My KOREAN Recap' (all K-shows I've watched so far)

Started in September '25. Temporarely ON HOLD. Not rated yet.

Started & Finished in September '25.

Started in September '25. DROPPED halfway through.

Started end September & Finished beginning of October '25.

Started & Finished beginning of October '25.

Started & Finished in October '25.

Started & Finished in October '25.

Started in October '25. Was put ON HOLD for about 3 months.
Resumed in February '26. Currently watching it. Slowly.

Started & Finished in October '25.

Started & Finished in October '25.

Started In October & Finished in November '25.

Started & Finished in November '25.

This was a "leftover" from 2025 that I had just started in December.
FINALLY finished it in mid-March '26.

What a journey ! This was such a Love-Hate relationship.
I enjoyed episodes 1 & 2. Hated episodes 3 to 9 (during which I almost dropped this show a few dozen times because of boredom and sheer frustration). And back to enjoying episodes 10 to 16.
I LOVED the main leads' (great duo) acting skills and non-romantic chemistry but most characters were infuriating. It made me impossible to connect to them.
The thriller/suspense part of the story was overall interesting but it sadly became absent from episodes 3 to 9. I found those episodes quite boring and way too slow. And I'm usually a big fan of slow-paced dramas !
Why didn't I dropped it then and there ? Well, I so wanted to. I thought about giving up countless of times but I REALLY wanted to complete that famous -supposedly best of its genre- Kdrama. Everybody and their mothers seemed to love this show and I wanted to understand why, so I pushed through. Do I regret it ? Not really but I'm glad it's over.

I gave it a generous (for my part) 8 out of 10. I recognise how talented the cast and how (politically) interesting and smart the plot are but I think part of the script and storytelling lacked the "fervor/vigor" it much needed to keep me fully engaged throughout it.

Started & Finished on December 31st, 2025.

Started & Finished end January '26.

I loved it ! A good romcom without crazy storylines. It's super cute and very funny.
The cast's acting skills and chemistry are incredibly good.
Heartfelt healings and friendship, hilarious characters and moments, it truly had it all. Such a wholesome show !

BUT I personaly found the last episodes way too rushed.
Every fight and confrontation are clearly meant to happen but they just bombarded everything in the last 2 episodes. And everything just got magically fixed almost immediately after that.
I know it's fiction but there are so many real life aspects in the series that made it feel so relatable and "it all just magically and perfectly mending on its own" felt completely unrealistic and thus very unfulfilling to me.

Started end January & Finished mid-February '26.

Started & Finished around mid-March '26.