K-Drama: Pinocchio 2014

I know this Drama is almost finished by now. I watched it as soon as it was aired but stopped somewhere in the middle because of other priorities, Modern Farmer. Hahaha I go for a not so serious type of drama.

Drama: Pinocchio
Revised romanization: Pinokio
Hangul: 피노키오
Director: Jo Soo-Won
Writer: Park Hye-Ryun
Network: SBS
Episodes: 20
Release Date: November 12 - January 15, 2015
Runtime: Wed. & Thu. 21:55
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Synopsis:
As a child, Ha-Myeong (Lee Jong-Suk) grew up in a family with his firefighter father, mother and older brother. Ha-Myeong and his older brother (Yoon Gyun-Sang) both possess higher than normal intellect and are proud of their father. A fire at a waste facility though destroys his family. His mother dies a short time later and Ha-Myeong ends up being scooped out of the ocean by an unknown man (Byun Hee-Bong). The man that pulls Ha-Myeong out of the ocean is the grandfather of In-Ha (Park Shin-Hye). In-Ha's grandfather believes Ha-Myeong is his eldest son Dal-Po, who died 30 years ago. Ha-Myeong is then adopted by In-Ha's grandfather and his name is changed to Dal-Po. In-Ha and Dal-Po now live together as uncle and niece, although they are in the same age range. In-Ha has a Pinocchio Syndrome. Whenever she lies she gets the hiccups. In-Ha and Dal-Po get along well until Dal-Po learns that In-Ha's mother (Jin Kyung) is the reporter that covered the waste facility fire that destroyed his family. Dal-Po tries to distance himself from In-Ha, but he also develops feelings for her.

Korean Drama: Modern Farmer 2014

My my it is Hong Ki! It is the second drama of Hong Ki this year after Bride of the Century. Unlike, his latter drama, this is a musical drama. YEAH! He can showcase his singing again in this drama which is hat I love about him. He has a strong, powerful voice.

Excellent Souls "EXO" is a popular rock band omposed of 4 members lead by Lee Min Ki  which suddenly disbanded after one of their member betrayed the group. After 7 years, the band members had let go of music and had lived their life normally, or s it seems. One has been a temporary employee for years now, another is studying for an exam to be a government employee which he constantly failed more than twice. The one who betrayed them is an intern at a hospital that they owned but never once has received his father's recognition. Lee Min Ki is jobless, full of debt, but he never forgotten about his passion for music, and did I forget he is broke?

Min Ki is the only one full of hope that the band can get their fame back, but how, he has no money and he has to pay the loan sharks in three months. Suddenly, he inherited a huge chunk of land from his late grandmother with which he decided to plant cabbage to improve his life as well as his bandmates. This is where their adventure as city boys turned to farmers become. Clueless bout country living and farming, how will they survive?

Korean Drama: Blade Man 2014

Blade Man is Lee Dong Wook's 2nd drama for this year after Hotel King.

Joo Hong-bin is a wealthy man with a prickly demeanor who develops a supernatural ability, his anger and mental pain manifest as knives sprouting from his body. He meets Son Se-dong, a warm-hearted girl who becomes intangled into his life, and as they fall in love she slowly heals his heart and he learns to deal with his inner pain and new found power. (Source: Wiki)

Drama: Blade Man (English title) / Iron Man (Korean title)
Revised romanization: Aieonmaen
Hangul: 아이언맨
Director: Kim Yong-Soo
Writer: Kim Kyu-Wan
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 20
Release Date: September 10 - November 19, 2014
Runtime: Wed. & Thu. 21:55
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Cast:
Lee Dong-wook as Joo Hong-bin
Shin Se-kyung as Son Se-dong
Kim Kap-soo as Joo Jang-won
Han Eun-jung as Kim Tae-hee

The spikes appearing on Hong Bin's body is a symbol of his anger towards everything. He cannot find news about his lover who disappeared from him. He only discovered that his father sent her away and died after a few years when Chang was brought back to Korea.  Chang was Hong Bin's child from his lover. Se Dong is an enthusiastic girl full of hope and very different from Hong Bin. They have know each other as an employee and a boss. The soon get closer since Se Dong is the only one that Chang talks to and listens to. She became his nanny while Hong Bin cannot get close to Chang at all.

I know that the series is almost ending and I have just created a page for it. It's late as always, I just started watching it over the weekend. The spikes and Hong Bin's anger is kind of unrealistic but it is one way to show what man can do when provoked. What am I saying? Does any of this makes sense? If you ask me he just needs some Anger Management Sessions and he will be okay. LOL

Korean Drama: Cantabile Tomorrow 2014

Based from the popular Japanese manga series Nodame Cantabile, Cantabile Tomorrow is a South Korean Drama starring Joo Won ad Shim Eun Kyung.

Drama: Naeil's Cantabile (English title)
Revised romanization: Naeildo Kantabilre
Hangul: 내일도 칸타빌레
Director: Han Sang-Woo
Writer: Tomoko Ninomiya (manga), Shin Jae-Won
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 16
Release Date: October 13 - December 2, 2014
Runtime: Mon & Tue 21:55
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Synopsis:
Yoo-Jin (Joo Won) is a university student majoring in piano. He has a world famous pianist father, exceptional music talent and attractive appearance, but his one weakness is that he can't ride in an airplane or boat due to a childhood trauma. Because of his phobia, Yoo-Jin is unable to travel to Europe to learn conducting even though he badly wants to become a conductor.

Korean Drama: Mama 2014

Mama is an SBS drama that occupied the slot of Hotel King. I am not at all familiar with the leads but because it is new, might as well have a go with it.

It is a story of how a single mother, Han Seung Hee, raised her son, Geu Roo. She is suffering from terminal cancer and has no relatives at all. With the little time she has to live (less than a year), she finds a legal guardian to look after her child once she dies and the best person to do that is the child's father who was also her ex lover. Unfortunately, the child's father already has a family of his own. But because of a series of events, Han Seung Hee became best friends first with her ex's wife, Ji Eun. This became a way for her to introduce her son to Ji Eun's family who will be Geu Roo's future family later.

