I finally checked Dr. Johan... and I struggled with the first episode. I found it overdramatic and overheroic.... and yes, some scenes even made me laugh (unintentionally). But then at one point I realized that some frames look like being cut out from a manga... and so I changed my viewing lenses... and from then on I started enjoying the show and marathoned 8 episodes. It still keeps its manganess... but under that sometimes over the top story telling are interesting patients... and difficult questions with no easy answers...

(I also want to thank Michy for her medicaps, it explains and gives credibility to many things happening on the screen... and I also love and appreciate Michy's personal comments and views. Thank you @michykdrama !)

Designated Survivor: 60 Days
It was disappointing to say the least with so many questionable developments: the handwriting analysis (why did them agents not do this earlier?), Moo Jin withdrawing the Discrimination Act (suddenly he’s a politician), the sudden reveal of Chan Kyung’s gay son, Agent Han walking into a trap and the police somehow nicely following Han to the river (with Agent Jung I could understand how it developed, though how did he save the evidence for the presentation later?). I’m not a 100% on Secretary Han being the mole but everything points to him: a twist is nice but it better be explained well.

A Moment at Eighteen
I honestly don’t want Sang Hoon to leave the show as it is clear with his arc that he also has some maturing to do even if he may be in the right but I guess this incident will bookend the 1st half and the 2nd half will be Joon Woo’s fight. I’m frustrated that the preview appears to be showing some misunderstanding between the main couple with an emphasis on the love triangle: this is needless angst viewers shouldn’t be subjected to in 2019. Give us proper character arcs: no girlfriends with loose lips and no boys with zero lines. Oh Je is like the only non-lead student getting a decent storyline.

Be Melodramatic
This drama places the focus on the three leading females: if I had to compare to the recently concluded WWW I would say that it is much more character driven rather than plot driven with all the monologues about life and love (as opposed to a battle over Internet censorship). I do have concerns over how Eun Jung’s arc is going to play out over the course of 16 episodes with phantom Hong Dae, but this is the first week and I hope we’ll get some new material soon. I have a feeling this show won’t be one that I like but one that I appreciate: that’s fine but of course both would be good!

Hotel del Luna
This week honestly felt like a filler week despite the four(!) procedurals thrown at us, because the main one that moves the plot forward (Ji Won and his eventual clash with modern Yeon Woo which is a test for Man Wol) was introduced the first with Yoo Na noticing the ghost in the trunk of the killer’s car but remains dragged until next week. I kind of see this as a necessary consequence of Man Wol’s noble idiocy as the show had to drag in Chan Sung’s mother to force her to change her mind. I do hope all the staff’s issues are resolved before heading into the climax which isn’t too far off now.

It’s been a while since I’ve had a drama to watch almost single day of the week. It’s nice to know that I can cozy up to an episode at the end of the day.

Moment at Eighteen- I’ve always been a sucker for youth/high school dramas and I still am. This drama makes me happy, conflicted, feel second hand embarrassment, and so many more emotions. I just can’t wait to see the end of each character’s growth and more cute moments between everyone. Also, Pil-sang with that hair and glasses was very cute.

When the Devil Calls Your Name- I want to like this drama, I really do. But something is off. Maybe it’s the editing or the characters that is making me start to tune out the whole drama. But for the Devil, Jung Kyung-ho, and Lee El, I will stay with it for another week.

Be Melodramatic- This drama has taken my whole heart and soul (without a contract, thankfully) and I’m living for it. I just 💛 EVERYTHING about it. That includes the wittiness, the melancholy underlay but still has a happy/hopeful tone, the characters, the direction it’s going towards, the writing, EVERYTHING. I just hope it’ll keep the pace and stay this good until the end because it just might be my favorite drama of 2019 too. *offers melonas to the Drama Gods and Goddesses*

Have a good weekend and happy watching, beanies!

I feel like I'm avoiding Kdramas at the moment, at least the currently airing ones, as I'm not excited to catch up.

- Completed -

My Brother's Husband: I highly recommend it as it's a story about tolerance, acceptance and simple love of an untraditional family.

- Currently watching -

A Moment at Eighteen: I didn't think I'd be sad for SH but he's been going up again HY for many years and him leaving made my heart ache. He was even cute when he waved to HY. With its intelligence and annoying self, he can be successful in whatever he wants. Quite like HY's dad, just without the abusive part please. Speaking of him, I can't stand him and the mother in a lesser amount. JW's mom is so precious. I love her! Next time she should go to OJ's dad restaurant where she'll be well treated and enjoy the food more. I watched episode 9's preview and don't feel like watching next week's episodes.

