I am a little behind so I will play a little catchup on the 30 day Drama Challenge.

Day 1: Favorite Kdrama

This is a really hard one for me as I have a lot of favorites but in the end I have to go with Gaksital (Bridal Mask). I watched all of this drama with my sister and even though she was into the drama right from the start it took me a good about 10 episodes before I started to really enjoy the drama. I’m glad I was watching with my sister because I would have dropped it if I wasn’t watching with her. But once I got into the drama, I was in deep. The drama gave me so many deep feels from the shattered friendship to the struggles and pain the characters went through in their fight for their beliefs. The drama definitely had its flaws, with the character of Oh Mok-dan and her being one of the reasons for the friends turning into enemies being one of my biggest issues with the drama. But this drama gave me so many deep feels that I am able to look over the flaws and is a drama that will forever hold a place in my heart.

Honorable Mentions: I Can Hear Your Voice, Healer and Princess’ Man

Day 2: Favorite Cdrama

I’m sure if anyone knows me they will know that my favorite cdrama is The Untamed. I have never had any drama have such an impact on me before. I am not someone who fangirls but this is the first drama that made me go into full fangirl mode. It’s what got me to finally get on the fanwall (I had to express my love somewhere) and later find my chaos sisters on discord. I spent many hours posting long essays about this drama, watching YT videos, watching BTS, and scouring the web for images and information. I even read the novel and rewatched for a 2nd time all within a month span. Even though this drama also had its flaws, it gave me such intense feelings that all flaws are forgotten and ignored. I can’t even put into words how much this drama affected me. I typically move on from dramas pretty quickly, or if they are favorites, I might linger for a week or 2. This one took a good 4 months before I finally settled my feelings and was able to move on from this beautiful story. But even if I’ve moved on this drama will forever be dear to me.

Honorable Mentions: Ashes of Love, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms (Eternal Love) and Nirvana in Fire

Day 3: Favorite Tdrama

I know this is supposed to be favorite Jdrama but since I’ve never been able to finish one I will instead give my favorite Tdrama (Taiwanese).

I’ve not seen a lot of Tdramas but this one is pretty easy for me to choose which is Someday or One Day. This drama was so well produced, and acted and written. The various characters in both the past and present were riveting and pulled you into their stories. The personal struggles each character went through for both happiness and love were beautifully written and portrayed. I was with each of these characters in their various incarnations. And the time travel felt different and unique. Ultimately this was a drama about the characters and not about the fantasy. It also introduced me to the very attractive and talented Greg Han. The fact he has only had side character roles so far is a crime.

Honorable Mentions: Before We Get Married

Day 4: First Drama Ever Watched

Finally, an easy answer! My first drama ever, which is probably the same for a lot of Beanies, is Boys Over Flowers. At the time Hulu (a streaming platform in the US) kept suggesting these things called kdramas to me but they looked silly and like soap operas. But BoF caught my eye because it was a live action of one of my favorite anime and manga from years before, Hana Yori Dango. So I decided why not, let’s see why I keep being suggested this drama. While I was on the 2nd episode my little brother (who was about 16 or 17 at the time) visited me and saw me watching so he sat down with me. I told him it’s silly and the actress is bad but it was weirdly addictive. 2 days later we had binged this entire drama. We locked ourselves into a hot bedroom and didn’t come out except for necessities. My brother had taken on the habit of yelling “Gu Jun-pyo” at the top of his lungs at the TV (initially out of hate and then out of love). It was not a good drama but it was the drama that started it all. So for that alone I will always love this drama (but don’t ever ask me to rewatch this).