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KajoPicks: 10 Chinese campus romance dramas to watch

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Admit it; any youth or coming-of-age drama is better when the producer throws some campus romance into the storyline.

If you are looking for Chinese campus romance dramas to watch, here are 10 of KajoMag’s suggestions:

1.Your Highness, The Class Monitor (2019)

Su Nian Nian (Xing Fei) wants to go to top universities in big cities like Beijing University and Tsinghua University. But due to an accident on her way to university admission examination, she fails to enter the university she wanted.

She has to settle for a predominantly male engineering university. Things get complicated around her after she is appointed as the class monitor and come across Gu Zi Chen (Niu Jun Feng). Nian Nian strongly believes Zi Chen is the one who caused her accident. After constant bickering and getting on each others’ nerves, they eventually fall in love.

Basically, the campus romance in this drama is a love-hate relationship. Plus, there is a lot of push-pulls that at one point gets tiring to watch.

Putting aside the love story, the drama touches on some relatable themes, like how women need to work harder to prove themselves when choosing a career dominated by men. Or how some fields like engineering are gender-stereotyped, and can only be pursued by the male species.

2.Put Your Head on My Shoulder (2019)

Starring Xing Fei and Lin Yi, this drama is based on Zhao Qianqian’s novel of the same name.

It circles around Situ Mo (Xing Fei), an accounting student who wants to work in the advertising industry.

As she tries to find her place in the world, circumstances put her to live in the same house with physics student Gu Weiyi (Lin Yi).

Though the drama marks Gu Weiyi’s television debut, his performance as an uptight, rigid science student is rather impressive.

Meanwhile, Xing Fei is definitely in her ‘zone’ as she takes another lead role in a Chinese campus romance drama. But we do hope that she will take more versatile roles in the future.

3.Love 020 (2016)

This campus romance story is between a senior and a junior student of computer science. Bei Weiwei (Zheng Shuang) the brain with the beauty of the computer science department, while her senior Xiao Nai (Yang Yang) is the cream of the crop in sports and academics. Together, they make the A-list couple of their university.

What makes this pair different from most couples in campus romance dramas is that there is no relationship drama between them.

There is no over-the-top jealousy fights, no crying over insecurities and no dramatic disapproved parent.

On top of this, the drama highlights the work that goes behind the scenes in the game development industry.

Watch the drama here on Youtube.

4.Stand By Me (2016)

Not every group of high school friends is lucky enough to continue studying together in the same university. This group of friends in Stand By Me (2016) is one of the few.

Lu Qiao (Wu Ye Ze), Zhong Bai (Xu Xiao Lu), and Ren Yi Fan (Yu Xiang) are close high school friends.

They meet new friends as they begin their college life at the same university.

Things should not get complicated when Lu Qiao falls in love with a new classmate.

However, they dk because Zhong Bai has had a crush on him since, like, forever. Hence, Ren Yi Fan has to step in to mediate between the two.

Oh well, what is a campus romance drama without a love triangle?

5.Proud of Love (2016)

Here is a campus romance drama with a dose of fantasy! Shen Xi is a dance major student who has a sweet, caring boyfriend named Lin Yu Tang.

Everything is normal until she swaps souls with an engineering student He Zhi Zhou from a nearby university.

So you have an engineering student stuck in a dancer’s body and a dancer caught in the life of an engineering student.

If you are into hilarious, manga-like drama, then this series is for you.

6.Beyond Light Years (2018)

Computer science or specifically game development has become the trendy course for many male leads in campus romance dramas over the years.

Meanwhile, the female lead is usually pursuing an artsy kind of course.

In this drama, the male lead is a computing major named Li Yu Chen who is cold but extremely intelligent (why are we not surprised?).

In the meantime, the leading female is Xia Xiao Ci who is bubbly and passionate about reading and writing.

Clearly, the two leading characters’ personalities clashes. Will they finally be together in the end or will continue to drift apart especially after graduating?

Watch the trailer here.

7.Where the Lost Ones Go (2017)

First of all, let us praise the cinematography of this drama. It is aptly artistically beautiful as the revolves around two art students.

Ye Zi is a major in Chinese art painting while Xiang Zei Yi majors in oil painting.

They engage ina whirlwind campus romance until Xiang Ze Yi leaves without a word.

So what happen when Xiang Zei Yi comes back into Ye Zi’s life years later? Will she pick up the pieces and forgive her first love?

Watch the trailer here.

8.One and Half Summer (2014)

For K-pop fans, this is the Chinese campus romance drama that you need to watch. It stars Nickhun, a Thai member of K-pop group 2PM.

But wait, since when did Nickhun speak Mandarin? He doesn’t, somebody else does a voice over for his character.

Nickhun plays Zhang Hao, a Chinese American who come to China from New York just to find a mysterious woman whom he meets during a vacation in Greece.

Then, he meets her at Nanyang University where the two subsequently fall in love with one another.

Watch the trailer here.

9.My Sunshine (2015)

When two college sweethearts meet each other again seven years after they broke up, will they rekindle their old flame?

The drama starts with a predictable storyline; a girl falls in love at first sight with a boy on campus. They date and a third party comes into the picture to ruin their love.

In a classic romance drama move, the girl gets upset so she moves to another country.

If only real people like us have that luxury to move to another country every time our hearts get broken.

Watch the trailer here.

10.Suddenly This Summer (2018)

This slice-of-life drama feels realistic and somehow relatable to most of us. The 30-episode series divides into 10 episodes during high school time, 10 episodes at campus and the last 10 with the characters in adulthood.

Unlike the campus romances on this list, the couple ends up going to different universities in two different cities because that is the reality for some us who date during university. You juggle between your campus life and a long distance relationship.

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KajoPicks: 15 South Korean medical dramas you need to watch

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Raise your hand if you spent your childhood watching ER and then later in your teenage years watching Grey’s Anatomy like me.

While the Americans made medical dramas famous 20 years ago, recently the South Koreans have been slowly making their mark outside of their own country.

So much so that there is an American remake of South Korea’s The Good Doctor (2016).

Although romance is a common theme in these South Korean medical dramas, fans still can enjoy the thrill and tension working in the medical field through these series.

Here are KajoMag’s choices of South Korean medical dramas you need to watch:
1.Brain (2011)

Shin Ha-kyun is perhaps one of the most notable actors in South Korea. One of his memorable performances is in the 2011 medical drama Brain.

