Sunday, February 14, 2016

Welcome to the Blog of the Black Hat Club



It began {as everything did} with Lee Yun Seong's signature undercover look in City Hunter. Not exactly the most inconspicuous look, but it was a good one.



But then I noticed a very similar hat in I Can Hear Your Voice {hilarious, terrifying, and awesome thriller/romcom/lawyer/school/fantasy fusion drama}.



And in Two Weeks {incredible redemption story/thriller about family, with adorable daddy-daughter relationship}.



And in Healer {the sweeter, slightly less painful version of City Hunter}.



There was even black hats in The Princess's Man {beautiful historical drama (i.e. sageuk) known as the Joseon-era Romeo and Juliet}.



And in Warrior Baek Dong Soo, which is a sageuk more along the lines of Macbeth/Coriolanus.



There was a half-black hat in Bridal Mask...{heart-wrenching drama about the Japanese occupation of Korea}



and the actors made up for it by all wearing black hats to the script reading.



And one of the best drama-moms out there, the undercover student in school drama Angry Mom, also has a black hat. 



As the pattern emerged, I emailed Unni–Maknae and the Ambassador that among the secrets of the universe I'd discovered was the Black Hat Secret - if the main character wore a black hat, I'd love the drama. 

I started handing out the Black Hat Award, and in short order Unni–Maknae was thinking of The Black Hat Badge - a guide to the good, the great, the awesome and those black hats...which eventually led to this blog.



Here we plan to discuss dramas: what makes them great, which ones we think are the best, what things to watch out for, and why you should absolutely start watching them.

5 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Ahhhhh .... Anticipation.

Erudessa Aranduriel said...

Heheheheheheheheeee!!! This is going to be fuuuuunnn!!!

Unknown said...

GAKSITAL. My first drama <3

I am SO EXCITED about this blog, girls!! It looks like it'll be a heap of fun and I have the feeling I'll be consulting you three when I'm in need of cultural education or a new drama to watch XDD

Empress of Random said...

Welcome to the club! :D Sharing dramas is the most fun {as you three know XD}, so I hope you all enjoy this blog as much as we plan to!

Faith said...

This is gonna be awesome! Love K-dramas and I love reading reviews and discussions about them. :D Plus the "secret of the universe" you discovered (the black hat secret) is so great. Lol. Love it.