Confession
Where are the English subtitles? Why is a show like this being left behind while shows like Her Private Life with a chock-full amount of overused tropes and plot devices become so popular? Who is the true murderer of Jenny Song? How was Do Hyun framed for the murder? What is going to happen next? When are the English subtitles coming out? It is funny how everything revolves back to that: life as an international viewer is hard! :(

A Beautiful World
Some adults turn out to be worse than expected (the security guard definitely placed some bugging device in the plant that he gave to In Ha!), while others are better than expected (the main detective’s acknowledgement of the possibility of a non-suicide was a moment to celebrate!). I’m feeling super hyped up for the second half as battle lines are drawn across multiple aspects: In Ha vs Eun Joo, Joon Ha vs Sung Jae’s mother, Teacher Lee vs vice principal, Dong Hee and Soo Ho vs Joon Seok and Jin Pyo vs reporter. I hope Nam Da Reum himself will wake up and kick some asses!

That Psychometric Guy
Yikes, the finale week is a prime example of what happens when you drag out the mystery part of the plot: none of the romances get developed properly (or consistently for that matter), the ending gets rushed as villains get punished (but the show totally forgot about the corrupt prosecutor lady) while a happy ending is forced in and viewers face whiplash when twist after twist is dropped. Personally, I’m disappointed that we’re ending up with a Machiavellian Sung Mo, but I can see that the writer did plan it all out from the very start. It’s a pity though that the rest of the plot wasn’t planned.

Kill It
The series as a whole reminds me a lot of City Hunter: a male lead that was raised to be the perfect assassin, a female lead that gets involved with him professionally and romantically, someone who seeks the perfect revenge due to a betrayal, the killer’s own father being the last target, someone being gunned down at the climax by the police and so on and so forth. However, there was not any awesome prosecutor to complement the anti-hero or a loyal sidekick to ground him emotionally and it became another paint-by-numbers revenge melodrama that was really boring to watch.

Not a good week... first Psychometric put me in denial and then made me cry (oh, hyung 💔 😭)... and then we got fake kisses and BIG MISUNDERSTANDING in Her Private Life... where are my roses, rainbows and unicorns??? 😭 🌈🦄

(...oh, thanks to Beanies I might have found one 🦄... if I Put my Head on his Shoulder, I see 🌈... 😊 )

I joined the Head on Shoulder party. I'm half way through ep 5. Its cute and fluffy. It doesn't require much brain power to watch and I can breeze through it on my daily train rides~ Wei Yi and MoMo are adorable. And I like how Wei Yi is a genius, a techie and also creative but above all he is so nice and attentive, unlike geniuses we usually see in Kdramas who are stoic and distant. Heh

I decided to drop or put on hold: The Banker, Beautiful World, My Fellow Citizen. I'm already behind for all three, I might pick it up again, or just move on to a new drama that makes me eager to press play.

Other than that I'm watching random Youtube clips~ and keeping tabs on updates for Perfume and Devil. I'm excited for the return of my faves!

Kill It: Finished. I can't believe that there would come a day when I was ready to be satisfied by a drama ending as long as it can moved me, no matter how nonsensical it was. Sigh... What a waste of good actors, gorgeous cinematography, and earworm OSTs.

Beautiful World: A much needed growth from everyone, but on the other hand we also had to deal with an unexpectedly horrifying revelation behind Seon-ho's incident. How come someone so young already did something as terrifying as sexual assault?

Haechi: Finished. Maybe... maybe hoping for such a wise, smart, humble, and capable leader isn't a pipe dream after all if such person truly existed in the past. In the meantime, this drama also reminded me that good intention and sincere action will eventually reach the target when one keep doing it without feeling exhausted or disheartened by the never ending setbacks they encountered.

- Completed -

Big Issue: It ended surpringly well or better than I expected. HSJ and SH keep their paparazzi activities and HSJ saw his healthy daughter.

He is Psychometric: The second part of the finale felt quite disconnected or better if the drama stayed with the first episodes' vibes.

Kill It: The shooting with the SWAT team was unnecessary imo. I'm fine with the death but not with the dramatic scene followed by a dreamy(?) epilogue. The story had potential but didn't deliver.

