Life E11-12 : 💔😰
I live alone E257 : 😎📸

@teriyaki So Ji Sub and Son Ye Jin played such an adorable couple. I mean, who can resist a dorky So Ji Sub ? But the relationship with their son and especially around the end was so touching. The twist was really nice tpp ! Be With You is a remake of a Jmovie, so I might watch it too ^^

Andante: It was weird at first to see Baek Chul Min playing a model student after his role as a bully in Solomon's Perjury. The show was interesting. Characters were engaging, the plot involving high school and a hospice was interesting and seeing quite new faces with other experienced actors was great.

Are You Human Too: It was an enjoyable show. I didn't like it as much as other Beanies but it was fun to watch Nnam Shin III be more human than humans themselves.

Champion (Kmovie): Ma Dong Seok <3 No need to say how much I love this actor ! It was nice to see Han Yeri plaing his little sister and a single mother with two adorable kids. She's always strong ! Also, Kwon Yul's character is different from the ones I'm used to see him play and it was a fresh breathe. Overall, I enjoyed this movie a lot more than expected.

Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (Jmovie): I didn't know Oguri Shun was part of the cast. I guessed the "twist" early but it didn't make the movie any less enjoyable. The cinematography was really pretty and the story was heartwarming.

Let's Eat 3: My OTP had a happy ending ! I'm talking about Seo Yeon and Ji Woo. It was nice to see them back in good terms. Thanks Yoon Doo Joon for playing Goo Dae Young ! I hope he will serve well in the army and come back to us maybe for a fourth season (with Ji Woo as his love interest !). While I liked this installement the best, it's still a shame not to see what Jin Seok and Byum Seok became in 2018.

- Currently watching -

A-Teen: ep 9. I say it again. I absolutly LOVE the girls friendship. The story could only be about them and I would be utterly satisfied. Even if Si Woo's crush is adorable.

Hide and Seek: ep 4. Characters are crazy, the screenwriter is crazy, everyone is crazy and I love it. It's good makjang with Lee Yoo Ri and I'm on board for this crazy trip.

My ID Is Gangnam Beauty: ep 11. Mi Rae's parents are cute. I don't want them to discover what a Gangnam beauty truly means. I feel more pity for Soo Ah than anger. Like Kyung Seok said, what does she gain from interfering so much in their lives. Mi Rae knows Soo Ah's true face now, and Kyung Seok doesn't care about people appearance so she shouldn't be that hesitant to start a relationship. Of course, it's easy to say, but she still cares for people opinion and it will take lots of courage for her to look over that.

Not Alright But It's Alright: ep 8. Taking a day off feels really great when you're overworked. But then, you go back to work with lots of things to do haha.

Unnatural: ep 2. I begin to really...

Silly me. I had extra time because of the preemptions, so I fired up an old computer game and go hooked (again) and hardly watched anything.

Lovely Horribly: 8/10 One of just two shows I watch ASAP, and the show I look forward to the most.

Witch's Court: 7 10 Ep 6: dude says he's crazy, then proves it by kissing the girl. Whut?

Voice 2: 6/10 Ep 5 had a nice suspenseful case for a while, but I thought the who's-your-baddie identity twist was more like a plot hole, and then they spent too much time reassuring us that everyone was ok instead of getting on with the next case. Ep 6: spent too much time on suspicions & hostility between the police -- the zombie was the best part -- like Hwayugi :) This is the other show I catch ASAP, hoping to see them live up to the standards of season 1. So far they haven't.

I'm watching too many dramas but because of the pre-emptions have almost kept up.

Your Honor I could write an essay about this because it's so frustrating and yet I keep watching. The good bits are excellent and the bad bits are terrible. YSY playing the gangster twin by delivering his lines with something between a snarl and a grimace does my head in. But Lee Yoo-Young is amazing and the emotional heart of the story as the trainee judge whose sister was raped - and the rapist got away with it. Whenever it's dealing with the court cases, I love it. Whenever YSY is pretending to be a gangster, not so much. I wish he'd chosen a different facial expression to distinguish between his two characters or at least toned it down a bit as the series went on.

