DIVORCE ATTORNEY SHIN has become more interesting now that we have a backstory. And I too hate the nephew’s stepmother. I am a little more receptive to ‘legal’ shows now that I have come to accept them as legal fantasies. However, the human situations presented in the cases are quite realistic. It is also charming to see the found family that is his legal firm expanding- and each addition is actually quite logical.

We are enjoying THE HEAVENLY IDOL even though it is a total mess and not really the music and dance drama we were promised- so there is some disappointment s well.

As THREE BOLD SIBLINGS completed its penultimate weekend loose ends are being tied up. Symmetry is being preserved- the two birth secret mothers who abandoned their children at birth are being sued by their respective biological offspring. As episode 49 ended Ji-hye has finally freed herself from Soorim’s scheming Ex- who has now just been flattened by Mooyoung (probably the single most emotionally satisfying moment in this weekend’s episodes). We also got to see Mooyoung’s evil Ex carted off by the police. But now it is our ML who has decided to be a vengeful jerk (a really bad move by the writer). One final episode left. This weekend- the final episode: maybe a triple wedding?

My wife finished watching the excellent and highly rated Chinese costume drama THE BLOOD OF YOUTH. She gives it very high marks and says it is well worth watching. She then watched the Chinese costume drama LEAGUE OF NOBLEMAN which is more of a mystery suspense thriller- It was well done and fairly intense. She also finished WARM ON A COLD NIGHT, loved it and recommends it very highly.

She also continues to keep up with each episode of the Sageuk OUR BLOOMING YOUTH which she really likes a lot.

She has now started the C-drama MY LETHAL MAN, which was much-recommended by other Beanies. It is indeed really good.

Call It Love
My favorite drama at the moment.
I love the portrayal of loneliness, hurt, the tension and the growing feelings. So many things that I appreciate here: the understated dialogue, the muted pastel colorway and the pink filter, the normal clothes, the messy hair, slow walking and the purposefully shown distance between people, shots of feet, shots from above of streets and stairways, two tall people as leads but ML always with a slight stoop, the pharmacy set, the stupid sister with more behind her smile than meets the eye, Sam Kim’s OST with the acoustic guitar… My favorite item is the used backpack with the frayed straps! For a bit of comic relief: the romantic encounter between Dong Jin and little brother, complete with string music 😉
The show reminds me of Our Beloved Summer with the closed-up ML whose instinct is always to hide and aggressive FL whose instinct is always to attack, but I just couldn’t bring myself to understand and like Yeon Soo and didn’t like the drama very much. Whereas here I can relate to both leads – actually to almost everyone in the drama. Side note: I admire how versatile both MLs are – I still have them in mind as serial killer and maniacal monster respectively, but they totally overcame this picture.
Heavenly Idol
FL when she is possessed by evil: “I just want to be lazy…” 😊Thanks for the lovely progression of the romance – that kiss!! And please show a gig by Wild Animal already!!!
Our Blooming Youth
For me, the balance between mystery, palace intrigue, romance and comedy is just right, and I love that it is a longer drama with enough time to slowly develop the romance. FL seems a bit too naïve in matters of the heart, but since she was about to be married she’s maybe 18 or 20 at the most? The scene between CP and his father was fantastic. As for the cliffhanger: I also think our bodyguard is innocent and probably has a twin brother.
Delivery Man
Still fun and easy to watch, sometimes I get confused between past scenes and the present, but on the whole, the reveals on the backstory are done well. Something bad is happening at the hospital, and our dedicated doctor is my main suspect. He looked too good to be true in the first episodes, is always on duty and is wearing way too much lip gloss! Ji Hyun must be a coma ghost, judging from similar dramas and also from the way our bullied girl appeared as a ghost just before she thankfully didn’t die after all.
Peak Time So entertaining! Another great episode this week with the vocal and dance contests.
Finished Island
Not a good drama but so good to watch. My only complaint: there’s too little of it! I would have liked more hours of eye candy…
KDrama friend project:
Watching Season of Kkokdu together and were disappointed that there was only one episode last week. We both finished A Korean Odyssey in about a week, that was a challenge! (20 very long episodes…) Now this is one of...

