Rookie Cops (Episodes 5-6) - Mood: D
I’m sorry but I don’t think I can buy the romance: all I’m seeing is a beautiful friendship blooming. Honestly, that’s how I envisioned it: Seung Hyun and Eun Kang finding solace in one another as they escape suffocating family tensions back at home. I also don’t appreciate the writer dragging out the big conspiracy with the student bully procedural but I can’t be upset for many talented actors out there doing cameos and gaining experience (I recognise so many of them?). And of course, it’s Gi Hanna who blew the whistle: character caricature strikes again! Park Yoo Na deserves more?

Ghost Doctor (Episode 11-12) - Mood: D+
Isn’t this week’s cliffhanger exactly the same as last week’s, except that the surgery failed? Dr Cha knew that Tess was a doctor: why didn’t he ask him for help? I didn’t like how Seung Tak broke ghost confidentiality but I guess that the arc where he has a eureka moment on how to treat Dr Cha (serious eye-roll at that terrible writing) wouldn’t have occurred without Dr Jang. Soo Jung’s parent disapproval arc is also laughingly bad and I’m not concerned at all about what she had seen 20 years ago. On the other hand, I’m wondering whose walnut cake maker’s son: someone in Dr Cha’s team?

Bulgasal: Immortal Souls (Series review) - Mood progression : C / C- / D+ / D+ / D / D / D / D-
When you look at the tragedy that started the curse 1000 years ago, the theme of xenophobia runs rampant. So why is it that the show thought it necessary to add the power-greedy Eul Tae, when conflict between humans and monsters is inherently built into the fantasy with the other creatures sans the Bulgasal pair? Si Ho’s soul reading abilities as well as Hye Seok’s shamanistic prophecies were unsatisfactorily explained and the show brought out the time skips for forcing a happy ending during the finale. The actors really tried their best to perform, but what could they do with that writing?

The One and Only (Series review) - Mood progression: B- / C / C / C- / D+ / D+ / D / D-
It started off so well: the murder made sense and the characters had understandable reasons for hiding the truth. But I was sorely disappointed to see it go off the rails as quickly as it did: the phone being in the middle of a conspiracy with chaebol coverup and all, the childhood connection that rushed the romance, the hospice slice-of-life that’s sidelined in favour of more narratively tangential murders and full-blown police incompetence (groan). And then the universe oddly decided to conspire for the OTP during the finale? But I’m like, what happened to the other male cop, he just vanished?

Moonshine (Episode 13-14) - Mood: D
Yawn to the killer reveal (we all saw it half a show ago), but its the prince manipulation that’s going to be annoying.

Love and Leashes: I didn’t know what to expect, but I really liked this movie. It was both sweet and sexy. The leads had good chemistry, and I really liked both characters. The ML was endearing. I don’t know much about BDSM, but I thought they handled it fairly well. I also liked the commentary on sexism and sexual harassment in the workplace and how women are subject to all those comments and “jokes.”

Bulgasal: This drama could have been amazing but it fell far short due to the writing and some of the acting. Lee Joon was a scene stealer and by far the best part of the drama. I did think the finale was pretty good, the backstory just came a little too late. The ending would have been touching if I didn’t think those two’s relationship was a snooze worthy red flag.

Reset: I seem to be the lone Beanie who didn’t love this. Some of that might be because I was watching it during the Olympics when the issues with China have been at the forefront, making the nationalism, police state and copaganda particularly hard to take. I thought the first half was better than the second. The motive behind the bombing and backstory didn’t really work for me. The reactions from the whole family just seemed so extreme and not that believable. It took me out of the story. I wanted more of cat guy.

Ghost Doctor: Usually, I start to tire of dramas around Episodes 10, but I’m still enjoying this one. It helps that I like all of the characters, aside from the villains.

