The K-drama ‘Mother’ had been on my radar for a while. If you’ve been following our reviews for a while, you know I lean towards darker, criminal dramas way more. ‘Mother’ is no exception to this rule. The 2018 TvN production is an interesting exploration of motherhood and the trauma that can sometimes carry with it. The series was nominated ...
In today’s review we are diving into a web-drama I found by chance, but it turned out to be light-hearted, super cute and an easy watch when you are going through the K-drama blues. ‘WHY: What Happened to Your Relationship (a.k.a. WHY: The Real Reason You Got Dumped)’ is a 2018 web-drama starring Jung Gun Joo as Cha Yeon Woo, ...
For this week’s K-Drama Review we’re talking about ‘The Guest’. If you like gore, demon possessions and crime, this is the K-drama for you. ‘The Guest’ is a 2018 production from OCN and has 16 episodes. Usually I’m not the biggest fan of horror but I loved the OST by O3ohn so much that I decided to give it a ...
2020 has been a great year for drama lovers. We have been spoiled with great productions and today I’m talking about one of my favourite ones so far ‘Hospital Playlist’. Written by Lee Woo-jung and directed by Shin Won-ho ‘Hospital Playlist’ follows the story of five doctors who have been friends since they met in medical school. They work at ...
Love Playlist Love Playlist is up there as one of my favourite web-dramas. With four seasons and one being rumored to be on the make, ‘Love Playlist’ is a coming-of-age web series that talks about love, relationships, friendship and issues that many college students go through. This web-drama ventures into the insecurities, feelings and thoughts of each one of their ...
Be Melodramatic (Melo is my Nature) is one of those drama gems that more people should know. It hits close to home for many people out there and is so relatable that at times felt more like a real story rather than fiction. Written and directed by Lee Byeong-heon, along with Kim Young-young and Kim Hy e-young, ‘Melo is My ...
Today we’re revisiting ‘Naeil’s Cantabile’, also known as ‘Tomorrow’s Cantabile’ a comedy K-drama from 2014. The protagonist’s name, Nae-il also means ‘tomorrow’ is Korean, which explains that duality there. The series was based on the Japanese manga ‘Nodame Cantabile’ by Tomoko Ninomiya, which ran from 2001 to 2009. The manga had already spawned an award-winning 2-season J-drama, two sequel movies, and ...
2014 series 'Gu Family Book' is a historical martial-arts drama, starring Lee Seung-Gi and Suzy, about Kangchi, a man who is half-human, half-gumiho. ...
In a bit of a throwback mood, I’ve been rewatching Dream High. Do you like stories about young people working hard to achieve their dreams? Do you like shows about music and talent? Look no further! Dream High ‘Dream High’ came out in 2011 and was so popular that it even got a sequel a year later. The story follows ...
For the first time in forever, I actually watched a K-drama with weekly episodes still being uploaded, and that was ‘Itaewon Class’. It was kind of sweet torture, because I absolutely loved the series, I just also really, really hated having to wait a week for two new episodes. I don’t know how I managed to do that when regular ...