Juts between lovers!
The lead girl who is a rookie-but-appears-not-to-be-a-rookie is just too good. Indeed her acting is so natural that at a point if you only focus on her you'll think its a documentary / looking into her life rather than it being an act for a drama. Every one is pulling in their weight and doing an awesome job.
She and Junho together is like green on a leaf - just perfect and right😊
Yoon se-ah , I remove my cap for her - great acting once again. I dunno what to think of her character exactly but her portrayal of it is too excellent for me to even bother. I hope this drama consistently gets better🤞 and hopefully have more staff members watching it and letting us know what they think(javabeans and girlfriday🙃)

We had visitors over New Year so I watched Youth Over Flowers: Africa when there was time. Essential items - car, SIM card with 1 gb data. Non-essential items - cool box, knife!
After the break I watched Just Between Lovers ❤️ and I'm not a Robot ❤️. I started both of these rather casually. "Oh Junho's in that. He was really good in Chief Kim. I'll give it a go." "Ah. Robot mix-ups. That sounds like a laugh. I might watch that." Needless to say I'm hooked and loving them both.
I also managed a couple of films this week:
A Taxi Driver was powerful and so moving showing us the bravery of ordinary people.
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno had our hero reluctantly picking up his sword to fight evil. It ended on a real cliffhanger too so now I'll have to watch the last in the trilogy fairly quickly.
I also managed to watch Binggoo (the haircuts and the miniskirts!) and start Avengers' Social Club which is awesome.

Just Between Lovers
Very slow, but I don't mind. I have been watching just casually.

I'm Not a Robot
Jiah made me cry even more than Min kyu... but they both made me suffer this week.
And I actually liked that she couldn't tell him yet. It was somehow realistic (in the frame of its setting) that they couldn't tell him, and that there had to be some kind of noble idiocy, because it is justified by so much they love Min Kyu, sooo much she loves him, she cannot tell him or be with him anymore.
And even though now she found him, I don't think she would tell right away... I am afraid they will play a cat catching a mouse for a while, and impressively, I will understand again why. It is desperate and sad, but I get it, and that is how I stay put in this story. At least, at the very end, we will have a happy end, at least for them... 😊 I know that.

I'm not a robot: YSH and CSB really knows how to make you feel their pain. But I still miss the lighthearted humor from early on. I also like that the second lead girl is not the typical unlikeable SL.

Jugglers: I'm really liking this despite it's faults. It's an easy watch with its likeable characters and sprinkling of humor.

I dunno, I think in an angst-realism scale, i’d rate robot as much more angstier than alien 😂 I mean, falling in love with a scrap piece of mental mounded into a human looking thing by a scientist, then having to believe every moment you spent with that metal (no matter how real to you) is actually fake and all power of ‘deep-learning’ and ‘input’. I mean... everyone who knows me knows my favourite drama ever has to be YFAS just for sheer feels, but robot-Jia is soooo much more angstier than alien-Min-joon.

Or am I just a victim of the moment? 😂 I wouldn’t put it past me because I’m currently obsessed with this one. It’s swallowing me whole! Lol.

Just Between Lovers is one of those dramas that remind us of why kdrama tropes are so popular. Because when it's well executed, we don't really want things to happen any other way. 8 episodes on, and I still think what separates this drama from becoming a cliche is the sincerity that we can feel through it. From the cinematography to the writing and acting, there's an earnest quality that shines through and I really love that.

Even the dreaded noble idiocy that's coming up is done in a way that's so perfectly in character that you don't really expect for it to happen differently. Gangdoo is so broken and has such a low opinion of himself that I would personally think it's out of character of him not to be a noble idiot. And instead of it being a plot point, I hope that it's used in a way that it becomes a catalyst for both leads to ultimately heal and come back together. But we'll see how it goes next week, fingers crossed.

Nothing to lose - all the hugs for Han Joon. His and Jung Joo's storylines are both tragic, but for some reason - Dong Ha's spectacular acting perhaps - his pain is so much more poignant. Don't really understand why they painted Assemblyman Do to be pure evil then slip in a loving-husband-who-went-about-everything-wrong depiction in these last few eps. This doesn't count as a multi-layered antagonist right? Am I supposed to feel sorry for him now?? because I still don't!

Untouchable - for the few beanies watching this, maybe you could help me understand why Gi Seo suddenly seemingly cares for Ja Gyeong? Is he genuinely afraid she'll leave him even though he knows she doesn't care for him one bit?

Just Between Lovers - the thumbnail loaded before the title of this post, and for a split second, I had this inane hope that recaps for this masterpiece were finally being posted. Oh well, time to re-watch from the beginning while waiting for the next ep.

