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💘 @kdramaspace​ + @userdramas​  YEAR IN REVIEW 2022 | Masterclass in Acting (male) - Best actor(s), favorite male character(s) of 2022  

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This Week in BL

March 2021 Part 4

Being a highly subjective assessment of one tiny corner of the interwebs. 

This is a LONG ONE, it’s been A WEEK everyone. 

Ongoing Series - Thai

Lovely Writer Ep 5 - a little slow this week, but at least Gene finally flirted back, and very cute flirting it was, too. Also we got Aey’s motivation, background, and love interest. Thank goodness for that. 

Brothers Ep 8 - still pants, what can I say? Clearly I am a BL masochist. Very embarrassing for everyone concerned. 

1000 Stars Ep 9 - the conflict over Tian’s father was REALLY well done. The plot of this drama is excellent, the leads are great together, and yes I totally cried. What, you didn’t? 

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

Word of Honor (China) Ep 16-18 - big battle fighty fighty stabby stabby. Ep 17 switches to “this drama isn’t big enough for two chaotic-neutral godlings!” So what do they do? Drink together and bicker... A LOT. Then in Ep 18 we all get the dubious joy of really freaky puppets. (I HATE puppets.) Also how is China letting this be so SO VERY VERY GAY?  Also, I wanna walk through the forest wearing a smanshy purple robe and waving a big fuck-off white fan around simply because I’m a pretentious fuss monger. And frankly, I feel like this is an achievable life goal for me. 

We Best Love 2 (Taiwan) Ep 4 - not gonna lie, this is looking to be one of my top 3 BLs of 2021. It’s SO GOOD. Big bonus to this ep for treating stalker behavior like the mental illness it is and not as some dumb representation of enduring love. 

The Most Peaceful Place is My Place (Vietnam) Ep 1 - finally dropped (find it under NƠI BÌNH YÊN NHẤT LÀ VỀ BÊN EM on O2′s channel). It’s got actors already comfortable with BL and looks pretty good so far. An angry tsundere uke reunited with his ex, a stoic chef, giving us lots of snap, crackle, and pop out the gate. 

Dear Uranus (Taiwan GL) Ep 2 - I want to love it, but it is just moving too fast. There’s not enough character dev and then they’re throwing flashbacks in? It feels like a treatment rather than a show, and a rushed treatment at that. Bummer. 

HIStory 4: Close To You (Taiwan) Ep 2 (AKA Ep 3-4) - let the cheesy popcorn continue! Idiot remains an idiot; ingenue remains an ice queen; nice gay guy remains nice and gay; obsessive stalker brother is getting ever more whackadoddle. Of course these last two have the best chemistry. (It’s caregiver codependency and the salvation trope. We got us a Leo/Fiat situation going on.​) Plus lots of classic BL tropes because OF COURSE there are lots of tropes. 

Occasionally, I am tempted to argue that shows like H4 or Cherry Magic or Ossan’s Love aren’t technically BL because of the office setting and age of the protags - but then they all behave like high school students anyway, so *shrug* 

Stand Alones

Cute little Taiwanese micro BL Friend or Lover dropped, about bisexual realization within a friendship group. Normally these are too short for me, but this one did pretty good with its 15 minutes of charm, plus it’s abad boy + shy softy pairing. 

Breaking News - Thai BL

Fish Upon the Sky released its actual trailer. The upside-down kiss is gone, which makes everyone sad, and it seems far less rivals to lovers than the first iteration, which makes ME sad. But it still looks good and a more classic BL than GMMTV has given us in a while. New trailer focused more on the makeover trope and they’ve upped Mix’s role (the object of everyone’s affection) now that he’s proved himself. (Or they are using him more to carry the trailer since he has a fan base form 1k*). Starts April 9 on GMMTV in 1K*’s time slot, probably with a 10 ep run. 

2gether the movie is apparently coming April 22 to Thai theaters. F4 Thailand must be having issues or GMMTV just wants to milk the BrightWin cash cow. It’s rumored to be a combination of 2gehter + Still 2gether with some extra scenes and ending. Also, one assumes a lot will be cut out, if it’s movie length.

Call It What You Want released its updated trailer. If anything, it looks more scary than before. What are we in for? April 9th. 

Nitiman got a release date, May 7 on One31. 

I Told Sunset About You 2 got an updated release date of May 27 on LineTV. 

Second Chance the series is coming to LineTV on March 29. I don’t know much about this one. Tons of familiar faces (mostly TharnType side dishes) and some nice looking new talent but a dearth of eng subs. I think it may take on Brothers’ time slot. Line did eng subs for Brothers so maybe they will do 2nd Chance too? 

Close Friend the series is coming April 22. This is a combination of 6 couples with 6 story arcs as music videos (maybe)? It’s an epic fan service with familiar faces like OhmFluke (UWMA), MaxNat (LBC also in Y-Destiny), YoonLay (YYY also in Y-Destiny), KimCop (GenY), and JaFirst (TT2).

Y-Destiny starts March 30, and has starting dropping couple’s trailers. I’m still suspicious given the director but it seems like there is plot (or plots) and a theme. Looks to be a series of 7 single ep vignettes (amended, see comments, might be 2 eps each for 14 eps total), different couple each time, some with supernatural elements, all with decent chemistry and acting chops. 

Sun MaxNat’s tutor/student arc

Mon jaded rich kid meets poor innocent  

Tues sports romance enemies to lovers 

Weds the messy realistic actual dating one 

Thurs hot ghost boyfriend (sad) 

Fri YoonLayPerth coping with loss and finding new love (sad). This one will all rest on Lay's acting so we know it’s in safe hands. Our boy is going to KILL it. 

Sat time-slip memory loss reunion romance 

I’m thinking we can’t expect any of these to end happy or be classic BL. They’re gonna be more slice of life-ish. 

Gossip - BL Outside of Thailand 

Scholar Ryu’s Wedding Ceremony AKA Nobleman Ryu’s Wedding (Korean historical BL) got a legit teaser (eng sub here). @curriculumvtae​ reports that it’s releasing April 15th on WeTV (Philippines & Thailand) and Idol Romance (South Korea), while Will of Thai Bl says it’ll be on Viki too. It’s a short run of 8 ep built on a fake relationship trope (arranged marriage variant):

Ryu Ho Seon’s (Kang In Soo from You Wish) arranged marriage turns out to be with his expected bride’s brother, Choi Ki Wan (Lee Se Jin from Mr Heart). Ryu tries to undo the marriage, but his ill mother opposes this saying the scandal would be too much. Meanwhile, Kim Tae Hyeong (Jang Eui Soo from Where Your Eyes Linger), a senior at Ryu’s school, comes to congratulate him and falls in love with Choi. Then one day, the original bride disappears.

Okay it seems a bit twisty turny for ONLY 8 EPS, but oh my goodness how excited are we? Our first intentional historical BL out of Korea!

We already knew Hong Kong was doing a remake of Japan’s Ossan’s Love under the same name (not my favorite Japanese BL but so very popular) but it’s now reported to be coming to Viu in June. Who knows how the CFA will take it. Depends on whether Hong Kong bows before the NO GAY KISSES regs or if they are going to use this as a political nose thumb... things could get cray with this puppy (the original has several kisses and s shower scene). Are we back in Addicted territory only with added comedy and civil unrest?

Speaking of Japan, Absolute BL (AKA Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai vs Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko) dropped sooner than anyone thought, March 27. But being Japanese who knows how/when/if we get subs. Protag finds himself trapped in a world of BL, but being straight he fights against any hot guy that draws near, but the whole world (literally) is conspiring against him. It’s a parody adapted from a yoai.

What with Absolute BL from Japan plus Lovely Writer and Call it What You Want from Thailand, is 2021 the year of BL being ultra self referential? Sure feels like it.

In Case You Missed It

Faded a gay micro film from Taiwan from 2017 deals with parental acceptance and serves up a ton of BL tropes (piggyback, forehead kiss, etc). I’m pretty sure this was a propaganda piece for legalization of gay marriage, and it’s an interesting nugget of BL history as a result. Yes, it ends happy. It’s cute. 

Next Week Looks Like This:

Some shows may be listed a day later than actual air date for accessibility reasons.

Upcoming 2021 BL master post here.

Links to watch are provided when possible, ask in a comment if I missed something.

Man there’s a lot going on right now! Spring has sprung... I suppose. 

P.S. I cannot believe I missed Absolute BL as a blog name. Numbnuts = me. 

[dramarants]

KDrama Actors Who Caught My Eye

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Ji Chang Wook 

Surprise! Healer is one of my all time favorite dramas and this man has one of my all time favorite faces. He gives the sweetest heart eyes, can handle heavier emotional scenes, and most of the main roles I’ve seen him in are puppies with grumpy exteriors which he does so well. His latest drama choices haven’t been great (older posts in his tag can tell you more) but his swoon factor makes the mediocre ones worthwhile!

