The Advocate: A Missing Body

The Advocate: A Missing Body    [trailer]

A lawyer and a prosecutor take on a murder case that has no evidence or a body.

While still a decent one, this easily could've turned into a much better, serious thriller. There were too many distracting elements for me. Like the introduction of the two dumb colleagues, or the sudden action chase sequence that felt out of place. They hindered the build-up of the tension.

I also would've very much preferred it, if the lead would've been a slightly less arrogant, sexist character.

King the Land 킹더랜드 (2023) Dir. by Im Hyun Wook – Ep. 8

wanted to capture the toontown whimsy in this one

Man, I'm not ready for Lovely Runner to end in just a few days. It's like the one thing that has helped me get through my current work project in the past two months. I hadn't mentioned on here how much I loved it because... Well, I guess I wanted to keep it to myself until it ended, if that makes any sense. Anyway, I should start steeling myself for the finale 😭😭😭

LOVELY RUNNER THOUGHTS

— I'm caught up to ep 10, so this contains spoilers but also don't spoil the rest of the drama if you're gonna comment!

— this also contains references to Extraordinary You

omg I love this drama so much😭😭 I started watching it for Hyeyoon and omg I love the cast of this drama.

can you imagine secretly crushing on your neighbour and then one day, all of a sudden, while you are practicing for the Olympics, your crush runs up to you and hugs you while screaming "I love you" ?? Sunjae's shocked expression isn't because a stranger hugged him but because his crush (who he thought didnt know him) hugged him😭😭

I'm so glad the ceo of changing fates (hyeyoon) got paired with the ceo of dying (wooseok). it's a good pairing if you think about it.

I love Im Sol as a character a lot and I think it's partly because Sol is very similar to Eun Dan Oh (Extraordinary You) in her battle with her 2 selves. with Dan Oh, it's her stage & shadow self. with Sol, it's her past & future self. past Sol's love for Taesung reminds me a lot of stage Dan Oh's love for Baek Kyung. (I should also mention that Extraordinary You is one of my all time fave dramas.)

yk what else I realised. the mum knew Sunjae was their neighbor. and not only did she know that Sunjae saved Sol after the accident, she knew he saved Sol again with the phone call. the mum watched Sol fangirl over the person that saved her life twice. in the scene where Sol asks her mum who saved her, it seemed like she knew but didn't want to tell Sol and that made so much sense when I got to the part where it's revealed Sunjae saves Sol.

I also really love the Im Geum x Hyunju side plot.

in terms of OST, I love them all too! especially 소나기 (Sudden Showers?) & Star. Wooseok sounds so good 🥹 like I've had 소나기 on repeat these past few days. N.Flying's Star is also so so so good.

anyways, I'm gonna finish watching the drama after my submissions/exam season. I'm really excited to be done with my work so I can binge Lovely Runner.

Just the family trying to be more like Vincenzo.

Underrated moments. And I know the one with Jang Han seo is pretty famous but the other two especially the first one is so underrated. Comedy gold right there.

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ok i'm still f*cking pissed about the Dream Team setup at the end of ep 12 (said that here already) but this made me realize something about the arc they're trying to take us through here with the Squad (as i like to call Sa Rang and her friends)—they're all in a similar era specifically rn, if that makes sense? Da Eul is treated as a maid at her home with her sh*tty in-laws and husband + at work with her manager constantly pushing up the sales goals so that they can earn more and be on top in the company, Pyeong Hwa is treated as one in much of the same career line as Da Eul but with the added threat of her past hanging over her head in order to keep her in line while she continues to work under her junior flight attendant (recently promoted to purser) and the creep ass pilot that follows her around (i think it might have been implied early in the show that she went out on a date with him briefly before she knew he was married? he's also sexually harassing her at work every chance he gets but i could be wrong about the date thing since i binged the first six episodes when i got into KTL and everything is a blur), and Sa Rang is the one that, unfortunately, is as close to the actual visual of a maid as possible (as seen by the outfit and where they're making her serve for the next episode or so). it's several variations of the same concept, which is that people who have power over you can be terrible human beings and they will use that power to make you think that you are obligated to do what they want bc in some cases you are

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he looks so accurate like 🙈🙈🙈🙈 also im ripping my hair out 😹😹😹😹 call me yura hwang now plz!!!!!!!!!!!!

U GET IT OMG!!!!!!!! the coffee scene and fan cookies scene made me start clawing at my cheeks 😆😆 and Whoa look at u stealing my government name 😒

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King the Land 킹더랜드 (2023) Dir. by Im Hyun Wook – Ep. 7

in my demon hell. this drama has a chokehold on me 😔✊

In his chest, there’s a dull ache.

Jeong Gu Won presses a hand to his chest with bewilderment. What’s this? That.. he’s feeling? Wide eyed, he snaps his head down at his wrist but his tattoo is still there, he finds in relief.

…But as he thought, being anywhere around Do Do Hee is dangerous. Even if his tattoo hasn’t disappeared on him again, there’s this strange affliction in his chest now. A dull ache that’s growing. Becoming painful. Jeong Gu Won grits his teeth as he clenches a hand on his shirt and pulls at it as if he could grab this painful thing and wretch it out from him.

But it doesn’t go away. It continues to throb painfully even as he gets back to Sunwol Fundation, gets far away from Do Do Hee.

Whatever she did to him continues to persist.

His perfect life, that he just got back, has started to crumble once again.

MOVIE REVIEW | A Year-End Medley (2021)

Following the structure of Love Actually but using quintessential korean elements, A Year End Medley follows a group of people learning to live through heartbreak and disappointment, first love and second chances, and figuring out the best way to support your friends.

This film knows what it is and doesn't try to be anything else. The director fully understand what needs to be done to get the viewer invested in every storyline. That's a difficult task when you have a cast as big and star-studded as this one, where everyone is bringing their A+ game. Even the random 30 second cameos that you don't expect are really fun to watch.

The music is fun and catchy, making you feel at ease and immediately in the happy holidays mood.

I really liked this film. It left me a big smile and a feel good warmth when it ended. I recommend it.

Lee Joon-ho - Im Yoon-ah, Swimming Pool - Kissing the Roof - Thanks for coming to me