O Conto da Raposa de Nove Caudas (2020)

Story was not bad, but lack of couple chemistry I guess?

The whole vibe of the story is a bit like vampire/dracula as the main character travels fast, strong and have some sort of power. But I really fancy this kind of story so it is definitely a go-go for me no matter what the rating was.

To summarise what I like and dislike about the show for people who are contemplating whether you should go ahead watching!

Things I liked about the drama:
- Handsome male leads with charming characteristics, I meant both Lee Dong Wook and Kim Beom! (Extremely hopeless 2nd lead syndrome here, Kim Beom SO COOL AND CUTE HERE!!!!)
- Unusual warm-hearted brotherhood
- Exciting fighting scenes with effects (More in the first half of the drama)
- Genre (if you enjoyed fantasy you will like this drama)
- Cute second fox couple too (I prefer them than the main ones)

Things I disliked about the drama:
- Female lead (Honestly she had a pretty good acting but I don't know why I felt she is not so suitable for this role)
- Chemistry between the couple (LDW had a pretty good chemistry with Yoo Inna in previous show but not this one), I don't feel the love between the two hence unable to feel the sadness when they broke apart, which it is actually a huge part in this show.
- Although it is a HE, but some parts of the ending are quite speechless and not well explained. Personally I think they should have just cut short the lovey dovey scenes for the couple and do more explanations on the ending (Please don't read below if you do not want spoiler)
***SPOILER***
I don't understand why they made it so deliberately to kill the 2nd male lead just to save the male lead (when all the bad things have already settled down and back to a peaceful life, yet adding in such scene just because 2nd lead is alive). I understand how they wanted to bring out the brotherhood between the two but it was so unfair that they can sacrifice 2nd male lead life but not the male lead ones, duh. So who is the hero here anyway? Also, no explanation on how male lead return, what happened to him and why he became a fox etc.

Lastly, one word to conclude my review: Overall a nice piece and good story that is worth watching but I don't enjoy the couple that much!

Leia Mais

A riveting, gripping folklore-inspired love story

The Grim Reaper in "Goblin" strikes again with another non-human character... this time he plays a gumiho, which is a nine-tailed fox commonly seen in East Asian folklore.
Like Goblin, this is a love story between a non-human and a human; and like Goblin, there are past lives and many twists and turns of fate involved.
But unlike Goblin, I'd say the support characters are even *more* true to the folklores they are based off of, hence making watching "Tale of the Nine Tailed" a really cool cultural activity as well for those who are interested.
(There are some YouTubers who actually do a folklore analysis of the episodes, but the channel I watch is in Taiwanese--

I'm very impressed with the storytelling. With fantasy there's always the risk that multiple lines get opened up and then the scriptwriter contradicts their own storyverse logic / fails to tie up the loose ends at the end
but Tale of the Nine Tailed was interesting from start to finish, and the end really did feel like the end of a story.
(of course, you'll see why they needed to do a spinoff for Lee Rang, but that's something for another day--
The reason it's not 9/10 or higher is I usually reserve those points for very thought-provoking or tight scripts with heavy use of literary devices, and Tale of the Nine Tailed is... a regular "good plot-heavy drama" in my books.

The casting was superb. All the major characters held up their end, and I'm especially impressed by the growth of the female lead Cho Bo-ah, who, as you'll see in the drama, played a very complex character.
Lee Dong-wook's microexpressions are always A+ and add not only depth to his character but also the occasionally-necessary comedic relief.

Long story short, I would recommend this to anyone looking for a consistently-good-throughout fantasy drama without the stupid "male lead gets cancer," or "leads have a misunderstanding" sort of draggy drama tropes.
The story was tight from start to finish and it would make for a wonderful binge watch (though I had to suffer waiting every week for 2 episodes haha...)

Leia Mais

Aaaaand now I'm a mess.