- Currently watching -

All is Well: ep 12. The eldest son has too much pride and should've listened to his sister. Thankfully she helped him with a job offer but he didn't discuss his job with his wife.

The Banker: It was nice to see the team reunite :D Auditor Noh accepted Kang's proposal, however he knows this time there's a hidden agenda. Let's see what's coming for him and his team next week.

Beautiful World: ep 9. Joon Seok... I don't know what to think of the new information we got this week about his argument with Seon Ho on the rooftop. Parts of me wants to believe he wouldn't go that far (and it will mean Da Hee is hiding the truth) but at the same time he already displayed great acting. Speaking of good acting, will the school guard be swayed by HoHo's father? Will he tell the truth? I don't see what he could gain from it, however it could gain a bit of humanity back. Seon Ho's parents really lost it (or did they ever have it?) and it was a strong contrast to HoHo's parents. So much things happened and I can't write about everything so I just want to applaud the homeroom teacher for standing up for Dong Hee! How precious was she, when she said to Soo Ho people hae her back now.

Confession: No subs yet.

Her Private Life: I'm already fed up with the second leads cockblocking our main couple and we're mid-way in this drama.

Le Coup de Foudre: ep 6. I waited this Cdrama for a long time. It's nice to know right from the opening that the main couple got married. It has a nice Replay 1988 vibe to it but with less heavy/deep scenes. The best thing (at least for the moment) is the brother and sister relationship.

Manpuku: ep 116. Tachibana finally succeded into making instant noodles! They founded their food company and it's only the beginnig.

My Fellow Citizens: Every week I tell myself how much I love Mi Young and Hoo Ja. Brother-in-law started as a politician with good intentions but something always was off with him. We got clues of his true nature even before the TV debate and this week's encounter with Hoo Ja.

Nokdu Flower: ep 3. I like how Yi Kang's view of himself and others is changing. He's still rough around the egde but has a big heart and is nowhere like his father.If Yi Kang ends up taking over their father's business, I wish he will not make people's life as hard. How great did he feel when he and Yi...

Special Labour Inspector Jo is the only one I'm watching at the moment, and among its joys are some amazing actors who are new to me. Where has Kim Dong-wook been all my life? I really should take a look at The Guest (in broad daylight, of course). And Kim Kyung-nam - what a star! In SLIJ he's like a cross between the Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote.

Been spoiled by Netflix so currently limited to what's on Netflix...

Just "finished"..
o Sky Castle
- kudos to the young cast and the mothers! The cast helped a lot to keep you watching.

o My First First Love
- Waiting for the next episode... Are they really ending it at 8 eps???

o Beauty Inside
- mmm... OK I guess? Had a different feel from the movie...

# Rewatched Pinocchio for the Nth time! ☺️ (I think I can watch it now without subs and already know what's being said 😂)
# Occasionally revisiting RIABB
# Thinking of rewatching WYWS

Traveler had finished 😟 - it was a nice roadtrip trough touristic destinations on this beautiful island forgotten by many in Carribbean but I hoped they would do a show with real roadtrip sufferings, joys and excellent exciting experiences but maybe another time.

Street food series from Netflix are a nice watch. It's not only about food but there's a human story behind so you can understand more about ordinary life of those street "saviours" and savours.

Confession: Still waiting on subtitles for episode 11 and 12. Much like @radily, I wanna know all the answers.

My Fellow Citizens: This drama is so entertaining. It has some great social commentary on politics as well. I have never seen the actress that plays Hoo-Ja in anything, but I am now a fan. She is great as this ruthless villain who is also very human as well. I hope Mi Young and Jung Gook continue to come back together because they are so adorable. It is really refreshing to see a married couple come back together. Mi-Jin was my favorite though. Her utter selfishness is my favorite part of the show.

Special Labor Inspector Joe: There is something extremely satisfying about Jo Jin Gab winning every time. The fact that the villains are one-note does not deter the satisfaction.

The Psychometric Guy: I finished it, barely. The last few episodes have been really meh for me. After fridging Ji Soo, it kind of all went down hill from there. I lost most of my interest. I am sad Hyung was a villain at the end. Meh.

