Lee Jong Won

Review: Knight Flower

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THE SHORT VERDICT:

Show is a simple story based on a simple premise, and importantly, Show works out its simple story with thought, consistency and heart.

The politics never overwhelms the most important thing in this drama world, and that is its characters and their relationships.

Our cast is all-around capable, but the spotlight belongs most to our protagonist, played so, SO well, by Honey Lee. 🤩 Lee Jong Won also does very well, as our male lead, and I enjoyed him a great deal; much more than I’d originally expected to, honestly.

The central burgeoning connection between their two characters, was hands-down my favorite thing in this show.

Altogether very enjoyable, and I would recommend this.

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Review: My Unfamiliar Family

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THE SHORT VERDICT:

My Unfamiliar Family is a drama that feels familiar and yet fresh at the same time, to my eyes.

It feels like a lot of the things I like in family dramas, condensed into a more efficient 16 episodes rather than a sprawling 54 episodes, presented with more polish, and sprinkled with a harder dash of reality, than the average family drama.

Show has more surprises up its sleeve than the average kdrama, which makes this almost (but not quite) feel like a soapy watch experience. Yet, at the same time, there is a solid amount to unpack with this show, which makes it feel meaty and serious.

Altogether, Show feels kind of spicy and interesting, while managing to remain raw, heart-hitting and thought-provoking, at the same time.

An unusual combination of drama flavors that makes for a refreshing watch.

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Flash Review: The Final Match [Last Match]

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I put The Final Match on my watch list mainly because it’s one of the classic grandaddies of Hallyu.

Not only did it take audiences – fangirls, in particular – by storm when it aired in 1994, its presence can still be felt in dramaland nowadays, when, every so often, it gets referenced in dramas.

Case in point: Answer Me, 1994, which not only played the famous rousing riff from The Final Match’s OST, but also mentioned characters from the drama by name.

I knew I had to watch this show, if only to acquaint myself with the drama that created the waves that it did, way back in the day.

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