LIVE WATCHES
Blood Free
...will almost certainly NOT be (human) blood free by the end!! 😏 I'm loving it after week one, but I also said that about another Disney show that just ended as the assured year-end Bean of Disappointment for many a Beanie.

The Midnight Studio
Light kisses. Not-so-light kisses. Gentle touches. Maybe I should stop now in case the drama all goes to hell in a handbasket. But there are so many interlocking stories remaining that are all going to come together in the most satisfying conclusion where it all fits!!! Right? 🥹

Beauty and Mr. Romantic
Well! If our ML didn't turn out to be a snake this week. Poop. I know he's doing it to save his skin/his job/get promoted to PD, but the ads said that he was "pure-hearted" and it ain't so. POUT. I mean, now that I'm typing this, we knew he wasn't pure-hearted when he was a teen, making Bad Teen Choices™ with his love life 😉...actually, now I really hope noona returns and is super-rich or something. Maybe she'll just be a hairdresser on set tho? Oooh, such rich possibilities.

FROM THE RESERVES
Terrius at My Back
...is the most delicious "tired mother savior fantasy," and I love how So Ji-sub struggles with keeping a straight face when he's acting the part of, "trying to subdue the twins." I wonder if the three of them go for, like, coffee or to amusement parks together for real these days. He could be a proper samchon to these kids. 13-year-olds can use all the guidance they can get! And these two have been getting A LOT of work. I'm writing a drama in my head, clearly, about an older actor who works with child stars and then saves them from the inevitable dark clutches of an industry out to get them as teens/young adults. I mean, it could work, no?

ON DECK
Literally anything @alathe recaps. 보고 싶어요.

Ongoing
Blood Free : Solid Premiere. Loved it!! The premise is interesting. All the politics and cooperate greed is well done. I really wonder what she meant when she said crushed organs 😰

Lovely Runner : Not a fan of timeslip dramas, but the leads are too cute.

Parasyte - The grey 3/6 eps. Liking it. It is not as gory as I thought it would be. Will finish it this week. I am liking Koo Kyo-hwan a lot here.

Queen of tears : Can’t wait to see the aftermath of the reveal last week. It’s about time for the family to unite.

Nothing uncovered : I am liking this show much better now. The two male leads have terrific chemistry. Wish the FL was written better and the acting isn’t helping.

Shogun : upto Ep 6 This show continues to be fantastic. I especially loved the focus on the women this episode.

Mask 14/20 eps. (no spoilers please) Wow! I don’t remember when I had this urge to keep clicking next. I absolutely love this show, extraness et al.
Min-Woo (JJH) is fantastic! I loved how he fell for her and how he expressed it in his own way. They both have terrific chemistry. Finally the secret is out!! Cant wait to continue.
The BIL is too creepy.. and the sister also kinda went cray. I dont get why she is so hell bent on revealing the secrets in public. Just talk to your brother!!

Guess Who am I (cdrama) :
No progress

Dropped

Hide : I didn’t continue past Ep 5. I didn’t like the villain. Her introduction and behavior isn’t working for me.

ONGOING
Queen of Tears - I had faith in Hae-in and she didn't let me down. Her crucifying Eun-REDACTED in public was glorious 🙌.

The Midnight Studio - Lots of cute OTP moments - I liked how unproblematic their relationship is. I'm interested in the mystery behind the new 'customer', who was possibly framed and murdered.

STARTED
Lovely Runner - This was SO cute. There were lots of moments we'd already seen in the previews but that flashback took my squee-meter sky-high. Just adorable.

Blood Free/ Dominant Species - What a great start! I was flinching along with the presentation audience. Watched both episodes at one go practically without a break. Chae-woon investigating Ja-yoo was something I didn't expect from the promos so that's a nice twist too.

C-DRAMAS
Best Choice Ever - I'm planning to start this today but comments suggest it's markedly less fun than I'd hoped AND has the FL's mother being the eternal Asian mom cliché. We'll see how it goes 🤷‍♀️.

Live watches aka Tumbleweed corner😞

Lovely Runner
Wonderful start to this drama, really hoping it stays this good.

Queen of tears
My favourite place to hangout each weekend.

Completed
Hospital Ship what a joy to watch. Thank you to the beanie that recommended it.

Book club:

The Picture bride
Historical drama set in early 1900’s when Korean brides would become wives of Korean men living in Hawaii. Classed as a Young Adult read. This was a new aspect of the Korean diaspora I was unaware of. Similar to Pachinko told from the perspective of one of the brides.

