Stove League is still keeping me on my toes by maintaining its pace while giving us some fun but surprising twists each episode. I loved how they managed to resolve Lim Dong-gyu's issue (last week and this week) and I am really really glad that he hasn't been using drugs and that he is still redeemable. Idk what to feel about next episode's preview but I will put my trust in the writer this time. I hope the finale episodes will be consistent and remain as good as the previous ones.

Black Dog's finale warmed my heart then shattered it to pieces, only to bring it back in one piece again. This show managed to be consistent with its theme, and each episode got better and better. What I love about the last episode was that everything came full circle, with people leaving and returning, and important issues being addressed, just like in real life. Haneul may not be in Daechi anymore, but her bond with the College Advisory Team remained intact. But what made me genuinely happy is that we get to see Ji-sun again, but as a permanent teacher like Haneul. I'm going to miss this show so much.

I'm a grasshopper this week. Don't know if it's just my mood... or some mini kdrama slump... I'm leaving dramas unfinished and hopping to new ones.

I first left Beautiful Days, because it became a bit too melo for my current mood. Then I was contemplating to continue with Please, Love Me... but after last week's warnings I instead hopped on a tvN drama special Big Data Romance, a very simple story about a dating app and two people who shouldn't have met, but did and fell in love. Very suitable for the Xmas day when it aired. (It also has uri lovely Jeon So Min whose smiling eyes always make me feel so warm. And Song Jae Rim finally gets the girl. @mary 😉)

And then I remembered positive review of Eun Joo's Room by @missvictrix and moved it up in my to-watch list... all the way up to the 1st place 😆. It is low key... and slow 😆... and sort of reminds me of Dae Jang Geum is Watching, especially the recipe part. My favourite part is whenever they redecorate the interior... and I wish it was done more (with more space for the stories of the "clients"). I also realized that the main lead is played by Kim Jae Young, the charismatic assassin Moo Yeon in 100 Days Prince (and OMG, there is a friendly cameo of Nam Ji Hyun and D.O.!! 😁). Still one episode to go.

And then there is Crash Landing, the only current drama I'm following diligently. Yes, it is cheesy and unrealistic... but... I love the humour and I love the warmth Also, even if it is veiled and smoothed in a kdrama romcom, they do point to some of the real aspects of NK life like electricity shortage / black outs, black markets, poverty, constant bugging/wiretapping, danger of being arrested by just associating with the regime-unpopular people ... or a danger of completely disappearing...
Anyway, I love it 💕. And I hope it stays good till the end. And the unrealistic ending I currently like the most is the unification of the two Koreas... with the women from North visiting Seri in Seoul... and Seri visiting the North Korean village... best with her step-mother... and both of them enjoying the warm woman friendship there.
(The Ducklings can team up with the two guys from Seri's team 😆).

Cricket - Kiwis vs. India. Far better than 1st runfest match. There was competition between teams as well as between batsman and bowlers.

Death Note - Trump - Xi jinping - Abe - All bidding for it and trending Meme of trump. Must read last few pages to know the outcome.

Japan -

A stereotype is build around Japanese drama world - weird, strange and outrageous content.
The one who come up with this stereotype forget the usual manga-to-live-action transition aka different mediums coming together to satisfy customarbase and looking for new opportunities.

This Guy is Biggest Mistake in my Life - 7/10 manga-to-LA. Good music+theme+SFX - average dubbing. Quite funny and atleast speaks loudly tells the wrong behaviour of an ASIAN-HERO. Raises-eyebrows.

Homeroom - manga-to-LA M-teacher creates -ve events for F-student and the saves her. absurd romance. ohho
Raises-eyebrows.

Sedai Wars - royale battle aka meme wars. manga-to-LA

Love Lasts Forever - 4/10 fluff trending on Japan twitter. manga-to-LA

Hamabe + Yasuda Ken - 4/10 I like both actors but their new drama is disappointing. its very much like Minami's previous short drama but that one had good idol humour. This one is lousy story writing.

Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku - 8 out of 10. 30min episodes. Episode 03 was so good. The nonsense that makes sense. SHow looks simple but when you start to think it creates a wobble in your heart and you start to ask questions. To yourself, as well as to characters. That's the merit of a Good media. That's why got 8 from me.

Sousa Kaigi wa Living de - 4/10 Househusband - Police wife - and observing kid son. Good combi but i didn't felt much enthusiams and energy from the story+characters.

Masked Reunion - 7/10 - This is the show to go for @coolgirl . getting translation of 3 episodes and we have several interesting characters indulging in wrong acts.

@quirkycase I think Koreans can't gamble at all, Korea and other countries included. But non Koreans can go in casino in Korea.

Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim 2 How much they will make this poor hospital suffer? They can't loose Teacher Kim! Except the FL scenes or FL-ML scenes, I like it.

Black Dog This drama was a gem! The characters were really interesting and the thema well written without cliché. The casting was great! It's not the drama I will rewatch but I will still miss it.

Forest I watched the first two episodes, I will try the 3 an 4 before having an opinion. But it's sad to think it's a preproduced drama and they can't do better...

Money Game I really like the characters and their motivations are interesting.

Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life I'm happy the story is coming to an end soon.

No Second Chances I need more Park Se Wan and Kwak Dong Yun and less other boring characters.

Stove League How much time people need to realize their CEO is a jerk and do all he can to make things complicated? Because he's not very subtle...

Itaewon Class I didn't think the FL would be so young but why not. I like it for now but it doesn't break bricks either (french expression)

Crash Landing on You I like this drama but I thought I will be more excited and obsessed by it... and finally not so much. It's a nice drama but it's all.

Romantic Doctor Kim: I so agree about the trauma-drama, but I read recently that they actually pull from real life examples. My favorite part of this show is the character growth, I enjoy that more than anything.

Diary of a Prosecutor: I fully CANNOT with the Chief, he is awful and disgusting. However we have Jung Woo and Mi Ran, so I am happy.

Black Dog: What a perfect ending to a nearly perfect show. The characters were not flashy or too much, they were just very human. I loved every second of it.

Forest: I quit it. It wasn't good.

The Game Towards Zero: I quit this week, the plot holes became to much to handle and even Taecyeon's face couldn't save it.

Itaewon class, Stove League, and Crash Landing on you: Haven't seen this weeks episodes yet.

Tell Me What you see: If you like the the Bone Collector, this is similar, I like the bone collector so I will enjoy this.

Black Dog: A very satisfying end to a great drama. Episode 15 was one of my favorite episodes of the series thanks to the conclusion of the Bo-tong arc and the finale was good too.

Itaewon Class: I liked Episode 1 and 2 and loved Episode 3. I can tell I'm going to love PSR and his band of misfits. I didn't realize KDM's character was a minor. So she'll have a one-sided crush on PSR, I guess. Though it seems there is six years to go in the timeline.

Tell Me What You Saw: Typical OCN crime drama but the formula works on me.

Crash Landing on You: Episode 12 was fun!

My Holo Love: I’ve watched the first three episodes so far. AI is so two years ago and face blindness so last year and of course there is a childhood connection, but still, I really like the leads and there’s something kind of interesting there.

Stove League continues to be good. I really liked Episodes 12 and 13. The Lim Dong-gyu resolution was unexpected but was well done. Glad the conversations they've had have not been just swear words. Yet to watch Episode 14 but theres no way Kang Doo-ki and him can remain in Dreams together right? Will bing watch last 3 episodes next week only. Wish it wouldn't end.

Touch: Ok I dont know what's making me continue watching this but it's not a totally unlikable show. There have been some major annoying parts like I can think of a scenario or two in which the male lead could have saved himself from the stealing situation but I like that the show isn't overly dramatic. After the whole debacle there were a number of fun light scenes of the team rebelling against Chief Oh and the mukbang competition. This is one show in which the male lead is written worse than the female lead for once. Hes a grown adult but hes annoyingly innocent and childish, while Soo-yeon is way more sensible. I like that she didn't shy away after the second leads entry into his life and she openly tells her to go away. Still don't know where the plot is headed and whether there'll even be a romance, going to keep watching to find out.

