#ryu ui-hyun

[unnieshimkoongkdramas]

Adult Trainee - That Awkward High School Romance

Adult Trainee is divided up into three different stories about Garam High School seniors and their romantic lives. Abstinence for 100 Days Photo: Still TVING Jae Min (Ryu Ui Hyun) has a porn and masturbation addiction. He develops a crush on his class president, Ye Kyung (Mi Yeo) and decides to quit porn and masturbation for 100 days. Ryu Ui Hyun was perfectly casted for the awkward shy boy…

[kirakiraaa42]

CHARACTER INFO

Hirai Momo 平井 もも

Birthdate: November 9, 1996

Birthplace: Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan

Nationality: Japanese

Height: 5'4 in (167 cm)

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Occupation: Artist (Main dancer, sub-rapper, sub vocalist), K-pop Idol (TWICE)

Representative Color: Pink

Hobbies: Eating food (especially Jokbal!)

Personality: Cute, girlboss, and dumb (in a cute way); picky eater, clingy, needy, dominant and possessive in private (only to Axelle)

Representative Animal: Raccoon

Emoji: 🐻 (Bear)

Axelle Hutchison

(based on Matthew Beard)

Birthdate: December 1, 2000

Birthplace: Canary Wharf, East London, United Kingdom

Ethnicity: British-Filipino

Nationality: British

Height: Not specified, almost 7 foot

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Religion: Catholic

Occupation: Student

Favorite Color(s): Red, Blue and White (UK COLORS!)

Hobbies: Playing games, sewing, knitting, making shoes, and doing nothing

Personality: Kind, polite, (sometimes nonchalantly) funny, classy, sympathetic; sometimes pessimistic, seeks guidance and love, submissive (only to Momo)

Representative Animal: Grasshopper

Emoji: 🤖 (Robot)

Ryu Ui-hyun as Jeong Chang-hoon

Nam Yoon Su as Yoo Kyeong-jin

Aiko Melendez as Maricar Hutchison

Tom Hiddleston as David Hutchison

Aragaki Yui as Hirai Hanako

Motojima Junsei as Hirai Motaro

Kathryn Newton as Cassie Glover

∭==ღ TWICE ღ==∭

Im Nayeon

Yoo Jeongyeon

Minatozaki Sana

Park Jihyo

Myoi Mina

Son Chaeyoung

Kim Dahyun

Chou Tzuyu

[flowerforever-lau]

Kim Nam Ho

series: Adult Trainee (kdrama)

music: Maçã Verde - MC Hariel

[i-got-the-feels]

Why do you study hard if you don't know what you want to do in future?

Favorite Quote from Adult Trainee - Seo Jaemin and Bang Yang Kyung

[kdramaaaaa]

Ateen 2 Teaser!

Bomin!

All these cuties!

[realkpopcouple]

Hyejeong (AOA) & Ryu Ui Hyun (actor)

Together from the begining of 2019 to the end of 2019

Source : Twitter

[k-star-holic]

Ryu Hyun-kyung, Kim Ui-Seong and Go Ah-sung and Park Jung-min meet "complete in a long time"

Source: k-star-holic.blogspot.com

[sweethome-silly-thoughts]

✿•*`•.¸✯≫ Birthdays Headcanons

•Hyun-Su : 15th of March♓

•Ji-Su : 8th of December♐

•Eun-Hyeok : 20th of September♍

•Eun-Yoo : 20th of January♒

•Jae-Heon : 4th of October♎

•Sang-Wook : 15th of August♌

•Yu-Ri : 30th of June ♋

•Yi-Kyung : 17th of April♈

•Du-Sik : 13th of September♍

•Gil-Seob : 9th of May♉

•Ui-Myeong : 20th of June♊

•Byeong-Il : 3th of October♎

•Ryu-Hwan : 30th of September♎

•Hye-In : 4th of June♊

•Sang-Won : 5th of November♏

•─────────•°•❀•°•─────────•

[junkobato]

Upcoming Kdrama February 2021

1/2: Love scene number with Kim Bora, Ryu Hwa Young, Park Jin Hee. romance

1/2: L.U.C.A.: The Beginning with Kim Rae Won, Lee Da Hee, Kim Sung Oh. thriller, supernatural

15/2: River where the moon rises with Kim So Hyun, Ji Soo, Kang Ha Neul. historical, romance.

