Cricket - England Vs. Ireland - 1st day wow. 2nd oh 3rd day - oh no no no

Ashes is starting in August. England Vs. Australia.

From May to September Peak Months of Sports Entertainment.

JAPAN - 2 shows getting 8+ score from me. wow

Watashi teiji de Kaerimasu - I WON’T WORK OVERTIME - 8 out of 10

6 episodes worth watch. Takumi is so good as a boyfriend but it seems like Taneda san also wants to stand for Yui.

I DON’T Love you yet - 8 out of 10. I’ve watched The evolution of Our Love the Chinese make and enjoyed it and it was done well for Chinese audience. Similarly things are a bit changed for the Japanese Audience. I saw views of those who compared Chinese with Taiwanese. Overall, i’m with this Japanese Make and i think story is done better here. The only small issue is They haven’t properly showed the audience the profession of Hero.

Rike Koi - Science of Love - 7/10 - it was funny watch. Now wait for movie translation.

Bukatsu - Club Activities - 7/10 Reminds you of Shonen Jump’s Live-action

1 Page no Koi - 6/10 Typical relationships drama. Average acting. Ok watch

Coffee and Vanilla - 4/10 Stupid Heroine. I’m gonna drop this now.

Zero - only if it had better budget.

Who got SONY GEM TV?

Search www - no time to watch the finale yet😕 I'm traveling and visiting friends and family. Will have to skip Beanies comments as I'm spoilerphobic 😧

Golden Garden - Lee Sang Woo in a very very blond wig. 😆 The rest is forgettable.

Level Up - Sung Hoon... and his deadpan delivery... and some jokes even make me laugh... 😆

Japanese In Time With You - the male lead is no Bolin Chen... but he is slowly growing on me... and I'm also falling for his voice 😍 (and OMG I realized that Jasper Liu was in the Taiwanese original!!!)

Before We Get Married (up to ep 8) - Wei wei is very disrespectful and unprofessional towards Ke Huan at work. Manipulative ex-girlfriend still awfully manipulative, should more concentrate on her own life and career. 321 has 0 priority for Wei Wei... and will soon be 0 in her life, I guess.

Hotel de Luna - the chemistry is on and off... but I'm still on 🙂 (...and did she kiss him to prevent the ghost to notice Chan Sung's breath? A very very original reason 😄)

Hotel of the Moon / IU Fashion Show: A/A-: Error 404 exorcist/astronaut not found :)

Watcher: C/B: Mysteries like this are better to binge so you don't forget the complications. And if I watch too many shows at once, I get confused which clue last week went with which show. Anyway the mysteries I care about are -- where's the other half of the ping-pong table and why aren't they using it like nature intended?

Doctor John: B/C+: Another arrogant geeenius. I hate those; sticking around mostly for the zombie from Hwayugi.

Moment of 18: C/B: Sigh. I was hoping for another Queen's Classroom. Because Kim Hyang-gi. But all we got was stale old false-accusation garbage. And what's with k-school shows and false accusations? QC & School 2015 did that too, but they waited a bit and set it up better.

Designated Survivor: B+/?: The "how good it was" might be anywhere from "A" to "F" depending on what explanation they give for why [spoiler] confessed to [redacted]. And how did the FL end up at her friend's place instead of in jail or dead after her close encounter with ToD?

Doctor Detective: B/B: I could stand more medical mysteries and less tear-jerky mother-daughter separation & corporate conspiracy.

Investigative Couple / Partners for Justice: B++/B: Dead fish makes up for a lot :)

Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung: A-/A-: Rarely will a writer give 2 minor supporting characters such good stuff. If you are watching you know who I mean.

Justice & Class of Lies: dropped.

Yes, Laica, Danny Ahn is a gem!!!

HOTEL LUNA: So far so good but more depth in the featured guest ghost stories.

A Moment at Eighteen: I can't say I'm not disappointed that the focus is all on Ong Seung-woo right now, and not national treasure Kim Hyang-gi, but it was a solid premiere.

