Watched/Completed in 2022

First drama of the year complete! It's short, sweet, and simple. It's about the voice acting industry, so of course it's dubbed, which is kind of cringe. The voices did not suit the actors some times. The only voice dubbing I liked was when they showed her dubbing SpongeBob. xD There's also a couple of Japanese songs for the OST, which kind of seems random, but considering how the dubbing community and chinese anime fandom have a close relationship, not much of a surprise.

Adapted from a Manhua ✔︎ 

The plot is a 7 for me, but I actually really enjoyed it. I'd say watch it for the comedy, not the romance. The plot is basically about FL trying to set ML up with her best friend. Speaking of the best friend (Noina), I see a lot of people hating on her in the comments. I thought she was delusional, but tolerable up until about ep15. Then she does something low that I thought was irredeemable for them to go back to being besties. Oh well, it is what it is. Also, I was surprised to see Off in here, but seeing him is always a pleasant surprise. He doesn't yell as much in this. xD I guess you can consider Wisa the closest thing to a nangrai, but she has an adorable side to her. Also, they put a spin on the gbf trope, which I loved.

Country: Thailand ✔︎ 

supernatural drama ✔
has ghosts, but doesn't go into past lives too much ✔
platonic friendship between ML and FL ✔
but that does not mean there's a lack of romance ✔
moral reminders ✔
ML has a gbf? (instead of the FL) ✔
FL's MIL ✖

2 hr and 59 min? Might as well make it 3 hrs so I can reach my 3 hour movie watch requirement.

This was shortlisted for this year's Oscar Foreign Language Film nominations. I thought it was interesting, especially the multilanguage part of it. There are some morals to the story. Ultimately, it's slow paced and has some tags on my taboo list, so it's not exactly my cup of tea, but I can see other people being really into it.

Award Winning Movie ✔︎ 

It was cute and sweet, but the main thing that really pulled me and kept me going was the dog, which they did a great job of including as an actual character. His presence was felt all the time as a member of the share house.

Original urban fantasy story with twists. Has great cameos and a fantastic OST. I love the aboriginal language the Kawas speak in (Amis?) It just sounds so nice. My only gripe is that it does get a bit slow toward the middle, but that's nothing a little fast-forwarding can't fix. Tbh, I waited for this drama to end so I can binge it, but ended up watching like 1-2 episodes a day instead.

p.s. Don't forget to wait for extra scenes at the end of each episode.

Human + Non Human Relationship ✔︎ 

I don't mind vertically filmed dramas, but I've come to realize I'm not a fan of these 2-3 min ep made for Douyin webdramas. That being said, I guess you could say this drama is higher quality than the rest of the dramas in this niche category of dramas that are based off Chinese internet novels.

Super low budget drama. I wouldn't really recommend this to anyone unless you're in the mood for cringe. It lands under guilty pleasure territory and would probably make for a good hate watch. Just mindless nonsense to pass the time.

Web Series ✔︎ 

Super low budget drama. I wouldn't really recommend this to anyone unless you're in the mood for cringe. It lands under guilty pleasure territory and would probably make for a good hate watch. Just mindless nonsense to pass the time.

Wtf was this even?? ? Gosh, this was awful. Lands under so bad it's funny territory, but seriously, dont waste your time. I only completed it so my rating could count.

Evil Step Mother ✔︎ 

It's your typical low budget drama with bad acting. Plotwise, it's based off a typical chinese hate to love chicklit novel. Season 2 is slightly better because ML is less of an ass.

Less than 20 min ✔︎ 

This season was slightly better than the first.  ML is less of an ass since he's trying to win her back and regrets her actions. There's also a cute kid.

0 Reviews ✔︎ 

Pretty phenomenal coming from an MBC drama. I'm not sure what to rate this, maybe an 8.5. In the end, I decided to go with the same rating as My Country: The New Age. This was a historical done right. Some scenes were so beautiful and some people acted their asses off. It's very rare that I come across a drama that I don't fast forward through/speed watch. Although I did fast forward just a teeny bit here.

