Where Stars Land

• Korean: 더블유
• Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_Stars_Land
• Rating: 5/6 
• Posted: March 26, 2024

The MMC has an accident that left his right arm unusable and he himself was confined to a wheelchair for a time. He experienced discrimination by onlookers for his physical disability and was very much depressed until an experimental wearable device allowed him to stand again, even gained some form of superpower with his right arm in the process. Just as he thought he could now start living a normal life, he met again the woman that would cause his wearables to malfunction. Can he juggle between his wants of a normal life and his heart?

The most unbelievable part about the show is not the discrimination befalling the MMC during his wheelchair-bound period (this I get), but is how he still needs to hide after donning his wearables. Perhaps there is a difference in culture here; in the United States at least, if you have a bionic arm or a bionic leg, chances are you are the cool kid in town, you may even get a cool nickname like “Winter Soldier”. This is only probable if the culture embraces self-expression and individualism. If the Korean culture is anything like the conservative Vietnamese culture, it would make sense that anything that is not normalcy or is non-uniform would be frowned upon. And for this, I couldn't give the show a perfect 5/5 because it hits so close to home.

By the way, this series has amazing music! Give my favourite a listen below.