2023 Watched
Honestly a weak start to the year, first 2 months super busy with school/work no time for dramas only mid feb did I get back into airing drama, but I keep falling into a slump lol
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1. Island
Korean Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
ohhh boy I am hooked and there's only 2 eps. Kinda over the top with the rock bgm when ML comes in and beats up the demon or supernatural entities but it's so fun. Truly some of the scares were so effective here and the little red orange sparks effect on their weapons definitely cool. I think the leads are just gorgeous to look at girl crush on dahee all day everyday and Kim Nam Gil gets better looking each year. Cha Eun Woo is taking on something challenging out of his rom-com cute teenage heart throb characters, he's a bit more edgy here, but still remains light-hearted. Good for him. the mix of horror, comedy is effective bc of the thrilling chase scenes, It follows a wealthy woman that lost her memory but starts getting hunted by demons due to her past and she will probably have a love line w/ the ML and i'n ALL IN. So addictive
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2. Alchemy of Souls : Partie 2
Korean Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
WOW a beautiful finale. It felt lengthy at some moments, like the back and forth between the protective priestess mom being a villain character for the first half, while we all knew from last season who will be the big bad. I thought 8 eps would have been better but the final ep was pretty satisfying and beautiful.while every1 has been comparing s1 and 2 after reflecting none can exist without the other. The chemistry here felt off the charts bc there was no need for too much set up it was all established in the first season props to the new actress for swooping in last minute and still making it just beautiful ND ELECTRIC the way they look into each other eyes, the parallels of the 2 seasons are my favorite thing ever we love a full circle moment in this house and it never fails to bring the feels. How nostalgic, I think first season was great for 2nd characters, but here they all take a way back seat i forgot the 2nd ML was relevant except for a coupe scenes in the end but the crown prince stole my heart as fav character besides the main couple ofc. I enjoyed both seasons, the sound track, fight choreo and editing just amazes me all the time, The whole plot with the council meetings got repetitive, but acting and production was A + I give Alchemy of Souls Light and Shadow which they did explain the title in the last ep another fav trope of mine a 9/10
The edits are so touching and beautiful Jang Uk's gaze, *alexa play ocean eyes
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3. Ben Yue
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
Not my fav start to a series, CGI is inconsistent sometimes it looks stunning mostly the under the sea realm works, but other times at the beginning I was like hmm bad budget, I hate it.
Later on Fu couple is my fav. he's so interesting and unpredictable
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4. The Daughter Who’s Come Back
Chinese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
omg i LOVED this one so much. It really did some unexpected things and so many bodies just wow i was like they really just did that and that person is now gon? Writers were GIVING. Acting was on point and it was wild, emotional, creepy, frustrating and the amount of times every1 messed up here and did something extreme was basically every1, Everyn character had their faults and did some rlly questionable things but you really feel for them and it;s in line with their character. A very good suspense family drama
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5. The Evil Face
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
started in dec 022 finished in feb 2023
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6. Hi Venus
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
on hold not in the mood for this wish there was faster pacing 9/24 eps and romance isn't rlly there yet
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7. Unchained Love
Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
on-hold for now. I think it's fun that the ML is kinda a scheming asshole villain. Anti heroes are kinda rare these days in asian drama land. They could be misunderstood or just cold on the outside but sweet later but i LIKE how CALCULATIVE and One-track minded he is towards revenge. That aside I was surprised I chuckled at some interactions between the leads. 2022 was now YUKEE'S YEAR Mirror twin cities? EW. See You Again? Flop. It's not her cause we;ve seen her kill it as the demon princess in Ashes of Love, but girl has no luck with scripts. but this one is okay, she's entertaining me instead of making me cringe which is good, but I'm a slow watcher this month so we'll see if i will pick it up again
Edit: tried 1 more ep after my slump still couldn't get into it despite Yukee's best performance and Dylan was interesting idk...
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8. Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area Part 2
Korean Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
have 3 eps left need to complete it eventually lol
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9. Three-Body
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
watched 3 eps enjoyed it then I kinda stopped got distracted and got out of the mood for serious mysteries
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10. The Society of Four Leaves
Chinese Drama - 2023, 29 episodes
was good, but the ending was underwhelming. I found some parts a bit slow but Lan Jue da ren played by Jing Boran was phenomenal now i WANT TO SEE THE ENERGY IN A ROMANCE costume drama
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11. Ameiro Paradox
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
tried to get back into dramas by watching a BL to refresh the palette, it worked except then I couldn't find any good romcoms and went on another slump.
