Happy weekend, dear beanies!

I’ve been watching random shows here and there (No Second Chances -cracktastic fun with great coats- , Crash Landing into You -also cracktastic and they have homemade ramen!- , and Joy of Life -exciting and absolutely hilarious- .) Also, winter break has finally arrived (yay!)so I am now allowed to start watching The Untamed~ (@egads, I survived the wait😭)

Now, those are fun and all, however the highlight of my week definitely has to be Meet Cute with Azzo’s first episode.
The cute! The excitement! The blushes! And don’t forget the two stickies!
It’s one of the best rom-com opening episodes I’ve ever seen. I also saw that the ratings were pretty high from the amount of likes it garnered. It’s well deserved, too. Our FL, @azzo1, is as adorable as ever and the ML has a great smile with fun and flirty personality. I could just feel their chemistry from the first second their eyes met. It was truly magical, y’all. Anyway, I am upset that there isn’t exactly a schedule for this drama but good things come to those that wait. So I shall. Our lovely Azzo, don’t keep us waiting for too long~✨

Meet cute with Azzo aka Sticky Love
There were no trailers or any news about this show and boy was I surprised to see the Pilot episode. Starring our beloved beanie @azzo1 as a female lead, I had to drop everything and watch this show.
The female lead plays a timid office girl but she transforms to this super hyper fan girl at night.
The female lead is kinda dorky yet cute. I loved all the monologue going on in her head while none of her actions matched her thoughts. It was really funny to watch.
The cliffhanger - I did not see that coming. Did she really pass on the sticky to the finance department?? Will she get it back? Will her heart beat for our handsome male lead. (He has the cutest smile btw). Rooting for the sticky notes couple!! Go get that phone number gal!! Pronto!!

P.s Apparently there has been another long running weekender starring Bea @lugirl131415 and I have been living under a rock. Off to binge watching!!

Happy weekend everyone! I've been in a bit of a drama slump but finally found a couple dramas I'm loving!

Meet Cute with Azzo ep. 1 The pilot for this drama started really strong! So far I'm loving the adorable FL @azzo1 she is smart and professional but so cute and shy when the super charming ML showed up. Will she retrieve his number? Or will they bump into each other again and she'll boldly give him her number this time???? I'm thrilled to find out!

BEAuty and the Lacrosse Player S3 ep. 1 Still loving this long running weekender. We are now onto the 3rd season and we've had another 5 year time jump after bea @lugirl131415 graduated university, leaving Sebastian behind to be a strong and independent woman. So you can't understand how thrilled I was with the 3rd meet cute between them. It was so cute when bea accidentally bumped into Seb while trying to catch the bus to her high paying job, and accidentally spilled her Maxim Gold coffee on him. I'm super excited as I heard this will be the last season and they finally get together! 😍 though I was a little sad that @trinpie and her husband Sean Xiao didn't make an appearance yet. Hopefully they will in future episodes!

JAPAN - 2019 (not included ongoing as well as not translated or half translated)

Ranking - Name - Ratings.
Ratings vs. Points - out of 10 vs. out of 100

1. Ore no Hanashi wa Nagai aka If Talking Paid - 8.5
2. Mukai no Bazuru Kazoku aka My Family Goes Viral - 8 >>> Kinou Nani Tabeta? aka What Did You Eat Yesterday? - 8
3. Hajimete Koi wo Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi aka A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love - 7.5 >>> Kakegurui Season 2 - 8
3. Watashi, Teiji de Kaerimasu aka No Working After Hours - 8
5. Dakara Watashi wa Oshimashita - 7 >>> Follow Saretara Owari - 8.
5. Boku wa Mada Kimi o Aisanai Koto ga Dekiru aka I Don't Love You Yet - 7.5
7. Kore wa Keihi de Ochimasen! aka This is Not a Business Expense - 7.5
7. Nagi no Oitoma aka Nagi's Long Vacation - 7
9. Soshite, Ikiru aka AND, LIVE - 7.5 >>> Hitori Camp de Kutte Neru aka Eat and Sleep at Camp Alone - 8
10. Yuube wa Otanoshimi Deshita ne - 7 >>> Koi no Yamai to Yarougumi aka Class Crush - 7

Doki no Sakura aka Our Dearest Sakura - 7
4-punkan no Marigold aka Marigold in 4 minutes - 7
You and I on the G-String - 7

Pure - 8
Scams - 7
Heaven - 7
Ore no Sukato, Doko Itta? aka My Skirt, Where Did It Go? - 7
3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu - 7
Channel wa Sonomama!! - 6.5