And, Live: I went completely blind into it and didn't expect to have this announcement for our heroine. I'm curious to know if she'll still try to realize her dream after what happened. Not necessary soon but make an other attempt in the future. ML has issues with his mother and expectations. I was happy when he decided to do what he wanted. It will just be complicated once they'll see each other.

Class of Lies: Beom Jin is showing his cards and tries to stop Teacher Gi from investigating. With what we learned so far about BJ, it could hint at him knowing his father was the culprit or payed someone to execute the girl. An other possibility is he's the culprit. The thing I can't understand is the burning smell Tae Ra noticed on him in the theater. I presume the trap Teacher Gi fell for at the end came from him. I'm disappointed in our clever teacher/lawyer as it smelled fishy miles away.

Go Princess Go: ep 10. Still silly, still like it.

Melo Suits Me: ep 3. I didn't expect things to escalate this quickly with Jin Joo and jerk PD-nim but I like it. I really want them to work together and for her to show how far she can go with her skills to her ex-boss. Eun Jung is my favourite and the program scene with the annoying made me laugh a lot. No break needed for me haha. Han Joo... I'm reserved on her and the new guy's relationship (well it's mostly him!)

Natsuzora (Summer Sky): Week 7. After telling the whole family and mostly getting Grandpa's approval, Natsu will finally go to Tokyo. I'm really excited and nervous to know how her way to become an animator will shape up.

Rookie Historian Gu Hae-ryung: ep 19. Even if I love Crown Prince (♥️), I felt pity for the crown princess. Troubles are coming again for the royal family. Officer Min's backstory got me unexpectedly 😭 Meanwhile, Prince Rim is evolving slowly and positively after the disease crisis. It feels like we're getting soon to the "problem climax".

When The Devil Calls Your Name: I'm...

SailorJumun, Han Ji-min totally charmed me in Dazzling... I hope that one day I will find the time to go back to Familiar Wife.

I feel sad that @mary was busy taking down spams that we did not get to know what she was watching! Fighting mary!

This week, it was a roller coaster one... low on productivity and high on frustration.
Movies
Parasite Okay, I haven't yet collected my thoughts on it. But it was simply great.
Extreme Job BWAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH (that's it, it was really funny.)
Dramas:
Be melodramatic This is just plain awesome. I love all the girls, i need them... I think what I need in life is a girl gang in my neighborhood and every person I know in this new city is a guy ... my expectations and reality don't match, ...
Moments @18 Keep breaking my heart,... just keep doing that... you are doing very well...
When the devil calls your name I only watch it for PSW and JKH and Lee El.
Class of Lies I need to catch up...
Watcher Another Seo Kang joon drama ends up in pile of dropped dramas, this boy and me are not well fated!

A lot of jdrama for me.
Tokyo dokushin danshi - since episode 1 only was subbed, I'm watching the next episodes with Chinese subs and 1% Japanese skills.
And Live- I have to watch the first 2 episodes.
Gisou Furin- this is gonna end up as a melo, but I like the vibe.
Nagi's long vacation- This is so slow, but it takes a lot for a person to change, so I like it.
I will not work overtime - despite the preachy way it shows stuff, it's actually very addictive.
Lupin's daughter - This reminds me of 80s anime that I enjoyed. it's very nice.
Hirugao - I started this drama knowing what it was about, so it was not pleasing watching every review beating the main subject up. Maybe it's just me, but jdramas have a way with details that makes then enjoyable to watch.
And humans are humans there, not perfect beings.
dakara watashi wa oshimashita- this drama is going somewhere. Don't know how big or small that revelation will be, but I know the climax will definitely be worth it. I'm enjoying it.

Heaven - patiently waiting for episode 2 subs.

I don't Love you yet - 8 out of 10. Awesome. Be ready for frustration and tears.
I won't Work overtime - 8 out of 10. for those who are salty about marriage. ahem. Episode 07 is for you. Whom to support tAKUMI which is such a nice boyfriend or Taneda?

,B>And, live - Awesome 2nd Episode. I have seen the trailers so knew what gonna happen but that happened so soon. in 2nd episode itself.wow. 2nd episode is far better than 1st episode.

nAGI'S vACATION - 4/10 Award winning manga. Frustrating show. No progress and frustrating situations. DROPPED

Daughter of L - still funny 6/10
Kami Tunes - 6/10 I'm getting a bit invested
Welcome to our Home - 6/10 I'm feeling a bit frustrated.
I shared my Husband - Translate it please.
Chase - 6/10

I'm watching dramas casually..nothing really hooked me yet.

