CRICKET -

AS H E S - another good match going on - Aus missed their chances n England was unable to take care of Aus lower order - match in balance

Next A S H E S in australia will decide the bazball

before that england has to face india.

ODI WORLD CUP - 2 months 2 go - no news of match tickets - woah - such a good management

Let's see how many political leaders attend the 1st match which will turn out us mini political event from Septembers as Elections are near.

Current/recent: THREE Monday/Tuesday shows! I'm going to start every week in a sleep deficit.
Not Others: I liked this week’s episodes a lot more than the premiere now that the main characters have tamped down the crazy and shown some complexity. Mom’s friend’s vicious murder-rant about Jin-hee’s father is going to come back to haunt us, isn’t it?
HeartBeat: Uh-oh, this is threatening to turn *meaningful.* Don’t do it! Please stay ridiculous. It is developing the romance darn near perfectly, though.
King the Hands: I'm not exactly hate-watching this, but I'm definitely watching with a jaundiced eye. Sure, going all-in on rom-com tropes is a main point of the show - if it even has one other than "Look! Junho!" - but they need to be fitted to the characters, as HeartBeat is doing so effectively, rather than wedging the characters into the tropes.
Numbers: The dagger brooch is back!
See You in My 19th Life: I don’t ask for perfect logic from a fantasy, but this underdelivered even for that genre. At least it was pretty. I’ll miss the swimming pools.
My Lovely Liar starts in two days!

Older shows:
The Uncanny Counter: A satisfying mix of fun, thrills, and tears. I finished just in time for part 2 - can’t wait!
Dance Sports Girls: Another one I tried for a group watch; the FL is irritating and this and Girls's Generation 1979 confirmed that high school/coming-of-age stories are just not my cup of tea. It's not you, dramas, it's me.
Falling for Innocence: Why am I watching this? It’s giving every sign of a show that’s going to go wrong, but the first few episodes are pretty cracky and Jung Kyung-ho is deliciously hateable.

COMPLETED
See You in My 19th Life - The amnesia and life-reset make zero sense. Don't know why they felt the need to change the webtoon ending to this extent. Still it was a visually beautiful drama with some cute, light-hearted moments.

ONGOING
King the Land - I was watching while playing games on my phone so I don't really remember much. It's still a nice background watch 🤷‍♀️.

Numbers - The original parents' story was handled so laughably badly that I couldn't take anything else seriously. The only-barista-in-the-world being plot-central is also hilarious.

Revenant - RIP Old Cop. That was a swift and brutal end. Loved the scene with Hong-sae and San-yeong when they discussed her illness. Also the bathroom scare 🙈.

Heartbeat - Do-sik Sunbae sure took a turn with how casually he was discussing cutting out someone's heart and drinking their blood 😖.

Not Others - I like this more and more. The back-and-forth in Jin-hee and Jae-won's scenes is great.

Miraculous Brothers - Ha-neul is the most compelling character in the show and I love his arc. Reminds me of the elder brother in Pinocchio.

WATCHLIST
Season 2 of D.P. and The Uncanny Counter.

Also Season 2 of k-variety Earth Arcade now that all of it is out.

C-DRAMAS
The Legend of Anle (till Ep. 27) - The show moved forward exponentially in terms of plot after Ep. 23 and it's better for it.

Mysterious Lotus Casebook (till Ep. 16) - Very good and surprisingly funny though I could do without the PTSD Chen Duling brings. Anyway, Cheng Yi is spitting blood, nature is healing 😛.

Lost You Forever (till Ep 2) - Only just started but this is shaping up to be good too.

Taiwanese Drama Trick or Love (till Ep. 19) - Old school romance but I like it. Second couple is stealing the show for me.

King the Land: It’s been a stressful week, which means I’m looking forward to this even more than usual. Hopefully we’ll be able to resolve the relationship misunderstandings soon, even if everything else takes a bit to sort out.

