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The Other Side Of Being A Fangirl

Being a fangirl has it’s highs and lows. Highs are excitement of arrival of your favorite K-Actor’s dramas and fangirling happily, and the low is waiting for the drama’s arrival.

But the lowest is when the drama finally arrives, but it’s not watchable. However much  you try, cause it’s a drama by your favorite actor, but the plot keeps on declining and you enter the other side of being a fangirl.

NOTE: Including some of my favorite male K-Actors in the list below.

[All Picture Credit MyDramalist, I do not own anything]

Lee Min Ho

Having started my Kdrama journey with Lee Min Ho, with awesome dramas like City Hunter and Faith, I still have my hopes up with the arrival of his new dramas. But sadly, since he played the role of Kim Tan (The Heirs), all his next characters seem like other versions of Kim Tan himself

[A character which even fans of The Heirs hate dearly].

Truthfully for me, even Boys Over Flowers was better than what Lee Min Ho chose to play from The Heirs.

Last Good Drama : City Hunter, Faith

Current Dramas :

The Heirs

The Legend Of Blue Sea

The King: Eternal Monarch

Ji Chang Wook

I have watched Healer at least 7 times, made my sister watch it, fangirled together. Healer is always at the top of my favorite list and also on my recommendations list. But that’s where it ends. After Healer, even The K2 was acceptable drama, where the chemistry between the antagonist and Ji Chang Wook as much more sparking than between the leads, but that’s another story. After The K2, every drama choice just keeps on creating whining and irritatingly jealous characters. All the dramas after it have this same character, and no plotline.

[I have not watched Backstreet Rookie and Melting Me Softly as the drama plotlines itself were very boring]

Last Good Drama : Healer, The K2

Current Dramas :

Suspicious Partner

Lovestruck In The City

Lee Min Ki

If I had to choose one actor who will always be my favorite, it will be always be Lee Min Ki. But I can’t guarantee the same for his drama choices. After Because This Is My First Life, it has been a parade of bad choice of dramas. The last one being the most disappointing as I had been really excited to see him being paired with Nana. Sadly it was a downhill journey, leading me to drop the drama.

Last Good Drama : Because This Is My First Life

Current Dramas :

The Beauty Inside

The Lies Within

Oh My Ladylord

Lee Jong Suk

For Lee Jong Suk, I am more sad he keeps on selecting similar types of Romantic Comedies only. I would really love to see him in any other type of genre.

Last Good Drama : Pinocchio

Current Dramas :

While You Were Sleeping

Romance Is A Bonus Book

Woo Do Hwan

I became fan of Woo Do Hwan in Save Me first and loved Mad Dog a lot! But the shows after that though his characters were still watchable, the drama itself had very badly made plot.

Last Good Drama : Save Me, Mad Dog

Current Dramas :

Tempted

The King: Eternal Monarch

Nevertheless, I am always ardent fans of them and am always looking forward excitedly for their new ventures. Hopefully they will choose a wonderful drama next time and I can fangirl happily!

Mouse

https://mydramalist.com/58953-mouse

Plot:

A suspenseful story that asks the key question, “What if we could identify psychopaths in advance?” A crazed serial killer’s ruthless murders have left the entire nation gripped with fear, and chaos reigns. Justice-seeking rookie police officer, Jung Ba Reum, comes face to face with the killer. While he survives his dangerous encounter with the psychopath, Jung Ba Reum finds his life completely changing before his eyes. (Source: https://mydramalist.com/58953-mouse)

Mini Review:

↬You begin this show by thinking it’s a psychological thriller, but its not limited to being a psychological thriller, it has created a genre beyond that.

↬Mouse is a semi-dystopian world where in some characters are in search of creating a utopian world. It is brutal, scary, suspenseful and full of twists.

↬But there comes a point where the plot twists get so random and difficult to follow, it almost became a “Makjang” Drama. The show could have been cut short to 16 episodes, by avoiding creating unnecessary twists.

↬For me the older generation women made much more character impact than the younger generation women.

[Spoiler Alert]

How could Bong Yi become a writer in one day? She had no prior experience, but she is suddenly an expert writer and carrying out investigations of her own? It would have been still better if she started as an intern or assistant for a writer on the show

[END]

↬The first half of the show is vastly led by Ko Moo Chi (Lee Hee Joon), but the second half is where Lee Seung Gi shines at his best. As I mostly follow Lee Seung Gi in variety shows, I have become a newfound fan of him in acting.

↬As for the ending of the show, it was one of the best series finale I have seen in a while.

Ending Notes:

🔺The thriller contains much brutal violence, be prepared.

🔺The police of the department seemed clueless most of the time, and following on the clues or words that appeared randomly/coincidently.

🔺Shout out to the actor Kwon Hwa Woon (Sung Yo Han), great work!

🔺Must watch for watching various shades of Lee Seung Gi’s acting.

Final Rating: 3.8/5👀