Devil ep 5-6: the editing and some characterizations are dampening my mood when I watch this. But I'm somewhat holding on. I want to see how they resolve Ha Rip's super messy deal with Ryu. I'm confused with Ryu/Mo Tae Gyang. Ryu is inhibiting MTG's body, so now Ryu is semi-human? But he does non-human stuff in a human body...at times it looks like he's invisible, at times he seems to teleport. But the editing is so off and no explanation is made when he suddenly appears out of thin air. Imo, it only makes sense if MTG is invisible and can only be seen by certain people or he is in another realm when he is doing his devil stuff....but he's in a human body 🤯. Also...I hope there's no romance. Romance between Ha Rip-YiKyung is a no. A big NO.

Be Melodramatic ep 1-3: it's okay. But I'm not really drawn to anyone. I might continue watching...or not.

The Last Empress ep 3: so many stuff happened. NWS's rocky transformation. Hyuk-Sunny musical. Hyuk proposed to Sunny.Hyuk one sided crush for Woobin started at the end of ep 3 🤣.

On hold: I Wanna Hear Your Song

Let Me Hear Your Song The way Yun Woo Jin can go from charming to creepy, it's pretty good.

A Moment at Eighteen For me, it's a typical youth kdrama.

Designated Survivor: 60 Days The investigation finally became more serious! Secretary Cha is the best thing in this drama!

Rookie Historian Gu Hae-ryung So we reach the half of the drama, and ML is still reading, sleeping and learning life with his Eunuch... The best parts of the last episode were the one with Historian Woo Won.

Doctor Detective I'm behind.

Class of Lies The teacher is so frustrating. Can she leave the school and teach in elementary classes instead? Like that the ML will be able to find the truth.

When the Devil Calls Your Name The scenes when Yi-Kyung is singing are so great!

Be Melodramatic Eun Jung is my favourite character. The scenes when she's seing her past love are so touching.

Watcher The casting is great and we never know what will happen next.

Hotel del Luna A really well written drama.

I don't Love You Yet I really like the casting. It's a good remake.

Level Up They could have left out the love story to this point.

I realised that only handful of dramas made eager to wait for the next episode:
MOMENT AT EIGHTEEN, I enjoy basically everything in this drama.
DESIGNATED SURVIVOR:60D, swiss cheese has less holes than plot in this one but I just love the cast, and I will be missed meeting them every week. All of the President team has great rapport, and had a great time together judging by their insta posts.
WATCHER, the mystery is gripping and keep me guessing and actors are on par, my money is on Det. Jang, he was baddie in so many other movies and dramas, he must be the one in this too?
HOTEL DEL LUNA, I enjoy procedural aspect of this show and this week delivered, plus Pink Mago antics, what's not to like.
BE MELODRAMATIC, as I predicted it filled void left by WWW, I already love all the female leads.

I'm still playing catch up with Mother of Mine. Tae Joo learned the big secret so things are getting interesting. Hong Jong Hyun acted really well in those scenes. His shock and confusion were portrayed really well. I'm glad he's smart enough not to buy his uncle's lies. What bothers me is the number of annoying people in the series increasing. Now it's not just annoying step mom and her brother but ceo Kang's selfish family as well. I can't stand any of them and I still don't think this excuses her in any way.

Melo Suits Me is a show for everyone. I think everyone can relate to a part of each and every character on a spiritual level. The part where the background music for Jin-joo’s story is being played by Hyo-bong was funny and creative. Also, they talk about the saddest and most frustrating things in a way that viewers can easily digest their conversations. I love love love the dialogues and the way the characters deliver them.

Reposting this here from my fanwall so many people can see how wonderful this show is!

TWO WEEKS
I love the kdrama, but this jdrama remake is pretty good, too. I always like Haruma Miura.

PERFECT WORLD
I started this jdrama accidentally, but it has managed to keep me engrossed. Not to mention that I cry almost in every episode. I'm glad I get to see Tori Matsuzaka again after a long time.

JUSTICE
I'm liking this drama. An anti-hero, complex characters, a psycho, dirty old men, a beautiful prosecutor in a battle of wits. I'm wondering who will survive at the end.

MOTHER
I love it from the first episode. I like the tenacious police officer but don't want him to succeed in this missing child case.

CIRCLE : TWO WORLDS CONNECTED
Why can't there be more kdramas like this ?

I Wanna Hear Your Song - is Song Jae-rim really playing a villain ?

When The Devil Calls - getting a bit boring

Welcome 2 Life - I haven't seen Rain in anything after Full House decades ago. I"m enjoying his performance here.

DS: 60 DAYS
Kang Hanna doing Zhang Xiao Jing action by driving cars full of bombs to the river was the highlight of this week. See everything I watch, I'd always find Chang'an connection in it. Michiyeota...

