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)

The 100 (american series)

97 years ago nuclear apocalypse made Earth inhabitable. Last survivors of mankind lived in space until they were slowly running out of time to survive as well. Thus they picked 100 teenager deliquents and sent them to the ground to explore if the ground is survivable. Arriving down there, back "home", they face the struggles to survive on this unfamiliar place, somewhere they never stepped foot on, somewhere they could only imagine. On top of that they struggle with dangers from the people that stayed on the ground and survived one way or another through the past 97 years. 

The secrets, the mysteries... The meaning of Earth. The meaning to be human. What is right and what is wrong. The loss, the fight, comrades... Making a new world. Making a home. War and peace. Many many interesting themes mixing together. 

I just finished season three and felt like making a short post about it. It is really great series!

Me before you (american-british movie)

Lou Clark, with her weird sense of fashion, bright smile and positive attitude loses her job. Without having any experiance in nursing, she applies to take care of Will Traynor. Will lived his life to the fullest but is now paralyzed man who has no will to live like this. With the new nurse many things change. Will looks brighter, opens up a bit more and changes Lou's life in many ways. But can she change his own decisions?

My rating: ☆☆☆☆ (4/5) 
T__T

Quote: 
"You have to widen your horizons Clark. You only get one life. And it is actually your duty to live it as fully as possible."

Deadpool (american movie)

Wade Wilson's finally happy life somersaulted when he was diagnosed with cancer. After hearing he could be saved, he took part in an experiment that would make him better but bring out the super powers in him. Sadly, the side effects were worse than he thought. 

Now, Deadpool is a superhero... no he is not. He is anything but that. Sure he has super powers, wears tight colorful clothes and is chasing bad guys. He is a killer, chatterbox with dark sense of humor, bad attitude and is on a revenge quest. 

My rating: ☆☆☆☆ (4/5)

Wolf girl and black prince (japanese movie)

Shinohara Erika, after entering high school, to fit in a clique, creates a lie. Her friends all had boyfriends and talked mainly about them. Erika, not having a boyfriend didn't want to be left alone, so she lied about having one. Her lie worked for a while until her friends wanted to see at least his picture because even they started doubting her a little. 

Suddenly one day she sees a handsome boy and before thinking much, she takes a picture of him and runs away. She shows the picture to her friends who recognize the boy as Sata Kyouya who goes to the same school. Feeling desperate she asks him to be her fake boyfriend. She never imagined he would agree but what he asks in exchange...

My rating: ☆☆☆ (3/5)

A girl and three sweethearts (japanese drama)

Sakurai Misaki's dream is to become great patissier, running her own business. While focusing on her career, busy at her curent job, she left love on side tracks. After being suddenly fired from her curent job, she has troubles finding new one. That is until she, after years, meets her first love Shibasaki Chiaki who invites her to work at his restaurant by the sea and can also provide her a place to stay. She decides to take this work chance and promises to dedicate this summer to love as well. That wouldn't be tough since she would work with her first love right? 

What she doesn't expect is that Chiaki lives with his two younger brothers, Kanata and Touma. The three brothers promised their father to protect the family restaurant Sea Sons. Oldest, Chiaki is nice and warm, doing the administration work for their restaurant. Middle one, Kanata, is the chef, slightly cold hearted and rude while youngest Touma is still a student. Misaki is suddenly riding a roller coaster of work, love, family, friendship. 

My rating: ☆☆☆ (3/5)

Jinx (japanese movie)

Ji Ho, korean girl loses her boyfriend in a car accident. Not being able to move on, she decides for a change. For a few months she moves to Japan and attends school there. On her first day in girl-dorm's cafeteria she notices Yamaguchi Kaede.

Kaede is sitting on her own, alone, shy, with plain look and no expression on her face. She reminds Ji Ho of her past self and decides to become friends. Kaede at first isn't happy about the always smiling Ji Ho who sticks around her at all times but they slowly become good friends.

