For @agdr03, What amuses me about this Chinese romcom is that it’s low-key subversive. General Ji Heng is showing tenderness (and what the poets call the “first stirrings of love) for a person who he thinks is a man. If Tian Qi had been a real dude, I doubt this Cdrama would pass the Ministry […]
Crash Landing on You: On North Korean Aesthetics
I haven’t viewed Ep 13. I’m going to wait till Ep 14 is out so I can watch them in one sitting. But I read an interesting piece on netizenbuzz about one NK defector’s opinions on the similitude between CLoY and the real life in NK. I’m quoting netizenbuzz’s translation here,in full: Article: North Korean […]
Parasite: What’s the Big Deal About This Movie?
I’m transferring a post I made on another site. As usual, I dropped in there for one of my (in)famous drive-by postings so I must duplicate my post here. **************************** @sarang21 asked: Has anyone of you watched the movie “Parasite”? What´s your opinion on it? I thought the movie did what the director wanted it […]
Crash Landing on You: Eps 13 & 14 Open Thread
This thread is now open. You can post your comments, insights, theories, observations, rants, and raves here. I don’t mind spoilers. EDIT TO ADD THIS: For our convenience, I made a page (look at the top banner) for all the CLoY posts. You can use that to back-read my old posts (although why would you, […]
Crash Landing on You: On Mothers and Sun
This post is not a tearjerker. 🙂 After I read that my post last night left some of you reaching for tissues, I feel obligated to give my write-ups a warning label now. I guess I don’t need to mention the plain band on his ring finger since you all noticed the it by now. […]
Crash Landing on You: Ep 12 The Underrated Scenes
I’m reposting @chowchow’s comment here and adding mine. Thanks, @chowchow. 🙂 Underrated scenes that I loved in episode 12: Hurray for the underrated scenes! Like you, I love how these side stories add context to the North and South divide without being in-your-face about it. I really wish I could write more about these little […]
Crash Landing on You: On Han, Not Love
I’m not Korean so if I get things wrong, feel free to do to me what people in the Old World used to do to women of my ilk: burn them at the stake. Thank you. You all shared your beautiful views on love. I can’t add more so I’ll write a different interpretation of […]
Crash Landing on You: Ep 12, The Tomato Cultivator
Ha! We all know why he called himself the Tomato Cultivator, right? It’s because of this. But to fans of “Memories of the Alhambra” (MotA), there were many references to Hyun Bin’s 2019 kdrama. I’ll go over some of them. When EunDong’s avatar, Desperate Effort, encountered JungHyuk’s Tomato Cultivator, EunDong promptly asked to form an […]
Dr. Cutie: Episode 3
To @agdr03, @fern, and my 10 cute followers, Don’t accuse me of cheating on CLoY because I’m writing about another drama. I’m slowly weaning myself off CLoY so when the finale comes in two weeks’ time, I won’t suffer from withdrawal symptoms. “A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do…to getting over you.” — […]
Crash Landing on You: Switzerland or Korea?
I don’t like making predictions because I suck at it. (Congratulations, Kansas City Chiefs!) So I’m letting @John L propose Switzerland as JungHyuk and Seri’s happily-ever-after. What do you all think? Is this a good idea? Should our happy couple go Brexit Korexit or stay Remainers? Production-wise, I don’t see the point of the actors […]
Crash Landing on You: Ep 11, Product Placement
Episode 11 was like the Super Bowl of product placements for “Crash Landing on You.” I don’t think viewers realized how many product placement they saw in the first 15 minutes alone. Oh, you Capitalist Hearts! 1. Range Rover 2. Singta, a game developer. They develop mobile games. Hmmm…I wonder if they designed that mobile […]
Crash Landing on You: Ep 11, Things That Made Our Hearts Flutter
I agree with @John L’s list here. Thanks for doing this, John. Episode 11 *JH offers SR the first taste of fried chicken. References back to when she offered him the first taste of noodles that he made for her when they were in NK. *JH being angry for SR during the encounter w/ her […]
The Game: Towards Zero:: What’s the Verdict?
@mslee1108, @lovebangwon, and the other Ok Taecyeon fans, Well? Are we watching this show? Is it any good? The title piqued my curiosity. Should I review it? Or should I back away slowly? Mind you, I gave Siwan’s kdrama a miss, too.
Dr. Cutie: Ep 9 Highlights
No, you didn’t miss any of my write-ups for the earlier episodes. I’m only jumping ahead because this episode is my guilty pleasure. This drama doesn’t require analysis. I’m going to list my favorite scenes with a brief commentary — like I usually do when I’m reviewing Cdramas. Feel free to add your own memorable […]