Weekend Marathon

So for the past few days i marathoned two dramas that i constantly over looked and quite frankly i don't know how i ever passed them over. The first one is Hero starring Lee Jun Ki and he was just fantastic in it. He was just awesome in it as he always is. Now the only reason i actually gave this drama a chance was because i missed his acting after watching "Two Weeks". Plus there's Ji Chang Wook and Uhm Ki Joon now who would pass up an opportunity to see three of them in the same drama...I'm glad i got to it.

Now this drama has barely any romance in it but it is there. Kind of like and after thought. It's basically implied. The drama is about a sleazy magazine company that's shut down by some men wit power because they were exposing truths. Then an excon / mafia boss is released from prison and he is somehow connected to our lead. He starts up a newspaper company. They have to battle the big name newspapers and also the corrupt people in power to expose the truth to the people and also make a credible name for them selves. This drama was thoroughly enjoyable. It's so funny and serious at the same time. 16 episodes worth every minute spent on it. This is available on hulu and viki.

The second one's "Twelve Signs of Love" also known as "Twelve Men in a Year". It's a 2012 drama I'm so in love with this drama because of the ending. I couldn't have asked for a better one. All i can say is that everyone ended up with who they were supposed to.

If you want to watch a drama cast with practically all hot men then this is for you. You will not be disappointed in that department. The synopsis of this drama is:

29-year-old magazine reporter Mi-Roo (Yoon Jin-Seo) believes heavily that astrology decides fate. She then writes a column for the magazine based on her own dating experience with dating 12 men with the 12 different astrological signs.

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Mi-Roo has a boyfriend named Jin-Oh (On Joo-Wan) and they have lived together for one year. In fact, Jin-Oh is the only boyfriend Mi-Roo has ever had. One day, her friend Tanya (Koh Joon-Hee) tells her that Jin-Oh bought a diamond ring for her Christmas present. Ecstatic Mi-Roo goes out and buys an expensive watch for Jin-Oh in return. On Christmas Eve, Mi-Roo hands her expensive Christmas present to Jin-Oh. Jin-Oh, in return, gives her pots, fried foods and oil. He then goes to take a shower. Mi-Ro is fuming, so much so that she fries the expensive watch she bought for Jin-Oh. When Jin-Oh comes out of the bathroom he hands her the diamond ring. Mi-Roo is now completely embarrassed. An argument then ensues with the end result that Mi-Roo and Jin-Oh decides to breakup.

Mi-Roo leaves their shared apartment and stays at her friend Tanya's apartment. Due to drinking heavily the night before, Mi-Roo wakes up late and misses an important interview. At her office, Mi-Roo's boss chews her out for missing the interview. Her boss then orders Mi-Roo to go pickup a manuscript from Sophia, a famous sex columnist. Mi-Roo meets Sophia at a coffee shop. Sophia shows up completely covered, even with a scarf covering most of her face. Mi-Roo tells Sophia that astrology signs decides fate.

Days later, Mi-Roo is still waiting for the manuscript. When the deadline nears, Mi-Roo goes to Sophia's house to get the manuscript herself. She sees a man about to enter her house and asks the guy where Sophia is. The man says that Sophia told him that fate isn't decided by astrology signs, but by people and then left. Mi-Roo now realizes that she won't get the manuscript in time and is devastated. She goes to have a drink. A lot of drinks. Back at her apartment, Mi-Roo receives a phone call from her boss. Her boss tells her that if she can't get the manuscript from Sophia by tomorrow, she will be fired. Mi-Roo then sits in front of her computer and begins writing the column ...

This one is available on Netflix and Hulu. I'm recommending both because i had loads of fun watching them.