Confession (Korean Drama)

As a newbie with his first case, our hero successfully frees his client who was accused of a brutal killing. Five years later, his old client is once again arrested for yet another brutal killing. What happens when the man finally admits that he was the real killer five years ago but the double jeopardy clause prevents the law to try him again for the same crime?

It looks like the real mystery is actually going to be the one involving our hero’s father who received the death penalty so I am guessing the double jeopardy clause will somehow be a key point in that case as well.

Judging by the first episode the story seemed quite solid and based on what I have read about the show, it looks like our hero received a heart transplant when he was young so that will add to the mystery…somehow.

The Brightest Star in the Night Sky (Chinese Drama, New)

Resigned that despite her love of music, she is simply not talented enough to be a professional singer, our heroine is overjoyed when she is hired to work for a well-known record label. Our heroine’s excitement for her new job quickly turns to dismay when she is told that she is going to be our hero’s new assistant manager…especially after she had just finished comforting our hero’s ex-assistant manager who had tearfully warned her to never be our extremely picky hero’s assistant. Knowing first hand after a few unfortunate run-ins how difficult our hero is, our heroine nonetheless has no choice but to accept the job. Despite the success he has enjoyed as an idol singer, our hero still feels like he has to fight the whole world, including his own family to pursue his love of singing. Through their constant bickering, our heroine will eventually become a seasoned manager and our hero will finally mature into his potential.

The first couple of episodes were decent. The plot is fairly predictable with just enough emotional depth to not make the story into a complete fluff.

Pushing Hands (Chinese Drama, New)

Once a carefree spoiled rich young man our hero’s world is suddenly shattered when his father disappears and his family business is bankrupted. Without any business experience, our hero and his mother soon fall on hard times until our heroine decides to hire him into her company. Thanks to our heroine’s help, our hero will soon have a chance to learn from her mentor, a genius entrepreneur who will teach our hero how to use the art of “Pushing Hands” (Taichi) in the dangerous business world.

I was fairly intrigued by this one since the whole Taichi thing gave a different spin to this otherwise might’ve been a typical C-modern business intrigue/romance. You could find this one in Chinese on Youtube but perhaps because I was watching the unedited version the pacing was quite slow. However, I did like the chemistry between the two leads and was greatly intrigued by the little bit of Taichi the heroine has shown in the first few episodes.

4/2

The Banker (Korean Drama)

A remake of 2018 Japanese Drama, Nozaki Shuhei Auditor of Bank, the Korean version has gathered an impressive list of casts (for those who are faithful followers of K-drama, there should be tons of familiar faces in the show). The story follows our unlikely hero who despite his lackluster record as a manager of a small branch is suddenly promoted to become an auditor who investigates the corruption within his company. Confused at his unexpected promotion, our hero nonetheless is determined to fight for the triumph and justice of those around him no matter how powerful his foes are.

With such an awesome cast, the first episode was of course solid all around with very strong character developments for not just the leads but the secondary characters as well. The synopsis might sound pretty serious but since this is a J-remake, it does have the wacky humor and inspiring warmth that are the trademark of this type of J-dramas.

Farming Academy (Korean Drama, New)

With dreams of becoming a famous celebrity, our heroine feels like her life is doomed when she ends up enrolling in a farming academy with a stipulation that upon graduation she will work in the agriculture field for six long years. Disliking our heroine at first sight after a less than pleasant meeting, our hero can’t help but verbally jabs at the girl who seems lost in her own misery…until he accidentally discovers that our heroine is the online new friend he has been texting back and forth with.

This one is only four episodes long so the story is pretty straight forward and obviously moves at a pretty quick pace, which makes it a good candidate for a weekend marathon when you are in the mood for something cute but not complicated.

4/4

Mushikago no Joumae (Japanese Drama, New)

A cult by the name of Mushikago no Niwa through harsh procedures had developed individuals, nicked named “bug” with superpowers. The cult was subsequently destroyed by the most powerful “bug”, leaving its members scattered all over the world and a wild rumor of a hidden treasure deep within where the cult used to be. As a skillful negotiator, Nanami meets Kagoroku during an underworld trade gone wrong and ends up hiring the eccentric Kagoroku (who is one of the “bug” created by the cult) to get him out alive. As the confrontation between the underworld and the old members of the cult intensified due to the search for the hidden treasure, Nanami and Kagoroku find themselves drawn right into the midst of the war.

This one is wacky and hilarious. The synopsis makes the story sound dark and serious but the show’s style is more of a spoof, with an extra dose of Japanese style wacky humor.

My Fellow Citizens (Korean Drama, New)

Choi Siwon’s new romantic comedy where he plays a skillful conman who has never been caught by the police…until he married one. This one has the fun Mr and Mrs Smith set up. The first episode was very entertaining and while Siwon’s acting was a bit over the top but I found it adds to the show’s fun vibe instead of detracting from it.

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