I loved the first 2 episodes of Gumi Roommate. It made me laugh out loud multiple times, the music and sound effects are spot on, the graphics are so cute, the gumiho story is intriguing, and so far the acting is good. I was especially impressed with Hyeri. She does a really good job portraying a college student in a frightening and bizarre situation. Her reactions are exagerated and over-the-top, but her plight is exceptional, right? I can't wait for the next episodes.

Mad For Each Other - It has a surprising undercurrent of frustration and pathos behind the humorous moments. I'm rooting for the main characters to feel safe and happy one day. 30 minutes for an ep feels so short even though we get 3 episodes a week. I think it's episodes are what I most look forward to watching next week.

Doom at Your Service - What a cliffhanger!! Wow, did the goddess make Doom disappear or did he run away? I love this off-kilter, cryptic drama that doesn't seem to know where it's going. If you don't care much about the destination and are in it for the ride and the chemistry of the leads, I'd recommend it.

Sell your haunted house: Ghosts and just characters with no faces are always so scary! Only one episode this week, but it's a great one. I love the revelation how it was her holding onto her mother via her guilt that was keeping her here. The whole time I thought the mother herself was staying because she felt guilty.

So I Married an Anti-fan: Easy watch. I watch it for the leads who have a cute chemistry, and I try to ignore the second leads. Second female lead is a drag and second male lead is controlling. I hope the drama doesn't try to give them a happily ever after.

Mouse after-special: Love how due to all the twists and fakeouts, the actors sometimes couldn't keep a straight face because they knew it was going to be a fakeout line. I liked the cut scenes and wish they had kept them in. Ep 20 was already ridiculously long -what's 8 more minutes?

Imperial Coroner - Less of Chu Chu's annoying brother and more of all the things I really like about this drama. What makes this drama stand out is that it doesn't try to extol or get super boastful about the characters' cleverness. Their wins are presented as attributed to experience, breadth of knowledge, hard work, and a clear-eyed steadfastness. It is refreshing and just so lovely.

We had a lot of rain this past week, which kept me out of the garden and in front of my laptop. It’s a good drama week when two of my favorite drama Moms made guest appearances in Sell Your Haunted House Ep. 13 and Mad for Each Other Ep. 1!

Dropping Doom at Your Service. Anybody else wonder how that Ep. 6 MRI cost? Maybe just the American Beanies. Or is just me? (Beanies have joked in the past how “poor” k-drama characters always have extensive coat collections and the latest phones. But as an American, I can’t help but wonder how people pay for all those trips to the ER.)

Sell Your Haunted House has my heart and I continue to marvel at its execution. The Blue Salt ahjumma (Mom from Go Back Couple uttered my favorite lines from Ep. 13 (32:34)—

Do you want to know how to avoid becoming an unrested spirit? When you're thankful, express your gratitude. When you've done wrong, apologize. And show affection to those you love. We could die at any given moment. We shouldn't hesitate or be afraid.

I watched the first three 30-min. episodes of Mad for Each Other this week and I’m intrigued enough to stick around. The leads are not lovable but I’m rooting for them. And yes, I laughed uproariously at the poop humor because I’ve been there. Show features at least three cast members from Be More Melodramatic, including my favorite farting mom, Kang Ae-shim.

Sell Your Haunted House: this drama rides on the power of Jang Na-ra. Ep 13 was definitely a step up from last week's transitional feel, I'm just bummed that we didn't get 14, too (stupid sports!). And my favorite Ahjumma of all time making an appearance with no-frills comfort and words of wisdom was a treat.

So I Married the Anti-Fan: I love this show, it's terrible. But somehow getting better? I can't explain it. It's a cardboard construction, but I love Sooyoung and she's delivering. So I'm here for her and for the comfort of mindless viewership.

Doom At Your Service: I snark a lot about this drama, but I also know that I will watch it until the end, so....

Mad For Each Other: the first episode was somehow hard for me to get through, but it's picked up a bit. It's a short run, and it's nice to have a 30 minute-er in the mix, too.

