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I'm Karen and this is The Blossom Review 🌸, our little corner of Korean and Japanese media! ✨
From Goblin to Unnatural 📺,
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the vibrant and charming universe of Korean and Japanese TV, cinema, and literature offers an endless combination of genres and stories.
Together, let's dive into the latest J- and K-dramas, talk about our favourite J- and K-books, and explore the beauty of J- and K-cinema! From discussing that dorama you've already watched about 10 times to discovering your brand-new obsession, The Blossom Review is your go-to channel for all things Korean and Japanese!
I hope to see you here every week for a new review, recommendation, and analysis! 😊
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Hello, there! 👋
How have you been? All good? 😊
This week, we're reviewing one of my favourite Japanese dramas of 2025: TBS's Then You Try Making It!, an offbeat rom-com that you can watch on Viki.
Then You Try Making It! is the kind of show that I could watch forever and ever. This profoundly empathetic, humane, and clever story dares to defy the expectations of its genre to convey a revolutionary and timely message about equality, self-confidence, and self-reliance.
Our complete review is now out on The Blossom Review 🌸 (theblossomreview.com/tbs-then-you-try-making-it-re…, and our video essay is right here 👇
Have you watched Then You Try Making It!? What did you think about it? If you haven't, would you like to give it a shot in the future?
Have a marvellous weekend! ❤️
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Hello, hello! 👋
How are you?
This week, we're reviewing Netflix's Cashero, a superhero K-drama led by Lee Jun-ho. I feel that we all had really high expectations for it, but the lukewarm reception the show got after its release made me wonder if Cashero really measured up to everyone's hopes.
In our very first review of 2026, I'm sharing with you my own thoughts about the series, and I'd love to hear from you: Did you enjoy Cashero? 🤔
Have a marvellous weekend and take very good care of yourself, okay? 🙏
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Happy New Year, everyone! ✨
A new year always heralds the arrival of hundreds of marvellous new stories. Here are the first eight K-dramas welcoming 2026. Which ones are you looking forward to? I feel that I'll be watching most of these (if I find the time, of course 😂)
Over on The Blossom Review (theblossomreview.com/ 🌸), you'll find our complete Korean and Japanese drama calendar. I hope you stop by!
Next week, I'm coming back with our weekly reviews. I have so many reviews to share with you all! Over on Substack, I shared my review of SBS's Dynamite Kiss this week: theblossomreview.substack.com/p/sbs-dynamite-kiss-… -- I hope you give it a read and let me know what you think!
May 2026 be a year full of joy, hope, and laughter! ❤️
See you soon! 👋
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Happy Boxing Day! Did you enjoy your Christmas? ⭐
Well, I really hope you did! 😉
As we prepare for the new year, I'm sharing my 10 favourite 2025 Japanese dramas with you this week! Over on The Blossom Review, you'll find a complete Year In Review article in which we discuss all about the amazing (and... well, not-so-amazing) J-dramas that came out this year. Here's a link for you: theblossomreview.com/year-in-review-2025-japanese-…
What were your favourite Japanese dramas of 2025? I hope you share your own list in the comments! 😊
And don't worry: once January arrives, we'll be reviewing lots and lots of Korean and Japanese dramas together!
In the meantime, I hope you rest and have a marvellous time with your loved ones!
Happy New Year! 🎊
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Hello, everyone! 👋
How have you been? Are you all ready for Christmas?🎄 If you don't celebrate Christmas, how has December been for you?
Over here, I'm getting ready for Christmas and, with the new year waiting for us right around the corner, I thought we could look back at 2025 and talk about our favourite shows of the year!
This week, I'm sharing with you my 10 favourite 2025 Korean dramas. Over on The Blossom Review, you'll find a complete Year In Review article in which we discuss all about the amazing (and... well, not-so-amazing) K-dramas that came out this year. Here's a link for you: theblossomreview.com/year-in-review-2025-korean-dr…
I hope you share your own favourites in the comments! 😊
If you celebrate it, merry Christmas! If you don't, happy holidays! ✨
Have a wonderful weekend ahead!
