Dream High 2

Rating: ***


Genre: Korean Drama
Episodes: 16
Cast: Jo Jin Woong, Park Ji Yeon, Kang So Ra, Jin Woon, Jb




SYNOPSIS:
"“Dream High Season 2″ will follows idol stars heading out to find their hopes and dreams. This Drama will deal with new students instead of the first batch student. Kirin High School of Art has been taken over by Oz Entertainment because of financial bankruptcy. Oz Entertainment then transfers over its own idol stars to Kirin High to avoid a law requiring under age entertainers to study for a set time. Competition then brews between troubled students at Kirin High School of Art and then newly transfered idols from Oz Entertainment. Shin Hye Sung (Kang So Ra) enters Kirin High School of Art with a high written exam score, but poor performance score. She then meets fellow students Jin Yoo Jin (Jin Woon) and JB, who makes her realize how fun music can be. Jin Yoo Jin acted when he was a child. Now, he is a troubled student dreaming of becoming a rock star. He attempts to cure his pain caused by his parent’s divorce through music."


REVIEW:
Bleh.  If you don't understand my slang I'm basically saying that it's monotone.  The thought of a sequel never really excited me.  Dream High was fun, but sequels are rarely entertaining.  Dream High 2 is no exception in that it was boring compared to the first.  As I've said time and time again, most sequels don't do well because you end up comparing the sequel to the original.  If it doesn't go above and beyond the first, it seems like it's a pointless story.

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K-POP-The Ultimate Audition

Rating: ***


Genre: Music, Romance
Episodes: 14
Cast: Go Eun Ah, Park Hyo Joo, Park Yoo Hwan, Hong Kyung Min, Song Se Hyun


SYNOPSIS:
"This drama is about the story that surrounding the idol stars. Kang Woo Hyun (Park Yoo Hwan) is a leader of the group M2 captivates fans with his killing smile. Ji Seung Yeon (Go Eun Ah) dreams of turning into a legend of the hip-hop. she has to dress up like a man to join a men’s idol group. Kang Chang Min (Kevin) thinks that the world turns around it, and dreams of being a soloist of ballads. Ri Ah (Kim Eun Jung) is a great celebrity that represents the whole nation."


REVIEW:
What can I possibly say about this drama?  I'm kind of lost at this point.  I started watching this even though it looked like a rip off of the popular Korean drama "You're Beautiful" which aired in 2009.  I tried to think positively, telling myself that this could be good even though it wasn't a new idea.  I liked watching it, even though all of the ideas were rehashed ones, but I still can't get my mind around the ending.

Where was the ending?  Did I miss it?  Where did it go?  Did this show get cancelled, or did they give up on the drama completely?  I'm so lost here.  I might have to go back and watch the last episode, as it didn't look like the ending to me.  I was expecting it to continue as there was no closing.  It felt like a fragmented sentence was the end of a long essay.  You read a long essay and expect there to be a closing note, but you only get an incomplete idea.

Can someone tell me the ending?  Or, do I have to be high to get it?


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Heartstrings

Rating:****


Genre: Music, Romance
Episodes: 15
Cast: Lee Hyun Jin, Park Shin Hye, So Yi Hyun, Song Chang Ui, Jung Yong Hwa


SYNOPSIS:
"Lee Shin is a university student majoring in modern music. He is also the vocalist and guitarist of the band “The Stupid.” Shin is known for his good looks and strong passion for music, but in reality he is cold, lacks interest in anything unrelated to music and has neither dreams nor plans for the future. He initially likes Jung Yoon Soo, a dance professor at university, but this all changes when he meets Lee Kyu Won. Lee Kyu Won is a bright and outgoing student who was born into a prestigious family and is majoring in traditional Korean instruments, especially the gayageum. Kyu Won’s grandfather, Lee Dong Gun, is one of the top 3 traditional musicians of his age and his biggest wish is to see his granddaughter become a traditional music prodigy. Trying to live up to her grandfather’s expectations, Kyu Won immerses herself in training and becomes a university student who knows nothing outside of her studies. As her friends are fans of “The Stupid”, she was forced to go to the band’s concert with them. There she saw Lee Shin performing live, and is immediately captivated by him."


REVIEW:
So...  I've kind of avoided watching the last episode for a while now.  I don't know why, but I just didn't feel like watching the end.  Maybe it's because I didn't want it to end?  That being said, I've forgotten a lot of the details.  I'll come back and add more to this post if I remember something, but I kind of doubt it.

As some of you might know, I'm kind of biased when it comes to pretty boys.  If the drama is bad, I can sit through it if there is a pretty boy in it.  That being said, I don't know if there is bias in my evaluation.  After all, I'm kind of a fan of CN Blue.

Sorry, I haven't gotten to the point yet, have I?  The drama was  AWESOME!  I loved the music and the story wasn't bad either.  I'm even more of a fan of Kang Min Hyuk now.  He's like the little brother I never had.  I really just want to pinch his cheeks!  The ones on his face, you pervy ajummas! 

(Sorry, I couldn't help myself.  That joke was just too easy. lol)


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I Am Legend

Rating: ****.5

Genre: Music, Romance, Law
Episodes: 20
Cast: Kim Seung Soo, Jang Young Nam, Kim Jung Eun, Lee Joon Hyuk, Jang Shin Young

"Jun Seol starts a band to get her life back on track. She recently divorced her husband after realizing that she deserved to be treated better by her husband's family. Her band mates are also 'ahjummas' who also have personal problems of their own."

I personally found this show very addicting, but I heard many people say that there were things in the show that were disappointing. Although many viewers didn't like the ending, I felt that the ending was realistic.  Truthfully, I kind of always knew it would end the way it did, so it doesn't surprise me.  The only problem with a realistic ending, though, is that viewers don't usually enjoy reality.  Most viewers disregard realistic stories in favor of a fairy tale, as fairy tales tend to end beautifully.  Sometimes, however, it is refreshing to watch something that is not sugarcoated.

The next thing that a potential viewer might want to know before hand is that there are a lot of episodes that deal with law since her ex-husband is a lawyer.  Don't be surprised if an episode minimizes the music aspect in order to show more of her personal life and what she is going through at the time.