Uma Odisseia Coreana (2017)

Revendo o dorama

Eu ja tinha visto este dorama, a tempos atrás, e lembro que tinha gostado muito. Ultimamente ando revendo alguns, e este estava na pista. Eu continuei amando a maioria dos aspectos, mas nesta segunda vez, percebi que não curti muito o clima do casal principal. E olhando novamente, pare e que eles surfaram muito na trama de goblin, sucesso a 1 ano atrás da estreia de Odisseia Coreana; a divindade que tem destino selado com uma menina, esta cresce e acabado se apaixonando pela divindade (e vice versa), a menina que via fantasmas, o chamado da divindade quando a protagonista esta em perigo, e um do casal morre, e faz a promessa de reencontro. Os principais detalhes estão lá, e isto não é necessariamente é uma critica, obviamente maioria dos doramas seguem muitos cliches um do outro, mas é uma observação que so notei agora, por eu ter visto os dois doramas em uma sequencia de tempo curta, entao eu senti um tipo de repetição. Enfim, fora isso é como falei, não senti um sintonia do casal, não sei porque. Fora isso, história maravilhosa, eu gosto muito do personagem rei boi branco (Ma Wang), ele é de longe meu personagem favorito da serie, e por muitas vezes a história dele me emocionava mais doque a dos protagonistas principais, fora o carisma que este ator parece esbanjar em toda a cena que ele esta. Os secundários sao todos carismáticos também, em sua maioria. E embora eu tenha falando que, em poucas vezes, senti emoção no casal principal, ate hoje espero uma continuação deste dorama, pois o final deu brexa para isto, e eu queria muito ver Son fazer um fuzue no submundo e tirar a Ceo de la!

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Bem, apesar de haver um foco principal, ele tem seus subtramas o que gosto se for bem trabalhado, achei mediano, mas não desgostei de tudo, entre seus muitos personagens terá alguns que tem brilho próprio que por vezes roubam a cena. Seu maior destaque foi o bromance e as amizades estranhas super veladas que todos tinham.

Amo ver a mistura do original com o místico coreano, é uma boa adaptação apesar de cometer alguns erros, principalmente com as explicações e com as exceções de algumas regras, o que relevei na maior parte, já é uma fantasia.

No início gostei da Jin Seon Mi, era uma personagem forte e decidida, por vezes ingênua, porém sua mudança ao longo do enredo me fez ficar irritada, como pode se anular tanto por causa de um relacionamento? Agora tenho que parabenizar a entrega que Lee SeungGi teve, com certeza ele se encaixou muito bem no personagem, o macaco era um grande babaca, mas sincero, realmente amei isso, gosto de personagens que não são perfeitos, que são quem são desde o início, porém tentam dar o melhor de si quando amam, mas sem perder a essência, Son Oh Gong é isso, gosto quando os autores não ficam com medo de não gostarem do personagem por isso já que faz parte da característica e mais ainda do desenvolvimento da narrativa, o que me lembrou o que senti com o 4º príncipe Wang So,

Gostei do final com a sensação de continuidade, apesar de que torcia para algo diferente.

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Power Girl

Amei essa história! O fato da atriz ter uma imagem super madura, segura e poderosa e ela é! E ela literalmente faz o amor acontecer! Ela não humilha e não tem medo! POWER GIRL!! E doramas é difícil achar um papel feminino marcante,
potente e imponderado! Sempre as mulheres são indefesas e sonhadoras a espera de um príncipe encantando!
E isso me deixa realmente decepcionada! Mas nessa história não, ela usa os poderes do herói e arrebenta meu coração
de amor por um papel feminino tão emocionante!! ADORO!!
Por ser fantasia, muitos tem receios de personagens de demônios , e caça aos espíritos, mas eu adoro o sobrenatural, lutas e passado. E aqui tem tudo isso incluso! Tipicamente exorcista me atrai completamente e isso faz o dorama ser maravilhoso!
O ator Lee Seung Gi arrasou ele é apaixonante, ápices de raiva ao extremo, ao mesmo tempo sentimentos de amor e muitos suspiros de sobra também! E cá entre nós um herói lindo e maravilhoso é muito bom!
Difícil final, muito vago e muito complicado de entender um amor que transpassa barreiras do mundo.
Mas se você assiste dorama já está acostumado com os finais coreanos que quando é maravilhoso no começo
meio, pode adivinhar que o final vai ser sempre assim. kkkkkkkkkkkkk!!

