So Lee Yoo-young will be helping Kang Ha-neul take down corrupt prosecutor Heo Sung-tae in JTBC’s INSIDER. She and Yoon Shi-yoon already did that in YOUR HONOR. From eps. 24 (my favorite scene):
Hi @unniunni. I am indeed watching INSIDER and loving it. It is becoming one of my favorites of the year. Episodes 7 and 8 aired last week so we are half way through. You can catch up.
Yes and MOONSHINE makes the fourth saeguk I am live watching. The others of course are SRI&J. TRS, and LEE BANG WON. It will be a rough few weeks until the first two wrap things up.
@wapzy, you got me intrigued. I am a fight guy but I have never seen JEALOUSY INCARNATE (2016) which is around the time I entered the world of kdramas. So I did a little research. I assume you are referring to the fight between Jo Jung-suk and Go Kyung-po (I love both these guys) in episode 15. Unfortunately JI/DON’T DARE TO DREAM is unavailable on a legal site for me. I found this clip on YouTube. I roared. However, only one punch was thrown and it stops at Jo Jung-suk stripping down to his boxers! There must be more (thanks for this little bit): https://youtu.be/Abb_td_iC1g
Sig is a great actor, … too bad his talent was wasted in the lazy (screenplay) of “Doom at your service”. I hope he find a good next project to get back on track 🙂
Thinking about Junho’s RED SLEEVE CUFF ratings promise got be reminiscing of GRAND PRINCES’s 3 leads fulfillment of a ratings promise of free hugs. Go down pre-pandemic memory lane. May 9, 2018.
I was waiting for both episodes to be subbed on Viki before watching. So I will watch episode one tonight. If that is Prince Sado I am not surprised about being ‘creeped out’.
If you want to continue your Prince Sado education you can watch the film THE THRONE (2015) with Yoo Ah-in playing Prince Sado. It is well done. It has one of my sageuk sages, @kiara’s recommendation.
Here is a review from “The Korea Herald”: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150916001125
He’s not Prince Sado, altjhough if you’ve already watched you know.
Subs have been really quick for this one, like only two hours later they were out.
It makes you think Viki hires its own sub team when they are really interested.
You mean I was faked out @eazal! I didn’t get to RSC last night. It will be tonight’s viewing. Yes the RSC team at Viki has been terrific in getting timely subs. (Though as of now still not 100%. I believe reading in the past that the delay in reaching 100% sometimes has to do with subtitling ost lyrics which Viki gratefully provides unlike Kocowa and Netflix (iirc).
I believe tvN’s SECRET ROYAL INSPECTOR & JOY will be Lee Joon-hyuk (1984)’s first sageuk appearance. A Crown Prince no less. Episode one airs Nov. 8, 2021.
I am particularly impressed how well Junho looks in hanbok and period costuming for his upcoming sageuk RED CUFF SLEEVE.
Seeing his pics reminded be how well Shin Hyun-Soo looked in BOSSAM.
I also liked SHS in green.
HOMME FATALE is available on Viki US and I really should work it in before RSC begins. It has to be tongue in cheek. I really like Junho in the teal outfit (2nd pic) (that’s the color I think) in Miky’s post below.
It’s not the best movie nor Junho’s best work to be honest. That second picture I was distracted by the staff in the background lol but yes so much pretty! 😍
That is why HF has been pretty much on the back burner for me. He completed the film before beginning his military service and the premise of the film was weird. I have no idea if it has any historical basis. I am too lazy to research.
Maybe @kiara and @ wishfultoki can chime in. Was there such a thing as a male gisaeng in Joseon? I am sure gigolos have been around since the beginning of time but…
I’m sure they would know. Although I think the producer did say it was only fiction, in regards to strictly a male gisaeng. But maybe kiara or toki know more?
It’s improbable in male-dominant Joseon. The gibangs existed to entertain men.
I’ll go with fiction unless we are talking about early Korea, where women ruled the kingdom and had more than one husband.
Thanks @kiara. I passed on RED SKY and AFFECTION but will be picking up the two upcoming sageuks. I believe you said you would be watching RED SLEEVE CUFF so hopefully we will have a place to hang out.
I can’t even like your comment because if the lingering anger as to why ********* did you drop your sword in front of the person I were about to kill and slowly turning your back to him and slowly walking away? What were you thinking in your head? I just went omg while watching that scene.
