Spring Turns to Spring: 10/10. Series overall is "only" an 8.5 or 9, but this week they get bonus points for... [spoiler in comments].

Legal High: 8.5/10 Silly, annoying, ridiculous. It grows on you. Like a rash.

Crowned Clown: 7.5/10 Out of the mid-season slump and things are finally happening.

Romance Is A Bonus Book: 6/10 Nothing is happening.

Haechi: 7.5/10

Touch Your Heart / Reach of Sincerity: 8.5/10 I don't squee like some Beanies, but I still enjoy it.

Trap: 7/10 Could have been a 9 or 10, but the baddies are too hard to believe and the story has too many twists. If I liked it more I would re-watch and check for pre-twist plot holes. How did the wife's body get where they found it? Did they check for blood spatter where the dead hunter was found?

A Million: 2/10 (movie). Rabbit-watching makes everything funnier and harder to drop than normal viewing. Also often worse.

Let Us Meet: 5/10 (1-hour drama special)

The Light in Your Eyes:
6 episodes in and I love it! It really feels like we’re just peeking into the lives of the various characters as well as their relationships with each other, whether it be family, friends or even acquaintances. There’s a realistic depiction of the prejudices against the elderly from so many angles that it is scarily accurate of the way society is treating them. The dramatic aspect of the show has me fired up in anticipation for its second half: I don’t think it was just a simple dream since female lead prevented male lead from hitting himself and the watch itself just reappeared. Who is that old man?

Reach of Sincerity:
There’s no denying it’s really cute and all watching the main couple develop, but in terms of originality this show flops big time. I mean, this whole workshop thingy with all those hidden couple moments and a first kiss: didn’t we just see this in Secretary Kim, ironically also at episode 8 at the same time-slot on tvN’s Wed-Thurs schedule less than a year ago? The preview isn’t really promising: if we’re getting the same-old ‘rich guy who abuses power’ villain arc, I think I’ll show the drama its way to the fast-forward button. Even if Lee Dong Wook has better kisses.

The Crowned Clown:
The Queen Dowager is definitely the most interesting among all the villains with her character believing that the end justifies the means just like Lee Kyu. I think it was a waste not billing her as the main antagonist against the King: I can already imagine a story whereby Ha Sun wins her over to his side, she realises the folly of her ways and works together with him to bring down her own son Jinpyung who in this alternate plot became consumed with greed going after the throne as a result of his mother’s revenge. But instead we got Shin Chin Soo, an archetype of a mediocre villain. Sigh.

Spring Must Be Coming:
Catching up with the past 5 episodes, I realised this drama likes to introduce new characters week after week, giving me loads of whiplash: we had that nun and her antics with the CIA after the wedding that didn’t happen, followed by the two mothers of both female leads and now Bom Il’s random ex-girlfriend. I also have another bugbear in that the body switch is being discovered by characters due to mere coincidence, though the cliffhanger this week is fine. With three weeks left to air, the climax is approaching fast and it looks like the show will have trouble resolving all the arcs.

It's only the beginning of the year and I keep dropping many dramas. Item dropped.

I will pick up Manpuku again.

The Crowned Clown: I don't look forward to the final. Because of someone's death in ep 15, I don't care about Ha Seon's future.

Liver or Die: Like @tccolb for some reason, I thought it would end this week. Putting the siblings and Poong Sang's conflict aside, I like Chil Bok's scenes this week. Like his mother says, he's a good catch (when his pants don't rip). He's one of the rare likable character in this show.

Radiant: I like that Hye Ja met other elder and understood how it feels to age. Personally, I hate it when people take advantage of older people. So the center people are the worst human beings for me.

Romance is a Bonus Book: I like Hae Rin. I dislike Seo Joon. So a romance between them doesn't excite much.

Spring Turns To Spring: I didn't expect the "accidental fall in stairs" during the fight. Again, it's putting clichés but I quite like it when it comes to the affair.