Here, he portrays a cold and ambitious neorosurgeon named Lee Kang-hoon. He is haunted by the death of his father on the surgery table.

Little does he know that the one responsible for his father’s death is someone close to him.

2.Doctor Stranger (2014)
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Is it me or does Lee Jong-suk look too young to portray a surgeon in this Korean medical drama?

While the medical aspect usually appears to be well-researched and convincing for lay people, having a hot, handsome, young actor as the medical genius makes the unconvincing part of these dramas.

Nonetheless, Jong-suk is talented and charming as usual in this drama acting as Park Hoon. He is a South Korean raised in North Korea after his father was tricked into going over there. IN North Korea, he trained to be doctor and later defects to South Korea.

3.Dr Romantic (aka Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim) (2016)

Dr Romantic is one of few Korean medical dramas which has an experienced actor as its main lead as opposed to young heart-throb actors.

The story follows Boo Yong-joo (Han Suk-kyu) who, after a traumatic incident, disappears and changes his name to Kim Sa-bu.

He used to work at Seoul’s top hospital before working at small hospital in Gangwon province. There, he takes two doctors under his wing Kang Dong-joo (Yoo Yeon-seok) and Yoon Seo-jeong (Seo Hyun-jin).

Watch the trailer here.

4.D-Day (2015)
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Here is another fictional doctor that was transferred from a top medical center to a not-so-famous hospital.

Lee Hae-sung (Kim Young-kwang) is working in a rundown hospital with no emergency room after disobeying his previous hospital director.

Suddenly a sinkhole appears in Seoul followed by earthquake blocking all access to the city. Soon, phones, electricity and water are all not working. Hae-sung starts to save and treat people but what happens when medicine begins to run out?

5.Good Doctors (2013)

When an autistic savant becomes a doctor, the road ahead seems nothing but challenging. Joo Won is brilliant in the role of an autistic doctor named Park Si-on. Watch how he struggles with his bedside manner as a doctor despite his undeniably brilliant skill as a surgeon.

This Korean medical drama even inspired the American remake by the same name which debuted in September 2017.

Watch the trailer here.

6.Yong Pal (2015)
Yong Pal

Following his success in Good Doctors (2013), Joo Won takes up another role as a doctor in Yong Pal (2015).

This time he is a skilled surgeon who moonlights as a mercenary doctor treating criminals and corrupt plutocrats.

7.The Doctors (2016)

First of all, The Doctors (2016) starts a bit off as the teacher has a thing going on with one of his students.

Thirteen years later, the pair reunite when Yoo Hye-jung (Park Shin-hye) becomes a doctor and her teacher Hong Ji-hong (Kim Rae-won) turns out to be her senior neurosurgeon.

Park’s character gathers a fan base through this drama with her charismatic role transforming from a delinquent to a compassionate doctor.

Watch the trailer here.

8.Hospital Ship (2017)

This Korean medical dramas is about a group of young doctors who provide medical care to the locals who live in rural villages on little islands.

So the medical team comprises an interesting mix of a capable, beautiful woman surgeon, a doctor who joins the team as part of his military service, an oriental doctor and a dentist.

Watch the trailer here.

9. A Beautiful Mind (2016)

How can you be a doctor if you can’t be empathetic? Apparently in a Korean medical drama, you can.

Lee Young-oh (Jang Hyuk) is a genius neurosurgeon who is unable to feel empathy. Things get complicated when there are mysterious deaths in the hospital and everything points to his involvement.

Watch the trailer here.

10.Medical Top Team (2013)

This Korean medical drama focuses on the lives of doctors and nurses in the fictional Gwang Hae University Hospital.

Additionally, the main fictional doctors in this drama are specialised in cardiothoracic surgery, a medical field which focuses on surgical treatment inside the thorax.

Watch the trailer here.

11.Cross (2018)

While most doctors would say that they pick up medicine to save lives, this doctor in Korean medical drama becomes one to avenge his father’s life.

Kang In-gyu (Go Kyung-pyo) becomes a resident doctor working in the organ transplant department after his father was brutally killed 15 years ago.

Watch the trailer here.

12.Life (2018)

In Life (2018), Ye Jin-woo (Lee Dong-wook) is a doctor who finds out that the hospital director is siphoning money from the hospital.

When the director dies after falling off an apartment building, his death is ruled as an accident. However, Jin-woo believes there is more than meets the eye.

Watch the trailer here.

13.Live Up to Your Name (2017)

How about a dose of fantasy in your Korean medical drama? Heo Im (Kim Nam-gil) is a doctor from the Joseon dynasty who falls into a river and travels to modern day Seoul.

There he meets Choi Yeon Kyung (Kim Ah-joong), a 21st-century doctor.

Watch the trailer here.

14.Doctor John (2019)

Korean fictional doctor in drama-land is often portrayed as arrogant and Dr John Cha (Ji Sung) is one of them.

The recurring theme for this Korean medical drama is euthanasia as Dr John spent three years in prison for performing euthanasia on a dying patient.

15.Doctor Prisoner (2019)

How far would you go to take revenge? In this Korean medical drama, the doctor goes as far as working in prison.

Nam Goong Min plays the role of Dr Na Yi-je who applies to work at a prison after his medical license gets unfairly suspended.

Watch the trailer here.

So, do you know any other Korean medical dramas that should be on this list? Let us know in the comment box.

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15 travel horror movies to make you think twice before travelling

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Travel horror movies are one of those films which answers your question, “What could go worse on this trip?”

Well, these movies then push the boundaries of your imagination: there are serial killers, mad scientists, criminals, mysterious diseases, zombies waiting to ruin everyone’s vacation.

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Grab some popcorn and a pillow to cover your eyes during horrifying scenes in these travel horror movies. Credit: Pixabay.
So here are 15 travel horror movies make you think twice before going on your vacation (or maybe about what to pack):
1.Hostel (2005)

What could be the worst thing that could happen when travelling across Europe? How about being preyed on by a mysterious organisation that tortures and kills kidnapped tourists?

Not for the faint-hearted, this travel horror flick there are a lot of torture scenes and severed bodies.

These are the last few things you could expect when checking into a hostel. Hostel later went on to become part of a trilogy.

