November

It's November! October flew by so fast... Thankfully, "Heirs" has gotten so much better over the past week, at least for me. I'm in love with "Mi Rae's Choice," I'm so glad that all four leads are likable. I'm keeping along with "Unemployed Romance," it has been a fun, light watch. I'm going to try to pick up "Heartless City" over this weekend. Apparently, "Basketball" and "Reply 1994" has been all the rage, but I have too much on my plate already. Maybe I'll check them out during winter break...

Hey...

This is what I'm doing right now. 'Nuff said.

Heartless City

It's been a while, right? I've been kind of busy at the other blog. Sorry, but it seems I've almost completely transferred to Wordpress. It's just that, sometimes I miss how easy and comfortable it is to post in Blogger. Anyway, I've suddenly gotten the desire to watch "Heartless City." Apparently, it's very good. And, Jung Kyung Ho is attracting me. LOL. We'll see how that goes... There's never enough time!

Current Dramas

Now, as for the currently-airing dramas I'm watching, this week will be the finale of "Two Weeks." Can't wait. Also, only 16 more days till "Heirs" premieres, can you believe it?

Bali

I've been re-watching "What Happened in Bali" with my mom and grandma. We just happen to have the whole drama on videotape at home, when we borrowed them from the local Korean grocery store. Nine years ago, my mom, grandma, and I watched this drama when it was airing in Korea, and yet it still probably one of my favorites of all time. I can't stop but be amazed at how good it is. As of now, we have two more episodes to watch, and we'll be done!

Summer Movies

Now that the beginning of school is fast approaching, I must watch the movies that have been on my to-watch list for a long time. Meaning, "Wolf Boy," "The Jackal Is Coming," and "26 Years." I will try to watch them this week, since things are getting kind of busy...

Finale Week

In less than a day, the final two episodes of "I Hear Your Voice" will start airing... I'm so excited! But the realization that some of the law processes featured in the drama are flawed has kind of lessened my excitement... It's okay, I'm still looking forward to how it ends. Let's see, how did episode 16 end? Oh right, Soo Ha gets a call from Min Joon Gook, who has Hye Sung. Woo, so suspenseful! XD

Heirs Hype

The main casting for upcoming drama "Heirs" has been finalized, and am I excited about this drama. Just thinking about the love triangle between Lee Min Ho, Park Shin Hye, and Kim Woo Bin makes me so giddy inside, I feel like such a fangirl (which I am). The addition of Park Hyung Shik just makes this even better, 100% worth watching. Ah, this drama is overflowing with eye candy, I think I might not be able to take it... No, I can. :D

CANNOT WAIT FOR OCTOBER TO COME!!!

Upcoming Dramas

With the coming of summer, more and more dramas seem to be premiering or are preparing for premiere. Among this vast and growing list, I pick the ones that are on my radar, that I'm looking forward to.

Goddess of Fire, Jung Yi (불의 여신, 정이)
Stars: Moon Geun Young, Lee Sang Yoon, Kim Bum, Lee Kwang Soo
Production: MBC
Airs: July 1, 2013

Master of the Sun (주군의 태양)
Stars: So Ji Sub, Gong Hyo Jin, Seo In Gook
Production: SBS
Airs: July 31, 2013

Green Scalpel (그린 메스)
Stars: Joo Won, Moon Chae Won, Joo Sang Wook
Production: KBS
Airs: August 2013

Two Weeks
Stars: Lee Jun Ki, Kim So Yeon, Song Jae Rim, Park Ha Sun
Production: MBC
Airs: August 2013

Heirs (상속자들)
Stars: Lee Min Ho, Park Shin Hye, Kim Woo Bin, Choi Jin Hyuk, Krystal
Production: SBS
Airs: October 2013

New Plans

You know how things don't always turn out the way you plan? Well, it's happening right now. So long ago, I'd wanted to check out "Nine" and compare the two most recent epidemic dramas (on cable), but I'm stuck on a very different path. Right now, I want to finish "My Girlfriend is a Gumiho," which I started a week ago, and maybe continue with "Syndrome." I still have the second season of "Special Affairs Team TEN" waiting on my list, but I kind of don't feel like watching it right now, and it'll be fairly easy to finish it within a day or two.