Currently Airing

CRASH LANDING ON YOU: This show sure grew on me. I’m starting to get super curious about the ending though. Hoping for a HEA without a time skip but can’t see how this would happen. (ep. 3-7)

Finished Airing

FIGHT MY WAY: It’s really starting to throw me off that Viki isn’t using the original soundtrack. I might start watching it elsewhere, because I’ve heard it’s quite good (the soundtrack). (ep. 3)

THE LEGEND OF THE BLUE SEA: I think there’s going to be too many episodes left. It really does not need 20. (ep. 15)

Dropped: The Game: Towards Zero

Black Dog (Episode 15-16)
First, the nitpicks. I do feel that in comparison to the female leads, the males had significantly less development as can be seen by how Myung Soo and Yeon Woo only came to the forefront of the story after the bonuses were out. Also, Bo-Tong’s story deserved a lot more weighting as compared to Jae Hyun and Yoo Ra given the realistic angle of the show. Yet, I would like to praise the show for having not one bratty kid spoiled with rich parents: all the characters didn’t feel overly cliche and the story arcs highlighted the ensemble well. And the music was to die for! Instrumentals here I come!

Itaewon Class (Episode 1-2)
The setup is everything a classic revenge story would be: pitiful protagonist with righteous morals that lost it all in one go, evil antagonist with a black heart that tramples on the weak and an upcoming underdog battle of the companies. I was disappointed when the show robbed Geun Won of his conscience and missed the opportunity to give him a greyer arc when on the other hand everything is set up for Soo Ah to join the dark side. Min Jung could be another flipper but I think she’ll do it with selfish intents and end up sacrificing herself. Anyway, I’m watching to see why Geun Soo flipped.

Diary of a Prosecutor (Episode 13-14)
For every moment that we have such as Min Ho pinning Sun Woong against the wall and whispering to him his wishes, we also have that obnoxious new boss creating trouble everywhere. It doesn’t help that all the good moments are only comedic in nature whereas the bad moments are the literal driving force of the story development right now. Honestly, I can’t deny I’m way disappointed at this arc for the last quarter of the show. For a show that claimed outright that it is about the daily lives of prosecutors, it still brings in the cliche corruption trope as a conflict. Next week better be good!

Crash Landing on You (Episode 11-12)
So fate has kept them together all this while ... or not, since my opinion is that the scriptwriting is terrible instead. I am up for the fish-out-of-water experiences by the four ducklings (+rat), the heartwarming risks undertaken by the village woman and the second-lead romance, but the military/company/family drama is just a big no. I know every arc is some accessory to the main romance but there are many other palatable and riveting ways for driving up dramatic tension. I will not mind the abs we’re seeing in the preview for next week but hope there’s no cliches up for the second romance.

Airing
1. Black Dog: Loved this drama. Was good to see Ji Sun. The ending was satisfying. Going to miss the show and the characters. Now that it has ended there is nothing to look forward to on Monday and Tuesday.
2. Crash Landing on You: Eps 11-12 I loved both the episodes. It was fun. Loved everything about it.
3. Stove League: Eps 13-14 Good like always. Only two episodes left and I can't wait to watch what will happen.
4. Itaewon Class: Eps 1- 3. I don't know why but I actually find myself enjoying this.

You Drive me Crazy: I decided to start with this cause it's just four half hour episodes. I have never watched such a short drama before. Liked it. It was okay. Cute hedgehog, heh.

When the Devil calls your name: Watched the first 6 episodes and it's fun and Interesting am enjoying it a lot. Like the music.

Queen: Love And War: 7.0 Threats of Noble Idiocy. Inna kdrama. I'm shocked, shocked :)

The Game: Towards Zero: 7.5 Childhood Connections. Inna kdrama. I'm shocked, shocked :)

Crash Landing on You: 9.5

Forest: 5.0 ????? Haven't decided what to think about the show. If subs don't come out faster I won't think about it at all anyway.

