Nakano Taiga's energy makes me smile. I appreciate his spirited character even more
He is such a great actor but unfortunately been overlooked by fans outside Japan. In my opinion he has the same acting vibe as Suda Masaki. He can go all over the top like in Yutori desu ga or Kyou Kara, but at the same time he can give you a heartwarming character like in this one.
There are many reference of anime, manga and artists in this one and I was like Yamaga, "Who's that"...haha
This is not just comedy. The story has essence and deep meaning behinds it. Honno's inner thought is basically the exaggeration version of how most of us think...but, we just don't want to admit it because it's embarrassing.
I see many people asking if the webtoons featured are exist in real life.
If you're not yet aware, this drama is adapted from a Japanese manga (read synopsis above). Most of the plots are from this manga and so do most of the "manga title" appear in the story. Maybe they do include some real-life webtoon, but as far as I notice all the webtoons the editorial team manage in this drama are the conversion from "fictional titles" that appeared in J-original.
Peeve Weapon --> same Princess Gumiho (Kor) --> Princess Horn (Jap) Please Time Machine (Kor) --> Onegai Time Machine (Jap) Women Baseball Webtoon (Kor) --> Shoot (Jap) soccer manga Mr. Baek Historical Webtoon --> Dragon something I don't remember the name (Jap)
However, those titles are typical enough in terms of the plotline that you may find the same story in the existing real-life webtoons and mangas, but with different name.
Disclaimer: I haven't read the original manga but I have watched the 2016 Japanese adaptation
I watched 10 eps and feel that this drama is pretty skippable, what do you guys think?
Not sure what is your preferred genre but even for slice of life the pace is a bit slow in my opinion. With this kind of pace it's either you make a movie or 30 minutes drama with more essence in the writing. One hour plus is really too much considering most of the time they are either eating, gossiping or drinking. I only able to watch this because I have watched the Jdrama version so I already know most of the plot (except some that this remake have made changes).
Yeah in the Japanese version, I feel like Shin Dae Ryuk’s storyline could’ve been handled better. I hope this…
I guess what they did in Jdrama is sufficient for this character because he was the side character and they wanted to portray him as the stereotypical genius artist who has that peculiar behavior. The main focus was not on his mental state although they did show his past trauma. As usual from Jdrama it is very straight to the point without over-dramatizing the situation. And not getting medical attention is sadly more realistic in real-life case too. Not everybody keen to seek medical help.
Episode 8 was probably the weakest up till now - it completely lacked direction. They touched on a few issues,…
That's the problem when you copy you friend essay and try to make it your own but fail. I noticed the writer changed the order of things of the incidents/story arcs so it felt less impactful as compared to the original.
They also changed the characters but failed to make it reasonable and logical. That's why in Shin Dae Ryuk case it feels like nobody care about his mental state. In Japanese original this artist is a bit dark with trauma past but no sign of suicidal. He is so motivated to become artist. Shin Dae Ryuk worked at hospital strangely. I wonder if anyone can work part time at hospital handling dead bodies like shown in this Korean drama. I mean with all the signs Shin Dae Ryuk shows.
Pomme wasn't in the Japanese version that's why the character and plot felt so Korean-ly chiche-ed. We haven't seen her webtoon yet ironically and it looks like she's having a lot of free time living in luxury...lmao
This is a bit hard to rate. It is not what you think it is. There is another synopsis online, but it doesn't describe…
After some research, the song has nothing to do with anything in the story. I was expecting there's some symbolism from the lyrics but upon checking the Japanese lyric it doesn't carry any related meaning. Sort of like random song the teacher chose on that day, and whenever the students hear the song they will remember the incident instead of the meaning of the song itself. It could have been a Metallica song if the writer wants...lol
Karma also doesn't work in this drama. Regret? They have a few...but then again too few to mention...I guess Sinatra's song would fit more than Kirinji's.
This is a bit hard to rate. It is not what you think it is. There is another synopsis online, but it doesn't describe what the drama is about. The one translated from Hulu up there also doesn't do justice in summarizing the drama. I guess you have to find out yourself.
