KDRAMA
Well the best part of this finale is that this show is finally over. Jeez I cannot believe I sat through so many episodes of a show I didn't like! I should have known that this was not my cup of tea from basically the first two episodes cause nothing really caught my attention. Like I've said before part of my problem was that I just didn't see any chemistry between our main leads. Straight up Mi-Ka had chemistry with pretty much every other guy she spoke to besides Do-Ha. My other problem with this show was the concept which should have been really fun but ended up just dragging the plot towards an ending that made no sense. Like how did he give her all his time and then they were both perfectly fine? I liked the idea of her losing her ability to see clocks but I feel like this show might have had more impact if one of the the two ended up dying in the end which is rare of me to want but honestly if they had I would have been like cool moving on. We still didn't get to see the musical which again ugh why even bother placing it with a musical actress if you weren't going to play with that. Su-Bong magically decided to move on and stop making a mess, the Chinese investor changed his mind and suddenly Do-Ha's dad was no longer a dick. A lot of things just magically resolved with no build up and I think that just shows a flaw in the writing. Honestly if you've not watched this show yet, don't bother. I'd give it a 6 / 10.
Guess who's about to wake up and shake everything up next week?? Human Nam Shin! I'm so excited cause we've basically got nothing from him all season since he's been in a coma and I want to know his character. I know a lot of people don't like him cause he's not as sweet at Nam Shin III but seriously growing up in that horrible family wouldn't let anyone keep their sweetness intact. 20 episodes in and I can't find a single person in this show other than So Bong and maybe Ji sometimes who is good. I did hear that the writers of this show wanted to look at humanity and what makes a person human and if that is true, this show is definitely doing that. I still think it would be kind of cool if Nam Shin and Nam Shin III were connected somehow cause technically Nam Shin has been connected to a machine so Nam Shin III could have been sending memories or something to him while he was in a coma. It would be my favorite way to end the show if the reason Nam Shin III was exhibiting so many human characteristics is if somehow Nam Shin was doing it by mistake. Cause let's be honest I need So Bong and some version of Shin to be together cause they are so precious. I'm even more confused about how this show is going to end cause we found out this week that the grandfather not only knows about Nam Shin III but he was Nam Shin III's sponsor and if that's true he's clearly got some nefarious scheme going on in the background and now that he knows, there's no way Nam Shin III can have any semblance of a happy ending. Once I set aside my discomfort of a human/robot romance, this show is incredibly well written, produced and acted. It may be one of my favorites currently airing.
I kept hearing that this show was really good so I decided to check it out not only because of that but also because my girl Gong Seung Yeon was in it and after getting halfway through the show, I'm really enjoying it! It's strange cause I expected this show to be more about like an alien invasion or something based on the synopsis when in fact this show really doesn't have anything to do with aliens at all other than having one in it so far. I love pretty much everything about this show from the way it's set up with half of it in the past and half in the future to the characters to the acting to the cinematography to the plot. I love that the villains of this show are humans not the alien who actually despite what one of the main characters thought was a victim just as much as them. The two time period set up is fun but it's so hard cause when I finish one section I don't want to jump to a different time period but as soon as that one starts I don't want that to stop either. The mystery in the show is so well written and I love how Smart Earth is basically Prettyville from the Uglies trilogy in the way that memories are suppressed and everyone's happy all the time cause they don't know what's being done to them through chips. I can't wait to see what happens and how this show will end! The nice thing with having such a short episode count is that nothing drags and the pace of the show moves at breakneck speed!
Come And Hug Me (28/32): A man and a woman suffers from wounded hearts due to a murder case that took place in their past. The man is a detective and the woman is a popular actress. When Do-Jin and Jae-Yi were high school students, they were each other's first love. Do-Jin's father Hee-Jae was a psychopath and killed Jae-Yi's parents. Do-Jin and Jae-Yi were separated afterwards. Now Do-Jin works as a detective. He treats the victim's family with care. This is his way of atoning for his father's horrific act. Meanwhile, Jae-Yi works as an actress. She followed in the footsteps of her late mother who was a famous actress. Since her parents' deaths, Jae-Yi has suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. Do-Jin and Jae-Yi meet again.
