REVIEW: Goblin / Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016)

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Goblin premiered in the tail end of 2016. It grabbed the headlines the moment it was announced, having plenty of reasons: star writer Kim Eun Suk (penning her second drama on the heels of smash hit Descendants Of The Sun in the very same year), top leads Gong Yoo (returning to small screen after a long time since 2012’s Big) and Kim Go Eun (mostly a movie actress and winning hearts with drama debut in Cheese In The Trap) and a fantasy filled premise. And as expected, Goblin went on to become a smash hit, hitting the right notes for the most part as it is certainly not without flaws.

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Buoyant, easy-going posters and character stills for medical drama ‘Hospital Ship’

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Medical dramas are something that elicit a yawn from me. They all look as if cut from the same cloth and very episodic, not to mention peppered with hospital politics (a must!) that is as annoying as hearing the sound of nails scratching a blackboard. Hence, it’s a good thing that Hospital Ship, the upcoming MBC medical drama, is at least adding something new to the stale genre. The drama tells about a group of Continue reading →

Hong Sisters are back with a fantasy drama and a possible reunion with Cha Seung Won and Lee Seung Gi

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If you have been reading my blog from past few years, you must be knowing that Snow is a huuuuuge Hong Sisters fan! I fell in love with Delightful Girl Choon Hyang (my first drama) even when I didn’t know they created it. Then that love further increased with You’re Beautiful and Best Love, with My Girl, Master’s Sun and My Girlfriend Is A Gumiho also coming close. I never watched Couple Of Fantasy (its

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Dramax brings its first original drama ‘Single Wife’ this August

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1% Of Anything was a surprise sleeper hit last year which amassed lots of love for its swoony romance. I do want to check that out as it’s one of the members of my unending list of dramas I need to watch ASAP. The show was initially planned for airing on MBC but later premiered for the first time on Oksusu, which is a mobile app for broadcasting. Then it aired on Dramax. And now Dramax is bringing a new show titled Single Wife which is also its first original drama. Following the footsteps of its predecessor, it is also fully pre-produced. Continue reading →