KOREA - 2019

1. I Hate Going to Work - 8
2. Arthdal Chro - 6.5
2. The Running Mates: Human Rights - 7
4. Hotel del - 4.5 >>> Be Melodramatic - 6
6. Different Dre - 6.5
7. Love Affairs in the - 6
8. When the Devil Calls Your - 6.5
9. Wind Bell - 7

Diary of a Prosecutor
Hot Stove League

CHINA - 2019 ( not included the ongoing as well as not subbed)

1. Hello Debate Opponent - 7
3. Mr. Fighting - 7
5. All is Well - 6

TAIWAN - 2019

1. The World Between Us - 8
2. Yong Jiu Grocery Store - 7

THAILAND - 2019

The Sand Princess - 4

Never Twice -- It's so heart warming and fun to see Hae-jun falling for the Park-ha!

Meet Cute With Azzo episode 1 -- I'm loving it! Ahhh, this hazel-green eyes ML is already heads over heels for the FL! I wonder if he had actually seen her before that conference? @azzo1 needs to retrieve that sticker asap. I hope finance guy is just an extra... right? I can't wait for the next episode!

BEAuty and SebastiAn the Lacrosse Player S3 -- Aww what a sweet story! I love how @lugirl131415 turned into a strong and independent woman! Thank you, Kevin and Writer-nim, for allowing this story to blossom!
I'm shipping hard for @trinpie and Sean too!

1N2D season 4 -- I hope episode 2 was just as fun (or more) as the 1st one! Finally, I have my weekend fix back.

A Little Thing Called First Love (cdrama) -- I finished it!!! Most memorable scene: the kiss scene. Most annoying characters: the sunscreen lotions.

I saw two dramas this week! One just started yesterday and the other one is ongoing but a new episode came out.

Meet Cute Season 1 Episode 1 – This has @azzo1 in it, so it was an automatic watch for me! Loved loved loved the pilot episode. That cliffhanger about that sticky note was so good. Can’t wait to watch more! I always love it when pilot episodes deliver! Highly recommend!

BEAuty and the Lacrosse Player Season 3 – I lost count of the episode, but I’m still watching this because it is so much fun! I’m not into multiseasons but I simply love bea @lugirl131415 and Seb’s story. Such a heart fluttering show. I am a proud Sebashful shipper. I’m not into time skip tropes either, but I’m patiently waiting for their reunion. I’m sure it will be beautiful 😭

Black Dog (Episode 1-2)
Yes! I love the slice-of-life feeling that I get from the premiere episodes and slightly more unique insight into the school as a company with its own politics and culture amongst the teacher colleagues. There are rude and bratty people that are portrayed but no one feels like an outright villain against our main lead. Also, while there are dramatic events such as the bus crash and the nepotism scandal, the writer is careful enough in using them correctly: the former showcases the psyche and dreams of Ha Neul while the latter highlights the damaging power of bad association. It’s a great start!

Diary of a Prosecutor (Episode 1-2)
It was a little harder to warm up to this premiere as compared to the show above due to its legal setting, but once I did, I enjoyed the narration by our male lead and how it directs the flow of the drama away from the dramatic legal fanfare and towards the characters themselves. The focus on the squad and the rural setting made the episodes a light watch and I pray that Jinyeong isn’t hiding some big corruption from Seoul because that would be one lame conflict. Did I jinx it? I guess we’ll cross that bridge with the vice minister when we get to it, for now, let’s enjoy the reunion firework show!

Chocolate (Episode 5-6)
You know what, I feel really frustrated that we have this stupid and tropey rich hospital family politics as a background for the frenemic relationship between Kang and Jun, but as long as the writer focuses more on the procedural hospice stories rather than the dramatic power-play surgeries, I’ll cut a little slack. There are two big question marks regarding character development: 1) is Jun going to make a move on Cha Young now that Kang cannot be ‘beaten’ in the surgery room? 2) what will Cha Young’s brother do with the first love info? I’m praying hard that we get good arcs for them two!

Psychopath Diary (Episode 9-10)
We’ve been through this song and dance before with the cliffhanger being Bo Kyung finding out something implicating Dong Sik as the serial killer. This time round, the only difference is that Dong Sik is physically right there with her in the discovery so she gets to confront him immediately. Yet, we know that the strong plot armour prevails since the preview shows us Dong Sik running away once more. Maybe it might just be the sequence of events needed to jolt his memory, since at the start of the show he was doing the same? Well, I don’t know. Bad cop trope wasn’t even a surprising twist.

