I think I have watched only seven dramas from 2022 (out of 65, according to My drama list). I have been watching k-dramas less than a year… If I stick only to 2022, it’s going to be almost impossible to fill the RoundUp themes 🙈

Spoilery things below:)
– I have my weekly variety shows already (2N1D and RM), but this is the variety show that I was waiting for each week. The cast was Wow! And the games were so funny. I liked seeing them get comfortable with each other. The food truck was cool, but I wanted more games, hehe.
– I checked out The Sound of Magic because of the Young Actors Retreat and thought it was okay. I personally thought that the songs weren’t catchy and all the adults were horrible, so good thing it was short so I didn’t dwell on it a lot.
– I loved Reset! I like time travel/loops and I thought this one was well done. We got new clues every time and though it was easy to figure out who was the bomber, it was still interesting to see why they did it and how our heroine and hero were going to stop it.
– I really loved the vibe and feel of 20th Century Girl, but it reminded me why I don’t watch Korean romantic movies. Either they are too R for me or, almost always, bittersweet 😭. I usually end up watching them though because I like the pain, lol. If the last 15 mins didn’t happen, I would’ve love it more!

Reset was one of my favorite cdrama from this year. It was a really well done time loop drama.

What a lovely grouping all ultimately positive with lots of sweet elements. I am so glad you enjoyed them all, these are ones I enjoyed too and would recommend to others.

I was thinking of giving a try to Once Upon a Small Town, I keep reading good things about it. I think I will give it a try, Thanks!

As for Racket boys, it was so cute. I never liked the villagers plot lines, though. But the drama was worth itself just for that last scene with Lee Kyu Hyung.

DOBY was amazing (I just pretend the last episode didn’t happen. Lol). Loved the leads and Steven is 😘🙏🏽
You can Check out ‘Skate into love’ if you need more Steven in your life.

Racket boys had so much heart. I enjoyed this drama a lot.

Small Town and Racket Boys are adorable dramas. Sweet and warm.
So glad you enjoyed them. ^^

If you want something a bit similar to Small Town you could watch Top Star Too Baek.

– [ ] Love Like The Galaxy❤️: I don’t really watch long CDramas, only the short, fluffy ones, but I heard good things about this one and gave it chance. I hadn’t binge a drama in a while, but I definitely watched the first 20 episodes in the first few days. I really enjoyed the drama, but the beginning was stronger than the end in my opinion! I still had fun watching it, the king was a hoot! Loved it!
– [ ] Never Give Up❤️: So glad that this is on Netflix! Such a good, solid drama. Romance-lite, but still cute! I loved it! It was fun and progressed at a good pace. I was routing for our Neighbor24 team all the way!
– [ ] Would You Like A Cup Of Coffee? ❤️: Such a relaxing show! I watched it while on my lunch break. I work next to a coffee roaster place and sometimes the smell of coffee would fill my nose. I am not a coffee drinker, but the drama was warm and lovely.
– [ ] Today’s Webtoon⭐️: Kim Se-jong! I really love her and she is the reason I started this. It was an okay drama, also romance-lite, but the main part was her growth. I am currently transitioning at work and could feel the pain of trying to do a good job and not getting there. Some people really needed therapy though! Still, was an okay drama.

Congrats on the levelling up👏

Congratulations!

Congratulations!!!

*Extraordinary Attorney Woo❤️ was my Wednesday and Thursday for the last couple of months that it felt weird to have the extra hours on those days. I just layed around on my phone and tried to keep busy, but pretty much just went to sleep early. I really loved it and can only see all the good in it! It was a KDrama after all. Do you guys also hear whale noises every time you think about it?😂

*All Of Us Are Dead ⭐️(with my dad): Zombies are pretty much the only “scary” thing I can see and a coworker of mine said she really enjoyed it, so I decided to give it a try and roped my dad to watching it with me. It was very grotesque at some points, but overall I was engaged throughout and had fun watching it with my dad. He enjoyed it as well, but after making him watch Kingdom last year and now this drama, he really thinks I like zombies, lol.

*Black Dog❤️❤️: I really don’t know why I didn’t pick this drama up when it first came out because I really love Seo Hyun-jin and Ra Mi Ran. Maybe because it was a slower placed theme and I was busy or maybe I lost my head?! Whatever the reason, I heard great things about it and decided to watch it now, which was great because I was able to take it at my pace and enjoy it completely! It was a great story and great acting!

Although I really enjoyed and looked forward to every episode this season, I still think the first season was more memorable because it was when we got introduced to cells for the first time. I don’t think the cells made an impression on me this season, maybe because I was used to them and they didn’t get shown as much. The editor’s cells were so ridiculous and more memorable than Yumi’s. I liked Babi’s straightforwardness in the relationship, but I wish we could’ve seen more of what goes on with his cells and why he made the decisions he did. When the earthquake occurred, I was confused for a while because I didn’t think it meant that he wavered. I just thought he came to a big realization, about what I don’t know, lol, but I didn’t think it meant he fell for the intern. I loved Babi!! And I loved Wung before that, so I found it hard that they brought Wung back just to create tension between the couple. I think the relationship was better done in the first season. To me, it looks like Yumi liked Wung more, but he never explained himself to her and his pride wouldn’t let him come back for her before she moved on. While with Babi, I think Yumi liked that he loved her and accepted him back because he was someone on her side. Without her boyfriends, Yumi didn’t have much going on in her life since they were always her priority. So it’s understandable that the season ended with her being happy with her life and making changes for herself. Like buying her apartment and finishing her second book. That’s good and all, but…I still wanted a wedding, lol.