Drama: Mama
Revised romanization: Mama
Hangul: 마마
Director: Kim Sang-Hyub
Writer: Yoo Yoon-Kyung
Network: MBC
Episodes: 24
Release Date: August 2 - October 19, 2014
Runtime: Saturdays & Sundays 21:45
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Cast:
Song Yun-ah as Han Seung-hee
Hong Jong-hyun as Gu Ji-sub
Jung Joon-ho as Moon Tae-joo
Moon Jung-hee as Seo Ji-eun
Yoon Chan-young as Han Geu-roo

It is really hard to live alone especially if you have health issues and a child. This drama is a family oriented drama that can make you think of what you can do for your child regardless if you have a lot of time in the world or not. As a mother myself, all I want is for my child to feel loved and to have a bright future ahead of her. The same thing as Han Seung Hee. The sad thing about this drama is that her relationship as a mother to her son is not very good. They always fight about almost everything and she does not want Geu Roo to know her condition making him assume a lot of things.

As for the drama itself, its a little dragging and somehow tiring to see them hide emotions and feelings. I have a feeling that she won't die as she find a reason to fight her illness, Geu Roo and Koo Ji Sub.  I hope Han Seun Hee and Ji Sub would develop in the end. The way he approaches her is really cute. I just don't want it to end sad.

Korean Drama: Discovery of Romance 2014

I was on the hunt for new K-drama to watch and I came across Discovery of Romance. I am not familiar with the actors and actresses but since its a chick flick drama, why not.

Han Yeo-reum (Jung Yu-mi) is a furniture designer who owns a workshop space that she shares with other designers. For the past three years, she's been dating Nam Ha-jin (Sung Joon), a plastic surgeon with a sweet and gentle personality. But Yeo-reum's peaceful existence is shaken when her ex-boyfriend Kang Tae-ha (Eric Mun) suddenly reappears in her life. The CEO of an interior design company, Tae-ha is a smart, confident man with a strong competitive edge who always gets what he wants. Meanwhile, Ha-jin's childhood friend Ahn Ah-rim (Yoon Jin-yi) has secretly been carrying a torch for him all these years. As she begins working with Tae-ha, Yeo-reum is forced to re-evaluate her romantic history, which sets her off on a search for true love. See Wiki 

Drama: Discovery of Love (English title)
Revised romanization: Yeonaeui Balgyeon
Hangul: 연애의 발견
Director: Kim Sung-Yoon
Writer: Jung Hyun-Jung
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 16
Release Date: August 18 - October 7, 2014
Runtime: Mon & Tue 21:55
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Cast: Jung Yu-mi as Han Yeo-reum
Eric Mun as Kang Tae-ha
Sung Joon as Nam Ha-jin
Yoon Jin-yi as Ahn Ah-rim
Yoon Hyun-min as Do Joon-ho
Kim Seul-gie as Yoon Sol
Kim Hye-ok as Shin Yoon-hee
Ahn Suk-hwan as Bae Min-soo

The drama revolves around two people who once had a sweet relationship 10 years ago, ended into a bitter breakup. Years passed and they have moved on with thier lives and have found a new partner. But because of a faith or destiny, as others call it, they meet again in a not so convenient reunion.

It just basically show the reason why exe's cannot become friends again. It's something that can make you think of what you have done in your relationship. But I guess how they portrayed the relationship of exe's is unrealistic. It is very difficult to be friends with your ex. But I wonder what would become of our leads.

Japanese Movie: Rurouni Kenshin Live Action 2012 & 2014

I have always been a fan of Rurouni Kenshin ever since I was little. I can remember going home early just to watch RK in AXN everyday. It was the first anime I fell in love with. That time, it was English dubbed, Samuai X was the title then. Because of its popularity, AXN reaired the Japanese subbed version. From then on, we have been watching anime series that AXN airs which includes Ninku, Grandrer Musashi and Cooking Master Boy. Oh, those were the days. ^_^

Access to the Internet was so limited then, so the moment we had our own line, one of the torrent files I downloaded was this one. I watched the whole series several times especially before I got hooked to Korean drama.

Korean Drama: The Three Musketeers 2014

The Three Musketeers is Jung Yong Hwa's latest drama. I'm not really a big fan of Yong Hwa's acting. He seems lifeless as ever. Hopefully this drama will change his acting because of the action scenes.

Based on the original novel of the same title written by Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers will be re-produced by setting Joseon dynasty as the background. It will put together the story of Prince So Hyun of Joseon dynasty from the 17th century with the story of The Three Musketeers, which sets 17th century France as the background. This three seasons drama is a fushion sageuk about the story of Park Dal Hyang and the Three Musketeers (Crown Prince So Hyun, Heo Seung Po, and Ahn Min Seo) who travel through China during the Joseon era. (Source: D-addict)

Drama: The Three Musketeers
Revised romanization: Samchongsa
Hangul: 삼총사
Director: Kim Byung-Soo
Writer: Song Jae-Jung
Network: tvN
Episodes: 12
Release Date: August 17 - November 2, 2014
Runtime: Sundays 21:00
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Cast:
Park Dal Hyang's Home
   Jung Yong Hwa as Park Dal Hyang
   Lee Kyun as Pan Soi
The Three Musketeers
    Lee Jin Wook as Crown Prince So Hyun
   Yang Dong Geun as Heo Seung Po
   Jung Hae In as Ahn Min Seo
Royal Palace
   Seo Hyun Jin as Kang Bin
   Kim Myung Soo as King In Jo

I am not very impressed with the first episode. Yong Hwa's facial expression is the same throughout the episode. I know he wants to look cool but it will not work in this drama. I'm not sure if this is a comedy, romance or action but it was at least entertaining.

Korean Drama: Fated to Love You Episode 17 Summary and Review

Alright, so we are now nearing the end of Mi Young and Gun's suffering. We all know that they will still end up together, but what they are going through to get there is too much.

I have never cried so hard while watching a drama episode, maybe for a movie but not a mere episode, my bad, make it two episodes: Episode 12 and 17. I was so anxious to watch episode 17 that I even watched the raw unsubbed version but I still cried, even more after the subs have been released. 

Its been a while since I wrote  an episode summary/review, so I will try my best to put important details into it. Like I said I will write one for dramas/episodes that I liked and loved. This one is on the top along with Episode 12. 

Before we go to episode 17, let me just have a brief recap of what happened since episode 12. If you can remember in Episode 12, Gun decided to end their relationship without telling Mi Young the real reason behind it.  This made Mi Young hate and avoid him even when they had to work together for the company. Episode 12 was probably the most important episode of the drama since it was then that we can see that Gun really loved her but does not want to hurt her when the time comes he die because of his disease. It's a selfish stupid thing to do and all throughout the following episodes we see both of them suffering and trying to sort out or hide their feelings for each other.

