The Red Sleeve Cuff is finally HERE, so excited! @eazal

I'm going to watch Secret Royal Inspector and Joy and hate-watch Melancholia.

Not a sageuk fan but I will definitely check out Red Sleeve and Royal Inspector.

Well, i really like Lee Do Hyun’s acting, but if Melancholia will turn out as romance between student and teacher, i will pass i think.

And this might be unpopular opinion, but Song Hye Kyo looks obviously older than Jang Ki Young in that drama. Teaser picture where she is dressed as college student don’t make her looks like college student. I don’t say SHK is ugly, or old, it just that i can’t pretend she looks like in her early thirties when standing next to JKY.

Legal streaming sites for:
Idol: The Coup: Iqiyi
Secret Royal Inspector and Joy: Viki, Viu, Iqiyi
Melancholia: Viki, Viu, Iqiyi
The Red Sleeve Cuff: Viki, Viu
Now, We Are Breaking Up: Viki, Kocowa, Viu

Finally red cuff sleeve and secret royal inspector and Joy are here !!! I normally pass SHK dramas, so except for " Now We are breaking up" will atleast check everything.

Taecyeon and Junho's dramas both being sageuk and premiering at the same week is a level up version of Sooyoung and Yoona's drama airing around the same time back last year lol. I'm so happy in a way that these idol turned actors thriving in dramaland by actually doing great as an actor💜

@wishfultoki, are you done with MING LAN? RED SLEEVE CUFF is calling you.

This sageuk junkie will be watching both plus TKA . Even when sageuks sucks, I always learn something new about Korea's history.

Oh how I've missed you Junho! YES finally, finally, finally!!! I'm super excited and curious as to Junho in a sageuk. Although I hope it doesn't get overshadowed by Now We Are Breaking Up.....I hadn't realized they both aired on the 12th.

I'm also going to watch Inspector & Joy. I hope this is a breezy and fun sageuk that's not too heavy on palace politics. I enjoyed the balance that 100 Days My Prince had and the posters and teasers remind me of it.

It’s been 84 years… and FINALLY, The Red Sleeve Cuff is here! There’s no point in me pretending like it isn’t my most anticipated drama of 2021. I desperately need it to live up to my high expectations. It’s important for my well-being.

I’ll also be checking out Secret Royal Inspector and Joy for the hijinks, and Idol: The Coup in hopes that it gives me the joy Imitation did.

Not planning on watching Now, We Are Breaking Up because the pairing is uninspiring and the setting gives me war flashbacks to another fashion-centric drama *shudders*. And I’m staying as far away as possible from Melancholia. No surprises there.

I'll try them all to start with, especially the sageuks. I'm looking forward to seeing Junho again. I only discovered him just after he entered the military, so it will be soooo good to see him in a drama. I have a sneaking suspicion that Lee Do-hyun's character will be an older returning student, so I'm interested to see how that is managed. I'll give Song Hye-gyo one more chance, but if my levels of irritation start to rise, I'll have to stop. Very happy to have so many historical drama. I just hope they don't start to meld in my mind.

Junho! Junho! Junho! (Please oh please let this sageuk be decent.)

It's Extraordinary You crew's time with Rowoon in The King's Affection, Kim Hye-Yoon in Secret Royal Inspector and Joy and the PD for Melancholia :p

Secret Royal Inspector and Joy It looks fun but the actors send more siblings vibes, so I kinda hope they won't have a love line.

Melancholia It's hard to judge before to know which direction will take. But I like the actors.

The Red Sleeve Cuff I love Lee Se-Young! It's nice to see different kinds of sageuks, it makes easier to watch all of them.

Now, We Are Breaking Up It's the kind of drama that rests a lot on the chemistry between the actors and I'm not really confident with them...

Idol : the Coup When Kwak Shi-yang will be in a good drama as a lead?

I was frightened/stressed to see FIVE new shows coming, until I looked them up and figured some of them wouldn't be worth starting. But not gonna say which ones in case I change my mind -- no sense making myself look like an idiot.

Also, it's been less than a year since I dropped Secret Royal Inspector (without Joy). Shall we see if they can do it better this time?

I’ll be checking them all out, but definitely the most skeptical about Now, We Are Breaking Up. I like both our leads but Jang Ki-yong has picked some baaaaaad shows in the past. He’s definitely run the spectrum from good to bad in both his performances and shows he’s been a part of.

Excited for the whole batch of new shows.

I'm definitely picking up Inspector and Joy, I have missed Kim Hye-Yoon so much!

Gonna back bench Red Sleeve Cuff until I'm more in the mindset for something a little more serious and what I'm assuming is going to be slower moving plot-wise.

You got me interested in Idol: The Coup. Comparison to Imitation and it stars Kwak Shi Yang are enough reasons for me to check it out.

Finally the sageuks are here! I have been waiting for Secret Royal Inspector and Joy and The Red Sleeve Cuff for so long.

Fresh dramas on the block!!! Really excited for Inspector Joy and Red Sleeve Cuff the most!

Junho and Seyoung.

Taec.

Please, don’t be mad at me every time I say I love Junho and Taec!!!

As a sageuk and 2PM fan, I'm gonna be in heaven for the next couple of months. I love that the two dramas are so different. The teasers for The Red Sleeve have me so hyped, everything and everyone looks gorgeous. I'm ready for Junho to rip my heart out again.

