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Category Archives: Korean Dramas
Reaction Sundays: Spring Days of My Life K-Drama, 2014
The Spring Days of My Life is a drama that can easily capture the heart of a sentimental person like myself. It seems to resemble the movie Return to me but as a good drama buddy of mine says, My … Continue reading
Posted in Dramas - General, Korean Dramas
Tagged 2014 k drama, age gap, kam woo sung, melodrama, romance, sooyoung, spring days of my life
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Settling accounts with dramas halfway through the drama season
Summer dramas are slowly coming to an end, as fall begins to loom on the horizon. Or at least it will loom very soon. This drama season in k-dramas seem to have been a little underwhelming so far. The stories … Continue reading
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Tagged a new leaf, angel eyes, beethoven virus, beyond the clouds, can we love?, cantabile romance, cha seung won, cunning single lady, hotel king, into the flames, it's okay it's love, joo sang wook, kim myung min, kim sang joong, kim young chul, king's daughter, lee bum soo, lee dong wook, lee duk hwa, lee min jung, lee seo jin, lee seung ki, lee sun gyun, lee sung min, makjang, miss korea, Oh Jung Se, Ok Taecyeon, park min young, prime minister and I, secret door, seo yi sook, triangle, uhm tae woong, wonderful days, yoon kye sang, Yoona's Street, yoonah, You're all surrounded
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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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Romance Tropes: Love triangles (1)
“…because a triangle is not a geometrical figure but a romance prerequisite! ” So this man X is pining for girl Y, who is the sister of man R, who is the brother of a friend of X….and he also … Continue reading
Posted in drama themes, Japanese Dramas, Korean Dramas, love triangle, romance tropes
Tagged drama themes, dramas, jdrama, kdrama, romance, second lead syndrome, taiwanese dramas, theme study., themes, tropes, tv series
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Romance Tropes: Love Contract (1)
Love Contract : Let’s pretend to be together..and see where that leads us This theme in general bases on the idea of two vastly different people forced to team up together in one way or another and ending up falling … Continue reading
Posted in drama themes, Japanese Dramas, Korean Dramas, romance tropes
Tagged drama themes, dramas, jdrama, kdrama, theme study., themes, tropes, tv series
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Bladey’s Drama Picks in 2012
The first half of 2012 drama season nears its end with the ending of the hottest and most popular drama this summer- the Bridal Mask. These are the dramas that I think have become somewhat indicative of the trends in … Continue reading
Posted in Dramas - General, Japanese Dramas, Korean Dramas
Tagged bridal mask, buzzer beat, dramas 2012, eun shi kyung, gaskital, ha ji won, jdrama, jo jung suk, joo won, kdrama, king2hearts, komikado, lee bum soo, lee jae ha, lee seung ki, legal hight, oguri shun, recommendations, rich man poor woman, sakai masato, salaryman, toru hyuga
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Underdog dramas: The Devil [K-drama, 2007]
Genre: Mystery, Suspense Episodes: 20 Synopsis: Mawang OST: Mawang OSt Tribute [no spoilers] Some of my comments while I was still reeling from the impact this drama had are in italics. The comments in italics may contain some spoilers. The … Continue reading
Posted in Korean Dramas, Korean Mysytery-Suspense, underdog dramas
Tagged crime, doppelganger, evil, good, joo ji hoo, maou, mawang, mirror, mutual dependence, suspense, tarot cards, the devil, twisted, uhm tae woong
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