Crash Landing of Love: So it got off to a brilliant start that introduced Se-ri well, and then after the first twenty minutes a solid nothing happened. Can something happen now, please?

Black Dog: I don't normally mind long episodes, although this is an exception because I'm so busy chugging through those episodes to start Diary of a Prosecutor, which was probably my most anticipated of these three. Anyhow, it's entertaining. I'm not sure how much I like it yet, but I think these characters have a lot of potential. Not to mention, the school is so rich and complex it feels like even if this was the drama's whole world I wouldn't mind.

Also, when will the rest of the drama specials be released? I'm antsy!

No second chances: love the main couple, and by now I'm quite FF all the rest of the storylines, but the old couple. But just for these two couples the show is worth it. I just hope that Woo-Jae finally will open up his eyes and see that Hae-ri is stupid.

Crash landing: I have mixed feelings. I enjoyed the first two episodes and Hyun Bin is a good reason to watch, but I don't know if it is good enough. We'll see.
Diary of a prosecutor: Same as Crash landing, but with Lee Sun Kyun velvet voice. I'm intrigued so I'll wait for more episodes to decide.

Black Dog: Well, I must admit I have a weakness for Seo Hyun Jin. So far I love her character and how she wants to grow as a teacher and as a person. I feel there's a long journey of teaching and learning ahead. I also like how the school is described and the work of teachers. In dramas and other TV shows we don't usually get to see their struggles with the system. I like the idea of learning more about Korean schools.

People with flaws: Oh, my heart was broken this week. I'm perfectly aware that Minhyeok will not get the girl, but he deserves to be happy!! C'mon, writer!! Have some mercy on him!! I didn't like SeoYeon when he confessed to her... three times!! And she was not faking it, she just didn't believe the guy that can't say a lie.
That aside, I still find the show very funny (I just laugh every scene with Mi-Kyung and Hyun Soo who seem to be the only ones who know what's really happening). And I love the way all characters take care for each other. Specially loved that scene in the bar with a drunk SeoYoon taken care by his big brother.

And I finished One Spring Night. I probably cannot add much to what's been said. I'm happy I didn't watch this one weekly because I would have gone crazy, that's for sure. Besides the love story, I loved the way women are depiced, it's nice to see real women who struggle for their independence and that relate to men as equals and whose only goal is not to get married and provided. Loved the Lee women. I carry them in my heart.

CRASH LANDING ON YOU (Ep.2): I really enjoyed the premiere. I like this writer’s brand of whimsy, and the PPL is hilarious. Bring on the fake fiancé trope! I wasn’t expecting it so soon, but I’ll take it.

HOT STOVE LEAGUE (Ep. 2): The premiere was ok, but I still have to warm up to Namgoong Min’s mysterious character. He’s smart and professional, but there’s something about him that seems off, with those blank eyes.

BICHEONMU / THE DANCE IN THE SKY (Ep. 7): Still enjoying this. The tropes are all familiar but the Chinese elements translated into Korean give it an interesting twist.

Still busy with PPop, so dramas as re put into back corner.

I do keep up with Baby Yoda, of course. And this week's episode of The Mandalorian was so so good.

VIP: I really like the issues they've explored with Hyuna and Mina. Mina and her family were the highlight for me this week.

Black Dog: Going in, this had a few strikes against it: I'm not a fan of Seo Hyun-jin, I'm immediately turned off by 80-90 minute episodes, and school politics can be confusing and boring. All that said, I found the first two episodes promising and will be tuning in for more.

War of Prosecutors: This was unexpectedly funny and refreshing.

Chocolate: The little boys are going to break my heart.

Crash Landing on You: Super cheesy but more entertaining than I expected.

Stove League: Not feeling this one.

VIP I'm watching it for Lee Hyun Ah, she's the best! She and Cha Jin Ho are really cute. He's the a good male character.

Diary of a Prosecutor The both first episodes looked like an introduction, so I'm waiting before making my opinion. But the fact it's more about people than a big villain makes it refreshing.

Black Dog Why all school dramas are so frustrating?

Wednesday-Thursday : I will have to wait for 2020

Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life More about the cute couple, please!

No Second Chances Like all week-end dramas I watched, I just follow it for one couple (and the cute baby) :p

Stove League I really like it for now.

Chocolate Where is the chocolate? At least, the movie "Chocolat" had a lot of ones in! As a Swiss, I feel betrayed.

Crash Landing on You It looks like the perfect Kdrama : humor, action and famous tropes like fake dating and cohabitation. For the end, how they could end together? The writter reunited an alien with a earthling, I'm confident she will find a solution!