I was so pleased how the writing turned out, after starting out so depressing. Really glad I stuck with this show.

Yay!!! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

Yumis Naughty Cell is my.favorite character! Naughty is a mess!

Glad you liked it. This is what i keep telling everyone about the animation , it grows on you real quick. Yumi was on my list before it began but i was also sceptical about the animation since I generally don’t like it that much. It may look weird at first but it really isn’t. The cells are the life of the show and done so well. It’s easily one of the best slice of lie romcoms.

Season 2 is so fun and you’ll love Babi!

My Liberation Notes was not what I expected it to be. The cast was what drew me in! I had to at least see the first few episodes for them. Once I saw that it was a slice of life and family related, I knew I had to stay and finish it, since those are the types of dramas I like to watch. I’ll admit that I was expecting a happy ending. To be honest, I was really confused for the last four episodes. I didn’t get the artistic value to making me guess what timeline we were in. I was used to weird scenes here and there, but I was just lost and kind of took what people said online to make sense of it. From the beginning, Gu’s alcoholism made me uncomfortable, that and the use of “worshiping”, but I thought that it would make sense towards the end. It did… but it also didn’t for me. Again, I read what people had to say about it and was like, “okay, I guess..”. I get that the ending is more true to life. Our three siblings, and Gu, are still in a journey filled with ups and downs trying to find themselves and making their lives better for themselves, but I guess I wanted a My Ajusshi type of ending where it felt nice to leave that world knowing everything was going to be okay. Everyone in My Liberation Notes will probably be okay! The drama did show us that they were smiling and fairly comfortable in their current state. Maybe because some things hit too close to home is why I wanted a very bold happy ending! Anyways, Lee Min-ki was great, haha! I think he is the one I liked the most. I constantly complain a lot to my family that I have coworkers that talk too much, but honestly, if given the chance, I can out talk them, lol. And what magnetism does Sohn Seok-gu possess?! I dislike drinking scenes in general in kdramas and drunks are not my favorite, but he was so attractive. I need him in another drama soon! Preferably a rom-com because we are guaranteed a happy ending, right?!!

I watched The Pirates last night – completely bonkers but hilarious! ^^

Mission Possible was fun, and had the twist that I had been hoping for all along.

I watched Kingmaker. It was stunningly well-made. Writing, directing, and acting were all topnotch.

I’m quite sure i watched Mission but can’t remember what it was about..

Within the last month or so I watched the Korean action drama film ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU (2021) on Viki US. Based on actual events I found it riveting.

I enjoyed Mission Possible. Mostly because KYK was a riot.

These are some of the dramas he has watched:
-Juvenile Justice: I haven’t watched it, but he said it was okay. He said it was slow at first, but once he got into it, he enjoyed it. He liked the main actress and her sidekick.
-My Name (twice): He’s watched this twice already because he was so bored and wanted something in the background. He likes action and apparently this drama had some good action. He wants another season or another similar show to this.
-Move To Heaven: I’m pretty sure all he liked were the fighting scenes, lol. To be honest, I don’t think he truly understands Autism and the spectrum, so he was kind of confused.
-Vagabond: He truly is my father because he really liked Vagabond. This was the first drama he found on his own. I told him he would enjoy it, and left it at. He did enjoy it and, like myself, was pissed at the ending. He is still hoping for a second season. I, on the other hand gave up already.
-The King’s Affection: This one surprised me because I thought he was going to drop it after an episode or two, but he kept watching until the end and enjoyed it. I haven’t seen it and when I would stop and watch it for a while, I wasn’t surprised when he fast-forwarded the lovey scenes. No wonder he finished it, all he wanted was the action scenes, lol.
-The Silent Sea: This is the last drama we watched together. I personally like sci-fi, so I thought this was a good drama to watch with my dad. It was a good one to watch together because it was interesting and quick. He is not really a sci-fi person, but tolerates it enough to watch some of it with me.
-Mr. Sunshine: He is currently watching it after The King’s Affection. I am not sure he is understanding the time period it is set in, but I can see that he is liking it. I haven’t seen it yet, so maybe I will wait on his recommendation.
-Vincenzo (again): Everytime he finishes a drama I ask him what rank that drama falls into, you know A tier or B tier or even your top 5. I don’t think he knows any of the drama names or how to begin organizing them, but when I ask him which one is his favorite, I don’t finish the question when he answers Vincenzo. He really loves this drama!

He’s like my dad. 😂 Though I’m quite surprised that my dad also enjoyed watching Hotel del Luna. Has your das seen the following? He might like these also.

