Monthly Archives: June 2013
Liar Game! Liar Game! Liar Game!! What is your Pleasure?
Liar Game!! What a Mind Trip!!
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Matsuda Shota as Akiyama Shinichi
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Toda Erika as Kanzaki Nao
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Some of the players from season 1 |
It all starts with a ticket; an invitation to the games
A suitcase full of yen!
Players vote to pick the WINNER:
And only one WINNER (or so we think!!)
Creepy as HELL M/C!!
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Alice in Liar Game Spin-off (2012) |
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Liar Game Reborn Special – Fukunaga VS Yokoya (2012) |
Trailers for Liar Game
Liar Game
Liar Game Reborn
Can be found on Dramacrazy and some can be found on YouTube.
Thanks to All-Happy 2 Month Blogging Anniversary
Drama Thoughts: Crazy Love-The first 40 Episodes (We watch so you don’t have to!!)
Crazy Love- One of the Hardest Drama I’ve EVER Watched in my Drama History (Ep 1-40)
**Contains SPOILERS**
Stars:
Park Sun Young as Yoon Mi So
Go Se Won as Seo Kyung Soo
Heo Tae Hee as Lee Min Jae
Choi Dae Hoon as Baek Jae Hyuk
Kim Yun Joon as Han Na Young

Mi So

Hae Ram and Mi So

Go Yoo Jung-Mi So’s MIL

Min Jae-Mi So’s Husband

Na Young

Baek Jae Hyuk

Younger Baek and Eun Sun (Mi So)

Poor, poor Baek, the realization really hurts!

Oh Hae Ryung

Car Tantrum?
This is probably the most scariest woman in the drama world! Hae Ryung has been responsible for the dismissal of her husband from the prosecutor’s office, a countless number of women quitting because of her abuse and rabid jealousy. There just is not enough adjectives/synonyms for the word, “scary” to describe this woman.

Office Tantrum?

Bedroom Tantrum? (I could do this all day!)
The abuse she subjects to Kyung Soo is legendary!! I don’t know if she is manic, psychotic, crazy or just plain off her meds!! Her attempts to get pregnant worry me to no end. If there is a poster child for why people shouldn’t have children, this woman would be their number one model.

Kyung Soo
Last but not least is doormat number two, Kyung Soo. Why do I call him a doormat? It is bad enough he puts up with the abuse and disrespect from his father-in-law; however, the abuse he endures from his wife is amazing and most of the time, unnecessary. From the beginning, you cannot understand why this obviously handsome and smart man stays with this woman; I still don’t understand.

