03 Saturday May 2014
Posted in First Impressions
New MBC drama A New Leaf is here taking over the Wednesday – Thursday slot. I’m amazed how the show efficiently managed to smoothly move from comical situations to more serious and dramatic ones. We have been introduced to the players and their relationships and I liked the first week of the drama, which was a nice mix of everything — bickering leads, charismatic lawyers, unscrupulous guys, thoughtful silences. Continue reading
01 Thursday May 2014
Posted in Korean Drama News
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Cha Seung won, Doctor Stranger, Go Ara, Jin Se Yeon, Kdrama, Lee Jong Suk, Lee Seung Gi, Park Hae Jin, You're All Surrounded
The new season of dramas has begun and although Big Man and A New Leaf have made their entrance, SBS dramas Doctor Stranger and You’re All Surrounded are both premiering next week. I’m equally excited for both — they are as different in terms of tone and story and genre as night and day. The former is looking quite dramatic and embedded with lots of fantastical story arcs, characters and treatment, even if the plot includes Continue reading
29 Tuesday Apr 2014
Posted in Music
I’m starting this new segment wherein I’ll be writing about a song from the myriad of drama OSTs that I really liked. They can range from fast, peppy numbers to romantic and poignant ballads. Music plays a very indispensable role in a drama—it helps in increasing the emotional feels we get from it and makes the mood of any scene much more effective. Dramas have a wide range of songs to display the story—be it romance or comedy or thriller. Without much ado, let’s go through my pick for today:
27 Sunday Apr 2014
Posted in Korean Drama News
A New Leaf is hands down my most anticipated drama in the new products coming out from drama machine. Kim Myung Min is of course the supreme reason but I’m also loving the overall feel I’m getting about it. It looks like a nice cocktail of emotions, comedy, intelligence (with respect to fighting cases in court) and hopefully romance (please, Continue reading
26 Saturday Apr 2014
Posted in Miscellaneous
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Big Man, Cheo Yong, City Hunter, Doctor Stranger, Gap-dong, God's Gift - 14 Days, Golden Cross, Heartless City, I Hear Your Voice, IRIS, Kdrama, Three Days, Two Weeks, You're All Surrounded
Every year, the dramaland embraces at least one stand out theme that governs most of the shows. It may be due to blind following of a subject based on the success of any similar-themed drama or the producers feel that the particular topic is hot among the viewers. Whatever the case, we can all feel the unmistakable dominance of certain colors in the canvas of dramas. For instance, 2012 was all about time travelling (which is still being used till now) while 2013 had a deluge of sageuks adorning the small screens. Speaking of 2014, I’m observing three main characteristics — thrillers, noona romances and OTP reunions. At least the first quarter of the year says so. Let’s have a look at the first trend in this post aka thrillers & mysteries. Continue reading
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