#korean tv show

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

“Physical 100” is such a crazy concept to me because if you were to make an American equivalent to the show, you could end up with an episode where NBA’s Steph Curry gets into a wrestling match with NFL’s Brock Purdy. Or the YouTuber “Yoga with Adrienne” wrestling with WWE’s Becky Lynch.

[deafening-enthusiastic-dreamer]

Love Next Door

I loved this shot - giving thriller vibes

Finally we got to see how their relationship came to an end. I liked how they showed it, it felt true to the story, something we could see happening in real life and no matter how much its hurts, its still the truth.

I felt soo bad for him. But the dialogue where he says, no matter how much i like you, you don't get to tell me how i feel for you.

It hits different, ngl It hits hard.

Kill Me Now, Ahhhhhhhh I can'ttt

Cryinggggggg

I can only imagine how hurt both of them must have been, and for her to go through all of that just unbelievable.

[celestite-caroline]

remake of that one RT iceberg!! it's by no means definitive but I'm more satisfied with this one

[blacksapphicguide]

Yuri x Juliana XO Kitty (TV series)

[sirowsky]

Okay.... Why have I never heard about this anywhere?

Why did I just stumble upon THE BEST fantasy drama romance I have ever seen by randomly scrolling Netflix?

Seriously, I usually don't even give this kind of stuff a chance, but it's like every fantasy/romance fanfic writer's wet dream! It's peak enemies to lovers and star-crossed lovers, complete with the comedic side characters, the intense stares, the gorgeous magic... and the extremely timely and dramatic saves.

It even has the audacity to be heartbreaking, in EXACTLY the kind of way that I would write. I was bawling towards the end, folks. And I don't cry that easily from just watching stuff.

My Demon, 16 episodes at an hour each. Do yourself a favor and watch it. Just watch it ❤️

[nakurumok]

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구미호뎐 // Tale of the Nine Tailed // 九尾狐傳 🦊

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[kdramahunter]

lovely runner

it took me forever to actually sat down and do this review because no words could amount to how I felt when I was watching this show. I'm literally writing this with the OST playing in the background and on my second rewatch, it's serious business.

The plot is all up on my alley, perfect amount of fiction with real world. The acting is incredible, both leads are able to transmit every single emotion. At times I felt all giddy inside and I couldn't tell if it was due to the chemistry or just the incredible job they both did at acting.

But heavy emphasis on how good they are at acting, I've seen other dramas with both of them and they are always so good, Extraordinary You with Kim Hyeyoon is in my top 5 dramas of all time.

This plot can be messed up so easily because things can be forgotten, but my props to the writers because they did an excellent job of adding things without ruining the flow of events or the rules they had set at the beginning. The jumps they make are executed in key moments that help you get even more entranced with the story.

One issue I tend to have with kdramas is the balance between characters, there was no problem with this at all. The leads steal the show hands down and even though the side characters are set for support, you end up getting interested in them as well, but they don't take the focus away from the leads.

I got confused sometimes but my doubts were answered quickly. It's just so well done I know I will constantly rewatch it and it will stay in my top.

Plot: 90

Acting: 100

Ending: 95

TOTAL: 95/100

recommend? YES!!! absolutely

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[braemjeorn]

some thoughts abt teuk n sora

because i enjoyed being exposed to an overwhelming amount of sugar and dimples, apparently

watched the episodes a few years ago but my korean wasn't that good yet so i didn't really get into them

but these days my korean got better! so i know the gist of what they're doing, what's going on, what are they saying to flirt with each other etc. i ended up watching their cinema meeting part #1-#10 without realizing it and was so pleased at understanding 70% of their awkwardness!

i saw "sunny" but i didn't know it was sora! the more you get into hallyu i guess…

i was thinking that sora had such an innocent and youthful look about her, then i look her up and was like… oh it's a seven year gap! the only other i've seen having that much gap is between choi minyong and jang doyeon (8 years) which we'll talk about those two in another post!!