Touch Your Heart: Until now, I was only invested in Yeon Seo and her antics and found the lawyer not as compelling as her. But this week, I was totally in ! Him going in his own pace was charming.

Trap: In an early episode, a police officer talked about the possibility of the anchor planning everything. I thought that would be crazy and interesting but the drama wouldn't go that way. I'm biting my nails because of the plot twist. Can't wait for the final episode.

I had even less drama-watching time than usual... and needed some good laughs... thus I spent my available free time in a good company of three ladies...

...earnest intern Seo Eun Soo 😊
...shady but hilarious prosecutor Honey Lee 😈... stress... 😆
...sweet and tipsy pinky pinky secretary Yoo Inna ❤😁

Currently Airing

REACH OF SINCERITY: I loved the fluff for a while, but it’s just too much for me. Bring on the stalker storyline! I’m so here for a genre change to thriller, though that probably won’t happen… 😢 (ep. 7)

Finished Airing

LOOKOUT: It’s been a while since I’ve watched any of this drama, but this episode seemed kind of slow. Not to mention that a lot of the subtitles just didn’t make sense. Might be too frustrating for me to watch consecutively. (ep. 21-22)

MY STRANGE HERO: After finishing THIRTY BUT SEVENTEEN, I immediately wanted to watch something with the same vibe. Much as I thought I would love this drama, it just doesn’t seem to be clicking with me. But there have been plenty of other dramas that I ended up loving after giving them a few (or several) episodes. (ep. 3-4)

Completed Dramas

THIRTY BUT SEVENTEEN: This was such a warm and healing drama. Though a few plot points didn’t make sense (and a few revelations extended too long), I felt incredibly satisfied with the finale. I honestly wish this drama wasn’t cut short. These characters were so amazing and how they became a family really touched me. Very much recommended! *four out of five stars* (ep. 26-32)

Rewatching old time favourite - Empress Ki

I'm emptyyyyy..TLE ended last week. And I miss it all, especially RH 😅

Trap: I was played! I was not expecting the twist in ep 5-6. He was odd but it was still a terrifying surprise when they showed how he planned it all. I mean, I was sad for him for his loss and trauma. And bam! He was the one who did everything, by himself. The good guys are not as smart as I thought they would be, why did they meet up with a potential psychopath alone with no back up plan (facepalm). I wonder how it will end. Only 1 episode left and the good guys are not in good condition.

Unnatural (JP) just started today while doing my laundry. Not a fan of medical drama, but the doctors here deal with cadavers, so there's not much moral dilemma or hospital power play. So far i really enjoy this show. Sometimes I need to paused because the characters speak to fast. It's not a show to be watched while ironing your shirt.
Touch Your Heart there's someone on YouTube saying that watching this show make her/him screaming like a dying dolphin. That's the most apt depiction of how I feel about this drama.
Item Man, you created a character of a traumatized kid then you just kill her off without giving her a chance to heal. Kang Goon-Kang Dain uncle-niece relationship is the best thing about this drama. What are you doing show runner?
Biscuit Teacher Star Candy the only reason why I started this drama is because I miss Gong yoo.

Touch Your Heart
I wish they would tone down on the pink lipstick and thin Lee Dong Wook's hair, or part it, or shave the bangs off, like those Manchus in the Chinese serials I watched. I miss his forehead so much. But he kisses beautifully.

The Light in Your Eyes
Was it a dream? I was so disappointed when the van appeared and NJH's still there, behind the wheel. What's this drama about? Broken dreams and hard reality?

Item
Water, water everywhere
And all he did was grin.

Guess who I'm talking about.

This is such a badly directed drama, with so many loopholes. It's getting so draggy, and I don't feel tense or excited watching it, not like I was watching Memories of the Allhambra. I'm watching it for Joo Ji hoon only. He's so gorgeous to look at, and I feel so sorry for him that he is in this drama. The lead actress can't act, and has two stock expressions, and switches between them constantly 1. Surprise.
2. Sadness. The other girl is way better. Can we have her take over, please? Like they find an item and switch bodies, or something. Please. It's painful to watch the lead actress struggling in each scene. Is there a romance? It'd be better if there is. But it's been weeks, and there are no love vibes at all.

