2024 watched titles
The titles I started and completed in 2024! For the (currently 5) titles I've yet to fully write up my final thoughts for, if I don't write those up in the final week of May (my break), it's doubtful I'll write them up until after my exams finish in late June.
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1. Kiseki: Dear to Me
Taiwanese Drama - 2023, 13 episodes
Help- how was this my first title of 2024??? eh whatever, can probably stick it in my MDL challenge somewhere.
Final thoughts on this one - spoilery I think
Used for country in MDL 2024 Challenge
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2. She Brought Colour into My World
Chinese Movie - 2024
sapphics with colour and greyscale. surprisingly dear to me considering the length! (pun unintended, but perfect positioning of K:DTM)
no post but thoughts are summarised above - this is very short so you can spend a couple minutes watching it and not feel bad!
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3. Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
Beautiful. It gets the 10 from me because it damn well deserves it! My final thoughts!
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4. Can I Be Someone Else
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
1st least fave from C5hallenge. Avoid using for MDL challenge unless absolutely necessary (doubtful)
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5. Descendentes do Sol
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
1st least fave from C5hallenge!
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6. Cherry Magic!
Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
this was fun! comfort watch for whenever I want some GOOD hugs!
Used for country in MDL 2024 Challenge
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7. Your Ship Is Real
Chinese Special - 2022, 1 episode
Simple and sweet! Also, THEY WATCHED THE HANDMAIDEN DO YOU KNOW HOW GAY THAT FILM IS???????
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8. Battle Royale
Japanese Movie - 2000
FINALLY I watched this! So damn fun, and Shibasaki Ko was awesome here! She was NOT 14 (phew!) but she was roughly 18. My maths really was not mathsing that day. Also, she had long hair!
Used as Leap year title in MDL 2024 Challenge
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9. Hoon Payon
Thai Movie - 2023
Final thoughts! Used in TWC 2024.
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10. Fogos de Artifício, Devemos Vê-los de Lado ou de Baixo?
Japanese Movie - 1993
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11. The Earth's Tilt Is 23.5 Degrees
Thai Special - 2024, 1 episode
Sweet and simple. It's a drama special, so I'll see if there's any section in a watch challenge that needs one! Used in MDL 2024 Challenge
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12. A Biblioteca
Thai Movie - 2013
Thai so possibly use for TWC, or MDL challenge otherwise!
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13. Crash Landing on You
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
Final thoughts! Least fav round 2 of C5hallenge
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14. Shuang Xi
Chinese Drama - 2023, 36 episodes
Final thoughts! Fav of round 2 c5hallenge!
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15. Escritor Adorável
Thai Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
3rd least fav from c5hallenge. Since I mention Cherry Magic has good hugs, this can't go unmentioned. The hugs here were lovely, and although I grew less interested, if someone else wanted to watch party I wouldn't object to rewatching with them since it started out well!
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16. Jitenshaya-san no Takahashi-kun
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
3rd fav from c5hallenge - I loved this from start to end, and it was comforting.
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17. The Gifted
Thai Movie - 2015
This was fun! The director and screenwriter Sand apparently made it for his thesis project, and it's pretty good apart from the plot feeling a bit pressed for time. The best fact I learnt was that Sand also got to direct and screenwrite in GMMTV's 2018 remake of the show!
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18. Café & Baunilha
Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
Would not recommend. Awful, sexual harassment/assault and poor FL goes through so much that even at 4-6x speed it still wasn't fast enough.
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19. You Are My Favorite
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
Wow, some of the stuff here was painfully close to me. Especially the plots about losing loved ones. Dropped the ball on a few bits, and some character development seemed more implied than seen, but otherwise I think I enjoyed it.
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20. App War
Thai Movie - 2018
This was a treat to watch. The leads were gorgeous, the story was perfectly angsty and a small cast and limited places made the film feel lovely!
