How I rate Wednesday - Thrusday Summer K-Drama 2016

How I rate the drama content / How I enjoy the drama (max points 10/10)

Uncontrollably Fond - rating (7.5/9)

Maybe it's just my personal preference but I tend to like melodrama genre and this time, I enjoy myself so much over this drama. For the past two months, I've seen so many new sides of Kim Woo Bin and Bae Suzy as an actor and actress. They are both surely growing so much and I am quite sure that even though the rating is quite low but both of them turns to be a Hallyu Star already. Sadly I don't think Uncontrollably Fond deserve such ratings because they actually have a realistics, solid story line and the production team fails to air the drama in a good timing. Melodrama usually fits better in fall up to winter season since all their clothes and styles fits better rather than in a hot summer. 

In whatever case, timing is just an excuse because we all know that right from the start, Uncontrollably Fond is a full blown melodrama and right from the first episode specifically, that hero has less than year to live (by episode 4 it was reduced to 3 month). I don't know, how anyone expected it to be light story. He is freakin' dying. This drama is about his journey as a person who is stuggling to accept his ultimate destiny, who is trying to finish his unfinished business and bring justice to a heroine, because he made terrible mistake in the past and now that past and his own guilt is preventing him to be happy for his last days. The only happy and romantic part, that can happen with this premise, that he could finish whatever he planned, girl will forgive him and he could spend his last days with her. Of course, Lee Kyung Hee writter-nim can make happy ending, but she never promised it. She promised right from the start, that story will be sad and bittersweet. And she is, one of the few writers nowadays, that don't afraid to kill off her characters. Having main characters be lovey-dovey and together, not the only thing, that should be considered as progress, considereing how many characters had progressions from initial episodes and Ucontrollably Fond is very much a character driven story. Because in this story, they're their own biggest enemy. people should start learn to watch Uncontrollably Fond for what is it or at least don't compare it with rom-coms.

W: Two World - rating (6/7)

I do admit that W has an interesting plot of story due to their unique set and the twist in each episode is freaking crazily planned. The twist is so beautiful in romantic sense, specially when they reach episode 11. Both of the main character tries to distance themselves but fate speaks differently. It's such a romantic twist that is well-planned and I am sure everyone agrees to me. Even I was mesmerised by Chul's word that Oh Yeon Joo is the key to his life. 

Sadly, for the content, I don't think they give a good content because this story wholly doesn't make sense in every way. Up to last week's episodes, I am still confused as to why things happened this way and why the curse is so unpredictable. There is no certain basics as to how the webtoon can be real. I understand that since it's being called W:Two Worlds, then it's so obvious to have no reasons as to why the two world can co-exist together. I also believe the theory of parallel universe, and believe that the travelling between two worlds would cost something at least, either their energy, the time spent or their lives. Indeed this drama shows us how the heroine goes through time and lost her energy, but that doesn't explain everything as to why it works that way. In every episodes, the flashback is too much in my opinion, taking on average 5 up to 10 minutes. I bet that because the only story about this drama is about going to the webtoon and real world. For the past 4 episodes, they are moving quite quick, thus they have to use the flashback to cut down the time. I thought there gonna be an interesting explaination or story line after Chul and Yeon Joo being together, but things keep happening and it almost ends up in the same direction which make me wonders whether the writter doesn't have anything to tell us anymore. They are basically playing with the audiences. It's even more unrealistic when a person can come out from the screen and that's almost the same with Indonesia drama (Sinetron) which is sucks enough to see. I though K-drama won't do such thing but they are actually on the same level as Sinetron. What a surprise. 

However, I still enjoy it though because this drama is being helped a lot by Lee Jong Suk and Han Hyo Joo. They are giving us a lot of fan services such as hugs, kiss scenes even right from the first two episodes. 

Jealousy Incarnate - rating (8.5/8.5)

It's a new type of realistic drama in a very refreshing industry. Gong Hyo Jin is the queen to romantic comedy and I am sure this drama would rock the way since Jo Jung Suk is also a good and talented actor. He has played several dramas as the main lead too. Episode 1 of this drama tells us behind the story of two professions. Besides this drama also being realistic for the working environments, the possibility of having crush on the same office, how one sided love ends up without going anywhere and how they are forced to meet with each other again. I am sure that some of us has experienced that and this is gonna be a drama with full of realistic feelings and situations, although sometimes dramas add some spices to be more dramatic and wow. 