well that gap didn't matter either as leader teuk was so flustered around her 70% of the time lol

rising cheekbones and red ears galore!

their piano performance exchange

the stolen glances during their early courtship in 2011 omalord

teuk: crashing her drama shooting and her flight because why not

man i don't know if i'll ever date irl, but i learned a lot (and mayhaps lives) through these episodes

HAND HOLDS

sora carrying around a big bag for her events (us girls being overpackers, i relate, even tho hers is for a show)

the way she just have a bundle of stuff prepared for him

when they went to his school and the students were like "you wanna kiss each other right?" had the two on gunpoint i swear

back to eye contact, even up to their trip to nami island leeteuk still had a hard time meeting her gaze if she's before him, protect this gentle man

and the special christmas episode, when he just sends her a comforting message by flipping his board nonchalantly AAAAKFJKFJAL SIR????

"he/she wasn't my type but became my type" lawd

AND WHEN SHE GAVE HIM A SOFT "please hurry back" INSTEAD OF AEGYO AKDSAFSASLFK

also when he had to find her hand blindfolded UGAgAIIAD

telling her to just shove the jjajjangmyeon quick to his mouth coz it's yeneung! it's variety! we gotta win! lol the entertainer soul aint leaving him.

sora packing sujus lunch after SS4 concert and gave teuk a medley show with his suit

oohohohoho speaking about that episode, the doryeonims kkKAJDLA

"appearing when it's awkward, we're Fighting, JuniORS!" aka teuk's annoying lil brothers sung-eun-hae-kyu

(tho sungmin was the bane of their existence TT)

ohOOOOO hyEONGsuniiIIM

sora asking them to take care of teuk and them succeding barely

thank you for introducing me to "superman" tho, it was a good song

OH the house and furniture purchasing stuff was also fun!!

[not at me liking the vid to refer to how to rent a house in korea by leeteuk]

ESPECIALLY when they had that drunken agassi and police detective roleplay

like sora was so goOOD what an actress, like the aegyo, ma'am?? i was taking notes! you got the man weak in the knees!!

the caption pointing to leeteuk was like "weak for (when called) 'oppa'" GAKSDJSLDK

sora was like "oh detective, i see no one but you! all the things in my life culminated into our meeting!"

THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE THING HE ALSO WOULDN'T EVEN MEET HER EYES I CANNOT--

they also adopted four nemo fishies

[apparently they call donghae nemo in Korea???...why is jeno a samoyed and he a fish….?]

OHOHO they also went to everland! and became donghae's hype guy n hype girl for his date! and just ducks around the store trying not to get seen! and sora threw donghae her purse coz, man, really?? unprepared for a date??

ANd SORA's SHOE ACCIDENTALY FLEW OFF HER FOOT I CACKLED SO HARD leeteuk had to retrieve it during their hide-and-seek effort?

she was a little clumsy then. somehow i think if she did actually became suju's in-law she'll be just fine with that energy

'then' because there's this compilation clip of teuksora "meeting" for 2017's(?) golden disk, and man...

their glow up in that late 3rd gen-early 4th gen's styling?? sora's voice got deeper and she was so ladylike and beautiful and elegant and leader teuk just rocked that sakura (grapefruit?) hair but was still the wild suju's leader lol AGHH my heart

anyway back to 2011-2012 in the next post coz wow I ranted a lot

[welcome2thetop]

TABI IS PART OF THE SQUID GAME SEASON 2 CAST. I really hope he got a good role

[koreaguides]

K-Dramas Based on True Stories

1. Fight for My Way 

This rom-com drama stars Park Seo Jun and Kim Ji Won. It is loosely based on the life of a real mixed martial artists Choo Sung Hoon and his wife Yano Shiho. The writer of the series had once mentioned in an interview that he saw Shiho crying while watching her husband in a match. 

2. Move to Heaven 

This drama was inspired by the non-fiction essay “Things Left Behind” by Kim Sae Byul. He had mentioned before in an interview that he cleaned the house of a man in his 70s who died alone and was only found many weeks later. It was in the form of different and was only found many weeks later. It was in the form of different characters but an exact setting was featured in one of the episode. 

