Log 2026 [With Notes]

(YouTube_Chinese Online Movie Channel-Asia Movie)        Total Time:  1 hrs 35 min

Notes:  Liked all the artwork/drawings.  The comic fairy was cute but the nonstop talking was annoying.  The start where FL describes fairy...no wishes, no magic was funny.  Would have been so much better if story contained a lot more fairy humor. The mom was too controlling/mean.  Didn't connect w/the leads, their was no chemistry.  FL reminded me of Lee Hye Ri.

--- ML only kissed FL on forehead 2x.

Ending- FL finds her confidence & becomes a successful author.  ML leaves but returns for FL's book signing. 

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(YouTube_)     Title?: Princess Protector of the Nation ?   4.5
Link Drama:  【FULL】The Toddler Who Talks to Beasts: From Cold Palace Outcast to the Heart of an Empire#minidrama 
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Plot: King required to have a daughter because they carry ability to talk to animals, but he is unaware the deposed empress already had one.  Little girl meets a boy who can control animals w/flute.  Together they protect the nation from treasonous nobles while returning empresses' exiled family.
Notes:  A few cringe lines that no young actress should have to say...like eating young grass.  Impressive how many lines she delivered. The king character was too hot tempered & egotistical, hard to like him.  Mostly boring & CGI was terrible.  I could tell characters sitting on a piece of wood & a CGI animal added.   Talking animals so close to FL's voice hard to tell who is talking. TBC ending ...the person pulling the treason strings has yet to be identified.

[Child FL / CGI Animals / secret child / smart child]

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Title?:        Rating:  5.5
Link:  Betrayed by her family and killed, she’s reborn as palace’s most adored Princess, they regret it! 
FL:   Yang Xin Yan     FL Link:  Yang Xin Yan 杨心妍 - YouTube 
Plot:  FL killed by her family.  She is reborn with her memories in tact & gets to change her life.  She picks the jinxed concubine as her mom & gets a Dr to cure her mentally retarded brother all while getting her dad to realize his 2 sons + adopted daughter + empress are bad people.
Notes:  The king & kind concubine good looking together.  Liked the butterfly dance scene.

[Child FL / Transmigration (Do Over) after death / Revenge / Mentally retarded brother ]

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Title?:  Yuanbao Mistakenly Finds Happiness & Prosperity      Rating:  6.0
Link:  【全集】神仙萌宝错入王爷府，原是王爷亲生女！误闯王府竟带旺全府运势，认亲后全家争着宠她！ | 《元宝错寻福满门》#短剧 #chinesedrama #cdrama #熱播短劇 #反轉 #复仇 
ML:  Cao Jun Hao
ML Link:  Cao Jun Hao 曹君豪 - YouTube 
Plot: Yuanbao child deity has the misfortune of bringing poverty/misfortune to those around her.  4 masters become broke &send her down the mtn to find her dad.  She finds the wrong one (the 3rd Prince). She cleanses his evilness & hooks him up w/her lady master despite him not keen on her at 1st.
Notes:  Subtitles not great..struggled w/story a bit. Little girl actress amazingly good.  Wasn't a fan of little girl's female master...kind of ugly.  Liked ML's acting.  

[Child main lead / Magic / Curse / Slight Romance]

(Viki)        Avg Dur:   50 min        Total Time:   6 hrs 40 min

Notes:   FL2, the victim, was too naive/wishy washy.  The guy being used by the FL villain seemed like a loser that I had no patience for.  Everyone is like wooh is me.  Why focus on a shirt button?  Wasn't sorry for date raper to get killed.  The HS friend that gets killed is stupid...walking home alone after posting the sex video at school & why post the video in the 1st place when u know the girl is psycho.  The two FLs gave me lesbian vibes...hetero romance not very believable. Namo seems fishy?  Directors doing this on purpose?  Started out boring, but parents to blame got interesting. FL2's dad actor looks too young for her mom actress.  The car accident didn't look that serious...a parked car just rolled.  FL2's dad a total egotist & hated that the parents did not get what they deserved.  

Ending - Hint ending - Music box playing in the grass at University & FL2 sees it.  FL was shot by Namo...is she still alive?  Namo put box there?  Tao kills villain's mom by accident w/ a knife & is not put in jail.  FL2's dad hit villains mom w/his car & then fled scene.  Car accident most likely caused miscarriage.  They covered it up causing villain's dad to comit suicide, her mom to become crazy & herself to be abused/mental.  

