My 2024 Dramas
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1. Moving
Korean Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
- Great CGI
- Unique when it comes to the superhero plot
- Superpowers become a family issue
- Fun to watch
- First half was pretty slow paced and felt like there was no plot
- Generally not that action packed or fast paced as it is advertised
- Second half with the adults was better - especially the last 5 episodes -
- Good acting
- I am looking forward to see more of some of the younger actors that are starring here
- Everything got connected in the second half of the series
- Very entertaining
- Quite bloody - One of the few times that we got to see the result of being hit from a person with superhuman abilities
- Some pretty nice emotional scenes
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2. Let's Talk About Chu
Taiwanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
- Binge-worthy series
- Great acting
- High entertainment value that doesn't fail to offer some emotional moments
- No awkwardness detected between the characters, despite the many sex scenes
- It was more on the realistic side of relationships (no perfect character that wants to hold your hand here)
- Pretty educational - has interesting facts when it comes to sex
- Every couple and every individual character was interesting and fun to watch
- Everyone had decent scree time
- Barely any nude scenes, despite the main sex scenes
- Everything felt ideal when it came to balance
- People in different stages of life - for once the younger people were not the only focu
- Deals with many issues without being over the top or too dramatic
- A very well-made series that unfortunately doesn't get the attention it deserves
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3. A Very Lucky Day
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
- Very bad first episode in all aspects
- It gets very good from episode 2 onwards
- Good acting
- Not perfectly written, but pretty good nonetheless
- Daring as hell
- Very disturbing and bloody
- Many plot twists
- Extremely addictive
- Felt like 10 episodes were too many at first, but I was proven wrong
- Trust TVING to bring you some bloody and disturbing series that dramaland is not ready for yet
- No censorship!
- Good enough ending, but it could be better
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4. Love Supremacy Zone
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
- Good production quality
- Unique and interesting story
- Great acting, especially from Lee Tae Vin
- Interesting characters and pretty well developed taking into consideration the duration
- Well written plot
- Great romance
- Myung Ha's character is very well written
- It gets you in the feels
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5. The Murderer and the Toy
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
- Great cinematography/directing
- Amazing editing + transitions
- Son Suk Ku is great and hot as hell
- Great performance by Choi Woo Shik
- Great instrumental music
- Interesting concept
- First half is pretty interesting
- Has surrealistic vibes
- Great dark humour
- Quite a few interesting characters
- Not really suspenseful
- Slow motions were overused
- I felt no attachment to any of the characters
- Enjoyed the stories of the supporting/guest roles more than the mains
- Second half was not as good
- Pacing problems - Felt too slow at times for no reason
- I disliked Lee He Joon's performance for the most part - Due to his overacting, I couldn't take him seriously at times
- Lacked soul
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6. Ready, Set, Love
Thai Drama - 2024, 6 episodes
- Highly entertaining
- Binge-worthy
- Ooverly ridiculous in the best way possible
- Unique concept
- Great romance
- Plot is fun to watch
- It gets serious at times and it deals with lots of subjects in a way that doesn't feel depressing
- Leaves you with a smile on your face
- Pretty funny with some over the top comedic elements that were -mostly- great
- Eye candy!
- Acting could get too over the top at times especially in the first two episodes - I had to get used to the vibe
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7. The Sign
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
- Great first half
- It gets pretty boring after the firs half and especially after ep. 8 in terms of everything (uncut version didn't help)
- Very unique concept
- Generally a pretty well done project
- Th acting is good enough most of the times (and can get very bad at times)
- Love the romance -until it gets boring-.
- Great dynamics between characters
- Can help you find out more about thai culture
- There is actually a plot for once that doesn't revolve only around the main love story!
- EYE CANDY!
- Yai, I <3 you
- Way too long ter a while both in terms of the main relationship and in terms of the plot
- CGI is not that bad, but not good either
- Feels like they run out of budget to support their idea
- Due to lack of badget some things just looked ridiculous and cheap
- The clothing in the mythical scenes is laughable
- The whole ML as a woman was a big no...
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8. Elite League
Korean TV Show - 2023, 8 episodes
- Great idea!
