Shooting Stars is a romance-comedy series set inside an entertainment company. Looking at the premise alone, this series might come off as that ordinary rom-com filled with a trite love story and overly ridiculous comedic sequences. But it turned out, it was a rom-com done right. Like most romance stories, Shooting Stars banked on its…
Drama Profile Title: Shooting Stars / Sh**ting StarsMain Cast: Lee Sung-kyung, Kim Young-daeWriter: Choi Young-wooPD: Lee Soo-hyun (The Witch’s Diner)Timeslot: Friday and Saturday 22:40Network: tvNOTT: Viu, iQiyi, Viki, TVINGEpisodes: 16Genre: Romantic Comedy Plot Synopsis: Shooting Stars is about people in the entertainment industry who take care of top stars. They bleed, sweat, and shed tears…
[Warning: Too many spoilers and unnecessary bad words in this review but who cares, right?] After a treacherous ride, we finally reach the end of Season 1! This series is so exhausting to watch honestly, but I just couldn't drop it. Maybe it helped that I'm super tolerable when it comes to makjang dramas, and…
Drama Profile Title: Penthouse / The Penthouse: War in LifeMain Cast: Eugene, Kim So-yeon, Lee Ji-ahWriter: Kim Sun-ok (The Last Empress, Temptation of Wife)PD: Joo Dong-min (The Last Empress, Return)Timeslot: Monday and Tuesday / 22:00Network: SBSEpisodes: 20Genre: Suspense, Melodrama, Makjang Plot Synopsis: Set in an extremely luxurious 100-story apartment called Hera Palace, three powerful women live their lives surrounded by a thirst for revenge…
One tragic night 12 years ago, a monster told a pretty girl that he will meet her again in the future. From then on, the pretty girl wished that promise is meant to be broken. A Promise Fufilled It may be years in the making but Yoon Hee-jae sure was honest to his words when…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Come and Hug Me | Episodes 29-30
With the monster out in the world, I expected evil to rule over all the chapters of Come and Hug Me. But a light shine through and swept away the dark clouds even for a moment. Let me share with you the scene that touched my heart in these episodes. Hyung and Oppa, 13 Years…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Come and Hug Me | Episodes 25-26
The gates of underworld are now open and Hades himself stepped out of it. But as to exactly how, we are yet to find out. Let's dive into Come and Hug Me Eps 23-24 on the tragedy that has just begun. Eclipse of a Nightmare The old villain in the dark has finally woken up…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Come and Hug Me | Episodes 23-24
Come and Hug Me Episodes 21-22 are like the prologue of a dark novel, the prelude of a gruesome movie. Let's look at the scenes in this chapter that tell us we should hold on tight to our seats because the K-Drama gods are about to tell us a tale of whim and horror. A…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Come and Hug Me | Episodes 21-22
The chains have been unlocked. The mysteries have been unveiled. The riddles have been answered. In the grand puzzle that Come and Hug Me is, the K-Drama genies have answered our plea to unmask the man in the shadows. The Third Son The creature lurking in the dark finally stepped out of the shadows and…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Come and Hug Me | Episodes 19-20
In the name of all things insane and sick, the K-Drama genies gave us a lot of heart-stopping moments in these chapters of Come and Hug Me. To start, let's see how Yoon Hyun-moo and Chae Do-jin's bloody brawl ended. Of Blood, Sweat and Tears After being declared as the police's primary suspect for the…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Come and Hug Me | Episodes: 17-18
Things got messier now after the recent attack on Han Jae-yi and with Yoon Hyun-moo being declared as the primary suspect. But behind all these scary events and high tension, one thing is for sure. Nak-won and Na-moo's feelings did not fade. Just Like the Old Times I'm feeling really bad for Jae-yi now. After…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Come and Hug Me | Episodes 15-16
"If you want forgiveness, forgive first." ~ Yoon Hee-jae Come and Hug Me Episodes 5-6 generally show us how the fates played with the life of our cutie crusaders Yoon Na-moo and Gil Nak-won years after they parted ways. Glimpses of the harrowing night when Yoon Hee-jae "visited" Nak-won's house were also revealed. But first,…
Continue reading ➞ K-Drama Reaction: Come and Hug Me | Episodes 5-6
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