Doctor Detective: Last week, I described this drama as "familiar but vitally important", and I'd like to expand on that with another two episodes under my belt. This is by no means a perfect show, a hidden masterpiece that is somehow flying under the radar (although the latter is true, I noticed last week that barely anyone is watching). The plot is often very confusing. However, any show standing up for workers' rights is one we need, and I'm really enjoying it so far.

Rookie Historian Gu Hae-ryung: It was pretty difficult to watch this week, with the treatment of our hopeful new historians bordering on sadistic, but I still find it hugely charming. The romance seems a little tacked on at the moment, so maybe Hae-ryung's discovery will bring the two halves of her busy life closer together.

Doctor Yo-han: This drama is mental, but so much fun. As long as the cases are interesting and the characters cute (I need waaaay more of Dr. Lee Yoo-joon) I'm down for this.

Designated Survivor: I picked this up on a whim last week, and boy was the first episode engrossing! I hope it stays this compelling.

Investigation Couple 2 I'm behind. The wifi of my hotels were not so good so I had to make choices.

A Moment at Eighteen Passive character like that can be very exhausting to watch, so please wake up now!

Designated Survivor: 60 Days Son Suk Goo as Cha Young Jin is the best reason to watch it!

Rookie Historian Gu Hae-ryung Like I already said, I don't really care about the ML, but I love the Crown Prince and the historian! Shin Se Kyung is doint a good job as Goo Hae Ryung, I really like her character and all these women fighting for their rights.

Doctor Detective I'm behind.

Class of Lies Powerful people are scary. It's frustrating to see teenager with so much power. Mr Temp has a lot of work to do, I'm expecting him to be more decisive.

Search Query: WWW The last scene was the best of all the drama!

Watcher Grey characters are so interesting!

Hotel del Luna This drama is magic :)

Level Up It's a typical drama but Sung Hoon always is the best in this kind of role. I'm happy to see Han Bo Reum in this role, she was so obnoxious in Memories of Alhambra.

Go Go Squid I'm just watching it for the male lead :p

Trying to go through Search: WWW withdrawal syndrome. So glad that they released OST album on spotify and I can listen to "Millennial Love" nonstop now. Many people will appreciate "What's wrong with my mother in law" song I guess. 😄

Agree and love everything you said about it, Laica, especially the part you said about the show being real about being a woman in their thirties. I told my husband about Ta-mi and Mo-gun's relationship, and he said, "Sounds too real". ^^

Designated Survivor: 60 Days: So who is part of the conspiracy from the Blue House?

Doctor John: I'm finding Ji Sung rather sexy in this role. Now that they are out of prison, I'm getting House vibes which I like.

Watcher: Young Goon is being used by everyone. His father is kind of scary, but I don’t think he killed his wife.. Do Chi-Gwang is shady, but I don’t think he’s the villain.

Search: WWW: It’s over. Sniff. I really enjoyed the finale – well, maybe not Ta-mi starting the same cycle over again but at least Ta-mi didn’t change her mind about marriage – and the three women kicking ass. The three women driving off in the Maserati was the perfect ending. All three women were strong and interesting, but I think Song Ga-Kyung had my favorite character arc. I’m looking forward to future offerings from the writer.

A Moment at Eighteen: I wasn’t completely sold by the first two episodess, but I like youth dramas and it has potential.

www: this was unexpectedly such a refreshing premise with great females on the forefront and their relationship with each other as well as really nice side romances (couldn’t feel for tami and Morgan tho). I enjoyed this one on a weekly basis and am genuinely sad to see it go.

love affairs in the afternoon: my guilty pleasure and my currently airing favourite. I can see this one going up in flames once all the dirty secrets are out but until then I’m gonna enjoy Lee Sang Yeob and Park ha Sun’s cute chemistry and Ye Ji won and Jo Dong Hyuk’s sizzling one 💕

Angel’s last mission: this was such a gripping and heart wrenching watch thanks to Shin Hye sun’s killer performance. Her chemistry with L was surprisingly great. The last few episodes were a little draggy and quite theatrical for my liking but I’m glad all those tears that the characters spilt was worth their happy ending

Yes, Search Query : WWW ends satisfyingly and magnificently. This is a show in which the work storylines are at least as interesting as the romances. For me, they're even more exciting than the Tami - Morgan romance. The issues are real and they handle them very nicely.

