Pearl Cinema Review - Asian Dramas Worth Watching

  Beautiful housewife, Xie An Zhen, seems to be living the perfect life, but finds her world crumbling after learning her husband is cheating on her.  Staring Sonia Sui, James Wen, Amanda Chu on Netflix. This is the first Taiwan produced drama that I have enjoyed watching in the last two years.  It all revolves around a very successful happily married couple who are approaching their 10th anniversary.  They have a beautiful home, success, a cute daughter, a wonderful supportive family and the husband is very successful and in line for a promotion to Vice President at his company. Everything is great until a relative of An Zhen who has no place to stay is allowed to stay with the family until she gets settled.  This story really sheds the light when husbands and wives take each other for granted and are so trusting when allowing strangers to move in.  It also shares how one mistake can impact and cause so much pain and agony to everyone involved. Bring a lot...

I thought I saw this drama before. So, I ignored it on Netflix. Once there was nothing else I was interested in watching I thought why not watch this one again! And guess what? It was a Chinese Historic Costume drama that I must have overlooked. The Glamourous Imperial Concubine is a wonderful story of a young lady who is of a child of a prominent family who was falsely accused and killed. As a young child she escapes with her little brother who is separated from her and they both grow in different families. Her aunt was able to get her into the palace as a child in training to be a servant to the Crown Prince. It is fascinating weave of relationships and experiences as she grows from a child into a young maid in training to serve in one of the palaces in under the King. It is worth watching and it has love, betrayal, restoration, and many other emotional events that causes the viewers to want to binge view with program. Not only that, the casing if excellent. Every member ...

THIS DRAMA SERIES, STAND BY ME WAS AIRED ON "VIKI" 2021. You can download the VIKI app on ROKU or your cell phone and for only $4.99 a month you can watch hundreds of great dramas, movies without commercials. STAND BY ME IS ONE OF THE GREAT ONES. 49 CHAPTERS, WORTH EVERY MINUTE OF IT. The telling and interweaving of Chess in this story line is really excellent. Perhaps it seems a little slow, but if you watched any chess game you know how much the thought process is involved. The acting was excellent --- China knows how to produce a quality movie with beautiful scenes and sets. Cheng Yi and Zhang Yu Xi have very believable chemistry. He Sheng Ming so believably cruel and Lulu Xuan so believably beautiful. And of course Han Dong is a great actor in anything he does. One thing you see in many of these movies filmed in China is a struggle between good and evil. Those in leadership who are good have to always surmount unbelievable odds. Sometimes you have to watch a movi...

I am recommending this Chinese Drama because of the story line. The two main characters played by Gulnezer Bextiyar (Kudi LiuLi/ Xian Dou Zi) and Timmy Xu (Pei Xing Jian) catches your interest right away. Although sometimes the character Kudi Liuli is unbelievable as a girl posting as a boy because she is too pretty, it all plays well into the storyline of that era when dress as a boy you were a boy. Timmy Xu please Pei Xing Jian excellently as did the actors who played the parts of the Eunuch Sun De Cheng and Crown Prince Li Zhi. It is 40 episodes and you can't stop watching. The ending is very beautiful for once. There are quite a bit of nailbiting tense scenes but truth prevails. Get out the popcorn and kleenex and enjoy this drama!

VINCENZO STARRING Song Joong-Ki. I decided to watch this because of Song Joong-Ki. And, I wasn't disappointed. The character Vincenzo is suave, handsome, smart and daring. It reminds me of 007 and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. It is the best role since Descendants of the Sun because it showcases his talents but also his looks. The cast of characters are interesting and maybe a little predictable but the main star is Song Joong-Ki. He really pulls it off. I think you will enjoy watching this new TV series. I have only seen the first 4 episodes but I like what I am seeing and hopefully the fans of Joong-Ki will like it as well. So pop come homemade popcorn and enjoy this latest TV drama on Netflix.

This video was shown on Viki.com my choice for watching Asian Dramas. What attracted me to watch this drama was its high rating. I was not disappointed. The story is about three families with three children who were drawn together because of life issues. What was amazing to me was the casting. The families actually looked like they were related unlike American dramas who cast stars whether or not they look like other family members. It shares real life issues that children face as kids and that follow them through young adult hood. It also shares keys to getting breakthroughs in life restoring faith and happiness while going through difficulties. The main character is a bright, self-willed but caring child named JianJian. Because I have a blog 7Jians as a fan clud for the new Enhypen Big Hit Group, Jake, Jay, Jungwon, Ice (Sunghoon), Ace, (Heesung), Ni-ki and Sunoo I know what Jian means strong and healthy and that is what little Jian is. She is strong on behalf of her tw...

I started watching this drama twice and left it for some of the other dramas I reviewed in this blog.  But the third time, I finally watched it from the beginning. Hyun Bin's part was so manly and strong.  and  Son Ye-Jin played beautifully the part of a successful business woman who had to come down to earth literally in a nation that was simple, kind and very humble.   It portrayed North Koreans as people who have the same emotions as people all over the world.  They love to laugh, love, sing, dance and of course eat.   What was nice in this drama that you saw at least four cameos of really big Korean stars playing a taxi driver, a secret agent, a movie star and a taxi driver.  Other notables were Captain Ri's father, actor Jeon Kuk-Hwan who is seen in many KDramas. Korean Dramas generally a well thought out stories with many twists and turns that somehow connect the characters together with destiny.  And, most of the time, although th...

