Year In Review: Korean Dramas in 2020

04 Monday Jan 2021

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A Piece of Your Mind, Because This Is My First Life, Because This Life Is Our First, Forest of Secrets, Forest of Secrets 2, Hospital Playlist, I’m Not a Robot, Itaewon Class, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, Kairos, Secret Forest 2, Start-Up, Stranger, Stranger 2, The King: Eternal Monarch, This Life Is Our First, Touch Your Heart, Was It Love?

Happy New Year to my readers. I’m so thankful for this community which has motivated me to continue with The Drama Corner over all these years. This is my 8th Year In Review! Continue reading →

First Impressions: Stranger 2 / Forest Of Secrets 2

03 Thursday Sep 2020

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Bae Doo Na, Cho Seung Woo, Choi Moo Sung, Forest of Secrets, Forest of Secrets 2, Jeon Hye Jin, Jo Seung Woo, Jun Hye Jin, Lee Joon Hyuk, Netflix, Secret Forest 2, Stranger, Stranger 2, tvN, Yoon Se Ah

The second season of Forest Of Secrets (or Stranger for Netflix viewers), eagerly anticipated by the fans of the original installment, finally premiered after 3 years on tvN as well as Netflix and has so far aired 6 episodes. Though this post is based on the first 4 episodes as I have yet to catch up on the latest ones. Continue reading →

REVIEW: Forest Of Secrets / Stranger / Secret Forest (2017)

12 Friday Jun 2020

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Bae Doo Na, Cho Seung Woo, Forest of Secrets, Jo Seung Woo, Lee Joon Hyuk, Netflix, Stranger, Yoon Se Ah

It’s been 3 years since critically acclaimed as well as popular thriller Forest Of Secrets (also known as Stranger) aired but I only got a chance to catch up with it recently and wow, mind officially blown by its brilliance. Story, characters, subject, acting — everything is top notch. It’s a good thing I just finished this series as I wonder how I would have waited for three years for the second season, arriving this August.

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Rating Report Card: ‘Fight My Way’, ‘Ruler—Master of the Mask’ top their respective slots

12 Monday Jun 2017

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Bad Thief Good Thief, Circle, Father is Strange, Fight My Way, Forest of Secrets, Kdrama, Korean drama, Lookout, Man to Man, My Sassy Girl, ratings, Ruler: Master of the Mask, Seven Day Queen, Sister is Alive, Suspicious Partner, The Best Hit, You Are Too Much

Now that the dust is settled on the plethora of premieres that were too overwhelming to receive at such a fast pace, it’s time to see how the rating chart has been shaken up. I don’t really believe that there is directly proportional relationship between a drama rating and its quality or how good it is (which is also subjective, especially in case of Kdramas), but it’s good to check out which cast and crew ruled the hearts of majority of domestic viewers — no small feat in this era of online viewing and multiple entertainment options. Continue reading →

‘Forest of Secrets’ finally premiered this week!

11 Sunday Jun 2017

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Bae Doo Na, Forest of Secrets, Jo Seung Woo, Kdrama, Korean drama, Lee Joon Hyuk, Shin Hye Sun

A completely pre-produced drama can have a double-edged sword as far as its promotion is concerned — since everything is ready, one gets a chance to show as much goodies as one can before the show hits the airwaves. On the other hand, there is a thing called too much publicity. Overall, I think it’s a positive step to film and complete dramas before they air. Forest Of Secrets is the last of the new bunch of shows to screen, a thriller with an aim to target the deep-rooted corruption in society. Continue reading →