See You In My 19th Life: I think it wrapped up okay, but the last half was disappointing overall. I’m just excited to keep reading the webtoon at this point, because the story is so intriguing and I’d love to see it play out more satisfyingly.

Heartbeat I’ve been loving the slow way our leads have been growing closer and we had so many adorable moments between them this week. I’m all for Do-shik having a redemption arc if he’s up for it, but Hae-won I cannot bring myself to like for some reason. Maybe we just get a little donation chain going for everyone who needs special blood? Ripping hearts out just seems so unnecessary.

Not Others I was much more into the dynamics of all our characters this week. I still want to know more about Jin-hee and Jae-won, but I’m willing to wait for it. I like getting a window onto Eun-mi’s past, and her friendship made everything better for me.

Tale of the Nine-tailed I had a total blast watching this. I think it might be my favorite role I’ve seen Lee Dong-wook in, so I’m excited I’ll get to watch more of this character in the 1938 season (spinoff?). The last 30 seconds made no sense at all, but I find myself not caring too much. Sometimes I cry when something tragic happens to a character, and sometimes I cry when I see the reactions of other characters, and this was definitely the latter, so props to the rest of the cast as well for making me sob through the vast majority of the finale. I’m only bummed we didn’t get to see more hints of romance between Ji-ah’s two coworkers at the end.

Pachinko I have a free trial of Apple TV so I’m trying to watch anything I’m interested in before it ends. Watching with my partner and we’re both definitely into it so far. I have no idea how anyone’s Japanese is, but I love listening to characters switch between languages so fluidly.

19th Life Completed. 7/10
King the Land: Enuf said in recaps.
Heartbeat: show continues to be charming. I am ready for some angst. Who exactly is Hae-Won!????

Not Others : Enjoying this show. And loving the little interactions between the leads. These breadcrumbs make me excited!!

Dream (movie)
All the best scenes were on IG Reels. The movie was an easy watch but I felt no connection to its characters. Leads were good, that’s about it.

Fireworks on my heart(cdrama): Completed.
I really liked the lead’s progression and commitment to each other and the ending was satisfactory. Xu Qin’s insecurities and selfishness might make people dislike her, but I do like how honest she with Song Yan. Even when they had the fight, I liked how they handled it. It takes courage to show your negative side to people and make an effort to change.
Ep 33/35 😭😭😭How could they do this??
The final conflict with Meng family was also resolved. Arghhh.. this mother. Seriously??? I didn’t think she deserved a redemption. Ruining someones career for fear that they might do well in life and eventually get back to your daughter was just awful.. not surprised because she is totally wrecking her own daughters career in the Hospital so she doesn’t do well..happy that they got their happy ending. The brothers arc with the college student was super creepy.
Overall a decent watch with some FF.

Exclusive Fairy Tale (cdrama)
Another high school drama. About two people growing up in the same community. The FL taking her role of Jiejie seriously much to the annoyance of didi. FL is a bit silly. Will see few more episodes and decide.
Looks like Iqiyi made this premiumVIP so even with VIP I need to wait 😳 till 30th for 2 eps a day.

The way you shine (tw) Love everything about this show. All the characters are showing growth except that awful family. We finally got that kiss!! Tian Yu is adorable.

Trick or Love (tw) Ep 15
This show is fun. I like that the misunderstandings are getting resolved quickly and plot is progressing at a nice pace. Marcus and FL’s sister are my favorite. They are so much fun when on screen. I also liked the little brother and his crush with FL’s sister.

When a snail Falls in Love 2023 (Thai): Ep 12
I am liking the changes they made from the original. Vita is lovely. I find the FL more interesting here. Adding a brother for her made me see another side of her. Also, Sen as a second ML is hilarious bringing in the frustrating jealousy in Captain Pla. Did I say already that Thassapak Hsu is HOT!

