Stove League is a show that has been consistently good. Although the show as a whole has a kind of episodic feel, I still enjoy and want more from it. I believe that the best episodes are the ones which involves any type of scouting, so episode 11 was so exciting to watch because it involved scouting of people that used to be in Dreams. The other half of the episode focused on the practice of the players and although baseball doesn't really interest me, the show got me hyped up for Dreams' practice camp. Now I don't know what to do this week because we are not getting new episodes. How am I supposed to wait until next week after that cliffhanger?

As much as I would love to watch Black Dog forever, I really wouldn't mind if the show ended at episode 12. It really felt like a nice conclusion, with Haneul's students graduating, Haneul's growth showing, Ms. Yoon retiring, the school deciding not to hire a permanent teacher in Korean, and (sadly) Hae-won leaving the school. My heart really broke for the characters after watching this week's episodes, especially for Hae-won, so I'm really glad that the hug with Mr. Moon happened. I'm really going to miss Yoo-ra, Jae-hyun, Ms. Yoon, and Hae-won, so I hope they'll visit the school and we get to see them again.

Thank goodness for A LOT of Bakha-Haejun plus Yeol-mu scenes in last week's episodes of No Second Chances because what we had these past few weeks were only crumbs. My heart broke for Haejun this week after the truth about his Harvard degree was revealed, so it's really great that he has Bakha beside him through this hard time. It's still a fun weekender, but I do want the story to progress a little bit faster, because we need Bakha-Haejun couple to happen before the show is near its finale.

Most anticipated drama of February: Hi Bye, Mama!

Black Dog (Episode 11-12)
The cliffhanger is surely Grade A disappointment if you were to look at it as the conclusion to one of the drama’s major arcs, yet realistically speaking when faced with a choice between the two brilliant short-term teachers it is easy to see why the school board would choose to pass up hiring anyone: both fell a little short in the objective tests. I wonder how the drama will proceed from here: this week felt like it could have been the ending with Ha Neul’s resolution to focus on just being a teacher without the politics as well as the student’s graduations. Could turn out really bad but we will see.

Diary of a Prosecutor (Episode 9-10)
The Monday episode was all about comedy with the gaming fraud case but the Tuesday episode was all about serious stuff with the Seoul thingy hanging over the procedural case. It does feel like we’re going to spend the next 4 episodes highlighting the characters (Min Ho, Jong Hak, Man Ok and Jung Hwan) who haven’t headlined a case yet and the last 2 wrapping up the story. I like that there’s no spillover of the Seoul prosecution/corruption drama into Jinyoung, yet I’m not too sure as we head into the three-quarters mark next week. This show has no solid narrative arc and it is chaotic!

Crash Landing on You (Episode 9-10)
It’s a major movement forward in the story as we begin the 2nd half of the show with Se Ri finally making it back to the South (yeah if it dragged any more it would have been bad). Two things though: first I hope all the veteran actresses in the North village received their rightfully deserved dough (and bye-bye!), second I pray that Dan’s uncle being a villain is a big major red herring, cause if it is so, we’re getting the cliche ‘my parents did you wrong’ angst. At the same time, if it is so, Dan’s uncle will get that redemption arc only when Dan sacrifices herself to right his wrong but that is wrong!

Chocolate (Episode 15-16)
My final verdict on this drama is that it bravely fought against all its histrionics with the chaebol family conflicts as well as the multiple illnesses inflicted on the leads but did not live to tell the tale. The finale week was clearly a mad rush in giving everyone developments just because there won’t be any more episodes: literally everyone from the hospice had some dramatic arc except the poor nurse with had a crush on Kang. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing (nice meta moment with Lee Jun saving his real-life wife), yet it’s not a good look having an abrupt ending paired with a dragged first half.

CRICKET - England beating SA in SA. Awesome batting 2 matches from number 10 and 11.

JAPAN

Death Note - Highly excited.

Tonight is U-Shaped - 7 out of 10. 20 minute episodes. Is it for introverts? is it for those who lack social skills? or communication skills? But at part is also about Japanese Society's idea of presenting yourself that makes it difficult to hold a conversation with a stranger. Manga to Live-action. I find it interesting and entertaining but those who like spicy stuff might think it boring!!?

