Sigh. As I expected, this drama is a healing drama… for the fangirls of the leading actor Kim SeonHo who were crushed that he didn’t get the girl in “Start-Up.” Instead of Hong Doo Shik, the screenwriter should have named his character Jjang Dae Bak since he can do nothing wrong in this drama. Jjang […]
Hometown Cha Cha Cha: Eps 1 & 2 Open Thread
The thread is now open for spoilers and discussions. (I know this post is early but my schedule will be tough this week.) Shin Minah plays a dentist down on her luck so she moves her practice to a small village by the sea. There may be a mystery or two involving the real identity of […]
Lovers of the Red Sky: Eps 1 & 2 Open Thread
Oh dear. Not another love triangle! This is written by the screenwriter of “The Moon Embracing the Sun,” and “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” so we know that the OTP (or “One True Pairing” in kdrama lingo) is already established. Hong Chun Gi (played by Kim YooJun) is a Joseon Era painter. Her leading man is Ha Ram […]
Hospital Playlist 2: Ep 10 On Jang’s Rehabilitation
We knew this was coming, right? ShinLee were going to rehabilitate Jang’s character, give her a dramatic arc that not even the female lead, Songhwa, received, and portray her with such a pitiful backstory that, in the end, she’d be made “worthy” of our sympathies. Hey, ShinLee, nice try but you can’t gaslight us! This […]
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Hospital Playlist 2: Ep 9 On Binary Opposition
I didn’t coin this term “binary opposition.” The French anthropologist, Claude Levi-Strauss, did. He observed that in many stories told in books and films, the plot is driven by characters, values and/or concepts that are directly polar opposites. Think of Batman vs. Joker, hero vs. villain, rich vs poor, religious vs secular, engineering vs. feng […]
Hospital Playlist 2: Ep 9 On Reading Between the Lines
When lurkers complain that this blog presents a wholly different perspective on “Hospital Playlist” from other sites, it’s because we like to read between the lines. 🙂 Based on my limited experience on ShinLee’s dramas, I expect them to present the story in two ways: the surface level, and the deeper level that go further […]
You Are My Spring: Eps 15 & 16 Open Thread
The thread is now open! Spoilers welcome. Thanks for the reminder, @Welmaris. 🙂 source: devildrusje’s tumblr Enjoy the finale!
Bitch Talk: Sat 8/21 Open Thread
This has been a depressing, stressing, distressing week for me…and I’m not talking about kdramas. I’m opening a thread just for fun to catch up with what’s going on in everybody’s lives nowadays. Please no political and legal debate here or I’ll zap you. Gossips are allowed. I like gossips! They’re so entertaining. Feel free […]
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Hospital Playlist 2: Ep 8 On Touching
To me, one of the things that was noticeable in this episode was Director Shin’s comparison of the physical intimacy. For expediency, I’ll give you wikipedia’s explanation of physical intimacy. Physical intimacy is sensual proximity or touching. It is an act or reaction, such as an expression of feelings (including close friendship, platonic love, romantic […]
You Are My Spring: Eps 13 & 14 Open Thread
The thread is now open. Thanks @Welmaris for the reminder! Gifs from yeorims’ tumblr source: yeorim’s tumblr Enjoy the show!