#go gyu pil

[xiaolanhua]

Heartbeat 가슴이 뛴다 (2023) Dir. by Lee Hyun Suk & Lee Min Soo – Ep. 5

[smittenskitten]

HEARTBEAT (2023) ep. 01

[leixinyus]

And my name is— There's no need to know his name, but he has five previous convictions. Hyung, why would you introduce me like that? Why? Aren't you a criminal? I mean, sure, but why would you talk me down on our first meeting? We should get to know each other— You won't be getting to know each other.

[binging-asian-dramas]

From Now On Showtime. 8.5

Story: 9

Acting: 10

Chemistry: 10

Comparable to: Bring It In Ghost (kdrama) ; Hotel Del Luna (kdrama)

The drama for me took a few episodes in to fully get hooked into. By episode three though I was totally engaged. It’s one of those dramas that actually get better with each episode. The cast is also what makes it so wonderful. Everyone is exceptionally talented and get along perfectly. It’s hilarious, lite, and cheesy. If you’re a romcom fan this will definitely be a delight.

[kimchislaphearts]

Ji Hoon’s Born In 1982 (2011)

Genre: Drama

Plot: 

Ji Hoon is a 30-year-old, single man and he still lives with his parents. He dreams of marrying his girlfriend and having an ideal marriage life, with owning a house and car. To make his dream come true, Ji-Hoon struggles to change his current contract employee position into a full-time employee. Also, to make money to buy a house, Ji-Hoon invests 50 million won ($50,000 USD) with his friend, but things go wrong (Asian Wiki)

Cast & Crew:

Heo Jung Min As Kim Ji Hoon

Supporting cast - Choi Yoon So, Yoo Tae Woong, Lee Moon Soo, Ji Dae Han, Kim Seung Wook, Shin Hye Kyung, Kim Ki Doo, Go Gyu Pil. 

Director - Song Hyun Wook

Screen Writer - Seo Yoo Sun

Music:  

The chosen music fit the mood of the drama special. The music in the norebang scene was particularly fun.

Overall: 

Not to be confused with Kim Ji Young: Born in 1982, this drama special is another story about a member of the 880 000 won generation, Kim Ji Hoon. 

I’ve been a fan of Heo Jung Min since I first encountered him in Marriage, Not Dating. He’s a great comedic actor but he also has the abilities to pull on your heartstrings. So, I’ve wanted to watch this drama special for a little while now. Unfortunately it isn’t available with subs anywhere but it was recently added to one of KBS’ youtube channels so I was able to watch it using the autogenerated and translated subs combined with my hella basic Korean it was easy enough to follow. 

Ji Hoon is the picture of resilience, it’s actually kind of inspiring watching him keep getting up despite all the shit that keeps heading his way. Heo Jung Min is believable as Ji Hoon and not just because he too was born in 1982. We see his everyday struggles to be a part of the rat race and try to make it in the workforce and his romantic life. I felt his struggle to get out of bed the most. He made me laugh and he brought me to tears as he said goodbye to his father. 

I think this drama special would be quite relatable to many young people. 

I’d love to watch it with proper subtitles one day. 

Rating: 8/10 Watch it:  KBS 같이삽시다 Youtube (no subs)

[movienized-com]

My Heart Is Beating

My Heart Is Beating (Serie 2023) #Taecyeon #YoonByungHee #SoHeeYoon #GoGyuPil #KimInKwon #BaekHyunJoo Mehr auf:

Serie / 가슴이 뛴다 Jahr: 2023- (Juni) Genre: Fantasy / Romantik Hauptrollen: Taecyeon, Yoon Byung-hee, So-hee Yoon, Go Gyu-pil, Kim In-kwon, Baek Hyun-joo, Seo Hoo Baek, Ji An Won … Serienbeschreibung: Eine romantische Drama über einen halb menschlichen Vampir namens Seon Woo-hyeol, der es seit 100 Jahren nicht geschafft hat, an einem Tag ein Mensch zu werden, und einer Frau namens Joo In-hae, die…

[wen-kexing-apologist]

Love in the Big City: Part Four- Regret, Rain, Love, and Loss

Well, it’s official. Love in the Big City, Part Four may have been short but it cemented itself as my favorite portion of the book. I asked @antonhur when he was so graciously answering questions what his favorite scene in the book was, and I can see why he said when they were lying in the rain in Bangkok; Late Rainy Season Vacation indeed. When I first started this book, I was talking with a few mutuals like @bengiyo and @lurkingshan wondering how I would feel about Young by the end of this book, because I was not a huge fan of his character in Part One. But I have very much enjoyed seeing his progress across these parts. I said already in my post about Part One that my biggest struggle with Young and the thing I think primarily contributes to the change in his friendship with Jaehee is that he cannot be serious, he cannot, does not allow himself to feel. And in Part Four, he’s finally admitting to it. 

“I was too late to put things back the way they’d been” “That is how my memories of him are preserved under glass, safe and pristine, forever apart from me” “I’ve no choice but to stand at arm’s length”

Part Four is my favorite part of this novel because Part Four is full of ghosts. Not only the ghost of Gyu-ho, but the ghost of all that came before. The rooftop party with Gyu-ho where he got plastered on whatever alcohol he could, where now he sits and drinks champagne, a ghost of both his relationship and the way he spent his college years. Going through Habibi’s wallet, a ghost of when he snuck a look at Hyung’s secrets all those years before. The text messages Young saw on Habibi’s phone about a family member with cancer, a ghost of his mother’s own diagnosis. Habibi himself, getting unexpectedly deep for only a moment before forcing the conversation away from anything real, a ghost of Young himself, and all the times he just could not bring himself to be open and honest with the people around him. 

Just like learning about the HIV diagnosis recontextualizes everything that came before it (see a wonderful essay about that by @twig-tea here) ending this book with the admission that his only wish a year ago was for Gyu-ho recontextualizes my understanding of how aware Young was about his own modus operandi. I operated under a much different assumption that Young didn’t know what he had until it was gone, that Young was not aware of how far his fears ran, of how distant he had made himself. I assumed Part Four was where Young starts to realize himself the way he’d behaved in the past and how that contributed to the downfall of his relationship to Gyu-ho. But now I think he knew it all along and he just didn’t trust us enough to say it until the end. Because I’m not quite sure even by the end of this book Young trusts us enough to be completely honest. 

