OMG! Kdramas~ ~ ~ <3 <3 <3
Yes, I'm hooked and it's helping me with learning the language...... Yep that's it....it's helping me learn the language...
Preparation:
Subscription to Hulu Plus or
drama fever and Viki (mostly free)
1 box of Kleenex (or any facial tissues).
Here is a list of Dramas I've seen and loved this last year.
Coffee Prince - Romantic Comedy - 17 episodes
Not your typical storyline. Young handsome man thinks he might be attracted to another male who really is a female but prefers to dress more like a 'tomboy' and doesn't lead on she is a girl. It's refreshing to see a Kdrama that takes a risk and deals with alternative
sexuality.
My Love From Another Stars - Romantic Drama -
21 Episode
Oh yes another wacky romantic comedy with an alien. But somehow it works. I liked the time travel aspect to it. It was hard to like the main female lead at first but she started to change before our eyes into a person you could admire.
Good Doctor - Drama - 20 Episode
Good for you Korea dealing with disabilities through a drama. I feel it gives hope to people who are a little different in the Korean society. This drama left you feeling good for our hero who over came so many issues and how other responded to him.
Plus Nine Boys - Romantic Drama - 16 Episode
I really like this drama. There are three different main stories and they all kept my attention! The leads were wonderful actors, and I waited every week for the episodes to be subbed! Wonderful romance stories :) Great and worthwhile drama.
Fated to love you - Romantic Comedy - 20 Episode
Ok so my friend did not like this one but I did. Some of it was pretty cliché and fit too neatly into place. But the characters had there own personalities. The lead male was not your typical male lead in a romantic comedy but soon we were rooting for him to reveal his true feeling and breakdown his hard exterior.
** Special contributor Carly for the blog www.poptimekorea.blogspot.com
Hey youse guys! Carly here to talk about some of the dramas that i've seen!
**City Hunter - Drama - 20 Episodes
Hey youse guys! Carly here to talk about some of the dramas that i've seen!
**City Hunter - Drama - 20 Episodes
Watched this one with a friend, and honestly, all I remember
is crying in the first episode, but this show wasn’t bad but it wasn’t my
favorite. There are a lot of really good supporting characters in here though,
and I think that they were my favorite part of the series. I guess it’s been
years since I watched it though!
**The Masters Sun - DRAMA - 17 Episodes
A little bit of a strange concept. But again with the, I’m a
poor girl and you’re a mean rich handsome guy! I liked the adventures they had
and I liked the supporting male cast again. There were a lot of twists and turns
in this series that made the familiar cliché enjoyable. I don’t
regret watching it and it was an interesting story! It wasn’t too much of a
horror though, as I thought it would be. Definitely a romantic comedy.
**Boys Before Flowers - Drama - 25 Episode
One of the most popular K dramas EVER. Aaaaannnnnddd I
couldn’t get through it. I watched 6 episodes and then the final one. It was
pretty much everything that irritates me about Kdramas in one show. The writing
wasn’t perfect, but that’s not such of a big deal, but the content felt a
little shallow and drawn out to me. The
rich arrogant guy, the poor, well-meaning un-ladylike girl. ‘I hate you.’ ‘No I
hate you more’. ‘I hate you more, but why can’t I stop thinking about you.’ That curly hair, I couldn’t get used to it from episode 1. Sorry for all the dislike! I’ve had friends
watch this show and really like it!
**Gakshital Bridal Mask - Drama - 28 Episodes
One of the only dramas I’ve completed that wasn’t set in the
21 century. It was totally different from any other K drama than I’ve watched
and I pretty much completed it within a week. Yep. Hour long 20- something
episodes. While of course this show isn’t perfectly written, and there is some clichés,
it surprised me a lot with its twists and turns in a way I would never ever expect. On the downside, some people have said can seem quite nationalistic in some views, and there were WAYYY to
many torture scenes for y’all squeamish. (I’m a weenie, I fast forwarded
through all of them hahaha that might be why I’m surprised…..) They seemed to
love using the torture room as a backdrop. I can’t say I was too crazy about the female lead,
and some of it felt like it was stretch to believe, but it tells a great story
and I cried pretty much straight through that week. And the ending. THE ENDING
OH MY TISSUES.