Korean Drama: Love Rain 2012

Love Rain is a 2012 Korean drama starring Jang Geun Suk and Im Yoona. 

    Drama: Love Rain
    Revised romanization: Sarangbi
    Hangul: 사랑비
    Director: Yoon Seok-Ho
    Writer: Oh Soo-Yun
    Network: KBS2
    Episodes: 20
    Release Date: March 26, 2012 - May, 29 2012
    Runtime: Mon & Tue 21:55
    Genre: Romance / Youth
    Language: Korean
    Country: South Korea

 Cast
1970s
    Jang Geun Suk as Seo In Ha
    Im Yoon Ah as Kim Yoon Hee
    Kim Si Hoo as Lee Dong Wook
    Son Eun Seo as Baek Hye Jung
    Seo In Guk as Kim Chang Mo
    Hwang Bo Ra as Na In Sook

2012
    Jang Geun Suk as Seo Joon (In Ha's son)
    Im Yoon Ah as Jung Ha Na (Yoon Hee's daughter)
    Kim Si Hoo as Lee Sun Ho (Dong Wook's son)
    Jung Jin Young Seo In Ha (Seo Joon's dad)
    Lee Mi Sook as Kim Yoon Hee (Ha Na's mom)
    Kim Young Kwang as Han Tae Sung


You will see two parts or generations of the story. One where the drama takes you to 1970's where the story of  Soo In-Ha and Kim Yoon Hee have developed. Here you would see how they loved each other but ended up parting ways. But that love has always been there even if they already have their own families. From there it takes us to the present time where the children of our previous couple, Joon and Ha Na, have been destined to meet to continue the love that their parents have or so it seems?

Korean Drama: Joseon Gunman 2014

I love historical dramas especially if it is Lee Jun Ki. I know he plot is serious for most period dramas but this way, you would see how good an actor/actress is. Not only that but you would also see how good looking they really are because of the simplicity of their make-up. Since it is Jun Ki, it is a must watch. LOL


In the time of enlightenment, a battle between a sword and a gun has started.
Based in the time of enlightenment of 19th-century Joseon, this drama tells the story of Joseon's last swordsman named Park Yoon Kang who grabs a gun ditching his sword and grows to become the era's hero. Park Yoon Kang is the illegitimate son of the best swordsman in Joseon. After his father got killed, he trades sword for gun as he embarks on his revenge mission. Source: KBS World

    Title: 조선 총잡이 / Joseon Chongjapi
    Also known as: The Chosun Shooter / The Joseon Gunman / The Joseon Shooter
    Genre: Historical, melodrama, action, romance, suspense
    Episodes: 22
    Broadcast network: KBS2
    Broadcast period: 2014-Jun-25 to 2014-Sep-04
    Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00

Cast:
   Lee Joon Ki as Park Yoon Kang / Hanjo
        Seo Dong Hyun as young Yoon Kang
    Nam Sang Mi as Jung Soo In
    Jun Hye Bin as Choi Hye Won
    Han Joo Wan as Kim Ho Kyung
    Yoo Oh Sung as Choi Won Shin

I have just recently watched this drama and did a marathon from the first episode up to the current episode. It took me only two days to run the whole thing since every episode is was worth watching. I have plans to watch other dramas, however, I was totally hooked into it. One reason was Jun Ki's, Hanjo character.

Korean Drama: High School Love On 2014

The cast of High School Love On are teens. I can't believe that I'm actually watching it. I consider it a teeny-booper drama, not only because of the cast but also the story line.

It revolves about an angel (more like a grim reaper since she guides the souls of the dead) who became a human after saving a high school boy from an accident. After she became human, she named herself Lee Seul-Bi and ended up living with the boy she saved. Although she lost he black book (book of the dead), she still has her powers but feels weak after using it.

Drama: Hi! School - Love On
Revised romanization: Haiseukool - Reobeuon
Hangul: 하이스쿨 - 러브온
Director: Sung Joon-Hae
Writer: Lee Jae-Yeon
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 20
Release Date: July 11, 2014 --
Runtime: Fridays 20:55-
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Cast:
Kim Sae Ron as Lee Seul Bi
Nam Woo Hyun as Shin Woo Hyun
Lee Sung Yeol as Hwang Sung Yeol
Lee Joo Shil as Kong Mal Sook
Choi Soo Rin as Ahn Ji Hye
Jung Jae Soon

One thing that made me stay with this series are the actors themselves. Yes they are young but, they are good. More importantly, good looking teens. Hahaha They are the next generation of actors. Too bad the drama is only once a week,  I wish it would be twice a week.

Watching it makes me feel like a teenager again. The kids have such innocence which makes you want to see them more. Kim Sae Ron's acting is good for a 13-year old girl. Nicely done.

Korean Drama: Fated to Love You 2014

Oh well, I have been on a long break of watching new Korean Dramas. One reason for the break was I have  pile of dramas that I haven't seen yet and since I don't like the recent lineup of new dramas for the past two months, I took that opportunity to watch those good dramas.

But now I am back and the first drama I watched was Fated to Love  You. This is about Kim Mi-Young (Jang Na-Ra), an ordinary office girl, who meets a successor of a big company Lee Gun (Jang Hyuk) and accidentally sleeps together. Little did they now that the one night they spent actually created a new life and now Kim Mi-Young is carrying the child of the Lee Gun.

Drama: Fated To Love You
Revised romanization: Woonmyungcheoreom Neol Saranghae
Hangul: 운명처럼 널 사랑해
Director: Lee Dong-Yoon
Writer: Joo Chan-Ok
Network: MBC
Episodes:
Release Date: July 2, 2014 --
Runtime: Wednesdays & Thursdays 21:55
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Cast:
Jang Hyuk as Lee Gun
Jang Na-ra as Kim Mi-young
Choi Jin-hyuk as Daniel
Wang Ji-won as Kang Se-ra

At first I watched it because I thought that the male lead is Kim Jae Wok. Jang Hyuk looks like Jae Wok in this hairstyle but only more manly and masculine. Well anyway, I realized it was not Jae Wok as i researched a bit but found Choi Jin Hyuk as one of the cast instead. The presence of a familiar face would surely make me stay with the drama and it was Jang Hyuk and  Choi Jin Hyuk this time.  