2.The Human Centipede (2009)

Here is another movie not for the faint-hearted. A German surgeon kidnaps three tourists and joins them surgically, mouth to anus, forming a human centipede. The movie premise is so disgusting, yet apparently there are no scenes of excrement and it went on to win several international accolades in the horror movie genre. This film also had sequels made, but the final in the sequence was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Awards.

3.Cabin Fever (2002)

When director Eli Roth (who also directed Hostel) went to Iceland for a trip, he got infected with a skin infection. Inspired by his experience, Roth co-wrote and directed this travel horror comedy film.

It is about a group of college graduates who rent a cabin in the woods and get infected by a flesh-eating virus. (Yes, it is a far leap from a skin infection.)

4.Eden Lake (2008)

When a couple choose a remote lake in the English countryside for a break, it means they clearly need a break from everything.

Their vacation is interrupted as a group of teenage delinquents target the couple, first stealing their belongings and then terrorizing and torturing them throughout the movie.

5.Frozen (2010)

Which one is scarier? Being stuck out in the snow as you freeze to death or being stuck in the air where you cannot come down?

How about a situation combining both? The movie follows a trio of skier and snowboarders stranded on a chairlift near the top of the mountain at a ski resort. Now, they have a choice of having to leave the chairlift or freeze to death.

6.The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

Here is another slasher film on the list and it stars Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth and Anna Hutchison.

It is about a group of college students going for a retreat to a remote forest cabin. No, there is no serial killer in this movie… just some crazy scientists, zombies and werewolves.

7.Afflicted (2013)

The found footage concept may not be for everyone; sometimes it is too dizzying and eventually, annoying to watch.

This concept however, is suitable for this travel horror flick as it follows a pair of childhood friends travelling the world while filming a web series.

Their adventure gets cut short when they catch a disease during their stop in Barcelona.

8.A Lonely Place to Die (2011)

Be careful if you rescue a girl in the wilderness during your climbing trip. That girl could be: a) a ghost, or b) a kidnapping victim whose kidnappers are out to kill you after you rescue her.

A Lonely Place to Die (2011) is about a group of mountaineers who discover a girl buried alive in a small chamber in the forest of the Scottish Highlands.

9.The Hills Have Eyes (2016)

When someone tells you there is a shortcut you can take during your road trip, do not take their advice; it will be a trap.

There could be a serial killer or a blood-thirsty bear lurking along the so-called shortcut.

In this travel horror movie, there is a group of cannibalistic mutants targeting a family whose car breaks down after taking a ‘shortcut’.

10.The Shallows (2016)

Surfing is a fun thing to do when you do some solo travelling. But it is not so fun when you get stranded 180m from shore and there is a white shark waiting to have a piece of you.

The story follows medical student Nancy Adams (Blake Lively) who travels to a secluded beach in Baja California following the death of her mother.

Although it’s not likely that you will be stalked by a vengeful great white shark, it reminds yourself to prepare for all contingencies when you solo-travel, especially to a secluded beach.

11.The Last House on the Left (2009)

When a group of men who rape and almost kill your daughter take refuge at your vacation home, what do you do? You turn the place into a murder scene as you exact your revenge.

And what makes a good murder weapon other than the microwave which you used to make your family’s dinner?

This is a story of how a normal family could be driven into doing something evil when you cross them.

12.Turistas (2006)

It stars familiar names like Josh Duhamel, Melissa George and Olivia Wilde. This travel horror story turns ugly when a group of international backpackers in Brazil find themselves caught in an underground organ harvesting ring.

The twist is that the victims in the movie find that their organs are used for the poor.

13.The Ruins (2007)

What if your trouble during vacation comes not in the form of a human but in a form of a murderous plant instead?

The Ruins follows two young American couples enjoying their vacation in Mexico. When they visit a Mayan temple, they find themselves at the mercy of a vine that moves around and kills people.

14.Wolf Creek (2005)

This Australian travel horror thriller film takes you to the Wolf Creek National Park in Western Australia.

There, a serial killer lurks, waiting to abduct and kill tourists while taking their possessions as trophies.

The movie actually inspired by real-life The Backpacker Murders. It is a series of murders which took place in New South Wales between 1989 and 1993.

Authorities eventually arrested and charged Ivan Milat for killing seven backpackers including three German and two British nationals.

15.The Strangers (2008)

One of the worst things could happen to anyone is a random act of violence. There is no cause or closure or even obvious cure for these kind of cases.

The Strangers (2008) opens the viewers’ minds that death or crime could happen to anyone at random time or place.

It follows Kristen (Liv Tyler) and James Hoyt (Scott Speedman) whose stay at a vacation home is disrupted by three masked criminals who break into thee house.

Do you have any other 15 travel horror movies you would like to suggest? Let us know in the comment box.

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#KajoPicks: 10 tear-jerking Korean romance movies you need to watch

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If you are looking to shed some tears while watching love stories unfold, here are KajoMag’s suggestion of 10 tear-jerking Korean romance movies to watch:
1.The Classic (2003)
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The Classic (2003). Credits: IMDB

When it comes to Korean romance movies, actress Son Ye-jin is perhaps the queen of this genre. One of her breakthrough performances is in Classic (2003).

The film tells the parallel love stories of a mother and daughter, both played by Ye-jin.

The story starts with the daughter, Ji-hye and Soo-kyoung (Lee Tae-Kyung) who are friends that both have a crush on Sang Min (Jo In-sung).

Soo-kyung asks Ji-hye to write a love letter to Sang-min on her behalf (why would you ask your friend to do that anyway?). Luckily for her, after receiving that letter, Sang-min is attracted to Soo-kyung.

Feeling uncomfortable that her crush is attracted to her best friend, Ji-hye starts to avoid him. But since it is a classic romantic movie, Ji-hye keeps on running into Sang-min.

Amidst the romantic encounters, Ji-hye finds a box. Inside is her mother’s memorabilia of her first love. The movie then explores how her mother’s love story intertwines with her own.

2.A Moment to Remember (2004)
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A Moment to Remember. Credits: IMBD

While most romantic stories are about finding love and a happy ending, this movie revolves around the question of what happens after you marry the love of your life and the ever after is nothing like you imagined.

Based on the 2001 Japanese television drama Pure Soul, the film stars Son Ye-jin as Kim Su-jin and Jung Woo-sung as Choi Chui-soo.

