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Some Lakorns are pretty painful to watch at times, so I thought it was fitting. :-P
I have not seen any Dramas from the Phillipines, only the movies available on Youtube . They were not translated, but they use half-English, half-Filipino and they are really sweet and fluffy.

Thankyou!

Yes, Dating in the Kitchen is so good. Are you currently watching it?
I tend to experiment more with Chinese cooking or Chinese-inspired, because the ingredients are available from a local store. I have recently made a Korean friend, who tells me she drives to a bigger city (3 hours) to get Gochuchang for her dishes or orders it online... I also have a small son, so experimenting has it's limits. :-P
Do you have a place where you get recipes from? I only know of Maangchi on Youtube.

Thankyou so much! I am glad that it helps. Which cuisine will you try first?

Your description of "Mother" made my eyes wet, now I don't know whether to watch it or not... paradoxically I feel like the Saintess is often more complex and the Witch is often just a plot device.

I agree. ZLS's role must be at least 25 if she is a settled in chef, the guy looks like between 35-40 to me. So if they meet on an equal footing, it's not a creepy age gap.
Haven't watched "Count my lucky stars" yet, but I didn't find the age gap wild from the trailer there either... I have only seen the actress play adult roles though, maybe that's why.

Same. I am going to drop everything else to watch this. Enough with the trailers!

Are you good at learning by listening, because it seems like you have an audio-visual brain...
My learning style is not audio-focussed, it's photographic and my experience with soundtracks is quite different. Two dramas where I still listen to the songs, because they are so good are Bride of Habaek and You're my destiny and I do so without thinking about the drama at all, because the drama wasn't as good as the song. I also remember plots if the plot is memorable, or by seeing a picture, or something. Some even where the soundtrack was bad enough for me to notice, and I really don't pay attention to the songs. I personally don't actually like it that much when there is a sung song, especially over dialogue, I would much prefer score only, but what can you do. ?‍♀️

I love Taiwanese dramas, because they are so warm and honest, even with the more unlikely storylines. I also really love their style of acting, which somehow is more natural than many other countries? Is that only my impression?
I have only been watching dramas for a year now, so I haven't watched any older than 2015 I think. I do find the humor a little silly, but somehow also funnier than many other countries humor. And hullo for the kissing and kissing+ scenes!

Youtube, on the Huace Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcEYULpd84g

Ah, the FMV, I love them so much. Many a drama landed on my list because of them, even if I leave some time between FMV and watching, so I don't remember all the spoilers. And then after the drama I go back and watch the FMV with the highlight reel again... lol. I do love this fandom a lot.

I don't mind spoilers, I almost always binge-watch and you get those spoilered from every side. Sometimes I actively seek out select scenes on Youtube and choose a drama based on the chemistry, though that might spoil things.
But I hate the waiting. And yes, I do forget that the drama existed and end up watching 5 episodes in a row when I do remember... as happened with When the Weather Is Nice and In a Class of Her Own.

Yeah, skip ahead to the one where they go to Myanmar, it gets much better after that. The hacker storyline was kind of to show that she is not in fact a smitten idiot, but respected in her job and by her boss and could stand up to Thien if she wanted to.

Thanks @Soju and @sjamili for your answers. I don't even know who Mint is, but an actress, I suppose. Okay, nothing too bad it seems, I can safely swoon for the characters he plays. I have said stupid stuff in anger before, I am glad no one leaks those things to the press.

Are you okay?

This is the most difficult list, by far. So many good choices.

When the Weather is fine, Jealousy Incarnate, 1% of Something and Scarlet Heart Ryeo are the ones I raved about, but I haven't watched a lot of Korean dramas. The acting is just off the hook in those,and When the Weather is Fine is just so realistic and well spun.

Really? I watched it twice snd didn't find that part unbelievable. I have a 55 year old aunt that behaved like a teen when she met her now husband who was 65. She matures a lot in the show and so does he.

I agree, he is not that stunning to look at, though he has a lot of charm. He also has really long legs, is tall and has the kind of figure that is considered the gold standard in many of the dramas I watched.

If this was about Japanese Dramas: Keep fit enough to sprint through your entire city at all times... you never know when the moment you need to arrives.