Deserves a higher rating
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1. Fifteen Years to Wait for Migratory Birds
Chinese Drama - 2016, 24 episodes
7.6 shouldn't mean outright BAD but here on mydramalist unfortunately if a drama is rated that low, it's usually trash. This drama deserves at least an 8 but alas, people do not like bad endings.
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2. Girls' Generation 1979
Korean Drama - 2017, 8 episodes
Again, it doesn't actually have a bad rating. But compared to other dramas it's rated so low. It's short and nostalgic. It leaves a lot unsaid, but I feel like that is purposeful. It shows a short glimpse into the lives of these people in the past and it feels bittersweet. Idk. I feel like MDL doesn't like nuance.
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3. A Poem a Day
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
It's so cute and funny. I just don't understand why it's rated low compared to other romcoms. Probably because neither of the leads were high traffic stars or because a different ship sailed than the one the masses preferred.
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4. All is Well
Chinese Drama - 2019, 46 episodes
Now this one I get MAD about. An 8.2 rating is good. I understand. But this is one of the best modern Chinese dramas I've ever seen and yet so many dime a dozen crap CEO/secretary type dramas are rated higher than it! Wtf??? Deserves a high 8 rating.
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5. Familiar Wife
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
With this one I may just be biased. It brought out all of the right feelings, hit all of the right notes, one of my favorite K-dramas of all time. Go Back Couple which had a similar premise is rated much higher despite the fact that it's far more cliche and immature. Idk. It deserves better
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6. Somewhere Only We Know
Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes
Bad, lazy ending. I get why people are upset and rated it low. But the overall experience of this drama makes me believe it deserves a better rating. The drama is so good and unique until the end. Very much a bummer.
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7. Scent of Time
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
Unfortunate case of bad timing and censorship rules. It aired around the same time as another drama with a similar plot but that drama had much bigger names attached and a larger budget.
The last episode is the result of Chinese censorship rules surrounding time travel and transmigration but people were PISSED. Look past it, pretend it doesn't exist. I beg of you.
The FL is brilliant. So calm and focused. She feels like what someone who went through what she went through would really be like. She just wants her and her family to be safe. If you've been through the death of someone close to you or you've gone through a life-threatening situation you'll understand. All of the petty bullshit doesn't matter anymore, and the FL here never forgets that.