I'm thrilled to announce that Drama Delight has opened up a little online store. Currently, there is delightful postcard and bookmark available. Over time, I'll add more drama inspired goodies on there. All the items are personally designed and unique to this blog. One of the reasons I started this store is because, even though … Continue reading Drama Delight Shop!
Almost made it Name: She is Beautiful Writer/director: Date: April 2018 Number of episodes: 40 Genre: Romance, Comedy, Career Based on book/manga?: no Why did I press play? She is beautiful was abandoned on my "to watch list". Following All is Well, I wanted to see Guo Jing Fei's other works, hence this drama got revived and shuffled onto the "watched" … Continue reading Review: She is Beautiful
Initial Thoughts Wow! What an amazing drama. I was in the mood to watch something slow, older characters, and unique - this drama fits the bill. Really within the first few minutes the ball gets rolling, there isn't a long plot "set up", it's really nice. The story has many moving pieces and grey zone … Continue reading One Spring Night – Initial Thoughts
Skimmed Through/Tiny Review Name: Welcome to Waikiki 2 Writer/director: Kim Ki-ho, Song Ji-Eun/ Lee Chang-min Date: March 2019 Number of episodes: 16 Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life Based on book/manga?: No Why did I press play? Season one is a hoot. During which episode was it dropped? Skimmed through most of the drama - never fully dropped. A … Continue reading Review: Welcome to Waikiki 2
First thoughts Name: Le Coup de Foudre Writer/director: Date: April 2018 Number of episodes: 30 Genre: Romance, Slice of life, Youth Based on book/manga?: Not sure Why did I press play? I was sold by the name and plot. Updates, as I watch, are at the bottom of the review. Thoughts: I'm not sold on this drama, it feels contrived, … Continue reading Review: Le Coup de Foudre
Teeny Tiny First Impression Name: Abyss Writer/director: Moon Soo Yeon/ Yoo Je Woon Date: May 2019 Number of episodes: 16 Genre: Supernatural, Crime, Romance, Comedy Based on book/manga?: No Why did I press play? Look a few weeks when it came out and wasn't interested. Later I read the synopsis more carefully and got the … Continue reading First Impression: Abyss
There is something special about Princess Agents. The plot is interesting, the casting great, cinematography, etc. However because it does have the "heart-tug" factor, there are a lot of highs and lows that come with it. There is little neutral ground for this drama. Personally, I felt much of the story (prominently the romance between … Continue reading Thoughts: Princess Agents
Dabbled Name: Your Highness Writer/director: Date: November 2017 Number of episodes: 20 Genre: Gaming, Wuxia Based on book/manga?: Not sure Why did I press play? The newly released sequel (Your Highness) brought this to my attention. It came highly recommended by many comments, which convinces me to check it out. Thoughts: There is definitely a … Continue reading Review: Your Highness
Dropped (sort of) - Loved the beginning Name: Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Saber Writer/director: Jeffery Chiang Date: February 2019 Number of episodes: 50 Genre: Wuxia Based on book/manga?: Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Saber by Jin Yong Why did I press play? This type of action oriented drama is not my cup of tea. After learning the context for … Continue reading Review: Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Saber
First Impression Name: Her Private Life Writer/director: Kim Sung-Yeon / Hong Jong-chan Date: April 2019 Number of episodes: 16 Genre: Romantic Comedy Based on book/manga?: Yes, Noona Fan Dot Com, written by Kim Sung-yeon Why did I press play? Just wanted to check it out. Below are a few thoughts about Her Private Life: Fantastic chemistry between … Continue reading Review: Her Private Life
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