Some Information From Drama Fever and Viki
Coffee Prince
Starring Yoon Eun Hye and Gong Yoo
One of our most popular dramas, this romantic comedy tells the story of Han Kyul, the handsome son of a wealthy hotelier family who is set in his bachelor ways and constantly deflects his family's attempts to make him commit. The constant pressure to get married drives him to hire a goofy young delivery boy Eun Chan to pretend to be his gay lover to scare away his family's set-ups. Trouble starts when Han Kyul begins to get to know the hardworking and lovable Eun Chan, and begins to develop real feelings for him—only to discover that "he" is actually a girl disguised as a boy. A rare drama that deals with homosexuality, this controversial series received multiple awards, such as the 2007 MBC Acting Awards for Yoon Eun Hye and Gong Yoo, as well as Best TV drama award at the 2008 Korean Producers' Awards.
My Love From Another Star
Starring Kim Soo Hyun and Jeon Ji Hyun
Do Min Joon (Kim Soo Hyun) is an otherworldly beauty, literally. After crash landing on Earth 400 years ago, Min Joon has diligently observed humans for centuries, ultimately coming to cynical conclusions. On top of being a super babe, Min Joon's got enhanced vision, hearing and agility — all the more reason to believe he's superior to everyone on Earth. That is, until he pursues the beautiful actress Cheon Song Yi (Gianna Jun) for a romance out of this world.
Good Doctor
Starring Joo Won and Moon Chae Won
As a child, Park Shi On (Joo Won) was sent to a specialized care center, where he discovered genius capacities for his autism. Coupled with an exceptional memory and keen spatial skills, the young savant eventually entered pediatric residency, where he developed into a promising surgeon. However, his mental and emotional development seems to have stopped at 10-years-old, which makes for incredible conflicts in and out of the O.R., especially with the hotheaded surgeon Kim Do Han (Joo Sang Wook). Despite warm hearted and fair colleagues like Cha Yoon Seo (Moon Chae Won) and Han Jin Wook (Kim Young Kwang), it’s a fierce and competitive adult world. One cannot simply tell Shi On to “grow up.
There’s a commonly held superstition that you will face adversity in the ninth year (or any year that ends in nine) of your life before you embark on a new decade. For four boys and men in different decades of their lives, that adage couldn’t be truer. Koo Gwang Soo (Oh Jung Se), 39, was the star producer/director (PD) of the top live music program until an unfortunate incident on the show derailed his career. Still pining for his ex-girlfriend, Joo Da In (Yoo Da In), Kwang Soo really wants to settle down before the new decade of his life. Brothers Kang Jin Goo (Kim Young Kwang), Kang Min Goo (Yook Sung Jae) Kang Dong Goo (Choi Ro Woon) also face unexpected challenges in their young lives. Jin Goo, 29, is a successful tour planner for a vacation travel agency who suddenly starts to doubt his future. He also falls in love with a friend at work, Ma Se Young (Kyung Soo Jin), who doesn’t return his feelings. Min Goo, 19, is a high school senior who lives for judo and wants to attend college on a judo scholarship. But when he keeps running into a mysterious girl, Han Soo Ah (Park Cho Rong), he becomes smitten with her but realizes she may be out of his reach. Dong Goo, 9, is a famous child actor who made it big doing food commercials. But his young career is threatened when he loses a job to a rival new child actor for the first time. He also must keep his secret relationship with 8-year-old child actress Jang Baek Ji (Lee Chae Mi) from leaking to the media! “Plus Nine Boys” is a 2014 South Korean drama series directed by Yoo Hak Chan.
