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NOTABLE K-FILMS Gonjiam Haunted Asylum My Daughter Is A Zombie Ghost Train Troll Factory The Match Grotesque Mansion NEW NOTABLE 2025 AND BEYOND (No Particular Order) The Manipulated Night Has Come The Dream Life of Mr. Kim My Youth Queen Mantis Doubt Revenant Nine Puzzles The Whirlwind Heavenly Ever After Resident Playbook Divorce Insurance The Trauma Code Karma Oh My Ghost! Clients Twelve NOTABLE DRAMAS (No Particular Order) Hush Navillera Item My Mister The Sound Of Magic My Liberation Notes "Haebang" "Strange" Attorney Woo-Young-Woo Taxi Driver Bad And Crazy Vincenzo Blind On The Verge Of Insanity Forecasting Love And Weather Happiness "Ohjingoh" Game Stranger S1 Monthly Magazine Home Voice S1 Signal Uncle (Sahmchun) Prison Playbook Ghost Doctor Bring It On, Ghost! Strangers From Hell My Country: The New Age Live Up To Your Name Tunnel Kairos My Dangerous Wife Bad Guys Beyond Evil Hospital Playlist Shall We Have A Cup Of Coffee? Because This Is My First Life Romance Is A Bonus Book A Korean Odyssey Was It Love? Hi Bye Mamma! Daebok Realty: Sell Your Haunted House Police University Live Soundtrack #1 The Killer's Shopping List Welcome To My Wedding Hell Doctor Lawyer |
PERSONAL THOUGHTS 12/06/25: "The Manipulated", "Night Has Come" "The Manipulated" - it was a fast-paced, action thriller about revenge. It was beautifully shot or directed, as well as acted. I think the "You Don't Mess With The Yo-han" was too brutal or violent. He had everything at his disposal to get what he wanted (whether killing somebody or manipulating / framing somebody), and did it with a calm, quiet demeanor with an annoying laughter. I was like, we need "Vincenzo" did dispense the just punishment on Yo-Han. Taejoong was just the right balance of seeking revenge but with the proper justice. He doesn't look to kill while most of us would. Fortunately, the ending was a happy one when things looked really bleak by the final episode. So whatever happened to that blind lady servant? Was she ever brought to justice or killed. Hopefully, both. Of course - they had to throw in a cliffhanger or something of the sort - a new or re-built monitor room where you can open up thousands of windows at a time, and someone sitting behind a chair. Did Yo-Han survive, or might there be a copycat or successor? "Night Has Come" - if you ever wandered what the Mafia game was like, here it is in drama form about - wait for it - revenge. The theme of revenge is a prevailing theme in crime thrillers. This one, is more supernatural and a mystery unfolding. Students come to a retreat center, only to be forced to play the "Mafia" game with only 1 team standing (either civilians or mafia). It involves voting to execute or kill whoever the majority thinks is the mafia. Paranoia, secretly collaborating with others, back-stabbing unfolds. It's kind of like "The Thing" - who is or has become, The Thing. We realize at the end, it's all virtual reality the students are trapped in, having to play the game one after another once finished for eternity. The parents of the bullied, suicide victim are the perps or game masters. You'd think the parents of the trapped students would eventually have the police or investigation team track down the villainous parents and eventually free the students. That's probably left for viewers to decide. Overall, it was suspenseful and unraveled well enough to enjoy it. 12/01/25: The 'Liberation' of Kim Nak Su The finale left a satisfying resolution - Kim Nak Su finally snaps out of it, and becomes liberated from his prideful self of only focusing on climbing the corporate ladder or identifying work as your self-esteem or only value in life. In the end, he realized he had lost his family and his true self as a result from becoming too attached to work rather than what is most important in life. Kim Nak Su forces himself to work menial / manual labor jobs to make ends meet - designated driver, and his new occupation of car washing at his brother's auto shop. In the end, he realizes that is just fine as he is allowed to grow his own Car Washing business with his friend that he alienated / back-stabbed while they were at ACT. In the process, Kim Nak Su re-gained valuable family time and a free or liberated mindset. The wife and son also went through their own journeys. While most wives might have gave an ultimatum to separate or divorce, Kim Nak Su's wife remained faithful even through the scam secrecy. The son on the other hand, learned also hard lesson in being scammed but at the same time, remained steadfast in following his own path in starting a business. There are a lot of lessons in this drama, other than don't let yourself be demoted to a factory cleaning 'Kae Ddong' haha. Job titles, salaries and high positions might be all fine and dandy - but don't let that be how you identify yourself. It's a never-ending cycle of competing and comparing. While it might make materialistic people happy, it doesn't make most of us happy. I'd much be happier working in retail than corporate. I'd be much happier pursuing passion projects in Music or other than having a high salary job in an office (who wouldn't pass up high paying jobs unless what you're doing is miserable or didn't make you happy. In the end though, everyone has to support their families and themselves. So it's a crapshoot or situational). This cracks my Top Drama list, I'll have to expand it 15. 