3Cha - Less of a love-triangle and more Seong-Hyeon putting Doo-shik off-balance. Hye-jin may be a bit too oblivious to Seong-Hyeon's intentions.

Lost - Kinda hope the pacing will pick up or maybe its a good reminder that its good to slow down, take your time, and enjoy the moment. Tangerine?

The Veil - took a bit to warm up to this drama. Namkoong Min gives a solid delivery even if I don't really like Han Ji-Hyuk at this point.

You Raise Me Up - the unprofessionalism of the doctors is just too irritating.

Dali and Cocky Prince - Kim Min-Jae and Park Gyu-Young are delightful.

Am I the Only One with Butterflies? - Very short but cute.

I think I'm a whole day late for this post, lol.

Currently watching: Human Disqualification--not sure what I think, but I'll put up with a lot for a weekly dose of Ryu Jun-yeol;
Yumi's Cells--completely charmed by this adorable show/concept, also really like the two leads

Recently finished: Squid Game--we've all seen these kinds of battle royale shows before, don't think this mined any new territory, but it was visually brilliant and quite easy to binge; also props to the show for not just taking the easy way out and going brownface for the Ali character

Dropped: Hometown 3Cha--everyone seems to be in love with this drama, but it did nothing for me, proving that everything is not for everyone. Oh well.

The Veil (Ep 3&4) - We now know a bit more about Je-yi's motive to be involved in the field. Basically everyone is suspicious at this point as to who are the rats (I'd say more than one) in the organization. I'm interested to see what comes next with the revelation at the end of ep 4.

Hometown (Ep 1&2) - I think this story is practically delivered based on 3 individuals perspective. We see the detective who is on the case, the family who returned to their hometown after a tragedy and the estranged family member who allegedly is the caused of the tragedy. The first ep does gives out a creepy horror kind of feel but by the 2 ep I'm thinking that the strange going on are more cult and hypnosis related. There's no cha cha cha here but I'm hooked :P Can't wait for the next episodes :)

A bunch of new shows on my docket:

Dali: I like both our leads, but that first episode was pretty much a throwaway. Way too much time spent at the art exhibit. Second episode was stronger, but I hope it picks up even more from here on. I’ll watch at least a couple more.

Yumi’s Cells: Again with the first episode not really wowing me. Glad I pushed through to episode 2 though, as it had some more meat on it’s bones and I’m now fully charmed by our two leads. The joke cell was telling some BAD jokes and the automatic reactions from our FL was pretty funny. The emotion cell having a deadpan look on her face holding it up just hit me right in the funny bone.

The Veil: Standard as far this type of story goes. Our ML is why I’m here, and he’s doing a good job. Was a pretty brutal fight scene, and the story is progressing pretty quickly.

One the Woman: Honey’s facial expressions are pretty consistently hiliarious. She does get pretty over the top at some points (kind of reminds me of jdrama overacting) but it’s fun to watch her verbally smack this horrible conglomerate family.

Definitely Not Today: Quick little Cdrama that I checked out because I liked the actors from the last show I saw them in. Pretty dark humour, but it worked for me. I kind of wish we got some more, and the ending/villains seemed pretty rushed but I enjoyed my time with the show.

This week for me are ...
The Veil - This show is a lot bloodier than I expected in ep 3. Story wise I'm in between invested and not... because if not for Namgoong Min it's not a genre that I'd even glance at, especially with how intense and bloody it is. Do I care for Han Ji Hyuk? Yea. Do I want him to catch the real baddies? Maybe. Am I sure I'll be as interested till the end of the series? Maybe not? Not because it's bad, really, it's cool. I guess it's just not really my genre afterall?

Confession - Speaking of "my" genre, legal is another one that I wouldn't touch which become an exception with this drama because of Junho. Oh, Junho, the things I do for you (yes to Chief Kim casts having dramas back to back btw). It was rather slow after it enters 8 - 12ish but ep 12 picks it up. I kinda got bored in those ep and wished viu would be so kind to provide a speed setting (seriously why don't they?). I actually watched the first 7 eps in a few days, like, binged it. Then it's okay I guess.

