SKY Castle (2018)

Please Watch this Masterpiece!

This is such a unique and fresh show, about how far wealthy parents are willing to go to support their children to get into top universities.
The characters were all well done. I love Professor Min Hyuk! An excellent comedic actor.
The acting was top notch and the actors defintely deserves the awards recieved.

This show can be pretty dark, but the comedy was well timed and excellent.
Kim Byung Chul made this show to a legendry status.

The story was exciting and filled with twists. The show is entertaining for sure.
The music was good, We all lie is a fitting song for this drama.

The audience can empathise with these characters, especially teenagers who go to school.
Including young adults who go to university. This show is special.

So Go and enjoy this special show, we need more unique shows like this!

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Sky Castle is a well-written and well-executed drama. In other words, the cast and crew did an exceptional job of portraying the meaning behind the story. It's not your typical Korean drama out there. It tackled on the issue of the educational system in Korea but it also gave light to the importance of families and self-exploration. There were a lot of characters to follow but each individual story was depicted very well-- everything made sense and wasn't forcely connected.

I felt for each individual character. For instance; at first I thought I'd hate Kang Ye seo, Han Seo Jin, Kim Joo Yeong and Professor Cha; but in the end I grew to understand their characters more. It's definitely unusual for antagonist characters to be understood but their stories were portrayed very well.

This is the Korean drama that is worth watching.
A Korean drama that you'll definitely learn from.

It deserves such great ratings. Korea has spoken, you should watch it now.

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EVERYTHING IS EXECUTED PERFECTLY

The show is entirely about parenthood and Korean education system. It has a great cast and all of them performed excellently. There were so many characters but all of them are remarkable. Even the kids and teens delivered their performances very well. The show has a deep storyline (which is about parenthood) but it managed to balance the watching experience by comedy scenes.

What I saw in the show is that Coach Kim is a representation of a living demon. The main character Seo Jin always ended up asking for help from a demon, which is Coach Kim. There was always temptation from Coash Kim and Seo Jin seemed like sold her family to the devil. The show emphasized to let go all the greed, ambition and wrongdoings to make things right. And I'm glad that Seo Jin chose the goodness in the end.

Here are my views on the families in SKY CASTLE:

Hwang Family- The model family. The parents are well mannered and managed to raised their son without any pressure. I understand in the end when U-Ju decided to drop out in school. For me, he knows what he wants and he wants to live his life to the fullest and his parents support him 100%.

Kang Family- The ambitious family. I really hate Seo Jin for being a manipulative mother, wife and neighborhood, so as Ye Seo for being so rude and having no respect to elders. Honestly, I wanted them to have the same fate as what happened to Young-Jae's family because of their attitude. However, for the sake of character development that will give lesson to viewers, their ending is so much okay. Jang-suk is so handsome! LOL

Cha Family- The comic family. They have the most hilarious scenes from the disbandment of Reading Club, to the noodle scene and many more. I love the bond between the mother and her children. Even though she had so much pressure in her studies when she was just a student, she chose to protect her children from her husband from being so obsessed in harsh teaching methods.

Woo Family-The happy family. Even though the parents have high ambition for their son, they still manage to be loving parents to him. I admire how the mother hugged her son in the bed.

This dark comedy series has a good run. I'm so amused of the rivalry of the two doctors, Professor and Doctor Kang, the fight of the families, etc. I thought the story was stupid during watching the first episode because of the parents' ambition for their children and I was feeling like I didn't like it. But I was wrong, it has a relevant goal and the show is executed perfectly and successfully. I firmly believe that Sky Castle Story can happen in real life. Most of the scenes were written in a realistic way, some of those was when Hyena didn't have the chance to confess to her Dad that she is his daughter.

PS: I watched this because of Kim Dong Hee (one of the twins) and ended up liking al the characters.

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Mabuhay!

Mabuhay! Maligayang pagdating sa SKY CASTLE kung saan makikilala mo ang mga mayayamang pamilya, respetado sa kani kanilang larangan at matatalinong bata.

