Youngest Son of a Conglomerate (2022)

Soprendente quasi fino alla fine

Io non amo i drama sulle dinastie famigliari, nè amo i drama che riguardano il mondo della finanza. Già fatico a seguire la finanza italiana, figuarsi capire l'economia di un paese straniero e diverso da noi come la Corea. Inoltre trovo i discorsi economici in un drama noiosi. Per tutti questi motivi ero decisa a non guardare Reborn Rich nonostante il suo cast stellare. Ero certa non fosse il mio genere. Poi per caso ho guardato la prima puntata e sorprendentemente mi ha acchiappato subito. O quasi. Diciamo che l'acchiappo si è consolidato con la seconda puntata e non vedevo l'ora di sapere cosa sarebbe successo dopo. La puntate erano molto lunghe ma talmente piene di accadimenti che annoiarsi era impossibile nonostante non capissi la metà dei termini finanziari. Gli attori specialmente il patriarca e suo nipote (il prtagonista maschile) erano veramente carismatici, specie il patriarca. Nessun personaggio era supersimpatico, nessun personaggio era totalmente positivo, anzi, eppure tutti bucavano lo schermo. L'elento paranormale poi a me piace sempre perciò aggiungeva fascino al tutto e ho veramente adorato questo drama come non credevo avrei potuto. Poi però è arrivato il finale e la, diciamo spiegazione del mistero paranormale e....non sono riuscita a cerderci. Ho una grande fantasia e adoro le trame strane, ma qui bermi che il protagonista non ricordasse cosa aveva causato e neppure l'esistenza della sua vittima...non ci riesco. Capisco sopprimere una colpa non volerci pensare seppellire la testa sotto la sabbia ma devo credere che si era autorimosso dei ricordi così vitali per anni e pure dopo essere stato ammazzato dai suoi capi?!!! Chi è forse un paragnosta? Si è ipnotizzato? Fin dalll'inizio aveva in mano la chiave per distruggere quella famiglia e non l'ha mai usata nonostante tutte le umiliazioni e anche quando torna nel presente all'inizio non la vuole usare? Ma siamo impazzitti? Il finale mi ha deluso lo ammetto e il drama non è più stato lo stesso dopo la scomparsa del patriarca ma resta comunque uno stupendo drama. Nonostante i difetti.Solo non era quello che credevo, il che forse non è un difetto, poichè lo rende soprendente. Credi di stare guardando un drama sulla vendetta e alla fine scopri che era tutto il contrario, cioè un drama sul perdono.

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Reborn Rich (2022) - it was an ease watching this drama since it just flows. I’m satisfied with the whole drama but I felt like the love story in the drama is just a filler, and nothing special, I didn’t feel any spark whatsoever between them. I like that the drama revolves around the main lead and his victories more compared to his failures. I’m satisfied with the ending since I could really use my imagination to understand how it all turned out. There are just a lot of characters in the drama but it's fine as long as you really follow through with the drama.

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Intrigante. Cast eccezionale

Storia ben costruita con tanti colpi di scena.
cast eccezionale soprattutto il protagonista e il nonno, veramente carismatici!
Non è proprio il mio genere, con la parte romantica sempre in disparte, ma in sé la storia incentrata su giochi di poteri è molto intrigante e tiene col fiato sospeso in ogni puntata.
interessante come nessuno dei protagonisti abbia tratti completamenti cattivi o completamente buoni. Basti pensare al nonno, certamente non giusto, avido e pronto a far di tutto per la sua societá, che per sua stessa ammissione è il figlio a cui tiene di piú... eppure non si riesce a non simpatizzare per lui.


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Il finale é sicuramente inaspettato: il giusto coronamento di un ciclo, un ricollegamento e una conclusione per entrambe le due vite del protagonista. Ció che lo rende sorprendente é che il drama di vendetta si trasformi in una storia di perdono verso se stessi, di espiazione.
Mi ha lasciato un po' l'amaro in bocca, pensare che la vita di Jin Do Joon sia finita cosí, ma la vita non ti permette mai una seconda possibilitá e il passato non si puó cambiare, bisogna solo accettare le nostre responsabilitá.

