#foreign staycationer

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Series Title: Shopping King Louie

Country of Origin: South Korea

Language(s) Spoken: Korean

Year Released: September 2016 - November 2016

Genre(s): Romance, Comedy

Where I Watched It: DramaFever

IMDb Rating: 7.8/10

My Rating: 9/10

Mini Synopsis: A rich heir named Louie is used to shopping away his grief. Through an accident he loses his memory and winds up trapped in Seoul where he is taken care of by a rural girl named Go Bok-Shil. She teaches him the value of a life without money.

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Movie Title: The Sapphires

Country of Origin: Australia

Language(s) Spoken: English

Year Released: 2012

Genre(s): Comedy, Music, Drama, Biography

Where I Watched It: Via DVD

IMDb Rating: 7.1/10

My Rating: 10/10

Mini Synopsis: It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when their all-girl group The Sapphires entertain the US troops in Vietnam.

[foreign-staycationer]

Movie Title: Ponyo

Country of Origin: Japan

Language(s) Spoken: Japanese (English Dub Available)

Year Released: 2008

Genre(s): Animation, Adventure, Fantasy 

Where I Watched It: Via DVD

IMDb Rating: 7.7/10

My Rating: 8/10

Mini Synopsis:  A five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him.

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Series Title: My ID Is Gangnam Beauty

Country of Origin: South Korea

Language(s) Spoken: Korean

Year Released: July 2018 - September 2018

Genre(s): Romance, Comedy, Drama

Where I Watched It: DramaFever

IMDb Rating: 8.1/10

My Rating: 9/10

Mini Synopsis:  After spending her childhood being bullied Mi-Rae decides to get plastic surgery before starting university. However, she continues to get bullied for having had plastic surgery, and continues to struggle with her self-esteem. While grappling with her self-esteem she also navigates a romance starting to develop between herself and “face genius” Kyung-Seok. 

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Series Title: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo

Country of Origin: South Korea

Language(s) Spoken: Korean

Year Released: November 2016 - January 2017

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance, Sports

Where I Watched It: Viki

IMDb Rating: 8.4/10

My Rating: 9/10

Mini Synopsis: A coming-of-age story about a group of college athletes who are fighting for their dreams, experiencing and finding love in the process, and growing every step of the way. Kim Bok Joo is a weightlifter who has a crush on Joon Hyung's older brother. At first Joon Hyung teases her and goes along with her act, but soon he himself falls for her.

[foreign-staycationer]

Movie Title: He Even Has Your Eyes

Country of Origin: France

Language(s) Spoken: French

Year Released: 2016

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

Where I Watched It: Netflix

IMDb Rating: 6.1/10

My Rating: 9/10

Mini Synopsis:  When French-African couple Paul and Sali discover the longed-for baby they are about to adopt is white, family chaos and confrontation ensue.  

[foreign-staycationer]

Movie Title: Bad Genius

Country of Origin: Thailand

Language(s) Spoken: Thai

Year Released: 2017

Genre(s): Heist

Where I Watched It: Netflix

IMDb Rating: 7.7/10

My Rating: 8/10

Mini Synopsis: It’s like a heist movie, but what is being stolen is standardized test answers. Also, it is inspired by true events.

[foreign-staycationer]

Movie Title: I Fine.. Thank You Love You

Country of Origin: Thailand

Language(s) Spoken: Thai, English

Year Released: 2014

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Where I Watched It: Netflix

IMDb Rating: 7.1/10

My Rating: 6.5/10

Mini Synopsis: The male lead wants to learn English to win back his girlfriend. The female lead is an English tutor. Romantic entanglements ensue.