Can female leads See Dead People? The Ghost Detective lead obviously can; the Lovely Horribly lead went out of her way to say she can't, but we'll see how that turns out.

And it's Tackle Social Issues season. Voice 2 goes after dating abuse, while Ghost Detective (week 1) tackles bullying & harsh conditions in the army and also wrist-grabs.

Lovely Horribly: 7/10 And another ghost? It would be a shame if we didn't have enough, with Ghost Detective & The Guest.
Voice 2: 5/10 I thought they overdid the angry powerful father in ep 9 but otherwise the case-of-the-week was ok. Then ep 10 focused on the big bad and the male lead's mental issues, which don't work for me. If the FL could hear the voices in ML's head everything would be solved in 20 seconds.
Some Beanies say not to watch Ghost Detective before bedtime. I made the mistake of starting V2 ep 9 before nap time. Usually most kdramas will knock me right out if I'm tired, but that was much too tense. So I switched to 30/17 and was out within 4 minutes.
30 But 17: 3 minutes 51 seconds isn't enough to rate an episode. But I swear I liked it when I was staying current.
100 Days My Prince: 6/10 Seems ok, but I don't see see what all the excitement is about. But hey, I'm the one who is checking water levels to see if there really is a drought.
The Guest: 8/10. We have evil ghosts in two current shows who like to make people kill themselves. Trying to explain away SK's high suicide rate?
Ghost Detective: 8/10 I watched 2 weeks worth this week; days 1, 2 & 4 were impressive; day 3 just left me wondering about why the ghost can touch only certain things. If he's not solid enough to pick things up, why can't he walk thru walls? So far it seems like plot convenience trumps logic. Surprise, surprise. And I fell asleep again.
Anyway the Guest and the Lady in Red would make a nice couple and I know where we can find a nice priest to handle the wedding.

If you are like me recently whose brain is mush at the end of the day and all you want to gnaw on is fluffy sweetness, Accidentally in Love might be your pancakes for dinner. This C-drama may logic fail you countless time (countless because arithmetic is challenging for my tired brain), but whatya gonna do? I am so in love with this drama puppy that 1 second is all it takes for me to lower my eyebrows with all the logic boo boo it makes accidentally (apparently I can still count to 1.)

The heroine Qing Qing is an absolute boss who not only has 1 but 2 (or is it 3?) hidden identities. A beautiful chaebol heiress raised by an overprotective grandfather, she runs away on a quest to find out more about her parents’ deaths by camouflaging herself adorably with thick rim glasses and painted freckles in their college alma mater (or is it really high school? Again, puppy I forgive you for peeing on my logic carpet.) Qing Qing is assigned as the desk partner of the most popular guy at school who is also an idol with popularity as adorably outsized as his ears. Through her quest she rules the black market snack ring, take the snap out of the mean girls, and tutors our hero to success in, yes, math (win for learning!)

Adorable fun lasts 30 episodes with breezy 30 minutes each. Recommendation of skipping Ep. 26 & 27 for some uncharacteristic anti-adorable angst.

Check out the gify adorableness and find out where to watch here:
http://www.dramabeans.com/members/kimbapnoona/activity/605069/

My ID is Gangnam Beauty Ep 15 -

My top favourite has got to be that build up right before the highlight of this episode ☺️☺️

He wanted to see the old Mirae’s face. She freaked out and said no, not a fat chance she’d let him see it. He said why not, it was a face he already saw before. She said no, but the more they talked about it the more she hesitated in telling him no. He didn`t press her further on, said he was okay not seeing it even though he did miss her old face. She agreed and allowed him 3 seconds to see it.

Those mere 3 seconds were plenty enough of time to validate how strong and definite his feelings are for her. He looks up and stares at her new face - yep, whether it is the face from middle school or the face he sees now - Mirae is Mirae. She’s still the same girl he can’t take his eyes off of. The girl who is just like him - alone and lonely - but when you get to know better is very much fun to be with and has an amazing personality. The girl he can’t help but fall in love with every single time. There is no difference.

