jaydk, posts by tag: kdramas - LiveJournal

After watching the Princess’ Man, I really liked Park Shi Hoo.  I wasn’t in love with his character but I really really loved watching him.  So I started making my way through his old series, which has been a pretty fun.

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It’s been fun watching the PSH series, in part because it’s like tracing an actor's classic rise through the kdrama ranks.  He’s gone from supporting and second lead roles to first lead in a family drama, to male lead in female-centric dramas (i.e., the hot love interest), to finally the Princess’ Man, where he headlines a big romance/action fusion costume drama and even gets to be the title character at last.  And yet funnily enough, while The Princess’ Man is what got me started on PSH and he was certainly good in it, particularly in the action and romance, I much prefer when he gets the chance to be adorable and little boy and then steamy and hot-blooded.   Less political action, more action…action, IOW.  But I did like the sword fights and dark avenger stuff an awful lot too.  So I hope PSH has another series coming up soon that he headlines and does more swordfights and rescuing of ladies in distress (or the modern day equivalent), but ALSO gets to be hopelessly in love with someone who’s oblivious to him and adorably awkward and funny about it.  Cause really, he’s SO made for that trope.

Next up in the Park Shi Hoo series is either Prosecutor Princess, which everyone seems to love but I’m avoiding because I don’t like legal dramas either, or How To Meet A Perfect Neighbor, in which PSH apparently once again manages to snag the leading lady despite being the second lead.  Do not doubt the power of PSH’s cute/hot combo.  He can even break the laws of kdramas.  But I might need to take a break and watch some action or thriller dramas, in which no one works in a corporate tower or is a messed up chaebol.  I know, who am I kidding?!? ;-)

So, just six or seven months later, I finally finished City Hunter.  Reading the year end reviews praising City Hunter made me decide to give it a final go and watch the last 5 episodes.  Not to my surprise, I have the same reactions, both good and bad, that I did the first time around. 

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And briefly, some other dramas I've watched recently that have been awesome!


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After not posting for a very long time, I'm back to put down my thoughts about my new interest, kdramas. It's been so much fun, exploring this new to me style of storytelling -- I think what I'm enjoying the most about kdramas is that they tell a complete story, from beginning to end, so that the characters can develop and change in significant ways and reach whatever conclusion they’re going to reach, unbound by the necessity of finding some way to keep a program on the air season after season. Also, I am an old-school soap fan, and I really love the big, iconic, melodramatic moments and cliffhangers, and kdramas serve them up all the time -- in slo-mo! With pounding theme music! It's really pretty great.

So far, I’ve just dipped my toes in and watched the following (lots of spoilers below):

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