Chinese Drama : Listening Snow Tower 听雪楼

Year Released

2019

Genre

Historical fiction

No. of Episodes

56 - running time of 45 minutes per episode

Starring

Qin Junjie, Yuan Bingyan, Han Chengyu, Yuan Lilin

Storyline

Shu Jingrong's (Yuan Bingyan) father was 'Blood Demon' who killed a lot of villians especially those from Bai Yue Sect. After her father was murdered by Hua Lian, leader of Bai Yue Sect, she is saved by Xiao Shishui, Listening Snow Tower's leader. She was then sent to Sand Valley as Bai Di's disciple and named as Qing Ming. She has another two elder brothers under Bai Di, Qing Lan (Han Chengyu) and Qing Yu (Zhao Dongze).

Once out on a task to protect the Crown Prince, Qing Lan meets Ye Huo (Yuan Lilin) and she was injured by Bai Yue Sect's poison. Qing Lan brings her back to Sand Valley not knowing that Ye Huo is actually Ming He undercover from Bai Yue Sect. She is also the daughter of Sect leader.

Qing Lan sacrifices his life to save Qing Yu and Qing Ming during Sand Valley's attack and they both end up staying at Listening Snow Tower. After the leader was killed by Hua Lian, his son Xiao Yiqing (Qin Junjie) takes over the sect. He vows to take down Bai Yue together with Qing Ming and the rest of Listening Snow Tower.

My View

There is a spoiler where I'm skipping here and all I can say is the storyline is not too bad at some point. But most of them are so draggy and I literally fast forward most of the episodes. Why the need for side tracks? Why 56 episodes and not like 24? The two main leads are like getting sick, getting injured, saved each other, almost died and recovered a little and injured again then sick again. Over and over this cyle repeats itself. 

The scriptwriters seriously what is wrong with you guys??

Rating

1/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Extracurricular

Year Released

2020

Genre

Teen

No. of Episodes 

10 - running time of 60 minutes per episode

Starring

Kim Dong-hee, Park Joo-hyun, Choi Min-soo

Storyline

Oh Ji-soo (Kim Dong-hee) may look like a nerdy student in school. But in actual fact, he works with his partner Lee Wang-cheol (Choi Min-soo) in escorting underage high school female students for special services.

If the ladies' get into trouble, they would ask for help by tapping their wristbands. Ji-soo then informs Wang-cheol to save the girls out of trouble and often ends up in a bad fight. The partners' way of communication is by phone and exchanges of monies via packages stored inside train station's locker.

Bae Gyu-ri (Park Joo-hyun) finds out Ji-soo's real identity and would like to be involved in his business as well.

My View

The first episode was kind of interesting as I thought it was some vigilante plot where a saviour is up to catch this psychopath.

After a while, the plot actually got too artistic for me. I just cannot continue watching and keep on fast forwarding each episode.

Rating

1/5 Stars

 

Chinese Drama : The Player 指尖少年

Year Released

2021

Genre

Esports, Fantasy

No. of Episodes

20 - running time of 40 minutes per episode

Starring

Gong Jun, Chen Yao

Storyline

Gu Ling (Chen Yao), Ren Yixia (Gong Jun) and Long Ziche (Chen Bairong) are university mates. They meet up online while playing game as well. Ziche has been trying to hack into the game which can control each of the characters.

During a battle, Gu Ling, Yixia and several other players suddenly inherit super powers from their game characters. 

My View

This drama is really boring and I just stopped at episode 3-4 I think. Sorry Gong Jun's fans.. but I just cannot.. I was very excited as I thought this is another esports drama which may be as good as Falling into Your Smile 你微笑时很美 .

Rating 

1/5 stars

Korean Drama : The Man in the Mask

Alternative Title

Masked Prosecutor

Year Released

2015

Genre

Action

No. of Episodes

16 - runing time of 70 minutes per episode

Starring

Joo Sang-wook, Kim Sun-a, Uhm Ki-joon

Storyline

Ha Dae-chul (Joo Sang-wook) is a prosecutor by day and a masked vigilante by night. He meets Yoo Min-hee (Kim Sun-a) who is a female detective of the violent crime division.  

Dae-chul also has a half-brother, prosecutor Kang Hyun-woong (Uhm Ki-joon).

My View

I guess the plot does not really captivate me as I started fast-forwarding a lot of scenes starting from episode 2.

Rating

1/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Night Watchman's Journal

 

Alternative Title

Dairy of a Night Watchman

Year Released

2014

No. of Episodes

24 - running time of 59 minutes per episode

Starring

Jung Il-woo, Ko Sung-hee

Storyline

Prince Rin is sent away from the palace when his father King Haejong (Choi Won-young), who is under a spell, kills Queen Min (Song Yi-woo) then committed suicide. Considered unsuitable for the throne, his older half-brother Gi-san (Kim Heung-soo), is crowned the new king of Joseon.

