My 2024 Dramas

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  • Moving

    1. Moving

    Korean Drama - 2023, 20 episodes

    9.0
    • Great CGI
    • Unique when it comes to the superhero plot
    • Superpowers become a family issue
    • Fun to watch 
    • First half was pretty slow paced and felt like there was no plot
    • Generally not that action packed or fast paced as it is advertised
    • Second half with the adults was better - especially the last 5 episodes -
    • Good acting
    • I am looking forward to see more of some of the younger actors that are starring here
    • Everything got connected in the second half of the series
    • Very entertaining
    • Quite bloody - One of the few times that we got to see the result of being hit from a person with superhuman abilities
    • Some pretty nice emotional scenes
  • Let’s Talk about Chu

    2. Let’s Talk about Chu

    Taiwanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    10
    • Binge-worthy series
    • Great acting
    •  High entertainment value that doesn't fail to offer some emotional moments
    • No awkwardness detected between the characters, despite the many sex scenes 
    • It was more on the realistic side of relationships (no perfect character that wants to hold your hand here)
    • Pretty educational - has interesting facts when it comes to sex
    • Every couple and every individual character was interesting and fun to watch 
    • Everyone had decent scree time
    • Barely any nude scenes, despite the main sex scenes 
    • Everything felt ideal when it came to balance
    • People in different stages of life - for once the younger people were not the only focu
    • Deals with many issues without being over the top or too dramatic
    • A very well-made series that unfortunately doesn't get the attention it deserves
  • A Bloody Lucky Day

    3. A Bloody Lucky Day

    Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

    9.0
    • Very bad first episode in all aspects
    • It gets very good from episode 2 onwards
    • Good acting 
    • Not perfectly written, but pretty good nonetheless
    • Daring as hell
    • Very disturbing and bloody
    • Many plot twists
    • Extremely addictive
    • Felt like 10 episodes were too many at first, but I was proven wrong
    • Trust TVING to bring you some bloody and disturbing series that dramaland is not ready for yet
    • No censorship!
    • Good enough ending, but it could be better
  • Love for Love's Sake

    4. Love for Love's Sake

    Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    10
    • Good production quality
    • Unique and interesting story
    • Great acting, especially from Lee Tae Vin
    • Interesting characters and pretty well developed taking into consideration the duration
    • Well written plot
    • Great romance
    • Myung Ha's character is very well written 
    • It gets you in the feels
  • A Killer Paradox

    5. A Killer Paradox

    Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    7.0
    •  Great cinematography/directing
    • Amazing editing + transitions
    • Son Suk Ku is great and hot as hell
    • Great performance by Choi Woo Shik
    • Great instrumental music
    • Interesting concept
    • First half is pretty interesting
    • Has surrealistic vibes
    • Great dark humour
    • Quite a few interesting characters
    • Not really suspenseful
    • Slow motions were overused
    • I felt no attachment to any of the characters
    • Enjoyed the stories of the supporting/guest roles more than the mains
    • Second half was not as good
    • Pacing problems - Felt too slow at times for no reason
    • I disliked Lee He Joon's performance for the most part - Due to his overacting, I couldn't take him seriously at times
    • Lacked soul
  • Ready, Set, Love

    6. Ready, Set, Love

    Thai Drama - 2024, 6 episodes

    9.0
    • Highly entertaining 
    • Binge-worthy 
    • Ooverly ridiculous in the best way possible
    • Unique concept 
    • Great romance
    • Plot is fun to watch
    • It gets serious at times and it deals with lots of subjects in a way that doesn't feel depressing
    • Leaves you with a smile on your face 
    • Pretty funny with some over the top comedic elements that were -mostly- great
    • Eye candy!
    • Acting could get too over the top at times especially in the first two episodes - I had to get used to the vibe
  • The Sign

    7. The Sign

    Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

    7.5
    • Great first half
    • It gets pretty boring after the firs half and especially after ep. 8 in terms of everything (uncut version didn't help)
    • Very unique concept
    • Generally a pretty well done project
    • Th acting is good enough most of the times (and can get very bad at times)
    • Love the romance -until it gets boring-.
    • Great dynamics between characters
    • Can help you find out more about thai culture
    • There is actually a plot for once that doesn't revolve only around the main love story!
    • EYE CANDY!
    • Yai, I <3 you
    • Way too long ter a while both in terms of the main relationship and in terms of the plot
    • CGI is not that bad, but not good either
    • Feels like they run out of budget to support their idea
    • Due to lack of badget some things just looked ridiculous and cheap
    • The clothing in the mythical scenes is laughable
    • The whole ML as a woman was a big no...
  • Elite League

