Mon meilleur drama depuis des années !
Étonnamment, je suis tombée sur majoritairement des commentaires négatifs sur ce drama alors je suis là pour vous expliquer en quoi il est exceptionnel et la raison pour laquelle vous devriez le regarder !- L'histoire est très originale et sort du schéma habituel et très cliché des triangles amoureux, de la jeune fille pauvre et du CEO riche ou encore du très apprécié ennemies to lovers.
=> Tous les personnages de cette histoire sont très nuancés. Vous vous rendrez vite compte que la frontière entre méchant et gentil est très fine et surtout subjective. Les personnages ne sont pas entièrement blancs, ni entièrement noirs, et c'est ainsi que leurs actions seront également nuancées, pouvant remettre en question leur nature. Entre la grand-mère des enfers, le petit frère ou encore d'autres personnages secondaires, vous ne serez jamais à court de rebondissements. J'apprécie énormément le travail qui a été fait sur chacun des personnages. Chacun a une histoire, et chacune de leurs actions est justifiée et comprise, compte tenu de leur passé. Rien n'a été laissé au hasard et tout a été parfaitement pensé !
=> De manière générale dans les dramas, il y a toujours cette impression que la protagoniste ne peut rien faire sans l'homme. Il apparaît constamment comme son chevalier servant. Pourtant ici, il n'en est rien ! La protagoniste principale est une femme indépendante, affirmée, pleine de caractère et complètement capable. Elle prend ses propres décisions et peut survivre sans la présence de l'homme. (**Attention petit spoiler** Dans un des épisodes, l'homme se fait punir pour avoir
enfreint une règle et se retrouve ainsi enfermé en enfer. La femme doit alors faire face à des menaces seule, mais elle s'en sort parfaitement sans lui.)
=> La relation entre les deux frères est très complexe mais très compréhensible et on s'attache très vite au petit frère malgré sa nature et ses intentions ambiguës. On peut le détester comme l'aimer.
=> Le méchant de l'histoire est extraordinaire. Etant donné que tout remonte au passé et qu'il réapparaît dans le futur (qui sera donc notre présent), son histoire est complexe, tout autant que le moyen de le trouver ou de le réduire à néant. Comme je l'ai déjà dit, tout a été parfaitement pensé pour tenir le spectateur en haleine et rendre l'intrigue encore plus intéressante.
- L'intrigue et les péripéties ne cessent jamais et permettent à l'histoire d'avancer. Ce ne sont pas des épisodes longs pour être longs, mais chacun apporte quelque chose à l'histoire
=> Souvent, les épisodes des dramas sont inutilement longs et nombreux. Mais ici, on ne se lasse jamais de regarder. Chaque histoire secondaire apporte sa pierre à l'édifice et permet d'avancer de manière intelligente dans l'intrigue. Chaque personnage secondaire a également son rôle à jouer. C'est de cette manière que le drama nous permet également de découvrir les différentes légendes urbaines et créatures fantastiques existantes.
=> Plot-twist sur plot-twist ! Vous ne vous lasserez jamais de regarder car vous serez surpris à chaque instant ! L'histoire a été écrite de sorte à nous faire croire qu'une chose arrivera, alors qu'il n'en est rien, et on se laisse surprendre à chaque instant, sans deviner ce qui risque d'arriver par la suite ! La complexité des personnages et le fait qu'ils soient nuancés y joue un grand rôle ! Alors méchant ou gentil, vous risquez d'être surpris par certaines actions et décisions prises !
J'ai encore tellement de choses à dire sur ce drama qui, personnellement, m'a redonné goût aux k-dramas. Pendant longtemps, je n'ai jamais réussi à terminer un drama jusqu'à la fin, lassée du vu et du déjà-vu et du revu et du encore revu ! Plus rien ne m'intéressait, je connaissais déjà le déroulé de l'histoire dès les premières minutes et bien évidemment la fin, alors je n'allais jamais au -delà de 2 ou 3 épisodes. Mais après avoir longtemps erré sans jamais trouver chaussure à mon pied, Tale of the Nine-Tailed est apparu comme une oasis au milieu d'un désert ! Et bien qu'il y a beaucoup d'épisodes, j'ai réussi à tout regarder d'une traite, sans jamais me forcer ni perdre l'excitation des premières minutes !
