Category: Special Features
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Friday Drama Review – “Dae Jang Geum”
A Jewel in the Korean Drama Scene Another drama from 2003, Dae Jang Geum is a historical classic that had been sitting on the “To Be Watched” list long enough. Tackling a 54-episode drama may sound daunting, but some dramas need to be seen for their historical significance. Although based on a true historical…
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Friday Drama Review: “Incarnation of Money”
Is Money the Root of the 7 Deadly Sins? The eternal battle – winning at all costs verses leading a righteous life. A story of the redemption of some, for others, the inability to redeem one’s self. And money. Lots of money. BIG money. The kind of money that incites enormous greed and induces people to…
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Holy Hotteok! It’s Honey Hotcakes at H-Mart!!!
Holy Hotteok! It’s Honey Hotcakes at H-Mart!!! Let’s start this post off with something controversial, I am not keen on Korean Sweets. Colorful Jellys or glutinous rice cakes do not seem appetizing for a person raised on glazed doughnuts, a plethora of pies, and 31 flavors of Ice-Cream. Perhaps I do not have a…
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Soju DramaQueen Movie Review: “Abigail Harm”
It comes to earth, removes its robe, and bathes in the water. If you hide its robe, it follows you home; if you care for it, it loves you; and as long as you keep its robe, it will never leave you. Presented this week by the Pacific Arts Movement Spring Showcase in San…
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Friday Drama Review – “Queen of Ambition”
Monarch of Madness? Perhaps Not. Ambition. Passion. Revenge. The series “Queen of Ambition” wrapped up its final episode with much weeping and nose-blowing, but all plot-lines were neatly tied up and finished. It felt, when all was said and done, that all 24 episodes were needed to fully develop the nefarious tale and all…
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The Power of the KKonnect Effect
The Power of the Press: Enter the KKonnect Effect [The Asian Market Chronicles I had the opportunity of visiting H-Mart today, bought some soy milk, did a little grooving to Korean Music in between the isles, mooched on some samples of Curry, Calpico Drink, Chilean Sea Bass, and Dumplings; a lazy-man’s dinner. Can you point…
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Soju DramaQueen Movie Review – “Oldboy”
An Intense Psychological Thriller I really don’t watch as many Korean movies as I should and I don’t know why. The instant gratification factor is sure there, so when a friend recommended that I watch “Oldboy”, a 2003 psychological-mystery-thriller directed by Park Chan Wook, I decided it was time to expand the old horizons again.…
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Friday Drama Review – “That Winter, the Wind Blows”
Classic Melodrama – Prepare to Cry. High-tension melodrama may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but add a few gangsters, throw in a spunky, in-your-face wanna-be girlfriend, exploit great cinematography and put it together with fabulous music and you might even entice the most hard-core melo-haters. Superb performances by Song Hye Kyo and Jo…
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