Mi So and Kyung Soo
It takes 40 episodes for him to finally say enough is enough. His obvious feelings for Mi So become apparent almost immediately but at least we get a declaration of love (sort of) within the first 40 episodes as well as soul-stirring kiss between the two. If there are two people that deserve to be together, it’s him and Mi So.
Now Here is Where the Story Gets Rough
These are definitely spoilers to the story-line so far. As I’ve stated, I have seen a lot of these super-melos as I like to call them before but never have I seen subject matter like this. Here are some examples:
1. Adultery of the worse kind. A husband knowingly and willfully having an affair with a subordinate at work and then continuing said relationship even after his wife finds out.
2. A Mother-in-law who initially encourages said adulterous relationship to the point of making plans with the woman to replace the wife; all with the wife standing there.
3. MIL abuse on STEROIDS! The constant screaming of this actress is unheard of. I’m amazed she still has a voice after 40 episodes.
4. One of the most disgusting kidnapping (and possibly murder) ever to be seen! No, I refuse to say what, just in case you are watching.
5. A father who you have no sympathy for his current situation. Mi So’s father is the picture of a loser you would see in the dictionary; totally useless man.
6. A man and woman, you so desparately what to see have happiness together but with only 40 episodes gone so far, you know you have a long way to go.
7. A character whose revenge you want to see to be death at the end. Na Young deserves to die; it’s as simple as that.
8. A woman who GPSs her husband’s phone and car because she has to know where he is at all times. If that doesn’t work, just follow him!
Thanks to Jules, we now have a source for reading a recap of Crazy Love (Asian Addicts Anonymous). It is so rare to find someone that actually does a drama this long but so far the recaps are great and represent an outlet for myself and others who are currently watching this drama to vent.
The F4 We All Forget-Kim Jun Returns
Kim Jun from “Boys Over Flowers” to complete NS on the 28th
Actor Kim Jun, from the drama “Boys over Flowers” is done with National Service on June 28th. His new agency claims, “We made a deal based on faith and he is a part of Chang Company the moment he is done with the military”. Kim Jun debuted as an actor in the 2009 KBS 2TV drama “Boys over Flowers” starring Lee Min-ho and Koo Hye-seon. He was then also seen in drama “Detectives in Trouble“(Crime Squad) with Song Il Gook and Lee Jong Hyuk in early 2011.
Kim Jun joined the service in 2011 and served in the Seoul Police Department promotional team with Kim Dong-wook for two years. His agency claims, “Not only is he manly and exotic looking, he has an attractive voice and has lots of potential as an actor”.”He’s been getting various calls from domestic and foreign productions so he should be out in public very soon”.
Source: enews24.interest.me and Hancinema
Yes, Kim Jun was the only F4 who’s career never really took over. It could be because his role was the most minor of the four but it was still a surprise when you compare it to the other actors from BOF in Korea as well as the actors from the Taiwanese and Japanese versions of the same drama. I saw Crime Squad and he was actually pretty good. He was also in I Can’t Stop with Lee Ji Hoon and a Japanese FujiTv production called Kimi no Kioku wo Boku ni Kudasai with Kim Jae Wook. I’m on the hunt for both of these, so far, no luck.
Ahn Yong Joon joins Lee Joon Ki in the August drama, Two Weeks
Latest Addition to the Cast of Two Weeks-Ahn Yoon Joon
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Ahn Yoon Joon |
It is reported that Ahn Yong Joon will be joining the cast of the new MBC drama “Two Weeks“. Ahn Yong Joon’s entertainment agency, has stated that the final decision has been made.
“Two Weeks,” a drama about a man accused of murder who also has a daughter suffering from leukemia who he becomes aware of her existence recently. Lee’s character is struggling to save his daughter. The story is the work of Green Works ‘Brilliant Legacy’, ‘Prosecutor Princess’, ‘My daughter is Seo’ and will be directed by the Son Hyeong Seok is anticipated.
Ahn Yong Joon is best known for his roles in Monster as Jang Pan Soo, God’s Quiz 1and 2 as the sadistic serial killer, Ha Joon and in Jumong as Jumong’s son, Yuri (which is where I first saw him and loved him!!). He has also starred in the drama, ‘Jeon WooChi‘, and ‘Comrade‘.
