Hello beanies, it has been so long but a quick look around the site tells me some of my old beanies all still around here. I’m glad.

My fan wall tells me I haven’t watched a drama in 14 month, and another 8 months before that. Wow that is so long! How could I do it!

It felt so great to get back to drama watching and having nearly 2 years worth of dramas to choose from. I dived in, and I’m proud (or ashamed, depends how you look at it) to announce that in the past few weeks I have binged A LOT of dramas.

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    First I watched season 2 of Forest of Secrets. It was good but not great. It obviously had no Yoo Jae Myung who was the highlight of the first season for me. But it still had my baby Lee Jun Hyuk.

    I then watched Designated Survivor, which surprise! Also had LJH in it :)) I hadn’t looked at the actors list and I was taken aback. I was excited, and that, as viewers know, didn’t end well. This show was great in the first half, but not so much in the latter.

    I then went to rewatch a show that I had LOVED but hadn’t rewatched. Hyena was as fun and as fabulous as I remembered. I loved it even more this time.

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    After Hyena, and by checking Ju Ji Hoon’s filmography, I watched Jirisan. The show was GORGEOUS. I watched every second of it for the scenery. The story was weird but not bad. Ju Ji Hoon and Oh Jung Se were great. The ghost storyline was strange and confusing. And there is no running away from it, I just dislike Jun Ji Hyun’s acting. But I didn’t dislike the show.

    After Jirisan I really needed some excitement so I chose Bad & Crazy, and boy, did it deliver! It was a mess, but a very entertaining one. And well, Lee Dong Wook is my first ever drama crush and he was delightful. Wi Ha Joon was as charming as ever too.

    In the 15 years of my drama watching I have always had a habit of rewatching a favorite show after a new show that I have loved. Kind of like giving myself time to get over it while watching a trusted older one. And not ruining my mood with a possibly bad new show. So I rewatched 365 Days, becauae I missed seeing my baby in a hero role, and I LOVED the show as much as I had before. It is such a liberating feeling watching a great show you know you love.

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    For my 7th show I chose Class of Lies. I don’t know why. It had never been on my radar. I didn’t know most of the actors, I dislike school politics, and although I LOVE Yoon Kyun Sang, I had dropped all his recent shows. But the show was primarily listed as legal, and after Hyena I was open to try another legal show. So I test watched the first episode, was hooked, and can now declare Class of Lies one of the best dramas I have ever watched. It was a masterpiece. There is no praise too much for it. It feels all the better because of how little I expected it. Don’t you love when that happens?

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    I was on such an adrenaline rush after CoL that I couldn’t do a rewatch this time and went straight to another new show. I wanted a non-thriller with an actor I adore, so I decided on The Red Sleeve Cuff. I hadn’t watched a sageuk since Nokdu’s Flower and I liked the historical theme of this show and that it reminded me strongly of Dae Jang Geum. I didn’t love the show like most beanies seem to, but it was one of the most beautiful shows ever made! Everything, from the scenery, to the lighting, to the symmetry and balance in every single shot, was simply perfect. What kept me till the end, apart from the cinematography, was Jun ho’s acting, Lee Deok Hwa aka the king’s acting, court lady Seo, the royal guard, and the grand Queen.

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      You chose a good sageuk, probably the best of the year (and I think I saw all but one).

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    And now I’m off to a few rewatches. I look forward to my rewatches as much as I do to new shows. Chief Kim, here I come. Wok of Love, Hot Stove League, Jealousy Incarnate, oh I have so many lined up!

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    Welcome back!

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    Totally liking your drama choices! Welcome back!

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    Hello! welcome back!

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