tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post8809750493927202920..comments2024-03-28T13:54:32.155-04:00Comments on Outside Seoul: Drama Review: Nice Guy (2012)Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18062557298628072047noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post-76564087487225753102015-01-09T01:09:09.994-05:002015-01-09T01:09:09.994-05:00Watch the BTS if you still haven't------> t...Watch the BTS if you still haven't------> that contains ALL the google eyed moments.. LOLEisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299103640706219717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post-23582053868309277302014-06-14T14:32:32.913-04:002014-06-14T14:32:32.913-04:00Know I am a year and a half late on this kdrama......Know I am a year and a half late on this kdrama...but WOW. Sooooo good, who would want to watch Ancient Aliens or Swamp People when you have a kdrama? Looking for a blog that could help me remember about the ring set MaRu gave EunGi at the end....he had put it in the drawer beside his bed after the wedding disaster, I think. For me this fills in all the blanks... he knew her, she had taken care and waited for him like he had that year of her amnesia-remember him taking to the doctor in the hospital room b4 his surgery? What the voice over was in the closing scene was a continuation of what he was saying b4 he passed out from the stab wounds. She knew him....he knew her...they "played like " they didn't know one another just the have that great experience of First Love. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post-29543427734078323772013-01-04T22:24:14.079-05:002013-01-04T22:24:14.079-05:00Just watched the 2012 KBS Drama Awards. Nice Guy ...Just watched the 2012 KBS Drama Awards. Nice Guy won big time!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858759760317416187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post-90130222042048347442013-01-03T20:48:33.311-05:002013-01-03T20:48:33.311-05:00it will be aired soon, here in the Philippines. Al...it will be aired soon, here in the Philippines. Also BIG, Padam Padam & more!!tuazoncjtechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184481890609873493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post-48556387734254607602012-12-25T11:51:24.425-05:002012-12-25T11:51:24.425-05:00I really liked Nice Guy. The twists and turns wer...I really liked Nice Guy. The twists and turns were wonderful. I agree there could have been more romance.<br /><br />As for I Miss You, I am up to episode 13 and it's really good. The only thing is I have to keep emptying the buckets of tears the characters fill up. It will be great if this has a happy ending where there is no more need for tears. I also heard it might have some extended episodes.<br /><br />I am also watching King of Dramas, which is really, really good. The lead male is as cold as ice. Already up to episode 14 and he's finally starting to thaw a little. I heard this show might have some extended episodes as well.<br /><br />Amanda, because of you I've gotten roped into watching Smile Dong Hae, mainly because I saw it has Lee Jang Woo from I Do I Do and Ji Chang Wook from Five Fingers. Now I find out it runs 159 episodes! At least they only run about 30 minutes each.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858759760317416187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post-46033580331038382842012-11-29T10:57:06.454-05:002012-11-29T10:57:06.454-05:00My question should be how come I haven't found...My question should be how come I haven't found your blog til now?! Your stuff is awesome.<br /><br />It does suck that the main conflict ended up being corporate crap which ended up disappearing right at the last moment. It's like okay so... now what... I think it might be a bit overwhelming though if they ended up bringing out the romance too much. K-dramas like to be a bit ADD with their conflicts overall. Is it too much to ask for a non-romantic drama? That might be cool. But I guess it's not a K-drama without romance.conanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731311009424454993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post-4546387124639531452012-11-26T14:13:20.162-05:002012-11-26T14:13:20.162-05:00oh, and didn't ma ru remember eun gi? i think ...oh, and didn't ma ru remember eun gi? i think he was just teasing her about not remembering...he gave her the couple rings he initially bought before they were supposed to get married. :)ahjummaMAMAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post-68548812013963429082012-11-26T13:03:05.638-05:002012-11-26T13:03:05.638-05:00I think I could have handled twenty episodes of go...I think I could have handled twenty episodes of googly eyes, myself. The romance aspect of Nice Guy sort of got snowed under with all the tragic ailments and corporate wrangling, which was a pity when the show had so much to offer in the hot lead department.