Watched/Completed in 2025

I found most of it entertaining. There were a few things I did that probably helped this drama's case. 1. I went in with low expectations. 2. I binged the whole thing so I didn't have to suffer. 3. I watched a bunch of trash verticals beforehand so anything I watch immediately afterward seems great. 4. I watched this close to it's air date so some of that hype is still there.

It had a solid story overall. I found it very refreshing. There were a few unexpected twists. I loved that I couldn't easily predict what was going to happen. The villain was lowkey hot. I didn't like the last few episodes. As much as I loved the hot villain, I didn't get the reason for his extreme actions. Also, there were way too many things going on in those last few episodes. I can't say I'm satisfied with the ending, but I didn't HATE it. These types of endings annoy me though.

Oh, and I liked the costume of that thunder guy. It seemed Thai inspired, which I also found refreshing. I hated the character though.

This one was boring, but it had a major turn of events around 15 that I liked. It was super cliche, but I didn't see it coming. I enjoyed the middle, but the end became draggy and boring again. The last few episodes were annoying. The writers went a little extreme with the scenarios. I was annoyed at what happened with one of the antagonists. That particular person got off easy and needed more punishment. While it had its enjoyable moments, the ending made it not worth the watch for me. There are way better family dramas out there.

cliches: multiple accidents and injuries, amnesia, plastic surgery, dementia, birth secrets

FL loses her daughter and then kidnaps the daughter of the guy responsible for her daughter's death. It was a very interesting plot. The suspense pulled me in. It wasn't as dark as I was expecting it to be. It's got warm family vibes to it due to the mother-daughter dynamic. The ending was [see spoiler]. I liked it.

spoiler: The ending was surprisingly wholesome (though unrealistic). I was pleasantly surprised.

It's cliche as hell, but executed well. Maybe I'm deprived of Japanese romances. I quite liked this one. In a way, the beginning of the plot reminded me of Drunken to Love You, except it's Japanese with a "weak" FL who can be convinced to go along with ML's marriage shenanigans. If it was another country, FL would've demanded divorce right away. I liked FL's growth in this drama. She learns to speak up and stand up for herself. Because this is going to be one of those cheesy romances, expect ML to be cheesy as hell...That being said, he is not as bad as the ML's in the cringey jromances if that makes sense. Anyways, I enjoyed this classic old school plot. The height difference was amusing.

This was a light watch. It is a cute story with a unique plot. I liked the cat cameos in this drama. There was an odd turn of events toward the end, but I was okay with it. I guess what hurt this drama for me was FL's acting...it's not the best. I guess it's hard to depict this character too cuz she tends to keep her real feelings hidden.

Twin swap drama that is surprisingly not a romcom or angsty revenge makjang. It is simply drama and romance, making it refreshing. It is well written and wholesome. I don't really have any complaints. PBY is the lead actress, which is a plus in my books. ♥

Light workplace drama. It's a must watch for Pokemon fans. I loved the Pokemon theme, especially the music. I liked how FL would compare people with certain types of Pokemon and deal with them accordingly. She would use battle strategies to tackle workplace challenges. Her company's name is ADventure. It was very creative when it came to the naming of things and people. Overall, it was a fun and nostalgic watch. I would give it an 8, but I'm afraid I'm being biased. The plot was a 7, but this was creative and fun.

There was nothing wrong with this drama. It was cute, light, and wholesome...although seeing some sick kids might make you teary eyed. There were some interesting medical cases. It is slightly slow paced and episodic, which is something I struggle with so this drama isn't for me. I'd say the plot is 7/10.

A few surprising turn of events made this season interesting, but things got really dumb towards the end. Hwang Jun Ho was the most useless character in the show. He was just there to serve face. Anyways, I think the writer/producers/Netflix have milked as much as they can get out of this series. Let it die now. Too bad there are going to be world spinoffs. I'm so done with this franchise. Ugh.

Minidrama. Very bland story. What kind of "twin" drama doesn't even show the other twin? :P The villain wasn't even in guessing range because they hardly showed them either. Honestly, I would've rated it lower, but the ending thrilled me. It's controversial for fans and totally caught me off guard. I agree with the writer. FL needed that.

A contract relationship plot that is sort of cringe (not because ML had cringey lines). How to put this...it felt like the plot from one of those contract relationship romance mangas that were my guilty pleasure in my teens and 20s. I'm glad to see it is actually an adaptation cuz the plot checks out. There were some "twists" that caught me off guard cuz I wasn't expecting it in a jdrama, but if you think about it it's quite cliche for manga plots. Anyways, both their moms were annoying, especially ML's mom.