So far, for the leads they were great and an excellent pair too. They looked good together. Opposites do attract and the attraction is even stronger. I kind of like the first episode. It was fun and Jang Hyuk is so ___, you know. ^^I just don't like his arrogant smile. Jang Na Ra is also good and looks good with glasses. I wonder what will become of them after their stay in Macau and said that they will never see each other again. Hmm.. of course they will, they are fated to meet as what the title of the drama obviously pints out.  DUH!

Korean Drama: Arang and the Magistrate 2012

This had been on the list for quite a while and I have just finished watching it last month. One of the reason I wanted to watch it was because of Lee Jun Ki. This drama was his first after he served the military in 2010.



Drama: Arang and the Magistrate
Revised romanization: Alangsattojeon
Hangul: 아랑사또전
Director: Kim Sang-Ho, Jung Dae-Yoon
Writer: Jung Yoon-Jung
Network: MBC
Episodes: 20
Release Date: August 15, 2012 - October 18, 2012
Runtime: Wednesdays & Thursdays 21:55
Genre: Period / Romance / Fantasy / Supernatural
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Cast:
Lee Joon-gi - Kim Eun-oh
Shin Min-ah - Arang/Lee Seo-rim
Yeon Woo-jin - Joo-wal
Hwang Bo-ra - Bang-wool, shaman
Kwon Oh-joong - Dol-swe, Eun-oh's manservant
Han Jung-soo - Mu-young, head ghost reaper

Kim Eun Ho has the ability to see ghost and he is an illegitimate son of a noble. He is in a search for his mother who left him. His search lead him to a small town where he met Arang, a female ghost who lost her memory after she died. Arang is trying remember what happened to her before she died and Eun Ho saw the hair pin that he gave to his mother before she left. This was the beginning of their adventure.

Japanese Movie: HK Hentai Kamen (Live Action) 2013

Japan, Oh Japan! Why do you make such crazy movies. Anything Japanese always amaze me and wonder what they are thinking when they created such a masterpiece. One thing that the Japanese has perfected throughout the years is their animation. Because of the popularity of some anime, they are made into live action films. One of the recent live action film is Hentai Kamen.

Movie: HK: Forbidden Super Hero
Romaji: HK Hentai Kamen
Japanese: HK 変態仮面
Director: Yuichi Fukuda
Writer: Keishu Ando (manga), Yuichi Fukuda, Shun Oguri
Producer: Koji Hyakutake, Takahisa Miyaji, Tomohiro Kobayashi, Kazuo Kato, Hiroo Murakami
Cinematographer: Tetsuya Kudo
Release Date: April 6, 2013
Runtime: 105 in.

Cast:
Ryohei Suzuki as Kyosuke Shikijo / Pervert Mask    
Fumika Shimizu as Aiko Himeno    
Tsuyoshi Muro as Tamao Oogane     
Ken Yasuda as Teacher Towatari    
Nana Katase as Maki Shikijo  (Kyosuke's mom)


I can't believe I watched this film. LOL It is the live action of a popular manga series, Kyūkyoku!! Hentai Kamen most popularly known as Hentai Kamen. You read it right, it's "hentai". Well not really. Uhmm, sort of. hahaha XD

Jang Geun Suk and many other Hotties plan to enlist in military service this year

As we all know, all Korean men have to serve the military between 18-35 years old. A lot of Hallyu stars are planning to enlist in military service this year. One of the rumored actors to enlist is Jang Geun Suk.

We cannot deny that at the age of 26, Jang Geun Suk is at the prime of his career. Most Korean men would enlist before they reach the age of 30. At 26, Jang Geun Suk is at the perfect age for the military service. Oh no! What to do if Jang Geun Suk will really serve the military. There won't be anymore of him for the next 2 years. That would be tormenting. Unfortunately, even if he does not enlist this year, sooner or later he will have to. Perhaps it would be better for him to enlist early on so that his career would go smooth after his service.

It is not only Jang Geun Suk who is rumored to serve the military this year. Other Hallyu stars who are planning to enlist this year includes Yoo Ah In, the genius pianist in Secret Love Affair. He will just finish the drama before he will enlist. Inspiring Generation's Kim Hyun Joong plans to enlist in October.

Kim Soo Hyun of You Who Came From The Stars already went through the first stage of admission which is the physical examination. However, there is no definite time as to when he would serve the military. Choi Jin Hyuk of Emergency Couple also passed the exams for military service but will serve the police first before he enlists. Park Yoo Chun who stars in the current drama Three Days has asthma so he is a reserved member and will serve as a public service worker.

Fortunately, 26 year old Lee Min Ho has no plans yet to serve the military yet. Taecyeon of Wonderful Days plans to serve in 2016. That means that we still have some hotties left if all those mentioned above would really enlist this year.

Although these are just rumors, the drama world would be quite affected if all of them would serve in the same year. There are still a lot of hotties left to *munch* on, Lee Hong Ki, Jung Yong Hwa, Kim Woo Bin, Joo Won, Yoon Shi Yoon and many others. Let's not forget those who just returned from the service Kim Jae Wook and those who are coming back after a year Song Joon Ki and Yoo Seung Ho. Let's see what the service had made them.

Korean Movie: Hope 2013

So-Won, also known as Hope, is a South Korean movie released on October 2013. The movie is based on a true story, the Nayoung case where an 8 year old girl who was sexually abused by an ex-convict. The girl was on her way to school when she was raped, beaten and left to die on a public toilet on a rainy morning. The Na-young case stirred the people of Korea because the offender only get 12 years of imprisonment for the brutal crime he committed. See summary at Wiki

Hangul.......소원
Revised Romanization .......So-won
Directed by ....... Lee Joon-ik
Produced by ....... Byun Bong-hyun, Seong Chang-yeon, Kim Yong-dae
Written by ....... Jo Joong-hoon, Kim Ji-hye
Release dates....... October 2, 2013
Running time ....... 122 minutes

Cast:
Lee Re as Im So-won
Sol Kyung-gu as Im Dong-hoon, So-won's father
Uhm Ji-won as Kim Mi-hee, So-won's mother
Kim Hae-sook as Song Jung-sook, psychiatrist
Kim Sang-ho as Han Gwang-sik, Dong-hoon's best friend
Ra Mi-ran as Young-seok's mother and Gwang-sik's wife
Yang Jin-sung as Do-kyung, police officer
Kim Do-yeob as Han Young-seok

