… a continuation of our excited-to-be-reunited conversation…
Whitecarrot: Yes, the Year of Reunions. Lee Dong-wook and Lee Da-hae. So beautiful in My Girl. I literally love My Girl to pieces, and it’s one of the super classics in my book. I was so excited to hear that Lee Dong-wook personally called Lee Da-hae to ask her to join him for Hotel King. My eagerness plummeted when I heard the plot was about hotel management, faux-cest, power struggle, and revenge. Then the teasers came out, and I just became depressed. Lee Da-hae looks like half the woman she used to be (like literally). She looked waif-thin and just sickly pale. The couple I had loved so much looked like completely different people. I did not need the drama to be a My Girl rehash. But things were so different than what I had expected, I could not bring myself to watch Hotel King.
Pinkblossom: I watched – actually, fast-forwarded – the first few episodes hoping the cheesiness level would die down once we got into the plot proper… but it never quite happened. So I just watched the official Youtube clips if the clip title looks semi-interesting. Sad sad sad. Having internal troubles halfway through the show certainly didn’t help… The fanservice at the end wasn’t a bad touch, though~
Whitecarrot: Reunion #2 Lee Jun-ki and Nam Sang-mi from Time of Dog and Wolf. I love Lee Jun-ki even though so many things about him just don’t work. He’s just wrong, wrong, wrong but so right, right, right. Regardless, I have not checked out Joseon Gunman since I have a hard time following period works. But I haven’t ruled it out for marathon-ing.
Pinkblossom: I remember Time of Dog and Wolf was one of my first sneak-watch dramas back in the good ol’ days of DSL – do any of you young ’uns even know what that is? 😉 Looking at their baby faces… gah! Jung Kyung-ho looked so CUTE – now he’s just shmexy heh heh heh. I’ve enjoyed watching Lee Jun-ki and Nam Sang-mi grow over the years, and I was looking forward to seeing them reunited. I honestly don’t know why I never started Joseon Gunman. And now, I haven’t heard too much about it, which makes me wonder if it’s worth checking out… Why are all these reunions tanking?!
Carrotblossom Patch 
I’ve been hearing good things about Joseon Gunman, actually! So I don’t think it’s tanking, at least among the international audience. Ratings have climbed up to the teens, so looks like it’s gaining interest domestically as well 🙂 I’m saving this for a marathon, and am super looking forward to it! 😀 Lee Jun Ki! In a sageuk!! Squeee! 😀
really?! yay!! 😀 😀 i finally found the ooother kbs youtube channel the other day and watched a few clips of “joseon gunman” and started to get interested… but wasn’t sure if i wanted to commit lol! and i just checked the last episode’s ratings and JG was #1 for its time slot!! it was only 11.9% but hey, you take what you can get, eh? ^^ i would never have known if you hadn’t told me about its ratings climb! chingu, what would i do without you?!? ❤
Hee. You’d miss me like crazy is probly what 😉
I’ve heard promising things from its start till now, so I’m pretty sure it’s worth checking out! Crossin’ my fingers that it stays good all the way through! ^^
i would. i have these past few months. T_T heeheheheheeeee ❤
i'll keep my fingers crossed as well!! new drama on my to-watch list! 😀