Married life seems great for the couple until she finds out that she is suffering with a rare kind of Alzheimer’s disease.

As things get harder for the couple, Su-jin checks herself into an assisted facility. Despite his grief, Chui-soo stays by Su-jin’s side even when she doesn’t remember him. At one point, she even calls him her ex-boyfriend’s name, and Chui-soo painfully plays along.

The movie even inspired other countries such as India, Turkey and Malaysia to make similar films involving the heroine diagnosed with Alzheimer’s while her husband remains by her side.

3.Late Blossom (2011)
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Unlike most Korean romantic movies, this is a love story of two elderly couples.

Based on a Korean manhwa I Love You by Kang Full, the movie turned out to be a sleeper hit even with little budget for marketing.

The movie follows Kim Man-suk (Lee Soon-jae), a foul-mouthed milk deliverer but actually has a warm heart.

One day, he meets Song (Yoon So-jung), a woman who collects and sells scrap paper. Meanwhile, there is Jang Kun-bong (Song Jae-ho) who works in a parking lot and has a wife who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease.

This unique romance movie about finding new love in old age and being in love with the same person after years of marriage is definitely worth-watching.

4.Always (2011)
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Always (2011) official poster.

How can a man possibly look hot and disheveled at the same time? That is how So Ji-sub looks like as he plays Cheol-min, a man who had shut his life from the world in this movie.

After a failed boxing career, Cheol-min works as a parking lot attendant where he meets a blind telemarketer named Jung-hwa (Han Hyo-joo).

They start spending time together and eventually fall in love with each other.

Even though Hyo-joo’s acting as a blind woman is as convincing as it can get, there is still something lacking about it, but Ji-sub’s performance in this movie will tug at your heartstrings.

5.Maundy Thursday (2006)
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Maundy Thursday official poster.

In this Korean romance movie, the heroine is someone who has attempted suicide several times.

Meanwhile, the hero is a death-row inmate who is actually sentenced to death for murder.

The heroine Yu-jeong (Lee Na-young) has an aunt who is a nun. She often visits death row inmates in prison. One day, one of the inmates, Yun-soo (Gang Dong-won) asks if he could meet her niece.

Yu-jeong reluctantly agrees, subsequently visiting Yun-soo in jail every Thursday.

The most unlikely pair eventually find love in each other but time is running out on them as Yun-soo is about to get executed.

6.More Than Blue (2009)

Don’t you hate it when two people fall in love in a movie and one of them gets terminally ill but refuses to tell the other person?

You are dying so why can’t you be honest for one last time?

More than Blue follows two friends K (Kwon Sang-woo) and Cream (Lee Bo-young) who first meet each other during high school.

One day, K finds out he only has few months left to live. Since he knows Cream’s biggest fear is to be left alone, he decides to keep it as a secret.

To prepare Cream’s life without him, K pushes her to fall for Ju-hwan (Lee Beom-soo). Suddenly, Cream announces she is in love with Ju-hwan. Or is she?

Realistically speaking, life will not be as complicated as it is in this movie if people just choose to be honest with each other.

Watch the trailer here.

7.Pure Love (2016)
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Pure Love or Unforgettable official poster.

While there is a popular belief in the Korean entertainment industry that K-pop idols can’t act, they are usually cast in a drama/movie for popularity boost anyway. That being said, EXO’s D.O or Do Kyung-soo is one of the few K-pop idols who really proved the skeptics wrong.

In this movie Pure Love (or internationally released as Unforgettable), D.O plays a shy and innocent boy named Beom-sil who falls in love with Soo-ok (Kim So-hyun). Soo-ok has a leg injury so Beom-sil is always there to carry her.

The movie overall is not just about romance but about friendship, grief and acceptance.

Maybe it was the movie cinematography, the soundtrack or just D.O’s raw performance, but who knew kissing an umbrella could be more intimate than an actual kiss?

Besides looking forward to D.O’s non-kissing kissing scene, prepare to wipe your tears at the end of the movie if you decide to watch Pure Love.

8.A Millionaire’s First Love (2006)
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A Millionaire’s First Love official poster.

This Korean romance movie might remind you of Nicholas Spark’s novel A Walk to Remember. A troubled male teenager falls in love with an innocent girl who turns out to be dying.

In this movie, Hyun Bin plays a rich kid named Kang Jae-kyung. After a series of trouble, his grandfather sends him to a small town in Gangwon province. If he fails to graduate or drops out, then he would lose all of his inheritance.

There he meets and subsequently falls in love with Choi Eun-hwan (Lee Yeon-hee), an orphan who is suffering from a heart disease.

At first, Jae-kyung tries to push Eun-hwan from him, afraid that his presence would cause more harm than good for her.

Eventually, he decides stay with her and do everything to make her happy.

There are few tear-jerking moments in this movie. But one of the most memorable parts must be when Jae-kyung gives Eun-hwan a jar containing love notes wrapped in pill capsules for her birthday. Each capsule is supposed to be opened once a day.

Jae-kyung then catches Eun-hwan opening a handful of the love notes at once as she is afraid she might die before she can read all of them.

9.One Day (2017)

Death plays a major role in most tear-jerking Korean romance movies just like One Day (2017). After the death of his wife, insurance examiner Gang-soo (Kim Nam-gil) falls into depression.

Upon returning to work, he takes a case of a woman named Mi-so (Chun Woo-hee) who is in a vegetative state.

When he visits her at the hospital, Gang-soo realises he can see and talk to Mi-so’s spirit and he is the only one who can do that.

Do not be fooled by the movie’s cheery official poster because the storyline is not as happy as its promotional item.

Watch the trailer here.

10.Be With You (2018)

Once again Son Ye-jin proves she is the queen of Korean romance movies with the success of Be With You (2018).

She plays the role of Soo-ah who returns one year after her death to the bewilderment of her husband Woo-jin (So Ji-sub) on a rainy day.

However, all of her memories have all disappeared. Woo-jin takes Soo-ah in to live with him and she slowly begins to remember her past.

The timeline of this movie might be a bit confusing because it is a bit fantasy-ish. Plus, there are flashback scenes of how the couple first met and started dating.

Of course, all good things have to come to an end as Soo-ah needs to leave her family once again.