- Amazing excecution
- Very entertaining
- Interesting players
- Very well thought out games
- Fast paced
- I like that for once I feel like I am participating
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9. Sedução Real
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
- First four episodes are very good (with pick being the fourth)
- Jo Jung Suk's performance was amazing
- Many of the actors did a pretty good jobs, especially the veterans
- The child actor that starred as Dae Gun should give some acting lessons to some people...
- Politics based
- Good directing
- Non-puppet king for once!
- Darker plot
- Great production quality
- Script was mediocre -to be kind-
- Music was nothing memorable - Unecessary in some scenes
- Each episode could easily be 15-20 minutes shorter
- Jang Young Nam tended to overact as Queen Park
- Cobweb-like beards
- Absence of tension
- Romance aspect made me feel nothing most of the times
- Many clichés
- Very underwhelming, especially towards the end
- Ending was just bad
- Shin Sae Kyeong was very bad (couldn't act as a man despite her disguise, had 2 expressions the whole show and had teary eyes no matter the situation)
- Crew made 0 effort to make the FL look like a man
- FL's character is dumb - everything goes her way, because the script says so, she has 0 plans-
- Writer involves the FL in situations out of nowhere just to include her in the plot
- Drama could work without a FL
- It would work better as a revenge based male VS male lead drama that focuses on politics
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10. Royal Loader
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
- So bad in all aspects
- Just for hate-watching
- Some of the actors are watchable
- Kang Hee Joo is the only character that is worth it + Actress is great
- Very very badly written
- Unlikable characters that tend to change personalities
- Unreasonable time-skips
- Extremely one-dimensional characters
- Characters tend to appear and disappear when it is convenient for the script
- Looks like scriptwriter wanted the audience to root for the FL and ML, but they are honestly just awful in every aspect
- Felt super draggy at times and at the same time it needed so much more time to develop everything.
- Romance is cringy, unnecessary and makes no sense
- FL is unnecessary and badly written
- Many and I mean many clichés
- Hong Su Zu's acting as Na Hye Won is terrible and seems to make no effort
- Ending was awful like the rest of the series
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11. Jazz for Two
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
- Not perfect, but extremely entertaining
- Acting could be better, but was good enough
- Some things were honestly unforgivable and characters literally seemed like they forgot about them lol
- Some things were too sudden
- Love my toxic relationships
- Needed more of the second couple
- Do Yoon! Dude looked majestic -plus his stylist must get a raise right now- and I loved his character
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12. Weather Forecast Love
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
- Decent short drama
- Decent acting
- I love some enemies to lovers
- Those basketball shoes looked great
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13. Wonderful World
Korean Drama - 2024, 14 episodes
- Pretty good series
- Could be a few eps less - it got draggy at points
- Main character basically gets ruined again and again even though they did nothing wrong
- First episode is one of the most tragic eps on tv
- Kim Nam Joo deserves an award just for her performance in ep. 1
- Some things were obvious from the get go, but were revealed sooo much later
- Quite slow paced
- The two mains truly helping each other took way too long
- Some things were a bit sudden towards the end
- Very memorable and strong FL
- Generally pretty good acting
- CEW was a blessing for the eyes
- CEW's acting still needs lots of work, buthis character didn't have that much scree time and was also very cold, so it suited him + He was pretty good in the last 2-3eps
- Loved the portrayal of grief
- Unfortunately, constant efforts to make this super sad ending up feeling bland
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14. Unknown
Taiwanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
- Great series
- I trust Taiwan when it comes to adaptations from novels with same-sex relationships
- Wasn't that interested after the first two eps, but it got way better
- Loved all the characters with all their flaws
- Generally very good actubf
- Kurt Huang (Yuan) was the one that stood out the most to me
- I loved how Yuan expressed himself and Qian was the exact opposite
- They are super cute
- Love some complicated, angsty and forbidden relationships
- It deals with some heavy subjects and depressing stuff, but stays balanced
- Loved the rare but great comedic elements
- They butchered the NC scene in the editing, but then fixed it and it was <3
- Music was overused and was too loud at times in the last few eps
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15. Saka no Ue no Akai Yane
Japanese Drama - 2024, 5 episodes
- Pretty disappointing especially for a WOWOW drama
- Acting is mediocre (plus some pretty bad overacting)
- Concept is good but badly executed
- Not great production quality -as expected-
- Pacing was baaaad - Very boring
- Could easily be a movie or 2 one-hour eps
- Slow pace didn't help with the atmosphere nor the suspense
- Couldn’t care enough for the characters
- Kiritani Kenta is sooo damn attractive - He was more interesting than anything else
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16. Desire Catcher
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
- Pretty decent series
- Could be a few eps less
- Plot was interesting but also felt very unrealistic at points -that was a given since it had to do with hypnosis-
- The bromance was gold!
