I use a little bit of everything, and it really depends on where I am, what I am doing, and how I feel. From clips, previews, MDL ratings, comment sections, past experiences, lists by criteria, etc. For this particular drama it was a trailer on a YOUKU YouTube page that piqued my interest. It had My Fated Boy vibes, which I thought was a very good drama. So I started to watch it and I am enjoying it.
Wanted something w/lots of fluff and no thinking capacity lol. This isn’t a top tier drama but it hits the spots needed.
In general, I pick dramas based on the ppl I follow. If nothing drops from them, then I look at something a trusted source recommends. Dramas do have to speak to me though.
TikTok clips intrigued me plus it kept popping up when I was browsing through Viki to find something to watch. I haven’t been purposely looking for older woman-younger man dramas, but I somehow have watched or am currently watching several of them in the last couple of weeks: Why Women Love, The Rational Life, My Fated Boy and Forecasting Love and Weather. I watched Find Yourself a couple of months ago, but I thought it was only ok. Not something that made me seek out similar dramas.
I will watch dramas with favorite actors like Chen Zhe Yuan or Neo Hou. I will choose to watch my favorite genres like wuxia, xianxia, detective, and action. I also decide after watching the opening to see if it matches my mood at the moment. When I'm stressed, sometimes I just want something hilarious to watch. Also if youtube recommends something a lot I might click on it to check it out.
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just outta curiosity, how you guys pick your next drama to watch.
I saw this on Instagram awhile back when there wasn’t much info about it and just a poster with the synopsis. The visuals of the main couple really attracted me. Then tiktoks of this drama started popping up and it reminded me of it and I was intrigued!