Name: Qing Qin Zi JinWriter/director: Date: August 2020Number of episodes: 40Genre: Historical Fiction, Love, Friendship, schoolBased on book/manga?: Yes, Gong Xue Has Bandits by Wu Yu Why did I press play? The promotional art work and the an untranslated title intrigued me. Thoughts and observations: This drama that I started watching spontaneously and it's a total … Continue reading Qing Qing Zi Jin – mini first impression
Name: Itaewon Class Writer/director: Kwang Jin / Kim Seong Yoon Date: January 2020 Number of episodes: 16 Genre: Drama, Food Based on book/manga?: Yes, based on Webtoon with the same name. Why did I press play? Plot and cast. Thoughts and observations: All I can say is WOW! Only one episode has been released and … Continue reading Itaewon Class – First Impression
Name: Some Day or One Day (Taiwan) Writer/director: Hsin Hui Kin, Chi Feng Chien / Tien Jen Huang Date: November 2019 Number of episodes: 13 Genre: Supernatural, Romance, work, school Based on book/manga?: No Why did I press play? I really enjoy the acting in many Taiwan dramas and wanted to check this one out. Thoughts … Continue reading Some Day or One Day – First Thoughts
Name: Love with Flaws Writer/director: Ahn Shin Yoo / Oh Jin Suk Date: November 2019 Number of episodes: 32 (30min each) Genre: Comedy, Romance, Family, work, past-trauma Based on book/manga?: No Why did I press play? The plot sounded interesting and Ahn Jae Hyun has a strong onscreen presence and I wanted to check out his … Continue reading Love with Flaws – First Thoughts
Name: The World Owes Me A First Love Writer/director: Date: Sept 2019 Number of episodes: 24 Genre: Comedy, Romance, Workplace Based on book/manga?: Yes, First Love by An Si Yuan Why did I press play? The synopsis sounded like fun. I wanted to watch something lighthearted while waiting for new Love and Destiny episodes to air. Initial Thoughts: Xia Di … Continue reading The World Owes Me A First Love – Quick Review
First thoughts - Episodes 1- 12 Name: My Absolute Boyfriend Writer/director: Yang Hyuk Moon / Jung Jung Hwa Date: March 2019 Number of episodes: 40 (half hour episodes) Genre: Comedy, Artificial Intelligence - AI, Romance, suspense Based on book/manga?: Yes, Absolute Boyfriend (manga), not sure who the author is. Why did I press play? Jumped on the … Continue reading My Absolute Boyfriend – First Thoughts
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
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
Dropped (sort of) Name: Destiny's Love Writer/director: Date: April 2019 Number of episodes: 36 Genre: Romance, Comedy, Deity Based on book/manga?: no Why did I press play? After coming to a favorable review and I gave it a go. During which episode was it dropped? It was dropped at episode six (with some peeks into unprecedented episodes). The only reason this … Continue reading Destiny’s Love – Review/Dropped
