Top 5 Kdrama Countdown - June Week 4

Hello all you Crazy Ahjumma readers!  I am so sorry for missing a week of my Kdrama Countdown.  Last week I ran out of time and had an all around lack of epic moments to write about (Refer to my #1 moment of this week) so I decided to just take a break til the new batch of dramas aired.  Thankfully we are back with a ton of great moments as well as a whole bunch of new dramas to talk about.  So without further ado, lets discuss my favorite kdrama moments of the last week of June!

#5 Who Knew That I Enjoy Trot Music? -Trot Lovers

I guess that there is an old Korean Ahjumma trapped within me since I actually really love the OST for Trot Lovers.  It is so fun to listen to the music and Jung Eun Ji's voice is perfect for this style.  The drama itself is fun, if not overly original, and if you can get past Ji Hyun Woo's fixed teeth (who knew I would miss his crooked smile so much) it is a quirky summer romantic comedy. 
Trot Audition Clip

 #4 Lee Joon Ki - The Joseon Gunman

Lee Joon Ki has always been truly amazingly attractive.  He was the king of the flower boys from way back, who has since emerged as a very masculine leading man post military.  But there is just something extra special about Lee Joon Ki in hanbok.   He just lights up the screen with his confident demeanor and is making the new Sageuk "The Joseon Gunman" a must watch drama.  This drama reminds me of historical dramas like "The Princess Man" and "Moon Embracing the Sun" in that it is really easy to understand.  A lot of times Saguek's have very intricate military/political plots that can be confusing for newcomers.  But this drama is perfect for that drama fan who wants a good story without too much complication.  And it has Lee Joon Ki so it is a win win for everyone.

 #3 Workplace Nemesis - The King of High School

It is no secret that I love Seo In Guk (seriously, you would have to be living under a rock to have not heard my fangirling squeals.)  But after watching "The King of High School" that love has increased exponentially.   Who would not love his character?  He is all that is admirable in a man/boy in that he is handsome, kind, and will stick to his moral compass no matter what.  We see this in episode 4 where he must stand up to a co-director who is hassling one of his employees.  Most people would sit back and see what happens before rocking the boat, but not Min Seok.  He openly opposes his nemesis and tells him that he has no manners and should learn to respect his elders.  It was a great moment that brought little happy fizzles within my heart.  Not to mention Seo In Guk is very sexy when he is aggressive and angry.

#2 The Secret is Out! - Triangle

You might be surprised that one of my favorite dramas right now is the epic brother reunion melodrama "Triangle".  just for clarification, if you are looking for a strong romantic storyline, then this drama is NOT for you.  For the most part the romance is pretty mild.  There are some sweet moments between middle brother, played by Kim Jae Joong (Protect the Boss), and his girl, but for the most part people are watching this drama for some super sweet bromance.  The bromance between oldest brother Jang Dong-Soo (Kim Beom Soo - Iris 2) and his younger brother Heo Young-Dal (Kim Jae Joong).  For weeks we have seen the two men growing closer and closer with their revenge plots, but the revenge heat was cranked to a whole new level once their biological connection came out into the open.  I got completely misty eyed when the two were finally able to reconnect with a huge hug and tons of crying.  Much better than most romantic kdrama moments, and completely worth watching 16 episodes of slow and steady plot buildup. 

#1 No more boring dramas!

I don't know why, but I fell out of love with an insane amount of dramas in this last batch.  They started out with so much promise, good premises, great actors, but then they just fell flat.  Flat as a pancake after it has been run over by a steamroller.  So I happily say goodbye to those (and a few that have one or two weeks left) dramas and begin the process over with some great new dramas that have not disappointed me yet.  Just so you guys have a list of dramas I did not really enjoy for future reference, Big Man, A New Leaf (now in my top most boring of all time list), Golden Cross, Wild Chives and Soy Bean Soup (Why did you have to grow up younger cast?), Doctor Stranger (Even the amazing acting of Lee Jung Suk could not save this train wreck), and Gap Dong.  You are gone and won't be missed.  

