New Drama Fare on KBSWorld YouTube (November, 2014)

KBS, in conjunction with KBSWorld, continues to make drama watching easier for us international viewers. If you didn’t know, here are some current dramas now on KBSWorld YouTube and/or others coming soon.

Im Joo-hwan confirmed to star in “Shine and Go Crazy (2015)”

Source: Im Joo-hwan to star in.
A fantasy romance that takes place within a palace between cursed emperor Wang So and an abandoned princess named Sin Yool. The drama will be release next year, January 2015 as a Mon-Tues drama.

Of course, the leading cast had already drawn me in. I couldn’t watch Jang Hyuk‘s last drama (I watched the last episode and still hold true I made the right decision) and Oh Yeon So, I just loved in Come! Jang Bo Ri. So adding a confirmed Im Joo Hwan is like icing to the cake. Yum!! Looks like January will start off with a BANG!! In trying to figure out when it might start, looks like it might be the drama following Pride and Prejudice that ends Jan 6, 2015

Movie Sunday: Gaku: Minna no Yama (2010)

Gaku: Minna no Yama (2010)

Directed by Shimizu Kazuhiko (W no Higeki and Hana yori dango) and written by Shinichi Ishizuka (manga) and Tomoko Yoshida (movie)
Release Date: May 7, 2011
Running Time: 126 min.

Dramas that I Had No Expectations About But Were Surprisingly Good This Year (2014 Edition)

Beyond the Clouds
3 Days
Come, Jang Bo Ri
Hotel King

I think every year, there are dramas that people I know and love who love dramas as much as I do tell me “Watch this; watch that”. This year has the distinction of being the year that I’ve watched fewer KDramas since I started watching them almost four years ago. The reason that I am highlighting these particular dramas is I had absolutely no “pony” in the drama. Even though I was familiar with a lead here and there, none were actors that I usually jump in and watch immediately.

Thai Drama Weekend – Mae Ka Khanom Wan (2009)

Sometimes you start a drama with little or no expectations. You read the synopsis, it has elements that you like: Action potentially in the plot; rich guy and somewhat rich girl; OTP that are total opposites and a female who can take care of herself. Well, this is what you understand from reading the synopsis alone.