Secret Love

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So, I finally finished the trio of dramas that I wanted to watch before 2013 ended. As you have read already, I have watched Master's Sun and I Hear Your Voice, but finally I have also finished Secret Love. I wanted to save this drama till later during the holidays, but I figured I should just watch it now and spend time with loved ones when back home instead. Anyways, this drama did live up to the hype that it created while competing against Heirs early on. The drama was mainly about Kang Yoo Jung and Jo Min Hyuk. The opening scene was quite dramatic, where YJ was being tried for a hit-and-run case. When she was sentenced, the flashback to what happened occurred. YJ was a sweet and bubbly character, that worked a lot of jobs to support her boyfriend Ahn Do Hoon; she helped pay for his education to become a prosecutor. Now, he finally became a prosecutor, but his mother still did not approve of their relationship. It was their 7 year anniversary that day, so DH decided to propose to YJ that night. However, that is when everything started to fall apart. DH proposed to YJ and she accepted wholeheartedly. But, unfortunately due to the rain (and broken windshield wipers), DH hit a woman while almost getting into an accident with a truck. What was extra unfortunate, was that she was pregnant with none other than MH's child. While the crime was being investigated, YJ had no idea what was going on. DH's car was registered under her name, so she became a prime suspect. When she realized what had really happened that night (she thought they just hit a barrel), she felt guilty and wanted to avoid DH getting punished, so she took the fall for the crime. What she didn't expect was MH taking revenge against her from that day onward! The first step to the revenge was making DH take on the case as the prosecutor. Initially, YJ got 5 years of imprisonment, but as soon as she entered, she found out she was pregnant with DH's child. She gave birth to the child and was almost set for parole, but MH made DH prevent the parole. What was worst was that YJ's baby was also taken away that day. After that incident, YJ got through the rest of her 3 years of imprisonment alone and hoping to reunite with her child once out of prison. But what was waiting for her was more misfortune. After her father found out about her arrest, he got vascular dementia, and so lost his cognitive abilities and memory. Not only that, but YJ found out her baby died of sepsis while at the orphanage. She was now at rock bottom, but MH was still lurking about trying to cause her more pain. The rest of the drama revolves around the hate that MH had for YJ and revelations of many "secrets". This drama was very well written and the lead actors definitely had great chemistry! I would give this drama a 5 out of 5 stars because of how great the acting and plot were. That's it for now.

I'm off,

- B

Marry Him If You Dare

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It's around that time again, when all my weekly dramas end. This week, Marry Him If You Dare just ended. It was a cute drama about Na Mi Rae. MR's future self came back to the past to prevent MR from marrying Kim Shin. Originally, MR was supposed to get into a car accident with KS and the two were to fall in love with each other during her hospital stay. But when the future MR prevented that situation, MR ended up meeting Park Se Joo in Jejudo instead (well, more like SJ met her, but she had no idea he was there). Eventually, KS, MR, and SJ all meet again at the broadcasting station where her brother works. At first, MR fell for KS right away through several instances. At the same time, SJ had already falled in love with MR from their first encounter in Jejudo. So, began their love triangle. The rest of the drama revolved around MR having to choose between the two guys, while the future MR kept getting in the way of MR and KS from being together. It was a cute drama. I don't think I would watch it again, but the MR and KS couple had really good chemistry together. If you like resolution in the end, this is not the drama to watch. However, even with an ambiguous ending, I actually liked that it was! Anyways, I won't give away any more hints, but give this drama a chance if you like light-hearted dramas. I give this drama a 4 out of 5 stars. That's it for now.

I'm off,

- B

I Hear Your Voice

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Back-to-back reviews tonight! This is the drama that kept me so busy these past few days. The drama was called I Hear Your Voice. The drama began with Jang Hye Sung being interviewed to become a Public Defender (government appointed defense attorney). During the interview, she told the interviewers a story about her past. It was the story of how she became a witness in a murder case 10 years ago (for Min Joon Gook). During the trial for that murder case, HS admitted to being a witness at a very young age (sadly, the JG was not very pleased, and threatened to kill her and her family when he came out of jail). JG had killed Park Soo Ha's father because he wanted revenge on him. When JG was murdering SH's father, he suddenly got the ability to hear people's voices. During the trial, SH was just a child and that is when he first encountered HS. He was very thankful to her, and searched for her for the past 10 years. He finally found her when she was given the Public Defender position, because she was mentioned in a newspaper article. However, not only SH saw that article, the JG did too (he was getting out of jail soon). During HS's first case, SH finally got to meet HS again (because it was his classmate being defended by HS). This was when HS realized SH's ability to read people's thoughts, so she decided to use his ability in court. At first, HS had no idea who SH was. But, because SH found out that JG was out on parole, he decided to protect HS. When SH encountered JG for the first time after his release, SH started to punch him and almost killed him. That's when HS was called to the police station as his guardian, and so she found out who SH really was. At that time, HS decided to take SH into her home because she was scared that JG would try to kill her. During that time, the two became close, but HS liked her fellow Public Defender, Cha Kwan Woo. DW was a very enthusiastic Public Defender. DW and HS entered the same office at the same time. For a while, even HS's mother was pushing for their relationship. However, when JG was finally brought in for killing someone close to HS, KW was JG's lawyer. KW had no idea the type of man JG was to SH and HS. Before KW could realize, JG was already released. After JG's release, all hell broke loose! SH decided he needed to kill JG to protect HS, but unfortunately, HS got in the way and SH stabbed her! After that incident, SH and JG both disappeared. The rest of the drama revolved around the search for JG and SH. It was a really good drama, but it was definitely emotional! When I first started watching the drama, I thought it was going to be a light hearted and sappy noona-love type of drama. However, even with the first episode, it was a very intense and emotional drama. I really liked it because it had a great storyline. I give this drama a 5 out of 5 stars because it put me on an emotional roller-coaster the whole time! Even the villian played his role very well (sure scared me!). That's it for now.

I'm off,

- B

Master's Sun

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I finished this drama a few days ago, but because I got caught up in another drama, I totally forgot to post this. The drama was called Master's Sun, and it was as lovey-dovey as it gets! The drama was mainly about Joo Joong Won and Tae Gon Shil and their unusual adventures. The drama began with the audience finding out that GS can see ghosts that are stuck on earth until they have resolved their last wish. JW and GS first encountered each other while GS was on one of her missions to help a ghost and so she suddenly appeared in front of JW's car. When she got into the car and accidently touched JW, she realized he is her savior because when she touches him, she doesn't see ghosts anymore! After that incident, GS followed JW around and eventually got a job at his company as a janitor. At first JW avoided GS, thinking she was crazy. But he eventually believed her because she could see his first love's ghost around him. They then began an unusal contract, where she had to report anytime that she saw his first love, and in return he would go to her whenever she had to escape a scary ghost. Of course, as the two became closer, they started to develop feelings for each other. The rest of the drama revolved around the two becoming closer and realizing many secrets about each other's past. It was a really good drama, which was light-hearted, but also had some deep topics. Each episode had a different ghost's story, and each ghost had reasons to stay on earth until they resolved their unresolved issues. Though the main couple was very cute, each of the ghost stories had an emotional ending. I have to admit, I teared up for many of the ghost stories because of the emotional impact. The drama was really well written, and the chemistry between the main couple was really good! I have to give this drama a 5 out of 5 stars because it had all the elements I look for in a drama. A true rom-com! That's it for now.

I'm off,

- B