So my weekend dramas for the last few weekends have been prestige with Revenant then thoughtful meaning of life contemplation with See You in My 19th Life and finally stuff my face with stupid empty calories addiction that is Durian’s Affair (Lady Durian). The TV Chosun fantasy makjang drama is best known for coming from the wacko brain of screenwriter … Continue reading →
It’s like this drama is being assembled with precision crafting for maximum awards season accolades and nothing wrong with that. Filming has begun for period heartwarming and life lessons K-drama Thank You for Your Hard Work (You Have Done Well) set in the 1950’s era Jeju Island with a modern day portion with the aged up leads. It’s been announced … Continue reading →
The success of Lost You Forever is all but guaranteed now, mere two days into its premiere. The reviews are excellent and the buzz is record topping, and with top liuliang Yang Zi as the female lead the continued online interest will only continue even if the drama story peters out. WHICH IT WON’T. Haha, I can guarantee it as … Continue reading →
I feel like this stuff would be fine maybe even 10 years ago, 20 years ago definitely, but in this day and age when bodily autonomy is openly expected it’s just odd how this drama leans against it. jTBC drama Behind Your Touch has Han Ji Min playing a vet who can read minds when she touches the behind of … Continue reading →
So I found the cheesy aspect of Legend of Anle strangely watchable and entertaining at the very beginning, the first few episodes, but alas that charm is so wafer thin that this drama starts sinking under the weight of all its legitimately pointed out problems. I’m nope-ing out of this one at this point after finding myself FF-ing every episode … Continue reading →
We’re a week out from the premiere of new tvN drama My Lovely Liar which will be taking over the Mon-Tues time slot at the end of July. The production has been doing a steady stream of promos and last week the first stills came out of leads Minhyun and Kim So Hyun in a fashion couples pictorial for a … Continue reading →
Well this is great news for Tencent and the production/cast of period xianxia C-drama Lost You Forever that it’s a hit out of the gate in terms of buzz and views. Even better are the first impression commentary from viewers is near universally positive and THAT’S BECAUSE THIS DRAMA IS EVERYTHING I CAN HOPE FOR. Sorry for yelling but folks … Continue reading →
I’m in an extra good mood with the satisfying ending to tvN fantasy drama See You in My 19th Life so the rest of the summer now feels like a good to have, So seeing Namgoong Min bringing his utmost sageuk intensity is just the cherry on top as I await the premiere of MBC drama My Dearest (Lovers) this … Continue reading →
So the success of When I Fly Towards You is still percolating, I swear leads Zhou Yi Ran and Zhang Miao Yi are getting so much press and I’m thrilled for them. I just started WIFTY and I LOVE IT TO PIECES! It’s like a less stupid and updated It Started with a Kiss with bonus points for Zhang Miao … Continue reading →
It’s rare that a drama ending is so satisfying it redeems all the flaws earlier but that’s how See You in My 19th Life made me feel. Notice I didn’t say great or perfect because it’s not, but the story stayed tight and consistent to telling the many lives of Ji Eum and what it means to remember and also … Continue reading →
K-actress Lim Ji Yeon‘s joyful gratitude has been one of the sweetest aspects of the 2023 K-awards season so far. In the half year since she becomes public enemy number 1 as Yeon Jin in The Glory, she has also won audience hearts as she won awards in real life being just so happy to be there and so honored … Continue reading →
So there is a Chinese saying that to untie a bell one needs the person who tied the bell (解鈴還須繫鈴人) which means that to resolve a problem one needs the person who caused it in the first person to do so. See You in My 19th Life turns out to be exactly that. Ji Eum’s memory spanning reincarnations came from … Continue reading →
I’m still a bit bloated from watching too many C-dramas recently, even with the ones I dropped it’s still A LOT of dramas to be binging thanks to the glut of releases in the past month. Since mid-June 2023 it’s been nonstop releases from all the major streaming platforms and Tencent has the recent successful The Longest Promise and will … Continue reading →
