I've been sleuthing K-drama product placement (PPL) and writing about it for a while now, but it's funny — all it takes is one drama to totally change the way we...
Our tale of reunited lovers comes to a close this week, but before that can happen, there's a lot of redemption, wrap-up, and closure in store for us. Each of...
Our lovers might be leaning on each other more these days, but with their affair made very public, new troubles rear their heads. Getting a divorce is not as simple...
Fathers and their children are our focus this week. Whether our story takes place in the present, or lingers in the past, we learn how our characters are affected by...
As we learn more about the accident that wrecked our heroine's youth, we get a better picture of her in the present day, and understand a little more what makes...
Will history repeat itself for our star-crossed lovers? This week we learn more about the turmoil our couple endured when they were young, and then see it mirrored in the...
This week we learn more about the circumstances that pulled our Romeo and Juliet apart in their youth. It's as sad as it is infuriating — and so is the fact...
Each time you start a drama, it's like a contract between you and the story. The drama says, "If you're willing to suspend your disbelief and join me for the...
As our concurrent storylines continue to unfold, we learn more about who are leads were, and who they are now. This sets up some dynamic contrasts between the passionate student...
What a lovely start! When My Love Blooms premiered on tvN this weekend, telling the story of college sweethearts that meet again later in life. The drama's strength lies in...
[PPL Round-up] Just like in the royal palace
by missvictrix
I've been sleuthing K-drama product placement (PPL) and writing about it for a while now, but it's funny — all it takes is one drama to totally change the way we...
Tags: A Couple's World, A Piece of Your Mind, My Unfamiliar Family, The King: Eternal Monarch, When My Love Blooms, Will You Have Dinner With Me
When My Love Blooms: Episodes 15-16 Open Thread (Final)
by missvictrix
Our tale of reunited lovers comes to a close this week, but before that can happen, there's a lot of redemption, wrap-up, and closure in store for us. Each of...
Tags: Got7 Jinyoung, Jeon So-ni, Lee Bo-young, Park Shi-yeon, When My Love Blooms, Yoo Ji-tae
When My Love Blooms: Episodes 13-14 Open Thread
by missvictrix
Our lovers might be leaning on each other more these days, but with their affair made very public, new troubles rear their heads. Getting a divorce is not as simple...
Tags: Got7 Jinyoung, Jeon So-ni, Lee Bo-young, Park Shi-yeon, When My Love Blooms, Yoo Ji-tae
When My Love Blooms: Episodes 11-12 Open Thread
by missvictrix
Fathers and their children are our focus this week. Whether our story takes place in the present, or lingers in the past, we learn how our characters are affected by...
Tags: Got7 Jinyoung, Jeon So-ni, Lee Bo-young, Park Shi-yeon, When My Love Blooms, Yoo Ji-tae
When My Love Blooms: Episodes 9-10 Open Thread
by missvictrix
As we learn more about the accident that wrecked our heroine's youth, we get a better picture of her in the present day, and understand a little more what makes...
Tags: Got7 Jinyoung, Jeon So-ni, Lee Bo-young, Park Shi-yeon, When My Love Blooms, Yoo Ji-tae
When My Love Blooms: Episodes 7-8 Open Thread
by missvictrix
Will history repeat itself for our star-crossed lovers? This week we learn more about the turmoil our couple endured when they were young, and then see it mirrored in the...
Tags: Got7 Jinyoung, Jeon So-ni, Lee Bo-young, Park Shi-yeon, When My Love Blooms, Yoo Ji-tae
When My Love Blooms: Episodes 5-6 Open Thread
by missvictrix
This week we learn more about the circumstances that pulled our Romeo and Juliet apart in their youth. It's as sad as it is infuriating — and so is the fact...
Tags: Got7 Jinyoung, Jeon So-ni, Lee Bo-young, Park Shi-yeon, When My Love Blooms, Yoo Ji-tae
A contract romance: You, your drama, and the suspension of disbelief
by missvictrix
Each time you start a drama, it's like a contract between you and the story. The drama says, "If you're willing to suspend your disbelief and join me for the...
Tags: A Piece of Your Mind, Chocolate, Go Back Spouses, Memories of the Alhambra, Splish Splash Love, The King: Eternal Monarch, When My Love Blooms
When My Love Blooms: Episodes 3-4 Open Thread
by missvictrix
As our concurrent storylines continue to unfold, we learn more about who are leads were, and who they are now. This sets up some dynamic contrasts between the passionate student...
Tags: Got7 Jinyoung, Jeon So-ni, Lee Bo-young, Park Shi-yeon, When My Love Blooms, Yoo Ji-tae
When My Love Blooms: Episodes 1-2 (Review)
by missvictrix
What a lovely start! When My Love Blooms premiered on tvN this weekend, telling the story of college sweethearts that meet again later in life. The drama's strength lies in...
Tags: featured2, first episodes, Got7 Jinyoung, Jeon So-ni, Lee Bo-young, Park Shi-yeon, When My Love Blooms, Yoo Ji-tae