Please Send A Fan Letter: the show is cute and feels familiar. I'm happy to see Yoon Park in a leading role, having Yoon Park as a calm and cool sunbae? I'll fall for him too!
I'm worried about the ending though

Through the Darkness: I finally finished it! The scene when Hayoung eats sweet potato while crying breaks my heart. I'm not entirely convinced by him coming back to squad but if Hayoung is happy, i'm happy too. Overall, this is his journey.

Twenty Five Twenty One: I am one weird person who watched this drama from episode 9 back when this drama was airing. But the decision led me to come again to this show to finally watch it (or binge watch it) from the beginning, because i like the ending and this is a good show. I love Na Heedo, her spirit, her big dream, her honesty, her big heart. I want to be her friend and hear her talk. One thing i'm not convinced enough is the OTP. I understand the attraction, but not romantically. Maybe i'm the only one.

Also I'm watching Nine now. I'm ready for the journey!

This week I watched Soundtrack #1 and Age of Youth 1.

Now I'm watching Age of Youth 2 and 12 Nights (yeah, main actress and main actor in 12 Nights were in Age of Youth too).

Summer Strike - I'm not sure about this--I find the characters frustrating.
May I Help You - no episode this week.
Love is for Suckers - ep 14 really was a letdown. As mentioned, the new events didn't even start until 20-30 min. There was very little of John and Ji-wan, whom I am VERY invested in (the opposite of how I feel about the main couple). I was frustrated where things let off. The balcony incident was SO cheesy. I also just keep thinking too about what a boring show Kingdom of Love 2 would be in real life. Everyone pretty much just keeps the same love interests throughout! But I'm still obsessed because of John and Ji-wan. I wish they had their own drama!

Revenge of Others- A drama which shows brutality of highschool kids. The violence is off-putting, but the writing and the lead characters are what keeps me watching this. The cliffhangers each episode, really keeps you edge.

The Queen's umbrella- Totally loving this show. The politics between Queen Hwareyong and Dowager Queen is interesting to watch.Finally a drama on the involvement of Queen, with multiple children, showing as a powerful figure in history and is at level of the King, making her decisions and also protecting the innocent with all her might and the power. Rooting for her and her children till the end!

This week I took advantage of the U.S. Thanksgiving break to binge watch Gaus electronics (as well as fast forward through Love is for Suckers, but don’t get me started on that!). I really enjoyed Gaus Electronics. In fact its one of my favorite shows this year for its number of laugh out loud scenes. Is it perfect, with every scene a comic gem? No, of course not—sometimes its too scattershot and zany. But most of the time the writing is extraordinarily clever, with a wonderfully funny cast, and actually a perfect rom-com couple—funny but not over the top bickering, no dark traumas in the past nor dead relatives haunting the relationship. Ko Sung-hee as the female lead and Kwak Dong-Yeon as the male lead are exceptional comic actors and there are many funny throwaway lines—when they discover they live next to each other (This show’s fun with rom-com tropes rivals Business Proposal’s) she tells him she wants him to pretend not to know her, as “stark neighbors of a harsh society, complete strangers.” That “stark neighbors of a harsh society” is what makes me laugh. Then the character played by KDY calling her “sunbae” even in intimate moments. I’ve taken to calling my wife sunbae at all times. (Its appropriate, even though I am older than she is.)

One joke that I thought was particularly clever was to have the love-struck chaebol attempt to use a (distorted) line from My Liberation Notes to woo his crush: “Revere me. Revere me, or go lose weight in less than an hour” Her response “You shouldn’t have messed with Mr. Gu.” It was really funny in context, but one of the reasons I thought it was especially funny is that I too have actually jokingly used the “worship me” line with my wife several times after we watched Liberation Notes. (I don’t over use it: I’ve only said “worship me” when I’ve done something consequential, like twisting open a stuck jar lid or cleaning the toilet.) I highly recommend this line for a laugh, BUT ONLY if your date, partner, or spouse has seen Liberation Notes. Otherwise the reaction will be uncomprehending irritation.
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After watching Gaus, I am so pleased that @laurensophie, @elinor @jerrykuvira, @lordcobol @oldlawyer, @emsel and other respected DB commentators also liked it, because for me, they make up for the 99% of Koreans that disdained the show. Joking--as someone with deep respect for the Korean people, I actually hate that 2 of the few shows that I really enjoyed this year (Sh**ting Stars and Gaus) were actually two of the lowest rated of the year. The knowledge that if my views became known, I would be disliked by 98.3% of Koreans, or 50,501,178 people, is a sobering thought, though it does prevent overconfidence!