The tale of Genji review - 74 Loooooooooooong hours

As promised my review for those aiming to read or listen. The CliffsNotes version is that this is a multi-generational tale which covers themes of unrequited love, the importance of status, court customs, and image. We see how relationships are conducted, and the influence of Chinese and Korean cultures on the activities of the court officials and royal family. The culture of the era is shown through the stories of the women who need to be embedded in a family by birth or marriage and the needs of the men to secure positions of prestige to survive and care for their family members.

Warning: because this is a story of its time, the contents can lead to rage listening/reading because women were vulnerable to kidnapping, grooming, gaslighting, and Stockholm syndrome due to becoming infatuated with the noblemen who took advantage of them. There are some strong females characters at different status levels who were able to find ways to deal with their situations but there was always a cost.

Listening to the book brought very little joy because the themes are still relatable to a modern woman from a different culture; we still see aspects of these situations in modern dramas from Japan and Korea and in real life across the globe.

Please note the style of communication often included poetry so there are 800 poems embedded in the text, I was fed up with them after the first 100! I guess this is no different to the way Shakespeare wrote in iambic pentameter.

The introduction gives some background to the author’s precarious real life situation and these themes are reflected in the experiences of some of the characters. The length of the story may well be due to its popularity and the fact it was serialised so would have provided a second income for the author. The same themes are reflected over the generations so personally I think you can do yourself a favour and not finish the story to understand its valuable place in history. It is cited as the first novel but characters in the story talk about life not being like the romantic stories doing the rounds which I assumed were written down rather than shared verbally but maybe they are seen as short stories unlike this massive tome.

The story starts with an emperor and his concubine and revolves around their son. The lack of power of the emperor to keep his...

Currently Watching
Carry Sun-jae and Run: 🏃‍♂️‍➡️Lovely Runner is lovely. This one has allllll the feels. I like the leads a lot - they have good romantic chemistry already, but they also have good comedy chemistry, which I think is sometimes harder. Love it already ❤️

Welcome2Life: (through ep. 6) Filling the Flex x Cop shaped hole in my heart! Rain is GREAT, I love the "bad man trying to become a good man" arc, and the humor is funny. But gosh there's some gory-ness and blood, so closing my eyes as needed 🫣

Radio Romance: (through ep. 8) So boring. 😭 My watch is at glacial speed.

Finished
Rainless Love in a Godless Land ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The end was emotional, beautiful, and perfect for this drama. I loved this beautiful drama - it's now in my top-ten. Themes of faith and belief, stories and dreams, and love and protection were beautifully portrayed. The pace was purposefully slow as the plot revealed itself, sometimes in the present, sometimes through the past, and sometimes through the future. Orad - the stoic, faithful, patient, loving messenger and rain god - was amazing. The FL was kind-hearted, resolute, and strong in her trust and belief. This was a fairytale in the way of fables, myths, and legends, and felt like magical realism. I loved the soundtrack for this. The OST is on Spotify, although it's sadly missing the atmospheric instrumental tracks. I highly, highly recommend this drama. I started it after seeing other Beanies talk about it here (thank you, Beanies!!!). I didn't look up any spoilers or description before starting, which I would also recommend. It's even better if you're just along for the journey! It can be found on Prime in the US.

Miscellaneous
I'm fickle when it comes to C-dramas, and I skip from drama to drama until I find one that makes me stay. Started The Legend of ShenLi (through episode 12), and it has that special magic! My new C-drama obsession. The OTP are awesome and their chemistry is awesome.

The Midnight Studio: Our main couple is so cute. Honestly that is all I really care about. As for our police ghost, I don’t actually think his wife cheated, but sir you were gone more often than not, even as a ghost you wanted to catch your man more than you missed your wife. The poor woman was probably lonely. I do feel though that the big bad ghost is unnecessary, I wish that they had stuck to a ghost of the week format.

Lovely Runner: I love our leads. I love that Sun Jae liked her first. I will maintain until forever; a drama is ALWAYS ALWAYS better when the ML likes the FL first. Im Sol and Sun Jae for the win. However, I get why she had a crush on Tae Sung, he is adorable in the way of teenage “bad boys.” I loved the first two episodes and look forward to the rest.

