#Song Sae-byeok

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MY MISTER // KDRAMA DİZİ YORUMU

UYARI : Yazılar genel olarak spoiler içerebilir. İçermeyedebilir.

İmdb puanı: 9,1 Benim buanım: 8

Drama: My Mister

Hangul: 나의 아저씨

Director: Kim Won-Suk, Kim Sang-Woo

Writer: Park Hae-Young

Episodes: 16

Date: 2018

Language: Korean

Country: South Korea

Cast: Lee Sun-Kyun, IU, Park Ho-San, Song Sae-Byeok, Kim Young-Min,

2019 (55th) BaekSang Arts Awards - May 1, 2019

Best Drama

Best Screenplay (Park Hae-Young)

Öncelikle bu diziyi nasıl anlatmam gerektiğini bilmiyorum. Neden güzeldi, neden izledim tam olarak ifade edemiyorum. Dizinin konusu ; Park Dong Hoon(Lee Sun-Kyun) 40’lı yaşlarında bir adamdır. Okuldayken alt sınıfında olan Do Jun Yeong(Kim Young-Min)'un emri altında bir yapı mühendisi olarak çalışmaktadır. Do Jun Yeong, Dong Hoon'un eşiyle yasak ilişki yaşadığı için ondan kurtulmak ister. Şirket içinde ise bir güç savaşı vardır. Kendilerine zorluk çıkarttığını düşündükleri müdürleri iftira atarak kovdurmaya çalışmaktadırlar. Park Dong Hoon isim benzerliğinden bu oyunların içine çekilir.

Ji An(IU) ise 20li yaşlarında, yıllarca ailesinin borçlu olduğu tefecilerle uğraşmış, bir kaza sonucu ailesini savunurken tefeciyi öldürmüş. Tefecinin oğlu ise hem babasının ölümü için intikam peşindedir hem de ailesinden kalan borçları almak için baskı yapmaktadır. Ji An ise borcunu ödeyip artık tefeciilerden kurtulabilmek için insanlara şantaj yaparak para almaktadır. O da kendisini bir şekilde Dong Hoon’un çalıştığı şirkette şirket oyunlarının içinde bulur.

Bundan sonrası çok yavaş, sakin, karanlık ilerleyen bir dizi. Ruh çözümlemeleri, karakter analizleri ve hüzünlerin ince ince işlenerek anlatıldığı bir hikayeye sahip. Senaryo akışı nedeni ile olaylar ve durumlar çok fazla dram içermese bile karakterler zırıl zırıl dramatiklerdi. Çirkin, sessiz ve fedakar bir tip olan Dong Hoon’un, hep haksızlığa uğramış bir şekilde yaşamaya çalışan Ji an ile yolları kesişince ortaya enteresan bir ikili çıkmış.

Bir suçun koşullarına göre değerlendirilmesinin önemini ortaya koyarken, haklıyı haksızı birbirine harmanlıyor. Dizi; bütün sustukları içinde kalan, ölüden farksız yaşayan, ezilenlerin, hor görülenlerin yani hak ettiği hayatı bir türlü yaşayamayan bir sürü insanın bir araya getirilmesinden oluşuyor. Herkes mutsuz. Herkes haklı, herkes haksız. Bitmek bilmeyen bir döngü içerisinde fare tekeri gibi dönüyorlar.

Dizinin başlarında boğucu havası nedeni ile elim bir sonraki bölüme gitmiyordu. İlerleyen bölümlerde ise neden sevdiğimi anlamadan ama çok severek izlediğimi fark ettim. Bu kadar donuk bir karakter canlandırılmasına rağmen hem IU hem de Lee Sun-Kyun çok başarılı performanslar sergilemişler. Hikaye bize mutsuz olmak için şanssız olmanıza gerek olmadığını söylüyor. Bir tarafta ailesinden gelen şanssızlıklar yüzünden zor bir hayat yaşamış ve yaşamaya devam eden bir kadın varken, diğer tarafta okumuş meslek sahibi, iyi bir evlilik yapmış bir adam var. Ortak noktaları ise mutsuzlukları.

