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In a short amount of time, i have watched tons of dramas. Some that i dropped, some that i Fast Forwarded, some that i liked, and some that are Classics for me.
In order to get a clean and definitive archive, i decided to borrow diverse databases (dramawiki and mysoju mainly) and carefully browse the list by alphabetical order. The result will be a regular post of what i watched and what i remember. Expect silly commentaries and maybe a few SPOILERS. This way you will know me better and can figure out if we are “compatible”. Don’t worry readers: I’m not planning to marry you and it’s not a proposal either… Just an innocent date. I suppose there will be 26 chapters, but i’m not sure.
NUMBERS AND FIGURES: I hate titles who use them but hopefully i didn’t watch many of them. Or maybe i didn’t watch because of the titles? Like “1 Liter of tears”: Seriously: Who wants to see that?
49 Days: It started so well… Didn’t like the ending. (Acronym: DLTE). Too much tears kill the tears. The thing i liked the most was the Scheduler played by Jung Il-woo. What a revelation: Intense, funny and seductive. For me, still his best role.
LETTER A:
A Man Called God: A travesty, the glory of Photoshop. You think you’re going to watch a sexy muscled guy Rambo style doing action stuff and you get one who seems to suffer from tuberculosis: Underweight and yellow skin + sunken cheeks. I love Song Il-guk (no, really i love his acting), but something went terribly wrong here with his health.
You”re supposed to have this:
But you have this:
And finally this….
See what i mean? Give me back my chocoabs!
Funny thing: In his special secret lair our God sits in the Star Wars Emperor’s throne:
I still don’t know how they could find that replica.
A Thousand Kisses: The Titanic. And a fraud even bigger than A Man Called God cause it’s about the story and the characters… And everything. A tragedy disguised in Mickey Mouse. It started really very well, then catastrophe! Someone blackmailed the writer? Did they try to break the record of Most Hateful Characters? Maybe there was an offer on False Tears bottles: 3 for 2? We’ll never know. Hopefully my dear Ji Hyun Woo is healing his injuries with Queen In Hyun’s Man these days. So am i. The OST was nice. And the poster too. This is what i want to remember.
A Thousand Kisses ~ Believe Me(eng/rom sub)
Asuko March!: Nice little dorama. All i remember is that the main girl had troubles with waste oil in her classroom while taking lessons of mechanics. And also with tools viciously stored on the higher shelves by her male comrades. Her grandfather was adorable. Two guys were fighting for her and there was a pendant involved in the story.
Angel Lover: First half funny and romantic, then WTF. The first drama with Ming Dao that i watched (the Spiderman suit traumatized me almost as much as the SeGa tracksuits). Bianca Bai was gorgeous in it. There also was a cute chivalrous biker and Alex To. Other than that…
Autumn’s Concerto: One of the 3 Classic TW dramas for me. There is everything for everyone and it’s probably one of the few melos i can tolerate (despite the fact than every cliche is present though). All the cast is great: I bet the actor who plays the pervert/rapist still receives blood letters at home. Everyone fell in love with the kid and his Alien daddy.
That will be all for today, just a little warm up.
Hugs everyone!
Wow, I have yet to hear anyone say anything nice about A Thousand Kisses. It doesn’t sound like something I’d be interested in, but the wave of negativity thrown that way makes me want to avoid it like the plague.
It hurts to say something bad about a drama when you loved the cast. They had a fantabulous cast, and the 12 first eps (of50) were good (REALLY good). But the replacement writer(?) needs to retire and become a gardener. I think they went all makjang (bad melo) to try and curb the low ratings. It never worked and the first fans deserted the field. A butchery. You may stumble on my acid comments on a lot of sites, cause i was so angry at the time… Now it’s just the drama i use to explain what you must NEVER do with your’s characters psychology. So sad. One good point: There is a fraternity of ATK watchers. We gather once a month to speak our experience: “Hello, my name is Mysti. I’ve been demolished by ATK but i recover slowly”.
Hee, now you owe me a keyboard. I’m so sorry it left you with PTSD. Luckily for me, so far, I’ve gotten frustrated enough to throw things at the screen and yell at the characters (I’m looking at you, Goong) but no permanent scars. Now, my compulsion to finish watching a drama that isn’t working is a completely different story (now I’m looking at you, Mary Stayed Out All Night).
Heh. I love Archeo-dramas. Those you mentioned aren’t that old actually.
