#flower crew

Cause he was great in that.

Everyone was great in that. It’s a cute feel good romance with enough political intrigue to create some excitement and tension for the various characters and love interests.

And don’t forget Park Ji Hoon is in it too (he was my fav).

Under the Queen’s Umbrella

This is a story about a mother’s love and how it can take different shapes and forms, though they don’t always necessarily put the child’s best interest at heart. In a place where all the princes and their mothers fight for the title of Crown Prince, the Queen only fights to protect her sons and their loved ones. Think Sky Castle but set in the Joseon era.

The metaphorical use of the Umbrella symbolizes the Queens protection and though she may get hurt, she would never allow her son’s to get hurt.

5 star review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Flower Crew: Joseons Marriage Agency

The message of the story is that no matter who you are or where you’re from, you deserve happiness. When you find the one you love, the weight on your shoulder eases because you now have another shoulder to lean on and to share the burden.

A common blacksmith is kidnapped on the day of his wedding to become the next king of Jose-on. He recruits the help of the Flower Crew to make the lowly status girl a noble lady to be eligible for the Queen’s selection. New feelings and evil intentions threaten lives and the characters’ happiness.

5 star rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Mr. Queen

A comedic drama that indiscreetly tells the audience that love is limitless - it can transcend time and it is fluid.

A modern male chef is “saved” by being trapped inside a Queen’s body in the Joseon era. He tries to return but in the process changes some events to his modern life and the Queen’s for the better.

I’ve seen numerous Joseon K-dramas with all the royal rumble. Flower Crew is one of the few with an interesting storyline. It still links to the Joseon royalty (they’re always full of political and romantic drama anyway), but a marriage agency? Oh wow! Arranged marriages are nothing new in that period, but the fusion concept is at least refreshing for an overused historical period.

(Secret Royal Inspector and Joy, as well as Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung, are in the same "oh wow" league.)

One Dress a Day Challenge

July: Blue Redux (+ Green Redux)

Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency (episode 7) / Ko Won-hee as Kang Ji-hwa

This is a rare example for this show of a (mostly) single-color hanbok, with the jacket and skirt both being sky-blue. Usually, they are in contrasting colors, but in this case, a bit of contrast is provided by the floral pattern of the jacket. Other small pops of color come from her ribbon and hair ornaments.

Bonus: a cute clip of the baby fascinated with the beads on the actor’s hat. I’m sorry i didn’t include the part where the baby grabbed his lips but I was too busy losing it off camera. 😂

Poor Su is going through absolute hell and they're stabbing him in the back like it's Korean Ides of March. Bah. Do. Not. Like. Them.

Plus slutty cute guy is definitely nice to look at, with a tragic back story and all that, but I'm not a fan of the whole "lying about your identity" seduction thing, even if she is an awful person. He certainly thinks she's not awful, but he's seducing her using someone else's cred nonetheless because she's already rejected him on his own.