Tag: lee je-hoon
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HanCinema Film Review: Phantom Detective
So the New York Times didn’t like the film, but I sure did. People are so invested into adrenaline-pumping films nowadays that slower-paced films are often blindly dismissed. Don’t do that to “Phantom Detective!” Here’s a snippet of my HanCinema review: Director Jo Sung-hee’s Phantom Detectiveย is a play on the crime noir complete with anti-hero…
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Raine’s 2012 Year-End Review!
by: Raine — This year was really a wild ride. It was my second full year as a k-drama watcher and my first full year blogging. Phew. Did 2012 go by as quickly for you as it did for me? Some of it I loved, and some of it leftย me lukewarm. There were a…
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Raine’s 2012 Year-End Polls!
by: Raine — Polls, polls, polls! Let’s hear what you think about 2012! Because tomorrow we have a brand new year of K-dramas!
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Fashion King: Episode 20 (Final) Recap
by: Raine — Episode 20 came in at 9.6%. Ratings went up…how is that possible? AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH! It’s done! It’s done! Hoo-frickin’-ray! *happy dance* *busts open the beer and soju* Who wants? And about the actual episode: this was a horrible finale. I have the worst feeling in my gut right now. It’s not the content.…
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Fashion King: Episode 19 Recap
by: Raine — Episode 19 remained stagnant at 9.5%. In the picture above, I imagine Jae-hyuk thinking this: “We can get through two more episodes of this nightmare. *fistpump* And then I’ll get to go visit Raine as she recovers from her bilateral carpel tunnel surgery that she’s having on Friday.” Of course, that isn’t…
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Fashion King: Episode 18 Recap
by: Raine — Episode 18 came in at 9.5%. This episode tried to highlight the “issues” that were brought up earlier in the drama like Young-gul’s fear of abandonment, Ga-young’s need for acceptance and Jae-hyuk’s daddy issues. But as far as I’m concerned, they were so badly established, that I was left wanting. In order…
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Fashion King: Episode 17 Recap
by: Raine — Episode 17 came in at 9.5%. I hit the point of no return with this drama. Seriously…they must’ve sliced up bits from previous episodes and stuck them together to make this one. It’s the same crap over and over again. Well not EXACTLY the same. Different ugly wardrobe.
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