Baştan sonra kadar ikili arasında herhangi bir aşk hissine kapılmadım. Bilmeden birbirlerine olan destekleri beni çok etkilemiş olsa da, romantik bir hikaye bekliyorsanız çok yanılırsınız. Bu dizi biraz kitap okumak gibiydi. Yavaş yavaş karakterleri tanıyarak, her sayfada yeni cümlelerle içinize işleyen ve elinizden bırakamadığınız bir kitap. Bir durumu, bir duyguyu, hayattan bir kesiti anlatıyor.

Sanmayın ki ana karakterlerimiz dışında herkes mutlu. Bu hikayede mutlu kimse yok. Dong Hoon’un kardeşleri, biri boşanmak üzere, biri yönetmenliği bırakmak zorunda kalmış işsiz. İkisi birlikte bir temizlik şirketi kuruyorlar. İnsanların pisliklerini temizlemelerini anlatırken satır aralarını öyle güzel doldurmuşlardı ki… Kardeşlerin yakın arkadaşı olduğunu düşündüğümüz kafe işleten kadın karakterin yalnızlığı, o kadar güzel anlatılıyorduk, o kadar sarılmak isteyerek izledim ki, anlatamam. Dükkanın arkasındaki odada yaşamasına rağmen sırf bir yere ait hissetmek için dükkanı kapatıp eve yürüyormuş gibi sokakta tur atması ve dükkana geri dönmesi çok dokunaklıydı.

Senaryoda seslere ayrı bir özen gösterilmiş. Bu durumdan da kaliteli bir iş çıkmış ortaya. Dizi müzikleri içinde aynı şeyi söyleyebilirim. Seslerin hemen arkasından, sahne geçişleri çekim teknikleri gibi detaylarda aynı güzellikte devam ediyor.

Karakterlerin birbirlerinin hikayelerini öğrendiği sahneler çok etkileyiciydi. Her ikisi de bir diğerinin hikayesini başka birinden dinleyip, kalpleri ile anlamayı başarıyorlardı. Dizide hiçbir abartı yoktu. Cenaze sahnesi, büyükannenin Dong Hoon’a yazdığı not, Dong Hoon’un tefeci ile kavga sahnesi bence dizinin en etkileyici sahneleriydi. Aslında hikayede aşk olmaması beni hiç rahatsız etmedi. Aksine hoşuma gitti. İkili arasında sadece derin, buruk, sağlam bir bağ vardı.

Hiçbir hareketin tek bir doğru cevabı yoktur. Mutluluğu kucakladığımız gibi mutsuzluğumuzu da kucaklamak gerekir. Birine dayanmak, birinin bize dayanmasına izin vermek birçok şeyin çözümü olabilir.

İşte böyle bir diziydi.

OST:

Woorim Ko - A million roses

Raven Melus

BAŞKA NELER VAR ?

FOTOĞRAFLAR

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'Lee HyoriLee Sang-soon and Neighbors' Song Sae-byeok "Will Live in Jeju Island without a big deal"

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My Ordinary Love Story (2014)

dir. Lee Kwon

[stuff-diary]

Broker

Movies watched in 2023

Broker (2021, South Korea)

Director & Writer: Hirokazu Kore-eda

Mini-review:

God, Hirokazu Kore-eda is seriously one of the masters of modern cinema. His movies are as simple as they are brilliant. He knows how to find beauty in the smallest things, and his films always leave me with a warm feeling, even if they're usually sad and/or melancholic. The characters and societies he portrays in his work always feel so real and genuine. It also helps that he knows how to pick one great cast, as clearly shown here. In fact, this particular cast is so f**king good that I can't even pick an MVP, they really are that good. There's not a single line or facial gesture that doesn't feel natural and real. I had been looking forward to Broker for so long, and it actually ended up being even better than I expected. This is certainly one good way to start the year.