The episodes this week were so much fun cause not only did we finally get back to the concept of the Undateables but we got a lot of great relationship moments where they told each other the truth and decided to work together. I was worried for a second that Hoon-Nam's dad being the player he was would break up our main couple again and though Hoon-Nam did put it off until it came out, he did tell Jung-Eum the truth when she asked and they decided that the best plan was to work together to solve the problem which I was relieved about cause no one needs another breakup in this show. I was a bit surprised though that learning who Hoon-Nam's mom was didn't change Jung-Eum's dad's mind right away especially cause it literally took her dad another day to love him too. I especially loved that there was no drama with Hoon-Nam's stepmom cause all she wants is for Hoon-Nam to be happy. Also I finally seemed to have gotten an answer to my question from before. Hoon-Nam is only really considered a player cause he's attractive and women are constantly throwing themselves at him even though he's never dated before Jung-Eum. It's ironic though because more than Hoon-Nam, guys seem to be throwing themselves at Jung-Eum and he's gotta be the one to be consistently jealous. I really didn't think we'd see her ex again and more weirdly that he remembered who Hoon-Nam was. I'm assuming that he told the ex off after she left otherwise it makes no sense for him to have remembered a random dude at the airport who watched as he broke up with his girlfriend. My favorite part of the episode though has to be the entire thing with the men in Hoon-Nam's family getting drunk and his stepmom watching them make fools out of themselves. It was amazing and I could not stop laughing for five minute straight.
The case from last week wrapped up and it was even sadder than I expected! I will never understand how people can treat their family the way they do especially when that family loves you so much! It was heartbreaking that even though he had dementia, he still remembered having to run out with an umbrella to take care of his children who straight up could not give two shits about him in the end even though his last thoughts were with them. I still don't particularly understand why the family was acting so weird cause the first funeral home they went to said that the cause of death was a heart attack and that's what they needed to get the insurance payout so why run somewhere else? Either way I was glad that they didn't get any money in the end cause they super didn't deserve it. The second case seems really interesting so far as well and it's nice to see how much Sol has evolved. She's still a little ditzy but now when she stays quiet it's clear that she's thinking and I cheered when she put that new prosecutor in his place about not being objective enough. I don't know how I feel about the new prosecutor yet tbh cause I think his heart is in the right place but he seems to want to bulldoze everyone and that's kind of annoying. I do miss the old prosecutor a bit so I'm glad we got to see him again this week and we learned some new info about Beom's girlfriend. I can't believe that his father was such an asshole! He pretty much started the whole mess by forcing the poor girl to break up with his son and then he even lied to everyone to remove literally any hope they could have. Kang Hyun's brother probably wouldn't have killed himself if he knew she was alive even if it was a vegetative state. I want the show to end with her waking up and being happy with Beom again. It would be nice if Kang and Sol were together too but I doubt that'll happen.
We had a pretty solid week for this show although the first episode made me really sad and though the second one did as well, it had more of a hopeful/uplifting tone to it. Poor Ba-Reun was all over the place this week cause he was feeling so much pain over the public attacking Oh-Reum. First of all it's ridiculous that they're calling misandry on the rape case when clearly the only reason the public chose Oh-Reum over Judge Han or Ba-Reun is cause she's a woman. Do they think the guys are just props? Like why all the hate towards her and her alone? Of course it didn't help that the asshole judge who worked his staff into a miscarriage turned the sentence in the appeal but it was clear that he was doing it for personal gain which makes my blood boil every time he threatened the chief presiding judge. Like even if you're a head judge now, stay in your lane and stop telling other departments how to do their jobs. When Judge Han lost it on him, I was cheering. It did warm my heart when that other mean judge was like I might hate Oh-Reum half the time but she's part of my family and I can't watch when other's bully her. I'm sure it'll work out fine but it is hard to watch characters you love get bullied. On another note Ba-Reun and Oh-Reum kissed this week and it was precious although they never talked about it again and that threw me a little. We've only got one more episode next week and it's the finale. I'm interested to see how this show wraps up. I feel like this show like Suits would benefit from another season!
