Age of Youth ends tonight. Thank you. And lady taxi driver, you made episode 11 special on top of so many memorable scenes this show offered.

This is my drama of the year.

I'm afraid we'll be never be able to see kick-ass kang chul? Or maybe im just being pessimistic and i realized this thanks tk SailorJumun ! Like we're already there but the story just keeps on getting more and more tangled. I just really really hope that writer planned a really awesome revenge. I love this drama and i dont want to dislike it ever *thinks back to Master of noodles and gu family book*

girlfriday, if you cannot get enough pf Bogummy, then you should be watching his episode of 1N 2D ... can´t wait for a recap of that and hopefully lots of adorable screencaps

I think 12-episode series are now the ones to watch - first Producer and Sassy Go Go last year, and now Age of Youth, which I've started after the ringing chorus of beanie endorsements.

There's something about that length that seems to allow for a decent amount of character development, if the writer thinks things out, while simultaneously cutting flab off the story. It works for jdramas, no reason why it shouldn't work here.

Age of Youth is really the stand out drama for me here, which is shocking to me because W is easily becoming one of my all time favorites as well. W is exciting and unpredictable and just plain cool, but Age of Youth is really moving me in so many personal ways. I have so many feelings about this show and I feel like withdrawal from the show will feel like breaking up with 5 amazing people at once :(

W is really hitting the spot for me in a completely different way than Age of Youth as well. W is exciting and creative and fills my appetite for a drama where the stakes feel as high as they are made out to be. Truly excellent and creative writing. And KANG CHUL! *swoons*

Cinderella and the 4 Nights is one of those shows that I'll probably end up watching it all and then wondering why I never quit somewhere in the middle. It just seems like I've already seen this show a thousand times and it was never more than mediocre. As of right now it's entertaining me enough, but of the plot ever takes a nose dive into an endless puddle of angst I probably will jump ship.

Moonlight Drawn by Clouds is okay so far, but I'm not fully invested yet. I'll give it another week or two before I decide if I really want to watch it.

The only drama I'm currently watching is W. Leaving room in my drama schedule for Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart: Goryeo, haha. *excited*

I'm thinking about starting a completed drama to pass the time. But it's like I don't want another sageuk or another drama with the same actors in the current ones I'm watching. xD

A wee bit curious about Age of Youth though~~ *-*

Doctors - Still gotta catch up from ep. 14 onwards.

Uncontrollably Fond - Just got caught up on this past week's ep's. Though I teared up when I saw NE hugging JY's mom, I'm looking forward to the conclusion of this series cuz there isn't much driving the plot.

Bring It On, Ghost - HS freaks me out and I'm so scared for the monk's life. I hope BP and HJ can defeat HS together soon!!

W--Two Worlds - Continue to enjoy this show every week and my brain gets exercise every episode. NF is the epitome of villains I've seen and I don't know what will happen the next time YJ wants to use the tablet to draw something. The sweet things homework that KC is doing are the highlight this week, and I hope through read the comic, he was able to appreciate the hell that YJ has been through on his behalf.

Cinderella and the Four Knights - Still enjoying this show cuz it's something that doesn't require much of my brainpower. LOL I still like HM a lot more than JW right now. Let's hope JW stop being such a jerk to HW soon when he discovers that she's probably got the same kind of experience as him with their moms both dead and their dads also dead/not present at the moment. They have more commonality than he thinks. HM seems to realize how mean he was to HW when his mom came to visit, so it's good to see him reflecting on his actions, which doesn't usually happy with other girls he's dated. SW is pleasant and I like how the cousins are already changing due to HW's presence in their lives, whether or not they're aware yet. I'm really curious about all three boys and their fathers' backstory. And what's with JW and HW's mom passing away on the same day? Bodyguard Lee and housekeeper ahjumma continue to be awesome allies of HW. But how is Bodyguard Lee connected to Chairman Kang's new wife? Basically, I like the element of mystery along with everything that's going on.

