One Zombie, Sharing Her Love of all Things Hallyu With The World
This week I’ve decided to feature another drama written by my all-time favorite drama writing teams, the Hong Sisters’ supernatural romantic-comedy, My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox.
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Perhaps after writing two reviews for Fall in Love With Me this week, I’ve kind of got T-Dramas on the brain, or perhaps I just like to mix things up once in a while, I not really sure which is the case but whatever the reason, I’ve decided to feature the Taiwanese drama, Easy Fortune Happy Life, for this week’s “Friday Night Drama.” Continue reading “FRIDAY NIGHT DRAMA: Easy Fortune Happy Life”
This week brought with it the end of JTBC’s Secret Love Affair so it only makes sense to mention it as a weekend marathon option but I have to warn you now, this is not going to be my typical “oh I love this drama and you have to go watch it right now” review. Continue reading “FRIDAY NIGHT DRAMA: Secret Love Affair”
Today I’ve decided to go back to the year 2012 and pull up a lighthearted romantic comedy to recommend for this week’s drama to marathon… SBS’s “sequel” to KBS2’s Full House… Full House Take 2.
After talking with some of my lovely Twitter friends this week, I’ve decided that I need to go back to my K-drama roots and dig up some of the first dramas I ever watched, just to reminisce a little about how this whole Hallyu craze of mine began. So join me as I travel down memory lane a bit and recommend, for your weekend drama marathon, the second drama I ever watched and the one that sealed my K-Drama addiction, Playful Kiss. Continue reading “FRIDAY NIGHT DRAMA: Playful Kiss”
For this week’s drama, I’ve decided to go back into the often overlooked “classics” of K-Drama and pull up a drama that’s every bit as delightful as its name implies, the much-loved Delightful Girl Choon Hyang.
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This week brought with it the end of one of the best K-dramas I’ve ever had the pleasure of watching, CSTV’s Bride of the Century which means, for those of you who’ve been waiting for the end so you could marathon the entire drama in one go, now is the perfect time to start!
This week brought with it the end of TvN’s medical romantic dramedy, Emergency Couple, which means that now is the perfect time to begin your weekend K-drama marathon. Woo-hoo! Continue reading “FRIDAY NIGHT DRAMA: Emergency Couple”
As you can tell, I’m not Zombie Mamma (sorry). Like Karen did last week, I am filling in for her. Don’t worry, she’ll be back next week and all will be back to normal.
For this week’s Friday Night Drama, I bring you one of the best romantic comedies with a great ending (a rare thing in the K-Drama world :p): All About My Romance starring Shin Ha Kyun and Lee Min Jung. Have you ever watched a drama and complained about too many useless side characters? Well then you’re in luck, there are zero useless characters here and everyone somehow contributes to the story. I know not everyone is into political dramas especially when they’re wrapped up as comedies, but this one really did good in the balancing department. The politics portion can be a bit overwhelming at times in the beginning, but that takes a backseat when Kim Soo Young (SHK) and Noh Min Young (LMJ) starts up.
Let’s give a little bit of a background on this one, Soo Young and Min Young are from two different political parties and end up having a secret relationship, why? Because how else would they be able to date without anyone interfering? Well sneaking around isn’t as good as one would like to think and our dear couple spent a lot of time hiding out from their colleagues in dressing rooms, under tables, and they just sometimes ran away.
Of course with this being a rom com, or K-Drama in general, the couple can’t be happy all the way ’til the end. It’s just K-Drama Rule #501 that states we must have a second lead who never gets a hint that the main lead doesn’t like them. I mean, it has to happen in order for the OTP to be happy. So who’s the second lead who has to have Soo Young all to herself? Reporter Ahn Hee Sun who has followed Soo Young around for years in hopes that she can finally win his heart, but alas that isn’t possible. I mean, Min Young already kissed his chest before they got together so it was only a matter of time before it become official.
Without giving too much away, each character was funny in their own way from Soo Young’s aides to Min Young’s colleagues and even her own family. The comedic timing was perfect and there wasn’t a dull moment in this 16 episode series. So if you want to watch a fun, light-hearted drama to give a balance to all those melos/revenge dramas you’re watching, try All About My Romance.
Fun Fact: This is actually based on a novel of the same title by Lee Eung Joon.
Hello! This is Karen, filling in for Zombie Mamma this week with a new Friday Night Drama: Personal Taste. If you have seen dramas where the main female lead gets mistaken for a man or has to pretend to be a man without actually switching bodies, then you might find the drama, Personal Taste, to be a refreshing perspective on mistaken identity. While the main male actor, Lee Min Ho, who plays Jeon Jin Ho, does not transform into a woman, he is mistaken by a tomboy, main female lead, Son Ye Jin, who plays Park Kae In, to be a gay man. With a business agenda in mind, Jeon Jin Ho does not deny being gay in order to become Park Kae In’s roommate in her beautiful, historical hanok (a traditional Korean home), called Sanggojae. Based on Lee Se In’s 2007 novel of the same name, Personal Taste is a light and fun drama that is sure to charm its audience. Continue reading “FRIDAY NIGHT DRAMA: Personal Taste”