Korean Drama: Secret Love Affair 2014

Who doesn't love a storyline that revolves around a cheating husband or a cheating wife? I do not know anyone who dislike such dramas. These are the type of programs or series where we, as viewers can relate to and the whenever the lead characters do their cheating acts, who doesn't react? I know I can't stop myself from squealing of anger or annoyance. A new Korean drama, Secret Love Affair, would surely make you want to slap the characters on screen. ^_^

The series is about a 40 year old planning director, Oh Hye Won, who had an affair with a 20 year old piano major student, Lee Sun Jae. Hye Won is an elegant and classy woman who has an image to protect as her job deals with a lot of people. Given that Lee Sun Jae is in his 20's, he has strong feelings towards her. The title of the drama says it all. See how their secret love affair would remain a secret to the people around them including Sun Jae's piano mentor which is Hye Won's husband.

    Drama: Secret Love Affair (literal title)
    Revised romanization: Milhwe
    Hangul: 밀회
    Director: An Pan-Seok
    Writer: Jung Sung-Joo
    Network: JTBC
    Episodes:
    Release Date: March 17, 2014 --
    Runtime: Mondays & Tuesdays 21:50
    Language: Korean
    Country: South Korea

Cast:
Kim Hee-ae as Oh Hye-won
Yoo Ah-in as Lee Seon-jae
Park Hyuk-kwon as Kang Joon-hyung
Shim Hye-jin as Han Seong-sook
Kim Hye-eun as Seo Young-woo
Kim Yong-gun as Seo Pil-won
Kyung Soo-jin as Park Da-mi
Choi Tae-hwan as Son Jang-ho
Lee Kan-hee as Myung-hwa
Kim Chang-wan as Min Yong-ki
....... and many others....

Watch Secret Love Affair at GoodDrama. Link here.

I am watching this drama not because of the actors. I honestly do not know any of the actors of the series except for Chancellor Min, who was Lawyer Jang in The Man from the stars. ^_^ The title caught my attention as well as the plot since it involves piano and music. I have heard great music scores from the first few episodes plus Yoo Ah In (Lee Sun Jae) plays the piano well. 

UPDATE: HA! When I said that I do not know the actors here, I take it back. As I was doing a little research, I found out that Yoo Ah In was in Sungkyunkwan Scandal. He played the character of Moon Jae Shin. In fact, Moon Jae Shin was my favorite character in that drama because he was so cool. Hope Yoo Ah In can pull this one.

South Korean Ferry tragedy leads to the cancellation of TV shows in major TV networks

Just an overview of the recent tragedy in South Korea. One of South Korea's most heartbreaking tragedy of all time.

Photo Courtesy of time.com

Death toll increases to more than 100 after a week since Sewol, South Korean ferry, capsized and sank off Jindo Island in the morning of April 16, 2014. Sadly most of its passengers are high school students as they were going to Jeju Island for a school field trip. Out of  400+ passengers on board, roughly half of them were rescued, many were students.

Survivors said that they heard a loud bang before the ship tilted and the command they heard from the deck was to stay on board. Many followed the order and unfortunately they were the one's who were not rescued and sank together with the ship. Rescuers are still doing their best to find survivors but because of extreme water temperature and it is almost a week since the incident, chances of finding survivors are less and the rescue is now on a search and retrieval operation. Parents of the children are anxiously waiting to get news from the rescue operations.

J-Drama: Bitter Blood 2014

You read it right, it's Japanese. I still love Korean Dramas and will always watch it. This time I am watching a Japanese drama only because of Takeru Sato. Although, I have also watched other J-drama before but that was a long long time ago, Kimi wa petto and Princess Princess. I'd rather watch Japanese Anime than their drama because of the animated way that the actors act.
Since it's Takeru Sato, I'll give it a shot. I loved him in Rurouni Kenshin Live Action Film. I am excited to watch the second movie. It was after watching RK that I discovered that he was also portrayed one of the characters of Princess Princess Live Drama. He looked so gay then.

Sahara Natsuki (Takeru Sato) is a new detective at the Ginza Police Station. Unfortunately, he had to work with his father who abandoned them and had a another family. He does not like his father at all. They are very different since his father is playboy while he is not so good with the ladies. See if this father-son partnership would last.



Drama: Bitter Blood
Romaji: Bita Buraddo
Japanese: ビター・ブラッド
Director: Hiro Kanai, Masaki Tanimura
Writer: Shusuke Shizukui (novel)
Network: Fuji TV
Episodes:
Release Date: April 15, 2014 --
Runtime: Tuesdays 21:00-21:54
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan





Cast:
    Sato Takeru as Sahara Natsuki
    Watabe Atsuro as Shimao Akimura
    Kutsuna Shiori as Maeda Hitomi
    Fukikoshi Mitsuru as Inaki Toshifumi
    Tanaka Tetsushi as Koga Hisashi
    Minagawa Sarutoki as Togashi Kaoru
    KEIJI (ケイジ) as Takano Koji
    Takahashi Katsumi as Kagiyama Kensuke
    Hirose Suzu as Sahara Shinobu
    Kusamura Reiko as Yamamura Machi
    Oikawa Mitsuhiro as Kaiduka Takehisa

Watch Bitter Blood online at GoodDrama. Link here.


As expected of a J-Drama, their expressions are a little exaggerated, just like what you see in anime except that they are real people doing such expressions. The animated acting makes it more fun to watch. First episode show how different the father and the son are. Both show how they disliked each other and their ideas clash. Sahara Natsuki is a very righteous person, one that will not leave things the way it should be which lead him to cause trouble on his first day of duty.

Korean Drama: Hotel King 2014

Lee Dong Wook and Lee Da Hae is together again in this new Korean Drama, Hotel King. It has been 9 years since they starred together in 2005's My Girl which was a big hit during that time. Their tandem as a couple then looked cute, hopefully, since they have aged and matured it would be romantic.
Hotel King is a story about Cha Jae Won (Lee Dong Wook) who seeks revenge  against the owner of Korea's top hotel, which is his biological father, after he was abandoned when he was a child. As he was plotting his revenge as the hotel's manager he came to love the heiress of the Hotel Ciel, Ah Mo Ne (Lee  Da Hae). Unfortunately, his revenge would include destroying what Ah Mo Ne is trying to protect. Jae Won has to decide if he wish to continue his revenge or not.