Thanks @mary for putting into words (or providing a defense) for those of us enjoying this strange drama PSYCHOPATH DIARY. I am YSY fan so I was going to be there anyway but this thing is something else.
Of course it is not all fun and can be creepy as hell. You mentioned the psychopathic bromance between our MLS but what I really enjoy is the admittedly one sided Chil-sung (Heo Sung-tae) and Dong-shik bromance.
HST usually plays a “heavy” and bad guy.
(YSY and HST have history together- the recent YOUR HONOR.)
However, it seems Director-nim has given HST permission to totally cut loose in his portrayal of his character and he is having a ball.
Every time he bellows “hyungnim” I want to laugh.
In a way he was cast in type and then directed to act against type if you follow.

I finished LIVE . I really liked it. It’s really heartbreaking. I grew attached to all the characters except the 2 main 😅 Han Jung Oh & Yeon Sang Soo. Yeah I just didn’t like them, they’re the kind of people I cannot stand in real life. I could also have done without their romance. It just felt weird & out of place.
That writer really has a thing for breaking your heart, & making me feel all these emotions. (I don’t know if I could make my feelings come across (English 😖).

I just started Prison Playbook . I’ve only watched 1 ep, but I already know I’m gonna love it 😍. It is great.
It’s so weird to see Lee Kyu Hyung as Loony. I did not expect that voice, that character. 😂 I’ve never seen that kind of character in a Kdrama.

Currently airing:
VIP still as great. I really want Jang Nara to just draag them! They both make me just so angry that coward lying cheating piece of filth & that fake sly ahhhh! I’ve never been that angry towards fictional characters.
I love the 2 other couples. Lee Hyun Ah, yes!! they’re dating. They’re adorable. Song Mi Na & her husband are sweet too, they match really well & I love the place where they’re going.

Crash landing on you I actually really like it. Not what I was expecting. I LOVE the fake fiancé trope. I’m really excited for tomorrow’s episode. I really hope this drama will be able to keep going like that through its run. I don’t see how it’s gonna go though; how the writer is planning to finish this.
& No 2nd season please.

I recently finished The secret life of my secretary (didn’t like it. Not the characters, she kept lying to him, I don’t get the hype around Veronica Park) & Something about 1% sweet but kind of too low budget for my taste, I also just skipped scenes with the ML’s family, some of the acting was so so too. But I still enjoyed it, it was lovely.

I forgot Watcher I’ve watched a few more ep but it’s on hold for now. For some reason I can’t seem to get into it. It just fails to pull me in. I don’t want to drop it since there’s nothing in particular I don’t like & I like the 3 main characters but yeah

Crash Landing On You - loving this so far. Seri and the soldiers interaction was hilarious.

Be Melodramatic- I’ve been binge watching this and it’s so good! This kind of drama is really my type. I love all the monologues and the human relationship. It’s very real. ❤️

Ore No Hanashi Wa Nagai - this dramas depends a lot on the script and it really did well. I wasn’t bored and I love Ikuta Toma so much in this. He’s great.

Surprisingly, I did a lot more watching than my current situation should allow for... Which kind of explains why I'm so sleepy today! Anyway, didn't get to warm up too much about anything:
*Extreme job (movie): it's a funny romp, super entertaining for a Sunday afternoon!
*Mad Dog, eps 1-4: the first 3 episodes weren't my cup of tea -the second was a really tough watch-, in the 4th we start to get more of a picture of what this drama will be about and there's some (much appreciated) shameless flaunting of Woo Do Hwan's good looks, but still... it's not a bad show, but I just don't feel like trudging on. I guess I'll leave it on hold and give Save me a try!
*Empress Ki: on hold, I'll be back soon!
*People with flaws, eps 1-4: actually I intended to wait out a bit on this one, because I'm weary of shows that start all fun and breezy and turn into an angst-fest on ep 12, but one afternoon I was just feeling tired and put it on on a whim. I enjoyed the toilet humor and the cringy embarrassment moments because I'm a toddler. The cast is exaggeratedly beautiful, but the man-makeup gets a bit distracting, I wished they could take it easier on the lipgloss and on Seo Yeon's older brother's hairspray... Also, I'm nervous about the gay plotline because I really don't want this show to mess it up. Finally, I can't help but feeling sorry for Cha In Ha, such a young guy!

Crash Landing on You: Even though it has its tropes, it's not set in a police station, hospital or law firm so I'm in.