Doctor Prisoner: This drama is really entertaining and still ridiculous. It reminds me of Kill It in the sense that they are both absurdly entertaining dramas. The twists and turns. That being said I want a drama between Jung Hee (Kim Jung-Nan) and Prosecuter Ui-Sik (Jang Hyun-Sung). Their flirtation is my favorite part of the drama. She is hysterical as a fabulous criminal.

Big Issue: This kind of also ended on a whimper. I did really enjoy Han Ye Seul in this role though. She was smart, ruthless, and fabulous. She should play more roles like this.

Her Private Life: I AM SHOOOOOOKETH. That daydream was ESCANDALOSO. I now know when the music goes off, its about to go down. OMG, when he kissed her cheek, I died, and when he kissed her the rest of way, I was in the afterlife getting my WHOLE Life. WHEWW. Now back to the drama. I am obsessed with both Sun Joo and So Hye. Sun Joo as a fangirling cafe owner is hilarious. Her abuse of her poor part-timer is both hilarious and crazy. She wants him to win so bad. Also So-Hye with the god-awful clip-on bangs is fantastic. The actress is so happy. My other favorite thing is the little babies falling in the Dojo, it is soooooo adorable. I just love every bit of it. Now, my negatives. I did not like how the episode ended. The annoying second leads, ughhg. Also I see the hints of Deok Mi's tragic back story. She must have lost a sibling. We shall see, hopefully more cute than negative moments.

Kill it: I was entertained.

So apart from my snark posts on Kill It that are clogging up the fan wall, the main thing I'm watching is My Fellow Citizens and I just love it. I love the characters, I love the premise, I love the plotting. I really really hope it maintains this through to the end because it is such a fun show. Kind of like this year's Terius but better written than Terius.

Due to strong recommendations I picked up Psychometric Guy and I won't spend too much time on this because I know some people loved it but I got quite ragey by how this show treated its female characters. I can handle how silly the show was - it was super silly - and I can even handle how dark it got because of every anvillous visual metaphor about Hyung's dual nature it dropped on us from episode 1. But this show never met a female character it didn't victimise and for a show that regularly positioned itself as having strong female characters, that was not acceptable. You can't say you have strong female characters if every one of them was kidnapped, tortured, raped and/or murdered - unless they were rescued by a man of course.

What can I say? Show made me ragey. I'm sorry I picked it up.

Still waiting for that hot fake boyfriend that is half as handsome as Ryan Gold..😂
He already knew her secrets and he didn’t even seem to mind that she’s a hardcore fangirl. Now, where should I line up to have a man like that too?

Possessed. I watched the first episode and soon found myself binge-watched the entire drama. Haven’t got around to the finale yet (still have 6 episodes to go). Yoon Jung Hoon is soooo good in this. Devilishly delicious 😈

Confession: Slowly catching up. This massive convoluted web of characters is only ever getting more convoluted, it seems. I'm loving our four leads working together~ Hopefully, by the time I catch up, there'll be subs out for eps. 11-12.
Haechi: I'm a bit sad it's ended. It's been great fun! Can't wait to see what Jung Il-woo will be doing next.
Fight My Way: Just started. So sweet, so hilarious~
Encounter: Just started as well, and mostly watching for the beautiful cinematography and the beautiful leads.

What A beautiful week in May 2019 for korean drama for me? From A Beautiful World, Inspector Jo, And now Nokdu Flower is come (WHich I heard a good thing from dramabeans user). I can't keep up with this. haha.

Clearly I'm team Ryan the Lion these days. After the long hiatus due to work, I was looking for something light and feel-good to get me back in the game. And there it was - the grumpy art director fighting to protect the privacy of his employee and her soulmate...

I kind of wish they kept that misunderstanding a little longer, but Ryan and DM are just so cute together that it's worth the loss; his relationship with her parents is adorable and strangely moving at the same time; I even love Ryan reluctantly becoming SA's hyung...