Also, some things have been catching my eye lately. I want to watch "Story of a Man," which stars the late Park Yong Ha, someone I've gotten to know more about through my recent obsession with So Ji Sub. Also, with the (very late) appearance of Jae Hee in "Jang Ok Jung," I've become intrigued with this actor, and kind of want to watch "Witch Yoo Hee" and/or "Delightful Girl Choon Hyang" just for him. Then, there's No Min Woo, who looks so different in "Gumiho." Maybe it was the hair, but I didn't really find him attractive in "Full House Take 2," which is the first project I've seen him in. But his role in "Gumiho" as the second male lead, and that normal hairstyle has really made him very hot in my eyes. I'm not sure if his acting is good, but man, I get why he has so many fans despite the fact that he's not really a top star.

Also, I just started rewatching "The Greatest Love" today, for no particular reason. I just suddenly needed a romantic comedy fix. The story has been on my mind throughout the whole day, so my attention has temporarily diverged from "Gumiho." Not sure if I'll feel like picking it back up soon.

To Watch List

My "To Watch" list is getting bigger and bigger, so much that I can't even put it on my Drama List. So, I'm going to put it here.

늑대소년
자칼이 온다
나의 P.S. 파트너
연애의 온도
7번방의 선물
26년

To Do

1. Marathon "Nine."
2. Watch "The Virus" and "The End of the World," and compare them.
3. Finish "That Winter, The Wind Blows."
4. "King of Dramas"
5. "Can We Get Married"

Special Affairs Team TEN

Mad Soul Child - "숨결"


So, starting on Thursday, I've been actively watching the drama, "Special Affairs Team TEN," or 특수 사건전담반 TEN. It's just my cup of coffee, or it nicely suits my tastes. After watching "Ghost," I knew I was attracted to crime-thriller dramas, but I've fully realized my love for them through this drama. Although some parts are really gory and scary, the psychological effect this drama has on me is what I love best. In honor of this spectacular drama, I'm writing a post dedicated to its 6th episode, or the team's fifth case.

This particular case was a really sad one, I think the episode where I sympathized (and cried) the most for the criminal/offender. It opens up a wide range of discussions, questions about the ways of people. In this case, the offender turns out to be Park Jong Suk (played by Go In Bum, the only celebrity I met in Korea), the father of Min Ji, the victim of a stabbing incident five years ago, in 2006. The story of Min Ji and her dad is a really heartbreaking one, where she was the troublemaker daughter who he put at a distance and therefore, didn't have many memories with, and upon Min Ji's pregnancy, he denounced her as his daughter, and that was the last thing he said to her before she died so cruelly. Soon after their last encounter, a random (I think) guy drags Min Ji around in the streets, her begging for help from the bystanders who do nothing but watch as she is stabbed multiple times right out in public. What's particularly heartbreaking is that minutes before her death, she was setting up a bank account dedicated to her dad (although I'm not sure exactly why, maybe to show him that she is going to be more responsible, especially for the baby). [I just checked Dramabeans, and it seems that this was the bank account that Soo Young, the main victim of the case, added a 0 to, which made her end up transferring to another bank branch.] This is the part where the tears just couldn't stop.

However, the main thing that got me to write this post is the justice of it all. I fully understand why Park Jong Suk had to (or wanted to, at least) kill the bystanders that refused to help Min Ji, not only was this a part of the so-called "bystander effect," the people that were nearby turned a blind eye to the whole situation. What really frustrates (and saddens) me is that not one person called the police, or at least, in the video, no one was shown doing that. Even though I would probably not have the courage to go right up and try to pull Min Ji away from the attacker's hands, I would at least try to do something, something to prevent or stop "it" from happening. They didn't even looked like they were terrified for Min Ji, they were too busy being scared for themselves, and some people even thought the incident to be a thrilling sight for filming. Yes, I'm looking at you, the final victim of Jong Suk, who I kind of wanted to be put out of his trembling misery, or at least, I wouldn't have cared if he'd been killed.

