Ironically, even though Confession’s subs were up early this week, I found myself with not enough time to complete all 4 episodes. I hope that Do Hyun doesn’t get stabbed once more after being whacked already not too long ago in this week’s finale!

A Beautiful World
One of the common twists in a show which revolves around a crime is the idea that the victim may turn out to not be so innocent after all. However, this show turns this twist on its head by giving us this idea only as a possibility since it may be that Da Hee lied since it is clear that Seon Ho and Da Hee’s mother have differing beliefs about the assailant. If this turns out to be true, there’s a chance that said assault didn’t even happen in the first place and the two-faced victim is actually Da Hee, much to the irony of her mother’s claims. I feel nervous yet excited about what will happen up ahead!

The Secret Life of My Secretary
Let’s list down all the tropes in the premiere week: female lead with a sob story (let’s pray that her’s mother killer is not related to the male lead), male lead with a traumatic & illegitimate past that affected him physically and mentally such that he needs a nannysecretary to pamperaid him and company politics involving family feuds as well as a possible backstabbing friend. I’ve also got a weird feeling that there will also be the shared childhood past to explain why the male lead can only recognise the female lead. Despite it all, I love the chemistry between the leads.

Abyss
So if Se Yeon morphed into Mi Do’s appearance due to Abyss, whose the owner of Cha Min’s current appearance? I do not like how the show treats the revival with inconsistency, especially given the reveal that the killer revived into just an older version of himself. There’s also nothing likeable about the characters, from Se Yeon laundering her rival’s identity and threatening the poor part-timer and Cha Min being a hapless romantic who doesn’t understand that he’s got more pressing issues than chasing after a girl. I hope Ahn Hyo Seop also brushes up his acting: it looks quite green.

Her Private Life
I don’t think the tropes are over just yet: with Si An being sidelined despite being a major supporting character, this can only mean that his story will come to the forefront with childhood secrets and whatnot soon. But I do want to see his reaction when he finds out that female lead is his super fan!

Did they hear us last week???
Because we got lots of real kisses this week!!! 😍 ...and after-kisses...and pecks... and holding hands... and loving gazes... and then when Ryan placed that kiss on Deokmi's forehead and I was thinking "I wouldn't be satisfied with that" 😈 and OMG he continued... oh Ryan, I'm blushing even now 😊
(Don't remember anything else... Not-Brother... who? Not-girlfriend... who? Not-Yet-Ex-husband... who?)

Balancing 🌈 and 🦄 from Fangirl by marathoning Dazzling... I know there will be some big twist/reveal later and already now some things don't match and I'm wondering who is actually who... and what really happened... and when. I'm also uneasy about the senior cultural centre... hope Nam Joo Hyuk will turn to the good side.

This week, i was oddly less interested in the abyss premiere. I actually enjoyed secret life of my secretary, tropes and all. It see,s like an easy watch, and the characters are endeering.
Abyss, on the other hand, feels weird, all over the place, and i just dont see the chemistry. And im looking real hard. Maybe i should try to finish ep 2...

Waikiki2: the last few weeks' episodes werent too good, but this week's episodes impeoved the show. It kinda feels redundant compared to its predecessor, so i cant say i like this show too much. I should really drop but im so attached to the characters that i wont.

My fellow citizens: addicting, wildride. Yes.

Her private life: squeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. The good kind. SO MUCH BETTER than WWWSK, which made me feel dirty and i dropped it at 8. This. Is. What. We. Want.

Beautiful world: my favorite out of the whole bunch. It's a thoughtful show that is more on the slow side, but i reaaaallly dont mind. I cant wait for seon ho to wake up!

SPECIAL LABOR INSPECTOR JO (Ep. 10)
You’re not the only one watching @mary! I love this zippy show. Every week it gives me the satisfaction of watching Mr Jo win some battles against the bad guys. The most interesting characters for me are Do Ha and the female prosecutor. If they become allies they could become more dangerous than the chaebol villains, but I’m rooting for them to join Mr Jo instead. *fingers crossed* And LOL when Dok Gu has a meltdown seeing Do Ha walk into HQ. The ex-teacher-student relationships are the best. 😂

SIX FLYING DRAGONS (Ep. 20)
SFD has been at the top of my to-watch list for a while, so it’s about time I tried it! It was actually hard to watch episodes 1-4 (so many characters, so much evil!) but afterwards the strings of the plot started to come together. Almost halfway through now, it is everything beanies have said: magnificent, intelligent, fast-paced, and heart-wrenching.

THE LIGHT IN YOUR EYES
Completed. One of the better dramas I’ve seen in 2018-2019, though I wish the plot twist had come sooner. It has the feel of a drama special or movie extended into 12 episodes. Recommended with a cautionary “melo” tag because it deals with sad and depressing themes.

