Tag: korean drama
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Friday Drama Review: “Dating Agency: Cyrano” Another fabulous installment in the Flower Boy Series
Will Cyrano, Playing Cupid in the Theatre, Overcome his Sense of Inadequacy or Will Roxanne Perish Rejected? Storyline/Synopsis: My Rating 8/10 Based very loosely on the famous Cyrano de Bergerac, Dating Agency: Cyrano introduces a modern and uniquely Korean flavor to a classic tale. Once a financially struggling theatre, The Theatre Cyrano has become…
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Friday Drama Review: “Gu Family Book” a.k.a. “Kang Chi – The Beginning”
“If I had to choose between living 100 years alone or 100 days with someone I loved, I’d choose the 100 days.” The strikingly beautiful cinematography first thing you sense: a dark, dreamy mountain-scape colored in violet and cobalt blue juxtaposed with scenes of delicately, but brightly lit traditional drummers against backdrop of amber…
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Friday Drama Review: “Jang Ok Jung”
The Famous Villainess is Given a New Personna Storyline/Synopsis: My Rating 7/10 Jang Ok Jung is a famous concubine of King Suk Jong of the Joseon Dynasty. Infamous for her role in the deposition of Queen In Hyun, she has been villainized throughout history. An interesting take on a oft-told tale, this version…
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Friday Drama Review – “When A Man Loves”
Gangsta Love (No, it’s sweet, really.) I fell in love with this drama when Han Tae Sang hit the internet for serious dating help. With no experience of his own, he was seeking advice the best way he knew. With the naiveté of a young teen he takes advice from all sources and self-consciously…
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Friday Drama Review – “Baker King Kim Tak Goo”
Bread is served! (But with a box of tissues, please…) Somehow I had expected this 2009-2010 drama to be much more lighthearted than it was, partly because of the misleading posters, showing an impish grin on Yoon Shi Yoon’s face, but also because of the casting of Yoon Shi Yoon himself. The young man is…
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Friday Drama Review – “I Need Romance”
Filled with fun, penetratingly honest girlfriend-time conversations, “I Need Romance 2012” hits the spot for those looking for a drama with romance, humor, and yes, I’ll say it, a bit of steamy sexiness. The scenarios strike pretty to close to home with the abrupt, honest portrayal of human romantic relationships. No perfect, sweet, innocent…
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Friday Drama Review – “Nine: Nine Time Travels”
It’s a Fantasy. It’s a Melodrama. It’s Science Fiction. It’s Romance. Director Kim Byung Soo and Screenwriters Song Jae Jung and Kim Yoon Joo, the time-travel dream team that created “Queen Inhyun’s Man” teamed up again to create another stunning drama. It’s like “The Monkey’s Paw” in drama form – a tale in which…
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[Get Drama] Friday Drama Review – “What’s Up”
And on to the genre of Musical Dramas. An absolute sleeper of a drama, “What’s Up” definitely has some great vocals, given that Kang Daesung, main vocalist for Big Bang has a starring role. Due to an unusual number of setback and struggles, the drama was finally aired months after the final episode was…
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Friday Drama Review – “Vampire Prosecutor”
Suffering serious culture shock, the Soju DramaQueen segued from Classic Historical Drama last week to edgy Crime Sci-Fi Fantasy this week. How exactly does one adequately transition from Dae Jang Geum to Vampire Prosecutor? It’s a valid question. The two dramas could not possibly be more different. Honestly, I was really expecting to not like…
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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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