MY ID IS GANGNAM BEAUTY 내 아이디는 강남미인

title: MY ID IS GANGNAM BEAUTY 

hangul:  내 아이디는 강남미인

date aired: JULY 27 - SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 (JTBC)

genre: COMING-OF-AGE, BEAUTY, ROMANTIC COMEDY

director: CHOI SUNG BUM

actors: CHA EUN-WOO and IM SOO-HYANG

Harumaluv ratings: 5 HEARTS

SYNOPSIS: 

Kang Mi-Rae (IM SOO-HYANG) is an ugly duckling. Since birth, she was classified as "not pretty" by peers and some family members. She was even bullied by her unsightly appearance. Her desire to be "pretty" and "accepted" by society resorted in her make-over by plastic surgery. 

Do Kyung-Seok (CHA EUN WOO) is a very handsome and popular young man. He and Mi-Rae attended the same junior high school and will reunite in college. 

HARUMALUV REVIEW:

I am biased toward Cha Eun-Woo (ASTRO) so I naturally support all of his projects. I love the beauty "makeover" genre. The storyline is unique to pique interest. I don't like the bullying in this drama. Some might be triggered, so beware. I will re-watch this drama again. 

GALLERY

photo credits ~ Hancinema dot net

Wikipedia (Gangnam Beauty)

drama: ENCOUNTER 남자친구

title: ENCOUNTER

Korean Title: 남자친구 (translation - Namjachingu (Boyfriend)

dates aired: November 28, 2018 - January 24, 2019 (TvN) 16 episodes

genre: MELODRAMA, ROMANCE

country: SOUTH KOREA

lead actors: SONG HYE-KYO & PARK BO GUM

HarumaLuv ratings: 4.5 HEARTS 

Encounter Trailer

SONG HYE KYO as Cha Soo-Hyun
Daughter of a politician- CEO of Donghwa Hotel - new divorcee'

PARK BO GUM as Kim Jin-Hyuk
Fresh out-of-college, a newly hired employee of Donghwa Hotel

SYNOPSIS: 

Cha Soo-Hyun (Song Hye-Kyo) is the CEO of the world-class Donghwa Hotel. Her vision is to expand her high-class hotels worldwide starting from Havana, Cuba. 

Kim Jin-Hyuk (Park Bo Gum) is a carefree, fresh-out-of-college, aspiring photographer traveling in Havana before he ventures on his new career as a hotelier. 

There is magic in the air when they accidentally met in Havana or was it love at first sight. 

MY REVIEW: 

It's been a while since I've watched this drama but as I remember, I really love this drama. I'm a fan of both Hye-Kyo and Bo Gum. ^_^ I am a fan of age-gap dramas as well. 

The first episode was shot in Havana setting the romantic tone. I love the rich culture and pretty architecture. Overall, I will watch this drama again. 

GALLERY 

JANG SEUNG-JO as Jung Woo-Seok
Handsome chaebol and ex-husband of Cha Soo-Hyun

SWEET MOMENTS

photo credits - Hancinema dot net, Google Images (gifs) , Wikipedia (Encounter) 

drama-candy: I'M NOT A ROBOT 로봇이 아니야

title: I'M NOT A ROBOT

hangul: 로봇이 아니야

romanized: Robot Aniya

genre: Romance, Comedy, Rom-Com

director: Jung Dae-Yoon

writer: Kim Seon-Mi

network: MBC

air date: December 6, 2017 - January 25, 2018

language: Korean

country: South Korea

available on DramaFever 

rating: 5 out of 5 hearts

rewatch rating: 5 out of 5 stars

CAST: 

YOO SEUNG-HO as Chairman Kim Min Kyu 

CHAE Soo-bin as Jo Ji Ah / AG3 

UHM KI-JOON as Professor Hong 

PARK SE-WAN as Pi 

KANG KI YOUNG as Hwang Yoo-Cheol 

HWANG SEUNG-UN as Riel 

SYNOPSIS

Chairman Kim Min Kyu (YOO SEUNG-HO) is an orphan billionaire CEO of KM Financial who has a very unique kind of allergies. He is allergic to human (physical) contact. Hence, he cannot make any physical contact with any human thus he lives in isolation in a huge beautiful mansion. 

Jo Ji Ah (CHAE SOO BIN) is a young struggling entrepreneur hopeful whose last hope is to win a "Young Entrepreneurs" contest held by KM Financial so she can finally catch a break. 

