DOONA! Musings Recommended or Not?!

I finally finished watching Doona! with all 9 episodes, and guess what? I'd say the turn of events was unexpected but definitely realistic. 

At first, the relationship between Won Jun and Jin Ju is what I got hooked up with. Ah, seriously, they are so cute and precious but as time goes by, they're becoming so frustrating! The girl got so caught up with her family problems which deprived herself from getting loved by the one she equally have feelings for. It felt like Won Jun was Jin Ju's 'the one that got away' kind of thing.

As for Doona and Won Jun, what can I say? I actually expected them to be in that messy relationship because I judged Doona of her attitude in the beginning but boy was I surprised how Doona changed and developed for the better in each episode quickly! It's just sad that they're both too young wherein they still have a lot to achieve in their lives it just happened that Doona is an idol where relationship could be a huge downfall for her career. Won Jun understood that, Doona was made for the stage and he has nothing he can do to stop her from choosing her dreams. But yeah, some things should be sacrificed in order to see Doona shine brightly with her career for a long time and it was their relationship all along. 

Even though Doona didn't want to let go of their relationship, Won Jun had to because he knows where he stand. Actually, when Doona was bombarding Won Jun with questions in the subway, the scene where they were breaking up, it felt like all Doona's words about giving up on their relationship was something Doona also had in mind not just Won Jun. She's just scared to actually admit it herself so she voiced it out in accusing Won Jun about it. Sigh... 

I honestly thought Won Jun would be like that puppy tailing around Doona all the time, at first yes he did that but I am so glad that he stood to his principles of not sticking with someone forever who's uncertain and treats him wrong. It is wrong of course, because it felt like you're in a relationship with someone that has no time for you at all. He's chatting her but no reply in the end, there's no communication at all. I wouldn't want to be in that kind of relationship either. Who would want that?!

It's good that they separate their ways in the end, they're still too young and they both aren't courageous enough to commit their selves with each other. They both have their dreams of their own and that's something important for them to grow individually. If Won Jun didn't broke up with Doona, with the difficult situation they're in and without constant communication too, I bet they would still break up along the way. They're just not meant to be at all. 

Anyways, to answer the question of whether I'll recommend it or not, I'd say I recommend it. It's still a good watch but just be prepared to get frustrated along the way till the end. lol 

Doona Kdrama, Is It Worth Watching?!

I just started watching Doona yesterday when I got free time and so far, it's good to me. But, I can't help but get scared for the guy. The happenings at the start gave me a glimpse of a sad journey for the guy. I mean, it felt so obvious how Doona intentionally wanted to play at the start. (at least only at the start?) It's like a bad girl toying with a good boy trope all over again. So later, the guy who said to the girl not to fall in love with him would be the first one to actually fall in love with her. It's like literally a challenge to the bad girl Doona to prove the opposite for him. And probably later, Doona would feel she's in love upon seeing the good guy exerting efforts for her despite continuously breaking his heart. Ugh, this feels so familiar even in real life. lol 

I have no idea how the story would actually unfold but upon seeing Facebook spoilers, it seems like this drama would end in a not so good one for both. Honestly, I don't know if I still should continue knowing the sad ending would come. And a few people on my Facebook page says that this drama was boring for them... hmmm... what do you think? Is Doona worth watching or was it only overhyped because of good looking actors as leads? Let me know!!! 

Suzy Outsmarted Kim Joon Han In Anna | Episodes 5 & 6 Quick Recap

Gosh. This mini series of Suzy surely is one of my favorite acting work that she had done. I get to see diverse emotions from Suzy and they all affected me, really. I'm really impressed by her in this drama Anna. The story itself wasn't a bore either, I didn't feel that in every moment of each episodes. There are only 6 episodes of this drama based on Asian Wiki so it already ended by now. Tbh, I can't get enough of it yet but I know that how it ended is the best way to conclude Anna. 