I talked in my post for Part Three about HIV treatments and prevention methods, and mentioned Truvada, (generic name: emtricitabine-tenofovir) which is a pre-exposure prophylaxis medication that can be taken to prevent someone without HIV from getting HIV should they have an exposure. I mentioned there that at the time of Young’s relationship with Gyu-ho, Truvada was not available on the market in South Korea. But as it turns out, Teno-Em (tenofovir-emtricitibine), a generic PrEP medication, was available in Bangkok by 2015. In Part Four, Young describes going to a pharmacy and getting a generic medication, and he writes the errand in such a way as to make the whole thing seem shady. And maybe it was. But maybe he was just afraid, and that fear colored his own perceptions of what was going down: 

My expectation had been that the place would be hidden away in some seedy alley, but it was right there on the main street. The interior was almost the same as any other pharmacy. I showed the pharmacist a picture of the generic version of what I needed. The pharmacist, if he really was a pharmacist, took out a bottle of pills and explained to us, in English, how they worked. He said that taking just one a day at a set time was enough to perfectly prevent the disease. He really said the word “perfectly.” How could he be so confident? He added that taking two of the pills before risky intercourse and then a pill every twenty-four hours for two more doses was enough to prevent transmission. 

The facts are these: the pharmacy was on a main street, the pharmacy looked like a pharmacy, the pharmacist was able to explain how the medication worked, and the pill regimen for prevention was accurate to the pill regimen for PrEP. 

Could they have still been shady? Sure. But I think it is far more likely that Young and his historically terrible experiences with medicine have colored his perception of healthcare and placed doubt in his head over the legitimacy of this medication. Which, learning that Young and Gyu-ho have unprotected sex in Bangkok, makes me wonder if Young’s doubts about the pharmacy added another reason for him to let Gyu-ho go to Shanghai alone, if the meds they got in Bangkok weren’t real, if they didn’t work, then he likely gave Gyu-ho HV. 

Young talked about stains in this part, about permanency- the soy sauce on the mattress, the crack in the toilet and he talked about fleeting things- immediately losing the shape of Habibi’s face when he stepped outside the door, the lantern burning up and turning to ash with all the dreams, all the wishes Young had, or just the one. Regret seems to hold a permanent place in Young’s spirit, as does loss. Love is something I think he thought did not exist, or if it did then it was fleeting. He loved Jaehee and lost her, his first boyfriend died, the obsession he had over Hyung could only be described as dickmatized. But when he gave away Gyu-ho’s love, when he let Gyu-ho go to Shanghai alone, it was one of the few times in the entire novel we saw Young grieve. He fully collapsed under the weight of it all, barely leaving bed, not having the energy to maintain his typical routines, trying to root out the memories of Gyu-ho in his head by writing him out, and killing him over and over and over again. 

I find myself stuck, thinking about what is perhaps my favorite line in the book: 

“Sometimes his very existence to me is the existence of love itself”

Gyu-ho’s existence is Young’s idea of love; to kill Gyu-ho, to remove him from existence is to kill Young’s idea of love. “The made-up Gyu-ho in my writing got hurt or died many times, and is always resurrected, as if love saves his life- whereas the real Gyu-ho lives and breathes and keeps moving on.” Young’s regret is a permanency in his life, just as his love for Gyu-ho is a permanency. All he wished for was Gyu-ho, but Young’s inability to be honest, deeply, emotionally honest, all the fear, all the emptiness, all the pain got in the way. I am not a person who minds a melancholy end, regret, remorse, grief, love. These are all a part of life. The only thing I hope is that one day Young can lay down in the pouring rain and feel peace the way Gyu-ho did that day in Bangkok.

[bidokja]

Weak Hero Character Names

For those who don't know, the Weak Hero webtoon anglicized a bunch of the characters' first names from Korean to English. They don't do this for newly introduced characters anymore AFAIK, but all the names they anglicized initially have been kept that way.

Since I've gotten a few people asking about the names, so I decided to compile a list of their original Korean names. You can find amost of these on their character profiles on the Weak Hero fandom page, but I figured people would appreciate having a quick reference that is all in one place. Hopefully this helps people learn/connect their original names.

Remember, this is not a full character list, it's for finding the Korean names of the characters that had their names anglicized.

The format will be:

Anglicized Name -> Korean Name (common alternative romanizations will be in parenthesis)

Eunjang High

Alex Go -> Go Hyeontak (Hyun-tak)

Ben Park -> Park Humin (Hoo-min)

Colton Choi -> Choi Hyoman (Hyo-man)

Eugene Gale -> Seo Juntae (Jun-tae)

Gerard Jin -> Jin Gayul (Ga-yool)

Gray Yeon -> Yeon Sieun (Shi-eun)

Phillip Kim -> Kim Pilyoung (Pil-young)

Rowan Im -> Im Juyang (Ju-yang)

Teddy Jin -> Jin Taeoh (Tae-oh)

Daehyeon High

Dean Kwon -> Kwon Hyeokjin (Hyuk-jin)

Jake Ji -> Ji Hakho (Hak-ho | Hagho)

Timothy Park -> Park Taegi (Tae-gi)*

Ganghak High

Jared Sun -> Seon Jongwon (Sun Jong-Wan)

Toby Kim -> Kim Dosik (Do-sik)

Wolf Keum -> Keum Seongje (Sung-je)

Hyeongshin High

Forrest Lee -> Lee Sehan (Se-han)

Myles Joo -> Joo Seungjin (Seung-jin)

Robin Ha -> Ha Minjo (Min-jo)

Sam "Grape" Lee -> Lee Gongsam (Gong-sam)

Yeo-il High

Donald Na -> Na Baekjin (Baek-jin)

Kingsley Kwan -> Kwan Seokhyeon (Suk-hyun)

Yoosun High

Harper "Helmet" Ha -> Ha Huicheol (Hee-chul)

Hugo Yoon -> Yun Hoyeong (Yoon Ho-young)

Jack Kang -> Kang Jeongyeon (Jung-yun)

Jimmy Bae -> Bae Jihun (Ji-hun)

Other Recurring/Relevant Characters

Bryce Oh -> Oh Beomseok (Beom-sok)

Julia Chae -> Chae Yujin (Yoo-jin)

Kenny Ji -> Ji Gwangseok (Gwang-seok)

Lala Lee -> Lee Minji (Min-ji)

Lily Nam -> Nam Jeongah (Jung-ah)

Oswald Yang -> Yang Seonghun (Sung-hoon)*

Sean Shin -> Shin Jeongseob (Jung-sub)*

Stephen Ahn -> Ahn Suho (Su-ho)

Wesley Song -> Song Baekkyu (Beak-gyu)

(* These names weren't on the wiki, so I looked at raws.)

