2023's Dropped List

Dropped at: EP19

Reason: lost interest after they became a couple, felt like I‘ve seen enough

Dropped at: EP15

Reason: I wanted to watch an old school melo but after a while got bored since it’s exactly that. Old school melo.

TO

Reason: not into that type of kdrama (anymore) + didn’t like the yellow color grading.

TO

Reason: tried out of curiosity…. Thai dramas ain‘t my thing :) 

Dropped at: EP3, LW

Reason: don’t like the competitive school aspect, reasonless bullying & certain plot points (or lack there of)… the trailer looked appealing 

Dropped at: EP3

Reason: loved FL but the rest I disliked. Feels very much like "Men vs Women" plot + low quality for a 2020 drama.

Dropped at: EP7

Reason: OD; too trashy

Dropped at: EP14

Reason: OD + low production quality 

TO

Reason: the same story told a million times x low budget

Dropped at: EP10

Reason: Had a "watch-all-kido-ma-dramas" moment that faded while watching this one, OD

Dropped at: EP6

Reason: OD; just wanted to watch a few episodes;never had the intention of finishing; it’s too timid

TO

Reason: ED triggering + poor quality/feels cheap and lifeless

Dropped at: EP6

Reason: OD, it's a good drama and I see why people loved it but I'm in a kdrama slump and it's... well... a kdrama :D

Dropped at: mid EP2

Reason: weird long pauses between sentences, strange facial expressions. Very selfish ML

Dropped at: EP12

Reason: … found it boring/predictable 

Dropped at: EP7, LW

Reason: … an exhaustingly long breath of nothingness. I watched another slow-paced-fated-relationship melodrama before that (the forbidden flower) and so when I started this I was already tired of going through the same process again.  Seven Tan is a good actress, however portraying deep romantic connections is not among her abilities, which is absolutely essential for a character like this. t’s missing the spark in my opinion.

TO, LW

Reason: … feels like a daytime soap. One of the Mls seems sweet and I like the actor but it doesn’t justify watching a boring drama where I had the first episode on 1.5x speed already ^^

TO

Reason: … didn’t grab my attention 

TO

Reason: OD, feels like another try at "Silent" which was already great therefore don’t need an reinactment.

Dropped at: EP23, LW

Reason: I regret spending so much time on this. This is the type of drama that I believe was made to launder money, lol. Plus Tao playing a bad actor that can’t show a range of emotions was pure irony. IIt also had the worst romantic chemistry I‘ve ever seen both visually and the way their characters were written. There was zero reason why Momo would like Song Yang and vice versa. 

Dropped at: EP3

Reason: Tried it due to recommendations but I'm not too fond of either of the leading actors so I dropped it.

TO, LW

Reason: …no. Just no. 50 episode family drama

Dropped at: EP8

Reason: OD; just another school/college romcom. Watched a similar one that I liked better at the same time so I lost interest in this.

Dropped at: EP3

Reason: started it due to AvenueX‘s recommendation but once again got proven that we have very different taste. (it didn’t grab my attention at all)

TO

Reason: FL character + I thought it was 24eps… no way I‘d watch 35 of this ^^

Dropped at: Mid EP2, LW

Reason: … for this type of drama/role you need charismatic characters but none of the leads are expressive actors. More like a semi-copy of "Healer" but without the charm of Ji Chang Wook & Ahjumma.

TO

Reason: didn’t grab my attention 

TO

Reason: … strange drama. I like fantasy but it has a really weird vibe + Ki Do Hoon is SML. Probably would have continued for a bit if he was ML.

Dropped at: EP7

Reason: I thought the story would be different, therefore I was disappointed and don’t wanna watch the endless back and forth because of the misunderstanding.

TO, LW

Reason: … weird romantic storyline with kiss of kids in elementary school?? No thanks.

Dropped at: EP4

Reason: OD

Dropped at: EP6

Reason: It was quirky and risky at first but after a few episodes it became quite repetitive.

Dropped at: EP3, LW

Reason: overacted trash ^^

Dropped at: EP5

Reason: poor production quality, OD

Dropped at: EP7

Reason: OD, mini drama

Dropped at: EP5, LW

Reason: I wanted more comedy, too long

Dropped at: EP5

Reason: … sadly to intense for me :/ i‘m a sensitive potato 

Dropped at: EP5

Reason: OD, didn't feel the story and characters at all

Dropped at: EP23, LW

Reason: annoying characters…the story and characters got really pathetic and boring. I disliked the second couple ML a lot because he’s set to be a nice guy but he’s way too pushy and makes disgusting jokes about women.The writing seems outdated and underlying misogynistic.

Dropped at: EP3

Reason: …just didn’t like it.

TO

Reason: it was recommended after I liked "Cafe Minamdang", however it’s a lot less vibrant and doesn’t have those expressive characters + the lead FL isnt as fiesty but more timid. Also I feel it’s not enough comedy.

Dropped at: Mid EP6, LW

Reason: OD, very predictable that the men are turning trashy, not gonna waste time on this. Why do women always have to fight for survival in the work force + love life?

June

Dropped at: Mid EP9; LW

Reason: the usual kdrama slump for me - once they got together it’s no longer interested enough for me to continue.

July

Dropped at: EP3, LW

Reason: … OD, same old same old… got bored right away + just watched WIFTY and i‘m mostly over school dramas just really good ones end up on my watchlist but this one is pretty standard.

July

Dropped at: EP14

Reason: dropped and picked up multiple times in the past year but now I ultimately dropped it because I find it boring.  - August

Dropped at: E5; LW

Reason: boring, unoriginal 

Dropped at: EP5, LW

Reason: I loved it at first but I took a drama break in general and when I came back and it finished airing, it turned out it went  downhill and I wasn’t interested anymore.

Dropped at: EP3

Reason:… just checked it out

Dropped: mid EP3

Reason: OD

Dropped at: EP7

Reason: couldn’t feel any chemistry, too long to keep watching 

Dropped: EP12

Reason: tried many times but it’s collecting dust on my on-hold

Dropped at: EP9

Reason: kdrama slump; was on my on-hold for long

Dropped at: EP8

Reason: boring

TO

Dropped at: EP3

Reason: didn’t find it interesting 

Dropped at EP16

LW, already saw the other two firefighter dramas this year and it seemed no different. Also thought the chemistry was off. I hope for a firefighter drama where both leads are firefighters… not just the men

Dropped at EP18

Lw… got bored and repetitive 

Dropped at EP4

LW, was looking forward to it but found the FL to be very disappointing… too timid and quiet for the way her character was promoted before. Also felt no chemistry 

Dropped at ep7

Reason:

Never planned on watching it fully, just as background noise but it got too boring since there was so eye candy (yes I’m superficial like that lol)

Dropped at EP6

LW… weird. But not in a good way

Dropped after EP2

LW, TO… didnt catch my interest despite loving the actors in other dramas.

Dropped mid EP2

LW, TO… didn’t feel the vibe

Dropped at : EP8

Reason: too slow for me, but it’s very beautiful. Maybe for another time