#prison playbook*

[kdramaspace]

POTW #100: All-Time Favorite Korean Actor/Actress (as voted by our members and followers)

#4 Jung Hae In 정해인 - One Spring Night (2019) | D.P. (2021-2023) | Prison Playbook (2017) | Love Next Door (2024) | Something in the Rain (2018)

[thaempo]

Jung Hae In + roles through the years @asiandramanet august bingo: colour

[pinkvelvetletter]

you really need to give “be melodramatic” more views it’s such a refreshing drama that i cannot stress enough we need more of these, its currently on netflix go watch it and come yap about it on social media

[ikjun]

I'll pick you up with a jacket when you get released. And I'll jack up the heat to make sure your room is warm. God. Dad. I never once forgot you, dad. You're going to live with me, right?

PRISON PLAYBOOK /  슬기로운 감빵생활 (2017) | EP. 10 dir. Shin Won-Ho

[ambitionsgreaterthan]

I truly cannot believe that we've completely lost the 50,20,16 (not entirely but soon enough). So from now on kdramas are just going to be 6-12 episode races to the finish line when by far the best thing about them has always been the way they dig so deeply into their characters and their lives and tell epic complete stories. Not everything needs 24 or even 16 episodes but so many stories do and it is such a shame that we're not going to see them anymore. I can't imagine how many great stories will be made less than by being forced to be much shorter or just not be told at all. Stories like Six flying dragons? Like Healer? Like Hospital playlist? Like Live? Like Chief Kim? Like Prison Playbook? Like Relply 1988? It's such a loss not just to the people who enjoy good stories but to the artists, writers and directors making the art. They deserve better than to be forced to churn out 8 episode soulless drivel because Netflix decided it wasn't enough to ruin the US tv industry it had to stick its greedy mediocrity laced fingers into kdramas.

[seodongjae]

KIM SUNG CHEOL & KIM JUN HAN

Prison Playbook (2017-2018) Hospital Playlist (2020) Troll Factory (2024)

[suuho]

Are you leaving? Yes. What about Kim? Kim Jehyeok decided to play baseball again. What are you doing? Run over.

Prison Playbook | 슬기로운 감빵생활 (2017-2018) dir. Shin Wonho

[xiaobaosnoona]

Dramas I would like to force people to watch with me

(but can't since kidnapping is illegal)

a post of links

Since I managed to lure one of my best friends into watching the masterpiece that is The Untamed with satisfying results, my urge to force people to watch other asian dramas has spiralled out of control. The fact that there's a treasure trove of great stories out there that most people will miss makes me want to ugly cry. So here's a couple of posts with shows I love in no particular order as a feeble attempt to reel some more people in. Come, we have queers, psychopaths and magic.

part one - the untamed

part two - flower of evil

part three - arthdal chronicles

part four - prison playbook

part five - mysterious lotus casebook

[whumpetywhump]

Whumptober Day 3 - Solitary Confinement

Big Mouth - Ep. 3

Insider - Ep. 2

Oasis - Ep. 1

One Ordinary Day - Ep. 4

Prison Playbook - Ep. 6

[mizldrizl]

Jung Hae In looks particularly handsome in military uniform.

[owlshellaxy]

🎬 Drama : Reply 1988 (2015)

[thaempo]

I want to find a place to live with you. That's why I've been so busy. Dad, don't you worry about a thing. I'll come pick you up with a jacket when you're released. And I'll jack up the heat so your room is warm. Dad... I never once forgot about you.

Prison Playbook 슬기로운 감빵생활, dir. Shin Won Ho @asiandramanet september bingo: found family

[vivalavi-daa]

Fav 2022 K-Dramas/Movies

1. My Liberation Notes

About: Three siblings, exhausted by the monotony of day to day adulthood, seek to find fulfillment and freedom from their unremarkable lives

Honestly, no one did it like My Liberation Notes. The way they captured the mundane lives of adults, the longing for happiness, freedom, and the loneliness of it all. The way they depicted all that through raw lines, monologues, and even silence that gave even deeper meanings. To say I love this show is an understatement 🥺

2. Extraordinary Attorney Woo

About: Woo Young Woo, a woman on the spectrum that tackles challenges as a newbie at a top law firm

This show is popular for a reason. It has everything you could ask for in a kdrama: feel good vibes, heartwarming stories, heart-fluttering love, found family, and interesting characters (with brilliant acting). Although we couldn't expect Woo Young Woo to be representative for all people with autism (since autism is considered as a spectrum), but I love the way her portrayal in this show was educative while also really fun to watch 🤍

3. Twenty Five Twenty One

About: In a time where dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues her ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuilds his life.