Dramas watched: 7

Greatest Hits:

Healer (2014) - action, political drama with fluffy angst romance

Suspicious Partner (2017) - lawyer romcom with a serial killer plot line

Empress Ki (2013) - jcw as a sheltered crown prince, the show guts you

Latest:

Melting Me Softly (2019)

Lovestruck in the City (2020, still airing)

Park Seo Joon

Tumblr was in love with this man when I first started watching kdramas and he grew on me too. He kept showing up in popular recommendations (and in the boba shop across from my favorite study spot on campus lmfao) and his charms work well in bringing warmth to some of the typically “alpha” characters he’s played. What can I say, I’m a sucker for smiles.

Dramas watched: 6

Greatest Hits:

Fight for My Way (2017) - slice of life romcom, a tumblr fave!

Itaewon Class (2020) - slice of life with some punch, great OST*

What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018) - psj fan holy grail romcom**

Breakout Roles:

She Was Pretty (2015)

Kill Me, Heal Me (2015)

*haven’t seen this yet but really looking forward to it!

**ngl this cloying tropefest was too much for me but v cute, great kisses

Kim Seon Ho

Oh man where to begin. When I first saw him on the Start-Up thumbnail, I thought “who casted him, he seems creepy” and good lord was I wrong. By ep 3, I was completely awestruck by his talent, expressions, charisma, dimples, voice - okay I’m stopping you get the point. This man is an insanely wonderful, versatile actor (plus a total dork on season 4 of 2 Days 1 Night!) and I can’t wait for all he has in store for us.

Dramas watched: 7 (in 30 days, whoops)

Greatest Hits:

Start-Up (2020) - tech workplace drama, jipyeong breaks your heart

Catch the Ghost (2019) - subway action dramedy, lead role!

Welcome to Waikiki 2 (2019) - pure comedy, he just looks pretty even when he’s suffering

Breakout Roles:

Good Manager/Chief Kim (2017)

Two Cops (2017)

Im Siwan

I’m cheating with this one bc there’s other actors I’ve seen more of but recently I’ve been obsessed with his absolutely adorable, grounded portrayal of Ki Seon Gyeom in Run On and I just started Strangers From Hell where he plays a much darker role! He’s an idol turned actor I believe, and while I haven’t seen a lot of his work, I’m loving what I’ve come across so far.

Dramas watched: 2, one in progress

Greatest Hits:

The Attorney (2013) - legal drama movie, his breakout role 

Misaeng (2014) - classic workplace ensemble drama, so so good

Run On (2020, still airing) - feel-good slice of life, awkward cinnamon rolls with various burn degrees

Latest:

Hell is Other People/Strangers From Hell (2019) 

Honorable Mentions: 

They stood out in the roles I saw and star in dramas in my watchlist!

Kang Ha Neul - 3, so glad he never got braces for his dorky smile

Jo Jung Suk - 3, hospital playlist is what really sold him to me

Nam Joo Hyuk - 5, didn’t realize I've seen so many of his dramas

Yoo Ah In - 2, secret love affair?? Jesus Christ??

Lee Junho - 1, his performance in just between lovers is exquisite

Jung Hae In - 2, fits the beta lead trope so well if you’re into that

Kim Myung Soo - 3, held his own across shin hye-sun, a cutie

Oh Jung Se - 2, stellar performance as kang tae 

Lee Jae Wook - 2, mostly fascinated by how a man can look like a dinosaur but still... cute? dare I say hot?

Jang Seung Jo - 1, wanna see more after his role in jtbc’s chocolate

Kim Won Hae - 9, one of the busiest drama dads/comic reliefs in the biz let’s be real

Sung Dong Il - 8, another busy drama dad/comic relief/evil historical politician but his role in my drama journey has to be acknowledged

Happy to discuss or get recs for dramas with strong performances or your favorite actors!

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신의

faith was overall enjoyable (time travel dramas ftw) but tbh it dragged a bit at the end 

- i will never love lee min-ho, but it's not like i hate him. and he's been in some iconic dramas so i keep ending up watching his shows. i'm never watching BOF though

- obviously i knew there was time travel but otherwise i thought this was just.... a sageuk? nope, a few people have magic powers for reasons that are never explained. it doesn't really add much to the plot and i found it inexplicably annoying. apparently wormholes to the past are fine but LMH shooting lightning from his fingers took things TOO FAR for me. i mean why? did some people in eun-soo's 2012 world also have powers? she didn't seem that surprised to see it. but then after being time travel kidnapped she was probably like sure, why not. or if there were no powers in 2012 then was it not actually the past but an alternate universe? yeah i'm asking the REAL questions here ok

- what was up with sung hoon's character? so embarrassed for him.....that white wig was Bad. also he killed ppl by playing a tune on his special pipe. that was his magic power

- love me a slow burn romance and this was  s l o w ... well, he DID have a dead first love to get over (classic). no kiss until episode 17!! and even that was one of those kisses for show. y'know, to stop a wedding. obviously

- is kim hee seon queen of the noona romance? maybe.... that said, in this even though they have like a 10 year age gap you can’t tell that much imo bc she looks so good and tbh i think LMH looked alot older than his age when he was in his 20s

- how many times can one woman get poisoned in one drama tho dang

- i thought dr jang would be the 2nd lead who loved but didn't get the girl but no!! they were always just besties and i loved that. btw did he die off-screen? i may have been checking my phone and missed it or maybe it was a super small scene. either way he was done dirty. rip

- kim kyung-nam SPOTTED in the last ep! had a soft spot for him since come and hug me so I spied him immediately

- that final fight was so funny, it was supposed to be high drama when LMH got frozen or whatever it was but i was laughing. yu oh-seong pulls such great faces honestly

- i DID like the ending, it brought everything together. plus it was happy! but why did she have to end up staying in the past? she didn’t even seem to like it there...... i think LMH should've gone to the present, he could've stopped fighting and gone fishing like he always wanted. clearly a better ending??

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MASTERLIST

I update this list everytime I watch and review a show. 

Disclaimer: These reviews are subjective and only reflect my opinions. There are no drama on that list that I’ve turned off and all are worthy of a watch. 

Recs welcome!

#1 Crash landing on you 

(사랑의 불시착)

Grade: A++

Genre: Modern, Star-Crossed lovers

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Son Ye-jin (who plays Yoon Se-ri) and Hyun Bin (Ri Jeong-hyeok) have amazing chemistry and every episode plays out like the chapters of an excellent fanfiction. Classic romantic tropes, humour, angst, action, CLOY has it all. Moreover, if you’ve never watched a Kdrama in your life, CLOY is a great starting point—not only will it introduce you to Korean culture but also to popular tropes and codes of the genre.

#2 Rookie historian Goo Hae-ryung 

(신입사관 구해령)

Grade: A++

Genre: Historical, Age gap

Episodes: 20

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Delightful from end to end, with lots of humour and an engaging story. The romance between Goo Hae-ryung and himbo-prince Dowon will make your heart go soft, especially if you’re into reverse gender dynamics (she’s older and kisses him first *le gasp*)

#3 Memories of the Alhambra 

(알함브라 궁전의 추억)

Grade: B+

Genre: Modern; Sci-fi; Fantasy

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: No

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Intriguing premise, great cast and tons of special effects but the romance between Jin-woo (Hyun Bin) and Hee-joo (Park Shin-hye) won't go down in history. On top of that, the ending is a bit wishy-washy in that annoying “maybe there’s more to come” kind of way. Give us a clear cut ending, damnit!

#4 Good doctor 

(굿 닥터)

Grade: B- 

Genre: Modern, Medical drama

Episodes: 20

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Good heart but the writing is really clumsy at times and the hospital politics don’t make an awful lot of sense. On the bright side, Joo Won is great in the role of Park Si-on.

Note: I haven’t watched the American remake so can’t compare. 

#5 My love from the star/ You from the stars

(별에서 온 그대)

Grade: A

Genre: Modern, Sci-fi, fantasy, Star-Crossed lovers

Episodes: 21

Happy Ending: Yes-ish

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Jun Ji-hyun is absolutely stellar in the role of Cheon Seong-yi, a ditzy Hallyu* star whose career is going south while Kim Soo-hyun plays the emotionally closed-off alien to perfection. Lots of pinning, a dose of angst mixed with a pinch of wacky humor. 

*Hallyu means “Korean wave” in Chinese and refers to the popularity and spreading of Korean pop-culture outside of Korea. 

#6 Hwarang The Poet Warrior Youth 

(화랑)

Grade: B

Genre: Historical, Coming of age, fake siblings who catch feels

Episodes: 20

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Cute boys and interesting lore rooted in true facts (the bone rank system and the real Hwarang, the “Flowering Knights” of the Silla kingdom) but the story drags. I guess I expected more bromance and frolicking and less angst. Lastly, the main girl starts off quirky and fun but they quickly transform her into a sobbing mess which becomes real annoying real fast. 

