Lovestruck at city (ep 3-4): I am loving all the vibes of the show. One little confirmation that the person dear to you thinks about. Sometimes just this little thought is enough to make you content and happy. And that embrace !!!! It was simple but full of warmth and emotions. That said I do have my share of issues with our main couple esp with KJW's character. I hope they give us more logical reasoning in the coming episodes for her actions.

Secret Royal Agent (3-4) : It felt more bearable than the premiere week. And I am glad that Chu Sam's secret agent trope ended in episode 4 because literally it was getting a bit annoying. Now that our leads are a bit neater to the truth I do hope for the story to get a little more interesting.

Mr Queen (5-6): The story is finally moving forward. Episode 6 ended with an interesting cliffhanger. We are finally watching the true colors of royal concubine. There were so many parts where I laughed my heart out. SHS officially became the first queen to twerk in joseon period. The king looked so swoon!!!!! Also the transition sounds between king and the queen was just 🤣🤣🤣

Sweet home (5/10): Dropped it. It started off really well.. But after a couple of episodes I got bored I mean it just didnt work for me. I also felt that the monsters were a bit cartoonish. I felt this might have been better if this was an animated adaptation. On side note Lee si young was so badass ... Dang !!!! those muscles..

Goddess of revenge (10/16): A fine story so far. Its exploring so many things about the society and its ugliness like greed, misogyny, violence etc. Its not a new subject but still I find the series compelling enough. I hope we soon solve the mystery around Noona. Her story is the another compelling and mysterious factor.

A love so beautiful (2/24): Its sweet and light. A light watch in between all the intense dramas.

Older dramas

Put your head on my shoulder (24/24): Such a sweet drama this was. Si Tu Mo & Gu Wei Yei are really cute. The height difference between the leads made it extra cute. And the audio effects was so funny. Overall it's been a fun watch. A real stress burster. On side note , totally loved Tu Mo's PJs.

Stove league (10/16): Started this again after keeping it on hold for about two months because of lack of time. I like how the story plot is deep on so many levels. Learned a lot about Oh jung Sae 's character in episode 10.The arm wrestling sequence !!!! Wow that was some fine acting by Oh Jung Sae. It was so satisfying to watch that.

Lies within (2/16): As if all the detective series is not enough, I started another one. It's too early to comment but what to say I am totally hooked.

Run On (Episode 5-6) - Mood: A-
My only gripe about this week is the introduction of yet another outright negative character in Dan Ah’s sexist brother: I can only think about the ‘how-much-of-a-plot-device-are-they’ factor again and this time round I find it even higher as compared to Politician since there’s only Dan Ah and her assistant shading him as opposed to Aide and Actress clearly tired of the Politician’s insufferable antics (I think the writer mocked Trump there with the Twitter reference).

It was very much picture perfect otherwise with many hilarious moments and witty dialogues: the highlight though definitely has to be Young Hwa with his cat meowing, chicken counting and finger touching! He has turned out to be unexpectedly more oddball than the other leads who are already very eccentric themselves and I can’t wait to see him interact with Mi Joo in the future. And there are other scenes to rave about: Mi Joo’s friends taking her side over the bride, Dan Ah’s wink at Mi Joo, Sun Gyum getting scammed about the largest room, I could go on and on! I’m curious to see how the main OTP handles yet another drunken episode and how the writer tackles the arranged marriage trope: please remain delightful!

Cheat on Me, If You Can (Episode 1-8, First half review) - Mood: B-
Maybe it’s the shine of the whodunit tension starting to rub off a little as the mystery continues to get dragged by more complications? Or maybe I’m just being overly nervous that this show might have been a little too confident in its ability in preventing any glaring plot holes? Whatever it is, I’m looking forward to the second half of this show whether it is the best masterpiece or the worst train wreck. I do wonder why the show title is named as such: it places a spotlight on the cheater but Woo Sung does appear to be the simplest of all the characters. Maybe there is an elaborate surprise twist?

Mr. Queen (Episode 5-6) - Mood: C+
After the last shot last week showing our leads’ as well as Fake Cousin’s and Concubine’s faces, I believed it was going to be the standard love square, so why is there this new development where the Prince has feelings for the Concubine? I really don’t want a triple love triangle with the King in the center! On another note, Fake Cousin’s fate in this show was sealed in this week’s episodes: his stepfather threatening him foreshadows him being scapegoated or sacrificed (made easier by the fact that he’s adopted) while his character’s singular drive for love will certainly turn him to the dark side.