When they introduced EG as the too-busy-to-help-I'm-picking-apples brother, who secretly left his shoes on her door step for baddies not to know she lives alone... I was happy for such a nice sibling relationship. Also when DM and DI joined forces to organize her studio I was "yay for girl power and sensible adult ff relationships!" Alas... With so many good things going on for it, why are we getting bogged down in 90's cliche plot devices? I don't need EG as second lead; I don't want secret blood relations or the we-used-to-all-know-each-other-as-kids that the mum's memory seem to allude to. All these people getting to know each other as they are now, being quirky and good and fun would have been enough (no need to tone down on the skinship show, that bit I'm all on board for).

Kill It: 3/10 Ending was predictable and not especially well done; the crying was especially badly done.

Haechi: 5/10

Psychometric Guy: 7.5/10 Transition from psycho(non-metric) serial killer case to corruption case was rapid but fairly well handled. At least they laid groundwork for it weeks ago. Wrap-up wasn't as over-done as some other shows.

My Fellow Citizens: 9.5/10

Big Issue: 8/10 Ending was a bit over-the-top and complicated, but they tied it together fairly well.

Her Private Life: 7/10

Nokdu Flower: 6/10 I haven't seen last night's ep yet and somehow don't seem to care much.

Confession: Waiting for subs. If they never come I guess it's a drop and that's ok.

This week:
Takane to Hana ep1 - I liked it. The guy's expressions remind me of Legal High's hero.
Kakafukaka ep1- That's what I like about j-dramas, they always experiment with stuff.
Ashi Girl ep7 - Wakagimi sama is so perfect. No other hero can be as great as him.
Mukai no Bazuru Kazoku ep4- Undoubtedly the best drama of the season.
Haken no Oscar ep1- I like this, but both characters are still not on my fave list.
Mistress japan ep1- It seems to follow the UK version for now, so I can watch without subs, I hope it doesn't lose the plot halfway.
History s03 ep8- The otp is so cute, the second couple too.

Waiting for subs for about a billion dropped projects or hiatus ones :(

Reach of Sincerity: I finished it. Mixed thoughts... I liked that Jung-rok was such a healthy male lead, who exhibited characteristics typically associated with high-functioning autism. Such a far cry from the prickly-genuises of past! Yoon-seo's characterisation could have been better - I feel like the show tried hard in places to make her into an independent woman but clearly Dramaland still has far to go. Still, I liked it!

Her Private Life: Still obsessed, although it really is falling into typical rom-com territory now.

My Fellow Citizens: I started this. No comment so far, really, but it could be good fun? I love Lee Yoo-young.

Nokdu Flower: YEEEEEEEEEEEES!

Binge watched Kill Me, Heal Me and Secret while waiting for the new episodes of Her Private Life. Gosh, Hwang Jung Eum and Ji Sung are such good actors!
Just when I thought HPV was different from other dramas, in came the second leads manipulations and the disappointing ending of the last episode. Hope the show improves in the next few weeks.

Currently following no dramas, just watching variety like Running Man and Mafia Game in Prison.

He actually freezes up at the attention and struggles to interact comfortably.

He is exactly like me lollll, @mary I agree with you, this ep of Running man was not as good as it should have been, the "complicated storyline" suffered in quality.

As for me, I have finally seriously started a Kdrama this month (I saw the awesome poster on my twitter feed and I was hooked!) :
Kill It : Let me tell you, badass Nana (last time I saw her was in the Korean remake of The Good Wife) is great, I am here for it. And I am discovering this same-age attractive charismatic actor Jang Ki Young. The first episode was full of action, mysteries and charisma from both leads. Perfect for a rainy Saturday afternoon with a cup of hot herbal tea lol.

Special Labor Inspector Jo I really like the actor Kim Kyung Nam, in the last 3 dramas I saw with him, he played a very different character.

Woohoo Waikiki 2 Poor Woo Shik, it was sad to see him like this.

That Psychometric Guy This drama was pretty disapointing. The start of the story was pretty serious, with a lot of murders, but the hero was goofy and kind of stupid. The writer felt obliged to link his power to the heroin with no good reasons and the school part was pretty useless because the hero didn't become more skillful after and I didn't see any difference for this character. For Yoon Jae In character, she worked in a very small police office and after that it's almost if she does not give orders to much more experienced police. Eun Ji Soo was really an interesting character and they killed her so easily. They could have given her a better death... I was pretty disapointed they made Kang Sung Mo the big villain. He was my favourite character but above all I would have liked that his mother succed to educate him. After all she suffered, to know that Sung Mo became a good person would have been nice for her.