I actually felt sad for Jo Soo Young, where, even though she was the main person who refused to help Min Ji, she felt terribly guilty about it afterwards, and tried to change her way of life. At least she tried to become a better person, she even threw herself before a robber to prevent him from hurting a child, thereby winning the Brave Citizens' Award. She also had the heart to try to give him back the bank account book. From my point of view, she is what represents the innocent victim in this particular case, where, despite the offender's understandable motive (and the injustice and wrongs that he faced), killing is still wrong. I think that there could've been a few ways Jong Suk achieved justice for himself and Min Ji, such as uploading the video and exposing the bystanders' identities on the Internet, for all the world to see, in a shaming sort of way. Sure, he wouldn't be able to show each and every one of the bystanders the kind of fear and terror Min Ji felt before she died, but they would suffer the pressure of the public's eye and judgment (hopefully, in the right direction,  of pure disgust). He could've even done his whole hunting thing, but not kill them at the last moment. Would that be legal, at least?

I was kind of troubled by Ye Ri's comment that it was pure coincidence, that those people just happened to be the bystanders that did nothing. It brings up the question of whether things would've been different if another group of people were there at the scene of the crime. With different people, would they have reacted differently to the situation at hand? Would at least one person try to help Min Ji this time? Such thoughts pop in mind after watching this particular episode of TEN.

To Watch

I recently found several dramas that people keep on recommending, as well as those that I just want to check out. Here's a list of the ones I particularly want to watch, in order of desire:

1. Que Sera Sera
2. Deep-Rooted Tree
3. Joseon X-Files
4. Bittersweet Life
5. Padam Padam
6. Evasive Inquiry Agency
7. Soulmate

Update

I know, I haven't posted in this blog for a while. I was just lazy, I didn't feel like it...

Anyhow, since the last post, I finished "History of the Salaryman." It was pretty good, kind of like a shortened version of "Giant," which I'm probably not going to finish. Also, these past few days, I got to check out the premiere of "Gu Family Book" and "Jang Ok Jung, Live In Love." I really like the latter, but despite its popularity, "Gu" doesn't seem to suit me. I think I'm going to keep watching "Jang."

I kind of feel like finishing another drama, and although I tried to watch "Jejoongwon," some other dramas are catching my eye recently. "Padam Padam" is looking pretty good, and I just found out that "The World They Live In," starring Hyun Bin and Song Hye Gyo, premiered on my birthday, in 2008. Now I must watch that, right? Coincidentally, they're both written by the famous drama writer, Noh Hee Kyung. On other more current news, I kind of want to finish "That Winter, The Wind Blows," but my laziness won't let me! I've heard that the ending was really disappointing...

That's all! Toodles!

My Drama Challenge

I'm very lazy and impatient, so I've decided to do whatever I want to with the challenge that I found more than a month ago. I can't seem to get past numbers 7-10, so I'll start with #25. What the heck.

25. Your first Korean drama.
I was just thinking about this yesterday, determining in my mind what was the oldest drama I've ever seen. And, I came to a conclusion. It was "Dangerous Love," or 위험함 사랑. In the year of 2005, when I was ten years old, my parents and I (and sometimes my 7-year-old brother) watched the drama through KBS's website. I don't remember much from the drama, except the very ominous-sounding title. Then, soon after that, we picked up "Golden Apple," or 황금사과, which I almost fully remember, with the whole "경숙아~" and Ji Hyun Woo's "오빠, 화났다." I also remember Kim Ji Hoon's face, and the leading lady's face well. Finally, my third drama was "Pure 19," or 열아홉 순정, which I remember very well. I remember falling in love with Seo Ji Suk, and even having dreams about him, lol. Go Gwang Man is a famous character in my family, where my dad named one of our neighbors this, who has a wife that works and stays at home all day, tending to his family's house. "Pure 19" will remain a very memorable drama from my childhood, where I got to spend some great times with my parents, watching Korean dramas, the ultimate Korean pastime. Ah, the good old times...