Also watching:
Awaken (Episode 9-10) - Mood: D+, White truck of doom! But less frustrating than the police incompetence.
Live On (Episode 7) - Mood: D-, It’s finally over next week! Villain getting 5 minutes just desserts: predictable.

+ Run On (2020)(6/16) ~ Airing. ★★★★☆

This drama is basically an ode to Im Shi Wan’s superior acting. The more I watch it — the more I appreciate what he has been able to bring to his character, Ki Seon Gyeom.

Run On has the opportunity to take some familiar plot points and turn them on their head. I hope they are able to carry out on that promise. So far, it has made for a relaxing and refreshing watch.

+ True Beauty (2020)(8/16) ~ Airing. ★★★★☆

To no one’s surprise, this drama lays on the cheese thick! Yet, so far I am loving it! For me, this is a great guilty pleasure that I can kick up my feet and enjoy the drama hijinks. Shamelessly shipping Moon Ga Young and Hwang In Yeop here. I know it’s a lost cause, but just let me have my moment.

+ Lovestruck in the City (2020)(3/16) ~ Airing. ★★★★☆

I have really enjoyed watching this drama so far. I appreciate the mockumentary format, and I am loving the cast of characters. I feel that the format and shorter runtime gives a modern and refreshing vibe.

Run On: Each episode gets better and better. Episode 6 alone had so many great lines and memorable moments I can't even list them all, but a few are the ET moment, Dan-ah's approach to making friends and punishing enemies, the running lesson, and, of course, the confession. I'm definitely here for a bickering friendship between Mi-joo and Dan-ah and bromance between Seon-gyeom and Young-hwa.I love the cohabitation trope so was excited that Seon-gyeom took the third room. I wonder if he'll ever realize there was no mugger lol.

Mr. Queen: I kind of wanted another soul swap when the King and Bong-hwan were in the water. Playing Bong-hwan temporarily would have given Kim Jung-hwan a challenge. Bong-hwan imagining So-yong living her best life in his body made me really want to see that too. Oh well, the episodes were fun, with the highlight being the rain dance, no touch, Court Lady Choi's methods for relieving stress and Bong-hwan's entrepreneurship. So far, they have balanced comedy and political machinations well, but there is sure to be future drama with the King's brother, Hwa-jin, and Kim Byeong-in.

Lovestruck in the City: The main couple is boring. I dislike both characters. I don't know why I'm still watching. I guess out of the hope that the other characters will get airtime.

Alice in Borderland: I was loving this series until they got to The Beach where it went off the rails a bit for me. Still, it was a fun watch, and I will tune in to Season 2.

Awaken. Wow. Thanks for the photo, even if not one minion is watching!!! Oh, I enjoyed so much this week’s episodes. I even loved the white truck of doom! I’m liking how the drama plays with deceit and perception, but things are “finally” clear now. We know who the official villain is, and his motivations, both against the Foundation and JeongWu and Jamie. I’m pretty sure 157 is aware of JeongWoo, but JeongWoo is not totally aware of 157 although there’s a reason he’s kept in a locked room. I’m pretty sure that it was JeongWoo the one who always talked to Jamie, and the first time 157 was there was hen he woke up in the police station.

Run On I’m deeply in love with the show and our characters, I love the palette, the weirdo personalities, the quirky dialogues. I really don’t care about what’s happening as long as MiJoo and SeonGyeom are on screen. Also Secretary Jeong is my new assistant crush and I feel it may become my favorite character. And yes, I'm also under ISW spell!!!

Lovestruck in the city. I like the palette, I like the camera interactions (great editing!), and how they talk about sex an adult relations in the most normal way, but the main love story is BORING. I usually like KJW in everything she does, but not here. Regarding JWC I don’t get his character. Do you really want me to believe that such a hot man in his 30’s is such a candy? The pink lip balm is not helping either.

On Sunday I began Because this is my first life. I had avoided this because I had read some comments regarding the ending, but @mindy convinced me to watch and I can’t be more thankful. I’m on episode 14 now and I’m so deeply in love with it: I’m half hurt half healed by this drama. I will write about it when I finish it.

Waiting to watch Uncanny Counter this weekend.

I continue watching Six Flying Dragons which still surprises me as I’m not into saeguks or long dramas. I’m on episode 37 and I’m in love with Yoo Ah In acting and I can’t understand why I’ve only discovered him this year.