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Amei. Amei. Amei. Amei TUDO. Nossa, acham o final trágico. Como assim? O final foi perfeito, foi um final feliz! Ele indo no submundo achar ela, colocou uma marca nela para poder encontrar ela, foi lindo. O final do Rei Demônio com o filho foi lindo também. Não coloquei fé nesse drama, e me surpreendi, amei muito. E não achei que fosse ter história para 20 episódios, teve e foi perfeito. Me surpreendi com personagens que cresceram e se tornaram importantes, exemplo a Zombie. Nossa que atriz linda, que personagem linda. Amei a história da sacerdotisa também, ela se transforma de várias formas. Achei a história dos dois irmãos bem original também. E gostei como o drama não teve pena de matar os personagens. E o romance foi do jeito que eu gosto, essa incerteza de sentimentos, um magoando o outro, mas se magoando no processo. Os dois se apaixonando aos poucos... E eles tinham uma senhora química. O bromance então? Lee Seung Gi e o rei demônio foram hilários juntos, e adorei que até o final a comédia se manteve no mesmo nível, claro com lágrimas a mais, mas o drama continuou engraçado e não foi só depressão. Todos os personagens foram muito marcantes, a secretária cachorro foi muito legal também. E a trilha sonora? Sensacional. Amei esse drama. Amei DEMAIS.

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Eu não esperava muito desse drama, mas me apaixonei completamente! É um dos melhores que eu já vi na minha vida, sério. Uma história inovadora, divertida, cheia de conflitos, muita comédia que você vai se apaixonar completamente. É impossível não se apaixonar. Primeiro, pode achar meio estranho e não gostar, mas se você assistir com fé que vai ser bom, do segundo capítulo para lá, você vai amar. Sério, eu pensei que não ia gostar, ia achar muito... sei lá, sabe? Mas, agora, eu nem tenho palavras para descrever esse drama. Esse foi meu primeiro show com o Lee Seung Gi e agora me pergunto todos os dias 'Como eu não conhecia esse homem antes?'. EU FIQUEI COMPLETAMENTE APAIXONADA POR ELE. Uma atuação 10, super engraçada e que super combina com o ator na vida ral. Recomendo assistir e re-assistir muitas vezes, falo por experiencia própria.

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I think it's fair to say that this drama was good overall: the story is intriguing, well written for the first 10 episodes and it made me curious.
If I can say something bad about it, I'd have gone for a shorter version. 20 episodes are too many, since part of the story (expecially from episode 14) was just fillers.
I'd rather watch 10 very good episodes than 20 just for the sake of carrying it on.
The ending it's not that bad, but it's way too predictable: if you're not into open endings, just forget about this drama.
Onto the good stuff:
- Lee Seung Gi is just gold in this series, I cannot think of anybody else for the role of Son Oh Gong. Same goes for Cha Seung Won (Ma Wang) and Sung Hyuk (General Frost).
- Soundtrack is Bomb: "Let me out" is a hit, was stucked in my head for weeks, as well as "If You Were Me" and "When I Saw You".
- I loved the fact that supernatural elements, history and human nature are intertwined in the love story: it makes it really special.
- I don't particularly like Oh Yeon Seo, but i loved the first 5 episodes because of the tension between the two leads.
- Lee El (Secretary Ma) is one of the most underrated character, imho, but I loved her a lot.


I don't think I'd rewatch this, cause it's too painful now (i didn't enjoy the ending) and also because of the dragged out part (13-17), but It was definitely worth my time.

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To start off, this is one of the few dramas that I truly believe deserves 10/10. A Korean Odyssey was a drama that I just planned on waiting to end to wait - until I got sucked in on the very first episode. The story is well written, compelling, emotional, and exceptional. I can't say more aside from how good it was. It's been a while since a drama has gotten me emotional (the last being Scarlet Heart Ryeo) and I thoroughly enjoyed the dynamics of the relationship between Son Oh Gong and Jin Seon Mi. It's always keeping you guessing as a viewer as what's going to happen next, and it's a ride that you don't want to miss a second of. The build up of the conclusion to the drama was must more squished but it didn't stop me one bit from enjoying the drama. If you want a real review, I suggest you write your own after watching this drama. A Korean Odyssey is a drama you have to watch in order to truly understand what makes it so amazing. I can truly say that this drama made a big splash on my list, and it's been a ride that I'll never forget.

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Hwayugi, a much-anticipated offering from The Hong Sisters, is an ambitious attempt at a prestige fantasy series with middling results. What begins as an intriguing—if fraught, production-wise—modern spin on the classic Journey to the West, ends as a jumbled mess with an identity crisis.

