My Liberation Notes | Recap and Review

A story about three siblings and a stranger (heartthrob)  
Notable Actors/Actresses

Kim Ji-Won: Yeom Mi-Jeong

Lee Min-Ki: Yeom Chang-Hee

Son Suk-Ku: Mr. Gu / Gu Ja-Gyeong

Lee El: Yeom Gi-Jeong
Korean Title
나의 해방일지

My Liberation Diary

Network: jTBC

Year: 2022
Episodes: 16

Recap Grade: A/B
First Impression: 4/5

A Business Proposal | Recap and Review

A woman goes on a blind date and ends up in a contractual relationship with her boss.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Ahn Hyo-Seop: Kang Tae Moo

Kim Se-Jeong: Shin Ha Ri

Kim Min-Kyu: Cha Sung Hoon

Seol In-A: Jin Young Seo

Director:

Park Sun-Ho

Scriptwriters:

Han Sul-Hee, Hong Bo-Hee

Hangul Title

사내 맞선

Network: SBS

Year: 2022
Episodes: 12

Recapper: FanFanX

Recap Grade: A
First Impression: 2.33/5

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo | Recap and Review

A weightlifter meets an annoying swimmer.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Lee Sung-Kyung: Kim Bok Joo 

Nam Joo-Hyuk: Jung Joon Hyung

Lee Jae-Yoon: Jung Jae Yi 

Kyung Soo-Jin: Song Shi Ho

Directors:

Oh Hyun-Jong, Nam Sung-Woo

Scriptwriters:

Yang Hee-Seung, Kim Soo-Jin

Hangul Title
역도요정 김복주

Network: MBC

Year: 2016
Episodes: 16

Recapper: FanFanX

Recap Grade: A/B
First Impression: 4/5

Happiness | Short Review

A homicide detective (M) and a special force officer (F) fight against monsters and fight for love. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Park Hyung-Sik: Jung Yi-hyun

Han Hyo-Joo: Yoon Sae-bom

Network: tvN

Year: 2021
Episodes: 12

Kdrama Korner 2022

These are short commentaries on Kdramas cynlynn watched. It doesn't include every 2022 Kdrama she watched, just ones she cares enough to talk about.

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha | Review and Commentary

A dentist meets a man who can do everything 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Shin Min-A: Yoon Hye-Jin 

Kim Sun-Ho: Hong Du-Sik 

Lee Sang-Yi: Ji Seong-Hyeon

Year: 2021
Episodes: 16

Cheat On Me, If You Can | Review and Ending Discussion

A crime novelist will kill her husband if he cheats.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Cho Yeo-Jeong: Kang Yeo Joo

Ko Jun: Han Woo Sung

Kim Young-Dae: Cha Soo Ho

Yeon Woo: Go Mi Rae

Korean Title
바람피면 죽는다

If You Cheat, You Die

Network: KBS2

Year: 2020
Episodes: 16

Kdrama Korner 2021

These are short commentaries on Kdramas cynlynn watched. It doesn't include every 2021 Kdrama she watched, just ones she cares enough to talk about.

It's Okay to Not Be Okay | Notes and Review

A normal boy has to take care of his crazy brother and an even crazier woman who declares her love for him. 

Notable Actors and Actresses
Kim Soo-Hyun: Moon Kang Tae

Seo Yea-Ji: Ko Moon Young

Oh Jung-Se: Moon Sang Tae

Park Gyu-Young: Nam Joo Ri

Network: tvN

Year: 2020
Episodes: 16

Recap Grade: D
First Impression: 4.5/5

Kdrama Korner 2020

Oh Hae Young Again Episode 9 and 10 Recap + Midway Review

Omg. How is this drama going to top these two episodes?! So many hugs and kisses~~

Also in this post: why I love this drama. 

Oh Hae Young Again Episode 1 to 8 Highlight

Alternative Title: Another Miss Oh

Episodes: 18 (after 2 episode extension)

Oh Hae Young Again is tagged as a mystery romance. It has similar charms to Marriage, Not Dating, which isn’t surprising because they come from the same PD. The romance is between a woman who got dumped on the day before her wedding and a man who got dumped on the day of his wedding. You can always trust dramas to give us the heavenly matched couple.

(I'm finally ending my long Kdrama drought)

Mask Episode 1 and 2 First Impression

I like you. I like you very much. I had not expected to like this melodrama but the first episode zoomed by without me knowing. In the second hour I stuck around because I needed to know how that switcheroo happened. By the end of it, the setup was complete.

Mask feels like King Flower done right. Lol. After the fifth episode of that TWdrama, I was fairly certain the drama wasn’t going my way so I dropped it pretty soon. However, I really wanted to add King Flower to my completed list because after that drama finished its run, I did watch all the Terry scenes.  Haha. So, Terry becoming Korean and actually getting the girl without an open ending seems like a pretty good drama to me. I’m also looking forward to Byun Ji Sook/Seo Eun Ha’s addition into his family to fix up everyone. I think I’ll really like this drama if the quality of the plot stays fairly consistent. The mood of this drama is perfect for me: not too dark, not too light (I really do have an aversion to dark stuff).

Warm and Cozy Episode 1 and 2 – First Impression

Hong sisters love making the typical untypical. First episode put a kibosh on the twin disaster. Second episode capped the cancer ordeal. Instead of these clichés keeping our leads apart, they actually bring them together. Making the typical untypical. Using the first week to cover these dreadful clichés that everyone hates, does this mean I can assume, the unforeseen central problem(s) will not revolve around these clichés? Tell me so.

Let's Eat Season 2 Episode 1 and 2 First Impression

I was graced with my lack of interest in Let’s Eat for the first season while it was airing that I got to indulge in the full glory of the series in a zippy after it was completed. Initially my interest was diverted because I thought this was only food porn. I mean, I understand there exists a great handful of watchers that would bite on this hook but I’m not interested; to me, there’s much more to this show than just food.

As for the second season, I’m liking it so far and I’m hoping I’ll be loving it.