[solplparty]

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On December 8, 2019, 'Kim Nam-gil's Strongest Show in the Universe - Winnie Dew' was held hosted by Gilstory. The Strongest Show in the Universe, held for the first time this time, is one of Gilstory's public art campaigns, and is a donation event held at the end of each year. It is a donation show sponsored by all cast members participating in talent donation. For about 4 hours, they performed 15 songs and danced and rapped, which is not normally shown. Ju Ji-hoon, Park Seong-woong, Uhm Jung-hwa, Eum Moon-seok, Lee Sang-yeop, Ko Gyu-pil, and Kim Min-sik were present as guests, and the host was Hwang Je-seong, and all proceeds from the performance were donated to Gilstory and will be used to support public art campaigns. 2019 Kim Nam-gil's strongest show in the universe, revisited in pictures

On December 3, 2022, Gilstory's signature donation show, 'Kim Nam-gil's Strongest Show in the Universe - Gillibus' was held. Due to COVID-19, which started to become popular in 2020, it was held three years after 'Winney Dew' in 2019. Im Si-wan, professor Kwon Il-yong, Jung Man-sik, Seong-jun, the drama Thief: The Sound of a Knife team, Baek Jong-won, the movie Guardian team, and Man Pictures CEO Han Jae-deok participated in the donation as guests. Jang Seong-gyu was in charge of the progress, and Kim Nam-gil and guests conducted a mission together with the goal of collecting 10 million won in donations, and donations were accumulated according to the results. It is rumored that the ticket price was not a waste at all as the stage was filled with a total of 7 songs, stories and events for 4 hours and 40 minutes. All proceeds from this performance will be used to spread animal rights awareness for animals appearing in the media and to treat and protect abused animals. Donation articles, campaign related articles Kim Nam-gil worked really hard on the set. Usually, other actors are done when the camera passes by, but Kim Nam-gil was acting more desperately, making use of that emotion from behind. An actor must have a deficiency. Kim Nam-gil also had a deficiency. He had the problem of having to go to the military this year, and there was also anxiety about being forgotten by the public after he did. During the first filming, Kim Nam-gil injured his foot. He was wearing thin shoes and running down a hill covered with small stones, but his foot broke. I need a few more scenes, so I asked him if he could play, and he said yes. "I'm in the 31st batch of MBC public recruitment, and I've been feeling the sadness of being unknown for 7 years." I really gritted my teeth and acted.

Some people might say that actor Kim Nam-gil changed because of Bidam's popularity, but the Kim Nam-gil I know is not that kind of person. He must be scared. Historical drama actors cannot realize their popularity because they are confined to the set during filming. It's scary when you go out. If you can't control yourself when you're up like this, you think you might collapse. Kim Nam-gil is a smart actor. He is also a good person. His mother underwent a major surgery in the middle of the drama, and I know that because of her mother's medical care, she remained silent even after the drama ended. Kim Geun-hong (PD, Drama 《Queen Seon-deok》) Kim Nam-gil values loyalty, and he was a good actor and decent man who didn't boast about being popular. During his interviews, he was also a man with a blank space who would throw out jokes while talking seriously about acting. Marie Claire Editor As soon as the filming begins, he turns into a different person from him. He is very focused and takes good care of his co-stars. He usually jokes around a lot and is a mischievous person. He is the complete opposite of me. I put a lot of effort into maintaining that feeling from the day before shooting. Like Mr. Nam-gil, if only the camera is turned, it cannot change 180 degrees. I envy that concentration. Hwang Woo-Seul-Hye (Actress, Movie 《The Night Before the Storm》) On the set, Kim Nam-gil was like a vitamin, and he devoted all his passion. He is an actor who exudes passionate energy even in silent times. Cho Chang-ho (director, movie 《The Night Before the Storm》) First of all, Nam Gil-hyung is an actor who is very good at acting, so when I was filming on location in Japan, I always went to see his brother filming even when I was not filming. There are so many things to learn, and we talk a lot while filming. But he's a bit of an unpredictable person, so he's very serious, and then he suddenly jokes around, so it feels like he's holding a time bomb when he's with him. Oh, in a good way. (laughs) Kim Jae-wook (Actor, Drama 《Bad Guy》) Kim Nam-gil does a lot of research before filming his scene. I have a headache because I prepare detailed performances by analyzing the script more than the director. Kim Nam-gil is an actor who has an indefinable feeling, a strong feeling regardless of good or evil. Kim Nam-gil, seen through the screen, is truly the best. I think Kim Nam-gil will probably become the best actor in Asia. Lee Hyeong-min (PD, drama 《Bad Guy》)

[enterenews]

Forestella celebration stage…

Group Forestella opened the second part of the 'Acting Awards'.

On the 31st, the '2022 KBS Drama Awards' ceremony was held at KBS in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. It was hosted by Jeon Hyun-moo, Jung Yong-hwa, and Lee Hye-ri.

Part 2 of the 'KBS Drama Awards' started with the stage of Imagine Dragons' 'Warriors' sung by Forestella.

The beautiful harmony of Yuna Kim's husband Go Woo-rim, as well as Hyung-ho Kang, Doo-hoon Bae, and Min-gyu Cho caught the eye. Historical dramas from KBS, such as 'Taejong Lee Bang-won', 'When Flowers Bloom, Think of the Moon', and 'Love Story' appeared in the background to increase immersion.

He also sang Cho Yong-pil's 'Song of the Wind'. The actors generously applauded the voices of the four people.

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[name] 조병규 - Cho Byeong Kyu [DOB] 1996.04.23 [debut date] 2015.04.27 [blood type] A [MBTI] ENFP, INFP, INTJ (x)

2020.12.31, SBS Drama Awards 2020, Best Rookie Award winner (x) 2021.12.19, Asia Model Awards 2021, Rising Star Award winner (x)

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상업영화 / commercial movies

2022, 죽어도 다시 한번 [전우석] (x) even if I die, I do once again [jeon woo seok] 

2021, 이 안에 외계인이 있다 [도건태] full.kr there is an alien here [do geon tae]

2019, 우상 [구요한] full.en cut.kr idol [goo yo han]

2019, 걸캅스 [강한솔, 막내 형사] full.en cut.kr girl cops [kang han sol, the youngest detective] 

2018, 소녀의 세계 [고우철] full.en cut.kr fantasy of the girls [go woo cheol] 

2016, 목숨 건 연애 [설록환] full.en cut.en life risking romance [sul rok hwan, young]

독립영화 / independent movies

2022, 스쿨 카스트 [?] (x) school cast [?]