Beautiful World: I'm still halfway through eps 11, and this eps is particularly hard to watch. Despite believing in their kind-hearted son, it's still a hard choice for both Moo-jin and In-ha to acknowledge and tell other people about Da-hee's mom's accusation. Just like many other beanies, I'm also not sure how they are going to wrap up this sexual assault case. But given how thoughtfully the writer and PD have handled the other issues, I'm confident they know full well what they wanted to say and how to tell it to viewers.

Nokdu Flower: I finally mini-marathoned it this week, and it's as tragic as I expected. Maybe that's why the wry humour and the subtle but lovely lovelines surprised me. Though with story as heavy as this, I won't complaint for any possible lightness they provided. With none of the usual explanatory backstories, it felt like this drama moved a bit too quickly. So hopefully the writer knew how to handle the long 24 eps well.

The Secret Life of My Secretary: The usual cheesy and tropey romcom, but very fun in its execution. Kim Young-kwang and Jin Ki-joo positively crackled with chemistry, and surprisingly, their characters are also a much better people than what I expected from old school romcom.

@Radily, same here. Confession's episode 13 and 14 were subbed early but got to watch only ep 13 today. I like that Do-hyun can now file for a retrial of his father's case.

I'm excited to watch CONFESSION's finale this weekend. Idk what to expect but as long as our four leads don't get hurt, I'm ok. :)
ENCOUNTER - I'm slowly making my way through this drama. It barely fills the void JUST BETWEEN LOVERS left behind but it's a pleasant watch.
Side note: I finally went to see Avengers: End Game this week and lemme just say my heart hurt more than I had expected. The last time I cried in a theater was because of Toy Story 3. *__*

Did anyone watch Goodbye My Princess? Is it nice

Her Private Life: I know a drama is working for me when the episode zips by and I don't check the time. Do I think the writers could have done better by the 2nd leads, yep, but the pacing and focus on the lead characters is working for me. Ryan Gold is quickly becoming a favorite k-drama character because he's just kind of a solid guy - that probably doesn't make sense but I know what I mean ;)

Abyss: I'll check it out next week, but it was just ok and a bit of a mess.

Psychometric: I can't even totally remember the title. Dropping at episode 8. This is a drama that I realized I was trying to force myself to continue because I kinda liked the concept and lead actors, but there isn't enough to keep me going.

The Secret Life of My Secretary: I haven't given it a fair shot since I am not done with a full hour viewing yet but it's kinda of meh.

My Fellow Citizens: Still going great. Now the only thing left is for Hoo-Ja to fight with the other sisters and Mi-Young to find out. I'm both nervous and excited. I am also really sad this drama is coming to an end. What an excellent cast and well written show.

Special Labor Inspector Jo: I love all of this show, all of it. I love Jo Jin Gab fighting the good fight. I love Deok Koo and his rather ill fated relationship with Mal Sook. I love the side characters. It really reminds me of Chief Kim.

The Secret Life of My Secretary: This started off ROUGH. In the first episode Min Ik was completely infantilized, it was gross and super creepy. I understand they were just trying to show that Gal Hee was super servile, but it was incredibly off putting. That being said I watched episode 2 and it was vastly improved. She managed to regain her agency and he managed not to be completely useless. So I'm in for now. Hopefully ot gets better like Reach of Sincerity did.

Abyss: I tried, I did. I couldn't get into it.

Doctor Prisoner: I will say this once and I will say this 1000x, I stan Prosecutor Ui Sik and Jung Hee. They are so cute and adorable together. That being said I 100% agree with @mary on Lee Jae Hwan, he is awful. I couldn't muster much sympathy for how things turned out for him. Jae-In is very smart, not a psychopath, and is good at delegating. Why are we bothering at all with the two brothers. It'd honestly baffling. Also shout-out to Choi Won-Young as Lee Jae Joon, my goodness is his face expressive. 'he is an excellent, excellent villain.

Rescue Me: This drama is so unexpected. Up until the end of the episode 2 I was curious as to how this cult business was going to begin. Elder Choi is actually more terrifying a villain than Cho Seong Ha's character was in Rescue Me. He is mild manner and kind, so you don't expect much, but that last scene of his anger was terrifying. Also I have never seen the actor Um Tae Goo in anything, but his character Min Cheol is not at all likeable. He is terrible, but that voice, wow, 🥰. That being said, we will see where it goes, it is looking to be very interesting.

