THE LOST NATIONAL TREASURE on iQIYI just recently came on my radar. I became a fan of Bai Yu Fan after watching his wonderful performance in the great RIPE TOWN in 2023.
I enjoyed episode one. A LOT of characters were introduced and BYF’s (as grad student in archaeology) character had a lot of snappy dialogue so it all meant a bit of replaying of scenes. His character has a certain twinkle in his eye and I am looking forward to the story.
I would think it is too late for Netflix. We would have known by now if Netflix had licensed ONE. As a US viewer I have fingers crossed that ONE will be picked up by Viki.
Youth romantic dramas are generally not my forte but I really enjoyed episode one of SPRING OF YOUTH. The episode moved right along. The leads are dramatic blank slates for me but the three leads seem to have good handles on their roles. I am looking forward to see where the story takes them.
I enjoyed episode one but I won’t be surprised if PUMP UP THE HEALTHY LOVE generates heated reactions like (for different reasons) DARE TO LOVE ME did last year.
Was that really all Wang Qiang’s hair pre haircut. He had a wild look but it was kind of too bad he had it cut lol. Nice to see Wang Qiang again after his beautiful performance in Youku’s 2023 high school drama THE HOPE (5 stars!) I am into episode 9 as of now. Overall I think Youku’s SANDSTORM started strong, interesting murder mystery, interesting location, fine performances. However once we entered the middle episodes (extended back story info) I think the drama bogged down. I hope to see more of detectives detecting as we move onto the conclusion.
Quoting the synopsis: “ Lee Ho Su is a lawyer at a large law firm with a tall appearance and a seemingly carefree attitude.” Jinyoung’s height is reportedly 178cm or 5’10”. Jinyoung recently gave a us beautiful performance in Channel A’s THE WITCH. I am not sure yet if I will be following him on with this drama. I will wait to see about US availability.
As a US viewer my hope is to first see KBS’s PUMP UP THE HEALTHY LOVE on Kocowa’s “Coming Soon” list and then on Viki US’s “Coming Soon” list. I will admit however that I am starting to feel some availability angst.
I enjoyed episode one. A LOT of characters were introduced and BYF’s (as grad student in archaeology) character had a lot of snappy dialogue so it all meant a bit of replaying of scenes. His character has a certain twinkle in his eye and I am looking forward to the story.
Can you tell me about the quality of subtitles so far for this drama?
I am into episode 9 as of now. Overall I think Youku’s SANDSTORM started strong, interesting murder mystery, interesting location, fine performances. However once we entered the middle episodes (extended back story info) I think the drama bogged down. I hope to see more of detectives detecting as we move onto the conclusion.
“ Lee Ho Su is a lawyer at a large law firm with a tall appearance and a seemingly carefree attitude.”
Jinyoung’s height is reportedly 178cm or 5’10”.
Jinyoung recently gave a us beautiful performance in Channel A’s THE WITCH. I am not sure yet if I will be following him on with this drama. I will wait to see about US availability.