A lot of K-Drama actors can't act. Same mannerisms, facial expressions, look, etc.
You're probably young or only watch the idol dramas if you think that. Lol. Maybe instead of watching the textbook popular romance series that come out every year, watch some older ones with better plot and older actors. The fact that you constantly can't pick good serials is representative of you, not a majority of Korea's actors.
Hmmm...I used to think the same, but its not that he CAN'T act. It's that the well-known roles he's had before all had similar character traits of the stoic, brooding, or more quiet heroic character. (e.x Dream High, Save Me, The Game: Towards Zero) the exception being Vincenzo and ither smaller known roles. He has the talent and drive to broaden his facial expressions and delivery further. But uh, there are tons of actors like this. Atleast he's not as typecast and unyielding as Lee Min Ho...
MDL keeps deleting my review as I type it. So I'll just paste some of what I remember here.
So far I'm giving it an 8.5/10. I'm surprised that this is quite good so far. It's significantly different from past versions in that the actions of each character are more realistic rather than simplistic and archetypical. (A small example is when Gorya stood up to Thyme after the shoe incident. Rather than everyone hating on her, some faces were of admiration, and there were mixed responses shown online, rather than everyone immediately responding with more hatred. ) Additionally, the drama is very fast-paced, but doesn't fall out with natural progression. The important plot points such as Ren's cowardice, Mira's final decision, and Thyme's budding affection for Gorya are not ruined and surface level. I believe it is because of the lines and the delivery. The dialouge is packed with meaningful conversation, and even day-to-day banter and speech is interesting from every character and doesn't make you bored or want to roll your eyes. Especially shorter conversations that foreshadowed the future for the characters. (An example was the conversation between Mira and Ren about 'apologies' and how Ren no longer wanted to coddle Thyme.)
And then there's Gorya- but I will probably revel in admiration for the depth of her character after the series ends.
Some cons about the drama to me are 1.) The other two friends' response to Thyme's growing love interest 2.) Attachment to the characters. 3.) The OST is good...but its high volume during emotional scenes is overdone and can be overwhelming
One issue with super fast-paced dramas is they can sometimes fail at pulling your heartstrings and making you INVESTED. I like most of the characters well enough, and can feel emotions from the scenes, but something is missing? Then again, I might just be nit-picking. We are only on episode 4, and even though many of the dynamic circumstances have occurred already, there are 12 episodes to go and new material can be implemented.
I'm aware that F4 has been together forever, but Kavin(?) and MJ's hurried concern and fear of Thyme and Gorya's romance so early on seems silly. Obviously Thyme is being painted as the repressed-first-kiss-virgin-fighting-for-one-true-love type of character, and his Mom is definitely a cold-blooded-business-tycoon-psycho, but their decisions to run around to Gorya's friends etc. to stop it from happening already seems far-fetched for their characters to me. I believe it would be better written for their concern to build up over time and then burst a bit later on in the story. Well, that's it for now.
I watched Boys Over Flowers up to episode 15 then rage quit at how toxic and disturbing it was. Then I watched Meteor Garden, and I'm still stuck on episode 24 (more because it's dragging, the main characters annoy me, and Dylan Wang's hair makes me want to tear my hair out.) But I'm in the mood for some school drama toxicity, and the FL from clips I've seen of this series is absolutely GORGEOUS. So here's to throwing away my common sense, I hope it doesn't disappoint me.
Watched the first 4 episodes and to be honest, i am not impressed.The series is certainly stylish, coupled with…
Great break-down. Thanks alot. It's better to know this now, I would have been irritated by the underwhelming feelings I'd get if I watched this drama. I think I'll save it for next winter or something.
I get what they were trying to do with the "twist" concerning the sister, but it seemed so forced and contrived. As a result it seemed silly. It could have been darker in my opinion, like if the guy who liked Hinata actually killed her sister and framed it as suicide to get even closer to her. The characters could have been better fleshed out as well.
Almost got tricked by weirdos saying the ending was 'bad.' People are way too relationship-obsessed at times. Thank God I just went and finished it. I'm glad this was one where they included the girl in the end, despite her wrongdoings. They really pulled her out of her darkness.
This would have been much more interesting if the pretty girl turned out to be a bitch, and learned her lesson…
There are too many dramas like that to be honest. This was a better twist for me. It's much more realistic to show how years of bullying and resentment can make you into a a horrible person, rather than the "once nice always nice" characters they try to sell.
I'm going to check this out! It has a different name on Netflix, it's titled 'The Glamorous Imperial Concubine." Hope it's good. I know it's an older drama from older actors, so acting-wise I'm not worried. Hopefully the story does not drag too much...
So far I'm giving it an 8.5/10. I'm surprised that this is quite good so far. It's significantly different from past versions in that the actions of each character are more realistic rather than simplistic and archetypical. (A small example is when Gorya stood up to Thyme after the shoe incident. Rather than everyone hating on her, some faces were of admiration, and there were mixed responses shown online, rather than everyone immediately responding with more hatred. )
Additionally, the drama is very fast-paced, but doesn't fall out with natural progression. The important plot points such as Ren's cowardice, Mira's final decision, and Thyme's budding affection for Gorya are not ruined and surface level. I believe it is because of the lines and the delivery. The dialouge is packed with meaningful conversation, and even day-to-day banter and speech is interesting from every character and doesn't make you bored or want to roll your eyes. Especially shorter conversations that foreshadowed the future for the characters. (An example was the conversation between Mira and Ren about 'apologies' and how Ren no longer wanted to coddle Thyme.)
And then there's Gorya- but I will probably revel in admiration for the depth of her character after the series ends.
Some cons about the drama to me are
1.) The other two friends' response to Thyme's growing love interest
2.) Attachment to the characters.
3.) The OST is good...but its high volume during emotional scenes is overdone and can be overwhelming
One issue with super fast-paced dramas is they can sometimes fail at pulling your heartstrings and making you INVESTED. I like most of the characters well enough, and can feel emotions from the scenes, but something is missing? Then again, I might just be nit-picking. We are only on episode 4, and even though many of the dynamic circumstances have occurred already, there are 12 episodes to go and new material can be implemented.
I'm aware that F4 has been together forever, but Kavin(?) and MJ's hurried concern and fear of Thyme and Gorya's romance so early on seems silly. Obviously Thyme is being painted as the repressed-first-kiss-virgin-fighting-for-one-true-love type of character, and his Mom is definitely a cold-blooded-business-tycoon-psycho, but their decisions to run around to Gorya's friends etc. to stop it from happening already seems far-fetched for their characters to me. I believe it would be better written for their concern to build up over time and then burst a bit later on in the story.
Well, that's it for now.
Bruh forget it. Someone give me Jin-taek's socials. I'm just trying to see something~
EDIT: Sorry false alarm LOL