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