Stove League: 8.8

Diary of a Prosecutor: 7.0 Day 13 - Evil Boss is still unpleasant to watch -- they had better have something really good for him. Otherwise, why couldn't they leave him out -- the gamers and scammers could have carried the episode quite nicely. Day 14 - more Evil Boss, less gaming 👎

Tell Me What You Saw Last Summer: 6.0 Sigh. Day 1 - COD at 2 min 14 seconds. And no, I don't mean cash on delivery. Day 2 - When they asked how old the bodies were it was the only time ever I've been glad OCN keeps the screen too dark to see anything.

Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim 2: 6.5 Bus wreck = antidote for obnoxious boss office politics train wreck. If day 1 had gone straight to being as bad as the first 3/4 of day 9 I could have dropped it then and saved a lot of frustration. Day 10 was more like what I want from a medical / emergency-room drama.

trying to catch up on:
kdramas: Stove League, Tell me what you saw, Itaewon Class and Crash Landing
cdramas: Forward Forever, Dr. Cutie, Handsome Siblings

FOREST

A mindnumbing experience. The path to madness. Watch it if you dare.

STOVE LEAGUE remains my wife’s favorite show- but the subtitles for episodes 12 and 13 took almost a full week on Viki. I do not have access to VIU in my country so have to wait on Viki. Quirkycase, gambling has been a major no-no in baseball for a very long time. The Pete Rose saga is just one example of how serious it can be.
We are watching REVOLUTIONARY LOVE and discovered that it is not a new show but new to Viki- because the subtitles on the last episodes are not done yet- but they are getting close. It is a fun show.

We started FOREST and are really not sure where this story is going.

We are also watching HOW IS THIS BREAD? It is fun even if it is a little awkward at times. It is not the best writing but on the whole light and entertaining.

The lack of subtitles on our main shows cause us to add an additional show this week. Being in the mood for more light and fluffy we started CINDERELLA AND FOUR KNIGHTS. It is actually very well done.

There was a race for which series I'd drop the quickest: ITAEWON CLASS and FOREST both tied after 10 minutes. Nothing to engage to invest the time for an entire run.
HOT STOVE LEAGUE: The pace has always been fast, but it seems the final episodes will be rushed to wrap up the story lines. The show could have left out the evil CEO sabotage plot.
BEAUTIFUL LOVE, WONDERFUL LIFE: Just struggling to finish this one like a marathon runner. Only thing left to fall is the hypocritical rich family secret. The only redeeming thing about the past few episodes is that the ex-husband and his mistress both realized that their one sided love obsessions are harmful.
CRASH LANDING ON YOU: We are at the point like a long airplane flight that is going through a lot of turbulence just before landing: passengers holding the arm rests tightly because they do not know if the pilot will stick the landing. As implausible as the script has been so far, nothing will surprise me in the end.
FUN RESTAURANT: Still the king of celebrity food porn. I like the peek into their real lives. Who knew Lee Yoo Ri was so goofy?
HIT THE TOP: KBS America has been showing this as a weeknight filler. It is pretty basic fish-out-water time travel story. It is my mid-week drama placeholder.
BATTLE TRIP: Has been canceled after 4 years. I used to watch it when it had two teams and audience votes. The changed format made it just another travel-eating discussion show.

1.Stove League: I will terribly terribly miss this amazing show when the finale is aired. What a a tightly woven script with perfect direction and acting. Baek Seung Soo is trying hard to break free from the shell he created from what he fears. He is now voicing his opinions and trying to protect those he wants to. What a long way he has come from a guy who was hated by all to a person who is valued and respected even by his enemies. He has set an example how a manager should be.
I always knew Lim Dong Gyu wasnt as bad he is made to be. Yes he is such a manner less brat, but cant deny how hard he works and his passion for the baseball. I am glad we got to see the reason for the fall out between him and Kang doo ki. A small misunderstanding which neither party communicated and it grew bigger and bigger. They had such a great rapport and bromance when they were together, and i hope before the end of this drama, we can witness these two legends reconciling and playing side by side. Now that is a dream for the Dreams Team. How i wish this whole fiction team is real.

2.Forest : Started watching this show for the eye candy Park Hae Jin and for the chemistry of the leads i saw in previews. I have only watched the first two episodes and honestly am hooked. It is just an average show nothing out of ordinary i believe. So many scenes were predictable and the cliches were put here and there. Will watch until i lose interest.

