Year: 2015
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Farewell HKTV Dramas, thanks for the memories (Part 2 – Reviews)
Since I’m trying to write some short reviews of all the dramas I watched in 2015, I thought I’d compile all the HKTV ones in this post! (Oh and I did say in Part 1 that I was going to do that LOL.) Compared to previous years, I watched a lot more HK dramas…
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Nirvana in Fire: An epic journey (plus all the feels)
I started writing this post the next day after I finished Nirvana in Fire aka Lang Ya Bang (瑯琊榜), the epic 54 episode Chinese drama starring Hu Ge, Liu Tao, Wang Kai plus many other fine actors (and actors/directors!) This is technically not a review, it’s more like – some thoughts on the reasons why…
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![Meeting Xiu Jie Kai at SOB DEALL promo event [2015.11.01 @ Taipei]](https://dramapot.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/20151101xjk-35.jpg)
Meeting Xiu Jie Kai at SOB DEALL promo event [2015.11.01 @ Taipei]
I can’t believe it’s over a month already! I have been meaning to write stuff from my trip and just never got around to it. >_< Without further ado… I always read how people just bump into stars when they visit Hong Kong or Taiwan. That NEVER happens to me. (Actually, it happened this…
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Thirty Something with Xiu Jie Kai and Kimi Hsia premieres on December 12
Xiu Jie Kai has been one busy man in 2015, with two dailies (Dear Mom, Bittersweet), a web series (Lost, me too) and one drama (Constellation Woman Series: Aries) all released in the same year. Not to mention he became a father! Now the question is will he still do his military service at the…
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Irregular Roundup No 21 – Lord of Shanghai, Love me if you dare, Love or Spend plus others
Gosh it has been way over a year since my last roundup post, which used to be fortnightly, but then… hrm. Now I’m just being lazy efficient by consolidating some thoughts on different dramas I’m watching at the moment. 🙂 Lord of Shanghai 梟雄 (HK) – up to episode 20 To be honest I was…
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I saw Rain on a sunny day (Yes! – as in Bi / Jung Ji Hoon!)
Looks like 2015 is a year of milestones, not only did I finish my first K-Drama, I saw a K-star! A couple of days ago, I found out Rain became an ambassador for Queensland, Australia in their new Q-Pop campaign – that is, K-Pop, Queensland Style (corny but cute!). He will tour the state and…
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Hello there! Still in holiday mode tho
October went by pretty quickly, especially when I spent 2 weeks of it in Hong Kong and a week in Taiwan. 🙂 I didn’t watch any dramas by the way (I may have watched 1 episode of Captain of Destiny and finished re-watching Moonlight Resonance) so I’m feeling a bit out of the loop drama-wise. But…
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Farewell HKTV Dramas, thanks for the memories (Part 1)
Last week, HKTV’s last to air drama Paranormal Mind (開腦儆探) aired its final episode. With production halted indefinitely due to the high costs and lack of a free-to-air licence, most of their contracted actors and crew have now moved onto other endeavours. It’s really sad to see a group of passionate people end up like…
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![[Review] Doom +5: What if the world is ending in 14 hrs?](https://dramapot.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/doom-01-600x400-1442050499.jpg)
[Review] Doom +5: What if the world is ending in 14 hrs?
Overview: Did I just give away the ending? But seriously, as a drama based on an ‘end of the world’ premise, Doom+5 had a mountain to climb. It sure is a depressing subject matter. However, the 5 standalone stories were thoughtful, engaging with solid acting. I did get an uneasy feeling at the end of…
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Detectives and Doctors: Episodes 1 to 21 thoughts
Summary: I wonder if I can go the distance and finish this, or should I jump ship when I still have the chance? Oh yeah, don’t watch if you’re afraid of snakes. (I put this summary right at the start just to give you an idea how frustrated I feel with this drama right…