Making a mistake after having way too many drinks can change everything. Lee Gun (Jang Hyuk) is the successor to a large company run by his family. Kim Mi Young (Jang Na Ra) is an average-looking secretary in a law firm who earned the nickname “Post-It” for her inability to say no to her colleagues who dump work on her. When the two cross paths one night after having too much to drink, they end up having a one-night stand. When Mi Young finds out afterwards that she is pregnant, what will become of them? And will Nam Se Ra (Wang Ji Won) and Daniel (Choi Jin Hyuk) just stand by and let Gun and Mi Young deal with the situation in their own way? “Fated to Love You (Korean Version)” is a 2014 South Korean drama series that is a remake of the popular 2008 Taiwanese drama by the same title.
City Hunter
Starring Lee Min Ho and Park Min Young
This intense, beautifully shot romantic thriller loosely based on a manga of the same name by Tsukasa Hojo, is a revenge drama done right. In 1983, 21 South Korean military operatives are sent into North Korea on a secret mission. After completing their mission, they are executed by their own side in a government cover-up. The sole survivor, Lee Jin Pyo, watches as his closest friend dies beside him. Taking his friend's son under his wing, Jin Pyo raises him as his own and trains him with one goal: to take revenge on the men responsible for this massacre. Some twenty years later, a brilliant young man joins the international communications team of the Blue House (Korea's White House). Lee Yoon Sung has but one mission in mind: to find and bring down the five men responsible for the murder of his father. To do so, he must hide his identity and fighting skills to infiltrate the government. During his quest for revenge, however, he also enacts justice, and is given the nickname City Hunter by the populace, who knows only of a shadowy figure exposing corruption in their city. Torn between his surrogate father's drive for vengeance and the innocent girl he loves, Yoon Sung must fight to survive, and choose the path he will take.
The Master's Sun
Starring So Ji Sub and Gong Hyo Jin
The Hong Sisters, famed romantic-comedy screenwriters, flirt with horror in this unique take on opposites. Joo Joong Won (So Ji Sub) is a rapacious CEO who is only concerned about money. His secretary, Tae Gong Sil (Gong Hyo Jin), is a dark and reticent insomniac who is burdened with the ability to see ghosts. Joong Won and Gong Sil are an unlikely duo in every regard, but they share one thing in common: they are both intensely crippled personalities that need a lot of help. Can the money hungry Joong Won recognize priorities beyond the dollar sign, and can the lonely Gong Sil ever live a life without fear? Together, strange as it may be, it’s possible in this unique dance between yin and yang.
Boys Over Flowers
Starring Gu Hye Sun and Lee Min Ho
At the prestigious Shin Hwa High School in Seoul, four boys comprise the group known as the Flower Four. The crème de la crème of the most powerful families from Korea, these spoiled, rebellious, flirtatious and cruel boys rule the school. Enter Jan Di, a girl of humble upbringing who is accepted into Shin Hwa on a swimming scholarship after accidentally saving the life of a Shin Hwa student. Not one for following the rules blindly, Jan Di faces immediate scrutiny from the entire school and in particular the boys of the Flower Four and their leader, Goo Jun Pyo, who dislikes her instantly. Through her charm and undying optimism, she slowly begins to capture the hearts of those around her, even the icy boys of the F4.
Bridal Mask
Starring Joo Won and Jin Se Yun
Based on the hit manga series of the same name, Bridal Mask brings viewers to 1930s Korea during the height of Japanese imperialism. Lee Kang To (Joo Won of Baker King Kim Tak Goo) is an ambitious and callous Korean officer employed by the Japanese colonists. Despite his mother's disapproval of his work and his own brother's antagonistic history with the Japanese, Kang To continues to play by the colonist's rules in hopes of becoming successful and bringing his family out of poverty. However, a mysterious figure wearing a traditional Bridal Mask always seems to get in Kang To's way. The Bridal Mask appears as a Zorro-like figure who protects the people from the Japanese colonists' oppression and abuse of power. An unexpected turn events brings Kang To to cross paths with the mysterious Bridal Mask, changing his future and the nation's history forever.
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