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Photo source: Pledis Ent. and Seventeen Twitter (X) account . Seventeen (세븐틴), also known as SVT is a boy group from the company Pledis Entertainment that debuted on May 26, 2015 and consists of 13 members: S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan, Vernon and Dino. The group is named Seventeen because they have 13 members, 3 teams (dance, hip-hop and vocal) and they are 1 group (13+3+1=17). "MAESTRO" is the title track from their compilation album 17 Is Right Here which consists of all their singles from debut till now (2024) plus 4 unreleased songs (MAESTRO being one of them). "MAESTRO" Review I really loved "MAESTRO" at the very first listen and found myself bobbing my head alongside the song during (and after) the bridge at 3:06 . My favorite parts of the song are the aforementioned bridge and when Wonwoo switches it up at 1:46 . The choreography is super good and energetic, but we're talking about Seventeen,

Photo Source: Starship Ent. "Heya" (해야) is a single and title track for IVE's second Korean mini-album Ive Switch. "Heya" is IVE's first comeback of 2024 after releasing " Baddie " ( Review ) on October 13, 2023.    "Heya" Review "Heya" is a really big upgrade from IVE's previous song, "Baddie"; I found "Heya" to be very catchy and I have to say that I sincerely liked this song a lot. The parts from the song that stood out for me where the pre-choruses at 0:42  and 1:48  and the bridge at 2:23  -which was my favorite part of the song-. The verses of the song are good and I think that the "weakest" (although still good) part of the song was the chorus.  The choreography -although not the best- seems quite fun. The dance point (as seen on: 0:57 ) reminds me a little bit of Produce 101 (and later I.O.I) " Pick Me ". This MV is influenced by Eastern culture -I can't comment much on tha

-The picture above is from "Love 119"-  Photo Source: SM Ent.   After pre-releasing " Impossible " ( Review ) on April 18, now Riize has pre-released two more MV's for the songs from their upcoming first mini-album Riizing. The -other- previous songs by Riize are  " Memories " (Pre-Debut), " Get A Guitar " ( Review ), " Talk Saxy " ( Review ) and " Love 119 " ( Review ).   Disclaimer: These reviews are going to be short and as the videos aren't "real" music videos but remind me more of fan videos, I will not rate the MV Quality, Choreography and Style (I found both videos super adorable, though) "One Kiss" Review "One Kiss" gives real nostalgic vibes, and it reminds me a lot of old-school boy groups. I found the song to be very charming. My favorite part was the bridge sung by Wonbin, Sohee, and Sungchan at 2:27 . The MV is really cute and it consists of the Riize members having fun on cam

-May contain major spoilers- Photo source: TvN Queen of Tears ( 눈물의 여왕 )  is a 16-episode TvN romantic comedy Kdrama starring Kim Soo-Hyun and Kim Ji-Won. Summary Baek Hyun-Woo ( Kim Soo-Hyun ) is a corporate lawyer and legal director of Queens Group. He is known as the pride of his rural town Yongdu-Ri because he graduated from SNU  (the top university in South Korea). Hyun-Woo is married to Hong Hae-In ( Kim Ji-Won ), CEO of the Queens Group Department Store. Hae-In is also the granddaughter of the Chairman of Queens Group and strives to become a trillion-won seller with her department store. Although Hyun-Woo and Hae-In married out of love, the feelings Hyun-Woo had for Hae-In have faded to the point where they don't sleep in the same room and eat as far as possible from each other. The bitterness of Hyun-Woo's feelings is in part because he feels like he is no family but a mere servant to his family-in-law, with the main culprits being his grandfather-in-law Hong Man-Dae (

 - May contain major spoilers- Photo source: Disney+  While You Were Sleeping is a romantic comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub with music by Randy Edelman and released on April 21, 1995. Starring Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman. Summary Lucy Moderatz ( Sandra Bullock ) is a lonely woman who works as a token collector at a Chicago train station. She lives alone at an apartment complex and has no -living- family. Lucy has a crush on the dapper Peter Callaghan ( Peter Gallagher ), a commuter who frequents her train line.  On Christmas Peter gets pushed onto the train track by a group of muggers, and Lucy saves his life. While in the hospital, Lucy is not allowed to see him as she is nothing to him and doesn't even know his name. When Lucy mutters to herself - like a creep - "I was gonna marry him", a nurse overhears her and thinks Lucy is his fiancée and takes her to see him.  A doctor arrives to check on Peter, and so does Peter's loud family consisting of his dad O

Photo source: SM Ent. "Impossible" is a pre-release (or "prologue song") for Riize's upcoming first mini-album RIIZING. This song is also their 5th single after " Memories " (Pre-Debut), " Get A Guitar " ( Review ), " Talk Saxy " ( Review ) and " Love 119 " ( Review ). Riize continues as 6 because their member Seunghan is not on this single (or mini-album) as he is still on hiatus. "Impossible" Review I will put a hand on my heart and just tell the truth: When I first heard the teasers for "Impossible" I thought that I was going to hate this song so badly that it would become Riize's first miss (for me), but I have to say that the full release left me pleasantly surprised. The ~vibes~ of this song -although they sound nothing alike- remind me of a faster-paced cousin of Shinee's " View " (which I love). My favorite part of the song is the pre-chorus (see: 1:00  and  2:01 ) I love it.

  -May contain major spoilers- The 8-Year Engagement ( 8年越しの花嫁 奇跡の実話 ) also known as Bride For 8 Years  is a Japanese romantic drama film based on a true story directed by Zeze Takahisa and released on December 16, 2017, starring Satoh Takeru and Tsuchiya Tao. Summary Mai ( Tsuchiya Tao ) and Hisashi ( Satoh Takeru ) meet for the first time at a restaurant dinner with their friends. After dinner, the friend group decides to go to a karaoke, but Hisashi bids goodbye first and leaves on his own. Mai separates from the group to tell Hisashi that his attitude during the meal was bad and that he should at least act like if he was having fun because he kept to himself and didn't talk at all. Hisashi tells her he is sorry and his attitude is because he isn't good at socializing and also because he was sick that day. Mai apologizes for the misunderstanding and tells him she is going to the karaoke but comes back with medicine for his stomach. Mai sees Hisashi off at the train station,

  -May contain major spoilers- This drama contains heavy topics, beware Photo source: JTBC Schoolgirl Detectives,  also known as Seonam Girls High School Detectives ( 선암여고 탐정단 ),  is a 14-episode JTBC mystery and comedy Kdrama starring Jin Ji-Hee, Kang Min-Ah, Lee Min-Ji, Stephanie Lee and Hyeri ( Girl's Day ).  Summary Ahn Chae-Yool ( Jin Ji-Hee ) is a high school girl daughter of Ahn Hong-Min ( Choi Deok-Moon ), a doctor, and Oh Yoo-Jin ( Lee Seung-Yeon ), a talk show host famous because her son and Chae-Yool older brother Ahn Chae-Joon ( Jang Ki-Yong ) is a genius who went to Harvard.  After Chae-Yool fails the entrance exam for a highly competitive high school, her mother transfers her to the less competitive Seonam, an all-girls high school, so that Chae-Yool will have an easier ride. On the way to her first day at her new high school, Chae-Yool gets bitten in the arm   by a man dressed in all black, who, before leaving, puts a heart-shaped lollipop in her mouth.  Chae-Yool is