Follow Saretara Owari - 7.5 out of 10 - Now its time for Kenshi Okada to be on SNS and live streaming action. I've already said what need to be said about the theme of the show, weeks ago.

This Guy is the Biggest Mistake in my Life - I don't like boss-employee or master-slave or blackmail romance plots at all. And masochists is weird category but am watching this one. This all do just one job and that's romanticising the nonsense and abuse or harassment. sugarcoating it. pretty shoujo and ofcourse i come at it hard and fandom gets triggered. pretty much like oppa-nazis. It was funny and a manga to live-action adaptation.

This trend of 15-20minute episodes is good for simple stories and plot. Saves a lot of audience time. Easy watch, enjoyable and you do get something out of it.

Ship of Theseus - 6/10 - disappointing 1st episode - underwhelming start. What's up with writer? in hurry - thrashing story all around. by the 3rd half of the episode i was thinking is this intentional? But at end i knew writer is showing incompetency.
@coolgirl for you

Love Lasts Forever - as said last week. meh. fluff. Still better fluff than any of chinese porn.

I'll do it in next life - oh ho ho ho 4/10 - title itself is sufficient - dropped.

Never Twice: Nothing beats a good warm fuzzy weekender. It has some harsh elements though like death and treachery but it is still a nice mellow watch.

Crash Landing on You: Okay, I don’t know why I am still watching it. Some parts are done really well while other parts are completely insane. I am glad that they are finally in SK (because I was getting bored with NK) but the reunion was very very quick under kdrama standards. I’ll continue watching I guess.

Wait My Youth (CDrama): I have found the Chinese coming of age dramas are executed really well. This one....not so much..I am just watching for the PDA but I am fairly certain I will drop it in the end.

I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop and something BAD to happen to the hero in 'Touch', mostly because VIKI gave it away in their series description, but also because they've been methodically setting up the dominoes in order to push them over. I would've never looked at this drama if there were anything else to watch. Also, it does costar Kim Bo-ra, Hye-na from SKY Castle.

Just stove league in kdramas, because right now nothing catches my attention other than this show. Also, go Dreams 💪💪💪

Been trying to finish the untamed, I tried it out of curiousity because of the incorrect subs page in facebook. Also I love rhe guy who plays Wuxian 😍😍😍

I watched(?) and finished Heirs. Heirs took over my dramaland this past 2 weeks. I'm so glad that it's over. Was it fun? Hmm. Somewhat. Gif-ing did make it fun. Will I recommend it to others? No. Based on how popular the drama was back then, I didn't expect it to be bad. The characters were badly written and unfortunately the acting was lackluster. Huhu

I also watched variety show: Master in the House. I got half worried watching the cast struggling to learn the cheerleading steps. SSR struggled most and LSY had a confidence boost hahaha. I was excited when they succesfully perform with no major errors and no injuries.

I'm waiting for Shin Sung Rok's next drama. Return to dramaland soon~ save my dramaland sanity before I go watch random old popular dramas similar to Heirs aka dramas with questionable plot and lead characters. Hahaha

CHINA - Eternal Love of Dream/ The pillow book
Oh, beanies... I have fallen to the world of Chinese drama. I mean I have seen Love O2O and King's woman early on by never have they captured my mind. Then I happen to see Legend of Fu Yao and I was smitten. I loved everything about Fu Yao and that mischievous prince of Wuji (Ethan Juan is not the best actor ever but you have to give him, he nailed that flirty mischievous prince to a T).

Now I am on glued to the eternal Love of God even though I am stressed at work and pressed for time... I can't believe I still got weTV VIP membership so I can see the episodes early on. Sigh and It is getting better every episode. Dilraba Dilmurat simply transforms into an immature fox at every turn. Beanies who can recommend any other good Chinese dramas? Especially with Gao Weiguang? He was excellent in all the dramas I have seen so far.

I enjoy watching Diary of the Prosecutor as i find it a chill one, free from Makjang, OTP and love lines and i im avid fan of reality drama where it depicts reality of life, not to mention LSK was there.. I'm sure im only one of the few who is following this drama as it is not your mainstream drama. I find it relaxing after watching 9.9 Billion Won Woman. I also enjoy watching the sequel of Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim, personally i watched without much expectation as season 1 was really good but it seems like they were pretty doing good.