His supposed father, the man who raised him, but in truth his real father had been a royal prince. Dae-yeop learns who is actual birth parents are late in the drama. For me it all made his story even sadder. A lot of folks didn’t care for DY (SHS) right from the beginning of the drama but I had a soft spot for the guy.
@marcusnyc20 I actually really liked him in this character because it was so different from what I’d seen of him in Waikiki. And ah yes now I remember there was some type of birth secret but I think I stopped watching around the reveal. Maybe I should finish it one day.
@beffels, @mellowarmadillo dramadillo and old and new fans of I REMEMBER YOU (2015). IRY has my all-time favorite cast party pic. Here is adult Min/young Min, Park Bo-gum/Hong Eun-taek:
I love this. I recommend this show to another kdrama-loving doctor (she specifically loves Gong Yoo and Goblin—and it’s not me!) who is loving it. I just sent her this.
Shin Hyun-soo fans from BOSSAM-STEAL THE FATE. If you missed it you might want to check out all 6′, 2″ of him in the sweet TWELVE NIGHTS where he played a dancer. The video brings the poster alive.
Do check it out. I really enjoyed TWELVE NIGHTS and that is where I became a Shin Hyun-soo fan.
It broadcast one episode a week on Sunday nights at 11pm on little Channel A for twelve weeks towards the end of 2018. The ratings were terrible but I thought it was a wonderful production and there were a few faithful beanie fans. Maybe more here than in SK. The ratings were terrible. It is available on Viki US.
Shin Hyun-soo fans from BOSSAM-STEAL THE FATE. If you missed it you might want to check out all 6′, 2″ of him in the sweet TWELVE NIGHTS where he played a dancer. The video brings the poster alive.
The episodes run a little long, like the length of BOSSAM episodes. One of the reasons I took the plunge was that the beginning of episode one takes place in Manhattan and there is a flash of my local subway stop in Queens. Continuity wise it made no sense but I got a kick out of it.
I enjoyed the drama and liked the leads. Also the wonderful character actress Ye Soo-jung is part of the cast. Here she does not play her usual mother or grandmother but a rather (forgive me) sexy photographer who’s dream is to go to the Serengeti!
TN also has a nice OST.
(I took a peak at episode one again and got a look at mid-town Manhattan in 2018. What a contrast to the ghost town it became in 2020.)
bong-soo
May 26, 2022 at 3:40 PM
So Lee Yoo-young will be helping Kang Ha-neul take down corrupt prosecutor Heo Sung-tae in JTBC’s INSIDER. She and Yoon Shi-yoon already did that in YOUR HONOR. From eps. 24 (my favorite scene):
Unni
July 3, 2022 at 7:05 AM
I loved your honor and I love lee yoo-young, should I consider watching Insider? have you watched it?
bong-soo
July 3, 2022 at 7:28 AM
Hi @unniunni. I am indeed watching INSIDER and loving it. It is becoming one of my favorites of the year. Episodes 7 and 8 aired last week so we are half way through. You can catch up.
Unni
July 3, 2022 at 7:41 AM
perfect!! I’ll catch-up, will let you know!
bong-soo
May 19, 2022 at 5:21 PM
Thanks Ji Chang-wook for taking a chance on a musical.
bong-soo
December 20, 2021 at 7:53 PM
It is so nice to see Yoo Seung-ho again in hanbok. I loved episode one of MOONSHINE.
Ally
December 20, 2021 at 8:00 PM
Dang, is that out already???
bong-soo
December 20, 2021 at 8:07 PM
Yes and MOONSHINE makes the fourth saeguk I am live watching. The others of course are SRI&J. TRS, and LEE BANG WON. It will be a rough few weeks until the first two wrap things up.
Ally
December 20, 2021 at 8:12 PM
I thought I would see it, but GONG YOO comes into my bedroom in 2 days, so I should keep my schedule open. 😂
bong-soo
November 27, 2021 at 8:46 AM
SQUAD 38 memory. Seo In-guk hold his own in a fist fight with Ma Dong-seok.
Enjoy. Yes, let’s get those two back together @redfox.
redfox
November 27, 2021 at 9:10 AM
epic.
wapz
November 27, 2021 at 10:31 AM
This and the fight in Jealousy Incarnate and two legendary ones in dramaland 😂
Miss this show, one of the rare OCN shows I watched in full.