3. Signal 

The top-rating K-Drama Signal stars Lee Je Hoon and Kim Hye Soo. The crimes shown in the series were derived from real cases in South Korea. This includes the Park Chorong Bitnari kidnapping case and also the Hwaseong serial murders that took place in Gyeonggi province. 

4. Reply 1988 

The series of K-Drama was loved by many viewers. One of the characters from the story was inspired by a real person. Taek played by Park Bo Gum was actually inspired by a real-life Baduk player, Lee Chang Ho which won lots of local and international Baduk tournaments. 

5. Crash Landing on You 

The writer of this drama revealed that her inspiration came from South Korean actress Jung Yang’s real-life even where the actress and her friends rose a leisure ferry boat and sail across Incheon’s shores but was swept away to the Northern Limit Line due to bad weather. The writer then proceeded to write a similar story.

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

“Physical 100” has strong chunin exam energy. Really entertaining if you’re into reality shows, Ninja Warrior, or Squid Game.

Also, of all the Korean/international reality shows I’ve watched, this feels like the one that is most likely going to get an American equivalent. Good lord, just imagine the American version of “Physical 100”, it’d be “Fitness Influencer: The Series”.

[deafening-enthusiastic-dreamer]

Love Next Door

Stomach Cancer!! Are you kidding me?

All the recent dramas are having the actress be terminally ill, like is it a writers trend?

I love the series so far, but not sure where they are going to take this... like i can't take the stress of it, ahhhh

But i am going to watch regardless. Hope for the besttt...

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

July: Blue Redux (+ Green Redux)

Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency (episode 7) / Ko Won-hee as Kang Ji-hwa

This is a rare example for this show of a (mostly) single-color hanbok, with the jacket and skirt both being sky-blue. Usually, they are in contrasting colors, but in this case, a bit of contrast is provided by the floral pattern of the jacket. Other small pops of color come from her ribbon and hair ornaments.

In order to make a stealth visit to her informant at a kisaeng parlor, Ji-hwa "disguises" herself by throwing a teal jacket with rose-colored lapels over her head.

[blacksapphicguide]

Yuri x Juliana XO Kitty (TV Series)

[gifsforallseries]

" It's Okay to Not Be Okay "

S01 E01

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[thatkdramablog]

Bad and Crazy was a show I've been wanting to see since tiktok has been going nuts over it and honestly, maybe we should all listen to tiktok more often 🤔

Not only does the drama star Lee Dong Wook and Wi Ha Joon it is also packed with so much action, it kept me at the edge of my seat for most episodes.

But before we get into it: _________

Soo-Yeol (Lee Dong-Wook) works as a police officer for the Mooui Police Department. He is competent at his job, but he also has questionable ethics. He will do anything to achieve success. Due to his ambitious personality, he has received promotions in a short period of time. His smooth life suddenly changes with the appearance of K (Wi Ha-Joon). K is a righteous person, but also a crazy person. Whenever he faces injustice, he meets it with a fist. He dreams of being a hero.

Meanwhile, Hee-Gyeom (Han Ji-Eun) works as a police lieutenant on the drug squad at the Mooui Police Department. She is also a righteous person and enthusiastic at her job. She once dated Soo-Yeol.

-AsianWiki

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Cliché (for a kdrama) episodes in Bad and Crazy don't seem to cliché for this show as everything makes sense plot-wise and I absolutely loved Soo-Yeol's self realisation as well as character development.

In addition, the chemistry between Lee Dong Wook and Wi Ha Joon is unimaginable (granted, they play the same character - somewhat ...) but having achieved that it makes the whole plot of the show so much better.

The audience find themselves rooting for the onscreen pairing, wanting to see more of them in action.

Their comedic timing in the show was also impecable, often breaking down very tense or deep moments - allowing the audience to take a step back from an action oacked scene and take everything in with a new grain of salt.

The romance was not really explored in the drama, but it was also a very nice additional surprise.