Drama: Hotel King
Revised romanization: Hotel King
Hangul: 호텔킹
Director: Kim Dae-Jin
Writer: Jo Eun-Jung
Network: MBC
Episodes: 32
Release Date: April 5, 2014 --
Runtime: Saturdays & Sundays 21:45
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea 

Watch Hotel King Episodes at GoodDrama

Korean Movie: Miracle on Cell no. 7 (2013)

If you are feeling down lately and you are looking for an alibi to cry, Miracle in Cell no. 7 can help you do that.

Miracle in Cell No. 7 is a 2013 South Korean film starring Ryu Seung-ryong, Kal So-won and Park Shin-hye. The film is a heartwarming comedy and family melodrama about a mentally challenged man wrongfully imprisoned for murder who builds friendships with the hardened criminals in his cell, and they help him see his daughter again by breaking her in. See Wiki

Directed by     Lee Hwan-kyung
Produced by     Kim Min-ki, Lee Sang-hun
Written by     Lee Hwan-kyung, Yu Young-a, Kim Hwang-sung, Kim Young-seok
Release dates        January 23, 2013
Running time     127 minutes
Country         South Korea
Language     Korean


Cast:
Ryu Seung-ryong as Lee Yong-gu
Kal So-won as Ye-sung
Park Shin-hye as adult Ye-sung
Jung Jin-young as Jang Min-hwan
Oh Dal-su as So Yang-ho
Park Won-sang as Choi Chun-ho


I know that the movie has been out earlier in 2013 and have watched it before, but my friend just watched it the other day and it reminded me watch it again and then write about it.  Watching it the second time still made me cry and it was even weirder because I watched it during the day in my workstation at home where people can see me. HA! Good thing my peers at home are busy in the kitchen. Although, I tried not to cry, tears just kept falling and my eyes were swollen after the whole movie

Korean Drama: 3 Days / Three Days 2014

We are now entering into a new week for the drama land in SBS TV network.  This means a new drama for us to watch and enjoy.

3 Days, starring Park Yoo Chun, is the new action drama on SBS Wednesday-Thursday slot. First episode was aired last night, March 5, 2014, and so far so good. Yoo Chun on the first episode. Drama and action is already there.

The South Korean President travels to a villa to enjoy his vacation. After three gunshots are fired, he disappears. His bodyguard Han Tae-Kyung (Park Yoo-Chun) attempts to find the President. (Source: AsianWiki)


Drama: 3 Days / Three Days
Revised romanization: Sseurideizeu
Hangul: 쓰리데이즈
Director: Shin Kyung-Soo
Writer: Kim Eun-Hee
Network: SBS
Episodes: 16
Release Date: March 5 - April 24, 2014
Runtime: Wed. & Thu. 21:55
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea


Cast: 
Park Yoochun as Han Tae-kyung
Son Hyun-joo as Lee Dong-hwi, President of South Korea
Park Ha-sun as Yoon Bo-won, police constable
So Yi-hyun as Lee Cha-young, SWAT team agent
Choi Won-young as Kim Do-jin
Yoon Je-moon as Shin Kyu-jin, chief presidential secretary
Jang Hyun-sung as Ham Bong-su, chief of the Presidential Security Service

First episode is a blast. Although i want to see Yoo Chun smile, not even once did he smile in the whole first episode. Would this mean that there won't be any funny moment in this drama? How I love to see him laugh and smile. I hope it is not a very serious one. Missing You still had some funny scenes, this one I hope so too.

It's kind of difficult now since Kim Hyun Joong's Inspiring Generation is on KBS2 on the same timeslot. Although, I watch the dramas a day after it was aired, still it is becoming more difficult to see all these equally wonderful dramas in one day. I only have at most 2 hours in a day to watch dramas. huhu and every week the number of dramas I watch are increasing.. HELP! ^_^ So writing a summary of each drama episode is totally impossible for me now.. LOL 

Oh well, Enjoy!

Watch 3 Days Online at Gooddrama

Korean Drama: You Who Came From Another Star Episode 21 Finale

And so, we are in the stage where we have to say goodbye, at least for Do Min Joon and Cheon Song Yi.

This is one of the dramas that totally broke my heart. I'm crying I as I am writing this. AHHHH!!! It has long been part of my list of favorite dramas of all times and will always be one of the top favorites. The drama keeps you laughing every episode and also makes you cry as hard as you laughed. 

Well, just a brief summary. As expected, Do Min Joon really left. Although, Cheon Song Yi already know that he is leaving, but she was not expecting him to leave so soon. They were in the balcony wishing on the meteors. He was telling her what to do when he is gone (never wear clothes that expose too much skin since it is cold, no kiss or back hug scenes and no melodrama, she should not cry or be hurt alone while he is gone, and never to find which star he went to because he will be the one looking out for her everyday) and both were crying but Cheon Song Yi did not face him. She asked how she cannot do what he wants her to do. Do Min Joon did not answer back and when she turned, he was gone. saddest part of the drama ever!!! She was not able to say her farewell. 

Korean Drama: Bride of the Century 2014

I just discovered this drama. I am watching it because of Hong Ki. LOL  I haven't really had any previews or reviews on this new drama. I just saw this drama just uploaded in Gooddrama and when I saw it was Hong Ki, it immediately caught my attention. LOL

The Taeyang Corporation is the largest conglomerate in South Korea. The family that runs Taeyang has been under a curse for 100 years. The curse began when the first bride of the family's first son died. Under this situation, a love like fairy tale occurs while conspiracies run rampant. See AsianWiki

Drama: Bride of the Century (literal title)
Revised romanization: Baeknyeonui Shinboo
Hangul: 백년의 신부
Director: Yun Sang-Ho
Writer: Baek Young-Sook
Network: CSTV
Episodes: 20
Release Date: February 22 - April 27, 2014
Runtime: Saturdays & Sundays 20:00
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Cast
Yang Jin Sung as Na Doo Rim (25) / Jang Yi Kyung (25)
Lee Hong Ki as Choi Kang Joo (29)

The only drama I saw with Hong Ki on it is with You're beautiful. He was funny then. I did see him on the reality show We Got Married, where he was paired with Fuji Mina, a Japanese actress. He was also funny but a little cold towards Mina. But I was touched when he made a stage in the parking area his farewell performance to Mina. It was so sweet.