Last Thoughts

Over the last few days of Spring Break, I finished two dramas that was hanging in my list, "Full House 2" and "Chungdamdong Alice," in that order. I just felt like doing it. And I'm glad I did.

First off, "Full House 2" isn't as bad as people have said. If you look past the very bad hair of the first half of the drama, and the kind of standard plot (nothing really happens), it's not completely horrible. The drama kind of reminds me of my relationship with "To The Beautiful You." I really don't know how I watched all of that drama. "Full House 2" isn't as bad as TTBY, but the whole "mindless cotton candy" was very similar. Both dramas was all about enjoyment and entertainment, with barely any thinking in the middle. Anyway, I'm glad I finished this drama. : )

Then, there's "Chungdamdong Alice." Wow, was I impressed with the last six episodes of this drama. I stopped after watching episode 10, I don't remember why. (10 seems to be my limit with 16-episode dramas, as I'm having the same problem with "That Winter, The Wind Blows," although I stopped getting completely immersed in it a few episodes ago. More on that later.) I'm loving how the Korean drama scene is slowly changing, with more dramas that seem to be thematically different that the standard Korean drama, and a few that are actually dealing with current issues in Korea. "Chungdamdong Alice" dealt almost fully with the whole concept of the 꽃뱀, or gold diggers. It wasn't completely believable that someone like Han Se Kyung might exist in this world (although someone who was "innocent" before and decided to change themselves might end up becoming like her), but the drama provided an insight into the current situation that many people in Korea are finding themselves in. What kind of "justice" should gold diggers like Se Kyung and Yoon Joo get? Are they any different from the rich, who deal with almost everything as business, as a source of getting more money, of going up the social ladder?

I feel like, in Korea, as of now, more than half of the population has been tainted with the idea that money is the most important thing, where they seem to have to link everything in their lives with money, including marriage. For most Koreans, money has become the key thing, the only motivation in life. Even the most pure, young Korean people are encouraged to look at everything with money in mind, where making a lot of money may make an average marriage candidate into the perfect one. One of the reasons there is a lot of matchmaking in Korea is that people want to marry into the best family possible.

Anyway, back to "Chungdamdong Alice," despite being occasionally reminded of Park Shi Hoo's recent scandal, I thought the main couple was very cute (and you have to admit, he's a pretty good actor). I really enjoyed the bits about the social wealth gap between the high and low ends of Korean society. A lot of foreign fans might have not been able to understand this situation that Se Kyung finds herself in, specifically the "no matter how hard I try, I won't not be poor" conclusion that she comes to in the middle of the drama. In the U.S., where there are so many opportunities, this is generally unimaginable, but in Korea, it is thoroughly understandable. To answer Se Kyung, I would have said that the system in Korea is corrupt. It is understatedly unfair, where, without money, you cannot live.

I especially loved Se Kyung's conclusion around the end of the drama, where she says that being an adult seems to be "living with your eyes half-closed, even though you know that when you open your eyes, reality will come." Being an adult is believing in the fantasy, even though you are fully (or somewhat) aware of the realities of life. Because then, you have some hope and something to look forward to. : D

Trends

There seems to be a whole different vocabulary in Korean dramaland. Particularly, there's a whole list of popular sayings, phrases that always come up in dramas. For example, there's the "you must have saved the country in your previous life," most commonly used when some heroine is blessed with the love of not one, but both of the male leads, who just happen to be dashingly handsome.