2022, 밀레니얼 킬러 [정식] (x) millennial killer [jeong sik] 

2021, 김공주들 [병규] (x) killing kim gong joo [himself]

2021, 히키코모리는 안녕하십니까 [기우] (teaser.en) hikikomori, hello [ki woo] 

2020, 하드코어 로맨스 [김행남] serieson teaser.en hardcore romance [kim haeng nam] 

2020, 스페셜 엔딩 [전수원] serieson teaser.en special ending [jeon su won] 

2019, 나이트 버드 [?] (x) night birds [?] 

2017, 그럴 수 밖에 없었다 [성광] full.kr (x) I had no other choice [song kwang] 

2017, 김희선 [최동훈] serieson full.kr teaser kim hee sun [choi dong hoon] 

2017, 똑똑똑 [연우] (not found) knock, knock, knock [yeon woo]

2017, 잇챠 [병규] (not found) let's go [himself]

2016, 오늘 만난 슈팅스타 [무주] teaser.kr (x) shooting star [moo joo]

2016, 비밀 [박지수] purplay full.kr teaser.kr (x) secret [park ji soo]

2016, 아가페 [송태우] full.kr teaser.en (x) agape [song tae woo]

2016, 춘천행 [김태수] moviebloc (x) train to chuncheon [kim tae soo]

2016, 시네마 게임 썸 [상식] (not found) cinema game “some” [sang sik]

2016, 인터체인지 [이준석] full.kr interchange [lee jun seok]

2016, 학교전쟁 [병규] full.en trailer.kr school battle [himself]

(other)

2017, 빵셔틀의 반란 [중앙초 야구부 에이스] full.kr revolution of bread delivery boys  [the ace of joongang elementary school baseball team]

2017, 렛 미 아웃 [?] full.kr let me out [?]

TV 드라마 / tv dramas

TBA, 찌질의 역사 [서민기] (x) history of losers [seo min ki]

2020, 경이로운 소문 [소문] netflix full.en making the uncanny counter [so mun] 

2019, 스토브리그 [한재희] netflix full.en making hot stove league [han jae hee] 

2019, 아스달 연대기 [사트닉] 10-11-12-16.en cut.en arthdal chronicles [sateunik] 

2019, 사이코메트리 그녀석 [강성모] full.en cut.en making he is psychometric [kang seong mo, young] 

2018, 스카이캐슬 [차기준] full.en cut.en making SKY castle [cha ki joon, the 2nd twin] 

2018, 시간 [김복규] full.en time [kim bok gyu] 

2018, 라디오 로맨스 [고훈정] netflix full.en cut.kr radio romance [go hoon jung] 

2017, 돈꽃 [강필주] full.en cut.kr money flower [kang pil joo, young] 

2017, 란제리 소녀시대 [이봉수] full.en girls' generation 1979 [lee bong soo, jung hee's twin] 

2017, 청춘시대 2 [조충환] 3-5-7-8-14.en cut.kr age of youth 2 [jo chung hwan, ji won's junior] 

2017, 7일의 왕비 [백석희] full.en cut.kr queen for seven days [baek seok hee, young] 

2016, 더 케이투 [알바] netflix 08.en cut.kr the K2 [himself, the part-timer] 

2016, 뷰티풀 마인드 [계정수] full.en cut.kr beautiful mind [gye jeong su, jin sung's brother] 

2016, 그래, 그런거야 [환자] 28.en cut.en yeah, that's how it is [himself, the patient] 

2015, 라이더스: 내일을 잡아라 [김민중] 7-8-9-10.en riders: catch tomorrow [kim min joong] 

2015, 후아유: 학교 2015 [조병규] netflix full.en cut who are you: school 2015 [himself]

웹드라마 / web dramas

2018, 독고 리와인드 [김종일] full.en cut.en bts dokgo rewind [kim jong il]

2018, 음주가무 시즌2 [유감우] full.kr (archive) drink, sing and dance 2 [yoo gam woo] 

2017, 사이:비트윈 [조병규] full.en cut.kr between [himself] 

2017, 서울은 처음이라서 [조병규] full.kr my first time in seoul [himself] 

2017, 신감독의 슬기로운 사생활 [조병구] full.en the sensible life of director shin [cho byeong ku] 

2017, 사랑쓰다 [병규] full.en to write love [himself] 

2017, 음주가무 [유감우] full.kr (archive) drink, sing and dance [yoo gam woo]

2017, 식사 [존] (x) meal [john]

2016, LOVESTART [조병규] lovestart [himself]

2016, 로미오와 줄리엣 [김수로 프로젝트] romeo and juliet [kim su ro project]

2015, 갈매기 [뜨레쁠레프] (x) the seagull [treplev]

2014, 오셀로 [이아고] (x) othello [iago]

2013, 맹진사댁 경사 [미연] the sergeant of maengjin's house [miyeon]

2013, 햄릿 [햄릿] hamlet [hamlet]

2012, 올모스트 메인 [LENDALL] almost maine [lendall]

2016, 레미제라블 [마리우스] les misérables [marius]

2015, 《1994년 어느 늦은 밤》, 임형주 (full cut) one late night in 1994, lim hyung joo

2021.03.01, (02* at 0:54, 1:06, 2:06) 독립만세 [2회] hurrah for independence [ep.2] (*) all I could find is a 3-minute video with most of his scenes cutㅠㅠ

2021.02.13 ~ 2021.02.20, (80-81-82) 놀면 뭐하니? [80회~82회] how do you play? [ep.80~82]

2021.02.13, (147) 도레미 마켓 [147회] amazing saturday [ep.147]

2021.02.07, (00) 경이로운 귀환 the uncanny return 

2021.01.22, (01) 범인은 바로 너! 시즌3 [1회] - 특별출연 busted! 3 [ep.1] - special appearance

2021.01.09, (75 at 22:20) 놀면 뭐하니? [75회] how do you play? [ep.75]

2020.11.28, (257) 아는 형님 [257회] knowing bros [ep.257]

2020.03.15, (494) 런닝맨 [494회] running man [ep.494]

2020.02.12, (145 at 29:36) 본격연예 한밤 [145회] new late night e news [ep.145]

2020.01.31, (331) 나 혼자 산다 [331회] I live alone [ep.331]

2019.12.06, (323 at 00:50, 14:27) 나 혼자 산다 [323회] - 특별 출연 I live alone [ep.323] - special appearance 

2019.08.03 ~ 2020.05.30, (00) (my playlist) 자연스럽게 [1회~6회, 8회~12회, 20회, 26회, 36회~43회] naturally [ep.1~6, 8~12, 20, 26, 36~43] 

2019.05.17, (294) 나 혼자 산다 [294회] I live alone [ep.294] 

2019.03.26, (102 at 13:07) 본격연예 한밤 [102회] new late night e news [ep.102] 

2019.01.31 ~ 2019.02.07, (17-18) 해피투게더 시즌4 [17회~18회] happy together 4 [ep. 17~18]

[binniedeactivated]

090 kai

「 ► 𝐤𝐚𝐢 𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

  ► 090: "Our kid is totally the one who wanted to build a pillow fort, not me."🖇

  ►𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐟𝐟!𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐞

   ► 𝐰/𝐜: 430

√  𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 」

“and then you put the blanket over this, and then put the pillows under.. and then-- done!”, kai spoke, having completed the best fort he’s ever made in his life. the tent was huge and he stuffed a bunch of pillows inside of it for them to sit down on. he got a star string light and layered it over the top of the fort so they could have some sort of light in there. 