Goong/Princess Hours (Year:2006) Abhorrence! Why did it even become an hit drama and still recommended as a good rom-com? Chae Kyung din't derserve any of those terrible treatment from the palace and Lee Shin. I despised Chae Kyung's parents so much for selling her off to close their debts, for not bothering to check on her mental well being after entering the palace and for trying to promote their own lives by taking pride in the fact that they were the Royal's in-laws. Both the ML and SML were unsuitable for her because Lee Shin's past wasn't traumatic or sympathetic to warrant him to behave rudely with the FL and Yul's kindness came across as fake as his main motive was to get back the throne. I cried when Lee Shin baited Chae Kyung into doing things, so she could visit her home or when she was barred from seeing her visting parents because she had to first finish studying about the palace history/etiquettes. The show was all the more sickening because that's exactly how young adults/teenagers in parts of Asia are forced to do arranged marriage and endure sufferings to keep their parents and family elders happy. This drama has my seal of "Kdramas abomination" because the writer concluded Chae Kyung's love for Lee Shin as a stockhome syndrome. "I started loving him because he was the only person I knew in the palace and the one I stayed with under one roof." Jeez, of course with the amount of crap Lee Shin threw at Chae Young this is the only logical conclusion to her love. I finished this series only because I wanted to check if she got back her freedom, but no, that was too much of wistful thinking. However, Yoon Eun Hye's acting was remarkable despite watching her for the first time.
My Verdict Not recommended

Fantasy Couple (Year:2006) This was a hilarious drama! I was sold the moment, the ML kidnapped her cat. Han Ye Seul's acting as a bossy rich female who lost her memories has got to be one of the best amnesiac characters in the history of Kdramas. Her husband and the assistant were also equally funny. I liked all the characters here from the mad lady Kang Ja to the cute dog and the cat.
My Verdict Recommended even though the drama lagged in the last couple of episodes.

Bad Family (Year:2006) When I think of Kdramas, I equate them with the ability to bring a rollercoaster of emotions and this is was one such heartwarming drama with lovely messages about family and funny scenes. Though I wasn't invested in the love story between the ML and the FL and was annoyed with the ML for taking advantage of the SFL's feelings for him, the story as a whole was good that it makes the viewers to forget its shortcomings.
My Verdict If you are a person like me who has a soft spot for stories with group of strangers slowly forming a strong bond, then this is the right drama.

Ghost Doctor The main OTP's romance has got to be the biggest flaw of the drama...

I thought I would catch up with some older shows before the tsunami of new dramas hits... but Real Life interfered. 😒

At least I finally managed to watch the movie Minari. I liked the central family (and that I could understand most of the Korean dialogues 🙂), but the interactions with the outside world often came as cliché and cringey. Also... I was constantly afraid that some dark moments / tragedy would strike with those ominous shots of the chimney (burning male chicks)... but... nothing much actually happened 😆
It is a nostalgic good-feel movie... though for me Reply 1988 touched me more.

Koisenu Futari - still good and I loved the amnesia joke and smirk 😄

Thailand F4 - also still good. Some scenes were uncomfortable to watch, but I actually like that the show is not afraid to go dark... and in no way does it romanticise the violence. This school has been violent for a long time and F4 were bullies (and majority of the kids at the school as well). And Thyme does have anger management / impulsive problems and can get violent and dangerous. But there is also the growth and the redemption arc... and I can't help but root for Thyme to keep discovering and nurturing his good side (it is in him!).
(I also can't help but like darker Ren 😁 ...and be a sucker for all scenes with Kaning and Kavin (well, I have the same history with Kim Bum and Kim So Eun in BOF 😁). )

Slow week for drama-watching.

ONGOING
Moonshine and Ghost Doctor - Really not a lot to comment on either. I'm ready for one to end and for the other to actually have some plot movement.

Rookie Cops - This show could do with some subtlety in its storytelling. The supposedly nice sunbae being evil was telegraphed so much. You knew every beat that was coming. Still the young cast is fun to watch - esp. the drama fanatic Dae-il.

Still missing Through the Darkness and Tracer 😔.

Planning to start Twenty Five, Twenty One and Forecasting Love and Weather over the weekend.

Bulgasal: Finished watching this last weekend. I was hella confused at the end. But not as confused as I was at the end of King The Eternal Monarch. So I guess that was a win?? Still there were some strong episodes, and I would have liked to see a better progressions of the time period shifts.

