was sitting on all the wealth, and the peak was just around the corner, but he was designed to be killed in a car accident on the road. Taking a closer look, the murderer is none other than myself in the "previous life"...
On the evening of December 25, the finale of " The Youngest Son of a Chaebol Family " was broadcast. Song Joong-ki stars as the male protagonist who acquires the chaebol family's property as a "past life" and completes his revenge. When the finale of
was aired, the ratings were as high as 26.95%, firmly ranking as the Korean drama ratings champion this year. However, the high ratings were accompanied by criticisms of "bad ending". On Weibo, the topic # The Young Son of a Chaebol Family is Unfinished # went straight to the top of the hot search list, and the Douban score also dropped from 8.5 to 7.5.
’s proposed “rebirth of revenge literature” turned into a dream and was criticized at home and abroad. The ending of this drama is really disappointing. It is unconvincing both emotionally and logically.
"The Youngest Son of the Chaebol Family" has a total of 16 episodes. Except for the first episode, which explains the death of the chaebol's secretary Yoon Hyun Woo (played by Song Joong Ki), and the 16th episode, Yoon Hyun Woo's successful revenge, the 14 episodes in between depict the counterattack life of the male protagonist's second identity, Chen Daojun (played by Song Joong Ki).
From the unpopular grandson to the successor of the group that his grandfather valued most, Chen Daojun used his "past life" life experience to defeat his aunt, uncle, and cousin one by one... He was only one step away from taking over the entire group.
The audience followed Daojun Chen and experienced the joyful life of "ups and downs". In the end, no one cares whether Yin Xuanyou succeeds in revenge. Everyone only cares about whether Chen Daojun can become the new master of the chaebol group.
From this perspective, the protagonist of the drama in the audience's mind is Chen Daojun, the third generation chaebol, rather than the wronged Yin Xuanyu.
However, it took Chen Daojun 14 episodes to complete the journey, and Yoon Hyunwoo completed it in less than 1 episode. The Chen family, who were pretentious, gave up too quickly. After Yin Xuanyou successfully acquired the group, the TV series did not explain his movements, and only ended hastily with Yin Xuanyou's confession to Chen Daojun. The audience did not experience the happiness of the chaebol leaders at all.
The most exciting plot of a cool drama must be the moment when the protagonist tramples the villain under his feet and feels proud. For example, one of the most played episodes of " The Legend of Zhen Huan " is the 55th episode in which Zhen Huan returns to the palace for revenge and is canonized as Concubine Xi. The protagonist who had high hopes for it did not end well, and the audience's expectation of being satisfied to the end could not be satisfied. It is not aggrieved that "The Youngest Son of the Chaebol Family" was criticized for being unfinished.
At the same time, the rushed ending also left some logical loopholes.
Since Yin Xuanyou remembers that he was an accomplice in the car accident twenty years ago, doesn't he know that the victim is Chen Daojun? Chen Daojun has been famous as the most favored grandson of Shunyang Group for several years. Will Yin Xuanyou, who is familiar with financial affairs, be unheard of at the beginning?
What is even more puzzling is that this drama is adapted from a webtoon of the same name. The original ending is not that Yoon Hyun Woo wakes up from his dream, but that Daojun Chen becomes the second generation chairman and lives on as Daojun Chen.
This year's Korean drama "My Life Again" starring Lee Jun-ki with the same theme, at the end, the male protagonist did not change back to his previous identity. It’s puzzling what the creators of “The Young Son of the Chaebol” considered in adapting it to the current ending.
Korean drama "My Life Again"
In fact, Chinese audiences should be familiar with this ending.
In recent years, due to various reasons, all urban fantasy domestic dramas end with the protagonist's fantasy.
"Basic Methods of Genius" interspersed with parallel worlds is a novel conceived by the heroine; "The Day Became Yours " and "Reversal of Life", which play with body-swapping jokes, one is an online novel and the other is a game setting; "Don't Think of Interfering with My Study" and "Don't Fall in Love with the Boss", which are similar to rebirth literature, are also dreams.
