Tae Ho
In the shining galaxy of A.N.JELL, Bangtan Sonyeondan & CNBLUE
I watched this straight after finishing My Absolute Boyfriend (MAB), and from completely devouring over Yeo Jin Goo, Seo Kang Joon literally topped him right away as my #1 most favourite actor on kdrama land. I believe fate has it that this role was written for Kang Joon, and Kang Joon only to play, with his absolutely perfect can't-be-a-human features and immaculate acting (especially his mannerisms when he switches from Nam Sin who fakes himself as Nam Sin III and Nam Sin III who plays Nam Sin - all the while keeping the robotic mannerisms when the camera work actually zooms into him). He's really exceptional and absolutely talented. I thought the other main leads, Gong Seung Yeon, his assistant, his mother and the villains all did justice to their roles but really the one person who could've made or break this drama was Seo Kang Joon, and he deserves all the praise possible for playing the two roles perfectly.
I love how the story began as a mother-son relationship which then shows how it loses its footing as she had to deal with the consequences of creating a robot replacement of her only child. It's the complete opposite of MAB (robots created for business purposes) and I obviously liked this thematic approach so much better. I loved the romance and I thought it was built up nicely though there are obvious ethical discussions that the writer avoids under the pretext of true love. I'm not necessarily judgy in that department because I treat this genre more as a fantasy sci-fi instead of real sci-fi. Although the drama concluded with the relationship of the male and female lead, the climax was actually the change in the relationship of the mother-son relationship itself. This was truly what makes this drama so memorable and special to me.
The BGM are fantastic, and I particularly loved The Longing Dance played when Nam Sin III was saving Kang So Bong from the fire scene. I could never forget that scene precisely because of that BGM!
Rewatch value is a perfect 10 for me, and I really believe I could re-watch this drama a hundred times more. It's that captivating.
I love how the story began as a mother-son relationship which then shows how it loses its footing as she had to deal with the consequences of creating a robot replacement of her only child. It's the complete opposite of MAB (robots created for business purposes) and I obviously liked this thematic approach so much better. I loved the romance and I thought it was built up nicely though there are obvious ethical discussions that the writer avoids under the pretext of true love. I'm not necessarily judgy in that department because I treat this genre more as a fantasy sci-fi instead of real sci-fi. Although the drama concluded with the relationship of the male and female lead, the climax was actually the change in the relationship of the mother-son relationship itself. This was truly what makes this drama so memorable and special to me.
The BGM are fantastic, and I particularly loved The Longing Dance played when Nam Sin III was saving Kang So Bong from the fire scene. I could never forget that scene precisely because of that BGM!
Rewatch value is a perfect 10 for me, and I really believe I could re-watch this drama a hundred times more. It's that captivating.
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