Kdrama to Maybe Watch: The Man's Voice (2021)

 

The Man's Voice (2021)

Grade: B-

8 Episodes, 30 minutes each

Viewing Platform: Viki

Part-time convenience store worker Go Mi Rim has a bit of a crush on one of the regulars to the store – airline pilot Baek Tae Hwa. Part of his attractiveness is how attentive he is to his pet cat, Natsume. One day, Tae Hwa ends up asking Mi Rim to watch his cat for a few days – of course she agrees, because this could be the way to make her daydreams of getting to know the handsome pilot come true! But what happens when lightning strikes and grants Mi Rim the ability to hear Natsume's thoughts? Will the middle-aged cat help Mi Rim win his “butler's” heart, or will the jealous cat sabotage her efforts?

*Promising premise, with a touch of the fantastic injected into the banal. It is a short series based off a web toon, so there isn't too much substance, and it does fall a bit flat by the last episode (too much time spent on a breakup that wasn't really a breakup since they hadn't quite started dating), but it is at least a little entertaining. Lower quality production, with obvious sound editing issues. The voice actor for the cat was the best part! They picked someone who sounded like a grumpy old man, which worked well for the overall concept. I probably won't watch it again, but it's fun for at least one viewing.*