KING THE LAND (Ep. 11-12) Gu Won actually working on the anniversary event?! Not really. His full time job is to woo Sa-Rang. As the show continues on, it gets more unrealistic. Gu-Won’s anniversary event program was a worker’s rights and morality rally but a potential business disaster. He got away with his event planning way too easy.

Even when the couple GETS CAUGHT by the expanded friend group, no one brings up the obvious relationship baggage to have a true heart-to-heart. Gu Won’s next mine field is a plan to increase revenue without cutting costs. Instead of working diligently on the project, he takes Sa-Rang to the sea. It must be nice to snap a finger and all things work out perfectly. But the Dream Team assignment turns into a nightmare for Sa-Rang, both professionally and personally. In the show’s exploration of class distinction, Sa-Rang got a jolt of reality. But this being old school, it will all be a “misunderstanding” and assumptions of him being a playboy will evaporate because Gu Won is the golden boy -- nothing bad happens to him.

Others pointed out that in the old rom-com playbook there has to be a break-up, angst, and reconciliation arc. But the chairman was the one pushing the wedding date so we get the possibility of Gu Won giving up his inheritance for Sa-Rang?

SEE YOU IN MY 19TH LIFE (Ep. 11-12) Shin Hye-Sun gives a memorable performance in Ep. 11, confirming suspicion that in her first life she killed the wrong man and Min-gi is her target for a 1000 year revenge. Min-gi’s prior statement was false: when he stated the consequences of interacting with good people from your past life was their death. “It would not have been as bad if you were enemies in your past because you would have something to resolve.” The one question was how to erase the painful memories of the past to make Ji-eum normal? A massive amnesia trope? Well, sort of. What an anti-climatic solution: A care free heart that’s ready to forgive everything and four words (“It’s all good now?”) ends curse? Even a bad magician would call that a lame trick.

The poorly constructed Curse arc destroyed the proposed fantasy romance drama. It could have been much better for Ji-eum combat her nightmares internally and not project her past on the people in her 19th life. She could have lived with that burden alone instead of creating clingy loved ones in the present. Or better yet, used those flashback past life memories to navigate problems in her 19th life. I think the role reversal putting Ji-eum in the dark about her past while everyone around her knows the truth is just as unsettling as when the show started and Ji-eum sought out her 18th life relationships.

It was an interesting premise that got derailed by the plot execution. I think the series could have worked better if Ji-eum’s lives were shown in chronological order. Instead of the Curse arc, she would remember the lessons from her past experiences and tragedies to build an enhanced...

Finished:
See You In My 19th Life: Ep 11-12 were riveting and brought back the depth of emotion I've loved. The intertwined past lives trope is one of my faves, so unraveling Ji Eum's first life was very satisfying. I loved the ending. I loved how everything came full circle with her loved ones choosing her, and seeking her. The unburdened Ji Eum is still sharp and strong as ever, and seeing Seo Ha joyfully echo her own words back to her was gorgeous narrative symmetry. Yep, there were some plot holes, just like any other fantasy drama you care to name. But it had a stellar cast, lovely cinematography, and assured directing. To anyone still on the fence about trying it: it's a well-done fantasy romance with deeper themes. I loved it (and so did my mom).

Ongoing:
❤️HeartBeat❤️: My mom and I are buddy-watching the last 8 eps since she's all caught up! So far, the only "scary" stuff is the interior design, the pushy neighbors, and the curse that must be solved with blood. But such is life when you're the undead proprietor of a trendy guesthouse. How is this sweet-hearted drama so magical?? Seeing our lady and her vamp wrestling with growing ~Feelings~ and negotiating how to stay in each other's orbits without acknowledging said ~Feelings~ is delicious. Hopefully we get some mutual self-awareness soon! Especially sweet this week was Woo-hyeol making the dead tree "bloom" and telling In-hae she deserves love, and then dancing with her LIKE A DISNEY PRINCESS or prom queen!! And In-hae keeps doing and saying the logical, common sense things - yay!!