17/2: Sisyphus: the myth with Park Shin Hye, Jo Seung Woo. mystery, sci-fi

17/2: Hello? It’s me! with Choi Kang Hee, Kim Young Kwang. romance, fantasy

19/2: Beyond evil starring Yeo Jin Goo, Shin Ha Kyun. thriller, psychological

19/2: Penthouse 2 with Eugene, Kim So Hyun. drama, suspense 

20/2: Times starring Lee Seo Jin, Lee Joo Young. crime, thriller, fantasy

20/2: Vincenzo with Song Joong Ki, Taecyeon, Jun Yeo Bin. crime, romance.

26/2: Dear.M starring Park Hye Soo, Noh Jung Ui, Bae Hyun Sung. youth, romance

This is gonna be some busy February! 🤩 so many shows to look forward to.

*REBLOG FOR UPDATES*

[goalhofer]

2020 Olympics South Korea Roster

Archery

Je-Deok Kim (Gyeongbuk)

Woojin Kim (Iwon)

Jin-Hyek Oh (Incheon)

San Ahn (Pyeongchang)

Min-Hee Jang (Seoul)

Chae-Young Kang (Gwangju)

Athletics

Wilson Erupe (Lodwar, Kenya)

Jong-Seop Sim (Seoul)

Byeong-Gwang Choi (Hwaseong)

Sang-Hyeok Woo (Seoul)

Min-Sub Jin (Busan)

Seulgi An (Seoul)

Kyung-Sun Choi (Seoul)

Badminton

Kwang-Hee Heo (Seoul)

Sol-Gyu Choi (Seoul)

Seung-Jae Seo (Buan)

Se-Young An (Gwangju)

Ga-Eun Kim (Gyeonggi-Do)

So-Yeong Kim (Incheon)

Hee-Yong Kong (Jincheon)

So-Hee Lee (Ulsan)

Seung-Chan Shin (Gochang-Gun)

Yoo-Jung Chae (Suwon)

Baseball

Won-Joon Choi (Seoul)

Woo-Suk Ko (Ganghwa-Gun)

Min-Woo Kim (Seoul)

Eui-Lee Lee (Gwangju)

Tae-In Won (Daegu)

Woo-Chan Cha (Gunsan)

Sang-Woo Cho (Uijeongbu)

Seung-Hwan Oh (Jeongeup)

Young-Pyo Ko (Gwangju)

Se-Woong Park (Daegu)

Jin-Uk Kim (Suwon)

Min-Ho Kang (Pohang)

Eui-Ji Yang (Gwangju)

Joo-Hwan Choi (Gwangju)

Kyoung-Min Hur (Gwangju)

Jae-Gyun Hwang (Seoul)

Baek-Ho Kang (Incheon)

Hye-Seong Kim (Seoul)

Jae-Il Oh (Guri)

Ji-Hwan Oh (Gunsan)

Hyun-Soo Kim (Seoul)

Jung-Hoo Lee (Gwangju)

Hae-Min Park (Seoul)

Kun-Woo Park (Seoul)

Basketball

Ji-Hyeon Sin (Seoul)

Lee-Seul Kang (Sacheon)

Ye-Bin Yoon (Boryeong)

Hye-Ji Ahn (Busan)

Hye-Jin Park (Busan)

Ji-Hyun Park (Seongnam)

Dan-Bi Kim (Bupyeong-Gu)

Hye-Yoon Bae (Seoul)

Jung-Eun Kim (Cheonan)

Min-Jeong Kim (Seoul)

Ji-Su Park (Seongnam)

Han-Byul Kim (Sacheon)

Boxing

Aeji Im (Hwasun-Gun)

Yeon-Ji Oh (Incheon)

Cycling

Ah-Reum Na (Naju)

Hye-Jin Lee (Geonggi)

Diving

Yeong-Nam Kim (Seoul)

Yeong-Taek Kim (Seoul)

Ha-Ram Woo (Busan)

Halim Kwon (Seoul)

Su-Ji Kim (Seoul)

Equestrian

Dong-Seon Kim (Seoul)

Fencing

Young-Jim Kweon (Iksan)

Segeon Ma (Seoul)

Sang-Young Park (Jinju)

Kwanghyun Lee (Seoul)

Bon-Gil Gu (Daegu)

Jung-Hwan Kim (Seoul)

Sang-Uk Oh (Daejeon)

Se-Ra Song (Seoul)

In-Jeong Choi (Geumsan)

Young-Mi Ko (Gwangju)

Hee-Sook Jeon (Seoul)

