Reviews of all Asian TV shows, both live action and animated. These include Korean Dramas, and anime reviews.
Continuing with my recent trend of watching dramas from my 2017 watch list, I decided to round it up with another little drama that I knew had potential but wasn’t able to watch last year due to work and life-MBC’s “Radiant Office”. At the time, there was too much going on for me to be… Read More TV Review: Radiant Office (Spoilers!)
Sometimes, getting into a drama takes precise timing, and I think that most tv show watching veterans, and especially Korean drama watching veterans will attest to this. It took me THREE attempts to watch “Tunnel”, with one attempt getting me as far as four episodes, but it was only now that I was able to… Read More TV Review: Tunnel (Spoilers!)
Insurance investigations, a crafty con artist, family, and a tragedy whose truth was yet to be exposed to the world, was the name of the game in KBS2’s 2017 drama “Mad Dog”. Jampacked with interesting insurance fraud cases that served the larger narrative, armed with unusually smart and perceptive villains, and a whole lot of heart that… Read More TV Review: Mad Dog (Spoilers!)
Lately, Korean dramas have been pleasantly subverting old tropes by either flipping it on its head, or making them seem refreshing despite how many other times it has been used. It is also pretty refreshing when a Korean drama decides to focus and take its time on the development of its characters, while doling out… Read More TV Review: Thirty but Seventeen (Spoilers!)
Last year, when I was slowly but surely getting back into the Kdrama game, I decided to pick up “Voice” as I thought that the perfect way for me to ease back into it would to be to go for a genre that I am fond of, and“Voice” was definitely the perfect fit for me. So, when I… Read More TV Review: Voice 2 (Spoilers!)
When it comes to particular genres, one already has certain expectations about it. However, it becomes even more exciting and refreshing when those expectations are turned on its head, and what greets you is a premise and concept that you would have never have thought of before in that particular genre. Such as it was… Read More TV Review: Life (Spoilers!)
Anything that has a unique concept, whether it be science fiction or fantasy, is a soft spot of mine, especially as it is interesting to see how it will be executed as the show goes along. Sometimes, the main concept is just a convenient plot device or falls short of expectations, and sometimes, they manage… Read More TV Review: Chicago Typewriter (Spoilers!)
I admit, I have a soft-spot when it comes to slice of life stories that feel very grounded, has a lot of life lessons in it, and really uses the entire show to explore how our main characters grew throughout the show, even though it may get emotional at some point. That’s the reason I… Read More TV Review: Your House Helper (Spoilers!)
For some, the Korean drama romantic comedy is a genre they’d lap up the instant it arrives on the docket, but for some, like me, it takes some persuading, and the right timing. Thankfully, “What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?” was a welcome sweet and light breather from my usual heavier fare, and it was worth… Read More TV Review: What’s Wrong w/Secretary Kim? (Spoilers!)
Robot themed Korean dramas have been around for some time, but seem to have picked up steam last year, and it doesn’t seem to be losing steam yet. Earlier this year, we had MBC’s romantic-comedy “I’m Not A Robot”, which had a science fiction premise but didn’t really focus on it; and this time, we have KBS’ “Are… Read More TV Review: Are You Human Too? (Spoilers!)
