W - two worlds (korean drama)

Kang Chul (Lee Jong Suk), golden medalist in shooting, one day loses his whole family and becomes the only suspect. After a year in prison he decides to dedicate everything to find his family's killer. Years later he is millionaire who owns television station to solve crimes. He doesn't know that there is someone somewhere who wants him dead. When he almost dies, mysterious Oh Yeon Joo (Han Hyo Joo) saves him but later disappears. He tries to find her. 

Oh Yeon Joo's father is nationally known webtoon writer who became famous with his story W and one day mysteriously disappears. Oh Yeon Joo, in seeking of her father, learns of W's ending - Kang Chul's death. Suddenly a bloody hand appears and pulls her inside the story. That is how she meets Kang Chul, main character and saves his life. 

This is how two worlds started to intertwine, showing the unpredictable story of W towards the last episode.

My rating: ☆☆☆☆ (4/5)
OST is also really nice!

Mirror of the witch (korean drama)

The royal family is entangled with manipulative shamaness and her black magic. The queen who can't have children gives birth to cursed twins. The twins would lose anyone they love or loves them and would die at the age of 17. If by any chance they survive, their life would be filled with pain and suffering. To prevent the worst, the prince is saved while princess is left to die in holy fires. 

Instead of dying the princess Yeon He (Kim Sae Ron) is raised up in the middle of the forest, her "father" prohibiting her from leaving her house which is surrounded by talismans to restrain the curse. She lived in loneliness, knowing only her "parents" and brother. Close to her 17th birthday a man Heo Jun (Yoon Si Yoon), surprisingly finds her hideout and later gets entangled with events surrounding her. He unconditionally helps her on the quest to break the curse. 

My rating: ☆☆☆ (3/5)

Friend, the great legacy (korean movie)

Sung Hoon (Kim Woo Bin) lived with his mother, surrounded by her gangster friends, never knowing his father. Due to environment he becomes a gangster himself and sooner or later gets arrested. 

In prison he meets Joon Seok (Yu Oh Seong) who used to be gangster leader and is in prison for the past 17 years. Sung Hoon is sheltered due to his mother's request to Joon Seok, who used to be her friend. The younger feels the other man is the only one who understands him. 

When Joon Seok is released, he tries to regain his position, fighting against current gang leader. Once Sung Hoon is released as well, the two join together. Sung Hoon later learns that Joon Seok had a part in his father's death.

My rating: ☆☆ (2/5)

Uncontrollably fond (korean drama)

Shin Joon Young (Kim Woo Bin) in the past lived with his single mother wishing to become prosecutor like his father who didn't even know of his existence. He liked a girl No Eul (Bae Suzy) but always teased her, making her, who liked him as well, weary, never really taking him serious.

Things change after No Eul's father hit-and-run accident. While she pursues the truth, Joon Young realizes it is his father who changed the case. Being the loyal son to his father, he tries to steal the evidence from No Eul and almost causes her death. Full of regrets he quits his wish to become a prosecutor while No Eul, together with her younger brother, disappears.

In present time, the two meet again, both still not over each other. No Eul became producer and wants Joon Young, now worldwide known actor and singer, to participate in a meaningful documentary about life. What, she doesn't know is that he recently learned that he doesn't have much time left to live and wants to fully use that time for her sake.

My rating: ☆☆☆ (3/5)

Unforgettable / Pure love (korean movie)

Bum Sil (Park Yong Woo) works for the radio broadcasting station. One day, a letter arrives to the program. The letter was written by Soo Ok (Kim Soo Hyun) from 23 years ago, Bum Sil's old friend and first love. The letter not only reminds him of the past but also three other friends who also listen to his radio show. 

The story switches to 23 years ago. Bum Sil (EXO's D.O.), Soo Ok and three others are good friends, have fun, enjoy every day together. Soo Ok has defected legs and can't walk properly so the other four always make sure to have good time, take her to places, Bum Sil usually the one to carry her around. The new doctor in village brings good news for her, she could get operation which would fix her problem. Happy she wouldn't have to bother others anymore, to go out when they aren't around and be free. Sadly, future happenings are what none of them can forget even in their adulthood.