The highly anticipated ‘Two Weeks‘ (by me and any fan of Lee Jun Ki) will follow ‘The Queen’s Classroom‘ and is expected to be broadcast in August.
This is great news!! Because anyone that has seen him in Jumong and especially in the God’s Quiz dramas, know how talented this young (okay, believe it or not, he is 25!!) man is!! Cannot wait!!
June 2013 Edition: Future Movie Releases I’d Like to See
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The Flu |
Stars:
Jang Hyuk as Kang Ji-goo
Soo-Ae as Kim In-hae
Park Min-A as Kim Mir
Yoo Hae-Jin as Bae Kyeong-eop
Ma Dong-Suk as Jeon Gook-hwan
Kim Ki-hyeon as Chong-moo
Release date in South Korea :Aug 2013
Plot
Infected through the respiratory system, there is a new kind of disease that kills in 36 hours once infected. The people of the city struggle to survive.
More information to come!
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Azooma |
Stars:
Jang Young-nam as She
Ma Dong Suk as Detective Ma
Hwang Tae-gwang as Man
Bae Seong-woo as Husband
Lee Jae-hee as Yeon-joo
Release date in S. Korea: April 2013
Running Time: 74 min
Plot
A former dental technician, currently working as an insurance saleswoman, Yoon young nam manages to live with her 10-year-old daughter. One day, she finds out that her missing daughter has been raped on her way home from school. She reports to the police only to be disappointed by the inabilities and intrusiveness of the police. After going through consecutive failures of seizing the rapist mostly due to the indifferent and passive attitudes of the police, she changes her mind to chase after the rapist for herself with all kinds of measures that she can take.
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Secretly and Greatly |
American Remake of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance?
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Remake will be Produced by Lorenzo Di Bonaventura
In 2010, Warner Bros. acquired the rights to the screenplay to be rewritten for American audience by Brian Tucker (Broken City). The writer is still on board the project, but it is not known if Warner Bros. is still involved or not.
The original Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance followed a deaf-mute who gets robbed when trying to come up with money for his sister’s operation. The American version revolves around two grief-stricken men, both of whom have suffered recent losses in their life and are hell-bent on getting revenge. No production schedule was given.
A total surprise to me is that Oldboy, another movie in Park Chan-Wook’s Vengeance Trilogy, has been remade by none other than director Spike Lee (A Spike Lee Joint!!). This version will star Josh Brolin, Samuel L. Jackson, Elizabeth Olsen, and Sharlto Copley and will be hitting theaters, October 11th.
Not to disparage US television but again, I’m always leery of remakes; sometimes they are good, but that is generally when you have never seen the original; however, Spike Lee’s OldBoy, I might make an exception. How about you?
Source: Deadline
Drama Marathon Weekend with Rondo (2006)
Rondo (2006)
Stars:
Choi Ji Woo as Choi Yoon A (Yuna)
Takenouchi Yutaka as Nishijima Shou/Kanayama Takumi
Lee Jung Hyun as Choi Yoon Hee
Sato Ryuta as Hide
Shin Hyun Joon as Kim Young Jae
Hasizume Isao as Song Gyu Hwan
Ichikawa Yui as Kazama Kotomi
Hayami Mokomichi as Kazama Ryuogo
Naoki Sugiura as Kazama Ryuichiro
A Japanese/Korean collaboration combining stars from both countries for this big-budget drama. Nishijima Shou (Yutaka Takenouchi) is a Japanese detective whose father was murdered in Korea when he was still a boy. In hopes of discovering the truth behind his father’s death, Shou works undercover in a mafia organization. Choi Yuna (Choi Ji-Woo) is a South Korean woman who goes to Japan in search of her father, who left her when she was young, and ends up opening a Korean restaurant in Japan. They cross paths at a bar at night … She opens a Korean restaurant with her younger sister, but soon faces the mercy of fate. The couple meets in a corner of Tokyo and fall in love. But what waits ahead of them… A “rondo” of fate, love, and history is about to begin. source: MyDramalist
My Take
Okay, let me preface my review with the fact that you must be a lover of the crime/suspense/action genre. If you are not, this is not the drama for you.