<br /><br />Also, I just read your review (how is it possible that I haven't found your blog before now?!?!), and I think you had a lot of valuable insights into Nice Guy—especially the part about all the characters starting off and ending up as pretty much the same thing: a goodish person. On the bright side, by the end they're at least all wiser than they started out.<br /><br />I've seen three dramas by Nice Guy's screenwriter, and I think they all had endings that were fairly lame. I'm just grateful Nice Guy didn't turn into a bloodbath like some of her other shows :bAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18062557298628072047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post-30363824264808820682012-11-26T12:04:12.790-05:002012-11-26T12:04:12.790-05:00hi amanda!
can i just say how happy i am to have ...hi amanda!<br /><br />can i just say how happy i am to have found your blog? i have soooo much in common with you, it's crazy...<br /><br />it all started 7 months ago when i realized that netflix had korean dramas. being asian (filipino) and living in chicago, i was aware of them, but never really watched one all the way through. i must say that it was lie to me that got me hooked. but in retrospect (and after watching 45 or so dramas to date) i realized how much more k-dramas can offer! still love YEH, though. <br /><br />before long, netflix wasn't enough and i had to subscribe to dramafever to feed my addiction. it's like i became this crazy person who would recognize koreans in public whenever i hear words like unnie, omo, aigoo, etc. i tasted soju, ate korean bbq, wished my hubby would style his hair like korean men do, and taught my toddler how to say hi and thank you in korean. <br /><br />i literally beamed with pride when the gangnam style craze began and I would tell everyone, "See, I'm not alone in riding the Korean wave!" i'm currently saving up for a trip to seoul (and maybe jeju also) this may with my classmates in k-drama 101. hehe<br /><br />keep those posts coming! this is one page i'll regularly check (besides dramabeans, soompi, and allkpop).<br /><br />oh, and cannot agree with you more about nice guy! i also think it's safe to recommend it to anyone. it's that good. and SJK is phenomenal! :)ahjummaMAMAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post-74818311904885030672012-11-26T02:09:25.327-05:002012-11-26T02:09:25.327-05:00You did a better job than I did at reviewing this ...You did a better job than I did at reviewing this drama.<br /><br />Nice Guy is the perfect example of a melodrama done right. I haven't really come across a drama where the characters were suffering but I was willing to push forward and see the path they take. Mostly I just go oh hell with this, I'd rather watch Sungkyunkwan Scandal anyday (Geollim shippers holler!). Then again I don't watch dramas as often as I'd like, mostly because I get easily bored and distracted. It's disturbing. But I'm so glad I watched this one because it was worth the heartbreak.<br /><br />I think episode 20 is the "worst" episode of them all and curiously it's the finale. Finales are a sensitive subject. You either nail it or just give up entirely. It does suck that they had to resort to the 7 year time jump. So many unaswered questions. I'm starting to think that extra 2 episodes might do them good. But maybe it was better that they ended it quickly. Or maybe not?<br /><br />Secretly I wish the whole drama is all about Ma-ru and Eun-gi making googly eyes to each other but that's not nearly as interesting.conanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731311009424454993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post-5604228015984691282012-11-25T10:24:32.818-05:002012-11-25T10:24:32.818-05:00>>doh!<< And then I got distracted by ...>>doh!<< And then I got distracted by Pasta. Never fear.. I've been taking notes on Spring Waltz. Don't want to rush anything with a clumsy entry that will Amanda cringe in fear.. (How Could I do such a thing to her beloved Spring Waltz??) XD Spoiler: I like it so far.. a lot!Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325086650312547686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post-47485590598007772372012-11-25T09:01:08.486-05:002012-11-25T09:01:08.486-05:00I think you're right about I Miss You: As of e...I think you're right about I Miss You: As of episode 6, at least, it feels less cheesy and more naturalistic than most melos, which we both tend to like. And while the story is brutal it's still lovely in a lot ways. (Although it better get a move on, as far as I'm concerned. If things don't start coming together soon, it will get boring.) <br /><br />Yoonchun is better than I expected, but it's Yo Seung Ho that's really doing it for me at this point—broken and beautiful are two of my favorite character traits in a male lead ;)<br /><br />Panda and Hedgehog is on my list to watch, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will turn up on Dramafever sometime soon, so I don't have to watch commercials.