Blood Free: What an interesting premise for a show. The cows running was a cool piece, however we really have to stop blaming just cows for climate change, it is corporate misinformation at the highest level, ha. That designation belongs to Big Oil and Billionaires, but I digress. I like the corporate espionage mixed with regular political espionage. The writer excels at that sort of thing. I am already sad it is only 10 episodes.

Queen of Tears: This drama, Ottoke. So everyone now knows Hae In is sick, man oh man. We are in the last 6 episodes/9 hours unless the last episode is 2 hours of course. Time for the Hong family to go to work, Grandpa is awake, Mom is finally well rested, Dad might be getting it together, our poor poor Soo Cheol is still sad(but at least he got his message out), and Hae In is ready for war. Hwaiting. I really hope we get to see Natasha again, though before Mom leaves back to Seoul.

Lovely Runner (Episode 1-2) - Mood: C
It’s finally here! I do like the notion that the FL can change the future but has to do it without spoiling it, that’s a nice touch I would like to see more in future episodes. Given the premise, I can’t expect too much in narrative complexity but there’re so many chances for simple writing choices that would pay off nicely: 1) don’t turn the suicide into a murder whodunit, 2) twist where it’s not the ML who saves the FL (ML is the red herring, actual saviour is FL’s first crush), 3) no love triangle crap. I’m pretty sure we aren’t getting everything but I can hope, right? After all, this is such a dream casting for me: I love the leads!

Hide (Episode 5-6) - Mood: D
Well, that sucked. Shame on me for believing that this wasn’t going to include adultery, for believing that the FL would have the rationality to stay on the high road even if it’s for her daughter, or for believing that this was going to be a good project, even decent, for Lee Min Jae. Honestly, I’m just staying to see Jin Woo adopt Bom and save her from all that mess.

The Midnight Studio (Episode 8-9) - Mood: D
Sigh, I was rooting for you, but of course we had to have this stupid adultery plot twist and an unaccounted evil spirit flying around while the OTP go for the cliche romantic vacation where they finally find out that they met as kids and talk fate, yes timed fate. And then there’s the lame romance trope of ‘why did you make me fall in love with you if you were going to die?’.

Queen of Tears (Episode 9-10) - Mood: D+
We got our requisite narrative developments as cracks begin to form within the villains (of course it was obsession) and the protagonists begin a counter attack but of course we have the dreaded third-quarter conflict coming up around the corner. I quite like all the ending shots of the OTP’s tears and Kwak Dong Yeon is killing his role, so this week gets the plus.

Live Watches
The Midnight Studio: So much comfort in well-worn tropes. Most things in this drama remind me of things I’ve seen in other dramas, but never quite in this combination and never quite with this brand of charm. I love it! A million secrets were revealed this week, and most of them broke my heart - but in a good way? Manifesting satisfying endings for every single character, and praying that some unwelcome CatMan equivalent doesn’t show up.

Queen of Tears: The former rich people trying to make it in a small town was everything I wanted! But what I needed without realizing it was Hae-in telling the world everything in her press conference. That was incredible! I watched it again right away to see everyones’ reactions a second time! Hyun-woo’s face going from despairing to sad/loving/relieved! Eun-suck’s going from smug to disbelieving! I kinda want to go watch it again right now.

Older Dramas
Our Blooming Youth: The explorations of friendship and trust and forgiveness are SO GOOD in this drama. I loved them the first time through and I love them all over again.

The Kidnapping Day: (up to episode 11) Dang the end of ep 11 hit me all over again this time around. Husband still says he likes the characters waaaaay more than the plot, but you can’t have everything. He also doesn’t love our main villain, but I’m interested to see what he thinks after the finale.

Blood Free - I'm not in the cultured meat vs animal meat zone. I know how I prefer my proteins.
However, I'm here seated for what Lee Soo-yeon has to say on the matter. It is not gonna change my mind. But I've bought front row seats.
I did like the political drama underneath. Something tells me Jayu's request to the PM was approved to placed the radars on her. They did succeed on that.

The Two Sisters EP 1&2 - I thought about watching a daily and this caught my attention. I'm just watching it for now. The story hasn't really piqued me yet.
However, I completely understand if the younger sister has deep resentment for the older one. Older sis basically exchanged fates with her. But then...that's the adults fault. They didn't exactly have to split custody. He can take care of both kids with enough love so why share them one to one.

