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Anonymous wrote:If a show relies on Tom & Jerry style sound effects as part of the plot, that’s a line I cannot cross. And it seems it’s used a lot. (Despite all my efforts, I’m still a Kdarama/romance one-and-done with the nearly perfect Crash Landing).

Agree that it's strange and distracting.

My other criticism is the weird open-eyed/surprised woman's reaction to a kiss. (Isn't it human nature to close your eyes when being kissed by someone you like, even if you weren't necessarily expecting it??) Maybe it's supposed to convey a culturally specific female hyper innocence. I don't know, but it rings so false and wrecks those scenes, but it seems to be pretty common. Chicago Typewriter had a great kissing scene, and I was so shocked!

Netflix has really started to invest heavily in Korean programming. It'll be interesting to see if and how this affects creative choices.

Anonymous wrote:If a show relies on Tom & Jerry style sound effects as part of the plot, that’s a line I cannot cross. And it seems it’s used a lot. (Despite all my efforts, I’m still a Kdarama/romance one-and-done with the nearly perfect Crash Landing).

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't call the good ones like those mentioned here cheesy so much as sentimental. If you like that kind of thing, as I do, they are a huge step up from most American programming. American shows are so overwrought or maudlin and lacking in the humor that relieves the emotion. The characters are less interesting, too. Unlike in good kdramas, they rarely surprise the viewer with new revelations of depth.

Kdrama storytelling and character development is a little like peeling an onion, with constant revelations that deepen or challenge what you know about events or characters. The single season format and use of flashbacks or scenes repeated from a different perspective make this possible. Slice of life dramas, in particular, are explorations of human behavior, and this revelatory style shows just how complicated and unexpected human characters can be.

This is one reason the good ones stand up well to repeated viewing, because the revelations about characters in later episodes have actually built upon clues placed throughout the drama. Upon rewatching, you see so many subtle actions and expressions by characters that go completely unnoticed when you first watch.

Ma’am. They are cheesy.

There’s nothing wrong with cheese! Just enjoy it. No need to write a florid defense of k-drama that verges on uncomfortable fetishization!

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't call the good ones like those mentioned here cheesy so much as sentimental. If you like that kind of thing, as I do, they are a huge step up from most American programming. American shows are so overwrought or maudlin and lacking in the humor that relieves the emotion. The characters are less interesting, too. Unlike in good kdramas, they rarely surprise the viewer with new revelations of depth.

Kdrama storytelling and character development is a little like peeling an onion, with constant revelations that deepen or challenge what you know about events or characters. The single season format and use of flashbacks or scenes repeated from a different perspective make this possible. Slice of life dramas, in particular, are explorations of human behavior, and this revelatory style shows just how complicated and unexpected human characters can be.

This is one reason the good ones stand up well to repeated viewing, because the revelations about characters in later episodes have actually built upon clues placed throughout the drama. Upon rewatching, you see so many subtle actions and expressions by characters that go completely unnoticed when you first watch.

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Anonymous wrote:The music from Itaewon Class is sublime. There is this one song by Kim Feel called “Someday, the Boy.” It reminds me of Adele as well as Elton John’s Candle in the Wind. I don’t understand what he’s saying but I can feel it.

Agree! I have Someday, The Boy on my playlist too. Plus Diamond (Ha Hyun Woo) and Start Over (Gaho).

But the show is about 10 episodes too long

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Anonymous wrote:The music from Itaewon Class is sublime. There is this one song by Kim Feel called “Someday, the Boy.” It reminds me of Adele as well as Elton John’s Candle in the Wind. I don’t understand what he’s saying but I can feel it.

Agree! I have Someday, The Boy on my playlist too. Plus Diamond (Ha Hyun Woo) and Start Over (Gaho).

Anonymous wrote:The music from Itaewon Class is sublime. There is this one song by Kim Feel called “Someday, the Boy.” It reminds me of Adele as well as Elton John’s Candle in the Wind. I don’t understand what he’s saying but I can feel it.

Anonymous wrote:The music from Itaewon Class is sublime. There is this one song by Kim Feel called “Someday, the Boy.” It reminds me of Adele as well as Elton John’s Candle in the Wind. I don’t understand what he’s saying but I can feel it.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a question about Crash Landing. Captain Ri and Seri cal each other by their full name for example, “Yoon Seri.” Is this common in Korean culture? At what point do you just call the person by their first name?

I’m not Korean so not well versed, but I think it’s because they are both older and established, it also keeps their relationship more formal and it’s more common to use the full name. Also they don’t drop the -ssi honorifics at least until one of the last couple episodes if at all. I’ve been told this isn’t unusual for older couples, whereas younger SK are more likely to be casual with hyung/nuna with each other if they start to date. If they were the same birth year it might be different, also I don’t think they use honorifics in North Korea, I’m pretty sure they call each other comrade there so no honorifics. You do hear Seri’s mom call her Seri-ah and Seri calls her older brothers -hyung. Seri and Pyo Chi Soo apparently talk casually to each other as a sign of disrespect but as an English speaker I didn’t really catch it.

Anonymous wrote:I have a question about Crash Landing. Captain Ri and Seri cal each other by their full name for example, “Yoon Seri.” Is this common in Korean culture? At what point do you just call the person by their first name?

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Anonymous wrote:Only good one is reply 1999 the others are cheesy AF. Check out all the movies from the parasite director if you want great Korean film making

There is no Reply 1999. See yourself out.