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18062557298628072047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post-67264299812872304222012-11-25T08:54:03.182-05:002012-11-25T08:54:03.182-05:00Reading your Spring Waltz midway report would make...Reading your Spring Waltz midway report would make my day ::crosses fingers:: <br /><br />I'm planning to update my top ten list sometime soon, and Spring Waltz is definitely finding a home there, however cheesy and ridiculous it may be =XAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18062557298628072047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post-57537982960873194822012-11-24T23:05:20.851-05:002012-11-24T23:05:20.851-05:00I know I don't know what's wrong with me l...I know I don't know what's wrong with me lately lol. I Miss You doesn't feel as ridiculous and cheesy as a lot of the melos I've attempted to watch. Depressing and over the top yes, but somehow they make it feel more real, at least so far anyway. Well, in most of the synopsis I've read they describe Harry as "cold and calculating" so I'm betting you're correct on that hypothesis. I am totally impressed with Yoochun so far. He's really getting way more into it than usual. I just finished Panda and Hedgehog, and the lead male actor was so adorable, but I swear he wore one of two facial expressions throughout the entire show. Talk about robotic!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post-62872368252759474212012-11-24T21:08:17.042-05:002012-11-24T21:08:17.042-05:00True.. that it's the characters that mattered....True.. that it's the characters that mattered. :)<br />I would comment more, but I think my brain is NGed out.<br /><br />I'm thinking of doing a midway report on Spring Waltz sometime tomorrow.. usually I love these things to death at the midway point, and it's only after that the hate starts to flow.. hoping Spring Watlz won't do that to me.. but I felt it might be good to review it now, before I get potentially cynical. :)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325086650312547686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post-34264960176201483752012-11-24T17:05:34.904-05:002012-11-24T17:05:34.904-05:00You've certainly changed your tune! From someo...You've certainly changed your tune! From someone who doesn't match melos to love of I Miss You is quite a voyage of personal discovery ;)<br /><br />I do recommend Nice Guy, though, if only for the wonderfulness that is Song Joon Ki. And I'm also all about I Miss You these days. I love that it's shaping up to be a murder mystery. (My money is on Harry as the killer.)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18062557298628072047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post-60437933259639643232012-11-24T17:03:34.011-05:002012-11-24T17:03:34.011-05:00In a universe where perfection is impossible, I...In a universe where perfection is impossible, I'll take the vestigial corporate shenanigans over all the other things that could have gone terribly wrong with this show ;) Like the other dramas I've seen by this screenwriter, it's the characters that really matter anyway. The actual plot is the least important piece of the puzzle.<br /><br />And thanks for the encouragement to get back on the History of the Salaryman wagon train. Everyone has such high praise for this show, but something about it just isn't pulling me in. I guess I should give it a fair shot, though...which is more than one measly episode :bAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18062557298628072047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post-74371007131111973672012-11-23T16:24:56.388-05:002012-11-23T16:24:56.388-05:00I actually think I am going to watch this one. I m...I actually think I am going to watch this one. I may as well since I seem to be on the melodrama train recently. I am surviving Missing You and actually loving it so I think I can survive Nice Guy too lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952798172649226841.post-45246855382224275382012-11-23T00:37:08.206-05:002012-11-23T00:37:08.206-05:00Bravo - and I think you put your finger on the spo...Bravo - and I think you put your finger on the spot with this drama. The gripping point of this story is the nuanced, layered, broken, blazing characters brought to life and conflict by brilliant actors. That middle stretch of episodes - from around episode 8 to 14, I think - made me actually hold my breath. (Let's not talk about the flimsy corporate plot scaffolding that the writer totally ignored in the end). <br /><br />And my I please shamelessly plug History of the Salaryman? It's one of the year's best written, best directed, and best acted dramas, with a sense of humor that's sardonic and witty and very visual. And it's actually based on the famous Chinese Chu-Han Contention, which makes the modern parallel so much more cheeky and clever. <br /><br />dioramaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com