I watched ATK (WHY? WHY?WHY?) and was disappointed. Started off nicely, even a bit unusually, but we all know the rest. Shame. Shame on me for watching it from the beginning till the end.
A Man Called God was amusing. The hero looked weird (at last a face you can remember and the hairdo ;P), there were some scheming villains and lots of goodies to look at (like interiors, gadgets, landscapes). It was a nice summertime watch for me.
I didn’t get to watch 49 days. I mean I started, saw the first episode and gave up, except for reading some Dramabeans’ recaps. I don’t think I will ever resume it. It is a kind of story I don’t buy. Fated lovers? Leaving without grudges? Meh. I don’t buy Jung Il Woo, either.
If I were to name an older drama starting with an A, I would choose Attic Cat of course! It was one of my first Kdramas. I absolutely had to watch it right THEN. Unfortunately, I found only Spanish subs (I don’t speak this language yet), but since Spanish subs are better than none, I looked up many words in the dictionary while watching and went through the whole series in that way. Now, you may ask WHY? And the answer is: in the beginning, because of Kim Rae Won. I had seen some of his films before and I became curious about that one. In the process I got to like the lead characters (beside Kim, the late Jung Da Bin) and to dislike second leads (don’t get me started about first loves, grrrr).
Attic Cat is still one of my favourite dramas. It shows the development of a relationship in a frank, realistic way, portraying both romantic and embarassing or annoying moments. And I, the nasty snarky cynic, was really moved and sincerely rooted for the heroes. It was funny, light and refreshing yet touching. The drama is Chaebol-free, amnesia-free and birth-secret-free. Bitch-free would be too beautiful. The soundtrack is great.
LOL. For me old drama = before i launched the blog. Things go so fast and there are so many dramas i’m watching at the same time: Did you see the list at the bottom of the page? Only 4 months passed in 2012, and already so much material. And when i see what is coming this summer… Wow.
So you’re a nasty snarky cynic? You must feel in friendly territory here then.
From what you say about Attic Cat, it could be right my alley. Show of 2003! Since when do you watch dramas kopytko? I believe i never watched a show that “old”. The all 4 Seasons dramas of the first hallyu are not my cup of tea… That said, i love to have 1 or 2 oldies to mix in my fresh drama smoothie, so i might give it a try. Now, if my schedule could clear a bit, that would help.
Yeah, time isn’t on our, drama-fans’ side.
I started watching dramas in… 2009, January or February. In the beginning I watched old stuff because of the actors I got to know in movies. Simply wanted to see their other works and they happened to be dramas. Lol. That’s how an addiction starts.
4 Seasons you say… Never ever. I am totally not into melo, as the said cynic I cannot look at noble idiots, dying angelic heroines, incest tragedies and so on. And I never cry watching anything. So why watch such stuff if not for a good cry?
Actually, I need to be skillfully tempted into watching something else than comedy/action. By good cast that is, or by an interesting plot. Usually it’s the former.
If you feel like doing some kdrama-archeology, I can recommend “Sang Doo, Let’s Go To School” (2003). My cynical self was moved. If I had been told that Rain (yes, that one!) can play a single father who earns his living as a gigolo and struggles with life and his own personal development, I wouldn’t have believed. But I enjoyed the show to the core (Rain was hilarious, Gong Hyo Jin was great too). I think this was the best role of Rain, just as good as in “I’m a Cyborg But That’s Okay”. Judging on that two roles, I would say that Rain is a betted actor than a singer.
Another one I really like is “Dal Ja’s Spring” (2007). A funny, but not silly tale of a thirty-something woman who feels the need to think over her career and personal life. The cast is fine: Chae Rim, Lee MinKi (he rocks! I tell you, he rocks!) and Kim Jae Wook in a tiny role (but I noticed him. Though, at first I thought he wasn’t LMK’ friend but noona. Me stupid back then.) The number of strong female characters is overwhelming. Only one cute idiot with connections.
So… You started drama watching basically a few months before me. I started on summer that same year.
I’m a big big fan of Lee Min-ki (one of the best K actors all generations considered). I even watched that “I Really Really Like You” soup til the end just for him (not sure i would do it now, knowing what i know: I would rather watch his movies). Rain in dramas is a hit or miss. I definitely prefer him in light stuff: Goofy, player and action star.
Autumn’s Concerto! Spread the love to everyone! That’s what I did this week…My life is worthwhile.