WWW ~ March 2017

I'm very late again this month, but it is still March, so not quite out of date.


KOREAN
~ Father is Strange
Empress: Weekend family dramas, not my thing...
Ambassador: Welllll, Lee Joon is the main but it's a weekend family drama and I don't watch those.  Bye bye, possibility.
Unni: This sounds......boring-ish...I’ll pass thank you much!


~ You're Too Much
Empress: Heh, I like the impersonator angle. But again, nope. What they said. XD
Ambassador: another long family weekend drama.  noooope.  Only long weekend dramas I watch are sageukes, because manes of glory are needed to offset the boredom.  And swords.
Unni: *giggles at Ambassador’s reasons* But I have to agree, I have better things to be doing.


~ Queen of the Ring
Empress: Hm, I might try it with my sister. We're always looking for short kdramas. XD
Ambassador: another fantasy short.  Possibly I'll watch it?  Kim Seul Gi is genius at fantasy shorts if Splash Splash Love was anything to go by.
Unni: Oh! This looks cute! I’ll probably fill in an afternoon or evening with this somewhere along the line.


~ Radiant Office
Empress: I stay away from terminal illness dramas in general...(other than Marriage Contract, which was actually AMAZING).
Ambassador: *barely stumbles through synopsis without dislocating jaw with yawns*  Lordy no.  I'd fall asleep.
Unni: This...could be interesting. I might just peek at an episode before I decide on way or the other.


~ Whisper
Empress: ...Yes....I have to check it out, obviously...
Ambassador: YES.  This plot + Lee Bo Young and Lee Sang Yoon as leads with Lee Se Young as a secondary lead.  HECK YES.
Unni: *pricks up ears* this sounds interesting. I’ll probably see what they think of it before I go for it...but we’ll see.
Empress: *cracking up because Unni clearly knew what I was going to say*


~ Tunnel
Empress: What Unni said - if it's like that I will love it.  And FINALLY, Choi Jin-Hyuk...XD {Even though I haven't managed to finish his drama Pride and Prejudice yet. That is a drama where actually knowing Korean would really help with understanding the plot...}
Ambassador: I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR MONTHS.  CHOI JIN HYUK IS COMING BACK AND I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER.  ESPECIALLY WITH THIS SYNOPSIS.  AND OCN BEING THE NETWORK.
Unni: Hmm...time travel + serial killer= *wondering if this would be like 9 Times Time Travel meets Hello Monster* color me intrigued.


~ The Liar and his Lover
Empress: I watched the Japanese movie because DUH Sato Takeru...I went on a Japanese movie binge following Bloody Monday...it wasn't the weirdest thing I watched because of Sato Takeru, but I spent most of the movie puzzling over why they were pairing up an adult musician and a high school girl and why that relationship was bothering no one. IGNORING THAT ASPECT (like the movie did...), I liked it. Bromance, music, and Sato Takeru's face. What's not to like. Come on.
I really didn't feel like there was enough story there for a /drama/, but I'm going to have to check it out, if only to compare it to the movie.
Ambassador: Lee Hyun Woo lands some pretty interesting roles but this one isn't high on my list.  Not enough to draw me in.  If Unni likes it, I might check it out.  It's based on a manga which can mean a better base for adaptations but Cheese in the Trap apparently showed how that can go wrong.
Unni: Hmm, love and lies, this sounds UTTERLY PAINFUL...but then again it could have cute fluffy semi-tragic romance and a killer OST...which would be right up my ally....or it could be completely idiotic and I’ll be throwing my poor stuffed animals at the screen and screaming shut up in Chinese. I have a feeling I’ll be hooked on it....this could end badly for one of us.
Empress: LOL you guys.


~ Trace of the Hand  (webdrama)
Empress: *grinning* If Truly #short I might try this, just because it could be funny.
Ambassador: I'm snickering so hard.  I might watch it, just because #webdrama and #short.
Unni: HE SOUNDS AWFUL!!!! But isn’t this what we all want to do??????? *glances around* I mean...if we could wouldn’t we...but then we’d be the NSA..... *wonders if NSA agents are in love with people like us* I am digressing. This could be really cute, and I might watch it.


