Love & Marriage

75 December 31, 2008April 6, 2017

Finding merit in the mediocre [Year in Review, Part 4]

by javabeans

2007 was a rich year for drama-land. There was something for everyone, whether your tastes ran toward dark thrillers (Devil), intense dramas (White Tower), heart-warmers (Thank You), off-the-wall eccentrics (Mixed-up Investigative...

Tags: 1 show to rule them all, A Star's Lover, Beethoven Virus, Bulhandang/Robbers, East of Eden, Gourmet, Hong Gil Dong, I Love You, Iljimae, Love & Marriage, On Air, Rivals, Strongest Chil Woo, Tazza, The Last Scandal of My Life, The World They Live In, Three Dads One Mom, When Night Comes, Who Are You? (MBC), year in review, year in review 2008
67 October 22, 2008January 24, 2016

Love & Marriage: Episode 16 (Final)

by javabeans

I knew Love & Marriage would end on a happy note, and that nothing totally unexpected would come in the last hour. But I was still pleasantly surprised with how well...

Tags: Kim Ji-hoon, Kim Min-hee, Love & Marriage, Park Ki-woong
33 October 15, 2008January 24, 2016

Love & Marriage: Episode 15

by javabeans

Love & Marriage reminds me of the exchange in Clueless -- Cher: "He said you gave him a toothache." Tai: "How'd I do that?" Cher: "It's an expression. It means he...

Tags: Kim Ji-hoon, Kim Min-hee, Love & Marriage
35 October 14, 2008January 24, 2016

Love & Marriage: Episode 14

by javabeans

This episode probably shouldn't be taken with too much seriousness, because it felt like everyone regressed for a moment into adolescence and acted like a bunch of kids. It almost...

Tags: Kim Ji-hoon, Kim Min-hee, Love & Marriage
21 October 10, 2008January 24, 2016

Love & Marriage: Episode 13

by javabeans

LOL, and I mean that literally: this was a laugh-out-loud episode, with a number of unexpectedly quirky-funny moments. A lot happened to move our stories along and close a few...

Tags: Kim Ji-hoon, Kim Min-hee, Love & Marriage
29 October 8, 2008January 24, 2016

Love & Marriage: Episode 12

by javabeans

(Don't worry, it's a faux-swoon.) This was an interesting episode in that the tone was different, and the pacing too -- and we finally got to see Hyun-soo sweat a...

Tags: Kim Ji-hoon, Kim Min-hee, Love & Marriage
24 October 5, 2008January 24, 2016

Love & Marriage: Episode 11

by javabeans

Sorry for the (relative) lateness of the recap! I've had, shall we say, a busy week. :/ SONG OF THE DAY Lim Jeong-hee - "사랑의 반대말" (The opposite of love) [ Download ] [audio:https://...

Tags: Kim Ji-hoon, Kim Min-hee, Love & Marriage
30 September 30, 2008January 24, 2016

Love & Marriage: Episode 10

by javabeans

I'm actually liking the side characters more as we progress… Don't get me wrong, the main relationship is the whole point of this drama, but I'm warming up to Kyung-hwan,...

Tags: Kim Ji-hoon, Kim Min-hee, Love & Marriage
54 September 28, 2008April 6, 2017

The current drama landscape: An overview

by javabeans

It seems we suddenly have a ton of new dramas out, and I was starting to feel a bit lost. So here's a brief overview of the dramas currently airing,...

Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Beethoven Virus, East of Eden, Jang Geun-seok, Kim Bum, Kim Myung-min, Kingdom of Wind, Lee Jia, Lee Jin-wook, Love & Marriage, Moon Geun-young, Park Shin-yang, Song Seung-heon, Tazza, The Painter of Wind, Yoon So-yi
36 September 24, 2008January 24, 2016

Love & Marriage: Episode 9

by javabeans

There's usually one noteworthy episode that marks the turning point in a drama, and for Love & Marriage, this was it. Squeeeee! There's a difference between an "OMG, romantic, sweet, kissy...

Tags: Kim Ji-hoon, Kim Min-hee, Love & Marriage