History of a Salaryman is one of my Top 5 favorite K dramas ever so I was excited to see another drama from the writers…
Story: The plot had good pacing and twists that made it hard to get bored. The romance was minimal but I kind of expected it due to that being the writers’ style. I think the story lacked more wackiness. I was expecting more laughs, which we didn’t get. I loved the ending!!
Acting/Cast: I don’t know what it is but I haven’t liked any Kang Ji Hwan led dramas. His characters always end up pissing me off in some way. However, he is a solid actor and he pulled off his character well in this. He also had a subtle but cute chemistry with Hwang Jung Eum, who I think needs to change it up because I feel like this character is something shes played before (and the hair!). Her character though wasn’t really incorporated into the plot very well. It felt like she was just there in the background as the token love interest. Because of that, I think it was hard for me to connect with her character. The two characters whom I found most interesting and I sympathized with happened to be the villains. Oh Yoon Ah and Park Sang Min were perfect. As for the supporting characters, there were just too many of them and took away from the mains screen time. The overall chemistry of the cast could have been better in my opinion.
Music: Kind of disappointed cause I loved the Salaryman OST, but in this the music was barely used in a way it would be memorable.
Rewatch: Its rewatchable because of the engaging story but Im not interested in seeing it again just because I didn’t love the characters.
Final thoughts: Didn’t hate it or love it. I dont really think this drama will be memorable in the future for me.
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