All of Us Are Dead: Really liked this! I don't think I could have fought off zombies wearing a school uniform as an 18 year old. I hope there is a second season because I'd like to know what happens to the 'Hambies'.

#Alive: Watched this right after All of us are dead.

Love and Leashes: This dropped on Netflix last night. I thought it was a 16 episode romcom, but turned out to be a movie. Not sure if anyone else saw this....I thought it was quite nicely done. Not a repeat watch for me, but definitely not a waste of time at all.

You are my spring: About to start episode 3.

I am looking forward to some of the new dramas dropping this week!

ALL OF US ARE DEAD (Ep 1) I followed the hype to watch the first episode. The set design is from a A+ movie. The pacing was slow but it gives enough information to understand the pending flashbacks. Korean zombies are definitely different than Western versions. It is not a genre that is my favorite but I am all in on this one.

The only kdrama I’m watching lately is Siwanbb’s Tracer. Still at ep 3. So far so good. I’m loving Go Ahsung.

Mostly though I’m still rewatching bits of Mando and Clone Wars. Because Kenobi is coming!!

So much for my romcom mood…

My Country: The New Age
Episode 9 was my favourite so far despite the predictable ending. I am finally getting a sense of Nam Sunho's character and motives. He did genuinely care for Yeon like an older brother. Oddly enough, I liked their "brother/sister" relationship more than the Yeon/Hwi one. On the other hand, the romance between Hwi and Heejae still feels shoehorned in.

Tracer
I think I would enjoy this drama a bit more if I could watch the episodes closer together. My memory isn't so great anymore that I forget the details of the episode by the time the next one is available.
However, I am thankful that I can watch this drama at all thanks to the team of volunteer subbers.

All Of Us Are Dead
The pacing could have been a lot better but I still enjoyed the drama overall. It was entertaining and the young cast did well. I am still in denial over a particular death. If you have watched the drama, you might know who I am talking about.

I am almost done my Avatar: The Last Airbender rewatch. Season 3 is still my favourite season. Also, I had completely forgotten how much romance this show has.

So, this week I blazed through Inspector Koo and I loved the OTT Baddies and Team B. Super quirky and fun drama, and it kept twisting and turning right until ep 12 - for me, ep 12 was the weakest episode, but, oh well, at least everything is settled and characters get a send-off. Kudos to Kim Yejum and Lee Hongnae for being engaging baddies with a great chemistry between each other and the rest of the cast. Also, I loved LHN sweet love plotline. I really wish Geunwon and Daeho end up setting up their little gym by the seaside 💚 - even though the guy is a murderer 😂. Really, I don't understand why this drama didn't get more love.

Our beloved summer: eps 13 and 14. Maybe I'm projecting, but I relate so much to both Woong and Yeonso. I just love them a lot, so I'm willing to go along with whatever drama decides to do with them for the last 2 episodes - except if drama killed off one of them or something like that, but if that was the case I would have seen the Beanie uproar 😂 so I'm trusting that this will end nicely.

Love and leashes: so last night I poured myself a nice glass of wine and settled down to watch this, because: Jun. Let me tell you, these are two seriously cute characters! 😚 Have no idea if this is an accurate portray of a BDSM relationship, but I felt that the movie had a respectful approach to the characters. They are cute, they have fun doing their stuff, and they are super respectful to each other, and not a single joke is made at their cost. The baddies here are assorted judgemental vanillas, the misogynist boss and the ex from hell, but all in all, it's a angst-low sweet movie. And the office scene, where Jiwoo starts venting all her frustrations about her male coworkers is histerical 😂
About the BDSM scenes, my takeaway is:
*So. Much. Prep. *
Really, it seems like Jiwoo needed serious research for every date, and then all the props and booking a dungeon. People really need to be motivated to organise so well. This said, alternating the scenes of Jiwoo preping ropes with Jihoo lovingly cooking dinner for both of them l was a cute touch.

Bulgasal: 6.0 Confusing. The finale tried too hard to play a dramatic "who's it" with death, reincarnation, relationships and Bulgasal-hood and then tried to weasel out of it's pronouncements. Also, still neck-biting. Boo. If they do a sequel, we should boycott. (After we're done boycotting Arthdal sequels, of course).