This last year I've been feeling a bit out of pace with the Beaniesphere, which is mostly a consequence of the multiplication of drama outlets, most of which I don't have access to, or if I do, dramas tend to be aired with a month's delay in my region.
All this to say that I went back to my lonely drama viewing (*sob). No fangirling on the Beanie-wall because going there is getting spoiled. No more fun screengrabing to make gifs because Netflix and Viki apparently don't like free advertising (*sniffle). No bonding with other Beanies over drama cuties (*sigh). I'm a sad, sad Bean.
But I've been Beaning on (hi, @turtuallysarcastic)!
Last weekend I marathoned Somebody , which was... unhealthily gripping? Look, I don't think I'd recommend this to anybody unless they are into serial killers because there's so much questionable stuff about it. But it feels a lot like k-cinema. Both acting and production are luxourious.
I also watched the first 2 episodes of The queen's umbrella and loved it. I haven't liked a sageuk since The Red Sleeve, so my hopes are up for this one!
Over the last couple of weeks also binged Little Women (in my mind I call it "Captain Skinnypants saves the day - everyday") and Money Heist- Korea. Much fun, no sense.

Reborn Rich — I’m only 2 episodes in so far, and while it’s extremely well-done, not totally in yet. I did cackle with delight when I realized the Chairman and his son were a King 2Hearts reunion (they played LSG’s lovely brother and the most hilariously named villain of all time respectively.)

Come and Hug Me — I’ve been putting this show off for years because I get scared easily, but finally started and it’s v engrossing. NDR as the young ML is excellent as always.

Three Bold Siblings — I keep seeing clips of the two secondary couples which look fun, but in the bit I did watch found the ML so unconvincing I had to stop. :/

Nirvana in Fire — finally finished season 2 (which I ended up really liking, despite a months-long break in the middle) and immediately restarted season 1. It’s so good!

Waiting to hear Beanies’ final verdict on Love is for suckers before going back to it (looking decidedly less likely based on this week!) and how Fanletter ends before starting.

Love Is for Suckers: Still watching despite moral qualms about, well, everyone at this point. The show-within-the-show is BORING and its crappiness has infected LIfS. So much wasted potential.
May I Help You?: I missed this!
Summer Strike: Uneven but promising start. Im Si-wan is charmingly expressive when he’s silent and I’m looking forward to him actually speaking. His caterpillar flip in the sleeping bag was impressive! (There must be abs in there somewhere.)
Fanletter, Please: The first two episodes were unexpectedly engaging, but ep. 3 got messy. I’ll finish it anyway.

Older stuff:
Beyond Evil: Halfway through and this is so creepy and good - but so intense I can only watch one episode every couple of days.
Greasy Melo/Wok of Love: Still watching, although it’s devolving into something less clever and more disjointed in the second half. Jang Hyuk alone still makes it worth it.
Alchemy of Souls: Rewatching Part 1, one episode a day until Part 2 starts. It’s addictive fun all over again!

I’ll have plenty of time for drama-watching this week now that I have Covid. 😒 Dammit, I escaped for so long …

We are watching Innocent man and it's fun.
But not as fun as Cheat on me if you can. In both these dramas, they are all crazy and lie all the time.
She and her perfect husband is a bit slow on the cuteness and gives too much airtime to dispendable side characters.
Finished: A piece of your mind good music for this atmospheric drama. I almost already forgot about The girl who sees scents.
I have suspiciously low number of active dramas... I might start something on a whim, or even un-pause one that is waiting to be finished but not totally dropped...

Under the Queen's Umbrella. I love this show. Can't wait how the romance with the CP and CPess unfolds.

Signal. I started watching this while waiting for the above episodes to drop. I don't know why I waited for so long to watch this. It is soooo good.

Curtain Call. I have a feeling Kang Ha-neul wasted his talents in another show. That's looking at you, too, Insider! The appearance of the real grandson should be interesting. And will be a cop-out if Ha Ji-won's character end up with KHN and Jung Ji-so with the real grandson..

Gaus Electronics. I started this because many here loved it.

Watching K dramas Reborn Rich If Lee Sung-Min‘s character dies, so will my interest.

Curtain Call Need the real grandson to appear stat.
Love Letter Happy Ending ?
Stained Bleak
Ojakgyo Bros Uee & Joo Won
No C dramas this week
Couple of movies. When The Show Tent Came To My Town

(Japan 2005). Set in early 70’s . Rumiko, the new girl, transfers to the countryside from Tokyo. Smart, pretty, wealthy and so fashionable. 4th grader Akira falls for her, as do all the boys.
As much as the boys adore Rumiko, they are terribly cruel to another classmate Hideko, who they dub Wolf Girl. When the cruelty increases, Rumiko takes a stand.

Duvidha ( India 1973) Based on a Rajasthani folk tale. A newlywed couple journeys to their new home. Son of a merchant, he soon leaves his new wife at home while he sets out to build his own fortune, which takes several years .

