I'm at episode 15 and at some point watching this drama has become kind of a drag. I'm close enough to the end that I plan to finish it but still... It started out well but once they got into the "serious-business"/conspiracy stuff it lost almost all of its charm. Also, these are like the most incompetent secret agents ever (and not in a comedically intentional way). Sure, we're at a resort where we know there are people who are willing to kill us, let's just run up and open the door without even looking through the peephole first. Little things like that are starting to grate on me. I know that I'm being nitpicky but that's what happens when everything else about the story starts to bore me.
Hmm, am I the only person who actually likes neither guy? I find Rintaro's attitude obnoxious and Hiroto obviously has ulterior motives (initially, at least). Granted I've only seen the first 2 episodes so my opinion may change but so far I'm a bit "meh" on this, romance-wise at least.
Add me to the list of folks who loved Wild Romance's "Robot Couple." First of all, I just love the Dong Ah character all by herself (casually browsing through her porn DVD collection in front of anyone; going out to dinner in a [very] dirty sweatshirt; and generally just being a glorious weirdo and not caring what anyone else thinks). But when the drama pairs her up with the uptight, reserved "robot manager," it's a perfect match. Not to mention, they supply what is probably the funniest first kiss I've ever seen in a drama.
I'm having a weird moment because I totally recognize her, yet according to her d-addicts page I've only seen 2 dramas she's been in (Rooftop Prince & Witch Yoo Hee/Witch Amusement). I'm convinced there have got to be some dramas missing from her credits there now...
Anyway, I love that you wrote a Guide to Song Ok Sook! Actually, I really like a lot of the older actors that seem to get continually cast as the main characters' mom or dad, etc. Even when they're occasionally cast as villains I'm like, "Nah, you're so-and-so's dad, I know you're secretly awesome!" ^.^
I was pretty unhappy about the ending but I'm more mad at myself because even though I read the spoilers below I was still disappointed (i.e. I KNEW it wasn't going to end how I wanted-- why on earth do I do this to myself?!). Anyway, Baby Yamapi was cute at least...
Wow, I found Oguri Shun in Hana-Kimi to be very... uh, flat, myself. Frankly I was rooting for Nakatsu the whole way even though I knew it was pointless. I guess I wasn't really watching that particular series for the romance anyway (thank god because imo it didn't have any) but to each their own...
It's been years since I watched this but I remember loving it (& the characters) so much. The whole plot synopsis makes it sound like it should be a mopey tragedy but as Byaku-chan said it's actually a very funny, uplifting series. The last episode (I think?) surely must hold the record for making me go from despair to delight in 0.0005 seconds. I remember literally jumping up from my couch at one particular scene, I was so ecstatic.
This is the drama that made me realize why Kimura Takuya is the superstar he is nowadays and revealed to me personally his appeal (before I ever saw him act I was like "why are people so crazy about him?" and then after LV I totally understood).
I watched ep01 and liked it but I'm really curious... is the couple of the series going to be the 14 year old in Kibum's body and museum curator Lee Tae Ri?
Oh man, he is so cute in the first episode of Big. I felt a little bad at first because he looks so young but I feel (slightly) better now to see he's 21 (he's still very young, of course, but at least he's an adult).
Oh man, this show is amazing. It wasn't really on my radar until last week when I noticed a number of great comments on the kdramaconfessions tumblr and decided to check it out-- 6 episodes later, I'm head over heels. Though the "Joseon-era hero time-travels to the present day" premise makes for inevitable comparisons with Rooftop Prince (which I also love), at heart it's a totally different kind of show. The time travel is much more of an ongoing factor in QIHM (an aspect I like) and as the the romance-- the chemistry between the leads is flat-out off the charts. I have not seen a more natural couple in a K-drama. People need to do themselves a favor and watch this show.
I kept passing this drama over for years because of my misgivings about Overboard (the American movie). After discovering a love for lead actor Oh Ji Ho, I decided to give it a chance-- and I found the drama to be very fun and touching at times. I now regret avoiding it for so long due to my bias against the source material.
@moopoo-- I download raw files via torrents and get softsubs files from the D-Addicts site.<br /><br />This show is bloody <b>hilarious.</b> It has me literally laughing out loud which is very rare even when I find something quite funny. It's absolutely worth the wait for the fansubs (currently up to 6 out of 9 eps), which are a labor of love by one or two individuals. This is a hidden comedy gem, imo.
Anyway, I love that you wrote a Guide to Song Ok Sook! Actually, I really like a lot of the older actors that seem to get continually cast as the main characters' mom or dad, etc. Even when they're occasionally cast as villains I'm like, "Nah, you're so-and-so's dad, I know you're secretly awesome!" ^.^