I love this moment too because this is such a vulnerable state for Mirae - to let the man she loves see that face again that she tried so hard to get rid of. The root of all her insecurities and low self-esteem. But she still showed it to him because he said he missed it. She was wearing her heart on her sleeve. And this became a turning point in their relationship when she realized just how much she is loved and adored. ♥️

Life is that odd drama whose ending suddenly catapulted it into a 11/10 category.
A drama that didn't promise any easy answer for the problems it explored, instead asking us to think together about what we can do in those predicaments.
A drama that acknowledged that people's flaws didn't disappear that easily, and they just learned to compensate for it.
A drama that reminded me not to judge others too easily because we can never really know about other person even after 16 full eps.
A drama that plunged us into the middle of Sangkook Hospital's most turbulent periode, exploring what lessons its characters learned from that dark time.
Also a drama that brought its characters full circle by the end of the series, asking them whether they'll now finally be ready to face the challennges that jeopardized their lives in the first place.

In other words, a drama that owned my heart. I'm certainly going to miss it and all its characters.

Ghost Detective: Aww... Poor Sang-sub. Though I'm glad to see him joining Yeo-wool and Da-il to do some serious ghost hunting. I love how him not being able to see ghost didn't stop him from successfully scolding Da-il, albeit in the wrong direction.

Hheheh @mary I love that new name! And you are already on the final evaluation? Awesome! I can't wait to hear what you feel about the final 11! Still surprised you haven't got yourself spoiled by who actually make the final Wanna One team! :P

Thirty But Seventeen All the revelations in one week. The pace of show progressed too fast which I wanted in the last 2 weeks itself. Btw How many episodes does this show has? On wiki it's showing 40(20), asianwiki 36(18) and mydramalist 32(16) episodes. I'm confused now.
My ID Is Gangnam Beauty I'm enjoying this show a lot. I don't have to fast forward a single scene too. I never thought i'll feel anything for Soo-Ah but here I'm feeling pity for her and thinking things should be fine with her. Even though she was the among the worse characters I don't feel she should get stalked or get harmed.
I love how Mi-Re has gained confidence and how Kyung-Seok supports her each time.
100 days my Prince Though the start was little on the heavier side and the story will have its own share of angst later on still I'm quiet enjoying the humor side. I love their acting and the child actors were so cute.
I'm planning to start Devilish joy & The Guest today. There are so many shows in my Watch list and so little time. Real life has been pretty hectic.

- Completed -

Your House Helper: I loved the friendship ! The girls friendship, the friendship they had with Ji Woon, the guys friendship... just every relationship ! (well even the main couple's chemistry was more of friends than lovers) Special mention to Lawyer Kim Jin Kook ! I could feel his awkwardness and second hand embarrassement through my screen. Lee Ji Hoon really suits comedic characters. Also, it was nice to see Kim Sun Ho as a cameo. I like that Go Won Hee's love interests in Strongest Deliverman keep appearing in her projects.

- Currently watching -

100 Days My Prince: ep 2. As always in sageuks, I have to applaud the young actors performance ! Nam Ji Hhyun plays spunky heroines well and I hope she will keep this part of her that made me and the Crown Prince fall for her. Concerning the court's politics... Nothing's happening here but I'm curious to find who the father of the Crown Princess's baby is. Adding a bit of fangirling here. I was happy to see Do Ji An until we knew he was a cameo. He was still great ! Luckily there's Kim Sunho.

A-Teen: ep 12. Okay, Siwoo and Doha are cute. He finally confessed I can die happily.

Hide and Seek: ep 7-8. Chae Rin has seriously no luck. If it's not Psycho Grandma, it's Father-in-law giving her false hope. She has her own crasy side but it can't compare to other evil people. And the driver kissing her on his wedding day AND Soo Ah/his bride catching them was the worse ! Oh makjang force incoming !

My ID is Gangnam Beauty: ep 15. Mi Rae and Kyung Seok are enjoying their dates. Nice. Whereas Soo Ah needs help even if she did terrible things. Eun tries to reach for her but as long as Soo Ah herself doesn't take her pride aside, she will end in an even worse situation.