Doubtful Victory - saw ddakji's death coming, but not the fact that he kept me watching this show. Lost all motivation to continue this drama sighhhhss

Its new for me to be watching 5 dramas at the same time (Jugglers, JBLovers, INRobot, B Knight and Hwayugi) I was watching 2Cops but the con man was annoying and I didn't like Hyeri acting and no chemistry with Jo Jung-seok so I had to drop this drama. Black Knight is odd and has so many WTF moments. I confess that I skip a lot of parts and what make me still watch this is the second lead, I think she is funny haha I also want to know what is going on with Hae-Ra (Shin Se Kyung) aunt... seems that she is not her real aunt...weird.

First time with a lot of drama that had picked my interest. I'm so damn happy.

Do I have to ask a spoiler about Tilda? I haven't watched about 4 episodes of INAR was reading the spoilers. But who is this Tilda?

Got caught up on eps 5-8 of Just Between Lovers and there's just something magical about this drama. Everything works so well, especially the relationships. I was a *little* hesitant to watch ep 8, because some of the shows I've watched throw angst at you in the most frustrating ways, but it's handled well.

Also I'm debating whether to jump into INAR or save it for binge-watching. Silly, fluffy adorableness is my catnip! To heck with this Tilda person though.

Besides the 4 shows that I've mentioned before and will only list here (Just Between Lovers, I Am Not a Robot, Jugglers and Hwayugi) without going into detail and repeating what many of us are saying... I caught a 1 hour 6 minute drama special and found it touching. Pretty true to life and young relationships.

If We Were a Season starring Chae Soobin, Jang Dongyoon and Jinyoung.

Pretty good production values, simple tale, very focussed and well acted. A bit open ended and sweetly melancholy but not overdone.

Just thought I'd mention it and recommend it to anyone who wants to watch something short and good.

Been in a slump. Gave up on Two Cops and put watching I'm Not a Robot and Jugglers on hiatus.

Wandered over to:
1. a slew of bad Hallmark/ION/ABC/Lifetime Christmas rom-coms
2. Forest of Secrets: A rewatch of random episodes. What a stunning drama! I'm more impressed the second time around.
3. Master's Sun: My rewatch has slowed, but still more adorable than I remembered.
4. Murphy's Law of Love (first 4 episodes of TW drama): Interesting concepts of how people deal with broken romances (the divorce party and auction were pretty funny), but the characters are pretty annoying. I hate the TW rom-com thing where the OTP are actively trying to find a reason to bicker. You're adults!

I am looking forward to continuing Hwayugi (and Jang Geun Seok's cameo!), but the behind-the-scenes stuff has me worried.

Am I the only one who actually looks forward to Black Knight? I know it's really strange but I find it's quirkiness mesmerizing and I can't stop watching. Somehow I find it a bit endearing...😅

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo: I just said goodbye to awfully cute and bubbly romance.
While You Were Sleeping: I dunno how I missed this one.. I mean it has both Lee Jong Suk and Suzy *_*
Just Between Lovers: I watched one episode after beanies recommended it to me, but then I got lost in WFKBJ

Down to last week on Judge v. Judge and it's gotten absurd: a murder trial with the 3-panel judges consisting of a judge whose brother the defendant had framed and murdered, a judge who is a long time family friend, and a judge who is a long time friend. Conflict of interests anyone? Come on!...I let a lot slide in kdrama, but if it wasn't the last week left, I'd drop this. OTOH, enjoying my watch of Money Flower, Oh The Mysterious, Two Cops, Just Between Lovers (!), Untouchable and Man Who Sets The Table. Starting Nirvana In Fire2, only 2 episodes in...so far, so good. Hope Netflix gets Smart Prison Living!

I've wanted to rant about Black Knight all week. My biggest question is why. Why, show, why? Why are there whole segments dedicated to interpretive dancing? Why does Hae Ra not realize that something is even a little bit off about the strange lady she's willing to give all of her personal information to? Why has the plot not progressed at all over the past couple weeks? Why, oh why am I still watching????

My favorites this week were JBL, SPL, and INAR.
Jugglers: Sweet, but I feel like CW had sudden 180 degree change when I wasn't watching. Co-workers' guesses are hilarious.
Two Cops: Can't help to think why plot is so meh. SC could do so much more in his soul form.
Mysterious Il-seung: Is Il-seong really the lead in this show? Everybody else is more interesting than him.
Just Between Lovers: Love. Still sad and beautiful. Ending scene "Are you really ok?" was so good.
I had funny moment- I was watching this Gang-doo pondering scene. After a few minutes I realized the program notice at the bottom of the screen was not scrolling. My screen had been stuck! but I didn't notice because the show had many quiet scenes.lol

Black Knight: Somthing doesn't feel right, but I stay for SJH and JMH scenes.
I'm Not a Robot: Excited for next episode.
Nothing to Lose: What a twist! Poor Dong-ha. I wanted this show to be cute and I won't give up till the end.
Smart Prison Living: Another heart-warming episode. Good as ever.

