1. I don’t buy any of these lean pretty boys as rugby players, but Yoon Kye-sang as a mentor-type sounds fun as hell.

2. Splendid Days was the better title and they should’ve kept it.

3. These people are determined to make my weekends even more chaotic than normal 😒. Because that’s one crazy stacked lineup of actors I wouldn’t wanna miss.

4. Yeom Jung-ah looks genuinely terrifying in all the promos I’ve seen. I’m checking out the premiere just for her.

5. Yeeeah, nope. Still don’t buy them as a couple. Yes I’m aware that their age-gap isn’t that steep. And yes, I know that LDW has paired up with actresses around this age range before (and probably younger lbr) - I’m not trying to start ~discourse~ here. But I cannot shake the image that LSK feels like she should be, idk, maybe LDW’s feisty younger cousin or something. As long as that something isn’t his girlfriend.

6. I still have no idea what the hell the plot of this show is supposed to be. I could list the tropes and idols on display as a checklist, but what’s the plot???

Hmm, so far I see one person who looks like he might actually have ever played rugby - but maybe that’s why they are underdogs?

I don’t understand why they need to jam pack weekends like this! I’m going to have to pay special attention to which recaps come out first so that I know which shows to watch first. Some of them are definitely not getting watched until the week if they keep this up.

I was ready to defend Jung Il-woo’s short hair in a previous photo, but after seeing that poster, I take it all back. One part of the 90s I was hoping would never return has reared its ugly head once again.

Excited for the darkness that is The Defects and hoping it’s available!

1) The one issue I have with this is all the boys are so small and skinny. Rugby players are large men, not as big as American football players, but still fairly large men. These boys will be eaten for lunch by any passable team. However, I like Im Se Mi, so will try for her.

3. Excited for both

4. This looks interesting.

5. I hope this is good!!

1 - Oh good, they actually picked a decent English title. I'll credit Netflix with that little bit of sanity. Looking forward to this! I've been wanting to see Yoon Kye Sang again since The Day of the Kidnapping.

I hope folks will be a little generous and understanding re the physiques of the high school young men rugby players in:

No. 1. SBS’s THE WINNING TRY/TRY:WE BECOME MIRACLES. These are Korean boys after all so they probably will be slimmer and less husky than let’s say the average American teenage boy. In high school I am presuming rugby players haven’t ‘chunked’ out yet like the average college/professional rugby player.
Anyway, my concern right now as a US viewer is availability. I am experiencing slight availability angst. Perhaps SBS will do the right thing and make TRY available to Kocowa/Viki.
SBS (according to a response I got from Brave browser’s AI) has made an agreement with Netflix and the AI response included this:
“ Additionally, Netflix has inked a new deal with SBS, under which new weekly K-dramas from SBS will begin streaming on Netflix in the second half of 2025.”. We are in the second half of 2025 so perhaps TRY will soon be on Netflix’s “Coming Soon” list. Fingers crossed.

Is it really such a good idea to crowd the weekends? My short answer is no.

Also, OUR GOLDEN DAYS is way too similar as a title to MY GOLDEN LIFE.

The Winning Try and My Girlfriend Is a Tough Guy look like long listers for the watchlist. The body swap drama sounds really funny. I am looking forward to seeing if it plays out as well as it does in my head. I will join you in that prayer ceremony @tccolb 😂

I want to see if her female form has the real man’s personality living in it and if they will turn up at some point too. With a sibling and parents in the mix I wonder if there will be a Miss Night and Day situation if she is still living at home when the change occurs and she walks into the shared spaces that morning or if they will be visiting or calling and wondering why she is not responding.