We have reached the end of yet another masterfully written series by the one and only Noh Hee-kyung. Our Blues has been a refuge for the past several weeks, and watching the way of life on Jeju Island sends a familiar sense of attachment. The drama succeeded in bringing connection not just among the characters,…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Our Blues | Episodes 16-20
Seon-ah and Dong-seok Yay for new beginnings! Seon-ah (Shin Min-a) may have lost the custody trial, but she’s on her road to recovery! I hope she redeems herself back and is granted the right to take care of her child long-term. I cried when she told her husband that she’ll file her appeal to court…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Our Blues | Episodes 11-15
In-gwon and Ho-sik We continue with the story of the high school lovebirds, Yeong-ju (Roh Yoon-seo) and Hyeon (Bae Hyun-sung), but this time the focus is more on their relationship with their respective fathers, In-gwon (Park Ji-hwan) and Ho-sik (Choi Young-joon). The drama finally explained the back story of In-gwon and Ho-sik’s fallout as well. …
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Our Blues | Episodes 7-10
Yeong-ok and Jeong-jun (Part 1) Ah, these two are the fun part of this drama. Everyone’s story arc is all serious, and while Yeong-ok (Han Ji-min) and Jeong-jun’s (Kim Woo-bin) love story is not light, it’s much less heavy than the others. While we have little knowledge about their individual background stories yet, we confirmed…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Our Blues | Episodes 4-6
Drama Profile Title: Our BluesMain Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Shin Min-a, Cha Seung-won, Lee Jung-eun, Uhm Jung-hwa, Han Ji-min, Kim Woo-binWriter: No Hee-kyung (Live, Dear My Friends, It's Okay That's Love, That Winter The Wind Blows)PD: Kim Kyu-tae (Live, Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, It's Okay That's Love, That Winter The Wind Blows) Timeslot: Saturday and Sunday / 21:10H (KST)Network: tvN, NetflixEpisodes: 20Genre: Melodrama Plot Synopsis: "Romance is sweet…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Our Blues | Episodes 1-3
This feature is full of major spoilers. You’ve been warned. K-dramas usually have a curse. They start well but then enter into a downward spiral during the second half of the series. It's the case for most overhyped dramas as the pressure of outdoing a previous episode is always present. When the audience starts tuning…
“If everything in life went as planned, what fun would that be? Don’t magical things happen when least expected?” A Year-end Medley opened with this line which perfectly set the tone for the whole movie: fun and magical. Just like its English title, this movie is a “medley” of stories that happened in the last two…
It's raining A-listers in the upcoming drama of star writer No Hee-kyung! Lee Byung-hun (Squid Game), Shin Min-ah (Hometown Cha-cha-cha), Kim Woo-bin (Uncontrollably Fond), Han Ji-min (One Spring Night), Lee Jung-eun (Law School), Cha Seung-won (One Ordinary Day), and Uhm Jung-hwa (You Are Too Much) will be starring in the upcoming drama “Our Blues” (literal title). Our Blues will follow an omnibus format,…
Continue reading ➞ No Hee-kyung’s comeback drama confirms star-studded cast
Dimpled Goddess: Korean Actress with Lovely Dimples The greeks and the romans have been writing poems about women blessed by the deities with a perfect imperfection called gelasin – that indentation that appears in the cheek when someone smiles. And if the ancient poets are still alive today they would probably croon about these Korean…
Continue reading ➞ Dimpled Goddesses: Korean Actresses with Lovely Dimples
At a time when the whole world is on quarantine, I can't help but think of one notorious K-drama trope that's been with us since the beginning. Whatever generation you may associate yourself with, you can always think of one specific drama that tackled this one - cohabitation. Whether it's forced or not, it's a…
Continue reading ➞ Love in Lockdown: Top Cohabitation K-dramas
It's always hard to trim down dramas that we learned to love every year. But it's a good kind of dilemma, right? Sometimes, I even surprise myself that once it's time to choose my favorites, the ones that are easily on top of mind don't make it to the final cut. It's a yearly tradition in…
Han Ji-min (The Light in Your Eyes) and Jung Hae-in (Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food) are cast in new MBC romance drama “Spring Night” (literal translation). Son Ye-jin was first offered the female lead character, but declined. This drama would also be Jung Hae-in's reunion with Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food writer Kim Eun…
Continue reading ➞ Han Ji-min, Jung Hae-in cast in Spring Night
There is something about familiar happy endings that touch my heart. And as Joo-hyuk (Ji Sung) and Woo-jin (Han Ji-min) give marriage another shot, they made sure not to commit the mistakes of the past and do it right this time. The way they portrayed a love-filled episode, despite the routine of daily struggles proved…
This one was a filler episode, which consisted of all the fluffy stuff. I felt like because Episode 14 was too good, the drama ended there and these last two episodes were just fillers to satisfy our eyes with more cheesy couple time. But overall, seeing Cho Jung-seok reprise his role as the feisty Kang…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Familiar Wife | Episode 15
It was really satisfying to see Joo-hyuk (Ji Sung) finally standing firm on a decision after seeing him struggle with his every life-changing move. Since the beginning, we all see him as someone who quickly bows out whenever something difficult happens, and in the latest episodes, we continue seeing him break his own promise of…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Familiar Wife | Episode 14
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