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[junkobato]

Upcoming Kdrama December 2024 ✨

4/12: Light Shop with Joo Ji Hoon, Park Bo Young, Kim Seol Hyun. 8 episodes; supernatural, thriller, mystery.

5/12: Sorry Not Sorry with Jeon So Min, Choi Daniel, Gong Min Jung. 12 episodes; rom-com.

18/12: Who Is She with Jung Ji So, Jung Jin Young. 12 episodes; fantasy, comedy.

21/12: Check In Hanyang with Bae In Hyuk, Kim Ji Eun, Jung Gun Joo. 16 episodes; historical, romance.

23/12: The Starry Night with Ko Hyun Jung, Ryeoun, Yoon Sang Hyun. 12 episodes; life, drama.

26/12: Squid Game 2 with Lee Jung Jae, Wi Ha Joon, Im Siwan, Kang Ha Neul. 6 episodes; thriller, mystery.

Wrapping up the year with new stories!!

[nabiiyu]

"Maybe home is nothing but two arms holding you tight when you're at your worst. "➷♡

[whumpslist]

City Hunter (시티헌터)’s whumps’ list

[referred to main character Lee Yoon-sung/City Hunter, portrayed by Lee Min-ho: *bonuses: Lee Jin-pyo, portrayed by Sang-Jung Kim; Kim Young-joo, portrayed by Jun-hyuk Lee]

Season 1

.01: chased, brief scuffle, argued and upset, under heavy gunfire, laying unconscious on the floor (for fake), fought against multiple opponents simultaneously, witnessed his mother figure's murder, upset, stepped on an anti-personnel mine, shocked after his father's sacrifice on his behalf, received upsetting news about his past; bonus Lee Jin-pyo's: fought, betrayed and ambushed, shot, deeply upset, on a revenge path, fought, hit by a anti-personnel mine and lost his leg (self sacrifice), carried by his son, dug into the shoulder to remove an old bullet, with a cane; bonus Kim Young-joo: thrown to the ground and rough landing.

.02: rough sparring (in the past), rough sparring, slapped in the face, thrown to the ground and rough landing, rough sparring, upset, argued; bonus Kim Young-joo: badly argued with his boss.

.03: brief scuffle, upset and disappointed, grabbed and manhandled, on his knees, fought, rough fight, emotional distress; bonus Lee Jin-pyo's: angry; bonus Kim Young-joo: badly argued with his boss, upset and disappointed.

.04: argued with his father, emotional distress and upset, drunk, badly argued with Kim Na-na and upset, tense conversation with Kim Young-joo, upset for Kim Na-na's nasty words and her tears, brief scuffle, worried for Kim Na-na; bonus Lee Jin-pyo's: argued with his son, feeling nostalgic; bonus Kim Young-joo: emotional discomfort, tense conversation with Lee Yoon-sung.

.05: consumed by jealousy, annoyed, rough fight without consequences, worried and sleepless night to watch over Kim Na-na's house; bonus Lee Jin-pyo's: not eating and sore at his amputed leg.

.06: badly argued with Kim Na-na twice and disappointed.

.07: disappointed, argued with Kim Na-na, emotional distress, brief argument and grabbed by his jacket, taken a beating on purpose without trying to defend himself, bruised lip and taken care of at home, bandaid on his face, multiple fights and kicked a couple of times (couldn't hit a woman), under gunpoint and shot at his shoulder (by Kim Na-na), moaning.

.08: under gunpoint and shot at his shoulder (by Kim Na-na) from previous episode, jumped off the building and rough landing, bloody hands and heavily panting, self-treatment on the field and extracted the bullet with a scapel without anesthesia, grunting in pain and heavily panting, many groaning and blood, very pale and sweaty, taken care into a clinic, IV into his arm and fever, nightmares (of being shot and laying blood on the floor), rough awakening and groaning for the pain, wound dressed again, argued with Kim Na-na, thrown to the ground by leveraging his injured shoulder and landing on it, moaning in pain, unable to shot and conflicted, dressing stained with blood and nasty wound, sore and grimacingt, argued with Kim Young-joo, grabbed by his injured shoulder twice and manhandled, slapped in the face by his father and scolded, hit twice on his injured shoulder with a cane, pale, wound dressed again, old scars on his back, wound infected and dressed again by himself, moaning in pain and injected medicine, rough fight with Kim Young-joo and grabbed by his injured shoulder several times, worried for Kim Na-na who had a gun pointed at her head, holding a dangling Kim Na-na with his injured arm and blood dripping for the reopened wound, moaning and grimacing in pain; bonus Lee Jin-pyo's: worried for his son then badly argued with him, disappointed; bonus Kim Young-joo: argued with Lee Yoon-sung, fought with Lee Yoon-sung.

