WWW ~ November 2016

November's ridiculously late WWW... but at least it's still 2016?  I don't know about all of you, but I'm pretty ready for this year to be over.


KOREAN:
~ Oh My Geum Bi
Empress: While I have seen some good reviews of the drama so far...I'm really not feeling like watching a drama about a child dying...
Ambassador: Not really, no.  It sounds like a good story but not for my life right now.
Unni: I’ve heard a lot of really good things about this drama and the fact that it has small children in it has me tempted to try it.


~ Night Light
Empress: Not right now, but something about it tells me I'll check it out at some point. (I am curious. If it's about 3 unlikeable people, I won't watch it. But...XD Time Between Dog and Wolf could have sounded similarly stark and unlikable, but I adore that drama.)
Ambassador: YES, BECAUSE JIN GOO IN A LEAD ROLE.  Also Uee, whose acting I like.  The writer wrote Time Between Dog and Wolf, Empress, which also intrigues me.
Unni: Not my kind of drama really, so I am going to be skipping.


~ Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
Empress: I was thinking no, partially on principle alone - that the drama was departing so sharply from its inspiration of Jang Mi Ran - but I have heard some very good things about it and if it continues to be good, I just might end up watching it. XD
Ambassador: I wasn't originally going to but I've been seeing clips on IG that are totally cute.  Also, Nam Joo Hyuk is one of the best young actors around right now.
Unni: Okay the name caught my name so I sat down and watched episode one and laughed my head off. Episode two had me laughing and fangirling and screaming at people either in sympathy or stupidity. I am hooked on this one.


~ Father I'll Take Care of You
Empress: ....I can't say I'm intrigued...
Ambassador: Not my cup of tea.
Unni: This one sounds a little miserable.


~ Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim
Empress: I am still trying to finish Doctors...so was going to say flat out NO...but I have seen some almost realistic pieces on Tumblr...it might go to the bottom of my list. XD
Ambassador: Probably not, not even for Seo Hyun Jin or Jin Kyung.  Too busy with other things.  It's getting really good ratings but I just have way too much on my plate.
Unni: I’ve seen random clips that make me sort of curious about this one, but this isn’t my typical drama. We’ll see if I play with this one or pass.


~ Legend of the Blue Sea
Empress: I haven't seen Lee Min Ho in anything truly watchable for quite a while. I want this to be good so badly. And so far I'm liking it. XD
Ambassador: HOW IS THIS EVEN A QUESTION???  IT'S LEE MIN HO.  IN A MERMAID DRAMA.  WITH A DUAL HISTORICAL/MODERN STORYLINE.  Yes, I'm watching.  Plus, it's the director of City Hunter and writer of My Love From Another Star.
Unni: I’ve started watching this one and have decided that I need to see more. I randomly love stories about mermaids...and it’s good to see LMH in something that I might enjoy once again.


~ Entourage
Empress: Naw...I was uninterested in the American version, and so far I've heard nothing inspiring whatsoever about this one...
Ambassador: I haven't seen the American drama of which this is a remake and I don't plan to see this either.
Unni: Interesting, it doesn’t sounds like something I am interested in committing to.


CHINESE:
~ Legend of Ace
Empress: I like that it's a story about the steward, and how he helps someone else achieve greatness...I don't know that I'd want to watch 40 episodes about it..
Ambassador: I'm mildly interested in this one.  'Power behind the throne' storylines can be pretty intriguing when done right.
Unni: Interesting, I won’t end up watching it though.


~ Simple Man
Empress: Somehow making a deal with a devil doesn't sound like accidental circumstances...I'm not in the mood for comic book devil-deal-making.
Ambassador: Sounds pretty standard comic book fare.  Marvel is the only comic book drama I've been interested in lately, so I probably won't try this.
Unni: Not my typical interest so I’ll be skipping.


~ The Princess Wei Young
Empress: It's so loooooong...it looks kind of gorgeous, though...I'm a bit on the fence. XD
Ambassador: YES.  I've been keeping an eye on it for a while.  Vanness Wu and Tiffany Tang and a great plot, if somewhat standard.  It's been generating a lot of buzz online so I'm planning to see it.
Unni: This actually sounds interesting. I might have to give this a try.