Watching The Crowned Clown with a permanent scroll on my face. I don’t agree with the ‘good’ side and I think the ‘bad’ side are actually in the right!

Touch your Heart is sugar filled to the brim and I am LOVING it! YIN is cuuuteee but the recent episodes has all been about LDW for me! Those smiles kill me!!!

Watching my 3rd Chinese drama to date When We Were Young and I am a FAN! Endearing and cute like A Love So Beautiful (my 2nd Chinese Drama) I have been devouring it every chance I get!

Spring must be Spring This show is so funny.
A sunset in my hometown I loved this movie, even though it could be edited a lot in the final half an hour but still it was good and heart warming.
Touch your heart: This should be shown in acting schools on how to be cute and never cringe. Yoo in na is a goddess of (cute?) acting.
Legal High Jin Goo must have had a lot of fun with this role. The show really grows on you.

Trap: Mind. Blown.
One of the best (or probably the best) twist I've seen in a dark k-drama. Not even my wildest imagination could come up with that kind of revelation.

Haechi: I never expected myself to get drawn into all this political maneuvering. That last revelation was elegantly done.

Touch Your Heart: Can they get any cuter and sweeter than this?

Romance Is A Bonus Book: Episode10, the cat made a debut on tv drama! oh LNY, life is pretty much good for you, yeah? going work to LJS, and going home to WB. you must be did a darn pretty good thing in your previous life...
Avengers Social Club: Enjoyable, light and warm hearthed. love the kids.
Unubore Deka: old jdrama, recommended by friend. lots, lots, and lots of japanese goofiness.
scarlet heart : goryeo tv rerun. I always knew that Wang Wook has the best chemistry with Hae Soo, and I shipped for them since day one. but now, re-watching it again after sometime, how I realize Wang Wook is all sweet talk, no action. When everything is good, is easy to promise million thing. but when everything gone bad, that man did nothing except putting miserable face (really?). and I can stand wang so whining over that stupid scar any longer. Hae soo is better off by herself. she will survive without all dramas surrounding all that man.

So sad "Coffee Friends" will be ending soon! All the casts have been grown on me.... Perfectionist Chef Yoo (but can be mentally broken down sometimes when the orders are filling up), very chic and neat Hall Manager Choi, the reserved and talented Barista Son (and later he gained the name Son Tak Gu), and the diligent, hard-working, and the punctual Se-Jong. Last but not least, everyone's favourite part-timer Joo Jae-yoon. Looks like everybody's tearing up when he's back by the end of Episode 8. I hope the cafe will be there forever, and they're opening the whole year! I'll make sure to visit if it is... :)

"Romance is A Bonus Book": i know this show is pretty slow. But I love it! Sometimes I just need a show like this!

"Trap": Oh, CRAP!!! I paused several times just to get myself controlled. This is a crazy show! Too many bad people!

"Crowned Clown" Ep 14: I can't really blame Queen Dowanger for wanting to kill the King. Her reason is justified to me....

Fortuneteller Ataru: I started out dumbstruck and enamoured by this, thinking it was so creative and unique, but it's turned somewhat formulaic now. Still, I'm enjoying myself - Sugisaki Hana is a national treasure, and she's SO GREAT in this role! 😲

Year 3, Class A: This is actually holding up way better than I'd expected it to. I thought, how much plot can you actually make when all the characters are stuck together in a room 24/7, but it's still consistently turning out twists. Still, it isn't dark like I was led into thinking it to be, and that's a real shame - Masaki Suda would've made an awesome scary anti-hero. 😏

Romance is a Bonus Book: Eh, my opinion hasn't really changed. I do really want to bring attention to the fact that I don't like Ji Seo-joon; I find him needlessly invasive. 😑