Witch's Love It's finished. I was a bit disappointed by the final two episodes but then the ending scene with the two of them kissing over breakfast under the disapproving eye of the two grannies cracked me up and I thought that the drama was cute again. I liked the not-fated part (even though there was of course a childhood connection to make up for that) and the realism of how new couples behave. But... was there a plot somewhere? Like candy floss - super sweet without a lot of substance. Sometimes that's just what you need.

Thirty but Seventeen I still love this drama because everybody is nice. And it's cute. And fluffy. Like a baby chick. But now I want this baby chick to grow up a bit and go somewhere.

Life I'm slowly catching up with this one because - unlike the other dramas that I'm watching - you actually have to pay attention otherwise you miss something!

Come and Hug Me I had no intention of watching this but @LeeTenant, @Shiindy and @ravennightstar were Rabbit Watching it and I had nothing else to do and just joined them for a few minutes and... completely hooked. I'm so interested in this story about what crime does to the victims and the families, and how certain people try to make money out of others' grief and trauma. The acting is amazing. Also - watching two episodes a day is just perfect. What are we going to watch when we're done with this one, chingus?

Your house helper

Dunno, but somehow I felt disappointed. 😞 I felt the two last episodes lack quality and the typical "healing tips" where the cleaning process made their way into our hearts. And it had nothing to do with being two weeks apart.
I felt like the writer was tired by the end of the serie. She/he was tired and didn't know what else to do with their characters, so well, let's give them all a nice resolution and as for the rest of the hour, we have some filings, reused scenes from before.
Now, don't get me wrong. I still liked this show and it made me happy most of the time.😉 But the finale was a little bit let down, except the part where they cleaned Dae Young' father' possessions. That was really really touching, and I cried with her.
Naughty guess: that must be the room she gave mr. Kim at the end 😆

Mr. Sunshine
Catching up slowly. One episode at the time. Joseph's death made me cry rivers.
I still live Ae shin so much😍... But I have to prepare my heart because I don't think they will be happy at the end. History of this period of time tells me already, whatever they do is in vain anyways. Joseon won't be free, and its people will keep in suffering for a long long time 😖😥😐😞

Life: I don't know how the writer is able to make a show about Hospital politics interesting, but that is some serious skills right there.

My ID: It really did seem like this show came out of nowhere. I had no interest in it and I didn't really see anyone else on the site show too much either. But this really became one of my favorite shows. It's amazing how a show can have scenes showing the deep social problems in Korea, then a scene where a main character is feeling devastating loss over a coin he couldn't pick up. And it all works.

Witch's Love I had no idea this would be only 12 eps! So I was really shocked that the finale rolled around. Overall, this was a very sweet drama that despite not promising anything grand still presented a great fluffy story that was high on love, respect and cozyness. It's a great drama to zip through if you're not feeling all the other dramas or if you want some mindless fun. The cringey acting gets better and the premise shines a lot more + the grannies!

Mr.Sunshine I'm finally in ep 8 and I've discovered this is the perfect drama to watch whilst eating. It doesn't make me crave for anything and I can ogle at the beauty in peace without thinking what could've been. So far the plot is inching very, very slowly, the historical aspects seem very distant and not engaging but I don't mind because the languid pacing means I sit back and relax. The character development is finally happening and I hope everyone begins shedding their masks to liven up the pace.

Wife's Credentials Phenomenal. The acting draws me in, their mediocre lives speaks volumes and the directing makes me feel like I'm a part of their constricted, competitive, unoriginal worlds. The fact that they took a boring premise - a child's education and spun it into multiple webs of stories that thread in and out of people's lives are fascinating. The lies, the hypocrisy, the patriarchy, the stifling of differences, the falseness of it all resonates. It resonates so much that the dry premise is so incredibly reveiting . The passion so engaging, so real, so free.

While watching I found this amazing review that puts the drama (first 2 eps) into words that I couldn't (Para's 1-4 are non-spoilery, henceafter read at your own caution):
https://idlerevelry.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/a-wifes-credentials-episodes-1-2-reflection/

Simply Brilliant!

Mr Sunshine 15-16 - oh my heart. These 2 episodes are so, good, my heart hurts. The random images of them being in NY are beautiful. She looks beautiful, they look happy. Hui Seong continues to amaze me with his deep thoughts and lone fight. I hope his news publication company will be the media and voice of the Right Army Movement.