This is actually my second attempt at watching this show and the only reason I stopped watching this show back then is cause this was one of the first kdramas I checked out and I was still looking for cute romantic comedies more than anything deeper so when this drama started to get deeper and sadder I decided to drop it. I decided to go back and check it out cause I was in the mood for something with music and I love Joy's singing voice so I hopped aboard. Now that I'm older and have more experience with kdramas I was able to appreciate this show a lot more. Of course it's not without it's flaws but I was able to overlook most of them. This was Joy's first acting role so she's not the strongest but I adore her so it was fine. So Rim and Han Gyeol have plenty of chemistry and I loved watching them fall in love but what really kept me around this show was the music and the Crude Play bromance. Something about Joy's voice is just stunning to me and all the other music was so much fun as well. I loved every character in this show and that the plot went so deep and emotional. I mean we talked about depression and suicide and lying and dark side of show business which is not seen too often on tv. I loved that the show ended on a hopeful note with both Mush and Co and Crude Play starting over from scratch after leaving the label and telling the truth about their substitute musicians respectively. I was a bit torn at the end though because even if I really did feel bad for Chan Yeong and I wanted him to be happy in the end, I kind of wanted Han Gyeol back in the band more. I felt like the whole show was leading us to getting Han Gyeol to accept his insecurity with not always being the best and Chan Yeong could have gotten his happy ending as producer of Mush and Co or even as a bassist for them cause they didn't have one but I can see where Han Gyeol becoming like his father could be a full-circle moment as well. Overall I give this show a 9 / 10!
The episodes that aired this week were really amazing cause a lot of them covered flashbacks and we finally finally got to see not only what happened with Mi So but why Sung Yeon took Young Joon's memories. The kidnapping stuff was horrifying of course and props to little Young Joon being so brave and patient with Mi So who really didn't know what was happening. By focusing all his attention to making sure Mi So was okay Young Joon was able to keep himself sane as well especially since he was there for three days compared to Mi So's one night (which is why neither of her sisters knew that she was kidnapped.) Now for the stuff with Sung Yeon. Honestly all the props to Young Joon both young and current day. I would not be able to forgive Sung Yeon and the parents for putting me through years of trauma that I had to deal with alone and silently just to make my delusional brother feel better. And jeez was young Sung Yeon still a terrible person. Young Joon didn't blame his brother for leaving him but Sung Yeon literally attacked Young Joon over and over for it. I still think the parents must have been really negligent to ignore all the trauma signs that Young Joon was showing and they really should have taken Sung Yeon to a clinic or something cause it wasn't right of them to go about it the way they did. It was heartbreaking watching Young Joon and Sung Yeon's confrontation cause even then I kept waiting for Sung Yeon to apologize but he still shifted the blame to Young Joon. Like damn he was a 9 year old kid who thought he was doing the right thing. My blood boiled watching Young Joon have to apologize. On another note I loved Mi So and Young Joon's relationship this week and how much time and thought Young Joon put into making sure that Mi So was alright now that she remembered. I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop but luckily it didn't. It was also interesting to see Young Joon and Mi So throughout the nine years they were together and how he tried to help her out the whole time and be nice but in his asshole way that really could have been read as being mean rather than helpful which kills me out of laughter.
Wok Of Love/Greasy Melo (34/38): Set at a small Chinese restaurant. Drama series follows Seo Poong's attempts at survival, food and love. Chef Seo Poong was once a star chef and worked at the best Chinese restaurant. His popularity faded and he eventually wound up working at a small, failing Chinese restaurant. Meanwhile, Doo Chil-Seong is the owner of a building. He is an ex-gang member and he was in jail for 5 years.
I still do love this show but the parts that I dislike are slowly attempting to take over the parts that I do like and it's lowering my enjoyment of this show. I was furious last week with how Sae-Woo's mom and family were treating Poong and I'm still furious this week but while last week my anger was boiling over, this week it's mostly just simmering under the surface cause I've decided that the show doesn't care how ridiculous the words coming out of Sae-Woo's family's mouths are so why should I. Next week is the finale and I'm sure things will wrap up nicely enough on that part. That's not to say that I enjoyed any part of Sae-Woo's mom coming to Poong and being like you're not rich enough to be my son-in-law or even that she and Sae-Woo's dad (who I had hoped would have been better and be able to change Sae-Woo's mom's mind but nope) refused to allow Cutting Part and Noodle Part to leave them as if they owned them. Like I know you spent so much of your life with these two but at some point you have to start living for yourself. I'm also not entirely sure why Sae-Woo wants to keep working cause it seems way to difficult for someone like her but I can see that she does love working in the kitchen. The only thing is that I feel like a smaller restaurant like Hungry Wok would be better for her. I'm also kind of sad that the Hungry Wok is being sold and I'm curious as to what's going to happen to Chil-Seong as well. Is he the CEO of Giant Hotel now? Will he live there? I did really enjoy the cooking competition but I do wish it had been longer and a bigger part of these four episodes instead of all the drama with Sae-Woo's family. Also as great as it is that Poong is now head chef at the hotel, he's no longer cooking hands on and I feel like that won't be great for him personally. Why do I feel like this show will end with everyone returning to Hungry Wok?