“woah!! this is so cool!”. kai’len smiles. it was way cooler than anything he ever built in his life. 

“I know I know. your dad is the best at building forts. let’s go inside!”.

 bending down kai stuffs himself inside the fort and pulls his son on his lap with him. they both laid back on the pillows and kai’len grabs his stuffie and tucks it in his arm. since the string light consisted of numerous stars it was almost as if they were star gazing. 

“daddy this is awesome! i wonder if we should invite mommy next time”. kai’len ponders. he looked just like a smaller version of kai with his long brown locks and overalls. 

“no let’s not. no girls in our fort”. kai laughs. 

“no girls? daddy you’re so mean!”. kai’len laughs along with him. 

“hey I’m not mean. i just think this fort belongs to men and we should treat it as such. it can be our mancave”. 

“mancave?”.

“yeah. a mancave is like a room where guys hang out to get away from girls”.

“really? is it sort of like how uncle junnie goes to the club?”. 

kai furrows a brow trying to figure out what he was talking about. “huh?”. 

“uncle junnie told me that sometimes he goes to the club to get away from auntie!”.  

kai swallows becoming more concerned with yeonjun’s marriage now.  “yeah? when did he tell you that?”. 

“I don’t know. uncle junnie tells me everything. uncle gyu does too. like once he thought his wife was cheating on him!”. 

kai didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. he wasn’t expecting this fort space to be used for gossip. however he couldn’t deny the fact that the tea his son was spilling was quite interesting. 

“cheating on him? kai’len do you even know what that means?”. 

“nope! i think it’s something bad. right?”. 

kai caught his breath. “do you know why they are telling you this stuff?”. 

“they said it’s because we’re best friends!”. 

“yeah well, don’t repeat any of that stuff to anyone okay? that’s top secret manly information”. 

kai’len nods clutching his stuffie harder until he could think of something else to say. “daddy? how do you make babies?”. 

kai widens his eyes. his son was only 4. he didn’t really know if that was the proper age to give him the talk. nevertheless, he didn’t know how his son even thought of that question anyways. he was definitely going to have to restrict kai’len’s youtube account. 

“where do you get this stuff from?”. 

kai’len shrugs. “i have a lot of questions!”. 

kai sighs. “well do you know that store build a bear?”. 

“yes!”. 

“it’s like that. when two people love each other very much they go to a special shop to create a baby. once the baby is created they don’t get them right there and then. they have to wait overnight for the baby fairy to put it in mommy’s tummy”. 

“woah!! you and mommy did that?”. 

“yup, even though mommy picked out most of your features, which is why you kind of look like me. she wanted you to look like me”. 

“i want to try! I want to try! daddy? if i ever get a little brother or sister can you take me to the special shop with you and mommy?”. 

“kai! baby? do you know what happened to all the pil--”. you stop dead in your tracks once you see the giant tent in the middle of the living room floor.  kai frantically jumped out of the tent and you cross your arms, since you did all the laundry in the house you hated when the boys did things like put all of the pillows on the floor. 

“babe? what is this??”. 

kai immediately pointed to kai’len. 

“kai’len did it”. 

[binging-asian-dramas]

Crazy Love. 9

Story: 8

Acting: 10

Chemistry: 10 👌

Comparable to: Her Private Life (kdrama) Crash Course in Romance (kdrama) ; Introverted Boss (kdrama); The Secret Life of My Secretary (kdrama) ; What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim (kdrama)

You have to go into this with your brain off and absolutely love romcoms in order to appreciate and enjoy this series. It’s off the wall bonkers and well like it says in the title crazy. It’s full of many twists and also sometimes gets very dark and ridiculously absurd. The storyline is very well executed and the cast throughout is phenomenal, especially the main leads (on a side note Kim Jae Wook never disappoints in the romance department especially the kissing scenes) Yes this drama probably won’t be for everyone, but it definitely should be on those who love romance comedies. Definitely highly recommend!

[anindayuni]

Film Korea Terbaru 2015 After School

Buat teman-teman yang mencari film terbaru korea 2015, maka film korea terbaru 2015 yang berjudul “After School” (proses pembuatan 2015) sangat cocok buat kalian. Nah kepo dengan alur ceritanya? Kami akan merangkumkan profil singkat dari film korea “After School”

Film After School diproduksi tahun 2015, dan disutradarai oleh Jeon Pil-jin. Film After School ini akan dibintangi oleh Son Woo-hyeok, Kwon Yoo-jin, Park Jeong-soo-II, Ryoo Il-song, Yoon Han-min, Go Hyeon-min. Bagaimana dengan alur cerita film After School ? wekepo.com Berikut sinopsis singkat film After School.

Sinopsis Film Korea After School

Hyeong Soo berada dalam tim judo di sekolah SMA-nya harus berhenti karena ayahnya yang tidak perduli dengannya. Bersama teman baiknya Jin Ho dan Seong Rok, Hyeong Soo akhirnya memutuskan untuk memulainya dari awal, namun segalanya menjadi berantakan saat bertemu dengan tukang bully Jin Gyu. Pada akhirnya, Hyeong Soo pun memutuskan untuk menjadi seorang gangster di sekolahnya dan mengganti kerugian di masa lalunya. Hyeong Soo akhirnya kehilangan segalanya dimulai dari keluarga hingga teman, dan semua keinginannnya yang lampau. Dia pun menyelesali atas segala yang telah dilakukannya dan mencoba untuk menggembalikan segalanya

Tanggal Rilis Film Korea “After School” yakni tahun 2015 lalu

[odanurr87]

2019: My year in K-Dramas - Part 2

And we’re back! So, um, yeah, this took a lot longer than I imagined at first, but the truth is I was also dealing with coursework and other projects. As a result, I decided to break this last post into two, so instead of 6 shows in 1 post, you get 6 shows across 2 posts, building anticipation like a kdrama! And, I mean, two of those shows are My Love from the Star and Descendants of the Sun... Those two powerhouses deserve a bit more attention, maybe a couple of rewatches. Anyway, let’s get this show on the road!