Voice 2 ep 5-6 - i am unable to tear my attention away from each episode. Each cases flow smoothly and grip my attention at all times. It’s just, so good. I am curious about Detective Do’s backstory. We’re still kept in dark about that except for few glimpses of psychopaths-like tendencies. Team Leader Kang is awesome.

Life ep 11-12 - 2 hours just flew by. I really want President Gu to team up with the hospital team and fight the chaebol family. He must have known a lot of their dirty laundries. If only he turns away from them and fight for the hospital, the chaebol family would be done for.

Familiar Wife ep 9-10 : the cliffhanger! I really wish that they don’t break Jung Hoo’s gold heart by letting him witnessing the kiss. My otp is still Joo Hyuk-Woo Jin but Jung Hoo is such a good and sweet guy!

Lovely Horribly - watching this to fill gaps while waiting for new releases. I’m not really liking this so far but I’m staying for the comedy. And Gi Kwang😘

Thirty but Seventeen I'm enjoying the drama as usual and loved Woo-Jin's jealous reaction. I'm concerned for Woo-Jin when he gets to know about Seo-Ri being his crush. I'm not ready to see Chan being heart broken again. I feel the pace of the show is slight off. It's been 20 episodes and offlate Kang Hyun-Tae has been missing completely. Now that we see the dead person in the collision accident was Jennifer's husband I want to know her story more and more.
My ID is Gangnam Beauty Still has to catch up with episode 11. I'm happy that now Mi-Rae know Soo-Ah is double faced. I love Kyung-Seok and Woo-young jealous reactions.
Witch's love I'm looking this no nonsense easy going drama but just yesterday got to know it's 12 episodes in total and I've watched 7/12 and not ready to let it go. I'm having second lead syndrome as he's so sang cute.
LAGGING BEHIND:
Familiar wife.
Life.
DRAMAS OF INTEREST:
Mr Sunshine.
Let's eat 3.
And
all the dramas airing in September.

My ID Gangnam Beauty : it's sad to see Mirae to not understand that her worst enemy is herself. As long as she won't understand she doesn't have to care about the opinion of people, there will always be someone to find fault... She's lucky to have a warm family, a good best friend and good college friends. I like the OST Junggigo(정기고) - D-Day !

Your House Helper: it was a nice drama. Not a incredible one, but warm stories. But I'm not sure to have understand all the story of the mysterious woman...

30 but 17Still cute :) but 2 episodes by week is better !

Mr SunshineStill beautiful !

Meteor GardenIt's a typical drama from a manga. I'm happy that the second couple have a happy ending ! Finally !

Voice 2 I like the new casting, there is a lot of suspens.

My Familiar WifeI don't really like it... I like the casting. But I think all is to easy for Joo Hyuk. I like the OST SF9 - Love Me Again.

"palace political thriller in disguise" hah judging from how she used Hwajeong (lit. splendid politics) as the name of the omnipotent corporation, I don't think the sageuk-ish intent was concealed that much by Lee Sooyeon. Very curious writing choice and it has yielded riveting results with most of these characters, indeed. After watching the latest episodes, I do wish Life won't go the SF route as far as latter half plot twist/major series shocker... Cannot go through that again.

Marry Me Now - There is one character that I really dislike. Intensely. We were given heartbreak and pure joy in the last episode. Now I want evil slime ball jerk face to get what he deserves. Six episodes left...

Witch's Love - so adorable! Completely fluffy and fun!

I'd love to watch Seventeen But Thirty... Soon... 💕

My ID is Gangnam: I really don't want the parents to find out the whole Gangnam Beauty thing is a diss but I know it's coming. I've been happy with the pacing but - enough already - I'm ready for the gal to figure it (she is worthy of the handsome tsunderes affections) out though her doubts are totally understandable.

30 but 17: I love this group but definitely a character-driven drama.

Your House Helper: I'm watching as Viki releases episodes so only halfway through. I want more of the nail lady.

