Wonderful Mama

Hey Everyone!

So, I surprisingly finished another drama this week! I actually did not realize the drama had ended because I thought it was 50 episodes, but they cut it down to 48 episodes. I'm glad I realized it when I started watching episode 48 today. Anyways, the drama was called Wonderful Mama and was just a really nice family drama. The main story revolved around Yoon Bok Hee and her three troublesome children, Go Young Chae, Go Young Soo, and Go Young Joon. One day, BH suddenly found out that she has Alzheimer's, so to make her troublesome and immature kids grow up, she decided to fake her own bankrupcy. Suddenly, the spoiled kids were stuck living in poverty! Initially, YC met Jang Hoon Nam by coincidence before even becoming poor. He thought over her as a spoiled little rich girl, until she helped him in Cebu (to set up a fashion show). At that time, HN was dating, Lee Soo Jin (daughter of Choi Eun Ok). However, EO found out that HN was from a  poor upbringing, so she went against their marriage. Meanwhile, YC entered HN's company as their new designer. Slowly, HN got over his first love and started to fall for YC. While all the chaos was going on, there was a secret that was coming out. BH had a son from before the three children she currently had. Not only did she have a child, it was with the man that EO was arranged to be married to. Even after over 30 years, EO still held a grudge with BH for stealing her man so many years ago. EO even stole the child after he was born, and lied to her husband that the child died in a fire. All throughout the rest of the drama, the secrets slowly arose. EO continued to cause BH lots of pain by causing trouble with her children. Not only that, but EO also hid BH's child from her for over 30 years and lied about his death. Now that BH had Alzheimer's, she was on a misson to help her children grow and get over her child's death. This drama was very sweet and emotional as well, because it showed the hatred between two women that festered for over 30 years. Not only did they hate each other, they also then caused problems for their children. I thought the drama was very realistic and would recommend it to anyone! Though this review makes the drama sound very dramatic and emotional, there was a lot of comic relief as well. I would suggest it to anyone that loves family dramas. I give this drama a 5 out of 5 stars because it was just that good.

Some comments (spoilers!):

- loved the YS and DJ couple! (so cute!)
- it was super dramatic when BH found out who her son is (the reaction by the Paterinity doc from the tests results gave it away though lol)
- it was also funny to see EO and her reaction to who BH's son is
- the last episode made me cry so many tears!


That's it for now.

I'm off,

- B

I Summon You Gold

Hey Everyone!

So, I finally finished another weekly drama a few days ago, called I Summon You Gold. I liked the drama a lot and waited every week to watch it! The drama was mainly about Jung Mong Hee (MHee) and her birth secrets. MHee was brought up in a big family and always supported them financially. When she was younger, she had to give up college to help finance her sister's schooling. Normally when we see this happening in a family in a Korean drama, usually it's because the younger sister is mean or the mom is mean, trying to take advantage of the girl. However, in this drama, the younger sister, Jung Mong Hyun (MH), was a very sweet and caring little sister. Anyways, MHee was initially working by selling jewellery in a little vendor outdoors, whereas her mother sold jewellery all her life in a big diamond company. Her mother always had a dream of having her children grow up and marry rich and elite (since she had a poorer upbringing). Meanwhile, the President of the diamond company had his own problems. This was the other family that was seen in this drama which was FULL of secrets! The president in the past divorced his wife (because he thought she cheated on him) and had two mistresses (a son each). He now had 3 sons; Park Hyun Soo, Park Hyun Jun, and Park Hyun Tae. HS was married to a girl named Son Yoo Na (who looked identical to MHee). HJ was married to Sung Eun (later seen to be MHee's arch nemesis). And HT was just a playboy, having fun all the time. HS grew up with a lot of scars because his current step-mom (HJ's mom) told him about his mother's extra-marrital affair when he was a child. So, HS always grew up thinking he was unwanted and that his father saw the affair everytime he looked at him. He was now married, very unhappily to YN, who was very overbearing and rude! However, he had no choice in the say because YN's parents were really rich, and provided funding for HS's father's company. Eventually, YN requested a divorce and left home. This was when HS discovered MHee. He kept following her around until he finally asked her to pretend to be his wife (YN). At first she said no, but later when she had some financial problems (because her sister MH getting getting married to his brother HT), she agreed to pretend to be YN for a while. In the meantime, MH was to marry HT, but only because she wanted her mom to be happy. When MH and HT first met, HT told her that he loved someone else, and that it's upto her to marry him or not (he wanted to marry her so that his father would be happy and step-mom would not bother with him anymore). During this time was when MHee had to make the decision to become YN, because she needed the money to pay for her sister's wedding. Eventually, MHee and HS became really close because they could comfort each other. They started to fall for each other, but they were always kept apart because he was already married. The rest of the drama revolved around MHee and her struggles to become a jewellery designer and HS trying to get his father's approval (and prove his mother's innocence). Eventually, the secrets from both families came out, with many twists in the plot. I really liked this drama because it ended in a very realistic way. I loved Han Ji Hye's acting as usual. It must have been a challenge to act two different roles for the same drama. Anyways, I give this drama a 4.5 out of 5 stars, and recommend it to anyone looking for a new drama to watch. That's it for now.

