Watched in 2025

I won't deny that this isn't the best written drama, but it does keep you entertained and sometimes that's all you need.  I think the first two episodes had the most intensity, and the rest of it just didn't live up to that. I'll give it to Yoo Yeon Seok, he did act on a different level then his colead. However, the last episode was a whole ass mess, and they probably could have chilled it on the twists. (01/04/25)

Nothing award winning but a quiet little comfort drama. The female lead learns not to see the world in black and white, and in a way finds her people after being outcasted in her hometown because of her ability. Some of the stories are more interesting then the others, especially the one with dolls. (01/11/25)

This was really not for me. I get that the female lead loved the guy, but no. Girl, no. And the ML is kind of crazy. You know I'm not terribly upset with the lack of toxic ML's these days. But I do like the SML's slow decent due to his guilt, although his acting at times isn't that great. Maybe it wasn't as bad because I wrote in off in the beginning. I do like that FL did regain her agency as the story went on. (01/15/25)

Babies. Everyone is so young. 

But seriously, this show did not age well, and by that I mean the writing, and characters. Not the actors, who, have DEFINITELY aged well, especially Daniel Henney, but I'm getting off track, lol. Hyun Bins character is the actual worst, I'm finding it really hard to like him, especially after episode 7, after he actually slapped a woman.  He got himself beat up a lot, and he deserved most of them. Between him being a controlling asshole, his angry management problems, trying to date two women at once, the list goes on. At least Sam Soon tried to hold her own... sometimes.... but it came off as her settling. She could do better. The SFL could do better, but I guess she probably did. In a way I did kind of like the scenes between the second leads, but they had their own vibe that didn't always fit. More like a indie film. (10/14/25)

This could have been perfect but....The 'anime' acting isn't needed. The lead and some of the side characters just come off as goofy. Sometimes it works, but this isn't a overtop comedy so it really doesn't work here. Also, they didn't beef it up enough, as if it's only a first season, sometimes the plot wasn't completely engaging. But it's colorful, a female lead that's way more interesting then the main character. I liked it, I don't know what else to say, lol. (01/24/25)

The first half was kind of weird, and seemingly all over the place, which was I guess, a set up for a 'twist' however, I didn't really find it as twisty, since I kind of figured that was what was going on. If that was the plan - it wasn't really done well, nor was the 'horror/supernatural' element that strong. I might have liked it if they better incorporated the earlier episodes with the second half, and had the 'twist' in the later episodes....  I enjoyed the 'vibes', and yes, some of the stories are kind of heartbreaking, but I don't think I liked this as much as everyone else. 

This is a weird premise for a show, and I'm not sure how much I like it. It really does make the ML seem smarmy since his job really sucks. And as it went on it kind of just stopped making sense, and none of the characters were that developed. (1/29/25)

I wasn't mad at this, but I don't quite get what vibe it was supposed to be. Like this secret school, but they only really taught ethics and martial arts, but somehow some people had superpowers because of some ancient thing? I don't know. (2/08/25)

My two major faults with this are the overly perfect ML and that troupe they threw in. The ML is just too perfect at time, and he kind of comes across as kind of wooden in the process. Having a child isn't really a flaw even if South Korea thinks it. And the troupe plotline, I kind of understand why they threw it in there, but it also could have done without. However, the female lead and the reversal of gender roles is what really worked well, also the general vibes of the dram. (2/14/25)

Ultimately, this was just okay.  The idea of it was kind of interesting, but I hoped the gaming absent would come back at the end, but it did preach a bit on enjoying what you enjoy isn't wrong.  Choi Hyun Wook might have been a bit miscasted but he did the best he could, if not for channeling Park Seo Joon a bit too much, lol.  I did enjoy the emphasis on being a woman in the work place. However, the grandmother was a huge no. She was awful for so long, and caused the ML so much pain just for whatever that was at the end. 

I wasn't a huge fan of the direction the second to last episode took but this was pretty fun up to the part, especially after that little twist on their past. I really enjoyed the dynamic between the two leads, especially the silly bickering. Some character were kind of dumb and cartoonish but they could have been worse, and thankfully Aiko had a personality unlike some of the other female leads I've seen in jdramas. 