With the final episode done, my face tear stained, eyes puffy, and nose looking like it could put Rudolf to shame... I wonder what I'm supposed to do with my life now.

I feel like a mess. A huge mess. I have been stalking my own TV since freaking OCTOBER! You know the second a new episode dropped, my nose was in the TV and best bet, I haven't made plans to do anything in fear of missing a episode. Lol

구미호뎐 was so gosh damn phenomenal. I just want to spend the rest of my days talking about how much I loved every inch of this show. I have this weird obsession with 구미호 anyway so when I heard there was going to be a show about it starring two of my favorite people - There was nothing else left to do except wait. I needed no other reason because I was instantly hooked. Whoever thought to put Kim Bum and Lee Dong-Wook in a show together... I love you. and thank you for traumatizing me. Okay not really thankful about that last part, but thank you for putting this amazing masterpiece together.

This show is the perfection of a roller coaster without going on those monstrosities (I said what I said) --
There were characters I adored from the start and ended up HATING! There were characters I hated that I ended up loving... but funny enough it ended with me loving everyone. Well... minus the bad people. Hot or not, I still don't like you 이무기 (Imoogi)!! Even though there were a lot of times I wished you weren't a dickbag.

ANYWHO! Every single episode held so much that sometimes I felt like I held my breath the whole time, only able to breathe when it was over. Lol It held a bit of a trance, I suppose. Not complaining. I love shows like that. It's rare for that to happen as well - So I know this show will stick with me forever and will always be a favorite of mine.

Everyone's acting was off the charts amazing, there wasn't a single terrible person that was casted and I really really REALLY hope this wins awards. That's how amazing I believe it is. Not only the whole show, the cast, storyline, even the MUSIC.. just... EVERYTHING should be won when it comes to this show! I'm talking Parasite level of awards. Fight me if you don't agree. lol

I knew getting close to the end it would be sad. It's inevitable, but COME ON!!! I wasn't expecting THAT! I don't think I have cried quiet that hard since I watched Goblin.... and my face turned purple from crying so hard watching that. You can imagine how I looked watching this...... please don't imagine. I'm sure it's scary AF. Lol

The only and I mean ONLYYYYY issue I had with this show isn't even really just a issue, more of a confusion? And that's how it ended the way that it ended. I don't understand? Was he? Wasn't he? kinda thing. So I am really confused. I'm kinda hoping they release some kind of statement about it or extra little piece to explain how that happened when all through the show - we heard different. While I'm happy, I'm confused and maybe a little scared? Also... I wish it could have ended happier, if you know what I mean. If you watch it, and I hope you do -- I hope you'll agree with me that that person deserved happiness too.

Leia Mais

ON POINT

I started this drama with a 8.5 and things just got better and better. I became obsessed with Lee Dong Wook with his performance in Goblin and dear God I wasn't let down here either! This drama deserves every bit of high praise possible and for good reason. You're gonna come across characters you love to hate, and when the plot gets thick af, it still holds it's perfect structure. This isn't your typical supernatural romance AT ALL. And there isn't just one couple you'll become obsessed with. Everything from costumes to backstories were flawless. There's a lot of cuteness considering it's part of the main plot but luckily not enough to over power anything. I highly recommend if you're a fan of any member of the cast, enjoy romance, history and/or supernatural.
THAT ENDING HAD ME SCREAMING!!!!

Leia Mais

Not feeling it. sorry...

Had been looking forward to watching this when it aired, but I didn't want to start something and have to wait a week for the next episode. Also, there were other really good ones to watch anyway.

First off, I didn't feel there was chemistry between the leads. Visually, they didn't pair well together in my opinion. Haven't watched any other of the FL's dramas so if I am just basing it on this one, she doesn't come off as leading lady material for me. Sorry! to her fans....

The story started out interestingly but as the episodes progressed, I just started finding it boring. Had to skip through some parts actually.