(Viki)        Avg Dur:   24 min        Total Time:   2 hrs 48 min

Notes:   Needed more reincarnations & a more skilled ML actor.  If this was turned into a drama series could be amazing?  The FL's acting skills were really good.  Loved the theme song matched w/the twirling of the white Daphne & Apollo statue.  Ohmage to Say Anything & Love actually American movies was a treat.  

Ending - Find out FL asked to be reincarnated along w/ML but loses her memories + gives up heaven.  Last reincarnation teacher dies saving FL from truck accident.  FL meets ML on the beach & asks him how they know each other because he seems familiar.

(Viki)        Avg Dur:   70 min        Total Time:   18 hrs 40 min

Notes:   Not as good as other seasons because some content looked forced/cheesy...like father r son missing case.  Felt like girl idol group storyline had a unique twist.  Absolutely went gaga over Yoon Shi Yoon as a villain...so good & ML's uncover persona as a corky kid.  The cocky guy scamming people via phone made me soo angry taunting the pregnant lady.  Lee Je Hoon switching from happy go lucky corky to the anger stare was so intriguing.  Fight scenes very strong.  Glad no romance, not even a hint.  Wished Lee Je Hoon was filled doing whole dance...not just multiple quick snippets.  Super enjoyed FL actress this season...especially her rebel girl persona.

Ending - ML shot 3 times & pushed lunatic general off the quarry cliff w/himself.  Hint ending.  Lady looking for a hitman to kill her 1/2 sister so she can have whole inheritance.  She meets ML posing as a ceramicist with his shirt off.  I think lady is from Taxi driver 1 the gang boss infatuated w/ML posing as a rogue?

(Netflix)        Total Time:  1 hrs 45 min

Notes:  Wasn't a fan of FL.  Actor who plays FL's cheating ex-boyfriend super cute....love his eyes.  Surprised FL's new boyfriend released the video & is the ex of the girl her boyfriend is seeing.  Plus ML looks like a good guy.  

Ending- FL goes solo for a year then ML shows up w/an excel spreadsheet showing her a plan on how he is and is going to make amends.

(Netflix)        Total Time:  2 hrs 14 min

Notes:  Slow.  Cute long-haired cat.  Okay Thai humor.  Disliked daughter actress & character too much bitch face/angst.

Ending- ML had changed to a good person & that is who he wanted to be especially after seeing his past bad self.  FL said no to getting back together w/him, but the ending made it seem like they worked it out.

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Title ?:  The Sky is Blue, Waiting for the Misty Rain

FL has amnesia & can't remember her capture & almost death w/ML as kids.  ML a CEO has been looking for the girl w/yin jade pendent to match his yang side.  FL is ML's employee.  FL gets a bracelet that makes her invisible.  FL dislikes ML so she uses invisibility to tease ML.  

CEO ML / Workplace setting / Invisibility / Amnesia FL / Jade Pendent + Kid trauma connection 

(Viki)        Total Time:  1 hrs 54 min

Notes:  It is well written, but I found it boring.  Amazing that 1 guy defied the majority that was convinced defendant was guilty.  

Ending- The judge sided w/jury & upheld the not guilty verdict all the jurors agreed upon finally.  

(ODK On Demand Korea)        Total Time:  1 hrs 40 min

Notes:   Loved FLC's temperament.  Not totally sold on FL actress though.  The little boy was an astounding actor.  His smile & doe like eyes melted me.  ML is bathtub was happy candy.  Not sure how I feel about the nude kid jumping in.  It added depth/realness to the boy's character, but IRL ?  Loved Grandmas warmth.  Cried when grandma went to hospital & when boy cried having to leave his dad.  The boy in the stripped shirt w/eyes...so fun.

Ending - ML leaves China for Korea to be w/son & girl he is starting to have feelings for.  The Dr & the friend who was supposed to be the sperm donor were on thier way to see FL...but then nothing.  A second movie would have been awesome...same actors though.

(Viki)        Total Time:  2 hrs 10 min

Notes:  FL & ML did not translate as a matching pair.  FL being bitchy to ML for the same espionage she is pulling pissed me off.  FL couldn't speak up when she witnessed employee stealing ML's laptop.  This version of start-up nowhere near as good as drama.  

