It has been a few months since I did a character study. So I am happy to return with one of my favorite characters of all time. Nope, I am not talking about Captain Harlock (but yes, I am a fan). I am talking about…Papa Gu!!!!!! Sorry, I just fainted from the excitement. Back now. … Continue reading
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The Best Characters in K-Variety: Mr. and Mrs. Goguma
Once upon a time there were two crazy kids, one of whom loved sweet potatoes. They laughed, played, and enjoyed each others company to the full extent allowed by a Korean variety show. Then they were pulled apart, left to drift in their individual success, overflowing adoration, and stable lives. The shame! Character(s): YongSeo … Continue reading
The Best Characters in K-Variety: The Tiger
This is a new type of character study for me- a look at a persona that exists outside of a blatantly fictional story. In other words I am bravely taking the initial step to give a shout out to a character that rocks the Korean Variety world. While variety is largely a fusion of reality … Continue reading
The Best Characters in K-Drama: Enrique Geum, Flower Boy Next Door
Puppy. Adorable puppy. Genius puppy. Was it only a little over a month ago that I bid you farewell? It seems like ages- absence makes the heart grow fonder. My obvious sugar coated love for this character withstanding I can throw in a big ol’ heap of objectivity and arrive at the same conclusion- my … Continue reading
The Best Characters in K-Drama: Zoe, Harry, Jung Woo, I Miss You
Cry Me a River. But do it in style. Such is the life of the trio that recently stole my melodrama fan heart. As I look back I have a hard time missing I Miss You; I have a much easier time fondly remembering the three of tragedeers that made this melodrama the tear-fest that … Continue reading
The Best Characters in K-Drama: Anthony Kim, King of Dramas
“I’m Anthony. Mere alcohol cannot defeat me.” He had me at orange juice. The King of Drama, SBS’s recently completed Monday-Tuesday rom-com, gave us meta-drama gold in the form of the ambitiously stoic super-producer turned upstart Anthony Kim. With enough drama of his own to suffice for a twenty episode run, Anthony played out a … Continue reading
The Best Characters in K-Drama: Princess Kyung Hye, The Princess’s Man
The Princess’s Man is an excellent drama, if not a perfect one. The story was well thought out, the production executed in a way that left little to be desired. I have thought long and hard on the character that has “stuck” with me after the drama has ended (the difficulty on focusing on which … Continue reading
The Best Characters in K-Drama: Kang Maru, Nice Guy
“A phrase began to beat in my ears with a sort of heady excitement: “There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the tired.” “Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my … Continue reading
The Best Characters in K-Drama: Joo Wal, Arang and the Magistrate
Color me tortured. Joo Wal was the bad guy that was, the bad guy that somehow left me full of pity and sympathy. It is rare to see a character who has committed such wholly evil acts as a slightly sympathetic creature, a person that you wish a semi happy ending for (evil is still … Continue reading
The Best Characters in K-Drama: Tae Sung / Nam Hae, Haeundae Lovers
Amnesia is a pet peeve of mine…mainly because of Korean Drama. Okay- my annoyance at amnesia is exclusive to k-drama land. An often utilized plot twist, a rarely well executed story point, amnesia makes me shudder. I have to eat my words this once and congratulate Kim Kang Woo at pulling it off- you made … Continue reading