Pretty cool article. You don't hear much about the hallyu wave in the west indies. Like I knew it existed, but not the how it happened part. It was very informative.
Coincidentally, I finished watching PFJ just a couple days before this article was published. I couldn't stand it for these reasons. xD Season 2 has been a huge improvement. At least it's much more tolerable to watch now, but I've only seen a handful of episodes so far.
I liked the couples and the romance, but I personally found it way too draggy and having way too many filler scenes/arcs. The secondary couple's storyline was especially dragged out and that whole bit was dumb. They spent like a good 5 episodes on the scheming snake sisters. >.< Other than that, it's a quality drama with a decent budget production wise.
What an interesting article! In general, when it comes to my actual diet, I eat to live, not live to eat. I'd say I have a very well balanced media diet. I'm currently going through a fluffy cdrama detox though. I need to cut back on the cheap sweets.
Thanks for sharing! Do you know If "You are my hero" with Sandra Ma and Xiao Bai is dubbed?
I watched a bit of the first episode. I think it's dubbed or partially dubbed. They use the main actors real voices. The sound quality is pretty decent. I'd have to watch a couple of episodes to get a better idea.
Summer's Desire is one of my favorites. New Tales of Gisaeng was okay. I do love me a good "toxic" romance every now and then. You just have to be in the mood for it. The latest one that had me hooked was Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru.
If you're watching this for the captains, you'll love this. If you're watching this for the the dance competition, you'll still enjoy it for the dance, but you'll have to sift through the bias and scripted variety.
Super interesting interview. :) I love how his quest for watching N. Korean cinema reminded me how desperate I've sometimes been to watch asian dramas (not enough to travel to another country though lol). That bit about the subtitle machine was also fascinating.
Not gonna lie, I still don't really understand what the hell happened in the past with Ho Beom and Chae Rok's…
There are two things. The first is that the dad used tough discipline, i.e. he beat his players, for better results. This caused the team to be disbanded and Ho Beom lost his chance to become a pro player. Like other players on the team, many tolerated the beating as long as they could play.
The second reason is that the dad cut HB from the roster (in order to protect him cuz of his injury). HB did not understand this and thought the dad was doing it for some dumb reason. Hence, he resents the dad and thought the coach was doing it to prevent him from playing soccer and getting recognized...again ruining his chances of going pro. I'm not sure if they mentioned who reported the dad, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was HB due to this misunderstanding.
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The second reason is that the dad cut HB from the roster (in order to protect him cuz of his injury). HB did not understand this and thought the dad was doing it for some dumb reason. Hence, he resents the dad and thought the coach was doing it to prevent him from playing soccer and getting recognized...again ruining his chances of going pro. I'm not sure if they mentioned who reported the dad, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was HB due to this misunderstanding.