I really wasn't going to watch this drama when it popped up on my drama feed at first because it sounded like one of those jdramas where each week the main character is around a whole new cast and my preference is for a recurring cast cause that way you can actually get to know characters but then after the first four episodes aired last week, I heard that the cast isn't revolving which allowed me to take the leap and I'm glad I did. This show is just as weird as I thought it would be from the synopsis but in a fun way. I'm enjoying most of the characters so far though Sang Ah might be my favorite (and not just cause I loved Go Won Hee in Eulachacha Waikiki) of the crew though I can see myself loving Da Yeong as well. I'm assuming that Da Yeong and Ji Woon will be a couple later based on my knowledge of tv shows and I'm down for that. I'm definitely feeling the chemistry between them and I loved that he was so worried about her not only when she was sick but basically from the start of this show. I also feel like there's some backstory that we're not getting on Ji Woon and who he is so it'll be fun to explore that as well. It is a little uncomfortable to see how both Da Yeong and Sang Ah are using him for their own purposes cause he really wants no part of it and it's like girls you gotta have boundaries. I am glad though that we got an explanation as to why the trio stopped being friends so long ago and it was nice to see them bond again. I'm also seriously loving Sang Ah's budding relationship with that lawyer who is so into her and it's adorable!
CDRAMA
So much drama! I'm actually a little glad that this fake prince arc is almost over even if I was really enjoying the whole Fu Yao and Wu Ji run everyone else in circles. I also think it's kind of hilarious how little Fu Yao actually cares about the real kingdom cause like she did everything she could to help Wu Ji even letting the real heir apparent get taken away. I watched this show right after watching Legend of Yun Xi and though I love both couples separately, there's just something about Wu Ji's beautifully expressive face that makes me smile cause unlike Fei Ye, Wu Ji's emotions play out all over his face and I adore it especially the loving way that he looks at Fu Yao. Even Yang Mi seems to express emotion towards him as well making me wonder if she was just poorly directed in The Negotiator or if her more subtle looks are better suited for period shows. I am a little worried about the whole Wu Ji is engaged thing but I supposed in this world where men can have as many concubines as they want, it might not be a big deal though for some reason I feel like Fu Yao wouldn't settle for anything less that being a wife. The looks on Fu Yao and Wu Ji's faces when they were fake getting married were so sweet cause they were really happy to be doing so. We're almost halfway through the show and I'm curious about where we'll head next. Fu Yao was told to search the five kingdoms but we've spent so long in one that I'm wondering if we'll speed through a couple more that aren't so important.
Okay I might be in love with this show! There's just so much that I'm a fan of in it from the arranged marriage to a feisty and smart female lead to incredible chemistry between the main leads to an adorable male lead! Seriously I knew from almost the first episode that this show was made for me. I love when couples start out married and then have to learn to get to know each other over time cause it's so sweet to watch them slowly fall for each other and see each other's kindnesses all the while they're a team to the world and problems that come up are faced together. I'm always of the idea that even if you're fighting in private, there's no need to broadcast that to anyone outside your inner circle. I also love that Fei Ye figured out pretty early on that Yun Xi was "working" for the Empress Dowager and that he was able to realize that despite that she's actually on his side when it matters. I do adore when big problems like these are solved without going through the annoying oh I can't trust you anymore how dare you lie to me trope. Fei Ye was logical about his study of Yun Xi and because he didn't jump to conclusions like so many other shows, he was able to see her true colors. I'm loving watching her break down his walls and how utterly confused he is with how charming he finds her even if he's not yet willing to admit it. But I have to admit my favorite part of this show is Yun Xi and her poison abilities. It's such a new and interesting way to give her something to do and I'm loving watching her be badass and smart and calculating. It drives me crazy when in these shows the female lead thinks she's smart but is really naive and doesn't know up from down so thankfully that's not the case here! The case with the princess that I just watched this week was hilarious and I really hope that in the end of it Fei Ye's mother and Yun Xi will become closer cause they've got the same enemies and it's easier to fight them than each other. It was the best seeing Yun Xi run circles around the Empress Dowager and princess.