#7 Love in the Moonlight / Moonlight Drawn by Clouds (구르미 그린 달빛)

Grade: A 

Genre: Historical, Romance, Coming of age, Posing as the opposite sex

Episodes: 18

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

A classic tale of a girl raised as a boy who ends up in a situation where she needs to do her best to not blow her cover while catching feels (As someone raised on Versailles no bara and Ribbon no Kishi, it remains one of my favourite tropes)

Sweet romance and good characters. The fact that Crown prince Lee Yeong doesn't turn emo when he starts developing feelings for Eunuch Ra-on before discovering she's a girl is the cherry on top of the cake. 

#8 Something in the rain

(밥 잘 사주는 예쁜 누나)

Grade: C 

Genre: Modern

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes, but it still doesn't make you happy

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Wasted potential! 

Great start but the characterization falls apart quickly and you end up wondering why the main characters keep sabotaging their lives. By the end, despite their reunion, you're left with the impression they've learned nothing and that their relationship is doomed to fall apart. 

On top of it all, watching Jin-ah fight sexism in the workplace and gaining nothing is depressing af (I don’t need realism in my escapism, thank you very much).

Too bad because Son Ye-jin and Jung Hae-in look really good together and the acting is top-notch. My advice is to watch the first 8 episodes then make up your own ending in your head.

#9 Moon embracing the sun 

(해를 품은 달)

Grade: B+

Genre: Historical,Star-Crossed lovers

Episodes: 22

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

A traditional historical drama with all the tropes that go with the genre + a hint of esoterism.

If you love ill-fated relationships, tragic love triangle, evil queens, and amnesia, this is the show for you. Beware, the interrogation/torture scenes are rather brutal. 

#10 My sassy girl 

(엽기적인 그녀)

Grade: B- 

Genre: Historical, Rom-Com

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Cute and lighthearted but easily forgettable. Still worth a watch thanks to Joo Won & Oh Yeon-seo's chemistry. 

#11 Coffee Prince 

(커피프린스 1호점)

Grade: A 

Genre: Modern, Posing as the opposite sex

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Solid story, great cast but be ready for a lot of bickering. 

Yoon Eun-hye is a precious bean who manages to sell the story of Eun-chan, a struggling androgynous working-class girl who mistakenly gets hired by a rich guy to play his boyfriend, then becomes his employee, then falls for him while not correcting his assumptions about her gender. Opposite her, Gong Yoo (from Train to Busan fame) is 🥰🥰🥰

Sidenote: Despite Han-kyul's struggle to accept his feelings for Eun-chan, homosexuality isn't treated as a joke or a shameful thing. The one time he goes seek “medical help”, the doctor is depicted as an old, clueless idiot. And honestly, the story would work too if Eun-chan was a guy. 

#12 My girlfriend is a Gumiho/My girlfriend is a Nine-tailed fox 

(내 여자친구는 구미호)

Grade: B+

Genre: Modern; Fantasy

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Viki - Available on Netflix (FR) too

Campy and goofy. It does look a bit dated (it’s from 2010) and the story is a little predictable but Lee Seung-gi as Cha Dae-woong, an aspiring action film actor and Shin Min-ah as “Gu Mi-ho” the nine-tailed fox looking for a mate are super cute. The show is also a good introduction to Korean folklore.

#13 Goblin / Guardian: The Lonely and Great God / The Lonely and Great God – Goblin 

(쓸쓸하고 찬란하神 – 도깨비)

Grade: A+ 

Genre:  Modern, Historical, Fantasy, bromance

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes-ish

Watched on: Viki 

Unpopular opinion but since I’m not into older guys, I wasn’t invested in the romance between Bride and Goblin until late in the series. I loved everything else though. The show has such a unique tone and atmosphere. It goes from super serious to goofy in no time. The cinematography is gorgeous (especially the historical sets) and you'll cry your eyes out.

#14 Healer 

(힐러)

Grade: A 

Genre:  Modern

Episodes: 20

Happy Ending: Yes

If you're into toll broody guys and fearless smoll girls, you’ll love Healer. The story is great, the characters are great and the way Jung-hu (played by Ji Chang-wook) and Ji-an (Park Min-young) are horny for each other is peak drama! *chef kiss*

#15 Kangchi the beginning/Gu family book 

(구가의 서)

Grade: B- 

Genre: Historical, Fantasy

Episodes:

Happy Ending: No

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Engaging coming of age story of a half-human half-gumiho looking for his place in this world. If it wasn't for the wishy-washy ending it could have been the perfect mix of action fantasy and romance. 

Special mention for Dam Yeo-wool (played by Suzie Bae) who is a female character who's allowed to be a bit of everything at the same time (strong, kick-ass, funny, cute, romantic) 

#16 Queen for seven days 

(7일의 왕비)

Grade: A 

Genre:  Historical, Romance, Villainous crush

Episodes: 20

Happy Ending: No

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

With that title don’t expect a HEA but there are plenty of sweet moments along the way to make you appreciate the journey. 

Chae-kyung loves the Prince and the Prince loves Chae-kyung but the King wants to kill the Prince and Chae-kyung is loyal to the King but the King is a tyrant and everyone wants the Prince to take his throne. On top of that the King wants Chae-kyung. Big mess. Lots of feels.

The story is (very) loosely based on real-life Queen Dangyeong, which makes it even more poignant. I cried my eyes out at the end because I’m a big softy.   

#17 Korean Odyssey

(화유기)

Grade: A-

Genre: Modern, Fantasy

Episodes: 20

Happy Ending: Kinda

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

The show (very loosely based on Journey to the West) has its faults including the wishy-washy ending and the fact that Jin Seon-mi/Sam-jang starts off as a doormat but I ended up liking the relationship developing between the assholish Monkey god and the naive human girl more than I expected.

The side characters are compelling, and the banter and bickering between the deities work really well. If you grew up with Dragon ball, you’ll have a blast trying to match-up the Japanese and Korean names of everyone without looking up Wikipedia.

Lastly, not something I imagined saying after seeing him in Gumiho and Gu family book but Lee Seung-gi as Son Oh-gong = BDE *fans herself* 🥵

#18 Strong Girl Bong-soon 

(힘쎈여자 도봉순)

Grade: A- 

Genre:  Modern, Super-Heroine

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Trigger warning: Graphic depiction of violence against women

A++ super-heroine story, bad side characters 

First, every girl should aspire to find a Min-hyuk in their life. Someone who'll love them because of their strength, and support them unconditionally. Someone who won't ask them to change or pretend to be somebody else.

Second, western media should learn that a super-heroine can HAVE IT ALL—the superpowers AND the love AND the family. 

My only complaint with the show (and that's why I gave A- instead of A++) is the inclusion of many cringy side characters/situations that spoiled my overall enjoyment (see the caricatural flamboyant gay co-worker, Bong-soon’s mom hitting her dad, the mobsters...)

#19 The K2 

(더 케이투)

Grade: B- 

Genre: Modern, Political

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

The romance is bad and the political story far-fetched but Ji Chang-wook is 🔥🔥PEAK HOTTIE🔥🔥

That being said, I didn’t completely dislike the political intrigue and it was interesting to see the good guy working for the villains (sort of). 

#20 Weightlifting fairy Kim Bok-joo 

(역도요정 김복주)

Grade: A+ 

Genre:  Modern, Coming of age

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Uplifting coming of age story and super sweet romance. Bok-joo (Lee Sung-kyung) & Joon-hyung (Nam Joo-hyuk) are precious children on top of being cutie-patooties. Bok-joo’s insecurities hit hard, especially if you’ve ever been outside the norm of beauty standards.

I liked how the show normalizes therapy and taking care of your mental health.

In one word…

SWAG! 

#21 The scholar who walks the night 

(밤을 걷는 선비)

Grade: B 

Genre:  Historical, Fantasy, Vampire, posing as the opposite sex

Episodes: 20

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Guilty pleasure. 

Don’t ask me about the details of the main storyline, I’ve already forgotten most of it. Sometimes all you need is a show where a hundred-something years old good vampire with a sad backstory and the main girl who is thirsty for the good vampire are fighting a sexy evil vampire. 

PS: Did I mention the sexy evil vampire?

#22 Romance is a bonus book 

(로맨스는 별책부록)

Grade: A+ 

Genre: Modern, Friends to lovers

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Imagine reading a relaxing book under a cozy blanket while sipping hot cocoa. That’s how that series made me feel. 

Everything is sweet and soft from the characters' fluffy jumpers to the soft palette of color used for the sets. People make books and love books. There’s a mystery but no unnecessary angst. If you need a break from everything, jump in that ship. 

#23 Hotel Del Luna 

(호텔 델루나)

Grade: A- 

Genre: Modern  

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Sorta

Watched on: Viki - Available on Netflix (FR) too

Interesting world-building and a good cast of side characters but the romance lacks a bit of oomph. 

On the + side, the hotel sets are gorgeous and Man-wol's wardrobe is to kill for.

#24 Suspicious Partner 

(수상한 파트너)

Grade: A- 

Genre: Modern, Star-crossed lovers in an office

Episodes: 20

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Toll serious who hates criminal falls for smoll weirdo falsely accused of murder. A must watch for anyone in search of a quirky romance.

