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Korean drama "Memories of the Alhambra" after watching and filming

May 26, 2022

I recently caught up with Memories of the Alhambra (Korean: 알함브라궁전의추억, English: Memories of the Alhambra) on Netflix, a fusion of augmented reality, fantasy, suspense, exotic and Korean dramas with love elements, the subject matter is quite attractive.

⭐ For the full version with a lot of spoilers, please read this
Korean Drama | Memories of the Alhambra | Shooting Spots, Plot Introduction, After Viewing

short review

Liu Zhenyu is really one of the most miserable and down-to-earth male protagonists I have ever seen. He failed twice in his marriage. In order to introduce a new game, he has been in trouble after trying it out, but everyone only thinks that he is paranoid, has a worrying mental state, and is a broken and lonely person. The leg was also lame from an accident in the game.

The brotherhood between Liu Zhenyu and Secretary Xu Tingxun made me cry a lot. Zhenyu was betrayed by the whole world, but Tingxun still believed in him unconditionally. In the end, when he wanted to delete Tingxun, who regarded him as his younger brother, he couldn't do it immediately, because he would never see Tingxun appearing as an NPC again. He inserted the key into Tingxun's chest, and the whole process Holding him, tears of grief all over his face, this scene really makes people cry! !

Hyun Bin's expression scene is so good, it's very engaging

My favorite part of the show

The subject matter is very cool, and the AR game also integrates exotic history and culture, such as the theme song "Memories of the Alhambra" , a famous classical guitar work, and the legend of the murals in the Alhambra - when paradise If the key meets Fatima's hand, the palace will collapse .

The European scenery in the play is so beautiful, and many dialogues are conducted in Spanish (you can practice listening), and Park Shin-hye speaks the lines in Spanish really fluently.

But there's a lot to complain about

The editor is poisonous. The whole play uses a lot of interludes and supplementary narrations. Although it adds a sense of suspense, the editing is too broken, and it also makes the viewers emotionally incoherent.

To be honest, there are quite a few places in this drama that can't stand scrutiny. Anyway, the focus is on watching Hyun Bin's wonderful action scenes and acting handsome. XD What I wonder most is that after Shizhou appeared, why didn't Zhenyu and his team discuss with Shizhou what was wrong with the game first? How to improve before listing? After Shizhou's return, he did little to develop the game. Why did the whole team think that the game would be fine after Zhenyu's mission was completed? Or does everyone feel that the game is fine from start to finish? In a big company with so many engineers, how come no one has tried to study the problem of the game? It took a year for Shi Zhou to say that Zhenyu might be in the dungeon. I just think that Zhenyu was miserable. If Xizhu blames you, blame your brother! Maybe the original design of the game is that whoever completes the task assigned by Master can break the level and become a new Master, but it is really speechless to change into a grabbing alternation in the end. And Zhenyu's lameness is caused by the real world, why won't he be lame in the game? This is really unacceptable. Is the lameness just his psychological effect? But the doctors diagnosed him with a lifelong lameness.

Regardless of the bug, the point is to watch Hyun Bin's wonderful action scenes and acting handsome.

Filming locations

In addition to Barcelona and Granada, other filming locations include Girona in northeastern Spain (the Granada street scene in the play, the Bonita Hotel, and the Tapas restaurant where Zhenyu borrowed the toilet), the capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana (the play is the scene of the Granada street scene, the Bonita Hotel, and the Tapas restaurant where Zhenyu borrowed the toilet). Granada street scene in the middle, the square where the warriors of Aragon were fought, the Akashava Cafe), Keleti, Hungary East Station in Budapest (Barcelona Sants Station in the play), Mezőtúr Station in Hungary (Granada Station in the play), Hungary Kisterenye Station (in the play is the small town train station where Zhenyu took the station), Incheon Botanical Garden (in the play, Granada Park), when watching the play, you will always be aware of the difference in the shooting city, there will be a bit of drama, and you will feel that the protagonists are Teleported XD, but none of them would not stop playing.

Further reading
2019 Slovenia | LJUBLJANA, the elegant old town of Ljubljana | Accommodation, restaurants, attractions
2019 Hungary | Budapest | Accommodation and Transportation, Danube River Day and Night View, Szechenyi Chain Bridge, Fisherman's Bastion, Parliament Building, New York Palace Coffee

🇪🇸 Granada, Spain

Probably taken from the Mirador de San Nicolás

🇪🇸Girona, Spain

🇪🇸Barcelona, Spain

🇸🇮 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Shoemaker Bridge Šuštarski most and Zlata Ladjica Pub, Alcazaba Cafe in the play, although there is also a castle on Ljubljana Hill, the castle in this scene is P's

Herkulov vodnjak, the square of the first episode

Near Trubarjeva cesta, a street in the center of Ljubljana with lots of graffiti and small shops

I went to the city of Ljubljana in 2019, and it was beautiful to take pictures, but I didn't go near the Alcazaba Cafe at that time.

🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary

Keleti at Budapest East Station (Barcelona Sants Station in the play)

Budapest East Station was also visited in 2019. It is a very classical terminal station, but I think the interior of the station is dirty and old.

The Barcelona-Granada sleeper train that appeared in the play actually stopped running in August 2015. When I traveled to Spain in 2016 and 2018, I thought about scheduling the Granada, but in the end I gave up because of the time and trouble to pull the train. Thinking that in 2019, there will be a direct AVE high-speed train to Granada, which means that if I want to go from Barcelona to Granada, I should choose to take a plane. When it is cheap, it is 24.99€ without luggage. It only takes 1.5 hours, and it costs about 93.7€ before sleeping!