Soo-Yeon Choi (Ansan)

Ji-Yeon Kim (Busan)

Ji-Su Yoon (Busan)

Soccer

Bum-Keun Song (Seongnam)

You-Hyeon Lee (Gwangyang)

Jae-Woo Kim (Seoul)

Ji-Soo Park (Myungyeong)

Tae-Wook Jeong (Jeju)

Seung-Won Jeong (Jeonju)

Chang-Hoon Kwan (Seoul)

Kang-In Lee (Incheon)

Min-Kyu Song (Chungju)

Dong-Gyeong Lee (Seoul)

Dong-Jun Lee (Busan)

Young-Woo Seol (Ulsan)

Jin-Ya Kim (Daegun)

Dong-Hyun Kim (Seoul)

Du-Jae Won (Seoul)

Ui-Jo Hwang (Seongnam)

Won-Sang Um (Gwangju)

Joon-Soo Ahn (Uijeongbu)

Yoon-Sung Kang (Daegu)

Sang-Min Lee (Busan)

Changi An (Seoul)

Jin-Kyu Kim (Pohang)

Golf

Sung-Jae Im (Jeju Seom)

Si-Woo Kim (Seoul)

Jin-Young Ko (Seoul)

Park Inbee (Seoul)

Sei-Young Kim (Seoul)

Hyo-Joo Kim (Seoul)

Gymnastics

Jun-Ho Lee (Seoul)

Han-Sol Kim (Seoul)

Sung-Hyun Ryu (Seoul)

Hak-Seon Yang (Gwangju)

Jae-Hwan Shin (Jecheon)

Yun-Seo Lee (Seoul)

Seo-Jeong Yeo (Yongin-Si)

Handball

Yu-Ra Yung (Seoul)

Jun-Hui Jeong (Tongyeong)

Yun-Ji Kim (Seoul)

Kyun-Ming Kang (Seoul)

Hui Ju (Seoul)

Seon-Pil Won (Jeongseon)

Eun-Hee Ryu (Incheon)

Su-Min Choi (Seoul)

Hae-In Sim (Seoul)

Eun-Hye Kang (Seoul)

Ha-Rang Jo (Gwangju)

Mi-Gyeong Lee (Seoul)

Jin-Yi Kim (Taebaek)

Ji-In Jung (Busan)

Karate

Heejun Park (Busan)

Judo

Won-Jin Kim (Seoul)

Baul An (Anyang)

Shōrin An (Seoul)

Dong-Han Gwak (Pohang)

Gu-Ham Jo (Gangwon)

Min-Jong Kim (Seoul)

Yu-Jeong Kang (Yeosu)

Da-Sol Park (Seoul)

Ji-Su Kim (Seoul)

Hee-Ju Han (Seoul)

Seong-Yeon Kim (Gwangju)

Hyun-Ji Yoon (Seoul)

Mi-Jin Han (Seoul)

Pentathlon

Ung-Tae Jeon (Seoul)

Jin-Hwa Jun (Ulsan)

Se-Hee Kim (Seoul)

Sun-Woo Kim (Gyeonggi)

Rowing

Hye-Jung Jung (Seoul)

Rugby

Chang Yong (Seoul)

Jeong-Min Jang (Seoul)

Yon-Sik Jeong (Incheon)

Hyun Kim (Seoul)

Kun-Kyu Han (Seoul)

Nam Kim (Seoul)

Seong Lee (Seoul)

Won Park (Seoul)

Jin Lee (Seoul)

Andre Coquillard (Seoul)

Seong-Min Jang (Seoul)

Seong Choi (Seoul)

Gwong-Min Kim (Seoul)

Shooting

Dae-Yoon Han (Seoul)

Mo-Se Kim (Seoul)

Sang-Do Kim (Seoul)

Jong-Jun Lee (Seoul)

Jong-Oh Jin (Chuncheon)

Tae-Yun Nam (Seoul)

Jong-Ho Song (Seoul)

Eun-Young Cho (Seoul)

Ga-Eun Choo (Seoul)

Eun-Ji Kwon (Seoul)

Hee-Moon Park (Seoul)

Bo-Mi Kim (Seoul)

Min-Ji Kim (Ansan)

Min-Jung Kim (Seoul)

Climbing

Jongwon Chon (Seoul)

Chae-Hyun Seo (Seoul)

Swimming

Sungjae Cho (Seoul)

Seungwoo Moon (Seoul)

