Category: Korean Dramas

The best way to enjoy this is to imagine it as a live-action of a manga featuring a rich and flamboyant Jin Yi Soo (styled in Johnny Bravo) who gets thrown into a Violent Crimes Investigation Unit led by a serious and dedicated female detective Lee Gang Hyun.

I think the literal translation for the title is actually “flowers that even bloom in sand” which sends a clearer message of resilience and hope. It is rare to find childhood friendships that persevere through to adulthood, and even rarer to be reunited with a childhood crush.

Murder case aside, there is another unresolved mystery behind former ssireum child prodigy Kim Baek Du.