Yes, RATHER belated, but it’s here nonetheless. Happy holidays from L20! Tomorrow will be the last day of December in Seoul, and you guys know what that means! I get to type another Best & Worst for the end of the year! YAY! In the meantime, here’s some holiday-themed eye candy:
Taeyang, does that box contain somebody’s wedding dress? ;)
Man, I can’t believe this blog is already a year old! Time does fly…
♥ Tacti
AKA: 키친 (Kitchen) AsianMedia | HanCinema
Cast: Shin Min Ah, Kim Tae Woo, Joo Ji Hoon
Happy first anniversary to newlyweds Mo Rae (Shin) and Sang In (Kim)! Mo Rae goes to an art gallery to find a gift, and meets a dashing stranger. They are forced to hide behind a screen to avoid being caught, and unexpectedly have sex. Mo Rae can’t bear the guilt and confesses to Sang In. He refuses to let her speak of it after that night, instead focusing on the opening of his restaurant. He has always wanted to be a chef, but lacks training. So he hires a young Korean professional from Paris to live with them and teach him. It turns out to be Du Re (Joo), the man from the gallery, and a risky game begins.
As you can see, I tried to narrow it down to one choice for each language. But you are welcome to submit historical choices from any Asian country! [If you can find me a drama from Kyrgyzstan or Uzbekistan, I may love you forever...] Ja Myung Go was selected as the Korean candidate solely because I’ve already started it before. I think I was around 4 episodes in.
Anyway, comments are appreciated!
You can read about it on Soompi. As my second favorite actor, I was really looking forward to him coming back. Though I’m taking a break from modern dramas, I would probably not be able to resist checking out his latest project. Are you guys excited? What sort of story would you like to see him in? He’s taking your call!
Note: You may have noticed a new tag. I have created this tag for news about actors & actresses that I think is important. As this is not a celebrity gossip blog, I recommend that you check out some of the blogs in my blogroll for that sort of thing.
Credits: Soompi
Contains homosexual situations and nudity
“This is not a tragedy. This is a story of love…” -Mamiya Taishin0
Wiki | Yellow Cinema | Crunchyroll
Where to watch: Youtube
Starring: Kotani Yoshikazu, Saito Takumi, Matsumoto Hiroya
Mamiya Taishin (Kotani) is a reporter who gets the chance to interview popular model Kisaragi Noeru (Saito). Kisaragi is a high school student with a bad attitude and bad habits – the worst of which is bedding a different man every night. A restaurant chat turns into a sexual encounter in the bathroom, and ends up with Mamiya alone and bewildered in his flat. Shortly after, Kisaragi’s modeling agency calls and complains about Mamiya’s arrogant behaviour during the interview, and demands that he make a personal apology. When the two start getting close, Chidori (Matsumoto), a childhood friend of Kisaragi, becomes jealous. Will he threaten the blossoming relationship between model and reporter?
AKA: 외출/Outing
“Should we have an affair, too? That’d make them flip!” - Seo Young
Starring: Bae Young Joon, Son Ye Jin
In-su (Bae Young Joon) is a lighting director whose life completely changes with a single phone call. His wife has been involved in an accident, and is in a coma. In the hospital he meets Seo Young (Son Ye Jin), and they discover that their partners were having an affair. As they wait for their respective spouses to regain consciousness, the two gradually become closer and decide to have an affair of their own…
[AKA: ただ、君を愛してる, Heavenly Forest]
I want to be fooled by your lies just a little while longer. -Makoto
Starring: Miyazaki Aoi, Tamaki Hiroshi, Kuroki Meisa, Koide Keisuke, Uehara Misa, Munetaka Aoki, Oonishi Asae
Sagawa Makoto (Tamaki Hiroshi) has an inferiority complex due to the fact that he suffers from what seems to be a form of eczema. He chooses to skip his university entrance ceremony due to his fear of large crowds and meets the strange and childlike Satonaka Shizuru (Miyazaki Aoi). She manages to get him to open up to her, despite the fact that he’s secretly in love with his beautiful classmate Toyama Miyuki (Kuroki Meisa). Shizuru loves Makoto, and wants to love anybody that he loves and becomes friends with Miyuki. She develops a love of photography because of Makoto, and when he asks her what she wants for her birthday, she asks for a kiss. Shortly after, Shizuru completely disappears from Makoto’s life, leaving only letters and postcards from abroad as a trail for him to follow, only to discover tragedy.
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It’s that time of the year, folks! Dress up, eat lots of candy, and party! But even if you’re not into all that stuff, at least have a little fun this weekend!
From L20, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Since childhood, I’ve been alone. I had my own way of doing things and didn’t experience things like loneliness. - Joo Jae Hee
Starring: Ji Jin Hee, Uhm Jung Hwa, Kim So Eun, Yoo Ah In, Yang Jung Ah
Joo Jae Hee (Ji Jin Hee) is anarchitect in his 40s who hates people and marriage. Only two people outside of his family are able to put up with his insufferable personality: his colleague Yun Ki Ran (Yang Jung Ah), and Park Hyun Kyu (Yoo Ah In), the intern at his office. When he suddenly falls to the floor of his apartment, his pretty new neighbor Jung Yoo Jin (Kim So Eun) takes him to the hospital. There, he meets the docile Dr. Moon Jung Jang, also 40 and unwed. These 5 people are haphazardly thrown together for a hilarious adventure as quirky as Joo Jae Hee himself!