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12. Our Blooming Youth
Korean Drama - 2023, 20 episodes
only 2 eps but i love it so much, eps 3-4 man I wished it was enemies to lovers trope it's more like they started off interesting but now when they're nice to each other i'm not enjoying it as much haha hope they throw in twists and turns or else it will get old real quick. Acting on point though
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13. Chong Zi
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
actually prefer MDL's older main pic. This is my fav airing drama right now. Give us all the xianxias please cdrama gods! I love how protective and biased ML is of the FL. Finally and YCY drama that doesn't annoy me. It just works.
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14. Never Let Me Go
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
palm is the show stealer here
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15. La Fleur Interdite
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
WOWZA OUU LALA THIS IS WHAT I NEEDED
I manifested dramas like this forever, what a gr8 start to the year. Cause in Jan I was too busy for dramas, but damn Jerry Yan's sizzling chemistry is back. GAVE ME BUTTERFLIES. Poor 2nd ML doesn't deserve to be pushed aside he barely matters
Mom's romance i don't get it. Sure it's the older woman younger man trope bc equality? But did the writers even care about them or is it to give the mom reason to be relevant bc her storyline was poorly executed. Like she has trauma and is an alcoholic, meanwhile her love interest thinks that's cute or fun? Red flag much. No thanks he should have helped her clean up her act instead of thinking she's cute for her addiction
OST on point- that last song lucid dream from While you were sleeping english cover is on repeat as well as the cantonese ost. I heard they are tributes to romance dramas some in the 80s and 90s but covered by a diff artist that's cool
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16. My Lethal Man
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
so cringe def a guilty pleasure cause it's so addictive, but I dropped cause better dramas came out lol
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17. Love When the Stars Fall
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
the 2nd love story is interesting in the demon realm
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18. Justice in the Dark
Chinese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
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19. Light The Night
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
started cause I needed a short drama to binge for a final wrap up review and it was addictive and a good binge, diff atmosphere but idk if I will continue it was too slow for my taste and I didn't like any characters enough to stay minus Tony Yang and Ruby's romance which maybe I'll stay for and who the killer is but for now nah
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20. J'ai Le Béguin pour Toi
Chinese Drama - 2023, 36 episodes
one of the only decent romances i completed for cdramas but then she came out with very similar dramas so i was like pass
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21. Power Envoy
Hong Kong Drama - 2022, 25 episodes
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22. Sapai Sai Strong
Thai Drama - 2023, 17 episodes
didn't finish but watched last ep i did not like how they made it more comedy and that the sis dying was so unserious, it was intense at first then I was like did the ML even love the FL sister? They were about to get married and he out here flirting with her sis i'm like it's been like 2 weeks calm down
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23. Wo Ping Ben Shi Jin Leng Gong
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
watched in one sitting was cute and knew what it was a trope-filled cute webdrama easy to watch like a movie had laugh out loud moments so I was happy with it
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24. Kill Bok Soon
Korean Movie - 2023
action packed and bloody a good time
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25. Duty After School: Part 1
Korean Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
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26. Duty After School: Part 2
Korean Drama - 2023, 4 episodes
shit they really ruined it with the sequel, horrible, also they survived and then 2nd season without the leader they all got so annoying and nothing made sense, introduced randos that messed it up
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27. Jan Jing Zin Deoi
Hong Kong Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
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28. Happiness
Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
not enough focus on the romance and the zombies was kinda not scary at all, it was more about the characters backstabbing each other affairs and that stuff
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29. The Captive
Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes
so addictive but not as steamy as i wanted, there's no kiss except the character poster and 1st eo but the tension was so good
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30. L'amour Est Doux
Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
better than last time i tried, friend's romance aka 2nd couple very skippable and only for love sucks but it has better 2nd cp
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31. Romance d'une Fleur Jumelle
Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes
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32. Le Chemin du retour
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
wow my fave vibes pining ml who is so hot and cool swoon worthy couple, doing the most for FL
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33. Bokura no Shokutaku
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
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34. Christmas Gift
Korean Movie - 2023
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35. The Love You Give Me
Chinese Drama - 2023, 28 episodes
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36. The Ingenious One
Chinese Drama - 2023, 36 episodes
got far into this did not complete yet, now i need to go back to this cause it was good
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37. King the Land
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
kind of boring start but soon i enjoyed how over the top it was, not going to lie the business aspect i didnt care about but soon the squad thailand trip and overall leads doing crazy cute cheesy things together was great
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38. Bloodhounds
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
good acting but it could have been better, i know the leading actress has a DUI and is cancelled for it, so her storyline felt rushed. I think the action and bromance was great but plot wise it was fine, the execution was all over the place
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39. Revenant: Le Démon
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
OMG THIS IS SO DARN AWESOME BUT I WANT ROMANCE Kim Taeri is so good at acting jeez she gave me the chills with her possessed scenes and laughing. So creepy, the mysterious cases were handled well all tying into each other, the backstory of ML was heartbreaking and how his fam is so messed up wow.