Her Private Life The writer is a sadist! Otherwise, I hate when "best friend" think they can be involded in the life of their friends and take decisions for them and the friend in question say nothing.

Nokdu Flower Jo Jung Seok is great as usual.

A Beautiful World 9 Joon Suk looked like really surprised by Sun Ho's accusions. I'm wondering if it wasn't an adult who assulted Da Hee.

Other dramas :

Takane and Hana The first episode was fun. The girl knows what she wants.

Wait My Youth I'm waiting for subtitles >_<

Put Your Head on My Shoulder The episodes are short, I will wait for more translated ones before watching the rest.

Brave to Love They didn't learn from their past mistakes...

Put Your Head On My Shoulder My Happy Pill!!!

Detective L Just started. I'm surprised that a female lead in this genre can be competent. I have been too used to either incompetent or extremely badass.

Divorce Lawyers This one hooked me, I'm probably going to binge watch. I vaguely recall reading good things about this years ago.

Put Your Head on My Shoulder (Ep 13-14): You guys, I'm sad. As I was watching these two episodes I realised that I've really fallen out of love with the main couple because of the way Momo keeps behaving.

I get that she's upset Weiyi kissed her without remembering, and that she's jealous over his lab senior. I don't mind that she's treating him coldly as such. But she keeps making so many unnecessarily snarky comments... I suppose they sound meaner to me because I can understand her, as opposed to just reading through the subs.

And why did she think it was okay to bring the kitten closer to Weiyi? She can tell he's allergic, and she doesn't know the extent of the allergy, and it could be very serious. And the way she forced him to drink all the beer was just really mean. Seeing her this way, I can't even remember what Weiyi likes about her anymore. I really wanted to keep loving her and rooting for them :( It's quite upsetting to see these aggressions in an otherwise sweet and sunshiney drama.

Welcome To Waikiki 2: Ep12 Pretty pleased with everything that has being going on until now, I've read some comments saying that the last 2 eps were a bit boring and I guess I agree too. Recently my best friend started watching the first season and she's really liking it.
My Mister: Ep13 REALLY REALLY liking it, I don't have a lot to say so far I can for sure put a 10/10
Let's Eat: Ep1 I've been wanting to start this kdrama for a long time now and I finally watched the first ep. For a first ep it was a meh start and i also noticed that there wasn't a lot of food scenes but I read that eventually that's going to change, from the plot to the food scenes. Let's see
FINISHED
He Is Psychometric: For sure I'm always going to remember this kdrama as it is Jinyoun's first lead role, but i really can't say that it is one of my fav dramas. Different twists happend that even tho they weren't the most pleasant I was happy that they happent, if that makes sense

Drama slump ongoing...

Her Private Life: Like I said somewhere earlier, I’m not at all interested in the romance of Her Private Life. It’s as predictable as any Kdrama so no amount of fake steamy scenes has pulled me towards this OTP. Not at all surprised they will fake us with cliffhanger after cliffhanger, and then add one or two attempted noble idiocy. 16ep rule needs to go, seriously.

I like Ryan, if for nothing, his acceptance of LGBT and other biased groups (fangirls) make him a man of great character. Even if his implicit bias is quicker to come out, he truly fights it away.

I like DM as a fangirl and as a professional partner, but as a lover, her character is a wuss. I’ve had enough of recent dramas where 30-somethings not recognizing their own romantic attraction. Were you all in a coma during your 20’s? You felt wet in that bathroom so why did it take a photoshop picture to realize you want him?

I feel like writers missed the fangirl to girlfriend comparison. Yes, the boyfriend becomes an idol when you fall in love, but they’re taking it too literally. No, most girls don’t just forget their idol upon the birth of a real life romance. Sure they will spend less time daydreaming about Oppa, but she is unlikely to forget she’s sitting in the middle of a highly fought-after autograph session and Oppa is on stage. Unrealistic.

