Lee Min Ki was absolutely excellent in MLN. It’s a shame he wasn’t nominated. If you’ve seen Because This Is My First Life, you can see the tremendous transformations he can display with his acting. I was so impressed. Son Suk Gu was very good as well but Lee Min Ki blew me away.
When I fell in love with k-dramas I watched whatever was available then and didn’t care whether they were “new” or “old” because they were all new to me. I started at Hulu and got great recommendations there in the reviews which lead me to classics like Coffee Prince, My Lovely Samsoon, Jewel in the Palace, Full House, Jumong, Stairway to Heaven, all the seasonal dramas etc. When I switched to the now defunct Dramafever I even watched Sandglass which I think came out in the mid ‘90s because it was one of the most watched dramas in Korea during it’s run.
I totally hear what you are saying and have felt similarly although I’m attributing it to my own slump. I think also when you are fairly new to k-dramas, they are such a breath of fresh air that we are more easily pleased. It’s hard for new dramas to live up to how we experienced our past favorites.
In the past I have taken a break from dramas for awhile and come back and enjoyed them again. I may do that again soon actually. I would recommend watching dramas that are new to you regardless of when they originally aired but that is just my humble opinion.
Thank you so much for your articles and sharing your thoughts and experiences. Both articles were so interesting and insightful. You have given me things to think about.
I kept watching the drama to the end not to find out who the killer was, not to find out who became CEO of MC, but to hear any reasonable explanation for why Director Han did what she did. I get she was disillusioned by the judiciary so then she chooses to become everything that disillusioned her just for the sake of it? They tried a little to sell that it was just about control but they didn’t succeed in making that case because they did not tell us her story as to why emotionally that power was so all important to her when it was not accompanied by money, fame, love, revenge... anything. Was she a robot? Why was she so devoted to MC at the cost of everything and everyone - even herself?
I totally hear what you are saying and have felt similarly although I’m attributing it to my own slump. I think also when you are fairly new to k-dramas, they are such a breath of fresh air that we are more easily pleased. It’s hard for new dramas to live up to how we experienced our past favorites.
In the past I have taken a break from dramas for awhile and come back and enjoyed them again. I may do that again soon actually. I would recommend watching dramas that are new to you regardless of when they originally aired but that is just my humble opinion.
Thank you so much for your articles and sharing your thoughts and experiences. Both articles were so interesting and insightful. You have given me things to think about.
Good luck! Aja! Aja! Fighting!