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Review on Korean drama

Thousand Days Promise Review

Thousand Days Promise is about Lee Seo Yeon, a woman who has Alzheimer’s disease at a very young age. After Park Ji Hyung learns that she has Alzheimer’s, they get married and he takes care of her. This drama is … Continue reading

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49 Days Review

49 Days is a Korean drama that revolves around Shin Ji Hyun, a girl that gets into a big car accident a few days before her wedding. Her soul walks around and she meets the scheduler, the one that decides … Continue reading

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Dream High Review

When I first heard about Dream High I expected it to be like the 2006 MBC drama Over the Rainbow. They both are about singers and dancers becoming stars. They both had a real K-pop artists as part of their … Continue reading

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Sign Review

Sign is a different style of drama. It’s a story about a group of forensic doctors that want to reveal the truth about one’s death. Every episode is intense with a murder mystery that makes the viewer want to keep … Continue reading

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Athena: Goddess of War Review

There’s several reasons why I think Athena was a failed drama. Jung Woo Sung had no charisma or muscles to show off during the whole series in comparison to Lee Byung Hun in IRIS. Kim So Yun appeared in episode … Continue reading

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‘Mary Stayed Out All Night’ Ends With Little To Show

Mary Stayed Out All Night was an absolute waste of its young and talented leads comprising of Jang Geon Seok, Kim Jae Wook, and Moon Geun Young.  Being an adaptation, there probably was a bare minimum the producers had to … Continue reading

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I’m Sorry, I Love You Review

I recently had the chance to watch the 2004 KBS drama, I’m Sorry, I Love You. If you haven’t watched this drama, I kindly ask that you stop reading this review as it contains spoilers. This drama is about a … Continue reading

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I Am Legend’s Legacy

I Am Legend was not a melodrama but the overarching effect was one of sadness. There was no death, illness, long separation, and other cruxes of traditional Korean melodrama, but it was sad from another source- identification.  There was a … Continue reading

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Gu- to Il-Miho, But Still Going Strong

Although it’s not rare, it’s not a common feat either for a show, may it be movie or drama, to spawn a double swirl and bevy of new colloquial slangs and mannerism into the cultural lexicon and physio-mechanic. Trending in … Continue reading

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Giant Review

Giant is a drama that contains typical ingredients, love, betrayal and revenge. But why has this drama received such high TV ratings in Korea? There are several factors that make this drama a big hit. Let’s first look at the … Continue reading

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