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My Favorite JDrama - Unnatural (2018) - Jdrama Review

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  -May contain major spoilers- Photo source: TBS Unnatural (アンナチュラル) is a 10-episode TBS forensic drama starring Ishihara Satomi with Iura Arata, Kubota Masataka, Ichikawa Mikako and Matsushige Yutaka. Summary Misumi Mikoto ( Ishihara Satomi ) works at the UDI Lab (Unnatural Death Investigation Laboratory) as a forensic pathology doctor. Mikoto seems to have a mysterious past that hinders her private life, but she is very hard-working and will not stop until she discovers the truth about the victim's cause of unnatural death.  Nakado Kei, Shoji Yuko, Kamikura Yasuo and Kube Rokuro also work with her at UDI. Nakado Kei ( Iura Arata ) is also a forensic doctor, he swears a lot and is always in a bad mood. Like Mikoto, he also has a mysterious past. Shoji Yuko ( Ichikawa Mikako ) is a forensic lab technician, she is friends with Mikoto and is always interested in going to group dates or, as she calls them, "intersexual social gatherings". Kamikura Yasuo ( Matsushige Yutak

Pride and Prejudice (2005) - Movie Review

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 -May contain major spoilers- Pride and Prejudice is a romantic period drama film based on the novel of the same name  by Jane Austen . It was directed by Joe Wright  with music by Dario Marianelli and premiered on September 11, 2005, at the Toronto International Film Festival.  Starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen and co-stars Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, Carey Mulligan, Talulah Riley, Donald Sutherland, Brenda Blethyn, Simon Woods and Rupert Friend. Summary In the late 18th century, on Longbourn estate in Hertfordshire, lives the 20-year-old Elizabeth (Lizzy) Bennet ( Keira Knightley ), the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet ( Donald Sutherland  and Brenda Blethyn ). She has four sisters, the eldest is Jane ( Rosamund Pike ) who is very sweet and gentle and is considered the prettiest of the sisters (with Lizzy coming in second), after Elizabeth is Mary ( Talulah Riley ) she is the most serious of the sisters and prefers to read books or play the piano instead of socia

WJSN Seola's Solo Debut - "Without U" MV Review

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  Photo source: Starship Ent. Seola is a member of the Starship girl group WJSN (Cosmic Girls) she debuted solo on January 23, 2024 with the single album Inside Out  with "Without U" being the title track and lead single "Without U" Review I started to like WJSN when I saw Bona in Girls' Generation 1979  but I discovered how good WJSN's discography is right before they appeared in Queendom 2 and I became a fan. When I read that Seola was going to make her solo debut I was very happy and I'm glad to write that the song didn't disappoint at all. The song reminds me of something SNSD's Taeyeon would release and that's a huge compliment (I love Taeyeon's music). I really love the parts of the song at 0:32  and 1:33  they are very catchy, but to be honest, I found the chorus to be quite monotonous. I understand that narratively it's done this way to show that she is stuck in a routine, but I would have liked that the chorus after she "

My Demon (2023) - Kdrama Review

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  -May contain major spoilers- Photo source: SBS. My Demon ( 마이 데몬 ) is a 16-episode SBS (or Netflix) fantasy rom-com starring Kim Yoo-Jung and Song Kang. Summary Jeong Gu-Won ( Song Kang ) is an arrogant demon who has been roaming the earth (South Korea to be more precise) for 200 years. He has powers that manifest thanks to a cross tattoo he has on his wrist and that he uses to make deals with humans (whom he hates and believes are beneath him) and take their souls to hell after 10 years. At day time he is the chairman of Sunwol Foundation which works on preserving traditional Korean culture. He works with his assistant Park Bok-Gyu ( Heo Jung-Do ) and Jin Ga-Young ( Jo Hye-Joo ), a traditional sword dancer known as "Star Jin" who is obsessed  with Gu-Won. Do Do-Hee ( Kim Yoo-Jung ) is the CEO of Mirae F&B (Food and Beverage), a subsidiary of Mirae Group, one of the top companies in Korea. She  is known as "The Devil in Herm è s" for her arrogant and nonchala