And that completes my favorite moments of the week!  Just a heads up that I will be on vacation in another week which means that my blogging/kdrama time will be greatly decreased.  On an up note, the lake house will have wifi!  On the downside, I am sharing it with my in laws, three sister in laws plus their spouses/children and none of them understand the importance of all things kentertainment.  This of course means that I am going to have to sneak my kdrama time in during the wee hours of the night.  As of now I am determined to still get my blog posts in, but the chances are really good that they will be mini-caps.  I hope you will continue to support me during this hard time (seriously, how am I going to survive????)

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Dramas that I am currently watching:
God's Quiz Season 4
Love Myself or You (Tdrama)
Rock N' Road (Tdrama)
Hotel King  
King of High School
You Light Up My Star (Tdrama)
Fall In Love With Me (Tdrama)  
Bitter Blood/Partners in Blood (Jdrama)  
Glorious Day
Wonderful Days 
Wild Chives and Soy Bean Soup: 12 Years Reunion  
Endless Love
A New Leaf  
Fated to Love You
Triangle  
Dr Stranger  
You're All Surrounded
The Joeson Gunman
Trot Lovers
Yoo Na's Street

Top 5 Kdrama Countdown - May Week 1

I have been in kdrama heaven since every one of the new dramas this week has been so so good. Now if I can only find the time to watch them all.  It was difficult to pick my favorite so I had to combine a bunch to get all the best moments mentioned.  So come join me as we discuss what was epic about his week in kdramas!

#5 Parents Dying for Their Children.

There were a lot of good death scenes this week.....by parents!  It was the week for parents sacrificing for their children and we viewers were lucky to see not one but two great death scenes.  In Dr Stranger, our leads father was more or less kidnapped (along with his son) and forced to live in North Korea as a surgeon.  His son was also forced to follow in his footsteps becomes a genius heart surgeon.  Seeing a way to allow his son to escape the strict regime, Kim Sang Joong (Kim Sang Joong - City Hunter) allows himself to be gunned down so there would be no ties connecting his son to North Korea.  It was a truly beautiful moment of love from a father to his son.

Our other new drama, You're All Surrounded, was not going to be beat in the sacrificing parent race.  Our main hero's mother was a women of morals and had agreed to testify against a murderer.  Unfortunately that murderer was not going down quietly and sent a goon to beat the mother to death to keep her quiet.  Her son comes home, finding his mother close to death, but still alive.  The murderer comes back into the house and he hides under the bed directly in eye site of his mother.  When the bad guy goes to look under the bed the mom distracts him by letting him know she is still alive, protecting her son but solidifying her own death.  The scene with the two crying as the boy watches his mother die was truly heart wrenching.
It just goes to show you that the good die young and what we are left with are the typical evil kdrama parents.  

Dr Stranger Clip

#4 Don't Play With My Toys 

Hotel King had a lighthearted moment where our leading man, Cha Jae-Wan, had to babysit the son of one of the guests in his personal home.  It would be a huge trial for the man anyway since Jae Wan is a character who is really really wound tight.  But add in the fact that he likes to collect and make limited edition toys and you have a recipe for disaster.  The young boy wants to play with everything, and our hero about dies.  He solves the problem by placing all the toys on his very top shelf (just under the ceiling) and saying that he always puts them up there at bedtime hahaha.   It was a cute moment in a mostly serious drama.  

Child Chaos Clip

 #3 MONDAYS!

Let's just all admit that Monday is the best day to be a kdrama fan right now.  You have the big ratings competition between Triangle, Dr Stranger, and Big Man.  Also add in new episodes of Wild Chives and Soy Bean Soup, Running Man, and everyone's favorite romantic comedy Witch's Romance.  Yup! Mondays are my new best day of the week, which is why they are my #3 favorite moment.  Thank you Kdramas for making this day suck less.

#2 Best Confession Ever!

Our leading lady Ji Yeon's plan to bring a man to her clubs anniversary party goes horribly wrong, resulting in her chasing him with a rake and blackening his eye.  But never fear our white knight is to the rescue (literally, he is all in white) and arrives just in time to save our leading ladies fragile ego.  But rather than pretend to be her boyfriend, he just comes out and really confesses.  Just repeating what he said does not do the scene justice, so all of you out there not watching this drama.... run and at least watch this scene.  It was epic.  I literally held my breath in anticipation.

