The excellent cinematography is another thing I’ve been meaning to comment on about this kdrama. There’s at least one interesting camera trick per episode. Again, this will be a work in progress. Every time I see something interesting which you should know, I’ll update this. BTW, I’m not a cinematographer. I’m merely sharing with you […]
The World Owes Me a First Love: Episode 2, part 2
A major reason it takes me long to review one episode is that I like pouring over the dialogues. It’s second nature to watch visually as well as aurally. But get this: To analyze dialogues, it’s important not only to listen to what the characters are saying, but to what they’re NOT saying. Understanding dialogues […]
Psychopath Diary: List of Movies
Happy Friday the 13th! I’m making a list of movie references because I know this will be needed later. I’m not a fan of thriller/horror films so most of the connection and significance of the movies are lost on me. This is a work in progress. *************** Episode 1: It hasn’t been revealed yet but […]
The World Owes Me a First Love: Episode 2, part 1
As I said in my First Impression post, I have different standards when watching a Hollywood movie, European artsy-fartsy film, BBC production, Korean romcom and Chinese miniseries. I also don’t think that a “deep meaning” and length of a drama are mutually exclusive. A two-hour feature film can just be as profound or nonsensical as […]
Psychopath Diary: How to Enjoy a Comedy Thriller, Eps 3 – 6
I credit the lead actor Yoon Shi Yoon (real name: Yoon Dong Gu) for making me like this show. As far as I can see, Yoon Dong Gu chooses his projects with an eye toward the positive message that he can impart. He doesn’t pick jerks or killers because he can’t act the part of […]
The World Owes Me a First Love (Lucky’s First Love): Ep 1 First Impressions
I almost didn’t watch this Cdrama because of the title. It smacks of self-entitlement. At first watch, the hero, Xia Ke, appears to be that stereotypical narcissistic boss found in these workplace dramas. He expects preferential treatment all because he’s superior from the rest. He’s a successful game developer and CEO of his own company […]
Reply 1988: Ep 2 The Husband-Hunting Game, part 2
Continuing where I left off here, Reply 1988: Ep 2 The Husband-Hunting Game, part 1 To me, there were two signs in Episode 1 that Taec was the endgame. I already mentioned one: that the adult Deoksun didn’t bother to introduce her name and Taec’s in the voiceover. The set-up of the drama is an […]
Bitch Talk: Another Hong Sisters Drama??
Thanks, @nrllee, for the warning. The Hong sisters are teaming up with the director of “What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim?” and “Let’s Eat” series for a new tvN drama next year. Per soompi, the working title is “Can This Person be Translated?” How about “Can These Writers be Rehabilitated?” 🙂 The past three dramas of […]
Reply 1988: Ep 2 The Husband-Hunting Game, part 1
The ending was another thing that the fangirls of Ryu Joon Yeol, and shippers of JungHyun-Deoksun made a big stink about. Unwilling to accept the ending, they claimed that the writer changed the OTP (One True Pair) at the last minute. Their assertion is pure sour grapes and blatantly false. There were plenty of signs […]
Bitches’ Top Idol-Actors of 2019
It’s the end of the year so I’m reorganizing my top four idol-actor of 2019. I have two open slots. Bitch Talk: List of Top Idol-Actors Im Siwan of ZE:A and Do Kyungsoo of EXO are in. They’re my non-negotiables. Ok Taekyeon (sorry, kiddo!) and Yoon DoJoon (sniff! sorry!) are out for now. I’m planning […]
Reply 1988: Ep 2 Who Stole the Chocolate?
Aside from the mystery of the husband, the other mystery in this drama was who stole the chocolate in Episode 2. JungBong, the older brother of JungHwan, stole the chocolate. As usual, when I told the folks at soompi the answer, the stupid (come and get meeee!) fangirls of Ryu Joon Yeol and shippers of […]
Extra-Ordinary You: Wrap-Up Trivia
I like the thought that the two actors talked before the filming, and agreed to do something together as couple. In effect, it made their heart gestures more of a “couple item” because even when they were just doing the “half heart” sign, they were really showing their unity since they decided on this beforehand […]
Love with Flaws: Eps 1 & 2 First (and Last) Impressions
Unlike almost all of you, I didn’t have the advantage of growing up with Asian dramas and American soap operas for the simple reason that – gasp! – they didn’t exist back then. So when I began watching Asian dramas, I had to deal with, not only the alien-ness of the culture I was watching, […]
Hotel del Luna: The Moon Flower
🙂 I thought I was done reviewing Hotel del Luna but occasionally I get new comments which I think I should answer. Here’s one from @jun. Just finished watching the series last night with my wife and we were flabbergasted and a bit disappointed with the ending. Because of their preoccupation with death, the Hong […]