Another week, another entertaining and successful resolution in Zombie Detective. I like how an abbreviated schedule (12 episodes, instead of the regular 16) forces the story to be tight. The key background info and emotional content are delivered as needed. There’s no detour and red herrings. Every line and scene either reveal something about the […]
Record of Youth: Eps 9 to 12; OSTs
The thread is now open for comments, rants and raves. JT7 is the current bingo winner. Here’s the new bingo card. I’m surprised that there’s no fried chicken PPL yet. Let’s enjoy the shows! ************************* Here are the OSTs. The English translations are all from https://kgasa.com/ 1. “Go” by SeungKwan (Seventeen) . I found a dream […]
Zombie Detective: Eps 5 & 6
For viewers who are easily sidetracked like me, the references to other kdramas in this show is such a catnip that the mystery of Zombie’s death and Santa Killer’s identity fall by the wayside. Me: Who’s Santa? What’s going on? Huh? First, let’s get the pop culture out of the way, shall we? Episode 2. […]
Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol: On Becoming Emma
I know many of you are finding the heroine Rara tough to like so here’s my other reason for loving her character. Previously, I wrote that she reminded me of Lucy in “I love Lucy.” But I guess that sitcom was way ancient for many of you, thus the reference was lost. This time, then, […]
Tale of the Nine-Tailed: Eps 1 & 2 Open Thread
To be honest, I’m not feeling this drama. What the heck is a “Nine-Tailed”? Shouldn’t it be a “Nine-Tailed FOX”? Primarily because I’m struggling to care a lot for the female lead. Jo Bo Ah isn’t my type. However, just go ahead and start discussing the show. Maybe I’m just cranky because I’m tired from […]
Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol: Eps 1 and 2
Four reasons why I’m enjoying this kdrama: 1. The title, “Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol” The quickest way to hook me into a kdrama is to use the title to set up the context of story, and the personalities of the characters. I’m intrigued by imaginative titles and I’ve no choice but to […]
Bitch Talk: Autumn Days
How have y’all been doing? I hope everything’s been swell while I was gone. I’m back on for a breather from all the craziness in the world. I’ll be doing a bit of housekeeping on the blog. I’ll let some of the old threads fall down. If you want to retrieve them, just click on […]
Zombie Detective: Eps 3 & 4
If you’re watching Netflix’s “School Nurse Files,” stop and watch this instead. You won’t get lost in the worldbuilding because the story follows physical laws. In fact, the rules are twisted to hilarious results. For example, when Zombie Kim MooYung hasn’t eaten for days, he loses his senses and, to his horror, becomes a monster. […]
Dating in the Kitchen: Episode 6
I’ve to list down the highlights because I’m going to forget them. 1. The Uncle dropped by We saw the beginning of this last episode. Lu Jin was settling in her apartment as if it was his home-away-from-home. I like that Shengnan was very protective of the things that he brought for her apartment, like […]
Protected: Hospital Playlist: The Girl With the Secrets
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Record of Youth: Eps 7 & 8 Open Thread
The thread is now open for spoilers and reactions. The winner for last week’s Bingo Game was Grace. Congratulations, Grace! Here’s the trophy for you. Here’s the Bingo game this week. Good luck!!! I’m surprised that that there’s no BBQ product placement in this kdrama? Really?? They’re always featured in popular kdramas like “Goblin,” “Crash […]
Protected: Hospital Playlist: “Friends,” Anyone?
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Love Lasts Forever: Episode 9, Part 2
Part 1 is here: Love Lasts Forever: Episode 9, Part 1 But where was I? Ah! The Basho haiku. I challenged myself to look for haikus for each one of the themes of this episodes. As some of you probably know already, haikus are generally about everyday life and nature, not love. So I’ll be stretching […]
Record of Youth: Kiss Comparison with “Do You Like Brahms?”
Ahhhh. Is this what’s trending now in kdrama kisses nowadays? The follow-up kiss by the piano? The guy first gives a short kiss, then follows it up with a much longer one. Only, there’s additional prop thrown in the scene: the black baby grand piano. Thanks, @agdr03, for this comparison between the two first kisses […]