What Are We Watching in March 2024?

Listen! Do you hear that sound? That’s the “giant sucking sound” of kdrama viewers being swept into this juggernaut of a drama, “Queen of Tears.” “Queen of Tears” This seems to be a reverse-Cinderella story. The female lead is royalty while the male lead is the Cinderella-man. Their marital life isn’t the happily-ever-after ending they […]

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Lovely Runner: @GB’s Deep Dive Into Ryu Sun Jae’s Shallow Island

As requested by @GB, I’m opening this thread so you can add your responses here. Here’s @Phoenix’s original diagram of the Shallow Island and its neighboring island, Cynical Island, where I reside. Lol.   art credit: @Phoenix And here’s @GB’s list of Ryu Sun Jae’s awesome qualities. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 Why Ryu Sun Jae Makes a Great Drama […]

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Lovely Runner: First Impressions

I think if you can hold your nose and ignore that the female lead is (more or less) 34 years old and romancing an 18-year-old kid, then this is an easy watch. The director and screenwriter made sure that the audience didn’t miss the important connections. 1. The many meanings of the title, “Lovely Runner” […]

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What Are We Watching in April 2024?

These new dramas caught my eye. 1. Parasyte: The Grey Three things you should know about this kdrama: One, adapted from a Japanese manga. I get the sense that Korean screenwriters/directors have a different worldview from their Japanese counterparts when it comes to good vs evil. In many Korean post-apocalyptic dramas, the objective is for […]

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