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BEST KDRAMA OF 2025

Before I get into anything with the actual show, I have to talk about the acting!
The acting in this show was absolutely PHENOMINAL! All the actors did an absolutely incredible job. I have to give MAJOR props to our girl Kim You Jung. Her acting in this series was on another level. She deserves so many awards for this series. I cannot compliment her acting in this enough. Truly amazing! The way she could show so much emotion in just her eyes...just wow. Absolutely love her and this series made me love her even more.

Onto the main 3 characters!
I loved Baek A Jin so much. I've been waiting to see a female character like this for so long! I wanted her to get everything she wanted. Is she a bad person? Yes, but I loved seeing the way she thinks and seeing her go after terrible people. Obviously, she goes after some people who are good people as well, which does suck, but I think that's what makes her character that much better. You can't constantly root for her or agree with her, but there are also times you can. Such a powerful character and loved to finally see this type of character be a woman! Her way of thinking and manipulating was so good. She really was meant to be an actress the way she could fool everyone. I hope she gets to be truly happy in the future, and I hope she takes down her husband!
Kim Jae O is such a lovable character. The care he has for A Jin and his brother is so good. I loved that we got to see him continuously check in on his brother even though his brother didn't want to see him. I think him keeping out of sight of his brother, after he found out he didn't want to see him, shows just how good of a person Jae O was. His love and dedication for A Jin was next level! WE LOVE A YEARNER! He truly was the best person she ever had in her life. He cared and loved her so deeply. I wish there was a way they could've been happy together. His ending got me teary eyed because I really didn't want to see him go but once again it showed just how dedicated he was to her.
Yun Jun Seo is such an interesting character. He was such a good person, and we really saw that all throughout the show. He was dedicated to A Jin but in a very different way than Jae O was, and not only because Jae O was willing to go to crazy lengths for her and Jun Seo wasn't, but his dedication was different entirely. Jae O loved A Jin just the way she was and loved her for her 100%. Jun Seo loved the A Jin he had an idea of in his head. An A Jin he thought could change for the better when we all knew she wouldn't. He was dedicated to help her become a better person, even though that is never what she wanted. He was always going to be her downfall, and I wasn't shocked that he tried to kill them both in the end.

Onto the story!
I loved the story so much! A woman manipulating men to get what she wants? YES PLEASE! We need more stories like this! I loved seeing A Jin boss Jae O and Jun Seo into doing whatever she asked. Parts of this story reminded me of the Glory in a way where she was getting revenge on people who hurt her in the past. I just love a good revenge story!
I loved that every few episodes was a new chapter in her life, from high school to adulthood. That's something that made the series feel so fresh and kept you really interested. Nothing was drawn out for a long time, new characters were showing up often, all while having our main three at the center of everything.
The relationships between the main trio were so good to watch! Jun Seo and A Jin's with their long history and complicated feelings with each other. Jae O and A Jin's with their one-sided love and pure understanding of each other. Jun Seo and Jae O's rivalry turned complicated friendship. I just loved seeing all of these develop throughout the show!
The story with Heo In Gang pulled at my heart, like I think it did with all of us. His death was truly heartbreaking. In Yeop's characters can never have a happy ending I swear lol. I truly do think A Jin loved him though because of the scene with his grandma where she said it was the one time she spoke the honest truth, and it was her saying she loved him. She also looked pretty emotional when she went to the bathtub after he passed.
I need to know more about Moon Do Hyeok ASAP! Why is he doing what he's doing? What is his end goal? I have got to know. He was such an intriguing character! He was just as good as a manipulator as A Jin and I just wanted to see more of him. Absolutely hated what he was doing to her, but I kept wanting to see more from him.

Now the only thing I didn't quite love was the very last few minutes of the show. It just felt incomplete. Maybe Baek A Jin's story isn't over yet and that's why it ended the way it did, which is why I didn't deduct any points from it. Whether that means we get another season or not, I believe her story isn't over. She's not dead and our girl is stubborn. I think she's going to find a way to get back to get her revenge on her husband and the rest of the people who wronged her. I definitely think the finale could've been a bit longer to wrap some things up more or take some more time with certain things. That's my one and only complaint about the show and I don't even know if it's entirely a complaint.

Other random thoughts!
I love Kim You Jung and love her more after this show! Always happy to see Kim Ji Hoon and Hwang In Youp as well!
Not going to lie I kept rooting for the death of Hwang Ji Seon and was so upset she made it out alive lol.
Sim Seung Hui should've just went about her life and not gotten back involved with A Jin. I didn't feel bad for her a single time.
Seo Mi Ri honestly got what she deserved for what she's done to her stars over the years. Also blaming A Jin for In Gang's death...it wasn't her fault and I stand by this. She never wanted that to happen, he was the happiest while with her, and Mi Ri ignored his mental health for years and did nothing.
I want A Jin's wardrobe so bad! All her fits were stunning!
Loved the camera work, editing, and music in this so much!!