Confession Clip:

#1 Abs! So many delicious shirtless scenes in our dramas this week

We were overrun with hot shirtless scenes this week as our khottie's showered, brooded, and just changed their clothes A LOT!  I am pretty sure that JaeJoong's character in triangle secretly wants to be a nudist since he was shirtless an insane amount of times during the first two episodes of his new drama.  Also joining in the shirtless fun was the dramas Dr Stranger, Hotel King, and You're All Surrounded.  It was a great week to be a female drama watcher!

Thanks for joining me for another countdown.  I can now go get busy watching everything for next week.  There is a new episode of Hotel King that is calling my name. If you have not already, check out my recaps of Gap Dong and Witch's Romance each week and if you are not following us on FB then please go to this link and click LIKE!  https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-crazy-ahjummas/336988683021748?fref=ts We are planning some giveaways and love to have chats about all things kdrama and kpop related.

Sincerely,
Kmuse 

Dramas that I am currently watching:
Potato Star 2013QR23  
Ruby's Ring
A Well Raised Daughter  
Hotel King  
Fall In Love With Me (Tdrama)  
Angel Eyes  
Bitter Blood/Partners in Blood (Jdrama)  
BORDER (Jdrama)  
Witch's Romance Gap Dong
A Secret Love Affair
Wonderful Days 
Wild Chives and Soy Bean Soup: 12 Years Reunion  
Sweet Sweet Bodyguard (Tdrama)
Golden Cross
Big Man  
A New Leaf  
Triangle  
Dr Stranger  
You're All Surrounded
Flower Grandpa Investigation Unit

5 Min Trailer for Upcoming Drama "Triangle" is Released

I personally think they should have started out with this Trailer since it looks way more interesting then the previous teasers.  Emotional separations, fated interaction between the brothers without knowing of their connections, and a fight.  What is not to love?   I like that it looks like the focus is going to be on the brothers and that the romance might be secondary.  It might just be because the leading man is Lee Beom Soo but I am getting a heavy "Giant" type vibe from this teaser.  He seems to be playing a similar character as in that drama and the music gives off an epic drama vibe.  But that is OK since "Giant" truly is an amazing drama that deserves to be emulated and if this is even half as good, then I will be one happy viewer.  Triangle starts Monday the 5th and is replacing Empress Ki.

Triangle 5min Trailer

 

New drama "Triangle" releases first trailer.

The upcoming kdrama "Triangle" will be debuting on May 5th following Empress Ki and so far it looks like it is going to be a solid birth secret, melo, possibly epic kdrama.  I love all three actors that play the brothers and am really crossing my fingers for a solid show.  Is it too much to ask for an intense conflicting drama with random moments of bromance added in?  Lee Bum Soo plays the oldest brother and a dedicated cop.  Second brother played by JaeJoong is an up and coming thug, and Siwan plays a rich playboy youngest brother.  Separated when they were young, fate brings them all back together in what is to be an angst driven, and hopefully well crafted drama.

Triangle 1st Trailer

Jae Joong Joins Cast of Brother Drama Triangle

So we finally have a the third actor slotted into the drama Triangle's cast and it is our Dongsaeng's bias Jae Joong.  I know that this drama is probably not on everyone's radars yet, but since I am a huge Lee Bum Soo fan (he will be playing the oldest brother) I have been actually following the casting news pretty closely.   Triangle will be replacing the ratings juggernaut Empress Ki on the MBC Monday/Tuesday time slot.  It will also mark the first non Sageuk drama to fill thit time in over a year so it has big shoes to feel.  The story follows the lives of three brothers who were separated when they were kids.  The oldest (Lee Bum Soo - Prime Minister and I) becomes a cop and reconnects with Jae Joong's (Protect the Boss) character, who is actually a local gangster.  Not sure about the youngest dongsaeng's (Im Shi Wan - Moon Embracing the Sun) but judging by the casting he might be the innocent sweet one. 

So far we are minus a lot of leading ladies but since it is rumored that the script readings start in another week or two, I suspect we will be hearing something post haste.  So what do you think?  Are you going to be checking in to see some brotherly angst?  I know that I will and I anticipate, if nothing else, there will be a lot of attractive eye candy moments now that Jae Joong is on board.

Kmuse