Silk Robes ✔︎ 

Word of advice. If you're going to have the word "programmer" in the title, maybe show the female lead coding for more than a hot minute in the drama. It felt like one of those "strong FL" fakeouts, but they do manage to redeem her as a programmer just a teeny bit in the second half. The first half was pretty dumb (maybe 5/10), but second half was pretty enjoyable (7/10). For those of you who wanted to watch it for a female programmer, yes you'll be disappointed. Now this story also happens to be a cliche contract marriage plot. This trope is one of my favorites, so I happened to enjoy this part of the story. There are some cute and funny moments. I also liked the "2nd lead", though I'm not sure you can call him that. He's just a good friend. Also, there was a cat wedding so that won me over too.

7.8, but bumping it up to an 8 for now. The drama is great, but it was a very stressful experience for me. How do I put this? It felt a lot like I was Prince Zuko (Avatar) where I was like, "Let's go! We have a mission to complete!", but the plot? The plot was like uncle Iroh, with his tea time, words of wisdom, and stop and smell the roses attitude. I was beginning to worry they would never reach their destination, but somehow miraculously they did. And don't get me wrong, we all love Uncle Iroh (this drama has plenty of beautiful and touching moments you want to stop and experience), but the deviations from the plan can be stressful. What I was worried about never happened though. They wrapped it up very nicely.

-This is technically a hero's journey plot, so I like to see characters level up, but ML was handed a lot of shortcuts.

Pretty mediocre compared to the other dramas in the School series. What's unique about this is that the school they go to is some kind of technical/specialty school, so the carpentry stuff depicted is refreshing.

High School Tag ✔︎ 

Idk why I keep watching these 3 min series.  Just make it a movie instead of breaking it up.  The outro music is pretty decent.

Adapted From a Manhua
Physical Disability ✔︎ 

Probably a 7. It's a solid drama, but there were some moments I had to force myself to power through. Not to mention, there were a couple of *facepalm* moments. Things you should know: It takes place in the 2000s and it's about narcotics and undercover cops. I don't understand why these drug lords treat their "cooks" like absolute crap, especially when good ones are so valuable and hard to come by. This is the 2nd cdrama I've seen this happen. On the plus side, the ML's are very handsome and it has a pretty decent OST.

I think I had added this to my PTW years ago because the international cast peaked my curiosity. You've got Pong Nawat Kulrattanarak (Thai) and Han Chae Young (Korean) in it. I was also pleasantly surprised to see Zheng Ye Cheng in it, who only recently got popular/made a breakout in 2020. The story is basically a plastic surgery revenge plot, except it's the male lead that gets plastic surgery. If you can get passed the bad dubbing, the story was kind of addicting. I was getting gay vibes from one of the characters. Like the bromance was pushing romance, to the point that I wasn't sure if this was a censored romance that was adapted from a BL novel. Either way, it's technically bad with plot holes and an abrupt ending, but I enjoyed it.

Ah, this was cute and sweet. Main character reminded me of a puppy dog. Also, I really loved the volleyball team.

Probably my mistake for following up My Love Mix Up with this drama. This drama is aprox 2 hours total in length, but I almost dropped it. The first half was pretty unsettling. Main character is a creep (as he is supposed to be), but it made me so upset to see him get bullied and treated like crap. Things get much better in the second half, so I'm glad I stuck around. Yes, the romance was problematic, but the whole point of this drama was the heart wants what the heart wants. Needless to say, I had SLS for this one. 

I gave it a 0.5+ boost due to Kiyoi's last few lines in the drama. "I'm not a god. I'm only human." Or something along those lines. The acting at the moment was great. It made me forgive how much a jerk he was the entire time, but he's still a jerk. :P

Psychological Genre ✔︎ 

I've had terrible luck with these 3 min. ep. made for Douyin dramas, but this one was actually decent. Good for people with short attention spans. ^^;;

Lesbian ✔︎ 

A bit too slow paced for my liking and I'm not a fan of infidelity. It's very realistic though. I liked the last two episodes.