When a story lacks direction, it’s sure to suffer. What did this drama want to be? An idol drama with tons of romance? A monster-of-the-week romp, or an urban fantasy with cataclysmic consequences? The tone is erratic, especially in the beginning, whiplashing viewers between horror and comedy without prelude. In addition to the copious filler, the plot was pulled in so many directions that very little progress was actually made. Not even the romance between the leads received the attention it required to blossom satisfyingly—it just happens, for no rhyme or reason, and we’re expected to invest in it immediately. Overall, the story promises apocalyptic stakes yet delivers something haphazard and episodic, peppered with hollow romantic scenes (the exemplar of which is an early out-of-character, cat-themed aegyo from the female protagonist).

One of the main issues can be found in the massive cast, populated by multiple big names and actors of varying talent and skill. Despite a valiant effort by Lee Seung Gi as Son Oh Gong, the secondary cast steals the show. Lee Hong Ki (PK) and Lee Se Young (Bu Ja) are a delight in spite of frustrating plot developments, easily drawing focus away from the main storyline. The same goes for Lee El as the dog-demon assistant Ma Ji Yeong, Kim Sung Oh as hapless secretary Lee Han Joo, and Sang Hyuk as General Frost and his warm-hearted sister, with whom he shares a body. Cha Seung Won, however, is completely wasted in his role as Ma Wang, the demon king. The character gives him no room to stretch his dramatic legs, instead relying on the zany comedy he so excels at—but this gets old fast, and it’s frustrating to see him spin his wheels with such a flat character. This leads us to the weakest of the bunch—Oh Yeon Seo’s performance as Jin Sun Mi is uninspired, and I couldn’t tell you if her expression changed even once. Her scenes with Lee Seung Gi are sometimes almost uncomfortable to watch, given how dynamic he is in comparison.

That said, the OST is consistently good. Standouts include the absolute bop “Let Me Out” by NU’EST, the tender ballad “When I Saw You” by Bumkey, and the cheerful “I Will Be By Your Side” by MeloMance.

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Let me try to describe A Korean Odyssey in a few short words: It's like a fantasy movie in 20 episodes with a lot of cool and stunning scenes, some great and some crappy CGI and an awkward chemistry between the leads. But it's cool.

Story: The story is actually not as bad as some people say. I loved the story premise, it's different from what you usually get from Korean dramas. It has a lot of backstory but they managed to give it to you bit by bit and not make you bored or hate the overall story. Sure, sometimes the script wasn't the best but the story premise is great!

Acting/Cast/Characters: The acting was definitely great from all the actors and actresses. The chemistry between MaWang and Son Oh Gong, the "bromance", is really enjoyable and brings like 50% of the comedy in the show. Cha Seung Won shined in this drama with the many characteristics MaWang showed and I think it's a great comeback drama for Lee SeungGi. So big compliments to all the main and the supporting actors for showing us so many sides to their characters.

So now to the bad part: The chemistry between LSG and Oh Yeon Seo was well...not good...kinda cold and if this was a normal rom-com I would never have watched 20 episodes with them, definitely not. That's not the fault of OYS though, it was just that her character was really crappy...I mean there has to be a limit to how naive, self-centered and gullible a person can be?! Jin Seon Mi -the character- is the only reason I'm taking some points off here.

Music: The music fit the drama well and I looked up almost all of the songs.

Rewatch: Some scenes definitely but probably not the whole drama...

Overall: Overall this drama had like one main character, Lee Seung Gi and all the others were supporting characters. The drama has a great premise but while it starts off kind of unusual for a Kdrama it turns around at like halftime and goes right into dramaland, which makes it a little bit more boring in the end but bearable. The acting was amazing, character design awesome (except for one) and another thing: it's oh so detailed. I loved it and I would warmly recommend it but let me tell you, if you don't like it after 5-6 episodes drop it. Before that you won't get the right feeling for it and after that you're either into it or you're not.

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I don't know why this show doesn't have higher rates. Seriously that goes easy to my top 10. It has everything I like in a show. I don't know if it's some personal preferences but I simply loved everything about it.
I even like it better than other famous top everyone likes dramas like Goblin, for instance.
I see here the right amount of comedy, romance, and a good plot to back it up.
Some shows I watch give relationships the main spot of the history, and something happening around, but with the main focus in the relations itself, usually romances. Those are romance focused, and others have a more twisted complicated histories, main focused, so the romances and relations get a little bit grayed out by it.
I can say, most of the dramas are that way. I'm not complaining, just stating a fact. But not this one. This drama had the right amount of everything entangled, a good twisting plot behind a beautiful romance, with the right amount of cliches(not too much, but enough to warm our hearts xD), in a so subtle way, we don't even notice it.
No, no second lead syndrome crap bad written romances have. (I'm second a lead syndrome hater hahaha )
Just pure love, with hints of fantasy, tragedy and comedy . An Odyssey after all.

