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Tag Archives: I Summon You Gold

2013 Drama Reviews: A Year of Unexpected Dramas Both Real and Reel

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 17, 2013 by ockoalaDecember 18, 2013

I can’t say 2013 has been a great year for me on the personal front, and that sentiment extends to the drama offerings I’ve sampled this year. On the upside is a general feeling of acceptance and I don’t mean that in a depressed and resigned way. I rather came away from the year happy with the ups and relieved … Continue reading →

Posted in Year End Reviews | Tagged Cheondamdong Alice, Cruel City, Cyrano Dating Agency, Empress Ki, Flower Boy Next Door, Goddess of Fire, Goddess of Marriage, Gu Family Book, Heirs, I Summon You Gold, IRIS 2, Jang Ok Jung, King Flower, King of Lan Ling, Marry Him If You Dare, Missing You, Monstar, Scandal, That Winter The Wind Blows, The Master's Sun, The Suspicious Housekeeper, Two Weeks

I Summon You “What The Hell Is This Crap?!?” Gold National Drama Nightmare Ends

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 22, 2013 by ockoalaSeptember 22, 2013

The front runner for worst K-drama of the year wrapped up today in I Summon You, Gold. For 50 episodes this sucker was like a surreal trainwreck of epic proportions, easily out-classing other wacky or pointless recent weekend dramas such as The Best Lee Soon Shin or Hundred Year Inheritance, or painful and unpalatable currently airing ones like Goddess of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Ji Hye, I Summon You Gold, Yeon Jung Hoon

Spring 2013 K-dramas: Taking a Second Look?

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 17, 2013 by ockoalaMay 17, 2013

Let it be said that I am as perfectly capable of changing my mind as anyone out there. It’s a fallacy to assume that having an initial impression is making a judgment, all it involves is rendering a limited scope opinion with the facts available. I noticed that lately there have been so many dramas I’ve watched and dropped really … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas, Musings | Tagged All About My Love, Gu Family Book, I Summon You Gold, Nine, The Best Lee Soon Shin, When a Man Loves

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