I have checked out episode 1 of Jejoongwon - the period Korean medical drama about the start of Western medicine in Korea ( Read more... )

While I often adore kdrama heroes, it is the heroine who is a deal-breaker for me. A drama does not need to have a woman in a prominent role for me to love it - as long as the relative absence of women makes sense (i.e. if someone made a drama set in the military and had only minor female characters), if the story is good, I will buy it. But if the ( Read more... )

The drama winter season is about to kick into full swing - January is full of goodies. Jdrama Wallflower, about an eccentric extreme goth and four pretty boys she befriends starts this Thursday. I love the source manga so even if I am not sure how well it will be adapted, I plan to check it out. And, of course, kdramas are the ones which preoccupy ( Read more... )

I may not be able to post this weekend so quick thoughts.

1. Congratulations to You're Beautiful for winning "favorite drama of 2009" poll. IRIS was second. Seeing how far ahead YAB was, I won't do a run-off. I don't want to break my heart again. Return of Iljimae won in the separate runner-up category, which made me happy ( Read more... )

Will be working on my "Best Kdrama Women" post and "Top Dramas of 2009" list and "Stupid OTP interloper moments" list on the weekend. Gosh, I love lists.

But meanwhile, doesn't this poster make you want to watch Jejoongwon (drama on start of Western medicine in Korea) basically right now?


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