WARNING! I’ve purposefully kept any big spoilers out of this post but some light spoilers may remain. Proceed with caution.

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When the Camellia Blooms (2019)

Gong Hyo-Jin as Oh Dong-Baek and Kang Ha-Neul as Hwang Yong-Sik.

Release Date: September 18 - November 21, 2019

Episodes: 20

Available on: Netflix

Summary: Dong-Baek is a single mother who moves to the town of Ongsan to open up a bar, the Camellia, while trying to raise her son, Pil-Gu. Six years later, Yong-Sik, a police officer and the youngest son of Dong-Baek’s only friend in Ongsan, returns and is instantly smitten by her. Yong-Sik is determined to woo her but Dong-Baek is also equally determined to resist his advances at first, a situation that is further complicated by the sudden reappearance of Dong-Baek’s ex and Pil-Gu’s biological father, Kang Jong-Ryul, who tries to win her back. When a serial killer known as Joker resurfaces after years of inactivity threatening to go after Dong-Baek, Yong-Sik launches an investigation to catch the elusive Joker once and for all.

What I liked:

The down-to-earth feel of the show. Save for the murder mystery element of the show, When the Camellia Blooms is pretty down-to-earth, depicting characters that could very much exist in our neighbourhood and exploring problems related to everyday life. How many kdramas show the struggles of a single mom trying to handle a love life while raising her son? I bet there are not a lot of them, and the only similar one I’ve watched, and would recommend, is One Spring Night, that depicts the life of a single dad balancing a romantic relationship while raising his son (it’s probably a more realistic representation all around down even to side characters). Even Yong-Sik is not the idealized male protagonist that most kdramas favour, at one point referred to as a “country bumpkin” by Dong-Baek’s ex, and while he may come across as rather simple-minded, he’s also refreshingly honest, determined (both in his pursuit of Dong-Baek and Joker), hard-working, and always there when the chips fall. While Dong-Baek’s ex is an ass for the majority of the show, I appreciated his inclusion because it clearly showed the contrast between the two characters vying for Dong-Baek’s affections: the man who pities her, and the man who encourages her; the man who’s ashamed of how she’s living her life, and the man who’s proud of what she has accomplished; the man who loves his memory of her, and the man who loves her as she is now; her past, and her present. Which one of the two will become her future?

The supporting cast. I am going to put them all together in the same bag as I don’t think anyone was particularly outstanding, but they all contributed to making this show a most entertaining watch from beginning to end: from Yong-Sik’s superior and chief of police, Byun Bae-Soo (played by Jeon Bae-Soo), through the simple-minded landlord with political aspirations, Noh Gyu-Tae (played by Oh Jung-Se), his cunning wife and ace attorney, Hong Ja-Young (played by Yeom Hye-Rae), to Dong-Baek’s kleptomaniac friend, Choi Hyang-Mi (played by Son Dam-Bi). At one point I even became more interested in the relationship between the characters of Gyu-Tae and Ja-Young, so strong were their performances. And I couldn’t help but feel sad for Hyang-Mi despite her many opportunistic deeds, a character who’s had a life as unforgiving as Dong-Baek, especially when we learn the reason behind some of her actions, and happy for her when she realises family isn’t always blood and ultimately chooses to walk a path of redemption. Sure wish we had seen more of that. You could make the case that Gyu-Tae and Hyang-Mi are the best out of the supporting cast, perhaps because of how much their characters grow over the course of the show.

What I didn’t like:

How the murder-mystery was handled/resolved. The first episode starts with the murder of an unknown person at some unspecified point in the future, a typical enough hook. We’re shown that person is someone who Yong-Sik apparently knew and cared for, but even when later episodes extend that scene frame by frame, tempting the audience to participate in this game of whodunit, the identity is only allowed to be revealed when the series catches up to that moment. The murder mystery element is sprinkled throughout the series as Yong-Sik is intent on protecting Dong-Baek and catching the serial killer Joker. But this isn’t Broadchurch, where the entire show revolves around solving the murder mystery and seeing its effects on the people of the small town of Dorset. No, in a way, the murder mystery in When the Camellia Blooms feels like a strategy, designed so that when the real goal of the show is revealed, the exploration of motherhood, you’ll be too invested to back out. One could argue the same for the romance between Dong-Baek and Yong-Sik. As a result, the murder-mystery feels drawn out and starts losing some of its steam as we approach the final episodes. Involving Dong-Baek’s mother in the whole affair was oddly convenient but felt out of place and worked against the show. Here we have a woman who knows, or thinks she knows, who the killer is several episodes before the end, and not only does she not tell the police about it but she actually confronts the killer. In any other show, the outcome would have been inevitable: the woman is murdered, leaving the police another clue as to who might have done it. However, since the show has already planned a happy ending for this character, she can’t be killed (incidentally, this happens with another character as well), even if the show later tries to toy with our feelings by suggesting she’s dead (not because of Joker though). The reveal of the culprit’s identity was a letdown, not only because the writers showed their hand early on but because we were never really given good suspects to begin with, and in a murder mystery that’s essential. Yes, we’re given a good pool of suspects for Joker’s latest victim, but since we also know Joker killed other people and is targeting Dong-Baek, not to mention the tone and themes of the show, we can readily eliminate almost all of them. They could’ve toyed around with the idea of a copycat, killing a person and pinning it on Joker, but they didn’t. And don’t get me started on how they finally catch Joker, this dreaded serial killer who had managed to avoid capture for years but turned out be to a bit of a joke, pun intended.

How insufferable Pil-Gu became towards the end. To be fair, I blame the adults (and writers) in this show more than I do Pil-Gu. I had no qualms about how his character had been handled for most of the show, but then along came Episode 17, where the writers decided to amp the drama to 11 just for the sake of it, a trope I really don’t like. Basically, through a series of misunderstandings that no adult feels compelled to clear up, Pil-Gu throws a tantrum, accusing her mother of not loving him anymore, and why does she need to get married, and why can’t she live alone with him for the rest of her life, etc., etc., forgetting it was Pil-Gu who, earlier that episode, had asked Yong-Sik to stay at their home and protect his mom. Like I said, nobody even bothers to explain the situation to him (even though he’s shown to be pretty smart and should’ve probably figured it out himself) and, worse, Dong-Baek plays along and decides to break up with Yong-Sik, determined never to love anyone other than Pil-Gu for the rest of her life. Jesus. As if wanting to twist the knife further, Episode 18 ends with a grown-up Pil-Gu, a jarring and decidedly out-of-place transition, suggesting he grew up to be a fine man as a result of her mom’s decision, but anyone who’s ever watched a kdrama knows better than that: you’re just padding out events for the sake of drama and this show didn’t need that. At this point, I lost whatever appreciation I might have had for the character of Pil-Gu and was half rooting for Yong-Sik to be promoted and get his ass back to Seoul ASAP, never to return to Ongsan again.

