Money Flower

 

Director: Kim Hee Won [김희원]

Country: Korean

Released: 2017

Genre: Business; Corruption; Hidden Identity; Law; melodrama; Revenge; Romance; Tragic Past    

    Managing director Kang Pil Joo is envied by many inside the Cheong A Group where he is known for his intelligence and high-performance. He keeps his real identity a secret from the Cheong A Group founding family and serves them as an obedient servant but he is actually grooming them for his scheme. His plan was to make Mo Hyun fall in love with Jang Bu Cheon for his revenge, but he finds himself falling desperately in love with her free-spirited personality.

    The “Money Flower” portrays a story of interlinked relationships between Pil Joo who is capable of bringing down Cheong A, Mo Hyun who seeks love and a young Cheong A Group scion named Boo Cheon. These characters all come to the fore as money dictates their lives in a web of desire, greed, and love. (Synopsis taken from Dramacool website)

    Jang Hyuk and Park Se-Young are leads:

 *****What can I say about this drama without giving it away?  This was an incredible ride, the actors, writing and directing were superb! Every episode pretty much ended on a cliff-hanger.  It kept me on the edge of my seat and there was never a dull moment.  I found this drama to be better than Eve or Queen of tears and that is saying a lot as those were amazing.  It will even have you hating the characters so much and then you turn around and cry for them!  What a thrilling ride.  I highly recommend this to anyone who is interested in a wild ride with a touch of romance (wish there would have been more but oh well). 10/10 review don’t miss this one, it is a hidden gem!

Link to show here: https://asianc.sh/drama-detail/money-flower

Closest Love To Heaven (Kyo no kira kun)

 

 

Country: Japanese

Released: 2017

Genre: Drama, Friendship, Romance, School, Youth

Genre: Drama; Friendship; Romance; School; Youth;

A love story nurtured by a high school girl named Okamura Ninon who fell in love with the handsome boy, Kira Yuiji. Having been bullied in the past, Ninon finds it difficult to engage with other people, therefore she keeps her bangs long and maintains a safe distance from her surroundings. Ninon was being ridiculed for her love of birds and to her defense came Kira, the most handsome and popular boy in class. Everyone admires Kira, yet nobody knew he felt lonely and was suffering from a heart disease. Ninon learned about the secret and promises that she'll stay by Kira's side for the remaining year of his life. Ninon together with Kira's friends, Kazuhiro Yabe and Yahagi Rei, they form a bond of friendship making Kira's remaining 365 days bright and meaningful. (synopsis taken from Dramacool website)

Lots of cute kids!

Based on a manga

She is so shy in the beginning that her bangs cover her eyes!  Its totally a manga concept lol.

He is a little heart breaker.  Once she cuts her bangs he sees really how beautiful she is. It is lovely to see.

She promises that she will stay with him the whole year.  They go to the zoo, she plans a birthday party for him with all his friends, when it is her birthday as well.   We find out that there is a dangerous surgery available for him but in the past, he has turned it down. 

 I think there is a reason to have it now!

 

*****This was such a lovely show, Not to mention they are both so stinking cute! It’s a real feel-good movie about a boy who really saves this lonely shy girl and breathes life into her while his life is almost over.  She in turn saves him by giving him hope and a reason to live. I recommend this sweet movie 100%. 8/10 

Show link here: https://asianc.sh/drama-detail/closest-love-to-heaven-kyo-no-kira-kun