Sean Akizuki's East Asian Drama and Movie Blog

After watching What She Puts on the Table - I felt watching another Korean crime drama mini-series would be interesting. The series is rated M due to some questionable scenes. The series has two boxers whose loved ones are victimized by fraudulent loans. Unlike other crime drama which is more focused on investigations than revenge - this is an action-packed fisticuff drama since the protagonists are two boxers instead of two policemen. We have Woo Do Hwan as Kim Geon Woo who's a former marine. His partner is Hong Woo Jin acted by Lee Sang Yi - also a former marine. Both see the tremendous powers of how the wealthy can sometimes manipulate the law. I'd say one of the best things, IF NOT the best thing in that show is Park Sung Woong. Yes, the main antagonist in Rugal has to be the show stealer. I really enjoy how this guy makes Kim Myeong Gil such a dangerous villain. The sly smile that Sung Woong makes while getting ready to act out a despicable deed is PRICELESS. Meong Gil is ...

  A few years ago, I did write about the Chinese Sunday Theater in the Philippines . There was also the poorly-dubbed in Tagalog Chinovela Sundays on ABS-CBN and GMA-7 . If my memory is right then the late Fu Pei Mei's show was aired during the Sunday Drama Theater. Taking the place of Judge Bao was indeed Daoming Si. Daoming Si's red tag would probably be a dominant thing in the memory of people in the 2000s. If I'm not wrong, Fu's show aired back-to-back with Meteor Garden (2001) on Sundays. It's been a long time already. Now, we have a gem from a few years back called What She Put on the Table . It was aired last 2017 in Taiwan. Now, you could watch it on Netlix for probably a limited amount of time (since they rent the shows) before the company may no longer renew the rights. The show's Chinese title is 植劇場 - 五味八珍的歲月 (Read as Zhí jùchǎng - wǔwèi bā zhēn de suìyuè in Pinyin) literally meaning  Zhi Theater - The Years of Five Flavors and Eight Treasures . I gu...

I've taken a break from Korean series for Chinese Wuxia series. This series would have some weird stuff going on. The beginning almost reminds me of Kamen Rider Zi-O where the main hero is also the future villain. Tantai Jin becomes the Devil God and starts destroying the future. Li Susu sees the future damaged by Devil God Tantai Jin in real carnage. I really loved how the beginning starts with real carnage. The Devil God Tantai Jin is truly a menace. Meanwhile, Li Susu goes back into the past and becomes Ye Xiwu. I think Ye Xiwu has probably the past life of Xiwu. People forget their past lives for a reason. Think it over that there's so much emotional connection whether the leading lady is Susu or Xiwu. I really love the chemistry betweeen Luo Yunxi and Bai Lu. Yunxi really know show to play the more benign side of Tantai Jin before he becomes the Devil God Tantai Jin. Bai Lu manages to play the heroine and the possible past life she had 500 years ago. Susu as Xiwu develops ...