The story of undying friendship, coming of age, broken dreams and unspoken feelings. 

My rating: ☆☆☆☆ (4/5) (so many tears T__T)

Splash splash love (korean web drama)

Jang Dan Bi (Kim Seul Gi) is a 19-years old student right before her most important life exams. With pressure from school and mother she feels incompetent and simply wants to run away from her life for at least a day.

On the day of the exam she is caught in the rain and falls into the big puddle just to find herself in Joseon period right in the middle of a ritual to end 3 years long drought.

In this world she becomes competent and useful. During her stay, she helps king Lee Do (Yun Du Jun) who she later discovers, is one of the most important rulers in South Korean hystory.

Short but really nice :)

My rating: ☆☆☆☆ (4/5)

Oh my Venus (korean drama)

Kang Joo-Eun (Shin Min-A) was a school beauty having all of the men under her feet. She had a great boyfriend and all seemed perfect. Years later she becomes a lawyer but there is no sign of her beauty left and her boyfriend whom she was with for 15 years breaks up with her. 

Kim Young-Ho/John Kim (So Ji-Sub) had a terrible illness during his childhood which makes him believe that healthy lifestyle and excercise makes a person the most beautiful. He hides from his weathy family, scared of his father and pitties his grandmother. He psychologically still didn't fully recover from his childhood illness, battling it on his own. Now, he is a personal trainer in USA and due to a scandal with famous woman, he runs away back to South Korea. On the way there he stumbles uppon Kang Joo-Eun and later becomes her personal trainer. 

It is a story how to treasure your body, knowing your limits, believing you can do it if you set your mind to it. That it is okay to go outside of your world as well. And of course the trainee-trainer relationship slowly develops as well :)

My rating: ☆☆☆☆ (4/5)

Tomorrow boy (korean web drama)

Tomorrow boy is a short story about a boy who lives with his grandma and 3 younger siblings, bearing the responsibilities for them. Each day he works many part time jobs, tries to pay father's debt and has no time for other things (like girls). One day he saves a girl at burger shop who then follows him around. Since then she is able to see the world outside of her prestigue one.

My rating: ☆☆☆ (3/5)

Goodbye Mr. Black (korean drama)

Cha Ji-Won and Min Sun-Jae are best friends and like brothers. Ji-Won's father raised Sun Jae as his own child after the boy escaped his own father. Ji-Won and Sun-Jae work for Navy Special Operations Force, often being on opposite sides when it comes to training. Sun Jae always compeeting a bit more intensively and secretly loving Yoon Ma-Ri, Ji-Won's fiancee. 

Ji-Won went on a trip to Thailland on his father's task to deliver some documents, At that time Ji-Won meets Kaya (later Kim Swan), a girl selling fake mango juice and more or less living with the street, stealing etc. She later helps him escaping due to wrongful murder occusation which happened after Ji-Won's investigations on his father's mysterious death. Ji-Won later barelly escapes the claws of death after witnessing his attacker. He disappears and five years later returns as Mr. Black on a task to find his father's killers, his disappeared sister and get back at those that did his family so much wrong. And he doesn't have enough time on his hands.

My rating: ☆☆☆ (3/5)

Fatal Intuition (korean movie)

Warning: possible spoilers!

FINALLY!! This is what I have to say first because the good subtitles finally came and I could finally see my hubby Joo Won in thriller movie which had damn captivating trailer :) For me it was worth the wait. 

Two weedings and a funeral (korean movie)

Warning #1: possible spoilers :D

Warning #2: honosexuality content (again) XD

It is like me and my friend are having "battle" of watching homosexual movies rofl :D Is fun thou :) Especially when you discover some nice movies like this one. 

Just friends? (short korean movie)

Warning #1: possible spoilers! XD

Warning #2: homosexuality content :D

Half an hour, really short movie, but I spent an hour or more on it... It wasn't bad, at all!! I just had to pause because the cuteness overload was tough to bear in one piece :D Half an hour and I'm totally drained from overflowing feelings lol 

Story is about two dating boys. First goes to visit second who is in military and there meets second's mother as well :P How to explain their relationship to her? Just friends?