Ending -FL told on stage she was disappointing.  FL disappeared for a year.  ML looked for her as a freelance programmer.  When he found her he had to argue to get back together.

(ODK On Demand Korea)        Total Time:  1 hrs 54 min

Notes:   Well written & enjoyed grandma & the cat.  Some of the CGI used on cat a bit hooky. The daughter actress grew on me as I enjoyed her acting.  NAF of Jo Jung Suk, but he was okay.  I cried at the end.  The escape from their house/into the streets at beginning looked very contrived.  Surprised when daughter got bit by zombie little boy & the ending.

Ending - Daughter turns inhumane biological dad into zombie & uncle kills him.  Uncle tells zombie niece to bite him.  He turns into a zombie & swat shoot him...we believe he is dead.  However final scene niece wakes up & uncle is in a coma.  His body built up antibodies each time his niece bit him which were cultivated into a vaccination.  If niece made it were there others that were shot by swat that could have too?

(YouTube)        Total Time:  1 hrs 48 min

Notes:   Slow.  Disliked FL & FLC.  FLC was soo mean.  Felt bad for friend in love w/the cheating bitch girlfriend.  He could do better.  The idea of being cursed & needing to be around love soo interesting.  Would love to see a drama series made...better actors.

--- 4 soft kisses.

Ending - FL asks ML to marry her.  Then he asks her too.  The person or deity that cursed her was never given an explanation / conclusion.

(YouTube)        Total Time:  1 hrs 38 min

Notes:   FL was soo annoying...constantly getting in trouble because of her stupidity.  Not a fan of brain-dead characters & those that love/put up w/their ignorant selfishness.  Seen this same story with better actors/characters.  FL & ML break out in song toward end...kinda oddsince not a musical.

--- 2 soft kisses.  2nd w/munchies.

Ending - FL ML have the kid & are happy.

(YouTube)        Total Time:  1 hrs 10 min

Notes: Frustratingly slow, but loved the story idea.  The actors over acted at times but still enjoyed their characters.  FL agreeing to stay w/ML & abstaining from intimate relations w/ hot husband crazy.  Plus she even enjoys watching.  Weird thing was how normal & a bit campy the tone of this movie was.  The progression of how they fall for each other needed to be stronger.  ML had his chest peeking through a low cut sweater...my heart skipped a beat or two.  Drama series would be nice.

Ending - Ghost marries prostitute ML & forgoes moving onto heaven.  She supports his prostitute life by cheering him on & watching.  

(Viki)        Total Time:  1 hrs 39 min

Notes:  Entertaining but fight scenes were sooo fake looking.  ML was from bear or tiger?  

Ending - Hint ending: hooded bad guy w/burn scar on whole cheek visits ML's house & tells ML's sister he is going to have her.  

(Amazon)        Total Time:  1 hrs 29 min

Notes:  Not sure what the story was.  I couldn't piece the information together.

Ending - ML is dead & FL is super depressed.

(Viki)        Total Time:  1 hrs 42 min

Notes:  Liked the actors except FL2.  FL2 kissing ML & then FL forgiving her irked me.  Female leads friendship seemed toxic to me.  Plot sorta reminded me of Playful Kiss. 

Ending - ML did not move to NY w/mom.  Girls good friends again.  Final scene showed them fighting over ML for basketball & giggle at each other as they say he's mine.  

(Viki)        Total Time:  1 hrs 51 min

Notes:  The story seemed a bit too woke culture preachy w/female empowerment & accepting little boys having female type interests (dolls/dancing).  The little boy totally cute.

Ending - ML became pilot at small plane hangar.  The female pilot he became friends with still mad & has only slightly forgiven him.  

(Tubi)        Total Time:  1 hrs 43 min

Notes:  Mains didn't feel like they were a pair.  The rock climbing & parkour like moves seemed realistic.  Glad the showed how they survived the cutting of the rope while the credits rolled.  Fav scene was when FL clocked manager in the jaw angerly then turned around & was all nice to the next person.

Ending - Helicopter saved them on a crane.  

(Netflix)        Total Time:  1 hrs 40 min

Notes:  Loved this version.  Loved the actors. Humor seemed subtle.  Romance not strongly emotional but felt realistic for an everyday run of the mill kind of romance.  Having heavy life burdens weighing on you a smidge of romance is more believable.  Cried whole heartedly at the end.

Ending - ML remembers the ghosts are his family that died in the car accident he was a sole survivor of.  ML & EMT together.  Final scenes showed all the pics of himself only w/his ghost family around him.

