Good Asian Dramas

When I was in my engineering college, one year all of a sudden people started talking about some south Korean drama that got them hooked. I was curious and procured a copy from a friend. That was my first K-drama. Yeah you guessed it right. The famous ' boys over the flower '. I bet for majority of us it is a gateway to the world of Asian dramas. Everything was so exotic in that -the people, their language, their names,customs, everything!  It was a novelty. We don't get to see much teen dramas in Indian television. So that was it. I made some of my friends watch BOF, they also liked it. Basically it is a story of four rich dudes who study in a school for elites. (I don't know in India, if we have such school. In movies we do-Remember Student of the year ??) So these dudes like to bully other students. Their group also has name. F4- where F stands for 'flower'. (The concept of flower boys or pretty boys was kind of alien to my comprehension that...

Rich man and poor woman is one of the most sought after themes in Asian dramas. Secret Garden is 2010's Korean drama which blends this theme with hint of fantasy element.  Let me make a small checklist Rich Chaelbol. ...................✅ Poor female lead ...............✅ Past trauma.. ....................✅ Fantasy element. ...............✅ Throwing water on face..........✅ Okay you now got the drift. So these are almost all the founding pillars of typical Kdrama. After watching  'Crash landing on you'   made me think of hit 2010 drama also starring Hyun Bin.The name secret garden is quite misleading and does not really give any hint of what is there for store. I agree that there might be some secret but where is the garden? I was damn confused at that time. Kim Joo won (Hyun Bin) is CEO of departmental store. He is definition of how lazy, chauvinist a person can be!   KJW comes to work only once in a week and rest of the time he spends in really beaut...

Country: South Korea Cast: Jun Ji Hyun, Kim Soo Hyun, Park Hae jin, Yoo In na Year: 2013 Genre: fantasy, romance, crime As a human being all of us have some childlike curiosity when it comes to aliens. Our imaginations have created varieties of what aliens might look like. So why not a young, good looking professor who happens to live next door? Sounds interesting? And yes it is. So we have our Cheon song Yi (Jun Ji Hyun) in her 30s  top actress. Although very successful professionally, she is not bright student. This has caused some scandals in her life and her agency is constantly trying to save her from all bad publicity. She changes her house and starts living next to Doo Min Joon (Kim Soo Hyun)- a college professor. Apparently, DMJ is an alien who was left out from his spaceship 400 years back! He has been living under the radar in the society disguising as various personalities. The best thing about him is he does not age here like other earthlings. In...

Kaichou wa Maid Sama! (The class president is a maid! ) What will happen if someone finds out your best kept secret? Have you ever wondered how protagonist girl in the typical Shoujo anime world is often portrayed as fragile, innocent and oblivious. If you are looking for change then you should definitely check the female lead here- Ayuzawa Misaki. She is student council president of Seika high school. It was previously boys only school notorious for rowdy students. Misaki has been working hard to make the place better for girl students. She is fearless, authoritative and strives for well-being of school. However in the eyes of boys she is the villain as she puts lot of restriction on them. Behind this facade of strictness, she is harboring a secret. Being from not so well to do household she has been working as part timer at Maid cafe. The 'maid Misaki' is completely opposite of her school personality. She has not told anyone  as people will judge her. It will ruin ...

Country: South Korea Year : 2007 Cast : Yoon Eun-hye, Gong Yoo, Lee Sun-kyun, Chae Jung-an. Another classic! You know you are so much desperate for job when you pretend to be a man where in reality you are a woman. This is a story of 24 years old Go Eun-chan who is the only earning member of a family of three-she,her sister and mother. She is often mistaken for a boy owing to her tomboyish appearance. Choi Han-kyul belongs to rich family having coffee business. According to his family, he does not have sense of responsibility. Therefore his grandmother challenges him to run a coffee shop (coffee prince) to prove his mettle . He hires only male workers( prince you know!) He meets Go-chan and thinks that she is actually a man. He hires her in his coffee shop. Go-chan being in need of steady job also plays along not revealing her true identity. It starts with their playful teasing but eventually he starts having feelings for her which makes him confused over...

This the first weekend drama I have watched. Unlike 16 or 20 episode format it has 52 episodes! But worry not. You will survive.  This is a story of really big family of Byun Hansu, his wife and their 4 children- Eldest son and three daughters. He runs small eatery with his wife. The elder son is preparing for civil exams for five years, the big daughter is  hot shot lawyer in reputed firm, next one is searching for job and the youngest one is a Yoga teacher in an institute. If you feel this is too much information to keep up?? Wait! There is an extended family of wife's brother who lives downstairs in the same apartment complex with their mother. It takes about two episodes to understand relationship and who is who. In this big family, suddenly a new member arrives! This is none other but son of Byun Hansu!! Moreover this son is struggling idol turned drama actor who is trolled for his 'very bad acting'. His real intention to get connected to his father is to improve...

Once you cross 25, it is the other half of your beloved 'Twenties'!! The thirties which once was distant future appears in the horizon. Even if you are 'age is just a number' kind of person the thought is surely scary for most of us. The society has set some benchmarks that you must achieve before you reach the golden number 30! Be it your career or personal life. If you happen to be a unmarried woman then it is GAME OVER!!. Kim Sam Soon is in same situation-30-something-Yet not settled in career and unmarried...! But she is not like conventional fragile female leads. She is no non sense, loud lady. She considers herself little overweight which adds to insecurity about her appearance. Her name as it literally means 'third daughter'. That's why she hates her name and want to change it ASAP. She studied abroad and is pastry chef. On the other hand 27 years old  Hyun Jin-heon (Hyun Bin) is owner of a French restaurant. His family is rich and owns hotel but...