During the month when "The Young Son of the Chaebol" was on the air, the Chinese Internet was filled with a voice that since "Rebirth Shuangwen" cannot be seen in Chinese dramas, the only choice is to watch Korean dramas.However, I didn’t expect that Korean dramas are not a safe haven for cool dramas. The Korean audience themselves were unwilling to accept this ending. They even apologized to the famous unfinished drama " Black Lawyer " in the middle of the year - it was too late.
The crime suspense drama "Black Lawyer" attracted much attention before it aired because of Lee Jong Suk and Lim Yoona's beautiful couple. The brain-burning and exciting plot also brought high ratings with zero negative reviews. However, the male and female protagonists who were in love with each other throughout the show ended up separated by lymphoma and yin and yang. The audience roared with curses.
Korean drama "Black Talk Lawyer"
In fact, these two Korean dramas are not the only ones that are famous for being unfinished this year.
On the second day after "The Young Son of a Chaebol Family" ended, the topic #Korean Dramas That Didn't End This Year# went straight to the second most popular search on Weibo with 140 million views. "雪drop", "Twenty-five, Twenty-one", "Youth Support" ("Cheer Up") and other dramas were impressively listed. Some have pushed the plot to a dead end due to the screenwriter's arrogance, and some have serious emotional imbalances.
The youth drama "Twenty-Five, Twenty-One" suffered from the screenwriter's arrogance. Perhaps the screenwriter wanted to depict a love story between a sports reporter and a fencing girl from the beginning, but he refused to accept the audience's opinions, which caused public outrage. Douban opened with a score of 9.1, but now it has dropped to 8.1.
The Korean drama "Twenty-five, Twenty-one"
There is a hit Korean drama " Castle in the Sky " "Snow Drop Flower", which is directed by the director, has a serious mismatch with the audience's aesthetics. Most of the scenes in the drama took place in the dormitory of women's university. The audience endured their anger and watched more than a dozen episodes of "The Girls' Dormitory Can't Get Out". Not only did the female protagonist fail to escape, but the male protagonist was also shot and killed. In the eyes of the audience, they were deceived by the creator.
The campus drama "Youth Support" only has a score of 5.5 on Douban. The main reasons are the unbalanced emotional handling and confusing character relationships in the ending. The heroine is shaped like a sea king, and the hero and the two men take turns being jealous. She gives her first kiss to the second hero, and then turns around and falls into the embrace of the hero. Chinese audiences cannot understand it, and Korean audiences who value ambiguous culture are also unable to accept it.
It is worth mentioning that these dramas are not all "great dramas that turn into bad dramas". "Twenty-Five, Twenty-One" and "Black Lawyer" are popular dramas with ratings exceeding 10%, while "Snowdrops" and "Youth Support" are popular dramas that ended with 1% ratings.
From this point of view, being famous for being a bad ending has nothing to do with the quality of the series. Dramas whose endings seriously do not meet the audience's expectations and leave people disappointed are more likely to be ridiculed.
Korean drama "Youth Support"
However, the creator of "The Youngest Son of the Chaebol" probably does not care about the criticism of the ending.
This drama has become the most popular drama in South Korea this year. Starring Song Joong-ki dominates the topic list in December, and Lee Sung-min, who plays the chaebol grandfather, is expected to win the Baeksang TV King next year.
After # the youngest son of the chaebol family was in the first place in the hot search, # Returning Daughter Don’t be in the hot search # hit the 35th spot in the hot search yesterday. As the masterpiece of Mist Theater at the end of the year, the first few episodes of "The Returned Daughter" have become the suspense drama with the best reputation in recent times with its shocking plot and shocking twists at every turn. But near the end, the protagonist begins to lose his wits, and the screenwriter still has several holes to fill. Netizens can no longer sit still, and the Douban score has dropped from 8.2 to 7.7 today.
It seems that whether it is a Korean drama or a domestic drama, unfinished dramas are an eternal pain in the hearts of the audience.
Of course, the audience, the creator, and the broadcast platform may have different opinions on whether the work has been harmed. Meeting the audience's expectations is difficult to say and simple to say. It requires the coordination of the drama production mechanism and creative model, and it also requires the creators to continue to explore.
[Text/Shiyi]
