a rant on Myung Wol rants :)

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In other news, I got my hands on Laura Kinsale's The Shadow and the Star. I mean, the hero is an English virgin ninja. This is so wtf, I have to read it.

a rant on Myung Wol rants :)

( Read more... )

In other news, I got my hands on Laura Kinsale's The Shadow and the Star. I mean, the hero is an English virgin ninja. This is so wtf, I have to read it.

a rant on Myung Wol rants :)

( Read more... )

In other news, I got my hands on Laura Kinsale's The Shadow and the Star. I mean, the hero is an English virgin ninja. This is so wtf, I have to read it.

Can't Lose - oh yes you can!

So, I checked out the first ep of the new romcom with Choi Ji Woo and Yoon Sang Hyun, Can't Lose.

I am afraid it's not for me in the least. I am not predisposed to like lawyer dramas or divorce-related dramas in the first place, but it's more than that. The first ep set my teeth on edge - everything is so 'cutesy', so over-the-top, so shrill. Everyone is mugging like expressions are going out of style and the characters make me want to give them prozac (especially the female lead. I also find her unlikeable, but that is a separate issue). The poster pretty much encapsulates the vibe - if the poster appeals to you, you'll probably like the drama.

Granted, I watched it raw and may be missing some amazing dialogue that would put it all in a new light, but I don't think so. I bet it will have its fans - it seems well-made - but this is simply not a genre that appeals to me. It's not that it is a bad drama - it is just of the subtype - the wacky loud romcom - that I almost never go for.

Can't Lose - oh yes you can!

So, I checked out the first ep of the new romcom with Choi Ji Woo and Yoon Sang Hyun, Can't Lose.

I am afraid it's not for me in the least. I am not predisposed to like lawyer dramas or divorce-related dramas in the first place, but it's more than that. The first ep set my teeth on edge - everything is so 'cutesy', so over-the-top, so shrill. Everyone is mugging like expressions are going out of style and the characters make me want to give them prozac (especially the female lead. I also find her unlikeable, but that is a separate issue). The poster pretty much encapsulates the vibe - if the poster appeals to you, you'll probably like the drama.

Granted, I watched it raw and may be missing some amazing dialogue that would put it all in a new light, but I don't think so. I bet it will have its fans - it seems well-made - but this is simply not a genre that appeals to me. It's not that it is a bad drama - it is just of the subtype - the wacky loud romcom - that I almost never go for.

Can't Lose - oh yes you can!

So, I checked out the first ep of the new romcom with Choi Ji Woo and Yoon Sang Hyun, Can't Lose.

I am afraid it's not for me in the least. I am not predisposed to like lawyer dramas or divorce-related dramas in the first place, but it's more than that. The first ep set my teeth on edge - everything is so 'cutesy', so over-the-top, so shrill. Everyone is mugging like expressions are going out of style and the characters make me want to give them prozac (especially the female lead. I also find her unlikeable, but that is a separate issue). The poster pretty much encapsulates the vibe - if the poster appeals to you, you'll probably like the drama.

Granted, I watched it raw and may be missing some amazing dialogue that would put it all in a new light, but I don't think so. I bet it will have its fans - it seems well-made - but this is simply not a genre that appeals to me. It's not that it is a bad drama - it is just of the subtype - the wacky loud romcom - that I almost never go for.

I have just realized that the number of kdrama romcoms I have genuinely loved is vanishingly small

They are (in no order):

My Girl
Delightful Girl Chunhyang
Myung Wol the Spy
Goong
Full House
Coffee Prince
Last Scandal

Marry Me Mary came close but ultimately derailed in a spectacular fashion.

That's seven out of gazillion made and gazillion watched. I am not including kdramas that had romcom elements but were not romcoms - Capital Scandal (period/spy/romcom), Prosecutor Princess (revenge/procedural/romcom), Secret Garden (melodrama more than anything, but with fantasy and, at a stretch, some romcom elements), Pick the Stars (family drama/melodrama with a few romcom elements). No idea if Who Are You is considered a romcom or a hybrid or something else entirely, but it's also on the list. But even if you add in the hybrids, it's still a vanishing number. Funny thing is, I adore twdrama romcoms.

Clearly, chances of this kdrama genre striking gold with me are slimmer than slim. But it still beats office dramas - unless you consider Worlds Within one, the sole one I ever loved was Sapuri, and that's not even a kdrama.

ETA: LOL, I just realized that all seven named have scads and scads of angst. Ah, self, so predictable!

I have just realized that the number of kdrama romcoms I have genuinely loved is vanishingly small

They are (in no order):

My Girl
Delightful Girl Chunhyang
Myung Wol the Spy
Goong
Full House
Coffee Prince
Last Scandal

Marry Me Mary came close but ultimately derailed in a spectacular fashion.

That's seven out of gazillion made and gazillion watched. I am not including kdramas that had romcom elements but were not romcoms - Capital Scandal (period/spy/romcom), Prosecutor Princess (revenge/procedural/romcom), Secret Garden (melodrama more than anything, but with fantasy and, at a stretch, some romcom elements), Pick the Stars (family drama/melodrama with a few romcom elements). No idea if Who Are You is considered a romcom or a hybrid or something else entirely, but it's also on the list. But even if you add in the hybrids, it's still a vanishing number. Funny thing is, I adore twdrama romcoms.

Clearly, chances of this kdrama genre striking gold with me are slimmer than slim. But it still beats office dramas - unless you consider Worlds Within one, the sole one I ever loved was Sapuri, and that's not even a kdrama.

ETA: LOL, I just realized that all seven named have scads and scads of angst. Ah, self, so predictable!

I have just realized that the number of kdrama romcoms I have genuinely loved is vanishingly small

They are (in no order):

My Girl
Delightful Girl Chunhyang
Myung Wol the Spy
Goong
Full House
Coffee Prince
Last Scandal

Marry Me Mary came close but ultimately derailed in a spectacular fashion.

That's seven out of gazillion made and gazillion watched. I am not including kdramas that had romcom elements but were not romcoms - Capital Scandal (period/spy/romcom), Prosecutor Princess (revenge/procedural/romcom), Secret Garden (melodrama more than anything, but with fantasy and, at a stretch, some romcom elements), Pick the Stars (family drama/melodrama with a few romcom elements). No idea if Who Are You is considered a romcom or a hybrid or something else entirely, but it's also on the list. But even if you add in the hybrids, it's still a vanishing number. Funny thing is, I adore twdrama romcoms.

Clearly, chances of this kdrama genre striking gold with me are slimmer than slim. But it still beats office dramas - unless you consider Worlds Within one, the sole one I ever loved was Sapuri, and that's not even a kdrama.

ETA: LOL, I just realized that all seven named have scads and scads of angst. Ah, self, so predictable!