~ Best Lover
Empress: Innnnnnteresting blending...I may have seen too many fake-relationship dramas at the moment, because I'm not finding myself terribly drawn to this one.
Ambassador: It appears to be a Chinese/Korean crossover drama?  Korean stars, but a Chinese drama.  Zhou Mi is the main lead and if I watch it it would be for him but even that isn't likely unless I bizarrely find myself sick.
Unni: I am curious about this one simply because it has Zhou Mi in it and he’s been posting stills on his Instagram. But then again I have a hard time committing to any Chinese dramas sooooooooooooo.


~ Weapon Soul
Empress: LOL. Poor family and friends. I'm rolling my eyes too hard already to put it on my list. XD
Ambassador: Wuxia, yessss.  This one sounds so cliche, boy-fantasy-come-true but I'm going to try it at some point just for the fun of it.
Unni: Okay, interesting, but no thank you.


~ Shuttle Love Millennium
Empress: .....how does Queen In Hyun's Man fit in there anywhere...also I might be a little too much a fan of QIHM, because I can't seen anybody doing that story better. The other sounds more interesting, only because HA somebody would have to grow up in a hurry and it could be very amusing.
Ambassador: The storyline sounds hilarious.  I plan to check it out.  Also, Puff Guo was adorable as Heechul's onscreen wife in We Got Married Global edition or whatever it was called.
Unni: This sounds interesting, I might have to find out more...we’ll see.


~ Fox in the Screen
Empress: Okay, it's shorter...and sounds kind of awesome. From the trailer it might be too black-magic-fantasy for me, but if not, I'll watch it.
Ambassador: This storyline + comedy + fantasy.  YES PLEASE.
Unni: This sounds HILARIOUS!


TAIWANESE:
~ Behind Your Smile
Empress: "His goodwill is anything but benign." I'm somewhat curious...though my list might just be too long...
Ambassador: The way the synopsis presents the storyline feels a bit lame but this drama could be interesting.  I'll wait and see what online buzz has to say about it.
Unni: As my Taiwanese friends (who mostly all watch Korean dramas) say—Some of Taiwan's stories are just weird!


~ V-Focus
Empress: Okay, that sounds kind of awesome.
Ambassador: Bodyguards + enemies + Swiss Family Robinson = ABSOLUTELY.
Unni: I might have to try this one out. It sounds like it could be fun.


~ 700 Sui Lu Cheng
Empress: It sounds super sweet, but not what I want to watch.
Ambassador: Sounds like an adorable storyline but not my cup of tea.
Unni: AWW!!!! but no thank you.


CANTONESE:
~ My Lover From the Planet Meow
Empress: ....................I feel like these just keep getting weirder and weirder????? and while if this was a book I'd grab it and flip through it, I'm not sure I want to commit to an entire drama of it...I might watch for clips or something, just to see what on earth it's like. XD
Ambassador: I'm dying because it seems the latest installment in the You Who Came From Another Star franchise + the Space Kitties book anthology series.  I'll watch this out of sheer curiosity.
Unni: I AM LAUGHING...but no thank you, very kindly.


~ Dead Wrong
Empress: Almost, but not quite. There's a few others I'd be more interested in watching with similar themes.
Ambassador: Shades of the Count of Monte Cristo but not enough to draw me into adding this to my overcrowded list.
Unni: This just sounds too crazy to try and wrap my head around and I don’t need to throw in a language I am not learning.


~ Two Steps From Heaven
Empress: Night Light I think will be my drama on this theme...probably enough, and with slightly better morals, I'm thinking.
Ambassador: Nooooot interested, even for Edwin Siu.
Unni: Lovely, but no thank you.


~ No Reserve
Empress: "The hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne..." Wait, what? Ah. If the Ambassador likes it, I will check it out. XD
Ambassador: The storyline is quite interesting, plus Myolie and Edwin.  I'm adding it to my list.
Unni: Interesting I like the idea of it, but once again. Thank you, but no.


Which of these have you been watching?