This is one of the jdramas that sounds kind of boring on paper, but sucks you in quite quickly. Well at least at first it was really charming, but then it decided become a Korean melodrama in the last three episode and it didn't seem to really fit the vibe of the earlier episodes.

 A enjoyable mix of spy craft, treasure hunting, comedy, and Seo Kang Joon helped a bit too (Did this man have a glow up or something?), lol. Some of the weaker points were the NIS team dumbassry, the female lead at times (although Jin Ki Joo is still adorable as always) and the villain's shtick got very tiring after awhile. 

This took me forever to watch, much longer then most dramas I've been watching. I know it's regarded as a masterpiece by some but I just found it alright. Don't get me wrong the acting is top notch especially from the leads and Kim Ji Hoon, and I enjoyed the relationship of the leads, and Ji Won's unwavering love. But it was predictable, and I figured out the ml between quickly, so I wished they pushed the 'is he a psychopath or not' further into the series. 

While I liked the female lead and that's she's a very different character we see in most jdramas s, the second half wasn't as great. I enjoyed the 'cases' she took on in the earlier episodes but the ones in the later episodes didn't have the same sort of charm. Also, why did all the husbands have to suck? The only one who was a green flag, possible had a secret that could be worse.  

This was entertaining but the writing was all over the place. I wished they suck to the ridiculous comedy bits before throwing all the dumb drama with the ex, who I'll give it to Lee Hak Joo made himself so unlikable, the worse pathetic person. And I was hoping the other woman he hurt was more innocent in all of this - but she kind of disappointing in the end. Mi Gyeong was definitely a bit much (especially since there was no reason to hate him in the beginning), but I think everyone could understand how she felt after everything that happened to her in the past. The writing around the ML was pretty inconstant but he did have some development that made sense. Overall this woudl have been much better if they toned down the drama and kept more to the comedy.

Ultimately forgettable, as it really doesn't add anything new to the genre, if not for fleshing the characters out a bit and not having them fit into typical jdrama cliches (the ml comes off as neurodivergent and the female lead is very set in her ways but never acts like a idiot). 

If the point of this drama was to show that working on a drama set sucks, then I guess its hit itself on the nail. If it's to be a mature slice of life drama it's failed. Lethal combination of pride and anger management issues. In every episode I've watched so far someone is throwing something, yelling at something, or hitting someone, and then sometimes they act like it was just common place.  So it was really hard to get in to this, since almost every character can be extremely unlikeable most of the time, especially Soo Kyung, played by Choi Daniel, I could not stand that guy, and I wonder why he never got fired at all.  This just dragged on and it took me forever to slug through it. 

This wasn't awful, but it was missing a spark, and got pretty draggy towards the end especially as they started introducing other plot lines to secondary characters, and like the first half was filled with red flag teacher and dulu girl. Other then that some of the acting was just pain bad, and I had a hard time getting around some cultural things, such as Hyeon Jin needing to go back there, when I feel like she had enough justification to let them out of her life, and Da Hyeon's parents were a bit contoring.  

I thought this was a movie so I was having a hard time trying to track down the listing, lol. I guess this was okay. I'm glad the FL did learn to speak up, if abt slowly. However her sister was too much, girl never even apologized. 

Just a easy one time watch comedy since the stakes weren't really stakes probably cause it was a bit of parody at the same time. The bad guys were bad, as they were just so obviously bad, and the FL lead just reminded me of her other role so she didn't really feel fresh. The concept was different but just okay at the end. 

Started out promising, but kind of dulled as time went on. It was like the writing didn't make sense, it just wasn't really that exciting. Yook Sung Jae did a good job but there was something about Kim Young Kwang in the roll. However I think towards the end Kim Ji Hoon probably stole the show, his well round portrayal made this king... thee king, the kind of king who didn't believe he was better then his subjects and it was his role to look after them. Mostly just okay.  