#25 Touch your heart 

(진심이 닿다)

Grade: A 

Genre: Modern  

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Viki

Tooth rotting sweetness. The series is just a pretext to watch two good looking people (Lee Dong-wook and Yoo In-na) being nice and awkward around each other. What do you need more? 0

Note: If you watched Goblin you can also pretend it's a spin-off series about the reincarnations of Grim Reaper and Sunny. 💡

#26 Because this is my first life 

(이번 생은 처음이라)

Grade: A 

Genre: Modern, Fake marriage

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

The Fake Marriage AU you’re looking for, mixed with slices of modern, messy, complicated life. 

The main storyline revolves around Ji-ho an assistant drama screenwriter who struggles to find her place within the patriarchal structure of Korean society, and Se-hee, a socially incompetent computer designer who only cares for his cat and his mortgage. The way they end up in a fake marriage as well as the development of their relationship feels organic and doesn’t rely too heavily on comedy like it’s often the case with that trope.

The show also follows the stories of Ji-ho’s friends, Su-ji and Ho-rang who have different aspirations in life—Su-ji’s goal is to become CEO while Ho-rang only cares about becoming a housewife. I loved that the show makes a point to not pit women against each other and advocate living your life the way YOU want rather than trying to follow societal expectations of what love, work and marriage should look like. 

Also they have the cutest cat.

#27 What's wrong with Secretary Kim? 

(김비서가 왜 그럴까 )

Grade: A- 

Genre: Modern  

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Viki

I wish Secretary Kim had more agency in certain situations but the romance develops well and the horny moments are caliente 🥵🔥 

#28 Where your eyes linger 

(너의 시선이 머무는 곳에)

Grade: A++ 

Genre: Modern, BL, Coming of age, Friends to lovers

Episodes: 8

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Viki

Bite-size BL gem to devour in one sitting. 

Stellar acting from the two leads and the balance between fluff and angst is just right. There's no graphic violence that sometimes plagues yaoi and BL and the story is believable. I got emo remembering my first love. 

#29 Live up to your name 

(명불허전)

Grade: A- 

Genre: Modern, Historical, Time travel, Star-crossed lovers

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Trigger warning for graphic depiction of violence

Big surprise. I was looking for a cheesy comedy but it was actually a thoughtful story about humanism. I even teared up a little. 

Trigger warning for needles. They do some pretty impressive procedures with those acupuncture needles. 

#30 W - Two Worlds Apart 

(더블유)

Grade: A 

Genre: Modern  

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Imaginary men > Real men, especially when they're played by Lee Jong-suk. Nuf’ said.

Imaginary men > Real men, especially when they're played by Lee Jong-suk.

The silly premise hides a solid story that keeps you on your toes and I was suprised by the rollercoaster of emotions I went through.

“Option 3″

“That’s 4 fingers”

#31 Life 

(라이프)

Grade: C 

Genre: Modern

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Kinda

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Unless you want to learn how fucked up the private health sector is becoming in Korea, there's not much to gain watching this show. 

The story starts off well though. The problem is that by the middle of the series the writers have dropped the main mystery (the circumstances surrounding the death of the director) to deliver an exposé on the political machinations of big corporations, and then shoehorn an explanation at the last minute (“it was all but a misunderstanding”). Very underwhelming.

The relationship between the two brothers played by Lee Dong-wook and Lee Kyu-hyung is the only bright spot.

#32 Pinocchio 

(피노키오)

Grade: A- 

Genre: Modern, Fake family members who catch feels

Episodes: 20

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

On paper, the story sounds a little crazy but it all comes together nicely.

Lee Jong-suk and Park Shin-hye have great chemistry and deliver a stellar performance as “uncle” and “niece” (not related by blood) who can’t fight the romantic feelings they harbor for one another. The main storyline has enough twists to keep you entertained and surprised. 

My only complaint is that it drags a little. 16 episodes would have been enough. 

#33 My Holo Love 

(나 홀로 그대)

Grade: A 

Genre: Modern, Sci-fi

Episodes: 12

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Fake men > Real men 

Imagine a Black Mirror episode about a love triangle between a woman suffering from face blindness, an emotionally supportive AI boyfriend and the disenchanted creator of said AI, minus the nihilism. *chef kiss*

#34 Legend of the blue sea 

(푸른 바다의 전설)

Grade: B++ 

Genre: Modern, Fantasy, Fairy tale, Star-crossed lovers

Episodes: 20

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Viki

Park Ji-eu (the writer) read the little mermaid and decided to give her a happy ending. Great chemistry between Lee Min-ho and Jun Ji-hyun but the spark is missing for me. 

The antics of modern-day mermaid Shim Cheong are a little predictable and Joon-jae needs to be less of a control freak at times but the story remains enjoyable. I was pleasantly surprised to see Shim Cheong’s character grow, making the power imbalance between the clueless mermaid and the con-artist less pronounced by the end of the series. 

The side characters are interesting but underused, and I wish Tae-oh was more developed. On the other hand, the Joseon area sets and costumes are absolutely gorgeous (Don’t tell anyone but Joseon!Lee Min-ho is hotter than Modern!Lee Min-ho 🥵)

#35 Tale of Arang / Arang and the Magistrate 

(아랑사또전)

Grade: B 

Genre: Historical, Fantasy,

Episodes: 20

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

One word: Campy.

Interesting lore but the pacing is a little off—there’s a lot of back and forth between the characters and the locations and the love triangle doesn't add much. 

#36 My ID is Gangnam Beauty / Gangnam Beauty  

(내 아이디는 강남미인)

Grade: A+ 

Genre: Modern, Coming of age

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

If you’ve ever been bullied for your looks, you’re gonna bawl your eyes out. 

The show does a great job of calling out the unhealthy beauty standards imposed on Korean women but the topic is universal enough for the story to resonate with everyone. I love that you never see Mi-rae’s old face because it’s not our perception of her lack of beauty that matters but the fact she suffers greatly. Don’t you hate in western shows when they take a beautiful actress, give her a pair of glasses or a fat suit and call her ugly, making sure the audience feels shittier about themselves? Here, the writers concentrate on Mi-rae’s transformation and her coping with the consequences of her decision to do plastic surgery. 

It’s also not a revenge fantasy where the ugly duckling suddenly becomes the most popular girl at school. Being a “Gangnam beauty” leads to a new form of suffering. 

Romance-wise, it’s the slowest burn of slow burns because Mi-rae and Do Kyung-seok are the most socially awkward beans on the planet. I love them, Your Honor. 

#37 Tale of Nokdu 

(조선로코-녹두전)

Grade: A

Genre: Historical, Posing as the opposite sex

Episodes: 32 x 30mns

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Viki - Now available on Netflix (FR)

Fun and lighthearted all the way through.

The story of a guy who puts on a dress to investigate a village of widows could have gone very wrong but it was well handled. It’s refreshing to see the classic trope of posing as the opposite sex reversed and Jang Dong-yoon is never cringy when he’s pretending to be Lady Kim Nok-soon.

#38 Bride of Habaek / Bride of the Water God

(하백의 신부 2017)

Grade: B

Genre: Modern, Fantasy

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Content warning: Crime against fashion

Promising premise and lore (I'm interested in reading the original comics now) but the writing fails to deliver an epic romance and a cathartic ending. Moreover, the sets lack imagination (or money?) and in the end I failed to ever feel immersed in a fantasy world.

The unfortunate consequence of the clumsy writing is that the male characters who are meant to be arrogant/confident Gods (Habaek and By-ryeom) sound like they're negging their love interests more than wooing them, and the relationship between Mu-ra and By-ryeom particularly irked me.

#39 Strangers from Hell / Hell is other people 

(타인은 지옥이다) 

Grade: A+

Genre: Modern, Psychological Thriller

Episodes: 10

Happy Ending: Spoiler

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Content warning: Violence 

What a departure from everything else in that list! Absolutely worth a watch if you enjoy thrillers and shows like Hannibal. If psychological horror isn’t your cup of tea though, you might give it a pass. 

The storyline and the characters are a little cliché (it goes with the genre) but the cinematography and photography are fantastic. You can notice how the pension becomes more and more sinister throughout the series via the use of dark greens and browns and pale yellows, as opposed to the mundanity and coldness of the city (greys, and cold blues).

Last but not least, the acting is top-tiers. Im Siwan does a great job at portraying Jong-woo, an aspiring crime novelist who slowly loses his marbles but the true revelation for me is Lee Dong-wook. After seeing him so many times in roles where he plays awkward yet charming men who can barely express emotions, I was intrigued to see him take on the role of a serial killer, and holy cow, he's the perfect mix of sinister and alluring. Towards the end of the series, his character Moon-jo acts like a black-hole whenever he appears in a scene—a towering, dark presence who sucks the light out of the room (If he carries any of that darkness in the upcoming Tale of Gumiho, it’s gonna be *chef kiss*).

#40 Empress Ki 

(기황후)

Grade: A

Genre: Historical, posing as the opposite sex

Episodes: 51

Happy Ending: From a certain point of view

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Trigger warning for violence against women (not graphic but implied)

51 episodes.

