Slice Of Life - KDrama Addict

The other day I was pondering as to why I continued watching Kdrama all these years and I think I found my answer.  It has been about  3  years since I started watching Kdrama religiously. I have watched all types - comedy, thrillers, murder, slapstick, tearjerkers, drama, romance - you name it. Maybe I would have left out a few genres  such  as horror  or  watched less time  travel,  and   teen romances. But it still keeps me hooked  and  I am left wanting more. The fact that most of the series are 12-16 episodes long makes them better than Indian serials that go on for decades.  Yes, some dailies  do  go on for several months  but   they  are  fairly  better than our Indian ones.   Why do I like  them,  that I keep watching and that the audience  across the world  keeps growing by the minute? Well, the stories have some element of human touch , they  explor...

 Business proposal Very popular series this year. Classic kdrama trope but made hilarious thanks to the lead characters. The second lead pair is also cute, especially the 2ML. The 1ML looks like a junior version of Park Seo-joon tbh, and his kdrama obsessed grandpa is hilarious too. S2 is coming thanks to how much it appealed to the public. School 2017 One of the very cute Kdramas I've watched. Unlike other series which had high school romance, this one was neat. Yes there are the usual elements of rivalry, frenemies, rich boy, poor girl, but still it was engaging and entertaining. Give it a watch if you want to see Business Proposal lead during her younger days, loved her in both.  Reply 1988 This series deserves a separate blog but since I did not note down the finer points I am writing a very short review here. It was boring at first, 3 episodes later, you are thoroughly enjoying each and every aspect of the series. Took me back to my childhood tbh. Hye-ri, I loved her thro...

Image from IMDB Like always, a few actors leave an impression on you so much that you go on a spiral watching their every Kdrama or movie. And in the same fashion, I stumbled upon this movie of Shin Seung-ho who played the adorable crown prince of Daeho in Alchemy of Souls 1 & 2 . I wondered how this film would be since it was about a wrestler with Shin Seung-ho playing a wrestler Kang Woo-ram who quits the sport after his coach passes away suddenly. There was something very endearing about this movie that keeps you hooked on till the very end. How that double Patty that he encounters by chance becomes the central theme that connects him to the FL Lee Hyun-ji played by Irene forms the story. It is pretty slow, like most Korean films, very much like our lives, but those small details in the mundane is what is brought out very beautifully. Every Korean movie does that, just that not every film can be watched and stomached by the general audience. The secret to film making one has to ...

Well, one of the best series of 2022 - lots of magic and action. It took me a while, at least till episode 4 of S1 to understand who each of the names corresponded to, what alchemy of souls meant, why someone does it, what or who mages are, and all that jazz. Till the 4th episode, things go slow but once you start understanding things, there's no looking back. Jang Uk played by Lee Jae-wook is fantastic, he is the black sheep in the family and has no powers or skills but with the help of his maid Mu Deok-i, he goes on a quick learner mode and picks up most of the skills that take years to master. He is also lucky in many ways and seems like the stars are aligning to help him out. Loved the chemistry between all the stars, Mu Deok-i played by Jung So-min whom I first saw in Because It Is My First Life, is pretty and smart as ever. The story gets interesting and intriguing with each episode. We get to understand why Jang Uk was not taught anything and why he did not develop any skill...

This series is yet another heartwarming one from Hyeri. I love how she chooses her scripts. I watched it purely for her. Warning - this one covers death, bereavement, and funerals so if you will get triggered pls exercise caution. Hyeri or Dong baek lands a job as a funeral director and discovers that she has a special power - the dead talk to her just before they depart to the other world - she is able to get to know their final wishes and she has to do it, if she doesn't, she keeps getting hurt, involved in small accidents that remind her of her duty. She runs away after she meets the first "spirit", a little boy. But after all those reminders, she comes back to her job only to be shunned by her boyfriend (namchin) and other people around her just because she touches dead bodies and they deem it unlucky. Hyeri continues working in the job inspite of her father forbidding her from doing it. So she moves to a rented place owned by Vincent who runs an errand startup, A Dim...