Professor Hong (UHM KI-JOON) is a genius scientist professor who has a bad reputation due to a misunderstanding with a fellow scientist. He is Jo Ji Ah's ex-boyfriend. He is also the genius behind human-like robot AG3 who has the spitting image of his ex-girlfriend Ji Ah!! 

Together in this fun-filled, tear-jerker romantic comedy, their lives will be intertwined and their fates will be determined. 

MUST-WATCH!!! Every episode I'm either laughing, swooning, angry, teary-eyed or just plain entertained. This is early 2018's must-watch rom-com. You will not be disappointed. ^_^ 


GALLERY:

credits

AsiaWiki, HanCinema, Google Images

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STRONG WOMAN DO BONG SOON 힘쎈여자 도봉순

title: STRONG WOMAN DO BONG SOON

romanization: Himssenyeoja Dobongsoon

hangul: 힘쎈여자 도봉순

director: Lee Hyeong Min

channel: JTBC

release date: February 24 - April 15, 2017

episode: 16

language: Korean

genre: Romance, Comedy, Action

CAST:

Park Bo Young as Do Bong Soon

Park Hyung Sik as Ahn Min Hyuk

Ji Soo as In Gook Du

SYNOPSIS:

Do Bong Soon (Park Bo Young) is not your average petite woman. She has special strong powers passed down from her maternal ancestors. She's at a crossroad in her life trying to figure out what to do with her powers.

Ahn Min Hyuk (Park Hyung Sik) is your uber-handsome young CEO of a gaming software Ainsoft. He's been rumored "to like guys"because he hasn't been seen with any women, however these rumors will be falsified after he met Bong Soon. 

In Gook Du (Ji Soo) is Bong Soon's childhood friend aka unrequited love for as long as she can remember. She fell in-love with the hottie boy-next-door; hoping someday he would fall for her charms. 

MY TAKE:
Unique romance is their specialty ~ it's prince-in-distress being rescued by his petite girl-in-shining-armor. Bo Young and Hyung Sik's on-screen chemistry is so real they have people around the world wondering if they are dating in-real-life. 

Let's not forget the bromance of Hyung Sik and Ji Soo. Just watch and you'll know what I'm talking about. 

If you love strong female-leads, then this drama is for you. I can never empower women enough and I just love feel-good romantic comedies; hence I really love this drama. Maybe one of my fave dramas this 2017.

4.5 out of 5 stars 

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drama: GOOD MORNING CALL

Title: GOOD MORNING CALL
Romaji: Guddo Moningu Koru
Japanese: グッドモーニング・コール

director: Yo Kawahara

screenwriter: Yumie Takasuka

release date: February 12 to June 10,2016

episodes: 17

country: Japan

language: Japanese

exclusive on Netflix

produced by Fuji Television & Netflix

CAST

HARUKA FUKUHARA as Nao Yoshikawa

SHUN'YA SHIRAISHI as Hishashi Uehara

DORI SAKURADA as Daichi

MOE ARAI as Marina

ERIKA MORI as Yuri Uehara

KENTARO as Issei

SYNOPSIS

Nao Yoshikawa (HARUKA FUKUHARA) is a high-school student who is very excited to start living on her own because her family moved to the countryside. She found a spacious apartment with pretty cheap rental fee.

Hishashi Uehara (SHUNYA SHIRAISHI) is one of the handsome popular guys in his high school yet he is very distant and cold; however this does not stop the girls to like him. Also seeking for an apartment, he and Yoshikawa became victims of “rent scam” where they are sharing the same apartment. Due to lack of monetary funds, they agreed to be room mates.

REVIEW

It's a very addicting Japanese drama. You will definitely binge watch and soon enough finish the whole season. Jdrama is my first love and they don't disappoint. The actors did a great job and overall a great drama. 4.5 out of 5 stars! XD
WARNING!! This drama will make you crave, and scavenger hunt for the nearest Japanese store that sells this pudding. 

 

GALLERY

Lovebirds ~ Yoshikawa and Uehara 

(my favorite ship) DAICHI & YOSHIKAWA 

Love Triangle ~ Uehara, Yoshikawa and Daichi

Yoshikawa's friends ~ (l to r) Abe, Micchan, Daichi, Marina

hottie alert ~ Kentaro as Issei, the flower boy ramen shop manager

credits ~ Wikipedia, Google Images

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