L'une des raisons pour lesquelles certaines personnes auront sans doute peu apprécié ce drama est le côté fantastique qui frôle l'horreur à certains moments et que la romance ne soit pas une de ces histoires lourdes à l'eau de rose. Car en effet, si c'est que vous recherchez, passez votre chemin. Mais si vous vous sentez assez aventureux pour tenter de découvrir un trésor caché qui ne ressemble à aucun autre, alors je vous invite à regarder.
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Great show but watch for the Fox brothers more than the romance.
First of all, I really enjoy series with this sort of theme. I love folklore and supernaturall stuff and add in a little religion flavouring. I just find those themes really interesting so I sort of knew after finding out what this was about that I would enjoy it. Had fun fighting scenes, some actual scary bits (those ghost kids man), fun characters (I love that the gateway to the afterlife is just looked after by some middle-aged couple).Pros:
The Foxes: All of the foxes are the reason to watch this show. That might seem like an obvious statement given the name of the show but honestly, if there were no human main characters and just immortal beings trying to save the world, I think it still could have worked. Perhaps even worked better.
The Other Immortals: I loved Granny. I loved her husband. I loved all the other immortals that Lee Yeon encounters. Even the baddies.
The Theme: A world where immortal/supernatural beings live among humans. Always fun.
THE FOX BROTHERS: I will be talking about this later.
Cons:
The Main Love Story: Felt forced. I LIKED Ji ah. I found her interesting and a fun character but I felt like the chemistry between her and Lee Yeon was just off. I don't think it's the actors, I just think they're written in a way that seems to have less depth and impact than the other bonds we see in the show.
Those Sneakers!: I liked most of the stuff about this show but those sneakers. No. Just no.
Ji Ah's Parents Story: I get why it's in the story, kind of but I think it feels a little bit...oddly placed within the story and her parents just kinda being chill about having been missing for so long seems odd to me.
The Food: I'm only kind of kidding. I was constantly hungry watching this series. Had to make tteokbokki a couple times.
But let us return to the Fox Brothers. At the end, Lee Rang makes the joke that the piece Ji Ah's making should be called the Tale of the Nine-Tailed Brothers. Thing is? It should be. The main romantic story in this series is fine but the real EMOTIONAL story is the story between Lee Rang and Lee Yeon. I get that a romance based series is going to appeal to people more easily than a show just about the emotional heartache, betrayal and eventual love and sacrifice between two brothers but honestly, I wish the whole thing was just about their brotherly love and the foxes and immortals around them that they care for. Although I tried really hard to be invested in the romantic story between Lee Yeon and Nam Ji Ah, I just didn't feel it. However the brothers interaction was always good. When they were fighting and enemies, when you learn about Lee Rang's tragic issues surrounding his brother, I got CHILLS when the brothers first worked together and I was BAWLING at the end with the video messages. The series is worth watching just for their story alone.
All in all, this is a great series with some really fun themes (folklore, supernatural beings etc) and a really heartwrenching and beautiful story about two brothers.
Also there is a romance that happens in it.
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Favourite Fantasy Drama
Tale of the Nine Tailed is my first fantasy drama and second Lee Dong-wook's drama. After watching Stranger from Hell, I watched this drama for Lee Dong-Wook. Like I said, this is my second drama of Lee Dong-Wook after watching him in a psychotic role in STFH drama and being totally amazed with his appearance and acting in TONT drama.Watching fantasy drama for the first time was curious.
I was surprised how good this drama was, like from the story to the acting and everything. Even though it was my first fantasy drama, I quickly adopted those fantasy drama vibes, like Gumiho in kdramas. I went to watch Lee Dong Wook and became a fan of the drama. The story is good, like a familiar old classic drama. I loved the chemistry of Lee Dong-wook and Ji Bo-Ah. Now, it comes to my favorite Gumiho Brothers; TBH, I loved the main lead brotherhood story more than the love story. At first, I thought Lee Rang was the villain. After watching some episodes, I got the point that he was doing everything for his brother to just come back to him. The part in which the brother is jealous of his love is not because he doesn’t like him, but because he was scared of losing his brother again in the name of love. I even re-watched the drama just to see the brothers' story again! Kim Bum's role as Lee Rang was an outstanding one; he killed it. The story was engaging, the mystery element was a bonus point to keep us hooked on the drama and the soundtrack was great. The supporting cast was also given decent performances in their character roles. I will recommend this drama to everyone.