    8. Elite League

    Korean TV Show - 2023, 8 episodes

    10
    • Great idea!
    • Amazing excecution
    • Very entertaining
    • Interesting players
    • Very well thought out games
    • Fast paced
    • I like that for once I feel like I am participating  
  • Captivating the King

    9. Captivating the King

    Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

    5.0
    • First four episodes are very good (with pick being the fourth)
    • Jo Jung Suk's performance was amazing
    • Many of the actors did a pretty good jobs, especially the veterans
    • The child actor that starred as Dae Gun should give some acting lessons to some people...
    • Politics based
    • Good directing
    • Non-puppet king for once!
    • Darker plot
    • Great production quality
    • Script was mediocre -to be kind- 
    • Music was nothing memorable - Unecessary in some scenes  
    • Each episode could easily be 15-20 minutes shorter
    • Jang Young Nam tended to overact as Queen Park
    • Cobweb-like beards
    • Absence of tension
    • Romance aspect made me feel nothing most of the times
    • Many clichés
    • Very underwhelming, especially towards the end
    • Ending was just bad
    • Shin Sae Kyeong  was very bad (couldn't act as a man despite her disguise, had 2 expressions the whole show and had teary eyes no matter the situation)
    • Crew made 0 effort to make the FL look like a man
    • FL's character is dumb - everything goes her way, because the script says so, she has 0 plans-
    • Writer involves the FL in situations out of nowhere just to include her in the plot
    • Drama could work without a FL
    • It would work better as a revenge based male VS male lead drama that focuses on politics 
  • The Impossible Heir

    10. The Impossible Heir

    Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

    2.5
    • So bad in all aspects  
    • Just for hate-watching 
    • Some of the actors are watchable 
    • Kang Hee Joo is the only character that is worth it + Actress is great 
    • Very very badly written 
    • Unlikable characters that tend to change personalities 
    • Unreasonable time-skips 
    • Extremely one-dimensional characters
    • Characters tend to appear and disappear when it is convenient for the script 
    • Looks like scriptwriter wanted the audience to root for the FL and ML, but they are honestly just awful in every aspect
    • Felt super draggy at times and at the same time it needed so much more time to develop everything.
    • Romance is cringy, unnecessary and makes no sense
    • FL is unnecessary and badly written
    • Many and I mean many clichés
    • Hong Su Zu's acting as Na Hye Won is terrible and seems to make no effort 
    • Ending was awful like the rest of the series
  • Jazz for Two

    11. Jazz for Two

    Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    9.0
    • Not perfect, but extremely entertaining
    • Acting  could be better, but was good enough
    • Some things were honestly unforgivable and characters literally seemed like they forgot about them lol
    • Some things were too sudden
    • Love my toxic relationships 
    • Needed more of the second couple
    • Do Yoon! Dude looked majestic -plus his stylist must get a raise right now- and I loved his character
  • A Breeze of Love

    12. A Breeze of Love

    Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

    7.5
    • Decent short drama
    • Decent acting 
    • I love some enemies to lovers
    • Those basketball shoes looked great
  • Wonderful World

    13. Wonderful World

    Korean Drama - 2024, 14 episodes

    8.5
    • Pretty good series
    • Could be a few eps less - it got draggy at points
    • Main character basically gets ruined again and again even though they did nothing wrong
    • First episode is one of the most tragic eps on tv
    • Kim Nam Joo deserves an award just for her performance in ep. 1
    • Some things were obvious from the get go, but were revealed sooo much later
    • Quite slow paced
    • The two mains truly helping each other took way too long
    • Some things were a bit sudden towards the end
    • Very memorable and strong FL
    • Generally pretty good acting
    • CEW was a blessing for the eyes
    • CEW's acting still needs lots of work, buthis character didn't have that much scree time and was also very cold, so it suited him + He was pretty good in the last 2-3eps
    • Loved the portrayal of grief
    • Unfortunately, constant efforts to make this super sad ending up feeling bland
  • Unknown