I, too, want a bit more on the Gagyeong ' Jinwoo after-divorce romance, but the ending is good enough.

All in all a good drama with good writing and acting from the ensemble cast. 👍❤

Agree with Mary, The kids in Class of Lies are truly satan's spawns. The school need to hire Park Il-do to be home teacher. Maybe he could be successful to control them.
Everything you said about WWW Laica. Take out that bizzarre queer baiting in the early episodes, to me WWW is a perfect drama.

Happy weekend, Beanies! I started work a month ago and it's a busy period, so I'm in a bit of a drama lull. I'm slowly making my way through Lingerie Girls' Generation/ Girls Generation 1979, a gem I remember some of you liking!

The blossoming friendship between Jung-hee and Hae-joo is so cute I'm pretty sure I was grinning like the Cheshire Cat at my phone on the train. But I also want to yell "mouth to mouth resuscitation is NOT ROMANTIC".

Not much drama watching despite having a lull in my work.
Have watched 2 eps of Rookie Historian
Watched some of the first ep of the J version of Memory
Watched first couple moments of C Drama of Novoland:Eagle Flag
Last week I Watched 4 episodes or so of Shining Inheritance

Most of the week I watched YouTube videos of “magnet fishers” . Folks use magnets to probe waterways to see what they can find 🤔
There is a fellow that lives in England. He fishes the canal systems over there and it’s amazing what they find. I just wish I could decipher his accent a bit better , as I miss half of what he says 😂

So anyways I have a magnet on order. I live in a area crisscrossed with rivers, ponds, lakes, both urban and rural. The urban waterways turn up the most stuff. That seems to be true no matter what country you are in.

Oh Mary! I so agree with DS60! I really do hope they catch him fast but damn he’s one good looking villain!

Still can’t bring myself to finish One Spring Night and Angel’s Last Mission and here I am thinking of what drama to start next since WWW is done and I’m gonna miss the Puppy and these awesome women!

DS60 I’m not sure the drama will have a romance between Chief Sec and Ms. Jeong but the chemistry is there!

Hotel Del Luna Can we have more of Captain? Also, YJG looks more relaxed this week compared to the first two eps

There’s A LOT of dramas that started last week and this week that I have no idea which one to start. Hopefully something will catch my attention this week and also finish the dramas I put on hold

Happy weekend, Beanies! I am still all over the map, viewing-wise. First, the tdrama Before We Get Married just keeps getting better. I really feel for the OTP.
I'm also watching the dorama Gisou Furin- a lovely combo of pathos and pratfall humor with an ugly duckling at the center. For kdramas, Designated Survivor has me on lockdown....couldn't quit if I wanted!
(Sadly, its a Goodbye to Hotel Luna)

Investigation Couple 2: Though its vibe is a little different from season 1, I'm still enjoying season 2. Oh Man Seok is doing an excellent job with his character.
Hotel del Luna: Loving the fashion parade and the drama.

Go, Go, Squid: Picked this Chinese drama up on a whim. FL has a warmth that I always appreciate. I've seen the ML in a couple of shows and enjoy it when he is allowed to smile and tease. Oddly enough, I have been low-key bugged by nearly everyone's wardrobe. I'm finding the oversized look frustrating. Also, I realize that K&K is a pro e-sport team, but must they all advertise it 24/7 in dominating black and white? I need variety of color, people! Lastly, ML needs to wear a suit (fitted!) more often. I am a sucker for a good suit.

