How It All Started
Growing up my mom had a dvd collection; which I would sneak and watch when she wasn’t there cause some of them dvds were too grown for me and the ones that weren’t, she didn’t want me scratching up. I’d be watching movies from Baby Boy, Brown Sugar, Waiting to Exhale, to catch me if you can, and Shrek. This planted a seed for my appreciation of a wide range of film. But it wasn’t until my brother gave me his old Macbook, that I really became in love with film and tv.
I’d be scouring the internet up and down for something to watch. Finding one good movie and then another. I came across Hulu (this was during their free era) and started roaming their catalog, especially the international ones. Which led me to finding out about British comedies and their crude humor (they're the best at it), indie films from any country, and eventually, my love for Kdramas. It started with a powerful Korean film called The Crucible. A heartbreaking Korean movie that tugged at my heart was on my mind for days. I had to google the story and then main lead actor and… BOOM I was immersed into the world of k dramas.
Watching these dramas wasn’t just a hobby for me; it was also something I bonded over with my little sister. As an older sister, I introduced her to Kdramas. Every week, or every other week, I’d finish a new series or movie so I could later share it with her and watch it together. We'd laugh, cry, get angry (especially with the school dramas) and share thoughts about the characters and plot twists. Those moments were some of the inspiration that lead me to start Unnie and Her Dramas. I loved recapping and recommending dramas for her to watch. Dramas that she would never watch on her own lol. The word ‘Unnie’ is a Korean (americanized) word for an older sister or an older female friend, and it felt like the perfect representation of the connection I have with my sister, except now she's older and too busy for my drama rants. So I bringing my rants here! Think of it as “big sis and her dramas”, cause I’m a big sis that lives for dramas… not actual drama. The ones you watch.
Expect to see a variety of dramas from Korean, Black cinema (especially these two, I watch a lot of it), japanese, thai, plus a mix of other international films and shows.