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So, I’ve been watching this K-Drama for the past 4 weeks now. It airs on KBS World on Sunday nights here in Seattle, WA. When I sat down to watch the first night, I actually didn’t know that this was a drama. I thought it was a documentary of sorts, but it didn’t take long for me to recognize so many familiar faces! ^^

I was drawn into the drama very quickly, and wanted to watch more at a time, but found that this is something I look forward to on Sunday nights now. I just finished episode 4 this past Sunday, and I am really enjoying the series so far.

I wonder how many of you have seen this drama yet, and/or what you think of it if you have.

I am interested in hearing your thoughts about this drama!

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K-Celeb's, K-Dramas, Misc. Music News

Joo Won Releases OST Track for Naeil’s Cantabile/내일도 칸타빌레

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Fans of Moon Joo Won have been waiting for this moment since the series, Naeil’s Cantabile (aka Tomorrow’s Cantabile) first aired. If you know anything about Joo Won, you are very aware that not only is his acting impeccable; he’s beyond handsome, has a kind heart, is a non-drinker (I know, right?!), and has a beautiful voice.

I could go on, but I won’t – because you’ll get to read more about my favorite K-actor later on this month! 😉

Yesterday, Joo Won released a video introducing the song, and expressing his feelings about the recording; how it’s relatable to the storyline, etc.

Watch it below:

(Isn’t he beautiful?!)

Today, the OST song entitled Innocente was released in the form of a MV showing scenes from the currently airing series.

Check it out:

According to 1theK;

“Innocente” sung by actor Joo Won himself is the theme song for the role Cha Yu Jin, expressing Cha’s pure love for Seol Naeil (played by Shim Eun Kyung). “Innocente” is a musical term that means to play “purely” and “playfully.” Joo Won’s voice, as perfect as his acting, completes the song into the purest of all love ballads. With Joo Won’s gentle voice on top of mellow guitar accompaniment, this harmonious and expressive song will surely become a great gift to the viewers of the drama.

I may be biased, but the song is definitely pure and absolutely beautiful! What do you think?

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K-Dramas

Panda and Hedgehog/판다양과 고슴도치

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Cute and light-hearted drama. I began watching this without any expectations, but immediately liked the characters.

That being said, I felt like the drama was slow to take off; at least for me. Even though I liked the characters, I found myself struggling through episodes, and would let days go by before watching another one. I finally took a break from P&H (Panda and Hedgehog) after getting through the first 7 episodes. I let it sit for a couple of months, but finally decided to pick it up again. I have this mentality that once I start something, I must finish it – no matter what it is, k-dramas included, lol. It has to be really bad, or seriously lacking in order for me to just stop watching (so far, that’s only happened once with Korean cinema, but that’s another post entirely ^^).

I started back with episode 8, and I don’t know if something finally clicked for me or what, but I actually started to get into the drama, and enjoy it. The storyline opened up and really took shape in a matter of a couple of episodes, and a sweet story began to unfold before my eyes.

Drama synopsis~

Pan Da Yang is a bright, positive woman, and owner of a cake cafe. Ko Seung Ji is a rough young man who is a patissier – pastry chef. His nickname is “Hedgehog” (“Koseumdochi”). These two people, who have totally different personalities, sign a contract to work together at Pan Da’s cafe.

Preview – Teaser~

Final thoughts~

As with many K-Dramas, you begin to care for the characters; you watch them learn, grow, get hurt, endure, and perhaps eventually achieve greatness. P&H is like a puzzle; the more you work on it and work through it, the closer you get to discovering something beautiful. This drama is a beautiful and heart-warming story of love, loss, growth in character, endurance, reunion, redemption, true friendship, and family. While there were frustrating moments – especially during the first half of the drama – it definitely redeemed itself in the second half (I can’t stress enough how good the 2nd half of this drama was…really!)

The only spoiler I’ll give is this – the kiss scene(s) were definitely less annoying (and sort of sweet) compared to others I’ve seen; you know…the ones where the female lead is inexperienced, a bit prudish, and doesn’t move a muscle while being kissed? Yeah, in my opinion, this was much more realistic! 😉

Overall, I was pleased with how this drama turned out, and I would definitely recommend it. I’m actually thinking of starting it over from the beginning now that I have a new-found appreciation for it! If you tend to dislike slow starting dramas, I’d still say to give this a chance. You might be really glad you did. Oh, and did I mention cake? There’s lots and lots of cake, but aside from that, the ‘guy-candy’ should be enough to get you through, anyway. 😉

I give this K-Drama 4/5

Have you seen Panda & Hedgehog? What did you think of it?!

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