CfP: K-Drama
I stumbled onto one when I was youtubing, scoffed at the idea of soapies in general and then WHAM I was sucked in. The last three weeks of my life have been a blur of night shifts, k dramas, Lee Min Ho and occasionally my Adonis.
Boys Over Flowers
This sucked me into the whole madness. Now this is a high school drama, and it is cliche ridden goodness. These guys have basically thought of every (less risque) fandom cliche and then contrived ways for the leads to end up in them. SO GOOD. It helps when the flower boys are either presidents sons or super talented and rich - cue scene changes to New Caldedonia and Macau! hehe. Jandi started out as a kick arse character, but then became gradually more mopey, miserably and stoic as the script writers heaped more and more public torment/humiliation and back stabbing future mother in laws on her. But never fear! Lee min ho in all his permed glory is there to save the day complete with delicious adams apple. (so began my lmh binge). If you go into shows wanting substance you will be sorely disappointed!! Love love Jan di's family - especially the scene where Jin Pyo makes kimchi with them - hilarious!
Personal Preference
MOAR FLUFF> LMH is an architect in a small firm putting forward a bid for a giant museum - the catch? the director wants it done in the style of a mysterious and famous architect's house - which has been closed to the public and is inhabited by his frazzled daughter >.< Throw in generous amounts of misunderstandings and wham, suddenly she thinks he's gay and so its ok to be roomies. hurrrrrrr
Coffee Prince
Cue the loveable tomboyish character that too easily gets mistaken for a guy. Through a bizarre series of events and a strong infusion of kdrama-coincidence she ends up being the anti-beard for a rich guy trying to fend of arranged marriages by telling everyone he's gay. bwaha. Turns out the same guy's grandmother is trying to teach him some sense and so puts him in charge of a rundown coffee shop - Coffee Prince, that only ends up hiring guys. >heh<. so awesomely predictable in terms of the leads, with Choi Han Seong and Han Yoo Joo line being a little bittersweet and adon and I spent a good portion of their screen time facepalming or yelling advice at the screen :P
City Hunter
Ok this? this blows all of the others out of the water. Its crazy, actionfilled - no damn overly dramatic cliffhangers a la western shows, no, there are pretty damn EPIC cliffhangers - Im pretty sure I scared adon once by yelling out 'NO WAY' repeatedly and dramatically (had been watching it with headphones on) on more than one occasion. Both leads are droolworthy, the acting is GREAT and the story? man the story is intense. The villains are actually calculating, scheming and nefariously efficient. The first episode alone leaves you with 3 completely different storylines each full of action. Be warned, once you start watching this, theres no way in hell you'll stop. Watch in HD - its well worth the dl quota. 20 special service volunteers are ordered to go to North Korea by their leaders and assassinate several leaders, only to get abandoned and killed for their efforts. One gets away, stealing away a child he brings up with only revenge in mind. Man. So good.
Goong
This is a little painful to watch, I think mainly because I've seen the ones above, and from what I can understand, this one was made far before the others - so not quite up to scratch in terms of awesome plotlines. The crown prince is a bit of a sullen douchebag with one facial expression and enough arrogance to drown an elephant. Still on ep 8 so maybe it'll get better, but right now I think i need a bit of a break from the excessive fluffiness of it all. Girl is the main from Coffee House. so it didn't really get any better. Guy still a sexist douchebag at the end. I'd really give this one a miss if you've got an option.
Secret Garden
This started out so well!! and then ended... less well. Arrogant, rich heir.. check! fiesty stunt woman... check! body switching storyline... check? I must admit it had its moments of comedy gold when they first switch bodies... And it had some really touching scenes - like when her dad saves him in the elevator. But its never consistently awesome. Oska is definitely a redeeming feature and the most lovable character, but his weird love interest is so stupidly sabotaging that you just want to chuck things at the screen.
My Lovely Sam Soon
LOVE THIS. THIS IS SO AWESOME>
Boys Over Flowers
This sucked me into the whole madness. Now this is a high school drama, and it is cliche ridden goodness. These guys have basically thought of every (less risque) fandom cliche and then contrived ways for the leads to end up in them. SO GOOD. It helps when the flower boys are either presidents sons or super talented and rich - cue scene changes to New Caldedonia and Macau! hehe. Jandi started out as a kick arse character, but then became gradually more mopey, miserably and stoic as the script writers heaped more and more public torment/humiliation and back stabbing future mother in laws on her. But never fear! Lee min ho in all his permed glory is there to save the day complete with delicious adams apple. (so began my lmh binge). If you go into shows wanting substance you will be sorely disappointed!! Love love Jan di's family - especially the scene where Jin Pyo makes kimchi with them - hilarious!
Personal Preference
MOAR FLUFF> LMH is an architect in a small firm putting forward a bid for a giant museum - the catch? the director wants it done in the style of a mysterious and famous architect's house - which has been closed to the public and is inhabited by his frazzled daughter >.< Throw in generous amounts of misunderstandings and wham, suddenly she thinks he's gay and so its ok to be roomies. hurrrrrrr
Coffee Prince
Cue the loveable tomboyish character that too easily gets mistaken for a guy. Through a bizarre series of events and a strong infusion of kdrama-coincidence she ends up being the anti-beard for a rich guy trying to fend of arranged marriages by telling everyone he's gay. bwaha. Turns out the same guy's grandmother is trying to teach him some sense and so puts him in charge of a rundown coffee shop - Coffee Prince, that only ends up hiring guys. >heh<. so awesomely predictable in terms of the leads, with Choi Han Seong and Han Yoo Joo line being a little bittersweet and adon and I spent a good portion of their screen time facepalming or yelling advice at the screen :P
City Hunter
Ok this? this blows all of the others out of the water. Its crazy, actionfilled - no damn overly dramatic cliffhangers a la western shows, no, there are pretty damn EPIC cliffhangers - Im pretty sure I scared adon once by yelling out 'NO WAY' repeatedly and dramatically (had been watching it with headphones on) on more than one occasion. Both leads are droolworthy, the acting is GREAT and the story? man the story is intense. The villains are actually calculating, scheming and nefariously efficient. The first episode alone leaves you with 3 completely different storylines each full of action. Be warned, once you start watching this, theres no way in hell you'll stop. Watch in HD - its well worth the dl quota. 20 special service volunteers are ordered to go to North Korea by their leaders and assassinate several leaders, only to get abandoned and killed for their efforts. One gets away, stealing away a child he brings up with only revenge in mind. Man. So good.
Goong
This is a little painful to watch, I think mainly because I've seen the ones above, and from what I can understand, this one was made far before the others - so not quite up to scratch in terms of awesome plotlines. The crown prince is a bit of a sullen douchebag with one facial expression and enough arrogance to drown an elephant. Still on ep 8 so maybe it'll get better, but right now I think i need a bit of a break from the excessive fluffiness of it all. Girl is the main from Coffee House. so it didn't really get any better. Guy still a sexist douchebag at the end. I'd really give this one a miss if you've got an option.
Secret Garden
This started out so well!! and then ended... less well. Arrogant, rich heir.. check! fiesty stunt woman... check! body switching storyline... check? I must admit it had its moments of comedy gold when they first switch bodies... And it had some really touching scenes - like when her dad saves him in the elevator. But its never consistently awesome. Oska is definitely a redeeming feature and the most lovable character, but his weird love interest is so stupidly sabotaging that you just want to chuck things at the screen.
My Lovely Sam Soon
LOVE THIS. THIS IS SO AWESOME>