Released: 2008
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Melodrama
Synopsis: When Son Il-gun died, his daughter, Young-in, inherited a mountain of debt, and in a desperate attempt to make up for his shortcomings as...
2007 was a rich year for drama-land. There was something for everyone, whether your tastes ran toward dark thrillers (Devil), intense dramas (White Tower), heart-warmers (Thank You), off-the-wall eccentrics (Mixed-up Investigative...
The K-drama world rolled into 2008 still riding the high that was 2007, a year in which a startling number of quality dramas were made, and enjoyed. Maybe it rolled in too...
How should one convey bad news in writing? By creating a buffer first. Avoid traumatizing your audience with the bad news all at once, but instead cushion the blow so...
I was thinking how I've been watching lots of first episodes of dramas these days, but haven't found anything to dive into since the end of Who Are You? It's...
Before I launch into my many-word description of the finale, I have a one-word description: catharsis.
There's something really cathartic about the way this story resolves, and I'm so pleased...
Only one more episode left. Usually by the time a finale rolls around, even if I've enjoyed the drama, I'm good and ready for it to finish. But I'm really...
(I just love the look on Yoon Kye Sang's face here.)
This episode was chock-full of moving moments as things start wrapping up (or readying for the final wrap-up). I'm...
As much as I like the romantic moments between Seung Hyo and Young In (and the gradual, measured way that's progressed), my favorite moments are becoming more and more the...
Okay, NOW I can relax -- Who Are You's one-episode extension is officially confirmed. I'd been expecting this, but didn't want to jump the gun -- usually when a drama...
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[Friday Flashback] Who Are You?
by DaebakGrits
Released: 2008 Genre: Romance, Comedy, Melodrama Synopsis: When Son Il-gun died, his daughter, Young-in, inherited a mountain of debt, and in a desperate attempt to make up for his shortcomings as...
Tags: Friday Flashback, Go Ara, Jin Yi-han, Who Are You? (MBC), Yoon Kye-sang
Finding merit in the mediocre [Year in Review, Part 4]
by javabeans
2007 was a rich year for drama-land. There was something for everyone, whether your tastes ran toward dark thrillers (Devil), intense dramas (White Tower), heart-warmers (Thank You), off-the-wall eccentrics (Mixed-up Investigative...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, A Star's Lover, Beethoven Virus, Bulhandang/Robbers, East of Eden, Gourmet, Hong Gil Dong, I Love You, Iljimae, Love & Marriage, On Air, Rivals, Strongest Chil Woo, Tazza, The Last Scandal of My Life, The World They Live In, Three Dads One Mom, When Night Comes, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
Dahee Fanel’s 2008 review [Year in Review, Part 3]
by Dahee_Fanel
The K-drama world rolled into 2008 still riding the high that was 2007, a year in which a startling number of quality dramas were made, and enjoyed. Maybe it rolled in too...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, A Star's Lover, Beethoven Virus, East of Eden, I Love You, Iljimae, Kingdom of Wind, La Dolce Vita, My Sweet Seoul, On Air, Rivals, Spotlight, Strongest Chil Woo, Tazza, The Painter of Wind, The World They Live In, When Night Comes, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
A grump reviews 2008 [Year in Review, Part 2]
by thunderbolt
How should one convey bad news in writing? By creating a buffer first. Avoid traumatizing your audience with the bad news all at once, but instead cushion the blow so...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Beethoven Virus, Bulhandang/Robbers, Conspiracy in the Court, East of Eden, Gourmet, Hong Gil Dong, I Love You, Kingdom of Wind, La Dolce Vita, On Air, Rivals, Strongest Chil Woo, The Last Scandal of My Life, The Painter of Wind, The World They Live In, Three Dads One Mom, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
First-date dramas
by javabeans
I was thinking how I've been watching lots of first episodes of dramas these days, but haven't found anything to dive into since the end of Who Are You? It's...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Bulhandang/Robbers, Coffee Prince, Hong Gil Dong, I Love You, Iljimae, La Dolce Vita, On Air, Rivals, Spotlight, The Last Scandal of My Life, Tokyo Showers, Who Are You? (MBC), Why Did You Come To Our House, Yi San
Who Are You: Episode 17 (Final)
by javabeans
Before I launch into my many-word description of the finale, I have a one-word description: catharsis. There's something really cathartic about the way this story resolves, and I'm so pleased...
Tags: Go Ara, Who Are You? (MBC), Yoon Kye-sang
Who Are You: Episode 16
by javabeans
Only one more episode left. Usually by the time a finale rolls around, even if I've enjoyed the drama, I'm good and ready for it to finish. But I'm really...
Tags: Go Ara, Who Are You? (MBC), Yoon Kye-sang
Who Are You: Episode 15
by javabeans
(I just love the look on Yoon Kye Sang's face here.) This episode was chock-full of moving moments as things start wrapping up (or readying for the final wrap-up). I'm...
Tags: Go Ara, Who Are You? (MBC), Yoon Kye-sang
Who Are You: Episode 14
by javabeans
As much as I like the romantic moments between Seung Hyo and Young In (and the gradual, measured way that's progressed), my favorite moments are becoming more and more the...
Tags: Go Ara, Who Are You? (MBC), Yoon Kye-sang
Who Are You? extended by one episode
by javabeans
Okay, NOW I can relax -- Who Are You's one-episode extension is officially confirmed. I'd been expecting this, but didn't want to jump the gun -- usually when a drama...
Tags: Go Ara, Who Are You? (MBC), Yoon Kye-sang