Tear-jerking moment? That time when the couple’s son Ji-ho (Kim Ji-hwan) delivers a speech in a school concert, telling his mother that he will take care of his father when she leaves them. Talk about heart-breaking!

Watch the trailer here.

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10 South Korean disaster movies you need to watch

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The thought of “What’s the worst that could happen?” is perhaps how most disaster movies came about.

Any good disaster movie will keep its viewers glued to their seats; there are always multiple storylines going on while featuring a large cast and a tremendous set, all the while following the conventional main heroes as they try to escape or inspire others to cope with the disasters.

Although it doesn’t happen too often in Hollywood disaster movies, some South Korean movies do see their heroes dying, making them tear-jerking.

If you are haven’t watch these, here are 10 South Korean disaster movies you need to watch:
1.Tidal Wave (2009)

Considered as South Korea’s first disaster film, this movie received more than 11 million admissions nationwide.

Although the film’s English name is ‘Tidal Wave’, the film is actually referring to a tsunami.

Just like most disasters movies inspired by real-life disasters, this one was inspired by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

Watch the trailer here.

2.Deranged (2012)

While Tidal Wave was South Korea’s first disaster movie, this one is the country’s first medical thriller on an infectious disease epidemic.

If you believe in conspiracy theories of greedy pharmaceutical companies behind the spread of some diseases or illnesses, this movie fits that theory. It is a fatal outbreak of mutant parasitic horsehair worms that can control the human brain.

Watch the trailer here.

3.Flu (2013)

Imagine a scarier and deadlier strain of H5N1 influenza virus that could kill its victims within 36 hours… and then throw in the human factor.

Flu (2013) takes place in the district of Bundang in Seongnam where half a million people go into a panic after an outbreak of deadly flu.

What starts out like a detective story as it follows the spread of the flu, escalates into mass hysteria, so much so that the government is forced to put its military forces out against its own citizens.

Directed by King Sung-su, the movie stars Jang Hyuk and Soo Ae.

Watch the trailer here.

4.The Tower (2012)

Before Dwayne Johnson rescued his family from a Hong Kong condominium tower taken over by terrorists and set on fire in Skyscraper (2018), there was this movie called The Tower (2012).

In this film, a fire breaks out in a luxury skyscraper in central Seoul on Christmas Eve. Like most disaster movies, this is a story of bravery as the manager Dae-ho (Kim Sang-kyung) tries to save his loved ones and colleagues from the fire.

Watch the trailer here.

5.Pandora (2016)

Make sure you prepare your tissues for this movie because you are going to need it.

The story follows Jae-hyeok (Kim Nam-gil) who works in a local nuclear power plant. Suddenly, an earthquake strikes, causing an explosion at the plant.

While the whole nation is in a state of panic, Jae-hyeok and his colleagues return to the plant to prevent another nuclear disaster.

Watch the trailer here.

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A screenshot of Pandora trailer from Youtube.
6.Tunnel (2016)

If you are claustrophobic, this might not be a good movie for you to watch. Starring one of Korea’s most talented actors – Ha Jung-woo – this film revolves around a car salesman who gets trapped in a poorly constructed tunnel that collapsed.

After he regains consciousness, he finds himself trapped under tonnes of concrete.

Watch how he tries to survive with two bottles of water and his daughter’s birthday cake.

Watch the trailer here.

7.The Terror Live (2013)

Before Jung-woo starred in Tunnel, he acted in another disaster movie called The Terror Live (2013).

Here, he plays an ambitious news anchorman Young-hwa who monopolizes the live broadcast of a terrorist attack following the explosion of Mapo Bridge on the Han river.

Apparently, he is not the only one who wants to exploit the disaster for their own agenda.

Watch the trailer here.

8.Train to Busan (2016)

This is the kind of disaster that might be scary but interesting if it really happened. The plot takes place mostly on a train to Busan as a zombie apocalypse breaks out in the country.

The film set a record as the first Korean film of 2016 to break the audience record over 10 million viewers.

Besides the convincingly scary zombies, what makes the movie engrossing was the storyline of different characters.

From Gong Yoo’s acting as Seok-woo, a fund manager who is obsessed with his work to Kim Eui-sung as the selfish businessman, every character carries their own weight making the movie interesting to watch.

Watch the trailer here.

9.Exit (2019)

When disaster strikes, it is natural for humans to use every knowledge or skill they know in order to survive. In this movie, the main character Yong-nam (Jo Jung-suk) uses his rock climbing skills to save everyone from a mysterious white gas covering Seoul.

Watch the trailer here.

10.Sinkhole (working title, 2020)

Well, this movie is not out yet and is expected to be released in 2020. But the cast line-up already has people talking. The movie stars Cha Seung-won, Kim Sung-kyun and Running Man’s Lee Kwang-soo.

Furthermore, the film will be directed by Kim Ji-hoon, the same director for The Tower. With one successful disaster movie in his belt, movie buffs can have high expectations for Sinkhole.

The film follows residents of a villa who are trapped after a sinkhole occurs.

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KajoPicks: 10 literary detectives that we love

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When it comes to fiction, who doesn’t love a good crime novel? Not only are the mysteries fascinating, but the characters themselves are essential to any compelling mystery crime fictions, be it in short stories or novels.

There are all kinds of literary detectives out there; from private investigators to professional policemen.

Some of these literary detectives have even made it to TV shows or the big screens, gathering a new fan base, especially among those who do not read crime novels.

Every literary detective usually has his or her own quirks or issues that keep readers coming back for more.

Here are KajoMag’s top 10 picks of our favourite literary detectives:
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1.Sherlock Holmes

We cannot talk about literary detectives without mentioning Sherlock Holmes. In terms of Holmes’ depictions on screen, fans have had long arguments on who has played Holmes better, Robert Downey Jr. or Benedict Cumberbatch. (Who also happen to share the big screen in the MCU universe XD)

At the end of the day, though, books are always better than movies or TV shows. Besides letting you imagine the setting or events happening in the story, books can usually create more interesting plots or let you in on what the characters are thinking.

Created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Holmes is one of the most famous literary detectives of all time.

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2.C. Auguste Dupin

Before there was Holmes, the literary world had C. Auguste Dupin first. Edgar Allan Poe penned him in The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841), The Mystery of Marie Roget (1842) and The Purloined Letter (1844).

