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The King: Youngwonui Gunjoo (2020)
my absolute favorite k drama of all time!
This drama with its high production value can not be quantified easily; it's at a next level altogether!
SF? speculative fiction/alternate history? time travel fantasy? Romance?
All of the above mixed right with fantastic acting by all the actors, especially WDH; a beautiful set design, and great cinematography!
KGE, as always, is consistently good. I first saw her in The Goblin and her acting has only gotten better since then.
LMH has also really grown as an actor from a rather wooden and 1-dimentional animé actor to a mature dramatic actor worthy of a lead in an international series.
The great LJJ is absolutely terrific as the evil uncle manipulating the timeline with murder after murder to fit in with his vile plot.
The dual character acting by the various actors are perfect; there's no confusion as to which one comes from which world. Woo Do-Hwan especially is as good as (and sometimes even better than LMH - sorry fans!) as the loyal, oh-so-straight-laced head of the palace guard in charge of the King's personal security and (his counter part) the affable, good-humored Jo Eun Seob (oh, and his niece is awesome!).
The supporting actors really deserve kudos!
Mischievous Kiss (2010)
Not Worth the Time! So tired of the Clichés!
I realize that the lead protagonist was cute and very popular (back in 2008-9) but it seems more like the storyline was written by a fifth grader.
The depth of character was about 2mm, the script was full of clichés, and cinematography seemed to try to emulate the typical comic strip.
Eye candies can not take place of an intelligent storywriting or a good script.
My 8 year old watched this with me and she liked it so there's that.
Good for an 8 yr old is the best I can say for this drama.
Geunyeoneun Geojitmaleul Neomoo Saranghae (2017)
The recording industry and the process of making music
I always love dramas where I learn something I didn't know.
We are all consumers of music (it's easy a la Apple iTunes, Spotify) but how does this all happen?
This drama series takes an in-depth look at the scenes and stories behind the packaged product; from the preproduction (composer/producer), practices, and performance; and also what happens when inexperienced artists blindly follow the money/managers(?) without morals, and the consequences thereof.
With high production value I've come to expect from South Korea, this series was very enjoyable, especially the singing talent from Joy (of Red Velvet) as the main lead as the innocent yet principled voice talent that grips everyone who hears her sing.
Ironically, I enjoyed the male lead early on but not necessarily towards the end, as his character became too two dimensional. Maybe it was the script but the complex and brooding aspect of this male lead seemed to fade completely.
All that said, I really enjoyed this series and it ended too quickly but decently.