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Popular Pairing List Update

The following pairings have more than 10 recent posts in their pairing tag, and are therefore too popular to be posted on Rarepair Thursdays:

Amalia True x Penance Adair (The Nevers)

Anita St. Pierre x Della Street (Perry Mason)

Anne Boonchuy x Sasha Waybright (Amphibia)

Ava Coleman x Janine Teagues (Abbott Elementary)

Carol Aird x Therese Belivet (Carol)

Cinta Kaz x Vel Sartha (Star Wars)

Drea Torres x Eleanor Levetan (Do Revenge)

Eleanor Levetan x Gabbi Broussard (Do Revenge)

Eleanor Roosevelt x Lorena Hickok (The First Lady)

Ellie x Riley Abel (HBO The Last Of Us)

Emily Prentiss x Jennifer Jareau (Criminal Minds)

Frannie Langton x Marguerite Benham (The Confessions of Frannie Langton)

Katherine Hastings x Sadie Ryan (American Auto)

KJ Brandman x Mac Coyle (Amazon Paper Girls)

Lily Evans x Narcissa Malfoy (Harry Potter)

Mia Reed x Vada Cavell (The Fallout)

Midge Maisel x Susie Myerson (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel)

Miorine Rembran x Suletta Mercury (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing)

Natasha Romanoff x Peggy Carter (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

The following pairings have been posted less frequently recently, and have therefore been removed from the popular pairing list:

Addy Hanlon x Beth Cassidy (Dare Me)

Alex Danvers x Kelly Olsen (Supergirl)

Alex Vause x Piper Chapman (Orange Is The New Black)

Alexis Rose x Twyla Sands (Schitt’s Creek)

Allison Argent x Lydia Martin (Teen Wolf)

Andi Mack x Buffy Driscoll (Andi Mack)

Anne Shirley x Diana Barry x Ruby Gillis (Anne With An E)

Buffy Summers x Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Caitlin Snow x Iris West (The Flash)

Camina Drummer x Naomi Nagata (The Expanse)

Cosima Niehaus x Delphine Cormier (Orphan Black)

Dinah Lance x Helena Bertinelli (DCU)

Eleanor Shellstrop x Tahani Al Jamil (The Good Place)

Finch Tarrayo x Josie Saltzman (Legacies)

Greta Moreno x Riley Luo (Generation)

Hannah Miller x Sarah Fier (Fear Street)

Hermione Granger x Narcissa Malfoy (Harry Potter)

Ji-yeong x Kang Sae-byeok (Squid Game)

Joan x Zoey Clarke (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist)

Kathryn Janeway x Seven of Nine (Star Trek: Voyager)

Lady Hideko x Sook Hee (The Handmaiden)

Laurel Lance x Nyssa al Ghul (Arrow)

Natasha Romanoff x Wanda Maximoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Neopolitan x Yang Xiao Long (RWBY)

Nora Grace x Viri Gómez (Skam Spain)

Paris Geller x Rory Gilmore (Gilmore Girls)

River Song x Thirteenth Doctor (Doctor Who)

Seo Ji-wan x Yoon Sol (Nevertheless)

Shane McCutcheon x Tess Van De Berg (The L Word)

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My Masterlist!

hello you human being! welcome to my masterlist! this is where all my fics, fan arts and headcanons are <3

intro post

Fanfictions: the lunar chronicles

May I Have This Dance? - Kaider, Fluff, Angst, Comfort

Shining Brown Eyes - Kaider, Fluff (Possibly will become mini series)

An Unexpected Rejection - Kaider, fluff

The Hunger Games x The Lunar Chronicles AU

The Tributes (Part 1)

The Celebration (Part 2)

Game On (Part 3)

The Interview (Part 4)

Fan Arts the lunar chronicles

Cinder as Sae-byeok from Squid Game (digital)

Kaider [IN PROGRESS] (digital)

WinterxCinder/Selene (manual)

Iko! (manual)

Cinder and Cress as Gamers (digital)

Cress (digital)

Winter (digital)

Iko #2 - (manual)