The role of Granny was also a big NO for me. Her character is wrought with flaws. First, she isn't GOD. So, to have her change the time when someone dies, (on what seems to be an outdated computer no less) is just ... DUH?? The way she treats her husband is also irritating.

Yu ri, was also another character that seemed useless. While the actress was very pretty, her acting was overly done,

The only likeable character for me, surprisingly, was Rang. Hope to see him in lead roles

overall, felt that this was just a waste of time to watch....

Leia Mais

An exciting "tail" of romance, action and suspense, definitely worth watching!

I came to watch this after seeing Goblin and completely falling in love with Lee Dong Woo. He is such a charismatic actor and he really portrays his characters so well. I immediately felt the dynamic between the two lead protagonists, it was so natural and well written, and the emotional rollercoaster of family bonds between the fox brothers was very well done too. This is the first drama I have seen with Kim Bum in and I was completely awed by his performance, even more so after I looked him up and found out this was his first job after his discharge from the army. I find the fact that he can go straight back into acting after such a long break, and with a challenging role at that having to portray a character with so much emotional baggage is really impressive, and a testament to his talent as an actor. And lets not forget about the support characters, I think they did a fab job of choosing this cast, they all really did such an amazing job, all the actors seemed so invested in their characters and it showed in their portrayals.

Thats enough gushing over the actors, what about the plot...

I find Asian folklore fascinating so the storyline really appealed to me and I loved what they did with it, I am all for plots that take legendary creatures and characters from traditional literature and drop them into modern settings, so my review may be a little biased since all the elements of this series were already bound to appeal to my tastes. T

hat being said...I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW MUCH I LOVED THIS SERIES!!!!!

I loved every second of it, I didn't think there was a moment that the story dragged, there were some good plot twists and many moments that had me on the edge of my seat, and many more that put a smile on my face, the little touches of comedy were refreshing in an otherwise very suspenseful setting. I liked how the story wasn't all tragic or all bitter or all hopeful, even though its a fantasy there were elements of the plot, the relationships in particular, that felt very real and gave our characters some humanity.

The only criticism I could possibly give this (and its so minor it barely even counts as a criticism) was the ending, I have noticed this with a few other dramas where the characters go through so much and have to fight to achieve their goals throughout the series, then at the end they are just given a happy ending so easily due to some miraculous event or whatever, I think it just sort of makes light of all the struggles they had to go through. Even though I did cry, and I still appreciated how it turned out, it still just seemed a little too easy. I might not be making much sense, I don't know how to explain it better without giving major spoilers, you might get what I mean but either way I still give the series 10/10

I could go on and on about this but then it would just become tiresome to read. Please don't let the bad reviews put you off, I thought this was a brilliant series and definitely worth watching, if not for the plot then for the fabulous bromance between Lee Yeon and Lee Rang.

Leia Mais

From a fantasy to a flop

SPOILERS AHEAD

This was the biggest disappointment for me as a drama this year.
I was so excited to watch this and for the first few episodes, I rushed home, settled down and switched it on. The mythology, the characters, the little twists, and the ease into this fantastical world made this exciting. Then we hit episode 4-5, and instalove set in and the story went downhill.
The fantastical world? Brief flashes of what felt like the outside of the Narnia closet.
The mythology? Delegated to artifacts and uninteresting backstories read aloud by the characters.
The characters? I went from loving detective, whip-smart Ji-Ah to not caring if she died and wishing she'd just not appear on screen. Also, close to 1000 people die, no self-sacrifice, but your bf gets into trouble and it's a gun to the head? She ended up being incredibly selfish and whiny, I want my parents back, I want this, I want that.
The charisma of the stars was drowned by the constant weeping and lamentations put into every episode. This went from drama to DRAMA.
I wanted so bad to explore the fox-side of Yeon, instead we get one scene where we see fiery tails and they never appear again. He was the Guardian of the Mountain. Cool story bro, but uh, yeah, never really explored what the hell that entailed except for I guard the mountain and yadda yadda, next.
I read a prediction blog of how this would end, and had the writer's followed suit, and made Yeon king of hell and Ji-Ah the administration lady, I woulda given it an extra half star. This person managed to outshine the writer's ending with their own prediction. How I wanted it to end like they guessed! Instead, Yeon's human and whining about human shit (but then he's not human? Wtf, I dunno.) Rang dies and gets reincarnated, like nah, it's fine, wasn't enjoying the family of four, let's ruin that.
The more I write, the angrier I get, this had so much untapped potential and given a clever writer, this could have been my new favourite kdrama. But alas, another drama lost to damsel cliches, unnecessary filler, and weak endings.