Ghost Doctor: 7.5

Moonshine: 6.5

Rookie Cops: 6.5

I was in the mood for an IU drama after listening through her latest album, and I'd had my eye on My Ajusshi for a while so I thought, why not??
I started it last week even though I'm swamped with college work, and needless to say I only have a few episodes left.
It's truly a masterpiece, definitely one of the best I've watched. So somber and dark, but also hopeful and warm. I can't explain it, but every episode leaves my chest bursting with a hundred different emotions 😭 I hope these final four episodes blow me away as much as the rest of the drama did! ♥

The One and Only The balance in this drama was really bad. The couple moments were so heavy they couldn't make up for the terminal illness and murders parts. At the end, the real victim was the little San Ah who was surrounded by adults unable to make a good decision and nobody took time to get her therapy!

Why they made the cop leaving like this? It looked like there was more between him and the chaebol... So weird.

Rookie Cop It's surprising how Kang Daniel is a great performer on stage, with a lot of charisma, and completely forgettable in this drama. There are so many holes in this story...

F4 Thailand It always is the same story and it's fun to watch the differences between the so many different versions. I really like the FL in this one. I'm just waiting for them to finally give taste to the ML to choose his clothes.

Reset: Very well done, although the ending felt a bit too neat & tidy, and the depiction of Mainland Chinese police a bit glowing. It was a nice reversal that the female protagonist was much better at staying calm under pressure and figuring out the best tactics to use than her male counterpart. I found it interesting though how little backstory they gave her - we learn nothing about her family, friends, life goals or even her college major. On the plus side, this allows her character to be revealed entirely through her actions. On the down side, she can feel a bit like a blank slate at times. It's an intriguing choice and I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it.

Reset (c-drama, completed}: I'm a sucker for the time loop/groundhog day theme. Binged the entire thing in one go. It's been a while since I've binged more than 4 episodes of a drama in a go, but that was how riveting this drama was - acting, directing (and burn victim makeup work), and writing and no dubbing and it's a tight, short 15 episode series. And it's a sci-fi/fantasy modern drama. And it's got warmth too, good side characters, and a pinch of romance (sometimes all you need is a pinch!). Loved it and one of my top fave c-dramas.

Would you like a cup of coffee? (up to ep 9) Catching back up with it. Not much happens, but so interesting and pleasant. It really is like sitting down with a cup of coffee. See Kim Mi-kyung as a loving mum always makes me get a lump in my throat. There should be a mother's day special where it's a highlight reel of Kim Mi-kyung. And I LOLed as Ga Won's misunderstanding because that's a natural reaction when a dude in his 20s is acting cagey around a high schooler and suddenly wants to talk to her after work at night.

Hello, the Sharpshooter - I don't quite understand why they need to tiptoe around things. "We went to the same school" and "you don't remember me" are both true and seem less like they're hiding things from him. But then, the coach and doctor just walked into his room without his knowledge and went through his things :(

The Autumn Ballad - initially I didn't realize that the FL is the daughter of her father's concubine and not his wife being the relationship between FL and her father's wife is really close. Such an interesting portrayal of family kinship.
Also like how the FL is just a fan of investigative stories and her deductions can sometimes be wrong, so it isn't some story of her being a genius... just being smart. Though her lack of martial arts training makes sense, in some of the fight scenes I was really hoping for a bit more spunk so the ML wasn't the all encompassing hero.
The best part of this is the lack of dub.

F4 Thailand - It really doesn't make sense that Thyme's mom complains about his impulse control when she's done nothing to try and curb it. Maybe I've seen/read to many stories where the uncontrollable child was sent to boarding school, had their credit cards cut off, etc. that his lack of consequences for his actions really conflict with her complaints.
And I have a really hard time wanting Gorya to be with Thyme when he's that violent. Like he even looks like he scares himself. I feel like I need a wisecrack about therapy just to know they at least tried.

Kissable Lips - kinda wish our vampire couldn't hypnotize even if it doesn't seem like he's eating a lot of blood. Still it would be nice for him to get consent.

First Love Again - unfortunately a lukewarm first episode. Is she a cat or a nine-tailed fox?