Kurama
November 27, 2021 at 12:17 PM
The hospital one in Life on Mars was pretty good too 😂
bong-soo
November 27, 2021 at 6:27 PM
Agreed @kurama.
bong-soo
November 27, 2021 at 1:17 PM
It had a great ensemble cast and was straight scam/crime/mystery. No occult or supernatural stuff.
bong-soo
November 27, 2021 at 6:26 PM
@wapzy, you got me intrigued. I am a fight guy but I have never seen JEALOUSY INCARNATE (2016) which is around the time I entered the world of kdramas. So I did a little research. I assume you are referring to the fight between Jo Jung-suk and Go Kyung-po (I love both these guys) in episode 15. Unfortunately JI/DON’T DARE TO DREAM is unavailable on a legal site for me. I found this clip on YouTube. I roared. However, only one punch was thrown and it stops at Jo Jung-suk stripping down to his boxers! There must be more (thanks for this little bit):
https://youtu.be/Abb_td_iC1g
Kurama
November 27, 2021 at 11:32 PM
SBS world posted the episodes on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6uMZYNqJZ8&list=PLShqORWiDquNBr0fJoi40M_sb8l-_YiFs&ab_channel=SBSWorld
wapz
November 27, 2021 at 11:55 PM
Thank you for this. Time for a rewatch maybe
wapz
November 27, 2021 at 11:55 PM
It isn’t in episode 15 but at the end of episode 11. Come to think of its more impactful than simply entertaining because the dialogues were great.
https://youtu.be/xKzRlxfcSKc
wapz
November 27, 2021 at 11:56 PM
Also totally recommend JI.
tabong
January 2, 2022 at 3:18 PM
I need to rewatch this show, it was great.
bong-soo
January 2, 2022 at 3:55 PM
It was. Siwan’s TRACER got me thinking of this.
tabong
January 2, 2022 at 5:03 PM
Same. I can’t wait for it to start airing!
LoveKDramas
January 2, 2022 at 11:27 PM
Sig is a great actor, … too bad his talent was wasted in the lazy (screenplay) of “Doom at your service”. I hope he find a good next project to get back on track 🙂
ObsessedMuch
June 24, 2022 at 7:45 AM
This was one of the best fighting scenes in kdrama history LMAO
bong-soo
November 14, 2021 at 2:31 PM
Thinking about Junho’s RED SLEEVE CUFF ratings promise got be reminiscing of GRAND PRINCES’s 3 leads fulfillment of a ratings promise of free hugs. Go down pre-pandemic memory lane. May 9, 2018.
bong-soo
November 14, 2021 at 2:32 PM
Here is a Soompi article about the event:
https://www.soompi.com/article/1167431wpp/yoon-shi-yoon-jin-se-yeon-joo-sang-wook-fulfill-promise-holding-free-hug-event-grand-prince
bong-soo
November 11, 2021 at 5:22 PM
Thanks @miky for the heads up on this cameo. THE RED SLEEVE’s Wikipedia page lists Ha Seok-jin as making a special appearance. Prince Sado?
bong-soo
November 11, 2021 at 5:29 PM
HSJ worked with THE RED SLEEVE/RED SLEEVE CUFF PD Jung in RADIANT OFFICE (2017).
Zora
November 12, 2021 at 9:53 PM
This scene creeped me out!
bong-soo
November 13, 2021 at 2:32 PM
I was waiting for both episodes to be subbed on Viki before watching. So I will watch episode one tonight. If that is Prince Sado I am not surprised about being ‘creeped out’.
If you want to continue your Prince Sado education you can watch the film THE THRONE (2015) with Yoo Ah-in playing Prince Sado. It is well done. It has one of my sageuk sages, @kiara’s recommendation.
Here is a review from “The Korea Herald”:
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150916001125
Zora
November 13, 2021 at 3:21 PM
I have seen that movie! Yoo Ah did a phenomenal job portraying Prince Sado.
Eazal
November 14, 2021 at 1:04 AM
He’s not Prince Sado, altjhough if you’ve already watched you know.
Subs have been really quick for this one, like only two hours later they were out.
It makes you think Viki hires its own sub team when they are really interested.
bong-soo
November 14, 2021 at 6:28 AM
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bong-soo
November 14, 2021 at 6:28 AM
You mean I was faked out @eazal! I didn’t get to RSC last night. It will be tonight’s viewing. Yes the RSC team at Viki has been terrific in getting timely subs. (Though as of now still not 100%. I believe reading in the past that the delay in reaching 100% sometimes has to do with subtitling ost lyrics which Viki gratefully provides unlike Kocowa and Netflix (iirc).
bong-soo
November 4, 2021 at 9:26 PM
I believe tvN’s SECRET ROYAL INSPECTOR & JOY will be Lee Joon-hyuk (1984)’s first sageuk appearance. A Crown Prince no less. Episode one airs Nov. 8, 2021.
