I’m feeling very grateful to my Netflix algorithm as I type this, because without it, I may have never discovered this movie.
And (spoiler alert), I really, really liked this movie. 🥹
Show had me laughing, crying, and basically serving up my heart to it on a plate, which is already very impressive on a normal day.
This was even more impressive than average, however, because I was feeling out of sorts, while looking for something to watch – and yet, once I started, I found myself quickly feeling completely invested, y’all.
Yes, I think this movie is quite special. 🥲
Come see why you might like to check out this movie too?
Like what we did for the past couple of years, we’re having guest posts from the lovely folks on Patreon, to help us take stock of our drama years, yay! 🥳
We’ll be seeing about 2 guest posts per week, and this will unfold into January 2023, and that’s perfectly ok.
My annual year-in-review, which usually comes out in December, will also come out in January (or thereabouts 😅), after all the guest posts have been published.
If you missed our earlier posts, you can check them out as follows: Ele, Natalia, JJ, Sean, j3ffc, Uyen.
Today, I’m pleased to announce that MC is sharing her drama year.
Once upon a time, some years ago, MC mentioned in one of our conversations here on the blog, that she was about to become a mom, and while I was super happy for her, I also (secretly! And wistfully 😩😅) wondered if this was the beginning of the end, of her drama time, and therefore, our conversations.
(I mean, it’s a fair and reasonable thing to wonder, I think, since my own sister stopped watching dramas altogether, when she became a mom and had to reprioritize things in her life. 😅)
I’m SO happy that MC never left us, and today, is still such a warm and positive presence here and on Patreon, even while juggling all the other priorities in her life. Thank YOU, MC, for making us one of your priorities. ❤️🥲😘
If you’d like to read more of MC’s writing, she recently went to Korea (fresh from recovering from a broken toe, no less! 😱) and wrote about her travels in a fun guest post for us, which you can check out here.
Like what we did for the past couple of years, we’re having guest posts from the lovely folks on Patreon, to help us take stock of our drama years, yay! 🥳
We’ll be seeing about 2 guest posts per week, and this will unfold into January 2023, and that’s perfectly ok.
My annual year-in-review, which usually comes out in December, will also come out in January (or thereabouts 😅), after all the guest posts have been published.
If you missed our earlier posts, you can check them out as follows: Ele, Natalia, JJ, Sean, j3ffc.
Today, I’m pleased to announce that Uyen is sharing her drama year.
Uyen hasn’t been around as much this year, due to very important real-life things (like grad school – congrats Uyen! 🥳), so I’m really touched that she’s making time to share her drama year with us, nonetheless (thanks Uyen! 😘).
Of course, I’m always glad when Uyen does manage to come hang out with us, coz she’s a Junho-loving fangirl, just like me. 🥰😁
Uyen also writes about dramas on her own blog, which you can visit here.
With an interesting premise and a solid cast, Show starts strong out of the gate, at least in my experience.
I loved the younger days portion of our story, and the bonding of our key characters, which sucked me in right away.
Once we move to the present-day portion of our story, though, I feel like Show starts to lose focus, in terms of what it really wants to do, or be.
Show is still feel-good and warm, but because of its lack of focus (at least in my opinion), the watch experience feels kind of.. digressive, in a manner of speaking?
Some lens adjustments are likely to help, which I’ll talk about shortly.
Overall, not bad – but it could’ve been so much better, I feel.
Like what we did for the past couple of years, we’re having guest posts from the lovely folks on Patreon, to help us take stock of our drama years, yay! 🥳
We’ll be seeing about 2 guest posts per week, and this will unfold into January 2023, and that’s perfectly ok.
My annual year-in-review, which usually comes out in December, will also come out in January (or thereabouts 😅), after all the guest posts have been published.
If you missed our earlier posts, you can check them out as follows: Ele, Natalia, JJ, Sean.
Today, I’m pleased to announce that j3ffc is sharing his drama year.