I'm so happy you folks have checked out Eighteen Again - this drama has staying power! Maybe one day it will pop up on Netflix and reach more people...

Speaking of belated licensing, The Guest finally showed up on Netflix 2 years after it aired. I started watching for Hot Priest Lee Jae Wook but got too scared after just one episode, that I had to drop it :( which means it was a really well done horror show, I suppose! I can't quite work out the logic/mythology, but it has interesting main characters and the appropriate mood for this genre.

Agree with everyone about Run On! I love the themes, the dialogue, the characters, even the side ones. My only gripe is the cunning secretary of Seon Geun's dad his the fact that Mi Joo returned the money, and she herself didn't say it! It's very clear to everyone including the two of them that they like each other (with Mi Joo being a bit more unsure of how SG feels), I wonder what's stopping them both from just dating already?

Mr Queen keeps being hilarious and engaging. As we move closer to the impending romance, I'm more and more worried about the path to happiness for one of our leads (as in, I'm worried the writers will pull something stupid to justify the romance between two very straight guys...I'd happily take a gay romance if they show me flashback of BongHwan actually having been in the closet or something.)

Mr. Queen became my favorite drama right from the get go! Shin Hye-sun is just PERFECT for this role. Her mannerisms as the male chef in the queen's body are hilarious!

I'm also watching True Beauty, and I'm actually enjoying it more than I thought I would.

I somehow got the end-of-year-cleaning-bug and cleaned a bit my watching queue. I finally finished Lost Romance and I still think that Tiger and Rose is vastly superior. The part when the heroine gets inside the novel is quite funny though... and Taiwan is always good with skinship and kisses 😀

I also watched XX and hello Tinker and Younggu from Spy 🙂 The drama is short, just some 5h in total, about two old friends torn appart 5 years ago by some douchebag and meeting again. I was impressed by Hwang Seung Eon as Roomi and by Bae In Hyuk as the young bartender in love (I then also started Kiss Goblin because of him... though the quality is somewhere else, he 😀).

And I cought up with Don't Date this Guy. Nothing extraordinary, but it can be funny... and I like the Fire Fighter Sunbae.

From the current shows, I think my favourite one is becoming Run On. Yes, the conversations are often funny... but... the more we know about our protagonists, the more pain we also see under the words. Like in Misaeng, Im Shiwan is again making Sunkyum so vulnerable, I want to hug him. And I love his connection with Mijoo. (Shin Se Kyung is really good here).

Still enjoying Cheat On Me and Cheorin (I like how Bonghwan's crush on Hwajin is messing things up 😀 And "This is our first day" had me in stitches 😂 ).

Happy New Year beanies! Not enough kdramas for me last week with all the year-end postponements (pout) but I still managed to watch a few:
Mr. Queen: Already gushed on the recap thread but I LOVE this show. Can't wait for this weekend's episodes.

Secret Royal Agent: I fast-forwarded so much through episodes 3 and 4 that I might as well have not watched it. I think I'll give it another week but it'll probably be a drop.

Awaken: Now that we are finally seeing the other personality of the 3rd child, this show's getting interesting. Also what a change for Yoon Sun-woo from Hot Stove League.

Cheat on Me...: Why is it that I find the young college girl far creepier than the middle-aged cheater and the weird wife? Still watching but the more we see of the college girl, the more I fast-forward...

Run On: Sadly I am not seeing the electric chemistry and charm of the show that everyone else is. I also hate the huge proportion of casually evil people we meet week on week, like that 'friend' who thought a poor orphan is objectively "beneath her", as a contrast to our leads I suppose? I'm watching only for Im Siwan 🥺

Lovestruck in the City: I didn't think it was possible for me to dislike JCW but this show is certainly pushing me in that direction.

A Love So Beautiful: I think the Chinese original had the benefit of longer run-time to create more of a 'world' for its characters but this adaptation is still quite good. However, today's episode (Ep. 3) reminded me how tired I am of the tsundere male lead trope.

Weekend plan - Delayed Justice which has started again and Uncanny Counter which is returning after its break and that cliffhanger.