Country: Taiwan ✔︎ 

I'm not the biggest fan of dramas that drag out the suspense, but the revenge part of the story had me hooked. It had a slow start but it gets much more interesting after 3 or 4 episodes. I was NOT prepared for the trigger tags. This drama is totally NSFB. xD I really was not prepared for how effed up the story was. However, I love my revenge stuff and the revenge was pretty satisfying.

Not as bad as I thought it was going to be. A lot of people said this season was a disappointment. it's just very different from ITSAY. There's a lot less crying, which I wholly welcomed. The cinematography is still good, but they are in the city now, so we get a lot less nature shots of beaches and sunsets. ;( This season is more about them growing individually and discovering more about themselves instead of being attached to the hip as a unit. Although I loved ITSAY for the cinematography, it was a little more on the depressing side. This sequel is a lot on the lighter side, so I enjoyed it.

Award Winning Screenwriter ✔︎ 

This was just good writing. Probably my favorite BL of 2021 so far (but I have yet to finish Bad Buddy and start We Best Love). ATOTS reminded me a lot of the movie Teacher's Diary. I probably would've rated this higher had I not seen that first. This had a great story with good acting. It was just beautifully done. As for the cons, I feel like there were a couple of loose ends with the villains, but no one really cared about them anyway lol.

Drowning ✔︎ 

I was going to give this a 6.5, but I guess I'll be generous. My main issue with the drama was the pacing. The first 10 episodes were boring. Then it became tolerable until ep16. Things finally started to get interesting at episode 17, so episodes 17-46 were great and had me hooked. The last 2 eps were slow. Basically if you can survive the first 16 episodes, it does have a good payoff. I'm still not quite sure it was worth it. It also does have a good cast, but no standouts with the acting (except for the villain, the SL, and maybe the dad). It took me awhile to understand the different realm stuff cuz it's not the usual xianxia setting, though it does have the trendy 3 lives type of story.

Award Winning Actor ✔︎ 

Out of the josei/smut dramas, this is one of the better ones.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  FL is more bold?

8 episodes or less ✔︎ 

I want to give this an 8, but gonna leave it at 7.5 for now cuz I know I can be biased when it comes to these two. Choi Woo Shik and Kim Da Mi are two of my favorite actors and IMO pick good roles/projects to act in. So happy to see them back on screen together again. The story is simple, but you realize its beauty as they peel back the layers of each character bit by bit. The drama is a bit slow paced, but more on the tolerable side. Also, the child actors they chose were perfect for their roles. They really complemented the older version of themselves. I definitely saw the similarity in characteristics.

Healing ✔︎ 

Idk, it's full of zombie cliches and I had to watch this with increased playback speed to finish. For this type of plot, it would've probably done better as a movie or reduced episodes (maybe 4). Characters were mostly pretty flat.

Zombies ✔︎ 

This drama came to me at a time where this societal pressure called marriage is looming over my head. So perhaps this drama really resonated with me because of that. I didn't think much of it when I started, but the more you watch the more interesting it gets. This drama is NOT about a bunch of couples being matchmade together. Just like you would expect with this controversial marriage law, there are many flaws. Not everything is in black and white. Not everyone is cut out for marriage and not everyone is ready for marriage. Not everyone fits into the box of society's ideals for marriage. This drama is about the victims of this controversial law and although this law does not exist in our own lands, it makes you rethink a lot of things about our own society.

Just very slow and boring with a lot of extra stuff that could have been cut out. I liked the main couple and their romance. I especially loved the FL, who plays a badass and cool bodyguard. A lot of people were obsessing over Johnny in the comments. Idk what the big deal was. He did a decent acting job. A lot of unnecessary time was spent on side characters and stories, especially the dad's romance. The dad was a horrible person, but they tried to make him seem human by falling in love. These were two conflicting personalities. It was only when he learned his lesson did he become a decent person.

