Chief Kim was one of the best for me. This and Defendant.
However it was severely under-rated here cause everybody wants romance 😑😑

This is a very powerful and moving post, thank you. I had tears in my eyes, which doesn't happen often, since I can identify with much of what you said. I reached my lowest point this year, and like you I have made a decision: I want redemption too. To think that Chief Kim brought hope and motivation to so many people (me included), not only our favourite Gluttonous Sociopath. ❤️️🍫🍫

Thank you for highlighting the Food Psycho! Yul's arc is one of the most satisfying ones this year. The whole length of the show he kept doing bad things and he'd have these moments where even he wonders why he's crossing certain lines. But he crosses them anyway, and our hope dies a little bit more that he'll ever turn out to be good. But then near the end he chose to be good--which is much more fulfilling than finding out he was good all along.

PS I'm glad you had family and friends to support you during your slump. I hope your 2018 is better. :)

Very short comment: I LOVED Chief Kim. I will watch it again. When he almost died and showed his vulnerability, I almost died and cried a lot with him.
Wonderful drama. Realistic in many ways.
And since I will start job hunting again in January, I think it is necessary for me to re-watch it as well.
I don't need to come back to school anymore, I even finish my master this year, but I have to learn InDesing in order to find a specific job I like.
So... @turtuallysarcastic, I am with you in trying to live to the fullest, cherish my loved ones even if they are so far away, and pursue a new passion: in my case, work.
Beanies: fighting!!!

Great post. Thanks for this. Chief Kim was certainly a favorite for me this year.

May you have a wonderful 2018! Wishing you all the best in your academic, personal and professional endeavors.

I started Chief Kim because of all the good reviews. I loved the humour, the life lessons and the warmth. And discovered the gem that is Junho. I wanted to strangle him many times, but in the end, I fell for his character and redemption. Junho then led me to Just Between Lovers. Enough said! I feel embarrassed promoting JBL every where.

I was contemplating whether to read this post or not because I hadn't watched chief kim and wanted to avoid getting spoiled, if any. But, then I thought I probably wouldn't watch it anyway, but now that I have read your post, I feel compelled to watch it.

I became a kdrama addict and stumbled upon dramabeans during my unemployment period too. But, now that I am here, I am not sure if this is what I want to do and am still searching for something that I would like to do. Anyway, thank you for this post and hope you achieve everything you aspire to be in 2018! :)

I am fairly new to the world of Kdrama (I only began watching in August this year) but now I'm obsessed with everything Kdrama and even listen to all the ost (they're very good)! However, I can't seem to watch anything beyond the ones with a heavy dose of romance, I'm currently watching Beautiful Gong Shim and wanting to watch more of Namgoong Min's work I stumbled upon Chief Kim. I have been in two minds about watching it because of its non existent romance track but this post definitely encouraged me to give it a shot.

Jun-Ho seems lke he's been eating non-stop from Chief Kim to Just Between Lovers.

Aww..was what I first thought after reading your last paragraph. I agree we all should live life to its fullest. Sometimes it's easier said than done and we end up taking things for granted. I wish you luck job hunting in 2018! Thank you for this!

Thanks for writing this - it makes me wonder if I too should just move out of my field altogether. Get a degree in something else. My biggest fear is that I'll lose interest/become unmotivated in any other field as well, and so I might as well stick to what I currently doing.
[Which is working 12-14 hour days, 6 days a week and earning peanuts, but the potential payoff in the long run is huge.]

Either way, I was very happy to read that i) there are so many people as lost as I am and ii) they find their way/figure out how to move forward.

Chief Kim was an amazing drama. I watched till about Episode 15 (then real life got in the way), and am now motivated to finish it.

Published on the first try, yay! :D Thank You Dramabeans Staff for publishing my 2017 sob story. I thought the content would be too raw to publish, but it seems like many Beanies faced similar struggles, so I am glad that I could offer some support. :)  Beanies, Thank you all for reading and commenting. Your supporting words are really heartwarming and I wish you all the best for 2018 as well. (Re)Watch Chief Kim! ;)

First things first, thank you so much for sharing your journey with us. This was such an insightful and moving post and I'm so very glad that Chief Kim helped you choose the path you wanted to take. There are always going to be fears and obstacles, but we cannot let that stop us. I'm very glad you were able to take what you needed from the drama and apply it yourself.

Second things second, I really wish we had favourite/like buttons so that that I could shower this post with love, but as things stand, I'll settle for bookmarking this page, so that whenever I need a push through, I can come here and feel motivated. :)

All the best for 2018 and your new degree! I wish you all the success and more. <3 <3

This piece is so beautifully written, I think I have tears in my eyes 😭
I always have this drama close to my heart, if it's not obvious yet. Other than falling into new crushes like Junho and the rest of CK casts (oh these talented people!) , the drama itself were like an oasis in the middle of everything that was going on. The drama felt so fresh and defied whatever expectations I have of it (I always thought it'll somehow disappoint me like so many dramas did. it didn't. Everyone thought he's undercover right? :')) . I love Glutton, very. much. He was a complex character, a villain that doesn't exactly explain why he was that way but we understood him little by little though his actions. That between all those evil deeds were some regrets seeping though. Feelings of wanting to spend some more time with his crush or to fully enjoy his meal. His ride to finally found someone of his spectrum, whom he can play with without being afraid of harming them. Because someone caught up with his pace while also reminding him to slow down. it was Chief Kim. and Ha Kyung.
You said everything I want to say about this lovely drama, and I'm throwing all my love to you. I want to make a whole essay about this drama, but I'm not goo at that so I want to thank you for bringing this gem with this beautiful writing. because this drama sure affected me a lot as well in many different ways. both in drama land and real life ❤️

This was so well written and your story is very compelling. You'll get there! Hwaiting! :) <3

So much love for Chief Kim! I am over the moon.

@turtuallysarcastic unnie, I wish all the best in 2018! Just don't lose hope and keep fighting! Better days will surely come.❤