Smeraldo

first of all, watching a show back from that time with no cable TV influence made me realise once again the essence of kdrama back then. made me nostalgic for bygone era.
Kim Jihoon was my first SLS in FBND, so I rekindled that admiration once again in main role this time. I liked the show. Maybe they stretched the noble idiot trope for far more episodes & kinda cut off romance scenes. But I’m happy with what I got.

After recent virality of Park Jung min & Hwasa, I looked him up & was shocked to find that he was in Puberty Medley as that bully senior with glasses. Gosh..the way costume director uglified him in this drama I’d have never guessed that he was that fine man in mv.

I feel the same about Ahn Eun Jin. I've always seen her in serious series & side roles but she had always captured my attention the most. Even with limited space she was my fav character in Hospital Playlist. And checking out her filmography it was just banger after banger but still I knew she deserved much more both in terms of opportunity & popularity. I'm so happy she gets to shine in this romcom & I'm loving the way she devours this genre given her serious past roles.

Gave me a headache like most of Japanese or maybe Asian romcom movies. The only saving grace was Kiritani Mirei's comedy as expected from a Hana Kimi alumni. I cant believe it was on hold on my list for almost a decade & disappointed me so bad. I had better expectations from this.

I used to think that I had completed wolf girl & black prince live action coz years back i remember dropping the anime after a few episodes while having the live action in my phone. But today as i went on a bit of a Kento marathon, I realised that i hadnt watched it & was surprised at not being repulsed by it as I was with the anime. yes I still find the concept a bit degrading but not so much in movie & I once again accepted the power of shoujo prince Yamazaki Kento. This guy can make even the cringiest manga character bearable & believable. He surely deserves all the manga & anime roles.

nahh..the father seems to be a misogynist & doesnt see the daughter as the rightful heir even though she's brilliant at work which might have resulted her sourness towards her brother who might be her half sibling(idk). i think the sister will get the company in the end after tying & mending all the relations.

It's tagged gore & it is but it isn't that trademark Korean gore that irks me & I'm grateful for that. It's one of those gore series that one can comfortably watch. Maybe coz it's a tv series. Korean movies & their absolutely unnecessary gore & nudity scenes have turned k movies off for me.

more like destiny stuck him there. the wheel was already off and walking back that steep & long sweaty path with a trolley with one wheel off could influence anyone to just take whatever deal they'd get there as the last resort.

I've just started this & seeing Siwan with a bit of anger issues is so enthralling for me, someone for whom Siwan is eternal Geurae.

she looks a bit like twice's Jihyo

I wonder if these people even know that goong has teenage leads. The top options here are almost in 30s. People are biasing their oppas irrespective of what the classic actually represents..sigh..

as if the cast wasn't enough, now the Cannes screening. my expectations has shot through the roof.

This generation just loves throwing words like toxic, appropriation, racism & showcase their fake wokeism. I found this drama quite enjoyable. The ost was good, every character was nicely portrayed. The FL room is filled with itazura na kiss posters, no wonder she turns her life into toned down version of that anime. I enjoyed fluff after a long time & it managed to remove my prejudice about Chinese dramas.

lee se young has such sad eyes

Yoon Shi Yoon in the end surprised me. I didn't know that he's in this too. Now I m totally excited for season 2.

he looks cute though. It's his brand of funny that never misses.

thank god that weird teacher ended with neither of the sisters.

It's a nice drama with a very general story, still they managed to make it a fun watch. The only thing that I can't understand is how normalised teacher- student romance is in Japanese dramas. It is something that always makes me drop them midway. still I managed to keep up this time. I guess I've grown numb with this concept for it to piss me off.

so this is finally happening.

I don't like kdramas going through a break to continue the story in season 2. It just doesn't work.