Category: Korean
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The Glory Part 2 Review: A Predictable Thriller with Commendable Performances
The second part of writer Kim Eun Sook‘s The Glory just got released on Netflix and it is less violent and gory than the first part. If the first part focused more on the past of the protagonist and why she sets out for a revenge, the second part focuses fully on the revenge. Here…
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The Fabulous K-drama Review: All Glamour and Nothing
The Fabulous is just an extended version of its trailer. There is nothing more in this K-drama which is set in the fashion industry. Everything is so predictable and repetitive. Here is my review of the K-drama The Fabulous. It stars starring Chae Soo Bin, Choi Min Ho, Lee Sang Woon and Park Hee Jung.…
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Love to Hate You K-drama: All About the ‘Wronged’ Men
This K-drama is the very definition of a female-centric subject done wrong. You might be fooled to think that this is another story about women empowerment. But it revolves around the most ridiculous argument feminists face – yes – the ‘Not All Men’ argument. The writer of the drama is Choi Soo Young and director…
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The Glory K-drama Review: All About Revenge
The Glory is the latest K-drama by South Korea’s most beloved writer Kim Eun-sook, whose dramas have a cult following internationally. The popular ones are Goblin, Descendants of the Sun, The Heirs, The King: Eternal Monarch and so on. The Glory is a complete shift from Kim Eun-sook’s previous works. Here is my review of…
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Netflix’s The Interest of Love: K-drama Review
Review of Episode 1 The Interest of Love is a newly released Netflix K-drama. It stars Moon Ga-young and Yoo Yoon-seok in lead roles. The drama is created by the director of Do You Like Brahms?, Jo Young Min. The screenwriters are Lee Hyun Jung and Lee Seo Hyun. The drama is a slow burn. As…
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K-BL First Take: The Director who Buys Me Dinner
Review of Episodes 1-2 The Director who Buys Me Dinner is a newly released Korean BL series starring Park Young Woon, Jang You Sung and Park Jeong Woo. It is an adaptation of a webtoon of the same name. The screenwriter of the drama is Son Yi Seul. Here is my first take on the…
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Teaser Decoded: K-drama The Glory, is of Revenge
The Glory is Netflix’s upcoming K-drama set to be released on December 30. It stars Song Hye-kyo and Lee Do Hyun. This is also Kim Eun-sook, South Korea’s most popular screenwriter’s return after two years. Here is an attempt to decode the teaser of The Glory which seems to be a gripping revenge story. Kim…
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K-drama Interests of Love: Trailer Talk
Interests of Love is JTBC’s upcoming multi-starrer K-drama starring Moon Ga-young, Yoo Yeon Seok, Geum Sae Rok and Jung Ga Ram. The director of the drama is Jo Young-min who is famous for Do You Like Brahms? The writers are Lee Hyun Jung and Lee Seo Hyun. So, here are my thoughts on the trailers…
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Happy Ending Romance Review
Happy Ending Romance is a newly released Korean BL series. It stars Leo, Ha Jong Woo and Karam in lead roles. The show focuses mainly on three characters and is obviously a triangle love story. This is my review of the first two episodes of Happy Ending Romance. Despite the title, everything is not happy…
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Fanletter, Please K-drama Review: A Heartwarming Story of Love
Review of Episodes 1-2 Fanletter, Please is MBC’s ongoing drama starring Choi Soo-young, Yoon Park and Shin Yeon Woo. It is directed by Jeong Sang-hee and written by Park Tae-yang. The drama is about a top star in Korea who meets her first love and his daughter as the biggest scandal of her career, related…