Taeri needs to be in a melodrama suspense romance next i swear she kills it
THERE’S ALOT of cold cases and ghosts so each one they gotta do investigating and it’s so good. I like that the show portrays diff types of spirits throughout the cases
KIM TAE RI WILL GET AWARDS FOR HER PERFORMANCE HERE MARK MY WORDS. EP 7 her hyperventilating in the rain scene caused me to get anxious and started heavy breathing too insane!!! That scene was 10/10 a moment to remember in her career so EVERY SINGLE emotion she nailed it. Devastation, anger, horrific anguish! Theme song’s imagery is so creepy too
There’s like only 3% romance out of 97% mystery, but DAMN despite the limited screen time it had me yearning and anticipating the cop and FL relationship. The chemistry was so strong. The way he had a crush on her since high school days omg AND still has a soft spot for her despite the bat shit cray cray things he witnessed with her he always believed in her and supported her ugh i wanted them together so bad
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40. De Retour du Gouffre
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
cute but the ending? weird. The ML got boring after a while he had no personality and 2nd ML started doing the most and liking her out of the blue was weird
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41. The Only Girl You Haven't Seen Season 1
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
this was super fun and light but i should hav etook notes on all the dramas i watch here so i can revisit at the end of the year, i kind of remember nothing lol
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42. The Only Girl You Haven't Seen Season 2
Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
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43. Beauty of Resilience
Chinese Drama - 2023, 36 episodes
OH NO, anothe JJY flop, seems like she is only decent with ZZH
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44. Here We Meet Again
Chinese Drama - 2023, 32 episodes
started didn't complete yet, i feel like these modern romances are way too long, trim the eps down plz. Janice rocks though
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45. The Warp Effect
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
started this loved the way they don't shy about sex, i thought it was a bl but it kind of is not, FL is gorgeous, i spoiled the ending and kind of got over it lol
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46. Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
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47. Un Rendez-vous avec l'Avenir
Chinese Drama - 2023, 36 episodes
I was so into this at first, cause william chan in a uniform? hot damn but yeah it's so cringe and ridiculous i hated a lot of it mostly the writing
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48. Mon Mariage Heureux
Japanese Movie - 2023
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49. Destined
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
half way through this like ep 22 need to pick it up again, they are dating irl so ofc it's good a bit slow but still like it
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50. Angel In-the-Making
Hong Kong Drama - 2015, 25 episodes
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51. Story of Kunning Palace
Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes
ITS SLOW BUT BAI LU MELODRAMATIC MOMENTS? scheming? so good! also WANG XINGYUE my baby needs a drama where he doesn't suffer 2nd ML syndrome haha. He says he regrets scent of time character since he didn't do much which is true all he did was pine after her and there was zero development
Anyways loved all 3 ML the writers made the romance for Linghe and Bai lu aggresively quick which was a CHOICE but hey happy ending, side note THE PRINCESS? GORGEOUS, KIND AND AWESOME wanted her and yan lin to be a thing
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52. Wonderland of Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
CONSISTENT, kind of repetitive in the middle, but all was forgiven bc i LOVED THE RELATIONSHIP AND SO MANY CUTE MOMENTS, bickering, kissing, saving each other, they were great, this is like a very light version of A Journey to Love. I would say this is more of a rom-com with politics sprinkled in but i didn't care about thay haha Side couple sucked, too cringe and one dimensional storytelling on their part
Xu kai finally a drama this year I approved
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53. My Dear Gangster Oppa
Thai Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
so much fun i swear i need to rewatch soon it's only 8 eps, 6 ar eout i watched 3
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54. One Room Angel
Japanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
About a 30 sumthing man who has no purpose in life he gets into an altrcation w/ some mean thugs and they stab him instead of passing away he wakes up to an angel waiting for him at his apartment. Their goal is to help ML find happiness bc the guardian angel powers are affected by human emotions and his job is to help guide and protect ppl to find their direction. The cohabitation situation makes for some fun chuckles and the fish out of water concept with the angel is sweet and wholesome. I loved the ML right from the start, he’s been dealt with the worst cards making him view life as pointless.
