3. The KR version chose to be serious while the JP version is totally comedic-oriented, and therefore the cases did not have to make sense (like the doctor arc or the beauty arc). The serious KR version felt incoherent and jarring with the suddenly out-of-place stupid moment (especially by Yi Rang) during the "mission". I guess that's what put some people off and hence the (slightly) low rating.
4. The over-explanation on everything they done felt naggy, tiring and boring. The 2 episodes per case format also makes this drama felt draggy and slow. Extending on the writing for the cases also did not work for me. Somehow it felt counterproductive with the unnecessarily complicated scheming that did not leave great impact, for example the little girl operation during the doctor arc.
5. The characters are not well balanced and interesting unlike the JP version. "Yi Rang" character had a wrong interpretation on the psychopath aspect. She is supposedly a psycho behind the scene, instead of suddenly became psycho girl when engage with the "target".
There's also the Sado-Masochism dynamic between FL and young ML from the original that's failed to be actualized in the KR version, which if done properly could make the drama more funny.
"James" character doesn't have a surprise element anymore as he is (in the KR version) an ex-bodyguard so he supposed to have some sort of physical ability and skills that not everyone has.
6. The KR original writing, i.e. the kidnapping and thus the revenge, is full of plotholes and not making sense in terms of why they need to do the swindling. It is also did not blend well with the quirky nature of existing cases they took from the JP version. Why didn't they just execute the revenge since the culprit is now working in well known company that appear on news. They didn't have to spend an effort to look for him.
The culprit/kidnapper (supposedly) also can easily keep track of Yi Rang as she is the daughter of a rich man. It does not make sense he did not know how Yi Rang look and her whereabout, especially when they make this culprit/kidnapper as smart as Yi Rang.
The concept of laundering (original to KR version) fell short after some point in the drama. They seemed like totally forgotten about it anymore after that point except the characters riding a laundromat truck.
Rich girl swindling another rich people to help poor people does not making sense. Why she didn't do the more sophisticated way like let say company acquisition or competing fairly and legally in business??
First of all, the stories about swindler, scammer, conman, and anything equivalent, are nothing new or fresh. They have been done so many times in many media in many countries, west and east. So what made the original, The Confidence Man JP different that the Korean production wanted to remake it in the first place? The answer is the storytelling (the comedy, fun and twist) and the characters balance, quirkiness and uniqueness, which unfortunately this Korean version is lacking, big time.
One thing praise-worthy about this drama is how it tried to include as many of the cases from the original as possible. Some were changed into something else and some other were combined. The drama also clearly stated it is a remake in the ending credit (but strangely majority of the viewers in comment and review sections did not aware at all that this is a remake....lol).
Is this worth watching? If you're watching too many cliche romance dramas, this might be a breath of fresh air. If you just want to watch any of the actors, then go for it. Otherwise it's nothing new, nothing groundbreaking. If you want to watch good crime drama involving teamwork, find other. If you just want to pass time watching cliche revenge drama with poor logic and predictable emotions/reactions, maybe this is it LMAO....and by that in no way a bad thing. I personally rated this 6.5/10 despite all my complains, because it's still watchable (albeit a bit painful to binge, so you may want to avoid watching back to back).
EDIT: I take back my word about this being faithful. After watching EP3 and 4 this was just another typically bad Korean remaking Japanese. The average MDL rating for this seemed like fair and square...lol
I also had to do some checking because it's almost sounded dominantly YASUMI which means break, or holiday, or day off. However, I can confidently say (after found the clues when watching the last episode), it has nothing to do with YASUMI at all.
Just for the info in case anyone is interested, it should be read as hiraya-sumi instead of hira-yasumi. Upon checking HIRAYA means "single story bungalow house" as exactly depicted in this drama. SUMI should normally referred to "live in" or "stay" but it can also mean "to settled in".