Moonlight Drawn By Clouds - I heart Bogummy and Yoojungie so so much!! What a breath of fresh air and Bogummy is the prince of micro-expressions!! I like the cast and storyline so far and can't wait for more antics, romance, and bromance!!

Upcoming series...
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart: Ryeo - Monday, I'm so ready for you!!

FantastiC - Lawyer Jisoo, show me what you've got!!

UF - For woobin i suffer

Cinderella - Can HW stop being so self righteous? She hears their issues but does not 'understand' and just ploughs ahead. AJH is love #thingsithoughtiwillneversay

W - dropped just reading recaps. There is complicated and there is messy. The writer seems to have given up all consistency or logic

JI - i haven't gotten the hang of it but interested. Less of the 2 wives and more of the makeshift family pls

Moonlight - ok-ish. i'll swap it for SH, if SH is even half as good as i want it to be

Current mood: I'm crying my eyes out in the middle of AoY's episode 11. What should I do now that it ended??? I think the withdrawal is going to be the death of me. What will it take for JTBC to make a sequel. PLEASE Theycanhavemyorgansifthatswhatittakes. :"(

Let's Fight Ghost - now we're into the finale, don't screw things up, writer-nim! beat that devilish kwon yul out of it!
Moonlight Drawn by Clouds - Too cute not to stan! but the serious part of the story isn't so boring either. And yes, a week dose of bogummy is fulfilled now ♥︎

Uncontrollably Fond - they makjang-ed this makjang. Seriously that evil mom and fiancee should be just put into prison/mental hospital for the rest of their lives. Even though Kim Woobin will be dead, may he die in peace.
W - It turns *a little bit* messy, go here and there. I love the thrills and unexpected twists, but please, I hope the writer knows what they're doing.

Age of Youth - Go Dooyoung is creepy af. I voted him as the most handsome, but other than that, he's the rock bottom. Stay. Away. From. A. Guy. Like. That.
Cinderella and the Four Knights - Still dislike Jiwoon and Hyeji. But I'm feeling my ship is sinking. Just don't make Hyunmin our second Chilbong, please! (and don't you dare ship him with Hyeji, she needs help, not hyunmin) and please... the secretary lee... your past... #probablydead

Upcoming (or too much watching dramas now, probably marathon these after some eps):
Jealousy Incarnate - Gong Hyojin is the my life support to watch this. Yes there is Jo Jungsuk, but Gong Hyojin FTW. The drama itself is very... Gongvely-ish...
Our Gabsoon - probably curious after Song Jaerim and Kim Soeun are from We Got Married (that I didn't watch either btw)
Scarlet Heart - yes we got iu, yes we got flower boys. but I need my puppy ji soo. I turned down doctors because i don't match well, please make this somehow addictive to watch. (whether i still support MDBC for ratings)

I have got to say, thanks to beans of wisdom and what we are watching posts, I finally tried Police Unit 38 and absolutely loved it!

I usually don't pick these type of dramas but am glad I did. So so so much fun! And up until the second they reveal the con, I have no freaking idea where its going. Its brilliant.
I even had to make flow charts to follow who is playing who, lol ?

Lol at the music comment for Cinderella from girlfriday. I've run into dramas where that happens. Mostly from China, lol. Always such a funny thing. What if I want to decide if it's romantic or not, ya'll?

Just watched Gap Soon. Rim and Soeun are good! Even though Rim's character is an ass, ha. Seems like it will be a proper makjang crack weekender, yay!

Doctors – done! Minsuk killed it with his performance. The hair will come back. 17, Not the best Hye Jung ep.
I'm full on swooning again. Just as the show is ending. Boo
Loved it. Thank you!
UF - next ep 6 all for Woob still
W2W - on ep 11 *hate being behind*
TF38 – next ep 14
Jung Do in jail because of Sung-il? Yeah right I don't think it's that simple. Next ep is entitled "Two years Later"
Well, two years later dey be still conning.
C&4K - on ep 5. Wow, I love this drama! I think SLS may win this time. It's happened before. Hyun Min/Ha Won hwaiting!
JI - next ep 3. I want to be all intellectual and discuss plot, editing and such. But this show isn't about that. It feels like a cheesy romcom that I would have marathoned when I first started watching kdramas. It's amazing. This is my GHJ queen.
LiM - on ep 2 so cute!