Headcanons the lunar chronicles

First Crush - Kaider

Iko’s Obsession of dying Cress’s hair - Iko + Cress

Songs the lunar chronicles

tlc songs masterlist

kotlc songs masterlist

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heyy! can you please write a sae-byeok x singer reader where the reader write a song for sae-byeok and she let sae byeok listening to it for the first time? tysm! i love your writing!❤️

thank you so much! of course i will write that :D <3

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Ra Mi-ran, it turns out, is a Handsome boy cycle prospect..."Many fans want to do my Daughter-in-law" ('Okmunson')

[angryeverysecondoftheday]

kang sae byeok!! 💗💗

(kang sae byeok)

#kang #sae #byeok #squidgame #kangsaebyeok #something #korean #show

also you should definitely listen to this song 💗💗

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Um Jung-hwa Kang Dong-won's belly button warning in the fall theater

Um Jung-hwa Kang Dong-won's belly button warning in the fall theater

In the fall of 2023, films armed with unique material and comicality return.

It will be fun to choose from the comic caper "Bright Woman," the exorcism adventure "Dr. Cheon's exorcism research center: the secret of snow scenes," and the romantic comedy "30 Days" at the theater.

First 3rd heyday Uhm Jung-hwa starts the last bright operation for life reversal!

Bright Woman is a multi-entertainer who is active in dramas and entertainments such as "Doctor Cha Jung-sook" and "Dance Singer Wandering Group," and is a comic caper film where you can meet actor Uhm Jung-hwa, who returns to the screen three years after "Okay Madam." In "The Bright Woman," Uhm Jung-hwa will show a comedy act that can laugh comfortably with anyone as "Wisdom," a bright geek who captures the last chance of turning her life around and draws her soul to the operation.

On top of that, Bang Min-ah, who plays the role of mother "Jihye" and operative Namu "Juyoung," Song Sae-byeok, who plays the role of "Wan-gyu," an insider and operational target on SNS, a suit designer during the day, and Park Ho-san, a gentleman "Joruz," a strategy broker for the wisdom team at night. Luxury actors who cannot be left out when acting in South Korea are ready to appear. Scheduled to be released in October

Dr. Cheon's exorcism research center: The Secret of Snow Scene is an exorcism adventure film in which actor Kang Dong-won, who silently built his territory by presenting various characters, plays as a exorcist. Kang Dong-won, a exorcist who has a history of exorcising demons as a Taoist in "Jeon Woo-chi" and demons as a priest in "Black Priests," will exorcise real ghosts this time by playing "Dr. Cheon," a exorcist who does not believe in ghosts. Lee Dong-hwi, Lee Som, Heo Jun-ho, and Kim Jong-soo will join Kang Dong-won's exorcism adventure to showcase the spectacular exorcism action that takes place facing ghosts. Released on September 27.

"30 Days" is a romantic comedy film that will hunt for audience laughter with unpredictable fun and twists caused by actors Kang Ha-neul and Jung So-min forgetting to break up as a couple again following the unusual subject of shared memory loss. Kang Ha-neul and Jung So-min will perform comic luminescent chemistry by playing the pathetic man Jung-yeol and the slick woman Nara, respectively.

On top of that, actors full of presence and charm, such as Cho Min-soo, Kim Sun-young, Yoon Kyung-ho, and Um Ji-yoon, heralded abundant fun. Jungyeol and Nara's comedy "30 Days," which suffered from amnesia in an unexpected accident just before they finally became complete strangers because they could not endure each other's pathetic and crazyness, will be released on October 3.

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So sánh visual hai đại sứ Louis Vuitton Lưu Diệc Phi & nàng mẫu Squid Game

Lưu Diệc Phi và nàng mẫu Châu Á trong phim Squid Game đều trở thành đại sứ toàn cầu cho LV đã ít nhiều dấy lên sự so sánh.

Hai ngôi sao Châu Á Lưu Diệc Phi và nàng siêu mẫu Jung Ho Yeon của phim "Squid Game" đều là đại sứ toàn cầu cho thương hiệu Louis Vuitton danh giá.