Eazal
November 7, 2021 at 1:30 AM
I really didn’t need one more reason to watch this drama, but he is definitely a very good one!
bong-soo
November 1, 2021 at 2:49 PM
I am particularly impressed how well Junho looks in hanbok and period costuming for his upcoming sageuk RED CUFF SLEEVE.
Seeing his pics reminded be how well Shin Hyun-Soo looked in BOSSAM.
yongsital 🐧
November 1, 2021 at 4:01 PM
Yes, I agree. For Shin Hyun Soo, I think the blue/purple colors really suited him; they we’re my favorite.
Probably the only good thing out of Homme Fatale was seeing Junho in bright hanboks. Totally loving what I’m seeing so far with RCS as well.
bong-soo
November 1, 2021 at 4:58 PM
I also liked SHS in green.
HOMME FATALE is available on Viki US and I really should work it in before RSC begins. It has to be tongue in cheek. I really like Junho in the teal outfit (2nd pic) (that’s the color I think) in Miky’s post below.
yongsital 🐧
November 1, 2021 at 5:02 PM
It’s not the best movie nor Junho’s best work to be honest. That second picture I was distracted by the staff in the background lol but yes so much pretty! 😍
bong-soo
November 1, 2021 at 5:27 PM
That is why HF has been pretty much on the back burner for me. He completed the film before beginning his military service and the premise of the film was weird. I have no idea if it has any historical basis. I am too lazy to research.
Maybe @kiara and @ wishfultoki can chime in. Was there such a thing as a male gisaeng in Joseon? I am sure gigolos have been around since the beginning of time but…
yongsital 🐧
November 1, 2021 at 7:33 PM
I’m sure they would know. Although I think the producer did say it was only fiction, in regards to strictly a male gisaeng. But maybe kiara or toki know more?
kiara
November 2, 2021 at 1:20 PM
It’s improbable in male-dominant Joseon. The gibangs existed to entertain men.
I’ll go with fiction unless we are talking about early Korea, where women ruled the kingdom and had more than one husband.
bong-soo
November 2, 2021 at 1:56 PM
Thanks @kiara. I passed on RED SKY and AFFECTION but will be picking up the two upcoming sageuks. I believe you said you would be watching RED SLEEVE CUFF so hopefully we will have a place to hang out.
mmmmm
November 2, 2021 at 6:12 AM
I still am not fully recovered from how pitifully he died in Bossam.
yongsital 🐧
November 2, 2021 at 8:29 AM
I never did finish Bossam but why am I not surprised his character died? Was it to save the princess?
mmmmm
November 2, 2021 at 9:24 AM
He was dumb. Hurtful but that pretty much summarized everything.
bong-soo
November 2, 2021 at 10:02 AM
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bong-soo
November 2, 2021 at 10:06 AM
In a way yes and also Ba-woo. Dae-yeop (SHS) formed a plan to kill his “father” V.P. Lee but at the critical moment dropped the sword (see 2nd pic in next post) and turned his back on the bas**rd who picked it up and ran DY through the back.
(To refresh my memory I went to the excellent @wishfultoki’s blog:
https://sageukclub.wordpress.com/2021/07/07/bossam-stealing-fate-episode-20-recap-final-episode/)
mmmmm
November 2, 2021 at 12:41 PM
I can’t even like your comment because if the lingering anger as to why ********* did you drop your sword in front of the person I were about to kill and slowly turning your back to him and slowly walking away? What were you thinking in your head? I just went omg while watching that scene.
bong-soo
November 2, 2021 at 1:48 PM
Lol. As soon as Dae-yeop dropped his sword I knew he was a goner.
yongsital 🐧
November 2, 2021 at 2:40 PM
His father killed him? *gasp* well good thing I didn’t finish this lol
bong-soo
November 2, 2021 at 5:01 PM
His supposed father, the man who raised him, but in truth his real father had been a royal prince. Dae-yeop learns who is actual birth parents are late in the drama. For me it all made his story even sadder. A lot of folks didn’t care for DY (SHS) right from the beginning of the drama but I had a soft spot for the guy.
yongsital 🐧
November 2, 2021 at 7:15 PM
@marcusnyc20 I actually really liked him in this character because it was so different from what I’d seen of him in Waikiki. And ah yes now I remember there was some type of birth secret but I think I stopped watching around the reveal. Maybe I should finish it one day.
