There is something so darn familiar about Sword and Flower (The Blade and Petal) that draws me to it literally like a bee to a flower. The familiarity stems from this drama feeling and looking and sounding like a typical C-wuxia drama than anything K-drama-esque. The star-crossed lovers, the military coup, the stylized fighting, the sleek aura, it all serves … Continue reading →
I think its safe to assume that most people tuning in for the upcoming SBS weekend drama Goddess of Marriage is interested in the main love triangle of Kim Ji Hoon, Nam Sang Mi, and Lee Sang Woo. I don’t blame them, the more I see of the other three couples in the drama the less I’m keen on spending … Continue reading →
Is that what I think it is? Jealous Se Yi? Little clueless Sheep Girl with daddy issues being jealous when she sees Seol Chan hugging Na Na? Oh heck yeah! It’s finally about time the final leg of the love triangle in Monstar starts realizing she’s got some emotional stakes in the ground as well, what with the two boys … Continue reading →
Even as SETTV is riding the coattails of the repeat pairing of tabloid friendly George Hu and Annie Chen in Love Around, the network might actually have an even juicier and more promising something something happening over on Friday night on the set of Just You. Co-stars Puff Guo and Aaron Yan hit it off right from the start, gushing … Continue reading →
Now I know why Kim Soo Hyun showed up at the VIP movie premiere of Cold Eyes wearing a green polka dot shirt and sporting a Sam Dong from Dream High expression from when he first arrived in Seoul from the countryside. He’s about to play an alien in his upcoming drama and he’s already method acting! He’s being courted … Continue reading →
Nothing screams dead heat of Summer than a nighttime VIP movie premiere in Seoul where all the stars attending were glistening with the combination of BB cream and sweat. Blotting paper for all! It was a parade of actors and actresses at the star-studded movie premiere for Cold Eyes (otherwise known as Surveillance or Stakeout or The Watchers), the thriller … Continue reading →
Good lord, can I get this right now or do I really have to wait another month? The upcoming tvN cops-and-spirits melodrama Who Are You released the first official stills of the three leads So Yi Hyun, Taecyeon, and Kim Jae Wook. I promptly fell in love. All three of them look so gorgeous its unreal, though only one plays … Continue reading →
Not all dramas are created equal but I think to think everything starts off on the same blank piece of paper with a concept. Lately cable networks have consistently been more innovative and entertaining than the Big Three (SBS, MBC, KBS), and by all objective measures doing so by a long shot. Lately most mainstream dramas can’t even start off … Continue reading →
Is it surprising that a glimpse of Kim Bum in his version of the sageuk mane of glory could revive my flagging interest in Goddess of Fire Jeongi? I ought to feel a dash ashamed for the superficiality but who has time to waste on that when it’s smiling dimpled Kim Bum doing his own warrior interpretation! Pretty soon we’ll … Continue reading →
Two much talked about Mon-Tues K-dramas ended today and I’m not going to say “I told you so” to those who stuck around for the entire journey, but even in my jaded and zero expectation left imagination I could not possibly have come up with more inane and unsatisfying endings than what these two delivered as a one-two punch. Spoilers … Continue reading →
Listen up folks, I think we have found the current front runner for worst drama posters of 2013. Please take your exalted place at the front of the line Scandal: That Very Shocking and Immoral Incident. First of all, the fact that this darn drama can’t be satisfied with just calling itself Scandal and has to add the mouthful afterwards … Continue reading →
Ooooh, looking good Empire of Gold. Me likely, though one official poster is much better than the other. Jang Ok Jung, Live in Love ends this week and SBS must be breathing a sigh of relief to move on to more promising pastures with Empire of Gold transitioning the Mon-Tues time slot for the network back to the modern drama. … Continue reading →
I hope I can keep starting off every recap of Monstar with the same sentence, that this was the best episode yet. It need not sound repetitive if true, and since this is a once-a-week 12-episode drama, aiming to keep reaching higher isn’t a formidable feat but does require a firm grasp of the overall narrative. Episode 6 was an … Continue reading →