    14. Unknown

    Taiwanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

    9.0
    • Great series
    • I trust Taiwan when it comes to adaptations from novels with same-sex relationships
    • Wasn't that interested after the first two eps, but it got way better
    • Loved all the characters with all their flaws
    • Generally very good actubf
    • Kurt Huang (Yuan) was the one that stood out the most to me
    • I loved how Yuan expressed himself and Qian was the exact opposite
    • They are super cute
    • Love some complicated, angsty and forbidden relationships
    • It deals with some heavy subjects and depressing stuff, but stays balanced
    • Loved the rare but great comedic elements
    •  They butchered the NC scene in the editing, but then fixed it and it was <3 
    • Music was overused and was too loud at times in the last few eps
  • Saka no Ue no Akai Yane

    15. Saka no Ue no Akai Yane

    Japanese Drama - 2024, 5 episodes

    5.5
    • Pretty disappointing especially for a WOWOW drama
    • Acting is mediocre (plus some pretty bad overacting)
    • Concept is good but badly executed 
    • Not great production quality -as expected-
    • Pacing was baaaad - Very boring 
    • Could easily be a movie or 2 one-hour eps
    • Slow pace didn't help with the atmosphere nor the suspense
    • Couldn’t care enough for the characters
    • Kiritani Kenta is sooo damn attractive - He was more interesting than anything else
  • Desire Catcher

    16. Desire Catcher

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

    7.5
    • Pretty decent series
    • Could be a few eps less
    • Plot was interesting but also felt very unrealistic at points -that was a given since it had to do with hypnosis-
    • The bromance was gold! 
    • Zhang Ye Cheng is a great actor
    • Xin Yun Lai needs work, but his character was pretty expressionless so didn't mind him at all
    • I love how the ML is not your typical hero
    • Ending felt a bit overdramatic 
  • Tender Light

    17. Tender Light

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 28 episodes

    9.0
    • An underrated gem that is refreshingly different
    • Tong Yao as Nan Ya and Wang Zi Xuan as Qing Li were not as great as they should have been
    • Last half an hour ruined it...
    • Some plot points, character choices in the last few eps were very sudden and out of place
    • Wasn't boring despite its 28 eps and filler scenes 
    • Not binge-worthy
    • Zhang Xin Cheng was amazing! That man transforms when he is acting
    • Has many complex, realistic, flawed and raw characters
    • Directing and cinematography are phenomenal!
    • Atmosphere captures greatly the 1999s and 2000s
    • Generally pretty well written plot
    • Slow paced 
    • Character driven
    • I love the village/small town setting
    • Deals with many complex and sensitive subjects like stigma and domestic violence
    • Romance is very dark and starts of as obsession
    • Instrumental music is amazing!
    • Some scenes have strong Wong Kar-wai vibes.
    • Pretty daring plot wise and characters' wise
    • Director manages to elevate the plot, the character's and the acting of some not great performances
    • Not for everyone
    • Focuses on visual storytelling
  • Regeneration

    18. Regeneration

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

    8.0
    • Completely ruined in the last 20 minutes
    • Production quality is pretty good
    • Generally well written
    • Unique concept 
    • Agatha Christie vibes 
    • It felt pretty emotionless generally besides a few parts
    • Some interesting side plots were more interesting that the main ones
    • Editing was a bit sloppy here and there 
    • They should have followed the book more closely
    • Last few eps are not as good as the first ones, but still decent
  • The Legend of Shen Li

    19. The Legend of Shen Li

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 39 episodes

    8.5
    • Bad production quality
    • Bad CGI
    • Pretty good acting
    • Slow paced
    • Character driven
    • Romance was great
    • Could be a few eps less, but generally wasn't boring
    • Love how there were no love rivals that actually mattered
    • Great songs
    • The intro OST made me want to wear the warrior armor I don't have
    • Pretty entertaining 
    • Ended up loving Fu Rong 
  • Boys Be Brave!