Rin has an ability to see ghosts after escaping from a spirit attack when he was a child. One day, he meets Do-ha (Ko Sung-hee), a young shaman from Mount Baekdu searching for her older sister. 

A Taoist priest, Sadam (Kim Sung-oh), enters the palace, as he is chosen by the king to expel an evil spirit that haunts him.

Sadam who is the head of Yongshin tribe, is trying to revive Dragon God which was turned into a statue years ago. The artifact has been brought into the palace and stay hidden somewhere. In order to re-surrects the Dragon God, Sadam has to use negative energy of evil spirits.

Upon learning Sadam's plan, Rin decides to revive the Night Watchmen set up by the previous king. They are a group of soldiers which fight monsters and spirits, but were killed by the current king. 

My View

The story started good and all.

Then suddenly, Sadam kidnaps Do-ha away from the Night Watchmen.

So Night Watchmen go and save Do-ha and get injured.

This cycle repeats multiple times that I just cannot believe it.

I mean if one is being kidnapped once or twice, then you need to have someone to guard that person right?

Then Sadam's plans are always being destroyed and he went mad. Hahahah.. faints!

Rating

1/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Revolutionary Love

Year Released

2017

Genre

Romance, Comedy

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 70 minutes per episode

Starring

Choi Si-won, Kang So-ra, Gong Myung

Storyline

Byun Hyuk (Choi Si-won) is a happy-go-lucky person and also son to Chairman Byun Kang-soo (Choi Jae-sung) of Gangsu Group.

Baek Joon (Kang So-ra) is a street-smart girl who has multiple part-time jobs and refuses to settle in a permanent job. When Byun Hyuk accidentally meets Baek Joon in a cleaner uniform, she believes he is just an employee of Gangsu Group. 

My View

I watched this drama due to a trailer of the first episode I think about Kang So-ra scolding a lady off in a hotel. 

Then Si-won is impressed by her attitude and all.

But when I do watch the show, I just find it not interesting at all.

Rating

1/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Playful Kiss

Year Released 

2010

Genre

Romance, Comedy

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 65 minutes per episode

Starring

Kim Hyun-joong, Jung So-min

Storyline

Oh Ha-ni (Jung So-min) struggles academically and is at the bottom of her class. She has a crush on the smart and popular Baek Seung-jo (Kim Hyun-joong).

When Ha-ni writes Seung-jo a love letter, he grades it before giving back to her. An embarrassed and heart-broken Ha-ni goes home only to have her house collapse in on her.

Ha-ni and her father Oh Ki-dong (Kang Nam-gil) end up being invited to live with Seung-jo and his family. 

My View

PK is supposed to be a lovely romantic drama. What's more, the leads are Kim Hyun-joong and Jung So-min.

I don't know why, maybe it is me.. but I find PK a little boring in between.

Did not manage to finish the show. I just can't.

Rating

1/5 Stars

 

Korean Drama : Level Up

Year Released

2019

Genre

Romantic Comedy

No. of Episodes

12 - running time of 60 minutes per episode

Starring

Sung Hoon, Han Bo-reum

Storyline

Ahn Dan-te (Sung Hoon) is a director at Yuseong CRC, a company specialising in restructuring. He does not express his feelings and is a perfectionist at work. Dan-te begins to work as Joybuster's company CEO to save them from bankruptcy.

Shin Yeon-hwa (Han Bo-reum) is the leader of Joybuster development. She tries working on a new game but argues pretty much on everything with Dan-te.

My View

I don't have much memory on this drama probably due to my high expectation after watching Sung Hoon in My Secret Romance.

Rating

1/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Joseon Survival Period

Year Released 

2019

Genre

Historical period, Fantasy

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 65 minutes per episode

Starring

Kang Ji-hwan (replaced by Seo Ji-seok from episodes 11), Kyung Soo-jin, Lee Jae-yoon, Park Se-wan

Storyline

JSP is about Han Jeong-rok (Kang Ji-hwan & Seo Ji-seok), a former national archer and current deliveryman who travels back to the Joseon Dynasty. 

My View

The drama starts off quite well but after they changed the male lead, I didn't follow much.

Rating

1/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Introverted Boss

Year Released

2017

Genre

Romance, Comedy

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 70 minutes per episode

Starring

Yeon Woo-jin, Park Hye-soo

Storyline

Eun Hwan-ki (Yeon Woo-jin) is a CEO of a public relations company. However, he is extremely shy that even his employees do not know him well.

Chae Ro-woon (Park Hye-soo), a complete opposite personality from Hwan-ki, joins his company. She is interested to reveal Hwan-ki's true self.

My View

Watched for about two to three episodes and something went wrong, I guess.

