Category: K-dramas
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Boyfriend on Demand Ep 3 – First Love Revisited
‘The College Hero‘ From a chaebol romance fantasy to the blush of first love, Mi-rae’s next foray into virtual dating takes her back to a college campus where she catches the eye of Big Man on Campus, Seo Eun-ho. Eun-ho is the star of the college kumdo team and the…
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Boyfriend on Demand – Romcom meets VR Fantasy
Eps 1-2 Review: ‘The Chaebol Heir‘ In today’s world where AI is slipping into every facet of our lives and the fate of companies are rising and falling based on how quickly they adapt, this series feels very apt. It revolves around Seo Mi-rae (played by Jisoo), a jaded webtoon…
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Can This Love Be Translated-Eps 9-12 Review
I’ve never been so happy to conclude a romantic drama. There have been series where the ending has felt unnecessarily drawn out once the main issues have been resolved, and there have been series when the couples are so charming that I’m almost sad to reach the end of their…
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Can This Love Be Translated-Eps 6-8 Review
This show is so frustrating to watch. Just when you think that things are finally moving forward and the show is settling into a nice, solid rom-com rhythm, it suddenly switches genres and turns into a psychological drama instead. Let’s get into it shall we? We pick up where we…
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Can This Love Be Translated-Eps 3-5 Review
So Prince Charming (Hiro) turned out to be not so charming after all despite his leading man worthy entrance last episode. We now see the same scene from his perspective and it’s clear that he swooped in to catch Mu-hee, not from any chivalrous impulse, but rather to ensure that…
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Can This Love Be Translated-Eps 1-2 Review
There are two main things I look for from any romcom – strong chemistry between the leads, and ‘awww’- inducing scenes between the couple. And so far…I’m not blown away on either front (perhaps an unpopular opinion). The premise is promising enough – a multilingual interpreter (Joo Ho-Jin) and a…
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What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim- Eps 8-9
Another aborted kiss, two even… an actual kiss…two heartfelt declarations! What seemed like a filler episode at first really ramped things up in the last 15 minutes. The episode picks up at the workshop where Young-joon and Mi-so eat their dinner. They don’t end the retreat as an official couple…
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What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim- Eps 7
The episode starts off with Young-joon responding to Mi-so’s query on why he hired her. In a typical bait and switch, he appears to say that there was something specific about her name that led to her hiring, and then backtracks by saying that her lack of qualifications was the…
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What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim- Eps 4-6
On first watch, I thought these episodes dragged a bit and nothing much happened, but on a second scan, I realized that there were some important story beats set up that move the narrative forward. First things first, the development of the relationship between Young-joon and Mi-so. There are several…
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