Shou/Takumi

Yuna
Acting: What can I say, I was pleasantly surprised by all. I’ve seen them all in different works but in this collaboration between Japan and Korea; they reined supreme. Takenouchi Yutaka as Shou/Takumi was phenomenal. As the gangster Shou, he played the role really well. I loved that! And boy is he a sexy man! Choi Ji Woo as Yuna was a treat! Except for movies, I’d never completed one of her dramas but as Yuna (the ever changing Yuna), she was on point.

Hide
I would be remiss in leaving out Sato Ryuta as Hide. Afro-ed down and funny as hell!! I thought I liked him in Detarame Hero (my guilty pleasure drama), now I have to go watch him in others!
Action: Okay, this is a dark. dark drama. You are talking about gangsters, crooked cops; no drama of this ilk would be complete without some serious action! No, no club and knives but serious gun action so the squeamish, beware.
Filming: A Lot of the shots are dark and I guess the director was trying to project darkness because of the subject matter.
Romance: It was nicely done and I must say, very believable. You will definitely feel and experience as these two, Shou and Yuna fall for each other. The chemistry between Yutaka and Ji Won, off the charts! It was also nice to see that they expressed that affection too with hugs, kisses, etc.
Twists: Talk about a roller coaster ride!! There are so many twists and turns in this drama, I guarantee, your head will spin like you are possessed. HAH! I’m kidding but you will be shocked, dismayed and pleasantly amazed at the number of twists in this story; well done
Music: There really wasn’t a lot of variations to the music; however, what was featured was very nice. I loved the songs that were featured and there were times that the instrumental music reminded me of one of my favorite movies called Ghost Dog; same beat. You’ll be bopping your head from time to time listening to it. But this song by Ayaka, very nice melody and played throughout the drama.
Overall, the writer definitely closed this drama with a bang and I was very, very happy. But as usual with JDramas, you must watch until the very end. I’m always sad when I do not understand why a drama has a certain title. Now I know what Rondo means.
You can watch on DailyMotion or Gooddrama!!
Post Note: Hayami Mokomichi, I did not know you before but you are now on my radar. What a handsome devil, don’t you think so?

Hayami Mokomichi
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Calling all Drama Watchers
Dramas I’m Looking Forward to Watching but Cannot Find!!
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Thorn Flower |
Seo Do Young as Nam Joon
120 episodes – Mon~Thu
Also Known as: Spine Flower ; Thorny Flower; Spineflower source: MyDramalist
Plot
A drama about an innocent female going through unfortunate events and becoming a femme fatale, taking revenge on huge companies and powerful people.
If you know me, you know I absolutely love these super-melos as I call them. Shin Young, I remember her from I am Legend, one of my favorite and first dramas. I was really excited to see her in a leading role. Do Young has the distinction of being in the only drama Spring Waltz of the Seasons series that I really liked. I WANT, I WANT, I WANT TO WATCH THIS!!!
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Ugly Alert/Bravo My Life |
Stars:
Choi Yoon Young as Gong Jin Joo
Im Joo Hwan as Gong Joon Soo
Shin So Yool as Shin Joo Yeong
Kang So Ra as Na Do Hee
Choi Tae Joon as Gong Hyeon Seok
120 episodes – Mon~Fri
Formerly known as “Bravo My Life” (브라보 마이라이프, beu-ra-bo ma-i-la-i-peu) and “My Ugly Brother” (못난이 울오빠, mot-nan-i ul-oppa) source: Hancinema
Plot
A drama that shows the meaning of family and how everyone within that frame understand and heal each other although sometimes they can be jealous and ignore each other.
This is Joo Hwan’s return since military service! Why isn’t anyone carrying this? I was hoping Viki would pick it up but that doesn’t seen likely. I have not found it on Dramacrazy and if you know me, I hate that site with all of those pop-ups but like Mandate of Heaven, I’m willing to make another exception. So where can I find this?!!
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Sweet Springs |
Stars:
Yu Geon as Ha Jae Seong
Park Se Young as Choi Se Yeong
120 episodes – Mon~Fri
Native title: 지성이면 감천
Also Known as: Jiseongimyeon Gamcheon ; Sincerity Is The Way Of Heaven ; Sincerity Moves Heaven. source: MyDramalist
Plot
A drama about the lead adopted character going through confusion between his real family and adopted family but then finds his true identity by making his own family.
I know, what is it with me and these daily dramas?!! I don’t know. I have found a genre that I really, really like. I’ve yet to be totally unsatisfied with these family dramas. And add Yu Geon (who I liked in the drama Fight and a few movies) and Se Yeong (who we all adored in Faith); this makes for a great combination.
So, c’mon fellow drama watchers, if you have seen any of these dramas subbed, help a drama sister out!!
Ugly Alert:http://itvmovie.eu/movie/detail/5521/Ugly-Alert–.html
UPDATE:
Found that DarkSmurfSubs now offers online watching! I found Ugly Alert (30 ep subbed) and Thorn Flower (29 ep being subbed and synced). This made me happy! Alas, still no Sweet Spring!!