Ninja’s Drama Roundup #52

Handsome Siblings (Chinese Drama)

This one is based on a beloved Chinese novel that already has had quite a few different drama versions in the years past. Set in a fantasy ancient China with martial artists abound, two twin brothers were separated at birth. One of the babies was raised by those living in the “Villain Valley” with the goal of making him into the world’s great villain while the other was raised by two sisters who wanted to see the two brothers die by each other’s hand. The first baby grows up to be a mischievous young prankster while the second one grows up to be an excellent martial artist taught to believe it is his mission to kill a certain man. Clueless that they are brothers, the two young men will first meet as nemesis but will slowly become frenemies then true friends.  

The thing I find especially attractive about this story is that the two heroes’ love interests are strong women who can hold their own both in charm and ability against our heroes. Strong heroines are the norm nowadays but that wasn’t the case back in the 60s in Asia so I am especially appreciative of this story. 

This Guy Is The Biggest Mistake In My Life (Japanese Drama) 

Can I just say that J-drama has this crazy ability to make the wackiest premise hilarious! I am not going to give you the synopsis of this one because anything I say would be spoiling the fun. I would just say don’t take this one seriously and you would probably laugh out loud through the whole first episode like I did. 

In case this would help you guys track down the show, here is the Romanji of the show’s name: Konootoko ha Jinseisaidai no Ayamachi Desu and in Japanese it is この男は人生最大の過ちです

Still Not Enough (Chinese Drama)

I am not usually interested in C-modern drama with messy relationships but I was strangely addicted to this one. The story opens with our heroine’s company undergoing a massive layoff, as one of the employees who is about to lose her job, our heroine is stunned and dismayed to see the layoff expert her company brought in was none other than her ex-boyfriend — the ex who had disappeared on the day of their wedding. Snickering in derision when our hero apologizes for hurting her five years ago and confesses that he can’t marry anyone, our heroine arranges for a surprise wedding proposal for our hero and his current girlfriend. After successfully putting our hero on the spot and forcing him to propose to his girlfriend, our heroine belatedly finds out that our hero was not lying to her. Feeling extremely guilty, our heroine soon realizes in order to free herself from the past and fix what she did wrong she just might have to do everything she can to help our hero overcome his fear of marriage. 

I like how this is a story about what it takes to mend a broken heart and how fragile sometimes our heart is even when we thought we are stronger. As you can tell from the synopsis, the story does get messy (both of the leads are in relationships at the beginning of the show) but it really helps that both of our leads’ personalities are very likable and their bickering chemistry is so natural. My only complaint about the show is probably that the secondary love line, the heroine’s BFF’s marriage is quite uninteresting to me….which is why I used the fast forward button liberally. 

The Game: Towards Zero (Korean Drama)

Blessed/cursed with the ability to see the moments before someone’s death every time he meets people’s eyes, our hero has long been resigned to the fact that he is powerless in changing the outcome of his visions….that is until he meets our heroine- a detective whose death he can’t see. 

Boy, TaecYeon looks awesome here! Mysterious, suave but with just a hint of vulnerability to make your heart skip a beat. I would totally watch this one, but while I was glued to the screen for the first four episodes I am too scared to actually put this on my watch list…   

Tell Me What You Saw (Korean Drama)

Jang Hyuk’s new OCN crime thriller where he plays a top criminal profiler who has gone out of public sight after a confrontation with a serial killer that tragically ended his fiancé’s life. Jang Hyuk’s character will be partnering up with our heroine- a rookie detective from a rural police precinct, chosen due to her photographic memory under certain conditions.

Sigh, this one is good too. I was just as glued to the screen as when I watched The Game: Towards Zero. I don’t think we will get a romance line out of this one but I doubt the viewers will miss it anyway.

Find Yourself (Chinese Drama)

As a 32 year old professional single woman, our heroine is well aware that everyone expects her to act as if she is desperate to get married but what’s a girl to do when she is still a romantic at heart and just want to fall in love for the first time in her life. As the saying goes, when it rains it pours, our heroine is caught between two love interests: An intern from her company who is 10 years younger than her and the handsome mature male second lead who is the poster child of what every parent would consider a perfect catch. Since this is drama and not real life…precisely why we are watching it, our hero is the young intern with the heart melting eyes. 

A predictable story set up but the show is pretty light and fun. It certainly helps a lot that the two leads have great chemistry and the secondary love line looks to be very promising as well.  If you are in the mood for a heart skipping noona romance then this one would be a good bet. 

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