Queen of Tears - Youngduri is a blast! A huge one. I didn't know Mama Hong would actually give me comedy. I'm up for seeing her transition here, of it happens.
Soo-cheol dear...I feel you.
The look on Eun-delulu at the end of episode 10 was priceless. And the look on Park Sung-hoon's face was exact. It is very easy for the reaction to be an angry look/stare. He did convey the exact reaction that should be given off. Hats off to him for conveying it properly and the writer and director for ensuring that the scene played out that way.
They might be on a high rollercoaster ride, but the entire team here knows what they are doing.
I pass the motion that Cupid makes one final lasting mark on Beom-ja. I do hope they do not push this part of the story for latter or towards the end. Let it develop as the rest, however little the crumbs.

HIDE (Ep. 5-6) The series is still rocking and rolling like a dangerous carnival ride. The Baker Lady is a real sinister villain who thinks it is fun to torture her victims. Na becoming a low-life bagman for mob business was used like a trainer with a choke collar for a wild dog. But it gets worse as Na is charged with having an arson trial goes forward with perjured testimony so now she is no better than her sleazy husband. After this moment, it is hard to root for her. There is no honor in being a mob lawyer fixing cases.

Instead of leaving matters settled, Baker Lady sends a dagger to Na with a chilling video . Na now has to realize she is living in a family of monsters. But it gets even worse (as I predicted after episode 2). This week ends with a smart woman (Na) scorned, literally driving her anger home. The show is racing along as a well-done immoral horror show.

SHOGUN (Episode 8) This week the focus was on the lengths of duty and loyalty to one’s lord. Toranaga’s son’s death gave him 49 days to go to Edo for the mourning period, but he kept all of his men grousing about not fighting the council in Osaka instead of a meek surrender. When a sick Toranaga calls his vassals to meet, many object to his defeatist plan. His loyal best friend Hiromatsu refuses to change his lord’s mind and fight, so he commits seppuku on the spot with his son Buntaro swiftly beheading him. We learn that this final act of duty and loyalty to Toranga was a way to solidify the story of Toranaga’s surrender as messengers and the cleric will tell Ishido. All of Toranaga’s generals and armies will march to surrender to Osaka.

Meanwhile, Blackthorne is released from his duties to live in a shanty part of Edo. When he goes to see his men, they are either ill or drunken frat boys. He no longer sees them as ship mates but as strangers acting like savages. He gets his ship back to bring the guns and cannons to Osaka, but he is still itching to fight like Yabushige who he rejects Blackthorne’s offer to stay loyal to his lord.

In Osaka, Ishido seems to think he has won. He even makes a confession/proposal to Ochiba who does not respond. She knows that he came up from lower class stock and he is not worthy of the title of ruler of Japan. But after her mother dies, she appears to have a change of heart as she goes to bow in front of Ishido as an apparent acceptance of his marriage proposal. But I think she may have gotten a secret message from Mariko to misdirect Ishido to put his guard down.

The best irony in this week’s story was Toranaga finally granting the Catholic Church a plot of land in Edo to build a church, but it is going to be right next to Madam Gin’s new red light district. Well done.

APARTMENT 404 (episode 7-8) In episode 7, we are back to spies among the hosts which seems at this point a tired plot point. The narrative was more mis-directional than normal and some of the games not interesting. But episode 8, we have a new location at a...

I have been travelling this week and had very little time to watch dramas, but I managed to check Run Away With Sun Jae on Piggyback (Lovely Runner) and omg Kim Hyeyoon and Byun Wooseok are so cuuuuuute in this! 😍 and I want to put them in my pocket, a 2m deep pocket. 😁 Some of the energy reminds me of high school cdramas... and the time travel together with the mission to save the Male Lead brings memories of Shining For One Thing. Not a bad thing, because I loved that drama.

Queen of Tears
I'm still enjoying the ride, but this week felt somewhat scattered. Haein's press conference speech at the end though was daebak and totally fitting her character (and name) - she IS the QUEEN. (And ha, it was satisfying to see obsessed Eunseong unprepared and out of balance). I just hope she and Hyunwoo will keep spending time together and communicating, because time is getting more and more precious.
(I'm glad that Hyunwoo's Mom knows... and her Aga always makes me teary.)

I checked first episode of the weekender Beauty and Mr. Romantic and 3 episodes of the daily We Are In Trouble (Soo Ji and U Ri). So far I'm surprisingly more drawn towards the daily, the debt collectors in Beauty are not my favourite trope and young Dora annoyes me with her obsessing and blackmailing high school Male Lead.