Fated to Love You: Rewatch! Now that's it's on Netflix I can experience the happy fuzzies, shock and devastation, and eventually disappointment all over again. Lucky me! ❤

The rest of this post is dedicated to Swing Kids! I watched this last Sunday, and I've spent the rest of the week thinking about it. Remember when Park Hye-soo turned down Age of Youth 2 because she was busy filming this movie? I get why now. I am madly, passionately, hopelessly in love with this film. I think I'm obsessed - I've watch every dance scene about a billion times. As soon as this comes out on DVD, I'm buying it. It struck the perfect balance (for me, at least, since most of the bad reviews I read afterwards mentioned tonal problems) between upbeat, bright scenes and absolutely devastating ones. I just can't do Swing Kids justice with words! 😍

Crowned clown : the truth is yeo jin goo’s acting save this drama. Give this man his award already. The scene where he tried shin ci soo was once again proved that he is born for acting. It was gold. He was living up his character. A clown who playing a king. Convincing enough so people believed he is the king, but still, from his eyes, you know it ha seon in there. Never lose himself. His acting is deep.

Haechi : i find the politics still kinda boring, but i love how smart is prince yeoning. He made his rivals compete each other instead fight them one by one. But im worry this one will be too draggy, it has 20 episode, and it only six episodes aired but i feel like we already at half of the battle.

Light in your eyes : yoy for son ho jun! He such a show stealer with his comedic acting.

Liver or die : i know where hwa sang came from, but seriously, this girl just so pathetic with her inferiority complex toward her sister. Everytime she asked someone to understand her and love her as she is, i really want to smack her mouth. How could someone loves you just the way you are when you hate yourself because it is yourself? It happened to with his brother jinsang, the words “this is me, there is nothing i can do about it” not speaking any truth at all about being himself, but he just making an excuse to not to be the best of himself.

Romance is a bonus book : i love song hae rin much more than the FL. Yay for her with ji seo joon.

Trap : at first i thought because lee seo jin do not have child yet, made his acting kinda bland for role as a father who lost his child. He seemed not to emotional about his “tragedy”. He is calm and logical given the situation. I was excused myself by saying he was a special trained soldier, and i love the fact he is calm and logical, because sometimes being too emotional just ruined everything (*cough* the profiler). But man, i didnt see that twist coming and it explained everything. Maybe because his wife cheated on him, and that kid was her son with another man that made him killed them. Im curious tho how he controlled the that ceo and other people into his game.

After the lacklustre ending of TLE I've been in a slump and still can't manage to drag myself back up. This is so frustating coz I really need some relief from hectic boring pressing day to day life.

I tried The Crowned Clown but couldn't even finish epi. 1. I don't know but the acting, screenplay and production are not up to what I expected from sageuk. Maybe it's just me.

The only part I could keep myself fixed to sceeen was Janghyuk's few minutes special appearance. The clown trope performance feels lacking, the king's court and other scenes don't feel as grandeur and not dramatic enough.

I wonder if I should try RoS but the romcom space in my heart is still fullly occupied by CWPFN . I dont know when I can give a space for other romcom yet. Certainly not so soon.

Reach of Sincerity: Despite the daily bludgeoning grind, apparently there is still a clear and immaculate super-pure area of my heart to allow this drama to shooooooong💫 all its sincerity to revive it. It has been a while that I follow this routine:
1) Watch TVN YT preview clips without subs
2) Watch subbed episodes
3) Post embarrassing squee on DB fanwall
4) Rewatch clips with breakfast
5) Rewatch clips with lunch
6) Rewatch episodes with Viki comments
7) TGIF so I can make GIFS

Feeling happy watching two people with all the goodness in the world falling in love is the kind of drama happiness I live for, even without behaving like an elegant actress. 💗🍷💗

With almost 40 comments so far and no one has mentioned The Fiery Priest so I thought I'd bring it into the conversation. The show is really entertaining and so far I'm loving it. Both the main leads can hold their own with comedy, but the male lead is also able to bring along his tragedy in a way that makes it seem acceptable for him to hold hands with corruption long enough to bite that hand. It's a fun show and one I look forward to each week.

