kura2ninja

Hey, thanks for the preview. It's very useful :). I'm currently watching Why Secretary Kim (which is much, much better than I expected to be). For now, I'm looking forward to Blues of Stepmother and Daughter, Survival Wedding, Takane no Hana, and Life. It might also pick up Life on Mars when it's over, depending on how good it is.

On another note, correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't there another Korean drama called "Life", airing earlier this year, on tvN? Why can't they think up another title--its so confusing :D

Hey, I just want to say to whoever made the graphic thingy that represent each countries: Good job! They're amazing :)

Are you me? LOL

But yeah, for me the drama has become something that I felt I needed to watch rather than one that I genuinely enjoyed watching. If not for the cast, I think I would've dropped it by the second week.

Seriously, this is so cute. Good luck for you guys! :D

I swear Jang Hyuk was trying to hold his laugh in almost every scene he's in :D

Nah. We might be getting some fanservice at most, but I'd be very surprised if it's more than that.

My guess would be it's a new PD helming the show. AsianWiki and d-addicts don't list any other work under his belt.

The medical and criminal investigation aspect is more prominent in this one. And I don't think there's going to be any romance.

I kind of understand why people don't like like her character, and it's really the fault of the writing. I get that they wanted to portray this wide-eyed prosecutor fresh from training, but they overdid it when they had Eun-sol breezily said that her gut instinct told her the husband was guilty, ignoring the lack of evidence. It's not until Baek Bom admonished her that she really tried to do more digging. For me personally, it's simply thanks to Jung Yoo-mi's acting that I still find her character naive rather than downright foolish.

But yeah, I'm looking forward to her character development too. And for some kind of grudging respect to grow between our two leads :D

Agree with you about Poong's and the gang's attitude about cooking. I also feel that, based from what we've seen so far, Poong doesn't really have what it takes to be an executive chef or just a team player in general. Yeah, the gang pretty much refused to obey him, but he didn't even try to establish a workflow or to just feel out each member's individual abilities.

Anyway, it's going to be fun watching their character development and growing bond as a team :D

I agree with on the issue of directing. I have a feeling that the screenwriter meant to create a parody of the melodrama genre, but you can't really feel that as a viewer because what she wanted to convey didn't translate well to the screen.

And a mish-mash of genre can totally work, but I guess it's not something that just any director could do? One of Jung Ryeo-won's previous dramas, The History of Salaryman, was the perfect example of how it could be done.

Greasy Melo is an awesome title. Wok of Love just sounds corny. (Sorry for anyone who likes the new title better.)

"Greasy Melo"? That title gives me life :D

It's not necessary to reread the manga. Personally, I think it largely remained truthful to the spirit of the manga, despite various changes here and there.

It's a fictionalized account of Saigo Takamori of Satsuma. He helped overthrow the Tokugawa Shogunate and usher the Meiji Restoration. He ended up rebelling against the central government, though, over disagreement of the new government's policies.

I'm sorry, but maybe it's photoshopped? None of the posters that I saw had that woman, and I don't remember seeing her in that drama.

I'm not sure about Oricon's methodology, but I'm guessing the subjects skewed towards the relatively young, which means that Oshin might be waaay before their time. But yeah, it was super popular, even outside of Japan. Virtually everyone over a certain age in my country knows Oshin, and loved it.

You got me at steamy makeouts :D

*I'm sorry I'm a such trash*

It's not available with English subtitles, sadly.

I could totally understand why this drama had good ratings in Japan so far. It's so enjoyable and easy to watch, just perfect after a long day at work.

Thanks for writing this, ReikaBleu. I hope people would at least check it out after reading your article :)