KDrama : Marriage Contract

Ji-Hoon has a cynical personality due to his family background. Even though he comes from a rich family, his mother had an affair with a married man and they had Ji-Hoon. From a young age, he became separated from his mother and began to live with his father's family. One day, he learns that his mother has a liver disease and she doesn't have much time left to live. Her only hope is to get a liver transplant. Ji-Hoon becomes desperate. At that time, he meets Hye-Soo and her daughter Eun-Sung.

Hye-Soo has lived alone with her daughter Eun-Sung after her husband's death. She is constantly hounded by loan sharks due to her late husband's debt. Hye-Soo begins to work at the restaurant run by Ji-Hoon. She learns that she has a brain tumor and she needs money for her daughter after she passes away. Hye-Soo overhears from Ji-Hoon that he is looking for a liver donor for his mother. To make it happen legally, Ji-Hoon plans to marry the donor. Hye-Soo insists to Ji-Hoon that she wants to be the donor. Ji-Hoon, unaware of Hye-Soo's brain tumor, accepts her offer and they prepare a marriage contract.

The trailer didn't seem promising so I didn't watch it until its halfway through. Happened to be switching channels and caught an episode. Needless to say, it had me in tears. So anything that will have me crying is a must-watch. Yes, I am such an emotional wreck, I know. 

I watched Uee in several shows and she seems to be getting thinner with every new show so I can't really stand to watch it. She looked like she has anorexia but it fits her role best in this drama where she is battling with brain tumour.

Every alternate episode had me tearing. I love her daughter, Shin Rin Ah who always draws you in, with her innocent and sweet endeavour. Park Ho Joon (Kim Kwang Gyu) is funny as usual, with his frustrating outbursts that are hilarious yet cute at the same time. 

Unfortunately, the ending is ambiguous. Did she die or did she not? I think its done on purpose because most people are expecting a sweet ending so the PD made it just as ambiguous as they can. 

KDrama : Radio Romance

Song Geu-Rim works as an assistant radio program writer. Her mother became blind when Song Geu-Rim was 14-years-old. Afterwards, she listened to the radio frequently with her mother. This led Song Geu-Rim to become a radio program writer, but she isn't exactly talented in writing. Her radio program DJ suddenly leaves Korea and Song Geu-Rim loses her job at the radio broadcasting station. Meanwhile, PD Lee Gang comes back to Korea from India. Sometimes he acts insane, but he is generally good at his job. Lee Gang suggests to Song Geu-Rim that if she can cast Ji Soo-Ho  as the DJ of their new radio program, she can work as the main writer of their radio program. Ji Soo-Ho is a top actor. He and his parents look perfectly happy, but in fact they are only acting as a happy family. Ji Soo-Ho suffers from depression and he can't sleep without taking sleeping pills.

Song Geu-Rim keeps approaching Ji Soo-Ho to take the DJ position, but he refuses. With Song Geu-Rim's enthusiastic and genuine approach, Ji Soo-Ho accepts.

Kim So Hyun always reminds me of Lee Hye Ri. Does anyone feel this way or is it just me? The girl in the poster above looks so different from the one in the show. Too much editing, perhaps?

I fell in love with the story from day 1 but it kinda fizzled out nearer to the end of the story because it got alittle draggy. I love how bubbly, innocent and silly Kim So Hyun is, always making mistakes in her work yet having both first and second male leads helping her in different ways...then again, isn't that the lure of Korea dramas? 

Their love story has been solid from the start, without much wavering, except for some jealousy here and there, but you know that both their hearts belonged to just each other. The initial start between Kim So Hyun and Yoon Doo Joon has been pretty sweet, with little gestures from the aloof Yoon Doo Joon trying to protect her in his cute and awkward way. 

However, I really can't stand the red eyes, pale skin and red lips from Yoon Doo Joon and even went to do a little research online to see if he's always been like that. Its distracting me from the other happenings in the show. 

The affection from Yoon Park has been ambiguous - on one hand, he seems to have genuine affection for her, on the other hand, he's not making any other moves to pursue her, until its too late.

The ending between Kim So Hyun and Yoon Doo Joon is kind of expected but took a long time to get there, so it was kinda boring. A good show to watch, if you have the time.

Boulangerie Asanoya Green Tea Chocolate Danish

Boulangerie Asanoya is a bakery from Japan, first established in Karuizawa town near Nagano in 1933. They use ITO EN in their matcha flavoured treats such as this Green Tea Chocolate Danish.

The Green Tea Chocolate Danish is slightly sweet, probably due to the chocolate while the exterior is alright. At $3.90, its not exactly cheap as a breakfast on-the-go bread but good on days when you just want some artisan bread. I may try other matcha flavoured pastries next time.