The Murders in the Rue Morgue is widely considered as the first detective fiction story ever.

After Poe created Dupin, the character had inspired other authors to create their own literary detectives, including Holmes.

3.Hercule Poirot

Here is another character which is inspired by Dupin. English writer Agatha Christie first created Poirot in 1920 in the book The Mysterious Affair at Styles. This was during the “Golden Age of Detective Fiction” (1920s-1930s).

Obviously obsessive-compulsive, Poirot’s interesting character along with Christie’s writing style where she likes to keep her readers guessing, makes him one of the most memorable literary detectives.

Besides Poirot, Christie also created Miss Marple, an elderly lady who is an amateur consulting detective.

4.Harry Bosch

With years of experience as a crime beat writer and crime reporter, it’s no wonder American author Michael Connelly is one of the best crime fiction writers in recent decades.

His most notable works are those featuring Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detective Harry Bosch.

He has appeared in 21 novels to date since the first novel The Black Echo in 1992.

After reading any of Connelly’s books featuring Bosch, one can imagine him as a very confrontational and hostile person who always has problems with authority despite being a police officer himself.

Apart from novels featuring Bosch, other must-read books by Connelly are of Mickey Haller. He is a Los Angeles attorney and Bosch’s half brother.

5.Harry Hole

After reading crime novels written by Norwegian author Jo Nesbo, one can’t help but notice the similarities between Connelly’s Bosch and Nesbo’s main character Harry Hole.

That is because Nesbo took Bosch not only as the inspiration for his own character but also a tribute to the American literary detective.

Just like Bosch, Hole also has repeated conflict with his superiors and colleagues.

And just like Bosch, Hole is a brilliant detective who, despite his sometimes compulsive behaviour, still earns respect among his colleagues.

6.Dave Robicheaux

What do Dave Robicheaux and Harry Hole have in common apart from both being literary detectives?

They have both problems with alcohol. Created by American writer James Lee Burke, Robicheaux first appeared in The Neon Rain (1987). Burke’s latest book to date featuring Robicheaux is The New Iberia Blues (2019).

7.Adam Dalgliesh

Perhaps it is a trend or scientific fact that being a loner, or someone not in any committed relationship, makes one a great detective. Most of the literary detectives in this list are single men who either sleep around or are divorced, widowed or simply those who prefer to be alone in the first place.

P.D. James’ Adam Dalgliesh falls under the widowed category after he loses his wife in childbirth.

Like any British detective fiction, Dalgliesh is depicted as the gentlemen detective throughout fourteen mystery novels he has appeared.

8.Inspector Morse

Created by British author Colin Dexter, Inspector Morse is another gentleman detective that we love.

Inspector Morse appeared in 13 novels with the last one being The Remorseful Day (1999).

Like most literary detectives, Inspector Morse has a snobbish characteristic, but he is good at his job.

9.Jack Reacher

While most literary detectives on this list are policemen or private investigators, this character is a former major in the United States Army Military Police Corps.

British author Lee Childs first created Jack Reacher in 1997 with the book Killing Floor. Since then, Reacher has been roaming around the countryside, always coming across a mysterious situation that requires him to put on a detective’s hat.

If this character sounds familiar, that is because Tom Cruise portrays him in the movie adaptations.

10.Dr Temperance Brennan

Speaking of onscreen adaptations, Dr Temperance Brennan is perhaps one of the literary detectives that successfully transitioned from book to TV.

However, the TV’s Dr Brennan in Bones (played by Emily Deschanel) is just loosely based on American author Kathy Reichs’ Temperance Brennan.

Other than sharing the same name, they also share the same occupation as a forensic anthropologist.

According to Reichs who is the executive producer of the show, the TV’s Brennan is like the younger version of the novel’s Brennan.

Either way, if you like Dr Brennan in Bones, you might also like her in the crime novels.

Do you have any favourite literary detectives? Let us know in the comment box.

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KajoPicks: 8 Exorcist-Related Movies To Watch This Halloween

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You know Halloween is just around the corner when you start seeing scary Halloween makeup tutorials on Instagram.

But, if you are not the type to dress up and go out during Halloween, then staying at home and watching a movie is not a bad thing either. (You will get to see scary faces either way.)

For those who love the adrenaline rush (without having to get up from your comfy couch), here are some scary exorcist-related movies that are worth binge-watching this Halloween.

  1. The Conjuring Series

Apart from Lord of the Rings, The Conjuring series is one of my favourite movie installments.

The Conjuring series features power couple Ed and Lorraine Warren who were American paranormal investigators.

The exorcist-related movies (Conjuring 1 and Conjuring 2) are based on their real-life experience with the Perron family in Rhode Island in 1971 and the Hodgson family in England in 1977.

There are also talks about the making of the third Conjuring movie

The Conjuring Universe also has a spin-off movie; Annabelle and Annabelle: Creation.

  1. The Nun

The Nun came out in September 2018 and was one of the most anticipated movies of the year.

Taking place in Bucharest, Romania in 1952, The Nun explores the backstory of Valak, the demon that appeared in Lorraine Warren’s vision in Conjuring 2.

Since Conjuring 2 and Annabelle: Creation, many were left wondering about the nun as she/it had been making cameos in the Conjuring series.

Being part of the Conjuring universe, I feel that The Nun should have its own series because bonus for exorcising a demon in an abandoned monastery.

  1. The Exorcist

Several decades since its release in 1973, The Exorcist remains one of the scariest movies of all time due to a few factors.

Based on a novel of the same name, it was inspired on the real-life exorcism of a boy known by the pseudonym Roland Doe.

In addition to be based on real events, the special effects in the movie are still considered superb! They were engineered by makeup artist Dick Smith and his protégée Rick Baker.

If you have seen the movie, how chilling was that demonic voice coming out of Linda Blair’s mouth?

  1. The Exorcism of Emily Rose

I first saw Jennifer Carpenter in White Chicks, so her character in this movie was a 180-degree change.

Another film based on true events, The Exorcism of Emily Rose is loosely based on the story of Annelise Michel, who rejected medical treatment for her epilepsy towards the end of her life and relied solely on exorcism rites.

She underwent 67 exorcism sessions; one or two each week, lasting up to four hours, were performed over about ten months in 1975–1976 before she died from dehydration and malnutrition.

