Manhole - Episode 1 to 4 discussion post

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Plot: Bong-Pil (Kim Jae-Joong) has been preparing for his civil servant exam for the past 3 years, but he is not enthusiastic about his studies. He becomes disappointed that his lifelong friend Soo-Jin (Uee) will soon get married. He has loved her in vain for the past 28 years. Bong-Pil then falls into a manhole and travels through time. He struggles to prevent Soo-Jin’s imminent wedding.

Director: Park Man-Young
Writer: Lee Jae-Gon
Cast: Kim Jaejoong, Uee, Jung Hye-Seong, Baro, Lee Sang-Yi, Kang Hong-Suk, Kim Min-Ji, Jang Mi-Kwan
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 16
Release Date: August 9 - September 28, 2017
Runtime: Weds. & Thurs. 22:00

Where to watch: Dramafire, viki

Sources: asianwiki

Comments

[meyouthisthat.livejournal.com]

Ah I was waiting for this OP, thanks! My fav ep is still ep 1, and I feel like the story has since gotten abit boring. It seems like Pil appears in the future and then in the past in alternate eps until he gets the timing right or something and appears in the present as himself again? Idk, I don't really have much to say about the plot cause nothing much really happens and it's kinda draggy.

As for the characters/actors,

JJ/Pil: I find him pretty funny, doesn’t really overact (mostly), though some scenes are cringey. His manhole transport looks like an awesome waterpark adventure ride loll.

UEE/Soojin: I started off liking her, but now I'm not too sure. She doesn’t seem like a candy – not yet at least. She does have feelings for Pil despite getting married soon, so I kinda wonder why neither have acted on it properly. I dont think she and Jaehwan really love each other. Some of her crying/cutesy scenes in ep 4 were kinda cringe though. Also, I've never noticed this before, but uee has a deeper voice to most girls and I like the tone.

Jaehwan, fiancé – alr thought he was shady from the getgo. Now I wonder why he got interested in Soojin, did seeing her in the past (ep 4) spark off sth in the present?

Jinsook: She's probably the only one amongst them that i like. She's tough and cool. But i think she's got something for Pil?

Don't have much of an opinion on the other friends, except that I find Seok Tae really kinda annoying.

Seems like the ratings for this drama is really, really low in Korea.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

I can't really say I started watching this because of the acting quality but I didn't think it'd be that bad

Jae improved a little but it's not that hard considering how bad he was
Uee... it's my first time seeing her in anything and she's terrible.

The plot could fit on a stamp post and it's just very slow and not exciting at all.
Honestly I'll probably drop this one

So far Jung Hye-Seong is the only cast memebr I like (same with her character)

[meyouthisthat.livejournal.com]

I share the same sentiments tbh. I only like jung hye sung so far. Ppl kept raving abt uee's acting but.. I don't find her impressive. Her crying/sad scenes are cringeworthy. I've not seen JJ in anything else-was he always bad?

I'm honestly surprised the writer decided to go with this sort of plot. Nothing happens each episode lol and I still can't imagine how it's gonna end.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Yeah Jae's always been bad, he's not TOP level of bad but he was always not good XD
I find Uee to be really bad actually, her acting looks forced and doesn't flow nicely at all

[donaldjdrumpf.livejournal.com]

This is not what I was hoping a show called "Manhole" starring Jaejoong was about tbh

[ashdevilrun23.livejournal.com]

When do we get to see jaejoongs butt

[turtles-tszx.livejournal.com]

Damn uee messed up her face and she;s so skinny to the point it's distracting, it wasnt that bad in her previous drama but it's so noticeable like why.

[jaequeeragenda.livejournal.com]

i was gonna watch this but i learned he was hoping for a jyj reunion in the future and he died in my eyes, plus i hear the ratings for this is bad and its blah so far, so w/e

shame cause she was kinda my fashion inspo heh

[tree-star123.livejournal.com]

this really sounds like a jdrama

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

It's basically the plot of proposal daisakusen

[tree-star123.livejournal.com]

yeah that's the one i was thinking about but couldnt remember the name!