Park Yong Ha: A Tribute
(In Story of a Man) Sometimes it hurts so much, even when its so disconnected from your real life.
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7 Seeds: Reading Links + OTP Speculations
Instead of sleeping like a good koala should have been doing, I nearly pulled an all-nighter re-reading my stash of 7 Seeds. Yes, it’s that good. And no, I’m not exaggerating.
Continue reading →Bidam: Be Still My Heart
(Bidam – hotter when he’s holding a sword and styled like a Shilla warrior god) I am currently watching Bad Guy – which is not as good as I had hoped, but better than the average fare currently airing. I’m sticking with Bad Guy, primarily because it stars Kim Nam Gil.
Continue reading →7 Seeds: A Manga First Impression Review
(Natsu, our heroine of Summer Group-B, with Arashi, her crush, and Semimaru, the group rebel/clown) Sci-Fi Meets Shoujo Manga: Before I read my first novel, before I watched my first drama, before I launched into a thousand and one obsessions, it all started when I read my first Japanese manga.
Continue reading →Athena Promotional Pictures
Without further adieu, the first promotional pictures for the upcoming K-drama Athena are out:
Continue reading →My Obsessions
I thought about following the tried and true formula of continuing to generate top ten lists of various topics. But then I realized that I have the attention span of a squirrel. Getting on my top ten doesn’t really mean I am all that into you, drama/actor/actress/book.
Continue reading →“She’s Not A Witch, She’s My Mother!”
As the title clearly indicates, this is a companion piece to the post I did about the memorable and heart-warming parental figures in K-dramas.
Continue reading →“He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Father”
I sometimes live in drama land for stretches at a time. When I emerge from a drama haze, I find that another holiday has passed or I’ve missed yet another birthday.
Continue reading →“Fauxcest is the Best!”
K-dramas and the fascination with the Love-That-Dare-Not-Speaketh-It’s-Name:
After watching K-dramas for over three years (wow, has it really been that long?), I’ve noticed an oft-used subject matter is the kinda-sorta-maybe romance between two people who have some sort of relationship with each other that should preclude any romantic involvement.
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