Yoo-Yeon Lee (Seoul)

Woo-Min Kim (Seoul)

Sun-Woo Hwang (Suwon)

Ju-Ho Lee (Asan)

Ho-Joon Lee (Gwangju)

Eunji Lee (Seoul)

Hyun-Young Jung (Seoul)

Da-Kyung Han (Gwangju)

Seo-Yeong Kim (Gyeonggi-Do)

Se-Hyeon An (Seoul)

Table Tennis

Woo-Jin Jang (Daejeon)

Young-Sik Jeoung (Seoul)

Sangsu Lee (Busan)

Ji-Hui Jeon (Seoul)

Yubin Shin (Seoul)

Hyo-Ju Choi (Busan)

Taekwondo

Jun Jang (Seoul)

Dae-Hoon Lee (Seoul)

Kyo-Don In (Incheon)

Jae-Young Sim (Seoul)

Ah-Reum Lee (Seoul)

Da-Bin Lee (Incheon)

Tennis

Soon-Woo Kwon (Sangju)

Volleyball

Eun-Jin Park (Seoul)

So-Young Lee (Asan)

Hye-Seon Yeom (Mokpo)

Hui-Jin Kim (Busan)

Hye-Jin An (Seoul)

Ji-Young Oh (Daegu)

Yeon-Gyeong Kim (Ansan)

Su-Ji Kim (Ansan)

Jeong-Ah Park (Seoul)

Hyo-Jin Yang (Busan)

Ji-Yun Jeong (Seoul)

Seung-Ju Pyo (Ulsan)

Weightlifting

Meong-Mok Han (Changwon)

Dong-Ju Yu (Jinan-Gun)

Yun-Seong Jin (Goyang)

Eunji Ham (Wonju)

Seon-Mi Lee (Gyeongsan)

Su-Hyeon Kim (Seoul)

Yeoun-Hee Kang (Seoul)

Wrestling

Han-Su Ryu (Busan)

Min-Seok Kim (Busan)

[tiesi-ash]

Adult Trainee

Es una mini kdrama,trata del amor adolescente y la introducción a un mundo adulto , desde el lado "romántico".

Presenta 3 historias por separado de adolescentes hormonales.

Realmente es un drama muy divertido y te hara pasar por varios emociones.

Esta fuera de lo normal,es bastante memta abierta , a lo que suelen ser los dramas.

(En el minuto 1 del primer episodio aparece un chico viendo nopor y.....)

La recomiendo 10/10, es muy cortita , en medio día te la vez ,tiene solo 7 episodios ,de unos 40 minutos o menos.

Género:Comedia,Juvenil

Episodios:7

Emisión: 12/11/21 a 26/11/21

Reparto:

Ryu Ui Hyun como Jae Min

Cho Mi Yeon como Ye Kyung

Jo Yoo Jung como Yoo Ra

Ryeo Un como Nam Ho

Kwon Young Eun como Na Eun

Kim Min Ki como Kang Joon

Spoiler(?

La historia uno trata sobre Jae Min, que se vuelve adicto a la masturbación,se enamora y por eso quiere dejar de hacerlo

Historia dos , trata sobre una chica, la conservadora Yu Ra,que finge salir con su mejor amigo y se termina enamorando de él. (Muestran muchos abs aca , pinto lo sexi jaja)

Y la tercera historia,trata de una chica,Na Eun, con sobrepeso ,a quien practicamente le hacen bullying ,ella se enamorado de un Chico super popular y logra acercarse a él.

Solo me deja añadir un video😔, les dejo el mas hot

[thekpopgossip]

K-Pop Scandals 2019

This year was brutal for YG Entertainment, the Seungri/Burning Sun scandal + their idols drug scandals, and YG’s prostitution + tax evasion + illegal gambling scandals displayed one of the biggest downfalls in k-pop history. There were also a lot of male idols getting exposed for their shady shenanigans and having to leave their groups, plus Mnet being exposed for their scam reality shows. Some dating news and a lot of idols going on hiatus due anxiety. Here’s my annual list of the most important k-pop scandals of 2019.

