So apparently this one's a fantasy story, about Soo Kwang (Na In Woo), a man with an unlucky fate, who meets Seul Bi (Seohyun), the goddess of fortune, who's come to the real world to fight her fate.
So far, the trailer looks earnest and good-natured, so it might work out to be a fun time?
Show is 16 episodes, and will air from 15 June to 4 August, on Wednesdays and Thursdays,...
2022-05-21 08:08:20 +0000 UTC
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Will this be the new Squid Game, I wonder..? I dunno; the full body red suits, paired with those masks, kinda remind me of the red guards in Squid Game, I think. 😅
This is the Korean remake of the popular Spanish series La casa de papel (Money Heist), and boasts a great cast.
We've got Yoo Ji Tae, Kim Yoon Jin, Park Hae Soo, Kim Ji Hoon, Lee Hyun Woo and Jeon Jong Seo, amon...
2022-05-21 07:49:58 +0000 UTC
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Thanks to MC for pointing me to this; I had no idea that this show was even a thing, until she messaged me to tell me about it. 😅
Basically, it's a travel reality show, featuring him exploring Taiwan, with four other artist friends. It's a one-month ecological journey, with the aim of getting in touch with nature, and learning to co-exist with it.
The trailer mak...
2022-05-21 07:39:55 +0000 UTC
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So here's the thing, everyone.
I'd mentioned in my May Patreon update post on the main blog, that I might be introducing The Silent Sea as a bonus show, here on Patreon.
The thing is, upon actually watching the show, I'm finding that it doesn't really lend itself to episode notes.
Also, I find that the first 3 episodes feel quite slow, and it's only now,...
2022-05-14 09:54:49 +0000 UTC
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E2. It occurs to me that a manhwa lens would work really nicely, for this show.
I think it didn't occur to me in episode 1, because I was distracted by the idea of magic and music being incorporated into this story world.
This episode, however, I'm starting to see that this story world really feels like a manhwa world come to life.
First, there's the school itself, which looks...
2022-05-13 07:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Sorry guys, I couldn't find a subbed trailer for this one, but even without subs, you can get a flavor for the kind of movie this will be.
Seo Hyun Jin stars, as Soo Jin, a single mother who's living well with her daughter and father (Ahn Sung Ki), when she discovers that she's suffering from early onset Alzheimer's.
Dad steps up to take care of his daughter, as she begins to feel t...
2022-05-10 08:26:53 +0000 UTC
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I.. have no idea whether this movie is going to be brilliant or terrible, but it sure looks and sounds kinda bonkers. 😁
Here's the description off of MyDramaList:
"During the Goryeo dynasty, Taoists try to take a mysterious sword. In the present day, aliens appear on Earth. A time door soon appears between late Goryeo dynasty period and the present day. Due to this, chaotic situa...
2022-05-10 08:16:15 +0000 UTC
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Oh my. This movie looks like it'll be really good.
Sang Hyun (Song Kang Ho) finds new parents for babies left in baby boxes, and calls himself a broker of good will. He's assisted by Dong Soo (Kang Dong Won).
They get involved with So Young (IU), a young mother who places her baby in the baby box, but then changes her mind and comes back for the baby.
In the meantime, our brok...
2022-05-10 08:08:53 +0000 UTC
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This one looks to be a revenge melodrama, judging from the teaser.
Seo Ye Ji plays Lee Ra El, the woman at the center of an insanely expensive divorce law suit, while Park Byung Eun plays her estranged husband. To complicate matters, Lee Sang Yeob plays Seo Eun Pyung, a human rights lawyer who gives up everything for love, when he meets Lee Ra El.
Well, that promises to be all kinds...
2022-05-09 07:39:41 +0000 UTC
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Shout-out to Kun, for taking the time to send me the character teasers for Alchemy of Souls, which have just been released.
Aside from Jung So Min's character teaser, you can find Lee Jae Wook's character teaser here.
