Once again it's a real pleasure to read your article! Excellent survey, analysis and interpretation! Kudos for your efforts and the time you dedicated for this! :)
Personally, I have never written any reviews, but only some concluding comments for completed dramas, or some comments on what I like or dislike while watching airing dramas.
Before I start a completed drama, I only read the reviews of fellow viewers with whom I have similar preferences, so almost every time I finish it successfully. Most of them provide excellent reviews, putting a lot of time and effort so as to give their honest opinion mentioning the pros and cons of the drama, without being biased and without major spoilers, helping me decide whether to watch it or not.
When deciding on watching currently airing dramas I only 'trust' my instincts and my preferences (genre, actors, writers, etc.) and I totally ignore some very annoying, biased and unhelpful nonsensical reviews, or even comments, from some hot-headed 'haters' or 'lovers'! I cannot stop them from writing what they want, but I am not obliged to read them, right?
I'll say it again: Ms Yoon is the most powerful and charismatic female lead of this year! And when Jung Kyung Ho gets really serious or fights, he gives me "Cruel City" vibes!
It was about time someone wrote about 30 minutes or less little gems! I’ve seen "My Only Love Song" (indeed a beautiful, funny rom-com with great chemistry), "Wednesday 3.30" and "Go Princess, Go", and really enjoyed them. If I may add some recs of mine, mostly rom-coms: "People You May Know", "Twenty Years Old", "Go Ho's Starry Night", "Koe Koi", "Queen of the Ring", "Thumping Spike 1 & 2", and you should give a try to "Exit" and "6 Persons Room" which are a bit 'heavier', but very interesting!
Great article and even greater writing! I was really surprised that this is your first! :) What about your next being about Drama Specials? (some hidden gems are there, too!)
Such a great article, with strong points and detailed justification! :) "Life on Mars" was my most anticipated drama for this year and it surely didn't disappoint me! If with this article you won't convince someone to watch this superb drama, I don't know who can!
Ok Hee to Na Moo : "Even if things get tough later, you can find happiness again. Right?" I think this phrase summarizes the message that this drama succeeded to deliver! And everyone in the production team (writing, directing, cinematography, music), but most of all the cleverly selected cast [child actors, rookie actors and veterans] gave their best for this incredible outcome! A definite must-watch, or re-watch!
Talking about SFLs for once is so interesting! Kudos for your article :) Probably the only SFL that almost caused me a SLS is Kang So Ra in Doctor Stranger: she was way better than Jin Se Yeon and had way more chemistry with Lee Jong Suk!
A groovy, smooth-watching short drama, full of music and sweetness! Kim Sung Chul and Choi Yoo Ri' s performances were fantastic and their chemistry as siblings was stellar! Really looking forward to their next project!
An enjoyable drama, with some interesting investigation-forensic stories and 'loud' cast. The highlights were the anti-social Dr. Baek Beom and flirting Stella! Definitely watching season 2
A very easy-to-watch drama, funny and lighthearted, but a bit messy and with some unnecessary/unresolved side-stories. [The most frustrating and unnecessary part was, of course, the "evil mother-in-law" cliché...] The love-friendship triangle was the best ever: the romance was very cute and natural, while the bromance was cool and heartfelt - the strongest point of the whole drama! All three main leads were charismatic, but Jang Hyuk's outshined everyone and everything - the coolest hyung ever!
A refreshing slice of (legal) life drama, which deals with some important and controversial social subjects presented with diverge and conflicting points of view. The highlights were Lee Elliya and Ryu Deok Hwan with their cute romance, and definitely Sung Dong Il with his incredible acting. Both Go Ah Ra and L were surprisingly way above average, as they successfully managed to portray their demanding characters. This is perhaps Go Ah Ra's best performance, I would say!
I really don't get why a single young man (or woman) in his late twenties is labeled as a player for being in 2-3 healthy relationships during a period of 5 years or so... Imagine if he stayed with the same woman! Wouldn't we find the romance boring and flat?
He made judge han come completely alive, and in such a way that i think a lot of people fell a little in love…
His roles in "Live", "It's OK, That's Love" and "Reply 1988" were some of my favs! If you haven't watched these dramas, give them a try - totally worth it! :)
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Excellent survey, analysis and interpretation!
Kudos for your efforts and the time you dedicated for this! :)
Personally, I have never written any reviews, but only some concluding comments for completed dramas, or some comments on what I like or dislike while watching airing dramas.
Before I start a completed drama, I only read the reviews of fellow viewers with whom I have similar preferences, so almost every time I finish it successfully. Most of them provide excellent reviews, putting a lot of time and effort so as to give their honest opinion mentioning the pros and cons of the drama, without being biased and without major spoilers, helping me decide whether to watch it or not.
When deciding on watching currently airing dramas I only 'trust' my instincts and my preferences (genre, actors, writers, etc.) and I totally ignore some very annoying, biased and unhelpful nonsensical reviews, or even comments, from some hot-headed 'haters' or 'lovers'! I cannot stop them from writing what they want, but I am not obliged to read them, right?
And when Jung Kyung Ho gets really serious or fights, he gives me "Cruel City" vibes!
I’ve seen "My Only Love Song" (indeed a beautiful, funny rom-com with great chemistry), "Wednesday 3.30" and "Go Princess, Go", and really enjoyed them.
If I may add some recs of mine, mostly rom-coms: "People You May Know", "Twenty Years Old", "Go Ho's Starry Night", "Koe Koi", "Queen of the Ring", "Thumping Spike 1 & 2", and you should give a try to "Exit" and "6 Persons Room" which are a bit 'heavier', but very interesting!
Great article and even greater writing! I was really surprised that this is your first! :)
What about your next being about Drama Specials? (some hidden gems are there, too!)
"Life on Mars" was my most anticipated drama for this year and it surely didn't disappoint me!
If with this article you won't convince someone to watch this superb drama, I don't know who can!
I think this phrase summarizes the message that this drama succeeded to deliver!
And everyone in the production team (writing, directing, cinematography, music), but most of all the cleverly selected cast [child actors, rookie actors and veterans] gave their best for this incredible outcome!
A definite must-watch, or re-watch!
Probably the only SFL that almost caused me a SLS is Kang So Ra in Doctor Stranger: she was way better than Jin Se Yeon and had way more chemistry with Lee Jong Suk!
Kim Sung Chul and Choi Yoo Ri' s performances were fantastic and their chemistry as siblings was stellar! Really looking forward to their next project!
The highlights were the anti-social Dr. Baek Beom and flirting Stella!
Definitely watching season 2
[The most frustrating and unnecessary part was, of course, the "evil mother-in-law" cliché...]
The love-friendship triangle was the best ever: the romance was very cute and natural, while the bromance was cool and heartfelt - the strongest point of the whole drama!
All three main leads were charismatic, but Jang Hyuk's outshined everyone and everything - the coolest hyung ever!
The highlights were Lee Elliya and Ryu Deok Hwan with their cute romance, and definitely Sung Dong Il with his incredible acting.
Both Go Ah Ra and L were surprisingly way above average, as they successfully managed to portray their demanding characters.
This is perhaps Go Ah Ra's best performance, I would say!
Imagine if he stayed with the same woman! Wouldn't we find the romance boring and flat?
If you haven't watched these dramas, give them a try - totally worth it! :)