Numbers: (through ep 6) Love the High Drama feel to everything, and the principled MLs. Another Beanie called this a relaxing watch, and I'd have to agree?? It's relaxing in the same way that Agatha Christie mysteries are relaxing: we know justice will eventually prevail.

Older Dramas:
Chief Kim: (through ep 6) I don't remember the character's name, but every time the nasty lady who's the right-hand of the chairman sniffs her air-freshener sticks, it's the same vibe as Jan from The Office sniffing her candles. The humor is so funny!! I like Namgoong Min here a lot. I like the principled FL, and how the two MLs are wrestling with their base natures to become better people. And I finally get what all the fuss is about with Junho's eating! That's some next-level drama mukbang.

19th Life
Oh, that finale made me shake my head more than I wanted to (selective forgetting? Aegyeong, who brought her up!, included???).
Now that I know the drama's ending I wish there was less focus on the accident and the 1st life... and more attention was given to Jieum and her dealing with past and present... her joys and sorrows... her regrets... and loves. I also somehow wish it was Mom who knew and Suho who guessed, but let it be. (Aaand... let's erase annoying Minki. 😁🙃)
What was well done and I absolutely loved was the relationship with Aegyeong. It was also a great way how to bring some issues with multiple lives and I found it poignant when Aegyeong started addressing Jieum by her current name instead of Samchun.

King the Land
I only watched E11 (because of the new cdramas) and I was surprised to see Gu Won actually working 😆
The celebration was touching, however, Stepsister is not completely wrong and the right networking is important as well. Somehow I wish that instead of fighting the two were working together and kept balancing the heart and money of the hotel business.

The Way You Shine
I like it more and more. Zhaoxun Gege is very competent and fair and I loved how he saw through Ruoyun, explained what she did wrong... and removed her from the competition organising team. 👏
The competition self was nicely done and I liked the partnership and coordination of our leads. And it all gave enough confidence to Tianyou to pursue Xinxing, Tianyou is so smooth now! (and Taiwan knows how to kiss 😁😊).
Uncle Gege and Candy Mom are still such sweethearts. 🙂

Lost You Forever, 3eps
I read the novel and thus I know that what we see now is a slow setup of what's coming later and so far I like what I see (even if Yang Zi does exaggerate a bit in the beginning).
Only... I wish the actors looked a bit older and less ethereal 😅 Especially from Jing I expected more mature aura. Xiang Liu is great though. 😊

Mysterious Lotus Casebook, 2eps
I obviously can't resist Sifu hiding his abilities and teaching lessons to a proud naive youngster 😁

Still watching and liking Not Others.

Numbers: 6.5 If you don't know accounting, you can't make heads nor Taeils of the story.

Revenant: 7.0 Silly me, I thought the evil ghost just wanted vengeance on whoever gave her shadow all those bad hair days. Also, OMG! The jumper missed the car!

See You In My 19th Life: 7.0 Day 11 - So Silla wanted to use the shaman's balls bells to fight a drought!? They sound pretty useful. Someone should go steal them. Day 12 - Sigh. Amnesia. Because of course. While the FL is busy forgetting past lives, I guess we can start forgetting this show (?)

Not Others: 7.5 After such an unusual 1st week, week 2 was mostly a standard kdrama, at least until that one bubble-bath scene.

Heartbeat: 8.0

Longing For You: 4.5 Day 1 wasn't offensively bad, just standard, predictable ChatGPT-grade k-tropes. Ask someone else about day 2.