The Ghost Detective: ep 7-8. I'm still wondering why Da Il can touch doors and all but not touch a doorknock. It's killing (no pun intended) not to know why. At least, they showed how to feed a ghost. In Oh My Ghostess I think, it was also explained that ghosts ate offering at funerals. I didn't expect the forensic girl to have supernatural powers. It brings one more player and might make things more interesting. She could even be connected to the woman in red. This woman herself is mysterious. Why is she targeting these people ?

The Guest: ep 2. Strong premiere ! It might become one of my favorite 2018 drama (I feel like I said it too many times). Wonderfully creepy and intriging, that's why I signed up for !

Unnatural is on hold.

- Dropped -

Meteor Garden 2018 at ep 10 and Shall We Live Together at ep 20.

- Plan to watch -

Prison Playbook, Voice 2 and Ping Pong Ball with Ji Soo.

I broke my resolution (to finish the last batch of dramas before I start the new ones)... and watched 100 Day Prince... and from the originally planed 10 mins of checking out I suddenly found myself at the end of the episode... then second episode followed and now I can't wait for the next week! DO and Nam Ji Hyun 😍 And my bias Kim Sun Ho 😍. I surprisingly also liked the politicking and who and why wants to kill the Crown Prince. And the cinematography is beautiful.

And then I couldn't resist my guilty pleasure Devilish Joy... I see Choi Jin Hyuk's amused smile and I'm melting... 😍😁

I did finish Marry Me though. It suffered the general kdrama problem of a better first part than the second one. Too much time spent on Disease and Bad Dad... I would rather watch twin sister's growth and more realistic conflicts between Bio Dad and New Dad. Or some office drama with Awesome Competent Hero Moonshik 😁 (yes, he was my favourite character 🙂 He and then the Doctor's Couple). I don't regret watching it though, it was a nice weekender, good for easy watch before sleep.

And more my RL didn't allow...

Marry Me Now is over. The ending was sweet with some illogical stuff stuck in to make it work. *sigh* I should not complain. I would be incapable of writing 4 episodes, much less 50. This drama has the best birth secret EVER.

I just watched an Indian movie from the late 90's called Kuch Kuch Hota Hai with the ever gracious Rabbit Beanies...!

Now I'm going to start 30 but 17. I'm just a bit late to the party... ^^

Alas, I couldn’t finish The Ghost Detective and Devilish Joy this week, though I think with all the shows ending next week there will be more time to do so. With school looming, I will have to limit my drama watching to 4 shows. But I want to watch both The Smile Has Left Your Eyes & Room No.9! Decisions, decisions…

Thirty But Seventeen (Fan Wall Spazzing):
I don’t know whether the show was actually intended to be 16 episodes long or suffered a cut from the original plan of 20, but what I do know is that dropping all the bombshells suddenly in one week ruins the pacing of the show. Of course, I’m delighted that the noble idiocy trope has been subverted and that Chan’s familial love for her uncle won out over his crush, but I do feel like the show could have positioned the minor revelations earlier (like Chan learning about the relationship or even Ri An meeting the uncle again) so the plot could have advanced much more organically.

Lovely Horribly:
If you ever need interesting confession lines, there’s two of them in this week’s episodes: ‘I like seeing you cry. I can make you laugh if you cry.’ & ‘I want to use this pity that you feel.’ That aside, it’s interesting to see how Writer Ki and Yoon Ah go the distance to achieve their selfish goals, though both are equally suspicious for the fire 8 years ago that took the lives of the 2 ghosts around the main characters. I think that the key to breaking the twisted fate between the main OTP lies in reversing the effects of the spirit ceremony, but for now the male lead’s past will have to be resolved.

100 Days My Prince:
The palace politics bore me to death (king puppeteering trope is overused already) and it doesn’t help that the my-father-killed-your-father angst factor is already deployed in the setup and waiting in the sidelines. With the thanks given during the credit roll, we certainly won’t be seeing the male lead’s mother or the bodyguard again which means that the male lead is now truly alone without family or friends (I don’t think the king or the eunuch count). The main mystery for now is who exactly the female lead’s brother is: Moo Yeon is a suspect but I wouldn’t assume at this stage.