I'm suddenly uninterested in the whole drama.

Rating

1/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Coffee Prince

Alternative Title

The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince

Year Released

2007

Genre

Romance, Comedy

No of Episodes

17 - running time of 60 minutes per episode

Starring

Gong Yoo, Yoon Eun-hye, Lee Sun-kyun, Chae Jung-an

Storyline

Choi Han-kyul (Gong Yoo) is Dong-in Foods chairwoman Bang's (Kim Young-ok) grandson. He is a carefree person and has no thoughts about his future. Han-kyul's heart is still with his first love, Han Yoo-joo (Chae Jung-an) who only sees him as a friend.

Go Eun-chan (Yoon Eun-hye) is a tomboy who is often being mistaken for a guy. When Han-kyul sees Eun-chan, he decides to hire her as his partner in order to escape blind dates arranged by his grandmother.

Han-kyul eventually takes over a rundown old coffee shop and renamed it as "Coffee Prince". He hires good-looking male employees to attract female customers. As Eun-chan needs money desperately, she hides her gender to work at Coffee Prince.

Soon, Han-kyul and Eun-chan develop feelings for each other.

My View

The drama started off with good vibes but somehow in the middle the story just becomes slow a bit.  

Rating 

1/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Bad Thief, Good Thief

Year Released

2017

Genre

Crime

No. of Episodes

50 - running time of 65 minutes per episode

Starring

Ji Hyun-woo,  Seo Hyun, Kim Ji-hoon, Lim Ju-eun

Storyline

The story about a group of thieves who come together to fight against corrupted powers. They are also being tasked to locate a treasure map.

My View

I could not remember much about this drama probably it was not captivating.

All I know is that there are just too many episodes with extra scenes.

Rating

1/5 Stars

Korean Drama : 7th Grade Civil Servant

Year Released

2013

Genre

Action, Romance

No. of Episodes

20 - running time of 60 minutes per episode

Starring

Joo Won, Choi Kang-hee

Storyline

Kim Seo-won (Choi Kang-hee) and Han Gil-ro (Joo Won) meet each other when they join NIS as secret agents. Gil-ro's real identity is being exposed and he is subsequently fired from NIS.

In fact, Gil-ro is given an undercover task which is to spy on his father.

My View

The plot is not too bad just that on and off I kind of fast forward some episodes.

Rating 

1/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Touch Your Heart

Alternative Title

Reach of Sincerity

Year Released

2019

Genre

Romantic Comedy

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 60 minutes per episode

Starring

Lee Dong-wook, Yoo In-na

Storyline

Actress Oh Jin-shim (Yoo In-na) by the stage name of Oh Yoo-seo has no jobs for two years due to a scandal.

In order to get a chance to star in a drama, she works as a secretary to lawyer Kwon Jung-rok (Lee Dong-wook) to gain experience.

My View

I think I have a high expectation for TYH since the chemistry of Yoo In-na and Lee Dong-wook is so great in Goblin.

But perhaps it is the plot which makes me feel bored at times. 

Rating

1/5 Stars

 

Korean Drama : Are You Human Too?

Year Released

2018

Genre 

Science fiction, Romance

No. of Episodes

36 - running time of 35 minutes per episode

Starring

Seo Kang-joon, Gong Seung-yeon

Storyline

Laura Oh (Kim Sung-ryung) has been separated with her son, Nam Shin (Seo Kang-joon), when he was young. She builds an AI robot, Nam Shin III to remember him.

When Nam Shin falls into a coma due to an accident, Laura sends Nam Shin III to take over his place temporarily.

Kang So-bong (Gong Seung-yeon) is Nam Shin's security guard who happens to find out about Nam Shin III. She cannot help but falls for him. 

My View

This drama is nice and all especially the part where Nam Shin III is about to be exposed. 

Then the real Nam Shin appears leaving everyone confused.

But halfway through the end, things just got bored a bit and I did some fast forwarding.

Rating

1/5 Stars

 

Korean Drama : Doctors

Year Released

2016

Genre

Romance, Medical drama

No. of Episodes

20 - running time of 60 minutes per episode

Starring

Park Shin-hye, Kim Rae-won, Yoon Kyun-sang, Lee Sung-kyung 

Storyline

Yoo Hye-jung (Park Shin-hye) meets her mentor Hong Ji-hong (Kim Rae-won) when the latter stays at her grandmother's house when she was in high school. Ji-hong transforms Hye-jung to be a better person. She wishes to be a doctor just like Ji-hong.

The two ends up being close together and is reported by a fellow student. They part ways and reunite 13 years later when working in the same hospital.

My View

The drama started off well and all even halfway through when Hye-jung and Ji-hong reunited. 

But I'm not sure what happened and I just got bored and keep on fast forwarding the scenes. 

Rating

1/5 Stars