2025 Watchlist

Both the romances were warm and fluffy, but a little too easy, predictable, and 'perfect'. The leads were textbook perfect characters and could have been much more layered, and real. The second leads balanced it better and came across as more real. As with a lot of Kdramas, I couldn't be bothered about the workplace politics and issues which were rather formulaic and not fleshed out well. Having said that, I did enjoy this. It was an easy, one-time watch.

Completed: 16 February 2025

I enjoyed this drama in parts (it had its hilarious moments), but I did not like it as a whole.
Prima facie, the message about holding on to each other through the good and bad is not wrong because relationships aren't always a bed of roses.
Having said that, a relationship should not feel like a chore that you feel compelled to finish. The leads definitely cared for each other (and maybe there was love too) but by the end of it, I just felt that they remained together to uphold the sanctity of marriage and stay in the comfort zone (which is bogus) rather than because they were interested in each other and needed each other. It felt like a balanced essay on marriage where the writer listed out the pros and cons, and then decided that since it has both, one can just stay neutral and sit on the fence. That would at least give the essay a passing mark.
Also, where was the character development? He never grew to become an adult who made his own decisions (rather than have his mum/wife dictate), and she never grew to show him more empathy and understanding.
Dramas on the theme of marriage need to understand this - just because the leads had temptation around them and they did not tip the line by cheating, it does not mean that all is sweet and nice. The mark of a good marriage isn't that you managed to avoid temptation, rather it is about cultivating that committment and value to work through life together.

Completed: 30 March 2025 

It wasn't bad per se, but I was disappointed because I was hoping to see more of Taiga and Mio and their bantering..

Completed: 8 March 2025

And the point of this story was?
People who meet through a dating app are wrong?! Also, they tried to sell it off as a love story in the last episode but where was the love LOL? The leads did nothing but sleep together and they had zero chemistry together. The FL was so unlikeable. She refused to communicate and constantly engaged in risky behaviour. She wanted a FWB relationship but acted annoyed and betrayed when the ML did not appear loyal. The ML was way too needy and expected the FL to reply to his messages immediately after sleeping with her once. The ex was abusive and way too obsessed, and FL, as usual, instead of walking away from men like these, walked straight into the lion's den.
All I will say is that this was a major time waste with messy writing.
This would have done better if they sold it as a crime documentary LOL because it appeared to be one for the first 3 episodes.

Completed: 8 March 2025

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Sakamoto Yuji + stellar cast

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Feb 2, 2025.

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