Run On - I kind of forgot I was watching this when I started the other dramas. But it's the drama I go to before sleep, I take it slowly with this one because I actually enjoyed it. Seo Dan Ah is my faveee!

Perhaps I'm in that slump period of my life, nothing seemed to really grab my attention. But here are some things that helped boost up my mood.

Finished:
1. Hospital Playlist 2: I just can't resist this feel-good show. No matter how scattered the plot is this ss, I just couldn't resist watching every episode. I am that kind of person that never hits the ff button, so a show with good storyline and uplifting sub-stories can really do it for me. Kudos to HP2's cast and crew again. You managed to pull off the ss. I am looking forward to SS3.

Watching:
1. 18 Again. I think I'm in that phase that I started to question "What if I could change something in my past...", so this show seemed to be the one for me. I just finished ep1 a moment ago, and I feel good about this one.

2. 2D1N: The Heirs eps are a little bit long and boring, but I'm glad we got to see a lot of SK cultural heritage registered under UNESCO. I hope the next eps will be more funny though. I desperately need my weekly dose of brainless laugh.

Currently on pause:
1. Hometown Cha Cha Cha: This is unbelievable. BB just made a comeback after half a year not appearing on the small screen. But the heart wants what it wants. It seems like my heart is needing something that Homecha can't cater. I really liked this one up to ep6. I will probably come back to it again in the future.

Still watching sporadic episodes of VINCENZO and loving it. I loved Taec more when he had his bubbly konglish moments instead of psycho maniac ones, but I also do appreciate his character evolving with the story. Alas, the best of both worlds can not be had. =(

I tried watching IMITATION but had to drop it after episode two as it made me miserable. I pity idols and cannot for the life of me understand why anyone would bet such tolling life and endless struggle for such a slim chance of gain when success is such a fleeting thing. I feel, no matter the outcome if the series, I'd feel such remorse on their account that'd be all I'd take with me.

On the other hand, I found DINNER MATE on iqiyi and it is marvelous! I loathe the exes and am truly thankful how the mc's are handling the situation when they come into play. Such grown-up behaviour. And the food! My gosh! And some trot as a bonus. Yay!

Watching: HD/LOST,The Veil, Journey To The West (1986), Kodoku no Gurume Season 9 Ep 11

Very late to this after a very, very exhausting week. I don’t have the energy to write in detail about my feelings on the shows. But there are so many good ones!

Dal-li and Gamjatang: I’m so happy that dramabeans isn’t using the official international title. I enjoyed the premiere much more than I anticipated. Park Gyu-young’s hair is better in film (still don’t love it), and I really like her character. I would like to thank God for Kim Min-jae’s voice.

Great Shaman Ga Doo-shim: I just love this show so much. Literally everything about it except the very short run-time. I would make this all into a huge appreciation post if I could.

Hometown: This was a given from the beginning, but wow the acting is strong in this one. Han Ye-ri is perfect, Yoo Jae-myung is compelling, and Uhm Tae-goo just oozes charisma. His character barely has any screentime yet, but every moment is magnetic. He just has this presence.

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha: My weekend seaside vacation continues! And holy shit that confession… my skin is clear, my crops are flourishing, my grades are perfect, my depression is gone. Hye-jin and Du-shik together gives me great joy and bisexual panic. And that’s basically what I need to cope.

Human Disqualification: On to the show that decidedly does not give me great joy, but is too poignant and beautiful for me to give it up. I wish I waited until I was in a better mindset to give it the appreciation it deserves. For now, I’m watching for the beauty of Ryu Jun-yeol.

Lovers of the Red Sky: Literally the only reason I look forward to mondays. I am SO READY for the preemption to be over.