CHINESE
~ House Full of Happiness
Empress: Ufda. Okay, but mistranslated synopsis are frustrating but possibly hilarious, and this one... "yellow peony dusk love" and "suffered a small sister-in-law threat" --I'm cracking up. That said, it doesn't interest me. XD
Ambassador: Well, it sounds like a bunch of family drama and I'm not normally keen on that but I might check this one out for the sister dynamic.
Unni: My head hurts from this synopsis, but it could be....interesting but currently I am only interested in Chinese dramas that are of a historic nature. Chinese dramas don’t have the cute Taiwanese accent, juuuuuust sayin....


~The Name of the People
Empress: I feel like such a show being aired could be of historical note...but we'll see.
Ambassador: A Chinese House of Cards, with Lu Yi?  GIVE ME.  NOW.  Even if it is more of a Communist POV, just GIMME.
Unni: *leaves the Ambassador to her glory and moves on*
Empress: The Unni has only just got me started on a Chinese drama I might actually finish...if the Ambassador loves this one, I'll go for it. XD


~ Razor Edge
Empress: If it's anything like Gaksital, I am in. XD
Ambassador: Sounds like a Chinese pseudo-Gaksital, at least as far as the politics and police sides go.  Absolutely trying this, out of sheer curiosity.
Unni: I haven’t dared to try and tread in Gaksital...so I shall not tread here.


~ The Battle at the Dawn
Empress: *wince* I love the title...I like historical...this sounds very painful. I'll wait to see what the Ambassador thinks. XD
Ambassador: war, Liu Shi Shi, yep, yep, yep, count me in.
Unni: This sounds like....a blood bath waiting to happen. I am not signing up to get my heart broken.


~ Dear Archimedes
Empress: That...sounds intriguing. And it's only 20 episodes. *adds to list whether or not I'll ever get to it*
Ambassador: Sounds a bit like Taiwan's Love Me If You Dare.  Hmmm.  I'll check it out, again because of that ever questing thing called CURIOSITY.  EXO's Sehun is in it, which'll be interesting but makes me think it won't be nearly as serious as Love Me If You Dare.
Unni: *looks at Ambassador’s notes and moves Taiwanese Love Me If You Dare onto my list of things to watch*  *hears the Ambassador's information about it and moves it back off the list FAST*
Empress: Heh, I want to stick the Taiwanese drama on there too....


~ Across the Ocean to See You
Empress: .......that again....if people were actually doing the idea in a new way, that'd be one thing, but when /that/ is the description...
Ambassador: And the Ambassador yawns again!  Rom coms have that effect on me.  Needless to add, no, this isn't going on my list.
Unni: I have enough fluff to keep me busy for the moment, and couples at odds isn’t my thing.


~ Feather Flies to the Sky
Empress: This sounds interesting, but interesting in a I-want-to-read-a-history-book kind of way, and I'm not sure I want to spend my break time in that way.
Ambassador: well, it sounds like it has lots of good research material but since it's not anything I need anytime soon, nope.
Unni: Interesting, but I started to yawn, so a pass from me.


~ Head Above Water
Empress: If Korean I'd be all over this...as is...I like the title and I'll wait to hear the Ambassador's verdict. XD
Ambassador: Yes.  Police espionage thriller is the described genere.  YES.
Unni: I leave this to the Ambassador.


~ Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy
Empress: WOW...okay, I haven't gotten to Ice Fantasy yet, but maybe if I do, then I can put this on as my next Chinese fantasy. Depending on how it's done. XD
Ambassador: FINALLY WE'RE GETTING THIS.  I've been seeing promo stuff for months and it's got me pretty interested.  *scrawls title at the top of TBW list*
Unni: Warrior Princess...Spirit in a stone???..Okay, Novoland has caught my interest, but I haven’t jumped into full fantasy yet...who Knows I might give this a try yet.


