Yes, my last post was “The Best of 2007,” but rather than put up a Worst list, I’m lumping them all together with The Rest. Not all the dramas I’m mentioning here are bad; they’re just dramas I watched that didn’t belong in the Best list.

SONG OF THE DAY

War of Money OST - “알 수 없는 일” (unknowable thing) by Sweet Sorrow [ zShare download ]

The Rest of 2007 >>

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Wow. Everything I say in this post will probably be surprising, because the finale of Air City — which took me this long to finally see, due to general lack of interest — in an unexpected turn, didn’t completely suck. Actually, it’s the first episode I liked since Episode 5. Nobody is more surprised than me.

See, I’m not a horrible mean hag who enjoys tearing down other people’s hard work. I am completely able to give props where they are due. I want to give props and I’m pleased to finally have some to deliver. And despite an overwhelmingly mediocre run, I think the writers pulled out a nice finale. Then again, perhaps this benefits from having absolutely no expectations left — they’ve been pretty effectively crushed by the last ten installments. But I wasn’t annoyed once this episode, which is rare enough for this drama.

(Random) SONG OF THE DAY

Wanted - “사랑이란..” (Love is… / The thing called love) [ zShare download ]

AIR CITY Episode 16 (Final) >>

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Oh man. You don’t even know how many times I was going to quit recaps on Air City. I’d firmly decided to finish what I started, so I had no intention of quitting… and every time I tried to get through Episode 14, I was THISCLOSE to giving up. It wasn’t necessarily awful. I was just bored to death — I’ve been checked out of Air City for a while. That’s another reason I was considering quitting, because I’m sure it’s no fun reading a recap written by someone who had no fun watching the show. But since I finally finished the episode(s), I might as well write them up.

(Random) SONG OF THE DAY

Dynamic Duo - “살인자의 몽타쥬” (a killer’s montage / portrait of a killer) [ zShare download ]

AIR CITY Episodes 14-15 >>

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(Random) SONG OF THE DAY

Verbal Jint - “Favorite.” Somewhat new hip-hop/rap artist who has a track with Tablo and Mithra Jin of Epik High. [ zShare download ]

AIR CITY Episode 13 >>

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SONG OF THE DAY

Wanted - “Bye bye bye” [ zShare download ]

AIR CITY Episode 12 >>

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Yaaaaaaawn.

Oh wait, is this mic on? *Tap tap*

Ahem. I decided to try, purely as a writing exercise, posting up an Air City summary that was (gasp!) completely devoid of negative comments. Honestly, I wasn’t sure if I could do it, and having seen Episode 11, I think I picked a tough one to do, but hey, it’s a challenge.

As a totally unrelated aside, I found out what the phrase “bore you to tears” means. It’s kind of obvious, but I’d never thought about it — but it’s all those tears you get from yawning so much because you’re so bored.

Like I said, completely unrelated.

(Random) SONG OF THE DAY

S.E.S. - “용기” (yong gi / courage). I’m in a nostalgic mood today… [ zShare download ]

Completely (kind of) insult-free AIR CITY Episode 11 summary >>

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