My favorite currently airing show is QUEEN OF TEARS. It is exceptionally well done.

I watched two episodes of MIDNIGHT STUDIO and stopped.

My wife finished THE JUDGE DEE MYSTERY- a very good historical (Tang Dynasty) Chinese Costume mystery drama most of whose stories are drawn from the novels of Western writers who adopted this wonderful literary figure and made him their own. She highly recommends it (it is on Netflix).

That meant that it was time for her to return to Chinese Costume fantasy drama in the form of THE LEGEND OF SHENLI which had her mesmerized through all 39 episodes. She cannot speak more highly of this one- it is simply one of the best. she then started into the excellent ‘historical’ Chinese Costume Drama BLOSSOMS IN ADVERSITY (aka THE STORY OF HUA ZHI) plus the Chinese Costume mystery IN BLOSSOM. Both are very good.

We needed something a bit lighter and so my wife and I have begun CRAZY LOVE. We are thoroughly enjoying it. We tried CHICKEN NUGGET and my wife simply could not get into it, in part because the Netflix subtitles were difficult to read.

Our new weekender BEAUTY AND MR. ROMANTIC has started well. Through six episodes it is already better than the two weekenders before it. The ratings have suffered but I have a hypothesis that this is because QUEEN OF TEARS offers the same kind of story but at a much faster pace and higher production values. Some themes have already become clear- such as the issue of age gaps. We have more likeable characters in this drama than in the previous Weekender and far less screeching and hair pulling. It is a much easier watch. This weekend’s episodes will bring us to a total of eight and we will finally have a fairly good picture of where this story is going.

Hide: Oooh love tension...and Lee Chung Ah makes a really good villian
Wonderful World: It is last week!
Midnight Studio: Love the gentle romance
Queen of Tears: Loving the eye contact and how they express their love.
Blood Free: It is so nice to watch JJH and HHJ again!! Absolutely love the politics and thriller here.

I have been feeling a bit down so I decided to give My Roommate is a Gumiho another watch. So far, I have watched 6 eps but I am cracking up as if it is my first time, especially at the niece-zone part.
As for ongoing dramas
Lovely Runner has secured its spot as my favorite watch for the week. Nevertheless, I am looking forward to another week with QOT.

Hello beanies! I hope you are having a great weekend.

What I am watching:

_ Bossam: steal the fate (7/20). This drama had been on my list for so long! And at last I started it. I'm liking it a lot. If it keeps this pace and this good script, it could be one of my favorite sageuks ever.

What I have finished:

_ C-drama The Legend of Shen Li. I already wrote about my feelings on my fan wall yesterday. It has been a wonderful show in so many ways. It's not perfect, but when it was good, it was great. I could have watched more episodes. I'm going to miss this couple and the way they talked with their eyes.

Western shows:

_ All the creatures great and small Season 4 (6/7). Nice as always.

This week became a free-for-all of drama dabbling.

WATCHING
Carry Sun-Jae and Run: eps 1/2 I love that DB seems to be collectively excited about this new series. It's certainly off to a great start and I really hope it's able to carry through to the end à la Twinkling Watermelon, my sentimental fav from 2023. I love the cast and the story so far. There's a great energy about the whole production.

The Midnight Studio: eps 7/8 Somehow this drama has managed to capture the charm of older k-dramas while still feeling modern. Ji Won and Kwon Na Ra are well-matched for these roles and each other. I also really like that the episodic stories aren't overly simplistic or predictable, and carry over 2 eps. The guest actors have added a lot. However, a quick peek at the recap for ep 9 suggests that it might be starting to slide. Boooo!

Unlock My Boss: up to ep 8/12 I'm having a great time watching this right now. The characters have some depth, and the twists and turns are well-timed. It perfectly suits my mood. Plus I can never get enough of Chae Jong-Hyeop's radiant smile and happy vibes!

STARTING
Missing Crown Prince: I just know I'm going to regret this for a variety of reasons, but I'm feeling called to give it at least the 4-episode trial.

COMPLETED
The Legend of Shen Li: This wonderful fantasy adventure c-drama wrapped up this week, and I can't say enough good things about the story, the actors, and the production. What a treat this was to watch! So many great characters, a beautiful soundtrack -- a captivating experience overall. Highly recommended.

