09 Monday Sep 2019
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Secret Boutique is the new SBS drama premiering next week and the show definitely looks stylish and intriguing. It stars Kim Sun Ah in the lead role and tells the story about power struggles between women. The actor plays a character who travels the path from being a Continue reading
04 Wednesday Sep 2019
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Byun Woo Suk, Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency, Gong Seung Yeon, Kim Min Jae, Park Ji Hoon, Seo Ji Hoon, Wanna One
I have to say I’m not exactly a fan of sageuks (Korean historical TV dramas for the uninitiated) but I do love some fusion in them (Sungkyunkwan Scandal, Moonlight Drawn By Clouds) and the new JTBC drama Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency looks like it is fitting that bill. It is based on a 2014 novel and is about a king who employs the help of a matchmaking company to get married to his first love. I’m on board already! Continue reading
31 Saturday Aug 2019
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Hotel Del Luna, IU, Kdrama, Kim Soo Hyun, Korean Actors, Korean Drama, Korean Movie, Yeo Jin Goo
Hotel Del Luna has gained ratings as well as popularity since its premiere back in July. I started it but currently its status is on hold for me, leaning towards dropped category as my interest is very minimal for this fantasy show. I like the setting, acting, music, characters, IU‘s costumes. But somehow it lacks that magic that I expect from the writers, my favorite, the Hong Sisters. Or else, I’m unsuccessful in funding that hook which enables me to continue a drama. Or the Master’s Sun-esque episodic format is the downside. Maybe I will get back to it when in the right mood. Continue reading
27 Tuesday Aug 2019
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Im Shi Wan, Kdrama, Korean Actors, Korean Drama, Korean Movie, Lee Dong Wook, OCN, Strangers From Hell
This one surely looks chilling! Im Shi Wan, who was fantastic in his breakthrough role in 2014’s Misaeng, is returning to dramaland post his army duty with OCN’s thriller Strangers From Hell and kudos for choosing an atypical drama! He stars as a man moving to big city Seoul from a small town when he gets a job there and taking up residence in an apartment building where all his neighbours Continue reading
25 Sunday Aug 2019
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Im Joo Hwan, Kdrama, Korean Actors, Korean Drama, Korean Movie, Lee Sun Bin, Song Seung Heon, The Great Show, tvN
I never knew I could say political drama and family drama in a single sentence but the new tvN drama The Great Show is mixing the two unassociated genres and looks super adorable. It is headlined by Song Seung Heon who plays a former politician who is desperately trying to go back to being elected and joining the National Assembly. One day, he meets an 18 year old girl Continue reading
