Korean Drama : Healer

Year Released

2014 - 2015

Genre

Action, Thriller

No. of episodes

20 - running time of 60 minutes per episode

Starring

Ji Chang-wook, Yoo Ji-tae, Park Min-young

Storyline

Ji Chang-wook works as an illegal "night courier" under code name Healer. He has superb fighting skills and is willing to take on any task given except for murder.

Kim Mun-ho (Yoo Ji-tae) is a star journalist and his goal is to find Oh Ji-an, a child who is assumed to be dead. When he finds out that Chae Young-shin (Park Min-young) is the one he has been looking for, Mun-ho pays Healer to protect her life.

My View

It is exciting to see how the story slowly unfolds revealing the truth about past incidents involving murders.

Rating

4/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Good Doctor

Year Released

2013

Genre

Medical drama

No. of Episodes

20 - running time of 60 minutes per episode

Starring

Joo Won, Joo Sang-wook, Moon Chae-won, Kim Min-seo

Storyline

Park Si-on (Joo Won) has savant syndrome with mental age of 10-year-old. He eventually becomes a resident at hospital in the pediatric surgery field. Si-on faces difficulties with his colleagues and patients who view him as child-like and doubt his ability as a doctor.

Though surgeon Kim Do-han (Joo Sang-wook) is unwilling to guide Si-on, he still has fellow peer Cha Yoon-seo (Moon Chae-won) around to support him.

My View

A different kind of medical drama telling us that even people with savant syndrome are able to excel in life with proper guidance. 

They just need to be given a chance to start.

Rating

3/5 Stars

 

Korean Drama : Go Back Couple

Alternative Title

Confession Couple

Year Released

2017

Genre

Romance, Comedy, Fantasy

No. of Episodes

12 - running time of 70 minutes per episode

Starring

Jang Na-ra, So Ho-jun

Storyline

Choi Ban-do (Son Ho-jun) and Ma Jin-joo (Jang Na-ra) are now 38 years old and have a little son. Ban-do struggles working as a pharmaceutical salesman while Jin-joo is a homemaker. They are both unhappy with their current life.

One day, Ban-do and Jin-joo wake up finding themselves as 20-year-old university students.

My View

Sometimes, people take others for granted. Especially when it comes to family since they are so close together.

They tend to forget the affection with their partner and only realise when it is gone.

GBC is like a second chance given to Ban-do and Jin-joo to re-live their lives and understand each other.

Rating

4/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Fight for My Way

Alternative Title

Third Rate My Way

Year Released

2017

Genre

Slice of Life, Romance

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 70 minutes per episode

Starring

Park Seo-joon, Kim Ji-won, Ahn Jae-hong, Song Ha-yoon

Storyline

Ko Dong-man (Park Seo-joon) is a former famous taekwando player whose career was stopped because of a painful past. He is now a mixed martial arts fighter trying to make a name for himself.

Choi Ae-ra (Kim Ji-won) works at a department store but her dream is to be an announcer.

Dong-man and Ae-ra are childhood friends who end up falling for each other. Together, they struggle and strive for success in their careers.

My View

Dong-man is such a hilarious character. His exaggerating reactions often make me roll my eyes.

Rating

4/5 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

 

Korean Drama : Chief Kim

Alternative Title

Good Manager

Year Released

2017

Genre

Comedy, Office

No. of Episodes

20 - running time of 60 minutes per episode

Starring

Namkoong Min, Lee Jun-ho, Nam Sang-mi, Jung Hye-sung

Storyline

Kim Sung-ryong (Namkoong Min) used to be a small-time accountant working for mobster. When he joins TQ Group as a middle manager, his intention is just to embezzle money. 

Sung-ryong ends up fighting for TQ employees' rights. He works with Yoon Ha-kyung (Nam Sang-mi), an assistant manager at TQ. 

Seo Yul (Lee Jun-ho) is a former prosecutor appointed as Director of Finance. Initially working for TQ's chairman but ends up helping Sung-ryong instead.

My View

Impressed with another side of Namkoong Min's funny character. 

Have seen him acting like psychopath in others and he makes me shudder.

Rating

3/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Boys Over Flowers

Year Released

2009

Genre

Romance, Comedy

No. of Episodes

25 - running time of about 65 minutes per episode

Starring

Lee Min-ho, Kim Hyun-joong, Ku Hye-sun, Kim Bum, Kim Joon, Kim So-eun 

Storyline

The story talks about Geum Jan-di (Ku Hye-sun) who comes from an average family. She attends prestigious Shinhwa High School owns by Shinhwa Group. 

