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1. I Hear Your Voice
– Nice and funny interaction between the characters, but too much legal stuff
to the point that bored me. Everything was predictable. Those speeches of the
prosecutors and attorneys were so flat and childish, that I was shouting to my
screen at the writer who didn’t bother to do some research and learn how to do
it so that she could make acceptable lines. What cracked me up was that those
lame speeches were admired in the drama. And a rare thing nowadays: all the
main actors were brilliant in what they were doing, they deserved all the
awards they got.
2. Who Are You (2013) <3 – Despite it’s flaws I liked this drama.
I liked that they mixed genres, the horror scenes from the beginning were a
little too much for my taste, but I understood the purpose of that. I enjoyed
the goofing of the side characters, and even Taecyeon’s acting was believable
and serviceable. The story was nothing new just the approach, and they handled
it quite well in my opinion. And I’m not pissed with the ending, I saw that
coming, and actually it makes sense for me. But I would’ve liked to see more of
Kim Jae Wook.
3. The Suspicious Housekeeper (2013) <3 – I was captivated by it from the first
episode. It’s not a funny, light or romantic drama, it’s some sort of melodrama
but without crying your eyes out. Makes you think about things that you
otherwise wouldn’t want. It’s about how to cope with loss, face the problems
like a man and find a way to solve them properly. I didn’t mind that it turned
into a thriller towards the end. Translating it is quite draining emotionally.
4. Last Cinderella <3
<3 – That was just wow. The things in it happened with such a speed, one
had to put in some effort to keep the pace. The dialogue was witty and funny,
and I didn’t know up to the end which guy will end up with the heroine, and I
liked that. It’s something I’ve never seen in k-dramas. And the two leading men
were smoking hot.
5. My Love From Another Star – I watched the first two episodes just
because I wanted to see what’s the hype about, and it only got me from ep. 3. All
in all it was a good drama, was fun, but kind of brainless fun. I liked how bad
the baddy was, he took being bad to a next level and I liked how spoiled and
bratty Jun Ji Hyun was as Cheon Song Yi (sometimes I would’ve liked to slap
her), but I wasn’t so amazed by Kim Soo Hyun.
6. Queen’s Classroom – Liked it. It tackled the subject why we are
going to school, what we learn in it, and what for. The depiction of bullying
shocked me, even though I was aware of the phenomenon. Watching the struggle of
the children was very hard. In that class were all kind of children, with all
kind of family backgrounds, but I still felt that they were too idealized. And
another thing I can’t let slide: those teachers were terrible in teaching
subjects. What kind of teaching is that when you write like a robot on the
blackboard without a word, without explaining what you do and why when you
solve a math or science problem, or just put the pupils read from the textbook?
7. Empress Ki – I enjoyed it, but it was very long for my
taste. That’s why I seldom watch saeguks. Ha Ji Won was great, this role really
fits her, but Joo Jin Mo was washed out, I never felt the sparks between the
two of them. So I was cheering for Ji Chan Wook, he was a breath of fresh air,
has a strong screen presence, and had a good chemistry with Ha Ji Won. I didn’t
care about historical accuracy, I just went where the story took me. And there
were a bunch of fantastic side characters. But the last third of the show was
out of fuel.
8. History of the Salaryman – Not bad, all the actors were good, it was
packed with action and scheming but they dragged it for too long. Would’ve been
enough 16 episodes. That workplace fighting for power is not my thing, and I
couldn’t care much for the characters however righteous they be.
9. Secret Love Affair – To sum it up: good music and good leads. Contrary
what one may think reading the plot, the story was written quite realistic. It
wasn’t flawless but this drama handled well the emotions. It’s a quite and
subtle love story that’s growing on you. The only problem I had with this drama
is that the bad guys got away without any punishment. That’s too realistic even
for me.
10. Capital Scandal – A period drama which is a fairytale is a rare
thing. The serious stuff is just for decorum. It has over the top characters.
Even the bad guys turn out to be good. It’s all funny coincidences, I would
call it a classical comedy. I liked how badass Cha Song Joo, the famous
giseng was. But watching this drama
I couldn’t not compare it with Gaksital, and I was somewhat frustrated how
light this is.
11. Sungkyungkwan Scandal <3 – I loved that ravishing quartet and every
second of this drama. Yoochun and Park Min Young together were fun watching,
but Song Joong Ki and Yoo Ah In stole the scene every time they appeared on the
screen. Speaking of the latter, his miraculous healing ability made me laugh, and
interestingly Cho Sun, the famous giseng had also martial arts skills. So can
we conclude that being a fantastic giseng requires to be an assassin/fighter
with black belt? Anyway, this drama is a gemstone.
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