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oh to be a rising athlete and live my college slice of life dreams while falling in love with my childhood-friend-turned-best-friend.... 

very lighthearted and cute, has a cozy feel to it and no angst or super tragic elements - also my first ever kdrama so i'm very nostalgic towards it as it's connected to a lot of good memories. joon hyung is still one of the best kdrama boyfriends. 

"should i just nuke her?" choi ae ra you will always be famous. also dong mans funny t-shirts?? unimportant detail but i feel like we dont talk about that enough

sooo much fun! ae ra went down in the hall of fame of most memorable/lovable female leads and she and ko dong man are the friends to lovers trope done extremly well. the 2nd couple is not as exciting to watch but the leads make up for it 100%

"in truth, one’s visit is a tremendous thing. for he comes with his past, present, and future. for it is because he comes with his whole life.  the heart is fragile. therefore, it might have been broken. that heart is coming, too."

just letting the quote speak for itself here - watch this just to feel something. beautifully poetic and hurts just in the right places. also explores societal values around marriage and partnership very well!

this is a concept that i feel would somehow only ever work in kdrama and i fucking love it. also i want to adopt yoo seung ho i know hes older than me but my statement still stands.

one of the few romcoms where nothing really annoyed me? a lot of romcoms have a great main romance but lack in other aspects. this is just a very cute, well done show + very rewatchable!!

"kdrama sets unrealistic expectations when it comes to men" ryan gold heard that and said hold my beer

one of the most satisfying romances ever, park min young and kim jae wook have such outstanding chemistry you /will/ rewind that kiss scene. unnecessary trope by the end, maybe, but tbh i don't care! the drama was so enjoyable it didn't bother me at all. (edit: rewatched and fuck it 9/10 i love this drama too much)

talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before i'm not saying more WATCH THIS DRAMA RIGHT NOW.

this is the 10/10 romcom we've been searching for all along and cloy finally gave it to us. just amazing drama in any aspect; ost, acting, story, characters, and feels.

i know. who in the world keeps their one night stand's bra-insert? IN A JEWELRY BOX?

was this show a cliché, cookie-cutter example of a kdrama with barely any redeeming qualities? yes. would i say i regret watching it? unfortunately, i was still entertained. really says a lot about my taste when i could finish this but not beyond evil

yes, this is a guilty pleasure show. yes, i've rewatched it twice.

first chinese drama and well i was seventeen i liked what i saw! but can't lie sometimes we just need an unrealistic, cheesy, feel-good romance. i too, would like to meet my future husband in an online mmorpg (edit: idk what i was on writing this LOL but now that i'm gaming a lot more i take this statement back 100% skjdfsdh)

(me about lee min ki) i just think he's neat.

haven't finished this fully (12/16) - but it's a fun show so far! face blindness trope isn't anything new afaik, but combined with someone who turns into a different person every month, it makes for an interesting set up.

their secretary 200% needs a raise.

oh god pls dont talk to me about this show. i also rewatched this twice and i have no excuses. no, actually my excuse is jung il woo, so there's that.

movie version of the novel Love O2O is based on.

watched this right after the drama since people say this is a lot better, still prefer the drama as the progression of the lead's relationship is just better as a longer story, the movie was alright but felt that it condensed everything a bit too much!

unsurprising almost no one's seen this as it's buried deep among all the early 2010s romcom films but i somehow stumbled upon it. how? it's been ages i don't remember. this was before my SJK obsession and i love the fact that my first memory of him was watching him steal condoms from a convenience store after being too broke for them, then frantically running for his life only to realize he grabbed a pack of mints. and yet i still found him kind of charming in a weird way here? (lord save me or smth) nothing special but a quirky movie that was oddly memorable to me.

second chinese drama - definitely a step back in terms of memorability from LO2O to me but a fun drama nonetheless! has a few annoying side characters though but it's nothing new.

im so sorry kento yamazaki but ur character deserved his ass beaten. how did this girl fall in love with him

this one here is unfortunately the sole reason why i haven't ventured into jdramas any further, it made me wanna rip out my hair that bad. broody, borderline asshole tsundere characters just don't really translate well from anime to real life. if you can look past that, and the pretty arduous back and forth between the leads, you still get an alright romcom, but it's a pass from me.

wanna get your heart ripped out of your body? look no further. 

this drama will break your heart, put it back together and then break it again. bonus for being the show that birthed immortal goblin and grim reaper who are still (!!!) the blueprint for kdrama bromances

normalize not finishing a drama after finding out about the [redacted]. normalize ignoring canon like your responsibilities

apart from the fact that i clearly have not completed this show, absolutely loved it! unlike most people i 100% preferred the leads over manwol/chungmyung, although their story was beautifully tragic (and the whole drama is). this is also one of the shows with an incredibly distinct color palette & vibe, very pretty!!

recommendation: watch this right after vincenzo to get a good whiplash from the switch from jang han seok to park bong pal

not too memorable but it was pretty enjoyable! a fun ghost hunting time with some romance. taecyeon is just a cool dude i would wanna be friends with tbh

park hyung sik being absolutely gone for 16 episodes straight is, legitimately, reason enough to watch this show.

combination of campiness + romcom + serial killer plot (???) but it works & a great follow-up if you've just finished WFKBJ

ITS WHAT SUNNY AND GRIM REAPER DESERVE.

lifesaver drama for everyone who's had post-drama-depression after finishing goblin and basically a fix it fic for the second leads. very good romcom and throws in a little bit of lawfirm shenanigans.

suzy is a great actress. change my mind.

this goddamn drama. it's more multi-genre than just purely romcom, but that's probably also why it's 10/10 for me. super gripping storyline, iconic ost and just all around well made. no qualms about anything here. seriously plssss just go watch this

the only short drama on the list (as of now) but - kim seon ho in a cute friends to lovers story, if you're having a quick romance craving this will do the trick.

