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PRIME-TIME DRAMAS THIS WEEK
Monday-Tuesday (September 16-17)
Monday-Tuesday (September 16-17)
- No Gain No Love 7-8 (tvN)
- Perfect Family 11-12 (KBS) Weekend (September 20-22)
- Cinderella at 2AM 9-10 (Channel A + Coupang Play)
- Beauty and Mr. Romantic 49-50 (KBS)
- Black Out 10-11 (MBC)
- Bad Memory Eraser 15-16 (MBN)
- Good Partner 16 (SBS)
- The Judge from Hell 1-2 (SBS)
- DNA Lover 11-12(TV Chosun)
- Love Next Door 11-12 (tvN)
- Seoul Busters 5-6 (Disney+)
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Legend: Episode 3
by javabeans
Just FYI, I'm not necessarily committing to full episode summaries for Legend. I'm not enough into the series to make that kind of commitment, and the recaps are starting to...
Tags: Bae Yong-joon, Lee Jia, Legend, Moon Sori
Impressions on Legend, Episode 2
by javabeans
My opinion on Legend after its first week of broadcasts (a preview special and three episodes) is one of tentative liking. No matter how people may rave about other historical...
Tags: Bae Yong-joon, Lee Jia, Legend, Moon Sori
Legend / 태왕사신기
by javabeans
So this week saw the start of the LEGEND (태왕사신기) extravaganza, kicking off with four consecutive days of broadcasting -- an introductory special, followed by the first three episodes. Boasting perhaps...
Tags: Bae Yong-joon, first episodes, Lee Jia, Legend, Moon Sori
Wherein I self-critique
by javabeans
I like seeing how other people translate, for a few reasons. For one, it helps me improve my own translations, seeing how others express a phrase, plus I'm curious at...
Tags: Coffee Prince, fansubbing, Goong, Goong S
The Story of Hyang Dan: Episode 2 (End)
by javabeans
Part of why STORY OF HYANG DAN works for me is because, although there's an element of the ridiculous built in (it walks the line between farce and reality), at...
Tags: Choi Siwon, Seo Ji-hye, Story of Hyang Dan
Excuse the squealing nine-year-old girl; blame anime
by javabeans
Oh man, oh man, oh man. Excuse me for a second while I ramble on about totally irrelevant (to kdrama) things for a second. My heart just stopped for a...
The Sageuk Bandwagon
by javabeans
(This cap from Episode 1 of The Story of Hyang Dan cracks me up. Choi Shi Won's expression here is priceless as his Mong Ryong ignores bimbotastic Chun Hyang for the...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Conspiracy in the Court, Dae Jang Geum, Hong Gil Dong, Jumong, King and I, Legend, Story of Hyang Dan
The Story of Hyang Dan: Episode 1
by javabeans
MBC's just-aired two-episode drama STORY OF HYANG DAN, which translates to The Story of Hyang Dan, isn't really a sageuk drama, even if it takes place in the time of...
Tags: Choi Siwon, first episodes, Seo Ji-hye, Story of Hyang Dan
More First Impressions: Cats, Pigs, and Grapes
by javabeans
Rather than calling the current drama drought a Coffee Prince withdrawal, I think it's more of a general late-summer ennui type thing. Summer's winding down, it's (really, enervatingly) hot, and...
Tags: Golden Age for Daughters-in-Law, The Vineyard Man
Scene analyses and comparisons: Sam-Girl-Wolf-Rose edition
by javabeans
As you know, for the past couple of weeks, I've been on the prowl for a good show to watch. I've sampled a bunch of series, but so far, none...
Tags: Green Rose, I Am Sam, Lee Jun-ki, My Girl, Time of Dog and Wolf