Kai & Jennie “New Year’s couple, separated after a month” Kang Sung Hoon “Left YGE and Sechskies” EXO Baekhyun “Called out sasaengs for selling his private information online” B2ST and BTOB “Ministry of Education canceled members University degrees” Burning Sun/Seungri “Assault and drug/rape allegations, embezzlement at his club, snuff films, police coverup/corruption etc.” WASSUP “Disbandment” 9MUSES “Disbandment” BAP “Disbandment” iKON’s Yunhyeong & MOMOLAND’s Daisy “Dating Scandal” SOPA Scandal “School forced students to perform and pocketed their money” Shannon “Left MBK Entertainment” Jung Joon Young “Shared hidden camera footage of sexual acts with unconscious women in group chats” F.T. Island Choi Jong Hoon “Shared hidden cam videos with JJY, bribed police for past DUI that was covered up, left group” BigBang Seungri and Highlight Yong Junhyung “Admitted seeing/sharing JJY’s hidden cam videos, left groups” CNBLUE Lee Jonghyun, Roy Kim, Eddy Kim and others “Part of the hidden camera group chats" Girl’s Day “Members left agency, group hiatus” Kang Daniel "Filed lawsuit to terminate his contract with LM Entertainment and won” Suzy “Left JYP Entertainment” SS501 Kim Hyung Jun ”Accused of sexual assault, filed defamation lawsuit and won” A-Jax “Disbandment” Hwang Hana "Arrested for using drugs and sharing molka videos” AOA Hyejeong & Ryu Ui Hyun “Dating Scandal” Hello Venus “Disbandment” Park Yoochun “Arrested for drug use connected to Hwang Hana, kicked out of JYJ/C-JeS Entertainment” MustB “Tragic car accident” Trax “Left SM Entertainment” EXID “Hani and Junghwa leave Banana Culture Entertainment, group hiatus” TWICE Sana “Posted about new era in Japan, got criticized by k-netizens” AOA “Mina left group and FNC Entertainment” Kang Sung Hoon “Insulted other idols looks online and at fanmeeting” 14U “Disbandment, member had affair with co-worker and fan” Eli and Kiseop "Left U-Kiss” Boyfriend “Disbandment” Ex-JYPE trainee Yoon Seobin “Past underage drinking/smoking and bullying accusations” Hyorin “Old bullying accusation surfaced” BERRY GOOD Daye “Old bullying accusation surfaced” Goo Hara “Suicide attempt” YG “Allegedly provided prostitutes to rich business men and worked with Seungri, tax evasion + money laundering, tempered with evidence” PRISTIN “Disbandment” Lee Soo Man ”Allegedly embezzled money from SM to his private company, disagreements with shareholders” Jang Jae In & Nam Tae Hyun “Cheating Scandal” iKON B.I “Drug scandal, left group and YGE” Han Seo Hee “Admitted being the drug dealer for B.I, said YG colluded with police to get B.I out of trouble” YG Entertainment “Yang Hyun Suk and his brother Min Suk resigned from their positions at YGE, shareholders jump ship + had to pay back LVMH” BAP Himchan “Accused of sexual harassment” Song Joong Ki & Song Hye Kyo “Divorced after a year of marriage” Shinhwa Lee Min Woo “Accused of sexual harassment” Girls' Generation Taeyeon “Confessed about her depression” TWICE Mina “Hiatus due anxiety” PRODUCE X “Voting fraud by Mnet, all their reality shows were manipulated” BigBang Daesung “Owned building that illegally operated brothels” Kangta “Dating and cheating scandal” TWICE Jihyo & Kang Daniel “Dating Scandal” TWICE Momo and SJ Heechul “Dating rumor” Yang Hyun Suk and Seungri “Illegally gambled millions overseas” Som Hye "Bullying scandal, came out as bisexual” Park Jimin and Baek Yerin “Left JYPE, 15& disbandment” MYTEEN "Disbandment” Infinite L “Left group and Woolim, plagiarized letter to fans from other idols letters” Goo Hye Sun & Ahn Jae Hyun “Messy public divorce” Song Yoobin & Kim Sohee “Dating Scandal” CNBLUE Lee Jonghyun “Inappropriately messaged a model, left his group” BTS Jimin "Video of him partying in Paris with girls” IN2IT Sunghyun "Left group and MMO” Amber, Victoria and Luna “Left SME” Baek Ah Yeon “Left JYPE” BTS Jungkook “Dating rumor with tattoo artist” NCT Taeyong “Old bullying accusations surfaced, he apologized to victim” SONAMOO “Members filed lawsuit against TS Entertainment” Sulli “Suicide” The Boyz Hwall “Left group because of health issues” Stray Kids Woojin “Left group and JYPE” Monsta X Wonho “Accused of owing his ex-girlfriend money, has a criminal record for theft, smoked marijuana, left group and Starship” Monsta X Shownu “Had affair with a married woman” Crayon Pop Ellin “Romance Scam” BTS Jungkook “Caused a car accident” Jung Jinwoon & Kyungri “Dating Scandal” TRCNG "Two members filed a lawsuit against TS Entertainment” SEVENTEEN S.Coups “Hiatus due anxiety” Goo Hara “Suicide” Jung Joon Young and Choi Jong Hoon “Charged with aggravated rape and sharing illegal videos along with five other individuals” MOMOLAND “Taeha and Yeonwoo left group, Daisy hiatus�� Kang Daniel "Hiatus due depression, panic disorder and anxiety” MYNAME “Disbandment” TWICE Nayeon “Stalked by a German fan” WJSN Dawon “Hiatus due anxiety” Cherry Bullet “Mirae, Kokoro, and LinLin left the group” Stray Kids Han “Hiatus due anxiety” FT Island Song Seung Hyun “Left group and agency” Red Velvet Wendy "Suffered injuries during SBS Gayo rehearsal” Lee Hi “Left YGE”