~ I Love My President Though He's a Psycho
Empress: That sounds like a TERRIBLE idea in real life...and usually when it's /that/ bad of an idea it wrecks my ability to enjoy even a fictional story...but wow, yeah, I do like the title, and it could one of those I "accidentally start." :)
Ambassador: Definite props to the title for being attention grabbing.  Of all the bizarre plots I've come across recently, this is one of the weirdest.  It could be interesting but I feel like I'd personally get a headache so I'll pass for now.  Who knows though, if the internet buzz is good enough, I might surprise myself by trying it.
Unni: I am so scratching my head over this! WHY WOULD YOU FALL FOR SOMEONE WITH A PERSONALITY DISORDER??? WHY!!!! I think I’ll leave this in the no thank you pile...unless my personality changes.


~ Fox Falls In Love
Empress: LOL I don't think that's enough to make me watch it...
Ambassador: No idea what the details of the plot are supposed to be, but the title and brief synopsis sound amusing.  I might add this to the very tail end of my list.
Unni: I see what you did there Ambassador. This sounds cute. Maaaaaaaybe I’ll try a modern Chinese drama because I love foxes and rabbits, I bought fox and rabbit socks last week. Maybe it’s destiny.Empress: I'll be looking forward to seeing what the Unni and/or possibly the Ambassador thinks of it. XD


~ Because of You
Empress: There's several similar Korean dramas I'd watch before I tried this one.
Ambassador: apparently the Chinese version of Korea's Come! Jang Bo Ri?  Not enough flash and bang for me.
Unni: I remember faintly being interested in Come! Jang Bo Ri....and seeing screen shots and going...I don’t know about this. This does sound semi interesting but I’d go for a Korean version long before I land myself in a tangled modern Chinese one. Empress: ^that.


Feb dramas that weren't listed at the time February's WWW went up:
~ Above the Clouds
Empress: Gah...Somehow this makes me think of Queen In Hyun's Man, and even without time travel, if it's like that I'll love it...but I'll wait to hear what it's like. XD
Ambassador: Palace dramas, secrets across time, opening historical graves... oh yes, quite probably I'll watch this sometime.  Plus, Mabel Yuan is a favorite actress of mine.
Unni: General & I has condemned me to open up my brain about Chinese dramas....this sounds like it could be interesting.


~ The Journey 2
Empress: Intriiiiiiiiguing....I feel like the dramas this month are SO MUCH MORE INTERESTING than last month's...this is seriously bad for my list...um, maybe?
Ambassador: Can I have this power, please?  I feel like I'd be good at making people cry sincerely.  I likely won't watch it right away but definitely some day.
Unni: Oh...this is a cool super power *sigh* whyyyyy does it have to be historical!!!! And look awesome and why is there a person with cool white hair on the cover.... Why GENERAL AND I YOU HAVE CONDEMNED ME!!!! MY LIFE WAS SO MUCH SIMPLER BEFORE I MET YOU!


TAIWANESE
~ Q Series: House of Toy Bricks
Empress: gahhhhhhh...that sounds tragic...and...yes, I have Q Series: Close Your Eyes Before It's Dark on my list, but I'm not adding this one.
Ambassador: No, I don't watch horror. 
Unni: This is just....horrifying. No thank you.


~ The Perfect Match
Empress: It's been a while since I watched a T-drama...I'll wait to hear what the Unni thinks.
Ambassador: Nothing like a challenge to the ego of a man to rouse him.  Not likely I'll watch this, though it sounds amusing.  Unni, it's right up your alley.
Unni: *SQUEAK* A FOODIE, ROM-COM, TAIWANESE DRAMA WITH A NIGHT MARKET!!!! *bounces up and down* YES YES YES YES YES PLEASE PLEASE AND THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!! PLEASE BE GOOD!!! 
Empress: hee. I love how by now drama preferences are pretty clear...XD


CANTONESE
~ Provocateur
Empress: If this were a kdrama I'd try it. But I don't think my list is short enough to pull me into Cantonese dramas.
Ambassador: ummmmm no.  I just don't have time, though it sounds interesting.
Unni: Cantonese dramas almost always sound depressing to me, though if I had to speak with as many tones as they do, I might write depressed stories too.



Which of these dramas will YOU be watching?