Bimil
Other Names: Secret, Secret Love
Leads: Ji Sung, Hwang Jung-eum, Bae Soobin, Lee Dahee
Year: 2013
Genre: drama, romance
Episodes: 16
Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤
Synopsis: A rich man name Minhyuk (Ji Sung) loses his girlfriend in a hit and run accident and becomes determined to make the perpetrator's life hell. A woman name Yoojung (Jung-eum)takes the fall for her boyfriend's hit and run and goes to jail. When she finally is free will she be able to live a normal life again?
I started watching secret because of this fan made music video of the OST Ailee sings in it and I thought it was an interesting romance from the video. It is so much more than that. I cried in almost every episode. It was so sad and yet so engaging. I was happy about the ending, everything worked out in the end and they also didn't overwork the theme. It was just a really nice story and I definitely recommend you watch it if you are into sad, dramatic, good stories. This drama won a lot of awards for a reason.
Cheongdamdong Alice
Other Names: Alice in Cheongdamdong
Leads: Moon Gun-Young, Park Si-Hoo
Year: 2012/13
Genre: drama, romance, comedy
Episodes: 16
Rating: ❤❤
Synopsis: Han Se-Gyung is a girl who has always been happy with her life. She wants to become a designer but has never had the schooling because she is poor. When she wins designing contests and gets herself a job at a designing company she's stuck doing chores and errands. To make things worse, the wife of the upper management turns out to be her high school classmate. When Se-gyung looks at her life compared to the life of her rich classmate she decides that she too wants to become rich and live a better life. So she embarks on a plan to win the heart of a rich man!
This is the drama that really solidified that I don't really like Moon Gun-Young. I liked Mary stayed out all night and that was it. I have not enjoyed her in any other drama. It's just the way she acts. It's so "please help me I'm so helpless...doggy eyes doggy eyes" I just really can't stand it. For some reason the girl's character was a very un-standable character. I understand they were going for something more realistic but I only continued watching because I enjoyed the growth of the Jean terry cha. I can't even remember the ending anymore that's how much this drama didn't do it for me.
City Hunter
Leads: Lee Minho, Park Minyoung
Year: 2011
Genre: action, drama, romance, mystery, suspense, law
Episodes: 20
Rating: ❤❤❤❤
Synopsis: Lee Jin-Pyo and Park Moo-Yul worked as bodyguards at the South Korean President's home the Blue House. When the President visited Myanmar they were attacked by North Korean explosives. South Korean officials plan a covert revenge operation and Lee Jin-Pyo and Park Moo-Yul gather men to partake in the dangerous mission. The men enter North Korea with a promise that a submarine will be waiting to carry them back. Unfortunately the officials change their minds and decide to leave the special forces behind in North Korea. When the men return to the submarine they are sniped except for Lee Jin-Pyo. Lee Jin-Pyo promises to take care of Park Moo-yul's wife and child, but decides to snatch Moo-Yul's baby and take him to Thailand to train him as an elite soldier to take revenge. Lee Yoon-Sung (lee Minho) grows up and enters the Blue House to take revenge but falls in love with Kim Na-Na, a bodyguard of the president.
I loved the suspense and mystery in this series, although the beginning was a tad bit boring. The romance was also very cute but it didn't take up so much space of the series that it became annoying. I watched it because I like Lee Minho but the fighting was kinda bad. Other than that the series was quite enjoyable.
Coffee Prince
Other Names: The First Shop of Coffee Prince
Leads: Gong Yoo, Yoo Eun-Hye, Lee Sun-Kyun, Chae Jung-An
Year: 2007
Genre: drama, romance, comedy, family, friendship
Episodes: 17
Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤
Synopsis: Go Eun Chan(Eun-Hye) is a tomboy and often is mistaken for a male, so when the rich Choi Han-Gyul (Gong Yoo) makes the same mistake, she doesn't bother to correct him. Especially after he offers to hire Eun Chan as his fake lover, in order to drive away the blind dates his grandmother arranged. Choi Han Sung, a music producer and Han Gyul's cousin, is still not over his lost love Han Yu Ju, a beautiful artist who also happens to be the woman Han Gyul has loved secretly and unrequitedly for 9 years. Eun Chan, who delivers milk to Han Sung's house every morning, strikes up a friendship with him that eventually leads to a mutual crush -- just as Han Yu Ju makes her way back into his life. Meanwhile, Han Gyul's grandmother forces him to become the manager of a run down coffee shop, and he decides to attract female patrons by only hiring attractive 'prince'-like workers. Eun Chan must keep up her charade of posing as a boy in order to secure a much needed job there. As she turns the triangle between Han Gyul, Han Sung, and Yu Ju into a square, things become even more complicated when a confused Han Gyul begins to have romantic feelings towards his eccentric 'male' friend. From mydramalist.info.