Doctors: As I expected, the finale had about as much suspension and intensity as the rest of the series. Meaning, none. The plot was weak overall, and I found the main couple to be rather dull. Don't get me wrong, I loved their characters (PSH did an awesome job as usual), but I just didn't feel any sort of emotion when I saw them. The side characters on the other hand, I was fangirling so hard every time they even showed their faces. Although I was disappointed how they wrapped up Seo woo and Young Gook's relationship, it just didn't feel natural (still adore them though). I also was upset about Yoon do. He had so much potential that they wasted! He was by far my favorite character, and deserved to be explored more in depth and have more screen time. Also, what the heck happened to Soo chul?! and In joo?! They just fell off the face of the planet with no explanation. Probably got sucked into a black hole or something. I have many more complaints about this show, but I'll stop there.

Uncontrollably Fond: Yawn. At least Jik is cute, although Haru should have gotten a good beating for all the crap she's done before she got rewarded. Hmph. At this point I'm only watching it for the actors, because the plot is blah. What on earth goes on in Joon young's head anyway? I'm so confused towards his actions, they make no sense to me.

Bring it On Ghost: This show is too cute. I love the chemistry of our leads, and the plot is getting more and more interesting and exciting. However, I don't feel as much of a connection to the characters as I did in the beginning, I'm not quite sure why. I miss grumpy puppy Bong-pal.

W-Two Worlds: My brain hurts. This show is crazy. Half of my brain is trying to figure out what the heck is going on while the other half drools over Lee Jong Suk because he is so very pretty.

Moonlight Drawn by Clouds: This drama is so freaking cute. It's also my first historical drama and my first Park Bo-gum drama! I'm loving it so far. I needed a show like this right about now. I'm looking forward to where it takes us!

Cinderella and the Four Knights: Easy watch, very cute and the characters are endearing. I'm not quite sure where they're headed with the love square though, all I know is that I want to punch some sense into Hye ji. She's so annoying. I'd also like to see Ha-won beat up Hyun min some more, because that never gets old. Lol!

Crazily addicted to W. I watched the first 2 p of Cinderella, but could not endure the 5 first minutes of ep 3, so I'm dropping it.

After reading the comments about Unit 38 I will give it a go this weekend. After all, I need to kill some time until Wednesday.

I finally got round to some drama marathoning over the weekend, thanks to my endless list of kdramas! So many dramas, so little time...arrghh!

First on the list was Mirror of the Witch - I'm currently on ep14, and I absolutely love it. Everything from the acting (which is wonderful!) right down to the nightmarish theme that it has going on. I've yet to be disappointed by a single episode, and I doubt I ever will in the final stretch *fingers crossed*. A solid production!

Next on my list of dramas to marathon, Nine, followed by Signal.

From the current batch of airing or just aired dramas:

Doctors - I'm surprised myself, but I actually gave up on this drama 17 episodes in. I just couldn't go on with it. I thoroughly enjoyed the starting, and was somewhat satisfied with the middle, but by the end, I was left banging my head against a wall, wishing for something to happen. Everything was just too mundane for my liking.

W-Two Worlds - I'm enjoying this one like crazy, but I'm also worried that it'll collapse under the weight of its own craziness. So far, I trust the writer has established a world in which all the craziness will eventually make sense. It ain't over till it's over, dammit!

Moonlight drawn by the Clouds - Struggled with the first two eps. In fact, I much preferred the first ep compared to the second. But here's the thing, I can't quite pinpoint why it's not working for me. I'm enjoying the leads, the humour is there (though still a little restrained for my liking) and it appears to have an emotional backstory but I'm just not fully invested yet. I'm hoping episode three will change my mind - besides, PBG is a delight to watch!

