Watched in 2025

A kind of typical comedy J-drama: silly but nice and warm. I started it mostly because I wanted to end the year with something light, and it was on Netflix and it has the incredibly attractive Takenouchi Yutaka. It was enjoyable. Started it on the 28th of December, completed January 1st. 

To keep up with my tradition to start the new year by going back to my J-drama roots... This was a very typical, very predictable drama for its genre, but it was nice. Beautiful Tokiwa Takako and not beautiful Kimura Takuya... it was kind of fun to watch them, with a brief appearance of Koyuki... I pretty much binged this, and yeah... it was a good "back to basics" experience. Watched it January 2nd - 3rd.

It didn't live up to the hype in my opinion, too many things were too dumb, but it also wasn't too annyoing or draggy. I watched it while it aired and completed on January 4th.

The mysteries were interesting enough a lot of the time, but the drama was too slow with too many episodes and the romance was meh. Nothing but the nonsensical link. Started it sometime in the late autumn, completed January 24th.

Wow, so sweet, so warm, so relaxing. This made me happy and the chemistry was so good. No fillers, nothing annoying, and different kinds of relationships.  I just wish it was longer.

Very different and refreshing short drama. Beautiful and interesting with a gimplse into another way of life. I watched it slowly in the beginning of the year and didn't want it to end. The last episode was very sad so I wish it hadn't ended. Completed on February 11th.

This was fun! So very sweet and warm. Lovely romance drama. I liked the side couples too. Happy I watched this. Watched it while it aired, completed on Valentine's Day.

A good J-drama, relaxing and fun with a mystery... it would probably be even better if I had known more about Japanese history. Watched in February, completed on the 22nd.

Nice, pretty fun. A bit unusual plot, but the romance was very typical. Easy to watch and nothing wrong with it, but I think it's pretty forgettable. Watched in February, completed on the 26th.

This will go on my list of best dramas 2025, I'm sure. A good drama about a group of female friends and their lives, the thing I like done very well. Even though it began with a tragedy it wasn't depressing. It was just a bit more serious than most, which is a good thing. Watched mostly in February, completed March 5.

Pretty good, a bit different, and not as annoying as "supernatural" K-dramas usually are. Watched in March, completed on the 15th. 

Nice about one woman's life and love, from childhood to old age... We get to see some changesfrom the 1950's to the present and how hard life was like for Jeju women. Not bad, but generally too long and maybe too sentimental. 

"What comes after love?" could definitely be a question to think about sometimes, and here and there was a phrase I could relate to. I wonder if I would have liked it less or more with more episodes? More understanding of the characters, maybe, but probably less. They were both at fault and I could understand that somewhere around the middle. No need to drag it out more... Underwhelming drama, didn't meet my expectations. Watched during Easter break, completed on the 25th.

More and more enjoyable as it goes on. Its biggest flaws is that many of the supporting characters and even the ML don't have a lot of personality. Would be better with more episodes and give some of the characters their own stories too, Watched in April, completed on the 27th.