Ganda ng intro no? maituturing mong isang paraiso ang kanilang subdivision, PERO may isa kang kailangang gawin para manirahan at manatiling respetado, ano iyo? ang MAGSINUNGALING. siyempre sino ba ang gustong pagtawanan, laitin ng kapwa niya kapit bahay kapag nalaman nilang ikaw ay galing sa iisang pipitsuging pamilya, at nag aral sa di kilalang pamantasan diba? May panghahawakan kang dignidad. At ang dignidad na iyon ay hindi mo ipapa apak sa ibang tao.

Habang pinapanuod ko ito mga unang episodes ay nakakatawa siya, light mood pa eh yung tipong nagpapataasan sila tapos as usual may taga sulsol para magka iringan silang mga magkakapamilya, pero nagbago ang lahat nung namatay yung nanay ni myung joo at nung pumasok na sa eksena ang tutor at doon na nagkanda letse letse idagdag pa natin yung paglipat nina soo im. Grabe nakaka stress itong palabas na ito pero worth it naman siya panoorin, marami kang matututunang aral dito. base nga sa kanilang ost na we all lies. Tama nga naman din kailangan nating magsinungaling para magkaroon ng katotohanan. Ang tanong, masama ba ang magsinungaling? pero bago mo masagot iyan, ano ba ang tama at mali? ano ba ang batayan para masabing tama iyan at mali ito at vice versa.

Tapos relatable siya saakin kasi ang kuya ko ay nag stop ng pag-aaral and pag nag aask ang mga friends ni mama ay sinasabi niya na ayon nag aaral pa rin kuno. hindi naman ikinakahiya ni mama si kuya pero ayaw niya lang kasing siguro na pag usapan pa ng mga kaibigan niya diba? ako naman ay naiinis pero pinagbibigyan ko lang, hoy ang hirap kaya ng ganon kailangan mong magsinungaling para lang sa ikabubuti ni kuya diba. Well kayo na manghusga kung mali ba iyon o tama.

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I have seen so many people recommend this drama, and after watching it, I can see why. I really appreciate this plot because it wasn’t the typical lovey dovey kdrama. Instead, it focused on how society has an impact on what we believe is successful and how stressful school can be. It hit close to home and I’ll admit I was a bit too invested in this drama.

The characters were really well portrayed. Some of them were so annoying that I wanted to jump through the screen and personally beat them up (especially the pyramid dad). What I loved most was how the characters developed and grown in the final episodes. When Ye Seo’s mom turned in the files to the police, I cried so much. I thought she was going to disappoint us again but she FINALLY did the right thing. In the beginning, the twins’ mom was so weak, but I was so happy when she finally stood up against her husband. His reaction to her rebellions were PURE COMEDY. Even though the coach was evil, it‘s okay because she’s hot (all fax no printer).

I cried so many times throughout this drama it’s ridiculous. I’ll quickly mention my favorite scenes that I cried to, since this review is getting long. The first one was when Soo Han and his mom were laying in bed together and she mentioned how she doesn’t know if she’s doing the right thing by making him study so much. The second scene was when the writer took Kay to go see her mom in jail. That just poured more salt on my wounds since the final episodes were already making me sad. After everything the coach did to her, the writer still managed to look after her daughter and it was just so kind. I couldn’t help it and cried HARD.

There were so many layers and twists in the plot, but everything closed off perfectly in the end. Truly, chef’s kiss.

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I wasn't going to watch this drama originally as I am not one for heavy dramas with mean parents who lack basic morals but the High viewing rate and deep reviews convinced me to give it ago and I can say this is one of my top favourite dramas (which so far is a list of 2).

1. The acting is so incredible I was screaming at certain scenes and characters I was fully invested. The parents are cast perfectly. Kim hye Yoon portrays the Seojins daughter Yesoo amazingly she is strong and frightened and completely corrupted by her parent's upbringing yet still has the strength to (eventually) be a better person. Every character grows in the end despite it seeming impossible (you'll know what I mean by the end)

2. A satire, completely over the top but also perfectly accurate, I wouldn't be surprised if things like this actually occurred in certain rich areas. The rich can truly be corrupted.

