To be honest, whatever people say, I think Hong Cha Young was and is one of the best parts of the show.
What a lot of people don't really seem to grasp on here, is that the absurd comedy and ridiculousness is an intended aspect of the show. I think that's what makes it fun and unique but obviously, you can't please everyone. And in that sense, Jeon Yeo Been absolutely nailed her role. Yes, it /was/ intention for her to be "annoying" in the beginning; she knew that she'd get judged by viewers because of that, a lot of actresses shy away from these kinds of roles, yet she wasn't afraid, took on the role and made it her own and that's why I admire her.
She perfectly portayed all her emotions and characteristics, from her weirdness, her ambitiousness, her kindheartedness up to her loneliness. Of course if you watched the whole drama (which many of y'all who seem so adamant on calling her "cringe" and "a terrible actress", haven't even done), you'd know her character isn't one-dimensional. She has many layers.
Women like Cha Young are always told to be more quiet and demure, to be less 'out there', especially in a conservative society like South Korea. But she never cared to compromise, she was always just unapologetically herself. She's a strong female character who actually has her quirks, is her own woman and not a copy-cat of so many other female characters out there in K-drama. And if truly you can't handle that, then.. well I'll let you figure out the reason for that yourself. :)
If her personality simply isn't your cup of tea, fine that's on you. But seeing so many people, not just on here but so many other platforms, blatantly dismissing her as overacting and annoying, when her excentricity is literally part of her character just kind of irks me.
To me, all of these things are exactly why I loved her so much. Guess who else did? That man is called Vincenzo Cassano.
I'm super excited finally to see Jung Il woo in something that isn't a sageuk because I really do like him but i'm just not that into historical stuff :')
Don't know, it was good, yes. But not so good like Alice in Borderland. Yes, the games were great in the production…
hello back from germany! :D Ali was my favorite as well, and I agree that the story definitely lacked in some aspects. I'm honestly failing to undestand the immense hype it got lol
I actually enjoyed it quite a bit, more than I expected. I initially planned on watching it after the hype cools off but did end up binging it with a few friends because somehow, this show has become the BTS of korean dramas, it's everywhere, and you can't escape it no matter what you do lmao. Spoilers are everywhere. The show had a pretty exciting plot with a few weaker points and was very creative with set design/the general concept of the games (I actually liked that aspect the most about it), the actors were all amazing, if we're taking the VIPs out of the picture, but even they only did what they could do with the script. If there's a second season it'll be definitely interesting to see how things will play out with Gihun, if the game will continue etc. Also, the Gong Yoo and Lee Byung Hun cameos were fantastic! But due to the drama being pretty short it kind of failed to connect with me, especially when it comes to the characters. Sure, there's a message: Money won't make you happy, society is cruel and pits poor people against each other and capitalism = bad. It's a similar take but executed differently than what we've seen in movies like Parasite. It's an odd fascination that the west has with korean media (that's another can of worms to open) but that alone doesn't save the show for me. To me it felt like something 'more' was missing, idk. I didn't connect with the characters as much I would've liked to, because knowing the genre, it's clear that some will die and there will be obvious plot points to make you hate some characters and root for others. (Ali didn't deserve to die, change my mind!) But in the end the premise is set in stone, so it's clear that it's because not everyone will survive. It's a show about a death game, so you just kinda know what you're gonna get, unless the writers were going with completely non-traditional routes but I found it fairly predictable. Even with their backstories and all, I just couldn't fully immerse myself in the characters. Maybe that's all just the nature of the genre and the genre isn't for me, but I don't know. Yet, I think the exact reasons why this show has become so massively popular among western audiences is the ones I mentioned above. Personally the show was alright, I think it's a bit overrated especially with how western media is talking about it, but seeing this show introduce so many people into Kdrama, I just hope people will branch out and watch some other shows, because there I think there are others out there that are just as good if not better. A small part of me wishes a different kind of show got the hype. But what I do know :)
I tried watching the korean version of it but the age gap between the actors puts me off. Would anyone recommend watching this instead? How does it compare?