  1. The Rite

Another great exorcist-related movies to binge watch this Halloween is The Rite.

The movie follows Michael Kovak, who was about to take his vow to priesthood but decided to resign due to his lack to faith.

His superior was unable to accept his resignation and therefore he was sent to Rome to attend an exorcism class.

At Rome, he met Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins).

Despite his scepticism, it is interesting to see Michael insist on searching for the truth.

  1. The Priests (South Korea)

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The only Asian film on this list, The Priest is a South Korean movie released in 2015. It stars Kim Yoon-seok as Father Kim and Gang Dong-won as Deacon Choi.

Set in modern South Korea, it follows Father Kim and Deacon Choi exorcising a comatose female student who is possessed by a demon after a hit and run accident.

The Priest has a bit of a shamanism element in it, setting it apart from the rest of the movies in this list.

  1. Constantine

Constantine is one of the must watch exorcist-related movies if you are a big Keanu Reeves fan.

Based on DC’s comic series of the same name, Constantine received mixed reviews when it came out in 2005.

While some argue the plot is messy, this movie is still enjoyable to watch.

  1. The Possession

After watching this movie, you will start becoming extremely cautious of buying unfamiliar second-hand things.

The movie follows a young girl purchasing an antique box with Hebrew markings from a yard sale.

But unknown to her the box is actually a dybbuk box containing an evil spirit.

What makes this movie good (and also creepy) is that the dybbuk box actually existed.

The box was only sale on eBay for $1. It contained locks of hair, a couple of pennies, a wine cup, a slab of granite that had been engraved, and a dried flower.

After 50 bids, it was sold for almost $300.

According to the original buyer, Kevin Mannis, the box was purchased at the estate sale of a 103-year-old Holocaust survivor.

After coming to the United States, the holocaust survivor never opened the box and was terrified of it. After having the box in his possession, Kevin has h several bad lucks.

The box is currently on the hands of a university museum curator, Jason Haxton.

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KajoPicks: 10 South Korean horror movies you must watch

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South Korean horror movies might not have the same reputation as Thai horror flicks but they do have horrifying, fear-eliciting movies to offer.

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If you are looking for South Korean horror movies to watch, KajoMag suggests these 10 picks:

1. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

Inspired by Korean folktale Janghwa Hongryeon jeon, A Tale of Two Sisters is an award-winning twisted psychological horror drama.

The folktale is similar to Cinderella except that there are two Cinderellas and the stepmother is even more evil.

In this modern remake, the movie follows a mental hospit patient who comes home to her stepmother and the ghosts haunting their house.

2. The Wailing (2016)

Commercially successful, The Wailing follows the story of a police officer named  Jong-goo who investigates a mysterious disease in a rural village.

Now comes the question, is it a disease or something more paranormal?

3. Thirst (2009)

Basically, this is a vampire movie but with an illicit love story thrown into it. It tells the story of a priest, in love with his friend’s wife and turning into a vampire all thanks to a failed medical experiment.

4. Epitaph (2007)

There should be a ground rule against people falling falling in love with corpses.
Nonetheless, that is what happens in the movie Epitaph whereby a doctor fell in love with the body of his deceased fiancee.

5. Whispering Corridors (1998)

The first of the Whispering Corridors film series, the movie follows the haunting and deaths in an all-girl high school.
The film spurs four more sequels but none of them share the same plots and characters. They just use an all-female high school as background because female ghosts always seem to be scarier than their male counterparts.

6.Arang (2006)

Veteran detective So-young (Song Yoon-ah) has to solve a murder case and at the same time is haunted in her dreams by a girl who has been dead 10 years.

Are these two cases related? This is a mixture of horror and thriller laced with rape and revenge stories.

7.The Red Shoes (2005)

The first lesson from this Korean horror is never ever pick up something that doesn’t belong to you.

When Sun-jae (Kim Hye-soo) brings back a pair of bright pink high heels from the subway, that is when all hell breaks lose.

8. Death Bell (2008)

How far would you go to avenge your daughter’s death? Would you go as far as killing her teacher and classmates? Besides people dropping dead one by one, the movie also highlights the competitiveness in the Korean education system to enroll for college.

9. Hansel and Gretel (2007)

This Korean horror flick is an adaptation of the classic Hansel and Gretel but with many twisted plots.

In this version of the famous tale, Hansel is a murderous kid who has a dark past and a hell of a temper.

10. The Cat (2011)

If you think fluffy, cute kitties cannot star in horror movies, this Korean horror movie will prove you wrong.

Park Min-young stars as So-yeon, a pet groomer who starts to see a ghostly young girl with cat-like eyes.

If you can’t stand cats dying in a movie, The Cat is certainly not for you.

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KajoPicks: 18 Bollywood romance movies you must watch

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Bollywood romance movies are popular for their main leads breaking into lip-syncing and dancing every now and then.

For Malaysians who have grown up watching Bollywood movies on national TV, their captivating plots, dramatic acting and humour transcend cultural boundaries and always leave us wanting more.

Here are 18 Bollywood romance movies you must watch at least once in your life:

1.Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)

This list would not be complete without Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. It is one of the highest-grossing Bollywood movies in India and abroad.

The plot circles around the love triangle story of Rahul (Shah Rukh Khan), Anjali (Kajol) and Tina (Rani Mukerji).
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai marks Karan Johar’s directorial debut who later directed, produced and wrote many Bollywood blockbusters.

Watch the trailer here.

2. Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

When Naina (Preity Zinta) falls in love with her terminally-ill neighbour Aman (Shah Rukh Khan), Aman tries to get her friend Rohit (Saif Ali Khan) to fall for her instead.

Karan Johar wrote this movie and co-produced it with his father, Yash. It was the last film Yash was involved with before his death in 2004.

Watch the trailer here.

3. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

Here is another movie produced by a father-son pair. Aditya Chopra directed and co-wrote this film while his father Yash produced it.

The story follows Raj (Shah Rukh Khan) and Simran (Kajol) who fall in love during a vacation through Europe.

Watch the trailer here.

4. Veer-Zaara (2004)

The subject of cross-boundary love between India and Pakistan has been a popular theme for many Bollywood movies.

However, the most memorable of the bunch is Veer-Zaara in which Veer (Shah Rukh Khan) is an Indian Air Force pilot who falls in love with Zaara, a Pakistani woman from Lahore.

