Sean Akizuki's East Asian Drama and Movie Blog

It's no secret that Shin Hye Sun is a "hotter" version of Sarah Elago though she's only slightly prettier. I expressed how I wished Hye Sun were Seo Dan in Crash Landing on You  though it could've had consequences such as Sarah passing an anti-KDrama bill. The fact that Kim Jung Hyun would be King Cheol Jong (the spouse of Queen Cheorin in real life) makes me think that they could have been Alberto Gu and Seo Dan in Crash Landing on You . Why I think Hye Sun (and not Seo Ji Hye) was my choice. Just looking at her characters in Angel's Last Mission and Legend of the Blue Sea makes me think Hye Sun would do good to act as a spoiled communist officer. Just seeing Seo Dan getting picked up by a luxury car and seeing Hye Sun's moments in Angel's Last Mission makes me think she would make a scary North Korean commie officer you'd hate to double-cross. The fact that Sarah went to Switzerland like Seo Dan makes me wish it happened even more. Just a b...

I don't deny that Crash Landing on You is addicting but it doesn't give the same level of addiction (at least for me) than the Wuxia TV drama Princess Weiyang . So, everything starts with a South Korean businessman surviving a tornado and lands on North Korea (I heard such an incident could happen) and an unusual love story begins. Se Ri and the North Korean officer Jung Hyuk begins. It's not entirely instant and things can get unusual. There's a few comical moments but it's well-balanced with seriousness.  Just seeing the part where Se Ri returns home to South Korea and the North Korean soldiers entering there can teach some life lessons. Se Ri herself learns not to take the fruits of capitalism for granted and she becomes a better boss. Meanwhile, the North Korean soldiers that accompany Jung Hyuk start to see the fruits of capitalism yet they're still ignorant as to why the South is better. Seeing them enjoy the fruits of capitalism for the first time ...

While watching Crash Landing on You - I was having some fun poking at the hypocrisy of the North Korean elite. Yes, communism is not an effective measure when you think about it unless you're the one in power. You've got the spoiled heiress of a state-owned department store known as Seo Dan. I thought the actress was kinda overaged or what? Just hearing her go to Switzerland reminded me Sarah Elago went to Switzerland. Then I've got the actress I wish to play Seo Dan.  Yup, it's Shin Hye Sun. She's got facial resemblances to Elago except she's got better skin quality than the latter. Hearing of her role in Legend of the Blue Sea and Angel's Last Mission made me wonder why in the world wasn't she picked for the role of Seo Dan? The series itself was already making fun of communism and why it only benefits those in power. I think Shin herself could've portrayed the general's feisty and spoiled niece who studied in Switzerland. Then the char...

Well, I didn't think I would have immediately picked Crash Landing on You  due to the lack of eye candy. Then again, Princess Weiyang itself didn't have that much eye candy but it was magnetizing because it's a good (but I heard loose) adaptation of the novel The Poisonous Daughter . Now, it would be time to tackle on a series I wanted to put aside but the final episodes of Kishinryu Sentai Ryusoulger hasn't been too pleasing so I decided to continue watching this! So, how's the TV series? I didn't begin watching last year because I was focused on other stuff and I usually get picky about anything whether it's old or new. What sparked my curiosity is why are Filipinos getting so much hype from the show before it's crap-dubbed into Tagalog? The story somewhat rips off straight from Frank L. Baum's The Wizard of Oz  where Se-Ri a South Korean heiress lands into North Korea after a tornado incident. She falls into a foreign land and she wants to ret...

If there's hype then wouldn't I be curious? Just think about how some long-time franchises have been launched by hype and still continue by a hype. Others die when the hype goes down eventually. I think about whether or not I'd watch the now-finished Korean TV drama known as Crash Landing on You . The story has South Korean heiress Yoon Se Ri who is the bastard daughter of a rich man (but is a successful businesswoman) and a North Korean soldier named Rin Jeong Hyuk. Both the characters are acted by celebrities in their late 30s. No eye candy? Well, that's no problem IF you can give me a good plot there! Right now, I do feel the need to enjoy other stuff aside from do real life work. I just finished Princess Weiyang and I feel like in need of a rest from TV dramas. I tend to treat good TV dramas the same way I treat a good novel (well, that's why I prefer subtitles). I wasn't able to put any good series down. I wonder will I end up treating Crash Landing on Yo...