At the same time i'm watching the lovey-dovey pair in Crash Landing.

CHOCOLATE: 6/10. I didn't like this drama as much as many others did, even if it had some good things. Reading Beanies' reviews helped me to appreciate it more.

CRASH LANDING ON YOU: I hadn't waited for a drama this way from Encounter. I'm loving every second of it.

THE GAME: TOWARDS ZERO: I watched only the first hour and something was... off. I'll give a look at another couple of episodes and then I'll decide whether to continue to watch.

Kdrama:
Stove League - missed watching this last week, so still catching up, finally on ep10, and i'm still enjoying this show so far:-)
Cdrama:
Joy of Life: started this show when ~40 episodes were officially released already, so this was a pure binge watching session for me, and now waiting for 2021 eagerly...the cast, acting, production, storyline...everything was so engaging!
Handsome Siblings: only reason i'm watching coz i read this story/show has had multiple remakes/shows/films, so mostly i was curious about it...but it's just about okay (to me atleast).
Forward Forever: starting watching accidently, since i read this show has Jackson Yee (and Longest Day is my favourite show ever!), 4 episodes in but with no english subtitles (whatever's available makes little or no sense to me), the opening credits has a nice song (no clue what the lyrics are saying though) the production quality of this show looks really good...i'm not familiar with the book material related to this show, but i read that this story has been altered in the show, so i wonder how the fans of the source material is reacting...nevertheless, i'm still watching (go figure LOL)...
i want to catch up on Crash Landing on You, next.

The Ones that Concluded: CHOCOLATE and 9.9 BILLION WON WOMAN. I thought CHOCOLATE was well done for an old school melodrama for pain, angst and longing. 9.9 BILLION WON WOMAN was a twisty, turning rollercoaster that went off the story rails a few times, with an ending that did not quite stick the landing. The evil genius went for the simple trap too easily.
The Ones on New Year Hiatus: STOVE LEAGUE is still charming in a naive kind of way. The underdog theme has been squeezed dry at this point; it is time to push through some on field conflicts. CRASH LANDING ON YOU continues to be the total fantasy entertaining romp because of the cast performances, not the story. In SK, Seri now has the role reversal to protect the NK gang from harm's way.
BEAUTIFUL LOVE, WONDERFUL LIFE: The suicide secret is out of the box. The last secret about the hit and run frame will flip the class piousness.
I am still enjoying the celebrity food porn show FUN RESTAURANT even though the English subs have become sporadic. I really would like to try some of those winning dishes.

Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim 2 They really spend too much time to ask themself if they will take care of their patient or not... I didn't like how the writer made Cha Eun-Jae becoming a good doctor. She did nothing about her unprofessionnal behavior. I like Yoon A-Reum but how can she think it's her role to expose the health issues of someone else without his consent?

Diary of a Prosecutor I don't think I will watch the next episodes. I don't like the characters, the stories. There is no link between the episodes that show the characters are evolving.

Black Dog I was surprised to see her students leaving so soon but in the same time I think it's good idea. The story is about teachers and their life continues even after the students graduated.

Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life The judge has so much responsability in her son death...

No Second Chances So the false Harvard graduation is becoming typical Kdrama trope...

Stove League No rest for the heroes! I like the fact the villain is in their own team and not in other team, I like the General Manager of the Vikings :)

Crash Landing on You I need a lot of ducklings scenes discovering Seoul (like in Rooftop Prince, it was the only good part of this drama :p)

This week I finally got a chance to watch Eun-joo's Room with subtitles and I'm glad I did, because it was feeling like a very successful remake of the drama I 've watched last year (probably I could understand something after years of watching 😏) and I will try to fix my water tap. It was so sweet with the best supporting parents out there (similar to mine ones) and the heroine learned from her villain's mistakes. Actually she has a very handy studio with a closet and a storage room. I could imagine that in New York they would transfer the closet to a single bedroom and rent it for around 500 bucks. ( At least that was happening in the summer of 2004) I'm glad that some people have the courage to quit horrendous working environment and have someone to show them a way out of doom.

