Shows I Watched : March 2025

Status: Dropped

Year:  2025

Country: Chinese

Genre: costume, fantasy, romance

Episodes:  20/40

Plot: Our female lead gets killed and wakes up with all her memories. She tries to change her tragic past (the death of her brother and father). She reunites with the ML, whom she loved and also the one who killed her.

Comments:

• This is sad. The pacing issue; they are afraid to slow down and just move on from one story point to another. Like, calm down, dude, can't I get to know the leads and their personality and values? Also, the narrative structure and storytelling are so bad, how they told the FL's tragic past (like WTF why is she plagued with all the tragedy of dramaland), and the flashbacks make my head ache.
• I liked the ML and have been making excuses for his mediocre and bad performances, but this is my breaking point. I know that the economy is bad and you have bills to pay, but please choose your projects wisely and take time to build the character that you decide to act on. 

Status: Dropped

Year:  2025

Country: Chinese

Genre: contemporary, rom-com

Episodes:  4/23

Plot: FL is a famous web comic artist, but her career was put on hold as her copyright and pen name were taken away from her.  She decides to lie low at a ski resort with the recommendations from her friend. There she meets the ML, who was a professional snowboarder who was forced to retire early as her instructor. 

Comments:

• I usually love Esther, but her signature "cute" persona and acting did not work for me this time.
• And the production quality kind of disappointed me (felt like a low-budget web drama, which I don't mind, but I expected better)
• Overall, the drama just did not click with me.

Status: Dropped

Year:  2025

Country: Korean 

Genre: thriller, mystery, crime, revenge

Episodes: 10 /16

Plot: The ML is loyal and would do anything for the company he works for, but her gets betrayed and shot.  He loses his memories, and he goes back to the lion's den to get them back. He learns that he stole 2 trillion dollars, and the betrayal he experienced.

Comments:

• IDK anymore about the drama. There is nothing believable in the exposition, the story, or the human relationships.
• And why are they trying so hard with the romance? Like, even before the "twist" that they might be some form of siblings, I was not convinced of their love story.
• But the acting of the villains where fun to watch.

Status: Dropped

Year:  2025

Country: Korean 

Genre: Action, comedy, romance

Episodes: 10 /12

Plot: A NIS agent goes undercover to retrieve stolen bars of gold from the Japanese Colonial era. 

Comments:

• ehhh.... I guess that this is never my type of drama to begin with. I started out when episode 6 aired, and on the weekends, I have so much time on my hands, and I have to fill it with something.
• I have loved childish and cartoonish story plots before, but I guess this is not for me.
• And I have never understood the charm of the FL. I liked her in serious dramas like Uncle Sam Sik. But her tone of voice distracts me.

Status: Completed

Year: 2025

Country: Korean

Genre: costume

Episodes: 12/12

Plot: A story set in a fictional period about a princess who is set to find her husband, and one of her suitors is a wealthy merchant. And in the meantime, there is a scandalous novel circulating, and it is speculated to be the real stories of royal family members.

Rating:  6/10

Comments:

• I stand by what is said in the last video; this drama wants to be provocative, but does not cross the line.
• Go Ara's acting did not fit the role, nor did it blend with the other actors
• Also, why do everybody's lips look so chapped in this drama
• I also don't get why the characters have present day counter parts... what was the purpose?

Status: Completed

Year: 2025

Country: Chinese

Genre: contemporary, romance

Episodes: 28/28

Plot: 

A love story between a sleep-deprived hotel manager who goes to a traditional medical center as a last resort and a doctor she meets who treats her.

Rating:  8/10

Comments:

• This drama followed every expectation I had of the drama. From the production quality, the story, the pacing, and the acting (everybody fit and played their roles well)
• But honestly, as a person who gets bored after the couple gets together, I got disinterested immediately. I watched it just for the sake of it.
• I also wish the ex-boyfriend were reasonable and more nuanced in how he manipulated and destroyed the confidence of the FL.
• But overall, it is a very safe drama.
• P.S. In recent dramas, there is this weird effect that they put, I don't know why, but it turns me off so much, like there are better ways or effects out there, WHY THIS? I saw it in a few C and K dramas, the first and the worst offender is Only for Love.

Status: Completed

Year: 2025

Country: Chinese

Genre: fantasy, comedy, romance

Episodes: 32/32

Plot:

Former classmates reunite as they work in the same company. The FL receives a bracelet that will help her change her appearance. The ML is the CEO of the company that

Rating:  8.5/10

Comments:

• Most of the comedy worked on me, but some of it was a little bit cringe. Both the leads were good, executing the comedic scenes and getting serious when it needed
• But for the romance, I watched it for the 2nd couple.

Status: Completed

Year: 2025

Country: Korean

Genre: Korean

Episodes: 12/12

Plot:

The FL works for a major department store, and a new boss is coming. They fell in love, but they were each other's traumatic first loves when they were young, through an online game.

Rating:  5/10

Comments:

• This was honestly hard to watch. I got bored.
• It finished it for the sake of the two leads, but honestly, I skipped a lot.
• It was cute in the beginning, and I think it was because of my positive bias toward the actors, but I don't think they had much chemistry.
• I did not care for the 2nd leads nor any of the characters
• I love a cut love story, but this one felt juvenile, especially their conflicts.

Status: Completed

Year: 2025

Country: Thai

Genre: mystery, thriller

Episodes: 6/6

Plot:

A florist is wrapped up in a murder case when her client, the groom for the wedding, is suddenly found dead in her flower studio. Then the secrets of everyone are revealed as she finds clues to the murder.

