I'm watching 2 Korean dramas (they are both romantic comedies) at the moment after of like... what, 2 and a half years of not watching anything. The last Kdrama I enjoyed was Dal Ja's Spring, and that was back in 2007.
The 1st one I'm watching now is Oh My Lady! (picture above) starring Chae Rim (she's one of my favorite Korean actresses, I love love her in Dal Ja's Spring!) and SiWon (don't know much about this dude beside the fact that he's a member of the Kpop band Super Junior and uhm, seems like every girl is in love with his smile and chocolate abs, I honestly don't see the appeal though). Five episodes in and I'm slowly warming up to the series. Okay, this drama has got a really trite storyline and is full of Kdrama cliches, but it's entertaining enough. I wouldn't call it a good drama as of yet, the characters are likable enough to pull me through. I really like Chae Rim so chances are that I will finish the drama. And up to this point, I'm starting to see the chemistry between CR's character and SW's, and you know, for a rom-com, chemistry is everything. I'm really glad the chemistry is beginning to show :D.
The second drama I'm watching is called Personal Taste, starring Yeh Jin (oh, I so love her in Alone in Love, that's the drama that made me love her... though I only like her in that drama so far, the rest of her other dramas are just uhm, not interesting to me :D) and Min Ho (first time watching him act, I know he was in the oh sooo popular drama of last year Boys over Flowers, but oh well, I don't care for that drama at all, but dang, he's such a hottie! Now, he's what I call a real charmer, his smile, aww, and he's so tall and, and, well you get it, hehe...). Entertainment value-wise, this drama owns the other one. It's wittier and funnier, and the characters are more likable. I'm enjoying the storyline here a lot more, albeit, the storyline is nothing that spectacular, but it's light and pluffy and does not take itself seriously.
All in all, so far, 2010 seems to be a good year for drama watcher. I'm also eagerly awaiting 3 new spring Japanese dramas and 2 Vietnamese dramas (hey, Vdramas are improving!) And the lesson learned... oh well, it's good to have an open mind about everything. I used to compare so hotly Kdramas and Jdramas, I hated Kdramas for a while when it was so popular. But it was silly of me. Now that I'm a little more mature, I realize that each country has its own formula for winning their audiences, and the cultures make their stories different as well. As viewer, I certainly benefit from this broad varied entertainment, so yea, I stop hating and learn to enjoy them all for their own merits. And my drama watching experience is so much more fun (sometimes enriching too for I learn new cultureal lessons through the dramas :)).
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