There are also the recurring themes that seem to show up in almost all Korean dramas. The top three would be the fated love triangle, chaebols, and birth secrets. They show up most in dramas. Then, the stereotypical highlight scenes in dramas:

1. First fated meeting of the lead couple.
2. Lead girl is saved by the third wheel guy.
3. Lead guy finds lead girl in arms of third wheel guy.
4. Lead girl gets makeover from lead/third wheel guy.
5. Lead girl discovers feelings for lead guy, and cries in front of third wheel guy.
6. Lead guy confesses to lead girl.
7. Lead guy finds out lead girl's secret.

Korean Drama Challenge #6

6. Your favorite song from a drama OST.
Hmm, this is a hard one. One of the most favorite things I like about Korean dramas is their soundtracks. Almost all of the songs are so beautiful and heartfelt. If I had to pick, I guess I would choose "Love Is Punishment" by K.Will, from "Shining Inheritance." It was one of the first songs I grew to really like from a drama, and even memorize all the lines of. More memorable OSTs would be from "Damo," "Gumiho," and "What Happened In Bali." I seems that I really like the old ones. And let's not forget, "Like That First Day" by Park Yong Ha, from "All In." But the OST that I really loved would be from "Nice Guy." I could not help listening to nonstop for several weeks, it gave me actual goosebumps.

Korean Drama Challenge #4 & #5

4. Your favorite male third wheel character.
I still haven't gotten the hang of this choosing thing that's going on with this drama challenge, but I'll try to analyze my favorites. The classic male third wheel would be Kang Shin Woo from "You're Beautiful," whom I desperately fell in love with during my first watch of the drama. Then, there's Yoon Ji Hoo from "Boys Over Flowers." Another one is someone who I wouldn't usually think of, Park Joon Se (played by Bae Soo Bin) from "Shining Inheritance." He really was the perfect guy. There's so many third wheels I can think of. An unusual one is Kang Joon Hee from "Reply 1997," who loves the guy, not the girl, of the main couple. A male third wheel that I so desperately wanted to get with the heroine was Lee Yul from "Goong," played so awesomely by Kim Jung Hoon, along with Hyun Sang Hee from "Lie To Me," played by Sung Joon.

5. Your favorite female third wheel character.
The character that comes to mind is Seo Na Yoon, played by Wang Ji Hye in "Protect the Boss." In the beginning, she's your usual snobby b*tch of a female third wheel, but she ends up befriending Eun Seol (Choi Kang Hee) and her best friend, and she turns out to be a pretty awesome gal. She's pretty hilarious, and I just loved the friendship between the three women, the karaoke scenes and getting drunk on soju. It really was a nice turn from the usual b*tching over the male lead.

Korean Drama Challenge #3

3. Your favorite female lead character.
In dramaland, a majority of female leads are put into the category of the typical Candy - pure/innocent, hardworking, usually poor. A lot of them are like Cinderella, swept up by rich guys, mostly chaebols. However, there are some exceptions, and those characters are worth cheering for. The character that first came to mind was Park Ha from "Rooftop Prince," with her feisty, spunky attitude. She doesn't have time for nonsense, and although there were times when I was agonizing at her stupidity, she was able to redeem herself by not being the expected noble idiot, the helpless, completely dumb heroine, when she confronted her evil stepsister. Another female character I personally liked was Oh Dal Ja from "Dal Ja's Spring," because she was just really likeable. She wasn't one of those exceptions, and her character was pretty simple, but I liked the way she felt like a real person, and how Chae Rim played her. In that sense, the female leads in "The Woman Who Wants To Marry" and "I Need Romance" can be examples of the type of female characters I seem to like. Hardworking, confident, and relatable careerwomen in their 30s.