Tv-shows:

Traveler:

Still waiting for Lee Je Hoon to appear but it's fun to watch Ryu Jun Yeol to be a human like everybody else - when you don't learn the language of a country you are traveling to don't expect everyone talking english, to fall for red Lada (my oncle had one but white one, it was such comfortable car, pitty it finished in scrapyard), to bargain but don't have any pleasure in it, to eat some food sitting on a street while waiting and when a piece fell on it, eat it from the ground and clean your hands in your pants, charming driver proud of his old car with knew korean motor, obsession with sunrise and sunset, being disturbed by cock's singing in countryside, etc. Just I can't figure out why he went to Viñales...?

Coffee Friends:

Finally they have someone who is organised and could multitask, talking about Nam Joo Hyuk and some highschool girls giggling when seeing so much handsomeness all together. It's ending and they've learned a lot, not all the tangerines are gone, but it was a lovely place to hang around. By the way, what's the difference between tangerines and clementines? (I'm eating one lovely organic clementine from Italy with so many seeds and odour right now, that I have to go to get 90% alcohol to make some parfum from it.)

Dramas:

Splish Splash Love:

Actually Do Joon is quite a good actor. I don't get why Kim Seul Gi doesn't get much more offers. She is such a lovely actress, long time ballet dancer, but not a Korean beauty for Koreans, so maybe that's why.

The Light in Your Eyes:

Oh, I can't because of these 25 years old kids behaving like 15 years old. Parents are very supportive but there's a limit and your children are enough old to know your financial struggle. HyeJa starts to grow thanks to her old lady experience, maybe she will become an investigative journalist and find out about that ghost basement in the centre. Chanel lady needed some melancholy and refresh her memories to stay human and who wouldn't love Prague. Even Beauty Inside was filmed in there...

Touch Your Heart is my happy pill. This show has truly touched my heart (yup pun intended). My love for Yoo In Na knows no bound but I’m surprised I’m falling for Lee Dong-Wook. I’ve watched him in other dramas like Goblin and Life but he didn’t have any effect on me until now. Like what Oh Jin Shim eloquently put while drunk: you have taken a spot in my heart. In my heart that is clean, clear and pure, you came and made a place for yourself 😍😍

I need help, beanies!

Haechi: Still loving this. Honestly, it's been a while since I've seen a drama that doesn't drag, is exciting every episode. I loved how yi geum manipulated(?) the noron in the latest episode. As for the romance, I don't mind that it's there, and I'll even enjoy it, so long as it's well done like in yi san. Just don't kill any of our scooby gang at the end please, I'm a wimp and can't handle sad(sad-ish? since yi geum does become king...) endings.
Put a hold on Romance is a bonus book because I don't have time for more than one drama...

I still need to catch up on The Crowned Clown and Reach of Sincerity because I’ve spiralled down a hopeless case of overnight binge-watching of OJAKGYO BROTHERS.

And since Lent is around the corner it’s a good time to put drama-watching on hold... after I’m done with Ojakgyo Brod that is.

Touch Your Heart - The #1 drama I look forward to each week!! So full of cuteness and heart. I love seeing all the squee posts on the Beanie wall! ^^ I really adore the OTP. I think the story pacing has been just right. Before we get to the main bad guy, I wanted to see the sweet romance to grow and blossom. Enjoy the new love feels while I can. I’m a bit worried about the upcoming disruption to our couple’s happy times. And I’m wondering if the writer will do a good job handling the more serious side to the plot.

The Fiery Priest - Not caught up on this week’s episodes yet, but I like this show. Easy to watch. The humor is good. Kim Nam Gil is awesome whether he’s being serious or wacky. I sorta felt like the intro and then setup of the plot took longer than expected. Now this week, I should finally see the “good guys” investigating team get started.

I’m soooooo behind on The Crowned Clown.

*TCC SPOILER*
My enthusiasm went down when the king did.