This could be considered my first korean drama. I watched this on crunchyroll and as with most korean dramas. It started off slow but I really liked it. From the crazy roller coasters of emotions even at the points that I found kind of a little too slow. I still liked it. And call me a perv but I thought that little hidden sex scene was great. Also loved the ending. It was very sweet but left things to be desired. I really wanted to see there wedding. And I doubt I'm the only fan who wants that. Also found out that Lee Eon died. Which is really sad. RIP Lee Eon....
Dream High
Leads: Kim Soo-Hyun, Bae Suzy, Taecyeon, Ham Eun-Jung, Wooyoung, IU
Year: 2011
Genre: romance, comedy, friendship, school, music
Episodes: 16
Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤
Synopsis: Song Sam-Dong (Kim Soo-Hyun) lives in the country side. One day he falls in love with Go Hye-Mi (Suzy) and follows her to Kirin High School of Art. He discovers that he is actually a musical genius.
Jin Gook (Taecyeon) is the son of a politician and a gifted dancer but a troubled student. The director of Kirin High School recommends Jin-Gook to enroll in his school where his talents can blossom.
Go Hye-Mi is the most popular girl at Kirin High. She is confident but hides a sad past. She dreams of becoming a classical vocalist, but her family's collapse leads her no choice but to enter Kirin High School of art. She is in a love triangle with Sam-Dong and Jin-Gook.
Jason (Wooyoung) is an exchange student who receives top scores and has outstanding skills as a dancer. He is a gentlemen who treats every girl with manners which makes Kim Pil Suk (IU) the school's loser/fatty fall heads over heels for him.
Yoon Becky (Eun Jung) looks up to Go Hye-Mi but soon is overcome with jealousy and with the realization that she also has her own talents she becomes Hye-Mi's rival.
Kim Pil Suk (IU) is a genius in music and has a beautiful voice but she has one problem. She's overweight and in the world of popstars, if you don't look good you can't get anywhere. She soon falls in love with the gentlemanly and talented Jason who treats her right and becomes friends with Hye-mi.
I love this! the best drama I've watched that is Korean and not mainly love based in awhile. One about dreams...it takes a long time to come by one that is not about love but has the perfect amount of romance touches....even the ending was just somehow satisfying...not great but satisfying enough to earn masterpiece on it...This is also the first drama we get to see the amazing Kim Soo-Hyun and Suzy, Taecyeon, Wooyoung and IU get very famous after this too! I love the harmonies scenes and they touch upon a lot of nice themes too!
Dream High 2
Leads: Kang So-Ra, Jinwoon, Ji-Yeon, JB
Year: 2012
Genre: romance, comedy, friendship, school, music
Episodes: 16
Rating: ❤❤
Synopsis: The previously renowned Kirin High School of Art is now bankrupt and taken over by Oz Entertainment. Oz entertainment transfers its own idol stars into Kirin High to avoid the law that requires under age entertainers to study for a set time. The two groups of students would then have competitions. Shin Hae-Sung (Kang Sora) enters Kirin High with her written exam score but low performance scores. She and students Jin Yoo-Jin (Jinwoon) a child actor who now dreams of being a rockstar and JB (JB) a underestimated pop star, go through school using music to solve their problems.
As the sequel to one of my favourite dramas I expected a lot from this series. Although I totally fell for Jr. and would later become a GOT7 fan. I didn't really enjoy the drama. Kang Sora's lack of musical ability was kind of annoying to be honest. And sorry but JB doesn't act very well. This drama really just turned out to be a disappointment. It didn't have enough feels and since the first dream high touched on so many amazing themes, this one just wasn't able to do as much.