[smylealong]

Year in review - 2020

2020 has been a mixed bag of an year. Where on one hand it has been a raging dumpster fire with a global pandemic, lockdowns, social distancing, online schools, politics, forest fires, Karens and the general sense of ennui that the year brought. On the other hand, the year gave us all time. Time to reflect on ourselves. Time to teach ourselves new things. Time to binge watch. And boy did the streaming platforms make full use of it. Listed below are the best things I saw in 2020. (Across languages and in no specific order.) IT IS A LONG POST. PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

HINDI Thappad: Dir: Anubhav Sinha. Starring: Tapasee Pannu, Pavail Gulati, Diya Mirza, Kumud Mishra and Ratna Pathak Shah. On surface level, the premise seems frivolous. After all, it was just a slap. Just. One. Slap. Yet, with that one slap, the protagonist’s neatly organized world comes apart at the seams. From there begins Amruta’s (Tapsee Pannu) journey into exploring the micro-aggressions and tiny slights that she has turned a blind eye to, for the sake of keeping peace. The film never veers into a glorification of violence nor does it get overly preachy. It is a mirror to the patriarchal society and raises pertinent questions about the things that the society as normalized. Things that shouldn’t be normalized.

Bulbbul: Dir: Anvita Dutt. Starring: Tripti Dimri, Avinash Tiwari, Rahul Bose, Parambrata Chatterjee and Paoli Dam.

Horror does not always lie in the things that go bump at night. Sometimes, horror is what society expects of you. Horror is the consequence of not fitting into the role that has been written for you. Sometimes, it is terrifying to be a woman in a male-dominated society. That is what Bulbbul explores. Wrapped in a beautiful package, Bulbbul tells the raw story of a child-bride who is punished, harshly, inhumanly, for acting her age. If you haven’t seen it yet, drop everything and watch it. It’s on Netflix.

Lootcase: Dir: Rajesh Krishnan. Starring: Kunal Khemu, Rasika Duggal, Vijay Raaz, Gajraj Rao.

This was a charming little movie that had me in splits. A story of a simple man who chances upon a bag full of money. What follows is a hilarious tale of lies, deception and comedy of errors. Kunal Khemu proves that Bollywood does not realize just how talented he is. Vijay Raaz’s deadpan comedy and Gajraj Rao’s evil smiling desperation are a delight to behold. I’m smiling even as I am writing this. This was fun!

Raat Akeli Hai: Dir: Honey Tehran. Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Ila Arun, Shweta Tripathi, Tigmanshu Dhulia.

This was India’s answer to Knives Out. Nawazuddin Siddiqui is at his finest as the honest and frustrated (in more ways than one) police officer who finds himself attracted to the mistress of the murdered man. What follows is a tale so full of twists and turns that I could not predict where it is going. When you have Siddiqui at the helm, you are almost certain to get a good film. But when he is backed by stellar performance from the able cast, that takes the film to another level altogether.

Patal Lok: Dir: Avinash Arun and Prosit Roy. Starring: Jaideep Alhawat, Niraj Kabi, Abhishek Bannerjee, Swastika Mukherjee, Gul Panang, Ishvaak Singh.

Wow. Just. Wow. This is arguably the BEST thing that I have seen all year. On the surface this is an attempted murder case. But what it actually is, is a mirror to our society. It is a human story. A story of greed, corruption, power, violence, misogyny, depravity and true evil. It is a story of love, hope, support, kindness and humanity. It is a story of us. My hats off to the entire cast and crew for coming up with something truly special.