We just finished The forbidden mariage and it was fun. I also got my first serious second lead syndrome. (first time it was because I did not like the main lead).
We still go two ep a week for Crash course in romance so we are just at the baddie reveal...
Taxi driver 2 is the highlight of my week. I love the team, I love the stories, I love the music.
I have started cdrama Under the skin where surnaturally gifted dessinator works with the police. And I do not stay out of spoilers for Road home as I appreciate the voice of Jing Bo Ran.

What I’ve been watching this week:

The Glory Part 2 WOW. That was fantastic. The script was so tightly plotted! I bet there was a script editor involved here, because that was just tense and amazing. I also watched watch-along youtube videos by nowadnah, just to enjoy crying along in the same places. You know you are wasting time on TV when you have to also watch videos of other people watching the show!
Our Blooming Youth This week was good, but not as good as last week. This is a 20 episode drama! I didn’t check when I started. It feels like they did more plotting of the mystery than the romance aspects of the story.
Divorce Attorney Shin Almost forgot that I watched this! Cho Seung Woo is much more interesting here than in Sisyphus or Life. He was great in Stranger aka Secret Forest, which was why I even bothered with those other shows. It’s good to see him as a somewhat sympathetic rather than a totally obnoxious character.
Moment of Eighteen I’m up to episode 12. I was really into this one, but I’m running out of steam a little now that the main couple is together. it’s like we’ve forgotten about all the other problems that they and the other characters face. Romance can’t be the sole focus of a high school drama. How many old dramas am I going to start enthusiastically and not finish?
Taxi Driver I watched 11 episodes of the first series. I thought I might not understand what was going on in Taxi Driver 2 if I didn’t.
Saimdang Watched the first three episodes. Might finish it, might not. There are quite a few dramas I watched through the first two thirds and then abandoned. At first I was captivated but I’m rapidly losing interest, and I can’t even analyze why. Maybe because I like the contemporary story more than the historical one? Which is weird, because usually it would be the other way around.
Our Dating Sim: I still really like this BL web series. The young actors give good face—they are beautiful and emotional in every shot, even where the character is supposed to be trying not to be emotional. OK, it does seem pretty unlikely that these two would be out of touch for seven years and never have other romantic partners.
All the Liquors: The actor playing the chef is really more of a model than an actor, but he has a very nice smile. I’m still finding it difficult to believe that these fellows like each other as more than friends. Also I’m still kind of weirded out by the overall pro-drinking messages of this! What are they even doing.
A Shoulder to Cry On Another Korean BL! They are all coming out at once. So to speak. This one has one of the most clueless characters I’ve seen in a romantic k-drama, and that, as you know, is saying quite a lot.

Non-kdrama watching:

Mononoke, a gloriously trippy and colorful anime from 2007 that I found on Netflix. Wow, is it good.
Shadow and Bone I started the second season, having both...

I'm in a bit of a kdrama funk, just flitting around different series and not really settled into any. I can't believe I grew up with just three TV stations and watched whatever was on. Anyway, did watch the first episode of Reply 1988 finally (I've only seen Reply 1994 in the series) and liked Go Kyung-po's character.

Outside of kdrama, I've been watching the new season of Picard and the new show School Spirits is good.

I'd been rewatching old shows while waiting for ones I want to watch to finish airing before I realized I needed new content, even if it was in viewing old dramas. I happened upon a newly added old one on my streaming service called Forbidden Love from 2004 (another that doesn't seem to be included in the DB drama list but just found out it's also known as Nine-Tailed Fox). I'm halfway through it with mixed reactions about the whole thing.

It tried to set itself up as a drama about gumihos with principles, in the spirit of age-old kung-fu movies mashed up with nods to Interview with the Vampire, the original Batman plot, and an X Files episode if it were to be stretched out into a series. The narrative starts out interestingly enough, with enough conflicts in the plot to keep the story moving.

