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Yangotonaki Ichizoku japanese drama review
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Yangotonaki Ichizoku
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by finnnelsonn
Dec 28, 2022
11 of 11 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 6.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 6.0

Makjang, Crazy Hijanks & Best OTP

This drama is so wild but also so fun! It has a very soap opera feel to it and a lot of crazy hijanks are tossed together to produce something incredibly riveting.

It is pretty fast paced which is important because otherwise it would probably be a pain to watch. Conflicts are introduced and then quickly resolved within an episode or two which also explains the plot arc in episode 10 - they had to introduce it because they had already exhausted all the other tropes lol. The characters are deliberately exaggerated for the purpose of satire - meaning the characters speak like they are in an anime, complete with giving long preachy monologues or cackling maniacally - and if you prepare yourself for that beforehand or during the first episode you can sit back and enjoy this bumpy ride.

The main leads are the bedrock of this drama. There's no miscommunication between the two which is refreshing because miscommunication is the worst plot device in my opinion, even worse then amnesia , personally speaking. The leads have amazing chemistry and theirs is not a passionate love affair but a quiet, warm, supportive love, fitting for that of a married couple.

Another strength of this drama are the backstories of all the characters, particularly the women. Great and deliberate care is taken to humanise the women even if they come off as bitchy and "crazy" in the beginning. The drama explains their motivations and childhood traumas and allows us to see a glimpse of their redemption and change. I loved that!

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