ML is sarcastic and pessimistic while the angel isn’t also new to this world, ML has to take c. Seeing how the ML was attacked but mistreated and looked down by society was horrible but so real. Lots of deeper themes and issues exolored and we can empathize why ML is like the walking dead living to survive but not having much emotions or expectations cause all he knows is discrimination or disappointment
got a bit cringe but i like the premise
OK budget on this sucks straight up angel wings looks like its diyed with dollar store supplies at some angles, but acting wise they sell it
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55. West Out of the Yu Men
Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes
I loved the found family aspect. Bai Yu and Nini's sizzling chemistry, cute late night conversations they were the parents of the group and the welcoming city was the coolest part. The rooster and gremlins were neat too. Loved learning about the lore
The chemistry is so natural, the way the conversation flows is not weird, awkward at all thank god it’s not full of cliches they focus on building this unlikely alliance due to the strange situation where there’s very little clues
There’s actually a lot of intense and action moments like there’s dangerous ppl or weather hazards they have to deal with and also it has fantastical elements too
FINISHED IT: thoughts on the ending this needed to be 40 eps long, 2 more eps could have done so much WTH was that last min Gao Shen storyline, rubbish. I was so mad the ending was not clear but it was hinted that yes they chose their partners and lived happily ever after
My interpretation: In the end we only see LiuXi and Dong reunion which means the 2 other charatcers Fatty Tang and Ding Liu must have chosen to live inside the pass with their lover. I'm happy with that it's just Gao Shen being a shadow puppet, risking it all and having the shittiest luck beside Jiang Zhan in the whole show and at the end we don't even get to see that on screen reuinion was so wrong!
Also what happened to Long Zhi? The inside pass was ruled peacefully by the remaining members? I need it to be shown not told or hinted at in cartoon characters and chen duling gazing in the clouds T_T I loved this one so so much, the friendship, unique world setting and characters were so endearing such a shame still giving it a 9 tho -
56. Le mariage contracté par Park
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
LEE SE YOUNG TIME TRAVEL TO THE FUTURE CONTRACT MARRIAGE? yes love this trope and we are getting 3 this season, you bet i loved,
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57. Retour à Samdal-ri
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
this looks so fun, i've been skipping Ji changwook dramas lately he's great always good at romance but idk this one feels diff, a rom-com with heart, set on an island giving chaotic, family rom com vibes and it's a second chance romance too! love the concept but refuse to start until 6-7 eps are out i hate waiting
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58. A Journey to Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
ARE U KIDIDNG ME? THE FIGHTS WOAH, SO CREATIVE! Badass gorgeous Female assassin is the drama role queen Liu shishi needs I love her so much and the romance? so good
The delegation squad escorting a crybaby princess while training her to be the next ruler so great. Awesome action, romance is nicely paced both parties like each other and are very forward about it. "making baby pickup line" had us all laughing how refereshing
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59. My Demon
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
OMG MY EYES THEY ARE BLINDING ME WITH BEAUTY gorgeous couple doing cute things and just standing next to each other? HOT HOT HOT
Contract marriage part didn't happen yet, so i WILL WAIT before i start it but following all the updates on tiktok lol
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60. Butterflied Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 22 episodes
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61. Only for Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 36 episodes
This would hav ebeen a hit as a 12 ep short romantic drama, not much happens in the beginning just how she’s interested in him and tries to get his attention, he sees through it but thinks she’s interesting so lets her continue and they keep meeting each other bc she interviews him and he’s a perfectionist so they hang out while he makes excuses for her to keep revising the interview until he’s satisfied
So poorly written, if you think about it if you replace the main leads with 2 other randos will you still be as tolerant? NO. Also the fact that we all have eyes and they keep on shoving the FL lead is so pretty with everyone commenting on her looks annoyed me alot too. Like calm down we get it, you don’t have to tell us explicitly every 5 seconds
I saw an article about the leads being against a lot of things in the script while filming that they thought the lines were too cheesy and suggested hey let me try this or that instead but the directors flat out rejected their suggestions calling it oldschool meanwhile the final product is like this. Like why is this worse than my middle school wattpad reading experience? This production is laughable.
