Category Archives: K-dramas

Major Realizations Along With Transformation Awaits in Episode 7 of It’s Okay to Not Be Okay Ending with Ratings of 5.054% and 5.555%

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Each episode of It’s Okay to Not be Okay surprises me, catches me off guard much like Moon Young’s striking utterances and the unfolding truths about what the past was for these main characters. Normally I stan the romance above all else but here I want these characters to heal first because they can’t really sustain a healthy relationship otherwise. … Continue reading →

Park Shin Hye Exquisite in Black and White Themed Spreads Promoting K-movie #Alive

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It’s been wild in 2020 so far but some things are consistent. K-movies are still being released and I can still expect the same beautiful and expected pictorials from stars promoting said movies. It’s a given that K-movies are willing to push the envelope in the actual content but never in the promotional materials. Case in point Park Shin Hye … Continue reading →

Ji Hyun Woo and Kim So Eun Find Romance in MBC every1 Drama Love is Annoying But I Hate Being Lonely Premiering August 2020

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Boy does the title of this drama hit on every partnering nerve. I’m sure there are true diehard romantics out there but the thought that Love is Annoying But I Hate Being Lonely driving people to pair up is probably a vast majority. MBC every1 is premiering this August 11th an 1-episode a week drama with Ji Hyun Woo and … Continue reading →

It’s Okay to Not be Okay Visualizes the Bluebeard Fairy Tale with a Collection of Trophy Wives

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I’m so charmed by the dark whimsy of It’s Okay to Not be Okay and how it weaves both the fairy tales of cultural significance such as the Red Dancing Shoes and Bluebeard as well as female lead Go Moon Young’s own stories into the narrative. The newest stills are from the epilogue of episode 6 and show the dark … Continue reading →

Previews for tvN Drama Flower of Evil with Lee Jun Ki and Moon Chae Won Contrast Happy Family with Dark Lies

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Whenever I see new stills and previews for upcoming tvN drama Flower of Evil I keep wanting to yell “but what about the child(ren)?” Lol, that’s the catchphrase for the morality police but here I do think that the whole scenario of Daddy Lee Jun Ki being a formerly bad/evil person living a pretend life to Mommy Moon Chae Won … Continue reading →

Multitude of K-stars Attend Press Conference Promoting Sci-fi Drama Anthology SF8 Airing on MBC in August 2020

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The future is constantly used as a subject matter of sci-fi shows and movies because there is much to mine in the unknown, and the known about how we think our society will evolve. The drama comes in projecting how humans will adapt and change with the evolution of technology and life spans and world expansion/contraction. Upcoming anthology drama series … Continue reading →

tvN Delays K-drama Birthcare Center, Will Air Variety and Drama Reruns Until The Moment with Park Bo Gum and Park So Dam Premieres in August

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I was wondering why tvN was starting to release teaser promos for upcoming Mon-Tues drama The Moment (Record of Youth) since is was slated to premiere in September and its predecessor drama Birthcare Center wasn’t even getting any promos. Turns out Birthcare Center is being delayed until November ostensibly to better produce the drama, hahahaha not sure if it’s aligned … Continue reading →

Illustrator Jamsan Provides All Stop Motion and Fairy Tale Book Drawings for It’s Okay to Not be Okay Reuniting with Same PD of Encounter

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There is so much back and forth these days whether one likes or doesn’t like a drama. It’s rather exhausting and I miss the days of more constructive and fun commentary. Artistic output is subjective and on that subjective note I love the illustrations and animation in currently airing tvN drama It’s Okay to Not be Okay. The artist is … Continue reading →

Yoon Shi Yoon and Kyung Soo Jin Radiate Warm Offscreen and Tense Onscreen Chemistry Promoting Upcoming OCN Drama Train

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This weekend the train leaves the station and let’s get see what round two of the parallel worlds K-drama executes the tricky subject matter. OCN thriller Train takes over the Sat-Sun time slot this Saturday with Yoon Shi Yoon and Kyung Soo Jin do double duty as they investigate a serial killer through two different worlds. Yoon Shi Yoon is … Continue reading →

Youthful Dreams and Sweet Romance Teased in First Look at tvN Drama The Moment with Park Bo Gum and Park So Dam

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The teaser is out for upcoming tvN drama The Moment (Record of Youth) and it totally reminds me of Heartstrings many many years ago but swapping the acting/modeling for the music. Park Bo Gum and Park So Dam look adorable together in their one scene in the teaser and separately they also have such bright positive energy that leaps from … Continue reading →

Cohabitation Slowly Tears Down Emotional Walls in Episode 6 of It’s Okay to Not be Okay Garnering Steady 5.647% Ratings

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Oh boy, I crazy loved episode 6 of It’s Okay to Not be Okay, yesterday’s slower episode felt like it was conserving a lot of emotional heft to unleash today. With a slight increase to 5.647% ratings on tvN, the drama is a mid-range hit for the cable network and a deep dish akin to Producers rather than the stratospheric … Continue reading →

Choi Jin Hyuk and Park Joo Hyun Sign on for Comedy KBS Drama Zombie Detective

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This sounds strangely interesting and appealing to me from concept alone, not sure why. KBS is prepping a latter half of 2020 K-drama called Zombie Detective and it’s exactly as the title suggests, a zombie who works as a detective. Choi Jin Hyuk will play the titular zombie-detective, a zombie who hides from humans in the mountains and learns this … Continue reading →

Episode 5 of It’s Okay to Not be Okay Slowly Peels Back Emotional Layers and Gets 5.248% Ratings

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Rather than a train journey of steady speed, tvN drama It’s Okay to Not be Okay is looking more like a car drive down the coast. At times electrifying with the astounding view and now we see a slow down of quiet contemplation. Episode 5 was a lovely interlude of sorts, bringing Kang Tae and Moon Young into each other’s … Continue reading →