[Drama 2015/2016] Imaginary Cat - 상상고양이

[ilwoo_aein]

 

"Imaginary Cat", bright start and dull finish despite fancy cast

Actor Yoo Seung-ho's comeback cable drama MBC Every1 "Imaginary Cat" ended without much achievement.

Was it because of the cat that was the main element? "Imaginary Cat" was highlighted for its fancy cast in the beginning but as the drama went on, people lost interest and the final eighth episode ended in shame.

"Imaginary Cat" summarizes as a healing drama in which people and cats live together to comfort each other. Comedy actor Park Cheol-min, Yoo Seung-ho and Han Ye-ri made up the cast. The drama was a hot issue more because it was Yoo Seung-ho's comeback drama.

Of course, there was the issue of Jo Hye-jeong who was his co-star. Just because she was actor Jo Jae-hyeon's daughter, people made a big deal about her starring in the drama and claimed she had an advantage of having a super actor father.

However, Jo Hae-jeong did a pretty good job and worked well with Yoo Seung-ho. She did her best to make sure people didn't criticize her acting again. Jo and Yoo took on the roles of Oh Na-woo and Hyeon Jong-hyeon, two people who shut themselves away from the world, exhausted from the reality of getting jobs.

However, the drama didn't make it far and in the end it seemed like an endless daily drama that dragged too long. It turns out Bok-gil (Han Ye-ri), the cat that Hyeon Jong-hyeon used to raise was actually Haru, the cat that Na-woo used to have, but a story so simple as this dragged much too long and only came to a conclusion in mid-way of the drama.

Intensity of the drama dropped and it didn't blend with the drama trend today. If the secret of the cat was revealed sooner and the drama focused more on the romance between the boy and girl then it would have been a different story. Now, the drama is just dull.

"Imaginary Cat" was disappointing and caused many viewers to be too excited at first.

 

source: http://www.hancinema.net/imaginary-cat-bright-start-and-dull-finish-despite-fancy-cast-90349.html

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Too bad the ending is not that good and the drama didn't receive positive reviews from k-drama lovers. But i'm still happy that it's one of YSH's comeback dramas ^^

 

[irilight]

I cried my eyes out in the last episode. I am still crying, in fact.

I disagree with the Hancinema article posted above by @ilwoo_aein.  I think Jo Hye-Jeong was pretty bad in this drama, and actually brought it down.  They needed to have a really cute looking girl in that role,  and a good actress,in my opinion.  Had they chosen someone like Kim Yoo-Jung for example, for this role, the flavor of this drama would have been totally different. It could have been a winner, despite a somewhat weak script. (except for the cat - human dialog)

I liked Choi Tae-Hwan as the vet (even though I could not understand his attraction to Jo Hye-Jeong's character); I think Han Ye-Ri did a fantastic job as the voice of Bok-Gil. In the end, it is the four of them for the win in my book, Yoo Seung-Ho, Bok-Gil, Han Ye-Ri, and Choi Tae-Hwan.

To me, the most precious moments were with Yoo Seung-Ho's character and Bok-Gil. Everything else was just fillers.

 

[Miky88]

Why drama,why?????????WHY did u need to go there and make my heart shutter in million of pieces!I literally cried my eyes out,maybe even more because i remembered when my dear old cat died,also from disease(cancer)out of the blue wen teh day before was perfectly fine,in the outside at least...all those sad moment of that day came back with an immense power and sadness...i think they should have ended without ending it in that sad note ...On a side note,the cat was absolutely adorable and like always Yoo Seung Ho is adorable and he delivered,in the end the truly OTP and heart of this show were Bok Gil and Jong Hyun

[evelynray]

final review: https://edramaclouds.wordpress.com/2016/01/15/imaginary-cat-episode-8-final-review/

[irilight]

@Miky88, I hear you. I am still crying...

Everyone, lets make sure to thank Viki for bringing us this drama.

@evelynray, thank you for ep. 8 recap.

"Imaginary Cat may lack romance, but it doesn’t matter. That wasn’t what I was looking for when I started this show. In fact, I’d be disappointed if they decided to incorporate romance in it." 

Me too....!


Imaginary Cat: Episode 8 (Final)




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[chelleshawol]

On 01/14/2016 at 9:22 AM, irilight said:

I cried my eyes out in the last episode. I am still crying, in fact.

I disagree with the Hancinema article posted above by @ilwoo_aein.  I think Jo Hye-Jeong was pretty bad in this drama, and actually brought it down.  They needed to have a really cute looking girl in that role,  and a good actress,in my opinion.  Had they chosen someone like Kim Yoo-Jung for example, for this role, the flavor of this drama would have been totally different. It could have been a winner, despite a somewhat weak script. (except for the cat - human dialog)

I liked Choi Tae-Hwan as the vet (even though I could not understand his attraction to Jo Hye-Jeong's character); I think Han Ye-Ri did a fantastic job as the voice of Bok-Gil. In the end, it is the four of them for the win in my book, Yoo Seung-Ho, Bok-Gil, Han Ye-Ri, and Choi Tae-Hwan.

To me, the most precious moments were with Yoo Seung-Ho's character and Bok-Gil. Everything else was just fillers.

 

AGREED. The performances of the four are amazing but JHS really didn't do a great job.

[Mico Ricco]

Cool drama.  Love it.

 

[irilight]

@Mico Ricco. Thank you for the great stills!

 

Final Review – Imaginary Cat: Cat, Imagined

 

I was reluctant about penning the final review for Cat, cos tbh, it’s quite a boring show. And I don’t want to have to write one sentence and get stuck continuing. In a nutshell, the plot can be summarized as: boy learns to open his heart to other humans, thanks to his cat. As in literally. Cos Bok-gil turns out to be Ha-ru, the missing cat owned previously by Na-woo.

 

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Bok-Gil, I shall miss you....

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Han Ye Ri (Bonggil voice) with the cat. Couple shot.

 

 

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Han Ye Ri with the book script from the first episode. Looks like she in the recording room doing the voice over for the cat.

 

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Han Ye Ri at waiting room before press conference.