(Netflix)        Total Time:  1 hrs 39 min

Notes:  CGI was pretty good,,,,reminded me a lot of "Stargate Atlantis."  ML had his shirt off ....umm?  The idea was good, but the acting wasn't. The chemistry w/the leads barely had a spark, but enjoyed looking at them because soo pretty.

Ending - ML cut off villain snakes head.  Collaboration between worlds was successful / earth got a cleaned up atmosphere.  Villain had lied about resurection power of snake blood.  All the VR game members became part of the group keeping peace between worlds.

(Amazon)        Total Time:  1 hrs 35 min

Notes:  Costumes. the warrior armor very ornate/eye catching.  CGI was impressive.  Story a bit hard to follow.  A few scenes w/warriors w/shirts off...tones & tanned goodness.

Ending-The evil king is killed, but demon fox revives him.  2 of the hostage boys killed their duke dads making them new dukes.  Main ML saved his dad & returned home.  

(Amazon)        Total Time:  1 hrs 35 min

Notes:  5 sexual pairings w/strong nudity & sex scenes.  Surprises were seen coming a mile away....FL's daughter-in law as butt cheek butterfly vixen using husband & son.  

Ending-Son kills dad & then himself.  FL & phone repair guy travel all over in sports car.

(Amazon)        Total Time:  1 hrs 43 min

Notes:  Humor mostly cute, a few funny bits, but OTP like the "3 Stooges" kind.  Subtitles were not great, just enough to get story. Loved the kung fu kid & the chubby girl who was crushing on him.  The humping brown pitbull adorable.  Loved the smoke dragon.

Ending -  Bad guy ML found a place to call home/love at the temple, so he turned into good guy. Gang boss borrowed stone to hug his daughter.  The mom found her abandoned kid at the temple.

(Netflix)        Total Time:  1 hrs 33 min

Notes:  Cow as narrator.  FL character appeared to have some type of undiagnosed disorder.  FL's persona frustrated me.  It needed humor...like what happens on rainy days walking to school.  The student unskilled recorder music scene was gold.

Ending - FL doesn't finish race & quits track happy.  New BFF & her take walking trips all the time now because BFF accepted her retirement from racing due to injury.

(Viki)        Avg Dur:   75 min        Total Time:   17 hrs 30 min

Notes:   ML/FL chemistry was good. ML acting very endearing & skillful especially w/the body swap.  FL acting seemed too OTP.  Both leads smiled a bit too much.  Glad no love triangle.  Enjoyed ML2's acting.  Disliked wood faced FL2 actress it made 2nd couple story arc unrelatable. Wanted to understand what ML2 saw in her.  If FL2 is going to be super gray need a more emotional/versatile actress.  Poor Me King irritated me.  Liked ML's eunuch & guard.  ML3 losing his love to the king because he was too passive turned him into a monster was only slightly compelling.   Jin Goo's acting did not match his character, off???? A lot of repetitious dialog. Fantasy imagery & scenery was nice, but killer bird story seemed odd.  White haired terrier???  Fighting scenes a bit contrived.  A few humor scenes.  The theme song by the female singer was haunting & beautiful.  Cha Eun Woo's name used for ugly guy.

--- Main couple kiss w/munchies at least 2 times.  The bed scene was sweetly sexy & showed off ML's physique subtly. 2nd couple kiss at end w/a few munchies.

Ending -  FL killed by villain & ML switches to her body.  FL's tears create a miracle reviving MLand returning each soul back to right body. Villain killed in palace as he tries to get his lover, ML2's mom back.  FL2 saved & rejects ML2.  FF 5 years.  FL/ML have son.  FL2 accepts ML2's proposal.

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:   52 min        Total Time:  7 hrs 48 min

Notes:   Lee Jun Ho not the charming actor or character I was looking for.  Other mains lacked depth.  Lee Chae Min played a villain & super enjoyed that + his shirt off scene.   ML's girlfriend was not likable (controlled ML obsessively) & had zero chemistry w/ML.  Disliked all the female villains, it looked like they were acting.  Wished for less running fighting scenes w/everyone's' military bodyguards.  Fight looked fake sometimes.  CGI was pretty good.  Loved the scene where ML puffering in front of mirror & when GF said they should test out ML's superpower in the bedroom.  Son-in-law story arc abandoned oddly.

