My secret Terrius review

Drama name: My secret Terrius/ Terius behind me (literal title)
Country: South Korea
Year: Sept- Nov 2018

Came across this drama through the Disqus kdrama channels that I am following. The plot seemed interesting with a secret agent and of course, So Ji Sub as the male lead! Was looking forward to his latest drama after completing Oh My Venus recently. 

So, what's this drama about?

Kim Bon was a NIS (National Intelligence Service) agent on a mission 3 years ago in Poland involving nuclear technology from North Korea. His informant (his girlfriend) was killed on the final day of the mission. The last piece of information that she handed to him was missing and Kim Bon had been blamed for betraying the NIS for it. He had been on the run ever since then. 

Present day, Kim Bon was living a quiet life but he was still on the case to figure out who killed his girlfriend and to find the mole within the NIS agency. He lived opposite a normal family when one day, the husband of that household passed away. 

He befriended the wife of that family, Ko Ae-Rin as he realised that her husband's death was somehow connected to the mission that he was investigating all these years. 

The story goes on with Kim Bon and Ko Ae-Rin finding out the truth behind her husband's death as well as a bigger underground group named Cornerstone that is involved in international affairs. 

Overall thoughts

I expected more action and suspense from this drama but it ended being more comedic with many funny scenes. I did enjoy the show and followed it each week with much enthusiasm and excitement. However, there were times where you have to leave your brain behind and just take the drama as it is. :D 

Best parts of the drama

Kim Bon's blue sports car....so much eye candy! I like cars too, Mr Kim Bon! ;D

The aww moments where Kim Bon spent with the twins... 

KIS ladies! (Kingcastle Information System) ;D It consists of the residents in the Kingcastle apartment complex who act as an internal security as well as information central for all the gossips XD... They actually function even better than NIS, they managed to catch the illusive Magician killer! :O 

Lots of bromance, between Kim Bon and the KIS guy as well as the somewhat bad guy, Jin Young Tae... But that nose kiss was just too much... I cannot... XD

The JJ International office, the two cafes as well as Kim Bon's apartment interior was quite nice as well... 

Special mention

The second lead couple in the drama was sweet... I enjoyed the scenes with them... 

Conclusion

As I have mentioned earlier, you would need to leave your logic behind while watching this drama at some point... Kim Bon finally realised who the mole was in the NIS agency. It was the chief whom he had trusted and respected. He was the mysterious person who shot him back in Poland three years ago and stole the last piece of information needed to end that mission. 

No worries drama fans, it is a happy ending for Kim Bon and Ko Ae-Rin! They meet again after one year at Seoul Tower where they had promised to have mojito together... The story ends with another mission, to disguise as husband and wife and fly to New York together. Yay! Does this mean they are going to do a part two? Nah, I hope not... 

This is a light hearted drama with an equal balance of action, suspense, comedy and romance. I would recommend this show to anyone solely for the badass blue sports car... Hahah!! I will leave you now with cool walking poses from the drama... Until we meet again... ;D Thanks for stopping by...

Photo credits: Dramabeans, Google, my own screenshots

Oh My Venus review

Drama name: Oh My Venus

Country: South Korea

Year: Nov 2015- Jan 2016

This show was recommended by the drama girls on the Disqus Kdrama channel which I am following. I decided to watch it because it stars Shin Min-A, one of my fav korean ladies... :D 

So, what's this drama about?

Kang Joo Eun is a lawyer in her thirties, she was once called Daegu Venus in her hometown Daegu way back in high school. She was like the prettiest girl and everyone wanted to date her. She was nabbed by the top swimmer in her school and they have been dating ever since. 

However, after all those years she gained much weight and looks nothing like her beauty title from back then. It was her birthday and she was expecting an engagement ring from her boyfriend (the high school swimmer sweetheart) but got a rude awakening when she found out he wanted to break up with her. Turned out that he was two timing her with her old college friend who was chubby back then but now a beautiful babe. Worst thing was that her college friend is now her superior in office. Ouch... 

It seemed like her life was down in the dumps when she met Kim Young Ho. Young Ho is a chaebol (son of a rich family) who is living in the States. He goes by the name John Kim and is a personal trainer who looks after a Korean MMA (Mixed martial arts) athlete. Young Ho gained fame in the States when he helped a celebrity to lose weight and after that rumours surfaced that he was secretly dating the celebrity. 

Kang Joo Eun found out that he was the mysterious John Kim and sort of blackmails him to help her lose weight. The rest of the story goes on with her struggle to lose weight, relationship with Young Ho and also helping him get through his childhood trauma. 

Overall thoughts

The first half of this drama was quite interesting I enjoyed it but then I stopped it for awhile before coming back to it. It is a typical sweet kdrama with chaebol, falling in love and getting married. I thought it was almost like What's wrong with Secretary Kim drama that ended recently. Maybe that was based off this show. If I would compare both dramas, this drama has a little bit more substance with some power struggle in the workplace.

Best parts of the drama

Maserati.... Yaaasss..... You heard correctly! ;D Quite a number of kdramas which I have seen where Maserati is one of the sponsors...

Young Ho's residence is quite nice as well.... I was lazy to screenshot the living and other areas of the house... ;P

In the first episode you'll be able to feast your eyes on So Ji Sub's body... haha! ;D

I liked the other two guys in the show, esp the one who speaks English with an American accent... The whole team actually has good chemistry... You can see that they were having fun as well...

There were some racy moments and the iconic line, "Your body belongs to me..." XD 

Then there are some life thoughts for you to ponder upon as well... 

There was this scenery at the end for the second lead couple... I think it's a famous place maybe someone can help me identify it... 

Notable scenes

Definitely the kiss in the rain scene... :D Yeah, with an umbrella... but not at a bus stop! It was in front of a cafe... I don't get the logic of opening the umbrella since you can see them kissing from the cafe side... Haha!! I know, I'm not a romantic! ;P 

I liked this Cinderella shoes part, thought it was worth to note it here... 

And of course the proposal... The pink scarf has a tiny secret, Young Ho knitted a wedding ring in one of its ball strings... So at that very moment he unravels it to reveal the ring... Guys, please take note hahaah!! Very touching indeed... <3 

Special mention

Young Ho's right hand man... I don't know his name, but his no emotion face gives you the Bruce Wayne butler feel... Haha! He does lighten up in the ending episodes, I shall not spoil it for you.. ;D

Conclusion

As with many typical kdramas, just when you thought it will be smooth sailing from then on but then boom! Yes, you guessed right... Young Ho got into an accident trying to save his friend and then he didn't want the girl to see him in that unwell state. The lead couple goes into a time of separation from each other... huhu... ;'( Some relatable scenes right there...

Don't worry, it is a happy ending... ;D Young Ho comes back a year later and they got married... Yes, it's that simple. The funniest part was the ending, where Kang Joo Eun put on weight again... It was nice to see her back to the original self from the start of the drama. Unlike other make-over shows they don't make the character chubby again at the end but I do appreciate this plot twist! XD

There is an epilogue as well, it seems like the two leads have already met when young at Daegu town, but the don't remember each other... Haha, yeah as said earlier the typical kdrama! ;D

Alright, that's about it. It is a cute drama, if you have some time to waste you could watch it. I wouldn't recommend it much though, as I prefer action, crime or comedy type shows more... ;D Thanks for stopping by! Until the next review, I will leave you with the cute American slang boy... XD