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo: it's cute, but I can't really get into it. I turn it on and let it play, and it's kind of a nice companion when I don't want to focus 100% on something.

Fight for My Way: binged this over the last week. Park Seo-joon is really delightful in this; his slightly bumbling but good-hearted and frank Ko Dong-man was sweet and funny in equal measure.

I'm looking forward to a few coming up in June, though I wish that Nevertheless wasn't going to be a just-one-a-week.

Currently Watching

KDRAMAS
LAW SCHOOL- I love this drama because of SolHwi. I ship them so much! 😍

MY ROOMMATE IS A GUMIHO- I watched for Kang Hanna and I really enjoyed the first week. This is so funny and Dam feels like Deok Sun in the present times.

SELL YOUR HAUNTED HOUSE- I'm loving this drama too. Jang Nara is such a good actress that I look forward to her next project.

DOOM AT YOUR SERVICE- I honestly don't understand what's happening but I love PBY and SIG. I want to continue watching for them. However, I admit that I don't really care about the 2nd OTP.

CDRAMAS
SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE- I am enjoying this drama too. OTP is sweet and has a healthy relationship.

HIKARU NO GO- This drama is so fun and inspiring. I'm taking my sweet time watching this but I'm loving it!

Torn between MR LING and UGLY BEAUTY, I might watch both but I just need more time. I also don't know what to watch first.

JDRAMA
NEECHAN NO KOIBITO- I love it! I'm slowly watching this but it's really cute. I love FL, I may not be as attractive as her but our personalities are similar. ❤️

I'm watching dramas after really long!

I finished How to Be Thirty.. it got really boring and frustrating towards the end.

I'm watching Hospital Playlist really slowly.. but really loving it. Chose a good time to watch it too just before the next season starts. I'm on Episode 8.

I really need to get started on 2021 dramas to get some beans.. will be live watching few of the new releases hopefully.. My Roommate is a Gumiho, Racket Boys and Monthly Magazine House. Also really looking forward to Seaside Village Cha Cha Cha!

1.Flower Crew-Joseon Marriage Agency - Completed watching this within 2 days. It was a sweet historical drama. Thoroughly enjoyed it and i loved it. At first when it aired in 2019, i did not feel like watching it, but good to watch this during the time i am in k-drama dry spell after finishing Vincenzo.
I felt so bad for the King, but i wish we could have seen him falling in love again.
I loved the chemistry between the leads and their story.

2. Do you like Brahms? Again a drama which i gave a no during its airing, and now started watching this because got hooked to Kim Min Jae's dramas. Watched around 3 episodes, and i seem to like it. I dont know what will happen in the future, but hope it will be good. The scenes between the leads being so formal during their interactions, kind of made me feel a bit awkward, because most shows i watched earlier has some hysterical and crazy OTT lead characters either female or male.

3. ALICE -Gave it up midway and then leaped to the final episode to see the ending. One of the worst dramas i watched and it is HELL. The potential the drama had was so high ,yet what was delivered as the final product was so garbage. Such a huge disappointment. The things got so out of hand. i am still disgusted by the fact that they made a drama of the male lead falling to a woman who not only looks the exact replica of his mother, but has the same b'day, same likes and dislikes and so much more of his mother's personalities. Joo won was so phenomenal in his role , he played so many shades of characters in one drama. Hatsoff to the versatility.