L'unico dubbio che persiste è come sia possibile che Jin Do Joon e Yoon Hyun Woo abbiano lo stesso volto e nessuno se ne renda conto...? o forse noi vediamo la sua anima?🤔

P.S. Come in molti altri drama coreani, la parte fantasy, non viene spiegata e viene lasciata a libera interpretazione del pubblico.
Ma, che sia una divinità o un dio, che opera con cognizione di causa , o un'entità o il tempo, che gioca con i nostri destini, alle volte, non fa bene all'anima sperare che qualcosa intervenga per riportare giustizia? Che ci venga permesso di riparare ai torti subiti e fare ammenda con noi stessi?

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Quando vai da Cracco ed è tutto ottimo e parte della tua testa ti dice “Kebab a tre euro”?

Ecco così mi sono sentita mentre vedevo la serie e vi devo dire, se non fosse stato per Song Joong Ki forse non l’avrei neanche finita, però devo dire che sono contenta di averla finita e che la riguarderò, quando magari avrò più tempo e sarò meno presa dagli esami. Merita, come si vede dai voti chiaramente ho adorato la recitazione e queste storie di reincarnazioni/salti nel tempo/pentimento time mi piacciono moltissimo. Però è come se mi mancasse qualche cosa, come se appunto fossi appena andata da Cracco, ma una piccola parte del mio cervello dicesse “kebab a tre euro”. Non so spiegare la mia sensazione, forse data dal fatto che ci vuole molto per fare piccoli passi. O che la family li sono veramente irritanti. O che tutte le situazioni si risolvono magicamente in favore del “rinato ricco”. Non lo so, forse sono io strana.

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“I must live. I will survive no matter what and find the answer.” – Jin Do Jun.

to make this note short, the beginning and the middle part of the story seems very interesting. But the latter part of the story seems to be off guard. should I say it was kinda rushed? i think some would also say that. But what I liked is how the connection of the soonyang's former chairman, yang cheol and his youngest grandson who would be be the next chairman of soonyang, do joon. I think what it makes me get interest in watching this drama is because song joong ki was part of this drama. The plot was very promising, with time lamps or fantasy-like with politics. Some parts of the drama made me confused since I don't really get interested of watching political kdrama. I get to research terms for me to understand and know, and such.

For the cast, it seems that most of them were surprisingly good enough to portray the characters that they were assigned. Love the connection (again) with some of the main leads, but not interested by the endgame of do joon and min young 20 years before hyun woo incarnated as do joon in the 90's and deeply learned the overall family tree of soonyang motors with the embezzlements and illegal founds made by the grandson of the former chairman of the company. Even if some of the casts were unfamiliar, but few of them are so familiar since I watched them during their 2021 to this year's projects. Like Song Joong Ki, obviously. Including Jo Han Chul which I last saw him from Vincenzo, same as Song Jong Ki's former castmates, park hyuk kwon, park ji hyun, kang gi doong and jo hye hoo as she was known from some other web dramas.

Overall, this drama was pretty interesting from the beginning, except the last episode seems to be too rushed. There were times it was something that I get to learn from this drama.

Recommended, good for binge watch but expect to takes so much time since its pretty long for some episodes. Not beginner friendly I guess. Looking forward to the casts!!! Song Joong Ki, SARANGHAEYOOO!

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Eat the rich! This is the best KDrama of 2022 has to offer.

I watched Reborn Rich three times! On my initial viewing, I felt disgruntled and unsatisfied. It felt like the director, writers, producers, and actors deliberately stole the "revenge" their faithful viewers deserved to see. I was ready to get on my keyboard and furiously write a long essay and why it game of throned itself. Spectacular all throughout except for the last two episodes 6/10, or so I thought. But then I decided to give it a watch and again for the third time. When some vocal minority screams that this series is unwatchable because of the terrible ending I almost believed it the first time. But on the second and third times, I've grown to appreciate the care and effort the whole production team gave. Everything about this show was a work of art.