CLOY - like @crabbielife pointed out there're some hidden villains behind the curtains and I am not so sure about Manbok- why he didn't mention that he has the watch from SeRi, was it him who put them there in the first place?

Crazy Romance - watched it yesterday night and I like the bittersweet revenge of Gong Hyo Jin's character at the end. I don't know if Koreans die mostly of cirrhosis but if that's not the case I'll be surprised. An alcoholic is considered as a good drinker, pff...

Kim Ji Young: born 1982 - it is so real and I can't imagine living in a society like that. I love french system, I don't know about lot of other countries but I'm glad for working mothers in here with all that support from the state and that you don't need to be slave to your in laws.

I started watching Stove League at Ep 2 with my sister the past week. Loved the show! Same as quirkycase, my knowledge of baseball is limited so I am sure a few references went over my head. But it is sure interesting to see the workings behind a baseball team.

We also watched season 3 & 4 of Quiz of God. Season 3 was great with the multi-talented Ahn Nae Sang. Still have goosebumps from his character in The Guest. Plus, there was asurprise appearance of Go Kyung Po (ironic that he played an older character here but in Reply 1988, he played a student). The storyline was still intriguing but we were frustrated that Dr Han still choose to keep his condition a secret (Just tell someone already! Didn't he learnt anything from Season 1 & 2?).

Season 4 was exciting because Detective Kang came back and we were rewarded with many cute scenes between her and Dr Han. Unfortunately, the cases seems to lack something for us. The big case at end did not make sense. My sister and I both agreed that season 1 and 2 was better in terms of storyline.

Lastly, I continued watching One Spring Night after stopping 1 year at Episode 4. Currently stopped at episode 10. A huge motivation for this is the clips I saw of Jung Hae In for his travel variety show. The romance is cute and heartwarming. The characters are interesting, especially the 3 sisters. I understand the conflicts with the dad, Han Ji Min being the cheater and etc. What I DON'T understand is why being a single father is an issue for everyone, even the friends. Jung Hae In is a great husband material. He smart, handsome and a good-paying job as a pharmacist. Having a son might seem like a burden but hey the son is ADORABLE. It seems that Korean society looks down on single parents. SIGH.

I have had a rough week taking care of my sick nephew, so I was happy to plop down on the sofa around 8 pm every night to watch a few episodes of the Japanese live action drama ‘Ouran high school host club’ with my friend. It has been on my watch list all this time, and the 20 minute episodes of random Japanese humor made this week bearable for me. It was also nice to be able to watch stuff every weekday, because I generally lack the time management skills to make this dream into a habit. Sadly watching K-dramas every day is a wild dream for now, watching on weekends is challenging enough already. ;)

The show is one of those classics and it shows. However, some characters and plotlines that were hilarious in the clips I saw way back then, did not move me now and vice versa. I guess growing older and a changing society might have an influence on my perception, or maybe it was my exhaustion this week and the change of preferences over the years. This question is still up for debate, the fact that one of my favorites in the show is called MORI…not so much :P The universe (or a certain Oppa) is clearly trying to convey a message…. :P

Crash Landing on You : I think this drama is suffering from the overlong episodes. It's not as bad as Goblin in this regard, but I think the pacing would improve if they knocked it off.

Live Up To Your Name: Finished this up and was overall enjoyable though I was more compelled by the historical parts. Nicely done.

Because This Is My First Life: So I was loving this drama and watching as it aired, went away for Thanksgiving and came back to enraged fans of the show (not quite CITT level but still...) and just couldn't complete it. It showed up on Netflix and I just went ahead and watched the last episode so I only skipped a bit. It's fine but also another drama that almost brings it on home but couldn't quite do it the right way.

Looking forward to Pillow Book.

Watching K dramas Black Dog & Prosecutors

Finished J drama Juhan Shuttai!

Watched two J “drama specials” or made for tv movies, Mi wo Tsukushi Ryoricho (2012) & (2014)

Started the (2017) drama of the above mentioned, Mi wo Tsukushi Ryoricho.

