@stpauligurl,

I rewatched ARTHDAL CHRONICLES last weekend to refresh my memory before part 3 airs. Marathoning it made it much easier to keep track of events. It also showed how much wheel-spinning went on. Show could have chopped out an episode's worth of gratuitous Arthdalian violence and we'd have been none the wiser. It was frustrating as heck to finally see the plot moving, only to have to cool my heels for 2 months to see the reaction to Tan-ya's Annie Oakley slingshot performance. I can't wait to see the look on the brothers' faces when they finally meet.

Listened Yoo Na's Street OST <3. Heck, I love the whole dang drama.

Hi @outofthisworld I was guessing that exam time (PSLE?) must have kept you away a bit.

A Moment at Eighteen keeps getting better. It will be a good one to pick up again!

You know how on Viki they have the headings divided into "Korean" "Chinese" "Taiwanese" etc. This morning the China heading read "Mainland China" - so what's up with that?
I'm still too obsessed with everything Untamed to watch anything else. Everything including not just BTS, but videos of Xiao Zhan singing. What a beautifully rich voice he has.
I sort of try other C-dramas and Taiwanese so I'm kind of keeping up with the new Taiwan drama "Yong-jiu Grocery Store". If you want to watch something where nothing happens, but it's nostalgic and warm, try it. Especially if you're trying to go to sleep. I don't go to sleep because I like it, but right now I'll watch a few minutes of it and then go back to favorite scenes from Untamed.
Most modern C-dramas right now are driving me crazy because they're all the same, cookie-cutter.

SDQ - very cute in the beginning or was it the middle. The childhood romance was super sweet. The chances of a happy ending in a historical saeguk is almost zilch?

I really enjoyed SDQ. Even though you know it ends sadly (since it's based on history) they still had a lovely romance and love and they had good chemistry with each other. If you like saeguk dramas I definitely recommend it as it's one of the better ones.

@anothernicole,
I live-watched SEVEN DAY QUEEN when it aired, which was after REBEL: THIEF WHO STOLE THE PEOPLE. Both deal with Yeonsangun, but in different ways. Kim Ji-suk gave a wonderfully sympathetic portrayal of Yeonsangun in REBEL. Lee Dong-gun's take was equally compelling, and very intense. He dominates the action, whereas Yeon Woo-jin's younger half-sibling, Yi Yeok, is powerless -- and acutely aware of it -- from the get-go. If it's not his brother out to get him, it's other factions at court, so we know from the outset that this story will not be a happy one. The important thing to keep in mind is how the personal stories unfold against the historical backdrop to reach the endpoint. Chae-kyung herself is but a pawn in a much larger political game.

I greatly enjoyed the performances by the child actors. Lady Shin's relationship with her nanny is one of the high points of the drama for me. Park Si-eun and Park Min-young turn in splendid performances as the title character. I think I like PMY better in sageuk than in her last couple of contemporary rom-coms.

The cinematography is gorgeous. I can still see in my mind's eye the glorious sulfur-yellow fields of blooming rapeseed, and the scene of the two youngsters taking shelter from the rain. The finale is beautifully poetic and intensely moving.

SAIMDANG, LIGHT'S DIARY deals in passing with the deposed queen later in life. (Skip the modern timeline and stick to the Joseon one. Yang Se-jong and Song Seung-heon play the titular heroine's fictional first love.)

I just finished Ep 16 of Rookie Historian anx am annoyed too! I expected so much more from our girls😭 and my poor puppy prince...

Her Private Life is one of my favorite shows too! They're both so sensible and mature. (Although I never get over my disbelief he is the hot waffle guy from Coffee Prince. I feel my age.)

@taylor Have you watched the cdrama When a Snail Falls in Love? It's very well made and worth the watch.

The Untamed. Not sure if it's exactly fluffy but it's cute enough at times and addictive.

Have you tried any historical Cdramas? I really loved Yanxi Palace (some cute romance and palace machinations) and Nirvana in Fire (political thriller)!! Don't let the number of episodes scare you, they'll fly by in no time. Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms also has great romance and the cutest boy child actor hehehe

I also started Mr Fighting after seeing some beanies recommending it and now I'm hooked - I need me some hutong buddies to encourage me to work hard at life! 😅

Ooooh!! I stumbled upon Arsenal Military Academy last weekend and it's a hoot! Bai Lu and Xu Kai together again, my favorite THE LEGENDS couple. I can really recommend it. Eagerly awaiting more episodes.😁

When We Were Young (2019) is a coming-of-age story with a Reply series vibes. My heart fluttered a lot of Hua Biao, the new student, who joined the already formed group of friends.

Suddenly, This Summer tells the story of two people's relationship from highschool to adult life. The story isn't as cutesy and sweet as a rom-com but it has realistic portrayal of such relationship.

The Big Boss is a comedy drama set in highschool and depending on your sense of humour, you will love its absurdity or wonder what's going on.

