I feel like Park Hye Ryun‘s last drama Start-up, which I loved but ended up being so polarizing with viewers due to the male lead ship wars, made her next drama Castaway Diva turn out so uneventful. This weekend the drama finished it’s short 12-episode run averaging around 7% ratings through its entire run which I attribute to Park Eun Bin‘s wonderful and warm acting and a compelling family abuse story. Her being lost on an island for 15 years was dealt with in such a fairytale way (even her island set up was so twee and cottagecore) that the real trauma was around male lead Chae Jong Hyeob‘s story with his father’s abuse of the kids and their mother. There wasn’t any love line shipping and the romance was so sweet and caring but ultimately not a lot of fireworks. I wanted more from this drama so it didn’t fully engage me but I appreciated a well-written and emotionally sincere story albeit with lots of logical leaps that were noticeable without derailing the ultimate message about persevering through adversity.
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So my love for screenwriter Park Hye Ryun is basically contrary to mainstream lol, I’m so invested in Pinocchio, While You Were Sleeping, and Start-Up, but her bigger hits are I Hear Your Voice and now Castaway Diva which I … Continue reading
Last weekend was a big new arrival in K-drama land with Castaway Diva premiering on tvN, following Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramun and with the return of Park Eun Bin after her career elevating hit Extraordinary Attorney Woo last … Continue reading
The latest posters and previews for Castaway Diva continue to really make a dreamy presentation for being stranded on a deserted island. The drama posters really romanticize and glamorize what happened to her, being stuck on an island for 15 … Continue reading
It’s clear that K-actress Park Eun Bin is top of her age group class among actresses after Extraordinary Attorney Woo, for her next drama Castaway Diva I’ve rarely seen such a solo female-lead centric story and promos for anyone else … Continue reading
I swear that tvN drama Castaway Diva (Diva of the Deserted Island) was one of those still far away dramas but with the first teaser released this weekend it’s coming next month in October. That’s wild but not as wild … Continue reading
We just got a super early sneak peek at tvN drama Castaway Diva (Diva of the Deserted Island) which is scheduled to air in October 2023 on tvN. Netflix got a jump on the first release of the still of … Continue reading