    20. Boys Be Brave!

    Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    7.0
    • Decent acting
    • Entertaining enough
    • Liked the second couple more
    • Nam Shi An is super handsome + love his clothing 
    • Really liked Yeo Joon's (aka Balg Eun's) acting.
  • Hierarchy

    21. Hierarchy

    Korean Drama - 2024, 7 episodes

    8.0
    • I get the hate, but I was super entertained
    • Objectively not a quality drama
    • Great production quality
    • Interesting concept
    • Acting is watchable, but not oscar worthy
    • Plot lacks in quite a few aspects
    • Some of the characters tend to change personalities
    • Some plot points make less sense than my math class
    • "Upgraded" level of "westernization"
    • More focused on romance and less on revenge
    • Used 0 braincells, watched pretty people doing questionable things and had fun
    • Kudos for dealing with a pretty sensitive subject
    • The amount of handsomeness is insane
    • Music slaps
    • I feel like it gets more hate than it deserves
    • I didn't hate the FL's acting as much as everyone - It was stated from the get go she was very emotionless because of the way she was raised
  • BL Drama no Shuen ni Narimashita: Crank Up Hen

    22. BL Drama no Shuen ni Narimashita: Crank Up Hen

    Japanese Special - 2023, 3 episodes

    8.5
    • Cute
    • Extraaaa 
    • Funny
    • Liked the mains 
    • I liked how it got a bit more serious, but also didn't lose its craziness
    • I NEED MORE OF THE MANAGERS!
    • Concept itself was hilarious 
    • Very well done in just 3 eps
  • Only Boo!

    23. Only Boo!

    Thai Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

    8.5
    • Tried to be MSP and it didn't completely fail
    • Ridiculous and over the top at times
    • Loved Keen's acting for the most part
    • Not that convinced with Sea's acting as Kang
    • First episode was a bit underwhelming
    • Loved the ''idol'' concept
    • LOVED THE SECOND COUPLE
    • Last few eps were ridiculous and not that great
    • Generally an easy and fun watch
  • The Double

    24. The Double

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes

    9.0
    • Entertaining from beginning to end
    • Extra and over the top but in (mostly) the right way
    • Supporting characters were great + I liked how we got to know new people every few eps
    • New things were happening all the time => biggest pro!
    • Xiao Heng was super hot - dude is sculpted by gods
    • Villains were great
    • Finally a strong FL that was not acting like a child and waiting to be saved all the time
    • Make-up was super bad -> everyone looked like ghosts (whoever did the make up of the FL made her look extremely ugly at times)
    • Wu Jin Yan's acting as Jiang Li was great when she was scheming and being smart, BUT in the emotional/romantic scenes it felt like she was also scheming, like she was pretending
    • Really liked ML's acting in the emotional department. Dude looked truly in love.
    • Some characters were completely ruined by the end by lazy writing
    • Many supporting characters disappeared...
    • Final episodes were extremely sloppy and badly written (especially the last two).
    • OST was unmemorable
    • Directing was mediocre. Too many -ridiculous- close ups
    • Needed more of some of the supporting characters + wanted more of their stories
  • The Double Special

    25. The Double Special

    Chinese Special - 2024, 1 episode

    3.0
    • Let's just pretend this never happened
  • Pyramid Game

    26. Pyramid Game

    Korean Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

    8.5
    • We need more girls' high school settings
    • WE NEED MORE FEMALE VILLAINS - Baek Ha Rin the evil b!tch you are *claps
    •  Acting was pretty good from the majority of the cast
    •  GL vibes (and not only vibes...)
    • Had a manhwa/manga feeling where everyone is trying to outsmart one another
    • Intro OST slaps
    • Everyone is sooo pretty
    • This was Jang Da A's debut as an actress and she did a very good job. Proof that a debut performance is not necessarily bad
    • Love the sismance
    • Liked the majority of the characters (expect Ja Eun that was the type of too kind person that was just super weak)
    • Love how most of the characters were flawed ah
    • Loved the FL and how she was a pretty grey and calculative character
    • Pretty entertaining in general
    • This is another bullying drama, but with an interesting concept
    • Wasn't really into the first 3 eps - They felt a bit dumb 
    • Some of the eps were pretty long
    • Final episode was not bad, but was also a bit underwhelming comparing to the previous ones
    • Has some overacting here and there that I personally disliked (especially from the adults cast)
  • My Stand-In: Uncut

    27. My Stand-In: Uncut

    Thai Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

    9.5
    • Good acting
    •  Visuals
    • Unique plot
    • Great duration
    • Entertaining ah
    • RED FLAG -> MING
    • Angst
    • Over the top at times but in a way I enjoyed
    • Had it's funny moments
    • iQiyi's hilarious adds during the series
    • Great directing! The fantasy element was depicted immaculately 
    • Watched it with a passion
    • Had many tropes I LOVE (jealousy, angst, toxicity at its fullest, misunderstandings)
    • THIS IS A FREAKING DANMEI ADAPTATION - That explains why it was so good 
    • This was so extra, I laughed and screamed constantly
    • Clothing was ❤️❤️❤️
    • One of the few times the main couple is so interesting
    • That one CGI scene was not the greatest
    • Last episode could be combined with ep. 11 and if most of its scenes where cut I wouldn't mind
  • We Are

