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 : Class of Lies

Alternative Title

Mr. Temporary

Year Released

2019

Genre

School, Teen, Crime

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 70 minutes per episode

Starring

Yoon Kyun-sang, Keum Sae-rok

Storyline

When Jeong Soo-ah (Jung Daeun), a student at Chunmyung High School is stabbed, her classmate Kim Han-soo (Jang Dong-joo) becomes the suspect. Songha law firm's lawyer Gi Moo-hyeok (Yoon Kyun-sang) is assigned to defend Han-soo. 

Chunmyung High School is more interested for the case to be settled quietly to preserve its public image than discovering the truth. Han-soo refuses to admit he is the murderer. After a mysterious visit from someone, Han-soo attempts suicide and falls into coma. 

At the same time, Soo-ah dies and Han-soo is charged with murder. Moo-hyeok is then fired from Songha and his lawyer's license suspended.

Moo-hyeok decides to work as an undercover teacher at Chunmyung under the name of Gi Kang-jae. He teams up with another teacher Ha So-hyeon (Keum Sae-rok) and they uncover the Veritas Club.

It is a secret society of privileged students who control teachers and fellow students to falsify their school records. 

My View

The story slowly reveal the ugly side of prestigious school with its disgusting treatments to other students.

Rating

3/5 Stars

Korean Drama : City Hunter

Year Released

2011

Genre 

Action

No. of Episodes

20 - running time of 70 minutes per episode

Starring

Lee Min-ho, Park Min-young, Lee Joon-hyuk, Kim Sang-joong, Chun Ho-jin, Kim Mi-sook

Storyline

When Lee Jin-pyo (Kim Sang-joong) and his comrades were being betrayed by the country, he vows revenge. Stealing away his partner Park Moo-yeol's (Park Sang-min) infant, he escapes to Golden Triangle.

Jin-pyo raises Lee Yoon-sung (Lee Min-ho) and trains him intensively in combat. Jin-pyo eventually tells Yoon-sung the truth about his father's death. Years later, Yoon-sung enters Blue House as an IT expert in the National Communication Network Team as part of Jin-pyo's plan.

Yoon-sung meets Kim Na-na (Park Min-young) who works as a bodyguard there. Na-na later on finds out about Yoon-sung's plan and she decides to help him track down those five politicians involved in the betrayal. One of the politicians happens to cause the death of Na-na's parents.

When Yoon-sung and Na-na crack down and expose each corrupted official, the citizens of Korea name the pair "City Hunter".

My View

An amazing action packed drama with some twists.

Rating

4/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Cinderella and the Four Knights

Year Released

2016

Genre 

Romantic Comedy

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 60 minutes per episode

Starring

Ahn Jae-hyun, Park So-dam, Jung Il-woo, Lee Jung-shin, Choi Min, Son Na-eun

Storyline

Eun Ha-won's (Park So-dam) mother passed away in an accident and her father re-married. She is being treated poorly by her step-mother and step-sister. Ha-won takes on part-time jobs to support her tuition fees.

She runs into Kang Hyun-min (Ahn Jae-hyun) and upon seeing her daring personality, he brings her to his grandfather's 5th wedding ceremony as his fiancee.

Chairman Kang Jong-du (Kim Yong-gun) is impressed by Ha-won and requests her to live in together with his three grandsons. His intention is for Ha-won to stir up his grandsons' bad relationship and help bond them together.

His other two grandsons are Kang Ji-woon (Jung Il-woo) and Kang Seo-woo (Lee Jung-shin). There is also a dashing bodyguard to the boys, Lee Yoon-sung (Choi Min).    

My View

The relationship between Ahn Jae-hyun and Park So-dam is lovely like a childish couple.

It would be great if they ended up together.

Rating

3/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Cheese in the Trap

Year Released

2016

Genre

Romance

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 65 minutes per episode

Starring

Park Hae-jin, Kim Go-eun

Storyline

Yoo Jung (Park Hae-jin) seems to be the perfect guy in terms of his looks, good personality and rich family background. 

When his junior Hong Seol (Kim Go-eun) accidentally sees his hypocrisy, her life in university turns upside down. 

However, Yoo Jung decides to ask Hong Seol out for a date a year later.

My View

Sometimes, you just need to understand others better instead of judging them.  