Ji Ho learns that Kaede likes Nomura Yuusuke, a boy she was friends with in past but they drifted apart due to some circumstances. Now, despite liking each other, Kaede and Yuusuke are both too shy to talk to each other. Ji Ho decides to step in to help them.

My rating: ☆☆☆☆ (4/5)

Heroine disqualified (japanese movie)

Hatori and Rita are childhood friends. When Rita was little, his parents left him alone, he was bullied in school. Hatori was the only one who stood on his side and became his friend. He found her annoying at first, tried to chase her away but she remained close to him.

Years later in school she believes he is the "hero" of the story she is telling and she "heroine" because to her, it seemed obvious they will start dating sooner or later but never said anything about her feelings to him. Then one day, he suddenly starts dating a girl from their school and her seat as "heroine" started to shake. On top of that, the popular boy in school started showing interest in her while she is trying to regain her "heroine" seat.

My rating: ☆☆☆ (3/5)

L _ DK (japanese movie)

Aoi supports her friend when she is about to confess to school's most popular boy, Shuusei, who until now rejected every girl that confessed to him. After yet another negative answer, this time to her friend, Aoi faces him but during it, Shuusei gets slightly hurt. He fakes to be hurt much more than he was to make her take care of him. She takes him home and realizes they are neighbors. After another slight accident at his home, he can't live there for a while and decides to crash into her home. 

How can they cope living in the same home? Will her dislike turn into yet another broken heart? Why does he reject all girls without giving them a chance? 

My rating: ☆☆☆☆ (4/5)

Orange (manga and movie)

One day Naho recieves a letter which came from her future self - sent from 10 years in the future. The letter, written as a diary for certain days, states things that will happen to her, her friends and their new transfered student, Kakeru.
Naho at first doesn't believe the contents but she slowly sees that everything the letter says, comes true. The worst part of the letter is that Kakeru, their new friend, won't be with them 10 years in the future. It contains a plea to save him because his death at 17 wasn't an accident. That way she would also save herself and her friends from regrets they would feel later on.
Knowing the future, Naho tries to change the present to save Kakeru, the boy she started having feelings for, just like the letter said she will.
Can she and her friends change the future? What is hiding behind Kakeru's smile? What bothers him so much? How to even help him from himself? Does it mean Naho has to change as well? To not be the girl who hides her feelings, to be more open and face everything head on. But does she have enough courage?

The power of bonding, friendship, companionship, sharing burdens, not giving up and live to be true to yourself so you won't have regrets later. It is really great story. I loved it deeply <3

I also saw there is live-action movie... I SAW IT. I loved it!

You are my sunshine (chinese drama)

Story revolves around university sweethears. Mo Sheng, avid photographer, one day takes a picture of Yi Chen sitting at the tree and since that day closely follows him. Slowly he begins to warm up for her as well and they soon became a couple. One day, due to misunderstanding and family issues Mo Sheng flies to america, leaving Yi Chen and everyone else behind. While she thinks Yi Chen never wants to see her again, she is reluctant to return back to China while Yi Chen is really angry with her but keeps waiting for her return. After 7 years she flies back to China and soon afterwards they meet again. Can they return to the way they were before? Can they clear their misunderstandings? Can they overcome the new obstacles, heading their way? 

My rating: ☆☆☆ (3/5)

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)

Angels and demons (book + movie)

Robert Langdon, a symbologist is called to a research facility Cern to analyze an ambigram symbol burned into a dead researcher's chest. The symbol belongs to secret brotherhood Illuminati who were centuries ago church's biggest enemies (researchers, scientists). With the researcher's death, a dangerous invention, like a time bomb, is stolen which would cause enormous damage if not found soon enough. This leads Robert and researcher's daughter Vittoria to Vatican city, in the middle of preparations for conclave. Not only they need to find the ticking bomb but also missing four cardinals which would be killed in a sequence of an hour at Illuminati churches. The time is dangerously ticking away while Robert and Swiss guards follow the path of Illuminati, trying to prevent the war between "good and evil".

My rating: 
- book ☆☆☆☆☆ (5/5)
- movie ☆☆☆ (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)