Designated Survivor: 60 Days
If that scandal turns out to be anything related to Moo Jin’s family, well, I’ll definitely have to take a few points off from the show since that is really a lazy writing of an obstacle for the acting presidency. As more moles are revealed to us, I believe that if Moo Jin himself still wishes to relinquish the presidency after the 60 days (I loved how his wife is able to read between the lines and interpret the unsaid), he’ll definitely have to look around hard since there is no one without any skeletons in their closets: politicians like Yun are too self-serving whereas revolutionaries like Oh are too idealistic.

A Moment at Eighteen
Whenever I encounter characters like Hwi Young in a youth drama, I do get conflicted over how much sympathy & pity I should feel for them. He tramples on Joon Woo since he is an easy target (as opposed to someone like Sang Hoon who he can’t touch due to his academic and physical superiority) and has even colluded with Ki Tae to gang up on him, yet at home he faces SKY Castle levels of stress which certainly explains the inferiority complex he has. I find the setup pretty generic so far with Joon Woo’s tragic past but I guess that formula does work for a coming-of-age drama.

Search Query: WWW
I feel kind of mixed about the finale. It was certainly great to see the mother-in-law get taken down by the power of the Internet (which was a very nice return to the starting point of the show itself) though it was very sudden to see ex-CEO Na suddenly align herself with Ka Kyung. On the flip side, I think the conclusion of the romances left a lot to be desired, whether it be the reconnection of the main leads for the happy ending or time-skipping of the army issue for Ji Hwan. I did however enjoy the drama very much as a whole with the three mighty woman and the tightly-knit TF team at Barro.

Hotel del Luna
It was a pleasant surprise to find out that Chan Sung’s dreams were actually purposefully planted by God Mago rather than some awakening of past life memories: I believe he was viewing Man Wol’s past life from a omniscient perspective as opposed to him reliving Chung Myung’s life. Maybe we can’t discard the reincarnation theories totally yet, but this is a nice direction to proceed in. I must say however that it was disappointing to see how quickly all the hotel staff turned against Chan Sung: Man Wol leaving and them being able to remain in the hotel doesn’t seem to be mutually exclusive.

C-drama Novoland East Flag:
My sns were flooded by stunning pics of the landscape, costumes, CGI and general aesthetics of the drama, so i shyly (it's my first c-drama and i was convinced i could never liked them) tried the first episode and got hooked immediately on it.
I'm 4 episodes in and watching them one by one preciously to slow time, in the fear that its quality will suddenly drop. The first two episodes were lacking character development but it's been fixed after episode 3 and now i feel time flows away: i've barely started that the episode is already over!
I'm completely in love: it looks like the chinese answer to Lord of The Rings, mixed of course with chinese mythology and filmed with a blockbuster budget.
The scale is not your everyday drama and it's dark, tragic and epic and perfect for me right now.

J-drama Lupin No Musume:
I picked this one for the fast subs (it's on Viu) but i don't know what to make of it after two episodes.
It's not an adaptation but a literal transcription on screen of the anime or the manga where the character act with all the quirkiness they have on paper. Nothing is credible or realistic and the characters are very much stereotypes, but there's still something strangely cute and endearing about the ensemble.
I think the charm comes essentially from the chemistry between the cast which is superb.
It's pure candy: only to make you feel good in the moment and to forget quickly.

K-drama Alone in love:
I'm relieved: the drama briefly touched the subject of the loss of their children (it's not clear how far her pregnancy went :did she give birth?) but moved on quickly (all the films, dramas and books that i tried lately had a story about the loss of a child lately, so i can't anymore).
The leads got ride of the annoying secondary romantic interests which is something i welcome, and they now face the fact that they clearly won't move on with anyone else, so what do they do with their relationship?
The slow pace and atmosphere are perfect: it's like being in a cozy and calm cocoon, a refuge far away from the bustle of the world. It's so calm and soothing and relaxing.
I feel like i dive in water with each new episode just in like in this beautiful scene where Eun Ho was swimming alone at night, after the pool closed to the public with only the light from the moon to shine on her.

