This was the first episode of Cheongdamdong Alice since the uneven episode 1 that I didn’t like. I don’t hate it, but some of the characterizations really annoyed me even if the seeds were sprinkled earlier on. I guess what stood out for me in this episode was all the weaknesses in the narrative that were highlighted because finally the … Continue reading →
If my reaction to Cheongdamdong Alice was a reflection on its quality, this episode might have sucked donkey balls because I fell asleep watching it. But that is a feint, I tell you. The reality was that I was so exhausted from being up for 22 hours straight that I actually was trying to squee and it came out like … Continue reading →
Cheongdamdong Alice is truly trying my patience. Or shall I say SBS is trying my patience, with yet another week without any previews for the most part. We’re a day away from episode 7 and the dang network finally releases written previews but the video preview remains nowhere to be seen. Throw me a bone here, SBS! The written previews … Continue reading →
Another year, another year end review. For me the year end review contextualizes the dramas watched on three levels – its own merits, how it stacks up against its compatriots, and how the year measures up against previous years. If I wanted to add an additional intangible factor, then it would be how happy or frustrating it was for me … Continue reading →
While none of the cast members from Cheongdamdong Alice have rabid fans the way idol stars have that track down their drama filming schedules and always manage to provide spoilers, the fact that this drama films in popular Cheongdamdong means that it’s not hard to run into the cast there recently. Much like Mary Stayed Our All Night filmed in … Continue reading →
There was a time when watching K-dramas centered around waiting for the OTP to kiss. Yes, there was character set up, plot development, narrative progression, all of the good stuff that oftentimes in the eyes fans merely serve as fillers to propel to the OTP together. This was true especially of rom-coms, when the story was wafer thin and the … Continue reading →
I have to say a mea culpa for running my 2012 OTP poll too early. I said in that post that the only remaining drama OTP left in 2012 was Moon Geun Young and Park Shi Hoo in Cheongdamdong Alice, which hadn’t aired yet when I ran the poll. I doubted then that those two would have chemistry enough to … Continue reading →
Happiness for me is as simple as a hug or a new episode of Cheongdamdong Alice. It’s in the here and now, and the appreciation of the little things however ephemeral or mundane like a fictional drama. I don’t think CA tackles the age old problems of wealth disparity with realism, but it tries to not define the choices people … Continue reading →
This drama hurts so good. It’s like eating a dessert so delicious that it almost brings tears to your eyes. Ratings for this episode took another huge 3% jump forward in both AGB and TNS, leaving me hoping that it has a chance to hit 20 by the time it finishes, just to give the cast and crew a deserved … Continue reading →
What gives, SBS? This is the oddest thing in that we’re a day away from Saturday’s new episode of Cheongdamdong Alice and still no video preview. And the drama has only aired 4 episodes! Usually dramas stop airing previews between episodes 6-8 which is when live filming catches up to airing. I recall CA starting to film quite in advance … Continue reading →
I had a weird dream last night where the six lead characters of Cheongdamdong Alice were sitting in a circle playing something akin to a cross between strip poker and truth-or-dare. That would be awesome, wouldn’t it? It’s been forever since a drama made me gnash my teeth during the interminable wait between episodes, so much so its caused me … Continue reading →
I’m seriously pinching myself to see if I’m dreaming. It can’t be possible that Cheongdamdong Alice is this good. So far it’s succeeding beyond my wildest imaginations as a straight up rom-com that attempts to have honest dialogue about the interconnected web between material wealth and ambition where love is the sacrificial lamb. The writing is so air tight and … Continue reading →
Did the ending of episode 4 of Cheongdamdong Alice make you sit up and holler “hell yes!” to the screen? Did the lack of a preview for episode 5 cause you to alternate between sobbing wildly like a loony and stifling the urge to punch your computer for failing to provide the goods to tide you over until next week? … Continue reading →