Finished! This took some time for me to get through. There were a lot of sects and villas to keep track of initially and I couldn't really get into the plot, nor did I care. It felt like a lot of stuff was cut out plotwise, yet it still felt draggy at times. I'm sure a lot of scenes got censored too and had to be removed. However, I really loved the found family part of the story and mainly stuck around for that.

Once I gave up on the plot, I realized how pretty the people were (both male and female). You can tell they went for the visuals when they were casting. xD I also spent a ridiculous amount of time admiring the makeup. Just how much makeup was caked on their face for their skin to be that smooth and even? It's a bit unrealistic. Anyways, those were the thoughts going through my head. I was mainly in it for the interactions between the two dads, the "son"s story and the "daughter"s story...and maybe even a little for pitiful scorpion king. If you like to watch dramas for the visuals, then this is one you should check out.

Found Family ✔︎

The plot lost my interest after the first arc, but I totally loved the bromance. Hope to see these two on screen together again as brothers or something. I was also happy to see LDW in this role. We got to see a lot more expressions on his face. xD K stole the show. Also, OST was pretty good. ^^

Country: Korea ✔︎ 

I'm gonna miss this Tom and Jerry friendship + West Side Story romance. Also, I'm jealous of Pran's colored pencil collection.

Drowning ✔

So as a fan of supernatural dramas I ended up enjoying it anyways, especially if you like the vampire stuff (not the pretty people kind). But if you compare it to other vampire dramas, it's pretty mediocre. Not that this is a vampire drama, but you've similar concepts. My main issue is that they really dragged it out in the middle. There was a lot of them hiding out waiting for the villain's next move with one kind of big revelation that was usually toward the end of each episode. Most of it was predictable, but some of it caught me off guard. All we really wanted was episode 16, but they waited until the end for the big reveal. It had a great OST though.

Murder ✔︎ 

Loved it. It made me laugh and smile. It was just a fun and cute movie. My only regret is that I watched it by myself instead of with friends. I knew it was going to be a cute and educational take on it, so I sort of knew what to expect. I'm glad I avoided the trailer so I could enjoy all the comedy without it getting spoiled. There was some minor second hand embarrassment, but it's tolerable. xD

My thoughts when I first saw the poster on feeds: He's like a golden retriever.
My thoughts after seeing this movie: He's like a golden retriever.

Adapted from a webtoon (Korea) ✔︎

Inspirational and emotional. I loved the mother son relationship. It's not a sad movie per se, but I teared up so much.

Race ✔︎

Was not expecting this to be so entertaining and intense. This was a great story.

Creepy, yet intriguing at the same time.

This movie just grabs your heartstrings. It's basically a Korean Helen Keller story.  The little girl is adorable and just steals your heart. Fantastic acting job. Also, it has a pretty realistic ending.

It had some gorgeous shots, especially of the city, but the story itself is super bureaucratic and sleep inducing. There were lots of characters to keep track of and it felt like I was watching everything at a surface level. We didn't really get to know the depth of the characters. They focused on a few characters in the later episodes, but unfortunately one didn't stick around, and the others were just...boring?

Disaster ✔︎ 

Okay, part of this was my fault for going into it blind, but wtf Netflix! This is not the kind of drama you drop on Valentines Day! xD This is definitely not for everyone. Lots of sexual content (in each episode), nudity, infidelity, and some domestic violence. Everybody is cheating on everybody. Blegh. Don't even get me started on the ending. I only really liked one or two of the wife anthology stories. I vaguely remember reading the manga or something cuz MLs story felt like deja vu. Anyways, only watch if you're feeling horny.

Infidelity ✔

Didn't feel repetitive at all to me, although I was starting to get exhausted around episode 12. You can only imagine how the main characters were feeling. Anyways, I'm a sucker for dramas where things are connected or you get to see things from multiple perspectives. In this drama there's a lot of the latter. I became so attached to the characters by the end. I'm giving it a +0.5 boost for that ending. It did have a few thriller moments. Some of it reminded me of the movie Speed.

