Hi guys! It's been a long long while. I'm sorry for not being able to update this blog as often as I used to. I can't believe I missed two hit listers already! Anyway, to try and make up for my, well, inability to post on-time hit listers, I'll try to piece everything in with a few separate entries.
And of course I'll start with my dramas. :P
These past three months have really been interesting to me, drama-wise. The dramas I follow are usually up to my neck that I don't know how to squeeze everything in with the little free time I have. Thank God and genius people for TV-ish phones.
I sort of strayed from my usual K-drama channels like MBC and SBS and actually started watching something from Chosun TV, which is actually a pretty good drama. It's a less known channel (apparently) but the drama I'm following is daebak.
Anyhoo, since I missed two months (and I'm hoping it won't be three) here's the two awesome dramas that really made me happy.
The Suspicious Housekeeper - I last watched Choi Ji Woo in Stairway to Heaven and I remember that the show was so damn dramatic that all that got stuck in my head is the crying. I didn't quite give her a chance in Can't Lose since I wasn't quite sure how'd she'd fare in the "comedy" department but seeing how she transformed in The Suspicious Housekeeper, I might just give her other shows a whirl.
The Suspicious Housekeeper is a remake of the hit Japanese show, I am Mita, Your Housekeeper. Choi Ji Woo plays the stoic Housekeeper, Bok Nyeo who does everything she's told, without much questions. I mean she does ask things, just not your usual questions. For example, and this is a spoiler so don't read anymore if you can't take it. Soo Gyul, the eldest son, asked her to blow up their neighbor's house. Her question: Where do you keep the dynamite. Pretty whacky and witty. She actually reminded me a little of Nanny McPhee. I mean that film was a little weird, but this show is a little weirder.
She has quite a backstory that would keep you glued to your seats and want to watch more episodes. The growth of acceptance and love throughout the show was just so heartwarming that I actually cried as I watched the last episode. Choi Ji Woo just does a great job of being an expressionless yet very warm character.
Definitely not your usual drama, not that predictable, and incredibly funny. At times when Bok Nyeo's not being creepy.
Bride of the Century - When it was announced that idol group FT Island's Lee Hong Ki is the male lead for a K-drama, all hell broke loose. Fangirls screamed. Including me. Kidding. But seriously though. One of the most awaited moments of fans is to see their idol as the lead of a show. I'll always remember Lee Hong Ki as Jeremy, but I think I'll remember him more now as Choi Kang Ju.
Bride of the Century is basically about a family curse that kills the first bride of the heir. What's so interesting about this show is that it feels like a smorgasbord of every cliche known to dramas -- like accidents and kidnapping and the evil parents and the makeovers and believe me, a whole lot more. The show still have 4 episodes to go and the story is progressing quite nicely. Still full of drama cliches but they're nicely woven and incorporated to the whole curse arc that they don't destroy the story.
As for the acting, I commend Lee Hong Ki. He's actually good. And I've seen bad acting, like really bad acting, so I'd know. Yang JIn-sung, who plays both Yi Kyung (the bad one) and Doo Rim (the good one), is also worth mentioning. I think I've watched her somewhere but I can't quite remember. Anyway, she is really a great actress, at least seeing her role, well roles, in BoTC. It's not easy to play a role much more two completely different roles in one show. And she does such a great job that fans are both hating her and loving her (that is, hating Yi Kyung and cheering on Doo Rim).
So that's it. Do check this dramas out if you find the time or if you find any of these two interesting. Cheerio!
And of course I'll start with my dramas. :P
These past three months have really been interesting to me, drama-wise. The dramas I follow are usually up to my neck that I don't know how to squeeze everything in with the little free time I have. Thank God and genius people for TV-ish phones.
I sort of strayed from my usual K-drama channels like MBC and SBS and actually started watching something from Chosun TV, which is actually a pretty good drama. It's a less known channel (apparently) but the drama I'm following is daebak.
Anyhoo, since I missed two months (and I'm hoping it won't be three) here's the two awesome dramas that really made me happy.
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The Suspicious Housekeeper is a remake of the hit Japanese show, I am Mita, Your Housekeeper. Choi Ji Woo plays the stoic Housekeeper, Bok Nyeo who does everything she's told, without much questions. I mean she does ask things, just not your usual questions. For example, and this is a spoiler so don't read anymore if you can't take it. Soo Gyul, the eldest son, asked her to blow up their neighbor's house. Her question: Where do you keep the dynamite. Pretty whacky and witty. She actually reminded me a little of Nanny McPhee. I mean that film was a little weird, but this show is a little weirder.
She has quite a backstory that would keep you glued to your seats and want to watch more episodes. The growth of acceptance and love throughout the show was just so heartwarming that I actually cried as I watched the last episode. Choi Ji Woo just does a great job of being an expressionless yet very warm character.
Definitely not your usual drama, not that predictable, and incredibly funny. At times when Bok Nyeo's not being creepy.
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Bride of the Century is basically about a family curse that kills the first bride of the heir. What's so interesting about this show is that it feels like a smorgasbord of every cliche known to dramas -- like accidents and kidnapping and the evil parents and the makeovers and believe me, a whole lot more. The show still have 4 episodes to go and the story is progressing quite nicely. Still full of drama cliches but they're nicely woven and incorporated to the whole curse arc that they don't destroy the story.
As for the acting, I commend Lee Hong Ki. He's actually good. And I've seen bad acting, like really bad acting, so I'd know. Yang JIn-sung, who plays both Yi Kyung (the bad one) and Doo Rim (the good one), is also worth mentioning. I think I've watched her somewhere but I can't quite remember. Anyway, she is really a great actress, at least seeing her role, well roles, in BoTC. It's not easy to play a role much more two completely different roles in one show. And she does such a great job that fans are both hating her and loving her (that is, hating Yi Kyung and cheering on Doo Rim).
So that's it. Do check this dramas out if you find the time or if you find any of these two interesting. Cheerio!
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