Chocolate: I'm not watching it yet but have my eye on it. I have serious trust issues with this writer so I will bide my time until it has finished.

Camellia Blooms: Dropped. Maybe someday I will revisit, but it just wasn't working for me so I managed 6 episodes and I'm out. Finding out they extended it made the decision easy.

I've been a bit of a k-drama rut as there are many dramas I would normally watch and enjoy. Just taking a bit of break from watching multiple shows at once.

Via NetFlix I watched The Witcher and thought it was enjoyable.

VIP: I am so sad we are getting to the ending. This has been a surprisingly fabulous drama. I am glad the sole focus wasn't on the adultery. I am glad all the women got great stories. Hyuna and Jin Ho are so cute and I am glad they found each other. Mi Na and Byung Hoon are getting to a healthier place, his growth has been the best.As for Sung Hoon's trashy behind, I don't even know. I can't wait to see the end.

Diary of a Prosecutor: It is a little slow, but all our players are on the stage, so let's see what they do.

Black Dog: A great first two episodes. Who knew teaching in S.K. was so cutthroat. Sem Hwaiting.

9.9 Billion Woman: We are in it now. The depth of the kindness that Tae Woo showed Seo Yeon shows how starved she was for the kindness. She is so used to anger, disrespect, and just plain ugliness from everyone including her clients, lover, nevermind her husband that she was even willing to give up half of her escape money for him. I'm in.

Chocolate: I hope they start the romance soon.

Stove League: I am loving how excellent the drama is. Cheers.

VIP.......Still loving this drama. Can't wait for it to end so that i can regain my sanity. With The amount of times I've cursed the two cheaters, I'm surprised at myself.
LOVE WITH FLAWS......quite funny. Thank God all the misunderstandings has be cleared.
NEVER TWICE.......I'm soo in love with the main lead. When is baek ha going to realize she likes haejun. I want to see more of yeol mu and haejun interaction. The side characters are pretty boring except the daughter in laws. I don't even know if i should like haeri or not.
CRASH LANDING ON YOU......HyunBin😍😍😍

How does everyone remember what all they felt about all the dramas they are watching?

Watching :~
4 punkan no Marigold - Quasi incest between a guy with good man complex who has death foretelling powers & his not blood related step sister. I'm not sure what fascination Japan has with incest stories, but they certainly have a fascination with questioning wrong or right.

Nee Sensei Shiranai No - This is so typical shoujo manga, I'm not sure why I keep watching these kinds of shows? Maybe because they're easy to poke fun of & I have a blast raking it mentally?

Dreaming Back to Qing Dynasty - First things first the male lead is super handsome. He's so handsome that he looks handsome even in the god awful hair of Qing dynasty. The other men in the cast aren't half bad either. Visually pleasing 😉
It had a refreshing take than most time travelling dramas, where I'm able to imagine that the reason FL doesn't want to go back to her time is because of the relationship & it's vague memory she built earlier already with the ML.
I'm not sure if this drama is any, if at all historically accurate about the people, but they seem to be a little simplified for dramatic use.
The sub plots too seem a little bit stupid & convenient, like they're devices for storytelling & not an organic part of the story.
The FL seems to have grown a bone or extra skin, I don't see where her fierceness & courage is coming from in ancient times. The good thing is that she's doing things, they aren't just happening to her. She isn't a victim of circumstance. Quite refreshing.
She's got good chemistry with the cast, so that's another plus.
Therefore even with questionable CGI & plot points, I'm enjoying this.

Chocolate - Where's the chocolate? Everything is nice & all, even with the story written to wrench out emotions with maximum impact. It's like a game.... Which character will almost die or actually die in this episode?
We got 2 new osts in yesterday's episode 7, I'm quite excited about what turn the show will take now. I like the gradual progression in Kangs feelings, very appropriate for the man he is now.
Will meeting her & being around her give him back the happiness of yonder past? I don't quite think so. I'd rather he come around to find his happiness regardless of a loving partner.
I keep hoping he'll build a stronger father son relationship with Minseongs dad but so far it's more friendly than family.
This drama has makjang elements all over it, even the side stories are somewhat makjang ish. It's because of how they're treated as real that I don't find it quite as makjang ish as I otherwise would have.

Re-watching Chicago Typewriter. Love seeing it on a 55" screen.
I've lost my motivation to finish ep 14-16 of Another Oh Hae Young. In the beginning when they mentioned how men make stupid mistakes due to their pride, I thought that would be the defining difference...