3.Crash landing on You : I have this bad feeling that Man Bok or someone from the duckling group is gonna die and i dont want to see any of that happening. The drama is nearing its end, and i hope our leads have a happy ending.

Under the Power: I am halfway to episode 24.

Someday or One Day: Two more episodes. I hope Chen Ran Yu is now in her own body. Huang Yu Xuan is now in the house box. I do hope we have a happy ending. This is such a wonderful drama.

Love Better then Immortality: I watched first six episodes as they did not have English subs yet. I am now up episode 13.

Please Love Me: I am up episode 11. OTP finally kiss. Actually he kiss her. LOL At least, he is not that childish then before.

Korean drama: Not watching anything at all. Just read recaps here.

Ghost Bride: I am watching this only due to Chris Wu. That is it. Lol

Have a great weekend everyone.

So happy i can catch up to many drama episodes for the last week because i got sick and my drama mood have come instead of my appetite. Let me join the fun

Crash Landing On You: despite loving the visual and chemistry of Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin together, i never thought i would like this drama this much. I really-really love it. I kinda underestimating the story at first, and their poster isnt really convincing either. But perhaps it got something to do with i didnt have to wait too long for new episode each week and can start it when its already piled up to 12 eps, so i dont really feel boring about their lack of plot. Also Kim Jung Hyun and Seo Ji Hye together too is lovely. I love Seo Ji Hye in 49 days, and i'm happy i can see her on my screen again. Episode 12 is especially the best. I laugh and cry and laugh and cry again. I dont care even if its weird, please pull a miraculous happy ending to all the couple, ducklings and NK's ahjummas

Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim 2: i hate blood thus i never watch medical drama. The first thing that pulls me to watch this one is the power of Lee Sung Kyung. I miss her, and havent watch her properly since bok joo and some of her movies, i do watch About Time a little but its so meh i cant go further than 2 episodes. Although when i watch this i scracth my head a lot because LSK character is actually one of the worst here, and all the hospital politic and all the evil doctors plot are too much (seriously, why dont you just treat your patients instead of standing+contemplating next evil plan+doing those evil stare+more trauma+more drama???) I do like Kim Sabu character and the only thing that hooked me are the cute Doctor Yoon A Reum and Nurse Park Eun Tak. Why Kim Min Jae look more handsome when he is not the main lead? This is the mystery i want to solve. But they kinda covered those two stories on youtube too, so i was thinking maybe i should just dropped this one. I can take no more head-scratching drama and their evil plan for the little hospital

Le Coup De Foudre: the third chinese drama i ever finish watching in my life, and my favorite one so far. The foggy scene is very distracting tho, i wonder why they cant make a normal dramatic scene without them. But i love all of the character, especially Qiao Yi and Yan Mo. Their grow up seems very realistic to me, and a very soulmate-like story too. Just fitting to watch in this love month

No Second Chances. It was a bit heartbreaking watching HaeJoon and BaekHa going apart, but I can understand BaekHa, as she’s going through a really hard time and she doesn’t want to be an obstacle in HaeJoon’s life. Even so, I think she needs to accept that having him in her life is good for both of them, as HaeJoon is perfectly aware of what she’s going through and can be her best support. Also, I was a bit heartbroken with HaeJoon’s conversation with her mum. When he told her that all she could see in her was a heir and not a son, I felt his pain. And even if mum is doing everything to make him maintain his grandfather’s love, I think what HaeJoon says is true, she only sees him as someone who will lead her to a victory, and not as his son. And that’s why he’s so comfortable around BaekHa, because she sees him for what he is.

Stove League. I cannot thank enough all the beanies who recommended this sho. If you’re not watching, please do. I still don’t understand a single thing about baseball and get lost when they explain the tactics and all that stuff, but the acting, the writing and the story are just fantastic. I’m enjoying every episode more and more.

Crash Landing on you. Last weekend eps were awwwwwwwwww. With JH’s telling SeRi how much he loves her (not with those words), and the ducklings reunion with mum and dad duck. And of course Dan and SJ. Yet, we are reaching the end and I expect to cry buckets.

