Sean Akizuki's East Asian Drama and Movie Blog

  Gumihos seems to be the theme of several K-Dramas. My first exposure was with Forbidden Love where Kim Tae Hee played Gumiho. My second exposure was with Gu Family Book but the Gumiho acted by Lee Seung Gi (Kang Chi) was a Hanyo like Inuyasha. In this case, it's a pure-blooded Gumiho man named Lee Yeon (acted by Lee Dong Wuk) and Yi Ah Eum (Jo Bo Ah). I should've watched this years ago but I was more obsessed with Korean crime drama. I decided to watch this because I felt "bored". I was making fun of it because Dong Wuk looks like Katsumi Hyodo and Bo Ah looks like Kazusa Okuyama. The love story was something that only Canalo could dream of in  Kishinryu Sentai Ryusoulger vs. Kaito Sentai Lupinranger vs. Keisatsu Sentai Patranger . Yes, it's moments like this that really make it almost impossible to break a clean cut from Tokusatsu in general. Lee Yeon is hundreds of years old but is considered biologically young (and so is Canalo) while Ah Eum is human. However...

There are times when I feel watching some older stuff I haven't checked out -- can be better. It's because I usually prefer watching shows at their own pace. Currently, I'm watching Tale of the Nine-Tailed Fox -- a K-Drama that aired during the Legacy Virus outbreak. I confess I'm more into K-Drama over Super Sentai and Kamen Rider these days. It's already noticeable that I haven't been writing episode reviews. However, as I was watching Tale of the Nine-Tailed Fox -- I couldn't help but make fun of it. It's because Lee Dong Guk looks like Katsumi Hyodo and Jo Bo Ah looks like Kazusa Okuyama (but she hasn't married yet). What came into my mind watching it? The romantic interactions between Lee Yeon and Yi Ah Eum were something Canalo from Kishinryu Sentai Ryusoulger could dream of. Yes, that hilarious scene where Canalo tried to court Tsukasa Myojin of Kaito Sentai Lupinranger vs. Keisatsu Sentai Lupinranger  -- only for it to become an epic fail!  I...