Sean Akizuki's East Asian Drama and Movie Blog

The finale of Vincenzo hit yesterday and I don't blame people for making a comparison to the "hit" Pinoy TV drama known as Ang Probinsyano . I decided not to do episode reviews like I do becaus eI want to take things easy. So, what are my thoughts after 20 episodes? There will be some (minor) spoilers ahead so please divert if you haven't completed it. If not, please read ahead with my thoughts. Just remember these are just my personal opinions so feel free to disagree. I think the love story here isn't that well-developed,. Sometimes, it seems that Jeon Yeo Bin's character as Atty. Hong Cha Yong tends to be used as either eye candy for the men or the "necessary" love interest. Maybe, I was too used to how Pride and Prejudice managed to flesh out the romance of Atty. Goo Dong Chi (Choi Jin Hyuk) and Pros. Han Yeol Moo (Baek Jin Hee) manages to get some steps while trying to find the real culprit of the case. Here, I felt some scenes were rather force...

I may no longer be doing episode reviews here (because I'm really having a TON of new interests right now) - I decided to focus on a bit of a twist event. Ok Taec Yoon (a KPop rapper) ends up becoming the version of Kuroto Dan from Kamen Rider EX-AID . So, how am I going to put it together? Episode six reveals a bit of him being a good student and the supposed real mastermind of Babel Pharmaceuticals. Kuroto was the supposed head of Gemn Corp (and double agent) in EX-AID. So how does Jun Woo play the part? For a start, Jun Woo starts off as an intern under the resident hot babe lawyer Hong Cha Yong. However, it turns out that he's been manipulating certain events. The very event when one of Babel's laboratories blows up reveals he's the supposed mastermind of the company. Doesn't that remind you when Kuroto acted as a good guy but was really a villainous character? This guy then reveals himself near the episode six to be the real mastermind being Babel. Right now, I...

Well, looks like my multiple (yet selective) interests are striking again, right? I dropped Itaewon Class due to it being nearly an SJW-style, wokedom K-Drama. So far, I've enjoyed watching some crime K-Drama and selecting realistic fiction though Tunnel was a fun watch with its crazy time travel and a mix of realism. Now, the latest one is Vincenzo which is an ongoing series. Song Joong Ki (from Descendants of the Sun ) is the main protagonist, Vincenzo Cassano. Vincenzo was a Korean guy adopted by an Italian mafia leader and overstayed his welcome. Jeon Yoo Bin stars as Hong Cha Yong -a gutsy female lawyer who is at odds with her own father Hong Yoo Chan. I admit that Cha Yong is indeed a stupid reason to watch this interesting series! The big issue is with the conspiracy behind the rise of Babel Pharmaceuticals. On the surface, Babel Pharmaceuticals seems to be a well-to-do, charitable company. However, there are already some anomalies that have the anti-hero Vincenzo wanting to...