RDTK2. I still don’t get Dr. Park, but Kim Sabu was fantastic when he told him (to his enormous surprise) that he didn’t remember him and that he had to get off that bus. I hope that wakes him up at last, because every time he acts like a jerk, it annoys me. I can see what Kim Sabu’s sees; that he’s a good doctor, but somehow he’s restraining himself for some stupid guilty remorse that he blames on Teacher Kim. And of course, the Nurse Park and Areum are just the cutest thing together!

Black Dog. I loved the way the show handled the last two episodes, although the “one year later” felt a bit weird in ep. 15 (it was better in ep. 16). I know I said that the show may have ended in ep. 12 and I would be content, but the las two eps were worth it and they were a perfect close for Haenul’s character. Even if you’re a natural teacher, there are things you need to learn by experience, and you can’t have it only in one year. Also, how cute was that wedding invitation? Now I need another season focusing on that couple!!!!! This drama goes immediately to my top 10 top dramas.

Forest. I tried. Believe me. But I couldn’t make it to episode two. I’ll stick to the recaps and your comments, dear beanies, because they are by far, the best of it!!!

My Holo Love. I’ve watched four episodes on a row, and I’m loving it. ML and FL have a fantastic chemistry together, and what’s more important, no matter which role is playing ML.

This is what I’ve been watching the past few weeks (because I keep forgetting to post here):

HEAVENLY FOREST (J-movie): Leave it to me to pick a melodrama movie to watch then end up being annoyed that it’s a melodrama. butistillcrieddangit.

WHITE CHRISTMAS: I really enjoyed episodes 1-7. I haven’t decided how I feel about the last one yet.

THIRTY BUT SEVENTEEN: I’m on ep 7 (13-14). This is light and fun while still having a lot of heart. I’m really liking it!

SOMEDAY OR ONE DAY: I watched episode 1 because I kept seeing all the good reviews. It looks promising, but I’ll probably wait until after I’ve finished Thirty But Seventeen to pick it back up.

This week, however, I really haven’t watched anything. I’ve been living on the fan wall because LOVE, FEBRUARY is the best.

Missvictrix mentions above that there is only one episode a week of XX but MyDramaList has each episode as 25 mins and we get an 50 mins each week so I surmised we were getting 2 episodes a week? they are just a bit on the brief side. Enjoying this drama, I like bite sized chunks of K drama and am looking forward to what looks to be the 2 female leads uniting and embarking on some ass kicking next week.

Ok.. let's hear about what I've been watching so far..

Crash Landing: I didn't think I was going to like it, but it somehow works! I didn't have very high expectation for it (thought it would be cliche, trope-filled and something to please the crowd), but somehow the ducklings and how the leads love one another work for me. I actually laughed and cried in ep.12. There were many beautiful moments there and I praise the writer for many implications of Hyun Bin's past projects. THAT song when he was playing the game online, oh God, can always make me cringe every time I hear it (please don't appear Emma, I'm still cursing at you at this very moment.)

To be dropped List:
My Holo love – It has abundance of tropes – Jerk CEO, damsel in distress, child hood connection, accidental kiss. This drama world has serious issues with IT security and data privacy. A program can access all your and your government’s data -this is something I am having hard time to accept.
Forest: Watched first four. I don’t like any of the character except the forest. I hope it gets to play more significant part.
To be continued:
Dr Romantic 2: Need to catch up with latest episodes. I am going to continue it for Dr Kim, cutie doctor Aerum and Nurse Kim. I am done with hospital politics.
Find yourself: No annoying characters except cai minmin. No filler scenes. FML has adorable family and great female friends.
Still thinking to continue:
How are you bread: I need to check if my earlier statement (this drama being bad) still hold true after watching some other ongoing dramas.
Please drama gods release all episodes so I can binge watch:
Some day or one day: I have paused this drama after watching first few episodes. I have one request for this drama – please stop making me feel pesky things called emotions.