Her Private Life: Park Min Young is gunning and might be a co-ruller with Yoon Eun Hye for Queens of Kissing. Also KIM JAE WOOK, OMG, 😮 , HELLOOOO. Why he hasn't done rom coms up until now is a mystery, but well he has stolen all of me. Episode 8 was kind of tedious, but then I thought about it and realized, honestly it was written to show what insecurity feels like (shout out to the beanie who made me think about this, don't remember the name). That was what the episode was about and I appreciated it. Plus, that kiss, HEYYYYYYY. MY favorite kiss though, was the rooftop kiss. When he kisses her forehead(I love forehead kisses), her nose, and then a proper lip kiss, I died. It is one of my top 5 kdrama kisses. That being said, I'm so glad he understood that she was hiding not because of Eun Gi, but because of of her...

Ashi Girl - I think I don't know how this will end. this show proved to me that other time travel dramas have the ability to underestimate both Mcs.
mukai no bazuru kazoku- the internet is so scary cause you never know who is on the other side.
takane to hana- typical story.
kakafukaka - this will end up way deeper than I thought at first.
Atama ni Kitemo Aho towa Tatakauna!- found eng subs.

thinking to start some old drama of Kimura Takuya since most subs are getting too much delayed 😅

This hot summer can kill anyone.

CRICKET - World Cup - 9 hour long matches. It will consume too much of my time.

Mukai - 8/10
Nurse - 7.5/10
Channel - 8.5 out of 10

Different Dreams - 8/10 - quality right there. Direction is average. Lee Ye Won's strong voice, stern eyes, serious non-expressions make the atmosphere.

Its Vagabond vs. Arthdal(+1 in rating for having only 6 episodes)
After Alhambra these 2 have ignited most of the interest.

Secretary - trash. They can just go ahead and re-air all previous such shows. 1st episode drop. Work slave with favours.

Kill It - C Grade or in Trash category? C grade for the outcome
Trash for episode 12 - terrible writing and direction.

Pushing Hands - just watch 24-to-29 to know why this one is trash. Heroine looks cool and elegant in opening but these 5 episodes tell what her status is. writer clearly tramples over her. As i said few weeks ago - Why she deserves such males around here. Its her own fault for inviting them to disrobe her of any identity, respect and pride.

Eagles and Youngsters - 20 episodes. this is pretty dumb drama. Interesting concept, bad execution.

All is Well - 7.5/10 (11 ep)
Brightest Star in the sky - 3/10 (25 ep) - fire the writer. swimming pool nonsense, falling off building nonsense. most of all those mentally unstable fangirls.
In Youth - 6/10 (20 episodes) Much pomp about nothing. Friendship of 4 friends is highlight of this soap opera.

Confession - It's been a good ride. I do have a few questions and there are some aspects that could have been enhanced, but this was a good show. Thoughtful and well thought-through. I like the clever building of the story around the many confessions, the look at why confessions are made and the effect they have. I was so touched by the father and son meeting, and those confessions they made, and am totally invested in the re-trial.

Put Your Head on My Shoulder - This is comfort food and mindless fun, or it could be mindless but since there are folks thinking solidly about the many aspects of relationship and communication, it's also a fun-thought-provoking, fun show.

Abyss - I see that I'm far from being the only one, on the fence (or over the fence?) with this show. "Show, make me like your main characters, and I'll forgive a whole bunch of stuff!" I'd like to see the main duo interacting in ways other than bickering, with girl constantly having the upper hand. The next few episodes will determine a lot of Beanie viewer-ship (or end of the same) for this show!

her private life: I spent the entire week thinking about this show and what they were gonna throw this week after that frustrating but heartbreaking ending last week. Thankfully it wasn't as angsty as the preview made it seem and the secret pining that both Deok Mi and Ryan did despite the misunderstanding was still delightful to watch (when she called him greedy during the restaurant and his expression had me dying). This week delivered the perfect amount of sweet and emotions that i wanted filled with lots of kisses, heart eyes and genuine laughs (from our actors) that it's been 24 hours and i'm still gawking in the afterglow of their relationships by revisiting clips and gifs and screen shotting a bunch of pics. I can't get enough of this show and i honestly hate the thought of a thursday/friday without them ㅠㅠ

secret life of my secretary: I can't believe Kim Young Kwang hasn't done enough comedy and romance because his dorky smile has got me swooning like crazy. Whoever decided to pair these two dorks together needs an award because they are both just so endearing and cute.

Watching SkY CASTLE. Reached ep 9. loving till now.
It is so weird, watching the characters go through such length for education makes me feel like I m watching smthing from another world or dystopian world but then when u hear abt the pressure on students in korea and asia in general or the college scandal in USA, u feel sad realizing that this dystopian world is actually very real.

Special Labor Inspector Jo It's fun. I love to see them fight for justice. I love the humor like the mum repeating her name like if it was a sesam :D

Woohoo Waikiki 2 In the first half of the serie, it always was the guys who helped the girls, I'm happy to see girls showing help too.