In Your Heart - if he doesn't want you to kiss him stop trying to kiss him. That first scene really soured the whole episode and excitement for this series.

Paint with Love - not sure if its the editing or the writing, likely both, but this series could have been significantly better. Said with love, because I really like this series: Tae and Singto's acting were great. Odd that they can barely handle the second-romance but then added a third out of nowhere that almost felt better put together than the main one. Also the subplot with the managers could have just been left out completely as poorly done as it was.

You're My Sky - why did they pair up the boyfriend and the brother of his girlfriend? I want to cheer for them but also no.

Finished BULGASAL. There was an epic drama lurking under a good one, and that's always a little disappointing, but this one was still worth watching. I'll repeat myself again: Lee Joon is awesome and owned every scene he was in.

THE ONE AND ONLY: Still not quite finished, but I'm glad I'm one of maybe three people who watched this drama, lol. It was done with a great deal of care. The balance between the murder mystery, chaebol machinations, romance, and existential musings didn't always work perfectly, but there was obviously so much love put into this by the writers and actors. I also really believed in and rooted for the OTP, and thought their relationship evolved realistically in the face of highly dramatic and unbelievable circumstances and stress. But I am really puzzled by the disappearance of the main cop dude. I'm too lazy to look it up, but I have to think something happened behind the scenes to necessitate a writing change because that character was clearly supposed to play a continued role and I'm sure they were building to some connection between him and another main character.

F4 THAILAND: Years ago, I watched the first 15 minutes of "Boys Over Flowers" and couldn't stand it. I've therefore never bothered with any of the remakes, either. But I was curious about this one, and it's my first Thai drama. I am enjoying it, and looking forward to new episodes, because it's compulsively watchable and the leads and F4 members all have great chemistry. At the same time, I'm troubled by the fact that despite her inner strength and many scenes showing the ML's bullying and lack of impulse control are not acceptable, the underlying message still is that the love of a good FL can make him better. Thyme's violent jealousy, culminating in the scene where he almost punches the FL, is hard for me to forget. The show doesn't brush aside his behavior by any means, but it seems to ultimately be framing his unacceptable outbursts as based on a key misunderstanding (he assumes she's in love with Ren, but she really likes Thyme and not Ren. Therefore, Thyme's behavior is misplaced and unjustified because he's wrong about the situation, not because it would always be completely unacceptable to treat a woman like that, even if she was dating Ren and preferred him to Thyme).

Got sucked into LOVE PLAYLIST on youtube. I'm not that into web dramas, but this one is cute and addictive.

This was the week I fell into the Valley of Mediocrity. Talk about wanting to throw the remote! I liked “Familiar Wife” and felt like seeing another Ji Sung drama so I tried PROTECT THE BOSS: silly X 3.

Dropping that, I went to KILL ME, HEAL ME in which his co-star was a certain actress whose high-pitched whinnying makes me want to hang a feed bag on her. She already ruined several dramas for me, including “She Was Pretty.” But I’m not sure that I would’ve liked “Kill Me Heal Me” even with a different FL.

Giving up on Ji Sung, I checked out MY GIRLFRIEND IS A GUMIHO, my intro to Lee Seung Gi. Although he and Shin Min Ah are button cute together, I think this drama was written by people still in their formative years.

Batting zero and still looking for that next great drama…

Twenty five twenty one- just finished the first episode and it was a good start. The FL's carefree attitude about the IMF crisis till it affects her life personally was so relatable. I usually don't care about the happenings around the world unless it affects me too. Her hilarious, if somewhat risky plans to achieve her dreams were fun to watch. Also she admires bona for her talent and not jealous of her so I hope we get a good friendship between both the females. NJH wasn't there much in the first episode but his interactions with KTR were also fun to watch (does fake pee boy doesn't have right to pee 🤣🤣 you'll understand once you watch). This seems like KTR's story and she's doing a good job. Also the colour palette and the props are very accurate for the time according to me. So overall I'm hopeful that this will be a good one.

We best love (seasons 1and 2) - searching for good BL dramas, I came upon this Taiwanese one. Totally of 12 episodes around 30-45 minutes each. The story was nothing new, but the leads chemistry was amazing. Though the story became somewhat confusing at the beginning of the 2nd season and I preferred the first season over the second one, the leads continued to be cute together and I enjoyed the series.

