I’ve Fallen For You (Chinese Drama)
There are sure quite a few forensic female docs running around on C-drama land right now. Against her parents’ objections and the fears of villagers, our heroine is not only fascinated with dead bodies but also has a talent for playing detective. Believing with all her heart that her childhood crush will keep his promise to come and marry her one day, our heroine is overjoyed when she finally finds her childhood friend. Having absolutely no memory of our heroine nor of his supposedly promise to marry her, our hero naturally wants nothing to do with our heroine…until a murder investigation draws them closer and closer.
Out of the three C-dramas with female forensic doctors, this one’s story is the lightest so check this one out if you are in the mood for something on the lighter side.
When the Weather Is Fine (Korean Drama)
Park Min Young’s new drama where she plays a cellist who has returned to live with her aunt in a rural B&B after quitting her teaching job in Seoul. Unbeknownst to our heroine, her unexpected return has turned the quiet life of her neighbor/old classmate into a total chaos…because our hero has long harbored a crush on her since their high school days.
This one had a slowish leisurely feel so I was totally pleasantly surprised by how hilarious it was. I don’t believe this one will be a comedy by any means but the first episode sure had me laughing quite a few times.
The Love Lasts Two Minds (Chinese Drama)
How in the world some of these English titles come about is a never ending source of amazement to me. The straight English translation of the Chinese title is Joy of Two Lives, which is a nod to the fact that our two leads would grow up together but then our heroine would lose her memory and have a chance to get to know our hero under a different identity. This one has some crime mystery in it since our heroine will end up becoming a constable after she loses her memory.
The story has a bit of Romeo & Juliet + The Journey of Flower feel to it. The first because our hero’s mother’s death was caused by the heroine’s mother. In fact, the reason our heroine ended up in the hero’s house was because she was kidnapped as a baby by someone in our hero’s household for the purpose of seeking revenge and our 5 year old hero saved her from being killed. Our hero took our heroine in as his own and raised her which is why this one also has a bit of The Journey of Flower flavor.
Nobody Knows (Korean Drama)
After her best friend becomes the last known victim of a serial killer, our heroine has devoted the last 19 years of her life to find the killer. An experienced detective now, our heroine has carried the guilt of her best friend’s death all these years and is more determined than ever to catch the killer who seems to be equally interested in taunting her.
This one’s pacing is quite fast with an interesting religious bent to it that somehow makes the killing even scarier than it already is. Not the kind of show I am currently in the mood for right now but if you like crime thriller then this one would be worth checking out.
Hospital Playlist (Korean Drama)
From the director and writer who gave us the beloved Reply series, Hospital Playlist follows the same proven formula with five doctors who have been friends since their medical school days back in 1999 and are all working in the same hospital.
I love actor Cho Jung Seok (Jealousy Incarnate) AND Jung Kyoung Ho (When the Devil Calls Your Name) so I am thrilled to see both of them in the same show.
Reborn (Chinese Drama)
For those of you who watched the 2017 C-drama Day and Night, this one is a sister spin-off with the timeline set before that story.
With what’s going on in the world right now I really wasn’t in the mood for crime thriller…or so I thought. I had expected to only check out the first episode…then four episodes later I still wasn’t in the mood for a crime thriller…but I kept watching. The title Reborn is a nod to the fact that our hero narrowly escaped death after a police gun fight took the lives of his five buddies and left him the lone survivor. The memory of how his friends died hunting him each night, our hero takes no joy in his new promotion as a second police lieutenant but instead is determined to find the truth to that fateful gun fight. Thanks to a bullet through his skull, our hero suffers from a form of amnesia where he can remember people of his past but is unable to remember the emotions associated with them.
Like I said, I really wasn’t planning on following this one but the show did an awesome job in pulling me right in with its mystery and intriguing characters.
Memorist (Korean Drama)
Gifted with the supernatural power to read a person’s memory whenever he touches them, our hero (played by Yoo Seung Ho, who is looking quite dashing as always) found success and fame at an early age in the public eye. Surprising the public and thus gaining even more attention when he decides to become a cop, our hero’s tendency to lose his temper and beat up the criminals come under intense public scrutiny. Unable to hold back despite being on probation when a sinister serial killer is on the loose, our hero eventually finds himself teaming up with our heroine- the youngest superintendent in the police history.
I was intrigued by the supernatural power setup of the story but was very disappointed once I realized the crime was connected to religious fanatics. That’s not to say the story arc wasn’t good, it just came at a bad time when I have seen too many similar setups in the last couple months. Fortunately, I am guessing once this particular case wraps up in a few episodes the story should be moving on to a different criminal case.
This one is on Viki.com
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Nice. Makes it easier to decide which to pick up on and give it a try. Thanks!