Korean Drama : A Love to Kill

Year Released

2005

Genre

Romance

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 60 minutes per episode

Starring

Rain, Shin Min-ah, Kim Sa-rang, Lee Ki-woo

Storyline

Kang Bok-gu (Rain) reunites with his older brother Kang Min-gu (Kim Young-jae) after being estranged from him for years. Shortly after, Min-gu attempts suicide upon hearing the engagement of his ex-girlfriend, Cha Eun-suk (Shin Min-ah). 

Eun-suk, an upcoming actress, is being forced into engagement with Kim Joon-sung (Lee Ki-woo), heir to a large conglomerate. As Min-gu is in coma, Bok-gu inadvertently finds out that he has been financially supporting Eun-suk's family before she becomes an actress.

Bok-gu assumes that Eun-suk is a materialistic girl who abandons Min-gu. He vows revenge for his brother and decides to be Eun-suk's bodyguard. Bok-gu intends to play with Eun-suk's feelings.

Bok-gu eventually learns about the truth that it is Min-gu who has left Eun-suk as he sees himself as a burden blocking her way to stardom. Bok-gu regrets what he has done and at the same time has already fallen in love with Eun-suk.

My View

I'm rather sad that the couple did not end up together. 

Googled online and got my answer. 

The story is written by Lee Kyung-hee who is the same scriptwriter for Uncontrollably Fond. Lol.. 

Rating

3/5 Stars 

Korean Drama : Untouchable

Year Released

2017 - 2018

Genre

Action, Mystery, Thriller

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 60 minutes per episode

Starring

Jin Goo, Kim Sung-kyun, Jung Eun-ji, Go Joon-hee

Storyline

Detective Jang Joon-seo (Jin Goo) determines to find out the truth behind his wife's death. 

He is met with hidden secrets and entangled with power games of his Jang family who rules for three generations in fictional city of Bukcheon.

My View

An interesting drama which keeps me captivated wanting to find out more.

Rating

4/5 Stars

 

Korean Drama : This is My Love

Alternative Title

Beloved Eun-dong

Year Released

2015

Genre

Romance

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 65 minutes per episode

Starring

Joo Jin-mo, Kim Sa-rang

Storyline

Top actor Ji Eun-ho (Joo Jin-mo) hires ghostwriter Seo Jung-eun (Kim Sa-rang) to write his autobiography in 2015. Eun-ho mentions that the reason he decides to become an actor is to find her first love, Eun-dong.

Eun-ho's name used to be Park Hyun-soo when he met Eun-dong back in 1995. When Hyun-soo gets into trouble and is detained at the police station, Eun-dong's grandmother passes away. A 13-year-old Eun-dong is then sent to an orphanage.

In 2005, Hyun-soo and Eun-dong run into each other again. When they both start to fall in love, Eun-dong meets with a car accident. The couple lost contact since then.

When Jung-eun is writing about Eun-ho's life, she could connect with his past automatically. It was as if she is Eun-dong herself. After Eun-ho's book has been published, he is being told on some of the details in which only Eun-ho and Eun-dong are aware of.

My View

An extremely well-written romantic story. 

I'm so affected when Eun-dong and Hyun-soo keep on missing out on each other time and again.

Rating

4/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Solomon's Perjury

Year Released

2016 - 2017

Genre

Thriller, Teen, Mystery, School

No. of Episodes

12 - running time of 60 minutes per episode

Starring

Kim Hyun-soo, Jang Dong-yoon, Seo Ji-hoon, Cho Jae-hyun, Seo Young-joo

Storyline

The story begins with Lee So-woo (Seo Young-joo) who falls to his death in school. The school's teachers and principal do not wish to alert any media and hope to close this case secretly.

Go Seo-yeon (Kim Hyun-soo), Han Ji-hoon (Jang Dong-yoon) and Bae Joon-young (Seo Ji-hoon) together with a few other classmates decide to hold a school trial to find out So-woo's murderer.

My View

The suspense is there as you wait for every episode to unravel itself.

Rating

4/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Sketch

Year Released

2018

Genre

Action, Fantasy, Crime

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 60 minutes per episode

Starring

Jung Ji-hoon aka Rain, Lee Sun-bin, Lee Dong-gun, Jung Jin-young, Kang Shin-il

Storyline

Detective Kang Dong-soo (Rain) works together with detective Yoon Shi-hyun (Lee Sun-bin) in solving crimes.

Shi-hyun has a psychic ability to foresee things happening in three days' time by sketching the scenes out.

My View

I still remember some twists and turns involving Lee Dong-gun and Jung Jin-young though not quite clear since I have watched this drama a long time ago.

Overall, not too bad for a fantasy crime drama.

Rating

3/5 Stars

Korean Drama : My ID is Gangnam Beauty

Year Released

2018

Genre

Romantic Comedy, Coming of age

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 60 minutes per episode

Starring

Im Soo-hyang, Cha Eun-woo, Jo Woo-ri, Kwak Dong-yeon

Storyline

The story revolves around Kang Mi-rae (Im Soo-hyang), Do Kyung-seok (Cha Eun-woo) and Hyun Soo-ah (Jo Woo-ri) who are university mates. Mi-rae gets plastic surgery due to her ugly looks prior to entering university.