    28. We Are

    Thai Drama - 2024, 16 episodes

    8.5
    •  Felt like a slice-of-life bl
    • Basically nothing was happening, but it was great to watch and 100% to my liking.
    • Good acting for the most part.
    • Impressed with Pond and Phuwin. It was the first time I liked their acting and had fun watching them and I actually saw the chemistry.
    • There was barely any angst/misunderstandings.
    • Their friend group was the highlight of the series.
    • Good humour.
    • Tan and Fang were easily the best pairing imo. Their chemistry, dynamics and story were perfect. 
    • Q/Toey were interesting in the beginning, but after a few eps and especially after the first half they were super boring (and cringy)
    •  Series could easily be the standard 12 eps, but I wasn't that bored.
    • Chain/Pun were completely unnecessary. They had almost 0 screentime and as a result their paring seemed forced. Plus they had 0 chemistry and were mostly cringy.
  • The Tyrant

    29. The Tyrant

    Korean Drama - 2024, 4 episodes

    7.5
    • Production quality was great for the most part
    • Good acting
    • Kim Seon Ho's performance in the last episode was A M A Z I N G
    • Dark atmosphere 
    • Action scenes were very good
    • Violence/Gore
    • Lim Sang as a comedic relief worked
    • Ja Kyung was the highlight of the series - I love ruthless women in action series!
    • Good concept
    • Pretty entertaining last two eps
    • Plot was all over the place and first two eps were incomprehensible
    • Felt like a first "set-up" episode was missing 
    • I don't get why they made this a series - It could be a movie and felt like one 
    • Kim Kang Woo as Paul was overacting
    • The typical ''we have to add some English cringy dialogues and words for no reason"
    • CGI/Special Effects were great, besides that monster one that was unnecessary and ruined the atmosphere the drama was trying to achieve
    • Entertaining enough
    • Not close to the greatness of The Witch: The Subversion
  • Meet You at the Blossom

    30. Meet You at the Blossom

    Thai Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

    4.0
    • First two eps were entertaining
    • Production quality was bad, but not as bad as I expected
    • Acting was generally not good, especially from Li Le - Huai En-
    • Wang Yun Kai -Xiao Bao- did a pretty decent job acting wise
    • Dubbing/Sound mixing was terrible
    • Zero chemistry when it came to the main couple, or maybe one-sided chemistry from Xiao Bao’s side
    • Mains relationship was unrealistically and ridiculously sudden 
    • Other couples were funnier to watch, but still nothing amazing chemistry-wise
    • Most of the characters are flawed, but not in a way that makes them interesting 
    • The characters felt "unnatural"
    • Zero emotional connection on my part for any of them
    • It felt like a typical bl, where they try to have an actual plot besides the romance and they can't really write one, so the plot feels like a badly written ''background'' to the boring romantic storyline
    • Huai En could never pass as a woman and especially a pretty one, taking into consideration the beauty standards
    • I love toxicity, but it was handled super bad in this one and the toxic elements (r@pe etc) felt ridiculous and laughable and that tells you a lot about the quality of the drama
    • Two first eps aside, this has 0 entertainment value
    • Felt more like a Thai-parody of a danmei-adaptation than a serious try to make something good
    • Unsuccessful effort, but hopefully it is the reason there will be more in the future, so it is appreciated 
  • Snowfall

    31. Snowfall

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

    8.5
    • Generally pretty entertaining and unique -but I did get a bit bored towards the end-
    • It is extra as hell, but in a good way -most of the times-
    • Pretty funny
    • Has some great scenes
    • Honestly I was more interested on the supporting -or ''fake'' supporting- characters comparing to the mains
    • Acting was not great, but I didn't really mind, since the whole series was over the top
    • Nice OST
    • Loved my petty villain Ying Liang! He was very fun to watch and super handsome ❤️❤️❤️
    • BROMANCE at its finest! If someone told me it is a censored adaptation of a same sex novel -or at least a novel with some gay characters- I would believe them...
    • Mi Lan got a bit annoying at some point and acted like a child to a point I could not take her relationship with the ML as something more than a father/daughter relationship or a one-sided crush
    • SITU WEI LIAN! My man was great and apparently the actor is also an idol. He did great.
    • Censorship - It is obvious from many things that this show is butchered. 
    • Ending wasn't as bad as I expected
  • Century of Love

