Saturday, August 02, 2025

While You Were Sleeping

 I have to admit I do not remember Lee Jung-eun on this drama.  She's not listed as a main character so I'm guessing maybe just a really minor role.  I'm going to have to watch this one again.  I really liked this one and I'm a fan of Lee Jong Suk and Bae Suzy.  I'll take my time watching this one because though I don't remember a lot about it, I do remember what the premise was.

This Kdrama aired in 2017 and had 16 episodes. Wiki's synopsis:

Whle You Were Sleeping is a combination of the romance, legal drama and fantasy genres, focusing on the take of three young adults who have acquired the ability to see the future through their dreams; field reporter Nam hong-joo (Bae Suzy), rookie prosecutor Jung Jae-chan (Lee Jong-suk), and police officer Han Woo-tak (Jung Hae-in).

Some of these dreams show crimes that Jae-chan has to investigate and others show disastrous events that one or more of them will have to endure.  Conflicted by these dreams, the trio collaborate with each other to prevent their ominous dreams from turning into reality and to defeat their archenemy, the corrupt lawyer, Lee Yoo-beon (Lee Sang-yeob).

I'll be looking out for Lee Jung-eun!



Heavenly Ever After

 Started watching this one just randomly.  I was going to continue watching another drama when this one caught my eye.  It sounded like a cute one.

A woman, Lee Hae-Sook and a man, Ko Nak-joon are married.  He is unable to walk so he spends his life in bed.  During a conversation they had at his bedside, Nak-joon tells her she's never been prettier than she is right now.

After Nak-joon passes away, Hae-Sook carries on with Young-ae (Hae-Sook raised her since she was a young child) until she passes away as well.

When Hae-Sook arrives in Heaven, one of the things she has to do is to let them know how old she wants to be.  She's told that once she chooses, she can't change.  She will be that age forever.  Hae-Sook thinks back to that conversation she and Nak-joon had and she decides she will stay at her present age.

The next step is to choose where she'll live.  Hae-Sook says she wants to live with her husband Nak-joon if he has also made it to Heaven.  He has!  The only way she can live with him in Heaven is if Nak-joon has also requested to live with her.  Ofc, he has so Hae-Sook goes to where Nak-joon is living.

When they finally meet up...SURPRISE!  Nak-joon chose to stay at age 30!

When I first saw young Nak-joon, he looked really familiar but I couldn't remember where I had seen him before so I had to check.  He was the strange man Mr. Gu in My Liberation Notes.  I honestly couldn't place him and I think I know why.  As Mr. Gu, he was dreary.  He never smiled and he was just kind of meh about everything.  As Nak-joon, he was a happy guy and always smiling.  BTW, he's got an absolutely gorgeous smile *swoon*!

Also in this drama is Lee Jung-eun.  She's been in quite a few dramas.  Most recently, she was part of the lead role in Miss Night and Day.  I've also seen her in Our Blues, Parasite, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, and While You Were Sleeping.

I really liked this one.  Total of 12 episodes.





Saturday, June 14, 2025

Catching up with what I'm watching

 Just a quick check in to post what I am currently watching.  As soon as I have a chance I will add them to my list.








Saturday, March 01, 2025

After School Doctor ~ Hokago Karte - 放課後カルテ

I don't remember when I started this one.  It's a cute one.  Any kind of drama with young kids and school is a nice drama.  Synopsis from AsianWiki:

Teacher Makino works in the health room at an elementary school as a pediatrician.  He used to work at a university hospital, but due to a new attempt to have doctors stationed at schools, he was sent to the elementary school.  There is a hidden story behind that.  

At the school, he has bushy hair and a sullen look.  He nags the students with things like "Don't sleep in the bed without my permission" and "Stay away from the health room as much as possible."  He is a doctor that complains a lot and carries an attitude, but he can spot abnormalities in children with his excellent observational eyes and he is able to save those children, their families, and sometimes even the teachers.




Makino Sensei is a pediatrician at a university hospital, but he annoys his colleagues who tell him he has no empathy for his patients.  Makino is sent to work at an elementary school.  He arrives at the school with disheveled hair and a terrible attitude.  Even so, he is serious about taking care of the kids in that school.  

Will Makino Sensei finally find that empathy within himself so he can go back to the university hospital with a new attitude?  Will his colleagues be able to see the change in him?

[2024] Perfect Propose ` パーフェクトプロポーズ | Two Episodes In

I had some catching up to do with my non Asian shows but I'm back to watching this one tonight.  I left at the end of E02 and while I can easily finish the remaining 4 tonight, I'm going to watch E03 and go back to the ones I had started on Netflix a while back.