We're quite laaaate with this month's edition again. Blame life. :D
The Unni will add her comments when she has time. Teaching in Taiwan keeps her very busy.
KOREAN:
First of all, a September drama that I missed because I couldn't find an airdate at the time of my last WWW:
~ Woman with a Suitcase
Empress: Something about it intrigues me, but I don't really have time to start it right now. I will probably put it on my list and hope to get to it someday.
Ambassador: I want to check this out at some point because it's an interesting plot but mostly for Joo Jin Mo (the fantastic Wang Yoo from Empress Ki) and Lee Joon (great actor in a variety of roles), and a little for Jin Kyung and Jeon Hye Bin.
Unni: --
~ My Wife's Having an Affair This Week
Empress: Somehow I've ended up seeing a lot about it online, and the idea of a perfect wife with a loser husband who a) doesn't know how to talk to her, b) believes she is going to have an affair, and c) doesn't know how to stop her just...(the fact that she actually isn't having an affair in the beginning, he is just sure that she will does intrigue me a little bit. XD Not enough to watch a whole drama about it.)
Ambassador: Errr, NO. Sounds like just the kind of romcom melodrama I cannot abide.
Unni: --
~ 1% of Anything
Empress: I've heard interesting things about the first drama version of this (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/One_Percent_of_Anything) and the fact that they've made 2 dramas off this novel interests me. (It'd be kind of fun to see the difference in interpretation from 2003 to 2016.) I don't know when I'll have TIME to look into either of them, but...
Ambassador: Noooooo. Obviously there's something about the drama that should be more interesting than this synopsis makes it out to sound but aish, not going to spend time on it.
Unni: --
~ The Man Living In Our House
Empress: I was definitely interested when YSH was considering...with the current actors I'm still interested (the storyline just intrigues me XD), though I wish different people were playing different parts, ha. (C'mon, couldn't Lee Soo Hyuk have been lead this time? XD)
Ambassador: YESSS because two of the Model Avengers in a drama again: Kim Young Kwang and Lee Soo Hyuk. LSH as second lead is usually great. Also Kim Ji Hoon in a tertiary or minor role. When the casting news for this one came out, I thought 'Guess I'll be watching Monday/Tuesday KBS dramas for the rest of the year.'
Unni: --
CHINESE:
~ Princess of Lan Ling
(Sequel to Prince of Lan Ling)
Empress: I have to watch Ice Fantasy first... :)
Ambassador: Sounds fun. I'll put it on my list to check out after I see Lan Ling Wang (FENG SHAOFENG FTW) but not before then.
Unni: --
~ Dr. Qin Medical Examiner
Empress: 'raw and often times gruesome details' turns me off....medical examiner and police detective would be interesting, but if they're going to spend the whole time cutting into dead bodies...no thanks. I don't know what China lets air on that front...
Ambassador: Mmm, depending on how high the 'gore' and 'gruesome' components are, this could be fascinating... so I'll put it on the 'keep an eye on' list. Yes, I have lists for everything. Don't judge.
Unni: --
~ The Battle at the Dawn
Empress: Somewhat intrigued...there's so much Chinese history I don't know...but MY LIST IS SO LONG. Maybe I'll wait to hear how good it is and then decide... :D
Ambassador: Sooo, early imperialist era?? Either way, THIS sounds FASCINATING and Liu Shishi. Yep. Watching. Though not as it airs- I have enough of those on my plate right now. *cough*
Unni: --
~ Memory Lost
Empress: XD I always like relationships across the divide...depending on how it turns out...I kind of want to watch this one. Yup. I miiiight stick it on my list. XD
Ambassador: Color me quite intrigued- especially with a police force called 'black shield'. I'm adding it to my list. Sounds like a kdrama to be honest. Something like I Miss You... or am I thinking of the wrong name? Empress, what say you?
Empress: Haha, the only similar thing is really a girl gets kidnapped and her boyfriend joins the police as a result - but it was the first thing that came to my mind as I read the description here. :D
Unni: --
~ When a Snail Falls in Love
Empress: Detective and criminal profiler...best partners in the force...Angel's Killer... The title cracks me up (When a Snail Falls in Love????), but I'm still kind of interested. XD
Ambassador: I'm guessing 'Angel's Killer' is supposed to be a serial killer... this could be interesting. I'll check it out.
Unni: --
~ Bu Liang Ren
Empress: Eh...I feel like I've read similar descriptions so many times...nah....
Ambassador: Mmmm, probably not. Wuxia is hit and miss for me and this one sounds average enough to miss.
Unni: --
TAIWANESE:
~ Oba
Empress: O.o I think this would depend entirely on the execution...so it depends on how it turns out whether I'll add it or not. XD
Ambassador: This sounds like a Taiwanese version of 'Miss Billy' (same author as 'Pollyanna'- it's a hilarious book)... in which case, I'm definitely watching. Sounds like this is right up your alley, Unni.
Unni: --
What October dramas will YOU be watching?