D. P. Season 2: 5.5 (ep 1/3) So much to say, so little time interest.
- Those of you who skipped the closing credits for the final ep of season 1 now know what you missed in the Easter Egg.
- FFing is ok, but never skip the closing credits in a Netflix kdrama.
- Yes, I know there's bullying in S. Korea, but I don't enjoy watching it and I certainly don't need to spend several hours being beaten over the head with it.
- I'm mostly here for the ep3 appearance of our Capsaicin Queen from Heartbeat, Won Ji-an. After that it's mostly a bean-watch.
- For a different perspective on S. Korea's military, turn to a Youtube Defense-Economics guru
"South Korean Defence Strategy - Mass, Firepower, Industry & Existential Threats"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXZw_YGzxCc
(He even mentions BTS and "comfort ammo")

What if instead of forgetting past lives we could forget past kdramas -- and with them all the tropes. Then every gimmick (at least 19 of them) that we have seen at least 19 times would be new and fresh again. Someone should do a Top Nineteen Tropes We Wish We Could Forget list. I'm too lazy.

Numbers
Tell me it isn’t going to be over this week!! I’ve loved the show, I’ve loved @alathe’s take in the recaps, I’ve loved the sub-community of Beanies who have delighted in the drama of accountancy…I don’t want it to end. But also, how much longer could they have kept up this level of emotional intensity?? The national economy is already at stake!!!

HeartBeat
Calling all HeartBeat Hottest! ASSEMBLE! 🩸💗🧛 Stick this landing, show. Stick…this…landing.

19th Life
I’ve had the OST on repeat for a few days now. The incidental/background music is particularly wonderful. I recommend it whole-heartedly! Also Ahn Bo-Hyun and Park Kang-Hyun (Do-shik from HB) need to record a song together now plz thnx. If they have already, someone please alert me.

AAAAAND, T-14 until the “butt drama” begins. This means that we can have a two-week ramp-up period for any/all anticipatory hiney-based humor before the actual reality of Behind Your Touch sets in. Let the giggling begin!!!

Epic JUMONG rewatch
Episodes finished: 21
SAwFA count: 3
Random observations: even the bandits have uniforms.

Patiently waiting for MY DEAREST

Finished Celebrity (opened my eyes to influencers' work) and See You in My 19th Life (just enjoy the show, don't overthink). Watching: Heartbeat (poor sexy vampire, can't understand why he is unconsciously linking to landlady); Not Others (the mother-daughter team is funny); The Real Has Come (waiting for the leads to be together again). That's it!

D.P. 2 (Series review)
While I recognise that the show was produced precisely to criticise the inhumanness of the military hierarchy, mimicking an overused corruption trope probably wasn’t the best idea. It would’ve been smarter to highlight the indirect casualties of the system, which to be fair, the show did for its procedural cases. Similar to the 1st season, the show started falling apart as it hurtled towards the finale. Nonetheless, the cast really kept my eyes stuck to the screen with their engaging performances.

See You in My 19th Life (Series review) - Mood progression: C / C / C / C- / D+ / D
Man, the show really limped across the finish line with so many cop-outs, from the dad having been a nice guy all along (so yeah you still treated Seo Ha like trash?) to the bait and switch in the 1st life regarding the sister killer (so lame?) to the last minute romance between the 2nd leads (so late?) to the final memory obstacle (so bad?) to the rushed ending (facepalm!).

Not Others (Episode 3-4) - Mood: C+
You know, I almost forgive the show for its weak setup and overarching murder thriller, since Eun Mi’s chaotic goodness has truly brought so much personality into the narrative (Halmeoni trio cracked me up and even the self-serving clinic boss has started to win me over). It also explains how our leads keep running into trouble because they actively seek it and don’t shy away. I do think the way Jin Hee made up with her team was a little contrived but hey, anything to get over that phase. New guy: I hope he isn’t Jin Hee’s dad, that would be such a lame thing. I hope he’s not just in the plot only to be a love partner?

King the Land (Episode 11-12) - Mood: D+
They had introduced the fiancee so it was only a matter of time before the shoe was going to drop, but it still sucks to have to watch the same old misunderstanding conflict. Married woman arc hasn’t budged an inch so I can’t even comment on it, flight attendant and that divorce is just horrible writing. Though I must say I’m impressed it took us this long to see the abs.