11/27/25: You Really, Really Don't Want To Mess With "The Yo-Han" Because... ...He is an expert Swordsman, has access to every CCTV and hand phone available, has the technology to hack anything with ease. And oh - he frames innocents for murders, and kills anyone who is against him. Should there be a limit on how evil or vile a K-Drama villain can be? I think there should be, for me - too much is too much. They should tone it down a bit, but hey - it's fiction. But personally, I feel this is too much. However - the Drama is well-crafted, action-packed and well-acted / directed that it is perhaps a favorite. Revenge dramas can be very brutal and just plain unappealing for me, which is why I stay away from them. You have to have the right balance - Taejoong at least, is very down-to-earth and ethical (and a Pro Motorcyclist it appears - how cool is that, adding to the action). He won't kill the baddies, but at least won't quit until they're punished to the max. The Yo-Han level villainy however, deserves a death penalty however. Prison would be too lenient for Yo-Han. We'll see how it ends. Other K-Dramas found (older ones): "Night Has Come", "Your Honor", "The Bequeathed" and perhaps "Hide". 11/26/25: The Kim Nak Su Chronicles Last we've seen in the latest Kim Nak Su chronicles, he hits rock bottom after being scammed from some obvious real estate scammers posing as agents (really - if you are going around soliciting flyers in public, that is a sure-fire sign of a scammer / where is Mr. Shin when he is needed haha). He suffers a severe panic attack, and has to see a seemingly helpful psychiatrist who pointed out Kim's stupidity or ignorance about all this. What else? He becomes estranged from the wife after keeping the scam investment secret from her, gets into an accident as a designated driver (seemingly due to the drunk passenger constantly yelling, "Yah! Kae Saekhi Yah!!") haha. How is Mr. Kim still employed however? haha. And the cherry on top - he went to his estranged brother to sleep at the workplace. With only 2 episodes left, things might start looking up or becoming better for Mr. Kim. I think it has to, since it's almost the end. After "The Manipulated" and "Nice Not To Meet You", there really isn't anything to watch for me. It's still a waiting game. There might be a few films that are still hidden. 11/20/25: Light Shop Apparently, "Light Shop" is based off a web toon. One of many web toons as part of a series. I wouldn't be interested in the other ones, but this one stands out. Because I'm into the supernatural or horror. "Light Shop" is not horror actually, it's an emotional roller coaster of a drama involving different characters who are stuck in the in-between, having to choose between life and death. The "Light Shop" is that boundary between the afterlife and going back to the living. The characters in the drama are all connected via a tragic bus accident. They are introduced one episode at a time, and we only understand the story as a whole towards the end. I think the most tragic story is the guy who lost his memory. I heard there are theories and this was left open to interpretation. The fiancee unfortunately committed suicide after finding out he was on the verge of death. And in an unfortunate twist of fate, she ends up haunting him due to unfortunate circumstances. All the characters have their own story, finding their own way. The bus driver carries with him the guilt of driving the problematic bus in the first place (since he could've refused due to the poor condition). Who knew. And who knows what unfortunate circumstance can lay for anyone. He'll carry that burden by driving a bus for eternity. So the events in the in-between for the characters happened five years forward, and the ones who eventually made it to the light was five years back. Since space and time has no meaning in the afterlife or the in-between, I suppose it's a metaphor as well. Or I just didn't get it, or there was a time discontinuity. Either way, this got me thinking a bit more about death. Life after death. The in-between. And how we should live our lives on this planet. This drama was also well-directed, acted and pieced together well. It cracks my Top Ten somewhere. A light-hearted drama to look forward to or consider: "Love Me". I think the first season of "Taxi Driver" stands out. I'm not sure about the second. I might consider the third. Archived Entries |
PICTURES / IMAGES / MULTIMEDIA FIND YOUR LIGHT - LIGHT SHOP (2O24) 
THE DREAM LIFE OF MR. KIM: "DO I WANT TO BECOME A BALLET DANCER, OR CLEAN UP 'KAE DDONG' FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE" HAHA 
"YAH 'GI-YONG' AH! REMEMBER US?! WE LOST THE GAME BECAUSE OF YOU" HAHA 
"IT TAKES LESS ENERGY NOT TO DOUBT, SO I'LL GIVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF THE 'DOUBT'" - 'JUST' BECAUSE HAHA 
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LET THE GAMES BEGIN | 
MY PLAN IS SET IN MOTION TO CREATE MY OWN BUSINESS | 
WANNA RUN WITH THEIR CREW, HUH? REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED....FROM A TAXI SERVICE! | 
CAST OF VINCENZO MAKING FUNNY FACES (Behing The Scenes from social media) | 
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