Korean Drama Challenge #2

2. Your favorite male lead character.
I've never really thought about this before. Hmm... The characters that come to mind right now are Yi Gak of "Rooftop Prince," played so hilariously by Park Yoo Chun, Hwang Tae Kyung (Jang Geun Suk) of "You're Beautiful," and Dokko Jin (Cha Seung Won) of "Best Love." Then there's Kim Boong Do from "Queen In Hyun's Man," who has been hailed by drama experts as the most perfect male lead character of 2012. For me, he's pretty boring as a drama character, but I have to admit, he would make the perfect boyfriend. Yoo In Na is one lucky girl. Anyway, like the ones I've listed above, I seem to like the characters that really stand out, that make you laugh, the ones that probably don't exist in the real world. I think, before, I used to like those cold, snobby, chaebol-type male characters that somehow made you swoon, like Kim Joo Won (Hyun Bin) of "Secret Garden," but now, it's those crazy ones that do it for me. Right now, I'll go with Choi Han Kyul (Gong Yoo) of "Coffee Prince" and Seo In Woo (Park Shi Woo) of "Prosecutor Princess," for being such romantics in their love. Although Han Kyul was kind of annoying at first, his "I don't care if you're a guy or an alien" love confession had a deep impression on me. And Seo In Woo, for being such a caring male lead for his leading lady. This really feels contradicting of my said fancy for crazy guys, but oh well...

Decisions, Decisions...

I've spent the last 2 or 3 hours reading things on the Internet, like blogs on Korean dramas and stuff, and just felt overwhelmed with all the things I want to watch and do. I seriously don't know what to do...

I'm sure I'm going to keep watching "Flower Boy Next Door," but I don't know which drama to stick with for the Wednesdays-Thursdays slot. I kind of want to stick with "Level 7 Civil Servant," but "That Winter, The Wind Blows" is kind of intriguing. I think I'm going to watch "Iris 2" with my friend, Maria. Maybe I'll just watch all of them?

Then, there's the ones that I started and are in the middle of. Let's see... "Chungdamdong Alice" is waiting for me to finish, along with "Full House 2," then "Bad Guy," which is pretty interesting, but I don't know why I stopped. Finally, there are the dramas that I want to check out, including "Chuno," which I just watched the first episode of. I really want to check out "Jejoongwon," but for some reason I'm hesitating. I'm just going to go and watch now...

New Dramas

"Level 7 Civil Servant" - Jan. 23 - March 28 (20 episodes)
"That Winter, The Wind Blows" - Feb. 13 - April 3 (16 episodes)
"Iris 2" - Feb. 13 - April 18 (20 episodes)

These are the rival dramas competing in the ratings battle on Wednesdays-Thursdays at 9:55 PM (KST), on MBC, SBS, and KBS, respectively. So far, I've only checked out the first four episodes of "Civil Servant," and the three episodes of "Winter" that have aired this week. I was pretty satisfied with both, but none of them has really grabbed my heart, just yet. "Civil Servant" is a fun, light watch, while the Noh Hee Kyung feeling of "Winter" reminds me a lot of "Nice Guy." It's not as captivating and interesting, but it's okay so far.

Old Dramas

I kind of feel like re-watching old dramas, like "All In," "Damo," "Gumiho," "What Happened in Bali," and "Successful Story of a Bright Girl." We have a 3-day weekend coming up, along with Agora Days, which comes with a lot of time on my hands. It's been at least about seven years since I watched these, and since then, I've gained some experience with Korean dramas. I'm kind of curious as to how I'd think about these dramas after watching them now. Back then, being the blank slate that I was, I just watched them for the fun and pure amusement of it. I've become a lot more critical, along with some sort of authority to base my watching experience on. I especially want to check out those first three, if I get the chance.

Korean Drama Challenge #1

1. Your favorite drama.
I have a lot of favorite Korean dramas, but if I had to pick one, it'd be "You're Beautiful." Ever since I watched the drama in 2010, I've completely fallen in love with it."You're Beautiful" is just pure genius. After almost three years since I watched it, it remains my favorite drama of all time. It has a re-watch value of about 10 points out of 10, where I think I've watched it again at least three times, the most I've watched any other drama. I wouldn't say that "You're Beautiful" was the best drama I've ever seen, but it is so addicting and just makes a fan girl out of me. I will never forget the Pig Rabbit, or Tae Kyung's "Go Mi Nam." And let's not forget, Jeremy's cute antics. Maybe it's because I'm still young, but it seems like a cheesy, gender-bender drama for teens like "You're Beautiful" will be my favorite Korean drama for a long time.