KIM DA LI MY BELOVED. JIN MOO HAK MY BELOVED. 

this feels like an older romcom and a newer romcom at the same time, which could also be recipe for disaster but the drama makes it work and the lead's relationship breaks stereotypes. + we need more art-themed dramas!

every episode i was praying for lee jae in to have better styling. almost every episode he disappointed me (he did redeem himself in the end). if you drop this show because of his godawful suits, i understand.

watched this purely for the fluff and it kept its promises. the romance is pretty much the only thing this show's got going for it. It IS a run of the mill poor girl/rich guy show, but a pretty good, no-nonsense one!

kdramas love to find romance in the most niche of settings. this time: the food delivery industry

still have to watch the last 2 episodes (bad pattern starting to form here....), but this was a really nice drama! chae soo bin is always great in her roles and i loved the underdog story of it all. 

am i the only one wondering how kim boong do knew how to cut his own hair in absolute accuracy to 2010s hair trends

enjoyed it quite a bit but smth was missing? idk if it's bc it's a bit dated production-wise or another thing, but i didn't connect with it much, so i just can't rate it any higher. still a good time travel romance!

me watching this drama: finally some good fucking food

honestly this arrived at just the right time; a great spin on all too familiar cliches and tropes & is absolutely hilarious to watch! well cast, extremely likable leads. if you want to introduce someone to kdrama romcom in its full glory - this is a good pick!

the makgeolli.... kim hee won i'm in your walls

sweet and comfy. it's very calm, quiet and has many lingering moments so even with just 4 episodes, it felt quite long to me. not much going on since it's all about unrequited love between friends, but if ur looking for that then it definitely delivers.

need a spinoff about go gwi nam and ji ah now!!

such a cute, bingeable office romcom. im fully aware of all the reasons ppl dislike this show but i had fun nonetheless! the entire cast was so fun to watch and the side couples super cute too. the leads' trauma was dealt with quite aptly, but oh man.. what the hell

i know general choi geom is a tall mf but he's giving short king energy and i love him. i don't know how to explain this

love how i went into this expecting nothing more than a cute cop/magician romcom and then coming out sobbing, crying, on the floor, having witnessed a tragic, beautiful & larger than life love story

after two boring sageuks, jung il woo finally came back to do what he's best at: cheesy chaebol romcoms!

(jk) i'm sure the sageuks were good. i just didn't care about them. i did enjoy the fuck out of this show? perfect genre mix; chemistry between both couples was toptier and overall it was just a very funny, silly ride. did not take itself very seriously, but is still engaging even when it does.

kim dal is my precious daughter who's never done anything wrong ever and she's amazing sorry if u didn't get it.

kim min gue's comedic chops! what a delight watching this ancient priest navigate the kpop industry that is almost as unfamiliar to (most) audiences as the budget middle earth that he was reverse-isekai-ed from. cute, goofy and just camp enough for my taste

feeling some rare national pride for the ml who's from my country because he ATE. teo yoo if you're reading this i'm free on th– [gunshots]

it's been a hot minute since i binged a drama but time flew by with this one. most swoonworthy chemistry i've seen in while. mature leads who are communicative and honest and an all around feel good show with no major drama!

rip jane austen and also karl marx y'all would've loved gu won </3

its tropey, hallmark-esque promos had me fear it'd romantize its setting but BOY was i wrong! very much not afraid to show the realities of the service industry (as someone who spent years working in it, i felt incredibly validated), all while being an absolutely fantastic romcom. i would DIE for gu won and cheon sa rang

"to understand someone's loneliness, well, for me, i think that's the beginning of love."

adding this & realizing it's the only melo i've seen. so while very low on the 'com', the romance was one of the best i've ever seen: subdued but strong, a connection hidden in every intense gaze. romance in its truest sense-- to peak into each other's souls with no effort and to love despite logic and reason, to love despite everything. and when all the hurt and guilt and anger is gone, what else is there left but love?

a weird and fun little show!! while the pillars of the genre are there, this drama throws the "cinderella story" on its head & blithely takes jabs at it whenever it can - making it at times unbelievably unpredictable. strange, out of pocket, shameless, silly & full of sincerity and romance nonetheless!

*yijoos mom scheming and being evil with squid game adjacent background music*

finally watched a makjang! i get now why people get hooked on plots like this. just the right amount of betrayal, rich lady drama, birth secrets and all that wonderful insanity. very addictive, has a good balance of reasonable & insane characters + two great main leads.