The existence of Episode 18. Yes, this is the episode where Dong-Baek and Yong-Sik break up, but that’s not what I’m getting at as I discussed that point previously. Episode 18 also sees Pil-Gu suddenly want to live with his biological father out of a misunderstanding (so many misunderstandings in these last few episodes!) and Kang Jong-Ryul try to act as that father to him. It’s clear he’s out of his depth with Pil-Gu, but he seems to be trying so it feels jarring when Dong-Baek returns for Pil-Gu and punches him in the face. Look, Jong-Ryul has been a bit of an ass throughout so he has more than earned that punch but not in this context. The show immediately kicks in the music that depicts this as a moment of triumph and personal growth for Dong-Baek but I kept thinking, “The one time this dude is actually trying to step up to the plate, assuming his responsibilities as a father, and he gets punched for it? Sure, he’s not that great but he’s only had Pil-Gu for, what, a week? Less? And it’s not like he kidnapped him or anything. This doesn’t even make sense.” And what growth are we talking about when she immediately caters to the whims of a kid and breaks up with Yong-Sik? Who is the adult in this relationship? Are there any adults in this show? There’s a decidedly marked absence of fathers, and those there are aren’t shown in a very good light but that’s another matter. Episode 18 is, quite simply, an episode that shouldn’t exist as it really brings nothing to the table and only pads out the inevitable.

OTP: While not my #1 pick amongst the shows I watched in 2019, it was refreshingly different, with the show slowly building their relationship in spite of Yong-Sik’s relentless attempts to woo Dong-Baek. In any other show, such determination could’ve come across as annoying, perhaps bordering on harassment, but this is mitigated by Yong-Sik’s sincere personality, his active listening of Dong-Baek’s problems, his support and encouragement of her, and ultimately his respect of the boundaries set by Dong-Baek, a woman who is not accustomed to such repeated shows of affection and is ill-equipped to handle them. It was very rewarding to see her evolution as a character, finding the confidence to grow out of her shell, even if there were some flaws in the journey.

Verdict: While the show trips a little at the end it was a solid watch, and I could see myself returning to it every once in a while because of its mundane (and I’m using this word as a compliment here) aspects. It doesn’t hurt it has some good humour in between all the crying. Oh, yes, there’s a reason why I chose that particular gif to represent the relationship between Yong-Sik and Dong-Baek.

Rewatch meter: I’m going to cheat and say it’s Medium-to-High.

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Bring it on, ghost (2016)

Kim So-Hyun as Kim Hyun-Ji, and Ok Taec-Yeon as Park Bong-Pal.

Release Date: July 11 - August 30, 2016

Episodes: 16

Available on: Netflix, Viki

Summary: Park Bong-Pal is a 2nd year Economics student with a side job as an exorcist due to his strange ability to see ghosts, a fact that has prevented him from having a normal life and that he deeply resents. One night, while performing an exorcism at a high school, he comes across Kim Hyun-Ji, a former high school student turned wandering spirit, who has no recollection of her past but possesses an innate talent to fight ghosts and spot their weak points. During this encounter, the two accidentally kiss, and Hyun-Ji briefly recalls some of her memories. Convinced Bong-Pal holds the key to her memories and determined to find out more, she manages to persuade a reluctant Bong-Pal to let her move in in exchange for helping him fight ghosts. But Bong-Pal soon learns that not all ghosts are evil, and some may be even cute enough to fall for.

What I liked:

Kim So-Hyun as Kim Hyun-Ji. Do I need to add anything further? That picture should be enough evidence in and of itself. Kim So-Hyun looks like she’s having a blast acting as a kickass high-school student/ghost who has a penchant for upsetting Bong-Pal and looking criminally cute while doing so. With a personality like that, it’s no wonder Bong-Pal couldn’t help but fall for her. Who wouldn’t? Perhaps what makes her character so lovable is precisely the fact that she works off of Bong-Pal’s more curt personality. As they say, opposites attract.

Lee David as Kim In-Rang and Kang Ki-Young as Choi Cheon-Sang.

The humor. I’ll admit that I miscalculated with these two in the beginning, resigning myself to having to endure their interventions in what I felt was shaping up to be an otherwise great show. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find they made for some good comic relief, especially after they convince Bong-Pal to let them handle the business side of exorcising ghosts and join him and Hyun-Ji in their nightly escapades. That sounded better in my head. The humor is never crass and, most importantly, it never outlasts its welcome. Hey, they even try to do him a solid and hitch him with his crush, but Hyun-Ji has already managed to work her magic on him unbeknownst to her. In fact, much of the show’s humor is also a credit to the comedic rapport between the characters of Bong-Pal and Hyun-Ji, especially in the earlier episodes when their different personalities are most notable, but also later on when feelings of jealousy start to surface. Their playful bickering is often reproduced in some of the background music used and is also present in some of the ghost fights as if saying, “Yeah, we’re fighting a pervert ghost in a sauna and having a blast, what of it?”

The formula. What do I mean by that? For the most part, this show works like a procedural, with Hyun-Ji and Bong-Pal fighting the ghost of the week in each successive episode, while at the same time having a multi-episodic story-arc. This is the formula used in US TV shows: introduce an interesting story-arc in the first few episodes, then forget all about it until the final episodes of the season, with filler episodes in between. The difference being Bring it on, Ghost is actually a good procedural: there are no filler episodes, every ghost fight serves a purpose, whether it be to develop our protagonists (at times providing interesting backstory) or to strengthen their bond, and the main story-arc is always subtly running in the background until the paths of our protagonists and villain cross and events come to a head. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, US TV shows should seriously consider having shorter and tighter seasons, as their quality suffers otherwise. Bong Pal and Hyun-Ji’s ghost fights will also sometimes include moral or life lessons that flow naturally and never feel forced; nobody’s beating you over the head with them and shouting, “DO YOU GET IT NOW?!” As you can imagine, they’re certainly more subtle than US TV shows, but then again kdramas seem to have mastered the art of telling a lot without actually saying it, something others could learn from.