This is the latest drama offering by the Hong sisters, where Lee J...
2022-05-09 07:22:15 +0000 UTC
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E1. I came into this without a clue of what to expect, really, because there are a number of unfamiliar elements to this, which are foundational to this story.
For one thing, it's about magic, and not magic that's faked with trickery, or magic that's powered by ghosts that the human eye can't see. It's actual, legit magic, and I wasn't sure how that was going to be handled.
The othe...
2022-05-08 00:00:03 +0000 UTC
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My goodness, I LOVE this performance from the Baeksang Awards, of "This Is Me" from "The Greatest Showman."
It's a bunch of veteran actors, on stage, singing their hearts out.
Their performance is imperfect, "let it all hang out, this is me" kind of stirring, and I feel as if they are standing there and encouraging their peers and their juniors, through their example, and thro...
2022-05-07 16:48:43 +0000 UTC
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Gurgle. I am so, so, sooo happy for Junho, that he's made history, by being the first idol-actor to win the Best Actor award at the prestigious Baeksang Awards. 🥲
In my opinion, it's well-deserved; his performance in The Red Sleeve was, as someone said, revelatory. And it's so clear that his peers feel the award is well-deserved as well. I love how his co-stars in TRS all teared up at ...
2022-05-07 01:45:28 +0000 UTC
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The Baeksang Awards are now over, and here's the list of winners:
Best New Actor- TV: Goo Kyo Hwan (‘D.P.’), Kim Hye Joon (‘Inspector Koo’)
Best New Actor – Film: Lee Hong Nae (‘Hot Blooded’) and Lee Yoo Mi (‘Young Adult Matters’)
Best New Director: Jo Eun Ji (‘Perhaps Love’)
TikTok Populari...
2022-05-07 01:45:15 +0000 UTC
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E2. This felt like a set-up episode, in that, I kind of knew going in, that the main goal for our narrative to achieve, this hour, is the pairing up of Tae Joon and Tae Yang, as doubles partners.
Perhaps because I know it's going to happen for sure, the lead-up to it, with Tae Yang asking Tae Joon earnestly and repeatedly, and then getting turned down, only to have Tae Joon doing the aski...
2022-05-06 07:00:06 +0000 UTC
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E1. Well. That was quite a lot, to take in, in just our first hour.
First of all, let me say that I like it, but I'm still in the process of wrapping my brain around what this show is about, and what it wants to be. It's certainly darker and more dramatic than I'd expected, even though I'd already expected it to be quite dark and dramatic.
So much happens, and it's all quit...
2022-05-04 07:01:33 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone!
Thanks for all of your warm wishes, I just wanted to let you guys know that Cookie seems to be doing well.
The shot's worn off by now (it was to keep her from throwing up for 24 hours), but she's still on medication for the next couple of days, until Saturday.
So the real test of whether she's doing ok, is when she's off the medication. If she's able to keep...
2022-05-03 07:10:39 +0000 UTC
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E1. Ooh. I like this one, and right away too. It might be too early to say, but.. I have a pretty darn good feeling about this one.
I've never thought of myself as being into sports shows, but.. I've really enjoyed the various sports-themed shows I've tried out in the last couple of years - like Stove League, Racket Boys, As One and Twenty Five, Twenty One - so maybe I ought to formally a...
2022-05-02 00:01:00 +0000 UTC
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E2. For an omnibus style drama, I feel like our characters are sharing more cross-arc screen time than I'd first anticipated, and I am pleasantly surprised by this, not least because so many of our cast members are A-listers.
Because of this, when they pop up in scenes that largely seem unrelated to them, like when Lee Byung Hun's character shows up at the reunion even though he's not par...
2022-05-01 08:11:30 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone,
Here's your spoiler-free zone for May, where you can exchange suggestions, tips, and other spoiler-free thoughts about dramas that aren't being covered here on Patreon!