C-Dramas:

Ashes of Love: Very addictive and reminds me of Eternal Love though I hear there is some filler in the late 30ish episodes, but I'll worry about that later as I'm at episode 12. I have to hand it to the lead actress because her type character could drive people crazy, but I think she's awesome the way she's written and performed. I knew I'd seem the actress before and figured out it was Ode to Joy.

Bloody Romance: Also addictive but weird and disturbing at the same time. It's on hold but I will jump back in.

On a side note am happy to see that Dramafever seems to have an in again and is licensing more Korean dramas. The whole Kocowa thing knocked them for a loop and as much as I like C-dramas, I only like certain ones and it was really hit or miss on what they were licensing.

Life (aka my my sole ongoing atm) spoiled me for good.
Tried - My ID Is Gangnam Beauty - and to be honest, was bored.
Tried - My Familiar Wife - same story.
It seems I'm cursed or something))

Thirty But Seventeen: I'm obsessed - why was there only one episode??

Your Honor: I'm obsessed - why was there only one episode??

My ID is Gangnam Beauty: Well, we're over half the drama in and I'm actually starting to warm up to it now?

Hana Nochi Hare: Finally finished, Melodrama of the Year so far.

2 Days 1 Night: No wonder I'm behind on everything when I've been watching this non-stop for weeks now. Nothing else makes me laugh this much - expect perhaps Hana Kimi. It's basically the ultimate comfort food.

FLOWER BOY NEXT DOOR (rewatching): I just realized that recent tvN is too generous with the screentime that we got 70-80 minutes of drama per episode meanwhile this drama they only have 45 minutes of airing time (including CFs). It is still my favorite drama.

MY ID IS GANGNAM BEAUTY (Ep. 11): I still like the drama, but I feel kind of a bit jaded. Despite attending one of the top university in Korea, on top of that studying chemistry major, they don't seem having any problem with finding balance in studying for exam, gaining some credits, part-time working, join organization and playing with friends which is so unrealistic to me knowing how competitive South Korean universities. I know I may sound like I hate Hyunjung, just attack me using all of your strength. But I also don't think it is possible for Hyunjung and Mirae to always meet each other in campus, especially when they are in different faculty. Even me and my friend attending different major having hard time to schedule meetup despite on the same building. The CR who supposed to be Mirae's new bestfriend didn't appear at all in this episode (which made me got mad that she supposed to expose Sooah). I also pity Mirae since it feels like she doesn't have any friends in her class except Kyungseok, which is very unhealthy. Not gonna drop this until Sooah got her own karma, Mirae totally embrace her body and feelings, and wishing Hyunjung happiness but not with Wooyoung since I don't think he can look at her more than just a friend.

THIRTY BUT SEVENTEEN (Ep. 19-20): Chan sweetie, why did you just turning a blind eye!!! This is as ridiculous as Chick Jr back to being baby chick again. For our little furry messenger Deokgu, you did a good job and deserve a daesang. I am applauding Seori that she now know what she wants to do and not afraid to run towards it despite many hurdles ahead. LOL at Woojin being jealous and with another case of bad lying, feeling soft when he talks to Chan, and feel sad when he got another series of trauma. Also love Chan and Seori's conversation as if its they are just two teenagers who can't wait to grow up and reaching their own dreams.

I did watch more than these, but these are all I have time to think about. 😉

Familiar Wife - The preview episodes after Ep 10 gives me hope. Joo Hyuk has been stuck in the new timeline for far too long. With 10 episodes out of 16 already over, I'm hoping that the original timeline scenes are not going to be squeezed into just 1-2 episodes, but treated fully as they deserve. There're so many wrongs to right, I'd like to see a reasonably gradual reconciliation of the OTP and NOT a rush job of Joo Hyuk placating Woo Jin and of Woo Jin just letting him get away with it too easily. I'd also like to see Woo Jin come back to her naturally ebullient self and be a happier mum.

On the Hye Won end, much as I disapprove of her, I'm glad she found out that the bf was a douche bag of the highest order.