Though it's crazy how Yumi is still out there and the possibilities that she'll scam people again is limitless. After all, Yumi will always do everything she sets her mind to and she's one of those people who lie even in the diary that no one else reads. These two phrases in the introduction of every episode says a lot about Yumi so I don't really trust her that she'll never scam anyone again. The fact that she didn't return to South Korea and did not receive punishment for lying about her identity, and now living as someone else to new strangers in another country, that alone speaks a lot how she's up to lying again. She's done with South Korea, so U.S. is her next. lol We don't know really. 

Suzy's Lies Got Busted By The Real Anna | Anna Episodes 3 & 4 Quick Recap

Am I the only one who finds Choi Ji Hoon (Kim Joon Han) hot? I like his intense gaze, how he wear his fake smile all the time and just basically how he moves. I know he's kind of like a psychopath who's obsessed with social status and his ambitions so I should not really admire him but damn... looking at his physical appearance... I can't deny that I find him really sexy! lol Of course I would not want to get involve with the likes of him but maybe I really have a thing for bad boys so it can't be helped. I'll just watch from afar and never get in touch. lol 

So yeah, the suspense in the episodes 3 and 4 intensified as Lee Yumi's (Bae Suzy) lies got exposed by those people involved closely with her from the past. Her ex boyfriend, Kang Jae Ho (Heo Hyeong Gyu) revealed to her bestfriend, Han Ji Won (Park Ye Young), about the reason behind their break up. Surprised and in disbelief, Ji Won investigated Yumi's past by visiting her hometown and interviewing those who encountered her. I can't help but feel the goosebumps all over my body as I revisit the memory of Yumi's actions done in the past which were pushed by her desperation and own obsessions. 

Bae Suzy Lives On Lie After Lie In ANNA | Episodes 1 & 2 Quick Recap

I just finished watching the first episode of Bae Suzy's latest drama called Anna and daaaaannggg I'm totally into it already. As expected, Suzy's projects never disappoint. She knows how to identify a good project that will also bring out her greatness in acting. So basically, the story started with little Lee Yumi (Bae Suzy) getting acquainted and trained by a foreigner to be someone pretentious as her. That foreigner is crazy af that her husband found out later on. That's how Yumi got the ability to lie and not quiver while doing so. 

Yumi grew up liking everything aesthetic or pleasing to the eye. She became very materialistic, attention seeker and delusional over her social status. In short, she inherited this trait from the crazy female foreigner. Her lies continued on and on and her parents went through struggles to sustain her wants and needs. At that time, I really pity her parents and hated Lee Yumi. Gosh, her parents were suffering illness and yet she refuses to go home and see them. She lived through her young life as an impostor and it was when her father died that made her finally live, shortly. 

Start-Up Kdrama Finale

Start-Up has ended already and I'm feeling really sad about it. It's the last among the 3 k-dramas I'm tuning in and writing reviews since October of this year. First Search, second Tale of the Nine Tailed and now Start-Up ended. How can I cope up now without those 3 on air? Of course, find another kdrama to watch!

Anyways, it took me a while to write a review over the last two episodes of Start-Up because I got to see some spoilers on Facebook about Do San and Dal Mi kissing while Ji Pyeong is left with only the money tree. Judging quickly from those spoilers, I already know the ending which is a bit disappointing on my part. I did say that I've accepted already that Dal Mi will end up with Do San in my previous post but I guess I was only fooling myself. I thought that this isn't the ending that I really wanted at all. My heart has been captured fully by Ji Pyeong throughout this drama and he has all the reasons why Dal Mi should end up with but we're stuck with the fact that Do San is the male lead so Ji Pyeong wouldn't stand a chance. Not that Do San is not worthy of Dal Mi, both Ji Pyeong and Do San are worthy to be honest. I'm only speaking now in terms of my own preference and it's Ji Pyeong that I wanted for Dal Mi. 

Seo Dal Mi & Nam Do San Reunited After 3 Years In Start-Up Episode 13 & 14

We are just 2 episodes away from this show's ending! I feel like I'm gonna go through separation anxiety for this drama just like what I've felt with 'Search' but I think I'll suffer more because of this. I've been inspired multiple times because of this drama at the same time cried and giggle for each characters. I just love them all!

