Korean Dramas

I guess the theme this week is television. The first time I heard Stacey talk about a Korean drama I thought pass, because I am not a fan of dramas. If I watch TV it is a comedy (Psych, The Office, etc.) It wasn't until Stacey explained that they use the word drama in place of show, and that in fact the dramas she watched were funny.

The first drama Stacey had us watch was called You're Beautiful. To get us to watch it this is what Stacey said "So this girl who is trying to become a nun has a twin brother who wants to become a pop singer. One day his manager finds her and tells her that her brother had surgery on his eyes and they messed up and he can't close them anymore so they need her to pretend to be him until he comes back. The other 3 members don't know that she is pretending to be her brothers so it puts her in some funny positions."

When you hear a description like that how can you not want to watch it. It tuned into a nightly event to watch this drama. Jenny, Catherine, Stacey and I watched this drama every night for 16 nights. It was so much fun, and it was nice to know that most dramas only have about 16 episodes. It is amazing how much they can put in one episode. The other thing I like about them is they are clean and you don't have to worry about what you will see.

My favorite place to watch Kdramas are at http://www.dramafever.com/ If you decide to watch one here are a few that you might enjoy.

Boys Over Flowers - It is about 4 of the richest boys in Korea and how they rule their school until a new transfer student comes and isn't afraid of them. In the end she makes them all better men.

Coffee Prince - A rich boy who lives off his family money is forced to turn a run down coffee shop into a successful one in 3 months or he will be cut off from the family money. He also hires a girl, he thinks is a boy, to pretend to be his boyfriend to scare off the girls his mom sets him up with. It is very funny.

Iljame - This is a historical drama, Iljame is the Korean Robin Hood. This one is filled with amazing fighting scenes, and a lot of great acting. This one is a little more serious but it is also funny.

I hope that you give one of these dramas a chance. I do have to warn you though, once you start watching dramas you get hooked.