JAPAN -

Dance With Me - 7 out of 10. Ayaka looks good. Fun movie needed more humour. The events are surprising at times. I waited for it and as soon as Translation came watched it. Lots of energy.

Then why did i gave it just 7 - Always be objective. hahahehe not defines the media. Enjoyment is just a part of overall scoring.

I want better outcome as well as keeping the main concept have more importance than just being a easy fun.

Joshi Kousei no Mudazukai - 7.5 out of 10. Still good fun. Director is working to align manga with live-action. A choice that i'm with and against both.

Soul Repairer I tried it and I'm not convinced by the story... So I will give them more time.

Find Me in Your Memory WHY?!? They did so well until the last episode, why they made the FL acts like she never did >_< KDW's voice and smile are the best!

Hospital Playlist I really like this friendship! The scene of JJS running aroud the car was so funny.

The King: Eternal Monarch WDH really killed in the last episode, he made these two characters really different and their scenes were so funny. The best part of the episode!

I had a plan.
A plan to finish Half half and to catch up with Find Me in Your Memory.
And then... I watched all available episodes of Miss Truth...and started Under the Power. 😆
I guess I'm still not in the right mood for a kdrama 😁

I did check Soul Repairer and... and I guess I will really get anger management issues if I continue watching... I found nearly everything soooo wrong that DROP it is.

King, not dropped yet. Whenever I want to drop it, they do or show something that pulls me back... like more of the police squad (and Jangmi!), taking Bodyguard to the Korea world... or finally throwing Luna into the game. I'm also curious about the parallel worlds and time traveling... and hoping for a satisfying story. Or should I better re-read The Door into Summer?

Good Casting. Viki subs are coming late and I could only watch episode 3 so far. I have to say I liked it much better than previous episodes. Nothing made my eyes rolled and it the “I got stuck in the ventilation system" was really hilarious. Show, please, go on like this and I promise to shut down my brain while watching.

When my love blooms. I love the parallelism between the present and past stories. I love the way we are being told the story, as well. What I don’t really like is JeaHuyn’s attitude towards his son. He seems more concerned about JiSoo’s son than his. This is so wrong. I hope we get to see more of him as a dad and him doing it well. I also hope his wife doesn’t turn into the evil chaebol whose only purpose in life is to mortify our candy FL.

My Ahjussi. I’ve just finished this show. It wasn’t an easy watch, but is has rewarding. I loved so much our leads, the way they found the way out from the whole they had dug and decided they deserve to walk on the sunny side of the streets. But it wasn’t a perfect show to me. There are many things I didn’t like, and those were mainly related to the “real world”. I mean: I was reminded while watching that are people who only can relate to others by shouting and if you don’t shout like them you are dismissed; I was also reminded that women are not as good as men in so many cultures, that if a married woman is successful she has to be less successful than her husband; I was reminded that many acts of goodness come only from selfishness for that person to say “I feel good, I’m a good person”; I was reminded that abusive relations happens (in your personal life, in your work) and we mainly bow our heads to it. All those things hurted. I didn’t like being reminded the world is sometimes unkind.

I also had some western shows. I finished fourth season of The Expanse and it was fantastic. I love the way this show rises questions about what it means to be human and how doing the right thing can be so many different things from so many different angles. I also began to The Last Kingdom and how much I had missed Uthed son of Uthred!!!!

I’m planning to finish Top Star Yoo Baek because I still don’t know why I dropped it 🙄.

I'm currently watching A Couple's World and I really think JSW is coming on strong. I can relate better with Ye-rim - when something is finished, then go and move on. Hospital Playlist is my favorite tho I don't really have an OTP among the friendships.
Currently rewatching The Lonely Shining Goblin because of lockdown.

TWOMC-This show is insane. I get why it’s the number one drama in SoKor. It makes your blood boil but it makes you excited for the next ep, too.

HOSPITAL PLAYLIST- I LOVE THIS SHOW SO MUCH!!! I stopped caring about the ships cause the whole show is enough to make me swoon and giddy with excitement. Surprisingly, one ep a week is enough for me. I just love them individually and moreso together. ❤️❤️❤️

WHAT HAPPENS TO MY FAMILY- This is is the last Nam Ji Hyun drama I haven’t watched and it was recommended by a lot of Beanies too. It’s a good drama and it makes me miss my dad more. There are parts I’d rather skip but I’m still enjoying it.

THE KING: ETERNAL MONARCH- I’m only watching this for the cast. I honestly don’t get and care for the story anymore.

GOBLIN (rewatch)- Had to stop because I can’t watch KGE in two separate dramas. It makes me confused and I don’t think I can watch both without comparing every single thing.

