Dorama of the Year 2000-III Summer - Summer Snow
Entry posted by kivandopulus in Dorama of the Year
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Summer Snow was the only finished dorama this season for me
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1. TRICK [-] (Finished 1/10)
Tags: Thriller, Mystery, Psychological, Comedy
Although 23-year-old Yamada Naoko is a talented illusionist, she is continuously fired from jobs and constantly hounded by her landlady for the rent being late. She refuses to give up her unusual vocation as she wants to follow in the footsteps of her famous magician father who died when she was a child.
But her life changes after being fired again for lack of stage presence, when her boss shows her an advertisement of a challenge made by physics professor Ueda, A non-believer of all things "magical," miraculous, or mystical, he offers prize money to anyone who can prove to him that their supernatural powers are real and not trickery.
Desperately needing the money, Naoko accepts the challenge, and Ueda quickly falls prey to the simple magic trick she performs, which he cannot figure out. Impressed by her ingenious explanation, he enlists Naoko to help him uncover what tricks and illusions are being used by a local cult to gain control over followers and their money.
Their hilarious antics, along with those of police officer Yabe, lead them on to further mysteries they must solve with their skills, no matter how supernatural or spooky the circumstances may appear.
Supernatural mystery is too darn alien to me.
Overall Rating: 5/10
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2. Ai wo Kudasai [愛をください] (Finished 3/12)
Tags: Music, Life, Youth, Drama
A nursery school teacher is trying her best to overcome her traumatic past despite the bullying of other teachers and parents who keep insinuating she is incapable of doing the job because she was not raised properly herself.
Three episodes in, and there's still nothing but whining and crying under same cycled song - got tired of it.
Overall Rating: 5/10
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3. Summer Snow [-] (Finished 11/11)
Tags: Romance, Life, Drama, Family
A love story between a young man who has been forced to grow up too quickly and a young woman with an ailment that has placed restrictions on her life. Natsuo has been looking after his younger brother and sister since the death of their parents. He has also been running the family bicycle shop. Yuki becomes the only person in the world in whom he can confide. For Yuki, Natsuo becomes the catalyst that has her trying to break out of her cocoon.
I was hooked since could not understand where story was going with five juvenile heroes, then stayed since it was a nice adult cohabitation of several persons. Made it to the end only thanks to play of ML Domoto Tsuyoshi and partly to side line of imouto. At the same time play of FL Hirosue Ryoko did not look natural to me. Series already failed to feel like the masterpiece by the time stupid omnipotent terminal condition bomb broke out. Only finished by inertia. Finale deserves a total whole another point penalty, tbh.
Overall Rating: 6/10
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4. Mr. Duke 신귀공자 [신귀공자] (Finished 3/16)
Tags: Comedy, Romance
Soo Jin is the beautiful daughter of a rich enterprise owner, President Jang. She was tricked into returning to Seoul from studying abroad as her father wanted her to get married. Soo Jin couldn't stand her father's matchmaking candidates and concocted a scheme with her secretary Park Ae Ja to hire someone pretending to have all the qualities that her father wanted. They ended up having Kim Yong Nam to be someone he was not; well educated, rich and sophisticated. But in reality, he is a water bottle delivery man and is neither rich nor educated. The only thing he has is a good heart.
Typical early primitive kdrama built purely on contrast of rich vs poor, comedy is corresponding.
Overall Rating: 5/10
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5. Hanamura Daisuke [花村大介] (Finished 1/12)
Tags: Business, Comedy, Law
A comical look at the Japanese legal system. Big corporate law firm seeking to increase their profit margin notices that a lot of the partners spend a lot of their time on cases which don't bring in a lot of revenue. They decide they need to hire an average lawyer, at a minimal salary, that will take care of these small cases and not complain. That's why the law firm hires Hanamura Daisuke to handle these minor cases. Daisuke's approach to the law is very unique, and the way he handles each case is very entertaining.
Everything is pretty much as expected - nonsense cases, similar solutions, so-so comedy.
Overall Rating: 5/10
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6. Autumn Tale [가을 동화] (Finished 3/16)
Tags: Romance, Drama, Melodrama
Yoon Joon Suh and Yoon Eun Suh grew up as siblings but Eun Suh was in fact from a different family as there was a mix up at the hospital where she was born. The switch came to light when Eun Suh was involved in a car accident and it was discovered that her blood type was different from her parents. Eun Suh's life took a complete turn when the 2 girls were returned to their respective families. Soon after, the Yoon family left for the States and Eun Suh was left living in sordid condition with her real family in Korea. Years after, Joon Suh returned to Korea and by chance the two former siblings were reunited.
So melodramatic as if they wanted to get an achievent for collecting all the typical melodrama tropes. This is not the experience that I can appreciate.
Overall Rating: 5/10
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