    32. Century of Love

    Thai Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

    8.5
    • Entertaining
    • EXTRA
    • Hilarious
    • Loved the main couple
    • Great chemistry
    • Could get too ridiculous at times 
    • Villains were a joke
    • Interesting concept
    • Kisses!
    • Visuals
    • Could be like 1-2 eps less
    • Nice intro song
    • Chu was the best character!
  • No Way Out: The Roulette

    33. No Way Out: The Roulette

    Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    7.0
    • Production quality was great
    • Acting was generally good 
    • Yoo Jae Myung as the evil Kim Guk Ho, Sung Yoo Bin as Kim Guk Ho’s son and Kim Sung Cheol as well as the actor that portrayed him as a child were the highlight!
    • Mr. Smile -> Perfection
    • Uncensored + Disturbing/Sensitive themes (justice, rape, murder, mutilations etc.)
    • Eps. 5 + 6 were the best!
    • There was some unpredictability when it came to deaths
    • Entertaining finale 
    • Main lead was unlikable, bland and dumb (+ he tends to change personalities)
    • Some of the characters were very interesting to watch 
    • Mayor and Lawyer were super boring and used as plot tools
    • Insane plot armor for some of the characters
    • Way too many convenient things were happening
    • Pacing was bad - some eps were boring ah
    • Many lose ends about many characters
    • Felt like two different series (1 -> draggy, typical Kdrama characters, boring moments & 2 -> super entertaining, fun to watch and intense scenes)
    • Would be much better if the focus of the drama changed
  • Terror Tuesday: Extreme

    34. Terror Tuesday: Extreme

    Thai Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    8.5
    • Great directing/cinematography is most -if not all- the eps
    • Some bad and some great acting
    • Some great and some bad eps
    • Horror tropes 
    • Entertaining
    • Binge-worthy
    • Violent/Gory
    • Twists
    • Spectral Class was a fever dream
    • The Vow and Viral Curse were the best eps
    • Some great acting performances (Care -> Milk, Wedding Dress + Gee -> Nat, Smile -> Dao, The Vow etc.)
    • Some very bad/overacting performances (Joy -> Onuma, Our Little Sister + Vasana -> Pen, Spectral Class)
  • The Frog

    35. The Frog

    Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    7.5
    • Great cinematography/directing (the type where you want to screenshot everything)
    • Great acting from pretty much everyone
    • AMAZING music
    • We truly need more characters like Jeon Ui Seon
    • Violent scenes
    • Symbolism
    • Go Min Si's outfits were fire!
    • Sometimes the suspense scenes lasted too long (you know the "what did they see" type of scenes - it took way too long until we actually saw that "something" and that had an opposite effect suspense-wise)
    • Had some typical kdrama tropes here and there
    • It could easily be one ep. less -maybe more-
    • First half was slow paced and atmospheric
    • Second half was fast paced
    • Second half felt like a different drama comparing to the first half -> nonsensical/unbelievable and over the top things happened 
  • Chastity High

    36. Chastity High

    Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    8.5
    • Entertaining
    • Binge-worthy
    • Great production quality
    • Good acting from the majority of the cast
    • FL was a overacting a bit in the beginning
    • Great music
    • Concept sounded "cheap" and idiotic, but worked perfectlty
    • Many cliches, but they were mostly done righ
    • Anime/Manga vibes
    • Fun to watch characters
    • For once, most actors could truly pass for high school students,
    • Typical emotionally unstable/villain characters
    • Some overacting here and there
    • Quite a few “easy way outs” for the plot to move forward
    • Great last scenes
    • Last episode felt very unrealistic and "idiotic" compared to the rest of the series
  • Shotai

    37. Shotai

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 4 episodes

    8.5
    • High production quality
    • Good acting
    • Great BGM/OST
    • Interesting plot despite the common concept
    • Got better and better with each episode
    • It did have some plot conveniences/plot holes 
  • At 25:00 in Akasaka