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I thought I’d like it more
My history with kdramas is not long but I have watched a few and I have my favourites and the few that I did not like that much. I thought this one would belong to my favourites based on the hype but I feel like it did not deliver. The actors were great, the story had potential but something is definitely missing.First of all, I think the main couple did not have that much chemistry. I love Jo Bo-ah and her character here but I think she looked much better with Rowoon. It was much more believable in Destined with you that they are an ill-fated couple who love each other so much.
In Tale of the Nine-tailed the what kept me with the drama was actually Rang and Yeon’s relationship as brothers. I felt more emotion and complex brotherly love and it was the highlight of the story.
ML and FL are both great actors, loved their performance but something just didn’t click for me with them. It was still enjoyable and watched it fairly quickly, but will not be my favourite for sure. Though I think I’ll watch S2 as I saw the reviews are much better.
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Great watch.
I managed to get away with only a sniffle while watching this (albeit with great effort not to bawl my eyes out). What pulled me into this drama is of course the supernatural theme of it. Honestly, the drama is full of twists and turns, and the central characters have an epic love story, but the ones that made me love this drama so much were the side characters and their familial love. Rang was a highlight of the drama for me, he’s a prickly character with so many layers, who turned out to have overwhelming love for his brother (who greatly cherished him) and his unintentional family and was actually a super sweet guy underneath (he would never admit it, of course).The ending, however, didn’t make a lot of sense to me, in a typical K-drama fashion where they seem to leave a lot of the mechanics and rules of their universe unexplained, and they also showed things that didn’t make sense age/time gap wise. In the end I had to scour through the internet for Gumiho legends for some explanation. Eventually I found a post that includes the different versions of the legends that explained the last scene in the drama. I also found out that they cut a scene out from the ending, and I wonder if this was included it would have given better explanation to the ending. I may have felt a little frustrated by this, but what is satisfying though, was to see the individual characters achieve their goals in the end, because this drama had done this very well.
This is a very satisfying supernatural fantasy drama to watch, definitely worth a watch.
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MEH
yazık...aslında iyi ilerleyen bir diziydi ama final bölümünü anlatacak tek kelime: rezalet.
lee yeon'un göz alıcılığına ise... dilim tutuluyor ona baktıkça ama allah tipine vermiş, karakterinden almış. böyle bir karakterle asla ilişkilenmezdim. buram buram lovebombing kokuyor. Ji A karakterini oynayan oyuncuyu sevdim, iyiydi. bir bedene sahip iki karakteri oynamak oldukça zor olsa gerek ama iyi bir biçimde başardı bunu bence. bir de lee rang bebek var... yanaklarını mıncırmak istiyorum onun, "uu hanimiş hanimiş" diye diye.
favori karakterim ise nine. acıların kadını. çok haksızlık edildi ona çok.
genel anlamda dizi çok iyi başladı, sürükleyici ve merak uyandırıcıydı ama bu özellikleri bölümler ilerledikçe azaldı ve klişe bir aşk öyküsüne dönmeye başladı. final ise her şeyin saçma sapan bir hal altığı zirve. dolayısıyla ne çok iyi ne çok kötü bir dizi. en azından para harcanmış.
not: şu an korona salgınında oluşumuz yetmiyormuş gibi bir de dizide veba salgını izliyoruz.
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I really loved this drama a lot! some episodes were less good than others but I think Lee Yeon and Yu Ri rlly made this drama good. There was a lot of suspense with those fishers and the other weird creatures like the imugi and darkness spirit and the nightmare bringer.Lee Yeon is rlly funny, handsome, cute, strong, and capable. He was also rlly protective of Ji A (seeing as he LITERALLY went thru hell and back to protect her) and even a lil obsessive seeing as he waited 600 years for her and never let go or forgot her... AND his smile is soo cute!!