I give it 4/10 bc i skipped half the story when i got to ep 24 i was like WAIT THERE’S MORE BUT WHY
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62. My Dearest
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
Magnificent acting from Nam Goong Min as always what a charismatic fellow he really reminds me of Ryan Gosling such a scene stealer, so charming and you can’t take your eyes off him, for some this is nothing special, it’s just another fated slow burn romance? Well I guess but something about it is so addictive
FL is so funny she really embraces her femininity and looks, she knows all the men likes her and purposely play with them making me chuckle the first encounter although looks like any typical romance an accident happens slow mo stare into their eyes but as ep 2 rolls around the way she’s so confident baffles him is so funny. It’s like playgirl meets playboy super fun.
It all takes a turn at the end of ep 3 war and real consequences was heartbreaking
That seems to be the case with the separation of PT 1 and PT 2. Delivery is on point I know FL is a good actress bc she’s been a child star in similar roles so these melodramatic costume dramas are her bread and butter
LISTEN the best costume dramas make you feel pain and happiness for the couple, and this really did that! The pacing is insane like the first 2-3 eps compared to ep 5 onwards the tone shift, everything flips upside down the craziness of it all is so intense, keeps you watching rooting for the characters
There’s a lot of moving parts but you never lose sight of the plot, war, battle, displacement, all very hard to watch brutal and awful. The war parts hits especially hard in this bc you witness FL face some horrific situations, and it feels like she’s surviving for her life. The acting is 10/10 the trauma in her eyes is unforgettable ep 4
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63. My Dearest Part 2
Korean Drama - 2023, 11 episodes
as an emotional rollercoaster of angst, heartache & sorrow but also precious soft moments and it was so worth it! ahn eunjin and namgoong min were beyond excellent and their chemistry was insane, i can't imagine anyone else as yoo gilchae and lee janghyun
Another thing i wholeheartedly approve is the makeup and dressing department isn’t ridiculous as some cdramas when leads are going through a tough time on the run, there’s sweat, blood, tears, dirt and grime on their bodies at all times, their clothes are worn out too
BEST EP S2 EP 7 GORGEOUS, IMMACULATE, PERFECTION, BEST QUOTE “I could die for you my brother. But for her I want to live”
The only thing annoyed me is how long it took her to admit he loves him
Also can’t get enough of my favorite detail is from writers who add the meaning of the title in the drama. It was an ohh that’s why it’s titled my dearest. I understand why this is getting 10s across the board
THIS IS HANDS DOWN THE BEST Korean costume drama I’ve seen in like the past 3 years, so hard to get down all the emotions correctly and balance the romance with politics without feeling confusing, rushed or boring. Pacing is perfect. Through depressing moments we still hanged onto the denial mode FL had and their banter which was so cute. I didn’t hate any of the side characters, we got enough time with them and some meaningful moments that makes u root for them. I CRIED through the whole thing the amount of sacrifice WOW this drama is something a gift from the asian drama gods.
“That’s just what i am someone that belongs neither here nor there” to “she is my home” OMG
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64. Dong Lan Xue
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
This is giving TTEOTM on a smaller budget and scale, eahc episode is 2 minutes which sounds ridiculous what trashy choppy mess would this be? I thought so too, but i heard this one was popular and has high ratings and from only 2 eps in i understand why, the concept and actors are so good together, costume design is pretty good considering the short air time, most departments wouldn’t even try but this one works and of course the chemistry does too
The romance is mysterious, sometimes a bit melodramatic like what you get with TTEOTM it starts with both leads having different missions and hidden agendas but soon when they fall for each other just wow
If you need a movie length drama series this is a good one, some dafrker moments too (torture scene)
- same director of an ancient love song
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65. Une vieille chanson d'amour
Chinese Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
in 2020’s Love In Between she is extremely talented because she is able to pull off so many emotions seamlessly, in a subtle way that’s hard for many actors to nail
A lot of other actors and actresses struggle with making it appear natural and being too much with their expressions sometimes that it feels fake and forced but this doesn’t occur with Zhang Yaqin
It looks like every year we get around 2-3 great short series and there’s more attention to these ones giving newer script writers and production teams a chance which is excellent for bringing freshness to cdramas which is much needed with the overly saturated 1 drama does it well so let’s just copy half the plot change the actors and call it a day to make money
I was surprised how much emotion this one brought out of me some intense eps on war and how the ML grows from resenting to understanding, and having a found family is so precious. Alit of dark stuff too.Loved that every character was written well even side ones and the pacing was perfect. It never felt too rushed Let’s be honest it has a very bad budget so some things are not gonna look so good but it’s got one thing down which is the heart, you feel how much love and care is put into this project