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21. Vital
Japanese Movie - 2004
This was weird but I couldn't tear my eyes away from it. I barely understood it, but I really liked the strange parallels and vague disjointedness of certain bits put together.
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22. Love Syndrome III: Uncut Version
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
All for the sake of torturing ViolinGal for the C5hallenge... this was worth it, but only by a small margin.
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23. Coming Soon
Thai Movie - 2008
The most meh film I've ever seen, almost infuriatingly so considering the promising start!
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24. Killer Toon
Korean Movie - 2013
So different to the above, and I watched both on the 3rd April with the only break I took being to write the review of Coming Soon! This was definitely not meh.
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25. Manual do Presidiário
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
This was beautiful. 10/10 if it wasn't for my nagging issues.
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26. Boa Sorte!!
Japanese Drama - 2003, 10 episodes
I LOVED IT! My 3rd 10/10 this year, and of 26 titles! Kimutaku and Shibasaki Ko are my biases though, so I shouldn't be surprised, but it was better than I expected, and I expected to love it!
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27. Laws of Attraction
Thai Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
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28. Last Twilight
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
This one dropped the ball in the latter half which is really unfortunate, but it was beautiful. The music was impressive almost all the time.
End of ep 2 notes about the squeaky music which means I won't rate music 10.
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29. One Cut of the Dead
Japanese Movie - 2018
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30. Love is Science?
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 18 episodes
Quite fun, and while I intially thought it would be a contender for my dramas to rewatch, I think it doesn't quite stay there by the end.
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31. Ondas da vida
Thai Drama - 2017, 15 episodes
Argh!!! The chemistry was good, the acting was great, but the plot and certain characters were really frustrating.
Final thoughts - coming soon!
SPOILER IN THE NOTE BELOW!
NOTE: This is a slap/kiss. I hear that there are some which DON'T feature rape, but this one does unfortuntately, although ML does feel remorse even if he isn't punished.
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32. In-House Marriage Honey
Japanese Drama - 2020, 7 episodes
So cute, and I love the leads' smiles. Simple, low energy watch, which was perfect to perk up my mood! No sinister plots, low stakes plot overall, and very fluffy and high on hugs/skinship! ;) Thank you jujubes for the rec! <3
Final thoughts - coming soon!
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33. Death Powder
Japanese Movie - 1986
Don't question anything, pay attention to the subs and enjoy the body horror!
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34. Último Crepúsculo em Phuket
Thai Special - 2021, 1 episode
Final thoughts - Lovely little special that helped me get in the mood to speed binge IPYTM! The colours and the cinematography were beautiful, and the music never missed as expected!
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35. Contei ao pôr do sol sobre você: Temporada 2
Thai Drama - 2021, 5 episodes
I had thoughts, but I'll have to search for those at another time. I liked it though, probably because I know a few people similar to both leads and so can feel for their situation.
Final thoughts - coming soon if I remember!
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36. Amor do Meio
Thai Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
Thank you torture clowns for putting me through this. The clowns to blame for dragging me into this are crafty and kate (with the lowercase "k" - xulansis) but I can only remember Yim's frustrating voice and his on screen sister's references to PiXXiE in the last 2 episodes - they're a girl group I absolutely LOVE! It was painful to get through but the company made it kinda fun! Torture Tuesdays will definitely be a thing I join once again after exams!
Final thoughts - maybe I'll add those soon if I can be bothered.
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37. Garota de Fora
Thai Drama - 2018, 13 episodes
The first drama in a while that I willingly binged all the way through! I've recently struggled to focus on one title for an extended period of time but this one allowed me to lose track of time and watch it all the way through in less than 2 days!
10/10 for the whole thing, and I can't think of anything I disliked that wasn't the character actions, and the whole point was that humans aren't lovely despite being in/around school.
Final thoughts - summarised above in case I don't get round to writing them up!
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38. Girl2K
Thai Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
So so fun! This is one which defo needs more watchers!!!