With these two latest episodes, we've seen mature and grown sides of the characters and the only thing left unsolved is that matter of the hearts between the 3, Ji Pyeong, Dal Mi and Do San. However, as we've witnessed, it all comes down with a clear vision of the writer that they are going in a direction where Dal Mi and Do San will still be the end game. I have to admit, I was hopeful that Ji Pyeong would have a huge chance to Dal Mi but it seems like within that 3 years, Dal Mi's heart has been occupied with Do San and has no space for Ji Pyeong at all. It's kind of frustrating how Ji Pyeong wasted that 3 years though, he's really a good boy that's considerate of the feelings that he loves but that's just like passing by the chances. I also kind of tiny bit hate Dal Mi for not getting straight with Ji Pyeong with her true feelings the entire time, or has she forgotten that Ji Pyeong actually confessed to him long before? Ahh.. it's really frustrating. I feel like I don't want to watch the works of this writer anymore. lol who am I kidding?

Follow Your Dream, But What Is Your Dream? | Start-Up Episode 11 & 12

I took a break from blogging for a few days due to busy schedule, so how's everyone going? 

Anyways, I came back to react to Start-Up's latest episodes. I honestly didn't like the turn of events in episode 11 that's why I waited for the 12th episode to do wonders for me and save me from retreating to watch the remaining episodes. Tbh, it affects me as well when they did not play Wendy's OST 'Two Words' yet in episode 11 and that made me really upset. I mean, we've waited so long for this OST to be played in the drama and we still didn't get glimpse of it in this episode. Thankfully they played it on episode 12 when Dal Mi was getting ready for her date with the birthday boy Do San. I was a bit relieved to hear Wendy's OST but I still thought that they could have at least played it in one of the most heartbreaking scenes. The impact that Wendy's OST could achieve for this drama has so much potential in conveying a heartbreaking scene and yet they didn't use that well so I'm very disappointed. However, I'd still say that episode 12 was a very good one with how the story progressed boosting more developments on the characters. 

In episode 12, we got to see how much of a sacrifice is needed in order to obtain something big. Do San was realizing his dreams with the help of Dal Mi and now he's offered something huge for his career. In the case of Do San here, he was not ready for the consequences of reaching out to something big because all along he was nurtured in his own comfort zone. He's been curling into his own bubble that there weren't any improvements to his poor peers and and outlook of what he's capable of. Dal Mi, despite being left all alone, knew that Do San has to step up and continue to better himself by venturing out of his comfort zones and hone his talents even more. 

The Viewers Have Spoken, They Want Han Ji Pyeong For Dal Mi | Survey Results

Last November 11, we made a poll on our facebook page keismagic on who they want for Seo Dal Mi, Han Ji Pyeong or Nam Do San in the hit drama Start-Up. 

Votes casted via reactions to the picture posted in our facebook page shown above will only be counted. Meaning, likes and hearts from other facebook pages or groups will not be counted. The voting period started November 11 and ended on November 15. 

The total reactions we got from Start-Up fanatics were 163. 

Seo Dal Mi Loses Trust And Confidence In Herself | Start-Up Episode 10

We are all so hooked up with the romance between the 3 leads that we're forgetting that there's more into it than just that. Now that Dal Mi knew everything, of course we shouldn't expect her to choose right off there and then, she has the right to take her time and resolve her feelings. 

Due to the lie, Dal Mi's confidence got sucked out of her and it's one of the worst feelings ever as a person. She no longer believes in the people around her and even in herself that she lost all the motivation to chase her dreams that she has from the beginning. But as I have mentioned before, what made this drama interesting is that it solves problems (aside from the main romance) with a ready solution built up in the drama. In the case of Dal Mi's, loss of motivation, the drama just need to make her sister Won In Jae step on the scenes again because Dal Mi's main reason, the root why she's doing start-up business, is all because she wanted to prove that choosing her father was never a wrong decision to her sister and mother. It's really effective and it's so well thought of. It really feels like everything and every characters here are well used and has their own purpose to make the drama much more interesting than it is now. I can't wait how Dal Mi, grandma, sister and mother would revive their relationship but I think it's starting to sail off now.

