Followers

" Followers " was a visual pleasing drama.

The story was okay, but it could have been way better. There were so many issues that the drama touched, like having to choose between family and wokr. But the drama focused more on the bringht lights and the beautiful colors rather than the story. So, it felt like it was presented a bit superficial, without taking a deeper dive into what the characters felt. The romance was nice and subbtle, and the monbebe mother was just reletable and funny. Also, the second couple felt odd, as the guy seemed more connected with the son rather with the mother. The final episode was a bit rushed and it was more like it was trying to wrap things up with an unrealistic happy ending. Still, the cinematography was breathtaking and the performances were great from everyone in the cast.

So, overall, six out of ten.

Perfect wardrobe, great scenes, good music choice and nice script. Life of fenomens doesn't look like easy. For me it is different and really worth watching show.

I'm ranking this 10 because of all the negative things people have said about this. It's visually stunning, the music used is amazing and the English Dub on Netflix is actually really well done if you can't be bothered with subtitles

You feel for all the characters, though the first episode was my favourite. They all develop in a way that keeps you wanting to see what happens next.

It's not trying to be a ground breaking, morally driven tv show, it depicts Instagram fame pretty accurately in Japanese culture.

I'd recommend this show to anyone who isn't taking it too seriously.

It's difficult to write a review about something you passionately wanted to be great, but just isn't.

Moreover, living in Tokyo and working in the entertainment industry means that I was well aware of the rumors of an absentee director leaving the bulk of the shoot to her staff. Stories of technical problems and entire episode worth of content left on the cutting room floor also make it difficult to write an unbiased review.

Putting that aside, characters who are inconsistent and difficult to root for are what truly made me dislike this series.

I had very high hopes for "Followers" as Japanese serialized entertainment deserves to have a place in the on demand era. As the above reviewer mentioned, this is, for better or worse, just another example of the current generation of Japanese entertainment. Slightly tone deaf, completely unrealistic, and a bit painful to watch.

If the rumors about this production are true, this director would do well next time to do the work herself instead of just color grading and picking pretty clothing for her clearly confused cast to wear.

5 points for a cast that is clearly trying to entertain us.

Here's hoping they restore that extra episode worth of footage down the line.

Except the marvelous costumes, harajuku style vibe, the plot is so so. I watched it until. The end because it was aesthetically pleasing, but the plot could be better.