In a week or so the first quarter of 2013 will wrap up nice and tidy with many K-dramas ending just in time for new ones to arrive and herald the start of the second quarter. Normally I don’t take a temperature gauge since there is always a few dramas that interest me each period. 2013 started off promisingly enough with Flower Boy Next Door, and I was one of the few that loved the drama from beginning-to-end. But even then, it wasn’t a mania drama and the general feeling I got from the blogosphere was a sense of ennui. Either that or people were just tired from indulging over the holidays. I’m hoping that April will shake me out of my drama doldrums with the arrival of a big batch of new offerings. I have my biases, of course, but what are you most interested in? Will it be a snappy workplace comedy like God of the Workplace with the always glamorous Kim Hye Soo? Dying to see Lee Seung Gi transformed into a half-man/half-beast in Gu Family Book? Might Lee Dong Wook running all over Joseon in Mandate of Heaven tickle your fancy? Will Song Seung Heon‘s quest as a man to find love hook you? Are you anxiously awaiting Kim Tae Hee‘s version of famed historical personage Jang Ok Jung and seeing her seducing Yoo Ah In? Or will it be Shin Ha Kyun trying to out-maneuver Lee Min Jung in politics will wooing her in private? This is actually a very meaty and diverse range of offerings, with the moderns ranging from office romance to melodrama, while the period dramas run the gamut from fantasy legend to serious historical intrigue. While I think there is something from everyone, if all these dramas turn out to suck then it doesn’t matter what genre it is. Let’s pray that doesn’t happen and at least one drama floats my (and your) boat.
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Truth is if it wasn't for FBND and later TWTWB I would have had the crappiest first quarter of my K-drama viewing experience so far.
K-Drama land better recharge or re invent its self cause its been using and doing the same thing over an over and actually doing increasingly worse...
I voted quit, but I probably wouldn't quit. Just looking for something that I can get into. Last show I watched fully and enjoyed mostly was Nice Guy. Though it's been since QIHM and TK2H (which was a year ago!?) that I've really loved something. Been kind of a disappointing offering lately. Looking forward mostly to GFB, but I'll check out All About My Love too. When a Man Loves is full of pretty, but nope not getting into melos for awhile.
You're The Best, Lee Soon Shin!
Yeah! thanks for that totally forgot YTBLSS which has been a ray of sunshine in this other wise blaek winter in K-dramaland, after FBND.
Oh yeah that's true. Although it's a little too early for me to decide. But I would probably change my vote from almost quitting to so-so lol. 7GCS was so-so in the beginning and now just crap. SIGH. I'm excited for Gu Family Book and Lee Dong Wook/Song Ji Hyo!
Oh, looking back, the only drama I watched last quarter was FBND. I liked it a lot but not going crazy over it, just enough to follow blogs and tumblr to spy people's reactions and steal gifs left and right :D Other than that, nothing caught me! I am not hoping for a change comes the 2nd quarter of 2013. Out of the offerings, I only mildly interest in 1 drama. I don't even plan to check out the others, based on their synopsis and/or cast. So, maybe another 3-month of re-watching old favourites for me, waiting for summer to come.
Well I'm actually not interested in any of them but who knows I may feel differently when I watch a few eps. The only thing I'm interested in is War of the Flowers and End of the World.
The last drama I loved was School 2013, so that wasn't so bad.
Only two dramas that i can think of is school2013 anf fbnd. All the others are ok or meh. Haha
it was pretty good for me as I liked School 2013, FBND was good if not great....and I'm liking Incarnation of Money a lot...and also You're the best lee soon shin is sweet so far :)
therefore, satisfied :D
Looking forward to Gu Family Book and God of the workplace..
I'm not a HUGE fan of Lee Seung Gi. Although, I would probably watch it for Sung Joon, the bodyguard and nothing more. Not a huge fan of Suzy...I prefer IU in her weekend drama...or at least all the characters around her. But then again, I am bias because of my poor perception of Big...the big failure that it was. Didn't help that Suzy played an annoying character...although I was fairly annoyed with Yubin's Character in Nice Guy too...but she turned around...so there's a silver lining for you yet Suzy!
I'm not in love with Kim Tae Hee. Sometimes she's pretty, other times, she just looks weird (to me, personal opinion people, everyone is allowed that at least so don't start hating). So...I'm not really interested in that sageuk. I'd prefer Song Ji Hyo and Lee Dong Wook any day. So..I guess those two dramas. Not a fan of Lee Min Jung, seems like she plays typical characters every time...I wanna see her in something different. Until that happens. NOooppee, no loving from me! Same goes for Song Seung Heon
Dramas that I was interested in this year: School 2013 (LOVED), Nine Time Travels (loving it so far), Incarnation of Money (although...i follow it periodically, not religiously), and That Winter the Wind Blows..just cuz it's so pleasing to the eyes. :-)
So not so bad in my opinion
Totally with on Kim Tae Hee. I actually never find her pretty (let alone the goddess kind of beautiful as others see her) - she is some what, *searching for the right word*, "plain" to me..
I will totally watch Lee Dong Wook in whatever he's in (yep, he's my bias) and All About Love for both Shin Ha Kyun and Lee Min Jung
I am a HUGE fan of Lee Seung Gi. And who is the Sung Joon guy? Honestly never heard of him.
Sung Joon is the lead male in Shut Up Flower Band, pretty impressive drama ^^ oh, and he played as Kang Ji Hwan's lil brother in Lie to me too. Btw, I'm also HUGE FAN of Seung Gi, people has their own opinion dear :)
Its been a boring first quarter....FBND was the only show I really liked thtoughout but then even that wasn't that entertaining....i'm not including the wonderful Childless Comfort since it started airing last year...I'm not honestly that interested by most of the upcoming crop either...only All about my Romance really excites me....I plan on checking out the sageuks (Mandate, GFB and JOJ) but all of them have something or the other that makes me wary (Suzy, Kim Tae Hee, writers) so I'm keeping my expectations low there...I am however anticipating shows later in the summer like Shark and Godess of Fire