Weekends are looking bleak for me: JTBC’s next drama in July, tvN’s show has great acting but terrible writing, SBS is going after romance stories with zero substance and OCN is just airing crime drama #365.

Hospital Playlist (Episode 9)
Now that karma has reached golf rebates guy, let it be known that there’s still one more target in Eun Won! I thought it was kind of weird that the daughter brought her grandma into a surgeon that has a terrible reputation (hello the crowd was all waiting for Jun Wan!) but it turns out she was there to test him. Regarding the love lines, I kind of hope we don’t get the expected outcomes: don’t you think it would be brave and revolutionary for the writer to have the leads remain single? Honestly, that’s the twist everyone needs even if some fandom feathers will be ruffled. I welcome less shipping!

Find Me in Your Memory (Episode 27-30)
Pre-finale review! Honestly, the synopsis wasn’t really interesting given the standard opposites attract trope but then I saw what the writer wrote before (Duel!) and decided to check it out. There were writing issues from the start: present stalker issue was designed to force the leads together and drag the past into the 2nd half of the show. But the couples were super cute, so I continued watching only to find crazy doctor and past stalker and insane reporter and honestly it was exhausting watching obstacle after obstacle. And there’s also the noble idiocy, forced separation and a time jump!

When My Love Blooms (Episode 3-4)
I don’t know how to feel about that kiss: the juxtaposition of present and past indicates that the feelings were renewed and Ji Soo has decided to not run away from Jae Hyun as she did previously, except she knows he’s married and has a son, furthermore, she has her own son as well. Anyway, the story is just not good: we have two rich drama families that are portrayed so stereotypically (three if we include Ji Soo’s past) and the friends are just background characters with the purpose of being the leads’ chatter buddy. And we know Young Woo will confess soon to become another obstacle.

The King: Eternal Monarch (Episode 5-6)
Quintessential romance tropes aside (the open-eye no-emotion kiss, the cringe-inducing writing on the hands: there is a phone which they could have used to type but let’s pretend they can telepathically communicate in seconds, the hug that demonstrates the female lead falling for the male lead), I find the plot super slow. We know what the villain’s up to but the protagonists haven’t got a clue and murder case shown in Episode 1 hasn’t developed at all other than Tae Eul finding out the link to Corea. Poor Kim Kyung Nam was just given all them ‘Flashbacks for the 2nd Male Lead’.

Update after Episode 7: Young and Eun Sup met! Now I’m waiting for Shin Jae and Young to meet as per the preview.

@stroopwafel Totally agree about 3MAD! Watching Chajumma cook though makes me wanna do it too but I'm pretty sure I'll fall out short because I'll never be as good as him. While watching ep1 and they mention Lee Seo-jin, a thought came that I wanted Eric and Chajumma to cook together! That meal would be a feast! Kyun-sang and Ho-jun would devour that meal.

@selena This PD-writer team and it's attention to details. My attention also went to Jung-won during that scene. Since I usually watch the episode twice (1 ep a week is a torture), I notice more details. It's been an enjoyable watch.

How I wish I was in a mood to watch more dramas since new ones are coming. But I feel like I'll end up dropping instead of sticking.

Extracurricular - What a freaking awesome drama. It is far from your usual happy fluffy youth drama. It's dark, gripping, disturbing... One of the best pacing kdrama I've seen. Great writing. They really make use of their 10 episodes efficiently. I'm at the edge of my seat at the end of every episode.

Fantastic cast. Kim Dong Hee really did a great job and so are the rest of the youth cast. My favorite tho is Choi Min Soo. An absolute stellar vetern. You can really feel his gravitas in his every scenes.

For once Netflix doesnt disappoint me. This drama is complete as it is even if some may say the end is open for interpretation. I hope this is an indication that Netflix understand kdrama rhythms and won't forcefully shove multiple season dramas anymore.

Good Casting: I stepped away about halfway through episode 3, and haven't been motivated to press play again. These spies make the spies in Terius look like geniuses. Let me know if they improve and the women start, you know, actually working together and smartly like they were supposed to.

Soul Repairer: Jung So-min. How is she so good at portraying anxiety and angst without it being too much and being so freakishly pretty? Also, gimme that green coat. I've never seen Shin Ha-kyun in anything before but his character is trash here. Trash. And why did no one take away that patient's fake police officer uniform? I mean, that seems like a pretty obvious precaution to me. Anyways, I'm here for Jung So-min and hope the writing and directing deserves her.

Other than those two dramas I'm not watching anything but cooking shows on Netflix and You Tube. The Korean street food videos are strangely calming, so thanks for those @mindy.