Emergency Couple
Other names: Emergency Man and Woman, ER Couple, May's Garden
Leads: Song Ji-hyo, Choi Jin Hyuk, Lee Pil-Mo, Choi Yeo-jin
Year: 2014
Genre: romance, comedy, medical
Episodes: 21
Rating: ❤❤❤❤
Synopsis: Jin Hee (Jihyo) was a dietitian. Chang-Min (Jin-hyuk) was a medical student from a wealthy family of doctors. When they met each other they fell in love and got married despite Chang-Min's family's opposition. Chang-Min gave up his medical internship and became a pharmaceutical salesman. Chang-Min's regrets of not following his dreams and Jin-Hee's constant hurt pride from Chang-Min's family looking down on her made the couple unhappy and grow apart. Finally this led to them having a divorce. Years later, Jin-Hee decides to become a medical student and goes to intern at a hospital that Chang-Min also happens to be interning in. They both do not want to reveal their past because of how divorcees are viewed in society but while working together will they be able to mend their past?
I really liked this drama because it is a new romantic comedy with a different spin since it was a divorced couple. It was so cute, although I thought there younger years were a bit cheesy, I enjoyed there chemistry and their dramatic emergency room drama. I love Song Ji Hyo from running man and also have seen Jin hyuk in the Heirs and it was nice to see him play a non -evil role. I think I will really miss this drama.
Personal Taste
Other names: Personal Preference
Leads: Lee Minho, Son Yejin
Year: 2010
Genre: romance, comedy
Episodes: 16
Rating: ❤❤❤❤
Synopsis: Jin-ho (Minho) is a stylish and clean-freak young man who is an architect at a small firm trying to avoid bankruptcy. When Minho meets Park Gae-in (Son Ye-jin) who lives in a house designed by an old, famous architect. Minho finds out Gae-in is looking for a roommate and pretends to be gay so that he can move in and study the houses design.
This drama was pretty gimmicky and I'm those types of dramas sort of turn me off so I dropped it twice...but I liked the ending...it was just a bit...really slow...but I really liked it but for some reason I`m not happy with the ending...I`m not sure why myself....I know that's vague and it still gets a pretty good score for me but its definitely not one of the best I've ever seen.
Crime Squad
Leads: Song Il-Kook, Lee Jong-Hyuk, Song Ji-Hyo
Year: 2011
Genre: crime
Episodes: 16
Rating: ❤❤❤
Synopsis: Various crimes are solved in the Gangnam district by the impulsive and troublesome Detective Park Se Hyuk accompanied by Journalist Jo.
I really enjoyed this series because I like crimey type shows. Sometimes things were cheesy and a little predictable but I like the leads relationships and back story. I kinda wished it would have led somewhere or had a better climax but it was still pretty enjoyable. Will follow the lead actors works more often.
Her Legend
Other names: Her Myth
Leads: Choi Jung-Won, Kim Jeong-Hoon, Son Eun-Seo
Year: 2013
Genre: romance, drama, business
Episodes: 20
Rating: ❤❤❤
Synopsis: A drama about two women with switched fates and a man who has everything finding the truth and preciousness of life. It will follow the love and success story of Eun Jung Soo who works her way up in luxury handbag industry, Do Jin Hoo who is a smart and handsome heir of the greatest fashion group, and Eun Kyung Hee who has to hide her true identity for her dreams. From dramawiki.
I barely remember what this drama was about and I only gave it three stars so I think it was pretty mediocre. Even the synopsis isn't helping me remember much.
Good Doctor
Other names: Green scalpel, Green mass
Leads: Joo-Won, Moon Chae-Won, Joo Sang-Wook
Year: 2013
Genre: romance, drama, medical
Episodes: 20
Rating: ❤❤❤❤
Synopsis: Park Shi-On (Joo Won) is a savant, a person with a developmental disability but demonstrates enhanced talent in another field. His mental age is 10 years old but he has an amazing talent at surgery. He becomes a paediatric surgeon. Kim Do Han (Joo Sang-Wook) is the best paediatric surgeon in the hospital and finds himself having to confront and in some ways mentor Park Shi-On.
