#ADramaLunies2025โจFebruary 1: most memorable use of sound
I often like the way #Kdrama uses sound for humor, and a good example is #MySweetMobster. I donโt remember the specific examples, but there were a few times in the early episodes where the music or soundtrack cracked me up. And of course there was also the sound of Uhm Tae-gooโs voice ๐
End of the Year Drama Challenge Day 28:
Something you want to see in more dramas?
Acceptance and valuing the humanity of former felons.
My Sweet Mobster is about giving folks a second chance, without denying the mistakes of their past, and valuing them as they are - beautiful flawed humans that deserve love, joy and happiness, too.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BnlPO5McKGo
Lighter & Princess also talked about this.
#kdrama #cdrama #MySweetMobster #LighterAndPrincess #EYDC2024 #EndOfYearDramaChallenge
#CheerUp (2022)
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emotional hardships and romance, there's also a mystery to solve.
It's quite interesting to get a snippet of campus life in South Korea and such club as the cheering squad. It's different from cheerleading, as the goal is to make the crowd move with them.
I developed a big second lead syndrome for Jin Sun-ho (#KimHyunJin #๊นํ์ง), who also plays the handsome manager in #MySweetMobster.
Vote: 9/10
[2/2]
Oh, goodness. I just finished the first two episodes of the #kdrama #JeongnyeonTheStarIsBorn and it really is as good as people say so far!
About an all-women theater group in the 1950s, and a po-dunk fishmonger tries to join them with her natural voice.
Yes, it is queer. Yes, you see faces you know and love AND the house from #MySweetMobster ?!
We all know how faboo Kim Tae-Ri is, but we can't forget Jung Eunchae as the cross-dressing star prince actress! YES. Hot damn, yes.
Hulu/Disney+!
You know a #KDrama isn't really grabbing you when you're wading through ep 12/16 and keep spending more and more time seriously contemplating rebuilding your East Asian viewing database of ~900 entries FROM SCRATCH. For fun. #MySweetMobster
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My Sweet Mobster
(2024 - Viki 16 1:06 eps)
An ex-gangster starts a company to give ex-convicts a 2nd chance but his past follows him. A children's content creator gets involved with him & his company & a suspicious prosecutor. The story is nothing new, - a love triangle, a childhood love, forced separation, & more tropes.
BUT it's still funny, clever & sweet! The acting is wonderful & the chemistry amongst all - except the 2nd ML (It is intentional, his clothes even reflect his blandness) is fabulous. The ML's sidekicks provide comic relief. The 2nd couple is so lovely. Wordplay is smart, & the symbolism with colors & flowers (FL's fav, sunflower, means "happiness" & that is totally what she brings to the world). The FL's costumes are cute, the MLs' clothes are perfect, & his voice deserves a mention. Sound effects, the dog, & the animations all work beautifully! Great OST! A very FUN watch!
https://mydramalist.com/742271-the-woman-who-plays
#MySweetMobster #๋์์ฃผ๋์ฌ์ #UhmTaeGoo #์ํ๊ตฌ #HanSunHwa #ํ์ ํ #KwonYul #๊ถ์จ #WhooshReview
I pushed through to ep 9 of #KDrama #MySweetMobster largely because I was mildly interested in the mystery/crime elements, but in the end it was too much like hard work. REALLY astonishing to me that this Drama made in 2024 has Kwon Yul playing basically EXACTLY the same character he did in the first of his works I saw, My Fair Lady - which was made FIFTEEN YEARS AGO. Clearly, he knows his niche๐
I dropped #KDrama #SerenditysEmbrace mostly for its tsundere ML, but another factor was heavy use of 'cute drunk' scenes. The rabid hypocrisy of Korean culture in castigating DUIs as the most vile criminals imaginable (while Burning Sun et al get a pass, apparently) and at the same time promoting alcohol abuse as funny and/or endearing is utterly nauseating to me. And there's plenty of it in #MySweetMobster too, which may well precipitate another drop from me.
1/3 through #KDrama #MySweetMobster and Kwon Yul is playing exactly the same smarmy, creepily possessive, controlling and oh-so punchable SML he normally does. Since I can't actually punch his character despite REALLY wanting to, FFing all his scenes with the FL is the best option for preserving the structural integrity of my monitor๐ก :ablobrollingeyes:
@whoosh funny how we have different reactions to a specific #kdrama ๐
You're not someone who easily drops a drama and it's hilarious how I am excited about #DNALover while you can't be convinced by it!
As counter examples I dropped #MySweetMobster and #QueenOfTears, two dramas highly appreciated in this community!
@s1m0n4 I'm glad it tickled your funny bone. Some makjang I enjoy and some just rubs me the wrong way. I though #MySweetMobster was adorable but it wasn't for everybody.
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@whoosh @KDramaQn Yed, I also vote for the sound effects and other campy additions in #MySweetMobster since it's a show that never takes itself too seriously. In some dramas, they annoy me but it's surprisingly rare.
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@hanktank61
I've been watching #
MissNightAndDay
with a friend so won't finish for a while but I agree that it's not the strongest drama. It's clearly a lot lower budget than several of the recent releases. Still, it's pleasant and entertaining. #MySweetMobster recently completed and is much stronger with some similar themes.
I'll try to remember #SummerStrike when I complete the very long #EmpressKi.
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OK. I am sticking with my 9.5/10 rating for the #kdrama #MySweetMobster after finishing it.
It loses that half point because it can be awkwardly cheesy at times (for me, anyway).
But the themes of found family, being true to yourself and your values, being vulnerable and taking responsibility, and loving and accepting flawed humans just ticks all of my boxes.
Plus the playful mobster stuff and animal names!
I really enjoyed this series a lot.
Thatโs My Sweet Mobster finished. There were some sad moments but it was mainly funny and sweet. Iโm sad itโs ended too, I will miss the characters #MySweetMobster #KDrama
