‘Fated To Love You’ is fun: First Impressions

04 Friday Jul 2014

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Finally my rom-com drought is over with the premiere of Fated To Love You this week and I’m glad that it’s total fun and a joy to watch. Unless you were hiding under a rock, everyone knows that it’s a remake of a very popular Taiwanese drama of the same name. I haven’t seen the original, so I don’t have that extra baggage of expectations and comparisons. The show is full of slapstick comedy with over-the-top effect used to elevate the humour in certain scenes. But it’s great that on the other hand, we also get some cute and warm moments that give the show its heart. A nice balance between humour and heart. Continue reading →

Another cute rom-com ‘Marriage Not Dating’ premieres this week

01 Tuesday Jul 2014

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Yay for another rom-com premiere right around the corner. Popular cable network tvN is bringing Marriage Not Dating as its new Friday-Saturday show that replaces serial killer thriller Gapdong. I did watch the latter but found it very slow and so dropped it even when the premise as well as the cast was interesting. Another reason was that I just had enough thriller K-dramas and wanted a fresh air of romance and fun. I think drama gods heard my prayers as this summer season is just full of them, what with Trot Lovers and High School King Of Savvy already airing and Fated To Love You starting this week. I actually want to watch ALL of them and will watch some live while the others will have to wait for a later marathon. Continue reading →

Playlist 2: Gems from ‘My Name Is Kim Sam Soon’ OST

29 Sunday Jun 2014

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I know I’m pretty late in delivering the second installment of my playlist section but time and work didn’t permit me to delve into it but here is another look at the melodious world of OSTs. My Name Is Kim Sam Soon is one of the highest rated dramas and almost everyone loves it from the bottom of their heart. It is one of those cases where the premise is absolutely clichéd — contract relationship — but the drama is sprinkled with elements that are not clichéd at all. The music is one of those elements and has a very indie feel to it. Without further ado, let me start this listopia with my favorite tracks from the drama: Continue reading →

Kwon Sang Woo and Choi Ji Woo reunite for ‘Temptation’ with Park Ha Sun and Lee Jung Jin

28 Saturday Jun 2014

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Contributing to the flood of reunions we are getting this year, the newest couple is Kwon Sang Woo and Choi Ji Woo who stole everyone’s heart and made the viewers cry with them in 2003’s superhit melodrama Stairway To Heaven. They are starring in upcoming SBS show Temptation with Park Ha Sun and Lee Jung Jin rounding out the cast. Continue reading →