I'm in something of a Lee Sun-kyun-athon, watching both (Viki titles) 'My Mister' and 'War of Prosecutors'. Though in both cases I'm outpacing the subtitling and have to stop an episode halfway through to allow the subtitling to catch up.

So this week I picked up two new dramas and they have captured my heart!
Meet Cute with Azzo Ep 1: The male lead takes the first step to get to know our amazing, adorable @azzo1 Did anyone else think of Perhaps love during this scene? I think this mv says it all really: https://youtu.be/mSBc3n4OOe8
Can't wait to see what happens next. Will our Male lead leave another sticky note for azzo? Maybe a coffee cup?
Will finance guy act as cupid or is he the second lead? All I know is that I need to read more! Keep us updated!

BEAuty and the Lacrosse Player S3 - I marathoned this show last night, so proud of our @lugirl131415 for graduating and getting that coin! Can't wait to find out how bea and Sebastian rekindle their friendship and fall in love. https://youtu.be/BpT7qNd1zRw

Never twice: Counting down the days until another episode airs, I am addicted to this show. Hae jun is falling for Bakha and he is already starting to question his mother's lies. I'm confident he will be able to stand with Bakha to uncover the truth. I think we will have more confirmation of Bakha's feelings this week.
I just more hae-jun and bakha scenes, let the grandpa and eunji loveline end quickly please!

A thing called first love - I am finally at the end of this drama! Overall it just dragged on for too many episodes and the ML is not great at acting. There is a very moving scene where the ML is talking to his mother and I couldn't connect to it because the acting was stiff.

Mischevious kiss - love in tokyo! We finished the first season and now are moving onto the second. I really enjoyed the first season, I think Yuki and Mika did a great job at portraying Kotoko and Naoki in a fresh light. I'm excited for more hijinks in the second season.

I had fun watching Crash Landing. Lots of fun. And definitely more fun than I expected.

I also had fun watching Prosecutors. (I actually had difficulties to keep my laugh down while traveling on the train 😆). And while Crash Landing is the totally unrealistic fun, Prosecutors are funny in a totally believable way. The actors are good, the writing is good and so is the directing. A pleasure.

And then there is funny No Second Chances which suddenly punches you hard... like when soju-influenced Bakha mistakes Haejoo for her husband...

Great premiers this time. Thankfully my winter break is starting so I can enjoy all!!

Stove league : Great first epsiodes. Coming from a completely non baseball background I still enjoyed the show. It's not so much about the baseball as it is about the managerial team of baseball during their off seasons. I haven't watched the male actor on anything (Yes I know. Prison playbook is on my to watch list, hopefully soon I'll be able to scratch it from there) but Park Eun Bin has been a favourite since the Age of Youth days. Loving her here as well.

Crash landing on you : I was kinda surprised why beanies thought this would be --to borrow a phrase from one of you-- "a beautiful catastrophe" given that the writer is the same as that of "you from another star" and wasn't that a great hit? I haven't watched it so I can't say much except that I have yet to come across anyone who did not enjoy the show. I guess the premise of this show was just that ridiculous. The show itself is tropey and I like it. The fact that it's not taking itself seriously just adds to my enjoyment because it means I can ignore the little illogical bits here and there.

Diary of a prosecutor: Fresh and off to a good start. I liked the humour and look forward to the rivalry between our leads. As the recaps said each character is a separate individual without being stereotypical. It has a very slice of life vibe and such dramas never disappoint (Age of Youth, Be Melo). Hopefully this won't either. Also it's from the same writer as Age of Youth so that's always a plus.

Black dog: I like. I never knew how hard the lives of teachers are. I feel like korean schools are more complicated. I really look forward to more character interactions and how they help each other grow. I can relate with the female lead in the sense that I can't always speak up. I'm pretty sure I would have done the same as she did while dealing with her course partner. It was very real because she wasn't aware of all the workings of the school and so when the course partner tells her to share her plan she just assumes ok maybe this is how it works. Loved how Ra Mi Ran's character just slamed the phone and it came right at the perfect moment!.

Great premiers. I'm glad my winter vacations are starting otherwise I would have to drop one or two drama and honestly that would have been such a difficult feat. The only qualm I have is that the episodes of Black Dog are almost 90-ish mins long each. I hope they won't continue this trend for all episodes because while I can take out time right now, once my uni starts again it will be difficult to take out 3 hours for just one drama!
I also plan to binge watch The Light in your Eyes before the year is over. After that I really want to binge watch No Second Chances/ Never Twice. If I do so, this will be my first family(?) weekend drama. I have only ever watched mini series of 20-ish episodes or less.
Oh and before my winter break is over I...