Cinderella and her 4 knights - It's gloriously cheesy!! But with quite a lot of heart attached, which I totally wasn't expecting. Definitely an easy watch, and as some people have pointed out above, quite similar in tone to dramas like You're Beautiful, and the older rom-coms in general. It's harmless fun, especially for those who love a good Cinderella tale.

Age of Youth - looking forward to starting this on a Sunday evening with a big mug of tea!

Second to Last Love - This drama feels like a huge 16ep-long advertisement for the city where they shoot the drama (Woori City). The city's beautiful and all, but with cast like Ji Jin-hee, Kim Hee-ae, Kwak Shi-yang, Kim Seul-gi and Stephanie Lee - really, that's the best you can do, show? This drama is at best at the level of daily/weekdays drama, there's even weekdays drama that's more fun than Second to Last Love. I stopped watching in the middle of episode 5 because I am so mad that all these amazing actors are given such a cliché script. Most importantly I was earnestly waiting for Kim Seul-gi to pick up a good project/role, I most certainly didn't wait for her this long to see her acting like a baby in her 30s! (It's her role in this drama)

Cinderella and the Four Knights - probably the only show that makes you want to pull a W --- y'know teleport to their world, snatch the most useless, annoying character named hye-ji and then summon the almighty truck of doom and have it finish its mission.
....also, it's such a fun show to watch!

W - 5 more episodes till we wrap things up. Right now, it's anybody's ball game. Hopefully we get to see Yeon Joo back at that drawing board and erase the living lights out of no-face. #bringonnumber4

Jealousy Incarnate - why the heck is no one talking about the dancing Jo Jung Seok (damn I hope I got the spelling right)??
That image is both gif and meme worthy!

AOY - that ended quickly. I wanted more. My girls, one more shot! Cheers! *clink*

W: I've loved this show since day 1 and still love it. Came for Han Hyo-joo, stayed for the crazy addictive plot and twists and turns. It's so crazy, but I really hope the screenwriter has a good explanation for the villain's influence and power. It's unfair/ridiculous that he has so much power!! Props to the actor who plays Oh Seung-moo and the villain though; really great acting. But Soo-bong-ahhh; poor guy, he needs all the hugs.

UF: Meh. It's almost a pain for me to watch this show. I didn't think this would be a terminal illness drama, but I'm so close to the end and can't bring myself to stop now. I originally thought this drama was 16 episodes (like most other ones on air now) and when I found out it was 20, I was SO upset/frustrated. Welp, can't stop now.

Age of Youth: I started this drama because of the hype on DB. Absolutely love this show and I really wish there is a season 2 or more episodes. While the individual stories are interesting, the relationships among the girls are what makes the show. With the finale tonight, I really hope it does a good job in tying up the characters' arcs, especially for Ji-won and Eun-jae. I absolutely love Ji-won and was disappointed the drama didn't focus on her arc more. And I really hope the drama brings back the cute between Eun-jae and Jong-yeol; they are SO CUTE and I was so sad these past couple episodes didn't have these moments.

Moonlight Drawn By Clouds: Came for Kim Yoo-jung and the cute storyline. It's actually my first Park Bo-gum drama and he is SO. PRETTY. The first two episodes were really cute and I got a lot of Sungkyunkwan Scandal-vibes (and some Moon Embracing the Sun vibes too). I don't think I'm fully into this show, so waiting for 3 & 4 to see how I feel.

Debating on if I should start Cinderella--it just seems so cheesy, I can't.

(Im)patiently waiting for Moon Lovers. They've literally been teasing us with so many cuts and previews but omg, Monday please come faster.

I started Age of youth based on feedback here and the DB watching team. It is good. Ok great. I ended up watching the last 4 episodes raw. Couldn't wait to find out what happened to the girls.

What I've watched this week (MON to SAT)
Moonlight: Agree with everyone else-So cute. Laughed so much but I hoped reveal to come later.
Monster :ugh How long OTP has to be apart- why both pretend not to know, why.
Doctors: Done. I was watching half-heartedly, and then that baby made me teared up. Seo-woo was best in the end.
Bring It On: Glad for more reveal. I just love Taecyeon and KSH here.

