Posts Tagged ‘Nam Sang-mi’
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Gourmet: Episode 17
This is the episode from last week, which only aired one episode due to programming cancellations (Olympics-related). I’d wondered what they would do to even out the episodes from 17 through the end, but it turns out the answer was simple: This week also only aired one episode, no. 18. I assume that the regular... More »
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Gourmet: Episodes 15 & 16
Gourmet really took an upswing with these two episodes, I thought. Sometimes I feel like I can see all the strings dictating the course of play — those dramatic puppet strings that are best made invisible — such as what is being set up for what future eventuality, which relationships are being guided in which... More »
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Gourmet: Episodes 13 & 14
Sometimes I’m amazed at how much story Gourmet can make out of a simple plot point or cooking competition — most of our plots thus far have centered on either the successorship competition or the beef battle. I’ve got no problem with cooking contests, and they offer opportunities for lots of food theorizing (whether or... More »
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Gourmet: Episodes 11 & 12
On paper, some of the Gourmet storylines seem rather trifling. Cow hunts, beef taste tests, chef competitions, butchery challenges… But for some reason, even though some of the plots sound not-quite dramatically interesting, the episodes still manage to be really watchable. For this reason, I wouldn’t say Gourmet is an excellent drama, but it’s still... More »
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Gourmet: Episodes 9 & 10
(Not as much food porn today.) After 10 episodes, we’re nearly halfway through the drama, and I think I can safely say at this point that while I am liking Gourmet, I don’t love it. I probably won’t grow to love it, either, but the acting is strong and I like seeing what fictitious food... More »
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Gourmet: Episodes 7 & 8
Where’s the beef? All in Episodes 7 and 8, apparently. These two installments were a little lighter on the food symbolism and more into character relationships. Which is totally fine by me — I think part of why I like Gourmet as much as I do is Kim Rae-won‘s portrayal of Sung-chan. It’s a good... More »
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Gourmet: Episodes 5 & 6
Again, I decided to summarize the episodes briefly, and spend more of my time talking about the food and the themes presented through it. This approach may be how I continue with Gourmet, because to me the highlight isn’t the drama’s plot or even the food porn (mm, food porn), but how well they’re telling... More »
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Gourmet (SBS): Episodes 1-4
Gourmet got off to a really good start. I understand why it’s winning the Monday-Tuesday drama battle (it’s poised to break the 20% mark any day now) because it’s well-made, well-directed, well-acted, and well-paced. (The assured pacing is more readily achieved in SBS’s recent trend of airing dramas that are produced prior to airing, which... More »
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Keeping his skills — and knives — honed
The cast of SBS’s new Monday-Tuesday drama Gourmet chose Gangwon-do’s Vivaldi Park for their press conference on May 29, which included a display of some knife skills and cooking talents of two of the series’ leads, Kim Rae Won and Kwon Oh Joong. In the drama, Nam Sang Mi plays a foodie columnist who becomes... More »
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Where have all the uljjangs gone?
The “uljjang” phenomenon is one that is fascinating, odd, borderline disturbing (or at least perplexing), uniquely Korean — and now, it appears, waning. The word uljjang comes from a mashup of the word for “face” and a slang term for “best,” thereby meaning “best face” or simply “good-looking,” in the same way that momjjang means... More »
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