.09: holding a dangling Kim Na-na with his injured arm and blood dripping for the reopened wound from previous episode, on the floor holding his arm and bloody hand, pale and sweaty, worried and upset, brief angry fight, confronted his father and argued with him, pale and sweaty, tried to stand up and badly fainted, on his bed with IV into his arm, sleeping, worried for Kim Na-na, nightmares and rough awakening, disappointed and upset, worried for Kim Na-na, grimacing and holding his arm, threatened and upset, pale, laying sleepy for painkillers, forced to emotionally hurt Kim Na-na to push her away, voice cracking and tears in his eyes, upset; bonus Lee Jin-pyo's: worried for his son, disappointed, brief scuffle, hit by tear bomb and passed out, angry and badly argued with Lee Jin-pyo.

.10: harsh confrontation with his father, received upsetting news and argued with his friend, argued with Kim Nana and feeling guilty twice, bruised knuckels, received upsetting news about his mother's health, upset and screaming in frustration, scuffle, grunting in effort; bonus Lee Jin-pyo's: confronted by his son, angry and disappointed; bonus Kim Young-joo: tense conversation with Lee Yoon-sung.

.11: harsh confrontation with Kim Na-na twice, not eating and worried, harsh confrontation with his father and blackmailed, confronted by Kim Na-na and feeling guilty, worried for his kidnapped friend, shot with a tranquilizer dart, taken away unconscious, tied up to a chair and interrogated, grabbed by his hair, blurred vision for the drug and manhandled, punched and kicked, blood from his mouth, blood on his face (not his), shocked and angry, worried for Kim Na-na and tears in his eyes; bonus Kim Young-joo: harsh conversation with his father.

.12: shocked and worried for Kim Na-na from previous episode, blood transfusion, received very upsetting news about his past and father's actions, harsh confrontation with his father, shocked and upset, disappointed, brief scuffle, repeatedly hit with a cane by his father, upset; bonus Lee Jin-pyo's: confronted by his son and threatened, bad memories; bonus Kim Young-joo: received very upsetting news about his father.

.13: upset and terrified, under gunpoint, argued with Kim Na-na, tense conversation with Kim Young-joo, tense conversation with Kim Young-joo, witnessed his friend's hitting by a car, intense emotional distress, tears of fear and relief, deeply upset, hit a mirror with bare hand and bloody knuckles, bad memories, upset; bonus Kim Young-joo: upset and disappointed, badly argued with his boss, tense conversation with Lee Yoon-sung, tense, humiliated in public and shocked, confronted by an angry Kim Na-na, worried for his father, shocked witnessing his father's incident.

.14: upset, shocked witnessing Kim Young-joo's father's incident, heavily panting and screaming in frustration, received upsetting news and harsh confrontation with his father, stabbed himself in the hand, heavily panting and bloody hand, upset and on the verge of tears, grabbed by an angry Kim Young-joo, bandaged hand, upset, emotional family reunification with his biological mother, tense conversation with his father, confllicted and upset, brief scuffle, worried for Kim Young-joo; bonus Lee Jin-pyo's: confronted by his son, shocked by Lee Yoon-sung's self stabbing, confronted by Kim Na-na, tense conversation with his son; bonus Kim Young-joo: shocked witnessing his father's incident, distraught for his father's fate, desperate and screaming, harsh confrontation with Lee Yoon-sung and tears rooling down his cheeks, avoided by his peers, grabbed and chloroformed, trapped into his car filling of carbon monoxide, weak and coughing, rescued and dragged outside the car by Lee Yoon-sung.