Soundtrack(i'm getting ready to download it), the cast, the chemistry the leads had, the leads itself, I liked everything about it.
Some reviews I've read said that at some point the history got dragging, like they were filling it, like they were delaying it so they could make it longer. At some point, if I recall I can say that happened, but it wasn't like I wanted to skip it, so I could know what really happens (like I do in crappish dramas, I just go on skipping so I don't lose my time ove it hahaha). It was fun! That's why I can't complain about it. T
I really had fun watching this. I recommend it to everyone who enjoy fiction and fantasy like I do.

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Started with a boom but ended in a fizzle.

For me this drama started off amazing! It even turned me into a Lee Seung Gi fan, which I NEVER thought I would say. And I really enjoyed the exaggerated performance of Cha Seung Won which after barely making it through Greatest Love, because of his exaggerated performance, came as an extreme surprise. Here his performance and over the top reminded me of Choi Siwon in She Was Pretty. Ridiculous but utterly amazing and hilarious!!

However, around episode 12 this drama started to change. For some, they enjoyed this change of plot/storytelling. For me, I HATED it!!! The storyline for me, lost focus. Added in plot lines, that instead of contributing to the stories development left it scattered and felt as if the drama was taken over by an entirely different writer.

Overall, it had a lot of potential, a great cast, and original story. I loved the supernatural elements, chemistry between the leads, and the love story. However, because of too many hindrances in the final episodes it lost a lot of its potential for a re-watch value and from becoming one of my favorite supernatural dramas. I would recommend for someone to watch (especially if they want a new supernatural drama following Goblin and Master’s Sun), as long as they are prepared for a shift halfway through the series.

Happy drama watching!

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If you are familiar with the Hong sisters you pretty much expect a decent amount of crazy weirdness but this drama definitely went above and beyond with insanity! Loosely based on the story Journey To The West it felt less like an epic adventure and more like a disaster film. Now don't get me wrong there are some pretty great things about this show that make it interesting and somewhat addictive but not enough to redeem all it's unusual faults. Suffering from a slew of production and broadcasting issues this drama is the poster child for why some shows need pre-produced!

Story: The main story line is a complete convoluted disaster. If it hadn't been for the interesting characters and addictive sub plots this drama would have flopped hard! As with most Hong sisters dramas the main story line is almost completely overshadowed by the romantic sub plots. This usually isn't an issue for a fluffy rom-com lover like myself but considering this is an adaptation it was very poorly executed. There is an abundance of plot holes and over use of prop gimmick instead of actual story and character development. The saving grace are the interesting/entertaining characters and romantic/comedic sub stories, something the Hong sisters do very well. There are also some pretty great ideas and moments scattered through the crazy mess of a story but as a whole the story never delivers in a satisfying way beginning to end!

Acting/Cast: This has to be one of the best cast dramas i've seen in awhile, and that is a complete shame! Instead of making use of the great talent at hand production chose instead to rely heavily on props and an assortment of unnecessary sfx to sell the story. There are probably a lot of people who have negative things to say about the actors based on the poor development of story and character instead of actual ability of the actors. I honestly think they did the very best in a bad situation.

Music: The best thing about this drama is definitely the soundtrack, it's great! I have several songs downloaded to my playlist and listen to them daily now. I highly recommend checking them out even if you decide to skip the show.

Re-watch value: Very low for me. If I do it will be with the help of my trust fast forward button to get to the sweet and fluffy stuff.

Overall: This drama is mostly disappointing for me. It started out plagued by production and broadcasting mishaps and just kept on skirting by week to week from there. I fully believe it has some really great thought behind it which could have made for an epic drama but the execution was just so lackluster. A drama like this truthfully should have been pre-produced instead of filming to broadcast due to the abundant amount of story complexity and special effects needed. I believe that much of the cringe worthy mediocrity of this show can be attributed to a "just to get by" attitude adopted from unrealistic production constraints. It has great characters and very memorable moments I'll not soon forget but the lack of real substance to the sweetness leaves you feeling unsatisfied, what a shame!

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