Secret Love

Hey Everyone!

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

New Heart

Hey Everyone!

So, I just finished another drama after awhile, called New Heart. It was mainly about thoracic surgeons and their struggles in their department. Indeed, in the Western world, thoracic surgeons are more popular, and the department is very difficult to get into. However, this drama showed that in Korea, it is not such a popular field because of all the losses and stress that comes from heart surgeries. The drama started with an interaction between Choi Kang Gook, a well known thoracic surgeon and Lee Eun Sung, an intern at a countryside hospital. After a heart incident with a patient, ES decided to go to Kwang Hee Hospital in Seoul to enter the thoracic department. Meanwhile, KG was requested to return to Kwang Hee since they were going to open up a new Cardiac Center soon. This was when ES and Nam Hye Suk were chosen as first year residents in the department. Initially, HS was very cold and only cared about getting the job done, but after witnessing ES's caring nature and passion towards the patients, she became a much kinder person. She also started falling for ES, but he did not want to start a relationship with a co-worker, since it may not end well and then it would become awkward since they had to remain colleagues. The rest of the drama revolved around ES and HS becoming closer, hospital politics, and various medical cases. It was an interesting drama because though there was not too much romance, the medical field interests me, so I found this to be a really good drama. It had plenty of dramatic scenes and lots of laughs as well. I would definitely recommend this drama to anyone looking for a good medical drama. I give this drama a 4.5 out of 5 stars.

A few comments about the dramas (SPOILERS):

- I really liked ES's jolly personality/optimisim
- The catheter insertion was hilarious (for the secretary of the state person)
- His first time in the hotel was hilarious
- HS cries too much!
- Not sure if they should be running around the hospital so much... hmm...
- MM was sooo annoying!
- Hospital politics is too much! *sigh*
- Hug from behind made my heart beat from a scene after a long time!
- Way she stopped talking to him to get his mind off the pantient was cute
- I love all the idol dances... Wonder Girls/Big Bang
- Aww nerve damage... luckily ambidextrous
- When KG had to go back... it was so sad
- 4th year resident and MM make an odd couple

That's it for now.

I'm off,

- B

Protect the Boss

Hey Everyone!

So, I just finished another cute romantic comedy drama. I have been watching this one for over a week because I have been a bit busier lately. Either ways, it was called Protect the Boss. It was mainly about No Eun Seol, an ex-Player (like Yankee in Japan), who wanted to turn a new leaf, by working as an office Secretary. She gets a job, but only to find out the boss is a pervert, so she gets into a fight with his gangsters and ends up coming into contact with Cha Ji Heon. JH is basically a Chaebol's son, but does not care about being the next in line for the family business. He also had a panic disorder during public speaking. Soon, JH's cousin, Cha Moo Won hires ES to spy on JH as his secretary. But, in the end, she was loyal to JH and always protected him. Not only that, but JH and MW both fell for ES. ES only cared about work and money, so she did not initially fall for either of the boys. However, eventually, she did fall for JH. There were a few obstacles in their way, like MW, and JH's ex (Seo Na Yoon). But, they still ended up together. Everyone was happy, but then, JH's father decided to do some dirty business, and ES happened to find out. Then, MW and NY's mothers decided to frame ES about coming out as an informant on the information. At that time, ES and JH were both transferred to different locations. Not only that, but once JH and ES finally met up again, JH's father became ill. JH then asked ES to wait for him, and after a few months, the two finally got back together again. In the end, the two got married, and JH finally got the courage to leave the company and because a professor (ironic due to his previous struggles with public speaking). ES decided to go back to school. NY and MW finally got together for real, with real feelings (before it was more about the name). It was a cute drama, and not as dramatic as most, which made me happy to have a light hearted one again. I give this drama a 5 out of 5 stars. That's it for now.

I'm off,

- B