Tag: drama review
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“Countdown to Lee Min Ho” Drama Review: “Boys Over Flowers”
The “Countdown to Lee Min Ho” will now commence. Yup. I won 2 of the coveted tickets to see the man himself, live and in person, March 10th in Los Angeles. So to celebrate I will be publishing 2 critiques a week until the glorious event. I will review all of the Lee Min Ho…
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Friday Drama Review – “Hong Gil Dong”: Nearly Caused My Demise
셰릴씨의 ‘드라마가좋다’ – ‘홍길동’ 그녀가 최고로 꼽는 사극 중 하나인 ‘홍길동’의 평을 들어보자 Quite some time ago now, I had decided it was time to conquer a new genre of Korean drama and, never having seen a historical drama, I set about reading synopses. Hong Gil Dong looked to fit the bill — a Korean Robin…
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Midweek Drama Review: Revisiting “Cheongdamdong Alice”
Did the White Rabbit Lead Us Down the Expected Path? The Mad Trip down the Rabbit Hole has ended and the questions must be asked: Was the drama what we expected? Did it progress in the direction we predicted? We’re the characters who we expected them to be? And finally, did we like it, Precious?…
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Friday Drama Review: Lie to Me – Anytime
Lets return to 2011. There were several really great dramas that year including Tree with Deep Roots, 49 Days, Dream High, The Princess’ Man and Heartstrings – all of which are review-worthy, by the way. While listening to some exceptionally epic ballads issuing from my iPod, I was reminded of (and had to watch yet…
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Friday Drama Review: “Missing You” – Why did it Have To End?
The words “Final Episode” appeared as an unwelcome guest at a party. OK, maybe it was not the usual convivial, ‘cocktails-raised-in-cheer’ type party, but nonetheless, I was unprepared for the series to end. “Missing You” had me engrossed in its heartrending episodes. Storyline/Synopsis: My rating 8/10 At 15, Soo Yeon (Kim So Hyun), the daughter of…
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Friday Drama Review: “May Queen” – A Dramatic Voyage
Kim Jae Won, who earned my respect in the 2011 drama “Can You Hear My Heart”, drew my attention to this drama. The excellent performances put in by top youth actors and a top shelf cast of characters kept me hooked. Unpredictable twists and turns continued throughout keeping the viewers guessing throughout the entire drama.…
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Friday Drama Review: Rooftop Prince – A Winner in any Time Period
Garnering a respectable share of the booty at the 2012 Korean Drama Awards, “Rooftop Prince” is a worthy prizewinner. With a remarkable capacity to successfully combine quirky comedy with gut-wrenching dramatic scenes, this drama is definitely worth watching. Released early in 2012, I’ve already watched it three (yup, three!) times through and will undoubtedly watch…
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Cheongdamdong Alice – A Mad Trip Through The Rabbit Hole! Wheeeee!
With Park Shi Hoo and Moon Geun Young cast as the main characters, this drama was already destined for my Watch List. The synopsis, however, led me to believe it might just be a recap of the “The Devil Wears Prada”. Broadcasting Saturdays and Sundays on SBS, the series is only 8 episodes along, but…
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Korean Drama Review – What to watch (or not?)
I was just your average, recently unemployed American woman, wandering into the family room when daughter #2 (age 14) asked me watch a Korean drama with her: “Boys Over Flowers”. Really? A Korean drama? I’ve never been into soap operas, and to watch one with subtitles just did not appeal. But, having nothing better to…
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