The recent Korean drama is really shark crazy.
"Snooping: Predator", "I Am a Relic Sorter", "Youth in May",
Each one is an excellent series worth adding to the to-see list.
However, in these relatively neat and high-quality works, there is a somewhat nonsensical comedy.
The same theme of "death" is discussed, but it is a little more relaxed than "The Relic Sorter".
Let's talk about this one today .
One day, Annihilation came in from my house entrance
One day, perdition came to the front door of my house.
Director: Kwon Young-il
Writers: Yin Mei Ali
Starring: Park Bao-young / Seo In-kook / Lee So-hyuk / Kang Tae-woo / Shin Do-hyun
Episodes: 16
Produced by TVN, it stars Park Baoying and Seo In-kook.
These two are believed to be familiar faces.
Park Bao-young, the national sister known as "WenGen-young's successor", is a well-known professional in sweet drama.
In "Oh My Ghost God Lord", "Hercules Are Bong Shun", and the film "Wolf Boy" with Song Joong Ki, they all show unforgettable personal charm.
"Great Women Are Bong Shun"
This time in "Annihilation", she showed herself in a gentle and sweet style, and her beautiful eyes were full of aura.
Want to watch a bright little sweet drama, follow Park Baoying, there are really few times to step on the thunder.
The male protagonist, Xu Renguo, already has masterpieces such as "Please Answer 1997" and "Please Answer 1994".
With a face full of atmosphere and excellent acting skills, it is difficult not to look forward to his performance in "Annihilation".
And the director, Quan Yingri, is also a bit of a thing.
He is one of the creators of the hit drama "Please Enter the Search Term: WWW", and has also been nominated for the Best Director of the Baeksang Arts Awards for "It Doesn't Matter if You Don't Know Much, It's a Family".
"Please enter the search term: WWW"
With a national-level cast and a director with a good reputation, "Annihilation" has already gained a wave of popularity before it began broadcasting.
Let's take a look at the plot that everyone is talking about.
The story of "Annihilation" is basically summarized by these three keywords: ancient taste, Mary Sue, and human love.
Ancient taste
First of all, the ancient taste of this drama comes from its script with some dog blood.
Because of the well-known routines of ancient Korean dramas, this drama is basically all used.
At the beginning of the first episode, the heroine Cho Dong-kyung (Park Baoying) is diagnosed with a brain tumor, and there are only three months left in her life.
Terminal illness yes
She is the editor of a web fiction company and lives an ordinary life like other beaters.
After the doctor announced the news to her, Dongjing's reaction was unusual.
Not only did she accept the reality quite calmly, but she also told the doctor with a serious face that she did not have time to do another examination because her annual leave was not enough.
Tears were shed, which was also too sad.
Workers who work diligently do not forget their work at such moments.
Before leaving, she also handed the plan to her doctor as a writer, telling him to be sure to write it on time.
On the way home, Dongjing received a text message from her boyfriend, asking her to meet someone.
Unexpectedly, the person who went to the appointment was actually the boyfriend's wife, and the confused Dongjing realized that he had inadvertently become someone else's little three.
Dog Blood Triangle There is
Even if you are deceived by the scumbag, the key is that this broken thing has also spread to his boss.
The boss scolded her, and Dongjing's emotions that had endured for a day finally broke out.
She told her boss that she was going to take a day off, and then left the company without looking back.
Who would have thought that taking a subway and encountering a satyr secretly shooting.
Dongjing chased him out of the subway station, but the man accidentally fell into a magical pit in the middle of the road.
Well, it's kind of an eye-opener.
But it didn't take long to open my eyes.
After a while, it began to rain heavily, and the whole street was empty of people without an umbrella.
She ran to the dessert shop in the rain and bought a cake to go home.
It turned out that today was also the death day of her parents.
Tragic life there is
When Dongjing was ten years old, his parents died.
His brother, on the other hand, is not very sensible and does nothing but play games and ask her for money.
Seeing this, do you think that Dongjing is very miserable.
She also felt that her life was meaningless.
So after drinking, she ran to the roof and made a wish to the shooting star:
At this time, a mysterious man appeared.
This leads to our second key word, Mary Sue.
Mary Sue
The man's name is Annihilation (Xu Renguo) and he is a character between man and god.
His character is also the direct source of the show's "Mary Sue Feeling".
Destruction is a messenger between God and man.
Everything about him is connected to "perishing," and he himself exists for "perishing."
He only follows fate, has no goals of his own, and lacks enthusiasm for life.
Tired of eternal life, tired of serving mankind, he decided to destroy the world and "perish" himself.
As a non-human being, Extinction also possesses various superpowers:
1. Mind control
2. Manipulate life and death
3. Pause time
And the first encounter between the demise and the East View is also full of Mary Sue flavor.
Dongjing, who had been sentenced to death by the doctor and was planning to leave the hospital, bumped into a man in a white coat at the door.
Dongjing was attracted by the temperament of the immortal fireworks of the demise, but the next moment the man said a rather tacky and a bit of "Pu But believe":
And that night, after Dongjing drunkenly made a wish, the demise of hearing the summons once again appeared in front of her.
By mistake, they signed a contract for a hundred days.
Dong Jing thought to herself, if she can fall in love with death in this hundred days, then death will help her to continue to live.
At this point, the main line of this drama has also come out -
People are in love
I have not been able to find the meaning of my own life, and after thinking for a moment, I also agreed to this proposal of Dongjing.
But in this love, the two talked very awkwardly.
For example, Dongjing's self-brainwashing love method:
The two hold hands as if they were doing a task:
But after some tossing and turning, Dongjing and The Demise still succeeded in unlocking the cohabitation life.
Living together first and then falling in love sounds quite emotional.
In fact, the combination of the fallen girl + god is not uncommon in Korean dramas in recent years.
In terms of setting, this drama gives people the feeling of being a bit like "Ghost" + "You from the Stars".
Lonely and Brilliant God: Ghosts
But unfortunately, "Annihilation" did not achieve the success of the above two dramas.
The script is water injected, the rhythm problem is obvious, and the emotional line of the male and female protagonists is not new, people can't help but feel worthless for Park Baoying and Seo In-kook.
Although the cp sense of the two is really enough, as well as some interaction between Dongjing and Annihilation is also quite good.
For Perishable, the score of 7.9 is more reasonable.
It's definitely not a drama, but it's more than enough to eat.
Some of the dialogue in the play is well written, and the interpretation of "death" does not fall into the cliché.
Park Baoying and Seo In-kook's interpretation of the character also added a lot of color to the script that was not very good.
Of course, there are also many people who feel that this drama is a genre that is getting more and more popular when watched.
If you're a sweet opera lover or just want to have a relaxing and entertaining treat, you can give it a try.
After all, the configuration of sweet sister and atmosphere man, want to achieve a cp sense like Park Baoying and Xu Renguo, it is still a bit rare.
*Author of this article: Eat Eat Eat