As the World Turns

From Spanish, we now move onto Korean - Korean Drama that is, or K-Drama as it is known in the infamous world of Asian drama series. My dear friend has been encouraging me to watch Boys Over Flowers, so with some free time, I finally did. Embrace yourself for some serious heartache and addiction - everything I have ever wanted in a TV series. American dramas will become a complete meaningless bore once you have entered the world of K-drama. I am finishing up my third drama and still find them charming and meaningful. I enjoy the twists and turns, the rags and riches, the love and heartache, and the hope and philosophical depths. I am convinced the writers for Crash studied Korean dramas.

The best part is you can watch these dramas for free at Hulu or an affiliate such as Drama Fever. You will have to read subtitles, but at least you will learn a new language. Here are the few series I have watched so far and highly recommend:

Boys Over Flowers/Boys Before Flowers: Move over Ryan Gosling. You have been replaced by Lee Min Ho who plays the bad arse Goo Jun Pyo in this high society, high school Romeo & Juliet like life story. This series reminded me of Gossip Girl but even better. It was so good and well acted to the point where I found myself completely stressed for the characters.

City Hunter: Since I wanted to see more of Lee Min Ho, I started City Hunter immediately after Boys Over Flowers. He does not disappoint and proves how versatile his acting is. It is action packed with conspiracy twists. I highly recommend this one for male viewers.

Dream High: I am just finishing this one up. It is not a musical, but has a lot of singing and dancing in it - very Glee like. It is also not as stressful as Boys Over Flowers, yet still has a great story line. Although Lee Min Ho is not in this series, it does not lack in the attractive actors department.