To my American readers — Be kind, be not afraid, and be supportive. Let’s pray for one another in these coming days. Thanks, @GB and everybody, for keeping this blog running. Do I have any threads to open? Will catch some z’s and write more tomorrow (if I’m not dead yet, lol). 1. Brewing Love […]
What Are We Watching in September 2024?
Like summer’s end yields a bounty of cucumbers and tomatoes, this August gave us dramas galore. As I write this, I’m gorging on two 40-episode cdramas “The Princess Royal” and “Are You the One” while waiting for the new episode of “Love Next Door” to pop up on Netflix. I should be thankful that new […]
What Are We Watching in August 2024?
Have any of your shows been adjourned until after the Olympics? My favorite variety show “2D1N” resumes broadcast on Sunday, August 18th. I’m still bummed out that Na InWoo (“Marry My Husband”) and Yeon JungHoon (“Vampire Prosecutor”) have left the show, along with their main producing director – or PD, for short – PD Lee JungKyu. […]
What Are We Watching in July 2024?
I’m sure you all know how crazy it’s been here where I am. To be honest, I can’t say that I was blind-sided or caught off-guard by the turn of events. I see it like a carbuncle that needed to be lanced in order for cure, healing and regrowth to occur. I trust the process […]
What Are We Watching in June 2024?
For the first time in a long while, nothing premiering this month grabs me. I guess I can force myself to watch “Miss Night and Day.” Miss Night and Day Synopsis from soompi: “Miss Night and Day” is a romantic comedy about a young job seeker who suddenly finds herself trapped in the body of […]
What Are We Watching in May 2024?
I gave AI a chance to write this month’s WAWW blogpost and this is what it came up with. May is a great time to explore the diverse world of Korean dramas (K-dramas). Here are some recommendations across different genres that you might enjoy: Vincenzo: This dark comedy-crime drama follows a Korean-Italian mafia lawyer who […]
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 […]
What Are We Watching in March 2024? ADDENDUM
I was such in a hurry to release March’s WAWW because of “Queen of Tears” that I overlooked two more interesting shows this month. 1. The Midnight Studio This is like “Hotel del Luna.” Instead of a hotel however, the ghosts gather at a photo studio. Here’s the synopsis from soompi. Seo Ki Joo is […]
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 […]
What Are We Watching in February 2024?
I don’t mind if new kdramas are thin on the ground this month. We had plenty of good ones last month. I’m still trying to catch up with you all on “Marry My Husband.” I’m four episodes behind. All your comments on how satisfying the last episode is makes me watch to skip everything and […]
What Are We Watching in January 2024?
It should not be a secret that I’ve long admired — and envied — those with a literature background. Being unromantic, I’m not naturally wired to see harmony and synthesis in the world so I struggle to evoke them with words. Here’s a poem “The Year” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox which encapsulates how I feel […]
Bitch Talk: What Are We Watching in December 2023?
Gosh! Where did November go? I just blinked and December clocked in. I can only take a look at one new drama this month since my schedule is loaded with holiday and year-end festivities, and dramas I’m currently following. Monday and Tuesday: “The Matchmakers” (16 episodes) ends on Dec 25 Wednesday and Thursday: “A Good […]
Bitch Talk: What Are We Watching in November 2023?
November will be a daunting month for those with an extreme fear of missing out, better known as FOMO. I counted no less than five dramas with engaging storylines to premiere this month. I’ll have to be very picky about which dramas to add to my pile since I still have “Strong Woman Namsoon,” “A […]
Bitch Talk: What Are We Watching in October 2023?
Woe is me! Throughout this month, I must resist the temptation of hoarding up – and snacking — on Halloween fun-sized chocolate bars. And as if that isn’t bad enough, I must also resist succumbing to this month’s supply of eye-candy courtesy of kdramaland. 1. Strong Girl Namsoon A spinoff of that hit drama “Strong […]