Cashero Review: When a man, desperately trying to get money together to buy a home, inherits an odd superpower, his life changes in mysterious ways. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, he must make a dangerous choice.
Cashero Netflix Cast
Cashero Series Director
Lee Chang-min
Cashero Kdrama Writer
Lee Jane, Jeon Chan-ho
Original Title
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The series has 8 episodes, each with a runtime of around 50 minutes. The series is based on the Kakao webtoon of the same name by Lee Hoon and No Hye-ok.
Cashero Review
What happens when your husband inherits superpowers, and his already nonexistent money vanishes into thin air as he saves others’ lives? Cashero is a quirky and insightful watch that reminds us to extend a helping hand out to those who need it while also realising the consequences of those actions, especially when your family is the one who has to pay for them.
The series, following Lee Jun-ho’s Sang-ung, is a fun watch that can get a bit slow thanks to some repetition in the storytelling and a rather sweet Min-suk, who somehow ends up bearing the brunt of her superhero fiancé/husband’s quirk. The series is enjoyable and makes you look forward to Lee Jun-ho and Kim Hye-jun’s chemistry as things get from bad to worse for both of them. It interestingly starts off strong, with Sang-ung’s odd predicament taking centre stage almost immediately.
However, things plateau out a bit after that, with Sang-ung facing similar predicaments over the course of a few episodes. Although it gives us a better understanding of his relationship with Min-suk and establishes the relationship between him and his newfound group, the situations themselves are a bit boring and predictable. This results in us clocking out a bit, and I even found myself skipping through a few sequences because they felt very familiar.
Another problem I found with the series is that it feels very immature at times. Like, the stakes don’t seem that high, and whatever little there is gets solved quickly. Things are slow but also not slow enough, and it’s a bit confusing in my book. I think the series isn’t able to hold on to the engaging aspects that well, and the humour that I thought would be a central part is almost non-existent after a while. Thus, it’s not funny, and neither is it an edge-of-your-seat thriller, and I think the laidback aspect doesn’t do it many favours.
I think what Cashero does a good job of showing is the weight of financial burdens and responsibilities in today’s generation. Watching Sang-ung struggle is so relatable that it makes you feel depressed when he spends money that he doesn’t have or, worse, spends Min-suk’s money. I get doing good deeds, but the reality of today’s life is that nothing comes for free, and society won’t hesitate to look the other way when you are in distress.
Furthermore, it questions society’s choices regarding helping others and the toll that it takes on those who put their foot forward to do a good deed. It’s an interesting conversation that has many nuances, and watching it unfold in Cashero is an interesting affair. Coming to the antagonists, I found Kang Hanna and Lee Chae-min to be absolutely watchable, although their characters end up not being defined well enough. I think this constant cat-and-mouse chase takes away from showcasing them as competent villains, which is a shame.
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Lee Jun-ho is great in the series, though, and is enjoyable as Sang-ung. I think his character needed more wit and humour to really seal the deal because your father giving you superpowers that end up making you go broke isn’t something that anyone can digest without some funny bits. I don’t know why they didn’t add more and why the series takes such a middle ground with everything, but it really loses out on creating the right impact.
Final Thoughts
Cashero is fine, but I think it would’ve been more memorable as a more humorous affair and if it were really committed to one thing instead of trying to be both serious and light-hearted. I am mostly disappointed because it feels predictable and repetitive and doesn’t really add much to the genre, although the idea of your superpowers taking away your money is both hilarious and unhinged. They should’ve leaned more into that.
What are your thoughts on Cashero? Let us know in the comments below!
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I enjoyed it immensely! it was relatable, which no superhero movie typically is, and the actors’ performances were wonderful!
Using money while he using power, pretty useless, atleast in a fight,
Hopefully he can just grab some cash in the fights,
Going empty and its over,
Now i hope its dosent mean only he’s money, he can steal take from other,
Steal a few millions from criminals gangsters and your great, or else use of power going to be used too little…
This is shown quite well – he can only use his own money. Using other’s money ends in him losing his powers.
Wooow a super hero that not saving or helping anyone not even in free time or on the job,
ABSOLUTE USELESS….get better or this will be very stressful to watch and the shortest tv shows i EVER SEEN…
And that dad who gave him this without saying anything,
I think its free to BEAT HIM UP, tax free no cash needed….
How about the mom, does she have the same stuff??? Well give that to the girl so she can use it better (she’s richer than him)…
His mother doesn’t have it and it can be passed to blood relatives.
Sooo everytime that guy gets money dumped in he’s laps,
THE WHOLE CITY EXPLODING aaand its gone….like in minutes….
Yeah very naturally….
First Kdrama series of Lee Jun Ho that didn’t give me the hook to finish watching episode 1, let alone continuing to watch episode 2. Boring and depressing. Sigh.
For me it’s very enjoyable because the message of the story is so clear & relatable. In practical life there is no such super powers and super humans after all of us having limited resources for living. so the theme of the story is cleared HELP OTHERS EVEN YOU ARE HELPLESS create your own way to solve problems for yourself and for others this is the actually humanity otherwise there are lots of living things which taking breath and live for itself
Ohhh god those laughing yakuza mafia bitches, the 50 year hagiss in episode 2, almost a 30 minutes to beat up that guy,
She and other little bitch in episode 4, should been unalived, just sitting there and laughing….watching,
The scene hes fighting those guards cool but disturbing stuff in between the fights,
Could had done the fights without audience, its ruined the fight…
And that fire girl earlier, lost her fire in the rain, then she become the biig guy later, im losing it…no need for another sesson, some evil expermental doctor i don’t want to see EVER AGAIN….
Ooh GREAT episode 5, where he going to sell his power,
But before that without any explanation or trying to say the reason he’s better of not going in there, pointless fight,
And then inside again with that funny(NOT) laughing girl again, fucking stop behave like 12 years brat, and act more professionally and grown up, and not a kindergarden little kid,
And with no more further details, HE LOSING THE BAG OF MONEY because someone shootting at him inside the place… WHAT…
I’ll take a months from this before i il real losing some screws, already did but only useless ones….