mmmmm
November 3, 2021 at 2:17 AM
I had cared for him since the start. 😭
bong-soo
November 1, 2021 at 2:43 PM
neener ~ Inside the Magic Shop ~
November 2, 2021 at 12:35 PM
This reminds me that I still have 2eps of Bossam left xD
bong-soo
November 2, 2021 at 1:45 PM
Go for it and earn that bean.
bong-soo
July 9, 2021 at 4:52 PM
A different Ji Chang-wook? From his latest film RESTRICTED CALL ( released June 23, 2021).
bong-soo
July 10, 2021 at 9:23 AM
My source:
https://jichangwookkitchen.com/2021/05/18/movie-first-look-at-a-rather-scruffy-ji-chang-wook-in-restricted-call/
bong-soo
June 12, 2021 at 12:30 PM
@beffels, @mellowarmadillo dramadillo and old and new fans of I REMEMBER YOU (2015). IRY has my all-time favorite cast party pic. Here is adult Min/young Min, Park Bo-gum/Hong Eun-taek:
dramadillo
June 12, 2021 at 12:34 PM
Omo! 💗😍💯
jillian
June 12, 2021 at 3:17 PM
Thanks for posting! I love PBG in this role. Such a scene stealer too. 🥰
Ally
June 12, 2021 at 6:42 PM
I love this. I recommend this show to another kdrama-loving doctor (she specifically loves Gong Yoo and Goblin—and it’s not me!) who is loving it. I just sent her this.
bong-soo
June 10, 2021 at 8:12 AM
Shin Hyun-soo fans from BOSSAM-STEAL THE FATE. If you missed it you might want to check out all 6′, 2″ of him in the sweet TWELVE NIGHTS where he played a dancer. The video brings the poster alive.
dramalover4ever
November 29, 2021 at 7:33 PM
I have to see this!
bong-soo
November 29, 2021 at 7:42 PM
Do check it out. I really enjoyed TWELVE NIGHTS and that is where I became a Shin Hyun-soo fan.
It broadcast one episode a week on Sunday nights at 11pm on little Channel A for twelve weeks towards the end of 2018. The ratings were terrible but I thought it was a wonderful production and there were a few faithful beanie fans. Maybe more here than in SK. The ratings were terrible. It is available on Viki US.
dramalover4ever
November 29, 2021 at 7:56 PM
It’s on viki in my region, so I’ve added to my watch list. Got quite a bit to keep up with 😄
bong-soo
November 29, 2021 at 8:05 PM
I know what you are saying!
bong-soo
June 10, 2021 at 8:10 AM
Shin Hyun-soo fans from BOSSAM-STEAL THE FATE. If you missed it you might want to check out all 6′, 2″ of him in the sweet TWELVE NIGHTS where he played a dancer. The video brings the poster alive.
Ally
June 10, 2021 at 8:59 AM
I hadn’t seen this, so glad you shared it. He’s totally different and I like him better here. His acting is much more natural.,
bong-soo
June 10, 2021 at 12:17 PM
The episodes run a little long, like the length of BOSSAM episodes. One of the reasons I took the plunge was that the beginning of episode one takes place in Manhattan and there is a flash of my local subway stop in Queens. Continuity wise it made no sense but I got a kick out of it.
I enjoyed the drama and liked the leads. Also the wonderful character actress Ye Soo-jung is part of the cast. Here she does not play her usual mother or grandmother but a rather (forgive me) sexy photographer who’s dream is to go to the Serengeti!
TN also has a nice OST.
(I took a peak at episode one again and got a look at mid-town Manhattan in 2018. What a contrast to the ghost town it became in 2020.)
Ally
June 10, 2021 at 1:00 PM
I can’t even imagine Manhattan as a ghost town. I was there last in 2000. Wow, that makes me feel old.
bong-soo
June 2, 2021 at 2:20 PM
Both Lee Joon-hyuks. 1984 on the left, 1972 on the right.
bong-soo
June 2, 2021 at 2:23 PM
My source:
https://dumpor.com/c/9342140110950184812
bong-soo
June 2, 2021 at 2:27 PM
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KSKalways
June 2, 2021 at 7:58 PM
So cute!
bong-soo
May 1, 2021 at 2:53 PM
‘Alternate’ Navillera universe where CoachLee Moo-young was beloved by his athletes.