Suicide ✔︎ 

I was in the mood for angsty melodrama and on that front it delivered. However, it's a slow paced melo and it felt like they really dragged things out. The acting was pretty decent, especially Wallace's acting during one particular scene (I'm glad they didn't dub that). FL's character was pretty dull so nothing interesting with her. SFL was pretty cool and one of the few rare likable ones).

Medical Genre ✔︎ 

I can't quite say it's a solid romcom, but for the most part it was enjoyable. Both ML and FL are intelligent, capable people that are good at their jobs. I shipped them together. It kind of annoyed me that you can't tell when the ML realizes he's in love. I had to skip over all the supporting character romances. All of them were a waste of time, except maybe for FL's brother's romance. If they had cut out all that extra stuff it would've been so much better.

Slow paced and mostly boring. Would've done better as a movie.

I gave up on subs and decided to watch this raw. If you like to watch cat videos for fun then this is definitely up your alley. It was cute, funny, and educational. You've got two cats: Gum (an adorable scottish fold kitten) and Bongdal (an adorable black kitty). They get introduced to each other as roommates and voice actors dub their adventures together. Meanwhile, their butlers introduce new toys to them and must complete missions that are least stressful for the cats. I was fully invested in the maknae vs hyung drama. 

The only reason I'm not giving this a full 8 is cuz there's a segment of the show where a cameraman follows outdoor/street cats around and tries to interview them. It was cute at first, but got old and dumb real fast. Other than that, the show is fantastic...though vet visits + shots had me in pain (poor babies ;-;).

TV show ✔︎ 

Normally I wouldn't watch anything with a dumb ML, but there's exponential character growth so I made an exception. You've basically got a sugar momma who decides to take in ML and nurture him so that he'll be able to survive in civilized society. She's also got a supportive work husband who encourages her to nurture this new potential talent. I had major SLS with this drama. The romance was kind of boring, but I enjoyed the character growth. In the end, I still don't think it's worth watching, but it was better than I expected it to be given the scenario.

This drama was either going to be a hit or miss for me. I generally don't like dramas that Rain is in, but I generally do like dramas that UEE is in. The verdict? I loved it! It's not like it's super amazing or anything, but it's a fun ghost comedy. The romance takes a back seat and the bromance takes over. You know me and my love for a good friendship story. :) As for the medical side of this drama, there are some inaccuracies (which was to be expected) and there were some plotholes when it came to the ghost side of things. On the plus side, even though it's medical and has some melo elements, it wasn't too heavy and the villains (though annoying) didn’t make my blood boil.

Hospital + Friendship

It was so weird watching this 5 years after this docu was made. So much has happened since then. So many ups and downs. We had scandals, military enlistment, a suicide attempt, an arrest, a wedding, and fatherhood. I was almost tearing up during the "We Like 2 Party" segment because I knew this song represented their youth that we were never going to get back. Anyways, I had tickets for their New York concert (MADE tour), but had to sell them last minute. :( It was probably for the best since they showed GD's heatstroke situation. This is the band that I was most obsessed with. I actually spent money on them. I was in so deep I knew the brands they wore (not just promoted). As a fan, this was a fun, nostalgic ride (but somewhat bittersweet?) I enjoyed their music as always.

Documentary ✔︎

FL is cute, but I couldn't get into it. Low budget and acting is pretty bad.

It has Jung Kyung Ho in it, but I found it to be pretty dumb.  Manhole concept is unique, but the story didn't pull me in.

Movie ✔︎ 

Silly, but unexpectedly hilarious. It kind of reminded me of school jdramas from back in the day.

Ah, this was a fun MA movie. I enjoyed it. ^^ Also, I thought I was going crazy seeing a Korean actor in here. xD Checked the cast afterward and it was indeed him.