The FL Ji A is quite different from ur usual FL. She was strong and smart. She had clever tricks and was rlly observant. She wasn't really a damsel in distress for most of the drama and was always ready
(1. Always records things 2. Remembers a lot of things from when she was small like things her parents once said etc 3. She discharged herself to a psychiatric hospital when she was 9 by blackmailing her doctor LMAO WHO DOES THAT and 4 she didn't drink the tea -that could've been poisoned-, almost perfect!)
Their RELATIONSHIP WAS SO CUTE!!!!!! she called him her puppy and they hugged a lot and the ice cream scenes were so funny...
In general, I think the first half of the drama was more entertaining but I rlly liked the last episode and the last scene was really unexpected and a plot twist.
Yu Ri was really beautiful and an amazing friend to Lee Rang. And how she was w her new family was rlly cute
The highlight of this drama must have been the bromance between Yeon and Rang. The subplots were interesting as hell but the reunion with the parents was a bit disappointing in my opinion.. They hyped it up so much in the episodes before the reunion and then they just stood there -_-
I gave it a 9.5 and not a 10 bc even tho it was rlly cute, original, and suspenseful, it was quite slow and sometimes a bit boring.. Also, I don't think they chose who played the villain well...he didn't look scary or threatening at all and that kinda ruined it a little bit.
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A good story, but plagued with inconsistencies
I would like to start off by listing all of the positives of this drama, before I delve into the crux of my issue with it.+ For one, which I don`t see a lot of praise for, is the beautiful OST interwoven throughout this show(especially in the first few episodes-that scene of Ji Ah and Yeon falling with the moon in the background was made 10 times more epic by that soundtrack). It helped keep action scenes intense and sad, heartbreaking ones even more delicate. Truly, a job well done.
+The character of Lee Rang. This character is probably the most consistent one, apart from Yu Ri, in regards to both his motivations, wishes and goals. Kim Beom and Kim Yong Ji have really outdone themselves, acting wise, managing to top even Lee Dong Wook, and it`s a real shame that they weren`t more present throughout the story itself, as I personally connected with them more than with Ji Ah, for example. Lee Rang`s story arc is also the most well thought out one, with only a few writing mishaps here and there(like when he asks Yeon where Ji Ah lives in one of the later episodes, even though, in the very 2nd episode, he was fighting with him in that same location, fully knowing that that was Ji Ah`s home) and considering what errors the writers make later on, they are basically nonexistent.
+Character of Granny, her husband and most of the creatures. Truly, practical makeup on the spirits in The Forest of the Starved is one of the best that I`ve seen in a long time. Not only that, but the characters I mentioned all do a great job of making everything seem believable and are giving their best effort. Even though we are not supposed to side with Granny, especially when she makes the same mistake twice, I`m not ashamed to admit that I was agreeing with her points on more than one occasion. The actress playing her was really convincing, bringing cold, but tragic nuance to her character, and I appreciate that greatly.
+The chemistry between Ji Ah and Yeon. Yes, I can see good chemistry between these actors. Not great, but definitely better than some reviews made it out. And that is more thanks to Lee Dong Wook, definitely. There is a difference between there being no chemistry and deciding to consciously underdevelop your couple. Ji Ah and Yeon suffer from the latter, but the chemistry is present.
+The subplot of trapped islanders, having to resort to cannibalism to stay alive. This story is, without a doubt, the darkest one and made me very uncomfortable, but earned respect from me for its depiction.
Which brings me to my main gripes which make this drama a good story, instead of an epic one:
- How everyone, and I do mean everyone, heavily relies on Yeon to save them, help them or otherwise be there for them, without really giving anything in return. Yes, Yeon is a good character with his inner conflicts and a sad past as well. However, due to fate and destiny, he is condemned to constantly save Ji Ah, to deal with his brother`s mood swings(twice, I`ll get to that), to fight against the Imoogi and create traps for it basically alone, and to suffer without anyone really paying attention to everything he`s done for them. This right here really made me side with Granny in regards to his feelings for Ji Ah.
- Power inconsistencies. This is a minor one, but the writers really want me to believe that Imoogi(who was rejected as a mountain spirit, spent most of his life locked away, while working on his intellect) is on the same level as Yeon when it comes to combat, which just does not make any sense. In tactical and scheming sense, sure, but in actual fighting?Also, and this made me even more frustrated. Even though the story as such was not hard to follow at all(but then again, I`m into anime and mythology overall), it is a fact that Yeon and Imoogi, in particular, were overpowered for the sake of the plot. We were never made aware of the limitations that come with their power, and if it was mentioned, it was done in passing or when the plot called for it.
