Think you know angst? So do the makers of Korean dramas :)

[dangermousie]

Aaaaaand...we have a record, ladies and gentlemen, for the fastest angst in a kdrama, clocking in at 2 minutes 43 seconds after the first episode started. I am watching Summer Scent and we have just seen Hero run to the hospital (cabs being mysteriously unavailable) just in time to see his fiancee die. On their wedding day.

Well, to look on the bright side, his life can only go up from there...wait, it's a kdrama, I lied - I am sure it can get much worse!

Did I mention that the drama opened with Heroine's high school narration that if her heart still beats when she is older, she wants to have the most perfect and tragic love? YUP.

I am IN LOVE.

lesbiassparrow, this is so your thing!

I have also started Swallow the Sun and like it. I am, however, beginning to wonder why the maker has a fixation for having his hero view the heroine as a personal Madonna (I don't mean in the virgin/whore kind of way, but in worshipping) because that whole trope of tough guy with childhood from hell for whom one bright spot in said childhood was a girl he felt was above him? So far we got All In, Lobbyist, and now Swallow the Sun. Three dramas is beginning to push the whole 'it's just a coincidence' thing. I love this trope so no objection but I do get curious (Side note from a side note. One of my fave kdrama bits ever is related to this, in All In - the hero who is working for a tough mafia guy, mowing down rival mobsters with a machine gun so he can get to his wedding on time. I approved).

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[ambergold.livejournal.com]

in time to see his fiancee die. On their wedding day.
That's nice.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I think when angst is set up this way, it assures I cannot take all the misery seriously.

This said, it's beautifully shot (like all seasons dramas) and has a *gasp* happy ending - plus, I cannot wait to see until all the wallowing in misery starts once he finds out that the girl who brought his heart back from the gave, metaphorically, is the recepient of his dead fiancee's heart, literally. YUM.

[ambergold.livejournal.com]

hahaha. I'll probably watch it at some point.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

I am, however, beginning to wonder why the maker has a fixation for having his hero view the heroine as a personal Madonna (I don't mean in the virgin/whore kind of way, but in worshipping)

Is the pedestal solid crystal with hand-carved engravings?

in All In - the hero who is working for a tough mafia guy, mowing down rival mobsters with a machine gun so he can get to his wedding on time. I approved).


I may attempt this again. I got turned off by the Engrish and too much angstily standing in a field. (Or something.)

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Is the pedestal solid crystal with hand-carved engravings?

With sapphires and diamonds stuck on the sides.


I may attempt this again. I got turned off by the Engrish and too much angstily standing in a field. (Or something.)

All In is a drama that is sort of a paradox, for me - the excellent parts are so very excellent. Not to mention I adore Lee Byung Hun and he and Song Hye Kyo have scary chemistry. But I found gambling and business stuff rather dull (though I can see why the core audience liked it). FF is a great help for this drama.