Posters for ‘Healer’ as it prepares for its premiere this Monday

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I’m getting more and more excited with each passing week for upcoming thriller Healer about the world of journalists. It stars Ji Chang Wook in the titular role as he has a code name of Healer. He is an errand boy working for high-profile assignments. Park Min Young is a reporter of a low-grade website while Yoo Ji Tae is a star reporter. Both of Continue reading →

‘Kill Me Heal Me’ finally gets a confirmed cast with the reunion of Ji Sung and Hwang Jung Eum

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The year is ending with another reunion announcement as Ji Sung and Hwang Jung Eum will be acting together for the second time in forthcoming drama Kill Me Heal Me after their successful turn in last year’s melodrama Secret. I think it’s great when leads reunite after many years but when your second outing is just on the heels of the first, the excitement is not strong enough. Also I don’t think this pairing was as magical or classic that viewers would be dying to see them together again. That said, I like Ji Sung a lot and I’m glad he is doing a new drama! Plus, the drama has cast all in all good leads and thus increased some hope in it. Continue reading →

Gu Hye Sun, Ahn Jae Hyun and Ji Jin Hee headline vampire drama ‘Blood’

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KBS is struggling from a few weeks to lock down the cast for its upcoming medical fantasy drama Blood with lead roles floating from Jung Il Woo to Yoo Yeon Seok and finally it has succeeded in confirming the main leads in Ahn Jae Hyun and Gu Hye Sun. Now this is one pair I would never have expected (points for surprise!) and now this out-of-left-field casting has increased my interest in the show. Ji Jin Hee (One Warm Word) has already been cast along with Kwon Hyun Sang, who I remember played one of the South Korean contestants in The King 2 Hearts along with Lee Seung Gi and Ha Ji Won in WOC. Continue reading →

REVIEW: Liar Game (2014)

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Liar Game takes the viewers on a roller coaster ride by offering continuous thrills and chills. It succeeds as a taut, intelligent thriller where nothing sticks out a mile. The drama is remake of a Japanese manga series of the same name and blends the original material with K-drama ingredients to have a flavour of its own. Continue reading →