Fifty.One.Episodes.

That's a lot of episodes considering the story starts with the ending. 

Did I enjoy this show? Yes, very much so. Do I think it's for everyone? Nope. 

You'll enjoy Empress Ki if you're into old-school historical sagas or you wished Game of thrones had no gratuitous nudity and violence. If you’re looking for an historically accurate biography of the real empress Ki though, then look away because Empress Ki is basically a lengthy fanfiction trying to justify how the Goryeo native Seung-nyang married the wimpy Emperor of the Yuan dynasty whilst trying to portray her as loyal to her motherland and to her first love, the Crown Prince of Goryeo. 

Personally, I didn’t care for the love triangle formed by Seung-nyang (Ha Ji-won), Wang-yoo (Joo Jin-mo) and Toghon Temür (Ji Chang-wook) but I liked the politics and the backstabbing. Also, contrary to GoT, the bad guys get their comeuppance at the end so it makes watching the side characters die less painful.

#41 Meow, the secret boy / Welcome 

(어서와)

Grade: B-

Genre: Modern, Modern fantasy

Episodes: 24 x 35mns 

Happy Ending: I guess

Watched on: Viki

How do I put it? It's not *terribad* but it's not *good* either. 

I was super on board with the concept—if Lee Seung-gi can bang a nine-tailed fox in My girlfriend is a gumiho, I have zero issues with Sol ah, our heroine, falling in love with Hong-jo the cat-person after being dumped for no reason by Jae-sun her boyfriend—but it didn’t exactly develop that way, and as soon as they explained why Jae-sun had broken up with Sol-ah, the writers lost me because I like when things happen for a reason. 

#42 Clean with a passion for now 

(일단 뜨겁게 청소하라!!)

Grade: A-

Genre: Modern, Rom-Com

Episodes: 16 

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Super zany and tropey but that’s why it works so well. The only reason I’m giving it a minus is because it’s trying to be woke but in the end there’s still a lot of unsolicited grabbing and some iffy remarks/pick-up lines said by every male characters (IRL that’s the kind of story that ends up with a restraining order and a lawsuit for sexual harassment).

#43 Mystic pop-up bar 

(쌍갑포차)

Grade: A

Genre: Modern, Fantasy

Episodes: 12

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Trigger warning: Heavy themes (miscarriage, pregnancy, loss of a child, death of loved ones)

You know how the meme goes... Sometimes a family is a hot-tempered bar owner, a cursed kid and an ex-Afterlife-Police officer with a secret past. 

It took me a few episodes to get into it, but once the characters were established it became really enjoyable. 

The tone of the series leans toward wacky but the core of the story is actually pretty dark if you look into it. Every grudge they solve for their “clients” gives a clue about Wol-joo’s personal story and by the last episode I was crying my eyes out.

Last but not least, Wol-joo’s collection of modernized hanboks is *chef kiss*

#44 My secret Terrius 

(내 뒤에 테리우스)

Grade: A

Genre: Modern, Action, Comedy, Bromance

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

An enjoyable action drama to watch with your family or your significant other.

Koreans prove that you can write a story about a black ops agent on the run who becomes a childminder without reeking of toxic masculinity. Contrary to American comedies where the manly-man-hero working undercover is incompetent and believes that working with children is a woman’s job and a waste of his manly-man talents until he has an epiphany of some sorts, Kim Bon (played by So Ji-sub) never once expresses discomfort to the idea of looking after two kids. In spite of his sober demeanor, he’s a caring and attentive person from the start and watching him gradually becoming a part of this spunky family while investigating a national security threat made my heart go awww.

Opposite him, fearless and resourceful mom Go Ae-rin (played Jung In-sun) brings a lot of energy, and the twins are absolutely adorable.

#45 Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

(달의 연인 - 보보경심 려)

Grade: A--

Genre: Historical  

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: No

Watched on: Random streaming site

Don’t get attached—Moon Lovers is the missing link between Empress Ki and Boys over flowers, but with a sad ending.

I did binge watch the series but there are some frustrating aspects to it that prevented me from giving a perfect score, notably the fact that Wang So remains possessive and demanding with Hae Soo throughout the years—for instance “You’re my person” is a romantic statement until it evolves into “You can never leave me.”

The other problem of the series is that Lee Ji-eun (UI) does cute and goofy really well, but she doesn’t have the emotional range needed to portray a character who goes through many heartbreaks and betrayals. As a result, Hae Soo appears a little fickle in her infatuations with the princes.  

That being said if you’re a sucker for tragic romance and you believe that power corrupts even the purest of love, you’ll have a blast.

#46 Forest 

(포레스트)

Grade: B++

Genre: Modern, Romance

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Viki

UST in the woods (Dat first kiss 🥵🥵🥵)

The characters and the story are a little cliché but who doesn’t love a story where the protagonists are clearly attracted to each other but can’t act on their desires because their moral values are opposite?

*slams fist*

San Hyeok is your typical heartless businessman who refuses to confront his childhood trauma, and Yeong Jae is a surgeon who suffers from panic attacks and cares too much about other people. They’re both good looking and fate brings them to a remote village in the middle of the forest where they have to share a house. Really, I wonder what’s gonna happen?

#47 100 Days My Prince / Hundred days husband

(백일의 낭군님)

Grade: B+

Genre: Historical

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Viki 

Trigger warning: Important character death.

Cute and charming but also very annoying at times. Obviously, the story is tropey af (fake marriage doubled with amnesia, you can’t really beat that) but it also includes elements I’ve never seen in any other dramas like the fact that the Crown Princess is pregnant with another man’s child (le gasp!). The things that annoy me the most were the unnecessary flip-flopping of the heroine towards the end of the show for the sake of creating artificial drama (just let them be together FFS!) and the fact that the male characters take a lot of decisions for Yeon Hong-shim.

Romance wise, Do Kyung-soo and Nam Ji-hyun are really cute together but in the end I found myself more interested in the political intrigue and the side characters than the main romance because slow burn has its limit. In essence, it’s the perfect drama to watch with your conservative family because whilst the main couple is living under the same roof and is technically married they don’t get frisky. 

#48 I Am Not A Robot (로봇이 아니야)

Grade: A++

Genre: Modern

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Angsty with a good pay-off.

With a premise like that, things could have gone wrong really quickly but the writers managed to write a story that isn’t a man wanting to fuck a robot because real women are scary so big kudos for them. Seeing Min-kyu celebrating his Roomba’s birthday because he has no other friends will instantly melt your heart and from that point on you’ll cheer for his recovery. The show has the right amount of angst without becoming a mess and they handle the big reveal very well, making sure to show how hurt both Min-kyu and Ji-ah are by the situation, without making you doubt that they can find each other again. The other strong point of the show is that it’s not just about romance, it’s also about friendship and learning to let other people in your life. 

The acting is incredible to the point that by the end I wondered if Yoo Seung-ho and Chae Soo-bin were making out in front of my salad or if I was still watching the characters Min-kyu and Ji-ah being lovey dovey. 

#49 Sungkyunkwan Scandal (성균관 스캔들)

Grade: A

Genre: Historical, Posing as the opposite gender

Episodes: 20

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Viki

Hana zakari no kimi tachi he with gats.

This show checks so many boxes when it comes to my favourite tropes story-wise and character-wise that I instantly fell in love with it. It might feel a little dated for a younger audience and it definitely suffers from the second male lead syndrome (who wants unseasoned boiled chicken when there are not just one but two juicy rotisserie chickens on the table next to you?!) but it’s still very much enjoyable. Also, they don’t shy away from using the word “homosexuality” and having one of the second lead confessing to having romantic feelings for his friend (I’ll take any scrap of bi-representation, okay?)

#50 It’s Okay to not be okay  (사이코지만 괜찮아)

Grade: A 

Genre: Modern

Episodes: 16

Happy Ending: Yes

Watched on: Netflix (FR)

Found family. 

In spite of one ridiculous plot twist (that I was aware of when I started the show) this show has made me feel all the feelz. The three main actors all did a phenomenal job portraying their characters in all their complexity and fragility and I ended up crying so many cathartic tears in the second to last & the last episodes.The relationship between Sang-tae and Gang-tae is one of the best sibling relationships I’ve seen on-screen in a long time while the romance between Moon-yeong and Gang-tae blends perfectly elements of comedy and melodrama. Mental illness isn’t treated as something to be ashamed of, whilst showing that you can grow and recover from trauma and finding your own happiness.

PSA from my boyfriend, who dropped the show before the end: 

The plot twist is so stupid that it takes away from the rest of the series. In my opinion it negated the positive portrayal of mental illness built up until then. They completely lost me.

^ We discussed a lot about it which is why I wanted to share his POV to balance my own review.

