The Achilles heel of JTBC‘s Friday-Saturday drama “the Reborn Rich” (written by Kim Tae-hee and Jang Eun-jae, directed by Jung Dae-yoon and Kim Sang-ho) is a romance that has been revised.”the Reborn Rich” surpassed 21% in the 11th episode, which aired on the 11th. It’s an extraordinary success, the highest point of any TV drama this year.
TV k dramas have been struggling as platforms such as OTT (online video service) have increased. among them, the box office success of “the Reborn Rich” reminded us of the natural logic of “I still watch if it’s fun.”
The narrative, which properly mixes reality and fantasy, the relentless development, and the good performance of actors such as Song Joong-ki, Lee Sung-min, Park Ji-hyun, and Kim Shin-rok were added to this.
As a result, critics say that “Jak Gam-bae” (writer, director, and actor) is perfect. However, even the “the Reborn Rich” who seems flawless, has a painful finger. It is Seo Min-young (Shin Hyun-bin), the girlfriend of Jin-joon (Song Joong-ki).
The narratives of Jin-joon and Seo Min-young belong to a fairly solid axis. Yoon Hyun-woo (Song Joong-ki), who was loyal to the Sunyang family, already faced Seo Min-young as the “Soonyang’s Grim Reaper,” and Jin-joon and Seo Min- young, who were linked with Seoul National University’s law school, developed into lovers by growing love in an analog way. It is also interesting to see that Jin-joon, who knows the future, constantly gives confidence to Seo Min-young.
However, the love line between the two seems to be rarely welcomed. Some say that the characters’ emotional lines are not understood over the kiss scene in the play, while others say that the charm of Seo Min-young itself is significantly reduced. Viewers who corresponded to the latter raised their hands on the chemistry between Jin-joon and Hyun-min Mo (Park Ji-hyun).
This phenomenon can be interpreted as being caused by the failure to convincingly portray the romance of the main couple. In addition, the main point of “the Reborn Rich” is “the identity of the criminal who killed Yoon Hyun-woo.”
The reason why “4-2” Jin Jin-joon, who was not remembered by Yoon Hyun -woo, who knows Sunyangga, died is also one of the reasons to infer. From the perspective of viewers who are enthusiastic about tracking the truth, the love line between Jin-joon and Seo Min-young is likely to be an obstacle that slows the progress of the play.
This is also true of several genres in which romance has been pointed out as out of the blue. In this regard, Yoon Seok-jin, a professor of Korean literature at Chungnam National University, told Sports Seoul on the 12th, “These days, viewers have different reactions depending on what the core narrative of the drama is rather than welcoming romance.”
The core narrative of “the Reborn Rich” is not romance. It was quiet for a whileThe unexpected romance is a hindrance to the entire narrative. It is a problem that has nothing to do with the emotions of the characters or the acting of the actors.
It is pointed out that romance is unnecessary enough to reduce concentration. “We need to get out of the obsession that romance can’t be left out in Korean dramas,” he analyzed.