Uncontrollably Fond: Like OT comment "UF is unbelievably frustrating" But I loved him and his mom's scene.
W–Two Worlds :Amazing.
Jealousy Incarnate : So that was meaningful touch lol.

Flower in Prison :I just love the king! Lee So-jung is so pretty!
Second to Last Love :lol dance
Age of Youth :Wow it got dark, but glad for happy? ending (even though they were not perfect/CLOSED happy ending).
The Good Wife :I don't know what to feel about the ending- HJ practical?sly? I've never felt emotionally attached to this show, still this show is so well-done in every way (especially loved all women characters).
Cinderella : This is so Disney. JIW did better.

I also watched some of new shows -Laurel Tree Tailors (Which started like REPLY series), Blow Breeze (Interesting because it dealt with North and South Korean) and Our Gap-soon (Meh but I have to watch a few more episodes). I liked Blow Breeze, but I am not surprised Laurel Tree Tailors had incredible ratings already.

I've finally (partially) recovered from my sleep debt because my husband is back from his trip and my kid has recovered! ? Practically slept from Friday evening onwards. Lol.
Time to play catch up on dramas! Only managed to watch W and Moonlight this week.
All this talk about Age Of Youth ending is making me sad, hope the ending is good (I need to watch!), but not ready to let go of these girls yet. Indecision between watching to hang out and yet knowing it means I have to say Goodbye. Season 2 please?

Thanks to recommendation I have just completed
Splash Splash love
Page turner
Bad guys
All highly enjoyable

Still watching
UF
Let's fight ghost
The good wife
flower in prison
Monster
Oh my ghostest

When all these finished, I may try
W- still waiting for it to finish before I start,
and sacret heart cos I love Lee Jong ki
Not interested in the recent ones so far cos a lot of cheesy ones. Waiting for k2 cos both my favorite actors and fantastic. Laurel tree seems interesting though

Currently watching: Moonlight Drawn By Clouds, W–Two Worlds, Age of Youth, & The Good Wife

Uncontrollably Fond: hanging in for Kim Woo-Bin.

Might check out Jealousy Incarnate. Definitely looking forward to Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart: Goryeo.

Movie of the week: Helpless (2012 film starring Kim Min-hee
Lee Sun-kyun, & Jo Sung-ha.)

I am watching in chronological order.

Monday/Tues

Moonlight Drawn - by Clouds so cute! I really enjoyed the first two episodes, although I will reserve judgement until eh series has ended. I am always haunted by the memory of Gu Family Book as reminder that a really good beginning can sometimes be the top of a long downward spiral.
The Ghosts of Drama's past....
Still I have great hopes for this drama. It's just that sometimes when I really like a drama I get worried. :(
Doctors - Dropped in on the Finale. Meh. I was also a bit confused as i stopped watching several episodes ago. Seo Woo ended up being my character to cheer for!

Wednesday/Thur

W- While this drama isn't perfect I still find it fascinating. And every time I start to lose interest or question the plot something happens that tugs me back in emotionally. It's not the crack drama I was hoping it would be but still very good!

Jealousy Incarnate- I agree that it is the supporting characters and the apartment family that drew me in. The romance I am not sure yet but I do love Gong Hyo-Jin! I will continue for now.

Weekend

Age of Youth - I had dropped this after the first couple episodes because I just wasn't drawn in. I wasn't sure what type of genre I was watching. Well I tried it again and caught up in one afternoon! Those girls!

Cinderella - Yes it feels like an older drama and that is why I am loving it! Now that five children is gone I need a new dose of lighthearted cute!

Also, I am realllllly looking forward to Scarlet Heart

What I’m watching:

Dramas:

Age of Youth: This is the best drama I’ve ever had the honour of watching. Yes, when a drama is that good, watching it becomes an honour. A story about strong but human ladies? Sign me up. I’ve watched the last episode already and surely this is not a spoiler but I really liked the way they ended it without a Happily Ever After. Life doesn’t have that. It’s a series of living and working through all its ups and downs and only ends when one dies. So true to its form, Age of Youth went out the way it came and has been going: Slice of life, with hope for the future.