Shopping King Louie🛒🤴(16/16): To be honest, I do not like this show as much as a regular Beanie does. I was rooting for Bok-Shil in the beginning to find her brother and to learn to stand on her own two feet in Seoul, but she lost some of her spark. I was invested in her growth and enjoyed her mentor-mentee relationship with Joong-Won because he expected her to meet certain professional standards. In the presence of Louie or Bok-Nam however, Bok-Shil just laughs and lets them off the hook all the time. At least Jung-Ran and In-Sung’s mom were around to make sure everyone behaved.💪What I did love about this show however, were its good vibes and family themes while in lockdown last year.😊Louie reunited Bok-Shil and Bok-Nam, reunited with his family and invited every friend he made inside his home.🏡I knew that Ziggy would be great, but I did not expect him to charm me with his high pitched giggles and screaming.🤭❤️

And that’s it for January, folks! Sadly I cannot drop my work formation like a bad K-drama, so that will be the only drama for me this month. Hope to be back here in February! 😘

Happy New Year beanies! I missed my weekly doses of laughter and cringe from TRUE BEAUTY this week. I’m still singing Okey dokey yo. 😂

I’m enjoying SECRET ROYAL INSPECTOR.

Penthouse - wow Oh Yoon Hee has literally become just like Cheon Seo Jin. The finale is definitely going to be a blast but I suspect either RoNa or Su Ryeon will die.

Run on - this my favorite show of the week. Young Hwa turned out to be another odd ball and I love him. I look forward to his scenes with Danah the most and his crush on her is so cute. I wonder how he’ll get her to go out with him. Her idol brother is getting into the creepy zone with always being at her office and from the preview. Our main leads remain gold and OMG I need a seon gyum in my life. How can a guy be so kind, cute, thoughtful and a whole lot more?? I love Dana’s fashion sense, her sneakers with all her outfits( both work and casual)are beautiful and so inspiring, I don’t know if most people can pull off that look but she does it 100%.

Age of youth 2 : Completed. Loved the season 2 more than the first. I felt that while season 1 is brighter than the second, this one is more coherent. I loved the new roomie Eun and her romance. Sad that there was no song min romance which I expected in this season. Overall enjoyed the show. This writer does great ensemble dramas. I previously watched mixed investigative agency and is one of my favourite dramas.
Run on 6/16 : What can I say that others have not. I just want to hug sun kyum tightly just like mi joo. Love love their interactions. I'm also loving the second leads and the secretory. I just can't wait for the next episodes.
For the past 3 months I'm following 1 live drama and fillings the rest of the days catching up the old dramas. But I'll not be starting any other dramas this year and just will be following run on. I want to prioritize my sleep. Will see how it goes.

Lovestruck in the City: I really like this drama. O actually think the episodes could be longer so we could have more time with th other characters. It is fun and JCW's character is such a whiner, lol, it is a fun change of pace for him.

Secret Royal: I dropped it after episode 3. It was so bland and boring. I didn't care about the characters, especially when L's character was suddenly good at everything. It also committed the cardinal sin of being boring.

Mr. Queen: Continues to be excellent. My only hope now is that we get to meet the queen. I heard rumors that the original doesn't have the Queen so I hope the kdrama changes that.

Sweet Home: It was fine. It reminded me of the walking dead, just not as good.

Awaken: I wish they didn't have 3 different storylines interwoven. The drama is fine though and I really like Dr. Jamie Leighton.

Cheat on me or Die: Irony is not dead in this drama. The one person he isn't cheating with is the one she is suspecting. Hehehehe.

Extracurricular: I'm in it now. 4 episodes in and I'm enjoying it. There are really awful people in this drama.

Run On:
I'm still liking this show quite a lot. Run On seems to be a fairly feminist drama. (Another clear one would be Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung which also features Shin Sekyung.) And I'm lovin' it. The scenarios that play out in the drama ring true at least in Asia and need to be addressed.

1. Having to prove extra hard that you is just as capable as your brother and is not only a pawn to be married off (Dan Ah)
2. Getting shut down by males colleagues (sport committee scenes)
3. Having female mentors and support outside family (Mijoo & May, SK's mom & 500 Chicken Bag Mom)
4. Being expected to take the blame when the child turned out bad (SK's mom)
5. Balancing career and children (500 Chicken Bag Mom)
6. Having to be respectful to male seniors even though they are shit (Mijoo & her professor, Dan Ah & SK's dad)

Also finally!!!! A drama where the female lead and second female lead are not out for each other's neck. But again, maybe my brain is looking for feminist issues that's why I'm seeing it...