Marriage Contract- Watching this drama left me with no regrets. My heart went out to the couple. Teardrops were shed, some left hanging waiting to fall with the hope that the couple lived happily after. Marriage contract sure evoked all emotions for me, some overlapping at the same time. That was a well rounded drama and, a rare piece.
Undercover: Quirkycase captured the question I have for this drama beautifully :When are drama characters going to learn it’s never a good idea to hide things “for someone’s own good"? Had she prosecuted the Secretary General I would have come this close to dropping the drama.
Mine - Uncomfortable Truth vs False Peace? Its the former anytime. Last episodes were pretty solid, with HiSoo's husband giving me creeps of our big bad and the tutor pissing me off. Kim Seo Hyung is really owning her character. How she maintains coolheaded sanity in the midst of the houses shenanigans baffles me. HiSoo taking over Rubato must have lessened the drama a bit. It must have been tiring.
Bossam- Sagueks are my thing and this one checks it all.
Law School- Shout out to the heroes who won their cases. Ye-Seul really pissed me through her trial. She was setting herself for doom had bshe not redeemed herself, although, her plight was moving when she spoke up.I really hope Lee Man Ho didn't flatline there, give that man a pinch of slack after all he's been through. Can you defend a bad person? Law school sure knows how to ask the right questions and I'm all in to answer.

Bossam - my JIW overdose these days cause I watch every episode 2 times first raw to appreciate the beauty and second with subs to understand whats all happened.

Imitation - woha.. this was one damn underdog which i dint want to watch but @waadmay motivated me enough and now i can even wait for new episodes. its additive damn so badly.

Gumiho nim - no words to explain but just my kind of fluff with silly yet not damsel in distress female lead, the way she turned tables in 2nd episode she won me over.... Hillarious Hyeri is antidote to my messy distressed life these days.

Anti fan - an okish drama. i liked it (1-4 epi) then i disliked (5-6 epi) now i am least bothered abt whats happening. have to watch cause i started and need to to how it ends.
only positive thing.. i found Chansung and how great actor he is. want to see him as Male lead soon.

After a long drought it seems like now we are getting a flood of good shows. And now HOSPITAL PLAYLIST 2 is coming on June 17th. I have marked my calendar.

SELL YOUR HAUNTED HOUSE is the best show running right now. It is well written and Jang Na-ra is amazing. But Jang Na-ra is always amazing.

Somehow we have fallen behind on BOSSAM. Which is a really good show. This is partly because of work- I have had to substitute for two colleagues who had family emergencies and that is an all hands on deck evolution when it happens. Partly it is because my wife was not available as our library had provided two mystery series for her to watch: A six movie collection of the AURORA TEAGGARDEN mysteries and series two of REBECKA MARTINSSON which was pretty intense. It is also Swedish- quite a change from what I hear when we are watching so many Chinese, Korean and Japanese shows.

I am also behind on the C-drama USE FOR MY TALENT the Chinese re-make of CLEAN WITH PASSION FOR NOW. But I have been able to continue to watch the Mandarin language show YOURS FATEFULLY- which is from Singapore.

My wife did succeed in finishing DANCE OF THE PHOENIX, RENASCENCE and MY HEROIC HUSBAND. She thought that MY HEROIC HUSBAND was really good and recommends it to anyone. But her absolutely favorite C-Drama right now is unquestionably THE IMPERIAL CORONER which is really well done.

We have also been watching, but are falling behind on, the C-drama rom-com MOONLIGHT. It is a good show but I too have to admit that the FL’s cutesy voice is at times a little much. But we have found another (and higher rated) show that we are now watching instead: HELLO, MR. GU. A rom-com with actual comedy in it. Imagine that!

Ok, this is where I have to confess that there is now another reason for our falling behind on some shows. MY ROOMMATE IS A GUMIHO started this week. It is light, fun and well written. Plus my wife loves nine tailed foxes (we have pictures around our house) so she was thrilled.

The daily drama BE MY DREAM FAMILY is still putting a smile on my face. As the week ended our pregnant couple’s wedding came off- with an unexpected impact on our single dad. Which in turn means that one of the sisters is about to have her heart broken when her unrequited love will not be returned- but that is really OK because we all know that the man she is really supposed to be with is the friend that has been helping her, it is just that neither of them have yet realized this.

I had thought that I would never be watching MAD ABOUT YOU but after reading the review and seeing the comments I am obviously going to have to do so.