Ugh, I feel so conflicted. I was in the mood for a korean romcom and this one hit the spot for me. It even gave me old school kdrama vibes and I actually liked most of the story. You can't go wrong with good food, right? However, the chemistry is a bit lacking between this pairing. I can look over it tbh. The main thing that pissed me off was the ending. It was frustrating. I needed that villain exposed for their dirty deeds. I think my love for revenge and justice is preventing me from liking the ending. I had to drop my rating to 6.5 because of it, but it's a solid 7 overall (if you ignore a few dumb things that happen). Oh, and yes it did remind a bit of japanese food dramas lol

The first few episodes were a struggle to get through. It's slow paced, so it takes a while to get used the environment. There's character introductions and a few various cases. Seeing the residents constantly make mistakes in the beginning was painful to watch. It reminds me how I keep telling myself not to land myself in the hospital in June/July cuz that's when all the new residents start. Anyways, this series felt like a cross between Hospital Playlist and Daily Dose of Sunshine. It was relaxing to watch for a Medical drama. It wasn't as fun as Hospital Playlist, but I appreciate all of the cameos.

What's nice about this series is that it's mainly centered around the OB/GYN department. Even though you see some cases of people being sick and dying, you end up seeing some happy births too. I initially didn't like the FL and I still don't see what her deal is. The girl always wanted to quit. By the end, I grew attached to these characters and was proud of their growth. This R1 group had a nice dynamic. The writers left room open for multiple seasons (for each year of their residency). There were unanswered questions regarding some subplots. They will probably answer them in future seasons. Overall not bad, but not as good as Hospital Playlist. There were a few medical inaccuracies when it came to editing and some subplots, but I'll let them pass.

Vertical microdrama. I quite liked this one. It's pretty cliche and nothing new plotwise, but it's well made. They must be doing something right because I watched at 1x speed and barely fast-forwarded . Even most of the episodes have proper episode endings instead of random ones.

Vertical microdrama. This was a real strange one and grossed me out. ML raised FL and then you try to convince me there's romance between them? *vomit* The direction isn't all that great either.

Vertical microdrama. I liked the idea of ML getting revenge, but wasn't a fan of the cheating. The plot seemed like it was straight out of a lakorn. I also didn't like what they did to FL's best friend. Every FL needs a true bestie! >:(

Vertical microdrama. Actually FL was a badass after rebirth and I love that for her. There was decent chemistry. I loved ML. I hated the cliche villain things.

Vertical microdrama. People kept raving about it because of the steamy kisses. It had french kisses which I guess was unique, but not that much raving about. Didn't reallly like the villains. It was very cliche in that aspect.

Vertical microdrama. I love the lead actor, but I fell asleep a couple of times watching this.  I had to force myself to finish. I think this plot is a variation of another plot I've seen. That being said, ML plays bad boys/underground bosses well. :P

Beautiful multigenerational story. It originally wasn't my cup of tea, but it got better as I watched. In a way, it reminded me of the Reply series, but without the trolling writers and excessive cameos. Every single episode made me tear up. Very touching and heartfelt. I loved seeing the parallels in the mother and daughter's lives as well as the differences. I love how the mother's fought to break the cycle for their daughters.

Many people kept saying this was dark, but it wasn't as dark as I was expecting it to be. Maybe I've becoming desensitized. The last two episodes are bloody, but that was about it. One particular bloody scene in the last episode made me lol. What I found refreshing about this drama is that it stays away from palace politics, which always seems to rear its head in sageuks. The plot was interesting enough to hold my attention, although it had a cliche love triangle plot. I also wish they gave us more backstory about the Snow Man and the villain about how they came to be the way they were. The soundtrack was awesome. There were also some really aesthetic shots. Overall, it's a solid drama with decent production.

Vertical microdrama. This had one of the most terrifying MLs I've seen in a while. I was literally rooting for FL to escape. ML is technically a rapist. Basically ML constantly r*pes FL in her dreams every night and then he meets her IRL. Girl is terrified for her life. I was terrified on her behalf.  Although he doesn't do it irl, he chases after her and ruins FL's engagement (which happens to be with his nephew).  This was a wild ride. My heart was literally beating in terror on her behalf.

Vertical microdrama. This was just pure suffering on FLs part. I was rooting for all the 2nd leads. It was also weird cuz ML raised FL and then knocks her up while drunk one night. Just one of those weird plots. I was happy when she flew off and did her own thing in the end. :P Too bad there's a time jump.