3 books, 3 different stories. I liked stories 1 and 3. Story 2 was such a bore, but that's okay cuz director gave me plenty of cat shots while I waited for that story to end (the cat was super gorgeous btw). I mainly fast-forwarded through story 2 though. I liked this drama for the romance. It's nothing off the charts, but the story is pretty refreshing with its crossworld's traveler take and the two leads do have chemistry. Also it's nice and short.

Mentioned in the Feeds ✔︎

A solid law drama that's more on the serious side, especially the last case. It didn't necessarily have me hooked, but the cases were interesting enough to hold my attention. I just didn't find FL's past all that interesting. I feel like they could've dealt the delivery a little better.

Mentioned in Forums ✔︎

The action was good and all, but I really could not get into this movie for some reason and was bored throughout most of it.

People started complaining about this drama very early on. I didn't see why because I knew this was going to be an average time pass sports drama when I started (and it was...for the first 15 episodes at least). It wasn't an amazing sports drama, but it was good enough to kill time with. Sure it had some holes. I can't say it's completely the script's fault, some of it was the director's too. They were also just aiming for the the trending hashtags. Then after 15 episodes, it starts to get super draggy. I really had to fast forward and push myself to watch. This should have been 20-24 episodes, not 40! Another annoying thing is that these characters are adults now (around 23 years?), but the FL acts and dresses like she's in middle school at times. This character was completely inconsistent.

The sports part of this drama was kind of eh. No respectable competitors, which made me lose interest in the sport. It felt like this was made back in 2018/2019 for the 2020 Olympics, but then got shelved when Tokyo Olympics got postponed. They decided to air it during China's Winter Olympics instead.

Sports Competition ✔︎ 

I love my contract marriage plots, but this was mediocre. It started off pretty decent, but I think I was just getting very frustrated with the ML. I can't quite say he was dumb, but he had a very low EQ. It was starting to feel a bit draggy toward the end, especially with all the frustration. Overall, it's still a light watch, but don't have high expectations.

Contract Relationship ✔︎ 

Honestly, this was just a hilarious and fun parody drama. I ended up learning a lot about Yaoi manga terminology and tropes. xD I think someone mentioned that he's dealing with internalized homophobia, which I guess is true. It seemed more like gay panic to me. Even though he is not a fudanshi, he ends up setting up a lot of couples along the way. xD I just loved it and found it relatable in a way (except I'm trying to avoid marriage setups).

Drama Special ✔︎ 

It's definitely a high production drama, but I can't really stand slow paced suspense. The beginning kind of reminded me of mafia stories.

Country: China ✔︎

Action was pretty entertaining, but I mostly found it boring. The cast is great though.

Year: 2012 (special year) ✔︎

An old school romcom with a nice mix of chinese and korean cast. :)

Just one of those touching, heartwarming stories that kind of make you tear up.

Pretty mediocre for a dance movie and has a few dance cliches.  I was not expecting to see Go Ah Ra or DBSK. xD

Country: Japan ✔︎ 

Pretty interesting plot. Some of it was predictable, but it kept me entertained.

More than 90 minutes ✔︎ 

Solid feel good romcom.

This was surprisingly very hilarious for a romcom. I enjoyed. My only suggestion is to watch this blind so that you don't have an expectations when it comes to the cast.

Matsuda Shota looks soo different from his other roles. This movie had no plot, which pissed me off since I'm a plot oriented watcher. Also, there's a senseless amount of violence, nudity, and sex.  The only amusing scene I liked is when ML started beating up those punks with a helmet.

Violence ✔︎ 

A simple and cute marriage of convenience story.  FL is supposed to be from China, but idk why she's acting like she's from North Korea.