You can chat about whatever you'd like here, basically, as long as you don't talk about spoilers! 😉
For deep dive discussions that include spoilers, you can go 2022-05-01 00:05:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone!
Here's your Deep Dive zone for May!
Please continue to use SPOILER warnings, since you guys will be chatting about a variety of dramas. This will enable everyone to ninja their way through comments, while only looking at the spoilers that they're interested in. 😉
Have fun chatting dramas, everyone!
For spoiler-free discussions, you can go...
2022-05-01 00:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone,
Just a quick update to let you know that the notes for Our Blues E2, which were supposed to be posted today, will only be happening tomorrow.
I had a bit of a situation at home, and had to take my dog Cookie to the vet, coz she was throwing up her meals (last night's dinner and today's lunch). The vet doesn't think it's serious coz Cookie's not lethargi...
2022-04-30 14:22:20 +0000 UTC
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So our female lead Ye Sul (Seo Ji Hye) has the ability to see the future once she kisses somebody (ha, what a superpower!). One day she accidentally kisses her boss Cha Min Hoo (Yoon Kye Sang), and to her horror, sees sexytimes in their future. HAHA.
This sounds ridiculous, but also, potentially entertaining, if done right.
Kim Ji Suk and Lee Joo Yeon co-star, and it's currently unc...
2022-04-27 06:33:03 +0000 UTC
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So.. this is based on the very popular American TV series "Jane The Virgin," which was loosely based on the 2002 Venezuelan telenovela "Juana la Virgen".
For those unfamiliar with the premise, basically, the female lead - in this case, Woori, played by Im Soo Hyang - vows to remain chaste until marriage, but ends up getting pregnant anyway, via an unfortunate mix-up during a medical exami...
2022-04-27 06:23:21 +0000 UTC
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E1. When this show was announced, I felt like I had to check it out, if only for the star-studded cast, which by itself is a coup by the production team.
Add on the allure of beautiful Jeju Island, and I felt like I practically had no choice but to watch this show - even though I have no idea what to expect, from an "omnibus drama" like this one is billed to be.
I have the impressio...
2022-04-24 23:55:01 +0000 UTC
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Many thanks to Kun, for taking the time to send me this trailer.
We now have a slightly better look at the world of "The Sound of Magic," and I have to say, I'm more interested in the show now, than I'd been at first.
Show's really vibing magical fantasy to me right now, and there's also an interesting layer of darkness as well, because Choi Sung Eun's character is ...
2022-04-23 06:29:53 +0000 UTC
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All in all, I found this a solid penultimate episode - as long as you accept that Show is going to embrace its love for makjang, or at least, heightened melodrama.
The way doors get burst open with flair and flourish this episode stacks up, and depending on your lens, this could land as either eye-rollingly ridiculous, or enjoyably entertaining.
I personally found it enjoyably enter...
2022-04-21 07:01:01 +0000 UTC
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This drama's flown under the radar for me - and for a lot of others too, it looks like, based on the fact that no one appears to be really sure which streaming platforms will be carrying this, even though Show premieres tomorrow night, in Korea. 😅
Still, I wanted to share this set of teasers, because it actually does look kinda promising.
It feels like a mash-up between Racket Bo...
2022-04-19 06:33:22 +0000 UTC
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E2. I continue to be cautiously intrigued by this show and its characters. I haven't figured out whether I like them yet, but I'm.. curious. And that's not a bad place to be.
The ideas that Show is serving up are still percolating in my head as I type this, but for now, it feels like there are at least 2 big ideas that Show is touching on.
The first is, the difference between the in...
2022-04-17 09:00:58 +0000 UTC
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So I just watched The Swordsman (review is here) and watching this trailer, I'm inordinately amused that the concept is basically the same.
To my eyes, The Killer is basically The Swordsman, just in modern times, with cars and guns. 😁
In both stories, Jan...
2022-04-17 06:44:13 +0000 UTC
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