At last Sun-Joo has become a mama-fan. Her treatment of the cafe employee is quite inappropriate (as I view all the fans who treat grown men like real infants). It has become a point constantly criticized on social media — fans going to autograph sessions and passive aggressively ask idols to wear baby accessories for him to look “cute”. I’m not talking about rabbit hats and floral crowns, but stuff like bibs and lace baby hats. Her “baby boy” may be in mid-20s already, can’t refuse in public, and returns a smile out of courtesy, but probably feels embarrassed af. The employee calling Sun-Joo master (or literally “owner”) is a bit of exaggeration, but not far from how some (SOME SOME SOME) fans feel in their own mind when they ask the idol for favors.

MY FELLOW CITIZENS: this show is worth watching, and not only for the fun.

HER PRIVATE LIFE: ep.7 was very good; about ep.8, I think all of us have already vented our frustration on our fan walls.
We'll see what will happen next week (but please, please, not a childhood in common for all of them!).

IF I CAN LOVE YOU SO: C drama. I'm watching this during the nights when almost all my neurons sleep, by I can't. It hasn't the quality of kdramas and I don't know why the female lead is written that way. She thinks to be smart, the others say she is "different" and "straightforward", but she only ends up being immature and ridiculous. With this drama I have found out that I don't mind angst if I don't care for the leads (especially the female one).If my insomnia will recover, I'll be glad to drop it.

- COMPLETED -

WESTWORLD season 2: finally! I started watching it one year ago! It wasn't very gripping and at the beginning there was too much violence, but some episodes were beautiful, and the quality was high. 8/10

lowkey super glad I stopped watching He is Psychometric last week. I just wanted to answer that one question, so I looked it up... I don't think my heart could have taken it.

Completed

The Fiery Priest
He is Psychometric
Kill It

Currently Watching

My Fellow Citizens
Confession (waiting for the subs)
A Beautiful World
Put Your Head On My Shoulder

It's been a tiring week. I only watch HER PRIVATE LIFE right now. The arrival of Da In does add some weight to it. Having EunGi being teritorial is somewhat...expected.
Ryan is a gem. Not only that he is good in making sincere apology, he is quick to fix his mistake, he respects her parents, he doesnt force himself to her (though he wants her so bad, definitely), and he lets Deok Mi being a fangirl freely. This guy is a rare being indeed.
I hope DM comes to realize his feelings.

Since my office internet sucks (heh) I am totally behind in all of dramas so:

ENCOUNTER : Just finished Ep 7 (gasps), I was like, why are we circling into the same old problem - clingy ex-Mother in Law, a slightly bitter ex-husband, and controlling Mom

HER PRIVATE LIFE : I feel the utmost betrayal after watching this week's episodes, from the independent girls, kissing scenes, and how second leads acting. At least Cindy and her mom was far gone now

THE FIERY PRIEST : Only until Ep 7-8, I thought Kyung-seon was my girl crush, but then Detective Seo comin thru. Looking forward to Hae-il & Dae-young's awful teamwork

WOOHOO WAIKIKI 2 : Idk why but rather than straightly reject Woo-shik, I rather Soo-yeon asks Woo-shik to wait so there won't be any bitter jealousy

That Psychometric Guy: Oh, I don’t know what to say about this one. Narratively it was well crafted. While it wasn’t a complete surprise that Hyung had started the fire most of us hoped they wouldn’t go there as we loved hyung and his relationship with An, but they went there. Emotionally it was gutwrenching though. And I knew it was going to end this way as soon as they killed Ji Soo. If she wasn’t ending up with hyung, there wasn’t much of a future for hyung either. I liked both leads and would watch them again.They had a sweet romance but that wasn’t the main point of this drama. To me the relationship at the core of this drama was the one between An and Hyung and that’s why that ending felt like a kick in the guts. I didn’t feel as bad for Jae In because she got her father back eventually but poor An. He at least had a hyung to rely on after losing his parents but in the end that was wrenched away from him, too. I don’t think a girlfriend is going to make up for that. I also wished that Ji Soo’s father felt more remorse and guilt for causing his daughter’s death.