People with flaws: finished it and i think it was an okay watch. The writing suffered from the unintersesting conflict between the ML. The side characters' stories basically saved the show.
Crash landing on you: still so fun! Am loving the twist, and the acting from both leads is just wow! Cant wait for the remaining half of the series in SK.
Parasite (movie): finally watched it and it was interesting... in a very strange way. Lee Sun Gyun's voice and the way he walks! Love it!

Just completed Woohoo Waikiki 2. And it won for me. It definitely wasn't as good as the first, but it really picked up halfway and some of the comic situations were as brilliant as Season 1. It had unnecessary drama though and every couple's storyline could have progressed from the beginning instead of so much being packed in the last few episodes. It took some time but I ended up loving this cast. The friendships and relationships were slightly more mature than the first seasons too and I think these couples are better than the 1st season's. Kudos to the creative team for making a wonderful sequel or rather spinoff by referring to situations from Season 1, continuing some of Jun-ki's characteristics and playing the same background music. I think I will keep rewatching this one as well. A season 3 could totally work and now we have a baby to take up Sol's part. Waikiki and Chief of Staff, both can have a number of seasons and I will watch them. Hope JTBC considers them months/years later.

I’m only following Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim 2 at the moment and I do wish Kimsabu is only given 1 problematic doctor instead of 2 (like season one). He seemed angry but not overwhelmingly mad when Woo-jin refused to deal with the patient assigned to him. At least for Woo-jin’a behavior we know the root. But for Eun-jae’s case, how’s Kimsabu supposed to cure her when she herself is still in denial. No, taking sleeping pills before surgery is not okay. Working under the influence of sleeping pill is not ok. We all know we do stupid stuffs drowsily. No matter how smart you are, you become stupid when you’re sleepy and tired. I won’t want any doctor like her near me. I might feel differently toward her as the show develops, but as for now I just hope Kimsabu could nurture Woo-jin alone into a great doctor he has the potential to be.

Crash Landing on You: 10.0 Day 9 misunderstanding with almost-father-in-law was genius. Day 10 - The Return of the Queen!

Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim 2: 6.8 Silly me. I thought it was a trauma center because of the patients, not the doctors.

Stove League: 7.0 The way everyone decided to help was too good to be true.

Queen: Love And War: 6.5 Miss Korea, Joseon Edition.

Touch: 5.4 More screen time for the type of baddie that I don't like to watch = plummeting score.

Diary of a Prosecutor: 9.0 Light and serious both done well this week.

The Game: Towards Zero: 8.0 Day 1 was fun, day 2 was kinda gripping but very trope-y. Preview & general vibe make me think they are heading for stale mediocrity, but I can't ding the score just on expectations.

Heirs (recaps & comments): 10.0 for recaps & comments (which I missed first time around), 2.0 for the show itself (which NO WAY am I going to rewatch). The recaps are much more fun than the show was years ago. Trust me. Also, reading the old recaps makes me miss JB & GF, and wonder if maybe current recappers are afraid to call BS on shows that deserve it.

RDTK2. I still have mixed feelings about the show. It get on my nerves how unrealistic certain things are (Dr. Park being an arrogant and putting obstacle after obstacle when treating a patient, A-Reum wanting to tell everyone about Dr. Yeo's condition against his will, gangster and literally ANYONE in the ER trying to tell doctors what to do and risking all the patients health, Nurse Oh acting childish and making fuss about everything that annoys her, lots of people standing behind Dr. Park with no purpose but to be a large number...), but even so I see some good things, I hope to see the growth of our OTP with the help of Kim Sabu. I'm a woman of faith.

I'm loving Diary of a Prosecutor. I still think the show is being a bit soft on Pro. Lee than on Pro. Cha, and I think she's just a hard worker and she deserves some more softness from the show. Also, why are her suits getting bigger and bigger? It seems like someone is trying to hide her under enormous amounts of fabric.

I also feel that Black Dog could have just finished this weekend. It would have been a perfect closure. I really don't know how things will evolve during this four episodes or how Haenul will be involved in them.

I also loved that Crash Landing on you have moved to SK, and we got some action here. I want to see my lovely ducklings trying to adapt to this part of Korea, and I need more of Se-RI and Mum, and Dan and SeungJoon. HJ and SR goes without saying, of course.

