A wonderful holiday series without a heavy moral conflict, it is just to get distracted and get positive emotions. A little mysticism, a little humor, a lot of romance, beautiful people and mythical creatures, stylish interiors.
Jang Ki-yeon coped wonderfully with the role of a detached and rather indifferent to the surrounding fox with nine tails, which by the will of circumstances got a man. And Hery perfectly succeeded her heroine, a cheerful student, who brought confusion and disorder to the measured life of the fox.
I would like to note that the supporting characters here are very bulging and lively, and watching them is also a pleasure. And the indispensable "third superfluous" is so good that at a certain stage you do not know for whom you are more, for him or the main character.
Thank you for not turning the show into a drama. All conflicts are resolved, all sufferers are comforted (or suffer, but not very much).
Enjoy your visit.
For the first time, Kumiho, who has seen enough in his 999 years, replied, "Nothing." But then, oh, how I felt.
As is usual in Korean dramas, the characters eat a lot, regularly get drunk, make masks and take responsibility for themselves. The cliché is enough, but all for the sake of the eternal question: “What does it mean to be human and why should one live?” Writers Baek Sun Woo and Choi Bo Rim worked well together with four highly successful scripts, including What Happened to Secretary Kim? And the tandem of directors also quite worked out – Nam Sung Woo (Nam Sung Woo), who made “Kill”, and Park Joon Hwa (Park Joon Hwa), who created beautiful works, successfully “revived” webtun, and when I found out that Park Joon Hwa was shooting “What happened to Secretary Kim?”, it immediately became clear why the scenes with noir shades looked so organically, and, by the way, his next works – “Alchemy of Souls”, both seasons.
Jang Ki-yeon close-up is a top flight! So many emotions were played! a beautiful game, Ost, of course, successfully complemented the action and monologues, but Jang Ki-yeon - it was impressive: from tired indifference and fox deceit and egocentrism to warm human happiness. And a wide range of shades of fear: from "for yourself" to "for her." I will not discuss girls with their bangs - it is made in the traditions of South Korean dramas - and face, clothes, and thoughts. Hery - managed to embody the image of her heroine, her Lee Dam turned out to be, as it should be, - unsympathetic, but kind, open, believing in justice and ready to fight for the dream, and Kang Ha Na, who played the 700-year-old girlfriend of Si Woo Yo looked quite decent, the writers created her heroine, giving the "shell" of arrogant beauty, a woman with a rich life experience and strong character, but a vulnerable soul, in general, Lisa was lucky to have such a friend.
The interior of the Kumiho house is well designed and designed - immodestly, but with taste. And dressed the main character well.
After watching The Legend or The Story of Kumiho, I really wanted something in the same style. From the trailer for this series, it became clear that it would be a romantic story. But ...
Pros:
The plotting. It is banal and funny, but in its own way it is good.
They are all beautiful as a selection.
Friends of the main character - live characters with their mini stories.
Cons:
Everything else.
Alas, but this series contains so many disadvantages for me personally that it is a pity to recommend it even to the enemy.
It's a teacher-student relationship, but you won't see any wisdom or philosophy. The main character is the most boring character, controlling the freak and at the end does not want his chosen one to stay with him. If he had been turned into a villain for the finale, it would have been much better.
Too much slick romance, contradictory resolution of the conflict (the same interference with fate and a line with a red thread).
Lots of chopped-up storylines. For example, one of the villains, from the appearance of which you expect dynamics and action, and the dude was finished in less than a minute.
Very passable, without conflict, with a lazy scenario and too smooth to look.
I do not recommend it especially to those who have just decided to get acquainted with Korean TV series.
Young student Lee Dam is a sociable and cheerful girl. She has a lot of friends because she is very popular at the university. But one of them - Ja-jin - a real walking disaster, constantly getting drunk, gets into trouble. One day, during one of his friend's antics, Lee Dam stumbles upon a 999-year-old kumiho in the form of a man and swallows his bead. Shin Woo-ye, a famous Korean historian and part-time professor at the university, collected energy into this bead to finally become human. However, the girl prevented his plans, because the bead can be in the human body for only a year, after which it will disappear with the carrier. Therefore, Shin Woo-ye will not be able to become a human yet, and Lee Dam risks dying. Kumiho then invites the girl to live together, because then both will have a chance to resolve everything. However, is everything so simple and what can come out of it?
Easy and fun series, which is well suited in order to, especially not loading, have a good time. “My neighbor is kumiho” (in another translation “Frightening cohabitation”) – from the category of those dramas where the main bet is on hypertrophied emotions, frequent funny situations that constantly change each other. That’s why the story looks so fast. Closer to the middle, when both characters are aware of their feelings, try to understand the situation, understand and care for each other, trying not to hurt one. Add to this the numerous legends about kumiho, a large almost 1000-year experience of Sin, who often helps Lee Dam in her situations, because the girl is studying in the history department.
At the same time, there are many touching moments in the drama. This is not just a love story, but also a story of friendship, mutual assistance and mutual understanding. Three heroes-students, around whom the plot constantly revolves, constantly get into situations, well maintaining intrigue. Each of them has its own character, problems and expectations. They are always inseparable and support each other. Gradually, Kumiho Shin Woo-e and his former “colleague” get into their circle. He-sung, who was lucky enough to become human.
A very funny character is this Yang Hye-sung. It has been a few years since it ceased to be a kumiho, but it is still not fully understood in the lives of people. I do not understand why idioms are constantly in funny situations. And she fell in love with the simpleton and the walking disaster of Do Jajin. But human love is so attractive! This drama is also attractive because its creators did not focus on the development of the line only the main pair, as in most cases. A lot of attention is paid to secondary characters – in particular, the characters of actors Kang Khan-na and Kim Do-wan.
The film raises the mood very well and makes you distract from the surrounding problems. Enjoy your visit.
After several dramas about revenge, justice and human vices, I wanted something easy and easy.
This is finally happening!
“My Neighbor is Kumiho” is just such a series.
Light, fantasy, non-binding film. It tells the story of a 999-year-old fox who dreams of becoming a human and a casual acquaintance who becomes his tenant.
It should be noted that, in principle, the story here is not just about kumiho and a girl.
The story goes much deeper.
The series explores more than just the relationship between humans and creatures. He talks about kindness, understanding, humanity, compassion, friendship, love.
This is an easy, not devoid of romance, a story about what makes a person human.
The whole cast is not bad.
There is no chemistry between the main characters. But this does not prevent you from watching the good performance of Heri and Chan Ki-yong.
And in the second roles, the actors were on top. When watching there is no rejection from acting, on the contrary, you will experience somewhere sadness, where joy, where sympathy, where tenderness.
Even the predictability of some moments does not cause negativity.
Yes, the series is slow, without frantic dynamics. sometimes even protracted. But this does not deprive him of his charm and attractiveness.
8 out of 10
If you’re tired of dramatic stories. If you want to relax in front of the screen and forget your problems a little, then the series My Neighbor - Kumiho will help you in this.
You will smile and empathize with all the characters.
While watching, you probably won’t want to stop. You will want to know exactly how it will end.