historical war movies aren't really my thing, but after watching this movie with some friends i was really impressed. i see now why this movie is one of the hightest grossing movies in korea, the production is amazing and the actors as well. didn't expect to see quite a lot of familiar faces from dramas that i've seen! the movie also greatly helps understand the importance of yi sun shin as a historical figure.
first episode was really fun! gotta admit i am watching for youngjae but jinyoung and krystal are really good in this too! this seems to be a lighter version of law school so far, but i hope the mystery/crime part kicks in soon too
Hello! If you go on kshow123, there are raws for all 14 eps (but the sound quality isn't the best, which is why…
yes I just checked as well, and the videos are gone :( i don't know what happened. you could still watch on sites like dramacool/kshow123 but since their audio is quite bad, so maybe for performances you can switch to navertv! if you're in NA then the raws are also on ondemandkorea. As for subbed you can check 0412subs on twitter, but yeah they've only done ep 1-4 + 8 so far :')
I've become a complete fan of him through Vincenzo. Although I've seen his movies before too, it was the drama that completely had me head over heels for him. It's like the role of Vincenzo was made specifically for him and him only, I couldn't even imagine any other actor in this role, that's how perfect he was in it!
they're permanent, after they won the show they signed with an entertainment company, as well as the runner ups
yes, this is was on purpose :) theyre under different companies individually for their solo activities but moss music is for their activities as a band. that's why they had a hard time chooses new agency after they won, because they didn't want an agency that would limit them on their own activities.
What a lot of people don't really seem to grasp on here, is that the absurd comedy and ridiculousness is an intended aspect of the show. I think that's what makes it fun and unique but obviously, you can't please everyone. And in that sense, Jeon Yeo Been absolutely nailed her role. Yes, it /was/ intention for her to be "annoying" in the beginning; she knew that she'd get judged by viewers because of that, a lot of actresses shy away from these kinds of roles, yet she wasn't afraid, took on the role and made it her own and that's why I admire her.
She perfectly portayed all her emotions and characteristics, from her weirdness, her ambitiousness, her kindheartedness up to her loneliness. Of course if you watched the whole drama (which many of y'all who seem so adamant on calling her "cringe" and "a terrible actress", haven't even done), you'd know her character isn't one-dimensional. She has many layers.
Women like Cha Young are always told to be more quiet and demure, to be less 'out there', especially in a conservative society like South Korea. But she never cared to compromise, she was always just unapologetically herself. She's a strong female character who actually has her quirks, is her own woman and not a copy-cat of so many other female characters out there in K-drama. And if truly you can't handle that, then.. well I'll let you figure out the reason for that yourself. :)
If her personality simply isn't your cup of tea, fine that's on you. But seeing so many people, not just on here but so many other platforms, blatantly dismissing her as overacting and annoying, when her excentricity is literally part of her character just kind of irks me.
To me, all of these things are exactly why I loved her so much. Guess who else did? That man is called Vincenzo Cassano.
But due to the drama being pretty short it kind of failed to connect with me, especially when it comes to the characters. Sure, there's a message: Money won't make you happy, society is cruel and pits poor people against each other and capitalism = bad. It's a similar take but executed differently than what we've seen in movies like Parasite. It's an odd fascination that the west has with korean media (that's another can of worms to open) but that alone doesn't save the show for me. To me it felt like something 'more' was missing, idk.
I didn't connect with the characters as much I would've liked to, because knowing the genre, it's clear that some will die and there will be obvious plot points to make you hate some characters and root for others. (Ali didn't deserve to die, change my mind!) But in the end the premise is set in stone, so it's clear that it's because not everyone will survive. It's a show about a death game, so you just kinda know what you're gonna get, unless the writers were going with completely non-traditional routes but I found it fairly predictable. Even with their backstories and all, I just couldn't fully immerse myself in the characters. Maybe that's all just the nature of the genre and the genre isn't for me, but I don't know.
Yet, I think the exact reasons why this show has become so massively popular among western audiences is the ones I mentioned above. Personally the show was alright, I think it's a bit overrated especially with how western media is talking about it, but seeing this show introduce so many people into Kdrama, I just hope people will branch out and watch some other shows, because there I think there are others out there that are just as good if not better. A small part of me wishes a different kind of show got the hype. But what I do know :)