Find Me in Your Memory (2020) - Kdrama Review

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  -May contain major spoilers- Photo source: MBC Find Me in Your Memory (그 남자의 기억법) is a 32-episode (each episode is divided into 2 parts) MBC romantic drama starring Kim Dong-Wook and Moon Ga-Young. Summary Lee Jung-Hoon ( Kim Dong-Wook ) is a top news anchor who is known as the "gentle tyrant" because, although he is gentle, he has a sharp tongue that makes his live news show popular for exposing everyone from celebrities to politicians. He has a condition that makes him remember every moment of his life; That condition is excellent for his work life but hinders his private life since he is not able to forget anything, especially a very traumatic memory of how his girlfriend lost her life. Jung-Hoon is tasked to interview the popular actress Yeo Ha-Jin ( Moon Ga-Young ), who is promoting her new movie and has recently been embroiled in many love scandals (but they are just friends!). Ha-Jin is kind and has a carefree personality, her kindness even makes her turn the other

Orange (2015) - Japanese Movie Review

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-May contain major spoilers- This movie contains heavy topics beware.   Orange (オレンジ) is a Japanese sci-fi romantic drama film based on the manga of the same name by Takano Ichigo directed by Hashimoto Kojiro and released on December 12, 2015 starring Tsuchiya Tao and Yamazaki Kento. Summary Takamiya Naho ( Tsuchiya Tao ), 16, is starting her second year of high school. On her way to school, she finds a mysterious letter in her school bag; that letter was written by her, but then years in the future. In the letter, Naho from the future asks Naho from the past to help her fix the regrets she has.   At first, Naho is incredulous and thinks it's a prank until, as the letter says, a new transfer student, Naruse Kakeru ( Kento Yamazaki ) who comes from Tokyo appears. Naho and her friends Suwa Hiroto ( Ryusei Ryo ), Chino Takako ( Yamazaki Hirona ), Murasaka Azusa ( Shimizu Kurumi ) and Hagita Saku ( Sakurada Dori ) decide to invite Kakeru out even though the letter asked Naho to not in

RIIZE - "Love 119" MV Review

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Photo Source: SM Ent. "Love 119" is Riize's second comeback and their 4th single after " Memories " (Pre-Debut), " Get A Guitar " ( Review ) and " Talk Saxy " ( Review ). It's also their first comeback without member Seunghan, who is currently on hiatus (I hope he returns to the group soon). "Love 119" Review To be sincere, the first time I listened to "Love 119" I didn't like the chorus at all, but now it has grown on me although I would have preferred that the chorus was more melodic instead of "chant" like  (Edit: I take back what I wrote, the 119 part is stuck in my head and it fits perfectly with the song) . I really liked the verses in this song though, especially Sungchan's at 1:07 . "Love 119" samples from an old Korean song " Emergency Room " by izi (OST from KBS's 2005 Kdrama Sassy Girl Chun-Hyang ) and that helps in giving a ~nostalgic~ sound to the song. I have to g

Thirty But Seventeen (2018) - Kdrama Review

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 -May contain major spoilers- Photo source: SBS Thirty But Seventeen (서른이지만 열일곱입니다) also known as Still 17 is a 32-episode (each episode is divided into 2 parts) SBS romantic comedy starring Shin Hye-Sun, Yang Se-Jong, Ahn Hyo-Seop and Ye Ji-Won. Summary  Woo Seo-Ri ( Park Si-Eun ) is a 17-year-old violinist, she is very cheerful and bright. One day the bus that she is traveling in suffers an accident and she goes into a coma and wakes up 13 years later without any family by her side.  Seo-Ri ( Shin Hye-Sun ) is now 30, but her mentality is still that of a 17-year-old girl  She decides to escape the hospital she was staying at and goes to live in her old house, which is now habited by Gong Woo-Jin, Yoo Chan and Jennifer. Gong Woo-Jin ( Yang Se-Jong ), is a 30-year-old set designer who recently arrived from a trip. Due to the trauma he experienced 13 years ago,  he is also stuck at 17. He has a weird personality and likes to measure things around him to make miniature models for his