#51 coming soon

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Hwayugi Overall Review

Since this is just a review, I’ll try my best not to give spoilers to the ones who didn’t watch it yet. (but that wont really happen.. so just read at you own risk)

STORY WISE:

were you addicted to GOBLIN? did you like GOBLIN? was GOBLIN your type of show/genre? if your answer is all YES then I say my friend, Hwayugi would be your cup of tea. 

but if your asking me if they are the same in terms of story? then my answer is “I dont know. I didnt watch Goblin in the first place”  LOL!!

this one I know, they have a common denominator of giving you the feels….

Kidding aside, if you want something with

Casts that are marvelous/ Great acting then its a ✔ 

if it has funny Bromance ✔ ✔

Romance with oozing chemistry of the leads ✔✔✔

and its COMEDY? A++ 

a good story? ha.ha. oooooook… we’ll get to that……

During the first half I had nothing but praises for the story was really good. This is one of the rarest shows that captured me emotionally and physically by the 1st episode…. but then again no drama is perfect, it sure got frustrating as it reaches the climax and the suppose to be climax was a big “WTF! You.must.be.kiddin.me.”

I was totally ready to forgive ep19 but then ep20 happened.. But yeah we are cool about it now.. 

Yeah. Yes. We. Are. I guess? 

now that I’ve come to that, it think the problem was because Hong sisters tried so hard to make it unpredictable that they didn’t noticed how they were already ruining the story.But then given its their work being rocky in the middle and dragging it out until the end is inevitable. But i tell you, even if it got so screwed up the addiction was still real, so I guess it was still the good eh?

yes of course it was.

CAST: 

One word: BRILLIANT

each cast were just too perfect for their role, I had nothing more to say.

LEE SEUNG GI- as great Sage, Equal to the Heavens SON OH GONG is just PERFECTION. 

He nailed the character so much that even he was an ass I couldn’t help but love him. Park Bo gum was 1st offered the role but honestly I’m really glad he turned it down tho coz i couldn’t imagine any other actor playing SOG rather than LSG. His features and personality were totally meant for the role, that’s why he became so effective in portraying it. Character wise SOG was really fun, frustrating at times, but swoon worthy at all times. yum yum yum!

OH YEON SEO- as human JIN SEON MI/SAM JANG, the most pitiful character in this drama, literally everyone just kept using her and regarded her like she’s just a thing they could throw anytime… like everyone were just so cruel to her, and I was in pain seeing that, and the more they do that the more I root for her character. 

OYS an actress got a lot of hate in her portrayal, but the more hate she got the more I fell for her too. She pulled the character JSM so well even though she says she’s just about 15% similar to her. Aint she great? I’m still bitter on how her character met her end and I want justice for that!

 CHA SEUNG WON- as CEO Woo Hwi Chul/ MA WANG the Demon Bull, 

a lot cant stand his over acting here but I greatly appreciated that otherwise, he always paved a way for funny scenes to occur. And his bromance with LSG is just superb, their interactions and bickering were so delightful to watch. Character wise he was scheming, sometimes selfish, but frequently helpful 2nd lead, the fatherly figure of everybody, I just love how he took every demons into his house and loved them. this show should be titled “MAWANG and his peculiar demon children”

Other Casts: 

all were Daebak I just couldnt help but praise them. All actors gave justice to their characters too, even the minor once became memorable. It just pains me that I didn’t get to see my desired endings for most of them (especially the girls)

for more simpler but accurate descriptions of all characters just check this out

 ROMANCE: 

ONE OF THE BEST CHEMISTRY I’VE SEEN. 1st episode they already got me. Sweet moments were not disappointing for the kissing scene were sizzling hot (IT was TRUE mehn!) but it was still your typical push-pull kind of love story.  But romance wise it was VERY VERY SUFFICIENT.

The only concern I had was they never had that COMMUNICATION between them. they were never honest to one another thus eventually ended up on them going on their own versions of  “because I love you, I will protect you with my life” bullcrap instead of just fighting it together.

CINEMATOGRAPHY:

a lot might say that it sucks but I say otherwise.

Yes the CGI was not great and cringed worthy (like what’s up with the ape looking ghost spirits anyway?) but the pan out views, the scenic views, the close up parts, and oohh them reflective shots were the best. i find those meaningful and poetic somehow,  Those actually occurred often.and I greatly appreciated it especially that you’ve get to see things in a different angle.. notable scene would be this. 

yes because I know you like this too (づ￣ ³￣)づ

and the CG Dragon- the “IT WHO MUST NOT BE NAMED”.. OOOHH PLEASE DONT GET ME THERE if you don’t want to see a full page rant.

but let me praise it though for it exceeded my expectations.. it wasn’t BAD at all.. it was WORST!! 

They only had about a week or two to prepare this so lets give it  to them, well at least it turned out cute. VERY Child Friendly.

but overall the shots for the drama were actually pleasing to watch.

OST: 

It served its purpose very well. Need I to say more? 

All of them brought life and drama to the scene so effectively. It was able to carry out all of emotions needed and I was really carried away by the scene each time the music plays.. and the lyrics were a perfect fit too. Top 2 faves are still When I saw you by Bumkey & if we are destined by BEN.

only question is why is the instrumental music that was played during EP14 backhug confession scene from SOG not included in the full album.. can you share it to me please if you have a copy. Thanks

CONCLUSION: To close this overly dramatic review, as I said on a previous post I’ll rate it 8.8/10. 

I would have given it a much higher rating if only ep19-20 didn’t occur. But we are good now, ain’t even mad anymore……….

But you know what? The only thing that irks me was the way they delivered the ending and solved the issues of the show! First off, WTF did they just do to just kill SM off?!!  her death was meaningless, it didn’t even served its purpose!!! Then, the first 60 mins of the last ep was soooo wasted to pure nonsense..This show has about 90% potential of having a happy ending since they’ve resolved everything in 19(manner of how it was done was so effed btw) but nooo they decided to focus on a useless illogical Amnesia arc…..

ok need to stop because just as I said im pretty cool about it now. Yesssss we are… Aren’t we?

So the golden question is.. Am i hoping for a season 2 or do I want it? 

My answer is NO. Why? Because that is near to impossible (wag ka ng umasa bes mas masasaktan ka lng) . No but seriously, Hong Sisters somehow closed it anyway by giving a very plausible input (OG getting SM from Underworld) to the audience that whatever scenario they might think it will still lead to a 100% sureball Happy Ending conclusion..

and plus I don’t want them ruining my already perfect version of  the ending. 

P.S.  And just to be clear… I am not salty about it anymore. I’ve forgiven them sincerely, so I’m totally cool about everything already.OK? 

LOL.NO! NEVER!

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Hwayugi The Korean Odyssey

My major takeways on this Kdrama:

1. The fake feelings that turned out to be true, dati pa. Pero di mo alam kung kailan exactly nagsimula. Na kalagitnaan palang ng series, kaya na pala nyang tanggalin yung Geumganggo nang di nya narerealize. Because at some point in time, Son Oh Gong already loves Jin Seon Mi even without the Geumganggo.

2. The solid friendship. Yung kahit may iba't iba silang mga intensyon at pinapangalagaan, that sometimes they have to betray each other, pero in the end, solid pa din sila. Actually, this thing made the series unpredictable. You don't know what one character would do kasi he has his own thing or loved one to protect. Will he do it kahit ang kakalabanin nya is someone close to him. Mga ganong eksena. And promise. Andami nun dito. Pero in the end, okay pa din silang lahat. Nandun pa din yung care and love nila para sa isa't isa.

3. PK and Buja.

4. The ring version of Geumganggo. Showing that Son Oh Gong also needs Jin Seon Min as much as she needs him.

5. Though the heavens have their own plans and though their fate is believed to be already written, love has its powers to make its own way. In the end, the Saeryong's fate was not fulfilled. And it's because of their choices. The choices Son Oh Gong and Jin Seon Mi each made to protect one another.

6. The finale. That one day chance to make him remember their moments together. This is so heartbreaking. At first, Jin Seon Mi thought that once she'll take the Geumganggo out of Son Oh Gong's wrist, all his pain will go away. Not realizing the fact na nasasaktan si Son Oh Gong hindi dahil sa Geumganggo, but because of the pain of his love to Jin Seon Mi, who is no longer with him. Pero I think, okay yung pagkakaerase ng memory ni Son Oh Gong. Because with all those memories, I think it would be more painful to bear it.

Bitin ako sa ending pero with the Namsan Tower scene, the promise Son Oh Gong made that he will find his Sam Jang with the other eye he has given her, I guess with this hope, it's enough to say that it's a happily ever after. Since from the very start naman, Son Oh Gong always find his way to Jin Seon Mi.

