dinsdag 15 januari 2019

(Good) VOICE OF FOX

Series in one sentence:
I MAKE EVERYONE MISERABLE WITH MY TALENT THAT MAKES EVERYONE HAPPY!


Series in more sentences:

A high school student with a burnt face and a passion for music is forced to be the "ghost singer" of a good-looking pop idol after the death of his father and comatosed mother left him taking care of the bills.
This company instructs him not to reveal himself to the public, but it becomes clear someone already knows the truth and is bringing his career and the reputation of all people involved in jeopardy.




A nice and quick story, though a heavily overdramatized one. The way people respond to slight setbacks in this world is over 9000, I couldn't relate.

The boy's parents ended up getting a car accident because they were too busy turning around their heads telling him he can't be a singer. And.. how is that his fault?
The pop idol's mother was a stereotypical neglectful mother who only cared for the man who left her dumb ass many years ago. And.. am I supposed to feel sorry for this kid now, who still chooses to work together with this man and be a douche at the end of it all?
Even less understandable was the drama that started playing after the ghost singer got exposed, where the entirety of China becomes too hung-up over having been deceived to recognize this child as a talent that deserves recognition. An angry mob even shows up at his house to beat him up over it. And.. why him, of all people involved?
Is being someone's ghost singer the most dishonourable job one can accept in China?

The ending was also weird. The boy is offered a music career and rejects it right away. Why does he reject the offer of a company that is most likely to have him do whatever he wants and pay him for it?
He proclaims to want to do his own thing, but how is that going to pay the bills, idiot? The hospital informed him earlier that his mother needs a more expensive treatment, she is basically dying, and he still needs to pay that large fine to his old company for breaking the contract by being discovered. This is the worst point in time to deny an offer and the anime ends without giving us any reassurance things will turn around.
So then, is this a case of "wait for season 2" or "whatever, read the manga"?

I liked this fine enough, still, it barely gets that good rating from me. It helps that it's a short series.



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