Mad for Each Other - Watching
Bossam: Steal the Fate - Watching (Jung ill Woo)
The Long Ballad - Just Completed

Beyond Evil - watched ep8-16 back to back...overall, i don't regret missing out on sleep for this one.
Mouse - watched ep12-20, plus the Q&A special, plus the two special eps that needs to be watched after the main spoiler is revealed...i don't think i will re-watch this show again but conceptually i liked it; overall the actors did a good job, especially seeing how much trouble they had keeping straight (serious) faces in the behind the scene videos.
Bossam - i wait eagerly for the next episodes to air...
Roommate Gumiho - did see the first 2 eps, seemed fine, so i may watch some more eps
Fix You - i watch sporadically...gets bit heavy now and then
Hospital Playlist - since everyone's talking about it for the new season hitting soon, i'm trying to catch up on season1...this really is a wonderful feel good show with stellar cast...the problem is, it takes me a week to get through one ep...and i'm still on ep 2 lol...i guess its just one of those things...
Taxi Driver - so happy i will finish a drama same time that it finishes airing (rare thing for me).
until again, take care and be safe!

Follow up to
Last week’s lim’ricks, some haikus
While watching clouds float.

Cinder’s four knights done.
Jung Il-woo is just magic
Kissing in a field.

Doom at your Service
Terminal god’s dialogue
Metaphors are dirt.

I had forgotten
How much Jang Ki Yong compels
The moon shines bright red.

Sell Your Haunted House
Jang Nara took a backseat
To Jung Il-woo, shrug.

(And shrug on the haikus?

Am still watching SELL YOUR HAUNTED HOUSE, DOOM, FAITH but everything feeling a bit lacklustre right now.
Randomly picked up c drama HELLO MR GU and have been binging that - it is not really very good and is basically a full house of all the tropes but I am on episode 15 so....it’s definitely watchable.

Also been watching old Master In The House and man, I miss the old cast. Everyone seemed to be having a lot more fun. I don’t know if it’s just they got on better or the effect of the pandemic or what...but I miss them. Every time we get a flicker of life out of the new cast they seem to stamp it out in the next episode. (That said, the recent episode with the rock singers was very good - though I am easily pleased and I would just be happy with an hour of Lee Seung Gi singing rock ballads. It’s a pity SSR wasn’t there though, it would have been a good ep for him).

Doom At Your Service: A nonsense script that inspires acres of philosophical musings that I nonetheless keep watching for the acting. Yep, it's this year's Angel's Last Mission.

Sell Your Haunted House/Dabaek is pre-empted

Faith: is finished and managed to execute properly a single timeline self-contained time loop for the first (and only) time in Korean history. This was cracky and fun and oh boy the drama that could have been with better acting and directing.

As for what's next - any recommendations?

Doom At Your Service
Still no clue of what's happening. But I'm sticking for the chemistry, thank goodness it's not a stiff fish kiss, the beauty of LSH but definitely not for KTO character. It's funny how I'm more disappointed in how they treat KTO in the drama instead of the whole story itself.

So I married An Antifan
It uses almost all drama tropes available, I kinda hope somehow truck of doom makes its appearence. Is it why it's so addictive? 😂
I'm rather surprised the kissing scenes are done good.

Coffee Prince
Gosh, I miss YEH so much. She's natural. She cries well, weeping with red nose, swollen eyes and all. She kisses well. Her smiles are genuine. No dramagods have any good scripts for her? Dramaland no longer has a place for her? Such a pity.

@stroopwafel They don't actually wear their shoes in the house. The ladies have those fancy mules they always change into when they get home. Like the lime Ferragamos with crooked heels (I want them and the pink Manolos) that Hee-soo wore in the middle of the night. I've never seen them with the same shoes inside and ouside.

Here's My Plan - This was definitely way darker than I expected. The FL is craaaazzzy. I'm not sure but I think(?) I enjoyed it. It definitely held my interest for the 4 episodes. Good for a quick binge-watching session.

Doom At Your Service - Sigh. I want to like this I really do but everything makes so little sense. But I like all the actors and everyone looks so good so I've decided to turn my brain off (maybe permanently) while watching this drama.