Kang Ha Neul is such a charming doof, and that's probably the only thing that is drama has going for it, because everything else is a mess. The tone and writing is all over the palace, and it has no idea what it was trying to be, especially the female lead. I couldn't get a grasp on her as well, and I'm not sure why we are trying to shove backstories in so sloppily. They should have stuck with the comedy. 

I left being a bit confused. Like it started out as rom com with a strong unapologetic nature towards criticizing Korea's drinking culture and the female lead's struggle going sober and dealing with in society, but the last episodes somehow decided it needed to be a thriller, like I get the ML's fathers addiction was important when it came to why he was so passionate about helping treat alcoholism, but outside of that there was no reason for all the rest of that plot. They could have spent that time with the FL's family and their recovery since both her father and sister were also part of the same problem, or it could have been spent on the secondary couple, or even with alcoholism in general but it fell flat in the end. 

I enjoyed this, not in a can't wait for the next episode way, but I still enjoyed it. The way the split between some of the stories was a bit jarring, maybe more so then some of the dramas do it, but it did have some very heartwarming moments about the forgotten members of society.  The three leads just really worked together well, kind of a bit of a chaotic dream team. The ML has a certain charm about him that makes him more likeable even when he's being a bit of jerk. There were things that gotten neglected with the shorter run time - such as his estranged wife and his brother, but overall the story made sense. 

This is kind of hard for me to judge because I'm not a heath care worker or someone working with mental heath, but sometimes the writing just didn't make sense. While yes, as someone with anxiety, I did recognize myself a bit, but some of the other cases didn't seem resolved, like they were at the beginning of treating these patients not at the end. In that way a episode was too short. Especially when it came to Seo Won, who was such a sweet soul, but the stress of trying to study for a job, to fit in with society had cause him to retreat into a world that didn't exist. They claimed he was better - but he went right back to studying which was the route of the cause, so I would have disagreed with a doctor in this case, that wasn't a good sign of recovery. I know another person commented that the actual Doctors came across as one dimensional, which I had to agree with. Even the lead here, kind of a disorder that came up out of nowhere, that I don't think was handled well. There was a couple here but none of that was fleshed out well. 

However Park Bo Young did put on a good performance, and I was glad they addressed the fatigue health care workers and those working and caring for loved ones feel, that taking a moment for yourself is quite necessary. Also I'm glad they addressed the issue of toxic parents - especially in a society of filial piety.

This did bring the older drama feels I was looking for, but it was crazy frustrating and I really felt bad for the female lead. Her dad was complete trash (he pretty much sold her off to his friends son despite very clearly telling him she doesn't want to get married) and there she was apologizing to him all the time like she was in the wrong. There were a few times were I thought she'd finally tell him off but she never does despite being so clearly miserable. Honestly, all the parents in this drama are awful and don't give a crap about their kids and honestly none of them apologize. At least the ML isn't a coward, the second lead certainly is despite seeming so confident work wise.  I guess the leads are cute together and Jang Geun Suk's voice is nice. 

 I'm not mad at this, it's not perfect but I did enjoy it. I did read some of the webtoon but I'm not a purist, so I wasn't getting upset over the fact that they changed some of the point points. However, it wasn't quite true to the spirit of it. I missed the chaotic nature of the female lead. Girl was a full on mess, and that's were some of the comedy was coming from. We only had that for a few episodes towards the beginning of the drama when she was trying to shake the male lead off of her. Some other nick picky items, but I wish they gave us more of a idea of who the female lead was (likewise the character she jumped into) it would have helped to explain why she made the decision she did. But the rom com was romcom-ing, and Taecyeon was charming here, and I really enjoyed the intensity in the last few episodes, despite how others hated it. 

Nothing groundbreaking just a cute rom com if not for some of the boring office stuff. Also kind of forgettable. 

This took me some time to get into, and sometimes I still felt it was kind of boring. Also the romance wasn't really vibing with me, and the male lead could be kind of jerk in this regard, so it was hard to route for them while he was still engaged. I liked having a politic drama that had someone who wasn't in the role for power or greed but because they were generally out to help, but the female lead was hard to like in the beginning she was being so cringely. 