Miraculous Brothers (Episode 9-10) - Mood: D+
I don’t understand why they suddenly tried to twist things up with the possibility that Kai isn’t Lee Ha Neul when flashbacks almost certainly confirmed it before this week. Both cliffhangers this week were unfortunately really uninspired and fell flat: who cares about the novel and thumbdrive when it’s the inevitable reunion between Kai and Kang San that’s more gripping.

Heartbeat (Episode 9-10) - Mood: D+
As the 2nd leads plummet into oblivion, so does my hope that this would be a decent show (it wasn’t great already, but one could still dream). Why couldn’t the show just dodge all the drama with open dialogue such as the one where Woo Hyul just told the truth and sincerely proposed a deal? (This should’ve occured in Episode 2 btw instead of the usual shrieking mess)

Not Others: I assume our new guy is her dad, there are too many hints for him not to be. Hopefully they either sideline the murder or solve it quickly so we can go back to more hijinks.

Heartbeat: This is reminds me of the Tarzan soundtrack(okay movie, fantastic soundtrack). You'll be be in my heart, no matter what they say. In this case even if it doesn't beat. We have 6 episodes left, bring it home writer, bring it home so all our hearts can beat as one.

Numbers: Continues to be the melodrama of the year. I knew our villain wasn't going to go down so easily, I mean he strutted into prison, Let's see what our final episode brings.

Revenant: Hyangi's life is so sad. Also that shaman was unhinged. All she wanted to do was art. I wonder what the last thing is.

D.P. 2: It wasn't as good as the first one and was trying to do too much. I wish they had kept to the small stories and not tried to expand, that is where the heart of the drama is.

Uncanny Counter 2: Here we GOOOOO

Not Others - I'm loving where this is going. No serial killer hovering around the story please. I want them to rush up and conclude it ASAP.
I'm guessing Ahn Jae-wook is Eun-mi's runaway guy.
Kim Hye-eun is having a departure from the cold characters here. I kinda miss her cold vibes already but she's total chaos here. It's she ganging up against Eun-mi with Jin-hee - that understanding and understated found family. Its funny that we have someone Eun-mi cannot not listen to should hell be let loose.

SYIM19L - What about it? It ended. I can't exactly say I enjoyed Shin Hye-sun's performance here as Ji-eum but I know her stint as Su made up for everything. I wish I could rewrite the ending though.

Durian's Affair - I have just one itch here - it's painstakingly slow to the point of excruciating. I watch it on 1.5x speed and I do not miss any detail. I just had to reduce to 1.2(or 3) so it doesn't seem like I breezed past it. Asides that, I'm enjoying it.
The human relationships here are fraught with tension. I didn't expect Deung-myeung's mom to have that sort of relationship with her family. Kudos to her brother calling her out on that.
I'm particularly interested in Chi-gam and Du Ri-an's arc. It so happens to be the arc the writer is slowly developing the most.

"Imperfect Victim," 29-episode C-drama. A womanizing CEO accused of raping a young assistant. Great cast led by two of my favorite C-actors, Liu Yijun and Zhou Xun. It's a seriously heavyweight drama that starts out looking like more style than substance but quickly gets into layers of complications and changeable human behavior. One scene so far bothered me involving the victim's father being shown a video of a post-assault meeting arranged between his daughter and the CEO. The very fact of the arranged meeting seemed disturbing to begin with, the kind of thing that would curl an attorney's toenails. Anyway the drama is special. "World of the Married" feel -- can't wait for the next episode. Drama line of the week: "What we need is a good lawyer without professional ethics."

Revenant finale tonight and wow-wee, I'm ready for it! It may not be as popular with Beanies but has solid SK ratings. Hearbeat keeps my heart beating so much. I only wish it had half the love in SK that it has with Beanies. Thinking of starting Not Others. Perhaps it'll be loved here and in the ratings?