K-drama Watcher: EP 5/6 were the best of the drama. So well written, directed and acted that if i start to list all what i liked, i would mention every scene.
But even among all this excellence, there was still place for one thing to stand out the most: the performance of Han Suk Kyu who stole the drama and ran away with it this time. His last scene whe he was staring at himself in this large mirror with a gun in his hand was the darkest and the most moving moment on the drama.
Such a cool and haunting shot which suits perfectly this tortured character and his mysterious...

Investigation Couple 2: We only had one episode this week but the the finale is looking to be a fantastic doozy. I am excited. All of our players are finally converging. No cliffhangers this time show.

A Moment at Eighteen: What a lovely drama. I am liking the teacher student relationship starting to form between our favorite Samchoon Kang Ki Young (Weightlifting Fairy) and our young hero Ong Seong Woo. I hope we grow up with our trio and learn to be better.

Designated Survivor 60 Days: Aren't we just in a bind? Our Minister of Justice is not so into justice. Yikes. Here is Assembly Man Oh slowly and handsomely getting to his goal and we don't know what it is. The President is ignorant but suspicious. And Agent Han is being hurt and saved. Her boss is in prison. When will Agent Han and the President meet? So many questions and it's only day 42.

Justice: Lee Tae Kyung is not a good person. Yesss. They still haven't clarified his background with Seon Yeo Na, but they seemed to have been either a couple or one sided love. Chairman Song also not a good person. (Meh, he is the villain) So we are finally getting to some meat. Seo Yeo Na seems to slowly be unraveling the mystery of Tae Kyung's brother's death, the dead trains, and Bum Jung, but needs helps. Whether Tae Kyung helps her or not seems to the underlying mystery in the show. He doesn't seem inclined too, maybe because he is accessory to murder or maybe because he is a hypocrite. Hmmm. Sidenote: The transitions on the show are awful, It always takes me several seconds to figure out that they are doing a flashback.

Doctor Detective: Wow wow wow. Dr. Joong Eun is just trying to live. Why won't they let her. They are her ex, his father, and the psychopathic Chaebol minions. Every time she sees her daughter it is heartbreaking and I cry (Reminded of American border). What awful people. Kwak Do Hyeon's presence is felt so surely, I reiterate what a talent he is. The actress who plays his mother(cannot remember her name) is doing an excellent job. Heo Min Ki is my favorite though. His exuberance and crazy is my kind of thing.

Class of Lies: Why are there so many bad people in this drama. The perverted disgusting higher Ups, the sycophantic teachers, the nasty nasty rich kid bullies, and the entire system fighting to keep certain kids at the top. It's disturbing and sad. Hopefully our two teacher heroes take them down because it is super creepy.

Search Query WWW: 😭😭😭😭😭😭, what a great ending. I am so sad it is gone. It was so fabulous. Cheers to Bae Ta Mi, Cha Hyeon, and Song Ga Kyung. I loved that her sisters and arms came and saved her at the end. She smiled and looked happy and free. Just wonderful. Cha Hyeon's excitement at her boyfriend coming to see her in the movie theater gave me my whole life. It was such a genuine shriek of excitement, her escandolo request for 4 days of vacation with the smirk was so funny. I will genuinely miss her as a character. As for Bae...

Got side tracked but was finally able to catch up through episode 10 of Go Go Squid. So far for the most part it's following the novels that it is based on and I'm really enjoying this light fluffy drama.

Rookie Historian Gu Hae-ryung: Park Ki-Woong and Lee Ji-Hoon are not only amazing, but why was I not aware of their deep voices until now?

Soul Mate: One of the best portrayals of female friendship. It reminds me of Hana and Alice.

Really really liking Level Up. It’s getting better and better as Dante’s cracks are starting to appear. The show is making me bust out laughing but has its poignant moments also, which is my favorite kind of show.