Going back to this drama, I see he dyed his hair black again. I am used to seeing him with blonde hair. He looks more handsome with black hair. He sings really well and I am guessing the drama's OST  will probably come from his band, FT Island and I know it's going to be a hit, for the OST alone. Let's see. ^_^

Watch Bride of the Century at Gooddrama

Korean Drama: You Who Came From Another Star (Anticipation)

 THe finale of SBS You Who Came From Another Star  is just 4 more days from now. I can't wait to see how it will end. What will happen to Doo Min Joon? Will he stay or will he go back to where he came from?

Earlier, I have written a post about how I see the end of this drama. See it here.  Things that actually happened are the following:

•  Jae Kyung's wife confessed to how he locked her up for 7 years.
• Jae Kyung will not die in Do Min Joon's hands but is setup by his own brother and arrested for all his crimes. 
• Lawyer Jang is safe from all that is happening. He is very supportive of Do Min Joon.
• Cheon Song Yi will be popular again. Since Jae Kyung is found guilty of the death of Han Yoo Ra, Cheon Sing Yi's name is cleared and Representative Ahn wants her back. This is more probably because of their disappearance while the crowd is watching them at the hospital.

Upcoming Korean Drama: 3 Days (2014)

SBS's You Who Came From Another Star is set to end on the last Thrusday of February, that is February 27. Proceeding after it will be a new drama, 3 days,  which Park Yoo Chun will lead. I loved YooChun from Sungkyunkwan and Rooftop Prince because he was so hilarious but did not like really like him in I Miss You that much. This will be a serious character for him as he plays a presidential bodyguard.

The South Korean President travels to a villa to enjoy his vacation. After three gunshots are fired, he disappears. His bodyguard Han Tae-Kyung (Park Yoo-Chun) attempts to find the President. (Source: AsianWiki)

Drama: 3 Days / Three Days
Revised romanization: Sseurideizeu
Hangul: 쓰리데이즈
Director: Shin Kyung-Soo
Writer: Kim Eun-Hee
Network: SBS
Episodes: 16
Release Date: March 5 - April 24, 2014
Runtime: Wed. & Thu. 21:55
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea



From the title itself, I wonder if it has the same concept as 24 where a lot of thing happen in just 24 hours. Looking forward to this drama. I hope to see his funny side in this drama.

Video link to follow once it is released. 

Korean Drama: Emergency Couple 2014

I first knew of Choi Jin Hyuk as Kim Won in The Heirs. I loved his stiff and cold character then. Now that he stars in Emergency Couple, where he plays Oh Chang Min, an arrogant divorcee who does everything to get rid of his ex-wife, Oh Jin Hee played by Song Ji Hyo, as they work together as interns in a hospital. Let us see how these two will work in the ER with thier conflicting interest and hate towards each other.

Title: 응급남녀 / Eunggeubnamnyeo
Also known as: Emergency Man and Woman / 119 Couple
Genre: Romance, comedy, family, medical
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast period: 2014-Jan-24 to 2014-???-??
Air time: Friday & Saturday 20:40



Cast:
Song Ji Hyo as Oh Jin Hee (33, intern)
Choi Jin Hyuk as Oh Chang Min (30, intern)
Lee Pil Mo as Gook Chun Soo (35, chief of Department of Emergency Medicine)
Choi Yeo Jin as Shim Ji Hye (35, assistant professor of surgery)
Clara as Han Ah Reum (26, intern)

We see a more playful side of Jun Hyuk here. I laughed on the first 2 episodes of the drama especially on the parts where they have to work and see each other. As I am fairly new to Korean Drama, Song Ji Hyo is a new face to me. Lets see how these two will get along the ER.

Korean Drama: You Who Came From Another Star (A Prediction)

This drama is doing so good. Not even Kim Hyun Joong's Inspiring Generation can beat it's rating of over 20%. It is now on my list of favorite dramas.

With all that happened so far in the story of You Who came from another star, I think I have an idea of how this drama will end. It is still on the 14th episode and somehow the pieces are coming to me. :) My predictions. LOL Can I be a drama writer? Waaaahhh

Do Min Joon - since he became attached to Cheon Song Yi, he is now having second thoughts whether he will go back to where he belong or just stay with her and die  since he is already feeling a little weak. I think he will stay and destiny will help him to become a real human. nyahaha Why do I say so? He has been feeling his unsual self and since he met Cheon Song Yi, his body has been changing and feeling weak.Maybe he is slowly becoming human with all the time he has spent on earth, he must have been adapting and it took him this long to have adjusted.

Korean Drama: Inspiring 2014 Gooddrama link

Good news everyone! Inspiring Generation is now available at Gooddrama.net. Here is the link. http://www.gooddrama.net/korean-drama/inspiring-generation

Based in the 1930's of Shanghai, China, is a story about love, friendship, patriotism and desire. Shin Jung Tae (Kim Hyun Joong) is an outrageous and clumsy man, but has an unconditional love for his country and family, and was known to be the best fighter in the alleys of Shanghai. He is willing to do anything to protect the people he loves the most. See more at wiki

Drama: Inspiring Generation
Revised romanization: Gamgyukshidae : Tooshinui Tansaeng
Hangul: 감격시대 : 투신의 탄생
Director: Kim Jung-Kyu
Writer: Bang Hak-Ki (comic)
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 24
Release Date: January 15 - April 3, 2014
Runtime: Wed. & Thu. 21:55
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Main Cast
    Kim Hyun Joong as Shin Jung Tae
        Kwak Dong Yun as young Jung Tae
    Im Soo Hyang as Dekuchi Kaya
        Joo Da Young as young Kaya
    Jin Se Yun as Kim Ok Ryun
        Ji Woo (지우) as young Ok Ryun

People around Jung Tae
    Choi Jae Sung as Shin Young Chool
    Lee Ji Woo (이지우) as Shin Chung Ah
    Son Byung Ho as Choi Po Soo / Choi Soo Ri
    Shin Seung Hwan as Jjang Ttol / Jang Suk Dol
        Kim Dong Hee (김동희) as young Jjang Ttol
    Kim Jae Wook as Kim Soo Ok
    Kim Byung Gi as Jum Jaeng Yi
    Kim Ga Eun as So So
    So Hee Jung (소희정) as Mok Po Daek
    Lee Jang Yoo (이장유) as Kim Chum Ji
and a lot more.......

