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Oh! I'm glad to hear the review was helpful to you :) It was a neat film, not perfect of course, but worth a watch.

Is I Saw The Devil as bloody and hard to watch as everyone says by the way? I felt a little daunted by people saying so, but if it's not *too* much...

Oh man, I'm having that same issue with Love Around at the moment. Taiwanese dramas air for so long. :,) How is Just You? I've been meaning to pick it up after completing a few others.

I agree that Do Han and Yoon Seo seem like a more likely couple. While it would be nice to have Shi On develop a normal romantic relationship, his current state...I'm not sure his developmental level allows for it. There are, of course, autistic individuals that get married and have children, but unfortunately it varies from case to case. Shi On's progression is ultimately what will determine things.

Ah, great article! I'm all about this Basketball drama. The historical atmosphere seems like it would be interesting. :)

Ah, thanks so much for the information! I do like a good melodrama once in a while, so it should be a good watch between more light-hearted shows.

As to dramas of 2013, I've seen Cruel City, Shark, Nine: Nine Times Time Travel, That Winter The Wind That Blows, All About my Romance, King Flower, and Karamazov no Kyodai. If you add in currently airing that list would include Good Doctor, Love Around, and Two Weeks. :)

Oh, I haven't yet. I saw it listed on Netflix and thought it sounded interesting though; the cast also includes Lee Byung Hun, so it's very star studded, haha.

I am so happy to hear that. Thanks so much for the information! It's wonderful to be able to talk to you about things, since we have such similar tastes. Sometimes I can just look at your PTW or currently watching and find something I'd love. :,)

I've completed Hotel Venus! Thank you again for your recommendation.

I was so surprised to see a young Lee Jun Ki performing alongside Kusanagi-san. It was definitely a bonus. There were some veteran Japanese actors I noticed, including Kagawa Teruyuki (Doctor). Great performances all around. :) Hotel Venus was thought provoking and unique; it felt very Japanese despite the Korean dialogue. Showing most of the scenes as colorless really helped the atmosphere. Overall, I felt it had a beautifully constructed story line and executed well.

With that said... the music had me scratching my head at times (none of the English vocals meshed with the scenes, for instance). I can think of a few notable times things very old-school art house, which lent it a feeling of *trying* to be hip. Lastly, it was probably a touch too long...but might just be me. I ended up rating it a 7. :)

Would you say Jang Ok Jung, Live in Love is worth watching? Since it's completed, I've been considering it. I really enjoy sageuks and keep running into the story of Jang Ok Jung, so....

I'm very careful with selection as well. I usually go based on actors and actresses, unless the plot can sway me. If I like both AND the leads are attractive, well. That's definitely a jackpot. xD

Oh, definitely, I agree. I think with that particular drama they could have taken it down about ten episodes. At least it was a satisfying experience; with that many hours invested, there's no excuse for a poor narrative.

I'm from the eastern United States, which basically means lots of rain. Your profile says you hail from Austria. Do you enjoy living there? It seems like there's many beautiful things to see there. :)

No problem at all. We seem to have similar tastes in film, since I also truly enjoyed Koizora. Both films were so lovely.

Glad to hear you liked Shark. I found the conclusion fitting as well, just what I expected for the character. It introduced me to Kim Nam Gil, so I can't complain, haha. Thank you so much for reading our recaps, by the way. Good Doctor is a total pleasure to watch, so writing up the episodes is as well. :)

Oh, I agree. It's less painful to finish a floundering series if all of the episodes are at hand. It seems we have a similar genre pool though, that's fun~

Oh, I definitely enjoy film. Though I'm sure there are a lot of fine revenge movies out there, the only ones that come to mind at the moment are the Vengeance Trilogy, Old Boy, and (My Kingdom to a lesser extent).

I definitely am. The lead actor was brilliant in Nankyoku Tairiku as well, so I felt there was probably a reason for the huge ratings. Have you noticed whether the subtitling has been consistent or not? I'm always worried groups will leave a project in limbo @_@

I've been really interested in Goddess of Fire and Who Are You. Usually I try to limit myself on how many airing dramas I take up, but there are just too many interesting ones this season. How do you usually end up making your selections?

The longest one I've seen to date was about 54 episodes. It was fun and honestly I missed the characters a lot afterward. But near the end, I became a little antsy to move on if that makes sense. Seems like most of the ones I'm interested in lately are over 30 hours long though....

I'm currently working on Kekkon Shinai and the currently airing Good Doctor, Two Weeks, and Love Around. Soon I may start Giant as well, but the number of episodes feels daunting...@_@

I usually try to limit myself with airing dramas, but I'm experimenting this season to see if I can handle them. So far, so good. The wait is completely agonizing though. XD

As far as genres go, I think I tend to like revenge, historical, or medical the best. I'm a sucker for complicated stories.

Hello and thanks for accepting my request! I'm glad to hear you have interest in those titles. Those two films in particular are worth seeing, but bring tissues. ;) Lots of crying to be done in your homework, haha.

I'm sure it was probably quite a different experience! His characters tend to be that hard on the outside, soft on the inside type. I've always felt he had a good hand for comedy though! I'll have to get around to Bad Family soon :)

I still need to see I Hear Your Voice myself. :) As far as Who Are You and Master's Sun, I haven't gotten around to them. I must say the ghost aspect seems interesting though.

Thanks so much for the request! Great to meet you. It seems like you're delving into many of the currently airing dramas. Which of them are you liking best so far?