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Subbed trailer for currently airing c-drama "From Repair to Pair"

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Actually, watching this trailer, I'm getting not-too-dissimilar vibes as the trailer for "Flight To You," which I just posted.

This time, though, the focus isn't aviation, but heritage conservation.

Teresa Li stars as Qiu Yuan, whose dream is to become a conservation craftsman. She gets acquainted with Qin Zhi Yuan (Zhang Chao), who is a legend ...

Subbed trailer for just-premiered c-drama "Hi Venus"

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This one's just premiered on 16 December, and so far, reactions seem mixed.

But, it does look rather light and breezy?

Liang Jie stars as Ye Shi Lan, a pediatrician at Taoyuan Village Clinic, who starts off on the wrong foot with the new director Lu Zhao Xi (Joseph Zeng) due to a misunderstanding. Of course, hijinks and romance e...

Trailer for upcoming c-drama "Flight To You"

Sorry I couldn't find a subbed version of this, everyone.. But this does look potentially engaging?

Also, it's Wang Kai, whom many of us loved in Nirvana in Fire, so I just had to share. 😁

He stars as a cold, strict captain, while Tan Song Yun stars as an aspiring pilot, who strives to prove herself in his eyes. They go through several life-threatening aviation incidents together...

Collection of subbed teasers for upcoming kdrama "Island"

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I am.. pleasantly surprised by this collection of teasers, you guys. I mean, for the first time since Show started releasing trailers, I'm seeing that besides intensity and monsters, there might be fun and levity in this show.

And, if these teasers are anything to go by, it might actually be quite entertaining?

I'm suddenly more ...

New teaser for upcoming kdrama "Crash Course in Romance"

Sorry I couldn't find a subbed version of this, everyone, BUT.. 

FINALLY, we have a drama that looks light and breezy, instead of all the melodramatic intensity of the other upcoming shows! 😅

AND, it's Jung Kyung Ho and Jeon Do Yeon, who are both such excellent actors, I can only imagine the potential electricity that they would be able to create, sparking off each other. �...

Trailer for upcoming kdrama "Payback"

Sorry I couldn't find a subbed version of this, everyone..

BUT.. The Voice (aka Lee Sun Gyun) is coming back, and with Moon Chae Won! Ooh! 🤩🤩 Just that casting alone is making me sit up with interest, even though I'm not super into revenge stories in general.. 

..say I, as I'm currently fully invested in Reborn Rich, which is a - you guessed it - revenge story. I know, I ...

New subbed trailer for upcoming kdrama "Trolley"

Well ok. This is hands-down the most interesting of the various trailers I've seen, for upcoming kdrama "Trolley."

Before this, I had very little interest in checking it out, but this trailer poses its story as a moral dilemma, and that suddenly makes this show look much more intriguing to my eyes.

The importance of good promo material shouldn't be underestimated!

This one is ...

New subbed trailer for just-premiered kdrama "Red Balloon"

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This show's just started airing as of last night, 17 December, and initial response seems to be pretty positive.

If you're in the mood for some melodrama, you might want to consider this one?

Show is 20 episodes and will air on Saturdays and Sundays, from 17 December 2022 to 19 February 2023 on TV Chosun and Viki. 

KFG...

New subbed trailer for upcoming kdrama "The Interest of Love"

Well. The more I see of this show's promos, the more my impression of it evolves.

Honestly, at first, it had looked like a warm workplace sort of drama, but now, it's giving off all these forbidden love vibes, and this latest trailer does have a salacious sort of flavor to it.

Again, makes me feel like it might have a dysfunctional yet compelling quality to it. So, maybe?

Show...

New subbed trailer for upcoming kdrama "The Glory"

Ok, woah, this is starting to look really intense. This trailer is giving me World of the Married vibes, in terms of the grippy, dysfunctional, can't-look-away vibes.

World of the Married gave me oily feels, like, blech, I don't actually want to be immersing myself in this dysfunctional world, but, oh dear, I can't look away. 😅

I don't know, I might actually be interested in chec...

Early Access: Alchemy Of Souls 2 E1, E2

E1. In a drama landscape where second seasons are being more common, I realize that this is the first time I'm actually covering a second season where it picks up directly from where Season 1 had left off.

Other multiple season shows I've covered, like the Let's Eat group of shows, have been more like offshoots than one season directly picking up where the last one left off, and, now that...

Our year-end guest post project: details & guidelines!

Hi everyone,

Thanks so much for your patience on this. 

Thanks also, for weighing in and confirming that a more relaxed and flexible approach this year would be very welcome - I'm in full agreement! 

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As we've talked about briefly so far, our goal is to keep thing flexible, so that you can beef up or streamlin...

Notes for "Under The Queen's Umbrella" will be late 😅 + initial thoughts on year-end posts!

Under The Queen's Umbrella: I'll be late 🙈

Sorry, everyone.. I thought I would be able to complete my episode notes for this week's episodes of "Under The Queen's Umbrella," but I unexpectedly fell behind schedule today, when Mom decided she needed to buy a new phone (and therefore needed my help). 😅

As I type this, it's almost midnight, and while I've managed...

12 whole minutes of Gong Yoo! 🤩

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This is a vlog style video, and watching it, you really feel like you're sitting at the table, among friends, listening to Gong Yoo talk about two of his passions: fishing and ramyeon. 😁

Please enjoy.

KFG ❤️

Subbed "Making Of" video for Junho's mini CF drama for Lotte Duty Free

Remember when I shared that Junho's in a mini CF drama for Lotte Duty Free?

(If you missed it, episode 1 is here, and episode 2 is here!)

Now, here's a quick little "making of" video, which is r...