Second to last Love: I was really into this show when I was watching the very early episodes, mostly because of the rapid fire exchanges between Kang MinJoo and Go SangShik. And then it kind of died down when Kang MinJoo got together with Park JoonWoo if only because there’s now a line between them, haha. But still, it’s a really good drama that I’m going to continue with, if only to see Kang MinJoo bond with same aged man Go SangShik. It’s a little different compared to what drama land usually offers, with a story about adult love, and for that, I think I’d like to try watching it a little more.

W: As always, fantastic. I’m just here for the ride.

Our GabSoon: I was thrilled to learn that JaeRim will be working with SoEun for this, and though the first episode isn’t anything to write home about, it’s not bad. There’s just nothing explosive, unless you want to count my blood pressure when GabDol (JaeRim’s character) was ranting to GabSoon. I was like, where’s my baseball bat?!

Cinderella and the Four Knights: Of all things, I’m here for Ahn JaeHyun. Maybe it’s because I just watched Episode 4 of New Journey to the West where he’s so sweet. And maybe also because he gets the most well-developed cheeky bastard character in that drama, ha. I live for his antics.

Moonlight Drawn by Clouds: What’s there for me to say? Bogummie wrecking the royal residence? Sign me up.

Variety:

1 Night 2 Days: All hail Bogummie! He got JongMin to ride a Slingshot! This is one of the better episodes that new Yoo PD has produced and really, he’s settling in quite nicely now. Also, whoever came up with those games deserve a raise. What the hell is human magnet?? (Also, if you still don’t know, I do recaps of 1 Night 2 Days. Have always done them, ever since DongGu joined the cast. Find them here at: http://www.varietyrecaps.wordpress.com)

Three Meals a Day: Slow show, but perfect. Because sometimes all you want to see on a Friday night after spending a whole busy week in the middle of a city is some people making house in the middle of a quiet countryside.

New Journey to the West 2: I’d dropped this at episode 3 mainly because it was boring me but picked up episode 4 because, dammit, I should finish recapping this series! Best decision ever. JaeHyun is king...

I wasnt too interested in Cinderella but I LOVED the music. Still waiting for that one song that I really like, so far they've only released part1 and 2. :( And because I really liked the music, I stuck around, so far things are picking up.

Didn't I read somewhere the 5 episode rule? Thanks :D

Hey Lollipip you started watching "Good Morning Call" :D I agree with your comments about it. The plot is not something new but it sure is "good clean fun"
Also can you tell me your secret? How do you manage to watch all those shows, the ones you are recapping and on top writing recaps? Seriously I can barely manage what I watch
Currently watching:

W- still taking me on for the ride
Age of Youth- I don't want this to end T_T
Cinderella and the Four Knights

Dramas I need to Start/Finish

Moonlight Drawn by Clouds-S
Mirror of the Witch-F
Wanted-F
PU38-F
Uncontrollably Fond-F
Let's Fight Ghost-F

Currently Waiting for

Scarlet
Goblin

Other shows/ Movies I saw (past 2 weeks)

"When Marnie was There"- Studio Ghibli, Do yourself a favor and avoid spoilers and reading comments, I was stupid enough to read comments and the ending was spoiled for me, the end is one you don't see coming. P.s. Have tissues at hand.
"The Wailing"- Haven't finished it's kind of a slow moving plot
"Spirit's Homecoming"- I also have to finish watching this movie will try to finish it by next week.
"Finding Mr. Right"- Chinese movie, surprisingly good rom-com. Had a very Hollywood feel to it.
"The Palace"- Also a Chinese movie recommended by a friend, not to shabby worth a watch.
"Orange"- Currently watching the Anime, I saw the live action movie but so far I prefer the tone and character development of the anime.