P.S. someone (on dramabean) mentioned the chain necklace Im Shi-wan is wearing and now every time he's on screen I can't helped but look at it. On a more serious note,

The Uncanny Counter: I am still watching this show but it’s bit of a letdown. The main baddies appear to be plain old corrupt politicians and shady CEO’s. For a supernatural premise, run of the mill baddies has dulled my excitement. It shows that people can be horrible themselves without any evil influence but we need divine intervention to correct it – somehow it feels wrong.
Lovestruck in the city: Plain old boring tale but I quite like other characters and scenic shots of Jeju island.
Run On: It is filled with quirky, oddball characters and I am enjoying it.
True Beauty: It is total cliché high school drama I am watching for MGY, HIY and Unni – teacher romance.
Cheat on me if you can : I like the writer and her stoic, always perplexed stalker (?)/investigator (?)/spy (?). I am bit behind but I am not in hurry to catchup, as other elements are quite boring.

Live On It's so slow... It's only 8 episodes and the "one by week" really doesn't help...

Awaken I think it's my favourite airing drama. I have so many questions about the bad guys.

Run On Clearly, this drama doesn't resonate in me like others Beanies. I don't really care about the characters and I find the story really weird. I have no idea what the second male lead is doing in this story.

True Beauty I missed Im Joo Kyung trying to live a normal life :p

The Uncanny Counter The break kinda disconnected me from the story...

Mr. Queen I was happy to know more about the real Queen. I still find the King boring, I need him to make more efforts and he was supposed to be a hero during the night, what happened to this part of the story? Kim Byeong-In is stealing my interest for now.

Lovestruck in the City I really like the format, the dialogues and the subjects. But I'm not fond of the characters.

A Love So Beautiful How Koreans are so bad to make remakes? The ML looks like a lost puppy. Usually, Idols male actors are good to play the typical cold, smart and hurt inside hero. How could they miss this part? It lacks the cuteness and magic from the original like they barely showed the fact the main characters are neighbours...

CHEAT ON ME: Because of the holiday release disruptions, the flow of the series seems to slowed down. I found it jarring that the cause of death was corrected which would have been obvious in the autopsy exam. I put that down to the Korean live-shoot filming method. Now that she believes her husband is cheating when he is not we start to fall into the k-trope land of false assumptions.

Watching Mr Queen till ep 6. Like it still but not loving as much. Plot other than the queen trying to drown herself needs to move quicker.

Lovestruck in the City till ep 4. Love the way the interview is done now and the topics they explore each episode. Main couple needs to reunite fast fast. Love love the OSTs! And JCW singing!

Bridgerton till ep 2. This can be an addictive show but I'm currently putting on whole cos I'm concerned about upcoming angst. Hate angst in shows these days.

The Legend of Fei ep ep7. Dropped it after 1 episode then picked up again. Usually like the FL but she's not performing in this drama. Currently on hold. Will watch when bored.

Done with S1 waiting for S2:
- Alice in Borderland
- Sweet Home
* Liked AiB better... I guess the story was more unique and interesting?

Currently Watching/Waiting:
- Uncanny Counter
- True Beauty

CW but will probably drop soon:
- Lovestruck in the City: sorry JCW, you lost me after Suspicious Partner!
- A Love So Beautiful: the Orig was way better.... so far...
- The Penthouse: Everyone is tainted!

Old Dramas:
- Two Cops: At Ep 3 and finally interesting enough for me to continue watching and see more of KSH :)
- Find in My Memory: The latter part was not great.. but finished it anyway.

Since Christmas, I’ve been taking my foot off the gas a bit so haven’t watched a whole lot, honestly. I’m sure that will change from next week, when I will be relying on dramas to help me recharge after a day of work, but as of late I’ve been watching:

Run On: which is my favorite watch right now. Many of you have already listed the many reasons why so I won’t repeat (and thank you!), but to me it’s proof that you don’t need a lot of complicated things to make some alchemy: a simple but well-constructed story and a solid cast with good chemistry can work wonders.

Lovestruck in the City: I’m not fully caught up yet, and I’m not sure I’ll keep going. I think I’m putting it on hold to binge at this stage. We’ll see.

I’d like to start Awaken - I might also start Missing: the Other Side as well. Those who have seen both, please weigh in as to where I should start!

I’ve seen a lot of interesting trailers for dramas premiering in January and February, so I’m excited for what’s on tap in the next few weeks. I’ve read that we should expect fewer dramas airing in general in 2021, but the silver lining in that for me may be that I actually get to watch more during the year. And maybe that will lead to more interesting stories for us? Who knows, but I’m ready for another year of watching!

