Dakgangjeong

I loved this show! It was so funny and unexpected. The actors were so good and their characters were really endearing. Yes, it's quirky. Yes, it's confusing at times. But I enjoyed it much more than I expected. I have to admit though that I'm not a fan of the usual K-dramas. So, if you love most K-dramas, this might not be your thing. But personally I'm happy to see the writers getting creative and trying something other than two lovers where one has a terminal illness.

ALSO this show was reviewed bombed everywhere. Don't believe the negative reviews, especially the ones that are pissed about the reference to Saudi Arabia. Was that joke offensive? Yes. Was it necessary? Absolutely not. But it also doesn't occur until the LAST 10 mins of the VERY LAST EPISODE. So anyone claiming to be mad "after that episode," clearly did not watch the show at all. "Worst Korean drama ever" is an unfair assessment for a single one-off joke that lasted 2 mins.

First of all, even the title's translation is wrong, so I'm not gonna write more than that about this series... The Korean title is "dakgangjeong", which are deep fried chicken pieces covered in a sweet and spicy sauce. That has nothing to do with a chicken nugget.... And even in the series, the chicken bits look more like chicken balls rather than dakgangjeong... I was very confused... That's all about the series, when you can't even get that right, there's no point going any further...

So, Netflix is on a rampage capitalising on Korea, as it has became the new trend.

Recently, there have been tons of webtoon adaptations (Death's game, Pyramid game, A killer paradox, The bequeathed, duty after school etc...), which is just the new lazy and easy way of making a K-series. Webtoons themselves are kind of a lazy way to make a manga.

What I can see in general, is a drop in quality. Years ago, before American streaming companies started mass producing Korean series, I used to think that Korean series were way better than the rest. Unfortunately, this is not the case anymore, and it seems that nowadays, mediocre and second-rate productions for an avid Occidental audience is just the usual.

It's quite a funny webtoon based series about a girl who turned into a chicken nugget. The series is about her dad and guy with a crush trying to get her back. Too bad they used Kim You-jeong as a kind of "click bait" to lure people into watching as she had only a very minimal role in the whole series. I would have had different expectations if I had known before hand.

It's funny how the series throws in all kind of themes but doesn't really have the story, time or budget to get into more detail. For example, like any self respecting k-drama, it has a connection with the Joseon era, just like the big boys! But, of course, as with all the other elements, without much depth and not even that useful. In that regard, a lot of themes seem satirical, rather than for the story.

Conclusion: Although a bit clumsy, still worth the watch.

7 / 10.

This is a fantastic series, it has everything from quirky, weird, cheesy moments. You will definitely get your time worth. The Characters don't take themselves too seriously, and are quite easy to get used to. There wasn't a single time where i found myself bored during the whole 10 episode run. Its a constant rollercoaster of moments revolving around such a basic quirky plot premise but it works. You will definitely have a great time watching this one if you're into light-hearted soft humour. The series makes it clear from the get-go that it's meant to be taken not so serious, I MEAN CMON A DAMN WOMAN TURNS INTO A CHICKEN NUGGET.

I literally found it quite funny when I first saw the trailer. I was so damn free that I decided to start watching the show.

Some moments were funny ( yes they were decently hilarious) but the plot is actually stupid. Okay even if the plot is stupid, I accept the insanity but making 10 episodes out of it is what is more ridiculous ( in my opinion 2-3 episodes were sufficient to cover the whole storyline: aliens and machine). It was dragged a lot.

It's quite weird why Netflix invested in such a stupid show, putting the acting, time and efforts of such marvelous actors to waste. Even the supporting actors are good and I think that a better show could be made with such a wonderful caste.

Overall, a waste of time for viewers as well as the artists & staff team.