Some promising new shows this week. Thank goodness!

Crash Landing on You: 8.5 Little stuff is handled well enough to make me not care about goofy big stuff. But the really big issue is, will it end or will they do a Netflix on us??? 8 weeks of her hiding in NK, followed by 8 weeks of him hiding in SK, followed by.....

Stove League: 7.6

Diary of a Prosecutor: 7.3 Day 1 was good, the musical chairs early in day 2 was great, after that it dragged a bit.

Black Dog: 5.5 Even by kdrama standards, the first 10 minutes were pretty blatant about telegraphing what was going to happen. After that, it was (short-term) pretty slow and boring, withs hints of better stuff to come.

Queen: Love And War / Selection: The War Between Women: 6.5 Twins✔ Twins SEPARATED as children✔ Amnesia✔ Childhood connections✔ It's a kdrama 🙄 In fact it's one of the most kdrama-ish first weeks ever, for better of worse.

This time around deciding how to rank the dramas based on my interest turned out to be extremely tricky. Literally all the currently airing dramas that I am watching are different and interesting in their own way. And none of them are what I am used to. (In a way not even crash landing). But I am really liking all of them. None are that good for me to be like my next obsession atleast not in the way Catch the Ghost was/is. But they are certainly enjoyable. But since they are not what I am used to, I don't actually have much things to say about most of them, like I generally would. So I can safely say they are the most varied bunch of Kdramas I am watching in the same week. Only thing missing (also something I was not used to) is Psychopath Diary otherwise this list would have been even trickier. Still I have tried my best.

Crash Landing on You: Okay mostly it has been exactly the kind of drama I was expecting from the start itself. Only surprise is I actually am actually liking the female lead more than I expected to.
For me episode 2 was way better than the first but that has been true for the other dramas on this list too.

Stove League: I have watched and liked quite a few underdog sports movies despite disliking sports in general. But for a kdrama or not a movie for that matter it's the first time.

Black Dog: As someone who had a hard time being with being trained as a teacher. I honestly feel very bad for the Lead. I don't like what she is going through. I like how this drama is about the teachers themselves. I found the second episode more interesting than the first. This drama I feel like I have a lot to say about but can't put into words right now.

I’d like to take this opportunity to THANK all the Viki subbers who work so hard for the rest of us. I mostly think of them when I’m waiting impatiently for subs, like for Stove League, and realized that I don’t think they get thanked enough.

I've started watching a Chinese drama called A Little Thing Called First Love which is based on the 2010 Thai movie Crazy Little Thing Called Love which I thought was cute when I watched it years ago. So far, the drama also seems super cute.

Stove League. Lots to like. Inside baseball stuff by a female scriptwriter. Tension & electricity between characters, well-constructed episodes. You always have the feeling you're on the edge of some big drama payoff. And you are.

Never Twice: This show is good so far except that I really can’t stand Hae jun’s mom and his cousin, Hae ri.
Beautiful love wonderful life: Like everyone else, I only care about Jun hwi and Cheong ah. I hope their families can just shut up and leave these two to date in peace, Without them dictating what they should or not do.
Maybe I’m the only one but I just can’t warm up to Tae Rang like, it just feel so wrong and I don’t like how he’s all acting like Seol ah can’t protect or defend herself from her ex husband. He kind of stepped back a little in the last episode though.
Seol Ah: Why is she acting like the only victim? If anything she’s just as selfish as ever. The writers are trying to redeem her but not caring about money now still doesn’t the fact that she’s an idiot who abandoned her family for a better life. I still pity her for getting cheated on and treated like trash by her ex MIL but she’s no saint so.....
Jin woo: Someone slap some sense into this guy and tell him his priority should be apologizing to Seol ah before getting all the ideas to win her back. I really hate cheaters and can’t excuse them a bit so he also deserves whatever reaction/cold treatment he’s getting. I can’t evn start on the Father and maknae daughter duo🤦🏻‍♀️
I think I’ve written a lot and should probably stop now while looking for which other drama to pick from the ongoing ones...