Year: 2005 ✔︎

Kind of reminded me of a tokusatsu film without the monsters and superheros. The plot is kind of lame, but I enjoyed the karate. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Combat Sport ✔︎

Another movie I really loved because I finally got to see Thai Muslim representation. I only ever get to see hijabis as random extras in lakorns (in which they only talk about Thai Buddhist values). There were quite a few stories going on with the plot, which I'm not sure I was fully paying attention to because I was so happy to see people coexisting. The main subplot was great and then there was a love triangle subplot that I didn't care much for, but this story ties in pretty well at the end when they talk about sportsmanship. I think this movie did a good job representing Muslims in a non negative stereotypical way. Though the FL's dad did seem like one of them strict types. xD I also learned some cool things. Dikr Hulu kind of reminds me of Qawwali from south Asia (both kind of link to sufism).

One thing to note is that this movie was sponsored by the Thai military. Pattani is one of the southern regions that is in conflict due to social/ethnic disputes (look up South Thailand Insurgency). However, I didn't see any propaganda. The movie promotes coexistence. The only thing is they didn't mention why the region is in conflict, just that it is "dangerous". There are bombings in this movie which kind of seemed random and I had to do some research.

Year 2015 ✔︎

This was just a really dumb movie and FL was a little delusional about what it's like to get an MBA and run a business and what it's like being in America.

Just an old man hanging out with his cat and doing his daily retired life routine.  The island is full of cats and the cats are taken care of by everyone on the island.

Just a lot of violence showing the south korean schooling system back in the day. I didn't care much for the plot, but I did have fun identifying all the veteran actors in the cast, who look so much more different back then in their youth.

I wasn't expecting much, but this ended up being a pretty awesome production. The story pulled me in and the set and costumes were fantastic. I might have to check out this director's other works.

Country: Hong Kong ✔︎ 

This has Bad and Crazy energy. Super unrealistic and ridiculous, but a wild and fun ride. A solid 7.5 cuz of the stunt doubles.

Genre: Quick ✔︎

The plot was so ridiculous and illogical to the point that I just had to shut my brain off and go with the flow. However, some scenes are so hilarious, especially the sleep walking ones. Even though it was cliche, I ended up enjoying it. I'm a little annoyed at the ending.

Genre: Music ✔︎ 

I'm not a big military epic fan, but who doesn't love a good strategist story?

Genre: War ✔︎ 

I wasn't too keen on the story, but the martial arts is great and always happy to see Jackie Chan make a guest appearance.

Year I joined MDL ✔︎

Forget Won Bin, baby Kim Sae Ron stole my heart! I can't believe it's been 10+ years since this was released. Doesn't feel dated at all. No wonder it's a classic. Also, I'd say this has a high rewatch value.

It's a simple shoujo jromance, but the music does not disappoint.

The story is not exactly my cup of tea, but I really like how the way it was directed.  The story can be interpreted either way: it was all in her head or it actually happened.  I mainly liked the beginning of the story, but kind of lost my interest later on.

What an interesting story. I know some of it was exaggerated, but now I'm curious about the actual events that happened.

Prison ✔︎ 

Not sure how or why this ended up in my PTW list 5 years ago cuz it's like one of those obscure artsy titles. It has a "low" rating here and on IMDB. It's a simple story, but it managed to keep my attention. Plus, there's a whole cultural arts aspect of this film that I enjoyed.  

Traditional Performing Art ✔︎

Main character was so cute. I couldn't help but fall for her. My heart broke for her, but I'm glad she got a happy ending.

Pretty mediocre, BUT it's got a twist to the island kidnapping trope that I highly appreciated. It can be considered a parody lakorn.

Genre: Comedy ✔︎ 

Depressing and dark. Not my cup of tea.

Genre: Drama ✔︎ 

Although the plot is fictional, if you're curious about why people are STILL sensitive about the 1980s protests, this is a good movie to watch. I could probably even give this an 8. I thought the ending was a bit messy, but I can see why they ended it the way they did.

Based on True Story ✔︎ 

It took me forever to get through this! I knew this was not going to be your typical crime suspense/thriller because it's based off an autobiography. I also knew it was going to be slow paced and going to have a lot of incompetent cops. Keeping that in mind, I still had to force myself to get through this series. It didn't help that I had watched Raincoat Killer (crime docuseries on Netflix) ahead of time. I guess knowing details of one of the main cases kind of ruined the element of surprise (not that there was much mystery or suspense to begin with).