Soo-ah, on the outside seems like a kind and gentle girl. In fact, she craves to be in the center of attention. In order to maintain her petite figure, she suffers from anorexia.

Kyung-seok (Cha Eun-woo) who is son of congressman Do Sang-won (Park Sung-geun) longs for her mother Na Hye-sung (Park Joo-mi) who left the family when Kyung-seok was young. 

My View

The drama is trying to tell society on the true meaning to happiness and beauty.   

Rating

3/5 Stars

Korean Drama : My Horrible Boss

Alternative Title

Ms. Temper and Nam Jung-gi

Year Released

2016

Genre

Business, Romantic comedy

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 60 minutes per episode

Starring

Lee Yo-won, Yoon Sang-hyun

Storyline

Nam Jung-gi (Yoon Sang-hyun) is such a good-natured person making him an easy target to be stepped on be it at work or at home. 

Ok Da-jeong (Lee Yo-won) is his new boss and has a feisty temper. Though she may looks cold on the outside, Da-jeong in fact cares about others. She has great marketing business ideas which save the company multiple times from crisis.

My View

It is exciting to watch how Da-jeong is able to make a comeback when business rival steals her idea.

She re-acts calmly on failure turning it to a winning situation after that.

Rating

3/5 Stars

Korean Drama : Miss Hammurabi

Year Released

2018

Genre

Legal drama

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of about 70 minutes per episode

Starring

Go Ara, Kim Myung-soo aka L, Sung Dong-il

Storyline

The story starts with Presiding Judge Han Se-sang (Sung Dong-il) who guides rookie judge Park Cha Oh-reum (Go Ara) and judge Lim Ba-reun (L).  

Together, they grow and learn how to be a better judge when dealing with different types of cases.

My View

Finally, one of the legal dramas out there focusing on normal cases other than just corruptions.

Rating

3/5 Stars 

Korean Drama : Mirror of the Witch

Alternative Title

Secret Healer

Year Released

2016

Genre

Romance, Fantasy, Historical Period

No. of Episodes

20 - running time of 70 minutes per episode

Starring

Yoon Shi-yoon, Kim Sae-ron, Lee Sung-jae, Yum Jung-ah, Kwak Si-yang

Storyline

Princess Yeon-hee (Kim Sae-ron) and her twin brother are cursed babies by shaman Hong-joo's (Yum Jung-ah) doing. Hong Joo, under the request by Queen Shim (Jang Hee-jin) uses black magic to transfer the fetus from a young shaman to Queen Shim.

Hong-joo also convinces Queen Shim to transfer all the curses to Yeon-hee to end her life. Yeon-hee is secretly rescued by another shaman Choi Hyun-seo (Lee Sung-jae). 

Hyun-seo does not agree in practising black magic unlike Hong-joo. Hong-joo who used to be Hyun-seo's disciple has feelings for him. Hyun-seo also once saved Hong-joo's life.

Fast forward 17 years later, Yeon-hee is being isolated away from everyone. She stays in a house in Black Forest with tailsmans surrounding it. This is set by Hyun-seo to hide Yeon-hee's existence from Hong-joo. 

Heo Jun (Yoon Shi-yoon) accidentally breaks into Yeon-hee's house one day. He has heard about ghost from Black Forest and and thinks Yeon-hee must be the ghost. Their misunderstandings are cleared in the end.

Hong-joo eventually finds out about Yeon-hee. When she is trying to kill Yeon-hee, Hyun-seo sacrifices his life. But Hong-joo could not bear to see him die and thus manipulates Hyun-seo to help her. Hyun-seo finally breaks free from her control. 

It is said that all Yeon-hee's loved ones will die.  Heo-jun has been trying to help Yeon-hee breaks her curse. In order to do that, they have to make a potion. One must drink it to die and the curse is lifted. Yeon-hee chooses to break the curse herself.

My View

I did not even realise about the 14 years age gap between Shi-yoon and Sae-ron. Probably because Shi-yoon looks young despite his age. 

MOTW's story is not too bad and I pretty much like its casting. 

Rating

4/5 Stars

 

Korean Drama : Man to Man

Year Released

2017

Genre

Action, Thriller, Melodrama, Comedy

No. of Episodes

16 - running time of 60 minutes per episode

Starring

Park Hae-jin, Park Sung-woong, Kim Min-jung, Chae Jung-an, Yeon Jung-hoon

Storyline

Kim Seol-woo (Park Hae-jin) is a NIS black ops agent who goes undercover as Hallyu action star Yeo Woon-gwang's (Park Sung-woong) bodyguard. Seol-woo's tasks are often being hindered by Woon-gwang's manager, Cha Do-ha (Kim Min-jung).

Do-ha is in love with Woon-gwang but he only treats her as a little sister. In fact, Woon-gwang's heart still longs for Song Mi-eun (Chae Jung-an). Mi-eun is married to chaebol Mo Seung-jae (Yeon Jung-hoon). 

Mi-eun is in fact an agent being planted by Seung-jae's side. She falls for him in the end.

My View

Who on earth could resist Park Hae-jin, seriously? He is super cool and I wish that he just stick with action dramas forever.

Rating

4/5 Stars