Rating

4/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Brilliant Legacy

Alternative Title

Shining Inheritance

Year Released

2009

Genre

Family, Romance

No. of Episodes

28 - running time of 70 minutes per episode

Starring

Lee Seung-gi, Han Hyo-joo, Moon Chae-won, Bae Soo-bin

Storyline

Go Eun-sung (Han Hyo-joo) used to lead a carefree life until the death of her father. Eun-sung's stepmother Baek Sung-hee (Kim Mi-sook) chases both Eun-sung and her special needs younger brother Go Eun-woo (Yeon Joon-seok) out of the house. 

When Eun-sung's personal belongings are being stolen at a jjimjilbang, she resorts to working as a waitress in a nightclub. There she meets the arrogant heir to a food company, Sunwoo Hwan (Lee Seung-gi). 

The pair initially had some misunderstandings due to their luggage bags which had been exchanged by mistake. Hwan and Eun-sung gets into argument which leads her to lose contact from Eun-woo.

When Hwan's grandmother Jang Sook-ja (Ban Hyo-jung) is met with an accident, Eun-sung happens to save her. As Sook-ja loses her memory, Eun-sung takes her in. After Sook-ja's memory comes back, she requests Eun-sung to move in to her house. 

Sook-ja announces to her family that Eun-sung is to be the new heir of her company. This makes Hwan detests her to the core.

My View

One of the dramas that makes me weep soso much.

We tend to take things for granted.

Rating 

4/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Bride of the Century

Year Released

2014

Genre

Romance, Fantasy

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 65 minutes per episode

Starring

Lee Hong-gi, Yang Jin-sung, Sung Hyuk

Storyline

Wealthy heiress Jang Yi-kyung (Yang Jin-sung) is the fiancee of Taeyang Group's heir Choi Kang-joo (Lee Hong-gi).

It is said that the Choi family has a curse for a hundred years. The first bride of the eldest son will always die. 

When Yi-kyung disappears right before her wedding, Jang Yi-hyun (Sung Hyuk) - Yi-kyung's half-brother - finds doppelganger Na Doo-rim to replace Yi-kyung temporarily.

Unknown to Yi-hyun, Yi-kyung's disappearance is just a plot planned by both her mother, Ma Jae-ran (Shin Eun-jung) and her. 

My View

I like how the story unfolds on the truth about Choi's family curse.

Hong-gi looks kind of cool in this drama.

Rating

4/5 Stars

 

Korean Drama : The Bride of Habaek

Year Released

2017

Genre

Romance, Comedy, Fantasy

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 70 minutes per episode

Starring

Nam Joo-hyuk, Shin Se-kyung, Lim Ju-hwan

Storyline

Yoon So-ah (Shin Se-kyung) is a neuropsychiatrist who struggles to make ends meet. One day, she runs into Water God, Lord Ha-baek (Nam Joo-hyuk) who comes to Earth in seach for sacred stones.

Unbeknown to So-ah, her ancestors had been serving the Water God for generations. Therefore, So-ah needs to follow the same and serve her master on Earth. So-ah does not believe in Lord Ha-baek and mistakes him as a lunatic.

So-ah soon changes her mind when she meets Goddess of Water Mu-ra (Krystal), God of Sky Bi-ryeom (Gong Myung) and demigod Hu-ye (Lim Ju-hwan).

My View

Though God and human are destined to be separated forever, it is the short time span spent together that makes life worthwhile.

If I meet a God like Nam Joo-hyuk, seriously I don't mind.

Rating

4/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Encounter

Alternative Title

Boyfriend

Year Released

2018 - 2019

Genre

Romance, Melodrama

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 70 minutes per episode

Starring

Song Hye-kyo, Park Bo-gum

Storyline

Cha Soo-hyun (Song Hye-kyo) is an unhappy woman whose path in life has always been arranged for her. She enters a marriage only to benefit her politician's father. She divorced with her husband due to his love affair.

One day on a business trip to Cuba, she meets Kim Jin-hyuk (Park Bo-gum) who happens to travel there. Jin-hyuk is a happy-go-lucky young man and his carefree personality attracted Soo-hyun. The pair meet again when they are back in Seoul.

My View

This drama depicts how a couple with age gap from different backgrounds strive to be together.

Will definitely re-watch if I have time.

As of now, I have about 100 K-dramas and 20 C-dramas pending.

What's worse is that I have new lists to be added every month.

Even if I die, also I cannot finish watching.

Rating

4/5 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