It's one of those weeks where you know, you've binge watched something you liked so much you are having a really hard time getting into anything new. And so it is.
I adored the c-drama THE GOLDEN EYES which I just finished bingeing - aren't dramas just better when binge-watched? I "watched" it last year but as it was airing, which never works too well for me.
This is why I'm having a hard time with the new now-airing kdramas. I just can't get the emotions I like when waiting a whole week for another episode. It kills the moment. So I'll wait. Plus, once I get into a c-drama and really like it it's hard to go back to a k-drama because they're so different.

K-drama Lesson: Never give a woman a ring in the 13th episode.

Oh db, great eater of comments. What is your problem lately?

Ghost Bride: Enjoyed this a lot and I though the length was sort of perfect for letting yourself be swept away by the mystery and fantastical atmosphere. It did get a bit campy during the second half. The setting of the drama in 1890s Malacca was refreshing and so is the depiction of women as 3-dimensional beings. Also, Chris Wu. :)

Diary of a Prosecutor: A good set of episodes this week, though I find the whole evil-new-boss subplot to be quite stressful, especially since it's been going on for several episodes. However, the drama continues to do a good job at depicting the complexity of situations and relationships that would seem very straightforward on paper or would seem straightforward to me as someone not from that culture. The episode on scamming was very thought-provoking.

I'm still stuck in the same Kdrama fare I was stuck in last week. Nearing the end of, Beethoven Virus; at a dead stop on, Money Game; about halfway through, Live Up to Your Name. I watched Itaewon Class, episode 3--I don't think I've disliked this many characters in a Kdrama since I watched, The Great Queen Seondeok. I'll be settling down to watch CLOY in about an hour.

Vagabond - a bit of a mess but I'm enjoying the action. It's been a while since I've watched Lee Seung Gi since I never finished Korean Odyssey.

Crash Landing - love this so much! Ri Jeong-hyuk is really the best male lead character I've seen in a long time. Swoonworthy

Holo Love - just started this, looks interesting and dangerous in the wrong hands, reminds me of Memories of Alhambra.

When the Camellia Blooms - it's ok so far, although I don't know if I'll finish this. The story is moving kind of slowly. While I love Gong Hyo Jin and she's one of my favorite leads, I don't like a lot of her characters. Most of the time she plays someone so meek with no personality.

Watching -
1. Be Melo : 8.75/10
The first two episodes were slow, but they totally defied my expectations & I could not predict where the story would go exactly. My enjoyment started increasing from ep 4 onwards. This is not the kind of show that'll have stupid cliffhangers or dramatic moments, & I love its simplicity even though there are parts where I'm like it's still a bit fantasy-ish if it happened to someone irl.

I had planned to write in detail about everything but I'm feeling lazy. Back to dramas watching. I'll write when I run out of them I guess 🤷🏻‍♀️

I started my second ever reality show last week with JUNG HAE-IN’S TRAVEL LOG (8 episodes) which aired at the end of 2019 and into the beginning of 2020. It is about JHI’s experiences first time visiting New York City which I believe was last October. At the end of episode 2 two of his pals (Eun Jong Gun and maknae Im Hyun Soo) arrive so now it about the 3 friends in New York.
I put this on my watch list since I live in NYC and am little bit of an JHI fan from seeing him in WYWS and PP.
So I have watched 3 episodes. Very enjoyable.
I had no idea that guy can pack away the food. For example. He went to the original Shake Shack (a hamburger franchise) in Madison Square Park and ordered 4 burgers, a milk shake and a coke. I thought he was also ordering for the crew or whoever was doing the recording. Nope. He polished off all 4 burgers and the milkshake.
Then there was the visit to the Grand Central Oyster Bar restaurant in Grand Central Terminal. I swear he easily finished a dozen and a half of oysters and a couple of pints of beer. Lol. For his first beer the waitress (seriously) asked him if he was 21 years old. The legal drinking age here. He is 31 years old. In truth, to me he does look almost 10 years younger. In episode 3 he and the guys participated in a very interesting acting class at Pace University where JHI was recognized by a group of fans.
I take a break from my regular dramas and watch this show in 30 minute increments. All I can say is I am enjoying it. Another tidbit. JHI told his pals that his baptismal name is Paul.