18 Again

Kim Mi-kyung, the KDrama Eomma

Kim Mi-kyung is in at least 11 Netflix KDramas right now in a mother role. She’s in Welcome to Samdal-ri as well as Doctor Cha, Crash Course in Romance, Agency, Forecasting Love and Weather, 18 Again, Hi Bye Mama, Her Private Life, Go Back Couple (Couple on the Backtrack), The Sound of Your Heart, TheContinue reading “Kim Mi-kyung, the KDrama Eomma”

The Baseball Catch Interview in 18 Again

A lot of viewers are rewatching 18 Again because of Lee Do-hyun (The Glory), Ryeoun (The Secret Romantic Guesthouse), or Wi Ha-joon (Squid Game). This clip came up on my feed recently, and it looked familiar because of a viral video from some time ago. It’s the scene where baseball player Ji-hoon (Wi Ha-joon) catches anContinue reading “The Baseball Catch Interview in 18 Again”

Ryeoun

I’m watching The Secret Romantic Guesthouse and the character Kang San, played by Ryeoun, is growing on me. I looked up his previous works and realized that he played the teenage son in 18 Again. 18 Again is about a middle-aged dad who went back to his 18-year old basketball-playing high school self. The youngContinue reading “Ryeoun”

Lee Do-Hyun and His Noona Co-Stars

Lee Do-hyun’s most remarkable dramas lately have been with an older female co-star. In 18 Again, he plays the husband of Kim Ha-neul. He is a 37-year old man who went back to his 18-year old self. In Melancholia, he is the math prodigy of Im Soo-jung and they become embroiled in a student-teacher scandal. In The Glory, he is aContinue reading “Lee Do-Hyun and His Noona Co-Stars”

Baeksang Arts Awards 2021

(Originally published on May 14, 2021) Baeksang Arts Awards 2021 Winners Best Film: Samjin Company English Class it’s an office drama about a group of female employees who discover illegal activities in their company. Strong female cast. Other noteworthy nominees: Deliver Us From Evil, Voice of Silence Best Actor: Yoo Ah In, Voice of Silence.Continue reading “Baeksang Arts Awards 2021”

Kim Mi-Kyung

The greatest KDrama Mother of all time award goes to… Kim Mi-kyung. If she’s in the cast as the mom or a mom figure, then you know for sure that it’s a great series. I first saw her in Healer, the second KDrama in my expanding list (the very first was DOTS). She was theContinue reading “Kim Mi-Kyung”

17 Again (Hollywood version, 2009) 18 Again (KDrama version, 2020) 18 Again is the Korean remake of the Zac Efron movie 17 Again. A middle-aged man turns into his younger self, a high school basketball star, and starts going to school with his children. The wife is oblivious until she realizes how much the youngContinue reading “18 Again”