Don’t be fooled by j3ffc’s trademark self-deprecating humor, you guys; the more I get to know him, the more I feel that j3ffc’s more imaginative, insightful and wise than he might want you to think.
Plus, he’s thoughtful, kind, and really funny too. Very often I find myself giggling out loud at j3ffc’s witty comments. Thank you j3ffc, for just being you. 🥰
If you missed it, I highly recommend checking out j3ffc’s dream drama post, where he took a real-life incident featured in a news article, and turned it into a kdrama for us, complete with casting picks. 🤩 You can check it out here!
Like what we did for the past couple of years, we’re having guest posts from the lovely folks on Patreon, to help us take stock of our drama years, yay! 🥳
We’ll be seeing about 2 guest posts per week, and this will unfold into January 2023, and that’s perfectly ok.
My annual year-in-review, which usually comes out in December, will also come out in January (or thereabouts 😅), after all the guest posts have been published.
If you missed our earlier posts, you can check them out as follows: Ele, Natalia, JJ.
Today, I’m pleased to announce that Sean is sharing his drama year.
The more I get to know Sean, the more amazed I am, at how Sean is a man of many – many! – interests and talents.
It’s so cool that dramas is one of his interests, because he applies his wide-ranging interests, and meshes it with his out-of-this-world ability to bend time and space, to all of his drama-watching.
You’ll see that the result is quite astounding, in terms of the number and scope of dramas he’s watched.
Which means that more than likely, he’ll mention a drama (or five) that you might’ve never heard of otherwise. 😁
Sean also writes about management and leadership on his own blog, which you can visit here.
Like what we did for the past couple of years, we’re having guest posts from the lovely folks on Patreon, to help us take stock of our drama years, yay! 🥳
We’ll be seeing about 2 guest posts per week, and this will unfold into January 2023, and that’s perfectly ok.
My annual year-in-review, which usually comes out in December, will also come out in January (or thereabouts 😅), after all the guest posts have been published.
If you missed our earlier posts, you can check them out as follows: Ele, Natalia.
Today, I’m pleased to announce that JJ is sharing her drama year.
If you’ve read JJ’s posts before, you’d know that JJ’s a bundle of positive energy. You can feel it, just by reading her, no exaggeration.
JJ’s also one of our MVPs over on Patreon, for being so forthcoming, warm and welcoming, whether you’re a newcomer just stepping foot into the space, or a longtime member who’s just found your way back after going MIA for a bit, or an everyday hanger-outer who never went anywhere.
Thanks for sharing your positive energy with us, JJ!
I got to attend Junho’s fanmeeting here in Singapore, on 8 December 2023, and I am still kinda in a daze right now, a full week later.
I mean. I got to see Junho in the flesh; in REAL LIFE. 😱
How very surreal, honestly. 🫠
When I’d asked on Patreon, if you guys felt it was worthwhile for me to write a post about my experience even though I don’t have great photos and videos, I got a resounding, collective ‘yes’ in response – so here I am.
For the record, I will be sharing other fans’ photos and videos, which are much better than mine, to help to make the fanmeeting come alive for you, as much as possible.
So here’s an upfront THANK YOU to all my fellow Junho fans, for taking such great pictures and videos, and being so generous to share them with all of us. ❤️
Not as dark as typical crime noir, and yet, definitely darker than your average kdrama, this show sits in a pretty niche space, in terms of its appeal, I imagine.
It’s gritty, violent, bloody and full of moral dilemmas, and at the same time, it’s also laced with a kdrama sensibility, with some very recognizable tropes in play.
Ji Chang Wook and Wi Ha Jun are two big reasons to give this one a try, and I thought they both did well, in their roles.
I personally found this much more watchable and engaging than I’d first expected, and I don’t even really gravitate towards crime noir.
I think that if this show works for you, it’ll really work for you – but if it doesn’t, you’d probably not like it very much, and the only real way to find out, is to dip a toe in. 😅
