KBS Mon-Tues drama I Remember You (Hello Monster) finished airing last week, a drama I consciously chose to ignore since I don’t like Seo In Guk and only watch Jang Nara dramas if she’s paired up with a leading man I adore. The ratings were low on that one with mixed audience reactions to the plot, which means KBS continued its recent streak of being the bottom dweller among the big three for that time slot. Up next is a drama that aims to jump outside the box a little and hopefully with it bring in higher ratings – Eccentric Daughter-in-law (The Virtual Bride) will only run for 12-episodes and be a “show within a show” format much like Producer. This will be interesting….
Starring Dasom of Sistar, she plays an over-the-hill idol who tries to rekindle her popularity by going on a reality show playing a fake daughter-in-law to a rich family. Think Cindy going on 1N2D in Producer. Playing her pretend mother-in-law is veteran actress Goo Do Shim, and rounding out the cast are Ryu Soo Young and Ki Tae Young as the male leads with Son Eun Seo as the rival second female lead. I really like both Ryu Soo Young and Ki Tae Young, and usually both play second male leads who never get the girl. so this time I’ll check this out just to see one of them get a happy ending LOL. I actually think the drama looks hilarious from the previews, very sitcom-ish and that’s right up my mood as summer comes to a close.
Previews for Eccentric Daughter-in-law (The Virtual Bride):
There are weird casting choices and this one is weird from both the leads itself…
Well this is an interesting pairing, setting aside the age difference at least I can…
I swear I just wrote about Song Joong Ki having his first baby and then…
At the end of the day, the core of any good drama remains the Story,…
If I didn't know this drama was a romance set in space and done K-drama…
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koala... you should try to watch i remember you... that drama did have flaw and low rating however it got brilliant plot and great chemistry among casts. Really sad it already end. I believe that writer really nailed it this time.
I Remember You is one of the best drama this year. Very underrated. The only bad thing about that drama is the ratings.
Well of course because it's not a fluffy rom-com loved by majority of people.It makes you ponder of complicated issues like morality,justice,justification,right or wrong etc.While there's nothing wrong with enjoying fluffy shows,it's a pity that there are so few people to appreciate something deeper and different.
I agree, IRY is one of the best dramas from this year! Plot, acting, camera, everything was top notch!
Amen! I came in with high expectations and was utterly blown away. Park Bogum, Seo Inguk and Jang Nara hit it out of the park! (Min-aaah! *sobs*)
+1 IRY was such an intelligently written and well cast drama (main to side characters) with a beautiful soundtrack - such a hidden gem of a drama.it is such a pity it was so under appreciated generally!
15+ alpha =)
I hope you get to see I Remember you because it is a gem of a drama. Why don't you like Seo In Guk?
I haven't seen I Remember You, but after High School King of Savvy all I can say is that Seo In Guk is bae.
I agree. It doesn't treat viewers as if they are dumb. I respect that despite the low ratings, they've never swayed from telling the story the way they want it. Awesome bromance!
"i remember you" is one hell of a drama...i am really shocked that you really dont like seo in guk..but you will definitely like him in this one...
Yeah. Me too, I love I Remember You so much. That drama is superb.:)
Wow..I remember is such a good drama ,and SIG is such an underrated actor ,way better then those big named actor,sad a good drama got barried like this
I never understood when someone skips a drama solely because of a particular actor/actress without giving it even a try unless that actor/actress is a terrible human being in real life.
Anyway I Remember You is a really well-written and well-acted drama no doubt.I'd recommend it even if you don't like SIG,because while he still has room for improvement, I don't think even his anti-fans would say that his acing is terrible.Plus D.O. was awesome here.
Well, I can understand. If there is no particular draw to a prject and it has lead acter/actress I don't like, than I skip it too.
But, I love SIG and I also loved I remember you. I'm a bit obsessed right now.
no I meant when it's 'only' because of the actor.I've heard people saying they are going to pass a drama because they don't like the lead actor/actress THOUGH the premise sounds interesting/drama is high rated/received good reviews.
@Narina: That depends on the actor. For example, I watch Tom Cruise movies, despite him, because some of them are really good and even if I don't like him I usually enjoy his performances. And than there is Channing Tatum. No, just no. I don't think he is attractive or a good actor. So I was really displeased when he was cast in the X-Men franchise. So I think I will have to skip the Gambit movies. I just can't take him seriously.
I watch JNR if she's paired with an actor I'm okay with though. My biases never act together. That's why I watched almost all her dramas. I wasn't a fan of SIG but I can totally see people falling madly in love with him (and Park Bo-gum) following IRY, which is in my opinion arguably one of the top three dramas of the year.
Ah Park Bo-gum! How can I forget him?! He was the brightest star of this drama and as you said,I became a fan of him although this is the first time I've seen him.
Quite honestly, I Remember You didn't do much for me. Don't get me wrong, I thought the plot premise was great and (some of) the actors had great chemistry but I thought the pacing was slow. My residual thoughts of watching it is somewhat similar to watching a high brow, cerebral independent movie... I feel smug that I watched it (and understood it) but it didn't fill me in any emotional way like a s****y thriller or fluffy romcom does. I'm just lowbrow common that way!
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