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 am enjoying but not rabid about. Her formula is still at work here to great success, an engaging and emotionally gutting childhood portion and a transformative catharsis to come in the adult portion. Castaway Diva has more than doubled in ratings since the premiere of 3% to now 7.988% with Park Eun Bin absolutely worth her salary and then some with how incredible her acting skills are. But the drama for me has become the “Who is grown up Ki Ho” show between male leads Chae Jong Hyeob and Cha Hak Yeon and thank god neither are trendy actors with insane fan bases otherwise the ship wars will detract from the enjoyment. I think it’s for sure younger brother Bo Geol as signs point to older brother Woo Hak and I adore both and honestly these characters are such abused children I just want happiness any which way for them.
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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
I’m not sure if other bigger male leads passed on this drama but Park Eun Bin will be working with Chae Jong Hyeob as her costar with Cha Hak Yeon as the supporting lead for Diva of the Deserted Island. … Continue reading
In my rattling off all the Joseon + a profession K-dramas in recent years in my first post about upcoming MBC drama Joseon Lawyer I totally forgot Joseon Exorcist. That list was not meant to be exclusive but goodness JE … Continue reading
Keeping expectations low so this one actually looks not bad. MBC Fri-Sat drama is currently Kokdu: Season of Deity which has neither ratings nor buzz and when it ends at the end of March will be succeeded by Joseon Lawyer … Continue reading
The conclusion of tvN time-travel and do-over drama Knowing Wife (Familiar Wife) frees up on Wed-Thurs again after being fairly addicted for the past eight weeks. I tried to watch on the days it aired but wasn’t so engrossed that … Continue reading