    38. At 25:00 in Akasaka

    Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

    8.5
    • Addicting
    • Entertaining
    • I so needed a second couple
    • Love's Hayama's calm personality
    • Some jaw dropping moments 
    • Good pacing 
    • Some unneeded misunderstandings
    • Interesting concept 
  • A Suffocatingly Lonely Death

    39. A Suffocatingly Lonely Death

    Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

    8.5
    • Great music 
    • Interesting story
    • Deals with sensitive themes in a delicate way
    • Interesting characters
    • Moral dilemmas
    • Twists and turns
    • Entertaining
    • Some cliches 
    • Acting was generally good
    • Had some overacting performances that I personally didn't enjoy 
    • Good pacing and great number of eps
  • The Time of Fever

    40. The Time of Fever

    Korean Movie - 2024

    9.0
    • Great atmosphere
    • Amazing acting
    • Chemistry was fire
    • Addicting
    • Lighting was not that great especially in the first ep.
    • Quite realistic in some aspects - deals with some heavy themes
    • Beautiful relationship
    • Complicated characters
    • The stares and complicated emotions were immaculate 
    • Didn't enjoy the music that much
    • Editing had some issues 
    • Heartbreaking yet beautiful
    • Everything a short drama wants to be 


    P.S. So this in the drama format (6 eps) so I am adding it here.

  • 4Minutes (Sultrier Version)

    41. 4Minutes (Sultrier Version)

    Thai Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    8.5
    •  Directing + Cinematography -> Great aesthetics 
    • Good acting (for the most part)
    • Complex plot
    • Fun to watch
    • Dark atmosphere
    • Eye-candy
    • Doesn't follow the usual formula of bls
    • Flawed characters
    • Music
    • Well made explicit scenes
    • Plot is the "main character", not the romance
    • Loved the ending of the second couple in the finale 
    •  Some acting performances could have been better
    • Last episode needed a few more minutes
    • Product placements were so Thai -> hilarious
    • No actual emotional connection with the characters
    • Some plot points could have been developed better
    • Who even decided that awful poster was a good idea? I'd rather confuse the two versions that see that monstrosity.
  • The On1y One

    42. The On1y One

    Taiwanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

    8.5
    • Good production quality
    • Good OST
    • Slow paced
    • Character driven
    • Generally good acting
    • Zeng Xiang Zhen was amazing as Jiang Tian
    • Good chemistry 
    • High-school centered plot
    • Fun to watch and interesting characters
    • Gao Tian Yang was perfection!
    • I wasn't that impressed with Liu Dong Qin in the beginning 
    • The teacher's story was unnecessary
    • It better have a S2, cause otherwise the ending was baaaaad
    • I would prefer they made a 24 episode series instead of waiting for a S2 that may never happen (at least they should have gotten an okay for S2 before producing S1)
    • Had some differences compared to the book, but I wasn't that bothered by (most of) them
  • Culinary Class Wars

    43. Culinary Class Wars

    Korean TV Show - 2024, 12 episodes

    10
    • GREAT concept
    • Pretty innovative for a cooking competition
    • Fast paced
    • Mouth-watering
    • Great judges!
    • Amazing cooking trials
  • Black Out

    44. Black Out

    Korean Drama - 2024, 14 episodes

    9.0
    • Solid series
    • Good acting for the most part 
    • Complex and well written plot
    • A bit predictable, but not less entertaining
    • Blood boiling 
    • Well written characters
    • Loved the relationship of the two main leads
    • Had an abrupt beginning 
    • It got very good after episode 4
    • Safe to say everyone wanted that town to burn 
  • Until I Destroyed My Husband's Family

    45. Until I Destroyed My Husband's Family

    Japanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

    7.5
    • Great title
    • Matsumoto Marika overacted splendidly
    • Fun to watch, but also predictable
    • Could be two eps less
    • Ending wasn't that great
    • Fun music 
    • Low budget 
  • What Comes after Love

    46. What Comes after Love

    Korean Drama - 2024, 6 episodes

    7.5
    • Great acting
    • Great directing/cinematography
    • One of the few times that I didn't cringe when the characters spoke another language
    • Chemistry between the leads
    • Was quite realistic 
    • Too long
    • Quite draggy
    • It could easily be a movie
  • Love in the Big City

    47. Love in the Big City

    Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    8.5
    • Good acting
    • Life story
    • Had some great moments
    • Finally an LGBTQ+ series and not a bl
    • I did feel it could be like 2 eps less
  • Fangs of Fortune

