Tag: Lee Sang Yoon

The Duo (MBC, 2011) — Group Review

The pre-broadcast buzz surrounding The Duo (or Mate, MBC, Feb-May 2011) focused on the delectable prospect of Chun Jung Myung (or “PIE” to our fangirl club, short for “cutie-pie”) all gorgeously angsty in period garb and dashing about with a sword. But it wasn’t long before the chatter moved away from PIE and escalated to… Read More ›

Scale of Providence

Well, well. Here is thundie, two posts in a row, with download links for a 2008 drama that’s likely to garner as much interest as sparrows gathering twigs in some far-flung woods. It’s nowhere near your radar, I know! But before you roll your eyes and mutter that I’m not offering (or writing about) something… Read More ›

The Duo

Last night I watched a drama that got me squealing with delight. No, it didn’t have a Kim Gab-soo or Yoo Ah-in, but what it did have was sageuk done right, serving up a compelling story, a wonderful cast, assured directing, and, seemingly in a class of its own, a superb music score. Written by… Read More ›

Life is Beautiful

If you have 63 hours to spare and would like to spend those hours watching something that puts a smile on your face and a lift in your steps, instead of 3-4 shorter pieces whose collective mediocrity makes you prefer chewing rusty nails as a more humane form of torture, I have a drama to… Read More ›

Scale of Providence: Episodes 1-3

If you’ve been watching Korean dramas long enough, I’m sure there are things that miff you. For instance, two lovers circumambulate each other at the airport, always missing the other by a nose. A phone goes mysteriously dead or unanswered in the most pressing of moments. An ending is so ambiguous you paw the wall… Read More ›