- Zhang Ye Cheng is a great actor
- Xin Yun Lai needs work, but his character was pretty expressionless so didn't mind him at all
- I love how the ML is not your typical hero
- Ending felt a bit overdramatic
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17. Xiao Nan Feng
Chinese Drama - 2024, 28 episodes
- An underrated gem that is refreshingly different
- Tong Yao as Nan Ya and Wang Zi Xuan as Qing Li were not as great as they should have been
- Last half an hour ruined it...
- Some plot points, character choices in the last few eps were very sudden and out of place
- Wasn't boring despite its 28 eps and filler scenes
- Not binge-worthy
- Zhang Xin Cheng was amazing! That man transforms when he is acting
- Has many complex, realistic, flawed and raw characters
- Directing and cinematography are phenomenal!
- Atmosphere captures greatly the 1999s and 2000s
- Generally pretty well written plot
- Slow paced
- Character driven
- I love the village/small town setting
- Deals with many complex and sensitive subjects like stigma and domestic violence
- Romance is very dark and starts of as obsession
- Instrumental music is amazing!
- Some scenes have strong Wong Kar-wai vibes.
- Pretty daring plot wise and characters' wise
- Director manages to elevate the plot, the character's and the acting of some not great performances
- Not for everyone
- Focuses on visual storytelling
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18. Regeneração
Chinese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
- Completely ruined in the last 20 minutes
- Production quality is pretty good
- Generally well written
- Unique concept
- Agatha Christie vibes
- It felt pretty emotionless generally besides a few parts
- Some interesting side plots were more interesting that the main ones
- Editing was a bit sloppy here and there
- They should have followed the book more closely
- Last few eps are not as good as the first ones, but still decent
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19. A Lenda de Shen Li
Chinese Drama - 2024, 39 episodes
- Bad production quality
- Bad CGI
- Pretty good acting
- Slow paced
- Character driven
- Romance was great
- Could be a few eps less, but generally wasn't boring
- Love how there were no love rivals that actually mattered
- Great songs
- The intro OST made me want to wear the warrior armor I don't have
- Pretty entertaining
- Ended up loving Fu Rong
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20. Roommates
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
- Decent acting
- Entertaining enough
- Liked the second couple more
- Nam Shi An is super handsome + love his clothing
- Really liked Yeo Joon's (aka Balg Eun's) acting.
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21. Hierarchy
Korean Drama - 2024, 7 episodes
- I get the hate, but I was super entertained
- Objectively not a quality drama
- Great production quality
- Interesting concept
- Acting is watchable, but not oscar worthy
- Plot lacks in quite a few aspects
- Some of the characters tend to change personalities
- Some plot points make less sense than my math class
- "Upgraded" level of "westernization"
- More focused on romance and less on revenge
- Used 0 braincells, watched pretty people doing questionable things and had fun
- Kudos for dealing with a pretty sensitive subject
- The amount of handsomeness is insane
- Music slaps
- I feel like it gets more hate than it deserves
- I didn't hate the FL's acting as much as everyone - It was stated from the get go she was very emotionless because of the way she was raised
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22. BL Drama no Shuen ni Narimashita: Crank Up Hen
Japanese Special - 2023, 3 episodes
- Cute
- Extraaaa
- Funny
- Liked the mains
- I liked how it got a bit more serious, but also didn't lose its craziness
- I NEED MORE OF THE MANAGERS!
- Concept itself was hilarious
- Very well done in just 3 eps
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23. Only Boo!
Thai Drama - 2024, 12 episodes