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Chicago Typewriter korean drama review
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Chicago Typewriter
2 people found this review helpful
by qtandem
Jul 30, 2017
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 10
Story 10.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 10.0
There have been great dramas airing this season, but tvN hit it once again. This may have become one of my top favourites of all time. I love stories that deal with great human questions such as what it means to live, to love, our role in (our own) history, the need to make amends with your own past and being the ruler of your own fate. All of this graced with supernatural and spiritual elements such as karma and reincarnation as well as a lot of symbology and metaphors turns it into a refreshing and touching story about love, friendship and loyalty through time. Besides, all the three main choices for the main roles are perfect. Yoo Ah In, whom I recently watched in Secret Love Affair and mesmerized me with his talent, has easily become one of my Top 5 Korean actors. Im Soo Jung, for whom I have a soft spot ever since I watched Park Chang Wook’s “I’m a cyborg but that’s OK” (I strongly recommend that movie!). And Go Kyung Pyo, for whom I also have a soft spot ever since I watched Reply 1988. Chicago Typewriter is an amazingly written drama. Plus, it feels like a movie, as if everything was already planned in advance and it finds its perfect closure at the end. I mean, it must have obviously been planned in advance, but you know how TV series work sometimes: depending on how the audiences respond some things from the original script might be altered along the way. But in this case, beyond the usual commercial concessions the plot feels perfectly drawn. The soundtrack is great and the music is perfectly used in every occasion to match the dramatic intensity of the scenes. Summing up, this is one of the great dramas this season, and as such, it’s a must. Oh, and I want Han Se Ju’s mansion!!!
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