The Untamed turned out to be my favorite love story ever.

Oh a couple more modern cdramas I forgot about!

Boss and Me woman donated blood to her CEOs sister and as thanks the sister had the CEO give her a healthy lunch everyday which eventually turns into romance (he falls hard and fast).

A Love So Beautiful Has Wu Bai from Go Go Squid as the ML. A cute high school romance between a girl who has had a crush on her neighbor for years.

I Hear You Guy and girl end up on a reality TV show as a couple despite both having had a bad previous impression with each other. Ends up with cohabitation hijinks.

Sweet Dreams Through this new technological device the main woman is able to enter into the guy she is seriously crushing on dreams. He is the CEO of a flower company where she ends up working.

(wish you could edit posts!)

10 to 15 years ago, none of this would be public. But people are so attached to their social media presence, they share "too much" because SNS is designed to be unfiltered to go viral.

It is the only K drama that I've been following religiously. Divorce with Flaws stared Ahn Jaehyun and Go Hyesun. Keep'em coming, new episodes.

I have avoided their news and these messages specially but after your post I ended up reading them. Seems like a normal downfall of a relationship. Love, sadness, anger all of it but it saddens me to think that it's all public. Me, a nobody in their life knows their private messages too. I wonder how Dispatch got hold of them though, they do tend to shift a narrative one way but still, it must be greatly stressing for them. I wish both of them live their happy lives and this doesn't affect their career more than it already has.

Props to you. I read halfway until I stopped. It was way too long for me to read it. Props to Dispatch of getting two years of it. I do not know how they did it.

I was following this and my heart broke when I read the Dispatch release of their chats. It all got so ugly SO fast. Sadly when the SongSong couple broke up that's when I became mildly interested in their marriage as "proof" that celeb love CAN last. Well, there you go...
I think it's a PR war now, with some spin doctors strategically releasing info to save his career and his upcoming show. I think both of them were deeply lonely and scarred and probably clinically depressed, and they both need help. It is painful to watch this "drama" unfold knowing there won't be a happy resolution by ep 16, but I hope both of them find peace in the future.

Hi @korfan
LOL Kim Soo Hyun cameo-ing as the limo driver. It was far too short a cameo but better than nothing. Do actors get paid to cameo?

I've almost stopped Dr John. Partly I'm running out of time and partly the strange romance is bothering me. I may pick it up later or if @michykdrama is back to being able to do the Medicaps. 😀

Bloody Romance was entertaining. Not my favorite but was still enjoyable for what it was. I also wasn't a big fan of her in the beginning but she does get better as the dramas progresses. Her Shadow is delicious though 😏

strange, my comment got swallowed up, trying again

Once you finish these two, shout out if you find another C gem. I am looking for one, still stuck in the Cloud Recesses. *whispers* I'm actually watching Gank Your Heart. I can't believe myself!

I didn't post anything in final recap of HDL because I just enjoyed this show ;) nothing more and nothing less, I liked that the plot followed it's own logic and didn't flip on romantic ending, and I enjoyed the stories told but I wasn't emotionally invested in characters or storytelling.

And quiet weekend what a treat :D Hope you'll enjoy it fully.

I think the Hong Sisters wanted to try writing epic sad love stories in a fantasy for a while. They wrote happy endings when they were far less possible in stories like Big. I didn't like Hwayuggi and disliked HdL so I would like to imagine they are ready to go back to routine comedy and love which is what they understand in my opinion. Just stay in the real world with things like My Girl, Greatest Love or even Warm & Cozy.

I do not think MW could have lived like a normal mortal. She drank Mago's poison wine in order to be a trapped spirit to the Moon tree. MW had reaper like powers, probably from accumulated knowledge from centuries of being the hotel owner. It would have been the wrong "happy" ending. I was content with how the show finished (except for the trial balloon attempt for a second season).

I agree with you on HDL. It was an enjoyable watch and had some lovely moments in it, good acting, beautiful cinematography and atmosphere but there was something that holds it back from being a 'favorite' drama for me. I'm not quite sure what stopped it from being a favorite but really thinking about it right now I think ultimately I felt the romance was a bit lacking. I think it might have been Chan-Sung's character was a bit too stiff (which I don't think this was Yeo Jin-Goo's fault but more the writers fault). Either way I enjoyed it and would suggest it to others but it's not a drama I would rewatch.

I did like the ending. Despite it being bittersweet I thought it fit with the rest of the drama and didn't break the story to try and force a happy ending. It was sad but left the viewers with hope of a better future.

I was totally and completely sucked in by HDL and loved it. I'm pleased they carried it through with no current life happily ever after. I've also been watching Moment at Eighteen and will be less happy with a not happy ending.

Been there, done that. Good thing is that we're open for anything.

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You could just ramble about nonsensical stuff. You'd be amazed how many friends I've gained here through my nonsense. We can spend days rambling about the weirdest things. Once in a while I rant about my errand boy curse. It gets me a lot of sympathy.