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Hello, there! 😊
How are you? Everything okay?
This week, we're talking about a... rare kind of K-drama: JTBC's The Dream Life of Mr Kim, which is available internationally on Netflix.
The Dream Life of Mr Kim isn't your run-of-the-mill story about a young and incredibly kind protagonist who overcomes the obstacles and gets the girl in the end. No, this is a story about an ahjussi, a middle-aged man who comes to realise that the world he was sold might not be the actual world that surrounds him. And what a fascinating journey he takes us on!
Let's talk about The Dream Life of Mr Kim together! Our video essay is now available 👇 and you can find our complete review (spoiler-free, huh?) here too: theblossomreview.com/jtbc-the-dream-life-of-mr-kim…
Have a lovely weekend and I'll see you soon!
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Hello, everyone! 👋
How are you today?
Confession time: I'm a huge (like, MASSIVE) Lee Jun-ho fan. I've been a fan of his for quite some time now 🥰
Oh well! 🤭
So it comes as no surprise that I was counting down the days for tvN's Typhoon Family, which also stars one of my favourite actresses ever, the marvellous Kim Min-ha. After the last episode of Typhoon Family, which came out last Sunday, I decided to break down this narrative to try to understand what works and what doesn't work about it.
Could it be that my expectations were too high? Or Typhoon Family really wasn't the K-drama it could've been? 🤔 That's what we're discussing this week on The Blossom Review!
Our full review is now available on The Blossom Review: theblossomreview.com/tvn-typhoon-family-review/ Or you can watch our video essay below 👇
Have a wonderful weekend! 😊
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Hello, everyone! 👋
How are you all?
Believe it or not, December is right around the corner! Isn't it always a tad shocking to realise that another year has passed us by? 😮
Over here, I've been preparing some year-in-review articles so we can talk about the good (and not-so-good) stories that 2025 had to offer us. While I work on that, we're discussing nine new K-dramas that are bringing 2025 to a close on The Blossom Review this week. You can find our complete calendar here: theblossomreview.com/new-k-dramas-coming-out-in-de…
Which of these new stories will you be following? What are your thoughts on the world of Japanese and Korean dramas in 2025?
If you celebrate it, I hope you're enjoying your Thanksgiving holiday alongside your loved ones. If you don't, I hope you have a wonderful weekend ahead! 🍂
Next week, we're coming back with a brand-new review -- can you guess which K-drama we'll be talking about? 🤔
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Hello, there! 😊
How are you today?
This week, we're talking about AbemaTV's Miss King, a recent but not-so-popular J-drama available on Netflix.
Stunningly cinematic and with a narrative much more layered than I'd expected, Miss King is an amazing, gritty story of a young woman who needs to master her emotions to defeat the world that has always tried to silence her. Let me tell you more about it in our weekly video!
Our complete review of Miss King can be found here: theblossomreview.com/miss-king-netflix-review/
But if you're more of a rom-com kind of person, remember that we reviewed TBS's Love is for the Dogs over on Substack too: theblossomreview.substack.com/p/love-is-for-the-do…
Have you watched Miss King? Would you like to give it a try in the future? 🤔
Have a marvellous weekend and I'll see you very soon! ✨
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Hello, everyone! 😊
How's it going?
A couple of weeks ago, NTV's The Greatest Teacher arrived on Netflix. The show isn't really anything new -- it originally came out in Japan back in 2023. But, since I'm a fan of NTV's Mr Hiiragi's Homeroom and OCN's Class of Lies, I decided to give it a shot.
If you're wondering if The Greatest Teacher is worth a watch, I hope you stop by our -- spoiler-free! -- video essay this week. We're talking about the themes, the pros and cons of this Matsuoka Mayu-led drama.
Extra cookie points because Matsushita Kouhei (yes, from After School Doctor!) is in it! 🥰 [and spoilers: he plays the best husband ever!]
Have you watched The Greatest Teacher? Would you like to give it a watch in the future? I hope you share your own thoughts and ideas in the comments!
Have a wonderful day today and a marvellous weekend ahead! ✨
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