This series is a strong contender for my favorite K-drama for 2021. It’s like a Hanjeongsik or a full course meal that satiate all of my K-drama cravings. The Amuse-bouche: Jang Bong-hwan goes to Joseon Premiere weeks are like amuse-bouche of a full course meal. It’s made to amuse and intrigued us and to simply…
Watching sageuk will make you realize that some people in the Palace court are much more powerful than the King himself. From influential kingmakers to powerful military families, these controlling figures usually ump the drama in historical series. One recent example is the manipulative Andong Kim Clan in the Shin Hae-sun-starrer Queen Cheorin (also known…
Drama Profile Title: Queen Cheorin (Literal Title) / Mr. Queen (English TitleMain Cast: Shin Hae-sun, Kim Jung-hyunWriter: Park Gye-ok (Doctor Prisoner), Cho Ah-ilPD: Yoon Seong-sik (Babel / Hwarang)Timeslot: Saturday and Sunday / 21:00HNetwork: tvNEpisodes: 20Genre: Fantasy comedy Plot Synopsis: Blue House chef Jang Bong-hwan suddenly found himself trapped inside the body of a Joseon Queen…
Shin Hae-sun (Angel's Last Mission: Love) and Kim Jung-hyun (Crash Landing on You) are set to lead the upcoming tvN fusion sageuk “Queen Cheorin” (literal title). Shin Hae-sun will topbill the drama as Queen Kim So-yong, a royal from the Joseon period whose body is possessed by a presidential chef from the present time. Kim…
Continue reading ➞ Shin Hae-sun becomes a male chef trapped in a Queen’s body in new fusion drama
K-drama muggles may find it weird that Koreans often compared their beloved actors/actresses’ faces to dogs, cats, and other animal faces. But if you think about it, the resemblance is there. Aside from the physical comparison, they also tend to associate celebrity traits and impressions with animals. Why Animal Faces? The curious cat in me…
From alien-x-human to mermaid-x-human, the K-dramaverse is filled with all kinds of star-crossed lovers. And as if writer Park Ji-eun sensed it’s time for another complicated out of this world (or in this case out of the border) love story, she threw us another one and made it fell in our TV screens unexpectedly. A […]
Despite the rushed story line in the finale, it's still a feel good ending for our three misfits. They have been through so much together, and even though we don't get to see their movie succeed in this timeline, let's just hope for the possibility of having a Season 2, yes? Soo-ah and Du-shik It…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Laughter in Waikiki | Finale
It's so hard to date in South Korea if you are a celebrity. It's one distinction that separates international fans from the Korean ones. It's like everyone else outside this country seems to be understanding if their certain celebrity idols are in a relationship, but it's not the case with the Korean fans. This harsh…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Laughter in Waikiki | Episode 19
Seohyun is reportedly in talks to play the female lead role in MBC's upcoming drama, Time (literal title). This comes after Jeon So-min (Cross) reportedly turned down an initial offer for the series. The new series is a about a man who would devote his remaining days to help the woman whose life was ruined because…
Let's talk about the real problem with Waikiki. I loved this show so much and I always look forward to watching it every week, but my growing concern is that the show already took so many turns that it lacked substance anymore. When the drama started, I was excited to see how Dong-gu (Kim Jung-hyun),…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Laughter in Waikiki | Episode 18
It's Dong-gu (Kim Jung-hyun) and Yoon-ah's (Jung In-sun) first day as a couple, and our hero couldn't be any happier! But Yoon-ah seemed to be not thrilled at all. Du-shik (Son Seung-won) and Jun-ki (Lee Yi-kyung) also weren't really helping Dong-gu enjoy his new relationship as they were busy brainwashing him that Yoon-ah was regretting…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Laughter in Waikiki | Episode 17
The bond that glues this household together is beyond friendship. That's what I saw when Dong-gu (Kim Jung-hyun) finally accepted Jun-ki (Lee Yi-kyung) and Seo-jin's (Go Won-hee) relationship. I loved how the show managed to solve this conflict within half an hour, as opposed to all those episodes we spent watching Jun-ki and Seo-jin playing…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Laughter in Waikiki | Episode 16
Guesthouse Boulanger I love that Dong-gu (Kim Jung-hyun) and Yoon-ah (Jung In-sun) finally got some well-deserved alone time in this episode! They are the most adorable play pretend newlyweds, too! Field trip gone wrong The lovebirds decided to go on an overnight trip out of town in this episode. It's their first travel together as…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Laughter in Waikiki | Episode 15
It's Du-shik (Son Seung-won) and Soo-ah's (Lee Joo-woo) turn to execute the toilet humor in this show. Although some may find it offensive that this drama keeps on dropping poop jokes constantly, y'all just need to accept it because SK's culture finds it funny. I admit that in this particular episode, I was really not…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Laughter in Waikiki | Episode 14
The men of Waikiki seem to be on the hunt for their follow-up dramas! MBC has confirmed Kim Jung-hyun (Laughter in Waikiki) is positively considering the lead role for its upcoming drama, Time (literal title). The actor could potentially star alongside Jeon So-min (Cross), who is reportedly in the middle of negotiation to play the female…
Continue reading ➞ Kim Jung-hyun, Jeon So-min consider new MBC drama
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