The Veil: Violent as hell, but somehow a super cathartic watch (yes, really). Namgoong Min is awesome in this and the action is truly incredible stuff.

Yumi’s Cells: I still find the animation style of the cells unbearable, but the cells themselves are a hoot. Kim Go-eun is pitch-perfect in this role and I’m so happy that she finally gets a role where her talents can shine. That said, I do find it strange that Yu-mi’s entire life seems to revolve around romance. I know this is a romance drama, but come on.
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I finished Squid Game. I didn’t find it to be a masterpiece on the level of previous kdrama Netflix originals, but it was still a solid watch. Definitely happy to see how globally successful it is (I can’t believe it’s no.1 in Canada of all places). Maybe a pathway for more global kdrama hits?

JUST FINISHED

K-DRAMAS

Strongest Deliveryman – I finished this last week.; a solid 8.5 out of 10 for me. I rather looked forward to watching the second couple more than the main couple. Am I alone in this? Kim Seon Ho steals every scene he’s in. I’ve only watched a few of his dramas (only caught him in this one by chance – this drama has been on my watchlist for a while) but now I intend to check out all of them.

Secret Royal Agent - This drama was a light watch and mostly predictable (there were some surprises). I’m rating it 8 out of 10 mostly because of the supporting actors – Lee Yi Kyung and Lee Tae Hwan. Kwon Nara was okay in this drama too. I rather enjoyed the scenes where the Royal Inspector shows his badge and all the guards rush in to arrest the corrupt officials and their henchmen. However, they kind of damsel’d one of the women too much and it was getting ridiculous. In some ways, the drama reminded me of Vincenzo because you can always depend on our team to win out in the end; there’s almost no suspense at all; although while Vincenzo was a black comedy, this is just pure comedy. I just wished Kim Myung Soo was as good as Song Joong Ki – maybe he will be someday.

K-MOVIE

Innocent Steps 7 out of 10. A young and adorable Moon Geun Young was great in this film; I just wished there was more of a payoff in the end; this had so much potential. It could be that my movie watching experience was clouded by all the advertisements that kept interrupting my viewing. I caught this on Asiancrush.com, they show ads roughly every 8 minutes (I timed it!) and the ads can range from 5 to 7 at a time!

The Classic 9 out of 10. I laughed and cried and got caught up in the love stories from the two different time periods. When I wondered why one of the songs in this movie sounded familiar, I realized it was one of the covers in Hospital Playlist (it’s the song entitled “Me to You, You to Me”) in Season 1. Ah, first love. Sigh.

NON-ASIAN MOVIE
Funny GirlBarbra Streisand’s film debut role. She is wonderful in this but this movie is so darn long. Netflix even included the intermission (where only music is playing but the screen is black) in it. LOL. 8 out of 10.

CURRENTLY WATCHING

K-DRAMAS

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha I look forward to weekends because of this fluff. That last episode had me squee-ing.

Hometown I thought this was a straight serial killer mystery but it looks like there are supernatural elements in it? It doesn’t matter; I will keep watching. Han Ye Ri is back on my screen and all is right with the world. How about a drama (or film) with Han Ye Ri and Kim Seon Ho in it? I don’t know what kind of story it would be but they are both such good actors I will definitely watch it.

VoiceI’m starting from Season 1. Currently at episode 5 out of 16. Good so far. Ending is almost always a cliffhanger...

I've come out of lurking (last post was..2018?) to say that Yumi's Cells is so freaking cute and I love it!! I think Kim Go Eun is the only actor/actress that can make me want to comment.

I'm up to the latest episode which is currently ep 4, it does make me wonder where her family is in all of this. She seems like quite the lonely person with few friends, so I can see how she gets totally swept up in a new romance.

Contrary to my username, can't wait to see more!!

Watching Lost, was watching Veil, crazy violent, meh

Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Binged watched from start to latest. I’m there for Shin Min-a. The story could have done without the stabby pervert imho.

Will watch Kodoku no Gurume Season 9 finale