ENGLISH

Haunting of Bly Manor: Created by: Mike Flannagan. Starring: Victoria Pedretti, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Amelia Eve, T’Nia Miller, Rahul Kohli.

Based on Henry Jame’s Turn of the Screw, this was a poignant tale of love, loss and pain. While it pales in comparison to its brilliant predecessor, Haunting of the Hill House, and the 1961 screen adaptation of the novel, The Innocents, Bly Manor still manages to be a worthy watch. In Mike Flannagan’s deft hands, we get to see a completely different perspective of the Haunting. I won’t say more, for spoilers, but this was definitely one of the better things I watched this year. Especially since I almost eschewed English movies/series this year. (I did watch some forgettable movies like Extraction and Mulan, but even mentioning them here feels sacrilegious.)

Korean

This year, I returned to Korean Dramas after a long time. My last Korean Drama before this year was Faith that I saw in 2014. Since Boys Over Flowers (Read Kim Bum) is my guilty pleasure watch, I decided to have it on in the background sometime in March or April this year. (Honestly, in 2020, who knows?). BOF took me to The King: Eternal Monarch. And TKEM introduced me to Woo Do Hwan who gave me some of the best times in this year. Three of his dramas feature here.

Save Me:- Dir: Kim Sung-soo. Starring: Ok Taec-yeon, Seo Yea-ji, Woo Do Hwan, Jo Sung-ha, Jo Jae-yoon.

Do you fancy a kick to your teeth? Because that is what this series is. What starts a simple story of a regular family’s struggles upon moving to a new town, quickly turns into a harrowing nightmare in which you are simply the viewer. The story delves into cults and the insidious power they hold. Through Seo Yea-ji’s brilliant performance as Im Sang-mi, we see a K drama heroine who is not a damsel in distress. She isn’t the one throwing the punches, that is done by Ok Taec-yeon and Woo Do Hwan. Still she is the one that leads the fight. If that wasn’t enough, Woo Do Hwan, plays Seok Dong-chul. Arguably one of the best male leads I have seen.

Mad Dog:- Dir: Hwang Ui-kyung Starring: Yoo Ji-tae, Woo Do Hwan, Jo Jae-joon, Ryu Hwa-young, Kim Hye-sung.

What a treat this show is! Smart protagonists pitted against equally intelligent antagonists and a taut plot that rarely sags (It does sag just a wee bit in the middle but it picks up pace very quickly). Woo Do Hwan is fantastic as the ever changing, tough to pin down, Kim Min Joon. The layers in this character! This show will keep you guessing. Every cast member is stellar and no one has a single misstep. A must watch!

My Country: Dir: Kim Jin-won Starring:  Yang Se Jong, Woo Do Hwan, Kim Seol-hyun, Jang Hyuk.

This series brings a set of very complex emotions in me. Don’t get me wrong. I love the series. Its story, characterization, costumes, cinematography, acting, action scenes, OST. They are top notch. A+. But... and this is a big one, this series is also a glaring display of what happens when a writer falls in love with one of their characters. As a writer, I can say that we love all our characters. But it is very dangerous for a writer to move from simply loving the character to falling in love with the character. When that happens, the writer becomes afraid of letting that particular character make mistakes. Or glosses over their flaws. Often at the expense of the other character. Which is what happened here. The writer fell in love with Seo Hwi and Nam Seon ho paid the price. Hwi could literally assassinate people in front of Hui Jae and still be forgiven for it, while Nam Seon-ho gets demonized for trying to save Hwi by telling lies. I could go on and on about how unfair this series was to Seon-ho, but that would be a separate post altogether.

Tale of a Gumiho: Dir: Kang Shin-hyo Starring: Lee Dong Wook, Jo Bo-ah, Kim Bum.

I started this series for Kim Bum (I LOVE THE GUY). I was prepared for some cheesy, goofy fun with some good looking people. But soon, I was watching it for the story. A smart Urban Fantasy with elements of Korean Mythology, this was UF done right! This series made me do research. I am so tired of seeing the same old myths in fantasy that this came as a breath of fresh air. Intelligent protagonists who communicate well (gasp! what? That happens?). A flip-flopping anti-hero. A truly psychopathic villain and a bunch of other well-fleshed characters make for one entertaining watch. I highly recommend it.

