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[Review] Nine: Nine Time Travels – 나인: 아홉 번의 시간 여행

NINE LIVES OF A TIME-TRAVELING DRAMA

Newsman Park Sun Woo (Lee Jin Wook) is given nine chances to travel back through time to right the wrongs of the past.  Through his journeys, he realizes that correcting minor things in the past veers his life in an unforeseen direction in the present.

The big thing about watching this drama was to see if the makers of Queen In Hyun’s Man figured out the time traveling genre to make it worthwhile to explore Nine.  After having seen both, there are clearly some differences.  Some things that were done better in the Queen In Hyun’s Man and some which were done better in Nine and this review will be making a number of comparisons.

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by chunkeemonkeeato on May 20, 2013  •  Permalink
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Late Spring TV Report (2013)

SO MANY TV SHOWS, SO LITTLE TIME

It hasn’t been too long since my last TV rundown but there are so many new shows that it was about time.  Just a note about my American shows: I’m a bit behind on quite a few shows.  I noted them where possible but there are some shows where I’m even a month behind.  It’s been a busy, busy spring.  However, I’m more likely to sacrifice sleep for an addicting show rather than stay up for a mediocre one.

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by chunkeemonkeeato on May 11, 2013  •  Permalink
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[Review] Iris 2 – 아이리스 2

FORGET KIM JONG UN, HERE’S THE BIGGER TRAVESTY

Iris 2 picks up where we leave off after the shocking finale of Iris 1.  Jung Yoo Gun (Jang Hyuk) investigates further into the shadowy, terrorist organization known as “Iris” and their mysterious leader, Mr Black.  Aiding him is Ji Soo Yeon (Lee Da Hae) and Seo Hyun Woo (Yoon Doo Joon).  North Korean agent Yoo Joong Won (Lee Bum Soo) thought he left his past behind but an old flame Kim Yeon Hwa (Im Soo Hyang) brings him back into the spy game.

I kinda knew the writing wasn’t going to be good for this drama, so why did I decide to watch it despite knowing that?  Iris 1 and Athena had some awesome, thrilling action sequences and because a lot of K-dramas tend to be romantic in nature whether comedic or melo, so as a reviewer I want to keep exposing myself to the differing genres.

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by chunkeemonkeeato on May 3, 2013  •  Permalink
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[Review] Incarnation of Money – 돈의 화신

YEAH, YEAH, THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL AND SUCH

Special branch prosecutor Lee Cha Don (Kang Ji Hwan) is quick-witted and smart but his ego causes him to lose everything.  By losing it all, he regains memory of his lost past and becomes determined to find justice for his family.  Bok Jae In (Hwang Jung Eum) is the daughter of a loan shark.  Despite her weight, she remains positive and spunky until a certain good-looking prosecutor crosses her path.

This is my second time around with Director Han Jung Hwan and Writers Jang Young Chul and Jung Kyung Soon.  I loved History of a Salaryman so much that I wanted to go again with this team.  Can’t say if Giant has the same plot progression but that wouldn’t surprise me.  They tend to start their dramas off at the heart of the mystery and then go back in time to tell the beginning of the story.  This one is no different but it’s a good plot device as it gets you straight to the core of the story.

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by chunkeemonkeeato on April 30, 2013  •  Permalink
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[Review] Level 7 Civil Servant – 7급 공무원

DOUBLE OH-NO

Han Gil Ro (Joo Won) has been dreaming of becoming a spy ever since watching his first 007 movie.  While Kim Seo Won (Choi Kang Hee) only wants to secure a stable job to financially support her family.  Gil Ro and Seo Won start off on the wrong foot and must deal with the many trust issues that plagues their relationship.  Meanwhile a shadowy figure sets his sights on taking down the National Intelligence Service.

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by chunkeemonkeeato on April 15, 2013  •  Permalink
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Just Bananas About: Week of 4/15/13

It’s been over a year since the first season of  Ten.  Now it’s finally back!  I’m partly frustrated and partly intrigued by the mystery while being impressed that the drama was able to pull me back in despite not getting the answers I wanted.  Yes, you read that right.  We don’t get the answers we want.  (Warning!  Spoilers ahead.)

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by chunkeemonkeeato on April 15, 2013  •  Permalink
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[Review] Flower Boy Next Door – 이웃집 꽃미남

QUE GEUM SERA SERA

The drama’s heroine loosely based on the story of Rapunzel.  Go Dok Mi (Park Shin Hye) is a shy, freelance editor who shuts herself away in the safety of her home.  She dislikes venturing outside unless absolutely necessary.  She also avoids interacting with her neighbors opting to spy on a good-looking guy in the neighboring building instead.

That is, until she is caught by his cousin, Enrique Geum (Yoon Shi Yoon).

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by chunkeemonkeeato on March 8, 2013  •  Permalink
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Late Winter TV Report (2013)

THE POPE HAS LEFT THE BUILDING BUT THE SHOW MUST GO ON

We’re living in fascinating times.  There are times when I think the subject matter of the stuff I watch is extremely timely but lately I’ve been feeling that there is more mediocre than good.  Maybe a few bad ones, too.  That is the whole point of these mini reviews.  It gives me a chance to highlight stuff that’s currently on the air.  Anyways, here goes nothing…

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by chunkeemonkeeato on March 1, 2013  •  Permalink
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[Review] Jeon Woo Chi – 전우치

OH DO IL EE GWAN JI ME A SUPERHERO

Jeon Woo Chi (Cha Tae Hyun) is a Taoist wizard who once studied under Hong Gil Dong.  In order to rid the country of corruption and get his love Hong Moo Yeon (Uee) back, Jeon Woo Chi must fight against two other power wizards, Ma Sook (Kim Gab Soo) and Kang Rim (Lee Hee Joon).

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[Review] The Great Seer – 대풍수

FENG SHUI-ING A POLITICAL UPHEAVAL

The drama spans about 50 years from King Gong Min’s reign in the Goryeo Dynasty to the beginnings of the Joseon Dynasty.  A group of Feng Shui advisors help to establish Lee Sung Gye as the first king of the Joseon Dynasty.

Normally I would have passed on this drama because of the length but I really love the actors in this cast.  After seeing them together on Strong Heart and Running Man, I was keen to give this drama a try.

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