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Insoon Is Pretty: Episode 1
by javabeans
Man. Another drama I like = another drama with low ratings. Should I even be surprised anymore? Watching Episode 1 of Kim Hyun Joo's new drama Insoon Is Pretty, I wasn't sure...
Tags: first episodes, Insoon Is Pretty, Kim Hyun-joo, Kim Min-joon, Seo Hyo-rim
Mixed-Up Investigative Agency: Case 1
by javabeans
I've decided to stick with the title Mixed-Up Investigative Agency as my preferred translation for the title of KBS's new action-comedy drama 얼렁뚱땅 흥신소, which has been translated a number of different...
Tags: first episodes, Lee Eun-sung, Lee Min-ki, Mixed-up Investigative Agency, Ryu Seung-soo, Yeh Ji-won
MBC’s Auction House: Episode 1
by javabeans
Anyone else catch the premiere of the new MBC drama Auction House? Ever since I heard about the new format they were attempting, I've been keen on seeing if the...
Tags: Auction House, first episodes, Jung Chan, Yoon So-yi
Legend / 태왕사신기
by javabeans
So this week saw the start of the LEGEND (태왕사신기) extravaganza, kicking off with four consecutive days of broadcasting -- an introductory special, followed by the first three episodes. Boasting perhaps...
Tags: Bae Yong-joon, first episodes, Lee Jia, Legend, Moon Sori
The Story of Hyang Dan: Episode 1
by javabeans
MBC's just-aired two-episode drama STORY OF HYANG DAN, which translates to The Story of Hyang Dan, isn't really a sageuk drama, even if it takes place in the time of...
Tags: Choi Siwon, first episodes, Seo Ji-hye, Story of Hyang Dan
Romance Hunter: Episodes 1-5
by javabeans
When I first started watching cable drama Romance Hunter, it was mainly out of curiosity, since I hadn't heard anything about it. (I was surfing clubboxes for something else, and...
Tags: cable programs, Choi Jung-yoon, first episodes, Jeon Hye-jin, Romance Hunter
Hello Franceska / 안녕 프란체스카
by javabeans
Hehe, note that with Taereung National Village, I said I'd found a series to watch, not the series to watch. The great thing about watching shows that have long...
Tags: first episodes, Hello Franceska, Jung Ryeo-won, Noh Do-chul
Taereung National Village / 태릉선수촌 (2005)
by javabeans
Despite the winningness of Coffee Prince, I'm starting to veer from cheery immersion into overload territory, and before that flares into full-on burnout, I thought I'd turn my attentions elsewhere...
Tags: Choi Jung-yoon, first episodes, Kim Byul, Lee Min-ki, Lee Seon-kyun, Lee Yoon-jung, Taereung National Village
Coffee Prince Store #1: First Cup
by javabeans
Okay okay, so I'm totally behind on Air City (and Bad Couple, and soon to be Flowers For My Life...) but I promise I'll get to it. I wasn't sure...
Tags: Chae Jung-ahn, Coffee Prince, first episodes, Gong Yoo, Lee Seon-kyun, Lee Yoon-jung, Yoon Eun-hye
SBS’s Bad Couple / 불량커플
by javabeans
This past weekend, another weekend drama premiered, SBS's BAD COUPLE (불량커플), the third in its "bad / 불량" series after Bad Housewife and Bad Family. (Note that "bad" doesn't mean necessarily evil or...
Tags: Bad Couple, Byun Jung-soo, Choi Jung-yoon, first episodes, Ryu Soo-young, Shin Eun-kyung, Yoo Gun