I profess to being an old hand at enduring the once-a-week episode grind of TW-dramas and J-doramas, but even then the unexpected and totally worth it love for Monstar is making me feel like a kid in a candy store. I want MOAR and I want it NOW. LOL, and here I am pretending to be a fully functioning adult … Continue reading →
Oh Monstar, how do you complete me? I can count the ways but really only one reason is enough for me to love you so much, with the rest like freebies thrown in for good measure. Mangas were my first love and an indelible medium which always speaks to me regardless of what stage I am in my life. Recently … Continue reading →
Episode 3 of Monstar is so good I literally got chills down my spine after watching it. Just the right amounts of everything that has made this drama so addicting from the get go, but then taking all the characters and their intertwining stories and moving it forward decisively. The music was exquisite once again, and the characters try to … Continue reading →
My poor discombobulated Seol Chan! One moment he’s a Star riding high on his popularity and potential, and the next minute he’s smitten by a Sheep Girl and stuck playing the tambourines in a cobbled together ensemble reluctantly collaborating because of the mutual threat of Poop. Can his life go from bad to worse? Around Min Se Yi, it probably … Continue reading →
The funny thing about Monstar is that it has nothing on the surface that would entice me to watch, and if I had heard rave reviews about it before watching I might end up underwhelmed. The critical sweet spot for this K-drama is simply that it’s quite good. What does that really mean, to be labeled simply “good”? Quite a … Continue reading →
The allure of the new high school music K-drama Monstar is strong indeed. If I started watching when just one episode aired I would be as hooked as I am right now having watched the first three episodes. This is a drama that has its bearings and knows how to package the product nicely. There is the music theme woven … Continue reading →
Potential drama crack addiction alert! I’m still loving every minute of tvN’s Cyrano Dating Agency but I actually enjoy just watching it without the desire to recap it. The couple of the week stories are disposable narrative fun but nothing to write about, while the main cast is doing a fantastic job but their stories don’t yet have any meat … Continue reading →