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Is it 2014?
Jun. 26th, 2016 06:54 pmIt's been awhile since I've had the attention span to make it through a full kdrama series. I did try to watch Daebak, but the political and family plotlines became too convoluted and over-the-top for my current tastes. And I tried 'Doctor Crush'...but teacher x student? blah.
Misaeng kdrama 1-20! the end. This came up as a drama that Japan is going to remake. It's a show based on a Korean webcomic. What had me interested in watching the whole series is that it actually feels more like a jdrama than kdrama. Why this feels more like a jdrama is because it is about everyday people and mildly realistic situations which remind me of the stronger jdramas I have watched in the past.
This is about a young man who becomes a contractual office employee at a large international trading company. He is able to get a coveted internship spot and eventual job despite only having a GED. We find that he did not finish high school or go to college because he was an amateur baduk/Go player who eventually failed to become a professional. The drama doesn't delve into baduk very often, but there are a few episodes that Jang Geu-rae will approach the harsh office environment by referring to life lessons he learned from his baduk teachers and idols. It's not about secret siblings or secret illegitimate children, a rich boy and poor girl, or love quadrangles. It's just about a young man who failed in one aspect of his life and puts effort into making a career change work. Admittedly the main character and a couple other first-year employee characters are a little too pretty to be working in an office environment like that. But for the most part, this is a relatable show.... Until you get to the end when it turns into some sort of action drama, (because we needed to see Geu-rae looking awesome after 20 episodes of him with that bowl haircut). ~7/10 rating~ for an interesting drama, but not something I would catch again in reruns.
Misaeng kdrama 1-20! the end. This came up as a drama that Japan is going to remake. It's a show based on a Korean webcomic. What had me interested in watching the whole series is that it actually feels more like a jdrama than kdrama. Why this feels more like a jdrama is because it is about everyday people and mildly realistic situations which remind me of the stronger jdramas I have watched in the past.
This is about a young man who becomes a contractual office employee at a large international trading company. He is able to get a coveted internship spot and eventual job despite only having a GED. We find that he did not finish high school or go to college because he was an amateur baduk/Go player who eventually failed to become a professional. The drama doesn't delve into baduk very often, but there are a few episodes that Jang Geu-rae will approach the harsh office environment by referring to life lessons he learned from his baduk teachers and idols. It's not about secret siblings or secret illegitimate children, a rich boy and poor girl, or love quadrangles. It's just about a young man who failed in one aspect of his life and puts effort into making a career change work. Admittedly the main character and a couple other first-year employee characters are a little too pretty to be working in an office environment like that. But for the most part, this is a relatable show.... Until you get to the end when it turns into some sort of action drama, (because we needed to see Geu-rae looking awesome after 20 episodes of him with that bowl haircut). ~7/10 rating~ for an interesting drama, but not something I would catch again in reruns.