With a flu plenty of time in bed and kid at school or in grandmother's place I spent my time watching everything and I finished empty by yesterday night so I was like what to rewatch.

The Scent of a Woman got to be my choice - it pulls all the strings of my heart. It's not the best melo, but it has it's charm. Episode 8 is epic - tango danced with so much desire and sadness as it should be, just why Kim Sun Ah is styled so badly?

100 Days My Prince I'm waiting for the fun part : useless husband, contract marriage, living under the same roof, etc. I love Nam Ji Hyun and her dramas. For D.O., like I already said, he looks to young for me, I can't see him as an adult prince.
My ID is Gangnam Beauty I think I prefered the moments when they were not dating. It was awkard and funny, now I don't know it looks just awkard.
Mr. Sunshine The BTS are very funny. I love the laugh of Kim Tae Ri :D
Thirty But Seventeen I love how each character is growing up. It's very lovely.
The Ghost Detective For a ghost and a human, I find that Park Eun Bin and Choi Daniel have a great chemistry. For the mystery about why he can't touch things or not, I think it's more like an active and passive action like open something. I didn't really like the reaction of the autopsy doctor, he's dead and she laugh...
The Guest The first episode way pretty gory. I prefered the second one. I forgot how Kim Dong-Wook has beaitufl eyes :p
Voice 2 They finaly know who is the villain, they finaly can try to stop him instead of Do Kang-Woo

What I watched this week in order of appearance:

Wild Romance: This weekend foray into trash backfired somewhat when the show became suddenly not-trash and then just as suddenly became worse than trash - which is to say it became dumb and boring. It’s a shame all the initial cracky humour of the rival baseball teams as rival kingdoms got leached out of it and that by the time the OTP got together I really couldn’t care anymore. Even Lee Dong-wook couldn’t save this one.

Thirty But Seventeen: I really am going to miss my weekly dose of this show. Now it’s confirmed to be 16 episodes, this will be its final week. I hope there’s a new dose of delightful coming up soon. Even with all the crying and attempts at Noble Idiocy, the show was pure joy.

Your Honour: I’m so glad I persisted with this show through its initial set-up phase. While it’s never going to be the most critically-acclaimed, it’s a satisfying and oftentimes-fun watch.

Time: While I was sad to see KJH go, I was looking forward to seeing the show pass the narrative to the female lead and watch her pursue justice both for him and without him. Obviously that hasn’t really happened. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised the writers are flailing without their male lead but it’s still disappointing. This week’s episodes highlighted how much of this show was held together by KJH's gravitas. Without that, it’s just meaningful looks, smirking and people running around. And that stupid cliffhanger? So dumb.

Risky Romance: No subtitle clangers this week and I’m embarrassed to admit how much I’m enjoying this trashy, trashy show. The fact the female lead has been utterly sidelined for the male characters story just makes it trashier. At least a characterisation of ‘consistently lobotomised’ has the word ‘consistent’ in it. And it’s not like a specialist endocrinologist who also runs her own private clinic has any work to do or anything. Servicing a man’s emotional needs is all the vocation a woman needs. Just ask Secretary Kim.

Life: I still have the final two of this to watch.

I could try to pretend I didn’t spend time watching the Taiwanese show Love Around yesterday but far too many people on Rabbit know it to be true. This show… exists. It’s pretty well a televisual soporific but I was amused both by Grandma’s ludicrous wig and her determination for her Grandson to get it on with his new girlfriend. “I cleared 200 levels in Candy Crush but you two still haven’t made any progress” may be my new favourite quote.

My ID Is Gangnam Beauty: MR and KS are very good for each other. I don't feel sorry for Soo Ah, but at least I understand her behavior.

Familiar Wife: Finally, the OTP is on the same page. Sad that next week is it but excited to see how it ends.