Watch Inspiring Generation online at Gooddrama.net

Looks promising, first episode and it is already action packed. Poor Hyun Joong getting beaten like that. Worth the wait. Something to keep me busy. :)

Korean Drama: Inspiring Generation 2014

After the conclusion of Pretty Boy comes Kim Hyun Joong's Age of Feeling also known as Inspiring Generation. Sadly, I haven't watch it yet since I cannot find any good source that streams the drama. I've read good reviews about it but still watching it is different. It is the counterpart of SBS You who came from the Stars who got high viewer rating for it's timeslot. I wonder if Inspiring Generation can win over it.  SBS drama rating dropped while KBSs increased than how it was with Pretty Man.

I got used looking at Hyun Joong's Flower Boy image and now this is a new image that can either break him or put him to the top. Well, let see about that. He seems manly and still has the same Hyun Joon look in his eyes which is what I love about him.

**UPDATE**
After doing some research, found a link here that actually works. I haven't watched it though, will watch it over the weekend. But I wish that gooddrama would have this series in their list since I can watch it while I'm mobile. For now, until it is not yet available in Gooddrama, watching it with viki will have to do for now.

***2nd UPDATE***
Here is the link for GoodDrama.
http://www.gooddrama.net/korean-drama/inspiring-generation

Korean Drama: Pretty Boy Episode 16 Finale Summary

Episode 16 Pretty Boy

As promised, this is the summary of the most awaited finale of Pretty Boy. Drama ended on January 9, 2014. 

 Bo Tong was truly hurt after Ma Te told her to disappear from his life and torn the photo of the mother who raised him. She was crying as she walked down the street. Ma Te was also hurting inside because he has to let go of Bo Tong to protect her from Na Hong Ran.

Ma Te went to see the chairman to tell him the password but did not bring her with him.  The chairman commended him for not bringing Bo Tong.

Korean Drama: Pretty Boy Episode 13-15 Compressed Summary

Here I am again, a compressed summary for episodes 13-15.

As much as I would love to make a detailed recap for each episode, time and again, I keep telling myself to write when I have the opportunity. But sadly, it is becoming more difficult for me to write a review these days.

Here goes nothing. Episodes 13-15 of Pretty Boy.

Episode 13 - Kwi Ji who was once a brat has grown up and denied all her illegal rights to the public. Yoo Ra is setting up a plot to destroy Na Hong Ran by publishing an online novel similar to Na Hong Ran's doing.  Ma Te Became the CEO for SS group after he changed Kwi Ji's attitude. Prosecutor Lee Kim resigned from her position because of a threat coming from Na Hong Ran Bo Tong moved back to her mom's place. Na Hong Ran discovered that her son is really Ma Te after Yoo Ra told her about the novel published online. This information was even confirmed by the chairman. Ma Te was the last to know of this valuable information.

Korean Drama: You Who Came From The Stars 2013

SBS My love from the stars also known as You Who Came From The Stars

This drama follows The Heirs drama. Its first episode was aired on December 18, 2013.

The story revolves around the life of an alien named Do Min Joon. He came to earth 400 years ago during the Joseon Dynasty. He originally had a group of aliens came to earth to get specimens to test whether earth is a suitable place for them to live. When they landed earth, the widowed crowned princess at the time is travelling and because of the strong wind brought about by the spaceship, the vehicle that the princess rode in flew until it reached the cliff. However, instead of falling from the cliff, everything in the area stopped even the flies and the leaves froze in mid-air. The carriage that the princess is riding on is also floating in mid-air. Then came a man in black clothing, he pulled the almost falling carriage and saw a girl inside. It seemed impossible for the princess but somehow she knew that the person saved her life. Since then Do Min Joon has been with the girl and witnessed how life on earth can be so cruel. He was left by his alien troops and got stuck on earth for 400 years since then. He has witnessed several important events and still his appearance remains the same. He even must have studied every single thing on earth.On the present time, he is a lecturer at a university and lives in the 23rd floor of Golden Apt where his neighbor is Cheon Song Yi, a famous Korean actress.Their first encounter was not a very pleasant one, however, later as the story progress, he found out the Cheon Song Yi was the reincarnation of the princess he met 400 years ago. Song Yi's first love was the man who saved her from being hit by a truck 12 years ago and that was Do Min Joon. He is slowly getting attached to her and having an unusal feeling that aliens should not feel. Unfortunately, he only has 3 months left on earth because his only chance to go back to where he came from is the day that the earth is closer to the other planets. This is how Do Min Joon spent the last 3 months of stay on earth with Cheon Song Yi. Would Cheon Song Yi recognize hi as the man that saved her from before or will Do Min Joon tell her about his alien identity?

Drama: My Love From The Star (English title) / You Who Came From the Stars (literal title)
Hangul: 별에서 온 그대
Director: Jang Tae-Yoo
Writer: Park Ji-Eun
Network: SBS
Episodes: 20
Release Date: December 18, 2013 - February 20, 2014
Runtime: Wed. & Thu. 21:55
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea 

Cast: 

Jun Ji-hyun - Cheon Song-yi
Kim Soo-hyun - Do Min-joon
Park Hae-jin  - Lee Hwi-kyung
Yoo In-na - Yoo Se-mi

I only started to watch the series two days ago and I got hooked since episode 1. It's an unusual story instead of a time traveling plot that we have seen for quite some time now. Well, at least for me, I do not know about you. :) I got curios with the leads since I loved Jun Ji-Hyun from My Sassy Girl. However, she grew up, her face changed over the years. One more thing I am curious about is that of Kim Soo Hyun. I still consider myself a novice to Kdrama. Honestly, I do not watch all Korean drama's. I only watch those I think is interesting. So, Kim Soo Hyun is something for me to watch out for, I definitely will watch Moon Embracing the Sun once I am done with the drama's I am currently watching. LOL 

Going back to this drama, it has 20 episodes and so far, I don't feel being dragged by the storyline. Its pace is just right and every episode reveals something relevant to the characters. Currently, the drama is at it's 7th episode as of this writing and is getting a high viewer ratings of 40% for episode 6. Let us see how well the drama keeps its rating.