Pachinko (2022)

ITS WORTH IT

Let me just start of buy saying that i dont really like those time traveling dramas. Butvthis one they was something about it

1 THE REASONS WHY I LIKED THE DRAMA
A. It was fast passed = like it takes a long time for the couple in usual k drama to fall in love and kiss. But this one it was fast and so good
B. The acting = they is a reason why LEE MIN HO is called one of the best in korea. To me it felt go . It looked like I was watching someyhing in real life . It gave me goosebumps. Lets not talk about the female lead KIM MIN HA wow she can act. Her acting skills were good before I watched this drama but in this drama she took it to a whole other level. She is so relatable which is quite rear for me to feel towards k drama characters . Just to some it up the whole cast was so good and the fit their roles so much . Like YOUN YUH JUNG ,JIN HA and the rest .
C The music= it added to the show and it made it very so true . It was not cheesy or weird it was good
D learning part = I feel like that was the best part of the show was learning about the history of Japan and South Korea. To be honest i went into that show without full understanding the whole history there . It's and an eye opener it made me really contact deeper with what the story teller was pushing forward


2 WHAT I DID NOT LIKE ABOUT THE SHOW
A. I could predict the ending of love between MALE CHRACTER AND FEMALE CHARACTER . = WHEN we got to episode two I knew that they did not end up together which made me so pissed because I feel like they should have worked more hard on that.
B hate the ending = wow they had to finish it off like that . Like they put you on this feeling of high emotions just so they can drop you fast

I recommend that you should watch it . It's a good show and one of the benefits its that it's a short drama and you will not be disappointed trust me

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I loved how this series showed people in different historical settings / over time, and within their life and family context.

I like that they address difficult topics such as being a foreigner/immigrant and how it affects you when you first move away from your home country, how these things change over time and how they change you as a person in relation to others from your home country and to yourself as well as to the new country.
Then it is interesting in the storyline how they make it a recurring thing with the younger generation also going abroad and their experience being very different but also similar. And then of course the topic of Japanese colonial rule in Korea was also a big part in the series - that adds an extra layer of complexity and depth.

I like that there is a strong female character in the centre of this and that we see her at an old age too!

Also, it is visually done very very well!!

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A good drama to watch

It's not a K-drama so don't expect to see any silly or comical act that makes you laugh until your stomach hurts.

I enjoyed this drama by binge watching the entire drama in one day.

One woman's determination to ensure her only daughter (Sunja) to survive life obstacles and a mother's (Sunja) determination to provide for her unborn child when she decided to decline Ko Hansu's offer to make her his concubine/ mistress shows how strong these females were during the time when Korea was colonised by Japan.

Sunja began her life journey from the moment she decided to take up Issac's offer of giving her unborn child a name for saving him.

It's a story about one should make the right decision that makes him/ her content and happy.

Watch it. It's a good drama.

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Takes the novel and elevates it beautifully

I read the novel this show was based on, and while parts of it were beautiful the detached writing style, and the introduction of certain storylines later in the novel, made it difficult to connect with some of the characters (particularly the younger generations). The show's decision to tell the story in a non-linear way--introducing us to Sunja and her grandson and their particular challenges at the same time, and weaving back and forth between them--seems to be a good one. While Solomon's storyline is always going to feel lower-stakes than Sunja's, I feel a connection with him I never did in the novel.

Two episodes in all of the performances are top-notch (including Lee Min-ho's, which I know people had been nervous about) and the cinematography is great. The intro credits -- the music, the way the characters are dancing together-- is nothing short of astonishing.

I look forward to seeing how the rest of the show unfolds.

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