Nine: Nine Times Time Travel
나인: 아홉 번의 시간여행
10/10 ♥♥♥♥
Poor Nine. Poor me. When I heard months ago there’d be yet another time travel drama (with such an obnoxiously long title), I wrote it off instantly. As a favor to a fellow editor, I then found myself proofing a single mid-drama episode recap, and while reading it on a grammar/spelling only basis, I couldn’t figure out what the hell was going on and it sounded utterly ridiculous. I fully planned on it being included on this year’s upcoming “Dramas I Skipped” post.
Then it ended, and the blogosphere exploded.
And I suddenly thought, “Did I just miss out on something spectacular??”
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| You really had to ask yourself that question?? |
For those of you who’ve seen it, you’ll probably scream out YES. And now, so will I.
What’s the Story?
Lee Jin Wook (I Need Romance 2012) plays Park Sun Woo, a super sexy news anchorman with a super cute, though not sexy almost girlfriend Joo Min Young (Jo Yoon Hee). When his older brother is found dead in the Himalayas, Sun Woo go to retrieve his belongings. Amongst the items is an incense stick and his brother’s diary, claiming the stick can send you back in time. And if such a thing is possible, maybe Sun Woo could finish his brother’s dream and change a few things… like their father’s suspected murder 20 years ago.And, I seriously can’t say anything else about the plot unless you want to be ridiculously spoiled.
Just know that this time travel story is one of the most tightly-woven stories I’ve ever seen, full of mind-blowing plot twists that no one, and I mean no one could’ve seen coming. I wouldn’t even call it a Kdrama except that it’s, you know, Korean. And the cast is perfect. My favorite character might actually be Dr. Han (Lee Seung Jun) as Sun Woo’s best friend and well meaning mischief maker/mischief fixer. And the find of the year has to go to ZE:A’s Park Hyung Sik who plays the younger Sun Woo. Who knew an idol (other than TOP) could act?!?
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| Who is this guy (he says) and wow - I'm gonna look hot in 20 years. |
Since I finished the drama, I can’t let it go. Hence I’m going to go ahead and keep analyzing it just to keep things straight in my head. Or my brain might just explode.
More Up on my thoughts of time travel, parallel dimensions, a timeline of events and how they are altered, and other wibbly wobbly stuff like that. Also, if you want my general thoughts on it, skip down to the end. I seriously wrote a ton!
Super Major Ridiculous Giant Spoilers Beyond!