Nothing is particularly compelling, but it's been an interesting viewing just from the perspective of seeing now-heavyweight stars at the beginning of their acting careers. HYS, a personal favorite, is really good in this despite the poor dialogue for her character, and it's easy to see how this may have led to some of the later roles that got her to success. LHH is another that I like, and someone who I particularly hope continues to be successful as an older actress playing main roles despite the ageism in the entertainment industry.

If anything, it's an easy watch, especially if you're in the mood for an uncomplicated fantasy action thriller-like show. I'm not completely familiar with the real gumiho lore, but this drama's modern interpretation of folk legend is an interesting enough backdrop for something different. While I can't say it's great, it is enjoyable enough to stick with the story despite some of the shortfalls.

Elvis: I've watched this movie in 3 setting so far. Still haven't finished. It's overwhelming. The Colonel is a conman. I don't care that he dies. And that's literally the worst thing I say about anyone. This seems like psychological abuse for Austin

The End of the world with you: Ritsu's life is sad. I don't know that it excuses what he did to Mazumi but I understand a bit. He did try to seek him out. It's sad how Mazumi was broken. I headcanon Mazumi as having BPD. I don't think sex will be happening. I gotta remember up to 2 sex scenes is ALL we're going to get.

Moonlight Chicken: when is the MC2's boyfriend going to matter? So it's a live in ex-boyfriend. Interesting. Okay, well Alan sucks. He pushed Wen and made him BLEED. I'm not sure if Wen cheated but idgaf.

My School President: "When our lived ones are gone, they don't go empty-haded. They take our hearts with them."
The secret dating is adorable but I NEED public dating.
"Why act cool then?"
"I'm cool without acting."
Watching Sound and Win fall for each other is almost more enjoyable. I love second couples because I know what I'm getting with the main couple but the rest of the show is a surprise. I'm mad at Tinn for not going to the doctor introduction. I know it's sweet but Gun told him to go. Tinn kissing Gun's forehead was great. But if I was Gun I would have been like "bullshit, I'm not waiting. I have agency too." And just kissed him.
"3 day, 12 hours, 7 minutes, and 35 seconds." Tinn is WHIPPED.

Call It Love: I like that he returned her to her place even though he knows she doesn't like him. I ship Jun and the Hulk. Is Jun a second generational wealthy? That's rarely seen.

Jack o Frost: I finally got the sex scene I've been asking EofWwY for. Man, ph man, going back to the place they confessed and slept with each other for the first time! This show has more flashbacks than my books.
So I was wrong. Fumiya is the one who thought so Ritsu wanted to break up. Idk why he phrased it that way. Ritsu clearly did not want to break up. So the memory loss is true. Completely changes the dynamic. I want the show I created but I guess that would make Ritsu a bad guy.

Grown-ish no Disney+ this week
Miraculous Ladybug: no Disney+
Emma Agenda: I've decided to use this sho to stretch. It's perfect! Link is the worst. Like Emma sucks but she doesn't suck on purpose. Link does.
Wakanda Forever: no Disney+
But I've now seen the first half of this movie twice in 2 different settings. Seeing it in theaters would have been an experience! But for now I just want to finish. I want to see Shuri and Riri kick ass.

Skidamirink: 2 jump scares and that was it. Not scared just a bit uncomfortable. No need to rewatch it. Not really a mindf*ck. Don't think it reminded me of any of my childhood fears. I mean, maybe being left at home alone. (No, I wanted to do that...

Our Blooming Youth .. the only drama that I watch currently
and because of that, I re-watch High Society but skip the main couple and just watching Hyun Sik-Ji Yeon couple .. I love to see how broken hearted I am seeing Hyun Sik broken heart
and also watching Soundtrack #1 .. it's really alight watching, thank goodness it's only 4 episodes.

No other dramas that cought my eyes these days, I tried some but drop it all they way