A ghost living in a banyan tree witnesses the brides’ arrival and subsequent loneliness and takes on the husband’s form. Years pass. The ghost and the wife have a child. When the real husband returns, he has to prove he is the real husband. The actors do not speak, the story is narrated.

Been a while since I last posted what I have been watching.

Due to the World Cup, I couldn't watch Cheer Up and May I help you. I so miss them 😭😭😭

But I am watching C-drama, She and Her Perfect Husband. The woman who refused to get married and the man who refused to get married. The story cut my attention and I am enjoying every bit of it. Now that they have both registered their marriage, let see how the romance unfolds.

2. Revenge of others. Let Wednesday be here already. Who killed Park Wonseok??? I am curious.

3. Love is for Suckers: Very boring. But I am here for Chef Jang and Jiwan. I hope Chef Jang man up and tell Jiwan how he truly feels.

4. Reborn Rich: I am enjoying it. Now that Sooyang has the debt of 700million dollars, how will they recover? Another reason to watch to the end.

Glitch 8/10: The plot's ramping up but I kind of miss the low-key offbeat vibe of the earlier episodes. Still, we're starting to get some answers (though many lead to new questions) so I'm excited to see where the pieces finally land.

Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms (China) 28/58: Why do I love this show so much? Noble idiocy, misunderstandings, a lead couple with the worst communication skills in the universe, jealous mean girls who don't know the meaning of 'he's just not into you'... This drama features every trope I ordinarily hate in spades, and yet, I'm obsessively addicted. Help?

Completed:
Crossfire (China): WOW. This was so, so good. I don't think I've been this invested in so many characters in a single drama, ever. Though the ending was a bit weird. My totally baseless speculation - I wonder if this drama toed the social commentary line a bit too closely to get past censors without the sudden Patriotic Message at the end? Regardless, what an incredible story.

Young Blood (China): A fun watch! I enjoyed the comic-bookish art style, the fight scenes were great, and the main couple was cool. I'm a big fan of gender reversals in romance, and to have a badass, aloof, ambitious heroine paired with a cunning trickster-type? I need more of that. Not a fan of the cliffhanger ending, but at least there's a second season coming. Can't wait!

I finished the Hot stove league this week and realized I like k-dramas where romance is not the main plot.

I'm watching Reborn Rich hope it will be stay this good until the end. The drama has a potential to be a solid drama. So far a well written and well acted. It'ss been so long to finally loving a Song Joong Ki drama. Hahahahaha

Getting more into C-dramas
Unexpected Falling with Peng Guan Ying and Cai Wen Jing. I just chanced upon it when I was bored and I love their chemistry … WHEW! I saw recommendations to go watch their previous thriller “The Controllers or Confidence” and my oh my, you can just watch it for their explosive chemistry and ignore some parts of the plot. I saw someone liken them to Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin, hoping that they get together irl.

K-Drama
Behind every star —- I just watch it for the hijinks & as a light watch.

Blind —- I still need to finish the last two episodes

Reborn Rich —- I want to watch it but can’t get past the opening yet … maybe I will wait for more episodes first. I love Song Joong Ki!

The JD ‘Silent’ wasn’t on this week - weep - and as I’m in a deadly new/recent KD slump, I went back to the ‘The smile has left your eyes’ as I wanted to see Jung Somin and SIG’s amazing chemistry again. Their connection is electric yet also poignant. This drama has many flaws but their acting is so realistic and believable in truly incredible circumstances. SIG just shines as he delivers a layered, complex, enigmatic yet tender performance as the mystery at the heart of this Drama. I would love to see them act together again in a well-conceived, -written and -directed project.

Finally started Extraordinary Attorney Woo and so glad I did. It is, so far, completely charming.

I also started New Life Begins yesterday after seeing it mentioned here. It has made me laugh out loud a couple times. That puppy is super adorable.

I said in the other post that I was lining up winter watches for December, but I guess I needed a little splash of brightness that both of these dramas are offering.

On the other hand I did watch the first ep of Summer Strike. I don't think I'd realized it was going to be slice of life. It is interesting that it takes place in summer, even warm enough to jump in the ocean, but it feels more muted and cold compared to the color and warmth of the other two dramas.

"I’m curious to see if it will end like I’ve been predicting — with Chae-ri editing behind-the-scenes footage to reveal the true love story between Yeo-reum and Jae-hoon in the final episode of the reality show."

I've been thinking the same as you since we first saw Chae-Ri, I think she wrote a script to show at the end another reality which is each people life/feelings etc. I think through her the B -T-S will be shown

First Love, Hatsukoi (netflix)
-This was slow burn winter romance drama i didn`t know i needed. Cinematography was so pretty, i loved it. There is nothing new or refreshing about this drama, yet in the end it gave me content feeling.