Daebak Real Estate - I love Jang Nara. I hope this drama keeps its momentum and finishes off the as strongly as it started. I have therefore chosen to overlook the filler episodes and other minor issues I had in the previous 2-3 epsidoes. Anyway have I mentioned that I love Jang Nara ?

Law School - For a drama about law there seems to be way more illogical plotholes than I'd like. Can someone who is more familiar with law tell me if its okay to have someone on the Jury who is coincidentally the mother of the defendant's classmate and best friend? Also are lawyers allowed to do whatever they want in court even turn it into a classroom. That being said I still really like this drama maybe because I like most of the characters obviously except the big baddie. I'm expecting a plot twist at the end. And if Joonhwi and Sol A don't end up together then I'm going to be very upset (its got to be Sol A right?)

Antifan - Sigh x2 But as most beanies have already said in the comments this show is badly good. I have now taken to ffing scenes with the two second leads.

Gumiho - Everything about this drama has been done before but you know what I'm not mad. Its a fun super casual watch.

Overall almost all the dramas I've watched this week have been taking suspension of disbelief to whole new levels but as someone who grew up watching Indian TV serials I don't break easily. So I intend to watch these till the end.

Currently Watching:

Mad For Each Other: It is off to a good start. And honestly as someone with OCD (the real deal, not the organizing and cleanliness that so many sadly think it is) I am so happy to find a show that actually has what OCD is down well. The FL is someone I can relate to with her checking pics and doors as well as other compulsions she has been shown to have. I truly feel seen.

Slowly Watching:

Dating in the Kitchen - 4 eps in. So freaking funny. Love the FL. ML is taking time to warm up to, but he's not bad. I'm curious to see how this age gap couple will turn out. From reviews I have read of the show, I think ep 5 is where everything starts turning to the romance side of things.

Kill Me, Heal Me - On ep 5. First four eps were good. An interesting premise so far. Curious to see how it all unfolds... And to meet the other two (three?) ML personas.

Touch Your Heart - On ep 8. It's a cute, romantic, funny and easy watch. Surprisingly, I am liking all of the main and supporting characters which is a surprise because I usually dislike at least one.

About to start:

Love (Is) Phantom - JDrama based on a manga. Only 10 eps at 24ish minutes each. Seems like an easy-esque series to watch. Read mixed things about it, but hey... Real kisses instead of fish kisses... I'll give it a shot. Lol.

Ongoing dramas:

Roommate is a guminoh
A little bit silly and predictable, at least in the roommating scenes, but it is ok. It seems to be not taking itself so seriously, which now I understand what it means in a show.

Doom
It is becoming nonsensical to me, which some will say it came late, because for them, it was like that since ep 1...
But, I am still curious, and SIG is gorgeous.

Older dramas

My Ajusshi
On ep 12, and I am blown away as usual.
What can I say that I haven't before?
My Ajusshi is so great!!! It is so amazing how good and how real they all seem to me. So much I even dream of them, this cast, and this story...
Anyway, it can't be compared with the other two I am watching now, but it is like that for now.... 😅😅😅

Sell Your Haunted House (Ep 13) - Finally the mystery is revealed. What's left now is how to overcome the bad guys and for Ji-ah to finally understand how to send off the spirit of her mom. I'm quite bummed with just a single episode this week like initially we'll be watching the finale already next week and now we have to wait for another week for it to air.....can they just finish all 3 episodes next week??

Taxi Driver (Ep 16-20 Finale) - What I like about this drama is that it provides thought provoking stories. Being a webtoon adaptation definitely will have some over the top scenarios that's not realistic but if one can look past it and concentrate on the main context of the show which is the pros & cons of vetting out vigilante justice, then I think one can appreciate the show as it is.

*My Roommate is a Gumiho*: cute. I liked the first two episodes and I have a nice expectation about this show because it is directed by the director of BTLIOF, and this man is awesome.

*Mad for Each Other*: I'm loving it! The leads are everything.

*Law School*: I watched the first episode. It was good, but I don't think this is my type of drama... I don't feel connected to the story. I will try and watch more episodes.