    48. Fangs of Fortune

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 34 episodes

    9.0
    • Magic on screen cinematography/directing wise 
    • Too much "white make-up" - Worked for me most of the time, but not always (*cough Bai Jiu, *cough Cheng Huang)
    • Fantastic OST
    • Decent acting in general
    • Great performances by Neo Hou, Yanan and Tian Jia Rui
    • Xu Zhen Xuan (Ying Lei) needs some serious work on emotional scenes
    • Intelligent portrayal of multiple mythological creatures
    • Entertaining
    • Plot was flawed af and some things simply made no sense 
    • Comedic elements from start to finish that somehow worked for me
    • All charactershad their moments, but ZYZ, LL and ZYC were easily the most well written
    • FL was there only for censorship purposes and no one can change my mind - She was weak and unecessary
    • Romance between ZYZ and WX was unecessary and cringe and made no sense
    • Amazing (bro)mance and sismance
    • Homoerotic elements that make me wonder how the actual hell this even passes censorship
    • Last few eps were not good
    • Production quality was amazing -with the exception being the last few eps-
    • Good special episode 
    • Main couple was ZYZ and ZYC and there is that
    • Some beautiful quotes  
  • Eccentric Romance

    49. Eccentric Romance

    Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

    2.0
    • Bad
    • Two is a generous rating
    • Cringe ah
    • Magically everyone understand thai, but no one speaks thai...
    • Plot was so bad it was funny
  • Doubt

    50. Doubt

    Korean Drama - 2024, 10 episodes

    7.5
    • Plot was well written
    • Characters were flawed and interesting
    • Realisticvibe
    • Dark atmosphere
    • Acting was generally good
    •  Han Seok Kyu and Choi Yoo Hwa were simply amazing
    • Magnificent Instrumental music
    • Visually pleasing
    • Pacing and duration was problematic
    • Quite draggy especially in the first half -the typeof intentionallydraggy for no reason-
    • Could easily be 6 eps 
    • Because of the pacing, it wasn't as suspensful as it could be 
    • Great last episode

  • Jack & Joker: U Steal My Heart! (Uncut Ver.)

    51. Jack & Joker: U Steal My Heart! (Uncut Ver.)

    Thai Drama - 2024, 12 episodes

    8.5
    • Chemistry between the mains was good
    • Acting could be better, there was a lot of overacting
    • Ridiculous af - Good thing that I came to terms with that early on, cause I wouldn't enjoy it otherwise
    • Fun to watch
    • Easy to watch despite the lengthy eps
    • Could be a few eps less
    • Became even more ridiculous in the final few eps
    • The villains were caricaturish
    • It felt like they tried to address many sensitive and serious matters, but failed 
    • The way I shipped some people that the director didn't even think of...
    • Really liked Aran
    • And really liked Aran with Tattoo dear writers...
  • Fangs of Fortune Special

    52. Fangs of Fortune Special

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 1 episode

    9.0
    • Great special
    • Gay
    • Thought it would be terrible like The Double one, but thankfully it was necessary 
    • Aesthetically pleasing
  • Light Shop

    53. Light Shop

    Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    9.5
    • The sleeper hit of the year for Kdramaland
    • Unique
    • Amazing directing
    • The use of lighting was phenomenal
    • The concept was amazing
    • The plot was exceptionally well written
    • No idea what was happening at first -which was a good thing-
    • Some great acting performances by some actors 
    • The stories of the characters were truly great 
    • First episode was abit underwhelming 
  • Squid Game Season 2

    54. Squid Game Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2024, 7 episodes

    7.0
    • As expected, not as good as S1
    • More comedic elements and overacting that didn't work for me
    • Had its moments
    • Gong Yoo and Lee Byun Hun can step on me 
    • Not that suspensful and addicting
    • Pacing was not it, barely anything happened in the entire series
    • First two eps could easily be one
    • ML felt more like the typical protagonist of the series and not the flawed character we met in S1
    • Barely any games that are the most entertaining part of the series
    • Some new characters were pretty good
    • Even though the new characters had lots of screentime and we got to know them quite well, there was 0 emotional attachment from my part
    • Some stupid things happened
    • Music was overused and was quite dramatic, but there were also parts that was great 
    • Some stuff felt like they happened over and over again in this season
    • Tons of well known actors, it was actually fun to see when the next one will pop up
    • Player 001 was the highlight 
    • Great to have a look into the shooter's lives

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