THE SYMBOLISM and details in this drama is just perfection, this made me feel all the feels might be my favorite costume drama watch so far just a perfect short show with great writing, acting and characters
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66. Khun Chaai
Thai Drama - 2022, 17 episodes
Excellent drama, different too because you have the family involved in it,, also the time period is unique too I don’t see a lot of thai dramas doing this. This has a lot of characters but it’s not confusing and each one has enough screen time for you to understand them
Yang and Tian’s bromance is so strong and steady throughout the entire show it’s very heartwarming to see him stand by the ML through all the struggles and time and time again reassure him that he will protect him, but yang has a heart of gold with the way he’s so upstanding and righteous
The hair, makeup and wardrobe are so beautiful and the theme song got stuck in my head
A beautiful slow burn love story with mystery elements, action, and an adorable 2nd couple
No real annoying characters, except the evil mom but she serves a point, she’s that tension that’s trying to get our leads in trouble which gives you the uh-oh moments or cliffhangers, moments of anxiety and melodrama
The older cast was incredible their performance was 10/10 every emotion, hate, disgust, anger, fear, desperation and unconditional love for their child by the end everyone had a full character arc that was
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67. Lost You Forever
Chinese Drama - 2023, 39 episodes
Reverse harem at it’s finest bc past dramas made it annoyingly all about the FL but with the mysterious set up of each love interest, and how all the guys have a rich deep history or political ties pitted against each other, i’m like how fun!
Yang Zi’s here is someone smart, resourceful and thank-goodness doesn’t do the typical cute, clumsy and naive FL trope!
It topped the heat index which is the most watched drama on tencent this summer because I think everyone is dying to see who she falls in love with and how. All of the MLs has their flaws and i’m happy with the writing of the characters because it’s not all filled with things we’ve seen before. I’m so happy that the romance is not forced, and is at a natural pace. Who is your favorite? The white haired vampire had me the most intrigued bc he has 9 lives but only 1 heart, the way that he gradually learns what happiness and companionship is had me invested, but I like all the MLs .
Cang xuan's mental state fluxuating trying to fight for the throne while being heavily disadvantaged was hard to watch, i think he will end up with her in pt 2 but i'm not mad about it cause she's the only soft spot he has left and i feel bad for him
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68. My Journey to You
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
The fight cinematography was so seamless and beautiful, I love the mind games between the main 4 leads, I loved both couple. But totally am invested in the ruthless 2nd prince and the smart and coy Shangguan. I believe she left a strong impression because even netizens are complimenting her for her good acting, beautiful face, but expressive eyes where she can be a cold killer in one second. 2nd couple was so intense with how bold they were. One wrong move and the consequences were dire. I felt that throughout the entire episode which is great on the writing and acting part of the actors to have you feel on edge like one loving caress can become deadly with a snap of a finger. Their dynamic was like 2 vipers ready to strike at any time.
WTH was the last 3 episodes there were too many side plots, tragedies that it was hard to follow along like i FELT nothing it was laughable
RUSHED ending
And my last critique for the show was the comedy here was giving trying too hard with the ML’s sister playing the overly dramatic type swooning over the men was funny at first but got annoying and felt like we were wasting so much time on her. It’s like the writers didn’t know what to do with her so you just have her doing the same thing over and over, at least give her some depth if you are going to give screen time. She didn’t work with the drama as a whole i thought and stood out like a sore thumb
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69. Enigma
Thai Drama - 2023, 4 episodes
You get everything in 4 eps, loads of scary scary moments, gruesome posession scenes, the sound effects are so brilliantly chilling here, thai horror has always been one of the best in asian cinema history so seeing more and more horror on the rise is allowing Thai dramas and other east asian countries to expand the genres and invest in more of the dark storylines. While kdramas leave a lot of the ghost, possessions and creepy moments to the imagination playing with your anxiety and is a slow build up this one does not shy away from some of the scariest WTF scenes ever
FL is so smart here I love it I would literally Get outta there and move schools and homes if I encountered even half of what she did. THE TRANSITIONS here are perfect, so seamless scary, cinematic everything you’d want this is a masterpeice
EP 2 is my favorite, insane amounts horrific angles, shots and is just so creative! The visuals were outstanding! So gripping couldnt take my eyes off the screen. The amounts of cliffhangers wow!!! The villain is so good and truly terrifying, smart as well.
