Short dramas - Miniseries

Cute and fluffy, good for an easy binge-watch.

Dark and intense, painfully raw, infuriatingly violent, emotionally thought-provoking.
Definitely not for everyone, especially for the faint of heart...

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An omnibus of 8 women-centered stories (and their chairs).
Some of them were bizarre, some others touching, a few were dark and twisted, or symbolic and confusing, but this unorthodox approach was definitely gripping and challenging.
Definitely not for everyone...

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This is definitely not a typical body-swap case!
It's a dark, mature and rather heavy psychological character-driven story, a bit confusing some times, with some the pacing issues here and there, but Ikeda Elaiza and Yoshizawa Ryo's great performances made this a very interesting watch.

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Short and enjoyable, easy to binge historical Cdrama with satisfying chemistry and a well-paced story.
Nothing very memorable or groundbreaking, but good for a weekend watch.

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An underrated short drama, beautifully shot and directed, with impressive sword fights and an intriguing story. Though there was some more room for the characters backstories (and I wouldn't mind a few more episodes with new cases), it was satisfactorily concluded and thoroughly enjoyable.

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The love story was sweet and heartwarming, Michan's journey of denial, grief and acceptance through this allegoric, supernatural approach was so heartbreaking, but some things felt too unrealistic and difficult to digest. Really mixed feeling about this.

No words can describe the wackiness, hilariousness and complete madness of this unique drama.
Odagiri Joe as the screenwriter, director and protagonist, and his stellar cast, definitely had the time of their lives while filming this!
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An office-centred story, dealing with some common office politics, conflicts and scheming in a light-hearted, comic way. Though the employee cases were resolved in a simplified and sugary way, the cute and fluffy romance and the leads' chemistry were more than enough to make this short drama an enjoyable watch.
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A short and easy to watch drama, with Kim Bo Ra as its cute protagonist surrounded by a wonderful found family and delicious food.
A heartwarming, soothing and healing story about grieving, abandonment, estrangement and making amends.
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Though the plot was a bit cliché and rather predictable, the young talented cast, the unique narration approach and the clever use of the fantasy & mystery elements made this bittersweet story of first love and friendship an enjoyable youth drama.
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A short jdrama split in two short seasons with unique and refreshing premise, an intriguing theme and some well-built mystery around it.
With a talented young cast, and a surprisingly competent police force, this was definitely nothing groundbreaking, but still an enjoyable watch, in spite the lack of character depth and an acceptable reasoning for some actions, some plot holes that couldn't be ignored and the lukewarm, unnecessary romance.
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Much better and engaging than the first season, though there were still some serious issues with its messy writing and reasoning, plot holes and predictability.
Not perfect, but an enjoyable and bingeable watch.
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Short, simple and predictable romcom, with two clumsy, insecure and lacking common sense main leads.
But, it was fast-paced and enjoyable, with no annoying subplots and characters, a few frustrating and lots of cute moments.
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Despite the frustration induced by the outrageously selfless, naive and pathological good Samaritan FL Yae (who was in urgent need of therapy), and the unrealistic behaviour and demands of SML and SFL, this was an enjoyable one-time-watch romcom, if only for the charms and funny scenes of the adorably lovestruck ML Takumi.
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An emotional, healing journey of a lonely, broken and unhappy man through his unconventional encounter and deep bonding with a 'fallen' angel.
Beautifully filmed, even though there where a few noticeable plot holes and flaws in the storytelling, it was a sad but heartwarming story of love, connecting, self-discovery and moving on in life.
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Cute, but nothing so special or memorable.

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Cozy feeling, under-developed story...

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"Forget others. Choose to be yourself."
Easier said than done, but embracing and accepting oneself is difficult for most of us anyway...

An easy, brainless filler watch with some cute cats, some clueless in love people and an overly fluffy office romance.

The actors did a good job with this uniquely weird story, but the over the top comedy and the manga-ish style was a bit too much for me.

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Heartwarming, with cute child actors and an un-ordinary story.

Ambitious and intriguing premise, lukewarm outcome.

Short but rather dragging, with inexperienced but charming young cast.
Nothing very memorable, but entertaining for a weekend binge-watch.

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Over-the-top and savage from start to finish: story, characters, acting, and that ending...
Admittedly, nothing but a guilty pleasure watch!

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A pleasant surprise of Mr & Mrs Smith story approach, in a historical Cdrama setting.
Cute, funny and light rom-com, with no annoying characters and a well-fitted couple with amusing banters and good chemistry.
A stress-reliever watch!

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An interesting depiction of how queer women  of different generations approach, express and embrace their sexuality, love-life, friendship and family relationships.

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Nothing groundbreaking but enjoyable, with a cute couple and satisfyingly short duration.

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Cute and bubbly, with a comforting and healing vibe, nice for a weekend watch.

Short and cute first love/unrequited love story with a not-so-open ending.
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A short, fast-paced family drama with an unorthodox concept and approach, unbalanced pacing and tone, many cheesy moments, but surprisingly some heartwarming and cute ones too.
Nothing memorable, just an easy watch.
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Not as good as its parent story, just a cute filler watch.

An unusually weird but charming and very japanese-like manga adaptation.
Unique concept, absurd structure and outlandish outcome, with a bittersweet and nostalgic feeling.
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A sugary romcom with a simple story, a lot of overacting, a very naive -borderline simpleton- FL and a too good to be true but charming ML.
It had its fun and cute moments but, overall, nothing memorable.
The only saving graces of this drama were its short duration and the ML!
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A light-hearted short series, evident that is a shoujo manga adaptation.
Overly exaggerated characters and storyline (plus the FL is a minor) but both leads are cute in their own way: the ML is an arrogant, super narcissist conglomerate heir, while the FL is a feisty, strong-willed schoolgirl. Their bantering and support were the best part of this easy bingeable drama that didn't have any useless/annoying subplots or characters.
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A short omnibus drama serving as a social commentary on the overuse/abuse of the internet and social media, their dark and obsessive sides, and how those affect the daily lives, relationships and mentality of young people.
Gloomy and intense, with interesting stories and a proper episode duration, this was a decent and quite enjoyable watch.
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It felt like watching a j-drama version of a typical makjang, with all the familiar characters and tropes.
Better than expected, in spite of the toxic relationships and the extremely frustrating miscommunication and lying.
Not bad for a one time binge-watch.
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A bingeable short romcom with a cute couple.
Nothing extraordinary, but good for a leisure weekend watch.

A peculiar slice-of-life story, with some healing elements, a few social commentaries, some unanswered questions and an unordinary but pure Japanese story-telling and editing style.
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The only saving grace of this drama was the ML!