I don't care for dramas about idols. The two "mature" romances on the books don't inspire me much either. Let's see what the reviews say further down the line.

Taecyeon, comedy, check.
thing about him is what he lacks in method or depth, he compensates with loads of sincerity and his homeboy nature. and kind of a bit cartoonish reactions which are great for comedy (like Pluto or piglets...).

I wish the reason behind my choice of which drama I have chosen to watch among all these was not so superficial, but alas; if Junho is in hanbok, I'll be there no questions asked.

I can't say I'm excited about any of them, but I'll probably end up giving them all a shot.

Haha the idol drama does sound the most interesting!

I'm looking forwarding to watching The Red Sleeve Cuff and Secret Royal Inspector.

I am in for both sageuks. The good news for me is that both are available so there is no availability angst. They air on different nights and one will be light (Taecyon's). I don't think I could handle two 'heavy' sageuks.
Really from now well into the New Year it should be heaven for sageuk fans. Here is a timeline for upcoming sageuks. MDL is my source for dates:
1. KBS's THE KING'S AFFECTION (concludes Dec. 14, 2021)
2. tvN's SECRET ROYAL INSPECTOR & JOY (Nov. 8-Dec. 28, 2021)
3. MBC's THE RED SLEEVE CUFF (Nov. 12, 2021-Jan. 1, 2022)
4. KBS's TAEJONG YI BANG WON (Dec. 11, 2021-Mar. 27, 2022)
5. KBS's WHEN FLOWERS BLOOM, I THINK OF THE MOON (Dec. 20-Feb. 15, 2022)
Notes:
1.Since Nos. 4 and 5 are from KBS hopefully both will be available on Kocowa and Viki.
2. Sageuks coming down the line in 2022 are Jang Hyuk in KBS's RED SINGLE HEART and Kim Hye-soo in tvN's UMBRELLA (which is also being promoted as a comedy).

Three I’ll check out: the two sageuks and the break up show.

The PTSD from Sweet and Sour is no Joker. But I'm willing to give Now we're breaking up for Jang Ki-Yong sakes.

Also looking forward to Secret Royal Inspector.

Since Red Sleeve is here I went to read up on its history a bit and King Jeongjo really only had children with Royal Noble Consort Ui until her death. Now my romantic self thinks he might have really refused to share a bed with any of the other women. I have no idea how their love story is going to be told but this was a cute detail.

The 1st ep of Secret Royal Inspector and Joy is underwhelming to me.
Maybe I've been spoilt by so many pretty sageuk (especially the latest Lovers of the Red Sky), but the costume here look quite dull and low quality 😟. I was taken aback by the ugly blue shade of Taec's official robe and the underwhelming embroidery patterns on the King's robe. I like the FL's styling but not a fan of their color choices overall.
Also, the tone is very off. The music and editing was cueing for some hilarious moments which didn't seem that way to me. Taec's acting is still stiff and I don't feel his character yet.
The highlight of the show is definitely the FL, her acting is so natural and her character is interesting and relatable. I'll give it 2 more eps :D

I love that poster for The Red Sleeve Cuff!

Viki now has SECRET ROYAL INSPECTOR AND JOY 96% subbed for the first episode. I will definitely watch this one, I just hope it holds up to its promise as I love the premise as well as the description of the two main characters.

My wife will love RED SLEEVE CUFF.

IDOL: THE COUP is one I will check out.

Song Hye-gyo is famously beautiful but not one of my favorite actresses. I may not bother with NOW WE ARE BREAKING UP unless I hear good things.

I definitely plan on giving MELANCHOLIA a pass.

Super love Secret Royal Inspector Joy! I don't expect much but the first episode was amazing!!

It'll be my new happy pill to substitute Dal Li's drama that'll finish this week.

Will give The Red Sleeve Cuff and Now We Are Breaking Up a try.

The weekends are going to be busy!

I've watched the second episode of Melancholia (only the second, yes) and I need to share my thoughts to release all the tension: I really liked the scene with the main characters trying to solve the problem, and personally I don't care if they go the romance route (I know, unpopular opinion) because it's fiction and they are both adult actors, but I'm thinking it might be platonic and they will just have a "romance of the brains" (= deep admiration).
Anyway, I'm really invested because I HATE HIS PARENTS SO MUCH! If you're gonna be like that as a parent, don't have children. Your child is alive if he's breathing, even if he's not a genius any more, how dare you speak to him like that, disgusting piece of sh*t! (This is my message to the parents 😅). So yeah, I'll continue watching because I want the poor guy to "win" (be happy enjoying a life with less pressure and telling his parents to go flick off).

Tonight I watched episodes 1 and 2 of SECRET ROYAL INSPECTOR & JOY and my initial reaction is that both Taecyeon and Kim Hye-yoon were both very good introducing their characters. I think they will be terrific together and I am looking forward to the rest of the story.

Last night I watched episodes 1 & 2 of THE RED SLEEVE CUFF. Junho and Lee Se-young are terrific.

An observation on Viki’s subtitling. These early episodes could have used more translator notes. I have watched a number of sageuks and I watch sageuks with IPad nearby anticipating having to look up things. However I think a number of terms could have been easily clarified with a short translator’s note. Perhaps not being hostage to a quick release of subtitles with the addition of clarifying notes would make watching a bit easier especially for newbies to the genre. Please VIki subtitling team do not take this as a rant. All of us here appreciate the hard work you do.