I loved this series so much and am going to miss it a lot! Absolute 10/10 and cannot recommend enough!!

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A story of realism and art

Before anything else, I have to talk about the art in this show. It was STUNNING! Personally, the painting of Pheem and the angel painting of Koh were my favorites, but they were all so beautiful. Speaking of art, I just love how this show talks about art. From inspiration to just art inn general to REAL art vs AI, it was SO GOOD! I loved seeing it. The speech Jira made about real art vs AI art was everything to me. Absolutely loved it!

Onto the characters!
Jira: I was so 50/50 on whether I liked him or not. My opinion on him changed depending on the scene to be honest. His speech about AI and when he broke up with Koh were my favorite moments from him. Him going back to Koh and what he did to Pheem made me lose some respect for him not going to lie. Idk he was just so back and forth for me. He's an incredible artist though!

Koh:I hated him. He was an asshole in the beginning and was all the way through the show. He's used people all his life and I think that will never change for him. That being said, I do think he genuinely loves and cares for Jira. I just wish we saw some character development from him, but on the other hand he showed that some people just never change. And why did this man never have pants on?! lollll

Pheem: I loved watching his arc and character development so much! He was a completely different person at the end of the show than he was in the beginning. He really learned a lot over the course of the show and I loved seeing it. I was so happy seeing him leave Koh's company. In the end he really deserved better than Jira too.

Mawin: He was a really good friend and a pretty chill dude. Loved that he wasn't afraid to call out Pheem on his bs either. I hope he got some of the acting gigs he wanted because that one audition we saw of his was phenomenal.

Ing: She was the true GOAT. She gave Jira such good advice and I pretty much always agreed with it. I loved that she also was never afraid to call Jira out on his bs either. He should've listened to her more.

For the couples!
Pheem & Jira: First off, their chemistry was INCREDIBLE! I think if it wasn't for Koh, they could've been pretty cute together, especially if Jira never met Koh. I was really rooting for them, but in the end, I was happy they didn't end up together. I think it wasn't fair how Jira treated Pheem at all.

Koh & Jira: They did have some cute, sweet, and sensual moments together for sure...that being said, I hated them together. Nothing against the actors because they obviously have great chemistry. I just think they don't have a lot in common. I think the art vs Ai will continue to be an issue as well, especially since Koh still didn't see an issue with it in the end. Koh will never see where Jira is coming from with that and I think that will be an issue that will be a problem in the future again. I really liked when Jira left Koh and was really hoping the show would end with them not together. I think with the vibe of the show, it definitely could've had an "unhappy" ending and it would've fit much better than them getting together happily in the end. Koh didn't learn anything from their separation and didn't apologize for anything, and I didn't like that despite all that, they still got back together. I think Jira could've still been inspired by him and still painted him without them reconnecting.

Overall!
I loved this show so much! The vibe of the series is so different than anything I've seen before. It wasn't super dramatic with crazy characters or crazy plot, or super spicy either, but still had me hooked from start to finish. The characters, whether I liked them or not, were all super interesting to watch as well. I was disappointed that Jira and Koh got together in the end, but despite that one thing, I thoroughly enjoyed the series so much overall.
The actors did an incredible job as well! I loved getting to see my man Dew in this! I think this was my favorite role of his yet!! I loved seeing Gun as well! Seeing these two together after Leap Day was really fun too!

I highly recommend! I will miss this show a lot!!

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A perfect 10/10!

I wanted to watch this because it looked really intriguing when they first dropped the teaser for it, as well as I wanted to see more of PoohPavel after Pitbabe. This show blew me away. The plot of this show was so good! Everything was well thought out. Every issue and conflict was solved, relationships and character arcs all had a satisfying ending, and the whole show was just so enjoyable from start to finish.

I loved the mystery of the show! Everything with the ghosts and rituals was so interesting. The ghosts were creepy as well! I loved getting to see them all try to figure out what was really going on, and I loved that it mixed supernatural with real life murders. I loved that we needed detective work as well as supernatural and spiritual help from Thup. I loved the reveal of the who the killer was too! I loved trying to figure out who it was throughout the series!

For the characters
Starting with Thup! I loved Thup so much. Poor baby has gone through quite a lot. I was really happy he wasn't involved with the murders just because I liked his relationship with Singha a lot. I loved what he brought to the show with not only being able to see all the ghosts, but his knowledge of everything spiritual as well. I absolutely adored his relationship with Singha from start to finish. They were so cute together!