Ending - Villain kills fast girl, ML beats up male villain, time travel cop helps team, & old guy goes to prison as loan shark gets her $ back.  ML & wife get condo & she is pregnant.

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:   46 min        Total Time:  6 hrs 54 min

Notes:   Slow & mostly boring.  FL's facial expressions odd.  FL had to decide between ML who is passive/meek or ML2 who showed extreme controlling behavior in the name of love, which even I found difficult.  FL not taking initiative to communicate irritated me.  Call him if you are not going to make the date, tell him in person you love him, visit him if he doesn't show up at bridge.  Mystery of who she picked left to bitter end.

--- ML2 aggressively gets intimate w/FL after he sees her w/ML.  FL kisses ML when in HS then leaves.  Felt like friendship relationship w/ML except ML getting hot/bothered looking at her butt.

Ending - FL chose her 1st love/childhood friend.

(Viki)        Avg Dur:   25 min        Total Time:  2 hrs 30 min

Notes:   Kinda had F4 tone to it.  Wish the mystery of FL's story related to her best friend was executed/explained better.  Liked the triangle & felt like FL could have chosen neither guy but plot had her pair up w/brooding guy. Collab FL Japanese MLs South Korean

Ending - FL goes back to Japan & on a whim the group of friends decide to visit Japan to see her.

(Netflix)        Total Time:  2 hrs 8 min

Notes:  Dancing from actors was good but looked watered down at times. Lack of dialog so had to infer emotions & what characters were thinking which made me lost.  Loved all the Christmas lights on trees & the blue dangling lights.  Chemistry/acting impressive & each actor assigned roles that suited their personalities.  Latin dance ML mesmerized me w/his abs.  Nudity super brief/tame. Cinematography beautiful...dance hall w/ticket holder boxes my fav.

--- MLs kissing was very steamy. On train, in bedroom & after dancing together at competition.

Ending - Wasn't a fan.  ML's dance together for 8 dances by themselves then abruptly leave the dance floor during waltz with classic dance guy saying he will see the other ML at the 10 Dance competition.  Movie 2?

(Netflix)        Total Time:  1 hrs 50 min

Notes:   Acting was really bad & cheesy.  Almost 100% English.  Not actors' native language so acting/emotions suffered most likely.  Collab between Thai ML & Filipino FL.  I did tear up a little.  Wasn't a fan of FL.  Beach scenes were pretty.

--- FL kisses ML1st. Unmemorable.

Ending - FL dies leaving ML to guess where she is.  FL's sister visits ML after she dies.  ML finds peace & tells FL's sister about their memories together.  

(Netflix)        Avg Dur:   70 min        Total Time:  16 hrs 20 min

Notes:   Beginning really drew me in. Chemistry was really good w/leads & wanted them to be a couple IRL.  Slept thru some eps & didn't feel like rewinding.  Hyper focus on couple so no real story or plot to draw u in.  Cliches abound.  Loved ML's acting & FL down to earth pretty.  ML shirt off a time or two for eye candy.  ML2 actor too I'll wait in the wings for FL.  FL2 soo cute & passively strong willed & I loved her gumption at following ML2, they make sense as a couple based on their personalities.    Villains did not feel impactful.  ML's comedy & leads fighting banter was very good.  Needed more comedy jealousy scenes & more emphasis on struggle of liking married woman.  FL never felt married...director choice?  Cinematography seemed amateurish or off sometimes.

--- Many kisses.  Beginning kisses had heat & munchies....a bit more ML than FL.  FL kisses ML1st.

Ending - ML hit by car & suffers amnesia.  1 yr later FL meets ML @ original hotel & ML gets his memories back.  More yrs later ML2 staring at FL's photo @ his photo expo.  FL2 still chasing him to be her boyfriend.  ML's mom gets company back & gives FL her own company.  All the bad guys in jail.  ML & FL marry & have 2 kids (1 boy 1 girl).  Final scenes all cast members dancing in the groups they were in.  

The 4 Rascals     (2025)        Netflix           Vietnamese    4.0    
Pretty FL marries a hunk.  ML struggling w/in-laws being loud & obnoxious + FL nagging & unsympathetic towards hum.  Notes:  ML good looking.  FL not standing up for her husband/selfishness  irritated me.  Too much screaming yelling.  In-laws irritated me too. Thought story was going to be about glasses girl nerd.