I enjoy seeing Gong Hyo Jin's funny side as she touched Jo Jung Suk's chest. She looks so powerless and desperate when it comes to fight with the harsh life, specially to earn money and keep on living because we all struggle with that too. When she said that she vowed to herself to make the guy who left three years ago to fall for her, she seems to be determined enough. Although when she said she almost got naked for the sake of the guy, but this shows how desperate she is, how she likes that guy so much. And when that happens, our logic sometimes doesn't function properly. 

Jealousy Incarnate also has several senior actors and actress which have a lot of experiences in drama land and with their cast in this drama, I bet they will bring much fun in the story line too. 

Cheers~

Jealousy Incarnate Episode 1 & 2 Review

This year is seriously has a lot of good drama from the middle year till the end of the year. I hope next year, South Korea also has a variety range of drama too. One of the good drama comes out again on Wednesday - Thrusday slot to compete with Uncontrollably Fond and W. Although I am still going more for Uncontrollably Fond, but Jealousy Incarnate is still a good and refreshing drama to watch. 

Being set in the broadcasting industry and office live, it reminds me somehow of KBS - Producer and Fated To Love You because Gong Hyo Jin really rocks the sticky note attitude. She plays as Pyo Na Ri, a weather forecaster who failed to join the announcer team. Meanwhile, Jo Jung Suk looks really charismatic and sexy with his skillful acting. He plays as an announcer, Lee Hwa Sin. 

Long time ago, Na Ri has a crush on Hwa Sin, but Hwa Sin seems to be cold towards her. He even says that since it is not his feelings, he doesn't have to take responsibility on anything. 

Up to episode 1, I haven't got an idea so far what happened between the two of them, but it's clear that Hwa Sin still has feelings for her yet he just doesn't want to admit it. Three years have passed, Na Ri says that when 'he' left three years ago she’d vowed to go Bangkok one day and make him fall in love with her. She’d even thought about taking her clothes off. But life happened, and she never found the time. But this time, she has the chance to go to Bangkok and meet up again with Hwa Sin. 

Besides that, Hwa Sin also knows that Na Ri is such a powerless girl who happens to be told to do anything for works since she's a contract employee. It also happens that Na Ri is being asked (well, she volunteer too) to go to Bangkok as long as she gets paid in advance. That's because Na Ri has to collect as much money to pay for her brother. Chi Yeol's study and also for their monthly rent, and thus she volunteers to go. When she arrived at Bangkok, Hwa Sin recognizes her and says that when they work together, Na Ri shouldn't lose her focus nor get disctracted. 

Since there is no makeup artist, hairstylish and stylish, Hwa Sin is then helped by Na Ri and he seems to be pissed off with the filming condition which in turn makes him to tell Hwa Sin's superior to just be a man, clarifying with him regarding about the filming conditions instead of sending Na Ri as his shield, a powerless girl who can just ask him to understand the situation. He also told Na Ri's superior to stop telling the weather forecaster to show off their figures or telling them to do anything when they are on camera. In the office, Na Ri has no such to be appreciated since she only appears for 60 seconds for weather forecast, but her biggest dream is still to become a decent announcer. She tends to do things for other workers and somehow in my eyes, she becomes like the subject of being told to go here and there. 

However, she finds herself a fan, who happens to know that she's a weather forecaster, on the plane to Bangkok. She doesn't even believe it herself that there is someone who notices that she made mistakes everytime she was aired. This fan is actually Go Jung Won (played by Go Kyung Pyo), Hwa Sin's long time friend. Na Ri then asks Jung Won to call or make complaint to the TV station when he watches her again and finds that she makes mistake. Jung Won, himself, was taken by surprised by Na Ri and denies that he is her fan, since he just watches her a few times only. However, Na Ri was too happy and already falls for Jung Won for his good manners, attitude and personality, specially when he treats her in such a way that nobody ever appreciates her. It's so much interesting to see how the love triangle will be built on later on.

On the other hand, Hwa Sin has a brother who happened to get married to Hwa Sin's senior. The first one is to Kye Sung Suk (played by Lee Mi Sook) and the second one with Bang Ja Young (played by Park Ji Young) who has a daugther, her name is Ppal Gang. With so much veteran actors and actress, I guess this drama off to a good start. I am admiring Lee Mi Sook many times in other dramas and I really thought that she is a talented actress. Not only the main lead has the story but the supporting casts will also have a lot to go on and this means the story will get much interesting than before. 

So, this is one of my list to watch ~