Her Private Life: I really like this couple. They have real chemistry and to give their due the writer and director are creating many opportunities for that sizzle. The photo faking scene was the obvious one but I did love that bathroom scene where Ryan untangled Deok Mi’s scarf from her hair and many scenes besides. I love his indulgence of her fandom and how he’s helping out with Cindy. He even takes her to his meetings with Shi An but she was too busy being jealous of Many People so she couldn’t appreciate the gesture. Lol.
At her house in the almost kiss scene who else remembered Healer’s blindfolded kisses?
And was that French speaking fortuneteller a nod to Madame Antoine?
I am getting a kick out of all the people that now know Deok Mi’s two personas separately. Ryan finally put the two together but there’s still Cindy and Shi An who still need to discover eventually learn that two people are one and the same.
I also love how they portray the fan cafe and Ryan as Latte is a hoot in a dress, scarf and those sunglasses. Who would have thought? But please stop dressing him in those shapeless pants. The saying about good looking people looking good even in sackcloth is a lie!!!!! I am not a big fan of Deok Mi’s pantsuits that much either but her hair styling is really bothering me more still. I loved her styling in What is Wrong With Secretary Kim so much that everything else is falling short.
I am guessing the painter of the bubble paintings that made Ryan unable to paint are by his birth mother.
I really disliked the cliché ending of episode 8.

Mother of Mine: I caught up in all my other shows but am still one week behind in this one. :(

Unstoppable High Kick: Continues steadily. I started feeling really sorry for Jun Hoo being pushed around so much by the family and Min Ho favored so obviously. That is so wrong. Thankfully the...

mary, the first game from the episode of Running Man you watched sounds like a no communication variant of the tragedy of the commons!

I am currently watching two shows: Beautiful World and Le Coup de Foudre. They are quite different, but I am enjoying both nonetheless. Le Coup de Foudre may end up being the first Chinese drama or movie revolving primarily around a romance plotline that I actually like!

I am also really looking forward to some upcoming K-dramas. I am hoping Yeo Jin-goo and Jung Hae-in won't disappoint.

I have mostly been limiting myself to just lurking on DB these days, but I'm into too many shows right now not to post anything!

I'm absolutely loving Nokdu Flower and My Fellow Citizens right now. I am a bit behind on both though so I won't be diving much into them here. Hoping to join in on the Nokdu Flower recaps eventually though!

While it's not even my top airing show, I'm pretty sure I'm completely obsessed with Her Private Life. Like...I'm pretty sure it's why I'm commenting, if I'm being honest. It's like I need to make sense of why I love it so much. It's reminding me of how I felt watching Marriage, Not Dating. I absolutely love most everything about that show, but there were definitely some things that drove me batty. It's a similar case with HPL, lol.

I do have to say, judging from the fanwall, I did enjoy episode 8 more than most. Maybe because I was still enjoying the slow-burn, I loved a good portion of the episode. Deok-mi struggling with her feelings was hilariously adorable & felt super realistic. Kim Jae-wook is getting a lot of deserved praise, but Park Min-young's expressions this ep were so on point. I felt like I was on the emotional roller-coaster with her.

The second leads, however, did completely drag this episode and didn't even feel necessary to her problem. Sure, Ryan Gold's jealousy was particularly entertaining (he's so intense lmao), but still. Eun-gi is low-key gas-lighting Deok-mi at this point, telling her no one will be interested in her when he's interested in her himself. I'm starting to wonder whether he's been doing it their whole life and it's making me super uncomfortable.

I'm less mad at the ending because it felt more like Deok-mi's own fear and insecurity hindering her. When you start getting caught up in new feelings for someone it becomes harder and harder to read what the other person is feeling. And it becomes difficult to communicate when you are too focused on protecting your own heart. The ups and downs she experienced because of the mutual deception they have going on about her fangirling life were actually depicted well. I hate it more that the ending had to be motivated by 2nd lead meddling, not just by Deok-mi's own fears. I kinda hope by missing out on his confession, she has to be the one to take initiative next week, after trying and failing to tamp down her feelings.

Hahaha, this is such a silly show, so if I can write this much it definitely means the leads have worked their way into my heart. I'm not complaining...yet.

Well, other than that, I'm putting most dark things other than Nokdu Flower on hold (Confession, A Beautiful World, That Psychometric Guy) because I'm just not in the right place atm.