Reborn Rich takes a knowing shot at the Chaebol culture but surprisingly in a tasteful and informative matter. I mean as an outsider, I beg the question who are these people? Why do some people venerate them like royalty or worse, a deity? Reborn Rich does its job to show this world, not in a glamorous way with snooty dialogues and eye rolls. Instead, the actors showcased the ruggedness and dirtiness of being rich. The camera work even represented this, instead of an UHD shot we got blurriness, smudges, and interesting lighting. For me, the dynamics between the founder, Jin Yang-chul, and his estranged grandson Jin Do-jun is the pinnacle of Korean Drama acting in 2022. I understand that this kind of storytelling is a hit-or-miss for some but as I glued my eyes to the dialogue and subtle details I began to realize who are the characters, what makes them who they are, and why they made their choices. One of the overlooked actors is Kim Nam-hee as Jin Seong-jun, his character felt so real to me, I can see his internal struggles. Overall the cast is memorable, even those with bit roles are easily recognizable. Hoping Reborn Rich gets many awards!

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I couldn't get into this drama at first because it got me confused. I decided to come back and try watching it again. I missed a part that was key to the storyline and that is what confused me. This is the kind of drama that needs 100% of your attention. The storyline was very intriguing and a good mystery of who did it and why. So many suspects. The ending was amazing! Song Joong Ki (Jin Do Joon) Yoon Hyun Woo was awesome. This storyline wouldn't have been a success without his acting skills. He is truly a great actor. Lee Sung Min (Jin Yang Cheol) who played the role of the CEO, I need to applaud him as playing a senior, he was awesome. Shin Hyun Bin (Seo Min Young) who played the role of the detective, was more mysterious than the whole drama. I mean she was very good. The character she played had me until the last episode. But so did Song Joong Ki! If you like mysteries, this is a great one to watch. No Martial arts, no fantasy, and a tad bit of romance, I didn't pay attention to the wardrobes or the visuals, I was too busy concentrating on the storyline. This will be a rewatch for me.

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Wasted Potential

The premise of the show promises revenge, but instead the main vast majority of time spent is a show of fighting for succession in the company. Yoon Hyunwoo awakens as Jin Dojun and shortly after this, mentions that one of the family members killed him. So, it seemed that the direction of the show was going to be that he was going to find out who killed him, and take revenge on that person. Instead, what the vast majority of time spent was watching a succession war play out. Yoon Hyunwoo and Jin Dojun are *technically* the same person, however it never felt that way. Jin Dojun never felt like a poor character masquerading as a rich chaebol son trying to get his revenge. He just felt like a... rich chaebol son who wanted control of his family's company. This was especially highlighted, with how his relationship with his grandfather was portrayed. The relationship between these two was easily the best part of the show, but I just wish that they would have showed more of the emotional struggle Jin Dojun had.

For example:
-Wanting to take revenge on the Jin family vs. coming to actually care for his grandfather
-Having grown up with the identity of someone who was poor vs. straying away from that identity and becoming what he originally vowed to take down
-Using taking over Soonyang as a means for his revenge vs. actually wanting Soonyang for himself

I would have loved to see him struggle with these kinds of things! It would've made for a much more interesting character, and it would've have actually been believable that Yoon Hyunwoo and Jin Dojun were the same person.

Speaking of the last bullet point, I wasn't sure what Jin Dojun's motive was. It felt like Jin Dojun actually wanted control of Soonyang instead of it being a tool for his revenge. It never felt personal. Jin Dojun was just a rich chaebol heir who was playing games like the rest of them.

The ending was incredibly rushed, but I think it could've been perfect if they had actually built up to it. It didn't feel satisfying because Jin Dojun and Yoon Hyunwoo feel like completely different people. You spend the majority of the show with Jin Dojun instead of Yoon Hyunwoo, so going back to Yoon Hyunwoo is like getting the rug pulled out from underneath you. Jin Dojun was about to get Soonyang, which he had been working for the whole entire series! But then, Jin Dojun dies and we go back to Yoon Hyunwoo, who obviously can't take over Soonyang, so he just goes for his revenge instead? If the writers had actually made me believe that Jin Dojoon was just Yoon Hyunwoo the whole time and his goal was revenge then, yes going back to Yoon Hyunwoo would make sense. This could've actually felt satisfying, if they had actually built up to it and hinted at it though.

And then a big thing that bothered me was: why didn't Yoon Hyunwoo remember anything about Jin Dojun? It came as a "twist" at the end that Yoon Hyunwoo accidentally helped kill Jin Dojun, but it makes no sense that he would just forget about it. The only reason he forgot is *because plot*. If the writers wanted this to be the twist, they should have hinted at this more throughout the whole series, so that it actually made sense in the end.