Finished Kairos.
Fantasy K-drama is most often a miss than hit for me. They make such grand rules but they really fail to obey their own rules and set up. However, Kairos somehow managed to find that balance though there was 1 ep or something where I really thought this will go to trash box like others.

Watching Awaken.
Really love Lee Chung-ah in this, and I was really excited about the experiments on children' plot. Alas, for whatever reason they decided to focus on romance which doesn't really add anything much to the plot. Maybe this is why thrillers should be in OCN.

Watching Nordic noirs in Netflix.

Mr. Queen: 9.5 Stale old palace intrigue -- decidedly NOT stale old female lead.

Awaken: 7.5 Lollypop PPL??? Namkoong Min is good, the two co-FLs are ok, but the plot/backstory and baddies somehow don't really work for me.

Run On: 6.5 A bit slow this week except for the bidding war about 15 minutes into day 6.

Cheat on Me If You Can: 7 The novelty of the lead's personalities & behavior is wearing off and it's turning into a deliberately-obscure mystery show.

Uncanny Counter: __

Secret Royal Inspector / Royal Secret Agent: 3.0 Dropped halfway thru day 3.

Fly Dragon / Delayed Justice: 4.5 I counted the Bean, so I have to finish :(

#Alive: 8.0 (2020 Korean movie) OK, not great. Watch it to kill time if you're ever on a train to Busan.

Penthouse - Actor Eom Ki-joon as Joo Dan-tae just makes being evil and despicable look so easy! He's so good at playing such an awful person. ..... And with everything that has happened thus far, who knows how this is going to end! I'm ready for anything they throw our way!

Awaken - We found out a little more this week about the culprit! Now I want to know, who makes those "watches"? Is the culprit putting those together?

Cheat on Me, If You Can - You kind of have to wonder why our main couple is still together and how they made it this long. Then again, there was that conversation about divorce that our main male lead had with his office colleague, so that may be the reason. ..... I'm still curious about Director Ma and what he's after/what he's hiding.

Mr. Queen: I'm tickled that there seem to be 2 parallel dramas - the dramatic romantic sageuk that king experiences and the funky, time-slip drama that queen experiences! I'm torn between feeling bad that Bong-hwan can't return home and feeling happy that he can still be in Joseon times and causing trouble! Poor Court Lady Choi though.

Run-On: LOVE IT SO MUCH! I love how the humor isn't loud, but it makes me LOL. Dan-ah and Mi-joo fighting (or more like Dan-ah was baiting Mi-joo) to give Sun-kyum a place to stay was hilarious. And that ET moment at the supermarket! 4 funny pairings so far: MJ+SK, MJ+DA, DA+YH, and SK+YH. And the flirting..omg the flirting!

Secret Royal Inspector: Just episodes 1-2. "Secret" should be dropped from the title, because the characters are terrible with stealth! Sort of a rough beginning, but I love the historical mystery comedy genre, so I plan to watch another 2 episodes to see if the storytelling and characters will smooth out enough.

Cheat on me if you can (up through ep 7): Looks like is Yeo-joo more involved than I expected! Or maybe it's a misdirect. I am worried about this being 16 episodes. Seems like it should have been 12.

Sweet Home: Finished it. A riveting watch even though sometimes, I couldn't quite follow what was happening. I hope there will be a season 2!

Bridgerton: Overall, a fun watch! I'm a bit bummed at how this series adaptation opted for a more dramatic touch and made some of the characters less likable or full-on terrible.

I finally completed my 2020 dramas, and put up my Bean Count.

This included the last 2 SF8 episodes- Love Virtually and Empty Body. Love Virtually was really sweet, it was interesting that plastic surgery made them all the more ordinary and they found love as their older selves on the Love Virtually app. Uee and Siwon should really work together again. Empty Body was a really tough one, the mother did the best she could to hold on to her son, I guess as any loved one would, and in the end she decided to keep the android looking the same keeping all the memories, such a difficult decision. There were a lot of quiet moments in this episode. The story reminded me a lot of the first episode The Prayer, told in a different setting. Overall the series was really good, and a few of the ideas can actually be expanded to full length dramas. I enjoyed The Prayer, White Crow and Joan's Galaxy the most, although all were quite good.