Artificial City - I might be the only Beanie watching this. I think the female lead, Yoon Jae-hee could've had a good ally in Kim Yi-seol, had things been handled differently by both of them. Kim Yi-seol had no business meeting up with Jae-hee's trash husband. I know why she wanted to go, but it was never a good idea and she knew it before she went. .... Jae-hee's mother-in-law most likely had a hand in what happened, which is bound to complicate life for Jae-hee. They've both been going head-to-head against each other and right now, mother-in-law might have the advantage. ..... Speaking of the mother-in-law, I have the last two episodes to watch and I'm still super curious about her right-hand woman/secretary. If anyone can finish the whole family off it's her with all the secrets she knows.

Nokdu Flower rewatch. One of the best historical dramas, so powerful and unforgettable.

Just started Twenty-Five Twenty-One. It's super cute! It reminds me of Reply 1997 with the overblown teenage angst, tantrums and weird reasoning. LOVE IT.
- No one will ever be as awesome with an umbrella, ever.

When the weather is fine.
A strong reminder that beneath the cheesy and fluffy rom-coms, Park Min-Young is legitimately talented actress

The King: Eternal Monarch
This was an objectively terrible drama that is still can't help but like (i have no idea why). Its been 20 years and Lee Min-Ho still cant act his way out of a school lunch bag. The saving grace was Woo Do-hwan who pretty much upstaged everyone.

I finished RESET this week and still ain't over it. Highly recommended. Overall, the drama was well written, directed and acted. The only thing that bothered me (besides the police going all Big Brother on us) was the focus on the parents for two episodes where nothing really happened, it was the only part I felt were filler. I missed the OTP and I felt the reasoning of the parents felt weak and poorly sustained. The main leads were terrific together and I liked how their characters balanced each other out even though we never really got to know anything about the female lead. Had the drama kept on for several more episodes, this probably would have bothered me but her character really shone through and this gave me enough of an understanding of her. I am way more bothered by the bulky man with the headphones who were just standing there during most of the loops.

I have continued to watch BRIDE OF THE CENTURY. It is a good show. I am watching it slowly, in part due to work and in part the Olympics. I am also watching THE VIRTUAL BRIDE. We are also slowly watching the C-drama CUPID’S KITCHEN.

My wife completed her watch of THE GLAMOROUS IMPERIAL CONCUBINE (on Netflix) and says it is very good. Now she is watching the Chinese Costume drama SECRET OF THE THREE KINGDOMS which she says is really good.

In addition to the Olympics and watching K-dramas (and C-dramas) we took some time this week to watch a recording of a wonderful (or shall I say S’wonderful?) recording of a recent stage production of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, a musical based upon Gershwin’s tone poem of the same name. As told this musical is not just a stage copy of the 1951 Hollywood movie version (also S’wonderful) starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron but tells a different version of the story better fitted to a stage production but still faithful to the romance of the original.

Only one episode this week for YOUNG LADY AND GENTLEMAN. But it was a humdinger. Our Young Lady’s father put up a heck of a fight- and has persuaded Dan Dan to go to the US with CEO Anna (she still does not know this is her baby mama) but on the understanding that if she is still in love with our Gentleman at the end of that time she can come back, and Daddy will reconsider his opposition. Why would anyone think that this three years in the US idea would extinguish true love? As an American I take serious umbrage at the idea that my country kills love. Besides, if it didn’t work in SEO YOUNG, MY DAUGHTER why would it work this time? Then, to add upcoming weeklong suspense this episode’s ending cliffhanger is our Gentleman learning that CEO Anna is in fact Dan Dan’s birth mother. And now- again just one episode this week. I guess we can think of it as the Olympic Effect.

Netflix just sent me an email: FORECASTING LOVE & WEATHER is now being broadcast. 2 episodes per week- this is not one of those shows that they release all at once. We have been looking forward to this one.

LOVE AND LEASHES is now on my watchlist, thank you fellow beanies, although BDSM is not my thing either but so what?