Rating:  7.5/10

Comments:

• It was predictable, but the mystery was unraveled nicely.
• Yaya was amazing. 
• I wish he character had more of a revenge plan, because that was her main motive anyway, I felt like she was just a vehicle fro the story, which is fine, but they alluded so much that she has some type of revenge scheme, 

Status: Completed

Year: 2015

Country: Thai

Genre: period, romance

Episodes: 12/12

Plot:

Our ML returns to Thailand after finishing his studies and reunites with a childhood nemesis whom he used to bully.

Rating:  7/10

Comments:

• Yaya and James had good chemistry
• It was frustrating to watch the FL getting dragged into all the bullsh*t, just because she is kind-hearted and she feels like she owes people because she is an orphan

Status: Completed

Year: 2000

Country: Thai

Genre: period, romance

Episodes: 16/16

Plot:

The youngest of four daughters, Prissana was raised in the States and is back in Thailand with her Western values. She stands out, and she meets many people; one of them is the ML, a prince. They have bad impressions of each other, but as they spend time together, they fall in love.

Rating:  8.5/10

Comments:

• This was good, but got draggy at the end.
• I only major issue is the age gap in real life between the leads. The FL lead is 15 playing a 19-20 year old, and the guy is in his early 20s, and it is visible...

Status: Completed

Year: 2023

Country: Thai

Genre: contemporary romance

Episodes: 21/21

Plot:

The ML is a renowned surgeon, and he gets a bubbly new neighbor. They have completely different backgrounds, and they fall in love.

Rating:  9/10

Comments:

• This is my third time trying to watch it, and I finally finished it. And I don't know why I finished it for so long, because this was such a nice watch.
• The couple was so wholesome, and they were completely supportive of each other.
• I like how the 2nd lead couple did not end up together.
• I was kind of taken aback when it sometimes would break into a song. (like in Good Heavens, I'm a goose, not a swan, the FL was trying to become a retail salesperson and broke out into a song to attract customers) but I get it, some characters were drag queens that put on a show.

Status: Completed

Year: 2024

Country: Thai

Genre: period, romance

Episodes: 19/19

Plot:

A rich heiress comes back from England to Thailand after finishing her studies, and gets involved with he friend's family, especially his brother, who is a judge and a widower, helping his brother,r that has a crush on her, get rid of the competition.

Rating:  8/10

Comments:

• I rewatch this drama a lot, and I just like the chemistry

Status: Completed

Year: 2024

Country: Japanese

Genre: mystery, medical drama

Episodes: 11/11

Plot:

The FL is a former neurosurgeon who works as a nurse assistant due to losing her memory of the past two years and her ability to remember daily memories. A new neurosurgeon arrives at the hospital and pushes her to practice again.

Rating:  10/10

Comments:

• I was looking for a Japanese drama to watch since I haven't watched one recently, except for the shorter web manga to live action adaptation of romance manga.
• This was nice. This is what I was missing out on.
• This was healing and finding the confidence to be who you are.

Status: Completed

Year: 2025

Country: Chinese

Genre: costume, revenge, romance

Episodes: 30/30

Plot:

The FL is the only legitimate daughter of the Zhaung Family, but was exiled since she was young because she was rumored to be cursed. She returns home after her foster parents are killed during a robbery. The ML is a widower, and her brother-in-law, who was engaged to her in the past, is suspicious of her return.

Rating:  7/10

Comments:

• Typical idol drama.
• I'm glad the FL finally got her break. Her acting was okay, I think it was just awkward when she swung her arm with a weapon.
• The veteran actors stole the scenes.
• The ML was not good, but not to the point where it pulls you off the drama.

Status: Currently Watching

Year: 2025

Country: Korean

Genre: romance, comedy

Episodes: 10/12

Plot:

A potato research company gets acquired by a bigger conglomerate. The FL is a researcher at this center. They get a new boss who is a type-A kind of guy.

Rating:  8/10

Comments:

• I like it, IDK why people are hating on it so much.
• I don't think that the FL is a doormat; she is just a regular person who doesn't shut people out and kick them out of her life extremely.

Status: Currently Watching

Year: 2025

Country: Thai

Genre: time travel, period, romance

Episodes: 20/23

Plot:

A popular actress time-travels to the past and ends up in the body/identity of a prostitute. And she gets swept up in mystery and crime, and meets a police officer with whom"she" has a past.

Rating:  7.5/10

Comments:

• It was cute in the beginning, but at this point, it's dragging; the central plot point is gone. I don't even know the plot, except for putting the bad guys in jail, but the process and the side plots are too much.
• The leads are good looking and they have nice chemistry.

Status: Currently Watching

Year: 2025

Country: Korean

Genre: business

Episodes: 8/12

Plot:

A conglomerate, led by the ML, plans an elaborate M&A to save itself. But he also has his agenda.

Rating:  9/10

Comments:

• I love it. The drama is undramatic, everything flows like the river.
• I know nothing about M&As, but this is just so engaging, because they approach it from a human relationship POV and not numbers.
• There is no romance, if you guys are wondering.

Status: Currently Watching

Year: 2025

Country: Korean

Genre: medical, thriller

Episodes: 4/8

Plot:

FL works as a black market nuerosurgeon after she gets blacklisted in the industry by her mentor whom she looked up to. Her mentor finds her years later to perform a surgery on him.

Rating:  7/10

Comments:

• I am still curious about this one.
• I think it's doing too much by making the FL a murderer (it's like adding a murder mystery plot in romance dramas that feel so random and out of place). I think telling the story and the dynamics of the two leads would be enough. 
• The acting is great, though. Park Eun Bin adds her charm to a psychotic character.