I was a little afraid that Joo Won was going to play the role in a way that might offend people but I think that he was a splendid actor and this drama dealt with a very good moral question. If someone is mentally disabled but is very good at saving lives would you have a problem with them performing a surgery on your child? It's a tough call for mothers. You of course don't want to stigmatize the doctor but you probably can't help feeling uneasy. It deals with morality in a very nice way and I thoroughly enjoyed the drama. I just wish there wasn't that bit of romance in it. I mean its sweet but also a little forced in my opinion.
The Moon Embracing the Sun
Leads: Han Gain, Kim Soo-Hyun, Jung Il-Woo, Kim Min-Seo
Year: 2012
Genre: romance, drama, historical, fantasy
Episodes: 20
Rating: ❤❤❤❤
Synopsis: Heo Yeon-Woo (Han Ga-In) was the intelligent daughter born into a noble family and met the crown prince when she was young and fell in love. When she joins a competition to become the crown princess she wins. Sadly, the Queen has other plans and entraps her and sentence her to execution. Luckily she is saved by a Shaman but she looses her memories. Years later, the prince (Kim Soo Hyun) has grown up but he doesn't love his wife Yoon Bo-Kyung (Kim Min Seo) and is in danger of being overthrown by Prince Yangmyung (Jung Il-Woo).
The title of this drama was so cheesy that even though I've been recommended to watch this drama many times, I never did. But I should've known that I would have loved it's historical nature. I really am a sucker for these sappy oh my god I touched your hand love stories. What really drew me in was the amazing acting of the youngsters at the beginning as well as their good looks. especially the princes. Their acting was superb, as well as yeon-woo's younger self. When it switched over to the older cast, I was disappointed but I wanted to know the story. Sometimes I felt that the story was a little stretched, a bit too dramatic, some episodes weren't necessary or plot advancing but I realize this wasn't meant to be watched in one sitting. So maybe not a masterpiece, although it's ending was very good and the drama made me cry. There were too many parts where I nearly turned off to give it a full five hearts.
Flower Boy Next Door
Other names: The Pretty Boy Next Door, My Flower Boy Neighbor, Neighbor Hottie, My Cute Guys
Leads: Park Shin-Hye, Yoon Shi Yoon, Kim Ji-Hoon
Year: 2013
Genre: romance, comedy
Episodes: 16
Rating: ❤❤❤❤
Synopsis: Go Dok-Mi (Park Shin-Hye) rarely leaves her apartment. Since last fall she has made it a habit to peep at her neighbour Tae Joon (Kim Jung-San) through the window. One day she is caught peeping by Enrique Keum (Yoon Shi Yoon) who is a genius video game designer who just came from Spain. Oh Jin-Rok (Kim Ji-Hoon) is a web comic writer who lives next door to Go Dok-Mi. He begins to write a new comic by observing Go Dok Mi's life.
It's been awhile since I watched this drama, it wasn't amazing but I did totally fall for Enrique's character and am now a big fan of Yoon Shi Yoon. I remember thinking this drama was really cute and enjoyable to watch but it doesn't have anything too memorable in it.
Other names: Playful Kiss, Naughty Kiss
Leads: Kim Hyun-Joong, Jung So-Min
Year: 2010
Genre: Comedy, Romance, School
Episodes: 16 + 7 Youtube episodes
Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤
Synopsis: O Ha Ni (Jung So-Min) is a not so bright girl who falls in love with Baek Seung Jo (Kim Hyun-Joong) a genius with a really high IQ. Ha Ni decides to confess to Seung Jo with a love letter but is publicly humiliated by Seung Jo. When an earthquake causes Ha Ni's house to collapse, her father's old friends invite them over to stay. Ha Ni is excited at first but is horrified to find out that Seung Jo is their son. Will Ha Ni be able to win over Seung Jo's heart and keep their living conditions a secret from the rest of the school?
I loved this drama. I just couldn't stop watching. And it wasn't as slow as normal korean dramas. Maybe because it is a Japanesse manga originally I felt my heart leap and squirm so much that I had to take a little break from the drama...but it wasn't long before I kept watching it cause I couldn't resist. Also it was great seeing the characters grow and there love grow also.....