Binged through Chief Kim It wasn't perfect but so. much. fun. Namgoong Min was the star, no doubt. But I loved baby Junho. True, he was a little green. But I wanted to pinch his chubby cheeks and tell him, in the years to come, he's gonna do A-OK *cough* except *cough, cough* TL. I want more Junho. I had dropped Wok of Love after the talking horse a while back. Does it get better?

Fireworks of My Heart Tho I dropped it, after the promise of mauled lips in the last WWW, I caught up until THE scene. Oh my gosh, what was with the waterworks? Water gushing out of taps. Water bubbling ferociously. Water steaming. Was it so very bad that it was good? Nah. Dropped again.

SEE YOU IN MY 19th LIFE: Finished. The last episode did not make sense. The webtoon is far better.

NUMBERS: Han Je Gyun is, of course, responsible for everything ranging from cooking up books to arson to murder and to national economy. I never knew that only one accountant was responsible for a nation’s economy. Silly me! Loved Han Seung Jo finding out the gender of his child.

HEARTBEAT: I wait for the episodes eagerly and this week did not disappoint. The slow romance with our vampire and prickly FL veering towards each other. The dance- I squeed.

KING THE LAND: Episode 6. Saw it as palate cleanser after watching three episodes of D.P. Season 2.

FRUITS BASKET: So many back stories and so many heartbreaks

Not Others I think I watched this kind of FL so many times already and SY doesn't really give her own touch to the character. The mum is fun.

Heartbeat I didn't think that one comment about her dress will bring so many comments :p The actress looked so great in DP 2

King the Land The anniversary was kinda disapointing. They made sound like so much work but at the end, he decided the list of the guests just before the event? Like people dosn't have schedule and were just waiting for it.

Numbers I dont' really care about the plot, I just like to see the little team fighting against the villain.

The Uncanny Counter 2 I don't have so many memories of the first season. But I liked it, so I hope the second one will be good too.

D.P. 2 Can they give a break to Ahn Jun-Ho... even when he was happy at the end, they crushed his little heart.

The Way You Shine (TW)> TW dramas have too many episodes, but it was worth the wait for the kiss scene :p

COMPLETED:-

*Battle For Happiness* (16/16) - I enjoyed this makjang-lite murder mystery. Started out hating some of the women characters but was rooting for almost all of them by the end. 8 out of 10 Stars

*Delightfully Deceitful* (16/16) - I stuck with this one coz it promised a unique and unpredictable FL. Who turned out to be not-so-interesting after all. I regret not dropping this. 5.5 out of 10 Stars

WATCHING:-

*His Man Season 2* (11/14) - Never expected a reality show to give me the best romance of the year. Kdrama writers need to take notes from the real life love story in this one.

*Jun & Jun* (1/8) - An office BL with cute MLs? Of course I'm sat!

*Hidden Love* (2/25) - I had decided not to watch another Chinese drama after Love Between Fairy and Devil, but started this one after the positive reviews all around. Not really into it till now but the ML is so beautiful that I can't help but wait for the romance to begin.

*Stay With Me* (12/24) - A BL out of China after years so had to check it out. Teenage puppy love in all its angsty glory. The brooding MLs are super cute and I'm loving the found family dynamics.

DROPPED:-

*Heartbeat* - Enjoyed the first two episodes but once the vampire-out-of-coffin shenanigans were over, I started getting bored. By the middle of the 5th episode, I knew I didn't want to keep watching. The show is sweet, but it isn't for me I guess.

*Not Others* - Its particular brand of humor isn't working for me. I also find this mother-daughter duo exhausting to watch. Dropped after 2 episodes.

Cinderellas of midsummer
I like that they’re just showing the little things that happen between two people slowly falling in love, none of the over the top romantic moments. Beachy vibe that I like.