Vertical microdrama. Just following @Crafty's lead in collecting all the Fated to Love You titles. This plot completely unrelated to the FTLY series. I've actually seen this story before. It's not the best version out there, but it's alright.

Minidrama. Starting from the first episode, I could tell this was a remake of a revenge lakorn...a slap/kiss lakorn too at that! I was intrigued. They surprisingly kept the angst and the slap/kiss scenes. I was worried they were going to whitewash things as Chinese dramas tend to do. I actually liked the remake, maybe even better than the original. It was entertaining, angsty, full of twists (some you might see coming, some you might not). This couple had great chemistry. I forget a lot from the original, but I remember I was hooked. I gave it an 8/10 (for lakorn standards). I'm glad they didn't bore us with lame action scenes like in the OG. They also gave some of the characters more depth. I would recommend this to lakorn fans. Solid remake.

The poster made it seem like it would be a lot more cuter. Don't be deceived. It's actually a dark and depressing story. This poor FL lives under her sister's shadow and suffocates under her mom's watch. This whole drama was suffocating to watch. However, the mystery about what happened to FL's sister was really interesting and pulled me in. FL gets revenge and it was thoroughly satisfying for me. I felt like could breathe a little that. There was the aftermath of the revenge to deal with and more about what happened to the sister. As depressing as it is, the story is well written. Anyways, I really liked ML in this one. He grew on me. He was nothing special, but he was ready to drop everything to be by her side.

Minidrama. Literally no one asked for this remake of Marry My Husband. I'm not sure if it's an official remake or unofficial remake, but they copied things down to ML having a cat (though the subplot barely had as much substance). As a minidrama, it felt more like an unofficial remake. There was bad editing, especially in the beginning which made the storytelling a bit confusing. The acting/dubbing wasn't the best either. Also, they randomly made ML and SML celebrities/singers. There was no need for that. The business plot was more boring than the original. There were a few things I appreciated such as a few steamy kisses and the instrumental background music. That's about it.

The concept of plastic surgery + crime drama was very unique, but I found the drama to be very mid overall and forgettable. It's basically sponsored to promote Korea's plastic surgery industry. I mainly checked this out for the cast, but it really wasn't worth watching. I liked that FL is a badass, but hated that she was so biased against her brother.

Vertical microdrama. Very boring plot, but it was nice to see the two leads back together. Was there any plot to begin with? It was basically ML trying to win FL back after 4 years, claiming she was his, and having the audacity to be possessive. Some of the tactics he used to win her over weren't really cute.  ML was a loser in my books (although a good looking one. :P)

Vertical microdrama. I quite liked this one and I think it's because of its semi-revenge plot.  FL is secretly a badass racer. Her bf cheats on her. She marries ML instead, who is the greenest flag.  I shipped them hard even though FL only initially agreed cuz it was an arranged marriage. It was nice to see FL's ex and his white moonlight go down. FL's ex isn't that bad actually. You can see he loved FL.  Anyways, it was nice to see his white moonlight go down.

Vertical drama. Mid drama. ML was hot at least. I've seen variations of this plot. FL is supposed to marry her cheating fiance, but head of family doesn't approve of their marriage because he wants FL for himself.

Vertical microdrama. FL is a pilot which is cool, though she gets cheated on and reborn. Mid drama, but it was worth watching just for that ending. The mistress falling in love with FL and wanting to have her baby totally threw me off.  

Vertical microdrama. FL with terminal illness kidnaps ML and traps him lol. Then she disappears expecting to die. Then there's a huge plot twist I didn't see coming. The revenge was decent. I loved ML's mom. ML's reaction at the very end was hilarious.

Vertical microdrama. This was pretty average. Actually first half was kind of interesting, but it's pretty copy paste standard story of one night stand and secret marriage. I hate how everyone bullied FL and then sucked up to her when they realized she's ML's wife.

Vertical microdrama. Damn, micros are getting more and more bold these days. This has S&M, but idk if the writer truly understands the concept lol.  But it was interesting none the less. The plot was actually refreshing and of course steamy af. :P

Average plot. ML has a female allergy. Poor FL just wants to be with him. He keeps denying her WITHOUT explaining anything. THEY'VE BEEN MARRIED THREE YEARS which is ridiculous. This could've easily been explained and cleared up the misunderstanding.  Then somehow ML is cured of his illness as he starts getting jealous cuz FL is about to leave him. He becomes annoying and possessive.  This whole thing could've been cleared if ML just communicated with her.  FL was even to go through IVF ffs and ML was against it. The only good thing about this is ML's body lol. Acting and editing were bad.