Because some weekend shows didn't air, I got to watch some other shows-
The Most Beautiful Goodbye: It wasn't as sad as I expected maybe because I knew the plot. I even envied her having time to prepare and loved by family before she died.
Thief-nom, Thief-nim: I was intrigued by the plot in earlier episodes, but plot was dragging later.
And I loved to see Son Seung-Won(Sungmin of Ssong couple in Age of Youth2) in King of the masked singer. So talented.

Now I am going to go watch Money flower,Hwayugi, Bad Guys and Untouchable^^

I'm still catching up on recent (and some not so recent) dramas. Loving While You Were Sleeping and Avengers Social Club. What's with the limited fare right now? Is it seasonal? Does it have to do with the upcoming Olympics? I feel a bit silly because there were so many shows this fall I couldn't keep up with them all, and now I want more even though I'm probably at least 2 weeks away from catching up.

I legit screamed laughed at that Black Knight IG clip😂😂😂😂😂😂

Smart Prison Living: I miss you but I hate you, show! After Reply 1988 we found love in a hopeless place called 'jail' and the Je-hyuk Protection Squad is seriously no jokes XD but since the subbed comes so late it's a little bit annoying but this show is worthy to wait.

Jugglers- Has a good balance of office drama and romance. Loving the couple here. And co-habitation dramas gives more opportunities for more skinship. But the line of boss and secretary is still something icky, I do hope the writers have a good idea how to smooth it out though i'm sure that Bo Na's boss will have different ideas on their living arrangements.

I'm Not a Robot- So much angst moments for a romcom. I do hope things get better for Min Kyu once he learns Ji AH Aji 3 is also a human.

Mysterious Il Seung is a story of bringing down an ultimate baddie but for this drama is just so addicting in all its crazy antics, I am watching for Yoon Kyun Sang.

Black Knight- echo all of Javabean and tipsymocha words.

Two Cops- halfway thru.Must watch.

The first k-melodrama that I watched purely due to emotion shown in the trailer. Not bcoz of the main OTP, the storylines or anything else. And I'm happy so far with their acting, a total hidden gem for me.

I'm still watching TWO COPS and DOUBTFUL VICTORY. After months of live-watching shows with intense and twisty plots, they're relatively low-key. The plots have been kind of draggy, but are finally getting around to back stories and plot progression. Mainly watching for the lead actors. In TWO COPS, Jo Jung-seok and Kim Sun-ho are great together, and Lee Si-un steals the show as Yong-pal. Yoon Kyun-sang could use some of his Mighty Child powers from REBEL after all the crap he's had to endure after being framed in DOUBTFUL VICTORY. I'm enjoying the many veteran actors in that show's cast.

MONEY FLOWER has been great from the start. Manseh, Jang Hyuk! The baddies in this show are relentless, and so is the protagonist. Given some of the things he's done to engineer revenge upon those who killed his parents and brother, I can't help but wonder if there's a Pyrrhic victory in the offing. I'm also watching MAWANG / THE LUCIFER / THE DEVIL, which is a Faustian tale of revenge. This one is intense and metaphorical, with oodles of symbolism. It's a mental workout.

In a lighter vein, I'm enjoying HWAYUGI, which I'm finding very entertaining.

It is my first time writing on Dramabeans, although I have read many reviews and comments for 3 years. English is not my native language and I am sorry not to express myself very well.

Because I am a fan of Park Hyng Sik I watched and rewatched him and Han Ji-min in "Two lights : relumino", such an amazing warm short film (30 minutes) by Hur Jin-ho.
"Insoo (PHS) who is gradually loosing his vision as well as the light of life, meets Sooyoung (HJM), a bright and confident woman in a photography club."
Everyone in the movie is acting great and the OST sung by PHS, which has to be listened until the end, is also so beautiful.

The movie is free online on Youtube and Vlive because it is an ad for Samsung, which developed an app for visually impaired people.
Subtitled in many languages, there are some more english translations on Vlive (text of the supporting actors but with an error at 6:34 - “I can” should be “I can’t”).
Here are the links :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y5zBY96Mio&t=3s
http://www.vlive.tv/video/52771?channelCode=D32581

Halmoni you’re such a precious being and your metaphorical personifications as well! : “A squirrel has two acorns. He puts one in his own mouth and he saves the other one for the wintertime and he buries it...He works so hard for it, but being so dumb he can’t eat it because he can’t find it. He forgets about it.” “ What a waste…” “It’s a waste.? Rather than being wasteful for a moment the acorn, that was buried underground in the winter, grows leaves, becomes a tree and then makes a forest. Aren’t we so grateful for that? If it’s too hard for you, it is one way to forget everything and bury it. How would you know how it would come out later? In life, it could be blessing in disguise.”