Cute characters, relatable, and probably the ones you'll find in a neighborhood coffee shop, this series (a very short one) is a warm story of a coffee shop run by a single man. He's been doing it for 20-odd years and hasn't hired anyone until Go bi makes his appearance. The chemistry and camaraderie the shop owner has with his regulars and the new hire, Go bi, is charming. Over 12 episodes of 30 mins (approx.) each, each episode showcases different things about life in a very simple yet impactful way. The dialogues mouthed by the characters as well as the situations are very relatable and the episodes leave you with a smile at the end. This scene was too good. Reminds us that we need not know everything every time. A gentle reminder to switch off, go off-grid (at least once in a while) The final episode connected the sentiment with the pandemic and words that you would have wanted to hear sometime. It did for me. This scene below the coffee shop owner invites all his frien...

Hands down this is 2022's best series, in fact, Reborn Rich will be on the top 10 list of best Kdrama ever. I began watching "Youngest son of the conglomerate" aka Reborn rich after reading a few chapters of the web novel it is originally based on. I noticed that the web novel didn't delve too deep into details. The writer of the series has done a very neat job with the narration and character building and has made it very captivating till the end. This is probably the second rebirth-themed series I am watching in 2022 after Again My Life. Yes, Goblin also had a rebirth theme but not exactly like this. Slick series, multilayered characters surrounding the theme of corruption, revenge, and power politics within a conglomerate. The main lead fits the character to the T. Mind-blowing script, awesome characterisation, amazing actors, screenplay, and direction is top notch. Trust me, you can watch this one over and over again. The audience is left guessing until the end, e...

I watched Eve after I saw Seo hye in Lawless Lawyer . I was shocked to see how much she had lost weight, she was all so pale in the entire series. I feel she had to lose weight to resemble a girl in her 20s. But believe me, she was so fragile. I couldn't bear seeing her. While she does a fantabulous job with her acting, she can jump from being the coy Sun Bin to the menacing La El in seconds, her skinniness does keep troubling me. I really hope she is alright healthwise. Coming to the story, a revenge drama, can get gory and scary, keeps you startled for most part (at least I was), disgusted by the villains for their actions. How greed and power once again make people do things that are inhuman. How one man's greed for power and money can make him destroy an entire family and this man doesn't stop at hurting others, he hurts his own people. How growing up in such a situation can make a child also a devil. Actors did a fantastic job getting into the skin of the characters. A...

I had finished One dollar lawyer - a feel-good, funny, and warm legal series and was impressed by Namkoong Min's acting. The way he smiled, frowned, laughed, and walked, so like all fangirls, I googled him, and wow. The wonder of wonders, he is a multi-talented personality! 2021's The Veil came up in the search and when I read the reviews I had to watch it. Trigger warning - this series has a lot (I mean a lottt) of blood, violence, and gore, so please use your discretion to watch. The opening scene itself turned my insides so much that I decided to drop the series. Watched a little bit of Little Women again and then came back to this series once again. Every episode in this series has a mind-blowing beginning and closing scenes. When you think, oh god this must be it for Namkoong Min, he just surprises you, my goodness, out of this world experience, you are left with your mouth open - like what just hit me! Every single episode is packed with action, I thought Again My Life ...

Didn't hear too much about this series on social media but decided to give it a shot for 2 reasons 1. Is a legal drama 2. Has only 12 episodes. Until the 8th episode, we are still trying to figure out who Cheon Jihun is and why he does what he does. He comes across as a funny, silly lawyer who charges only 1000 won as legal fees. But we also see him wear fancy clothes and goggles at any part of the day. Then we realize how he was and how he changed himself to be. In the past, he is seen to be as less emotive and doesn't show his emotions at all. He hardly smiles at people, doesn't mix too much, generally, a socially awkward kind of person. But he warms up to a fellow lawyer slowly. I really loved how he finally grieved the passing of his then-girlfriend and how he takes up her dream as his. Cheon Jihun - I've never seen his dramas or movies but what a guy. Looks very plain and has no special stuff (on the exterior) but what acting he can do! I kind of like his walking s...