Lập tức, visual cùng địa vị của hai người đẹp đã ít nhiều được cư dân mạng so sánh. Louis Vuitton siêu cấp Mỗi người đều có những điểm mạnh riêng và không ai giống ai.

Nữ diễn viên "Hoa Mộc Lan" đang đồng hành cùng các gương mặt quen thuộc khác của Louis Vuitton như Alicia Vikander, Emma Stone, và Léa Seydoux trong các chiến dịch quảng cáo toàn cầu của hãng.

Weibo của "Thần tiên tỷ tỷ" có hơn 68 triệu fans thế nên với tiếng tăm tốt và sạch tại xứ sở đông dân, TÚI NỮ siêu cấp Lưu Diệc Phi là một lựa chọn khôn ngoan cho Louis Vuitton.

Hình ảnh Đại diện thương hiệu Lưu Diệc Phi quảng bá cho diễn BST nữ giới Xuân/Hè 2022 của Giám đốc sáng tạo Nicolas Ghesquière.

Mới đây không lâu, Louis Vuitton công bố đại sứ toàn cầu mới là Jung Ho Yeon. Thành công này phải kể đến vai diễn Kang Sae Byeok của cô trong phim Trò chơi con mực (Squid Game) viral trên toàn thế giới.

Sau khi phim trở thành cơn sốt, Jung Ho Yeon là người mẫu kiêm nữ diễn viên Hàn Quốc có lượng followers đông đảo nhất Instagram hiện nay hơn 14.9 triệu người vượt mặt cả đàn chị Song Hye Kyo.

Trước khi ra mắt với tư cách là một diễn viên, người mẫu Jung Ho Yeon từng làm mẫu cho bộ sưu tập Xuân/Hè 2017 của Louis Vuitton và tham gia vào chiến dịch BST Fre-Fall 2017 của thương hiệu.

Nàng mẫu tóc đỏ Jung Ho Yeon trong chiến dịch Louis Vuitton Pre-Fall 2017 Thần thái lạnh lùng cùng gương mặt góc cạnh, sắc nét của chân dài xứ Hàn vô cùng hợp với thương hiệu. LOUIS VUITTON Jung Ho Yeon toát lên khí chất đẳng cấp cho dòng thời trang high fashion.

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Bae doo na and Song sae-byeok in Vogue’s May 2014 Issue

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MY AHJUSSI - MY MISTER

Prepara o lencinho...

My Mister é um K-Drama da Netflix e é basicamente aquela preciosidade escondida no catálogo.

Vi a dica do My Mister no Filmow e confesso que tenho um carinho enorme por esse drama... dá vontade de colocar em um potinho!

My Mister é um drama sobre um engenheiro de uma firma de arquitetura, Park Dong Hoon, ele tem 40 anos de idade e uma vida que aparenta ser perfeita, mas está longe disso. Ele enfrenta um casamento complicado e tem uma família com muitas questões delicadas. A vida dele muda completamente quando ele conhece Lee Ji An, uma jovem de 20 anos que tem uma vida cheia de dificuldades e dívidas.

O protagonista Park Dong Hoon é interpretado pelo renomado ator coreano Sun-Kyun Lee, que coleciona atuações em filmes incríveis como Parasita, Um dia difícil, dentre outros. Seu personagem é um homem virtuoso, de caráter inquestionável e admirável. Ele tem uma vida sofrida, mas transparece tanta gentileza, delicadeza, apesar de ser bastante introspectivo e passivo.

Já a personagem de Lee Ji An é interpretada por IU, atriz, cantora, produtora e compositora sul-coreana. Ela é a "guerreirinha" master da série, oh bichinha sofrida! A verdade é que ela é uma jovem obrigada a amadurecer muito cedo e aguenta coisas que poucos aguentariam. (Inclusive, gostaria de alertar para alguns possíveis gatilhos da série, como agressão física).

