My Secret Romance Review

Title: My Secret Romance

Genre: Romance

Episodes: 13

Broadcast Period: Apr-2017 to May-2017

Cast: Sung Hoon, Song Ji Eun, Kim Jae Young, Jung Da Sol, Lee Kan Hee, Kim Jong Guu, Park Shin Woo,

Cha Jin Wook (Sung Hoon) and Lee Yoo Mi (Song Ji Eun) meet at a Gangwondo resort and get caught up in a series of misunderstandings and accidents. Lee Yoo Mi was charmed by Cha Jin Wook's sly and playful personality, and they unexpectedly spend the night together. However, Lee Yoo Mi disappears in the morning, leaving Cha Jin Wook feeling perplexed and irrationally angry.

Three years later, the two meet again when Lee Yoo Mi becomes a nutritionist at the company cafeteria where Cha Jin Wook works.

OCNs first romance-themed drama, and somehow when it’s OCN I always get a huge expectation. It was good, I’m not going to lie about it and be all biased because it’s OCN, but it didn’t have a wow-factor to it at all. It was like a typical drama. Yes, good acting, good directing, cinematography was fine, but somehow it missed something essential to differ it from the rest. I liked the fact that it was only 13 episodes (the amount of episodes stands out, since it's not typical to have only 13, standards would be 12 or 16). There is really not much to say about it. Good watch, but definitely not one I’ll remember. OCN, you guys should stick to mystery and thriller.

☆☆☆  / 3 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥ / 3 out of 5 hearts

Five Children Review

Title: Five Children

AKA: Five Enough, Five Kids

Genre: Family, Comedy

Episodes: 54

Broadcast Period: Feb-2016 to Aug-2016

Cast: Ahn Jae Wook, So Yoo Jin, Shim Hyung Tak, Shim Yi Young, Im Soo Hyang, Shin Hye Sun, Sung Hoon, Ahn Woo Yeon, Jang Young, Park hye Sook, Jo Hyun Do, 

When it comes to families, is bigger better? Lee Sang Tae (Ahn Jae Wook) lives with his in-laws and has been raising his two children, Lee Soo (Kim Hyun Soo) and Lee Bin (Kwon Soo Jung), on his own ever since his wife passed away. He works as the marketing team leader for a fashion company. Ahn Mi Jung (So Yoo Jin) also works for the company as an assistant manager. She is raising her three children — Woo Young (Jung Yoon Suk), Woo Ri (Kwak Ji Hye) and Woo Joo (Choi Yoo Ri) — alone for the past three years after her husband had an affair with her friend and left her. But Mi Jung has been telling her kids that their father is just working in the United States over the past three years. As Sang Tae and Mi Jung deal with the daily demands of work, extended family and the needs of their children, life can get a little hectic. 

For 6 month I have been so eager every weekend to tune in and watch the episodes. At first I started it, because I love family dramas, sometimes I feel like they teach us the small things we take for granted. But as the episodes went by, I felt I watched it only for the Sangmin- & Yeontae-Couple (Sung Hoon and Shin Hye Sun). The rest of the cast was alsogreat. Sang Tae's In-laws were annoying and overbearing at times but they were also one of the most interesting characters in the show. All the children were a delight to watch. In fact, the whole time you feel excited about the kids moving in together (one day) and being one big squad of siblings. Nevertheless I did enjoy the rest of the drama very much, it doesn't have any makjang and it's low on excessive melodrama. It's a nice family drama, almost has a slight slice-of-life feel to it. 

☆☆☆☆/4 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥½/ 3½ out of 5 hearts

Noble, My Love Review

Title: The Noble You

AKA: Noble, My Love

Genre:  Romance, Webdrama

Episodes: 20

Broadcast Period: Aug-2015 to Sep-2015

Cast: Sung Hoon, Kim Jae Kyung, Park Eun Suk, Kim Dong Suk, Park Shin Woon, Lee Seung Yoon, Seo Young

Lee Kang Hoon (Sung Hoon) is a wealthy heir who is attractive, but he cares little for the feelings of other people. Cha Yoon Seo (Kim Jae Kyung) is a cheerful and lovely veterinarian who runs her own animal hospital. After the two meet in an unexpected crisis, can feelings of dislike turn into feelings of love?

After some serious, heavy and devastating dramas, all I wanted was something light that doesn’t require my brain to work. Noble, My love just fit that description, it’s short, (20 episode a la 15 min), and it was very simple. For the record, this show is far from perfect. There are definitely flaws to be found, even if you choose not to look for them. Take for example the acting. I’m really disappointed in Sung Hoon, I’ve seen him in plenty of other productions, but this one was so far his worst performance, and I can’t really say Jae Kyung were any better. On the upside, they both do solid enough jobs of making their characters engaging. In spite of their various limitations in delivery, they managed to make me care, and that counts for a lot. The storyline were easy and simple, nothing surprising about it. Warm, feel-good, fluffy (and mostly mindless) fun.

☆☆☆ / 3 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥½ / 3½ out of 5 hearts

Oh My Venus Review

Title: Oh My Venus
Genre: Romance, Drama, Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast Period: Nov-2015 to Jan-2016
Cast: So Ji Sub, Shin Min Ah, Jung Gyu Woon, Yoo In Young, Sung Hoon, Henry Lau, Jung Hye Sung, Jin Kyung,

Kim Young Ho (So Ji Sub) is a personal trainer to Hollywood stars. Despite his family's wealth, Young Ho suffered a devastating injury in his childhood, but he believes any problem can be overcome by patience and determination. Kang Joo Eun (Shin Min Ah) was once an ulzzang in her teens, semi-famous for her pretty face and enviable figure. Now a 33-year-old lawyer, she has gained a lot of weight since. After getting dumped by her boyfriend and being told by her doctor that she has health issues, Joo Eun hires Young Ho to challenge her to diet and lose weight.

Wow, did I enjoy this drama? I would say a little too much! Welcome back So Ji Sub *clap clap*! It is the cutesy romance drama I’m always looking for but can never seem to find. There is so many cute scenes, you actually get enough of it in the end (I know, it sounds impossible, but…). To be honest, I felt as though the first couple of episodes were somewhat boring. However, I stuck with it because So Ji Sub is one of my favorites, and after that I fell in love with the cast as a whole and the storyline. It picked up later on in the drama, and the unfolding situations made me holding my breath every week. The last three episodes though, were kind of drama-free, (The writers may have run out of ideas) so it was pretty much focusing on the relationship and chemistry between the leads. All in all a very nice drama, not my favorite though, but a recommendable one! It’s funny how two of the most talked about dramas (this one and She Was Pretty) from the end of 2015 are both about turning pretty again.

☆☆☆☆½ / 4½ out of 5 stars

♥♥♥♥/ 4 out of 5 hearts