Picked it back up and finished EP 10 last night. The cliffhanger was pretty good. Definitely made me want to see what happens next.

I also want to watch Trap soon...

Romance Is A Bonus Book

I really don't know why, but I can't seem to start any other drama..., probably not until RIBB ends its run. Nothing else is interesting enough to tear me away from RIBB. 🤔

Why? I find it funny
😂, warm ☺️, heart-fluttering 😍, heart-wrenching 😭 and enlightening 😲 on so many different levels... and yes, all that in one drama.

The Light In Your Eyes Weeks ago I pondered about the message but now it doesn't really bother me anymore. This show makes me think of ageing and mortality. God didn't create man to die, our souls are eternally young. That's why it sucks to grow old. I still skip down the escalator and stairs but like Hye Ja said, one day I can only do so in my mind :P
On another note, Nam Joo Hyuk needs to be in another rom com like WFKBJ. This show reminded me why I was charmed by him.

Reach of Sincerity It's sweet, cute and hilarious. My perk me up of the week.

Trap I am probably one of the very few detractors. The twist was good only because Lee Seo Jin sold it. If it wasn't this short, I'd probably dropped it. It could have been an interesting twisted tale but to me, it fell short. I've seen movies similar to this and when done well, it's so gripping and shocking.

I was sick with cold/flu since Tuesday. Not only that my whole family get sick. Ugh. Three kids home for a week. 🤦🏻‍♀️😭😭😭 Today, it rain in Southern California. I love the rain. Just not when, I am sick. 🤦🏻‍♀️😭

I could have caught up with my shows. However, the only thing I watch is Goodbye My Princess Chinese drama. LOL.. From what I read in soompi of the spoilers of the novel. It is not going to have a Happy Ending. Watching when you are sick. I guess for me that is a great time to watch it. I am on already episode 13. My favorite part is Xiao Feng with her grandfather King Tomur. It was sad that Fifth Prince killed her grandfather. I am glad that she sawed it. I must say, they make Fifth Prince likeable in the drama. In the novel, someone mention he was really brutal and cruel. They both have amensia since they jumped into the Pool of Oblivion due to they want to forget each other. I am waiting to find out who remember first and how they feel about it. I am loving the OST.

I Never Let You Go: behind episodes.
Ever Night: behind episodes
I Hear You: behind episodes

The Light in Your Eyes: I'm really loving how this drama is showing the day-to-day challenges that the elderly face and how Hye Ja, stuck as an old woman, is "growing up" and becoming more empathetic to others.

Touch Your Heart: I've given in and am just enjoying the cute.

Liver or Die: There were some touching scenes this week. Chil-bok has really grown on me.

I agree about The Light in Your Eyes. They've lost me with the descent into nonsense-land these past two episodes

Not much. I've dropped all new dramas except:
LIGHT IN YOUR EYES: Perfection. For me it is anyway, apparently others don't think so. I need to go back and re watch "EVERY FRAME A PAINTING" to get some of the things it's trying to tell us thru camera work, coloring, lighting, etc. The use of sickly yellow in one scene before she goes back to being old was interesting and for a reason. When she woke up and was young, the scene fade-out was white instead of the usual black. Stuff like that tells us something. The first half is about her, I think the last half will be about him and bringing light to his eyes. We'll see.
Binge-watched: Actually, the last half of
ENDLESS LOVE: Anyone else seen this one? It's JUNG KYUNG HO. The ending was strange and when I read why it explained it. They decided to cut it short by three episodes down to 47. Why, people, why do kdramas do this? All the work everyone put in to this drama and then ruined it by cutting it short? They only had three more episodes. Apparently the ratings weren't great enough.
SIEGE IN FOG: I still can't watch the last episode...really thought I could. Sigh. Heart wrenching.
TO WATCH:
GOLDEN EYES
GOODBYE MY PRINCESS
YouTube is finally adding English subtitles to:
THE LEGENDS. It will be my favorite I can tell.