.15: embarrassed and speechless, brief argument with Kim Na-na, in hospital waiting to undergo a bone marrow transplant for her sick mother, IV into his forearm and connected to a blood machine, comically argued with his friend, feverish, brief scuffle, invested by a toxic gas and brief scuffle, feeling sick, weak and blurred vision, coughing and rechting, sitting on the ground and panting, heavily sweating and losing consciousness, very pale and using a handrail to climb up the stairs; bonus Kim Young-joo: groggy after previous episode, passed out and laying unconscious on the floor, regaining consciousness in hospital, groggy and coughing.

.16: very pale and using a handrail to climb up the stairs from previous episode, tense conversation with Kim Young-joo, weak and collapsed unconscious on the couch, taken care of, sad conversation with Kim Na-na, indignant, fought against multiple opponents, upset, heartbroken, emotional confrontation with Kim Na-na and tears in his eyes, tense conversation with Kim Young-joo; bonus Lee Jin-pyo's: angry, upset, disappointed; bonus Kim Young-joo: tense conversation with Lee Yoon-sung, angry, indignant and angry, manhandled and blood at his lip, scolded by his boss and suspended, tense conversation with Lee Yoon-sung.

.17: upset, tense and worried, unable to focus and claiming to have headache, conflicted and emotional struggle, brief scuffle, worried for his father, grabbed and brief scuffle with Kim Young-joo, fought against multiple armed opponents to rescue his father; bonus Lee Jin-pyo's: lured into a trap, attacked by many armed men and fought, repeatedly hit and on the floor, blade at his throat and almost stabbed, rescued at the last minute by his son; bonus Kim Young-joo: feeling guilty and remorseful, uneasy conversation with Kim Na-na, frustrated, brief scuffle with Lee Yoon-sung and thrown to the ground.

.18: fought against multiple armed opponents to rescue his father from previous episode, worried for his father's conditions, blackmailed and worried for Kim Na-na, handcuffed himself behind his back, repeatedly punched at his face and kicked (without any consequence!!), in his knees and almost stabbed, fought back only using his legs, hurried to rescue Kim Na-na from drowning, heavily panting, tense confrontation with Kim Na-na, brief scuffle, chased and blocked, under gunpoint, identity uncovered by Kim Young-joo; bonus Lee Jin-pyo's: attacked by many armed men and rough fights from previous episode, holding his arm and groaning in pain, laying unconscious into an hospital bed, badly injurerd to his left shoulder and damages to his amputated leg, torn out the IV needle, arm in a sling; bonus Kim Young-joo: frustrated, disarmed and under gunpoint.

.19: under gunpoint from previous episode, identity uncovered by Kim Young-joo, hunted, tense conversation with Kim Young-joo, received upsetting news three times, deeply upset and resentful against his father, not eating and frustrated, snapped at his friend and nervous, fought against multiple armed opponents; bonus Lee Jin-pyo's: confronted by his son and upset, tense confrontation with Kim Young-joo and angry remembering the past, upset for Kim Young-joo's dying in his arms; bonus Kim Young-joo: disarmed and under gunpoint from previous episode, upset and badly scolded by his boss, tense conversation with Lee Yoon-sung, tense confrontation with Lee Jin-pyo, tense and worried, fallen into an ambush and surrounded, furious fights against multiple armed opponents, badly beaten and heavily panting, hit hardly at his head with a metal bar, badly bleeding by his head and collapsed, laying and shaking on the floor, died.

.20: upset for Kim Young-joo's dying in his arms in the previous episode, argued with his father, angry and frustrated, received upsetting news, harsh confrontation with his father and blade pointed at his face, harsh confrontation at Kim Young-joo's funeral and grabbed by his jacket, disappointed, uneasy conversation with his biological father, emotional confrontation with his father, voice craking and tears in his eyes, under gunpoint then pointed his own gun against himself, protected his biological father and shot in the chest by his father, on his knees and collapsed, upset witnessing his father's sacrifice and shooting, shaking and tears rolling down, bloody hand, passed out; bonus Lee Jin-pyo's: tense conversation with Lee Yoon-sung, brief scuffle, confronted by his son and upset, emotional confrontation with his son and under gunpoint, shot in the chest, surrounded and under gunpoint, decided to sacrifice himself to protect his son's identity, shot multiple times and collapsed on the ground, bloody and died.