- And finally, the worst offender on this list, the character of Ji Ah and the writing... as a whole. I know what they were trying to do with Ji Ah most of the time, I do. That doesn`t mean they succeeded though. From episode 6 onwards, her character just downright pissed me off. Not only was she making decisions that made no sense overall(from going out to meet Imoogi when Yeon specifically told her not to, and why, which led to the whole tragedy in the first place) to her being content just watching on the sidelines while Yeon basically fought their battle... alone. If she didn`t know that she was precious to Imoogi and that he couldn`t kill her, I could understand why she would be hesitant. But she KNEW. For a character that prides herself on her knowledge of the paranormal and her intellect, she sure as hell didn`t cooperate in their investigation. She does this for a living, mind you. Not only that, but she blamed Yeon for killing her and not caring about her, when my man literally saved her life twice and she had not seen the rest of the vision play out.The scenes between them being a couple were cute, but lacking and the conflicts were repeated twice. Yes twice, which also makes me believe that this drama, with this script, should`ve been shorter. Maybe around 13 episodes.
The writing itself at points(especially regarding artefacts) was abysmal. From those glasses only showing how someone looked in the exact life we needed to see, without any backstory, to Ji Ah basically watching a movie of herself in that exact time period, because she`s the main character. Also, all of a sudden there is a macguffin that wasn`t even mentioned before conveniently appearing where it should and the other mountain spirit not being able to smell Imoogi just before he steals his object is just hilarious and out of left field completely. I wasn`t as mad about the ending as some people were, but it was interesting to me just how everyone reincarnated, looking exactly the same, when I think it would`ve been more intriguing if they found each other looking completely different and still stayed together.
Like Yeon said in the first episode:"I don`t care about how she looks, sounds nor if she`s a woman."That was just potential wasted. I don't think the problem with this drama lies in the ending, but rather in the fearful execution and leaving everything half-baked.
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Watchable not rewatchable.
Good premise, good story, GOOD ACTORS, not bad acting. But lacks that story telling method. Many unnecessary pauses, dialogues and fight scenes. ML and FL were good at there job, but not best. Supporting characters were better than leads. It seemed like FL was not that good when it comes to emotional scenes. I've seen many k dramas where when an actor/actress is portraying 2 characters in same series, they do a better job compared to this.But overall I RECOMMEND you watch this series of you love fantasy genre and finished all the best ones and looking for good ones.
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I’m disappointed
This is just my opinion.I think the storyline and main characters build are very poor. I’m so disappointed. I dislike everything the mains characters do and the decisions they make to keep the storyline going seems so stupid i cant stand it. I feel bad for taking my anger out on the casts when I know its just an acting. I also think that the male lead need to take care of lotta stuff while the female lead have a very little purpose on this drama. However I keep on watching because I want to watch Lee Dong Wook and Kim Bum. I like the supporting cast backstory and characters build much better. They outshined the two main cast as they are more interesting. As for the ending, I’m utterly dissatisfied.
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Needed Better Writing
I think, for the most part, this show was entertaining with a strong cast of capable performers. Unfortunately the writing could have used a more capable storyteller. It was often sloppy with too many loose ends and implausibilities present. I like fantasy romance dramas, but they have to make sense to me---and this one contradicts itself time and again. I dislike stories that tell you one thing and then do the opposite. Without spoiling, if you can get rid of something by killing it, then you would think it would be gone. But things manage to survive without explanation for the sake of conflict and, in order to be somewhat entertained, you have to suspend your common sense. A more talented writer can convince me to do that if they have something worthwhile. If they can't, then it's just sloppy writing. Here, the writer makes up whatever they want without thinking much whether the audience will buy it. This drama was part, ghost, part horror, part fantasy, with some fairy tales thrown in. It was a strange piece of fiction which I couldn't, as much as wanted to, enjoy it.I loved the performances. Our main leads are both very talented and have an equally talented supporting cast. The romance was on point and there were some very sweet moments between our leads, but, oh, the poor writing is what sinks this drama.
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