21 Sunday Jun 2015
Posted in Korean Drama News
I totally love all three posters released by The Time I Loved You (previously called The Time I’ve Loved You 7000 Days), the Korean remake of hit and popular Taiwanese drama In Time With You. I’m glad that I haven’t seen the original as I won’t have anything to compare it with and I can watch it with a fresh perspective, taking in its strengths and weaknesses all on its own merit. From the time
02 Saturday May 2015
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The moment I read about the plans of remaking superhit Taiwanese drama In Time With You, instantly I got excited. Reason: I love stories where best friends turn into lovers! From what I have seen, I can think of three Kdramas which had that, brilliantly depicted in 9 Ends 2 Outs (also knows as Bottom Of The 9th with 2 Outs), Answer Me 1997 (awesome with capital A) and the other one being Coffee House (but it had a lot Continue reading
29 Wednesday Apr 2015
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Jung Hae In, Jung Yong Hwa, Kdrama, Lee Jin Wook, Three Musketeers, Yang Dong Geun, Yoo In Young
For past 2-3 years, many dramas are taking their story as adaptations from novels and mostly webtoons. Some nail it and some result in failure. Three Musketeers is an excellent example of how to take a world-famous work and blend it efficiently with historical events of Korea. The drama is a nice motley of action, adventure, heroism, bromance, humour and romance. The drama also marked my first sageuk in 2 years after dropping Gu Family Book. And it’s actually my second sageuk, the other being Sungkyunkwan Scandal. Continue reading
11 Monday Mar 2013
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Nine or Nine: Nine Time Travels is premiering today on tvN. It stars Lee Jin Wook and Jo Yoon Hee in the lead roles. I haven’t seen any of the leads’ previous works, but I’m definitely checking out this new time travel show, as it’s by the team that made the sweet and thrilling Queen in Hyun’s Man. Posters are out for the show and I like their simplicity with the focus on the couple. Continue reading
26 Tuesday Feb 2013
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Time travel remains the most used theme for dramas that aired in 2012 and now it’s back for another year. Yeah, I know we all have seen enough of this travelling through time scenario, but wait till you hear the rest. I was initially disquieted about this new entrant in the genre, called Nine, Continue reading
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