Month: October 2017

20th Century Boy and Girl, Because This Is My First Life, Go Back Couple, and Revolutionary Love Reviews

Ok, remember that K-drama slump that went on (and onnnn and onnnnnn)? I know I’ve cried wolf on this before, but this time I think I really, truly might have at least one K-drama from the currently airing shows that I’ll be able to enjoy from start to finish! I tried the first few episodes of four shows so far: 20th Century Boy and Girl, Because This Is My First Life, Go Back Couple, and Revolutionary Love. As it turns out, some of the ones I anticipated the most aren’t as great as I had hoped, but some dark horses ended up being pleasantly surprising! Let’s review. 20th Century Boy and Girl What it’s about: Top actress Sa Jin Jin (Han Ye Seul) and her lifelong best friends navigate single life. Things get complicated when Jin Jin’s childhood crush Gong Ji Won (Kim Ji Suk) suddenly appears back in her life. Episodes watched: 8 (30 minutes each) What I like so far: Out of all the premieres I checked, 20th Century Boy and Girl has the …

And the Great Drama Slump of 2017 Continues

Two months ago, I wrote about the massive drama slump I was facing. At the time, there were a handful of promising shows coming up, so I thought the slump would have to pass sooner or later. It didn’t. Now it’s October, and despite attempting to watch quite a few shows, I have managed to finish exactly ONE K-DRAMA since mid-July (two if you count Age of Youth 2, though I’ll be re-watching with subtitles). I’m genuinely starting to wonder: is it just me? Or is the second half of this year genuinely kind of lackluster? Let’s take a look at everything I’ve watched—or tried to watch—in the last three months of drudgery. K-dramas I actually finished School 2017: As of my previous post, I genuinely thought I would give this one a pass. But then I started seeing adorable screencaps everywhere, and I ended up marathoning eight episodes in a row to catch up. Is it the best show I’ve ever seen in my life? No. I certainly could have used less emphasis on …