Think the movie Speed, but with shinkansen. In fact, the movie Speed was inspired by the original 1975 jmovie The Bullet Train.  I did not give this movie the justice it deserved. I started it in the middle, ruined the twist for myself, fell asleep, then watched it from the beginning with half Japanese audio and half English dub...20-30 minute intervals at a time during dinner. ^^;; Despite all that, I still enjoyed the movie. It was thrilling, it was fun, albeit maybe a bit cheesy/corny at times (or maybe that was the dub >_<). It intrigued the nerdy side of my brain. Idk how accurate it was when it came to the engineering stuff, but I had fun watching it.

Finally finished! Not sure what to rate this one. The first half was chaotic good with a crazy fast pace and witty writing. It made me laugh a couple of times. Some things will be memorable, like ML's iconic tassel hat. FL is a bit delulu, which is a bit of a double edged sword. Sometimes it was amusing, while other times it was annoying how stubborn she was. SL is also annoying. I think clown prince was my favorite. Kudos for not making him evil. Anyways, the second half gets really draggy and repetitive. It was a bit painful to finish. I think the writer abandoned some subplots such as the blade forging technique arc. Then there was that ending, which I found to be disappointing, but it could've been worse so I can't complain. This drama was really promising but it fell flat and crashed toward the end.

This drama is over 15 years old, and I'm not sure it stood the test of time. Maybe if I had watched it in 2009, I would've given it a 7. There were moments I genuinely loved. I found the concept of FL (a random ahjumma) running for mayor refreshing. I felt a lot of nostalgia for older kdramas. I saw classic things like removing phone batteries and heard some 2nd gen kpop songs (SNSD, Super Junior) that I haven’t heard in dramas forever.

But it also had the usual cons of older dramas, like secondhand embarrassment from the FL’s super cringe situations. I also had trouble shipping the main couple. The ML technically had a fiancé, yet still pursued the FL. Their ambiguous relationship frustrated me to no end. The SFL was annoying af, but cheating is still cheating. On top of that, the ridiculous amount of corruption in this small city made me so angry. Some of these characters were just over-the-top ridiculous. Anyway, this drama probably wouldn’t be for me now, but it did make me laugh and smile.

Older drama. Clearing this from my PTW. It's been a while since I've seen a nepo baby ML, and this one was truly spoiled and horrible. ML is the worst of assholes. He thinks money can solve everything. These types of characters are usually portrayed as the villain. His family is ridiculously spoiled as well. Of course, this character has growth, but I still don't think I could like him in the end.

My Splendid Life is a remake of the kdrama Shining Inheritance (which I rated 6). There are some things that this drama did well. Jerry Yan's interpretation of his character was much more intimidating compared to Lee Seung Gi's. However, his acting was still not the best in this drama...or at least the acting style could be very slapsticky cuz it's supposed to be a romcom. So many messed up things happened in this plot (which is true to the original story). My major gripe was the length. The beginning was bingeable and fun, but it really started to drag. I hated that they saved all the major revelations for the end. The drama was almost 40 episodes so it was a long, frustrating wait. Not sure why this was on my PTW...maybe cuz it was a remake? Anyways, skip this one.

This was my bed time watch. It was interesting enough to hold my attention, and required low brain energy, which helped me fall asleep. It was just a low stakes drama to keep my brain occupied. It brought up some interesting problems that do happen at hospitals (but was probably over-exaggerated). I enjoyed it, even if it had a cartoony villain. There are two main reasons I'm not giving it a higher rating. At the end of the day, it is a forgettable medical drama that I will not remember in a few months. Also, the timeline was all over the place. It has a nonlinear plot. I thought it was me because I was half asleep watching this, but no. I went back to rewatch. They really do jump all over the place with the plot. It was chaotic.

It's a completely different story than season 1, but has same theme of covering social issues. This time it's mental health. Honestly, this drama hit close to home. I love how they covered the story from multiple angles such as what it's like to be the child, parent, or relative of someone who is sick. Also, the debate on whether meds are good or bad. It also covered the stigma around people who are struggling with mental health issues. Like season 1, there is layers to the writing and foreshadowing. The drama also did a good job of capturing emotion. I was super stressed and upset at times.

