I love kdramas and watch them exclusively but this is unfortunately one that is depressingly sad in EVERY episode. There needed to be more light relief in the plot in my opinion. The adult female lead exhibits no emotion at all to her male lead. The soundtrack made me cringe too: it ...
This drama is something all together different. It really is an unusual one for Kdrama. I am so happy when out of the ordinary and well constructed rate - because it makes it more likely the next unusual project may get green lighted. I am also happy that Kong Hyo-Jin & Kang Ha...
It will make us all look into the mirror and see how/why we label "others", and the self-deceptions we use to protect ourselves. Strangely it will do this with the warmest of hearts - I really can't think of another KDrama like it. 3 reply Name Email * Register or Login ...
I also really appreciate that, even though we start the story with Zaizai being the one who “clings” to Lurang more, that dynamic gets flipped by the time we get to the end, such that he spends as much time clinging to her, as she does to him. Very cute, and meaningful too. I...
as that means you are being compassionate towards yourself and honest. I used to feel so guilty and scared and even ashamed of my walk with God because I’d push away out of fear of Him wanting me to do something I didn’t want to do. The trouble with this is is we can end up ...
I love that the drama is taking its time to tell us.I don’t want to say there’s not a ton of plot in this drama, because it’s got a really strong story — it just covers ground slowly and steadily since we are essentially watching two dramas at the same time get woven into ...
9 Lord Cobol (Kdramas, like water, flow downhill) August 12, 2019 at 6:21 PM When you make a deal with a devil, always read the fine print. Or, you know, don't make a deal and save yourself all that time reading all the fine print. And why does this remind me of a certa...
4 Lord Cobol (Kdramas, like water, flow downhill) September 9, 2019 at 9:47 AM Seeing Manager Kang's daughter on the bus to the afterlife reminded me of the limo for deserving souls in Hotel del Luna. And it made me wonder where she was staying for all those years instead of ...
Once We Knew How to Rescue Poor Kids, by William J. Stern https://www.city-journal.org/html/once-we-knew-how-rescue-poor-kids-12155.html When I think of how many Kdrama orphanages are depicted as connected with the Catholic Church, it makes perfect sense now....
Yong-shik sees his mother struggle with a heavy bag of rice, and carries it into the restaurant for her. Inside, they’re all raised voices and bickering. Yong-shik asks if she’s going to make him lunch; though she fires back that she has nothing for him, the next thing we see ...