I'm off,

- B

Summer Nude

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It's been a while since I watched a Japanese drama. This one was called Summer Nude, and I had been waiting for it for a while (due to the cute cast line up). The drama was mainly about Mikuriya Asahi and Chiyohara Natsuki, and their coincidental meeting that led to an intense summer! In the beginning of the drama, Natsuki was getting married and Asahi was her photographer. Unfortunately for Natsuki, her husband left her after the ceremony. She was really depressed, and Asahi only made it worse by provoking her anger. A few weeks later, she received a wedding photo from Asahi that made her realize that she needs to move on in life. A few days after that, Asahi called her and requested that she visit him in his home town for a change. Little did she know, that he would be asking her to stay there and help out at a beach restaurant (she's a chef). When Natsuki first reached the place, she really enjoyed herself and met some new people, namely Yaino Takashi, Taniyama Hanae, and Kirihata Hikaru. The four of them had been friends for a long time, and Natsuki felt right at home while there. Initially, she was hesitant to suddenly work in a completely new environment (she was used to fine dining v.s. beach hut!), but eventually she gave in and started working there for a new beginning. When she started working there, Hanae asked Natsuki to help her win Asahi's heart (Hanae was chasing after Asahi for 10 years already). Natsuki had enough of relationships, so she found it fun to help them pair up. What she didn't know at the time was that Asahi was still waiting for his ex-girlfriend to come back (already waited 3 years). After finding out about Asahi, Natsuki tried to help him get out of his depression by trying to help him get over the girl. Eventually, he did give in, and attempted to move on with Hanae, but of course that's when Natsuki realized her feelings for him and his ex-girlfriend also returned. The rest of the drama revolved around Asahi trying to sort out his feelings and move on in life from his hometown. As well, it involved Natsuki trying to get over her feelings and making a new start in Tokyo again. The drama was really interesting and each character matured by the end of the drama. I would definitely recommend this drama to anyone looking for something different. I give this drama a 5 out of 5 stars because it really had me wanting to watch the next episode each week! That's it for now.

I'm off,

- B

You're the Best, Lee Soon Shin

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It's been a while! I have been trying to finish another weekly drama for a while now, however most of the dramas I'm watching now are about 50 episodes long! Anyways, after a short hiatus, I'm back again to post about another drama I have just completed. The drama was called You're the Best, Lee Soon Shin. I initially started watching the drama because it had the singer IU in it, but soon enough, I realized it was a really good drama! The drama revolved around Lee Soon Shin and her birth secrets. Initially, she lived very happily with her family (mom, dad, sisters, and grandmother). But after realizing her interest in acting, her father passed away suddenly. Little did the family know, that there would be a lot of turmoil to come after this incident. At first, SS had bad luck trying to find an agency that wanted her, but eventually Shin Joon Ho accepted her because he was having a bet with his ex-girlfriend (Choi Yun Ah). So, SS started to practice with Song Mi Ryung (a famous actress). However, what no one knew at that time was that MR was SS's birth mother, and the night of SS's father's death, he was with MR (he saved her from getting hit by a car). When MR found out that SS is from that family (she didn't know SS was her daughter yet), she immediately withdrew being a fan of SS's acting and started preventing her from getting gigs. Eventually, the truth came out that SS is MR's daughter, and everything was in chaos! The rest of the drama revolved around SS accepting her birth secrets and finding a new love. The drama had a great plot and the acting was good too. There were a lot of attarctive characters in the drama as well, so that helped a bit too! All-in-all, it was a very good drama, one that everyone should check out. I would give this drama a 4 out of 5 stars. That's it for now.

I'm off,

- B