Now onto Singha! I loved him so much! I think he was my favorite character in the series. I loved that we got to see into his past with King, but also his trauma with his family. It was so cool seeing him be a safe place for Thup when he was seeing ghosts. I loved how he was a cop and wish all cops were like him. Seeing him open up more and more to Thup, as well as come to peace with his past, was so beautiful. And like I said before, I loved his relationship with Thup so much.

King! I hated his character so much at the beginning, but they did such a good job with giving him a good redemption arc. So much so I really liked his character in the end. The way he said goodbye to Singha was so mature as well and I really respected it.

I loved Mek, Darin, and Sey as well! I was really happy with how Sey and Darin's relationship played out over the show and liked them as individuals as well. Mek was great as well and I thought it was funny how often he was with Thup and Singha during a flirty moment.

Other things I loved!
-Everyone did a phenomenal job with the acting! Pooh and Pavel especially! Their acting really got to shine in this series.
-The makeup team did a great job with the ghosts and the bodies for the ritual. Truly creepy!
-The OST is PEAK! I listen to it all the time. I loved all the versions of it they used throughout the series as well, especially the piano version.

Overall thoughts
I just absolutely loved this show and looked forward to it every week! I'm truly going to miss it! I have no complaints about it at all. A true 10/10

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Theerakit Kian Lee & LookPeach you will forever be ICONIC

This show is peak. It is hands down one of the best BL's I've ever watched. I haven't been this invested in a BL in so long. Waiting week to week for the new episode was such a struggle because I just kept wanting more. There's a reason its finale is breaking records! I loved every since moment

Where do I even start?
Thee and Peach's relationship was everything. I loved seeing it develop over the show. They have such a beautiful and healthy relationship. They're love for each other is so genuine and perfect and I love it so much. They had so many sweet moments together, as well as a few spicy ones, and it was so fun to watch.

Thee was such a fun character! He's a little cringe in moments but it's in a way that's really funny. He's super sweet and caring. I adored his character so much!

Peach was my favorite! I loved him so much. He's so caring and you can tell he feels things with his entire heart. His love for his sister too is so wholesome and sweet.

Everyone in this show was just so loveable and fun and more than just two dimensional which I think is what made them all so enjoyable to watch. Everyone's relationships with each other were so sweet, whether it was romantic or platonic.

I have to give credit to the actors! I've heard of PondPhuwin and William Est before but didn't know too much about them until this show. Since I started watching it though I've gone down the rabbit hole and have fallen so in love with these pairings, especially PondPhuwin! Their chemistry is unmatched!!

This series just brought such pure happiness to me and I'm so sad to see it be over. It will definitely be one I never forget. I can't wait for the special episode(s)!

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Easily became a favorite of mine

Giving this series a perfect 10/10 for the first time in a long time for kdramas. This show is absolutely incredible! It makes you feel every emotion and get so attached to the trio! I don't have a single complaint about this series at all. The acting from everyone in the cast is outstanding, especially Park Jihoon's. The way he can express so many and so much emotion with just his eyes is incredible.
I love how this show makes you feel part of their trio and betrayed by Beom-Seok when he switches sides. Even if you don't like Beom-Seok, you still feel so bad for him for everything he's been through. You fall in love with Suho and want to be his friend too. You just want Sieun to be happy and finally make friends.
I could go on and on about this show because it is just that good. I've shown it to all my friends and all of us have said that easily became one of our favorites. I've watched it many times now and it's just as enjoyable as the first time!

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Please Junho be in a show with a better script

First of all, I watched this for Junho and only Junho. I don't really care for superhero type stories to begin, so I wouldn't have watched it or finished it if it weren't for him.

Positives!
-I liked how short it was. It didn't try to drag the story out at all which was nice.
-Great cast! Obviously, I love Junho, but I also loved seeing Lee Chae Min and Shin Su Hyun too.
-The action scenes and effects were pretty cool.
-We got to see Junho shirtless and who doesn't love that
-Sang Ung & Min Suk's relationship was pretty cute most of them time.
-I liked Cho Nathan as a villain!
-LOVED Se Eun as a villain!

Negatives
-The point of Jeong Ja's character was almost pointless. I know it wasn't, but the character seemed like such an afterthought. She was barely in it.
-Cho Anna was just not an intimidating villain at all.
-Ho In annoyed me the entire show
-The concept was okay. Personally, I found it kind of lame that all their powers had such dumb limits. It made it a little annoying more than anything.
-The storyline with cops was always kind of stupid and useless, like most cop plotlines in these shows to be honest.
-Sang Ung's dad

Sang Ung's dad is the real villain of the show. What kind of dad passes down sh*tty powers and explains absolutely nothing about it?! And gives him the number to Jeong Ja in case he needs help, but she's literally a LOAN SHARK who he owes BILLIONS to?! TF?!?!

Overall, this show was pretty mid. Not bad but not good.

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