Overall this is a bit philosophical but not too philosophical. It has that depressing vibe but not too depressing....lol
If I were to describe in one sentence, I would quote a line from the drama; "It's ordinary but not boring".
A bit better than the 1st part, many action scenes, feels a bit Keizoku SPEC, but for some reason the pacing was a bit slower at some places. Santamaria couldn't move on from his obsession of Baumkuchen (in reference to "Hi no Ko"). Featuring 2 main cases (3ep/case). 8/10
This is surprisingly amazing in the category of drama involving workplace and work. Don't be fooled by the poster and the lengthy synopsis. If you like Attention Please and Good Luck! you would probably love this one too! 8.5/10 for making viewers feel inspired and value their work regardless of what their job is.
As a person who didn't watch this for Fujioka, I think the drama was surprisingly good in its own way. You might be disappointed with some of the "pseudo-scientific" elements but the main case was good and made you curious to know more especially during the last 3 episodes. However the writing was not that strong in the investigation and the mystery part. Instead it was more philosophical and comedic at times. Although I do have several pet peeves that's bothering me but nonetheless I still enjoyed this 1st part (or season). Looking forward for S2. 8/10
This drama has the best OST, with a production that is mimicking FujiTV late 90's to 2000-ish style. Story and character are very Japanese but the writing is dynamic and non-typlical in terms of how the plot unfolds. 8/10
Hi can you share where do you get the raw and subtitle?
I have the raw from many years ago (long before the dvdrip version of the series was out) ...so I don't remember where did I get it from. So sorry that I can't help you.
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This is not just comedy. The story has essence and deep meaning behinds it. Honno's inner thought is basically the exaggeration version of how most of us think...but, we just don't want to admit it because it's embarrassing.
If you're not yet aware, this drama is adapted from a Japanese manga (read synopsis above). Most of the plots are from this manga and so do most of the "manga title" appear in the story. Maybe they do include some real-life webtoon, but as far as I notice all the webtoons the editorial team manage in this drama are the conversion from "fictional titles" that appeared in J-original.
Peeve Weapon --> same
Princess Gumiho (Kor) --> Princess Horn (Jap)
Please Time Machine (Kor) --> Onegai Time Machine (Jap)
Women Baseball Webtoon (Kor) --> Shoot (Jap) soccer manga
Mr. Baek Historical Webtoon --> Dragon something I don't remember the name (Jap)
However, those titles are typical enough in terms of the plotline that you may find the same story in the existing real-life webtoons and mangas, but with different name.
Disclaimer: I haven't read the original manga but I have watched the 2016 Japanese adaptation
They also changed the characters but failed to make it reasonable and logical. That's why in Shin Dae Ryuk case it feels like nobody care about his mental state. In Japanese original this artist is a bit dark with trauma past but no sign of suicidal. He is so motivated to become artist. Shin Dae Ryuk worked at hospital strangely. I wonder if anyone can work part time at hospital handling dead bodies like shown in this Korean drama. I mean with all the signs Shin Dae Ryuk shows.
Pomme wasn't in the Japanese version that's why the character and plot felt so Korean-ly chiche-ed. We haven't seen her webtoon yet ironically and it looks like she's having a lot of free time living in luxury...lmao
Karma also doesn't work in this drama. Regret? They have a few...but then again too few to mention...I guess Sinatra's song would fit more than Kirinji's.
Overall this is a bit philosophical but not too philosophical. It has that depressing vibe but not too depressing....lol
If I were to describe in one sentence, I would quote a line from the drama; "It's ordinary but not boring".
8/10
8.5/10 for making viewers feel inspired and value their work regardless of what their job is.
However the writing was not that strong in the investigation and the mystery part. Instead it was more philosophical and comedic at times.
Although I do have several pet peeves that's bothering me but nonetheless I still enjoyed this 1st part (or season). Looking forward for S2.
8/10
8/10
https://furritsubs.wordpress.com/2022/06/03/kyouso-no-musume-engsubs/
(somebody already shared the link though down in the comment section here)