This movie looks stunning. I am enthralled by how moody and evocative the first official stills look from the upcoming movie Always with So Ji Sub and Han Hyo Joo. He plays a boxer, she plays a blind artist, clearly they fall for each other. Some couplings just visually look right together, and I’ve thought so about this pairing since … Continue reading →
What makes Black & White such a solid thriller drama lies in it’s script and filming being fully completed prior to broadcast. Without the need to cater to audience whims or extension requests, the plot is well thought out and the presentation flows smoothly. The action and plot exposition pieces are deftly woven with the character interactions. The romance aspect … Continue reading →
Buh? My newsfeed is usually brimming with rumors, gossip, and confirmations that rarely does any casting catch me off guard only after it’s been verified. And especially about my handsome Jo Hyun Jae, no less. Well, newly minted fans of Jo Hyun Jae after watching him as the perfect white knight Han Kang in 49 Days, wait no longer because … Continue reading →
It’s the grand finale of Drunken to Love You this weekend, and I for one am absolutely thrilled (and going to break out the bubbly at home when I watch it). The last two episodes reinvigorated my passion for this drama, which had mellowed in the past few weeks, but has been revived just in time to celebrate four months of a great drama … Continue reading →
This drama? Is wonderfully cute. I’ve been indifferent to Aragaki Yui since she gave such a placid performance in Code Blue, so she doesn’t exactly call to mind determined, blunt, and cranky young lawyer Ayukawa Wakaba, a gunning for private jet and Manhattan penthouse type of character. Boy was I wrong. Zenkai Girl with Yui and Nishikido Ryo (as yummy … Continue reading →
Oh boy, I have to confess that had Protect the Boss not been so unexpectedly awesome, I was actually all prepared to recap Can’t Lose. But now I haven’t the time, though I’m definitely still going to watch it because the first trailer is out and it looks cute. CL is going to have a steep uphill climb when it … Continue reading →
The more dramas one has watched, the less one is likely to be impressed with something just okay, and the more one is likely to see the cracks on the surface rather than gloss over them. I try to keep a comfortable balance between casting a critical eye towards everything I watch (the brain, is good, use it) and yet … Continue reading →
The written preview for episode 11 of Spy Myung Wol definitively answers the question about whether we are getting some actual forward movement from the OTP, as opposed to the one step forward two steps back we’ve been subjected to for pretty much the entire run of the drama so far. Part of me actually thinks the drama should just … Continue reading →
If anyone thought that I would not write about Jang Geun Seok returning to drama land, and in a Yoon Seok Ho drama no less, then you clearly don’t know the hold this boy has over me. It’s not that I find him cute, it’s that I find him cute, think he has a charming real life personality, and most … Continue reading →
Ever since I started recapping Protect the Boss, I noticed that the drama is so brilliant it’s roping in viewers by its excellent storytelling and spot on acting by the two leads Ji Sung and Choi Kang Hee, but almost everyone professes not to be familiar with either actors or their previous works. Let’s start with a fun fact about … Continue reading →
Have you heard murmurings here and there about Protect the Boss and how awesome it is right off the bat? I think it’s safe to announce now that this drama rocks so hard, it can put on its own concert at Madison Square Garden and I guarantee it’ll sell out. What are you waiting for? Get. On. This. Ride. Now. … Continue reading →
It’s not often you see a photoshoot where the actress is not only gorgeous in it, but the theme actually reflects something about who the actress is. Park Jin Hee, currently filming the movie Grape Candy, recently did a photo shoot for Allure Korea where her love of environmental causes was integrated into the shoot in a front and center … Continue reading →
This episode was like the calm before the storm. Taiwanese dramas are predictable in that it deals with each plot development almost exclusively rather than simultaneously juggling multiple threads. The issues may be raised here and there, but the drama likes to tackle each one at a time. Last episode put an end to the market place takeover kerfluffle, resolving … Continue reading →