One way trip (korean movie)

Warning: possible spoilers!

I waited for this movie, I soooo waited for it because Ji Soo is in the lead role :D *cough* can't get over the fact he didn't get the girl in past dramas :P *cough* XD

Story short: four best friends go on a trip because one of them will join military next day and they plan to enjoy the day together. They get together and travel, have fun, sneek peeks at girls like normal boys their age etc. There are some important words I wanna point out that I felt there: friendship, bonding, youth, trip, freedom... Then at the evening they encounter an arguing couple, man hitting his wife. Helping the woman causes bit of an accident. At police they try to tell them they didn't do anything wrong but the woman says they killed her husband, changing her story that the boys suddenly attacked them... 

Signal (korean drama)

Warning: possible spoilers!

I finished this drama yesterday but let me again rely on my laziness :D And secondly I had to sleep it over and collect my thoughts about this one :)

Story is set in police environment and our main characters are Park Hae Young (criminal profiler), Cha Soo Hyun (team leader of criminal department) and Lee Jae Han.(detective from 1989). Hae Young, who has his own behind story, in 2015 accidentally comes accross a walkie-talkie which connects him to a detective in 1989, Jae Han. Together they solve cases or try to catch the criminal sooner to prevent further victims. But things aren't that easy when you deal with a time thingy, right? Future changes... People's fates changes... On top of that they try to figure out why and how Jae Han went missing in 2000. 

Remember (korean drama)

Warning: possible spoilers :D

Continuing my stalking of Seung Ho, I finally saw his drama Remember. But to be honest I have no idea what to think about it now... Sadly waited for it to be finished... 

Story is about Jin Woo (Seung Ho) with perfect memory whose father is wrongly put in prison. Not trusting anyone anymore he decided to become a lawyer himself and save his father. 5 years later, he becomes great lawyer, still chasing the real killer and how to put him behind bars. Sadly, inheriting it after his father, he also starts showing signs of Alzheimer's.

Feelings...

Listening to my group these days instensively again :) 

Can't help but get emotional at songs like this... Hong Ki's voice fits sooo well to the lyrics...

The priests (korean movie)

Yes I came home from the trip last night but had time to watch yet another movie. And luckily I saw it when I wasn't that much excited to see it :D Why? Well I decided on this movie because my Joo Won's doppleganger Dong Won is usually good in acting (not saying he wasn't this time XD) and because the trailer seemed exciting :D

Shoot me in the heart (korean movie)

This movie made me a little confused because at some moments I wanted to laugh but at some moments I was really angry or even sad... 

This lovely mix is going on at a mental hospital. We have two boys acted by Lee Min-Ki (who I saw in some other works before) and Yeo Jin-Goo (who is one of my favorite youngest actors and was also great as child actor since way back, I remember Iljimae ah the cutie XD). *cough* Anyway back to the story :D Lee Min-Ki's character is outgoing, loud, free but is locked in the hospital because his family is fighting over inheritance and he is kinda in a way, almost made him crazy at some point. He is the troublemaker who tries to escape the hospital. Then there is Yeo Jin-Goo's character which is timid, silent, wants to avoid trouble and wants to hide from the world and also from himself due to his trauma regarding mother's suicide (this was the sad part...). Sadly he gets more and more tangled up with the troublesome Min-Ki until he joins him in trying to escape as well :)

Page turner (korean drama)

Warning: possible spoilers :D 

"This is the warm story of three youths. Like a page turner who turns music sheets, they aid the performance in the closest place... and do their best to make the performer shine. They'll become your best partner. As we mentioned, let us emphasise that this is... a story of three youths... who become page turners to each other."

Socialphobia (korean movie)

Just saw this korean movie and must say it is slightly scary how social media works, how people are twisted around hot topics, online bullying, threatening etc. Somehow really scary to watch :D