Bad Guys
Beyond Evil
Designated Survivor
Mad Dog
Train
Save Me

He might also like Fiery Priest. A lot of action scenes plus same writer as Vincenzo.

My sister wanted to spend time with me over her winter vacation and she decided that we should watch a KDrama together since she wanted to cheer me up by doing something I like. On one condition though: it had to be either a thriller/mystery. I’m a rom-com/slice of life girl, but I do enjoy a good story, as long as it is not scary! I had heard of Beyond Evil being a solid drama, so we decided to watch it together. It took us like two months and a half to get through all of it because our schedules never match up and towards the end I could see her getting a little over it, but I could also see that she enjoyed it. Of course, as an avid kdrama watcher I was curious about a lot of things so I asked her.

My Sister’s review on Beyond Evil (spoilers ahead!)

Me: What did you think of it? (Right after it was over)
Her: It was pretty good. Too long for my taste. (I can’t believe this! She rewatches everything! Especially shows that are like 9 seasons long!! In all fairness it is background noise, but still I am over her watching the same thing over and over again,lol😂)

Me: What did you like about it? Dislike?
Her: I liked that I didn’t know what was going to happen next. It wasn’t predictable, so that was cool. I disliked that it was too long. 12 episodes would’ve been better. Also, the whole town development plan was boring and confusing, I don’t care about that.

Me: What was the scene you remember the most?
Her: When we found out the brother (Lee Dong-shik’s Hyung, Kang Jin-mook) was the killer. Also, when the girl (Yoo Jae-yi) threw eggs at him (Han Joo-won). It was funny, lol.

Me: Who was your favorite character?
Her: The butcher girl (Yoo Jae-yi) was pretty cool. She was not a cop, but still part of the team.

Me: Would you recommend this to others? Of the three you’ve seen (Oh My Venus, Squid Game, Beyond Evil) which has been your favorite?
Her: Yeah I’ll recommend it to my friend that watches dramas. Squid Game is still my favorite because it was interesting and didn’t go the way I thought. It was quick to action too.

Me: Any last comments?
Her: Where the romance at tho?
Me: I thought you wanted to watch a thriller not a romantic drama.
Her: But still…lol

Me: Anything else?
Her: I guess I liked his (Han Joo-won’s) character development. They were really good actors, especially the divorced guy that was also in Squid Game (Lee Chang-jin), he was pretty interesting. The twists were good for sure and the reveals as well. It was fun to find out who knew whose secret. The older cop (Lee Dong-shik) was also a good actor too and tricked me various times into thinking he was evil.

Me: So when are we going to watch our next drama?
Her:….
Me:….
Her:……bye
Me. TT.TT

Update: I am still trying to convince her to watch All Of Us Are Dead together.

It’s been a while since I have written on my fan wall! I always use my fan wall like a mini drama diary. I saw my last post, which was on Christmas, and I was saying how I wasn’t feeling so good. Sadly, I am still not feeling good. I am “okay”, but frustrated because I finally felt like I was going to overcome this since I made progress last year. But, your gut health really does influence your brain, and my anxiety has been really annoying this year because my stomach has been haywire and it’s all a circle that repeats itself. When I get like this, I tend to shut people out. Not on purpose, but more like I can’t even muster up the energy to do what I like. I always want to comment and chat, but it always gets hard to express myself when my mind is all jumbled. And it gets harder when I stay away for a while. But, like I said, I use Dramabeans as a mini diary for myself. I sometimes like to go back and see my 1-2 sentences I have on a drama I watched. It’s April already, I haven’t watched much, but I have enjoyed what I have watched:
-Extracurricular (late 2021)⭐️: Very different from anything I’ve seen, which makes it interesting to watch because you don’t know what is going to happen. I took my time watching this just because it was intense.
-Our Beloved Summer❤️: Caught up so I wouldn’t get spoiled with the finale. I enjoyed it and definitely have lots of opinions on it. It was cute, but I don’t think it’s rewatchable for me.
-You Are My Spring❤️: I heard it was good and I saw the cast, so I had to watch it. I really enjoyed watching it and liked it very much. They were a very cute couple and I liked the ending, but I needed a little bit more oomph.
-Beyond Evil❤️: I really enjoyed this one, especially because I watched it with my sister. It took us forever to finish it because we could never coordinate, but it was still exciting. I will have to ask her what she thought now that we finished it.
-Happiness❤️❤️: Love, love, love! I really enjoyed this one! I kind of knew what I was going into, but not really, so I was very pleasantly surprised by how the story progressed and how everything happened. This is the drama I keep recommending to people even when they don’t ask me, lol.
-More Than Blue: The Series (Taiwanese)⭐️: Apparently this is a movie that has been remade in other countries, but I didn’t know. Netflix just recommended it to me and I had nothing to watch so I watched it. So,so sad, but good. It made sense, but it didn’t. I don’t think I’ll see the movies, just because the drama made it look real and I don’t think I could get that feeling from a 2-hour movie.

I’ll be honest I’ve been having a hard time and hanging out on DB has been fun even if I am just lurking!

Merry Christmas! This site is indeed special. Hugs

Merry Christmas!

Great call.