Korean Drama - I Picked Up A Celebrity On The Street

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I Picked Up A Celebrity On The Street, which is also known as I Picked Up A Star On The Road is a South Korean thriller and comedy drama series.

It's written by Lee Nam Gyu, Moon Jong Ho and Oh Bo Hyun, and directed by Kwon Hyuk Chan.

The series aired on Thursday's and Friday's starting on the 1st of November 2018 and concluding on the 14th of December 2018.

The series has 10 episodes with each episode lasting 60 minutes.

Main Cast:

Sung Hoon as Kang Joon Hyuk

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Kim Ga Eun as Lee Yeon Seo

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Kim Jong Hoon as Hwang Nam Goo

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Supporting Cast:

Kang Sung Jin as Representative Kim

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Park Soo Ah as Jin Se Ra

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Ji Ho Sung as Mir

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Han Eun Sun as Moon Hee

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Yoon Kyung Ho as Detective Byun Ji Yong

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Heo Jun Seok as Section Chief Nam

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Mimi as Na Ji Eun

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Hwang Jung Min as Yeon Seo's Mother

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Contract worker Lee Yeon Seo daydreams about teaching her manager a lesson but accidentally acts out her vengeful fantasy on the top Hallyu star, Kang Joon Hyuk in a twist of events. Thinking she has accidentally killed him, Yeon Seo secretly takes Joon Hyuk to her house and prepares to get rid of the body! But Joon Hyuk is alive and thinks that he's been kidnapped by a psychopath! Seeing no other option, Yeon Seo keeps him hostage so that he doesn't turn her into the police.

How long can she keep him hidden from the world, and can she ever convince him that she's not an evil person.

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Through this drama I've now learnt to read what the drama's are about as this totally went in a direction that I wasn't expecting. This drama had me in fits of giggles, it's definitely a dark comedy and takes twists and turns that I wasn't expecting, I definitely had the wrong culprit in mind, it definitely reminded me of what some people are capable of.

This is my 2nd drama with Sung Hoon, my first being Oh My Venus, and it was because of Oh My Venus that I've started wanting to watch more of his drama's, he definitely seems to be busy lately. I loved his portrayal of Kang Joon Hyuk, it was nice to see him play someone with more confidence as well as someone who uses his celebrity status to get what he wants, although I did find his outcome a little weird.

For the rest of the cast this was my first time seeing them at work, I loved the chemistry between the three main characters, especially towards the end of the drama. If I had to pick a character that was my favourite it has to be Kim Jong Hoon as Hwang Nam Goo, his character was always so random that whenever he was on screen he had me smiling and giggling. I think Kim Ga Eun was also did really well as Lee Yeon Seo, the first couple of episodes for me for her were my favourite as they added to the comedic value for the consequences of her choices.

While the drama does start out as a dark comedy, it does take more of a serious turn, I liked that it took a more serious turn while still having moments of comedy as for me it made it much more enjoyable and less far fetched if the plot had stayed the same, I mean who doesn't like being confessed to while being abducted and tied up, thinking this is end of your journey. I won't lie the ending did leave me slightly confused as well as being left feeling underwhelmed, but overall I would happily watch I Picked Up A Celebrity On The Street again and I would recommend others to watch this extremely weird but wonderful drama.

I've really enjoyed watching more Korean drama's that are darker, and have more of a thriller genre to keep you guessing and I look forward to checking out more.

Did you check out I Picked Up A Celebrity On the Street?

Did you enjoy the drama?

Did you have a favourite character?

Let me know in the comments below.

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Korean Drama - Oh My Venus

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It's time for another Korean Drama, this time it's Oh My Venus.

Oh My Venus is a South Korean television series, airing from the 16th of November 2015 and ending on the 5th of January 2016. The series was written by Kim Eun-ji and directed by Kim Hyun-suk. The series ran for 16 episodes, airing on Monday's and Tuesday on KBS2, with each episode lasting around 60 minutes.

Main Cast:
So Ji-sub as Kim Young-ho/John Kim

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Shin Mina as Kang Joo-eun

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Jung Gyu-woon as Im Woo-sik

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Yoo In-young as Oh Soo-jin

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Supporting Cast:
Sung Hoon as Jang Joon-sung

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Henry Lau as Kim Ji-woong

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Jung Hye-sung as Jang Yi-jin

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Jin Kyung as Choi Hye-ran

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Jo Eun-ji as Lee Hyun-woo

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Choi Jin-ho as Min Byun-wook

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Shin Mina underwent heavy make-up and costuming for her role as the overweight Kang Joo-eun. Before each filming session, she underwent 3 hours of make-up that included attaching a silicon mask formed from her face, as well as a fat suit and padded clothing, that were also used to create the appearance of a heavy 30-something.

I had an email from Netflix suggesting this series for me and the synopsis said "Dumped by her boyfriend of 15 years for gaining weight, a lawyer gets help from a hotshot personal trainer to get in shape and turn her life around." I called how the series would end and I pretty much guessed it correctly. Even though I thought the series would be predictable, I still really enjoyed the plot. I really disliked characters Im Woo-sik and Oh So-jin, being a woman that has been scorned in the past, I couldn't help watching them thinking neither of them deserved to be happy for what they did to someone they claimed to love and care about. On the other hand I have to say my favourite characters weren't even the lead characters but 2 of the supporting cast, I absolutely loved Sung Hoon and Henry Lau's characters, they really brought the comedy to the series. I think the plot seems to run at an even pace, it's not too fast and it's not too slow, but I couldn't help thinking that at the end of the series that Kim Young-ho seemed to think being skinny was being healthy, which isn't always the case. I really enjoyed So Ji-sub and Shin Mina's acting and I don't think any other actors could have played their characters any better. There are plenty of moments that make you hold your breath, inwardly cringe and grin like a Cheshire cat. If you're a fan of chick flicks then I really recommend this series, it's basically a woman scorned finding her feet and who she is again, so she can move on with her life and fall in love again.

I've noticed that even though when I watch films that are in the Horror, thriller and action genre, when it comes to Korean dramas, I really enjoy and prefer romance dramas.

*Dramas currently watching*
A Korean Odyssey

Murphy's Law of Love (Taiwanese)

Have you watched Oh My Venus?
Did you enjoy the series?
Did you like the casting?
What did you think of the ending?
Let me know in the comments below.

See you soon!

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