Currently Airing

CRASH LANDING ON YOU: It’s better than I think everyone expected. I was initially planning on skipping this one, but beanies have, once again, let me right (for now). It’s cheesy, and a bit predictable, but still fun and a bit exciting. I can maybe even see the appeal of Hun Bin now. (ep. 1-2)

Finished Airing

THE LEGEND OF THE BLUE SEA: It’s not anything amazing, but still quite fun. Jun Ji-hyun is always great. (ep. 14)

Non-Korean Dramas

UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN THE SERIES: This past episode was kind of cute. Not sure if I’m digging the flashbacks though. Why is Dean’s past self so rude and mean? It doesn’t add up with how his character is now. I guess more the issue for me is that there just isn’t much chemistry between their past selves. And that negates the whole ‘fated to be’ plot line, because it doesn’t feel like they are. Now if the present Dean and Pharm actors played their past selves, I might feel differently… (ep. 6)

Stove League- Watched premiere of the show for Nam goong min but now staying for the show itself. I never liked baseball, because i dont know the rules of this sport that much, but i am slowly learning about it from this show and it is really interesting.

Oooh seems like Sticky Love is worth watching based on the comments hehe

Currently watching:

VIP - waiting for JS’s revenge in true “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” fashion. My blood just continues to boil while watching this show lol. How much more can she be hurt? Oof. I especially loved the dialogue by SJ’s mother, and I cannot wait until SJ truly realizes his loss. It also made me angry that he had the audacity to get jealous. Really can’t wait to see his and YR’s downfall. On a lighter note, the other women in this drama are so amazing, and I love the healthy relationships on the side.

Stove League - I am always at the edge of my seat waiting to see what will happen next. The actions of our manager are so unpredictable. I really do hope the team does not get disbanded :’(. Overall brilliant show, NGM continues to be so awesome <3

Psychopath Diary - I know this show is not supposed to be a comedy, but I really can’t stop laughing LOL. The irony and the bromance are done just right.

I have continued to slowly watch YOU ARE THE BEST and am up to episode 34. This is a good weekend drama from a few year ago that had both IU and Yoo Inna in it.

My wife and I are now watching LOVE WITH FLAWS- which is very good- and STOVE LEAGUE- which may be even better. It helps that baseball is the only professional team sport that I love (but don’t ask me to explain how to calculate Wins Above Replacement- just accept that it is an attempt to measure the amount that a player contributes to the over all success of his team).

We are also watching a Mainland Chinese show whose title is INSTEAD OF TIPSY WHY NOT GET DRUNK? It is an entertaining romcom but definitely not dramatically at the same level as YONG-JIU GROCERY STORE, nor is the acting as good. But it is watchable. I am also checking out JOY OF LIFE.

I am waiting for more subtitles before trying DIARY OF A PROSECUTOR.

Chocolate - Watching Cha Young put together the convenience store birthday feast was awesome! And are korean hospices the same as the hospices I think I know - only terminally ill patients go there for end-of-life care? I love the rhythm and the stories surrounding the hospice (love Ji Yong to pieces and if that kid doesn't get a drama medical miracle, I'm going to lose it). Wish we can drop Kang's terrible family, especially the grandma.

Diary of a Prosecutor - Loved it almost immediately - Lee Seon Kyun's voiceovers, the slice of life feel, the different location, the quirky sense of humor, and I like how despite the large cast of characters, I don't have trouble following them at all. I was glad to see two of our awesome Fiery Priest characters here..

Psychopath Diary (up to episode 9)- The scene of Bo Kyung and Dong Shik re-enacting the night of her father coming across the psychopath killer was hilarious. Inwoo isn't out there killing random people right now, but he's getting more dangerous to our leads (ahhh, please don't frame Dong Shik as the killer!!) I am rooting for bumbling Dong Shik to really take Inwoo down!

Crash Landing on You - Been watching this in fits and starts. I appreciate its sense of humor (love the joke about south koreans and amnesia) and fun, but I've had trouble really getting immersed in it.

Be Melodramatic - Picking it back up. Finished episode 10 now. It's not something that makes me binge, but I love that it's there when I just need an extra shot of LOL humor and lovable characters.

What's that, LT?
All you talk about the moment is BL, despite it not even being Korean?
Oh you've written yet another blog post on it?
Oh, goody. A
Any chance you're rediscovering Korea any time soon? Since it's a Korean drama website?
Soon, you say?
Can't wait.

http://invisibledragon.home.blog/2019/12/15/a-history-of-problematic-relationships/

I don't want to be a debbie downer here but it's the 22 December and there has been no Beanie poll. I for one was looking forward to a beanie poll. So were many other people.

So, we've decided to just run our own. This will no doubt be rendered irrelevant when db suddenly produces the Beanie poll we all know and love immediately after I post.

BUT... to vote for best/worst/favourite etc

Go here!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X2TSVR3

Note: This is the main awards but we have some more fun categories coming up. Start wracking your brains for best laughs, best writing and best villain too - they're coming!