No Second Chances. Oh! So relieved Bakha and Haejun are standing there for each other. Their feelings are so true for each other, they really care, and they only need more time to heal some wounds and realize they can be together. Also it was good that

Stove League is getting better and better. I know nothing about baseball, and whatever they say about the game I'll buy it (and erase it the next minute) but I like the way the writer develops the plot and how every obstacle in SeungSoo's way is sorted by him. I like this guy.

I also watched the first episode of The Game: Towards Zero. I don't know if I will stick to it. I have a real problem with Taecyon ears. They are so... evident in his face... they distract me too much. I will try and watch the second episode and see it I can skip the ears (I have a problem with this, like when I only see Leo DiCaprio enormous head).

Crash Landing On You - Ridiculous but great acting and sets. It's entertaining as long as I set aside all that I've read from defectors' accounts. Excited to see the rescue team try to fit in on the wrong side of the border.

Stove League - Growing weary probably because team sports and chaebol antics aren't my thing at all.

Diary of a Prosecutor - Almost perfect. I'm really enjoying the slice of life vibe.

No Second Chances - Please give Kwak Dong Yeon some awards and a lead in his own drama. Park Se Wan is amazing, as always.

RDTK1 and 2 - Yes, both at the same time. Does it count as a watch if I'm covering the screen at least half the time and just reading the subtitles? Season 2 is suffering from the unnecessary bad guy team invasion.

You can tell that one simple phrase of “well done” or “good job” from Teacher Kim means the world to everyone in that hospital. Can I work there too? Please?!

Uh, "Good Job" to missvictrix and all the other minions. Just in case.

Hope to pick up Eun-joo's Room this weekend!

Chocolate: Sad to say goodbye to it and the characters. I thought the drama wasn't going to be my cup of tea, but was glad I ended up loving it a lot. For me, it was the perfect drama for wintry fridays and saturdays. Not sure if I would have liked it as much if I had watched it during the summer. The ending felt just the tiniest bit rushed, but I appreciated how the drama stuck to the warm, low-key tone it had been moving towards and that it ended before anyone gets tempted to give it that last week kdrama-drama. I loved how it ended with videos of all the characters/actors eating.

Diary of a Prosecutor: Alternating between funny and serious cases (and keeping the humor for those serious cases) is a good move for this drama. CAMULOS!! It's actually not very character-driven for a slice-of-life drama -more like theme-driven? Enjoying it a lot right now.

Stove League (ep 1-10): I thought it was weird a sports drama was getting such high ratings, but having started watching it, I get it. I don't care for sports, but it has been an easy watch - concept is about the backend stuff of an underdog team building a team rather than gameplay. The pacing is also really good.

Live (ep 18): Finally finished it. What a heavy watch and what a masterpiece. I had held off on the last episode for about 2 months since I was worn out from watching the drama. How did Bae Seung Woo not win anything for this? I'm glad we ended with all the cops in that precinct safe.

Currently Airing

THE GAME: TOWARDS ZERO: This one’s pretty decent so far. I’ve been itching for a thriller, and while the action is pretty tame at the moment, I can potentially see that changing in the future. (ep. 1-3)

Feel like I've hit the jackpot, found the goldmine...
JAPAN: My first J-drama. It's really just a live-action manga but the guy (Dori Sakurada) is adorable, all looking like he's straight out of the manga. He also reminds me a bit of Wang Yibo, like they could be cousins. It's called COFFEE AND VANILLA. It's just an R-rated Cinderella story but fun enough to watch again.
TAIWAN: SOME DAY OR ONE DAY. Best t-drama I've seen. Time loops, murder mystery, love story, friends, enigmatic, paradoxical - it's just so good. Don't know what else to say.
CHINA: JOY OF LIFE. I haven't watched every episode because I'm waiting for 100% subtitled, but I did watch the last episode because I already knew what happens. Wow. It was so good. Now I'm really looking forward to starting from the beginning.
KOREA: GAME TOWARDS ZERO. Finally, the kind of dark and dangerous, well-written, great score, drama I've been waiting for.
Think I'm in drama heaven after a long wait in drama purgatory.