Although. I will be the first to admit: “Your body belongs to me so you can’t say no.” I just…………… (LOUD RECORD SCRATCH NOISE TEARING ACROSS THE FABRIC OF THE UNIVERSE)
Nip that line in the bud, writers. Nip it!
Tag: k-dramas
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RE: Oh My Venus 1-4
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the first time Jung Kyeo-woon is not playing a total assface.* Like most people, I was afraid he’d be rehashing his character from Birth of a Beauty, but ‘tis not so. Unfortunately, Oh My Venus is not completely exciting and didn’t capture my heart the way I wanted to, which is bad news because I sense a mean angsty streak coming up and I’m not even loving the good times. I also want Shin Mina’s character to stop being saved. FOOL ME ONCE. FOOL ME TWICE. FOOL ME TH—just kidding, this is annoying, I don’t care!
Speaking of other Korean dramas: VERY THANKFUL that Answer Me 1988 is delaying their broadcast a week because it’s the perfect opportunity for me to catch up before the finale! Have not yet started Six Flying Dragons, but I feel like it’s a drama to watch not on my modest monitor, but on something a little more substantial…
Anyway, not really loving Bubblegum anymore. Not bad by any means. I’m just unimpressed. My soul died a little when both Haeng-ah and Ri-hwan cried at the end of episode 10. Such angst!
* to be fair, I’ve only seen History of a Salaryman, Birth of a Beauty, and this.
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A Wife’s Credentials (fin.)
(I’m really good at this updating once a month thing, huh?)
I feel like I get like this whenever I finish an exceptionally good drama — Misaeng being the most recent example — but A Wife’s Credentials (jTBC / 2012) is in my heart of hearts. On paper, a drama about a housewife trying to educate her son and falling in love with his handsome dentist sounds boring, but I assure you it is not! This show is definitely the best of the best, maybe even among the Top 5 of all the dramas I’ve ever watched. (Someday I’ll be brave enough to do a definitive ranking.) The opening chords of The Byrd’s “Turn! Turn! Turn!” get me all glubbed up and it’s only been a week.
This post is sponsored by Tae-oh’s Jeep Rubicon (harbinger of doom), and my endless tears.
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RE: A Wife’s Credentials 7
(Trying to update from my tablet…)
I started A Wife’s Credentials on my flight home today and it is safe to say I was captivated by the first two episodes. There wasn’t anything remarkable about Warm & Cozy for me to recognize Lee Sung-jae but daaaaaaang he really burns it up with Kim Hee-ae.
Subject matter was a surprise to me – I went into it for the Ahn Pan-seok/Jung Sung-joo/Kim Hee-ae combo, but it’s very mature and emotionally “raw”. Feeling feelings kind of stuff. It’s also interesting to see the societal/personal fallout AFTER a speedy/emotionally consuming affair… things happened so quickly (not TOO quick) and I’m still just on episode 7. Definitely a must watch.
(Getting back into the swing of watching dramas, but probably won’t get too serious until after early November.)
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RE: I Remember You 15
Maybe I was didn’t remember too much about I saw in Answer Me 1997, and High School King of Savvy is one of those dramas I’ll love despite having not finished, but is …… Seo In-guk is not as good as I remember him being? I want to believe he’s phoning it in here, but those SERIOUS! ACTING! EMOTION! ANGER! faces are… hmm.
Case in point, episode 14 (and the parts of 15 I’m watching now) :/ :/ :/
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Summer ’15
Amazing things: I’ve watched 19 dramas so far this year! I usually end up finishing dramas within weeks of each other rather than endless marathon sessions, feels like a lot though. (more…)
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RE: Mask 8
“‘A remarkable person changes the world. A remarkable person can rise above good and evil.’ I… am that remarkable person.”
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWDAMN.