3. Very emotional with secrets that can destroy a family in a second. My heart ached for Hye-na and woo and the injustice they had to endure. But equally, there are some great laugh out loud moments to lift your spirits especially cha min-hyuk!

Please take time to watch this but be warned it deals with mental health, suicide.

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Sky Castle is innovative, and I appreciate new ideas and stories (why I like foreign dramas) as it makes it fun to watch. The cast is excellent, and acting is top notch. The music is well thought out - don't expect to go searching for an OST unless you are looking for a dopamine hit as in most Dramas its usually repetitive BGM throughout. Camera work is great and utilizes many angles and lens. The show is shot on quality film and is a big budget show based on the quality of the filming. Reviewers who gave this show 10s across appeared to be more emotionally involved than critically reviewing and that's ok. The writers are talented; However, there are too many situations where people are conveniently snooping or hearing things with perfect timing and feel the writers got lazy or didn't know how to resolve those situations. I find that the writers made all the men (Men who are supposed to be high level doctors) slow, dumb, bumbling, and mostly the comic relief. Currently, a Japanese version is airing, and it is clear that they saw this too and throttle it down a lot.

Again, the acting is top notch. You can tell the actors really enjoyed the roles they played. Sky castle at times feels like a movie and then you get sucked back into going - ok this is a drama because of the Dialogue and camera work is not consistent ... it kind of hurts the flow the show - but not enough to want to stop watching. The rest of the Review will have to contain spoilers.

***** Spoilers beyond this point

Here is my biggest problem with Sky Castle. What exactly does it want to be? Does it want to teach a lesson to overbearing parents, or does it want to feed on the emotions of people who may have felt the pressure and/or abuse of parents pushing them to be in the top 1% and getting ratings. The character Cha Min Hyeok (pyramid guy) I get it he is overbearing, obsessive, narcissist even; however, his daughter blows off 60k and fakes going to college, his wife constantly goes behinds his back and undermines him. Many of the parents depicted in the show are disrespected, written as incompetent and feel that it simply pushes away the people who need to see it the most and Sky Castle missed a great opportunity to create some kind of balance were the parents can be respectively written yet be thought a lesson. So basically, revert the show as pure entertainment and nothing more.

Han Seo Jin (lead)- is kind of like the Anti- hero, in a way you want her to win at the end. You kind of understand where she is coming from, and she wants the best for her daughter (and the daughter is on 100%). She is witty, smart, calculating and at the same time she is vinegar and can lie, manipulate and be a *itch. Other than Han Seo Jin - everyone is pretty much unlikeable and this forces you to care for Han Seo Jin because she is the most likable person, and I had no attachment to any of the characters even Noh Seung Hye or Kim Hye Na

Noh Seung Hye (The new neighbor) - I wanted to like her. I think I am supposed to like her, but again Han Seo Jin is the anti-hero so any butting in makes me disconnected from her. Towards the end her character changes dramatically and her character is a critical role for the plot . In reality she should have been the main character and Han Seo Jin "the Villian" but the story builds too much on Han Seo Jin.

Kim Hye Na (The girl that moves in)- this is another character I had no attachment too. She was smug, arrogant, she had no likable features. She even used Noh son as a tool to manipulate Han's daughter. She was constantly snooping around and challenging authority and adults and got caught up into. Its more likely the writer was looking for a Shakespear like tragedy. They could have made her more likable loving and the outcome would have made me feel more like "damn" what a twist.

Kim Joo Young - excellent actor - love the fact you really don't know her motives for 90% for the drama - you don't know if she is bad or good till the very end. I feel that Kim represents more than just a single character - but is the essences of despair among parents and that they are willing to destroy the relationship and mind of the child simply for them to achieve a power position.

Kang Joon Sang (father)- I am glad the Japanese version has cleaned this character up. They made him smart, kind and tolerable. I'm not sure why Sky castle original writers could not write him this way.

