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On age gaps and responses
Age gap is like overcoming obstacles. It’s always nice and hopeful to see love overcoming problems. Not only that, there is also the part which includes overcoming one’s own reservations and concerns about such an “unusual” relationship.
Posted in drama themes, Dramas - General, Korean Dramas, romance with age gaps
Tagged age gap, ageism, Ahjussi romance, angel eyes, Go Hyung Jung, lee bum soo, noona romance, prime minister and I, rant, romance with older man, romance with older woman, romance with younger man, what's up fox, witch's romance
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Father Actors, continued
It’s father’s month on our blog so in keeping with this spirit, we continue to celebrate Dads. In this post I will present some more typecasted, or potentially typecasted father actors. It does not seem to happen in Japan as … Continue reading
Posted in actors, Character Types, drama themes, Dramas - General, we are family
Tagged chase, choi min soo, eguchi yosuke, father's day, fathers, fathers in film, fathers in TV, good luck, ikaryia chosuke, kimutaku, kodama kyioshi, kohihata fumiyo, konkatsu, matsumoto koshiro IX, nakai kiichi, oda yuji, orange days, oyako daka, takashi katsumo, takeda tetsuya, watanabe tetsu
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Drama theme: Reunions
“If we are destined to be together again, be happy to know you’ll be getting the real me, not some blubbering half me.” ― Jerry Spinelli It seems that reunions are the new trend of this spring in the world of korean … Continue reading
Geometrical Figures in Dramas : Triangles, Squares and Even Circles!
For someone who isn’t familiar with the specificity of Asian soap opera, the title of the post may seem puzzling. In turn, a seasoned drama watcher may immediately add: hey, what about squares and polygons? Asian soaps abound in geometrical … Continue reading
Valentines musing with many spoilers!
This is a very unstructured, quick post in which I completely spoil the ending to the City Hall and Good Luck as well as The Classic; I also spoil the plot of May Queen somewhat. Finally, I mention some recommended … Continue reading
Likeable characters from 100 dramas, part 3
16 dramas with likeable characters to date, if I remember correctly (it’s been a while!). That leaves me with 84! On to part 3, another 5 dramas.
Likeable Characters from 100 dramas, Part 2
Continuing with my challenge, this time I talk about further six dramas in which more than one character is likeable. In this post I also reflect a little on some issues inspired by the article I’ve recently dug up on … Continue reading
Aigoo! Dramas! 