Take Five: On-Air Shows Getting Me Through This Awful Retrograde
April 08, 2018
After highlighting Misty in my last TV recap, I thought about sharing a variety of dramas I've been into lately that suit whatever genre you're particularly craving.
My Mister
Melodrama / Slice of Life
Starring: IU, Lee Sun Kyun
Available on DramaFever with subtitles in English, Spanish and Portuguese
My Mister tells the story of three middle-aged brothers, who are enduring the weight of their lives, and a young woman, who has been living a hard life of her own, as they come together in healing each other's past scars.
Lee Ji An works any job she can get to pay off her sick grandmother's debts while fighting off sleep, hunger, and an abusive loan shark.
Park Dong Hoon is an architectural engineer is a hard-worker, but is constantly belittled at work and is being cheated on by his wife with his own boss.
The two cross paths after Ji An is paid to spy on Dong Hoon and we begin to see how this unlikely pair change each other's lives.
Children of a Lesser God
Crime
Starring: Kim Ok Bin, Kang Ji Hwan
Available on Netflix after it finishes airing on TVN
The story of two detectives who work together to unravel the corruption behind a tragedy that happens within a powerful organization.
Kim Dan has been able to foresee death since she was a child, including her own mother's. After being cast out of church and unable to create close relationships with others, she grows up with her adoptive father and becomes a detective, determined to use her abilities to help others.
Detective Chun Jae In is a righteous top dog in his department before his sister is murdered by a serial killer and gives up his badge.
After an heiress returns from the dead and a huge murder/kidnap case is underway, the two team up to uncover a web of mystery.
Something in the Rain
Romance
Starring: Son Ye Jin, Jung Hae In
Available on Netflix after it finishes airing on JTBC
The series explores the relationship of two people as they go from being "just acquaintances" to "a genuine couple".
Yoon Jin Ah works as a store supervisor for a coffee shop franchise and constantly feels at a dead-end both at work and in her love life.
Her best friend's younger brother Seo Joon Hee is a video game character designer and has just returned after working abroad the past few years.
Joon Hee slowly brings out the light and spark in Jin Ah she's missed out on and helps her find herself, leading to a sweet romance.
You Who Forgot Poetry
Medical / Romance
Starring: Lee Yoo Bi, Lee Joon Hyuk, Jang Dong Yoon
Available on DramaFever with subtitles in English, Spanish and Portuguese
This atypical medical drama follows the lives of people who work as physical therapists, rehabilitation therapists, radiographers, nurses, medical trainees and more.
Woo Bo Young always loved poetry, but decided to pursue a career that could instead support her family. Her warm-hearted demeanor makes her an excellent physical therapist, but because she's only a contract worker, she is often mistreated and feels let down.
Bo Young's former crush and college classmate Min Ho joins her team at the hospital and proceeds to make her life ten times more annoying.
Ye Je Wook is a famous physical therapy professor who joins the hospital after a controversial affair with a married woman and is fond of Bo Young's personality and work ethic.
Live
Procedural / Slice of Life
Starring: Jung Yu Mi, Lee Kwang Soo
Available on Netflix after it finishes airing on TVN
Live tells the story of police officers from the lowest field cadets and patrol officers, to their superiors as they form a patrol division team.
Han Jung Oh is a strong and fiery spirit who decides to become a police officer after growing tired of failing interviews and constantly fights male chauvinism.
Yeom Sang Soo is immature and drowning in bad luck but becomes a police officer after falling into a pyramid scheme to support his mother since his older brother left the country.
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I might go watch Children of a Lesser God!!!*-*)
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