Super gwapo ni Lee Seung Gi dito huhu. 😭😭 I really ship him with Oh Yeon Seo 💛 And ghorl, andami nilang kissing scenes dito!! 🥰

#Hwayugi #LeeSeungGi #OhYeonSeo #SonOhGong #JinSeonMi #SamJang #Geumganggo #Saeryong #Aeryong

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دانلود سریال کره ای قهرمان عجیب من My Strange Hero بازیرنویس فارسی

♦ دانلود سریال کره ای قهرمان عجیب من My Strange Hero ♦ ♦ پخش آنلاین , دانلود موسیقی متن و زیرنویس ها تا قسمت آخر ♦

♦ دانلود سریال کره ای My Strange Hero ♦

♦ مشخصات سریال کره ای قهرمان عجیب من ♦ عنوان: قهرمان عجیب من / My Strange Hero عنوان کره ای:복수가 돌아왔다 ژانر: عاشقانه، کمدی، معمایی کارگردان: Ham Joon Ho نویسنده:Kim Yoon Young شبکه پخش: تعداد قسمت ها: 32 تاریخ شروع پخش: 10 دسامبر 2018 جایگزین سریال: Haechi کیفیت: ۴۸۰-۵۴۰-۷۲۰-hardsub ♦ خلاصه داستان ♦  زمانی که کانگ بوک سو (یو سونگ هو) دانش آموز بود اشتباهی به ارتکاب خشونت متهم و از مدرسه خارج شد. عشق اولش سو یونگ (جو بو آه) و دانش آموز دیگه ای باعث این کار شدند. بوک سو حالا یه فرد بالغ شده و زندگیش کاملا بهم ریخته است. پس به عنوان یک معلم به مدرسه برمیگرده تا انتقام بگیره اما با شرایط غیر منتظره ای رو به رو میشه و… ♦ بازیگران سریال کره ای My Strange Hero ♦

Yoo Seung-Ho Jo Bo-Ah Kwak Dong-Yeon Kang Bok-Su Son Soo-Jeong Oh Se-Ho

Kim Dong-Young Park Ah-In Kim Mi-Kyung Kim Jae-Hwa Choi Won-Hong Lee Gyeong-Hyeon Yang Min-Ji Lee Jung-Soon Kang So-Jung Kang In-Ho

Kim Young-Ok Joel Roberts Kim Yeo-Jin Yeon Jun-Suk Lee Kang-Min Lee Soon-Hye Simran Im Se-Kyung Oh Young-Min Yoon Seung-Woo

Yoo Seon-Ho Oh Hee-Joon Jang Dong-Joo Kim Da-Ye Hong Seung-Bum Yoo Si-On Kim Jae-Yoon Lee Chae-Min Kye So-Ra Choi Do-Hyun

Cheon Ho-Jin Jo Hyun-Sik Eom Hyo-Seop Kim Kwang-Kyu Kim Do-Yeon Teacher Park Ma Young-Joon Kim Gwi-Chang Song Yoo-Taek Hong Jung-Hye

Park Kyung-Hye Jang Won-Young Kim Kyeol Shin Dam-Soo Chae Song-A Jang Ji-Hyun Kim Kuk-Hyun Dong-Hwi Kim Myung-Ho Park Min-Hee

Jeon Su-Kyeong Kim Young-Sun Chae-Min's mother Young-Min's mother ♦ لیست موسیقی متن های سریال My Strange Hero ♦ Part 1 ۰۱. Ken (켄) VIXX (빅스) - I'll Meet You (나랑 만나볼래요) ۰۲. Ken (켄) VIXX (빅스) - I'll Meet You (나랑 만나볼래요) (Inst.) Part 2 ۰۱. The Night Of Seokyo (서교동의 밤) - Blue Sky ۰۲. The Night Of Seokyo (서교동의 밤) - Blue Sky (Inst.) Part 3 ۰۱. Hwang Chi Yeul (황치열) - Are You Listening (듣고 있니) ۰۲. Hwang Chi Yeul (황치열) - Are You Listening (듣고 있니) (Inst.) Part 4 ۰۱. Stella Jang (스텔라장) - Love Story ۰۲. Stella Jang (스텔라장) - Love Story (Inst.) Part 5 ۰۱. YUJU (유주) GFRIEND (여자친구) - Snowflake Love (눈꽃사랑) ۰۲. YUJU (유주) GFRIEND (여자친구) - Snowflake Love (눈꽃사랑) (Inst.) Part 6 ۰۱. SOYEON (소연) Laboum (라붐), DinDin (딘딘) - Is It Love (사랑일까) ۰۲. SOYEON (소연) Laboum (라붐), DinDin (딘딘) - Is It Love (사랑일까) (Inst.) Part 7 ۰۱. Motte (모트) - Send-off (배웅) ۰۲. Motte (모트) - Send-off (배웅) (Inst.) Part 8 ۰۱. Choi Sang Yeop (최상엽) - When You Walk (걷다보면) ۰۲. Choi Sang Yeop (최상엽) - When You Walk (걷다보면) (Inst.) Part 9 ۰۱. APRIL (에이프릴) - Magic Dream ۰۲. APRIL (에이프릴) - Magic Dream (Inst.) CD1 ۰۱. Ken (켄) VIXX (빅스) - I'll Meet You (나랑 만나볼래요) ۰۲. The Night Of Seokyo (서교동의 밤) - Blue Sky ۰۳. Hwang Chi Yeul (황치열) - Are You Listening (듣고 있니) ۰۴. Stella Jang (스텔라장) - Love Story ۰۵. YUJU (유주) GFRIEND (여자친구) - Snowflake Love (눈꽃사랑) ۰۶. SOYEON (소연) Laboum (라붐), DinDin (딘딘) - Is It Love (사랑일까) ۰۷. Motte (모트) - Send-off (배웅) ۰۸. Choi Sang Yeop (최상엽) - When You Walk (걷다보면) ۰۹. APRIL (에이프릴) - Magic Dream ۱۰. Ken (켄) VIXX (빅스) - I'll Meet You (나랑 만나볼래요) (Inst.) ۱۱. The Night Of Seokyo (서교동의 밤) - Blue Sky (Inst.) ۱۲. Hwang Chi Yeul (황치열) - Are You Listening (듣고 있니) (Inst.) ۱۳. Stella Jang (스텔라장) - Love Story (Inst.) ۱۴. YUJU (유주) GFRIEND (여자친구) - Snowflake Love (눈꽃사랑) (Inst.) ۱۵. SOYEON (소연) Laboum (라붐), DinDin (딘딘) - Is It Love (사랑일까) (Inst.) ۱۶. Motte (모트) - Send-off (배웅) (Inst.) ۱۷. Choi Sang Yeop (최상엽) - When You Walk (걷다보면) (Inst.) ۱۸. APRIL (에이프릴) - Magic Dream (Inst.) CD2 ۰۱. Park Se Joon (박세준), Na Yoon Shik (나윤식) - Afternoon Date ۰۲. Kim Dong Hyuk (김동혁), Davin (데빈) - Looking For Love ۰۳. Park Se Joon (박세준) - Lunchtime ۰۴. Park Se Joon (박세준), Kim Min Ji (김민지) - More And More ۰۵. Park Se Joon (박세준), Woo Ji Hoon (우지훈) - The Way To School ۰۶. Park Se Joon (박세준) - Toys Party ۰۷. Lee Nyum (이념) - Are We Really Parted ۰۸. Park Se Joon (박세준), Woo Ji Hoon (우지훈) - A Gloomy Desk ۰۹. Song Jin Suk (송진석) - Day of The Revenge ۱۰. Park Se Joon (박세준), Woo Ji Hoon (우지훈) - False Charge ۱۱. Song Jin Suk (송진석) - Formidable Music ۱۲. Kim Dong Hyuk (김동혁), Davin (데빈) - Fuzz Cruising ۱۳. Park Se Joon (박세준), Kim Min Ji (김민지) - Night Letter ۱۴. Park Se Joon (박세준), Woo Ji Hoon (우지훈) - Kiss On The Roof ۱۵. Park Se Joon (박세준), Kim Min Ji (김민지) - Knifewind ۱۶. Park Se Joon (박세준), Woo Ji Hoon (우지훈) - The Abandoned Children ۱۷. Park Se Joon (박세준), Kim Min Ji (김민지) - With ۱۸. Park Se Joon (박세준), Woo Ji Hoon (우지훈) - Wild Flower ۱۹. Park Se Joon (박세준), Woo Ji Hoon (우지훈) - The Moment of Fate ۲۰. Park Se Joon (박세준), Kim Min Ji (김민지) - Seeyou ۲۱. Lee Yoo Jin (이유진), Park Se Joon (박세준) - Snowflake Love (Guitar Version) ۲۲. Park Se Joon (박세준), Woo Ji Hoon (우지훈) - JJang Jjang Man Read the full article

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'Abyss: Soul birth marbles' Seo Ji-wook was drawn again to high-resolution Seo Yeon-yeon

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'Abyss: Soul birth marbles' Seo Ji-wook was drawn again to high-resolution Seo Yeon-yeon

  Ko Se-yeon was able to identify each other’s hearts with his first kiss with Changmin (Ahn Hyo-seop), but he denied his heart. “I do not think I like you or like you,” he said, “I do not think you like it or think like that.

So Chin laughed, “I do not think so,” and Ko See-yun loudly shouted, “I know you are the best girl I can give to a man.”