Her Private Life It's like WWWSK, the plot is not the most interesting, but this time the male lead is not a man who thinks he's the most handsome, smart, perfect, etc. Ryan is really a good male lead and it makes the couple more lovely and charming.

Different Dreams I liked the 4 episodes. The casting is really great.

Nokdu Flower There is humor that makes all the politcs/war bearable.

A Beautiful World I need to watch the last episode.

Voice 3 I liked the season 2, so I'm excited to see the new one!

Put Your Head On My Shoulder I found tiring when some characters expect that the other understand or act like they want without talking before...

Takane to Hana It's cute and funny.

He is Psychometric - I pulled a classic Aya move with this one and dropped it midway though episode 1 only to start it up again out of boredom and completely fall in love with it. Perhaps its the pessimist in me but I had a bad feeling about Seongmo since the very beginning and didn't like him until the end, I understand his mother was in danger but I don't think the ends justified the means and the losses of life to keep 1 person safe just never sat well with me. I loved this show though, it was entertaining throughout and i'm glad that Jinyoung got to show how much he's improved as an actor.

Her Private Life - Nothing about the marketing of this show appealed to me so i'm late to the party but this show is adorable, i'm still catching up but it's so nice to see Kim Jae Wook play someone stable lol. Park Min Young also has the best chemistry with him than anyone else I've seen her with.

Abyss - I love anything Park Bo Young throws at me but this was hard to get into. I liked enough of it though to give it a couple more episodes. Even with that, I do think the criticism the show is getting is too harsh and it almost seems as though people hate the show just because they want to. I've seen complaints about things that quite literally did not happen in the show at all. The mythology behind abyss is confusing sure but we're also only on episode 2 and I've never seen people expect the full story behind a show to be handed over in the first 2 episodes the way i'm seeing it here. Also referring to Park Bo Young as 'do bong soon' and then complaining makes me take you about -1000000x less seriously, let it go already.

Beautiful World - This show is exhausting. Maybe i'm too sensitive for it but I have to watch it slowly and in intervals, watching more than 2 episodes is just too much. I can't stand watching bad people get away with bad things and the adults are all infuriating in their own ways but the show is beautifully done so far. I'm only on episode 5 though so no spoilers on my comment please!

This week Banker took the lead, it's really great written drama, with more grey than black and white character. I how they add dimension to character of Pres. Kang and Han Suji this week. Han SuJi becoming my favourite character in this drama.

Abyss: 😯

My Fellow Citizens: 😂

Her Private Life: 🤤🤤🤤

Nokdu Flower: 😍

Drama slump, variety bump: watching Mafia Game in Prison, Problem Child in the House and Running Man.
Contemplating dusting off some old anime like Ghost in the Shell for a weekend binge.

So I’ve been in a drama slump for a while. The last dramas I remember completing are my ahjussi and the beauty inside. I started watching my private life and I LOVE IT! It’s super cute but I especially enjoy how Ryan Gold is written. Is this becoming a thing now? Are k-dramas presenting us with more emotionally intelligent male leads? His character is really refreshing to me. I like that he’s thoughtful and tries to consider things from Deok Mi’s perspective. He’s having conversations about his feelings y’all!! What a time to be alive lol. It’s not a perfect drama and has its own cliches and tropes but it feels really good to look forward to a drama again

Did @mary choose the top pic?
And dang, he is looking real good.

Lots of new kdrama (Save me 2, Different Dreams) have sparked my interest but i have a hard time to get out of this drama sleep and to start them.
I went back to j-drama because it's easier to find cozy watch here:

Ishi No Mayu 2/5: it's a classic procedural from 2015 but very good and solid in term of directing. Productions values are way higher of that the japanese tv is used to do, or at least of what i have seen so far in j-drama.
However the cast is mostly male and though they are all very good in their roles, i regret the lack of strong female characters, especially since the heroine is just really hard to take seriously: not only the actress lacks talent but her character spends her time screaming and panicking. Even for a newbie, it's setting the bar very low.
Add to that the male characters are dumb downed to make her space to shine and found theories that their experience should have largely guaranteed them to find by themselves instead of looking at her as an oracle, and it becomes a big fail when it comes to portray convincingly women on the police force.
It made me miss Cold Case and Yoshida You deeply, despite the disappointing season 2.

Mukai no Bazuru Kazoku: i tried the 1st episode based on the beanies positives reviews but i'm not sure where the drama is heading or what to think of it.
The plot seems so thin and the romance so boring and predictable, hopefully the drama will dig deeper on the social network issues and the family relationships in the next episode...