Leia Mais

The tail of nine tailed

It was started very well it was really good until 13 episodes but I think it's being the trend of 2020 drama to mess up in the last very episodes but thank god we got a happy ending here rather than an open ending. I really felt bad for Rang I only cried once in the whole drama and it was when he sacrificed himself but I can't say that I don't approve of it because he had killed many people before so it was like balancing but yeah it was sad indeed but it's good to see how he got a family and he will have a happy childhood that he missed.

So talking about the story as a title tells its story of a nine-tailed fox who waited for his first love for 600 years just to being reincarnated. Basically, it's a love story but it has a thriller, suspense factor here, and don't forget it is about supernatural beings so anything can happen. It was a good story well written but it was kind of predictable and would love it if they have created a stronger female lead than you know knight saving beauty always.

The acting was good there are many controversies about female leads acting but I personally liked it she played both characters very well (It would a spoiler if I told you what is meaning of both characters so see it yourself). But my most fav character was Lee Rang yep I totally loved it and loved the bromance between Leon and Rang than the romance between Jia ah and Leon their chemistry was top-notch. I also loved the second couple it was very cute to see them together and of course that little cutie.

It was a full package if you like some thriller action and suspense dramas with romance also you won't be disappointed by this drama. The main thing is it has a very happy ending

Overall the drama was good I won't say it is best ( It had potential in the starting ) because there are many plot holes in it and you don't get the reason for the very last scene it will make you confused (It made me confuse). But it's watchable drama you won't feel 16hours to be wasted.

Leia Mais

This drama had huge potential. Right from the start, it was an interesting watch that viewers would easily get hook by the mystery of the unknown world. However, I just can't seem to feel the main leads' chemistry, leading me to frustrations over their undying wish to save each other. Sometimes, I even wish to see the two of them die because their lovey dovey scenes didn't work to me. That part of the plot ruined the drama for me. For the thriller and action parts, it was interesting and for most part, I've enjoyed it. For the characters, I really liked Nam Ji Ah in the beginning but as the story unfolds, I grew to dislike her for being a nuisance for almost everyone. I also have to admit, my favorite part was when every time the Imoogi comes out of her, Jo Bo Ah nailed it. Everything else was okay, I can overlook minor issues along the way. However, here comes the ending. Lee Rang was already happy and contented but why did they choose to kill his character? I thought they would do something about it. It frustrates me just by thinking that when one main character dies, everyone would do anything but when a side character dies unnecessarily, it's okay for all. I mean for other cases, it would be okay for me too but that was sudden and felt unnecessary. I'd rather choose an ending where the leads got to reincarnate and meet again or a cliffhanger, because I've already prepared myself at the beginning. Anyways, I have mixed feelings with this drama. Maybe people who are only after the action, thrillers or legends, would enjoy this, but I will not recommend it openly to friends who would want to watch a drama of the same genre.

Leia Mais

Lee Dong Wook and Bo Ah smashed it. Not to forget Kim Bum's comeback!

