Thanks, @Growing_Beautifully, for recommending this one. I’ll read your spoilers tonight and add to this. My comments: 1. Each criminal investigation frames JiWon growing self-awareness. And I don’t mean simply her suspicions about her husband Heesung. Becoming distrustful is to be expected in this suspense thriller since she’s the detective tasked to investigate the unsolved […]
In Search of Grumpy Old Men: Team Tendo vs Team Jerry
Let’s face it. Many of you come to this blog thinking that it offers an in-depth analysis on kdramas when, in reality, this blog is nothing more than a haven for the eternally romantic – and boy-crazy – fangirls like me. I pretend to be cerebral when deep down inside, I’m just as likely to […]
Psycho But It’s Okay: Eps 15 & 16 Open Thread
It’s here! The finale! Please spare us from #nobleidiocy and #amnesia. credit: Junghaesin’s tumblr Let’s enjoy the final episodes!
Flower of Evil: Ep 1 First Impressions
This is going to be my quick take on the kdrama, as requested by @Growing_Beautifully. 1. Title The title reminds me of the collection of poems by the French 19th century poet, Baudelaire. He wrote “Les Fleurs du Mal” or “The Flowers of Evil.” At that time, the book was banned because it contains some […]
Love Lasts Forever: Episode 4
A confession a day keeps the doctor away. By now, I’m getting used to Nanase’s love declarations. I actually look forward to the different ways she ekes out a confession at the most improbable and embarrassing situations. It also dawns upon me that the better title for this dorama is “The Incurable Case of Love.” […]
Bitch Talk: Should We Watch These Kdramas?
1. Flower of Evil source: asianwiki Starring Lee JoonGi (That “Scarlet Heart Ryeo” guy) and Moon Chae Won (the “Mama Fairy”) Start Date: Wednesday, July 29 Episodes: 16 Female detective marries a man with a double identity. She might be sleeping with a homicidal maniac. To be honest, I’m not emotionally-available for forensic psychiatry. But […]
Bitch Talk: “Season 2, please” and Other Useless Comments
@snowflower had me laughing at her snarky comment here: Many times the phrase “Great chemistry!” is followed by “Season 2, please!” even when the main character(s) is (are) killed off. So annoying… So let me make a list here of my top 10 annoying comments found on Youtube, mydramalist, viki, etc. Feel free to add […]
Count Your Lucky Stars: Ep 1 for My Lurkers in the Philippines
(The picture was my naughty click-bait. Please keep you eyes on the “focal point.” And I mean that SCAR on his shoulder, not the 6000000-pack abs. lol) As you know, I don’t do recaps. This is a “madcap” because I’m a loony bitch. I read that this drama isn’t readily available on Youtube in the […]
Love Lasts Forever: Episode 3
If Episode 2 was about the rice cooker episode, then this Episode 3 is about “Operation: Cream Puff.” credit: JoyofBaking Let me explain “Operation: Cream Puff” to those who are reading my blog but not watching the dorama. This is Dr. Koichi’s bright idea. Back in Episode 1, he says that he can make Tendo […]
Bitch Talk: On “Chemistry”
Every time I read a fangirl gushing about the “Chemistry!!!” of a drama couple, I wonder if they’re aware of what goes on in a set. Take this for example. Many viewers of this clip were flustered when they realized that the actress was the only female among a majority male crew, studying the […]
Psycho But It’s Okay: Exit Questions
We’re entering the final week of PBIO, and here’s a handful of questions you can ask yourself about the kdrama. 1. What does the writer (and director) mean about being okay? We’ve seen that life isn’t all rainbows and butterflies. But I’ve seen Sangtae and Gangtae reassure people with various forms of okay-ness. “You’re okay.” […]
Love Lasts Forever: Episode 2
Small is beautiful. That’s the title of a 1970s book on economics. The author, E F Schumacher, believed that in order to have an ethical and sustainable growth in economics, we must downshift from the global scale and return to the human scale, that is, to focus on human needs and human connections. Schumacher proposed […]
Psycho But It’s Okay: Eps 13 & 14 Open Thread
Two more weekends!! More kisses please. 1. Gif credit: sseureki’s tumblr credit: sseureki’s tumblr 2. Gif credit: dramaintherain’s tumblr credit: dramaintherain’s tumblr Let’s enjoy the show!
Love Lasts Forever: Episode 1
For starters – I’m not into manga but, to appreciate this Japanese drama (or dorama as they call it), I have to watch with the eyes of a manga aficionado. You see, there are certain conventions that are acceptable in a static frame of Japanese comic book like this appearance: big eyes, no nose, tousled […]