Someone said this was a love letter to the 90s, but they must being talking about the embrassing part of the 90s. I get that they were teenagers but the fangirling was getting kind of clingey, and some episodes didn't really seem to have a point, or at least didn't flow nicely. Also what kind of a grown ass man is that condifent in the fact he's dating a high school girl. No. Thankfuly the episodes were short. 

I probably just didn't get the humor in this one, since was kind of too dry for me, and I had a bit of a hard time trying to stay focused. I can appreciate the idea of it was very different. A quiet slice of life, but  just with a alien friend who uses his abilities to do things around the town. However, I enjoyed the cinematography the most, especially all those shots of Mount Fuji giving me extreme wanderlust for Japan.

I just wasn't feeling this. It wasn't awful but pretty bland most of the time. The male lead just wasn't that charismatic, and his crush on the teacher at the beginning was just annoying (especially how she was handing it) maybe not as annoying as Hui Ju. This girl never once apologized even after she knew what her mom was up too (corruption to max, even framing people to get her way), no wonder why she didn't have any friends. All that took up too much of the narrative and I was getting over it. Park Shin Hye was okay here, but she's improved over the years. Overall this could be wrapped up with "meh."

I actually quite enjoyed this in the beginning. Most of my critique came with the last few episodes. I feel like 'Bong Su' arch wasn't timed correctly. It was either too short or too long, it was probably why I was over it, and all the time jumping in there as well wasn't helping. I took a break for a bit while watching it, and was like what happened now?! Yeom Hwa was also confusing I wasn't sure if I liked what they did at all with her. However, outside of that I did enjoy the rest of the drama. I enjoyed the leads and I cold appreciate Seong A's determination to her cause.  

This was interesting but I'll be honest it'll probably end up on my forgettable list. Don't get me wrong Bong Sang Pil (Lee Joon Gil played him well) is charming as hell, and Jae Yi had her own stuff going on that didn't always involve around the male lead (it's hard to find those female leads sometimes), but the plot got a bit draggy for my tastes especially since we knew who the bad guys were pretty quickly. Cha Moon Sook was a good villain but Ah Oh Joon was a bit too cartoonish. 

Honestly this has no plot. But I guess what it lacks in storytelling is made up in vibes? Like the ML is absolutely a vibe. The female lead? Eh, typically jdrama stock character. I'm not sure what else to say here? Oh, the OST is good! Lol. 

I think I liked this more in the beginning, especially when it came to the individual cases but it kind of lost me when it came to the revenge plot. I liked that the characters seemed a little more dimensional, and Akaso Eijii was clearly in his element. 

I needed some spooky vibes so... vampires. A little cheesy but pretty fun.  No wonder Lee Soo Hyuk gets (or rather they want to) type cast him. He was one of the brighter spots in the drama. However, it did get draggy and the female lead just seems too childish compared to the male lead so I wasn't really feeling the romance here. 

I wanted to like this more then I did, but I did lose a bit of interest in the end. I think it was probably the execution. I found the past case and the current cons felt unbalanced, as well the conclusion of the past case which started out pretty interesting but felt blah at the end. However the characters were a lot of fun. 

I think I was only watching this for the leads, since the main story wasn't that interesting, and the special effects were pretty bad, like straight out of a bad 90s scifi bad. But they have this whole teamwork thing going on, and the ML always treats her as a equal and the FL is never a damsel. But it was definitely missing a spark. 

This wasn't bad, but I had a hard time focusing on the earlier episodes, and the later episodes just made me want to skip through them because so many characters were just freaking annoying, including the elders. but especially the lying cousin, and that other girl who was acting like a brat for whatever reason, I'm not sure. I'm also just glad I didn't grow up in a traditional setting like this because I would have lost it at someone at some point. I guess,  the ML wasn't a jerk? I don't know, this probably isn't going to make a lasting impression. 