Cha Min’s mother, Mum Aaran (Yun Yoon Sun) was angry at the attitude of Jang Hee-jin (Hanso Hee), who pretends to be pregnant until the end. However, until she finds her mother Jang Sun-young, Jang Hee-jin, who should be at the side of Chin-min, threatened the weakness of the company. Then he said, “I already know that you are not pregnant, but you still love me.

On the other hand, Seo Ji-wook learned about the traps of Park Dong-cheol (Ishihon). Seo Ji-wook was angry that he was alive, saying, “I will cheat on me.

High Seon Yeon did not believe that the villain who tried to kill himself committed suicide. “I think this guy is a tail, he is an accomplice of Oh Young-cheol, and he is the one who ordered it.” I was convinced that it was used by Oh Young-chul’s accomplice.

Seo Ji-wook approached Pak Dong-chul and found out the contacts of high-end sergeant and started to catch up. At that moment, I was informed that Jang Seon-yeong had burned his hand from a person who was in charge of Jang Sun-young. Seo Ji-wook even went to the hospital when Jang Seon-yong was absent and went to the place where Jang Sun-young stayed and took him to a nearby hospital for hospitalization.

The same viewpoints Ko Se-yeon, Chinmin, and Jang Hee-jin also tracked Jang Sun-young. They arrived at the place where Jang Sun-young was staying with the help of the article that burned Jang Sun-young. However, Jang Hee-jin was seriously injured while going to Jang Sun-young and went to the hospital for treatment.

Ko Se-yeon, who had been resting for a while after leaving Jang Hee-jin to Chinmin, met Seo Ji-wook at the same hospital. Seo Ji-wook was embarrassed, but within a few days, he said, “I had been informed about the incident of Oh Young-chul, and I came to the investigation.” There was a report that he saw his ex-wife, Oh Yeong-cheol, who had been deported. So, I left with only a text message saying that Se – ji – wook and Se – ji – wook went to find Chang Sun – young.

Changmin and Jang Hee-jin witnessed Jang Sun-young, who was raging during a trip around the hospital. Finally, Jang Hee-jin, who was reunited with her mother, Changmin tried to take Jang Seon Young to protect her, but she heard that Seo Ji Wook brought Jang Sun Young from a person who was in charge of Jang Sun Young. When he learned of the reality of Seo Ji-wook, Chin felt intimidated that he was in crisis.

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Blood Review

This Xmas I decided to go and watch some old dramas, Blood was on my watch list for a such a long time but I was avoiding it as I am not a great fan of Gu Hye Seon. 

It's not related with her personally, It is all about her acting.  

So here we go..

I am a great fan of supernatural, paranormal dramas as well as romance dramas.

But I must say I really liked her here.... 

I like Ahn Jae Hyun as an actor, and I have previously watched him on My Love Who Came From The Stars. I decided to give it a try at the end, my roku remote is right under my fingertips, If I do not like or get bored can immediately stop and jump to another drama..

Oh let me tell you this drama has got the collection of handsome hunks 

I am not sure which one to like handsome clever good hearted Vampire Doctor Park Ji Sang or the handsome evil director Lee Jae Wook portrayed by Ji Jin Hee or Lee Ji-hoon or Jung Hae In or Jeon Beom Soo, Kwon Hyun Sang or the lovely Robort Luuvy honestly I can take all :) I can't say no  :) 

Doctor Park Ji Sang works at the Cancer Hospital, he is a vampire and he's been infected the Virus, he's born from the infected parents.  When he was an infant his father killed by other infectees by DR. Lee Jae Wook and his people. 

His lived with his mother until a certain age, he discovered he is a vampire when he was a teen when he was out in a bookstore after seeing a girl's finger bleed, he killed his pet deer & drank its blood that's the first & last time he's done this.

One day when he was walking in the woods, he saw a girl been attacked by wild dogs.  He saves her and treats her... 

His mother and him are  discovered by our evil vampire & his infectees his mother been killed by the other infectees.. 

Before his ma passed away, she asks him to to take the picture in his room and burn the house not to infect others.

After this We see him in Kochenia working as a surgeon..

We are now where he is working as a surgeon in Cancer Hospital..

He lives with his friend Hyun Woo & their house pet LUUVY the robort. 

Aww How I love LUUVY. & LUUVY is a  daebak :))

OST is also another great part of this drama

Right back to our topic..

We see him as a cold emotionless doctor,  as soon as he arrives to the hospital he clashes with Doctor Yoo Ri-Ta. Ri-Ta is the niece of Seok Joo who is the chairman of the hospital, later we learn that he also have serious health conditions.  Since he was a child he wanted to live a normal like the other humans. His ma told him that it's possible and until after one surgery he never had problems living with humans or working at the hospital, the pills he was taking created by his mother developed by Hyun Woo exchanged by other infectees. 

Prof Park appears like a cold heartless guy but infact later on we saw that it's just a mask he's been wearing when he started to develop feelings for Ri-Ta.

Also Prof Ri-Ta is the girl whom he saved when he was younger.

Other than the infectees working as a normal doctor at the hospital, Ri-Ta, Hyun Woo, Soo Eun & another Prof whose father was involved in the research of this infection knows that he is a vampire..

I love the scenes of  Hyun Woo & Seo Eun, I totally shipped them..

Ahh LUUVY was adding sweetness to the drama.. 

They start to use some patients (Dr Evil & his infectees) who are either homeless or not enough money to pay for hospital fees, they put those patients into a different ward, called 21 and protected buy security team, all the hospital been watched by CCTV cameras..  

After a certain time we could see the side effects of the drugs- vampire infection given to the patients, they even give it to the small kids, which is upsetting

So the fight in between the good & evil goes on in the hospital...

Nearly everyone is either turned infectee or an infectee working as a Doc / Surgeon or as someone from a pharmaceutical company..  or turned into infectees.

Yes we did not have a lot kiss scenes but the language  the unspoken body language gave us, shall I say gave me and that was satisfying enough

I bawled when the infectees killed  Hyun Woo :( 

he was Park Ji Sang's everything after he lost his mother..  now he lost his friend, his brother..  

Why did they have to kill him :((

We actually saw Park Ji Sang crying in this epiode....

He felt sorry, as he thinks he could not protect his friend, he immediately went to Dr.Evil but they have injected him the stuff kills vampires..  a  couple of times..  

After that he went back to his apartment to Rita & Hyung Woo...  He gave her a hug..  he said  it's all my fault..  

He said in the next life be born somewhere really far away from me, even it's by coincidence, be born somewhere where we can not meet..   Got it??

We see Ri-Ta, Park Ji Sang, Soo Eun sitting in Park Ji Sang's flat, We see Luuvy slowly approaching them, there is a photo of a cake on the his screen, we see Hyun Woo wishing him happy birthday, he  is telling him he's happy that now he has someone else to look after him..  he tells him that he loves Park Ji Sang..   They both bursts into tears..

This is ain't what I was expecting this :)

I wanted all 4 to be a couple and I really wanted to see them raising their kids...

The Intern Doc & other infectee got orders to kill Ri-Ta, they have been to her flat to kill her, she reached the injection but the intern girl stopped her. 

They have not killed her at the end..  

So the evil Biochemist and the doc made the exact same discovery as well: If Ji-sang eats meat, he'll  start bleeding uncontrollably, and then, his brain will explode...

Oh now Ji Jang is with Dr Handsome Evil, but he is holding Rita as a hostage, he asks to let her go and kill him instead... ah gosh no matter how evil is our doc I still like him, this is called 2nd lead syndrome....

As all the other handsome hunks are all gone we have been left with Ji Sang & Dr. Evil... 

Dr Evil attempt to stab Ji Sang from the heart but our Vampire intern had stopped him, he killed the other vampire infectee.   telling I gave you life now I am taking it back..   While Dr Evil trying to stab 

Ji Sang once again intern vampire got stabbed..  Dr Evil injected smth to kill Ji Sang Ji Sang stabbed him from his heart..   So now Dr Evil & two other infectees are death..

Oh gosh tears tears and tears..  

Oh no I was wrong Dr. Evil is not death but he’s gone old.....  he’s still sexy sorry...   he says even if he is gonna grown old he wont give up. 

Ji Sang & Rita are on the roof top talking..   he’s talking about death

Sun rises and he’s slowly dying, he says even if it’s a short period of time, I lived like a human because of you..

So he dies in her arms... saying Saranghae, she says gomawoyo

Rita is in Kochenia now, we can hear Waves of The Danube Waltz (Anniversary Waltz) playing at the back ground

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTN6TiusVQo

We can see she is looking at someone in town center, we see a young girl and a middle aged man turning and smiling at her and later on we understood, that's the girl he had operated way back on the first episodes...

She is sitting in a restaurant and looking at their photo when they first went on a date...

She's slowly walking... and someone is behind her following her...

she starts to run....

We see that vampires are following her

Girl watcha thinking you are right in the middle where all the vampires live... Kochenia

somebody is beating off the vampires...

so the guy slowly approaches Rita..  & gives his hand..  oopsy daisy that's our Ji Sang, thought he was death...  is she dreaming?  are they both death?

Who knows??  another open ending

Damn that they are not giving us S2