Eu gostei muito dos personagens secundários, principalmente os irmãos do protagonista (O mais velho Sang-Hoon vivido por Park Ho-san e o mais novo Gi-Hoon vivido por Song Sae-byeok), pra mim eles funcionam como alívio cômico em diversos momentos, mas também tem uma construção e histórias de vida interessantes e garantem momentos especiais em cena.

Em particular gostei muito dos momentos de Lee Ji An com sua avó, Lee bong ae, interpretada pela atriz Son Sook, são delicados, sensíveis e comoventes. Muito lindinha! Muito amor por essa vovózinha!!

A trama desenvolve todos os personagens no tempo certo, cada núcleo tem um papel importante, sejam as conspirações e intrigas no ambiente de trabalho, as confusões e problemas familiares, os momentos de alívio e encontros entre os personagens no Bar da Jung Hee.

A personagem Byun Yo Soon, que faz o papel da mãe do protagonista e é vivida pela atriz Du-shim Ko é outra grata surpresa da série. As cenas em que ela aparece são em sua maioria repleta de doçura e sabedoria, outras incrivelmente cômicas! Eu adorei a personagem, ela é um amorzinho.

Outros personagens também acabam chamando bastante atenção, inclusive, pela atuação, como Jung Hae-Kyun que interpreta o Diretor Park; o personagem Lee Gwang, interpretado pelo famoso Jang Ki-Yong, ator e modelo sul-coreano e a maravilhosa Oh Na-ra, que dá vida a personagem Jeonghee.

A trilha sonora merece destaque, é tão linda, delicada... Impossível não se emocionar com a música de abertura "Adult", da Sondia:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy6lPW13HBM

Inclusive já dei uma choradinha aqui ouvindo.

Outro destaque é a culinária apresentada na série em diversas cenas de encher a boca d'agua, mas os personagens enchem a boca de pratos como tteokbokki e o delicioso Soju, que é um destilado de arroz, bebida alcoólica com um sabor bem suave, que vale a pena experimentar.

O dorama foi indicado a 21 premiações e ganhou 8, incluindo a de melhor atriz e melhor roteiro.

My Mister vai te garantir um passeio pelos mais diferentes sentimentos... uma história sobre maldade, ódio, vingança, mas também sobre amor, afeto, resiliência e redenção.

É um dorama que vai te fazer chorar, mas você também vai rir e torcer muito pelos personagens. Certamente uma série onde você se comove e tira várias lições de vida preciosas. Alguns momentos podem ser melancólicos, mas outros vão te deixar com o coração quentinho.

Uma curiosidade é que o autor brasileiro Paulo Coelho usou o seu twitter para elogiar o drama:

“Uau! Pensei que eu não sobreviveria os 16 episódios, mas essa é uma descrição perfeita da condição humana. Parabéns pelo super roteiro, ao diretor fantástico e ao melhor elenco possível”, tuitou Paulo em inglês, com o pôster da produção.

O roteiro de My Mister é de uma delicadeza ímpar, a produção é impecável e os personagens entregam tanta verdade que dá vontade de levar pra casa.

My Mister não é uma série para ser esquecida, ela é marcante, memorável, difícil de se despedir e que deixa saudade.

Gênero: Drama

Episódios: 16

Exibição: 2018

Duração: 77 minutos

Roteirista: Park Hae Young

Diretor: Kim Won Suk

Classificação 14 - Não recomendado para menores de 14 anos

[olivierdemangeon]

SEVEN YEARS OF NIGHT (2018) ★★★★☆

SEVEN YEARS OF NIGHT (2018) ★★★★☆

Un homme jette le corps d’une fille dans un lac après l’avoir accidentellement tuée avec sa voiture par une nuit sombre et brumeuse. Le père n’a alors plus que pour but d’identifier le meurtrier, puis de venger la disparition de son enfant. “7 Nyeonui Bam” (7년의 밤), ou “Seven Years of Night” pour la distribution internationale, est un thriller dramatique sud-coréen datant de 2018, co-écrit et…

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Ra Mi-ran, Handsome boy son bragging "I went to World tournament for the first time, and I got Gold medal ride" ('Okmunson')

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Doomsday Book (2012)

When you watch a horror anthology, you have to sort of expect a mixed bag. I can't think of any where every chapter is of the same quality. Doomsday Book continues this trend, with one weak entry, one that's ok and a third that is far above the other two. There is no wraparound story, so let’s just dive right in.