100 Days My Prince: I'm not a fan of sageuks but gave this a try because I have nothing to watch on Monday/Tuesday. The cinematography was nice and the acting was fine. I like Nam Ji-hyun but I don't know. Her character seemed a little too rom-com-ish, maybe? Verdict: I'm still not a fan of sageuks.

Since Life ended I don't have anything exciting to look forward except Wednesday-Thursday ghost dramas. I usually watch dramas raw even though I can only pick up a little from here and there. But for these two, I think it is better to wait for subs otherwise I will just be getting scared without understanding the meaning.
Also, I have a tip for people who are afraid to sleep after guest and Ghost, ie. watch something light/fluffy/funny before sleeping. It works well for me, I mean I watch Guest first then ghost. Compared to the demons in the Guest, those in ghost detective are really family friendly and wat's with the red women and her lollipop lol.

At first, I was sad that KJW's role was that of a Catholic priest but now I will be more than thankful if he could be alive and unscathed until the end of the drama. Jung Eun Chae's portrayal of the detective lady is also nice.

Ashes of Love - Completed. It's an awesome drama. Highly recommend. It reminds me of TMOPB.

My ID is Gangnam Beauty - up to Ep 12. Mi Rae and her inferiority complex.. poor girl.

Meteor Garden '18 - up to Ep 30. This is a perfect example on what happened if a 20-epis drama got extended to 49 epis. It becomes stupid and horrible. A minor character became a major one when she took all the screen time. I'm talking about the girl name Cai Na. Her character just came out of nowhere, and all they showed about her love story with her summer fling dude. OMG! This girl has nothing to do with the story line, nothing to do with F4 (sure thing Meizuo likes her), who cares about her! I felt like watching two different dramas with the same title. Also, Sanchai.. *sigh* I'm so frustrated with her.

Life: Season 2, that is what this show needs. I need a drama about Director Oh and the Organ transplant guy. He was so interesting to me, much more so than everyone else.

Ghost Detective: I'm loving it. I like Daniel Choi's look and Park Eun Bin is fabulous. Plus the new twist with the autopsy doctor. Very Nice.

The Guest: OOOOOH possession. On a more shallow note the princes of Coffee prince have all aged like beautiful delicious fine wine. RIP Min Yup. Ghost stories don't scare me, but this is fun.

Your Honor: Oh the other shoe has dropped. The angst, SIGH, it's coming and I'm really sad about.

Familiar Wife: It's not my favorite, but Joo Hoo is love and that makes me happy.

Devilish Joy: HAHAHA, I love it. It's so bad, so tropey, and cringey. Will watch until the end.

100 Days My Prince: Cutteeeee. I'm ready like everyone else for the funny and more cute.

Voice 2: It's okay. I wish the Big Bad was more interesting though. He is a rather cookie cutter psychopath. Crazy without any cunning, relying on the writers making everyone dumber to make him smarter. SIGH, also Lee Hana's character is using her special hearing less.

Still 17: They took the mile. YESSSSSSSSS. Finally. However, our poor Chan. Woo Jin did him wrong, I hope there is a big apology tour for Chan, he deserves it.

Let Me Introduce Her: For why am I watching this show? I don't know, nostalgia for old soaps. It is solidly entertaining though.

That is all.

This week's watching has been limited to well-deserved binges after exams!
30 But 17 I was in the mood for a good cry, so I allowed myself to really get into Woo-jin and Seo-ri's angst and clung onto my tissues. Been a long time since I cried like that, it felt good!
Ghost Detective After last week's episodes I refused to believe that Da-il is dead but I think he might actually be dead. Either way, Daniel Choi as a literal ghost detective is why I'm watching this drama. There's a lot of unexplained magical stuff happening that I'm not too into. Like ghost communicating hearing devices. Also, is hoping the leads fall in love too much to ask for?
100 Days my Prince I'm just super excited for Kim Sun-ho to be back on screen and for Do Kyung-soo to have his first lead role. He's slaying it so far. I think the deep emotional backstory brought into the first 2 episodes are going to be vital to the drama's story, but I hope the sageuk lightens up from a melo into a romance soon. Bring on the cohabitation marriage hijinks!