Beanies, can anyone suggest a good entry point into Thai Dramas,

For reference im a fan of
Crime thrillers
Legal thrillers/dramas
Mystery and suspense

Im also partial to slife-of-life and family dramas (no makjang)

Kinda lackluster this days without Through the Darkness

My current obsession to name it so would be NOT ME,a thailand BL drama that has the romance as a subplot while tackling social problems more...Basically i wait the days for those 45 minutes i revieve on Sundays LOL

Moonshine finally is back and still remains enjoyable for me with great characters,sad that it will end because it's an easy watch...

Other than that nothing really,waiting the weekend for the new dramas in hopes ill find a new obsession

Poking around the corners of VIKI and Netflix trying to find some older shows I missed. Bummed that Six Flying Dragons is not available anymore but am enjoying Tree With Deep Roots .
Finished So I Married an Antifan and it was surprisingly sweet perhaps because I ff'd through every Chan-sung scene. Almost finished Wok of Love and holding out hopes for talking horse cameo.
Plan to watch Forecasting Love & Weather this afternoon. In real life, getting an actual meteorology degree requires a very heavy course load of higher maths; most TV weather people are simply presenters. The combination of lots of moist ocean air and mountainous terrain makes Korea an especially difficult region for making accurate small-scale weather forecasts.
Must turn off the science part of my brain to watch this show and the upcoming Grid . Will most def be heard muttering "numerical forecast modeling" (called KIM in S Korea, natch) and "magnetosphere" which is what really protects Earth from solar wind. Don't mind me.

I wasn't in the mood to watch any new Korean show this week, so decided to revisit some old ones.
Have started Moment of Eighteen that I was not able to complete while it was airing.
Just finished watching Nightmare High/Teacher. The ending was a bit confusing.
F4 Thailand is the only currently airing show I am invested in. The classroom scene in episode 7 was really hard to watch though. It affected my enjoyment while watching the rest of the episode since that particular scene kept on replaying in my head. In hindsight, I realise what the show was trying to convey and appreciate that it is not shying away from addressing such dark topics (hope they continue to address Thyme's anger and impulse control issues in the future episodes as well). The process of self-improvement is not easy, and at any point during character development, regression is possible. I like that in this version, Gorya is an inspiration for Thyme to change for the better and break away from his mother's negative influence. The realisation or the choice to change oneself should come from the person itself. Thyme is very much aware of his inner demons and is willing to work on his betterment. I also love the symbolism, metaphors and the background music used in this show.

I watched a couple of episodes of Ghost Doc and Bad&Crazy.
I watched Our Beloved Summer finale.

My Husband Got A Family (EP 49): watching it right now. I should be doing homework but what the hell.

I am in the midst of travel, and the only thing I am watching these two weeks are Olympics figure skating, which has been nonstop DRAMA of the worst kind. IYKYK.

*Reply 1988*
Just finished. Ohmygod, Bora’s wedding 😭😭😭
Bora and Appa’s letters 😭😭😭
Took me back to my own many years ago. I was one big mess, even worse than Bora. The wedding ceremony took longer because I couldn’t stop crying.
I remember my father’s business partner came with his whole family all the way from Japan. We had this bridal shower, the whole ceremony presented by our language, so they didn’t have single clue what the MC was talking about. But they cried, they cried so much. Also the next day, on the wedding day, they cried a lot, too.
Only weddings and funerals do that to people.
I know I’m the super minority here, but Deoksun’s love line is in the least of my interests.
The minute I saw how our beloved late Kim Joohyuk used his hands, I knew Deoksun’s man.
Throughout the series, all I see is families and friendships, with their all goods and bads and ups and downs and all the beauty of it.
Whoever here has a family, treasure them. Whoever has closeknit friends, never take them for granted. Because time will take them away from you and nothing can replace them.

We finally have a new batch of dramas! Haven’t started any of them at the time of writing but I’m so excited to.