Dal Mi Caught The Person Behind The Letters In Start-Up Episode 9

This episode showcased us how a lie could weigh so much, when we allow it to prevail for a long time, to a point that everyone is dragged down with it. The liar or the one being lied to, which one receives much greater pain? All. 

Why did I stressed out all? It's because this episode 9 is giving me a dreadful feeling that the story is lifting up Do San's character by showing his pitiful life journey from having a low self esteem. I'd like to believe that the writer would not use this as key reason why people/viewers or Dal Mi should pick Do San over Ji Pyeong. It's just unfair if it is so.

Han Ji Pyeong & Nam Do San Continue Rivalry Over Dal Mi In Start-Up Episode 8

As Ji Pyeong continue to support Dal Mi in searching for companies to fund Samsan Tech's Noongil, his heart continues to soften and get swayed by her. I'm taking this as a sign that he's finally being honest with his self, accepting that he's falling for her. Ji Pyeong and Dal Mi starts to get closer in this episode to a point that she'll soon find out about his secret. She's about to meet her real pen pal from 15 years ago, like it's about time she knows the truth!

Do San on the other hand still suffers in a lie that he's portraying. Soon, the truth will come out and he'll be free from his troubles but it's still painful to see him so lonely and anxious like that. He may be lying about the letters but his love for Dal Mi is a genuine one. 

Next episode we'll be able to find out Dal Mi's decision over what to do with him, will she still choose her or will she pick Ji Pyeong, her first love, as what he declares in episode 7? 

Ji Pyeong Is Dal Mi's First Love But It's Do San That Makes Her Heart Flutter | Start-Up Episode 7

My fear about grandma having serious illness in this drama is happening, sooner or later she's going to get blind. I feel sad about this news, it hurts me a lot. Grandma just wanted happiness for her granddaughter, life is really unfair for her. Do San who knows about her condition was forced to stay silent, a favor from the elderly, but his mind and heart found a way to help her. Building an AI that specializes for the needs of the blind, I am so impressed about this, I'm really moved. He's making a solution for someone else' sake and that's what Samsan Tech differs from other AI companies. I'm completely astonished how the story is solving every problems that's surfacing in each episode, the flow of the story is really superb! 

One thing's not solved right away though, Dal Mi's pick between Ji Pyeong and Do San. To be honest, I thought the battle is over when Dal Mi kissed Do San but I was so wrong. Dal Mi still left us in a dilemma when she responded to grandma's which version of Do San she'll choose, the one from her past of the one in the present. She answered that she'll pick the one who wrote her letters from 15 years ago because that's her first love but it's the Do San version right now that makes her heart flutters. Gosh, I can't wait if she would still respond the same when she finds out the truth. 

Han Ji Pyeong, Nam Do San and Seo Dal Mi Giving Best Life Advice In Start-Up Episode 6

Seo Dal Mi is finally taking her first step as the CEO of Samsan Tech as she takes control of her people and it's all thanks to their mentor. Ji Pyeong's words always have been truthful and pierce straight to the heart, he would really knock some sense to anyone's being. I like his strong character like that, always straight to the point and it doesn't matter if the other's offended or not. He's like a reminder that not all people will sugarcoat their words for you to be complacent on your current state, he'd throw you honest words and it's up to you if you'll take it personally or take it as a constructive criticism and work on yourself. Here's where Do San's advice of filtering noise/words will be best used at. Just because someone gave their two cents of opinion or advice to you doesn't mean that you'll have to absorb everything like a sponge. You're not as worthless and brainless as that, right? You have to filter out everything and absorb only the ones that worked for you. Dal Mi's actions were the best representation of that! She took Ji Pyeong's harsh advice and started taking control of her people. But she did not confide to his advice of making the CEO to have the biggest stock shares rather she pushed through with giving it to Do San instead. Hell! That's so badass because it worked! Ji Pyeong got no words for her after that. Dang, I really love this drama's characters! They all give you important lessons applicable not only for start-up businesses but life in general. This is seriously a superb drama, the best so far of 2020 for me! Truly inspiring!