Your House Helper - It pretty much got wrapped up with ribbons and bows, with everyone moving on and getting on well, and with nostalgic flashbacks and sentimental goodbyes. I found that I missed in these last few episodes, the household tips and sage advice on living well and healthily, that the first half of the series doled out regularly. Also I thought it was a pity that Ga Ram's reunion with his mum was only briefly mentioned and that we never got to see it. It was interesting that Tae Soo had to be set apart from the others before So Hee could visit him, because she was never meant to become part of the group. On the whole, it was a well thought out and well written show. I liked how the cast took their bows, so to speak, 2 by 2, as they ran off in the rain, from the side characters to the main. Thumbs Up to a sweet show, warm and uplifting all the way.

Thirty But Seventeen - Still eminently watchable and the relationships of the main threesome elicit lots of happy squees, however it's flagging in the area of tension with characters moving forward a few paces only to backtrack. I feel that the series would have done very well with just 16 episodes so that the plot does not have to be eked out, like now, to fill 20 episodes instead.

My ID is Gangnam Beauty - A pretty good show, and I mean that with and without the pun. What I like about it (now that I'm comparing with 30 But 17) is that there are no superfluous characters or unexplainable events. All possible couplings are more or less in place. I happy to see that Mi Rae's greater awareness of Soo Ah's lies stays and I hope that she won't be needing Kyung Seok's help against Soo Ah or the lousy sunbae, Chan Woo. Next, I really need Kyung Seok to declare clearly how he feels to Mi Rae. It's taking too long!!

Thirty but Seventeen: *cue the It's So Fluffy I'm Gonna DIE! clip* Yang Se Jong never really caught my eye, but now I'm in love. I love the relationships in this drama - from Woo-jin seeing Jennifer as family to Hee Soo being such a great boss to her employees to the violin repairman being so nice to Seo-ri. The Chan and Woo-jin relationship is actually my favorite. I'm so happy that Seo-ri has a chance to perform again. I'm impatient with how the drama is straining to avoid letting Woo-jin know that his No Su-mi is Seo-ri and to avoid Seo-ri getting any sort of information about her missing family, but I'm also glad we can spend more time on the cute.

Risky Romance: It's so bad, but so watchable! Why does this hospital keep letting a doctor who has been fired from the hospital come back to do major surgeries for them? And is good doctoring directly correlated to giving away free medical services? And how can you install CCTV in the same room where you see your patients? Can you treat kleptomania at a hospital? So Seung-joo's testoserone problem was never treatable? Love is still dangerous to his brain? @__@ The positives: It can be cute at times. And Ji Hyun-woo looks amazing in the kitchen.

Familiar Wife (a week behind): Ji Sung deserves an award just based on that scene of him finding the homeless man in the bathroom and pouring out his regrets. I've been so fed up with Joo-hyuk, but that moment made me want to give him 2nd and 3rd chances. I wish there was a way to get Woo-jin and Joo-hyuk together without making Hye-won unlikable, without making Joo-hyuk a liar, and without hurting Jung-hoo.

which makes me want to see the writer tackle actual palace politics in her next drama

Now that @javabeans said this about Life, I want this with every fiber of my being. PLEASE.

As for now I'm only watching Life. I'm still trying to decide what drama I'll finish/marathon during the Labor Day weekend, it might be a j-drama...

What did I watch this Saturday morning? MR SUNSHINE ep 17. Without being spoilery (and I want to so bad) I'll just say imo of course:
1st 5 minutes - oooh, possibilities!
2nd 50 minutes - oh, let down, boring, going nowhere slowly, how can this writer take something that should be exciting and make it boring?
3rd 5+ minutes: honestly, Dong mae's scenes and Heung Soo (whatever his name is) scenes, so hokey (that's cheesy in other vernacular). Why are they so fallen for her?? Makes no sense except they must have the hots for her. They're so pitiful right now. Man up, boys!
Last few minutes: don't worry, dearies. You-know-who ain't gonna die.
But those last few minutes showed real possibilities of something finally happening - in the next episode. But I've been fooled before.

My ID is Gangnam Beauty: SOOOOO satisfying to watch as a female! OMG I'm just so happy they're still hitting on literally all the "little" slights (aka shitty things) that we go through, all the passive aggressive comments and double standards, for a wide range of women.

Still waiting on Soo-Ah to just go away though, lol. Like the story could do without her. Mirae has enough complexes to drive the story as is.