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Solid Show!
Just finished Reborn Rich on Viki.
Excellent show.
A chaebol-rivalry melodrama with slight elements of fantasy and romance. Without question, this show conveys the ruthlessness and ugliness of greed. The show has a consistently raw and serious tone throughout save the early episodes where the protagonist goes back in time and we see some epochal moments of world history that many of us who lived through those times in the 90's and 00's would remember (first generation K-pop group Seo Taiji & The Boys; Titanic). That's as light-hearted as it gets in this show. Most of the likable characters have almost no screen time in this show so you spend most of it with very unlikable characters, but the actors playing them are all excellent.
The most fascinating aspect of the show is the almost mentor/protege relationship between the characters played by Song Joong-Ki and Lee Sung-Min. Not sure I would call Song Joong-Ki's character likable, but you understand where he's coming from as he's getting revenge. Lee Sung-Min's character is a horrible person, but Lee's performance is so fascinating and 3-dimensional, you can't stop watching it. He chews up every scene he's in.
As far as the romance between Song Joong-Ki and Shin Hyun-Bin's characters, not sure if it was because the script didn't have enough scenes or they just didn't have chemistry, but I didn't buy into their romance at all. It felt more like a friendship to me than a romance. Both of their performances were strong.
Many were unhappy with the ending, but I found it to be very satisfying, albeit anticlimactic. If you K-Drama fans like a "happy ending", I think you'll be satisfied.
Highly recommended!
Excellent show.
A chaebol-rivalry melodrama with slight elements of fantasy and romance. Without question, this show conveys the ruthlessness and ugliness of greed. The show has a consistently raw and serious tone throughout save the early episodes where the protagonist goes back in time and we see some epochal moments of world history that many of us who lived through those times in the 90's and 00's would remember (first generation K-pop group Seo Taiji & The Boys; Titanic). That's as light-hearted as it gets in this show. Most of the likable characters have almost no screen time in this show so you spend most of it with very unlikable characters, but the actors playing them are all excellent.
The most fascinating aspect of the show is the almost mentor/protege relationship between the characters played by Song Joong-Ki and Lee Sung-Min. Not sure I would call Song Joong-Ki's character likable, but you understand where he's coming from as he's getting revenge. Lee Sung-Min's character is a horrible person, but Lee's performance is so fascinating and 3-dimensional, you can't stop watching it. He chews up every scene he's in.
As far as the romance between Song Joong-Ki and Shin Hyun-Bin's characters, not sure if it was because the script didn't have enough scenes or they just didn't have chemistry, but I didn't buy into their romance at all. It felt more like a friendship to me than a romance. Both of their performances were strong.
Many were unhappy with the ending, but I found it to be very satisfying, albeit anticlimactic. If you K-Drama fans like a "happy ending", I think you'll be satisfied.
Highly recommended!
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