Most k-dramas depict traditional Confucian values of family relationships, respect for elders and friends as well as rags to riches stories. These themes have a global appeal.
This drama is a great way to become familiar with Korean expressions and vocabulary. It sheds light on the particular difficulties working women face. Check out more at https://dadatv.wiki/.
A Virtuous Business
Kim So-yeon is back with another ingenious drama after her hit series Reply 1988 and Vagabond. She’ll be seen as Han Jung Sook, a housewife and former first runner-up in a beauty contest who suffers financial difficulties. To make ends meet, she jumps into the door-to-door sales of adult products.
Yeon Woo Jin also stars in the upcoming drama as police officer Kim Do Hyeon. He comes from a wealthy family and graduated from an Ivy League school in the US. He now works in a police department in Geumje and tries to be a good cop while his life looks dull with his wife, daughter, and 4 children sharing the same room.
Adapted from the British TV series, A Virtuous Business explores the independence, growth, and friendship of four women who delves into a door-to-door adult business in 1992, when chatter about sex was taboo. The upcoming korean drama will be available on Netflix starting October 12th.
The Devil’s Due
While the filmmakers clearly have some ideas here, they’re often too engrossed with the trappings of their own found-footage style to allow those ideas to resonate. That’s a shame, because if they had just done the work to make sure that everything worked as a whole, this would be a much more successful film.
In a horror market so flooded by found footage movies, Devil’s Due stands out for refusing to play the card of “this is real.” Instead, like Chronicle, it gradually expands its source material from a first-person hand-held view to security cameras and other angles.
Despite the obvious similarities to Rosemary’s Baby, it is fairly easy to buy into the idea that Zach and Sam are documenting their honeymoon in order to preserve the memories for later. And the scares do get more creative as the film progresses, even if the plot does seem a little overworn. A solid effort overall. Just don’t expect a classic.
The Legend of the Blue Sea
Inspired by the Joseon era tale from Korea’s first collection of historical fairy tales, this drama tells the story of the son of a noble family and a mermaid that he becomes smitten with. However, when she is caught and brought to an inn by town officials, he takes pity on her and lets her go, angering the inn head nobleman who was looking to exploit her for his own monetary gains.
The Legend of the Blue Sea is a beautiful romance with a hint of fantasy. Jun Ji-hyun and Lee Min-ho both deliver a captivating performance. The show is not without its fair share of tropes, but it still manages to stay afloat from the sickly sweet cesspool of other Korean dramas.
Aside from the cliches of parallel timelines, connection between the past and present, rich corporate heirs, evil stepmothers, funny sidekicks and the pretty leading lady, it has a heart that genuinely makes you want to watch it.
The Demon King
900 years ago, the Demon King, who leads the evil army to destroy humans, was sealed in hell. The Demon King’s return causes a great problem for Cha Woo-yeong, who collects ghosts and runs a ghost market. As he fights for survival, he joins forces with the Goblin King to counterattack.
If there’s a god, there must be a devil. And this is exactly what singer-actor L does in this fantasy romance drama. Dan is a carefree troublemaker angel who nearly loses his place in heaven because of a mistake, so he has to help a human fall in love with someone else. This human happens to be the bitter and visually-impaired talented ballerina Oh-su.
They both struggle against the machinations of their respective royal families, including the free-spirited Prince Yangmyeong and the cruel, scheming Prince Juhyang. But their relationship blossoms into something much more when they find a woman whose heart they can protect.