This made me more mad (I don't blame the kids for being so angry at the end) then scared at times, the rest of the time it was just your basic zombie survival story, except that the acting and characters were a bit more elevated. I just wish they add more of the politics of the behind the scenes? Like they could mobilize a quarantine center that quickly but only that police officer about the epicenter? 

This show is probably one of the most ridiculous ones I've watched in awhile. I stopped trying to take it seriously when Park Hoon walked into the OR of a hospital he didn't work at and that no one knew him at and started a operation and no one stopped him. Or when a patient collapsed and a doctor needed to be reminded to stat CPR. Or when they kept claiming that they need to save the babies but were paying games and hospital politics by switching doctors around right before a surgery. Everytime they tried the 'I'm doing this to make this place the best, I started laughing. I could write paragraphs about how awful this hospital is, in a way it feels a lot like a bad American medical drama. 

Not that the rest of the drama was any better. Like Ji Se Yeon was giving nothing so how am I supposed to believe this great love between the two of them, and the ML was obsessed to the point of not thinking straight. I agree with the comments thinking Oh Soo Hyun was the FL when apparently she wasn't, but she should have been. Her character was at least more interesting. I really couldn't care about the South Korea - North Korea spying, because honestly what was the point of it. Oh and the Chairman can fall in a ditch and roll into a river and wash up on shore in North Korea since he likes to send people there so badly. 

This was actually one of the first entries on my dramas to watch list, I found it on a recommended list from a Korean America author (can't remember who thou), but maybe I missed my timing with this, but I really only found it okay. It wasn't so much the plot (although parts of it are a bit unbelievable and probably would be considered kidnapping but anyways....),  I think the problem was with the characters. The female lead was kind of bland but the delu second female made it a bit unbearable, I guess  if you are friends with someone 15 years ago you own the male lead, and get to act like a jealous girlfriend and throw fits all the time. Like I can at least understand why the leads have the connection they do. Philip was a bit of a stalker tbh, but he was never trying to force his feelings on anyone and was the voice of reason. Even if  Daniel Henney's acting wasn't consistent and his dialogue kind of awkward. I also kind of got annoyed with everyone blaming everything on the ML, like he actually went through some trauma as a child, because he honestly couldn't consented to what he did as a child. 

I have to be a bit biased here since I have read the webtoon, and its a bit hard to separate it especially since the whole production clearly was trying to honor the source material here. The casting is crazy, even the leads besties look like they just pulled them out of the page and on to the screen, and these felt like the characters. I was practically worried about the ML since he's a bit of a unbelievable character, but they found the right balance here. But even more then that it feels like the webtoon, like they kept to the spirit of it, and it brought up all the same feelings I had when I was reading. The doggy, the red sleeping bag, the poop jokes, the cafe that doesn't make any sense. I just wish it was a bit longer, since they still had a bunch of material to work with and some things got condensed. 

At times this drama felt more like it was a lot older then it was. The plot was alright, and at times it was running in circles despite it going quickly, but the 'star' here was the chemistry between the leads, and So In Sung was by far the babiest of all the early 00' MLs. 

I might have liked this if I had paid a bit more attention while watching, but I think I got most of the plot points. Overall okay, and a bit forgettable. 

This was just full on ridiculous, and just depressing for no damn reason. No one was happy, and every single character needed serious therapy of some sort. Then again, this was pretty clear it was going to bad since the way the backstory was presented was pretty awful. At least the episodes where paced pretty well. But this was just a full on no.

It took me a bit to get into this, and honestly the plot wasn't that exciting especially for someone who isn't a huge fan of place power plays, but man the performances of Yeo Gin Goo and Kim Sang Kyung (especially a scene at the end of episode eight). It also took me months to finish this. 

• Man this sucked me right in. The misunderstand is everything right now. 
• Kind of like a modern twist on classic kdrama cliches. 
• although the damsel thing is getting to be a bit to much.
• ML is great here. SML is grating on the nerves.

• her acting as him is much better then him acting as her
• the first couple of episodes sucked you right in so much i really didn't need the switch
• chemistry 

• the female lead feels like a real person
• the ML's grumpy old man personality is so much fun
• this they are disntry to keep finding each other,