The orchestra must go on for Maestra Lee Young-ae

7 November 27, 2023November 30, 2023

The orchestra must go on for Maestra Lee Young-ae

by tccolb

A new poster and teaser have been released for tvN’s looming mystery Maestra: Strings of Truth, where our conductor heroine Lee Young-ae (Inspector Koo) takes the stage again, willing away the growing cracks that have been threatening to shatter her fiercely earned success.

The adage “the show must go on” is not taken lightly by our Cha Se-eum (Lee Young-ae) who begins the trailer with her strict teaching that, “Every music piece that an orchestra shares with the audience must be perfect. In any circumstance.” She is then asked if this is what she’s been doing all this time for orchestras to improve, and Se-eum replies, “That’s why the stage for me is a war ground, where enemies are all around.”

It’s interesting that Se-eum is aware of the irony, walking eyes wide open into a lion’s den of her own making. She’s even creating a potentially scarier protégé in Hwang Boreumbyeol (The Secret Romantic Guesthouse), who coldly declares that, “You should leave if you don’t have the skill.”

But she’s not the only person to watch out for, with Se-eum’s husband Kim Young-jae (Numbers) showing his ugly side, in addition to the reappearance of her former boyfriend Lee Moo-saeng (The Glory) – who eerily wonders if Se-eum doesn’t want to live.

A shaken Se-eum hears the warning that, “They’re coming for you,” and she cries in anger, “How much more of your rock bottom do I have to see?” The teaser then ends as our heroine collects herself for another performance and she tells herself quietly, “It’s because this could be my last orchestra.”

Directed by PD Kim Jung-kwon (Love to Hate You) with Choi Yi-yoon and Hong Jung-hee writing, tvN’s Maestra: Strings of Truth will be airing in the weekend slot starting December 9.

Via Sports Donga (1), (2)

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Tags: Hwang Boreumbyul, Kim Young-jae, Lee Moo-saeng, Lee Young-ae, Maestra - Strings of Truth

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1 abalyn

November 27, 2023 at 3:42 PM

I was excited about this after Inspector Koo, but it seems weirdly intense. Hopefully there is more to this than the preview shows.

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2 🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸

November 28, 2023 at 7:24 AM

Ah Stress!! The Contract Marriages are not leaving me time to go to this musical concert. Although it seems more mystery, cheating husband than musical imo.

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3 Diana Hansen

November 28, 2023 at 12:45 PM

This looks good enough to try and hoping for a lot of music in it and a good OST because of it.

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4 ladynightshade wants to be gazed at by namgoong min

November 28, 2023 at 2:18 PM

Lee Young-ae is a must-watch actor for me, so I will be here no matter what. Not to mention the prospect of Lee Moo-saeng being the lesser of two trash men for once appeals greatly.

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DancingEmma

November 28, 2023 at 3:25 PM

Hello!
I hope I can find this. I was looking forward to “Tar” but despite CB’s stellar acting, found it disappointing. Of course, I’m not comparing the two but given how rare it is to see a drama about female conductors, I thought of “Tar”.

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ladynightshade wants to be gazed at by namgoong min

November 28, 2023 at 4:14 PM

This definitely feels like a heterosexual Tár. And probably a lot less focused on the abuse of power and sexual harassment. I understand the misgivings against Tár (apparently the critical reception amongst female conductors were mixed), but I found it to be a fascinating look into the corrupting influence of power and how it ultimately affects everyone stuck in a rigid hierarchical structure, regardless of gender or sexuality. It's also very slow and ambiguous in its storytelling, which can be off-putting.

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DancingEmma

November 28, 2023 at 4:33 PM

I appreciate your points about “Tár” dor sure.nThanks for reminding me about its correct spelling.
I read an interview with an American female conductor who has been in a same sex relationship for decades and agreed with her misgivings about the film not necessarily intending to accurately portray but then arguably actively misleading the audience by not also focusing on the critical mass of the male conductors who have abused their powers and many have largely escaped unscathed. A more superior film would try not to mislead the audience about the reality of such abuses.
It definitely was interesting to see how it commented on the inequality of bargaining power at a number of levels and its flow on effects. I think what put me off was the artistic vagueness and at times dull story-telling as it reduced the coherence of a story that could have been explosive.