LAST
I finally finished this drama. I binge-watched the first 8 episodes in one weekend and after that I kinda lost my interest. I expected something like Story of A Man, plot wise is pretty similar but it didn't bring the same feels...or if I could borrow from the meme I saw on fanwall, it didn't make my heart flop. Nevertheless the team was great and the supporting actors were excellent. I would still recommend this drama for anyone who want to watch revenge and action. Score: 8⭐ out of 10.

GRANDPA FLOWERS INVESTIGATION
Silly silly silly and sometimes disturbing. I probably going to drop it soon.

EXTREME JOB
I reckon before I start Be Melodramatic I should watch the PD's blockbuster movie. it's hilarious. If you want to LOL until you stomach hurts, this is the right show for you. Score: 9⭐ out of 10

- HOTEL DEL LUNA: I'm loving it. It's not perfect (the well spirit was odd, and CS's mother lasted 10 seconds), but I'm enjoying every bit of it. The hug in the last scene was really beautiful! Can't wait to see this week's episodes.

- WELCOME 2 LIFE: I'm not a legal drama person, but I like this. Some scenes are very funny, while the murder cases give me goose bumps. The last was touching, too. Ah, and there is an adorable little girl!

- I WANNA HEAR YOUR SONG: I want to know who murdered Ian, but so far I don't care for anyone in the story.
I had thought Maestro Nam could be the murderer, but they showed him on the scene too early, so probably he isn't the culprit. I like some Beanies' theory that he could be the person Ian loved.

- LOVE AFFAIRS IN THE AFTERNOON: (ep.9/16) I thought it had only 12 eps, but they are 16 as usual. I hope the other eps won't be all full of disasters, even if I don't think the story will have a happy end.

- JUST BETWEEN LOVERS: (ep.5/16) I'm not in love with it yet, but the story is good.

- IF I CAN LOVE YOU SO: (ep.23/46) my mission (impossible?) is trying to finish the dramas I have on hold.
After the 60-eps-long Ashes of love, I shouldn't be scared by this 46-eps mess... but I am. This drama has the tackiest proposal ever (it was described as "romantic"...). And one of the worst character (Milan) that would betray everything and everyone out of envy.

K-dramas:
Watcher: ★★★★★
still the best thing in k-dramaland right now. Two things continue to stand up and to impress me with no end: the fabulous charismatic cast with an amazing chemistry between every character (main and supporting) and the complexity of writing that makes the story more and more layered and labyrinthine and yet addictive and gripping.

Alone in Love: ★★★★☆
A litttle disappointed that the drama brought new romantic interests for the leads, instead of developing further their relationship or shed more light on their past. So i didn't binge watch the last half like i intend to do it.
But it didn't diminish my love for the drama: everything works so well from the acting, to the writing, to the cinematography that i'm a hopeless prisoner of this story and can't escape before the end.

J-drama:
Lupin No Musume: ★★★☆☆
It's pure fun but so well done. The story reached a pic of tension whith Hana's secret being out, but the story doesn't rely only on the twists: the family bonds have been compelling (though not enough developed for my taste). Especially for Hana and her father and with her grand mother. The chemistry between all the actors keep getting better. I'm waiting each episode impatiently.

C-drama Novoland Eagler Flag is on hold just because i didn't find time to catch up but i will: the reviews are too good to hold on it.

Designated Survivor: 60 Days: I like when the writer(s) bring up real life issues like the Anti Discrimination Act and lay out the politics in SK.

A Moment at Eighteen: Not really looking forward to misunderstandings. I was already frustrated by a few things this week, but I did like Pil Sang with his hairdo and glasses.

Doctor John: I'm not sure what the deal is with Dr. Cha's lawyer and the former Minister of Health, but I'm guessing their agenda is the opposite of the Prosecutor's.

Watcher: I figured there was more than one thumb cutter. I don't trust the Commissioner.

Melo is My Nature: I kind of regret seeing all the positive reactions to the first episode as it raised my expectations so high I was a bit letdown when I actually got a chance to watch. Still, I thought the first two episodes were good and am interested in where the drama goes from here.

Little Forrest: I like the cast, and I like kids, but I found this really boring. I find the majority of Korean variety shows dreadfully boring though.

I finally got into the groove of Watcher. It was hard for me to follow for like 7 episodes, I feel so dim! Maybe I wasn't paying much attention.

Anyone watching this? I was placing my bets on one character being the original guy or the murderer who killed Young Goon's mother but some things just didn't gel until the latest ep.

Knowing that there are 4 more and not just one/two eps left tells you whoever is caught now can't be the real villain. I wonder if there's any mystery or thriller which manages to circumvent this?

Gonna start - At Eighteen, Be Melodramatic and Hear Your Song.
Wondering if I should continue with Longest Day in Chang An...meant to pick it back up but read some comments that it's becoming draggy.
Hoping for a good C drama.