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ah so this ends today. Great! I will start watching it!

Lie to Me made me stalk Kang Ji Hwan because he was--sexy. I just came off from stalking YEH's past dramas and LTM just finished airing. But KJH can act over the top at times and his project choices aren't exactly that great.

There are two dramas I haven't gotten around to seeing him in and those are Hong Gil Dong and Capital Scandal.

Congratulations to the winners. Song Kang Ho, Lee Jung Jae, Good Doctor, Lee Bo Young, Jung Woo (wiping his tears, aww!) and Baek Jin Hee. I think Covertly and YWCFTS are both over-rated. Ah well, there's always room for popularity votes.

Happy comeback to Jeon Ji Hyun! I hope to see her in sensible dramas and movies--next time! Oh, the same goes for Kim Soo Hyun.

Jang Nara and the girl from the Taiwanese version (Chen Joe) look alike. But whatis up with Jang Hyuk's hair?! He looks like Oska from Secret Garden. Lol, and the watermark on the pic says Top Star, too! XD

I hope Jang Hyuk and Jang Nara have explosive chemistry together! Here's to hoping they keep it at 16 episodes!

About rarely shown kisses: Generally, people in Asia are conservative. This is not a subjective feeling, but a continuous observation of behavior and culture that are being depicted in Asian dramas. So while kisses are rarely shown in lakorns or intimacy is delicately presented as you say, I think, for me, this is understandable. That is not to say, kisses or any form of 'skinship' are discarded. On the contrary, they are still highly anticipated and the fact that they're rare makes people want to see.

Not sure if anybody has pointed this out yet but I find it ironic that, for a conservative country like Thailand, a popular genre for lakorns would be slap-and-kiss.

I know Cheer has very high standards but I hope to find a gem in lakorns. There is always something different in a drama from another country and I believe a drama doesn't necessarily have to have a high budget to be a great piece. A drama can have an expensive budget and still come out shitty.

You had me at 'hooray', lol jk. :D You had me at 'leap between SKKS and Arang and the Magistrate'. Putting this on my ptw and will be waiting for updates and trailers. :)

Wow, Jung Il Woo as male lead and a pretty female lead to boot! Who else will be in this line up?

Hmm cerebral yet exciting...this is new! I need to try this out! Maybe it'll stimulate my neurons. :D

All I can say is it's awesome! <3 Cheers to the new MDL and more features to come! Congratulations to Skye and Ji-N! :)

I like Lee Il Hwa better in Reply 1994. She really cared for the kids in the boarding house and her past experience with her first-born was :'(

My mom got me into Asian dramas. She has a long list of historical, wuxia, family, revenge, tearjerker and rom-com dramas under her belt. She just finished watching Innocent Man, 100-Year Legacy and is now watching You Who Came from the Stars. All of which I haven't even watched yet!

I can't say I've successfully converted my daughter. She's more into Japanese dramas and anime more than any other Asian stuff. But we do watch dramas together from time to time. We did that with Akumu-chan (which made her a Kitagawa Keiko fan) and The Master's Sun (which made her a Gong Hyo Jin fan--before that she already liked SJS).

Out of the list, I like Lee Il Hwa the most. In both Reply series the parents have a tragic experience but I felt that her pain as a mother was more pronounced in 1994.

Omo, what a coincidence. It's his birthday today. Saengil chukhahamnida! :)

That is so true, and so has ghost-seeing detective themed dramas. I hope he is doing just that--picking what he's interested in. There would have been lots of other themes he could have picked, ne?

Ghost-seeing detective now time-traveling...Oguri Shun is surely going with the trend...I'll wait for the trailer.

There must be something wrong with the MDL search. I searched for comedy Japanese movies and this pulled up. How is this comedic?

Wasn't really fond of Nodame Cantabile Japanese original, so I'm keeping my expectations low for this Korean version. Also, Joo Won pulling off funny kinda reminds me of L7CS...hmmm... :\ Guess we'll have to see 'til then.

unnie, I literally muffled screams into my pillow while watching this episode!

Park Min Young is not that bad. But she does carry the same kind of acting in her dramas. It would be nice if she could make a distinctive behavior out of her character this time. Not fond of her, but that's me!

I know what you mean, and I think the part where she seals her decision after talking to the snake makes up the self-reflection. But I can't help thinking that she became tied to what she thought was the truth and by continuing to do so also meant they the king and letting the snake keep her position. I understand that she did it for herself and Myongnong but what she discarded were important things, too. Making this decision made her not only give up Myongnong but everything else as well, and that made her a martyr.

That aside though, I am enjoying her new mission. Who knew this spy business was so good to watch? Poor Solnan, heartbroken and burying herself in work. But Myongnong is more pitiful!

Ugh. I don't think it's for me then. :| I'm b*tchy as it is with Solhi alone. Any more of that virus and my pillows will suffer the consequences! XD

Surprisingly, I don't hold it to the King. I mean, the swap was an added plot device, but he could have been more affectionate to Jinmu-gung because after all, he is his own. He is definitely a bad parent! *smh*

I like the way they imply that Marshall Hae is supposed to pay for the things he'd done in the past especially the part where he is partly to blame for the death of Chaehwa and her father. You know that part where Solnan met Makgeum and Marshall Hae was talking to the Queen? I loved how they visually presented the storytelling and they flashed Kuchon in those parts too, so that made it complete. And then that Mishil-like music playing at the background--icing on top.

I checked out A New Leaf's MDL page and saw Big Daddy there and I was so happy I was thinking of giving it a try~~until I saw Park Min Young. I'm still thinking~~!