One thing I could appreciate was the casting and acting. From the stuff I remember from the docuseries where the profiler was describing himself and his colleagues at the time, those feelings came across really well in the drama. Also, the music was pretty good.

Has the Word Dark in it ✔︎ 

It had a bit too many scenarios that were farfetched so I can't rate this higher than a 7, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. They knew how keep my attention with the bromance and the cat. The cases were entertaining and sometimes unpredictable (cuz plot could be so crazy). Anyways, this was a fun watch once you let go trying to make sense of things.

Artist ✔︎

Still hilarious as ever B) but it was too short. T-T I'm hoping for a season 3 too.

A bit corny, but it's got a found family plot with an adorable baby and is highly amusing. I just had a smile plastered across my face for most of the movie.

Title with a # in it ✔︎

Pros:
+ set in republican era, which means dapper outfits
+ good looking MLs
+ bromance
+ a fluffy cat that gets a significant amount of screentime

Cons:
- dubbed
- the plot. you lost me after the kidnapping case (which was very early on). i had to force myself to get through it, though it did have some interesting twists. wtf was up with the writer!?? a few storylines were interesting, but for the most part i hated it. i'm sorry. :(

I usually don't like supernatural lakorns, but this turned out to a pretty decent ghost lakorn. The humor is a bit silly, but it managed to make me smile. Thankfully, there's no reincarnation so I didn't have to deal with depressing past life stuff. The villains were kind of lame, but the drama still managed to keep me entertained for the most part. It's a bit draggy toward the end. I'm kind of leaning toward a 6.5 cuz it's got plotholes, but for the most part it's a solid watch, especially with the humor.

It has a strong food game and is pretty solid for a food drama. ML is a drill sergeant, but I really loved their mentor/mentee relationship. I wish they had kept things platonic between these two, but they really had to push the romance. They could've done without it. It has some cookie cutter sabotaging antagonists, but they have a change of heart, so they're not purely evil. The last 5 episodes were extra draggy. Overall, enjoyable for the food if that's what you're watching for. I could feel my arteries clog with the amount of deep fried food they showed in this drama.

More than 30 episodes ✔︎ 

I didn't care much for the ML. FL is cold and annoyingly indecisive in the beginning, but after 2 episodes she gets much better. I was proud of her by the end for starting to make judgement calls. (I can actually relate with her on this because I hate making major decisions). I really enjoyed this for the science/meteorology part of the story. I found it super refreshing and interesting. As for the romance, it's okay.

10+ reviews ✔︎

6.5 was my rating for episodes 1-14. The last 2 episodes did not change that. I was not that annoyed by the ending as others were. I had a really hard time getting into the series in the first place and almost dropped it. Luckily there was more fencing around episode 5, which kept me around and interested. Eventually this group of friends grew on me and made me laugh with their youthful adventures. It seemed like the writers were going for something similar to the Reply series, but a lighter version. Anyways, I had to binge watch this with 1.5 playback speed. The last 2 episodes had me feeling emotional. Was it worth the watch? It was close. (Btw, the current 9.0 rating is absolutely inflated. No wonder so many people are feeling upset).

Pager ✔︎

7.5 for the plot, but giving this a 0.5 boost for now. Highly addictive and highly bingeable. Cheesy and cliche AF, but it makes fun of itself so it can get away with it. This was like eating cheesy fried food. I should probably feel guilty for consuming it, but it hits the spot so hard it's worth it and I regret nothing.

+ Archaeopteryx and sound affects
+ Cute side characters (ML's grandpa + Secondary FL's cousin)

Similar to The Secret Life of My Secretary, but I think I like this better. It's less draggy and they don't drag out misunderstandings.

Premiered in 2022 ✔︎