Chicago Typewriter: This show is evergreen and gets even better on rewatch. I already got to episode 9 because I’m going through the show so fast and y’all, the scene in Gwanghwamun. It breaks me every time. It hits even harder for me watching in February because it’s the month the youth of my country were brutally killed when fighting for the right to speak our mother tongue by a tyrannical, colonial government which wanted to completely eradicate every facet of our unique culture and traditions, down to the language we spoke. My home country and Korea are miles apart in distance, but so many aspects of our history are similar. Maybe this is why I love the past storyline of Chicago Typewriter so much. I can see parallels between the struggles faced by colonized nations and the sacrifices made by our freedom fighters in order for us to never again be under the thumb of such oppressive empires. God this freaking show. The things it does to me.

F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers: LMAO it feels so weird to talk about so lighthearted and unserious (in comparison) after the paragraph above. In all seriousness though, I remain flabbergasted at how actually good the show is and how it continues to get better each week?? I genuinely did not think that was possible to achieve in this franchise, but they’re doing it against all odds. I love Gorya and Kaning, I love the F4 boys, and I love how grounded the world of the drama feels despite the obligatory bizarreness this story requires. Now the only thing I need is more Kavin/Kaning scenes because I’m already obsessed with this second couple who are such a long way off from being a couple. But otherwise, keep up the good work!

Ghost Doctor: Dear writer(s) of this show, please stop wasting your actresses challenge. I thought dramaland as a whole was getting better at this, but apparently not. I’m fine with the show primarily focusing on Rain and Kim Bum. What I’m not fine with is completely shafting female characters narratively and making them perpetually crying damsels who exist to cause man-pain. Do better. Oh, and while we’re at it, keep your lore in check. I can forgive some fantasy plot-holes since this is a comedy, but not this much.

Through the Darkness: *screaming, crying, and throwing up* GIVE ME MY DRAMA BACK SBS!!!

Tracer: Caught up to episode 4 now. I remain amazed at how concisely the show is able to clearly relay the vast network of characters and their individual allegiances, motivations, and place in the hierarchy. That, combined, with an excellent central cast means the show never has a dull moment. I really hope the “season 2” manages to keep up the momentum.

Twenty Five Twenty One: I’ve been bored so I watched the first episode with zero expectations. LOVED IT!!! Can’t wait for Ep 2.
Forecast: This and 39 are the dramas I’ve been waiting for. It dragged a bit, but I think it’ll get better.

Rookie Cops: CSB is still carrying this drama. Unfortunately Kang Daniel, just isn't good enough and should not have been cast as the lead. That being said Park Sung Joon is hilarious, I hope to continue to see him in the future. I am still enjoying it for what it is.

The One and Only: This was a sweet drama. The unexpectedness of an awkward contract killer loving an awkward terminal patient was fun. It was really a nice drama, and I am glad I watched it.

Not really watching any k drama the past week since finishing Bad & Crazy & Bulgasal. Looking forward to 39 & Grid next week plus the comeback of Into The Darkness and hopefully re-watch Tracer (with good subs please)

The Classic is a classic for many reasons, right? Its story line is the classic romance from an earlier era and we get two instead of one. All three leads - Son Ye-Jin, Cho Seung-woo and Jo In-sung - despite young but showed their superstar potential. The rest is history.

Lastly, its OST is deeply ingrained in our memory - especially Me to You and You to Me and the run in the rain scene is now a classic on its own, repeated in so many dramas, movies and varieties.

I still rewatch the movie scenes every now and then, such as dancing class at uni, run in the rain and also the gallery scene of SYJ and JIS walking parallel between paintings. And I love CSW for life because of this movie. And what a range he can master from this to Hwang Shi-mok. I also wonder why JIS never ages. But of course, I’m so happy and have nothing but best wishes for SYJ’s upcoming nuptials.

Fated to Love You Rewatching while waiting for new dramas. Still enjoying this, and loving Jang Hyuk but I dread the angst that’s coming.

I am watching Thai f4 but Thymes mom... I just think this actress is bad. she is outshined by everybody. so stiff and boring

@missvictrix - Did you just wrote all my thoughts down?
I was over the moon with the news of Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin getting married so I want to go back and watch both's previous works. I started with The Classic. I wish there is more time spent on the daughter's story line. I read that the director was disappointed with Jo In-sung's acting but I was impressed with him. I'm planning to watch Secret Garden next.