Title: Curtain Call, Trees Die On Their Feet,
Episodes: 16
Genre: Drama, Melodrama, Family, Romance, Historical, Slice of Life, Mystery
Story: 6 out of 10
Characters: 8 out of 10
Cinematography: 7 out of 10
Korean Drama Curtain Call didn’t need the romance to make the story intense
Story
Geum Soon was separated from her husband and son during the Korean War. Since then, she founded a hotel that had become a huge hotel chain, while hoping that that will bring her lost family back to her. Now, years later, she is terminally ill and her only wish is to be reunited with her grandson, Moon Sung, who lives in North Korea. However, Moon Sung is a troubled young man and Geum Soon’s left-hand man, Sang Cheol, doesn’t trust him. So, he discovers Jae Heon, an actor who often acts as a North Korean Soldier in the theater. Sang Cheol hires Jae Heon to pose as Moon Sung, however, the actor will have to deal now with more than just a loving grandmother.
Korean Drama Curtain Call is a family melodrama with an intense story.
The beginning of the drama is quite emotional, as the story is introduced and the plan is hatched.
In addition, the relationship between the grandmother and the fake Moon Sung is very strong and supported the whole drama when things got bleak. It is also what prompts the character development of the main characters.
However, there were some things that didn’t work in favor of the drama.
The romance, for instance, was unnecessary and it shifted the focus from what was important, the family drama, to the main couple and, even, to the love triangle.
The love story itself was boring and badly handled, especially since the leading lady thought that her love interest was her cousin.
Also, how the real Moon Sung was developed and treated was questionable. They put more weight on the fake Moon Sung and tried to make the real grandson the bad guy in order to support that viewpoint.
At least, the ending wrapped up mostly everything successfully.
Characters
Jae Hun is an actor who is struggling financially. But when he is offered the ‘role’ of Moon Sung, he discovers that he also craves for family.
Kang Ha Neul gave an emotional performance.
Watch Kang Ha Neul in his other works KDrama Scarlet Heart, KDrama River Where The Moon Rises, and KDrama When the Camellia Blooms
Se Yun is the granddaughter of Geum Sun. She is now running the family’s hotel and she is trying to continue her grandmother’s legacy, at all costs. She is the only one who appears to be friendly toward her lost cousin right from the start.
Ha Ji Won was very sweet and enjoyable.
Watch Ha Ji Won’s other drama KDrama Chocolate
Geum Sun is trying to heal the wounds of her past. She is a strong woman who has fought all her life to support herself and her family.
Go Doo Shim was the scene stealer of the drama.
Watch Go Doo Shim in her other dramas KDrama When the Camellia Blooms, KDrama The One and Only, KDrama Our Blues, and K Drama My Mister
Cinematography
The drama had a nice pace and blended all the stories nicely.
Overall
My overall rating for the Korean Drama Curtain Call is 6 out of 10. Although the drama is sweet, the romance was unnecessary.
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