Here's what I have been watching this past week:

Eternal Monarch: It's getting better and Inam enjoying it but show hasn't been as good as I hoped it to be. There has been many missed opportunities for humour and with the team finding out that Lee Rin is alive, I don't expect the second half of the show to be very funny.

Extracurricular: I just finished ep 6 and feel like shit is about to hit the fan and I'm all for it. It's been a great watch despite the fact that all the main characters are annoying - Jisoo is too timid, Gyuri has ruined Jisoo’s life, the school bully is a school bully and Minhee is very whiny.

Extreme Job: Not as funny as I had hoped but it was a nice show that made me crave fried chicken lol.

Exit: I quite enjoyed this one, Yoona was pretty good here. Wonder how movie would have fared if it were released this year lol...

Extraction: Plot is weak sauce but the action makes up for it. And Chris Hemsworth is 👌 the ending had me shook.

A COUPLE'S WORLD

What can I say? I screamed at the start of Episode 13. I couldn't believe what I was watching. I couldn't believe what I was feeling. A terrific episode, and so many thoughtful lines, this episode centering upon the child of a divorce. It hurt so bad to watch. But I couldn't stop. The episode flew by so fast, and then it ended, and I screamed again.

THE KING

In contrast, the latest episode felt long and draggy. I watched ACW in the morning, and The King in the afternoon. LMH is cute though, he's wearing down my defences, and what do you know, I actually liked him and KGE together. They seemed natural and comfortable with each other. Like they've known each other for 25 years. But I am not invested in this story, even though I had to quash a sudden compulsion to slink around my neighbourhood in a black raincoat with a black umbrella.

The King Ep1-6 - It only takes 3 attempts for each episode, this is the new CLOY.

Extracurricular Ep 1-5 - The ML is not believable, he has to be both evil mastermind, naive boy and really dumb but drama is very entertaining.

TWOTM Ep 1-12 - I say it's soap opera only because the characters have made some strange choices, but they are also one of the most well written, complex, realistic characters of kdramas.

Born Again Ep 1-6 - It's maybe the most bizarre kdrama. In this love triangle one guy is a psycho, the FL has a thing for psychos and corpses and the other guy is a dirty prosecutor. Which kdrama can honestly say it is weirder? Cat romance doesn't come near this.

Down to only one drama:
ONCE AGAIN. At least this weekender has some pace to the story line. Mother is about to learn that all of her children have failed her (divorces) so she will become the laughing stock of the gossipy market women. The show is weaving in an expanded version of "family" with the grumpy, stern father allowing the homeless stunt men and his delivery man stay at his home.

BORN AGAIN: Started and dropped after one episode. There was nothing to grab my attention and the acting was wooden.

Seem to Be dropping more shows these days.

King : Dropped
My love blooms : Finished 4 episodes but mostly will drop. I find the past more fascinating than the present.
Hospital Playlist : ❤️ This show. So much warmth.
Ancient Detective : cdrama. Am liking it so far. The actors are doing a good job and the cases are intriguing enough.
Wonder Woman : twdrama. This show is fun. Had some issues in the earlier episodes but am hooked by episode 8!

I think it’s been a long time since I write a review here. I haven’t watched many K-dramas (except for Hotel Del Luna on January this year) so I don’t dare to write my review here. I mostly occupied myself with work and also C-dramas nowadays, especially during the lockdown, but I do come back to the K-dramaland to watch one of the most awaited K-drama (at least to me) for this year

The King Eternal Monarch (until episode 7): I’m not sure about my feelings on this one. Do I like it? Not so much. Do I hate it? Not really. I have a hard time actually connecting with the story, and also with the characters. They felt flat and just so… unappealing. Lee Min-ho is dashingly handsome, but I need more than handsomeness to keep me interested. Because I already invested 7 hours (and more) of my time to watch this, I might as well watch them until the end (with the hope that it would get better). After all, it would be a waste of my Netflix subscription if I don’t watch them

W – Two Worlds (16 – end): Because of The King, I somehow felt nostalgic with W and therefore I re-watch them again as it’s available in Netflix. Watching this drama make me realize that “chemistry” between the leads is actually very important, as it showed that even if the drama logic fail, the chemistry of the characters make me enjoyed the drama thoroughly. Their chemistry even kind of make me accept the ridiculous setting in the second half because I want to see the two leads happy

Unexpected (23 – end): It’s a C-drama based on the “Alternate Universe” where the author is transported into his own comic. The story might be unoriginal, and the setting is very similar to W, but this drama is just full of heart and crazily fun. There’s chemistry between the leads, and the bromance is also there! I love how the main actor could convey his feeling with just his eyes, which speak volumes on his incredible acting

Currently watching:
Eternal King – Not interesting enough. Bland and Boring. I don’t care what villain is doing. I want him to skip to end of the plan- just to watch some mayhem and action.
Good Casting – I have not found correct lenses to watch this drama. Are those agents are written as incompetent which causes comedy or attempts at comedy makes these agents come off as incompetent?
Hospital playlist – Favorite currently airing drama. Generally, in any drama I only care about main players but in drama I am interested in side characters as well (even minor ones).

