Ugly Duckling: Perfect Match

Title: Perfect Match / แฟนฉัน! รับประกันความเพอร์เฟ็กต์

Duration: 9 Episodes

Broadcast period: May 17, 2015 --- July 12, 2015

Company Name: GMM TV

Summary:

Junior (Mook) is a pretty and rich young miss who's living a happy life, has lots of friends and a handsome boyfriend. One day, she decides to do plastic surgery because she couldn't stand her friends saying how big her cheeks was. She does it without knowing that she is allergic to chemicals, and that causes acne/pimples all over her face. After the incident, her friends and boyfriend starts ditching her by giving excuses. She can't stand the social life she's living among (where everyone is disgusted by her), so she begs her parents to study at a college in the countryside to have a treatment at the college's hospital, and to follow her dream guy from her favorite fiction. And that's where she meets Seua (Push), a very handsome cheeky guy.

My Review:
Cute thai drama with a simple story line. I like that there's always some quote or lesson we could take in every episode. 

Ratings: 8/10

Signal

Drama: Signal

Hangul: 시그널

Network: tvN

Episodes: 16

Release Date: January 22 - March 12, 2016

Language: Korean

Synopsis:

Hae-Young (Lee Je-Hoon) works as a criminal profiler and is also a police lieutenant. Even though he is a cop, he doesn't trust cops due to his own past experience. Back in 2000, when Hae-Young was in elementary school, his classmate Yoon-Jung was kidnapped and later found dead. Hae-Young saw a woman taking Yoon-Jung from school that day, but the police announced that the suspect was a man. Hae-Young even went to the police station and told the police officers that he saw the kidnapper and she was a woman. The police officers though didn't pay attention to him. The killer was never caught and her case remains unsolved to this day.

Hae-Young meets a reporter at a cafe to reveal bombshells about a celebrity scandal. Meanwhile, veteran detective Soo-Hyun (Kim Hye-Soo) is at the cafe staking out the meeting, unaware that Hae-Young is a cop. She arrests Soo-Hyun for stalking celebrities. While leaving the police station (the same police station he went to as a kid), Hae-Young hears someone talking to him. He looks around to find a walkie-talkie. The man who is talking to Hae-Young is Detective Jae-Han (Cho Jin-Woong). The detective though is from the year 2000 and he is investigating the disappearance of Hae-Young's elementary school classmate. Hae-Young and Detective Jae-Han begin to communicate via the walkie-talkie.

My Review:

A great suspense/crime drama that makes you wonder what will happen next and next. The idea of story is brilliant but i dont know why i just dont get the ending (open ending). Dont watch it if you hope to see a lot of romance and watch it if you have interest in crime and murder solving!

Ratings: 8/10

Descendants of The Sun

Drama: Descendants of the Sun (English & literal title)

Hangul: 태양의 후예

Network: KBS2

Episodes: 16

Release Date: February 24 - April 14, 2016

Language: Korean

Synopsis:

Shi-Jin (Song Joong-Ki) is the captain of the special forces. He catches a motorcycle thief with Sergeant Major Dae-Young (Jin Goo). The thief is injured during his capture and is sent to the hospital. Dae-Young realises his cellphone was stolen by the thief and goes to the hospital to retrieve his cellphone.

In the emergency room, Shi-Jin meets Dr. Mo-Yeon (Song Hye-Kyo) for the first time. He falls in love with her immediately. Mo-Yeon mistakenly assumes Shi-Jin is part of thief's criminal gang. He proves to her that he is a soldier with the help of army doctor Myeong-Joo (Kim Ji-Won).

Shi-Jin and Mo-Yeon begin to date, but due to their jobs their dates don't go well. Shi-Jin takes an order to lead his soldiers on a peacekeeping mission to the country of Uruk. Meanwhile, Mo-Yeon becomes upset that she fails to become a professor due to a colleague's privileged background. When Shi-Jin and Mo-Yeon meet again, they talk about their views on life and realise how different they are. Shi-Jin, as a soldier, kills to protect lives and Mo-Yeon, as a doctor, tries to save all lives. They say their goodbyes.

Eight months later, Mo-Yeon rebuffs the sexual advances of hospital chairman Suk-Won (Tae In-Ho) and as retribution is assigned to lead a medical team in Uruk. There, Shi-Jin and Mo-Yeon meet again.

My Review:

The best drama i've watched in 2016 so far. I just love everything about this drama from the story, actor, jokes, action, romance etc. It just somehow work and unite perfectly. This drama teach me that nothing last forever whether it sadness or happiness, we just need to live in the moment and live it to the fullest :) 

Ratings: 9.5/10

Page Turner

Drama: Page Turner

Hangul: 페이지 터너

Network: KBS2

Episodes: 3

Release Date: March 26 - April 9, 2016

Language: Korean

Synopsis:

Yoo-Seul (Kim So-Hyun) is a student of an art high school. She is a talented pianist and who won various contests, but she is driven by her mother. Yoo-Seul's mother wanted to become a pianist when she was younger. One day, Yoo-Seul has an accident. Yoo-Seul may never play the piano again because of the accident. With the help of her friend Cha-Sik and Yoo-Seul's rival Jin-Mok, Yoo-Seul begins to live a new life.

My Review:

A super short drama (3 eps) with great character and plot. I wish they will expand the episodes with more disclosure. However, i enjoy this mini drama a lot like somehow i can relate to the story. 

Ratings: 8.5/10