My 2022 Drama List

Pros:

• Chemistry between the leads is amazing.
• Historical background is interesting.
• Junho is an amazing actor who really shone here.
• Lee Se Young is also brilliant.
• Great supporting cast.
• Beautiful OST.
• Beautiful and complex relationship between grandson-grandfather.

Cons:

• Some dull moments.

Pros:

• FL's backstory is the best portion of the drama.
• IU is gorgeous. Fashion here is on another level.
• 2ML is charming.
• Great side characters.
• Case-of-the-week style story.
• Tearjerker when it comes to the FL.
• Magical OST.

Cons:

• First five episodes did not impress me.
• No chemistry between leads.
• ML is bland. He is a little too perfect and he has no flaws.

Pros:

• A fairly entertaining drama with some plot twists.
• The MLs have good chemistry.
• Lee Dong Wook and Wi Ha Joon look great.
• Action is fun.

Cons:

• Probably wouldn't re-watch since I wasn't attached.

Pros:

• Hilarious comedy with funny antics.
• Shin Hye Sun is in probably her best role.  She somehow pulls the whole modern-man-in-a-queen's-body kind of role. It's hard to imagine someone else playing this role since she made it her own.
• Didn't mind the ending.

Cons:

• At some point, the political part takes the spotlight and the comedy is subdued, which made it less fun.

Pros:

• Yeo Jin Goo plays two roles well.
• Kim Sang Kyung has a nice presence. Probably my favorite part of the drama.
• Wonderful OST.
• Heartbreaking story.

Cons:

• Average and forgettable.
• Lackluster romance.
• Ending wasn't my favorite.

Pros:

• High production and quality drama.
• Intriguing character journeys.
• It doesn't go in chronological order, but the style they go with is interesting because it shows the difference between the FL as a young woman and as a old woman.
• Top-notch acting.
• Lee Min Ho's performance is great. Definitely different from him usual roles.
• Very beautiful and heartbreaking.

Cons:

• The grandson story is dull.

Pros:

• Sets the tone from the first episode, and it's thrilling.
• Stories concerning ML's case and prison life are gripping.
• Loved the lawyer character more than I expected.
• Has its focus on law, but it's not dull.

Cons:

• The ending was anti-climactic.

Pros:

• Laughably stupid in an entertaining makjang way. It takes itself too seriously.
• The chemistry between the three friends is the best.
• Moon Ga Young and Kim Min Jae's plot is good, and they have a good romance.
• The guys also work well together, and it helps that they're good friends IRL.
• Filled with pretty people in great clothes

Cons:

• We were robbed of a good romance between Moon Ga Young and Woo Do Hwan.
• There are lulls in the middle that couldn't grip me enough to pay attention.
• The story about the adults especially was boring.

Would ONLY recommend if you're ready to not take it seriously (and to endure/skip chunks of it).

Pros:

• FL and her story are the highlight of the drama.
• Lee Soo Hyuk is gorgeous here.
• Heartbreaking and beautiful story.

Cons:

• Not everything was interesting.
• I feel like I've watched a lot of dramas with this style.

Pros:

• Chill and peaceful vibes.
• Wish I can re-watch at times.
• Siblings feel different and charming. They're sympathetic and I rooted for their happiness.
• Chang Hee is funny, and he is my favorite.
• Related to Mi Jeong's personality.
• Open, but satisfying ending.
• OST adds to the vibe instead of distracting.
• Good drama to watch if you like My Mister.

Cons:

• Some stories were less interesting to me than others.

Pros:

• Full of twists and turns.
• Characters are not what they seem, and they have their flaws.
• Mind-blowing twists.
• Relationship between the leads is great. Whether you see it as platonic or romantic, it works either way.
• Time travel done right. Doesn't focus on the mechanics too much, but rather on consequences.

Cons:

• There are some dull parts here and there.

Pros:

• One of the best dramas out there in terms of emotional impact.
• The drama goes into different stories of different characters within the same friend/family group in Jeju island, and each story has its spotlight in what I like to call "their own little movie".
• Peaceful vibes.
• Delves into characters and their struggles that are mostly internal.
• As the stories progress, the emotional impact goes harder.
• Tearjerker, but to the point where I sobbed multiple times.
• Top-notch acting.
• Beautiful and peaceful music.
• Cinematography is beautiful.

Cons:

• There are a few stories I wasn't a particular fan of.

Pros:

• Politically intriguing.
• Smart and badass FL.
• ML is not a goodie-two-shoes.
• Jang Hyuk has a great presence. His character is my favorite, too.
• Exciting OST.

Cons:

• Not all the characters were tolerable.

Pros:

• Gets better and better after the second episode.
• The reporters' stories and the cases they handle are significant.
• Gives you a reason to care for the characters and the cases.
• Characters learn from their experience constantly.
• 2ML is a puppy, and he is my favorite character.
• 2FL is hilarious.
• Case-of-the-week style drama that isn't dull.

Cons:

• The first episode is terrible. Made me drop the drama at first.

Pros:

• Light and short.

Cons:

• I didn't really care for this drama.

Would not recommend.

