Music Experts Reveal Just How BLACKPINK Has Become So Successful In The U.S. And Beyond
Advertisements Since its release a few weeks ago, BLACKPINK’s smash hit “How You Like That” has broken numerous records—both in Korea and internationally. Most notably for U.S. music fans, “How You Like That” debuted at #33 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart—a feat that even most Western artists may never achieve. Now, Billboard’s music experts […]
It’s Okay to Not Be Okay Recap: Episode 2
Advertisements This drama keeps drawing me in with how it spins real world issues into a fantasy. When we break down mental illness into children’s terms, it’s easier to discuss it. Somehow we find it easier to be more forgiving and honest when we look at it from a juvenile level. Episode 2 is all […]
Kim Eun Sook’s “The King: Eternal Monarch” Falls Flat In Korea
Advertisements Source: Kookmin Ilbo Star writer Kim Eun-sook‘s SBS Friday-Saturday drama “The King: Eternal Monarch” ended without a sound. The drama depicts a fantasy romance that crosses the Korean Empire under the constitutional monarchy and 21st century Korean time and space. The drama ended quietly after suffering from anachronistic settings and lines, unfriendly plot developments […]
Top 5 Recap: Hospital Playlist Episode 11
Advertisements We are getting close to the end, and emotions are bubbling up from all over. Daddy Long Legs Doc is tying up all his ends before leaving the hospital, but is it what he really wants? Will Darth Vader Daddy confess his feelings to Song Hwa in a drinking game? Will she acknowledge him, […]
March/April/May 2020 Korean Drama Review
Advertisements The first drama that I finished was Hi Bye, Mama! The plot is about Cha Yu-Ri (Kim Tae-Hee) who died 5years ago and was watching over her child and husband as a ghost. She suddenly gets a chance to become human for 49 days and she is given the chance of life again. In […]
KDrama Premiere Review: Mystic Pop-Up Bar
Advertisements Karie the Maknae and I volunteered to take one for the team with the new fantasy drama Mystic Pop-Up Bar. We both share a love for the adorable idol actor, Yook Sung Jae, and also ‘Hwarang Dad’, Choi Won Young. So we were willing to brave the probable loud and screechy acting from Hwang […]
JDrama Review: Is This Love Checkmate?
Advertisements As we continue to look for ways to be amused at home, sometimes we need a little fluffy filler in our lives. This drama has so much fluff and sweetness that you will need to brush your teeth when you are done. If you like awkward male leads and older female leads then continue […]
I Want Those Hours Back: With You
Advertisements Chinese romances are my favorite guilty pleasure — they’re shorter than other Chinese dramas, and they scratch the persistent dating-to-marriage itch I experience on a regular basis. I recently binged With You on iQIYI, but I was less than satisfied. Come see if you would want those hours back too! The Plot From My […]
Drama Recap: Hospital Playlist Episode 9
Advertisements The one thing our friends are good at is taking care of each other, and those around them. They may be busy, but they really do care. I’ll Lose it for You. Darth Vader Daddy has a liver transplant patient, and her father isn’t a good match to donate part of his. He’s older, […]