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Liar Game: Semi-Finals

Toda Erika, Matsuda Shota

I am actually NOT doing a side-by-side comparison post for this round. The Korean drama only has two episodes left and there is a reinstatement round where one person goes on and then the finals. It’s a bit hard to compare rounds when they don’t have an equivalent of the round in the Japanese drama. The manga did have more

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Liar Game: Round 4

Lee Shi Hoo

So, again, the rounds have become disjointed since the Korean drama threw in an extra round to bring evil mastermind Do Young into the game instead of hosting it. Thus, the Contraband Game which was in Round 3 of the Japanese drama has become Round 4 of the Korean drama. Thus, it is entirely possible that Round 4 in the

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Dear, Sister Episode 5

Ishihara Satomi, Matsushita Nao

Well, some secrets are out of the bag! We get a few unexpected surprises thrown in for good measure, too. I’m still not 100% sure what is going on with Misaki, but slowly her plan and why she’s doing it is getting uncovered…even if we don’t know how to piece everything together just yet.

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Liar Game: Round 3

Lee Sang Yoon, Kim So Eun, Shin Sung Rok

This is where the dramas decide to diverge completely. So far each round has been the exact same game with a few minor differences. Now that we are embarking on the third round of the game, they have introduced a new game completely. I was going to defer doing a comparison, but I suppose what better way to show the

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Dear, Sister Episode 4

Dear, Sister Episode 4

Waaah! The plot thickens! Hachi is getting closer and closer to finally admitting his true sexual orientation. Misaki’s confession that if he wasn’t gay that she would fall in love with him probably helped, but we all know it’s very painful for him to keep his secret. I’m really confused as to just what Misaki’s goal really is. I don’t

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Liar Game: Round 2

Before going into particulars of Minority Rule in the Japanese drama versus the Korean drama, it is really important to highlight a big difference in our leading male character. Akiyama is quiet, cold, and calm. He has this great knowing smirk when he has things all figured out, etc. Sure, Woo Jin has certain characteristics, but I don’t think we

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Dear, Sister Episode 3

Dear, Sister Episode 3

Misaki’s plan is going full steam ahead. She knows tackling her onee-san’s love life will take the longest so she moves onto Hazuki’s career. Of course, life isn’t without throwing obstacles in the way. A customer knows Misaki’s secret and is using that as leverage against her while Hazuki’s affection for their former teacher keeps getting in the way of

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Dear, Sister Episodes 1-2

Ishihara Satomi, Matsushita Nao

I grew up exceptionally close with my sister. We are two days shy of being a full year apart. She’s a mother (seriously), a friend, and so much more. I was attracted to the previews about this drama and the first two episodes have definitely piqued my interest. This drama follows the lives of Fukuzawa Hazuki (played by Matsushita Nao)

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