A Brave New World

A Brave New World begins with a geeky, military research scientist Yoon (Ryoo Seung-bum) being bullied by his family into cleaning up their disgusting home before they leave on holiday. His luck turns around when he goes on a date with an attractive young lady (Go Joon-hee). Their evening is ruined by contaminated food, which turns them into flesh-eating zombies. The plague begins to spread uncontrollably.

There’s nothing you haven’t seen before here if you’re familiar with the zombie-genre classics. There isn’t even some kind of Korean twist or anything, it’s just a basic zombie story where no one understands what is going on until the zombie apocalypse is too far gone to stop. The one element that makes it stand out is one that makes absolutely no sense. Early in the short, Yoon throws away a moldy, disgusting apple in the garbage. That garbage gets recycled into cow feed, which for unexplained reason becomes the cause of the zombie outbreak. Is it a coincidence? Is it symbolism? According to the biblical quote at the end, taken from the book of Genesis and telling us about the forbidden fruit in the garden of Eden, it’s some sort of cautionary tale about knowledge or humanity getting into business it has no business in. It makes no sense.

The Heavenly Creature

Easily the best of the three stories, Park Do-Won (Kim Kang-woo) is a young technician called to inspect an android named RU-4. The robot (voiced by Park Hae-il) has given itself the name of In-myung and claims not only to have become a Buddhist but to have achieved enlightenment after working (and studying) in a monastery. The monks there want to know whether it is telling the truth or if it is a technical glitch. When Do-won gives the robot a clean bill of health, no one knows how to respond.

There are many fascinating ideas in this short. The robot has become self-aware and understands the un-scientific subject of religion. If the first robot Buddhist can attain enlightenment while so many humans fail to do so, what does it mean? Robots are already more durable, more intelligent, and better at countless tasks than we are... are we also inferior to them in matters of faith? Seeing the characters debate the question is terrific. Even if you aren't familiar with Buddhism, it's broken down very well and easily digestible. The one gripe I have with The Heavenly Creature is a long monologue about why robots need to be different from humans and what they can and should be able to be and do. It’s interesting, but feels forcibly inserted and kills the pacing. It's well worth your time but would have benefitted greatly from being a standalone film with enough room to spread out its messages and ideas more organically throughout.

Happy Birthday

A young girl named Min-seo (Jin Ji-hee) orders a replacement 8 ball for the one she broke. To do this, she steals her mother’s credit card and places an order through a strange website. Hopefully, her pool-obsessed father (Lee Seung-jun) and uncle (Song Sae-byeok) won’t notice it’s gone until the replacement arrives in the mail. She throws the original ball out of the window and it falls into a strange hole in the street. Two years later, the planet is being threatened by an asteroid 10 kilometers in diameter headed straight for them. In the upcoming end of the world, the dysfunctional family begins to bond.

There are some nice moments in the short and some amusingly unexpected twists. but this fails to live up to its potential. We’ve got theories about wormholes, aliens, ironic deaths, moments you think are going to be dark but aren’t all jammed in next to some stuff that doesn’t make any sense. There are funny moments with the side characters of the film (seen in news broadcasts and infomercials) and I really like the premise, but the ending is terrible. If you see the film and don’t get why, ask yourself if there was not a better way to stop what happens from happening (considering what the game of pool is all about) and if the destruction we see is really what it would look like, particularly considering the circumstances. Also, why is there an alien? It’s a mess. Someone could polish rework this one into a solid horror comedy though.

Overall, Doomsday Book is worth watching, but not good enough for you need to rush out or make a big effort to see it. Your best bet is to rent it. Then you get the opportunity to see the stories at a low price. It’s sort of in that middle where you’re kind of let down but also pleased with the good moments. (On DVD with English subtitles, June 27, 2014)