Saturday, 24 January 2015

Korean Drama Showdown

Kill Me Heal Me VS. Jekyll, Hyde, Me

Both dramas are fairly similar as both of the male leads have Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder) which is why I decided to compare the two to see which one is better (in my opinion).

Kill Me Heal Me 

Plot:
A romantic comedy between a third-generation billionaire with Dissociative Identity Disorder and a first-year Psychiatrist resident who treats him secretly. (DramaWiki)
Main Cast:
Ji Sung (Secret Love, Protect the Boss), Hwang Jung Eum (Secret Love, High Kick 2), Park Seo Joon (Witch's Romance).

Jekyll, Hyde, Me
Plot:
Goo Seo Jin is the director of the theme park Wonderland. Jang Ha Na works in the circus at Wonderland. Jang Ha Na falls in love with a man who has two different personalities. One of his personalities is that of Jekyll, who has a cold personality. The man's other personality is that of Hyde, who has a sweet and innocent personality. (DramaWiki)
Main Cast:
Hyun Bin (Secret Garden), Han Ji Min (Rooftop Prince), Sung Joon (Gu Family Book, I Need Romance 3), Hye Ri (member of Kpop group Girl's Day)

As I am writing this there are 6 episodes of Kill Me Heal Me out and only 2 episodes of Jekyll, Hyde, Me, so my opinions may change later on as more episodes come out.
I was really excited to watch Kill Me Heal Me as I loved Ji Sung and Hwang Jung Eum's chemistry together in Secret Love. I was also looking forward to watching Jekyll, Hyde, Me because Hyun Bin is an amazing actor and Hyeri from Girls Day stars in it as well. With that said the results are.....
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Winner:
Kill Me Heal Me!!!
After watching 2 episodes of each drama I came to a conclusion, which was fairly easy to make. 
I personally loved Kill Me Heal Me far more than Jekyll, Hyde, Me simply because Kill Me Heal Me started off with more intensity and just had me hooked after watching the first episode; Ji Sung and Hwang Jung Eum are AMAZING actors! 
Jekyll, Hyde, Me was okay but I found it to be rather slow and I don't think I like Hyun Bin's character. I can't really criticise the drama too much though because only 2 episodes have come out. I'll continue watching both dramas and maybe update this post later when both dramas are finished.

Tuesday, 30 December 2014

'In Time With You' Korean Remake

Good news for those of you who are fans of the 2011 Taiwanese drama 'In Time With You', as it will be getting a Korean remake!

The Korean remake is said to air mid-winter 2015 with Min Hyo Jung as the writer for the drama, whose past works include the popular Hallyu drama, Full House.

Plot:
On her 30th birthday, Cheng You Qing received an email on "the symptoms of premature aging" from Li Da Ren, her best friend of 14 years. She made a bet with Li to see who will get married first before they turn 35. As she looked around for a potential husband, she discovered that she was surrounded by unacceptable candidates, like gay assistant or cheating ex-boyfriend. The only man who could love her despite all her flaws is her best friend. The only problem was that they both swore that they were not or will ever be romantically attracted to each other. (Drama Wiki)

To read more about the Korean remake and which Korean actors and actresses are on the original screenwriter's wish list to play the characters, click here.

Friday, 28 November 2014

F(x)'s Amber to Make Solo Debut


Good news for all F(x) fans!
Taiwanese American member, Amber is speculated to make her solo debut in February according to Korean media outlet Sports DongA. SM Entertainment has confirmed she will be having a solo debut but a date has not been set yet.