Yawang has been trying hard to make its setting convincing, but a few slip-ups have been ruining its sincere efforts.
The drama is set 12 years in the past. Everything seems to be going on well in making that setting convincing, but a few props have betrayed the fact that the drama is being filmed in 2013, bringing down its reality.
Mistakes were made ever since the first episode. The leads Soo Ae, Kwon Sang Woo and Jung Yunho seemed to be working hard to take their viewers back to the year 2000, using old slide phones and folder phones to emphasize the setting. Other props, however, didn′t show as much care for detail.
In the scene where Ha Ryu (Kwon Sang Woo) goes to work at a host bar to earn his girlfriend Da Hae (Soo Ae)′s tuition, a music video by the girl group SISTAR, which debuted in the year 2010, was seen playing in the background.
In the January 21 broadcast, Do Hoon (Jung Yunho) drives a car. The problem is that the model he drives was first imported into Korea in the year 2009.
Though the characters use old phones, their cars are operated by smart keys and have black boxes on their rearview mirrors, bringing viewers to question whether the producers really do care about putting up a proper setting.
Netizens commented, "I don′t understand," "They often show the old phones in order to emphasize the time frame, but other than the phones, everything is cutting edge" and "Maybe it′s the unnatural setting that′s the problem."
Yawang is about a man who sacrifices everything for the woman he loves, and a woman who will risk anything to become First Lady.
Despite the anticipation gathered for its star-studded cast, its ratings have been suffering. The January 21 broadcast of Yawang was beaten out by Horse Doctor and School 2013, as it had to settle for a mere 10.2 percent in viewership ratings.
It is also criticized for using provocative themes such as murder and host bars to draw the attention of more viewers.
Photo credit: SBS
Via enewsworld
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