[ Episode 5: Pretty Blues at Daniel's cafe ]
The angle in the Top Left picture below is interesting in that it starts from the blue sandals and goes slowly upwards, showing the sandals which match the blue skirt and blue structure on the right.
A patterned blue shirt against a dark blue background brings some texture to the picture.
[ Episode 4: Mi Young's sister ]
When I first saw this scene, I felt that it was very familiar.
I then recalled that I had seen it in an Almodovar movie, The Flower of My Secret.
Regardless of whether this scene is inspired by Almodovar's movie, the blue matching here is a successful one:
Blue clothes against a painting of the blue sea. A greyish bluish dress. A blue hairband with white polka dots to bring some variety. And even the light blue cap of the jar.
What I like best is the metallic bowl which reflects the blue-and-white checked table-cloth.
Almodovar's The Flower of My Secret (1995)
[ Episode 5: intense blues at the pre-natal class ]
Li Gun and Mi Young's rich blue clothes match the blue banner beautifully.
[ Episode 8: Unimaginative matching at Fermented Fish Restaurant ]
Again, both are wearing dull navy blue to match the solid blue umbrella.
The stylist seems to have run out of Blue ideas.
[ Episode 9: Too much solid blues at Mi Young's mother's restaurant ]
I love the intensity of this blue but I think there's too much of solid blue here.
The aprons are almost the same shade as Director Tak's shirt.
Even the plastic bags are solid blue, though of a lighter shade.
Surely more could have been done to relieve the blue monotony?
[ Almodovar's Women on the Verge of Nervous Breakdown (1986) ]
Here, the blue-based clothes have different designs on them to make the scene visually interesting. The lady in the middle is wearing blue-and-white stripes while the other is wearing a blouse with dark blue polka dots.
[ Episode 7: River Cruise ]
Mi Young's dress matches the blue bridge nicely in the background.
[ Episode 7: A few hours later, at the hospital ]
Again, lots of solid blues here. Only Mi Young's sister is wearing a blue floral skirt.
Although the stylist had painstakingly matched her skirt with the wall painting (black ovals),
the full skirt could be seen only for a few seconds.
This and a few other scenes give me the impression that the stylist had dressed the characters in blue for the sake of wearing blue.
[ Nagareboshi 流星 Shooting Star (2010) ]
The above hospital scenes bring to mind the Japanese drama, Nagareboshi, starring Takenouchi Yutaka.
As the main setting is an aquarium on an island, it's only natural that there should be lots of lovely blues in this drama.
But somehow, I get the impression that whoever planned these colours had a feel for blue.
In the top photo below, the characters are chatting outside the hospital.
They are wearing solid shades of blue which blend into the surroundings harmoniously.
Although blue seems to be the dominant colour of the drama, some scenes have pretty blues while in some other scenes, the blue matching seems to lack imagination.
But a few night scenes are beautifully lit in blue, like in Episode 5. The blue light matches the table railings and it give a cosy feel without the usual warm white colours.
[ Episode 17: Mi Young asks Li Gun to leave ] Unfortunately, the scenes here look much better on TV than on my computer.
The blue lighting is very atmospheric and, together with the melancholic song, makes the scenes somewhat sad.
After being asked to leave by his ex-wife, a depressed Lee Gun sits at the staircase before driving off.
Daniel is shocked that Li Gun has come to visit Mi Young.
The poor guy can only hide in a corner and look on.
The mood lighting makes me feel sorry for him, who has no hope with Mi Young.
His light blue shirt plays up nicely in the blue lighting.
The background is blue and even the passerby behind him is wearing blue.
Part 3: Why not match all the way?
Part 5: Houses in Dramas and Movies
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