Chinese:

K-dramas made me revive the Tumblr account that I had created sometime in 2017 and which lay dormant since then. Soon, my Tumblr feed was filled with gifs and metas of a show with pretty men. I did not pay much attention to it, till a post about Jin Ling’s Uncle made me snort. Even though I didn’t understand what it was talking about, it was still funny. Realizing that the show is on Netflix, I saw the trailer and wasn’t impressed. Then there was the length. 50 episodes! Holee-moleee. “No. I ain’t got that much time,” I said and moved on. But then, I saw a gif of a man smiling. I had never seen a smile that dazzling. There was something about that smile that made me go back and click on the first episode. And in less than ten minutes of the episode, they killed the man whose smile drew me to the show. WTF? But I had seen gifs of him. There had to be more. Then, the show began and I had no idea what was happening. I decided no smile could be worth the brain-cells I am having to expend for this. Chuck it. But people in Tumblr said, hold on. You will understand it. Episode 2, and I still wasn’t sold. I gave it till episode 5. Then, before I knew it, I finished the 50 episodes and currently reside in the rabbit hole that is The Untamed.

Dir: Zheng Weiwen and Chen Jialin Starring: Xiao Zhan, Wang Yibo, and a host of others. I can’t write the name of the entire cast, even though I want to.

PS: In case you don’t know, the man with the pretty smile is Xiao Zhan.

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Korean Dramas to Watch: Non Blood-related Family-Feel

I’m a sucker for Family of Choice trope, so if you’re like me, here are 3 dramas that I recommend for you to watch, in no particular order:

1. Reply 1988 / Answer Me 1988 / 응답하라 1988 (2015-2016)

Watch it you’re in the mood for: warm familial and friendship stories, slice of life, cute Bogummy that you really want to mother and/or put in your pocket to keep safe

Cast: Park Bo-gum, Hyeri of Girls’ Day, Go Kyung-pyo, Ryu Jun-yeol, Lee Dong-hwi

Writer: Lee Woo-jung

Director: Shin Won-ho

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2. Mad Dog / 매드독 (2017)

Watch it you’re in the mood for: slick conspiracies, charming con artist, sizzling tension, Swoon Do-hwan

Cast: Yoo Ji-tae, Woo Do-hwan, Ryu Hwa-young, Jo Jae-yoon, Kim Hye-sung

Writer: Kim Soo-jin

Director: Hwang Ui-kyung

Note: cannot find any .gif featuring the entire Mad Dog members, so this one with Min-joon & Ha-ri will do for now, I guess

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3. Coffee Prince / 커피프린스 1호��� (2007)

Watch it you’re in the mood for: crossdressing, young Gong Yoo pre Goblin, young Yoon Eun-hye, and of course, coffee!

Cast: Yoon Eun-hye, Gong Yoo, Lee Sun-kyun, Chae Jung-an

Writer: Lee Jung-ah, Jang Hyun-joo

Director: Lee Yoon-jung

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AOA Hyejeong and Ryu Ui Hyun confirmed to have broken up

AOA Hyejong and actor Ryu Ui Hyun have broken up

On December 23, it was confirmed by FNC Entertainment that AOA’s Hyejeong and actor Ryu Ui Hyun have broken up and does not know the reason and time it occurred.

Ryu Ui Hyun’s agency, Wayzcompany also confirmed the news stating, “We heard that Hyejeong and Ryu Ui Hyun broke up recently. We do not know the reason behind their breakup as that’s a personal matter, but they have decided to continue supporting each other.”

It was previously reported by TVDaily from multiple inside sources that the two have ended the relationship.

The pair was previously confirmed to be in a relationship in April, where they met on a web drama set in December 2018.

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Golden Child’s Bomin may be making his acting debut through the second season of web drama “A-TEEN”!

On January 25, Golden Child’s agency Woollim Entertainment stated, “Thankfully [the producers] received a favorable impression of Bomin and offered him a role. We are positively reviewing the offer.”

“A-TEEN” is a web drama that deals with the hardships and love lives of teenagers. The first season was a huge hit, accumulating over 140 million views in total. The original cast members Shin Ye Eun, APRIL’s Naeun, Shin Seung Ho, Kim Dong Hee, Kim Soo Hyun, and Ryu Ui Hyun will reportedly be returning for the second season as well.

Meanwhile, Bomin has also taken part in SBS’s “Law of the Jungle in Chatham Islands,” which is set to air in March.

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