Korean Drama Challenge

I recently found this while browsing on a blog about Korean dramas. I think I might try it.

30-Day Korean Drama Challenge

1. Your favorite drama
2. Your favorite male lead character
3. Your favorite female lead character
4. Your favorite male third wheel character
5. Your favorite female third wheel character
6. Your favorite song from a drama OST
7. Your favorite line(s) from a male lead character
8. Your favorite line(s) from a female lead character
9. Your favorite line(s) from a male third wheel
10. Your favorite line(s) from a female third wheel
11. Your favorite dialogue
12. Your favorite story
13. Your favorite "I Love You"
14. Your favorite kiss
15. Your favorite ending
16. A drama you started but can't finish
17. A drama you've watched more than once
18. The worst drama that you've watched until the end
19. Your Best Actor
20. Your Best Actress
21. Your Worst Actor
22. Your Worst Actress
23. Your Best Couple
24. Your Worst Couple
25. Your first Korean drama
26. Your recently finished Korean drama
27. A Korean drama loved by many but you don't seem to like
28. A Korean drama not loved by many but you seem to like
29. A Korean drama which made you so happy
30. A Korean drama which made you so sad

Hundred Year Inheritance

I thought I wrote about this drama, but I guess not. I'm currently on the 10th episode of this drama, trying to get through it without cringing. I seriously don't know why I'm watching this drama. Sure, the main character's name is Chae Won, played by Eugene, who I like more than most Korean actresses. It's about my favorite food, noodles, but that's about it. The story is pure makjang, although a little less on the drama, I think, for goodness sake. My parents are watching it too, although not with me, since they don't know that I'm watching it. I don't really have anything else to say about the drama, other than that I think Eugene and Lee Jung Jin will make a beautiful couple, although it's taking so long for them to get together! I mean, seriously, when is she going to get divorced and start up that noodle company with him?

Wanderings

Lately, I've been wandering in dramaland. Over this weekend, I was browsing through some dramas, including "La Dolce Vita" and "I Really Really Like You." Neither I found particularly interesting enough to stick through, so I went on to catch up with "Full House 2" and "Chungdamdong Alice." I have three more episodes left to finish "Full House," while "Chundamdong" seems to be finishing up this coming weekend. I find "La Dolce Vita" pretty interesting, but the first two episodes are going a little slow. Also, I've taken up "Hundred Year Inheritance" starring Eugene and Lee Jung Jin, for some reason, even though it's a very cliche melodrama/makjang weekend drama. You know, the one that goes on for several months. It's probably because the heroine's name just happens to be Min Chae Won, and it's supposed to be about a noodle factory - so essentially, starring me and my favorite food.

Other than the recent dramas that I'm watching, I'm currently searching for something new and good, something worth watching, which is a first. I'm getting tired of the predictable rom-coms, where the love lines are fatally set, although I'm usually a sucker for a really good one. This is probably why I couldn't go on to watch "I Really Really" and finish "Full House" this weekend. I need something to engage my mind, for once, and take me by surprise once in a while. Is there any drama like that out there?

School 2013

Wow, it's been a very long time since the last post. I have to go sleep soon, so I'll make this quick. I just finished watching episodes 12 and 13 of "School 2013," and I just love how everything is working out now. Our two pairs of besties, Nam Soon and Heung Soo, Ha Kyung and Kang Joo, are back together now! I'm so glad... And, it seems the trouble trio, aka Oh Jung Ho and his lackeys, have pulled it together. Now, all that's left is Teacher Jung coming back to teach all of them, but we end with Teacher Kang saying he'll quit. Oh, the intensity... While watching the two episodes, I was reminded of the parallel between the two bestie pairs, where Ha Kyung hurts Kang Joo just like Nam Soon hurt Heung Soo. Now, I'm more intrigued as to who couples up with who, much less if there's even going to be love line or two, seeing as how we only have three more episodes left, as of now.