Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Happy 2014!


New Year, New Goals


       I hope everyone has a great 2014. 2012 and 2013 have been the hardest couple of years of my life thus far but I am determined to make 2014 and the years after great. I plan to put up best and worst drama lists as well as more reviews and finish up challenges that I've started. 2013 was a great year for dramas and I am still finishing up some. I have also started making youtube videos reviewing dramas and will post those at least once a week.

Monday, December 30, 2013

2013 K-Drama Challenge: Genre Edition-25th Genre



Crime


God's Quiz


2013 K-Drama Challenge: Genre Edition-24th Genre



Psychological



White Christmas


2013 K-Drama Challenge: Genre Edition-23rd Genre



Political


Everything About My Relationship


2013 K-Drama Challenge: Genre Edition-22nd Genre

  
Supense


Who Are You


2013 K-Drama Challenge: Genre Edition-21st Genre



Music


Monstar


2013 K-Drama Challenge: Genre Edition-20th Genre



Detective


Cruel City


2013 K-Drama Challenge: Genre Edition-19th Genre



Historical


Jang Ok Jung: Live in Love


2013 K-Drama Challenge: Genre Edition-18th Genre



Thriller


Two Weeks


Friday, December 13, 2013

Asian Drama Review: Heirs




Heirs

Score: 6/10



Country: South Korea
Number of  Episodes: 20
Episode Length: 1 hour and 10 minutes
Air Date: October 9, 2013

     Heirs was arguably the most hyped and anticipated drama of the year. It had a lot going for it-it starred Lee Min Ho and Park Shin Hye, was written by Kim Eun Sook (who wrote Secret Garden) and was being called the next Boys Over Flowers. It had so much potential but ultimately failed to live up to it's own hype. I felt that the cast was excessively large and there were too many characters, they are thrown into the mix but ultimately are not utilized well enough or their individual stories given enough focus. The plot was nothing new and combined with poor pacing made the drama a boring affair. There are cute and funny moments throughout but not enough to make up for all the negative aspects that brought the drama down. I really like Lee Min Ho and Park Shin Hye, I've seen them in a few dramas and I always enjoy their performances but I felt that they constantly play similar roles. I believe that they are capable of much better and I wish that they would take on more varied and challenging characters.  

Thursday, December 12, 2013

60 Day Asian Drama Challenge: Day 15




Your Favorite Actor?

Hyun Bin


      Hyun Bin is one of my favorite actors of all time, not just my favorite Asian drama actor. He is the main reason that I am now completely obsessed with Korean dramas all thanks to his role as Joo Won in Secret Garden. I have watched him in more dramas and movies since and I have yet to be disappointed.








2014 Drama Goals



Goal #1

Finish All On-Hold Dramas Before Starting a New One


      I am horrible about starting multiple dramas at once and although I never drop dramas, I do have quite a lot I have yet to complete. I plan to complete all my unfinished dramas before starting any new ones. That was one of my resolutions for this year and I totally failed so I am going to really try to accomplish this task next year. I will list all the dramas and my progress thus fa, as I finish each subsequent one I will make a new post with mini review. I have 41 dramas currently uncompleted so I probably won't watch anything new until April or May. That will kill me a little on the inside but I really want to finish all these dramas before the list gets too out of hand.



On Hold Dramas

  1. A Step Into the Past (4/40)
  2. Absolute Boyfriend (2/13)
  3. Autumn's Concerto (3/21)
  4. The Best Lee Soon Shin (8/50)
  5. Boy and Girl (1/23)
  6. Inborn Pair (10/84)
  7. It Started With a Kiss (8/30)
  8. Itazura na Kiss (3/16)
  9. Ja Myung Go (2/39)
  10. Haeundae Lovers (2/16)
  11. Love at First Fight (1/33)
  12. Fated to Love You (6/24)
  13. Gu Am Heo Joon (9/135)
  14. MARS (10/21)
  15. Meteor Garden 2 (2/31)
  16. My Daughter Seoyoung (2/50)
  17. My Lucky Stars (8/20)
  18. The Legend (3/24)
  19. Sukeban Deka (3/24)
  20. Say That You Love Me (16/32)
  21. Rich Man, Poor Woman (2/11)
  22. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (26/49)
  23. Orange Days (1/11)
  24. Happy Michelin Kitchen (6/32)
  25. Hana Kimi (7/15)
  26. When Love Walked In (7/32)
  27. Vampire Prosecutor (2/12)
  28. Unstoppable High Kick (2/167)
  29. Tiamo Chocolate (7/80)



2013 K-Drama Challenge: Genre Edition-17th Genre



Family


Manny



2013 K-Drama Challenge: Genre Edition-16th Genre



Action


Level 7 Civil Servant



2013 K-Drama Challenge: Genre Edition-15th Genre




Drama


Secret Love



Wednesday, December 11, 2013

2013 K-Drama Challenge: Genre Edition-14th Genre




Tragedy


A Love to Kill



2013 K-Drama Challenge: Genre Edition-13th Genre




Supernatural


The Master's Sun



2013 K-Drama Challenge: Genre Edition-12th Genre




Mystery


Nine: Nine Times Time Travels



52 Week Drama Challenge: Week 42-50


Week 42

Yankee-kun to Megane-chan

7/10


      A super cute and funny jdrama about school and friendship with a hint of romance.



Week 43

Soulmate

7/10


     Interesting and adult kdrama about love and relationships but I didn't like any of the female leads.




Week 44

Tumbling

9/10


      An inspirational jdrama about friendship and sports. I cried, I laughed and I cheered.




Week 45

Last Cinderella

8/10


     Funny and romantic jdrama about a romance between a young man and an older woman.




Week 46

Secret Love

9/10


    An amazing kdrama about a woman who takes the fall for her boyfriend's hit and run and the man whose girlfriend was killed in the accident. The story was great, the pacing was good and the chemistry between the leads was superb but unfortunately the ending left me underwhelmed. 




Week 47

In Time With You

9/10


     Wonderful Taiwanese drama about a great friendship that becomes something more.



Week 48

Manny

7/10


     A cute kdrama about a male nanny and the family he moves in with. The kids were adorable and the male lead was delicious but the story became a bit frustrating near the end without a proper conclusion. 




Week 49

Lie to Me

5/10


      A super popular kdrama, Lie to Me failed on so many levels. The main characters were inconsistent and bipolar, the story dragged for most of the second half and plot just wasn't that interesting. The kiss scenes are amazing and the leads had great chemistry but everything else was a complete mess.



Week 50

Level 7 Civil Servant

7/10


      Decent kdrama that wasn't well received. The lead actress was noticeably older than the age she was portraying, made even more obvious by her much younger co-star but their chemistry made that detail insignificant. The parents of the main characters really brought down the drama with too much screen time given to their incessant bickering and meddling. The story also ran out of steam as it went along but not enough so to hamper my enjoyment.