Cha Min Hyeok - The comic relief. This is probably the best actor in the show in my opinion, if not second to the Lead actor. My issue again is how the men in the show are all depicted as the emotional abusers of the kids and somehow all the mothers are just willing participant (or victims) when we know in reality they can be just as bad or worse. Again, the writers really drop the ball on making this a good teaching lesson instead of disrespecting the very Parents they are trying to give a message too.



There are 100s of positive reviews and I didn't want to rehash all those points - so even though my review sounds negative all in all it is a great show .

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It’s been a while that i watch this type of drama. It might start out slow and little complicated because there are many characters and the story throw in somehow like rich family theme with some mystery hidden which you can feel like away, i would say i give this atmosphere a thumb up for the director.

The story might not be new for someone, you might see this type of drama somewhere else such as US series. However, this kdrama still deliver the asian stereotype that still see it with wealthy families. There always some issue and secret within wealthy family from what i seen and experience myself. The actors are great and perfect for their role its like they have 3 dimension not bald at all.

The music is also a plus and suitable with the drama.

I would say this drama will definitely get your attention even though you could guess what will happen but still how smooth they writer made for this drama is brilliant, its get your attention and draw you in after watching 2-3 episodes. I wouldn’t spoil anything on my review but if you are looking for a drama that leave you a great message or teach you a issue we had in our society, give this one a try you will love it.

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Почему стоит смотреть?

от этой дорамы я была в полном восторге! один из немногих сериалов, где было сложно предугадать действия героев. При этом дорама поднимает острый социальный вопрос классового неравенства и подхода у обучению, а так же насколько высока нагрузка у корейских школьников (собсно из-за чего и случаются самоубийства). Все что показывают в данной дораме имеет место быть и в реальной жизни. Сериал побил всевозможные рейтинги просмотров в Корее.

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Prepare for roller coaster ride through Korean life of the privileged.

Here is a drama that completely captures you and will not give you up until the very last episode. The creators of this drama take a very delicate subject matter and tell a painful story of what it's like to grow up Korean with parents whose only design is to make their offspring into masters of the universe.

For the families who inhabit the SKY Castle, a posh living community of the ultra wealthy, the greatest achievement is to churn out children who are doubly successful, as well as provide a source of pride and bragging rights for their over-achiever parents. The journey to this success, however, is filled with sleepless nights, sweat, blood, tears, over paid cutthroat tutors, and lots of parental abuse. The consequences are equally tragic and sets the tone for the ensuing 20 episodes as mothers scheme to get their children into the most exclusive schools while backstabbing and gossiping behind each others' backs, rejoicing in their competitors' misfortunes while compassionately commiserating in the open.

When a new family moves into the community who are less sophisticated and not as driven to achieve the level of success the other parents desire due to natural talent, they unwittingly set of a chain of events that threaten to destroy the SKY Castle as they know it. The story revolves around four families who reside at the Sky Castle, their lives entertaining at home and work, and how they push their children into greatness despite tears and gnashing of teeth.

The creators of Sky Castle bring together an ensemble of extraordinary talent, young and old, to tell this masterfully written story about families who suffer all kinds of tragedies in the quest for greatness. The music is key and woven into the most heart-wrenching scenes. It expresses the dark, twisted personalities within the composed exterior the characters. There are twists you never see coming that utterly devastate you.

Now for the the things I found dissatisfying:

Some of these moms were downright evil. Their lack of compassion and scheming was so over the top, that I really wanted to see them come to a bad end. Instead, they are given an arc of redemption which is a bitter pill to swallow taking into account some actions were illegal as well as malevolent. I am all for people seeing the error of their ways, but there has to be consequences. Some of the characters in this drama show us some filthy sides of their personalities which can be astounding. Yet, they seem to come to their senses almost miraculously and turn into normal people. I don't buy it. There were some plot holes in the minor storylines but, in general, the writing was above average. This one is definitely one of the better k-dramas out there. I recommend this one.

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