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I'm looking forward to all of these, especially "The Great Tempter" (drama's title at Viki), although the Universal Drama Law states that the more you've looked forward to a drama, the greater the chance it will start bad, end bad, drag in the middle, or feature a surprise noble idiot.

I'll believe this is airing when I'm watching the first episode somewhere and not a moment before. Plenty of shows are like Lucy and Charlie with the football, but this one is the worst.

Completely agree. First episode was mildly entertaining, but I spent most of the hour going "wtf?" I like comedy elements in dramas, but this was bordering on slapstick. I hope future episodes tone it down.

It's a sageuk in the sense that the original source material for this drama (and all of the many versions of this) is an 18th century French novel. There was a Korean film made of the novel, "Untold Scandal". There is also a Chinese version, as well as two American versions, including "Cruel Intentions" and "Dangerous Liaisons".

Virtually anytime you're watching or reading a story that has a bet about whether or not an innocent can be seduced, you can thank the French novel for the plot line.

Except for the step-dad. Him, I'd sort of like to run over with my car.

That's my all time favorite lakorn! I've watched episode 12 at least 4 times.

You sort of know what you're in for if you're watching a lakorn--a lot of paternalistic, misogynistic rubbish, which is not good, but not good in a wonderful way, if it's done well. The problem is that it's not done well, and the characters more resemble cartoons than they do people. I was watching Ngao Asoke ('99), and it was so very bad, I almost got a nose bleed. No, wait, that's a different trope.

I've been watching lakorns recently, which are pretty rage inducing, frankly.

There's a lot wrong with them, but the worst is how everyone is forgiven, no matter how horrible they were in the story. I get that karma and forgiveness are huge, thematically, in Thai culture and that I'm judging a lot of what I see by Western standards, but still. The women are portrayed in these dramas as innocent and pure until they're unbelievably inhuman and irrational idiots, and the men don't do much better--they're horrible to the point where they're almost monsters. And I'm a person who's watched Sawan Biang and Jam Loey Rak many times.

The thing I hate above everything else in any drama is amnesia (except for Autumn Concerto) and the truck of doom.

Yeah. Sometimes I re-do the ending in my my mind so that it's happier, but no matter how I script it when I do, I realize that I've diminished the movie thematically and then the title doesn't really make sense. When I re-watch it, I stop before the ending.

Oh, "Lust, Caution". That movie. One of a few I own. This is a movie I keep turning over in my head like a rock, thinking about it. The explicit eroticism of "Lust, Caution" is like another character in the movie. Do watch it (if you're of age). Warning: the ending is a bit shocking.

MDL has no ax to grind. The report here is factually accurate, as far as I can tell. Some bios contain more information than others; it happens that way for whatever reasons, not any of which have to do with ill will or bad intentions.

It's very upsetting and sad news, but you're projecting over sensitivity now. Maybe rest a little, and visit other sites that are more to your liking for the time being?

This terrible illness claims another one. Some day, a cure.
Such a loss to his family, his friends and his fans.

The very best version of Pride and Prejudice was the multi-part TV version that starred Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy and that aired on BBC, PBS and A&E networks. The film version with Keira Knightly was not even remotely as good.

I think it would make a lovely historical Kdrama with some adaptation.

And kdrama version of Pride and Prejudice which doesn't have Gong Yoo as Darcy, however, is a bust. :-)

Thippy, if you ever check here, thanks for all the subs! You absolutely, completely and totally rock.

Their relationship is implied. I have no gaydar whatsoever, but even I thought they were a couple. They had really good chemistry, too--so good, I wish they had more screen time together, and that their relationship was developed more. As small as their relationship is in this drama, it's still a highlight of it.

I didn't drop, but boy, did I FF through a number of scenes. Yang Yang is always hot in this drama and sexy as hell, but Wei Wei's character arc is unimpressive. She starts off as a really kick ass computer science major/gamer, and then she stops having chops of her own and becomes "girlfriend". So disappointing. Plus, she's either not permitted to act like she can kiss, or she actually can't or won't, but I felt sorry for Yang Yang. Plus, the actress is way too thin.

Thanks so much for this article!

It's just me. I know it is. But every last one of these dramas looks boring as hell.

I think Jang Mal Ran is one the scariest villains I've ever watched. Hoo boy.

There are only two shows I've had the "can't wait" experience for in the last year: "Because it's My First Life" is the first, and "Money Flower" is the second.

The more I watch this drama, the more I crave to watch it. It's really, really good. Money Flower is another one of those quietly under rated shows, like Avengers Social Club, that you may come across maybe by accident, but watching it reminds you why you started watching kdramas in the first place.

Thanks for the article, which was nicely done.