Couldn't express how much it's comforting to watch the two main characters build connection in the pursuit of happiness. The fact that these two people share different perspectives in life (one was hopeful & optimistic, while the other one was realistic) was its charm. Not to mention the growing bond of the friendship between them and their friends. Together, they make every scene seemed refreshing and entertaining to watch. It was truly an uplifting youth show that brightened last year's atmosphere ✨

4. Alchemy of Souls

About: A powerful sorceress in a blind woman's body encounters a man from a prestigious family, who wants her help to change his destiny.

Love, love the world building of this one! Also, the gripping love stories that took "I'll love every version of you" seriously 🥺. It was captivating how observant every characters in this show were & the way they unfold the stories. Even the action scenes portrayed like an art. Therefore, even though it has many episodes with long duration, I wasn't bored at all.

5. Little Women

About: Three sisters become embroiled in a major incident and face off against the wealthiest family in the nation

The fact that two of my fave actresses (Nam jihyun & Kim goeun) casted in one kdrama was such a dream!! It's a women centric kdrama i could say, from the way the main characters, writer, & director are all women <3. I love that it has such morally grey characters and a story that's full of intriguing misteries. It kept me on the edge of my seat.

6. 20th Century Girl

About: A teen girl has her eyes set on a boy for her lovesick best friend. However, things become complicated when she falls in love and is forced to choose between love and friendship

A heartening youth stories that every fan of 2521 should watch! Again, the plot seemed cliche but it still managed to enthralled you with sweet & fun interactions between the main characters, their growing romance, and what comes for them in the future. It was a rollercoaster of emotion but I really enjoyed it to end <3

7. Business Proposal

About: Hari, a regular employee, shows up to a blind date in disguise of her rich friend to scare him away. Things go awry when he turns out to be her CEO and makes a proposal.

Normally, a kdrama with a cliche plot and some cringe lines wasn't my piece of cake. But Business Proposal is something else I guess. It managed to make even the cliche plot entertaining to watch, still. I didn't expect that I'd laugh this much while watching this show, but I did. Their actings were so fun to watch and it's such a light kdrama that i enjoyed to watch.

Addition: Fav K-Drama (Not Released in 2022) that I've Watched Last Year

Prison Playbook

About: a legendary Korean baseball player whose life change after he chases a man who harasses his sister and finds himself spending a year in prison.

This is such a gem for a slice of life genre! From the director of Hospital Playlist & Reply series, you could expect some heartwarming feels coming from every characters' background stories. Despite the serious & harsh life we could thought of from prison life, this kdrama have many comical scenes, a series of roommates bickering, & such a moving found family. I wish the director would make more of these 🥺🤍

K-Drama Recommendations: 8/?

[ikjun]

You transferred here because of me, didn't you? I did not. It was an official assignment.

PRISON PLAYBOOK /  슬기로운 감빵생활 (2017) dir. Shin Won-Ho

[ambitionsgreaterthan]

After watching and rewatching multiple times Prison playbook, Reply 1988 and Hospital playlist. I came to a realization as to why I love this director/writers dramas so much that 3 of their dramas are in my top 20 of all time. They have a style of writing so unique and deft it's very difficult to attempt let alone replicate and it's mostly due to 3 things:

The first thing is they base all their stories on genuinely competent people, people who are extremely good at what they do, whether it's baseball, medicine, being a prison guard, playing baduk etc and there is something so satisfying about watching competent individuals excel.

The second thing is that the core of their stories is truly kind and selfless people forming the most beautiful and deepest bonds and that it comes in all forms; there's romance but it's a part of the story. We get SO many meaningful friendships and familial relationships too, fathers and daughters, brothers, sisters, mothers and sons and everything in between. And these relationships are so well built and have such a richness to them that you see these characters sacrifice and love and protect their friends and family in ways that are primarily reserved for romantic affection in other dramas and it all rings so true without feeling saccarine or over the top.

The third is how they weave comedy into their storytelling. Their shows can get incredibly emotional but there's always such a lovely balance of comedy and not just any comedy, truly hilarious stuff that's rooted in these characters personalities and their bonds.

Another thing is they always take their time to tell their stories, Prison playbook is 16 episodes and every one is 1h25 minutes at least, Reply 1988 is 20 episodes of 1h30 and hospital playlist is 24 episodes of 1h20 as well. It gives them the time to explore all the different dynamics and duos and trios and everything else and leaves you feeling like you knew these characters and loved them.

[prettyboykatsuki]

"i know my brother is weird. but he's really, really normal with you. he even talks." :(