Sunday, 29 January 2017

Queen In-hyun's Man VS Nine

Song Jae-jung is one of the best drama writers I know. The hit-maker of the decade is Kim Eun-sook, who most recently wrote Goblin but also popular shows like Secret Garden and Descended of the Sun - in a phrase, she creates popular epic romances. I personally love Park Hye-ryun, who wrote the fantasy-law drama I Hear Your Voice which is still incredibly precious to me today, as well as Pinocchio and Page Turner. Song Jae-jung's list of works is the shortest of these three. She most recently wrote W, but the best of her dramas are Queen In-hyun's Man and Nine. In fact, the reason I had such high expectations for W is because her previous works were flawless time-bending masterpieces.

Sunday, 22 January 2017

What to Anticipate for 2017

The best part of the new year is a clean slate - I can leave all the disappointing shows of last year behind and look forward to all the new shows on the horizon. Here are a few I can't wait for!

Saturday, 21 January 2017

Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim

I'm so sad Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim is over. Firstly, this was the first medical drama I haven't watched through my fingers - my fear of fake organs has been cured! But other than that, Romantic Doctor, despite the high stakes, felt like a very pleasant watch. Since the main characters in everything else are risking death (ahem, Legend of the Blue Sea), it felt nice for the main characters to be the ones preventing it for a change.

Friday, 6 January 2017

Mask

Mask was something I tried because I was a little curious about the premise - doppelgangers, dark plots, secret identities - but soon enough I was swept in. The danger and the deceiving made Mask so addictive, so it's up there with some of my favourite thrillers, but that isn't to say I thought it was perfect.

Monday, 2 January 2017

Hot Blooded Youth (Movie Review)

I've decided I like doing movie reviews. With only a few hours of material to cover, it's significantly easier to find the film's strengths and weaknesses, rather than doing an entire drama, which may be so long that you might forget about the little details or miss important things. Today I want to review Hot Blooded Youth, a movie set in the 1980s about, in a phrase, teenage gangs.

Sunday, 1 January 2017

The Best and Worst of 2016

Happy New Year! I'm definitely not the only one who's happy to put 2016 behind me. The plumbing in my house, which had been reliable for a good ten years, all broke over the course of this year. Everything in there's been replaced. My Grandma died too, it's been rough. But between exams and a tight drama schedule, this year has absolutely flown by, thank goodness. I'm going to be incredibly busy from now on. Anyhow, I wanted to share a few of the most memorable of the dramas I've watched this year. 

NOTE: I've decided not to go into detail for the shows I've already reviewed.