Favourites of 2013

I’m sorry to inflict yet another best-of list on you but I figured it would be good for my swiss cheese memory to jot these down for posterity.

It’s been a year of many firsts: my first year of K-drama watching, of blogging, of tumblr-ing (is that a word?), and of meeting a lovely community of fellow drama obsessives (that means you!) which has been totally awesome.

I wish everyone lots of love, happiness and many more good dramas in 2014!

Favourites

These worked for me in all the ways that matter–heart, story, substance and execution–and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend every one of them. In no particular order:

Secret: A Letter to Candy

Girlfriend,

I’ve watched you for 14 episodes and I think it’s time we have a heart-to-heart, from one woman to another. Here’s where I channel Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost: Yoo Jeong, you in DANGER girl!

I don’t know much about you, where you’re from, or even what makes you tick as a person, except that you seem to attract, and are attracted to, men who are no good for you. See, the man who was okay with you going to prison in his place, that is a sign that that man is no good for you. That man, Do Hoon, is a selfish prick. Thank goodness you did eventually dump his ass. Nevermind that it was for the wrong reasons–for his own good not yours, supposedly– but hey, whatever works. And that other guy, Min Hyuk, the guy who tried to strangle you? And then graduated to stalking you, and then tormenting you emotionally and financially? And then to top it all off, forcibly kissed you in some twisted bid to show his love for you? He ain’t much better, to put it mildly. In fact, he’s worse. He’s crazy and rich, and as we all know,  there’s no limit to what wealthy, deranged men can do to women in dramaland. 

The stills from hell and other news

My headspace is rather limited this week so this is a cheat post of bits and pieces of interest in dramaland of late.

The worst promo stills ever

Ji Sung, fit for ogling here. Not  in the Secret stills

The worst promo stills I’ve ever seen were released this week. I ran away screaming trying to poke my eyes out.  I’m not gonna post it  and I’m not even going to link to it, so just Google “Secret“, “Ji Sung” and “chokes” if you want to see what I’m talking about.