This drama, Revolutionary Love, is a South Korean Drama.  The title is a little misleading.  It is not about a revolution in the political sense of the word but it is about the transformation of a young useless rich chaebol into a solid caring and courageous individual who takes on not only injustice, but his father and brother as well.  It is about three young people who's lives happen to intertwine in interesting look at parents, children and the conglomerate world of big business.  One thing that is very good about this drama is that it does have a redeeming ending as the crooked places are made straight and the good people remain good through the drama. It's fund to watch the character of Byun Hyuk and Kwon, Jae Hoon evolve.  The useless son, Byun Hyuk played by Choi Si-Won, the carefree part-time employee Baek Jun played by Kang So-ra and her long time friend and subservient character of Kwon, Jae Hoon played by Gong Myung.  Some interested oth...

I - LAND Viki.com's Successful New Reality Show I saw this post on Rakuten's VIKI.com channel and thought it was another sciene fiction drama or something to do with Noah's Ark.   I-Land is one of the best new ventures into reality television following the lives for 23 young lads who are competing to become the next big KPOP group.  This I-Land is a location especially built for this TV Reality Drama and has two sections.   Each week contestants have six days to practice a very difficult song and song routine selected by the judges.  Sometimes they compete individually, but most of the time they compete as a team.  The youngest contestant is 14 years old and the oldest 22 years old. The neat thing the judges are well known to the KPOP community they are Rain ( Jung Ji-hoon  ( Korean :  정지훈 , born June 25, 1982), better known by his  stage name   Rain  (Korean 비 IPA ['piː]), is a South Korean singer-songwr...

If you want a relaxing well acted drama series, Chocolate may be just what you were looking for.  As far as casting in concerned the producers were right on.  The five leads were incredible and believable.  Ha Ji-Won as Moon Cha-Young, the little girl who was hungry and became an excellent cheft; Yoon Kye-Sang,  as Lee Kang, the neural surgeon; his half brother Lee Jun, also a neural surgeon, played by Jang Seung-Jo, who we have seen in many recent dramas; and the rest of the cast that you can find on Wikipedia. Although the story surrounds two children who at a one time meeting became instant friends, the actual story expands to be more than just a typical Korean drama.  The primary focus is a hospital conglomerate, but most of the story surrounds a hospice where patients are sent to live our their last days. It is done tastefully and if South Korea cares for their terminally ill patients as in this movie, I have to say I am very impressed. ...

    Just finished watching "President," a Korean drama released in 2010. It is the story of a candidate Jang Il-Joon, played excellently by Choi - Soo-Jong.  It is a behind the scenes look at what happens when you decide to run for the highest office in the land.  Perhaps this movie had every thinkable sequence in it, from the murder, bribery, betrayal, lying, spying, attempted murder, broken promises, misunderstanding and the fast paced, stressful atmosphere of a campaign committee.      But it was really fascinating.  There is enough twists and turns to keep you interested.  During the drama there are various references to American politics.  At first I thought they were talking about our fake news media and President Trump.  But this movie was produced in 2010 way before our news became fake.      There are many great statements and lessons to be learned in the ugly world of politics. And those politicia...

I love dramas that make sense and that mirrors real life drama in a fictional story. Designated Survivor is one of these Korean-made dramas that will keep you glued to your computer or Smart TV, episode after episode. The opening chapter immediately takes you to the terrorist bombing of National Assembly Building in Seoul.  For me it looked very realistic having been there twice and once inside the assembly hall. From Wikipedia, "Park Mu-jin (Ji Jin-hee) is the Minister of Environment who has little ambition as a politician. One day, an explosion takes place during an official gathering at the National Assembly building, killing many of the high-ranking officials present including the President. As Park Mu-jin happens to be the highest ranking government officer left alive, he becomes the reluctant acting president for sixty days. As he chases after the people responsible for the explosion, he gets to grow as a national leader.[6]" I know there is an American Vers...

Father Forgive Them for They Know Not What They do 04/11 by Power Networking | Education : Unity in Christ is Built on Forgiveness Ephesians 4:1-7 I therefore, a prisioner for he Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit - just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call. One Lord, one faith one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and inall.

This was an excellently filmed drama on Amazon Prime.   From (wikipedia) this drama was based on a novel by Xue  Man Liang Yuan, filmed in Xiangshan Film and Television town in Zhejiang, China.  You will notice as you watch Chinese dramas, that they use similar sets.  It's like the old days of filming during the 1930's when you saw the same western town in several different movies.  Also you saw the same actors and actresses in other dramas. Rrminds me of the Hollywood studio system in the 1930’s when contracted actors would be seen in many of the movies in various parts as characters. The two main stars were outstanding playing exceedingly demanding emotional roles Lou Jin as Xiaowei Dingquan the misunderstood Crown Prince and Li Yitong as Lu Wenliang his first and only love whose family is slaughter by order of the Crown Prince’s father. It is the story of a young crown prince that goes through increasingly unfair betrayals, deceptions, misunderstandings by m...

Netflix offers a Korean drama called “Vagabond” in sixteen episodes starring  Lee Seung-Gi and Bae Suzy. It is a fictional look at how the “deep state” operates using government as its shield. I was impressed with the acting of several of the characters in the drama especially Lee Seung-Gi.  Seung-gi who in  “ February 1, 2016, Lee began his 21 months of  mandatory military service  as active duty soldier, entering  Nonsan  Army Recruit Training Center in  Chungcheongnam-do . [81]  After training there for five weeks he was dispatched to his assigned role following the completion ceremony. [82]  Lee was formally discharged on October 31, 2017 from the military at Jeungpyeong County in North Chungcheong Province where he was a member of the special forces (13th Special Forces Brigade 'Black Panther',  Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command ). [  “ (quote from Wikipedia”.  Very few ROK soldiers achieve this sta...