The frog series review

Directed by Mo Wan-il (The World of the Married, Misty) and written by rookie TV writer Son Ho-young, The Frog stars Kim Yoon-seok (Escape from Mogadishu), Yoon Kye-sang (Kiss Sixth Sense), Go Min-si (Sweet Home) and Lee Jung-eun (Parasite) and boasts an equally impressive supporting cast that includes Kim Sung-ryung (The Call), Roh Yoon-seo (Our Blues), EXO member Chanyeol (Memories of the Alhambra) and other notable names. (Fun fact: Yoon Kye-sang is also a member of the legendary first-generation K-pop group g.o.d, and the show’s writer Son Ho-young happens to share the same full name as one of Yoon’s bandmates, which initially sparked some confusion and laughter among Korean audiences.)

In this stylish eight-episode limited series, Kim Yoon-seok plays Young-ha, the owner of a vacation rental home tucked away in the woods. His tranquil life is abruptly upended when a mysterious woman named Seong-a (Go Min-si) shows up at his property. Sang-jun (Yoon Kye-sang) ran a motel in the same area 20 years earlier. Like Young-ha, he and his family’s lives are forever changed when he decides to rent out one of his rooms to a sinister-looking guest

But such superficial commonalities aside, The Frog spins its own intricate web of interconnected narratives, relying on unique plot devices and masterful use of lighting, colors and music to set the mood for each scene. However, the show struggles with uneven pacing. It tries a bit too hard to be clever and unsettling in the beginning, resulting in a painfully slow buildup that drags down the plot. Viewers may be tempted to drop the show after the first few episodes, but that would be a huge mistake, as the pace picks up in Episode 4, and things start to get very interesting in Episode 5. Episodes 6 – 8 more than make up for the molasses pacing of the first half. Still, the entire series probably would’ve worked better had it been condensed into four or five episodes instead of eight.

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