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Any other drama this good/funny?

posted 11 years ago by vampiroconti
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So far I have watched 4 K-dramas:

"A love to kill" (full on dramatic, not what I was looking for);

"Coffee Prince" (very good until the truth about her identity is revealed to him, goes downhill from there on);

"Secret Garden" (I can't understand the fuss, makes very poor use of the interesting body swapping premise, various story arcs poorly developed, too dramatic, too sweet...);

and finally "Kim San-soon" (impossibly funny, not too sugary, not too dramatic, treats its characters (mostly) like real adults with sexual feeling/needs, near perfect).

Is there any other show out there with "Kim San Soon" characteristics?
Suggestions about shows from other countries are welcome too!

THANKS!

[–] overseer-3 11 years ago

The Master's Sun. Available free to watch on the DramaFever website (you just have to put up with ads).

[–] akapellaakademy865 10 years ago

I've seen several great series on Netflix -- mostly Korean and Taiwan. First one was FAITH, incredibly mis-titled on Netflix as The Great Doctor. Time travel to Joseon 1300 years ago from present day Gang-nam. Great love story and exciting cast. Then Dr Jin, again time travel to just 150 years ago. Political intrigue and love story. Five Fingers, a must for lovers of classical piano about a mother doting on one son, neglecting the adopted son but both becoming virtuoso. More piano theme in Taiwan's Autumn Concerto. I guess none are a funny as Secret Garden but they have similar high standards of acting and production visuals. Rooftop Prince series, come to think of it, has a lot of comedy. And Jay Choi made a good film titled Rooftop -- in Taiwan with comedy and music, crowd pleasing story.

[–] akapellaakademy865 10 years ago

[–] TheWumberlog 9 years ago

I first watched Secret Garden after all the episodes had been put up on Drama Fever. I was curious about what all the hype was about with K-dramas. I loved SG so much that it actually discouraged me from looking for other K-dramas because I knew it would be so hard to top (by no means perfect, tho). I've watched it every winter since, though.

I just finished watching Kim Sam Soon on this recommendation. It was good, but I didn't like the leading man. What a jerkwad. It completely put me off that he slapped Hee Jin in episode seven. Anger issues? OK. Actually hitting a woman? Aw, heck no. The chemistry between the leads, though -- wow! Great atmosphere, and yes, very funny at some points. I really liked how the romance developed, but maybe it's just my preference, I wish there had been more sexual tension between the leads. I think Jin Heon spent too much time with Hee Jin.

I'm gonna try to watch Hyde, Jekyll, Me. It's premiering on the 21st, but I'm not sure when the subs will be up. I think I might have luck with it because Hyun Bin was in the two dramas that I saw and liked, haha.