October k-drama 2012 haul

I know that I'm kinda late with the whole k-drama haul and that some of these dramas have actually finished airing about a month or 2 ago. But nevertheless, here is my end of October review on the dramas I've watched so far ....

Bridal mask (also known as Gaksital).

It is a 28 episode drama based around Korea during the 1930s, during the Japanese colonial era. The story overall is about a guy name Lee Kang-to (his name changes to Lee Young/ Sato Hiroshi) - who is a rising star in the police force who works with the Japanese police (even though he is Korean) and is against the Korean freedom fighters. His initial aim is to catch Gaksital (also known as Bridal Mask) - who is a mysterious freedom fighter. A twist in fate causes Lee Kang-to to change his perception of the Japanese and become a freedom fighter.

MY OPINION: I personally like this drama a lot. It did to me drag on a little too much, but the overall storyline was pretty good. Even though it was mainly about the Koreans trying to gain freedom from the Japanese, there was also a love story line between Lee Kang-to, Kimura Shunji and Oh Mok Dan (name also changes to Boon-Yi/ Esther). The ending is quite sad, in my opinion (trying not to give away too much) but my overall rating for this drama is a 8.5/10

Ghost

Ghost is a 20 episode drama that is based around a police cyber investigation squad. It is mainly based around the hidden secrets of the cyber world.

MY OPINION: This drama to me, dragged on wayyyy tooo long. It did focus on the cyber police squad's position and what they did, BUT the main story line just went on way to long OR had appeared way to late into the whole drama. It is a good drama if you are into the whole cyber investigation type dramas :) My overall rating for this drama is a 7/10

Time Slip Dr Jin

This is a 22 episode drama based around the Joseon Dynasty period. It is based around a neurosurgeon called Jin Hyuk. He gets this mysterious power that allows him to travel back into about 150 years. While back in the Joseon period, he starts to treat people using his 21st Century skills by adapting to the lack of medical equipment made available. And like the saying, you shouldn't mess with the past, his actions starts to interfering with the course of history. 

 

MY OPINION: I will admit, this drama isnt for those who have a weakness for surgery. Through this drama there were scenes of actual operations that Dr Jin performs (using props of course). There were a few times that I actually had to cover almost half the screen (only letting the subtitles appear) because the operation scenes were just to horrible to look at. The storyline was ok, it mainly talked about Dr Jin's attitudes towards helping others and also about government power. I would rate this drama a 7.5/10

 

Panda and Hedgehog (also known as Ms Panda and Mr Hedgehog)

This drama is a 16 episode drama that is based around a patisserie who became a orphan at a young age and has a prickly personality (hence the name hedgehog). He meets a girl named Panda who owns a cafe called Cafe Panda. The cafe isnt going too well, until she meets hedgehog who helps her makes the cafe a success.  

 

MY OPINION: It is a sweet drama. Firstly, after watching a few episodes, I fell instantly to the cakes and sweets that we produced. It made me want to stalk a Cafe here in Perth that had the same cakes as the ones in this drama. Secondly, the sweet and lovely storyline of meeting your first love after 15 years :) and also establishing the saying 'No matter how far you go, home is always there'. There wasn't much of a big storyline apart from starting small and then aiming high. My overall rating for this drama is a 8/10.

To The Beautiful You (also known as Hana Kimi/ 

For You In Full Blossom)

This is a 16 episode drama. It has the same storyline of the Japanese version of For You In Full Blossom and Taiwanese version - Hana Kimi. Slight difference is that Goo Jae Hee comes to the boy school to help Kang Tae Joon - who is the high jumper - that is suffering from a career break down after his mother died when he was participating in the Olympics

MY OPINION: This drama is no different from the Japanese and Taiwanese version. It also had significant events that were the same in both the other versions. For example, the 3 dorm competition and the Miss Idol competition. I personally dont think that this drama didnt have the random quirkiness and sitcom personality like the other 2 version. It was more plain and simple and very similar to the romantic comedy type dramas. I would rate this drama a 7.5/10


So that's it for my latest updates on the dramas I've completed so far. At the moment I'm watching a 32 episode drama called May Queen - which I'm liking at the moment; Ohhlala Couple, Five Fingers and Innocent Man.

So until next time, take care xx