Baker King Kim Tak Gu
Other names: King of Baking, Kim Takgu, Bread, Love and Dreams
Leads: Yoon Shi Yoon, Eugene, Lee Yeung A, Joo Won
Year: 2010
Genre: drama, food, romance
Episodes: 30
Rating: ❤❤❤❤
Synopsis: Kim Tak Gu lived his life in a countryside village until he discovered that he was the illegitimate son of a very wealthy family in the baking industry. This drama is his life, his love story and his journey to becoming the King of Baking.
I really liked this drama and I've seen this actor a couple of times and thought he was such a cute guy and was wondering if he was a good actor so I found this drama by him and was blown away by his skills. I cried so much during this drama, and I love character development stories so this was right up my alley! Also props to the writer for making Joo Won's character what I would define as the perfect villain, a villain you can feel for.
Ma Boy
Other names: My Boy, Ma Boi
Leads: Kim So-Hyun, Sun Woong
Year: 2012
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Music, Youth
Episodes: 3
Rating: ❤❤❤❤
Synopsis: Geu-Rim (Kim So-Hyun) dreams of becoming a singer and enters the best arts high school in South Korea. Geu-Rim rooms with a popular CM star Irene (Sun Woong). Meanwhile, Irene has a secret. Irene is actually a boy who is prettier than most girls. From asianwiki.
I thought this was a nice cute little story and so hyun is so cute in this. Nice to see her acting a cute role versus some other bitchy roles of her.
Marry Me, Mary!
Other names: Mary Stayed Out All Night, Mary Skipped the Curfew
Leads: Moon Geun-Young, Jang Geun Suk, Kim Jae-wook, Kim Hyo Jin
Year: 2010
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Family, Music
Episodes: 16
Rating: ❤❤❤❤
Synopsis: Mary (Moon Geun-Young) is a high spirited woman with a father who always has failed businesses. She ends up having to drop out of college because she has no money to pay her tuition. Her father suggests that she marries a man named Jung-In to solve their financial problems. Mary takes fake wedding pictures with a new friend she made, Mu-Gyul (Jang Geun-Suk), and sends them to her father saying she has already gotten married. Unfortunately, her father has registered Mary's wedding to Jung-In without her consent.Torn between having her father prosecuted for fraud or becoming a 24-year-old divorcee, Mary is somewhat relieved when Jung-In proposes that Mary spend 100 days of marriage with both men and decide with whom she wants to live.
This drama was very cute and I absolutely adored it, but for some reason I stopped watching it. The drama was just getting a little too typical for me and there wasn't anything that felt new as the story progressed. The ending needed a wedding, or some other big event. everything was resolved a little too peacefully for a drama in my opinion. It almost made the whole drama feel like it was for nothing. (although it brought the characters together which was obviously the point of it) I loved seo jun's character and how over the drama she became understanding. I loved watching all the characters grow. All in all it was a good drama with excellent (and hot) actors....I had to say that by the end of it I WANTED (wink wink) both the male lead actors :P
The Village: Achiara's Secret
Leads: Moon Geun-Young, Shin Eun-Kyung, Yook Sungjae
Year: 2015
Genre: mystery, suspense
Episodes: 16
Rating: ❤❤❤
Synopsis: After So Yoon's (Moon Geun Young) grandmother dies she finds a strange letter in a drawer with a news clipping of a car accident years ago. This incites a flash of memories and So Yoon realizes that she had been in the accident and had lost memories of her older sister. Without any family left in Canada she decides to go to Korea to search for her sister. Coincidentally a teaching job opens up in the Village of Achiara where the letter had come from. So Yoon goes there to teach but finds the corpse on a field trip. So Yoon and Officer Woo-Jae (Sungjae) embark on the journey to solve the mysteries of Achiara's secrets and boy are there a lot of them!
This drama takes a different spin from your typical overly done drama stories. The story is very convoluted though and I feel that some of the characters were poorly written. It's a classic case of when a drama has good plot development it has bad character development. The drama gives you so many clues that when you think you have the story figured out you find out that you are wrong. It makes you trust and then distrust and sympathize then hate most of the characters. Overall a very interesting watch although slow to begin. This drama reiterates the fact that I really can't stand Moon Geun-Young as an actress but I love Yook Sungjae and the mystery of the drama and the other characters so I continued through it.
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