One Zombie, Sharing Her Love of all Things Hallyu With The World
Zombie: Oh my! It seems Kang Ju has finally decided to admit his feelings for Doo Rim… Yay! I just wish he knew that it was actually Doo Rim he loved. Having him be all adorable with Yi Kyung is just a sad waste of aegyo!
Shai: I wanted him and all his aegyo-ness to be in scenes with Doo Rim, but I guess it was to show how much he’s changed. *sigh* That scene with the lingerie was priceless lol
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Well I have always been suspicious of Kang Ju’s mother, Myung Hee, and we find out (not that anyone should be surprised) that she is indeed using Yi Kyung as the sacrificial lamb so she can bring in Roo Mi as Kang Ju’s wife. Even though we’ve been thinking this, it’s been confirmed this was her true intention from the start and now I can see why her husband is seems disinterested in her. At first I felt bad for her being in a loveless marriage, but now that we know she was the one her mother-in-law wanted Il Do to marry her actions mean so much more. It kinda sucks for him because he’s just now figuring all of this out and it’s vey obvious he doesn’t want the same for his son. Myung Hee, on the other hand, doesn’t mind if someone like Jang Yi Kyung dies as long as she has her protege in Roo Mi to become the “true” wife to her son ya’know since the first one doesn’t count.
This brings me to Jae Ran, Yi Kyung’s mom, who we know has planned for Doo Rim to take Yi Kyung’s place as Kang Ju’s first wife. Since she knows all about the Choi family curse, she is aware of what Myung Hee is planning and is rightfully upset about it. Who would want their daughter to be the martyr in order for that son to marry the woman his mother really wants him to be with? My only gripe with her plan is that she’s doing the same thing with Doo Rim, sacrificing her to save her daughter. I was on board until she said she doesn’t care if this comes at the cost of a life i.e. Na Doo Rim. My poor Doo Rim is a sacrificial lamb for the rich *sobs* But wait! Don’t we have Sung Joo Shin aka Ghost Lady helping our leading lady?
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| Evil Ghost Lady |
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| Seemingly good Ghost Lady |
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| Roo Mi really isn’t giving up on her dear Kang Ju oppa |
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| Can I please know what motor mouth ahjumma said? |
Isn’t Yi Kyung surprised to know that Kang Ju has possibly fallen for Doo Rim? She came back at that right moment to see how he’s changed and she’s not too happy to know that her double is responsible for it. Ooh, I just love this! She couldn’t pinpoint what was so different about him at dinner, but the moment he ran out when he thought she was hurt made light bulbs go off in her head: Kang Ju is in love with Doo Rim who he thinks is her. He’s just your average guy worried about his fiance, no biggie or is it a biggie now that the hearts of 2 people are at stake? Hmm…drama what do you have in store for us next?
Zombie: Two episodes… Two kisses… So many feels I spent the entire time watching Bride of the Century this week with a ridiculously giant grin plastered all over my face! I can’t help it! I love this drama!
Shai: So much happened this week, I don’t know where to start.
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This show is starting to become extremely compelling. The mystery and the unexpected comedy balance everything to make a great show. And the kissing… we can’t forget the kissing! Continue reading “HALLYU ZOMBIE DRAMA REVIEW: Bride of the Century Episodes 3-4 (1/2)”
Zombie: I just have to ask, are you two loving Bride of the Century as much as I am because really, I’m freakin’ loving this show!!!
Tanya: I love the unexpected bits of comedy thrown into the darkness of this slightly creepy drama. It’s like they took My Love From Another Star and The Master’s Sun and rolled them together. I like it.
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Annyeong chingus and welcome to yet another edition of “Hallyu Zombie Drama Review!” I’m super excited to introduce this particular review to you for two reasons… First, because this drama is one I’ve been dying to watch for months and this week it has FINALLY started to air (squee!) and second, because two amazing ladies have agreed to join me on this particular drama reviewing endeavor. Who are these lovely ladies, you ask? They are none other than Shai from k-dramacentral and Tanya from HallyuKnow? *round of applause* You can find all three of us writing for our individual blogs as well as writing for some of DramaFever’s more recent Drama Clubs. *hooray!* And now that the introductions are over, let’s dig into these first two episodes, shall we?
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Alright! Alright! I know I missed last week’s 3F post (blame it on a frantic rush to get Halloween costumes finished by Saturday) and for that I’m sorry; so to make it up to you, I’ll treat you to a Monday edition as well as a regular post on Friday. I know, you’re all squealing with delight now but try to keep it down or your boss may notice you’re not actually working right now.
Today’s feature band is the super poppy B1A4, who made their debut in 2011 with their single, “O.K.” (Which, by the way, has to be one of the catchiest songs ever. Seriously! Every time it pops up on my iPod, I have to dance.) 
Since their debut, B1A4 has released a full-length album in both Korea and Japan as well as four mini-albums, their fourth releasing in May of this year. If, like me, your home has been invaded by a tweenage girl and you feel that if you hear one more Justin Bieber or One Direction song you just might throw yourself out a window, I’d recommend introducing her to B1A4. In true Bieber/1D fashion, B1A4‘s albums are full of super catchy tunes that’ll have your tweenage princess dancing around her room as she sings into her hairbrush (well, at least to the lyrics in English) and maybe, just maybe, you won’t spend the rest of your life with the lines “You don’t know you’re beautiful” running through your head. *Hey, it’s worth a shot, right?* (And just in case you’re wondering where all the music videos for B1A4 are, the embedding of their videos on YouTube has been disabled so if you really want to watch one, click on B1A4 anywhere in this post and you’ll be taken straight to a video. Have fun!)
With Halloween fast approaching, I thought it only fitting to highlight a drama full of things that go bump in the night. Enter my favorite K-Drama of 2013 (so far)…The Master’s Sun. Written by my K-Drama writing heroes, the Hong Sisters, and starring Gong Hyo Jin and So Ji Sub, The Master’s Sun is the story of 
a poor, miserable girl, haunted by ghosts no one else can see. Labeled as crazy, she’s spent years alone, trying to hide from the unsettled spirits that refuse to leave her alone, until one stormy night, she happens to meet a man who, with the slightest touch can chase all her ghosts away. It doesn’t take much to imagine where things go from here but let me just say, this is one of the best dramas I’ve seen in a long time. There’s more to this story than ghosts and the seventeen episodes it takes to reach this story’s conclusion are well worth your time. If you only ever watch one drama, I’d recommend this one as its ending is probably one of the most satisfying in the history of K-Dramas and you won’t have to spend the days that follow in some miserable post-K-Drama funk because things weren’t resolved to your liking. Seriously, this was one of the easiest dramas to walk away from at its conclusion because it felt like everything had been really resolved. *If you watch any amount of K-Dramas, you know exactly what that post-drama funk feels like.*
So that’ll do it for this belated edition of Fantastically Foreign Friday. Join me this Friday as I introduce you to my second favorite Japanese rock band and one of the most beloved K-Dramas of all time. See you Friday! Oh…and Happy Halloween!