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I Need Romance: Episodes 1-2
by girlfriday
New TVN cable drama I Need Romance premiered this Monday and Tuesday, and I checked it out because the premise -- thirtysomething single women dealing with life and love – seemed...
Tags: cable programs, Choi Jin-hyuk, Choi Song-hyun, Choi Yeo-jin, featured, first episodes, I Need Romance, Jo Yeo-jung, Kim Jung-hoon
Miss Ripley: Episode 1
by javabeans
Finally, the last of the May dramas premieres: Miss Ripley opened today with solid 13.2% premiere that landed it in first place, above Baby-Faced Beauty (11%) and Lie To Me (10.6%). The show...
Tags: featured, first episodes, Kang Hye-jung, Kim Seung-woo, Lee Da-hae, Micky Yoochun, Miss Ripley
Baby-Faced Beauty: Episodes 1-4
by javabeans
I know, I'm way behind on weighing in on Baby-Faced Beauty, with it almost halfway done with its 18-episode run. Most of the time if I fall behind on a...
Tags: Baby-Faced Beauty, Daniel Choi, featured, first episodes, Hyun Young, Jang Nara, Kim Min-seo, Oh Yeon-seo, Ryu Jin
City Hunter: Episode 1
by javabeans
Ooh, I like. Despite my frequent ribbing of this show, to be honest I was hoping it would be good -- the enjoyment of a good show always outweighs the...
Tags: City Hunter, featured, first episodes, Gu Hara, Jin Hyuk, Kim Sang-joong, Lee Jun-hyuk, Lee Min-ho, Park Min-young
Romance Town: Episode 1
by kaedejun
Hallo everyone! I have joined the brigade of "All Dramas - No Sleep" - at least, until 49 Days ends. It was hard to get excited about this drama, what with...
Tags: featured, first episodes, Jung Kyeo-woon, Kim Min-joon, Min Hyo-rin, Romance Town, Sung Yuri
Lie To Me: Episode 1
by javabeans
And yet another May trendy premieres! Today's new offering is Lie To Me, which is, in a nutshell, a cute story with a familiar setup buoyed by two appealing actors....
Tags: featured, first episodes, Hong Soo-hyun, Kang Ji-hwan, Lie To Me, Ryu Seung-soo, Yoon Eun-hye
Best Love: Episode 1
by javabeans
So fun! You didn't think I'd miss this one, right? It's the Hong sisters. I'm 6 for 6. Best Love is maybe not their zaniest, funniest drama, but it makes up for...
Tags: Best Love, Cha Seung-won, featured, first episodes, Gong Hyo-jin, Yoo Inna, Yoon Kye-sang
Manny: Episodes 1-2
by javabeans
Cable station tvN has entered the midweek prime-time fray with Manny, its new 16-episode romantic-comedy about a male live-in nanny who comes to care for the two kids of a...
Tags: Byun Jung-soo, cable programs, Choi Jung-yoon, featured, first episodes, Manny, Seo Ji-seok
49 Days: Episode 1
by javabeans
I like! 49 Days had a slow ratings start (8.6%), but when I'm talking about dramas that hook my interest from the get-go, the ratings discussion is really just an afterthought. I...
Tags: 49 Days, Bae Geu-rin, Bae Soo-bin, featured, first episodes, Jo Hyun-jae, Jung Il-woo, Lee Yo-won, Nam Gyuri, Seo Ji-hye
Crime Squad: Episode 1
by girlfriday
I actually really like the tone and feel of this show, which is a nice changeup in the current k-drama landscape. It starts out light and goofy, but it's well-acted,...
Tags: Crime Squad, featured, first episodes, Kim Joon, Lee Jong-hyuk, Song Il-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Sung Ji-ru