Persona: The aspect of someone’s character that is presented to or perceived by others.” This show had been sitting in my Netflix queue for over a year as I inadvertently pushed it further to the bottom by adding newer dramas to the list month after month. And then, finally, I told myself, no more waiting! … Continue reading Persona
I don’t believe it would be accurate for me to describe Nevertheless as a love story. It’s more like a lust story. Now don’t get me wrong, this isn’t an erotic Kdrama! Not in the slightest. Yes, the main couple has an intimate physical relationship but other than some bare shoulders in bed, we don’t … Continue reading Nevertheless,
Around the end of 2019, I discovered Ji-Chang-Wook was scheduled to be in a Kdrama called Backstreet Rookie so I excitedly jotted that title onto my watch list. I waited impatiently for the show to be released in its entirety so that I could begin watching it. Once all 16 episodes were available I began … Continue reading Backstreet Rookie
Fans of the webtoon Born in 1985 must have been thrilled to discover it had been turned into a 15 episode (twenty minutes apiece) webdrama entitled How to Be Thirty. Aired in February of this year (2021), this engaging romance not surprisingly surpassed 13 million cumulative views in its first two weeks. Wow! The story … Continue reading How to Be Thirty
I loved Mad For Each Other – every single little thing about it. There’s a realistic element to it that so basically talks to our hearts. No one is perfect, we all have our shortcomings, everybody has their own brand of crazy – and that’s what makes us human. Pending an internal review, Detective Noh … Continue reading Mad For Each Other
Heart and Seoul 