[haeyeongs]

TRUE TO LOVE (2023) dir. Seo Min Jung & Lee Tae Gon

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Set-up of a fictional movie: A squad of South Korean soldiers and a squad of North Korean soldiers discover these unnatural monoliths on their respective sides of the DMZ. Both monoliths are identical to each other and they seem to have been sculpted by someone. When the soldiers approach the monoliths, they end up being teleported to an unknown location.

(Note: later in the movie, it’s revealed they are in an ancient, underground city on Mars).

While trying to find a way back home, both squads are attacked by what appears to be alien monsters (think something along the lines of the Xenomorphs). The survivors of both squads are then forced to team up in order to stand a chance against the monsters and find a way back home…

(Part 1 of this poll series)

Current cast:

TBD

[somanykdramas]

DESIGNATED SURVIVOR: 60 DAYS

GENRES: Drama, Political Procedural

SUMMARY: A temporary acting President has to deal with keeping a country afloat amid a crisis, internal espionage, and new suits.

THIS SHOW HAS EVERYTHING: Dust particles, botched press conferences, testy teens, VIPs, bombings, assassinations, military intrigue, national abandonment, hacking, camping, and eyeglasses.

HOT TAKE: I have not yet seen the American version of this show, but damn, this was a democratic rollercoaster of an experience. Everyone is out to win something whether it's an improved South Korea, dirty revenge, or just maintaining some semblance of governmental sanity.

This show has a real 'let's use the same 3 hallway sets over and over again' problem, but the familiar environments just made me care that much more about the acting masterclasses happening between their walls.

[stuff-diary]

My Demon

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2024

My Demon (2023/24, South Korea)

Director: Kim Jang Han

Writer: Choi Ah Il

Mini-review:

Look, I'm not gonna lie. I started this drama for a very superficial reason: Kim Yoo Jung and Song Kang are one of the most gorgeous couples I've ever seen. And tbh, that's one of the things that kept me watching until the end. The first half was pretty fun, thanks to their will-they-won't-they dynamic and some really funny supporting characters and recurring gags. Unfortunately, it began to drag around the middle part, and then it got more and more boring with each passing episode. By the time the final episode came out, I no longer cared about the plot, the characters or anything else (although the ending itself was quite nice). With all that in mind, I can't help but think My Demon would have worked much better as a movie.

[dreamsandstars24]

The uncanny counter season 2

WHEN I TELL YOU THAT I GASPED WHEN I SAW KANG KI-YOUNG I AM NOT JOKING 

HE WENT FROM “Excuse me, can you please kneel?”

To “Kneel. Now.”

I feel offended that they kept this from me. I do. Another man who is older than me and already has my heart. 

AND HIS EVIL ERA!!!!! I AM HERE FOR IT!!!!

But honestly, it should be illegal for all of them to look this good. 

I need a lot of hobi water in order to continue watching this. 

[taekwondolifemagazine]

Two (2) From Well Go USA

June 22, 2024 (NYC)– Two (2) from Well Go USA.   A Look at Two new international films, originating in South Korea,  distributed by Well Go USA, and hitting digital on June 25th.   Here is a synopsis and review of these Well Go USA Entertainment releases. HOPELESS Synopsis:       After spending his entire childhood in a town riddled with crime and violence, a teenage boy saves up his money in…

[binging-asian-dramas]

My Demon. 8

Story: 8

Acting: 10

Chemistry: 10

Comparable to: Goblin (kdrama); Tale of the Nine Tailed (kdrama); Doom at Your Service (kdrama)

If you’re familiar to the dramas above then you’ll probably absolutely love this drama. It’s a cheesy romcom fantasy that you switch your brain off. You squee, you giggle, you roll your eyes at the ridiculous dialogue and setups the characters are in/deliver but secretly love it too. I will not stop laughing and squeezing over that kiss garden. Totally ridiculous, totally cute. Oh and yeah chemistry in this, top tier.