The guy at the end calling Hyunwoo, Jin Dojun made no sense either? It doesn't explain if he actually knows that Yoon Hyunwoo and Jin Dojun are the same person, or if he was just crazy and just somehow randomly right? There was really no reason to put this in there. I also thought this guy was at the first car accident, and not the second one?

The prosecutor was so bland and boring. Her "romance" with Dojun was incredibly forced, and added absolutely nothing. Their relationship was completely overshadowed by the relationship Dojun had with his grandfather.

TL:DR;
This show had so much potential, and I wish they would have developed the character of Yoon Hyunwoo/Jin Dojun better, so that he would've had a satisfying character arc with a satisfying ending. This series would've been GREAT, had they been able to execute it correctly.

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Title mismatch

If you are only watching this because of Song Joon-ki like many so-called kdrama fan then there's no need for you to read the reviews. Just watch it already.

In the mean time for the rest of us who do watch kdramas because of the story you will have noticed that the title sometimes is not reflected well in the show.

This show started really strong, it has timetravel and reincarnation elements and the inclusion of historical events and how the main lead used it to his advantage was very interesting. Revenge dramas have always been a joy to watch. Then suddenly the show forgot about the title and the events from previous episodes and started to take another path.

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QUINZE episódios ótimos e UM ruim, o último.

Acho que atualmente não tem como começar a falar de Renascendo Rico sem falar que ele tem um final um pouco controverso que na minha opinião deixou a desejar, também ouvi muitas pessoas insatisfeitas reclamando. Acho que o grande spoiler é: A trama se propõe a ser sobre um assunto, mostra ele durante 15 episódios para no final a história ser sobre outra coisa (apesar de concluir também a trama de vingança, mas fica uma sensação agridoce no expectador). Então já está aqui o aviso, pq eu gostaria ter sido avisada. Assistiria se soubesse disso? Sim, assistiria. Logo quando terminei me senti extremamente frustrada, mas agora passado alguns dias acho que toda a diversão que se tem nos 15 episódios vale as frustrações do último.

Se você gosta de um drama de vingança, de personagens ricos, soberbos e malvados eventualmente sofrendo, traição familiar e principalmente se você gosta do Song Joong Ki vale a pena assistir.

Se você procura um drama redondo, sem pontas soltas com um final satisfatório, existem muitos outros dramas, esse não é para você.

Nos primeiros episódios a história é confusa, precisa prestar bastante atenção, são muitos personagens, muitos nomes, muitos interesses... Depois você vai se habituando e tudo fica mais fácil.

A melhor parte do drama na minha opinião é a relação do Jin Do Joon (Song Joong Ki) com o avô, eles começam sem se conhecer e o neto acaba ganhando a admiração do avô (a maneira dele) . Também é muito agradável ver os tios e primo dele se ferrando no decorrer dos episódios. A ideia dos fatos que não podem ser mudados também é ótima. A maneira como a história da trama e os eventos que aconteceram na história dos últimos 50 anos da coreia estão entrelaçados também e excelente. (Lição aprendida: Estudar história e saber o máximo o que acontece no mundo, não sabemos como isso poderá ser útil no futuro). Porém toda essa construção acaba de maneira sofrível no último episódio.

Desde o inicio já fiquei curiosa sobre o desfecho, o que aconteceu de fato com o personagem do Song Joong Ki, também sabia que não seria fácil escrever esse final. Mas a trama vai se desenvolvendo de maneira tão inteligente que criei muitas expectativas sobre um final surpreendente. No fim optaram para um final de certa forma “realista” o que me fez perguntar “Pq tivemos que assistir tudo isso?” E não sabemos de fato o que houve com o personagem do Song Joong Ki, tudo bem, poderíamos pensar e dar o nosso próprio fim, mas não! O roteiro nos diz que ele também não sabe o que houve!!!
Sei que existem muitos tipos de narrativas que tem como objetivo causar muitas sensações no expectador, mas se eu soubesse que não era sobre o que a trama se propõe por 15 episódios não estaria tão frustrada. Pq no final não era sobre a vingança!!! (Apesar de ela ser executada de uma maneira meio capenga).

Nem vou falar do pseudo romance, se não já vou mudar a ideia inicial que valeria a pena assistir mesmo assim.

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