3rd teaser for upcoming kdrama "Interests of Love"

Sorry I couldn't find a subbed version of this one, you guys.

But, I thought you'd want to see this, because, for the first time, we're getting a bit of a clandestine vibe between Yoo Yeon Seok's and Moon Ga Young's characters.

I'm intrigued, because this certainly wasn't the picture I formed in my head, after watching Show's earlier trailers. 😅

This could definitely be com...

New trailer for upcoming kdrama "Trolley"

Sorry I couldn't find a subbed version of this one, you guys. 

But, since a few of you expressed interest in this show, I thought you'd like to get a feel for Show's vibe at least, via this new teaser.

It looks like it'll be tense and melodramatic, so far?

This one is 16 episodes, and will air from 19 December to 7 February, on Mondays and Tuesdays, on SBS and Netflix. 2022-12-11 01:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Subbed Episode 1 preview of just-premiered c-drama "Double Love"

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Double Love, which was originally due to premiere on 1 December, has now just started airing, and so far, viewer response seems to be pretty positive.

This is the one where the OTP meets virtually in-game, as well as in real life, but don't know that they know each other in both dimensions.

This one's 24 episodes and is airing on...

New teaser for upcoming kdrama "Alchemy of Souls 2: Light and Shadow"

This is freshly released by tvN, so there're no subs available for this, unfortunately.

But, for those of us who are excited about Season 2 of Alchemy of Souls, this will likely whet your appetite. Although, by the time you see this, you might have already watched episode 1 of Season 2. 😁

Show is 10 episodes, and will air on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 December to 8 January, on...

Episode 2 of mini CF drama "Office Romance Recipe"

Remember when I shared that Ahn Hyo Seop and Kim Se Jeong are reuniting for a mini CF drama, and we watched episode 1 (here!)?

Well here's episode 2, to continue this short little story. 😁 Just make sure cc is enabled for English subs!

Heh, it's obviously full of PPL, but Ahn Hyo Seop ...

Subbed 1st teaser for upcoming c-movie "Yesterday Once More"

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This is a remake of J-movie "My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday" which I LOVED.

If you haven't seen it, I do highly recommend the original Japanese movie. It's amazing, and the kind of stuff to steal your heart, and then linger with you, for a long time.

Whether you're planning to watch the Japanese original, or the Chinese remake, I d...

3rd Subbed teaser for kdrama "The Forbidden Marriage"

The Forbidden Marriage has just started airing, and reactions have been pretty mixed, with some viewers loving it, and others finding it pretty meh.

Based on the vibe of this 3rd trailer, I'm getting the idea that Show is hijinks-heavy, and likely leans into the comical quite a bit. 

Which is great news for you, if you like that sort of thing?

This one is 12 episodes, and...

Subbed trailer for upcoming k-movie "The Point Men"

Honestly, this isn't my usual preferred genre, but this also looks like the kind of movie that I would end up enjoying very well, if I were to actually watch it. 😁

I know. I have some kind of weird denial going on, when it comes to enjoying stuff, and embracing the fact that I enjoy said stuff. 😅

ANYWAY. This one's based on the true events of the Korean hostage crisis in Afgha...

New subbed trailer for upcoming kdrama "The Glory"

We get a new, longer trailer for The Glory, and I have to confess that I feel quite intrigued, in spite of my reservations. Kinda like.. it's so dysfunctional in vibe, that I can't look away? 😅

It does look like a very different role for Song Hye Kyo, and she does come across as more interesting than some of her recent roles.

Importantly, Lee Do Hyun MAY not be playing a student?...

New subbed trailer for upcoming kdrama "The Fabulous"

I know some of us were disappointed when the air date of The Fabulous got pushed back, in response to the Itaewon tragedy.

Now, we have a new trailer and a new air date, so yay? 

Show looks as polished and spicy as ever, with a new tidbit of information given to us, about the relationship between Minho's and Chae Soo Bin's characters. 😉

Show is 8 episodes, and is due t...

Latest subbed trailers for upcoming kdrama "Island"

We get a longer and deeper peek at the world of Island, and even though I don't have active plans to watch this one (creepy's not my thing 😅), I do find the trailers quite intriguing.

Show has 2 confirmed seasons, and Season 1 is 6 episodes, and is due to air on Fridays, from 30 December to 13 January, on Amazon Prime.

KFG ❤️

Early Access: First Love: Hatsukoi [Japan] E1, E2

E1. I've been hearing so many great things about this show (basically, that almost everyone I know loves it), that I was eager to start on it, but also, slightly afraid to start on it. Like, what if I didn't love it like everyone else, y'know?

I've also heard it said that if you've seen a good number of Japanese shows, then this might not blow your socks off.

Personally, I like it, ...

Park Hyung Sik for BENCH/

This isn't new, but it just showed up in my Twitter feed today, and I really liked what I saw, so I just had to find it to share it with you guys.

I do love me some Park Hyung Sik, particularly after seeing him in Happiness, so here he is, doing his thing for BENCH/.

I love the boyish smolder he manages to exude so effortlessly for the camera, and these 38 seconds just flew by, for ...

Subbed informal "TMI" interview with Junho 😍

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Since you guys seem to welcome the occasional Junho highlight, I thought I'd share this quick little video with you, where Junho answers some informal interview questions.

It's so cute, that he says the last thing he'd done the night before, was kiss his cat Johnny. Aw. 🥰 I kinda expected him to say that the first thing he did the ...

Original MV: "First Love" by Hikaru Utada

Since so many of you are loving j-dorama "First Love" (I'll start on it soon, I promise!), I thought you'd like this MV, which was first released in 1999. 

Please enjoy.

KFG ❤️