Month: June 2017

The 9 Best K-drama Second Male Leads Who Broke My Heart

It’s been a while since I’ve had a good bout of Second Lead Syndrome—the kind where you spend half the series clutching your heart and shouting at the screen because you know deep down inside that the female lead of a K-drama is going to pick the “wrong” guy. Recently, I’ve been in weird limbo with The Best Hit, and I can’t tell if my heart is going to be crushed by second lead syndrome for Ji Hoon or if he’s actually the romantic endgame for our female lead this time. Usually K-dramas are so blatant about the central pairing that I haven’t been this confused since Answer Me 1988 In this case, though, I think it’s less about stringing the audience along and more about developing non-romantic parts of the story, which I’m okay with. Either way, the whole thing’s got me reflecting on all my favorite second leads of yore. Here are my 9 favorite K-drama second male leads of all time—the ones I would have picked in a heartbeat if I were in …

Is Sung Hoon in a Suit Enough?

Back when My Secret Romance started, I was fully on board to watch it as sweet, fluffy nonsense (with some absurdly handsome Sung Hoon tossed in as a bonus). As it turns out, the series didn’t even manage to meet that very low bar—aside from absurdly handsome Sung Hoon remaining absurdly handsome, of course. What didn’t work Let’s get right down to the review. My Secret Romance had only 13 episodes—and I still fast forwarded 90% of the last four episodes. At first, the show promised to be a little on the silly, cheesy side, but also pleasantly romantic. While there were some cute moments between the leads at first and I definitely enjoyed Sung Hoon’s comedic timing (and handsome face), eventually the show just couldn’t get around the fact that it was completely and utterly boring. Like read-things-on-my-phone-while-the-leads-kiss boring. Wut. Why are people even allowed to look this handsome? 1% of Anything, which shared a director and a similar setup with My Secret Romance, managed to pull off a show where the main purpose …

Fight My Way, My Sassy Girl, and The Best Hit Reviews

Hi, hello, someone please toss me a life raft—I’m drowning in new K-dramas over here! Not only am I completely and totally in love with Suspicious Partner, but I also decided to test out Fight My Way, My Sassy Girl, and The Best Hit. And I’m still not even halfway through all the premieres I wanted to watch. Let’s review what I’ve seen so far, shall we? Fight My Way Update: Final Fight My Way review What it’s about: Choi Ae Ra (Kim Ji Won) and Go Dong Man (Park Seo Joon) have been best friends since childhood, when they both dreamed of stardom. As adults, they’re both living third-rate lives, but they’re always there to support each other (and obviously fall in love at some point, I assume). Episodes watched: 4 First impressions: For the majority of episode 1, I just felt sad for all the characters and maybe a teensy bit detached and bored. then Ae Ra and Dong Man shared some screentime, and I was hooked. Fight My Way isn’t the flashiest …