Why do I feel like there are many shows I need to catch up these days, am I getting busier or it just purely too many good dramas lately I don't know. Usually I stuck on one or two for like three months.
And why nobody told me the fact Lee Kyu-Hyung my love since Secret Forest era years ago were casted in Doctor John. Sigh.

Expect for Perfume and two weekend dramas in black I watched everything and now I'm mostly confused about some storylines due two heat wave and not enough time to sleep, but I regret nothing.

-Hotel Del (de la) Luna🌙 3-4: I got a little behind on the live watch this week and was late to the recaps. This is @kudoran’s fault for introducing me to the awesomeness that is JTBC’s Super Band 😉.
Anyway, still liking HDL overall. While I wasn’t as bothered by Yeo Jin Goo’s acting as some, I did sense some awkwardness at first. This seems to be getting better.
Also, I need more scenes of the backstory with Man-wol and the two guys.

-A Moment at Eighteen 1: MY HEART. Already loving this a lot, and I haven’t even made it to the second episode yet. It’s giving me School 2013 vibes having watched that one not too long ago. This, however, has potential to be even better if it keeps it up. Pleasestaygood. 🙏

-JTBC SuperBand performances on repeat 🔁 all week. 🎶

Shout-out to Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata for making an appearance in both dramas I’m watching.

Plenty of dramas this season!!

WWW: about to finish. Enjoyed it a lot.

Rookie Historian: this show is so good!! Why aren’t more people watching it??

Level Up: :surprisingly enjoyable. It’s funny and not too trope driven.

Watcher:: enjoying it. But it’s quite confusing as more And more characters are coming into play.

Mo18:: episode 1 was a solid start. Will continue watching.

Doctor John:: I want to drop but cannot. Will give it one more shot this weekend :)

Throughout July I only watched one drama:Perfume.

Perfume ended this week. It was the ending I hoped but was told in a more splendid and intricate way. Many2 kudos to everyone involved in making Perfume happen. Thank you for breaking stereotypes, thank you for allowing the cast to shine in this beautiful story. It had a bumpy start but it remained true to its core and told Jae Hee's journey.

I'm sad that it has ended, however with the lovely ending it had, I'm glad it did end. I'll miss Perfume, it was entertaining and heart tugging. Both Yi Do and Jae Hee/Ye Rin touched my heart with their individual struggles. I'm so happy they found each other in the end as better versions of themselves.

Ratings:
11/10 for the message it brought forward. Some messages it had: love yourself and you don’t have to be perfect to be loved and accepted as who you are. To be compassionate.
11/10 for the acting and character growth
10/10 for maintaining its laughter to the end
9.3/10 for production value. The World Fashion Week looked like a real event. I really like the colours in this drama, i find the drama visually pleasant to watch. Dig the songs, music and books. Minor complaint is the black border, it took up screen space. Heh.

Going way back in time and watching Ruler of Your Own World, and it's absolutely lovely - great characters, complicated relationships, an indie rock band - I definitely should not have waited so long to watch this one.

Lol mary! [RHGHR] I'm grateful Seo Youngjoo is just a cameo or else my ship count would be four. One ship sinking is already painful but it seems we'll be experiencing a fleet sinking this time around. Getting life jackets ready!

PREMIERE WEEK! As per usual, I didn’t get in as many drama premieres as I’d hoped.

Currently Airing

DOCTOR JOHN: Heavily biased here. I like Ji Sung. A lot. So he’s great. The drama itself is entertaining. Not sure I like that the lead is such a newbie here, but we’ll see. (ep. 1-2)

Finished Airing

THE LAST EMPRESS: Quite a solid premiere week. I watched beanies raving about it when it aired but didn’t start it. I actually didn’t realize Lee Hyuk was already that crazy right at the beginning. And though Yu-ra is quite the villain, she’s kind of fascinating to watch, what with her not-so-subtle manipulation of the emperor. The drama hasn’t quite endeared Oh Sunny to me, but we have 48 episodes for her to turn into a formidable rival. I don’t think this will be a hard watch at all, as each episode has a lot going on. (ep. 1-4)