This show seemed to be right up my alley when I read it's synopsis and it's finally been subbed so I dropped everything to check it out when it popped up. So far I'm definitely loving this show! I live for fantasy romance and this one reminds me a bit of A Korean Odyssey (but obviously much lighter and with less substance in it) with the premise of a fantastical creature having to protect a human. The main leads are adorable together and apart and I love their characters. I love that Yi Yi is so insane and wild and not afraid to show her emotions and that Mu Ye is so kind even when he doesn't have to be and that he finds Yi Yi utterly disarming. They have pretty great chemistry too which is a huge plus. I struggle with a lot of cdramas cause I end up finding one of the other lead too wooden but that problem hasn't been one for me yet. I also love the cohabitation situation in this and that they're slowly falling in love with each other but for Mu Ye, Yi Yi's happiness is everything so even if was breaking his heart, he still tried to hook up Mu Ye and her ex. I was surprised that the ex popped up so quickly cause usually in dramas the ex doesn't come back until the main leads have fallen for each other. It's an interesting plot twist that the ex is around while the main leads are falling for each other and also that he is dating the lead's coworker. The one thing I'm confused about in this show is the fantasy part. We've never gotten an explanation about what these guardians do and why they have one person to make happy and what happens to both when the person they're guarding is finally happy? Does the guardian vanish? Do they level up to a full guardian and have other targets? Is it against the rules to fall in love with the person you're guarding? I also wonder if Yi Yi will ever find out that Mu Ye is her guardian or if it'll even matter enough to bring up cause the show seems to push it to the back burner except for a few scenes here and there.
Honestly this show is giving me whiplash guys! One minute it's good the next it's terrible and now it's returned to be good! For a chunk in the middle I was liking the show less and less and even debated dropping it cause 45 episodes was a lot to sit through if I wasn't a fan of pretty much anything. The biggest struggle was not only Bo Hai being a huge ass for so long (you know I don't like the cold types of male leads) but Qi Qi was acting like such a moron for so long and literally did a 180 from fawning over him to seeing flaws everywhere. The dream sequences still seem kind of unneeded to this show cause they really don't add anything that we can't have in the real world which disappoints me cause that was the part of the synopsis that I was really interested in. The second male lead even turned out to be a villain and just when I was loving him! All of these things added together did not make for me having a fun time. It wasn't until Qi Qi finally figured out the truth behind Bo Hai's color blindness that I finally started to enjoy the show again. Bo Hai finally chilled out with his cold man routine and now has ventured into the adorable says one thing but his face clearly says something different version of a cold male lead that I love. I finally saw Qi Qi and Bo Hai have some real chemistry and I love that even though Qi Qi is back to being in love with him, it's not like before. She's still able to have a personality and desires and does not revolve around Bo Hai which I like. Also I'm loving that Bo Hai is so confused as to why Qi Qi is suddenly cold around him. That's how you get a man girl. Be affectionate and then play it cool and your man will spend all his free time wondering what happened. I way back on board with this show and I hope it keeps me there!
TWDRAMA
Ugh so it looks like Mi Na has officially picked Yi Fan which breaks my heart and Ge Li's heart and poor Shao Qi's heart. Ironically Mi Na doesn't seem all that thrilled either to be back with the guy she's been in love with for so long but I'm sure that's just nerves right now. It looks like Ge Li will be getting a new love interest but my poor baby probably won't. I hope he at least gets the company. I'd love if he was the new CEO (his dad's position) and Mi Na was the CFO (the person in charge day to day) cause at least that would be a semi happy ending. I'm just glad that this show will be ending next week cause I can't believe that I sat through so many episodes if I'm being honest. It was the show's fault I think for making me not only love Shao Qi but ship him with Mi Na while dangling hope in front of me. Now let's talk about poor Bai Bai and Tian Yu. I really did ship them together and I still kind of do even though he wasn't the best guy to her the whole time. Something about him broke my heart when he was sobbing for her to not leave him and that he's sorry. It's rough cause personally I don't think I could ever forgive a cheater cause once your significant other cheats, you'll always be worried that he might cheat again and the trust is lost. But this is a tv show and sometimes the rules aren't so strong and I want my girl to have a happy ending so I could look the other way if she decides to forgive him.
xoxo Allie
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