Nam Do San Or Han Ji Pyeong, Who's The Best Pick For Seo Dal Mi? Start-Up Episode 5

The difficulty in picking who's more fitting for Dal Mi is becoming bigger as Do San and Ji Pyeong continuously show different but likeable traits. There's just no time to settle my choice as these two men have their own charms that displays on their respective scenes. They are only alike with how good nature they are as a person but their approach in life and towards Dal Mi is just different. Lying is their other similarity though. lol

In this episode, we got to know more of Do San's kind nature, it's already evident from previous episodes but we got to understand more why he acts and decides on his choices. It makes sense why Do San showed up to meet Dal Mi and act along with Ji Pyeong's plans to save her all this time. He's just pure and kind. Aside from that, he's ambitious and I'm pretty sure that Dal Mi's existence and Ji Pyeong's words ignite that fire in him. 

Finest Female Vocalist, Wendy of Red Velvet Will Sing New OST For Suzy's Drama Start-Up

Good news for all of us, the finest female vocalist Wendy will be part of the OST line-up 2 for TVN's hit drama Start-Up. It was revealed earlier that Wendy would have a solo OST for Suzy and Nam Joo Hyuk's drama. Release date is yet to be confirmed. 

Nam Joo Hyuk Got Caught By Bae Suzy & Kang Han Na in Start-Up Episode 4

I surely didn't expect Do San getting busted this early but somehow I'm relieved that it already happened. Maybe because as the episode 4 progresses showing how much Do San, Ji Pyeong and Dal Mi enjoy each other's company, I've already envisioned the hurtful consequences that it may cause in the end once the secret has been discovered, most especially to Dal Mi. So somehow, I'm grateful that it has been revealed. However, we're not sure up to what extent Do San disclosed. I'm having a feeling that not everything of it, so I'm still tensed about it. Gosh! I need episode 5 now! 

Nam Joo Hyuk & Kim Sun Ho Reveal Their Feelings For Bae Suzy in 'Start-Up' Episode 3

The latest episode of Start-Up is full of character developments and impactful twists. We are still on episode 3 and yet we're given so much to be excited for! The story progresses in a way that makes the viewers equalize their attention and curiosity over the four main leads. You can't just choose one or two persons to root for because they all have interesting stories to tell. 

In the first 2 episodes, we can't deny that we almost fall onto that second lead syndrome as we were all moved by the strong front and intellectual yet soft hearted character of Ji Pyeong. But now we're left in dilemma who to choose for Dal Mi as the drama introduces a likeable character of Nam Do San. Who wouldn't like him? He has huge potential in what he's doing with AI technology/ Nam San Tech, he doesn't give up on his dreams, and obviously has an attraction for Dal Mi. His naivety when it comes to girls make him bolder with his reactions. That simple affirmation that he likes Dal Mi in the ending part was so cute! He's so sweet! Nam Do San may be a geek and clueless to love, but if someone really shows appreciation to you and to what you believe in will surely make anyone's heart beat. The scene where he asked about the music box is so powerful that makes you think that it's the start of something real between them. We all know Dal Mi was referring to Do San when she said that the music box sounded wonderful. The flashbacks really gave me goosebumps, it's so on point!

Suzy Will Also Take Part In The Ost Of Her Drama 'Start-Up'

Reports said that Suzy will also sing for the OST of her drama 'Start-Up' that will premiere on TVN this October 17. She will act as the main female protagonist who dreamed of becoming the female Steve Jobs and Nam Joo Hyuk will portray the lead male protagonist who is the founder of Samsan Tech. Basically it'll center on these two dreamers who wanted to achieve success with their start up companies. 

Isn't it something we needed for this period of time? Inspirations to make it on our own and be successful. I'm sure there are a lot of trials that will be unveiled along the way. Success isn't just a flashy word, determination, discipline and actions are keys to achieve it. I can't wait to watch this. I certainly am in need of inspiration as I'm taking a different path and starting on my own, I'm working on a dream that I wanted for a long time. I want some tips! lol This will definitely be on my list to watch this October 17. 

I'm gonna see Suzy acting at the same time singing again after a long time! Yay! This is such a nice treat!