Pros:

• Cozy and comfortable ... in vibe, story, setting, music, and characters.
• The two leads meet and help each other throughout their journeys, especially after the ML tries to move on.
• Sound and music play a big part, and the OST reflects that.

Cons:

• Has its dull parts.

Pros:

• It started off intriguing with its low fantasy plot and the missing person mystery.

Cons:

• This drama had no idea what it was doing and tried to put "twists" that led nowhere. Nothing really happened.
• The characters were not smart.

Would not recommend.

Pros:

• Well-done and well-written.
• The characters were flawed and interesting. Each had their own stories and secrets that made me curious.
• Han Ye Ri has a strong presence here. She was my favorite.
• Good friendship between the leads.

Cons:

• This story was not for me.

Pros:

• Interesting premise.

Cons:

• This is my second least favorite drama, only beat by a webdrama I didn't care for.
• The characters were dumb, the plot was dumb, and nothing interested me.
• Managed to do the impossible. It made me drop it back when I had no expectations or much experience when it can to Korean dramas.

Would not recommend. Not a bit.

Pros:

• Kim Min Jae is good to look at.
• Has its sweet and funny moments.

Cons:

• Average and not too entertaining.
• Doesn't have a lasting impact on me.

Would not recommend.

Pros:

• Some characters were good.

Cons:

• Painfully average.
• Didn't care for the characters or the webtoon creators they handled.

Would not recommend.

Pros:

• Good acting.

Cons:

• I didn't care for this story. 
• It kept me glued to my phone, and that's the worst crime a drama can do to me. 

Would not recommend.

Pros:

• Brilliant acting. Kim Tae Ri is energetic and charming, especially. Nam Joo Hyuk works well in this role.
• Good chemistry between all actors.
• The ending itself wasn't too bad.
• Hilarious in a laugh-out-loud way, and it also has some heartfelt moments.
• Good soundtracks to listen to.

Cons:

• Last few episodes were a letdown.

Pros:

• More entertaining than expected.
• Kim Go Eun is entertaining, and Wi Ha Joon looks cool.
• The villains are nuts, and I love it.
• Good score in the OST.
• Not a drama to take seriously, which makes it fun.

Cons:

• It's definitely not the original Little Women.
• It can be dumb or it can not make sense at times.
• The initial relationship between the younger sister and her older sisters was terrible. Could not stand the younger sister.

Pros:

• Nana has a great presence.

Cons:

• I didn't care for this.

Would not recommend.

Pros:

• Starts off well.
• The characters are interesting, especially the ML, 2FL, and the Hwang father. They're gray and they seem to have backgrounds or motives that add to the story.

Cons:

• They didn't treat the interesting characters well for the sake of superficial lessons. These characters deserve better. 

Would not recommend.

Pros:

• Ensemble fun cast that have great interactions with each other.
• The comedy beats are well-written, and I want to see the characters happy together because I'm attached.
• Jung So Min is entertaining, and so is Shin Seung Ho.
• Secondary romances/love triangles were more fun than the main.
• Mist of intrigue and mystery made it compelling.
• Fun fantasy adventure.
• Fun costumes.

Cons:

• Lee Jae Wook is not my favorite here.
• I didn't care much for the romance. 

Pros:

• First half of this drama is entertaining and unexpectedly hilarious.
• Lee Jong Suk and Yoona blew me away.
• Ending felt fitting.
• Unexpectedly got me in the feels.
• Fun OST.

Cons:

• After a while, the interesting plot points are gone.
• The parts of the ending that were rushed were bad.

Pros:

• Park Ji Hoon changed my perception of him in this role. He is the highlight of this drama. His character is gray and fun to follow.
• All the main characters are interesting.
• Thrilling and exciting plot.
• Great chemistry between the leads.

Cons:

• Some parts were hard to watch.
• Young Yi felt useless.

Pros:

• Kim Young Kwang was genuinely creepy.

Cons:

• Didn't care for anyone or the story.
• Too much nudity, and it's useless.

Would not recommend.

Pros:

• Intriguing plot.

Cons:

• Stylized, but in a weird way.
• Would've worked better as an animation.

Would not recommend.

Pros:

• Compelling mashup of interesting characters and genuinely unsettling zombies.
• There's political issues at play, but it's not interfering with the plot. In fact, it highlights characters and what makes them interesting.
• You get into the zombie action pretty fast, and it leaves not only the characters, but also the viewers, guessing.
• Of course, there are the dumb characters, but the smart ones have a big presence.
• My favorite out of all of them is Young Shin, who made me fall in love with him more and more each episode.

Cons:

• Not really attached to the characters.

Pros:

• Fun elements in this revenge story.
• The relationship between Jin Do Jin and Jin Yang Cheol is the best part.
• Lee Sung Min as Jin Yang Cheol is phenomenal.

Cons:

• Episode 1 was not interesting.
• I didn't mind the last episode too much at first, but I started to hate it after hearing what happens in the original story.

Pros:

• Bullies are genuinely terrible, and the actors did well portraying them.
• Actresses in the flashbacks are soooo good.
• Revenge part is fun.

Cons:

• Didn't care for the leads.