Anyway, while this season is great, it is nowhere near as good as season 1. I felt like this season was more slow paced. There was this huge politics element that I didn't care much about. I also felt like they might've tried cover too many social issues instead of covering one or two. For example, there was one thing that happened in the plot that I wish they could've gone back to address instead of sloppily addressing at the end with a lame apology. Such is life, I know, but that's what made that apology so strange. I also disliked that they didn't switch to younger actors for scenes that happened 20 years in the past. I threw me off. Plot Enjoyment: 7.5 (though it's a serious and realistically sad story). I'm boosting to 8 for some of the writing.

2017 was a peak year for kdramas. This drama must've seemed so average compared to the dramas that came out that year. Watching this years later, it is still average, but in a good way. It's light and hit the spot for me. I breezed through it easily. I think I initially avoided this cuz I thought it would be sadder. Don't get me wrong, it is still a bit sad, but still manages to be light and healing. Some parts I felt were a teeny bit draggy, but there were enough twists in the story to keep me entertained. Overall, I enjoyed it. Maybe a 6.5 for today's standards.

This drama had no business being so good toward the end. It had a promising start which involved a man going back into the past to change his mother's fate in high school. It gets kind of mid once our FL starts pursuing ML. I was honestly considering dropping it. However, it randomly gets so good and funny toward the last 5 episodes. I was like "is this the same drama??" There were still some cute moments throughout though. I really loved the mother/son duo. They had such a tight bond. It was also interesting seeing our FL becoming more mother-like as opposed to the unambitious teen she was in the beginning. It weirded me out when FL's bestie fell in love with the son. Other than that, consider me pleasantly surprised. I changed my rating last minute.

2000s movie with 2000s humor. There were some 2nd hand embarrassing scenes involving FL. She is pretty unlikable (for obvious reasons), but I liked ML so they sort of cancelled each other out. FL gets what she deserved. The ending was crap, but also the most reasonable choice.

The concept is similar to Suits. Instead of a man pretending to be a lawyer, you have a former gangster pretending to be a doctor (and a bad one too at that). There's this whole murder mystery going on. Our leads are somewhat star crossed lovers (AND fated lovers) as ML might've killed FL's brother. Then there's the former gang members trying to pull ML back into a life of crime for their selfish purposes. This drama had potential, but there were some absurd moments...
1. The gangsters were annoying.
2. I saw doctors and nurses drinking on the job IN the hospital on multiple occasions.
3. A bunch of high schoolers went to police to report a kidnapping they saw right before their eyes and the police ignored them.
4. It took too long for people to discover things (hard to explain this one).
5. MBC uploaded this to their youtube channel but the episodes are broken out into 5 minute clips.

I watched this for Jung Kyung Ho. The movie was mid, but I loved the friendship. Also, that ending was wild. Did not see it getting so dark toward the end.

I didn't hate it. I liked the cast and how everything connected. Mini Kim You Jung is adorable.

Supernatural found family plot (sort of). FL prematurely dies in an accident. In order for her to go back, she has to live as another woman for a month, but it turns out that woman is a housewife with two kids. It's a cute and heartwarming story with some serious elements. The plot would be like a 7/10, but I'm a sucker for found family.

Very mid and predictable gangster movie. I think this was on my PTW for Ji Sung, who was more like a support character.

I actually really liked this. I've been trying to clear 2000s titles from my PTW. Many have been mediocre or a disappointment, but this one managed to keep my interest. It's a classic melo. I felt deja vu watching it. A lot of people say it's similar to All In. It has a lot of similarities. Interestingly, Ji Sung is in both dramas. I think for me the soundtrack is what really made this drama better. Also, who doesn't love a good revenge story? ML is playing a game of chess in this one. Also FL works for Cirque du Soleil so they show plenty of gorgeous performance shots. As for cons, it get slightly draggy toward the end, but it wasn't too bad. There's annoying gangster stuff, but it wasn't enough to deter me. What really annoyed me was that no one could keep a secret toward the end. :P Oh, and I'm surprised this drama got away with all of the stripper pole dancing scenes and close up shots of people's butts while they're dancing. It aired on a non cable channel back in the 2000s.

#Filmed in the Same Continent as You (North America, Las Vegas), also filmed in Asia and Africa.

I liked the scenery and the action. You can tell it was heavily inspired by Top Gun. Some shots were an exact copy. :P

#Military Zone

Well...that was a movie. Not sure what was going on with the plot for most of the movie. Then there is a turn of events followed by a chaotic ending. Is it messed up to say I laughed when she went flying through the air? ^^;; I guess you can say it's mid/bad, but I enjoyed the twist.

Another one of those movies, where I'm like what was the point of that romance. I'm not sure this aged well, but main couple was cute together for however little while they lasted.