29 Friday Dec 2023
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Castaway Diva, Cha Hak Yeon, Chae Jong Hyeop, Kdrama, Kdramas, Kim Hyo Jin, Kim Joo Heon, Korean Actors, Korean Drama, Korean Films, Korean Series, Korean TV series, Korean TV shows, Moon Woo Jin, Park Eun Bin
Castaway Diva is that particular case where even if a drama doesn’t match the expectations and potential it showed in the beginning, it is still a good ride with sporadic shining moments. Continue reading
14 Thursday Dec 2023
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Doona!, Korean Actors, Korean Drama, Korean Movie, Korean Series, Korean TV series, Korean TV shows, Netflix, Suzy, Yang Se Jong
My thoughts are contradictory when it comes to Korean drama Doona!. I loved the first half upto about Ep6, but then things kept going downhill and the drama never went back to its awesomeness factor. Continue reading
24 Tuesday Oct 2023
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Chae Won Bin, KBS, Kim Jin Woo, Kim So Hye, Korean Actors, Korean Drama, Korean Movie, Korean Series, Korean TV series, Korean TV shows, Lee Sang Yeob, My Lovely Boxer, WINNER
My Lovely Boxer didn’t get high TV ratings and wasn’t talked about much but it’s actually an excellent drama! Motivating and delightful, it clicks all the right emotional buttons with a motley of interesting characters. And bonus points for making my ship sail! Continue reading
29 Friday Sep 2023
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2PM, Ahn Se Ha, Go Won Hee, Im Yoon Ah, Junho, Kdrama, Kdramas, Kim Ga Eun, Kim Jae Won, King The Land, Korean Actors, Korean Drama, Korean Movie, Korean Series, Korean TV series, Korean TV shows, Lee Jun Ho, Netflix, Yoona
King The Land is all about rainbows and unicorns and sunshine! The drama is a fluffy, candy floss romance which can be called feel-good in the truest sense of the word. The pièce de résistance of the drama is its main lead — Junho. The show reminds me of those classic rom-coms of dramaland (the ones that ruled our hearts in the 2000s and 2010s) — in a good way! Continue reading
28 Friday Jul 2023
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House With A Yard, Im Ji Yeon, Jung Woon Sun, Kdrama, Kdramas, Kim Sung Ho, Kim Tae Hee, Korean Actors, Korean Drama, Korean Movie, Korean Series, Korean TV series, Korean TV shows, Lies Hidden In My Garden
Thrillers in Korean dramaland are aplenty but Lies Hidden In My Garden tackles that rare sub genre of psychological thrillers. It is a mystery thriller done right. No serial killers, no prosecutor-detective stories. Just Agatha Christie style suspense tale, made with artistic hands, that also works as a character study. Continue reading
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