[passionforfiction]

My Demon

Loved this series. It had a balance of cute, drama, and suspense. The characters for the most part were grayish and complex. The portrayal of God as female, homeless and gambler was interesting. The relationship between her and the demon was one complex too. It felt like ying and yang. Human emotions make the demon and god empathetic towards humans' pain. This story tackles domestic abuse and child abuse, and emphasizes on how silence and turning a blind-eye to these situations can hurt a loved one as well. It makes you reflect on these issues.

Again, it's a good drama to watch.

Poster from Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Demon

[junkobato]

Upcoming Kdrama April 2023 💚

10/4: Paper Moon with Kim Seo Hyung, Lee Chun Hee, Lee Shi Woo. 10 episodes; thriller, mystery, romance. Trailer

12/4: Bora! Deborah with Yoo In Na, Yoon Hyun Min, Joo Sang Wook, Hwang Chan Sung. 14 episodes; rom-com. Trailer

12/4: Stealer: the Treasure Keeper with Joo Won, Lee Joo Woo. 12 episodes; action, mystery, comedy. Trailer

14/4: Queenmaker with Kim Hee Ae, Moon So Ri, Ok Ja Yeon. 12 episodes; political, drama. Trailer

15/4: Doctor Cha with Uhm Jung Hwa, Kim Byung Chul, Min Woo Hyuk. 16 episodes; medical, comedy. Trailer

17/4: Family with Jang Na Ra, Jang Hyuk, Chae Jung An. 12 episodes; action, comedy, thriller. Trailer

26/4: the Good Bad Mother with Lee Do Hyun, Ra Mi Ran, Yoo In Soo, Ahn Eun Jin. 14 episodes; family, life. Trailer

28/4: Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 3 with Han Suk Kyu, Ahn Hyo Seop, Lee Sung Kyung. 16 episodes; medical, drama. Trailer

So excited for JangJang couple reunion!!!

Which one are you going to watch? 😆

*REBLOG FOR UPDATES*

[kalena-henden]

Bo Ra! Deborah / True To Love (2023) (dir. Lee Tae Gon)

It's a romcom everybody!  🍾

[fruchtchen]

지저스 크라이스트 수퍼스타 (2015) - 윤형렬 (유다), 마이클리 (지저스), 박은태 (지저스), 한지상 (유다), 최재림 (유다), 김영주 (헤롯), 장은아 (마리아), 이영미 (마리아), 함연지 (마리아)

Jesus Christ Superstar (2015) - Yoon Hyeong-yeol (Judas), Michael K. Lee (Jesus), Park Eun-tae (Jesus), Han Ji-sang (Judas), Choi Jae-rim (Judas), Kim Young-joo (Herod), Jang Eun-ah (Mary), Lee Young Mi (Mary), Ham Yonji (Mary)

파이팅!

https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/view.do?ncd=3097704

https://blog.lotte.co.kr/25824

[namjhyun]

DRAMA REVIEW | True To Love (2023)

True To Love’s story is mediocre at best and its script problematic AF.

I swear the writer of this drama never hold a proper conversation with a woman before, and further more seems to want to constantly humiliate the female lead. I understand wanting to bring a know it all character down so she can grow to become a better person but that’s not what the writer does.

The relationships per se are not bad and there’s development, except for the married couple which I detested with passion. Especially the husband since it made it look like what the wife was asking for was insane when in fact he has grown lazy and makes her feel unwanted and not loved.

The acting is not bad, these are all really talented artists, but I simply can’t recommend this drama.

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Set-up of a fictional movie: A squad of South Korean soldiers and a squad of North Korean soldiers discover these unnatural monoliths on their respective sides of the DMZ. Both monoliths are identical to each other and they seem to have been sculpted by someone. When the soldiers approach the monoliths, they end up being teleported to an unknown location.

(Note: later in the movie, it’s revealed they are in an ancient, underground city on Mars).

While trying to find a way back home, both squads are attacked by what appears to be alien monsters (think something along the lines of the Xenomorphs). The survivors of both squads are then forced to team up in order to stand a chance against the monsters and find a way back home…

(Part 2 of this poll series, link to previous part)

Current cast:

The main protagonist is the squad leader of the South Korean soldiers (actor: Lee Byung-hun)