Fireworks of my heart
When I dont have anything I feel like watching, I browse through the shows on Viki and randomly click on something where the visuals catch my eye. Thats how I found this show. I am glad I did, because I found the story interesting, the leads so good looking who also performed well. (Yang Yang is so hot)
There isnt anything special here - simply love lost and regained, but I like the reality of the presentation. For instance, I was expecting the FL to have been steadfast in her love and blackmailed/forced by her mother to drop the ML, but she actually admits she did it because she was(and still is) weak and vacillates between love and devotion to family. As evil as the mother is, the blame is not shifted entirely to her while keeping the lead pure and pristine. I am a third in, enjoying it so far.

Coffee and vanilla
I was looking for cool Japanese shows to watch and started this but Lordt, this one isn’t for me. Let’s leave it at that.

Why I dress up for love
Really interesting Japanese drama. The ML especially was so fricking likeable. @reply1988 thanks for the recommendation.

The real has come
It continues to annoy me. I continue to watch it. I’m like that. 😃

I am re-watching Law and Order as always when I have nothing interesting to watched, dropped everything, but hearing good things about Not others I will check that out, also watching Revenant, but can’t say I am loving it as much as I did, FL screams too much and her mother annoys me

I have been stuck in lurker village in reality land for about two months and trying to finally sneak back into K-dramaland. Wish me luck.

Boys Over Flowers👧👦👦👦👦(7/25): I have known about the story for ages and I have seen some adaptations, but never the Korean version. I was gathering courage and bracing myself for the ultimate hate watch with my friend, but fortunately I am able to shut off my brain and enjoy this after another busy day. Most of my enjoyment is caused by Kim Beom and Kim Joon when they were still Beommie and Joonie, and I will refer to them as such from now on. Escaping the love triangle proves futile, so Beommie and Joonie have taken it upon themselves to either stand back with imaginary popcorn or to put some extra oil on the fire with their quips and general nosiness.😂To egg them on or not to egg them on, that’s the question.😂

Finished See You In My 19th Life
I loved this drama, its only flaw was that it was too short; I would have liked to see more scenes from the past lives and about reviving the hotel (nothing at all about that except landscaping…) What I loved most: the visual appeal (colorways, water, flowers…) and going full circle on the romance at the end.
King The Land soo many kisses, wonderful! That’s how I like my romcoms…
Caught up on Revenant but haven’t seen the last two episodes yet. Did I say at the beginning that this wasn’t scary?! It is now… but so good – I wish there were more horror kdramas like this and The Guest.
Also started and caught up on Numbers; I really like the accountant setting and that they also explain some of the terms. Of course the stakes are a bit TOO high (national economy…) but what the heck it’s a kdrama.
I still like Durian’s Affair a lot, the makjang is showing up a little bit which I find funny so far.
How to decide on what to start now from all the shows that started in the last couple of weeks or will this weekend? On impulse, when I had time yesterday, I watched Dream, the soccer movie with Park Seo Joon and IU – nothing new, but very entertaining and funny!
And then D.P., so for once I don’t have to worry about spoilers… It was really good, but the episodes felt so different, that was a little jarring: Ep.1-2 very dramatic and desperate, Ep. 3 heartrending queer drama, but also unnecessary action comedy, Ep. 4 horror thriller (at the NK border), Ep.5-6 action revenge drama, a lot like Taxi Driver.
After countless recommendations on my Insta TL, I picked up Chinese BL Stay With Me , and it is really cute (and promoted as a bromance, not BL – I guess it depends on the watcher 😉)
KDrama friend project:
No news on Heartbeat, still on Ep.4 and hoping for some binge-watching together next week!

Watching K dramas

Heartbeat
Guess we will have a show down between the vampires as well as the vamp hunter . I think the gold will be found .

Durian Each week they work in shower scenes, cleanest cast ever.

Not Others Settling down to a typical cop show ?

C drama

Lost You Forever Enjoying it so far.