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Weekend drama Believe In Love makes strong premiere
by javabeans
Believe In Love, which comes from the makers of 2009's hit family series Sons of Sol Pharmacy, enjoyed a very strong first outing this weekend, with its first episode bringing...
Tags: drama ratings, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House
All told, a pretty fun year [Year in Review, Part 4]
by javabeans
After a pretty meh 2008, I was ready for the drama landscape to fire back up with 2009. And while there were a number of misses and disappointments -- isn't there always?...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Boys Before Flowers, Cinderella Man, Dream, Heading to the Ground, Hero, Hon, IRIS, Kyung Sook Kyung Sook's Father, My Fair Lady, Partner, Queen Seon-deok, Return of Iljimae, Smile, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House, Story of a Man, Style, Swallow the Sun, Tamra the Island, Triple, Will It Snow For Christmas, year in review, year in review 2009, You're Beautiful
A newbie reviews 2009 [Year in Review, Part 3]
by samsooki
My pick for Drama of the Year: City Hall. I’ll start of with an admission. When javabeans asked me to give my thoughts on 2009, I was pretty excited, and...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Accidental Couple, Assorted Gems, Cinderella Man, City Hall, Friend Our Legend, IRIS, Job Well Done, Kyung Sook Kyung Sook's Father, My Fair Lady, Partner, Queen Seon-deok, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House, Story of a Man, Tamra the Island, Temptation of Wife, year in review, year in review 2009, You're Beautiful
Sons of Sol Pharmacy: Episodes 32-34
by javabeans
Better late than never? Rewatching this drama now, two months after it has ended, actually reminds me why I was so drawn to it in the first place. As a...
Tags: Han Sang-jin, Ji Chang-wook, Lee Pil-mo, Sohn Hyun-joo, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House
How was 2009 for you?
by javabeans
With the year coming to an end, that means it's time to take stock of the past twelve months (well, eleven really) in kdramas. The broadcast stations will be holding...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, A Star's Lover, Accidental Couple, Angel's Temptation, Beanie Awards, Boys Before Flowers, Brilliant Legacy, Cain and Abel, Cinderella Man, City Hall, Dream, Friend, Heading to the Ground, Hero, Hon, IRIS, Ja Myung Go, Job Well Done, Loving You a Thousand Times, My Fair Lady, Partner, Queen of Housewives, Queen Seon-deok, Return of Iljimae, Smile, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House, Story of a Man, Strike Love, Style, Tamra the Island, Triple, year in review, year in review 2009
Sons of Sol Pharmacy: Episodes 29-31
by javabeans
With this batch of episodes, we head into some of my favorite territory, which coincides with the ending of one (tiresome) love line and the beginning (or elevation) of another,...
Tags: Han Sang-jin, Ji Chang-wook, Lee Pil-mo, Sohn Hyun-joo, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House, Yoo Hana, Yoo Sun
Sons of Sol Pharmacy: Episodes 26-28
by javabeans
Recaps are back! Sorry for the wait, but you know how these things go. The show recently wrapped and claimed the slot as highest-rated drama of the year, but as...
Tags: Han Sang-jin, Ji Chang-wook, Lee Pil-mo, Sohn Hyun-joo, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House
Sol Pharmacy’s finale makes it top-rated drama of the year
by javabeans
As noted in the previous post about weekend drama ratings, Sons of Sol Pharmacy ended on a strong note. Its Sunday finale brought KBS a series (and year) high with...
Tags: drama ratings, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House
The business of kdrama extensions and cuts
by javabeans
Queen Seon-deok Yep, we as drama-lovers tend to have a love-hate (mostly hate, I think) relationship with drama extensions and, even worse, unexpected cuts. Even a good drama can be...
Tags: drama ratings, Queen of Housewives, Queen Seon-deok, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House, Strike Love, Tamra the Island
Another Sol Pharmacy son gains endorsement power
by javabeans
KBS's warm family drama Sons of Sol Pharmacy is doing 40% ratings and has given its cast heightened profiles. For known actors like Lee Pil-mo (Dae-pung) and Han Sang-jin (Sun-pung), this...
Tags: CFs, Ji Chang-wook, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House