Dramaland

Some dramas caught me by surprise this week, causing a sudden attack addiction. Some disappointed me as the week went on. And some fell through the cracks. Which dramas captured my heart this week? Let's find out. The Best Hit I'm starting to get really confused by the time jump. I started being confused when Hyun Jae and Young Jae were shown to have the same sheet music book, which is constantly changing for the other. Why is that possible? What are the rules here? But what really confuses me is that I always assumed Hyun Jae was assumed to disappear after he travelled to the future. But now apparently, he was actively interacting with people and being seen up to a year after he travelled. This would mean that the Hyun Jae that travelled to the future in 1993 is a different Hyun Jae that disappeared in 1994. So if he travelled in 1993, did another version of himself suddenly pop up in his place? And where did this other version of himself disappear to? Is there some...

I went into the Adirondacks for a few days without much internet access. Then I traveled back home on a bus for most of the day so I haven't had as much time to watch dramas this week, but I still caught an episode or 2 from most of my ongoing shows. Ruler, Master of the Mask I just finished episode 14 (yes still very behind) and I find Pyunsoo group problematic as the center of the story. It's just kind of ridiculous and wholly unbelievable. This group is obviously fictional  and never occurred in history. So to make this fictional dark shadow eating away at Joseon almost turns the setting into some kind of dystopian sageuk. And alternate history as a genre is not new, but it has to be done well to work and it's just not working for Ruler. Another thing that seems blatantly out of place? The LEOPARD PRINT. Please no more. I am happy, however, that it was clarified that Lee Sun/Chun Soo is pushing Ga Eun away in order to make her life easier. Annoying as this nobl...

Every week a new drama that peaks my interest begins and I'm trying reeeeaaallly hard to not let any fall through the cracks, but there are only so many hours in the day and only so many days in the week. Here are the dramas I'm sincerely trying to keep up with. Circle I just finished episode 4 and I'm confused. I really thought Kim Joon Hyuk is Kim Woo Jin 20 years in the future. They're both the main characters so it would make sense. But I did have suspicions about this set up very early on because their personalities don't match up. I just assumed this was due to an inconsistency in acting, or directing, or writing, or just to make it less obvious for the audience. However, I'm thinking maybe, just maybe, Joon Hyuk is, in fact, Woo Jin and there's a misunderstanding. Because remember how he's watching his twin's memories, not his own. So how would he know how his past self feels about events, he would only know about Bum Gyun's emot...

So I had originally been working a Strong Woman Do Bong Soon post for over a month, but school got in the way and then I just lost the motivation entirely. Now I'm in the middle of so many dramas, it's impossible to keep track! But that is exactly my goal today. Let's start with the only drama I finished since my last post on Hwarang, SWDBS! Strong Woman Do Bong Soon I was absolutely in love with this drama and devastated when it ended. Two episodes a week simply wasn't enough! I've loved Park Bo Young as an actress since Oh My Ghostess and I knew she would be great. I didn't know anything about Park Hyung Sik, though, and now he's on my watch list. He did such a phenomenal job expressing his love as Ahn Min Hyuk towards Do Bong Soon. And I truly believe this is because he really, really does have feelings for Park Bo Young in real life. And I won't let anyone convince me otherwise, even the actors, themselves. Just get married already! ...

Don't watch this with the intent to learn about history.                                           Hwarang OST: Yang Yoseob- Divine Intervention Synopsis: A nameless peasant (let's call him dog-bird for now) and his friend Moo Myung have entered the capital of the Silla kingdom in search of Moo Myung's long lost sister, Kim Aro. Moo Myung accidentally sees the face of king Jinheung, and is thus killed by a swordsman. Jinheung is kept in secret by his mother, queen Ji So, who claims to do so for his safety. Bird- dog vows to avenge his friend's death by finding the man responsible, who is, of course, Jinheung. Before Moo Myung dies, however, his long lost father, Master Kim Ahn Ji finds him and dog-bird. Master Ahn Ji informs dog-bird that Moo Myung's actual name is Kim Sun Woo. Dog-bird is injured and suffers from fainting spells. Master Ahn Ji takes care of Bird- dog be...

I know this show was highly flawed, but it was total drama crack for me.                                                     Introverted Boss OST: Ben - Memory Synposis: Eun Hwan Gi is the introverted CEO of a public relations company, Brain. He spends all of his time (literally all, he sleeps and eats in his office) in an isolated office away from the rest of his employees and wears a black hoodie everyday. All of his employees are either scared of him or think he's arrogant and pompous. Hwan Gi's charismatic childhood friend, Kang Woo Il, represents the face of the company and carries out its day to day operations. Woo- Il has been in a relationship with Hwan Gi's sister, Yi Soo since they were children. However, 3 years ago, Woo Il developed feelings for Hwan Gi's secretary, Chae Ji Hye. They spend a night together, though Ji Hye secretly ...

Soooo Gooood                                                         Missing 9 OST: Gain- Kiss or Kill Synopsis: At the beginning of this drama, Ra Bong Hee is the sole known survivor of an entertainment company plane crash. Bong Hee doesn't remember anything that happened during the 4 months she was missing, but as the drama goes on she remembers what happened. We follow her journey from when she starts her first day at Legend Entertainment as a stylist through her rescue into China as she regains her memory. The Legend Entertainment plane contains celebrities under the company's management, staff, and company executives. Bong Hee is from Jeju and her mother is a diver, who has also taught her how to dive. When the plane crashes, Bong Hee can only save one person and chooses Seo Joon Oh, a washed up idol she had been hired as the styli...