Semantic Error (The Movie): Watched this on a whim and loved it. It's very funny and well done. Particularly enjoyed Park Seo Ham, who'll be in next year's Murky Water with Rowoon and Shin Ye Eun. That's actually what sparked my interest in SE since I hadn't seen him in anything before. Looks like MW will be his first role post-military.

HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN
Flex X Cop: up to ep 11/16 Not surprisingly, I didn't get to it this week. I think I'm hesitating to keep watching because I'm aware the next few eps are going to be a bit of a downer. I'll get to it. I've loved this drama too much thus far not to finish it.

Have a fun week beanies! 😀

Lovely Runner: It's a squee-fest with emotional depth. Sol and Sun-jae captured my heart with their phone/radio scene in the first episode. I love that they've had crushes on each other, albeit at different times. Mutual rescue coming up? The first two episodes were crafted so beautifully that I'm guardedly optimistic we'll get a resolution worthy of the OTP -- who must be protected!

Midnight Photo Studio: Hooray for a grown-up romance. Too bad it has an expiration date because of Ki-joo. However, the way the characters look out for each other and actually share information leaves me hopeful that the good guys' teamwork will prevail in the end. The pacing has been great, and the stakes have ramped up in a satisfying way with the two big bads about to take more prominent roles.

Beauty and Mr. Romantic: It's a weekender, so I have to grade it on a curve and fast-forward as needed to avoid excess aggravation. Yes, there are characters who are a lesson in how not to parent. But so far their presence is balanced out by fun scenes of our OTP crossing paths on the set of their TV show. Fingers crossed it stays watchable and balances the screen time between the screechers and the more mature (which in this show has nothing to do with age) characters.

Blossoms in Adversity (C-drama): I think I'll stick with this one! Historical with a heroine who steps forward in a time of crisis and says, "I was not born to hide behind a door." Her sensibilities are almost too modern, but I'm absolutely not complaining. I don't think I've seen another show in which the indentured servants were given their contracts so that they could burn them and regain their freedom. The theme of women's empowerment reminds me a bit of "New Life Begins."

Teasing Master Takagi-san (J-drama): I'm utterly charmed by the live-action version of this show. The young actors playing the two middle-schoolers are delightful and I love the way the story centers their experiences. I don't think we've seen their parents yet! It's set in present day but feels timeless in its depiction of the transition from childhood to adolescence.

BLOOD FREE must have a very thick script - so much content in ep 1 alone, there is a lot of information to take in. Amputee Jeon Kuk-Hwan just sitting in his chair has proved how good an actor he is when he explained at length the background we need to know and was never boring.
Was the fur coat FL was wearing when she left the presentation also genetically engineered? Did I miss something here or was it to show her as a hypocrite?

Finally, FL said sorry in WONDERFUL WORLD. It was visibly hard for her to do this - well done. Otherwise the latest episode was a bit too heavy and too emotionally draining. I am not impressed with Mum's Alzheimer diagnosis, it feels unnecessary. Not sure what strategy the husband has, I hope it is a good plan, but somehow I am not convinced.

FL in NOTHING UNCOVERED is unnecessarily brave (foolhardy!), going again alone into a 'bad' area right after having been attacked and hurt. I like the tussle between husband and ex boyfriend!

QUEEN OF TEARS fully deserves its ratings. Hae-in is not somebody to be bullied - I love her for it! Papa Hong is growing on me. Maybe his snail pet was chosen not to show that he is weird, but that he is really a very kind person who can see beauty where others don't. He likes his wealth, but I think he would chose his snail over a Rolex anytime. Loved the bonding between the fathers over the loss of their position and reputation.

MIDNIGHT STUDIO is getting a little boring and I might drop in for LOVELY RUNNER. Time travel, an idol as lead and 'lovely' in the title really put me off, but all these good reviews are tempting me to have a go.

The Midnight Studio This drama is nice but it doesn't make me swooning or very sad. It's quite flat.

Nothing Uncovered I really like the interactions between the 3 main characters. The investigation is interesting too.

Lovely Runner Kim Hye-Yoon is back! There is no better actress to give so much bubbly energy and make you cry in the same time! I just wonder how the love story will happen because for now, they don't have the same age...

Hide I'm just waiting for the FL to crush her husband but with the justice not her car...

Wonderful World Between the 3 dramas with veteran actresses, this one is the most boring. Nothing is really happening except the characters grieving again and again...

Queen of Tears I miss the rings, so I hope she didn't divorce.

Blood Free I dropped Grid but this one looks more interesting for me.