This drama really knows how to pull tension out from all its plot threads in equal measure so that not a single element overwhelms all others. This is the first K-drama I can recollect where the central goal set forth in the beginning remains integral and pivotal as the story progresses. So many dramas use an interesting premise or objective … Continue reading →
I quite loved the ending to episode 15 of Prime Minister and I. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a satisfying pull along scene and I was fairly screaming at Yul to drag his runaway errant wife home. The lack of much conversation was even better because nothing needs to be said between them at this point. … Continue reading →
If ever there was a reason for me to re-watch Heirs the first one to come to mind would be for Kim Woo Bin. I’ve seen him in dramas before and acknowledge that he’s got that innate knack for acting which is all the more surprising since he came from a straight up modeling background. Sometimes models are excellent at … Continue reading →
The recent one-two punch of older man-younger woman K-drama pairings in Lee Bum Soo–Yoona in Prime Minister and I and Lee Seon Kyun–Lee Yeon Hee in Miss Korea is a refreshing change of pace from the popular trend for noona-dongsaeng pairings. I’ve liked plenty of those as well but right now I’m all about the Oppas. I double checked their … Continue reading →
After today’s episode 15 of Prime Minister and I there are only two more episodes left to wrap up the story. Will it end in a moralistic tale of family obligation over personal emotional stakes? Or will the romance that defies conventions in more ways than one be allowed to reach a happy ending? I have full confidence in the … Continue reading →
This one might be a skip from me even though its billed as a rom-com and normally that’s a genre that I’ll always check out. The upcoming Cunning Single Lady is deep into casting after securing leads Lee Min Jung and Joo Sang Wook. She’s a rom-com veteran and her last drama was the blink-and-miss-it low rated political rom-com All … Continue reading →
Are you guys ready for a Korean version of Chiaki and Nodame? Who could do justice to those two fascinating and eccentric characters? Ready or not Korea is preparing for a drama adaptation of the critically acclaimed manga Nodame Cantabile. I’m not a fan of the mangaka’s drawing or storytelling style so it was through the popular J-dorama adaptation that … Continue reading →
It’s safe to say that the shit is about to hit the fan in Prime Minister and I. Episode 15 will be a pivotal episode as the two people most affected by Na Young’s not being dead find out the twist in the story, namely my OTP of Da Jung and Yul. If K-dramas haven’t let me down so often … Continue reading →
I wanted the return of Not Dead Na Young in episode 14 of Prime Minister and I to be akin to ripping a band aid off a wound. Fast and furious with a momentarily twinge of a pain. Sadly that did not come to pass, we didn’t get to see her return and then get shipped off in one episode … Continue reading →
Hhhhmmm, looking good Ha Ji Won! With more than half its run remaining in Empress Ki, it’s only fitting that the titular character Ki Seung Nyang actually gets to working climbing up the court ladder to before the future Yuan Empress. It’s astounding really that the past twenty something episodes have basically been set up. It’s not unimportant and as … Continue reading →
Acclaimed C-director Li Shao Hong‘s planned C-adaptation of the popular K-drama Heirs has been getting lots of attention in the last two months and for good reason. Heirs was hella popular in China and continued to build Lee Min Ho‘s popularity as well as vaulted Kim Woo Bin from unknown in the Chinese market to suddenly a buzzy new face. … Continue reading →
I had promised to bring some popular Taiwan drama OST downloads and time and memory got away from me but late is better than never. Here’s the promised post with the official full length release of the theme and ending songs for SETTV‘s two popular Friday night dramas – the just finished Just You and the currently airing In A … Continue reading →
It’s no question Lee Min Ho had a really really good 2013 with Heirs boosting his popularity all over Asia once again. It didn’t even matter that the drama was mostly terrible and his character was primarily unpalatable, viewers slurped it up and asked for more. Lee Min Ho gave an interview a few weeks ago that I’ve finally gotten around … Continue reading →