I’ve already stated the forthcoming dramas I’m most excited about. And the one about which I’m least excited…it’s the melodrama When A Man Loves. And I have many reasons for it. Firstly, the story. It sounds so typically melodramatic with an added feature of infidelity (in the name of true love..meh), which I find truly repulsive. It’s not like I haven’t seen such movies, but then here it’s a drama hero and I seriously can’t root for him in such a situation. Second reason is that I didn’t like Shin Se Kyung‘s one note acting and constant Continue reading →

Okay so we have got lots of stills from the Song Seung Heon melodrama When A Man Loves, in which he is playing a gangster and the pictures are self-explanatory for his role: dark suits, sunglasses, facial hair, leather jackets: everything pinpointing towards him being a desperado. And though I haven’t seen his earlier drama East Of Eden, judging from the poster of that, one can surely see the similarities in appearance. So, whats new?? Maybe that he is playing a married man, who falls for a young, hardworking girl. I’m totally disinterested in this story, since I will be at loss when it comes to rooting for someone in the show. Continue reading →

Last year gave us many melodramas like Nice Guy, I Miss You, Equator Man, etc. that graced our computer screens. This year the tear-jerker and serious genre kick started with That Winter, The Wind Blows; which is gaining many favorable reviews. And now another melodrama is in the making called When A Man Loves, which stars Song Seung Heon (Dr. Jin) in the main lead role. Continue reading →