The school is controlled by F4 (Flower Four). Their team leader Gu Jun-pyo (Lee Min-ho) is the heir to Shinhwa Group. Yoon Ji-hu (Kim Hyun-joong) is the grandson of former President of Korea. 

So Yi-jung's (Kim Bum) family owns the country biggest art museum. Song Woo-bin's (Kim Joon) family owns the country largest construction company which also involved in black triads.

F4 enjoy bullying everyone to the point that either the students transfer school or commit suicide. When Jan-di becomes F4's next target, she did not back down but retaliates strongly. This action impressed Jun-pyo and he starts to fall in love with Jan-di.

Jun-pyo and Jan-di then overcome obstacles from Shinhwa Group and finally are able to be together.

My View

I cannot believe most of the stars in this drama are now famous main leads.

A light-hearted drama that is worth a watch.

Rating

4/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Big

Year Released

2012

Genre

Romcom, Fantasy

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of about 65 minutes per episode

Starring

Gong Yoo, Lee Min-jung, Shin Won-ho, Bae Suzy

Storyline

Gil Da-ran (Lee Min-jung) is a teacher who is engaged to Seo Yoon-jae (Gong Yoo). One month before the wedding, Yoon-jae gets into an accident with Kang Kyung-joon (Shin Won-ho). Kyung-joon is a transfer student at Da-ran's school.

When Kyung-joon comes to his senses, he finds out that he is inside Yoon-jae's body. Yoon-jae and Kyung-joon actually have a special relationship.

My View

Gong Yoo is suitable to play roles that come with some childish trait.

I have a good laugh watching Gong Yoo acting like a boy.  

Rating

4/5 Stars 

Korean Drama : Autumn in My Heart

Alternative Title

Autumn Fariy Tale

Year Released

2000

Genre

Romance

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 60 minutes per episode

Starring

Song Hye-kyo, Song Seung-Heun, Won Bin

Storyline

At a hospital, toddler Yoon Joon-suh (Song Seung-heon) accidentally causes the switch of his sister Yoon Eun-suh (Song Hye-kyo) and another baby by dropping their name tags. A nurse puts back the tags on both babies' cribs. 

Joon-suh and Eun-suh grow up together until their teenage years. When Eun-suh gets into an accident and needs blood transfusion, Yoon family then finds out she is not their biological daughter. Eun-suh belongs to Choi family. Yoon and Choi then exchange their right daughters back.

Yoon family is well to do while Choi family lives in poverty. Shortly after the change, Yoon family migrates to United States. Fast forward ten years later, Joon-suh is now a successful artist. He goes back to his hometown and runs into his old friend, Han Tae-seok (Won Bin). Tae-seok is staying in a hotel where Eun-suh works and he takes interest in her.

One day, Eun-suh happens to see Joon-suh and follow him. The "siblings" finally meet up after years of separation. The pair is in love with each other, but their relationship is found out by the real Yoon's daughter, Yoon Shin-ae (Han Chae-young). She exposes Joon-suh and Eun-suh and their parents are against the relationship.

Shortly after, Eun-suh is diagnosed with Leukemia. Her condition worsens and seeing that there is nothing he could do, Joon-suh decides to spend Eun-suh's last days together. After Eun-suh passes away, a grief-stricken Joon-suh gets hit by a truck.

My View

My very first Korean drama. This story is so heartbreaking that even my male friends could not bear to watch it.

You will just sob continuously as Eun-suh leads such a pathetic life. 

Rating

4/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Angel's Last Mission: Love

Year Relased

2019

Genre

Romance, Fantasy

No. of Episodes

32 - running time of 35 minutes per episode

Starring

Shin Hye-sun, L, Lee Dong-gun, Kim Bo-mi, Do Ji-won, Kim In-kwon

Storyline

Lee Yeon-seo (Shin Hye-sun) is a successful ballerina with her family's Fantasia Ballet Company. She suffers a terrible accident which left her blind. For years, she tries looking for eye donors with no results. 

Yeon-seo gets into a car accident with her caretaker Cho Seung-wan (Jang Hyun-sung). In the end, he gives his eyes to her before passing away. 

In actual fact, all those sufferings which Yeon-seo is having are being plotted by her evil Aunt, Choi Yeong-ja (Do Ji-won).

Dan (L) is an angel who can only returns to Heaven after completing his last mission that is to find Yeon-seo her true love. In the process, Dan could not help but falls for her instead.

My View

Overall, ALML is about the restriction of love between an angel and a human.

Angels who go against God would be punished mercilessly.

Rating

4/5 Stars