I also completed The School Nurse Files, and it was over just as I thought I was starting to get used to its odd storytelling. It needed to be longer, with a lot more explanation though. I loved the episodes that focused on Hye-min and Eun-young's childhood friend, but I didn't like the ending. Jung Yu-mi showed the exhaustion of having the responsibility that come with her powers so well, and she cried on getting the powers back, and was convincing herself that what shes doing is meaningful. Still she has Mr. Hong and the student friends. I was expecting the drama to be lighter. Anyway I would love to read the original book.

Also watched the Drama Special Traces of Love, I really liked it. The elevator scene was one of the most awkward scenes in a drama.

Now onto the 2021 dramas, I'll be starting with Secret Royal Investigator.

C drama Jiu Liu Overlord
J drama Kotaki Kyodai to Shikuhakku
Mr Queen

I have finally found a solution for getting iQIYI to my TV (at least the one with a third HDMI port): My Firestick will arrive from Amazon on Monday. Although iQIYI is not a pre-loaded App it is possible to “sideload” apps to the Firestick. It takes some careful steps because you are actually opening up and working through the ‘Administrator’ tools.

LOVESTRUCK IN THE CITY is a little different but I am enjoying it. At the same time it can be irritating because we are dealing with the most idiotic separation since BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST LIFE. It is not even a Noble Separation- it is just stupid (In both shows). The difference is that in LOVESTRUCK IN THE CITY it is actually the center of the plot. Don’t get me wrong- this show has me hooked- but it is not my favorite.

I recommend RUN ON to everyone, simply because of the OTP. This is the best romantic relationship since INTO THE RING. You can really see a very happy future for this couple. I can even imagine a new career for our now retired runner: He could go into politics himself, not to follow his father, but to fight the violence endemic to Korean society- in fact this could be the ultimate protest against his father.

MR. QUEEN is our favorite show. Shin Hye-sun has never been better- and that is saying a lot, because she is always really good. The voice-overs by Choi Jin-hyuk add a lot as well- his beautiful bass voice serves as such a contrast to Shin Hye-sun- even as they are jointly the same character. We are getting more court politics now but there are also laughs- like watching Court Lady Choi’s venture into the woods to engage in some Primal Scream Therapy. At the same time I agree with Quirkycase about the character of Hwi-jin: She is too calculating and the oddest part is that the King really does not seem to be that enamored of the lady that he is supposedly in love with.

My wife took some time off from her beloved Chinese Period Costume Dramas to binge watch THE BRIDGERTON’S, which is very loosely based upon the first novel in the series by Julia Quinn. She loved it. There is a reason it is the number one show on Netflix- it is so very well done. There is no official announcement of a second season but apparently there are indications that filming could begin as soon as March. We have been given a hint that it will be based upon the second novel - that hint is in the form of the bee that appeared in the final scene of BRIDGERTONS. Want the really good news? There are eight novels in the series, one for each Bridgerton sibling.

My wife is back to Chinese costume drama now with THE LEGEND OF FEI.

Run on : Love ❤️ this show.
Run on rewatch : more time to look at Im Siwan’s glorious facial expressions.
Run on gif collection : spending enormous time collecting gifs from fellow spazzers and tumblr
Run on spazz: Talking to people about Run on at every opportunity.

Did I say ‘I love this show’??

START-UP--Finished with aching heart. I didn't want to leave the characters. For me it was almost pitch perfect. I think this is my favorite story from this writer, which is saying a lot since she is one of my all time favorite drama writers. Also, NAM JOO-HYUK as an actor was a revelation to me. From the insecure, searching kid to the confident, successful man, there was something about his portrayal of Nam Do-san that got me ( It may help that I have a soft spot for lovable nerds). But it was the chemistry of the whole cast, especially the Seo family ( I include Han Ji-pyeong here) and the Samsan Tech unit, that made this show special to me.
UNCANNY COUNTER--this is almost too violent for me, but the story and the acting keep pulling me in.
LOVE REVOLUTION--this is my light bit of fluff. The gender reversals are interesting, but somehow dated and the ML character is taken from the same cut as shoujo female main characters. However, I would be interested to see Park Jihoon in a more meaty role. He is doing very well inhabiting this character.
THE BEST HIT--Loving it even more the second time! This is a fun rewatch. It is interesting watching this again after seeing KIM MIN JAE in DYLB. I can't help but to root for his character a little more this time around. But Yoon Shi-yoon still has the magic.

WANT TO WATCH--18 Again! It is not available yet and I am crying. Thank you @selena and @sailorjumun for your lovely comments on this drama.

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