What I didn’t like:

The amnesia trope. Look, before you say anything, I understand why it’s there, sorta, it’s a reversal of Kim Hyun-Ji’s clinginess (that is an actual word) to Bong-Pal, if for different reasons. I don’t mind that it happened, but what I do mind is that it’s never reversed, making it somewhat difficult to believe that she’d fall for a stranger in what appears to be a very short amount of time. You could argue she’s unconsciouscly attracted to him given their past connection, and the show does at one point suggest that she may be regaining her memories, or that it’s possible at least, but nothing comes of it. This sudden bout of amnesia also offers her temporary protection from the villain, but at the end of the day I am left thinking that the show could’ve done without it or reverse it at the very end.

OTP:  It’s a team effort, but Kim So-Hyun kills it!

Verdict: An infinitely rewatchable show with an all-around solid cast and great sense of humor. Like Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon, this show is sure to put a smile on your face if you’re feeling down or if you simply want to have a good time.

Rewatch meter: High

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One More Time (2016)

Kim Myung Soo as Yoo Tan, and Yoon So-Hee as Moon Da-In.

Release Date: October 26 - December 14, 2016

Episodes: 8

Available on: Netflix

Summary: Yoo Tan is the lead singer of an indie band called One More Time, together with his girlfriend, Moon Da-In, and his childhood friends. However, with bills mounting and his hopes for success dwindling, his relationships take a turn for the worse. When he’s offered to sign a contract with a music label, Yoo Tan sees his long-awaited chance and decides to burn all bridges to his past life, but an unexpected event that forces him to constantly relive the past twenty-four hours makes him reconsider his outlook on life.

What I liked:

The concept. The idea of being stuck in a time loop is not a particularly new one, with Groundhog Day being the most obvious, and highly entertaining, exponent, although I do remember an episode of Stargate SG-1 called “Window of Opportunity” that exploited the same concept, if to a different effect. As in Groundhog Day, One More Time uses this idea as a vehicle of self-reflection for the main character, transforming him from a bitter, selfish, and somewhat egocentric person, to someone far more likable, who recognises the value in the friendships he has forged and rediscovers the love he holds for the woman who has always been there for him. But this is only the prelude to our story as One More Time extends this concept by providing a reason for the time loop: tying it to Moon Da-In’s life, or death. In Groundhog Day, Bill Murray’s character, Phil, is eventually confronted by the fact that, for all the things he can do as a result of the day resetting, he cannot prevent death no matter how hard he tries. This is a sobering moment for our main character. However, Yoo Tan goes through an even more harrowing crucible, as the person whose death he seemingly cannot prevent is his girlfriend, Da-In. Thus, the series shows us Yoo Tan’s many attempts to save her while delving into Da-In’s past. Will he succeed and get a second chance at a life with Da-In? I guess you’ll have to watch the show for that.

The songs. With a running time of 240 minutes, give or take, don’t expect a large soundtrack (compared to most kdramas), but I believe that is something that actually works in the show’s favour, as the songs are always used to highlight a given context, thus engraving them in your mind and rendering them memorable. I don’t really know how to explain it, and I blame my musical illiteracy. Sadly, the powers that be didn’t think that such a short web series was worthy of having a physical or even digital soundtrack release, what made finding any trace of these songs rather difficult for the past few years. Fortunately, one of the composers and singer, known as ODD, has recently released some tracks on her YouTube channel. These are: ‘Moonlight,’ ‘Birds,’ ‘Without you,’ and ‘In this night.’ While ‘Moonlight’ is my personal favourite, all four tracks are entirely deserving of being released, at least on Spotify so I can listen to them over and over again. With Spotify apparently coming to South Korea this year, that may yet be the case. There is also the main song, ‘One More Time,’ sang by none other than Kim Myung Soo himself in perhaps the most emotional scene in the drama, but it still remains elusive.

The leads and their chemistry. I had absolutely no trouble believing these two were in love with their longing stares and beautiful smiles. Kim Myung Soo and Yoon So-Hee did an incredible job (and the writers too, obviously) selling me on their relationship in such a short amount of time. At every point in the show I could understand where the characters were coming from, how much they cared for one another, and why they’d go to great lengths to protect their better half. Yes, they go through a rough patch at the beginning of the show, but that only makes it feel more real and it’s a necessary stepping stone in Yoo Tan’s character arc. I also really liked how the show took the time to explore Da-In’s past and see events from her perspective, highlighting just how central her character is to the plot of the story. Can’t say anymore for fear of spoilers. Really wish these two actors were to collaborate again in main roles.

Kim Ji-Young as the Grim Reaper. The way the show integrated a Grim Reaper was well thought out, and making her a child was a stroke of genius played to great comedic effect. I mean, who’d think this cute child was the embodiment of Death? Her childlike appearance is contrasted by her adult personality, and you can see she’s more than a bit fed up with troublesome humans who make her job more difficult than it already is, and she grows increasingly annoyed at a particular pair of them. I’ll let you guess who. Come to think of it, she reminds me a little of the older version of Samshin, the goddess of birth and fate, from Goblin. A great character all around without whom the show would be considerably lessened.

What I didn’t like:

Honestly, there’s really nothing that comes to mind. Sure, I could nitpick and say that some characters and storylines are dropped midway through the show, but I think it’s fair to say they had served their purpose, and trying to account for them in later episodes would’ve wasted the show’s valuable runtime. Could it have benefited from having a few more episodes? I suppose it’s possible, and I would’ve welcomed the chance to spend more time with these characters, but I believe the show was effective in telling its story across eight episodes, and any more could have placed the narrative under considerable stress. For instance, while I absolutely love Angel’s Last Mission: Love (incidentally, also starring Kim Myung Soo), one has to admit the plot was stretched longer than it needed to, and certain events do not hold up under further scrutiny.

OTP: 

There is no sadness that last for eternity. There is no love that lasts for eternity either.

I’m going to vote that there is.

Which one are you voting for? Love or sadness?

Sad love.

Verdict: They say that good things come in small doses. If so, that fits this show perfectly. It was my introduction to Kim Myung Soo, who would then go on to deliver a stronger performance in Angel’s Last Mission: Love, as well as my introduction to Yoon So-Hee, whom I’d love to see in more main roles. While delivered in a short format I’m not used to, the show’s creators made the most of it and not a single minute feels wasted. An interesting concept that benefits from some tight writing, beautiful music, solid leads, and a lovable OTP, packaged as a mini-series. What more could I want?

Rewatch meter: High