Chinese drama:
Ancient Detective – Still watching. It still has managed to hold my interest.

Good Casting: This is a turn off the brain drama not meant to be taken too seriously. I see a lot of people have issues with the gals not being competent, but I have no problem with how this is playing out. One gal hasn't been in the field in forever and one has never been in the field and it's a silly Charlies Angels-eque style show. Usually, I roll my eyes at the 100 lb woman who beats up 10 guys, but I'm in whatever mode at this point.

My main concern is this: I want fun and silly not a bait and switch to a melo in the last 4 episodes which I think is where it is gonna go. I am going to stick with it though. I am happy to see the actress playing the single mom IT gal get the chance to play something besides various shades of ugh second female lead which I swear I've seen her do about 10 times at least. I feel for these actresses who don't seem to get much chance to be a lead and get stuck in the same type of characters. She seems like she's having a good time here.

T-drama: Somewhere.... Ok, can't remember the title but it has Alice Ke who I really like. I had stalled at episode 4 though I enjoyed the set up. Really, please stick to one-hour episodes. Anyway, jumped back in and am on episode 6. Given the genre, I thought this would be addictive but I actually like to just do an episode here and there. Honestly, if this had 16 episodes, I would drop but I think with 13 they perhaps haven't filled it up with a lot of filler. T-dramas have been worse than k-dramas about filler though not as bad as the C-dramas. C-dramas are where some drama fan says, "Once you get past the first 20 episodes, it's great". Really!?!

Balthazar: French police procedural that is somewhat standard, but I think the French language is beautiful and I see bits of France so why not.

I'm thinking of jumping into a drama that I've stalled on but not officially dropped. I have managed to finish up This Is Our First Life and Romance Is a Bonus Book during these interesting times so I think Terrius Behind Me which I have about 5 episodes left of (and which I got Kocowa for and then never finished) is on deck.

Edge of Tomorrow: Tom Cruise movie from years back I heard was very good and finally watched it. Highly recommend. Better than his Mission Impossible and Reacher movies imho. Reacher is a character who really needs a miniseries like Connelly's Bosch. You miss so much in a movie.

@selena I was cracking up while watching the scene, I rewind it multiple times and some more. It was so like him to be of service.

Currently watching
Hospital playlist- I dont have words to describe my love for this show. So winter garden ship is starting to sail. Am I the only one who is shipping song hwa with her resident ahn chi yong. I dont know why I find his character endearing. But I also love ikjun to pieces. O gawd, I am damn confused on both the ships. It is like reply 1988 again.

The eternal king- Still I am not feeling this drama. This week's episode is so badly written and edited that I got confused on what is going on. This drama is suffering from a lack of good editor. I came to watch this drama for LMH, but now I am loving woo do hwan more. I am still not buying the main leads development of emotional connection.

Beanies, can you suggest me a good drama to binge watch. Thanks.

The King: Eternal Monarch: 7.5 looking up. Finally.

Good Casting: 7.5 Harmless fun. Not top-10 material. I swear Yu In-Young looks younger than back in her You From Another Star days.

Soul Mechanic / Fix You / Soul Repairer: 8.3 Headology! With drama. And MTD (Multiple Title Disorder).

The King Eternal Monarch: watching it for the conspiracy and for the golden water-closets in the Kingdom. Seriously, the opulence is just staggering.
Born Again: a very disturbing and crazy drama, I want to know how it pans out. Please, show, don't be a basket case!
The guilty pleasure: Arsenal Military Academy, a show written for and by people with no idea how the army works. I'm watching it for Xu Kay's smirks.

I've been catching up on my list and barely adding any new ones.

I just finished 30 but 17. What a cute show! I liked how it grounded fluff. You didn't really have to think to hard, but it had some good commentary about age, adulthood, and regrets.

I am in the middle of Bubblegum. I've been putting this off because I live read the recaps and knew of the angst that hits. But, I love LDW and overall it still seemed to be an enjoyable show. So far I love the OTP, flaws and all. The side characters are pretty bad though and the moms are horrendous. I'm just hitting the peak of the angst so we will see how this goes.