For the record: that was indeed a real kiss (in every way), and it was smokin’ hot. Best k-drama kiss of 2011 has added a new contender. What kiss, you ask? Read the recap, I say. Lie to Me hit a turning point in this episode, and it wasn’t because there was major kissage. That helped, but really it was … Continue reading →
Perhaps one of the reasons a drama slated to star two of my fave actors ends up being a dud is that the drama gods need to balance out the karma. Too much awesome from the acting pairing, hence they get saddled with a crap script. That was my story during the run of Mary Stayed Out All Night, … Continue reading →
Thank you drama gods, for not forcing me to write a scathing recap about episode 5 of Lie to Me, which would have been like stabbing my heart with a thousand needles. This episode was MUCH better than the previous two episodes, and takes the drama forward in ways that suggest we are putting the very middling and mediocre set up episodes behind … Continue reading →
Do I want to keep watching Lie to Me? The answer is yes. Do I think it’s good or has the potential to be a solid drama? The answer is, sadly, no. How do I reconcile these seemingly contradictory things? By shucking all remaining expectations out the window (bye bye) and start with a brand new premise. Lie to Me … Continue reading →
It’s disappointing for me to discover that Episode 3 of Lie to Me didn’t make any moves to improve on the first two episodes. It moved the plot forward in the most perfunctory of ways, without laying any solid emotional groundwork. Of all the May dramas, this was the one drama I personally wanted to love the most, but I … Continue reading →
It’s usually true that the simpler the set-up, the better the execution. The more convoluted a story needs to be in order to get the ball rolling, the more it runs the risk of feeling scattered. Worse yet, it runs the risk of feeling contrived. Right now, Lie to Me stands just at the brink of that possibility, which is that … Continue reading →
The K-drama May Marathon Madness officially starts in earnest for me now that Lie to Me has finally arrived. Together with Best Love, I’m planning to enjoy both individually (as long as it’s good and/or stays good), and also seeing how the two dramas approach the most frivolous of all genres (the rom-com), and hopefully makes it unique, thoughtful, and entertaining.
Continue reading →Right now, 49 Days is entering its final stretch with heightened emotional intensity, Best Love premiered with both feet on the ground and is off running, Drunken to Love You is leaving a wake of TW-drama addicts pining for the next hit – all of this means I am recapping more (and longer) than I have ever done before. Starting next … Continue reading →
My lord, how many people are in this drama? Or let me rephrase that, how many people are at this dang press conference? Lie to Me, which I reckon 99.9% of the people are watching solely for Yoon Eun Hye and Kang Ji Hwan, instead trotted out pretty much the entire extended cast for its press conference yesterday. That was a … Continue reading →
We’re T-minus 7 days away from the premiere of Lie to Me. Okay, I’ll admit it now, this is in fact THE May drama out of the six new offerings I am most excited about. What? It’s Yoon Eun Hye + Kang Ji Hwan, two of Korea’s most charismatic and down-to-earth actors. It was a neck-to-neck battle with Best Love for the … Continue reading →
I can’t believe we have another week before Lie to Me premieres. I am so ready for this drama. I’ve translated the character descriptions for the main four leads. Frankly, everything reads so simplistic, predictable, and trite (with elements of every single rom-com in existence). YET, I cannot wait to watch it. I think this drama will live and die … Continue reading →
There can no be other way to describe today other than it was the Fat Tuesday of K-dramas. Laissez le bon temps rouler! I have never posted as many posts in one day as I did today, and it was well worth the insanity. When I saw these new official stills from Lie to Me and City Hunter (SBS is definitely on … Continue reading →
The second trailer for Lie to Me is here, and excuse me for a minute while I go bang my head against the wall to make sure I am not dreaming. Nope, not dreaming, this drama is so going to be my crack it’s not even funny. I’m sorry, but Kang Ji Hwan pissed as all hell at Yoon Eun … Continue reading →