Watch the trailer here.

5. Hum Tum (2004)

Not all Bollywood romance movies are about forbidden and unrequited love.

Starring Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mekerji, Hum Tum follows the encounters of the two leads over several years and various meetings until they eventually fall in love.

Watch the trailer here.

6. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

Loosely based on Maitreyi Devi’s Bengali novel Na Hanyate, the movie is another Bollywood cliched love triangle story.

The movie starred Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn and Aishwarya Rai.

Watch the trailer here.

7. Dil To Pagal Hai (1997)

Who wouldn’t want to compete for the love and attention of King of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan onscreen or off-screen?

Understandably in this movie, two dancers played by Madhuri Dixit and Karishma Kapoor were both in love with Rahul played by Khan.

Watch the trailer here.

8. Mohabbatein (2000)

If it is a movie starring King of Bollywood (Shah Rukh Khan) and Shahenshah of Bollywood (Amitabh Bachchan), then you have to watch it.

Mohhabbatein follows the story of a headmaster (Bachchan) who enforces a strict rule of no romance among his students. Then, comes a music teacher (Khan) who is a strong believer of the power of love.

Watch the trailer here.

9. Devdas (2002)

Set in the early 1900s, Devdas was one of the most expensive Bollywood film ever produced.

It follows the story of Devdas (Shah Rukh Khan) who is in love with his childhood sweetheart Paro (Aishwarya Rai) despite his family’s objection.

Watch the trailer here. 

10. Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (2001)

This movie is famous for its tag-line “It’s All About Loving Your Parents.” And the parents who acted in this film are real life husband and wife, Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan.

In the story, Amitabh plays a successful businessman who is against his adopted son’s marriage with a poor girl.

Watch the trailer here.

11. Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na (2008)

Jai (Imran Khan) and Aditi (Genelia D’Souza) are two best friends with completely different personalities. Their families and friends believe they are meant for each other but they disagree.

Watch the trailer here.

12. Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012)

Directed by Yash Chopra, this film stars Shah Rukh Khan as Samar, a bomb disposal expert, who has a whirlwind romance with Meera (Katrina Kaif).

This is Chopra’s final film before his death in 2012.

Watch the trailer here.

13. Om Shanti Om (2007)

A fictional love story wouldn’t be fun without some reincarnation going on. This story follows Om (Shah Rukh Khan) a junior artist in the 70s who died trying to rescue his love and was then reincarnated as a superstar in the 2000s to avenge his love.

Shah Rukh’s wife Gauri Khan produced this film.

Watch the trailer here.

14. Kaho Naa Pyaa’r Hai (2000)

Would you fall in love with your deceased boyfriend’s doppelganger? Apparently in Kaho Naa Pyaa’r Hai, it is possible to do that.

Ameesha Patel in her first acting role as Sonia falls in love with a guy who looks exactly like her dead boyfriend played by Hrithik Roshan.

Watch the trailer here.

15. Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002)

Raj (Hrithik Roshan), Pooja (Rani Mekherjee) and Tina (Kareena Kapoor) are three childhood friends. And in true Bollywood fashion, Raj is attracted to Tina while Pooja is attracted to Raj. Who will he choose in the end?

Watch the trailer here.

16. Myaar To Hona Hi Tha (1998)

Myaar To Hona Hi Tha is a remake of the 1995 Hollywood film French Kiss starring Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline.

It stars real life married couple (who were still dating when this movie was filmed) Ajay Devgn and Kajol.

Watch the trailer here.

17. Jab We Met (2007)

Here is another film starring then real life dating couple, Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor.

Jab We Met is about Geet (Kareena) who bumps into Aditya (Shahid) on an overnight train to Delhi and somehow gets left stranded in the middle of nowhere.

The couple reportedly broke up in 2007 during the shooting of this film.

Watch the trailer here.

18. Lootera (2013)

Inspired by O.Henry’s short story The Last Leaf, Lootera is a period romance directed by Vikramaditya Motwane.

It stars Ranveer Singh as Varun, a young archaeologist who is in love with a landowner’s daughter Pakhi (Sonakshi Sinha).

Watch the trailer here.

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KajoPicks: 5 South Korean Variety Shows you must watch

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South Korean variety shows are like drugs, once you have a taste of them you can never get enough.

They are fun, entertaining and amusing to watch. Some of them are so funny that they can leave you rolling on the floor laughing while there are some that come with tearjerker moments.

With so many choices out there, we narrowed them down to 5 South Korean variety shows you must watch:

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South Korean variety show, Running Man. Credits: SBS.

1. Running Man

Running Man is perhaps the number one variety show in South Korea right now after Infinite Challenge ended on Mar 31 this year.

The show is about members taking part in a series of missions to become the winner at the end of the race.

For the past eight years, the show welcomed numerous notable guests including action star Jackie Chan, French soccer player Patrice Evra, and more recently Hollywood actors Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill and Simon Pegg.

2. Knowing Brothers (Ask Us Anything)

In the Korean entertainment industry, the hierarchy of sunbae-hoobae (senior-junior) is very strict.

However, this show throws strict seniority rules out of the window where the casts and guests are allowed to speak banmal (informal language) with each other regardless of age.

Unlike most Korean variety shows, Knowing Brothers joke about what most consider as sensitive topics in the industry such as smoking, divorce and bankruptcy.

3. 2 Days 1 Night

The motto of this show is “Real Wild Road Variety”, where it recommends various places of interests in South Korea viewers can visit.

The cast has been changed numerous times since its first inception in 2007 but their chemistry still manages to bring laughter for the viewers.

The latest line-up for 2 Days 1 Night are Kim Jong-min, Cha Tae-hyun, Kim Joon-ho, Defconn, Jung Joon-young and Yoon Shi-yoon.

4. Master in the House

Just like 2 Days 1 Night, the cast will spend two days and one night with ‘Masters’ of various fields.

While looking for this Master, they will play a series of games to decide who sleep in the Master’s bedroom.

The show stars Korean variety show veterans and singer Lee Seung-gi, Lee Sang-yoon, Yang Se-hyung and Yook Sung-jae.

5.Law of the Jungle

Law of the Jungle is a much less annoying version of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!

Every episode features celebrities sent to survive in remote locations around the world.

In each location, they have to hunt, prepare meals and make shelter for the group.

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