Win’s versatile roles. He carried the personalities very well in every show. really love the characters in this show. Everybody served a purpose and drove the story forward in some way.
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70. San Man Neoi Wong
Hong Kong Drama - 2023, 26 episodes
actually so good! the wtf moments and betrayals are wild
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71. Mysterious Lotus Casebook
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
the ending took forever to happen 40 eps, is a no for me, love cheng yi and shunxi but could have been shortned, bromance is the best part here
It has the same snappy back and forth between male elads, bromance, good storyline, interesting cases and an addictive pacing of course a charismatic main lead that leaves enough of a mysterious air to him to keep you interested in the overall storyline and his background as a character is a must and it does it well
The same for 2nd ML role is always the bright eyed- optimistic noobie who has a heart of gold and wants to help others, so these 2 balance each othe rout one is more cold and quiet it makes a fun team
The ending song is so catchy and the rivalry between the antagonist and protagonist is interesting, I like that the villain gets a lot of moments to develop and does not feel like those last minute i show up murder everyone without much depth. I was like why is the villain so likeable too- then next thing you know he is travellign the world with his ex rival and now they are bickering everyday like children wandering the world to solve cases so funny and the constant who won in the iconic sea battle 10 years ago is hilarious
I do like this but with dramas that are case to case there are bound to be some slower bits I think there are more enjoyable mystery dramas out there, the biggest yes for me about this drama is the main 3 leads, the chemistry between them and the slow reveal of the backstory. Other than that half the cases are forgettable
AND THE ENDING UGH SO UNSATISFYING at least give us an answer i dont love open endings unless it's heavily hinted the ML didn't die lol
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72. The Seventh Generation
Chinese Drama - 2023, 38 episodes
Pretty CGI and visuals, though some costumes were a bit much, I enjoyed how over the top it was and found it so fun as a turn off your brain dont think at all the plot isn’t that complicated love story. The shenanigans with them in the 2nd lifetime was so funny
I love seeing Ding Yuxi here, I couldn’t get into Romance of Twin Flower, that one felt a bit long winded for me, but here jumping through the life cycles I had a blast with it and looked past all the flaws. I’m not saying this is good by any means if ur looking for a serious drama, i would describe it as a higher budget ver of those cheesy idol web series that are like 15 mins long an ep, this is just the longer ver of them
You know what this was watchable and has that addictive quality. I think the pacing was great since they are bouncing through lifetimes and as immortals even if they die its fine they reset we know that, so yeah it makes the dramatic emotional moments ruined cause we know the stakes aren’t really there but it’s one that kept me entertained so for that great job
Opening song reminds me so much of Faye Wong’s LBFD theme song which has been on my phone and playlists since it came out
This has every romance set up ever in the diff lifetimes, enemies to lovers, childhood sweethearts, amnesia all of it. And it gets 7/10 for being the refreshing drama that i paid more attention to than i’d like to admit, unlike only for love which was also a put as background noise drama that i just couldn’t stand even when i was half way thru skimming haha
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73. Forever Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
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74. Shen Yin
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
dropped the plot is slow and kind of dumb just them misunderstandings even when they like each other blah blah
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75. Shadow
Thai Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
not really a bl but yesss for creepy factor and mystery
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76. Koi to Dangan
Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes
is this just cheesy smut
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77. Le Jeu De La Mort
Korean Drama - 2023, 4 episodes
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78. Si Nae Ha Saree
Thai Drama - 2022, 14 episodes
currently watching thai dramas are so damn long u gotta be in that mood politics stuff is meh too
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79. Hidden Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes
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80. When I Fly Towards You
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
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81. Perfect Marriage Revenge
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
PERFECT. so damn good can't wait for revenge fantasies to pop off next year. SUng hoon is so hot and sweet. FL is gorgeous, evil mom is THE VILLAIN such good acting and writing and pacing yess
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82. Nee Ruk Nai Krong Fai
Thai Drama - 2019, 18 episodes
i guess last drama of the year i will complete, skipped over eerything besides main leads romance is little but when it happens it's good. Bell makes me want to face palm sometimes lol
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83. Till the End of the Moon
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes