Korean Drama - Moorim School: Saga of the Brave

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It's been a month since I last did a Korean drama post and this time we're heading to Moorim School: Saga of the Brave. The series was written by Kim Hyun-hee and Yang Jin-ah, while being directed by Lee So-yon.

The South Korean series aired from the 11th of January 2016 concluding on the 8th of March of the same year, 2 episodes a week were aired every Monday and Tuesday in the 21:55 kst time slot. The series contains 16 episodes, with each episode having a 65 minute runtime.

Main Cast:

Lee Hyun-woo as Yoon Shi-woo

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Lee Hongbin as Wang Chi-ang

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Seo Ye-ji as Shim Soon-duk

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Jung Yoo-jin as Hwang Sun-ah

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Supporting Cast:

Alexander Lee Eusebio as Yeob Jung

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Han Geun-sub as Choi Ho

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Park Shin-woo as Ko Sang-min

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Z. Hera as Jenny Oh

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Shannon Williams as Shannon

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Han Do-woo as Dong Goo

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Shin Hyun-joon as Hwang Moo-song

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Jang Gwang as Bub Gong

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Jung Hee-tae as Kim Dae-ho

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Kan Mi-youn as Yoo-di

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Daniel Lindemann as Daniel

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Sam Okyere as Sam

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Shin Sung-woo as Chae Yoon

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Lee Moon-sik as Shim Bong-san

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Hong Ji-min as Ko Bang-duk

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Hwang In-young as Kang Baek-ji

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Lee Beom-soo as Wang Hao

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Set around the mysterious Moorim Institute which teaches it's students virtues including honesty, faith, sacrifice and communication. The teachers and students at the school come from different countries and each have their own stories.

 

 Moorim School: Saga of the Brave trailer

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Like many drama's I've watched there are songs part of the OST that I love and takes me back to moments in the drama, Moorim School is no different.

VIXX - Alive

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HaSeong - Run

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B.I.G - Hey Girl

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Hani - Fire

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VIXX - The King

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Lee Hyun-woo - One Thing

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It took me such a long time to finally finish this drama, Moorim School would have been my first Korean drama if it hadn't disappeared after the 1st episode. I may be wrong but I think I watched the first episode on Viki, but when I went to watch the 2nd episode, if I remember correctly it was stating that it was no longer available in my country. It's literally taken me 2 years to get this drama completed. I eventually came across it on Netflix so decided to get my teeth stuck into it again, I did take another little break from it when watching it just because I was getting slightly annoyed with some of the characters, but when I did restart again where I left off, I fell straight back in love with the series.

If you've followed my blog, you'll know that I'm a big fan of VIXX, so I was excited to watch a drama with member Hongbin, what I wasn't expecting was to actually really dislike and want to slap his character, which just proves that he did an amazing job as Wang Chi-ang.

It was my first time seeing Lee Hyun-woo, so I was plesantly surprised that I'm now a fan, although getting used to his dark and different hairstyle halfway through the series took me a while.

I've watched both Seo Ye-ji and Jung Yoon-jin once before in other dramas and really enjoyed watching them, it was nice seeing them play different characters to what I'd seen before, with Seo Ye-ji being more serious in her role in Hwarang and Jung Yoon-jin being more authortive in Thirty But Seventeen.

I think overall the casting was pretty good and I loved that actors with different background was used like Shannon showcasing England. A times I did feel myself getting a little bored and wondering when the series would progress but a majority of the time I was on the edge of my seat seeing how the series would play out.

If I had to be honest though for people that are wanting to watch the drama is that it's pretty predictable, I guessed the main plot for the 4 main characters and how the relationship between the 4 of them would change by the final episode, but maybe I'm just used to Korean romance drama's now that I can see how they will all end.

Even though I wasn't always happy with the plot and script, I'd happily recommend others to take the time to sit and watch it as overall I did love the cast and characters and it made me want to look into the cast a lot more on other projects they have done.

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A little update on the drama's I've watched and currently watching, I'm not wanting to just focus on Korean dramas, so I've been adding Japanese and Chinese drama to my list. I've still not completed A Korean Odyssey, all will be revealed why when I finally complete it a make a post on it. I've only just recently started to get back into my drama watching so I have completed Chinese dram Well-Intended love with is on Netlfix as well as now being in the process of watching He Is Psychometric.

Have you watched Moorim School?

Were you a fan?

Let me know in the comments below.

See you soon!

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Korean Drama - Thirty But Seventeen

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It's time to share with you another Korean drama and today's Korean drama is Thirty But Seventeen also known as Still 17.

The series was written by Jo Sung-Hee and directed by Jo Soo-Won, it aired on SBS during the 10pm (KST) time slot on Monday and Tuesday. The series aired from the 23rd of July 2018 until the 18th of September 2018, running for 32 episodes, with each episode lasting 30 minutes each meaning 4 episodes a week.


*If there is only 1 picture of a cast member, it's because I couldn't find a screen grab of them in the series*

Main Cast:

Shin Hye-Sun as Woo Seo-Ri

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Park Si-Eun as Young Woo Seo-Ri

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Yang Se-Jong as Gong Woo-Jin

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Yoon Chan-Young as Young Gong Woo-Jin

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Ahn Hyo-Seop as Yoo Chan

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Supporting Cast:

Ye Ji-Won as Jennifer

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Jung Yoo-Jin as Hee-Soo

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Ahn Seung-Kyoon as Jin Hyun

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Wang Ji-Won as Kim Tae-Rin

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Yoon Sun-Woo as Kim Hyung-Tae

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Lee Do-Hyun as Dong Hae-Beom

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Jo Hyun-Sik as Han Deok-Soo

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The first script reading for the series took place on the 16th of May 2018, at the SBS studio in Tanhyun, Ilsan, South Korea.

I'm coming to enjoy OST's from Korean drama's, Thirty But Seventeen is no different, these are my favourite songs from the series and bring back scenes and memories from watching it.

Every Single Day - Seventeen

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Hyolyn - Just Stay

1theK (원더케이)

Tarin - Thirty Waltz

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A life can change in an instant!

Woo Seo-Ri is a 17-year-old violin prodigy, who is getting ready to study abroad in Germany, but a serious car accident leaves her in a coma.

Gong Woo-Jin, who feels he is to blame for the accident, is traumatised and plagued by the guilt from the accident. Thirteen years later, he works as a set designer but is emotionally cut off from everyone around him.

When Seo-Ri wakes up unexpectedly from her coma thirteen years later, she is in the body of a 30-year-old woman but is mentally still only 17.

Can Woo-Jin help her adjust to her new world and learn to live and love again?

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From start to finish, I was in love with this drama, for me it had all the things I want in a romance drama, it had me smiling, it had me laughing, it had me crying, it had me holding my breath in suspense and most importantly, it had me in love with the whole main and supporting cast. Each character has their comedic values as well as watching their heartbreaking stories unravel throughout the series. This was my first time watching watching the cast acting but I was blown away by each of them especially Yang Se-Jong, he's definitely been added to my favourite actors list to check out his past dramas. I loved Ye Ji-Won as Jennifer, she had me laughing and as her story unfolded I couldn't help but be in floods of tears. Shin Hye-Sun did an amazing job of making me think she was actually a 17-year-old girl stuck in the body of a 30-year-old woman, I love that while she's lost all her youth she doesn't give up in fighting for what she wants, even when she realises that with her age, her priorities change. But I think for me I have to give my main and big hand to Park Si-Eun and Yoon Chan-Young, I believe they have big and successful acting careers ahead of them and can't wait to see what their futures hold and how they will grow with each character.

If you love a romance drama that has you screaming at the screen, whooping with delight and crying with heartbreak, I mean what is a romance drama without shedding a few tears for and with the characters, then I highly recommend watching Thirty But Seventeen. So far I've watched 17 Korean dramas, but I must admit that Thirty But Seventeen has my favourite ending scene, I cried pretty hard at that final scene, and still tear up thinking about it. It's moments like that for me, that cements a drama as one of my favourite dramas and I definitely think that this drama is my favourite drama of 2018.

I would update on what drama's I am currently watching but with the addition of Moorim School, I'm still watching A Korean Odyssey and Murphy's Law of Love.

Have you watched Thirty but Seventeen?
Were you a fan?
Let me know in the comments below.

See you soon!

안녕
(Annyeong)
さようなら
(Sayonara)
再见
(ZaiJian)

Bye