I might be crazy here to right review when there are only 4episodes out. (thats when i started watching the drama were only 4 episodes out). But if you have watched Goblin you would understand why I'm being this way. Goblin was one of my favourite drama not only because of main lead actors but also because of Lee Dong Wook. So for this drama I won't explain the scenario anyway cause it's already written in the description of this drama.
Well I don't care about the ending but wait .... mmm.... I do want happy ending :)

Story (9.5) as of 14 episodes (edit 16 episodes)
I have watched some of the dramas on this tale of mountain fox / nine tailed fox. But this story was nicely dealt. In the modern age where CG are highly appreciated and graphic really are awesome in this drama, which added beauty of the portraying method of story. There were also dramas in Japanese which were also on the fox spirit / or similar type. But none was on par with this one. I'm also a graphic designer so for me there wasn't much more needed in graphics to add.

Acting (9.5)
You know if you are a fan of some artist you simply will give higher rating to that drama or if not rating then you will happily watch that till the end. Same is the case. But here is one this both the leads are flawless. Both are great are portraying their specific character. As to talk about Kim Bum I really waited for him soo long to have a main lead role, and my guy did really a great job. I hope he is casted as a main lead in more dramas. (Lots of love to him). There is also another character of YooRi which was done by Kim Yong Ji, as far as I remember she always has these type of roles The King: Eternal Monarch, I think she is great at showing this cool and cute side of her. She did well in it too.

Music (8.0) edit* I like its new ost, it fits the scenes. (9.0)
Well to talk about the OSTs of this drama I wasn't much into them. If you are considering DOTS type OSTs then it may give you a -ve point. Well its unto ones taste or depends on the mood, to me it was just okay. Apart from the OSTs, the background music was great that's why I gave 8.5 to this section. (edit* New ost was good I changed it to 9.0 now.)

Rewatch value (8.5)
As there aren't many episodes out there nothing can be said that if we can really watch it again and again. If this drama has Goblin type ending then I would say I will Rewatch it again maybe in the future. (edit* its upto how you wanted the ending but for me I will watch it again in future).

Conclusion
Actually I have watched over 500 drama that consists of Japanese / Chinese / Korean, and due to COVID19 thing to me there aren't many dramas, whom that I can watch or should desperately wait for the next episodes. To this drama I can say that I will desperately wait for the next week episodes. If you are Goblin fan or fan of fantasy and thriller plus romance type dramas then you should go for it. I think there won't there be anyone who hate or dislikes Lee Dong Wook. He has that such a charm. So if you love him that's a win win situation and if in case you dislikes him I will force you to watch it. Its worth it. There is a +point of KimBum, we all love him right?
Thanks for reading. Take care of yourself and your surroundings.

Leia Mais

A nine-tailed fox Lee Yeon was a mountain god but relinquished his godly status so that his first love could reincarnate one day. Now, he is obligated to eradicate devils that threaten the world, including his con-artist brother Lee Rang. His actions intrigued a PD who is exploring the world of supernatural. She looks the same as Lee Yeon’s first love.

First and foremost, I want to express how surprised I was by the very effective horror, there are numerous moments when I genuinely felt creeped out. This show is a blend of the three genres combination, a romance, supernatural elements, and horror. For instance, in the very first scene is already foreshadowing an eerie direction. The visuals and CGIs are remarkable!

Ji Ah is a risk-taker, she's a reflection of a realistic career driven woman. She is knowledgeable about Korean folklore and adds a lot of depth to the show. I think her grit allows her to be more on equal footing with the immortals that are around her, which is hard to do, they often get sidelined because they're human. But my favorite character is Lee Yeon, he is the perfect balance of sass and arrogance and playfulness. Lee Dong Wook plays him so genuinely that it's hard to remember his previous roles, he disappears into this playful, arrogant fox.

Sadly, it quickly gets hollow and bonker! The script is consistently inconsistent, too many plot holes. When the romance is at stake, the scenes between the actions and romcom are giving a strange tone whiplash. The chemistry between the leads is somewhat one-sided. Then it is strangely ending, adding one more plot hole in the very final moment.

Leia Mais