I Miss You (Korean Drama)

Genre: Melodrama, Romance

Episode Total: 21

Main Cast:

Park Yoo Chun as Han Jung Woo

-Yeo Jin Goo as young Jung Woo (15 years old)

Yoon Eun Hye as Lee Soo Yeon/Zoe

-Kim So Hyun as young Soo Yeon (15 years old)

Yoo Seung Ho as Kang Hyung Joon/Harry Borrison

-Ahn Do Gyu  as young Hyung Joon

Jang Mi In Ae as Kim Eun Joo

-Yoo Yeon Mi as young Eun Joo

Synopsis:

The drama revolves around a guy and a girl, who both experience a painful end to their first loves at the tender age of 15, and then meet again as adults by playing game of love hide and seek.

Han Jung Woo has been a homicide detective for 2 years and he is looking for his childhood love, Lee Soo Yeon. Lee Soo Yeon is a fashion designer and often dream of Han Jung Woo searching for her. Meanwhile, Kang Hyung Joon is a cold-hearted, charismatic fund manager, who tries to take revenge on Han Jung Woo  because of the troubled relationship within their family.

Thoughts:

From prologue to the end, an amazing journey. Now that's what I call a melodrama. The emotions are strong and vivid. The portrayal of the characters was just on-point that you can delve deep into the character's struggles and fears. Sad atmosphere but pure joy to watch. You get sucked into the story and you feel like these characters are your friend or someone you know for a long time. I feel pity for the characters and I feel joy for the characters. The tears are just heartbreaking. The gestures they do for each other and the words they say to each other is just too much for my poor heart to bear. The soundtracks are also soothing and perfect for the story. If you haven't tried it, go ahead. At least for the handsome actors and pretty actresses...

Faith (Korean Drama)

Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Romance, Medical

Episode Total: 24

Main Cast:

Kim Hee Sun as Yoo Eun Soo

Lee Min Ho as Choi Young

Synopsis:

It is about a modern-day plastic surgeon who gets kidnapped and travels back in time to the Goryeo period, 700 years in the past. There, she meets and falls in love with a warrior who is the leader of the royal guard.

Thoughts:

Sweet Love Story. I love that there is a nice sense of fantasy in here. Action, Romance, Fantasy... My favourite genres in one drama and done very well. Tons of amazing fighting skills. Lots of heartwarming and cool romance. The fantasy was unbelievably amazing. There are twists in the story that would make you feeling strange. You would love to go on a ride with this drama. 

Playful Kiss (Korean Drama)

Genre: Romance, School

Episodes Total: 16 + 7 special episodes (hosted by Youtube)

Main Cast:

Jung So Min as Oh Ha Ni

Kim Hyun Joong as Baek Seung Jo

Lee Tae Sung as Bong Joon Goo

Synopsis:

Playful Kiss is based on the Japanese shojo manga, Itazura Na Kiss.

Oh Ha Ni is a sweet lively and happy high school student yet she is definitely not the sharpest crayon in the box. She has a crush on Baek Seung Jo, the smartest boy in school despite being chased loyally by Bong Joon Goo herself. When she confesses to Seung Jo through a letter, he brings it back to her, after grading it harshly and commenting that he hates stupid girls. When Oh Ha Ni's new house suddenly collapses, her father's friend offers for him and Ha Ni to stay with them. Unknown to Ha Ni, her father's friend is actually Baek Seung Jo's dad. As they continue to live under the same roof and attend Parang University together, Ha Ni continues to show affection for Seung Jo although he seems to be more interested in the equally clever and beautiful Yoon Hae Ra.

Thoughts:

It is a great remake of the Japanese version. When I truly at first watch the story, I was like what are the chances that your house collapses and your father's friend's son is the person you have a crush on. But as always, it only happens in dramaland usually. Anyways, it is worth the try to watch it.

Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge [Perfect Girl Evolution] (Japanese Drama)

Genre: Romance, Comedy

Episodes Total: 10

Year: 2010

Main Cast:

Kamenashi Kazuya as Takano Kyohei

Oomasa Aya as Nakahara Sunako

Tegoshi Yuya as Toyama Yukinojo

Shuntaro Miyao as Morii Ranmaru

Uchi Hiroki as Oda Takenaga

Kanbe Ranko as Kasahara Noi

Kato Seishiro as Nakahara Takeru

Takashima Reiko as Nakahara Mina

Osugi Ren as Shinichi (cafe master)

Synopsis:

Blessed with good looks, Takano Kyohei, a college student, is always suffering from the unreasonable behaviour of customers who want him and the sexual harassment of his store manager. Because of his hot temper, he loses his head on this occasion and is fired from his part-time job. Then one day, the glamorous owner, Ms Nakahara proposes, "I'll give you free board-and-lodging if you can turn my niece, Sunako, into a lady!" Kyohei and Toyama Yukinojo, Oda Takenaga and Morii Ranmaru, the other guys living together in the same boarding house, are enthusiastic, but the person who appears before the four of them is a spooky girl whose hair covers her face and who loves horror and vampires. And so, their tumultuous communal life begins...

Thoughts:

This drama is something to really have you moving around on your seats watching it. It is freakishly weird that you might have goosebumps. But not too much of it though, because the lead female character is super cool actually. Her fighting skills are top-notch. Sometimes you would be thinking they are truly a match made in heaven. Because of pride, the guy won't confess so you could get frustrated. But their cute budding relationship is great way of distracting yourself. Their attempts of making her the perfect lady proves to be a tough challenge but a roller coaster ride of fun and joy.