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Count Tachibana/ Let's talk coming of age, historical drama and all things spooky-PART 1

Count Tachibana/ Let's talk coming of age, historical drama and all things spooky-PART 1

Released Wednesday, 19th October 2022
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Count Tachibana/ Let's talk coming of age, historical drama and all things spooky-PART 1

Count Tachibana/ Let's talk coming of age, historical drama and all things spooky-PART 1

Count Tachibana/ Let's talk coming of age, historical drama and all things spooky-PART 1

Count Tachibana/ Let's talk coming of age, historical drama and all things spooky-PART 1

Wednesday, 19th October 2022
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What was supposed to be a short comeback episode became a 50 minute long ass improv situation where I'm ranting in a very chaotic way.
But at this point I'm guessing chaotic energy is clearly part of my genetic makeup, so I'll fully embrace it.

After two months of silence, I decided to do something completely different than usual, aka recording without a script-I know, shocking.
Did it go the way it was supposed to? Absolutely not.
Do I love it? Every second.
And please, I do encourage you to let me know if you prefer this style better, because as I always say, whatever I do I do for you, my lovely audience, so I want to do my best to improve each time.

But enough with the chit-chats: what's occurring today?
After debating between me and moi on what to bring to these screens for the longest time, it finally came the day when "Count Tachibana" by Kakki came to my aide.
Set during the period of Japanese colonial rule over Korea, "Count Tachibana" narrates the story of two boys, Yonghyun and Sho, from the point of view of Yonghyun.
In the mountains behind the village where Yonghyun lives, lies the residence of one Count Tachibana. Every summer, the boy is invited to said residence to keep company to the only son of the Count, Sho.
Tachibana Sho is a very peculiar subject, and a complete mystery. For one, it seems like he never set foot outside the mansion, and he seems to know no other human being, except for Yonghyun and his own family.
Since they formed a solid and intimate bond during the time they spent together, Yonghyun starts to devise a plan in order for Sho to escape that same mansion that seems to keep him prisoner.
And this could be a tale of two boys like any other, if only the Tachibana family wouldn't be shrouded in mystery.
For one, no one seems to have ever seen the Count, a man always cooped up in his study with work as his top priority.
Furthermore, Sho is forced by a strange and aloof  woman-who calls herself his "guardian"-to take some sort of medicine every night, though no one said anything about the boy being sick.
Also, there's those strange rituals taking place in the Count's study, rituals revolving around a mysterious mirror and the colour red, where never seen before women are chanting in an unknown language.
When there's clearly more than meets the eye, will the boys succed in the accomplishments of their plans, or will they succumb to the meddlesome trouble of the adults around them? 

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