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In Maestra there's a plant that is dead/wilted due to a certain substance.

Your questions are the exact same ones I had after watching this. The lack of explanation is disappointing.

I don't have an issue with heartbreaking ending (in fact, I loved the twist), but what I had an issue with was that it was his bro that told her years later. You would think SOMEONE would've informed his friends/former classmates at the time it happened. Word travels. There needed to be more explanation regarding this. I'm just flabbergasted by the extreme ending and nonsensical explanation.

There's also a flower on cake in episode 1! :D

Pretty cool! The pool story was interesting. I could never. D:

You have to watch this as a makjang more so than for the music or the mystery/thriller elements. As a makjang it's a fun ride, even if it is predictable. It had me hooked until the end.

I think 18. When they first meet she is still wearing school uniform, but I don't remember if it was for high school or college.

This was basically a commercial for that eye cream. 😆

The beginning was great, but I really struggled getting through this mainly because it was sooo long and slow paced (though the romance progressed fairly quickly). They added a lot more content that wasn't in the novel. By the end it was just food, naps, and making out.

It depends on your taste. Just a heads up, jdramas tend to be less romance oriented overall, but I also included some romances. The comedy and acting styles are also a bit different.

Non Romance:
https://kisskh.at/750783-barakamon (2023)
https://kisskh.at/16585-juhan-shuttai
https://kisskh.at/39537-imawa-no-kuni-no-arisu
https://kisskh.at/9136-bitter-blood
https://kisskh.at/74205-ore-no-ie-no-hanashi (2021)


Romance:
https://kisskh.at/749663-tsuiraku-jk-to-haijin-kyoshi (2023)
https://kisskh.at/115-love-shuffle
https://kisskh.at/32-nodame-cantabile
https://kisskh.at/21742-quartet
https://kisskh.at/4412-rich-man-poor-woman
https://kisskh.at/747811-osama-ni-sasagu-kusuriyubi (2023)
https://kisskh.at/689215-absolute-bl (2021)

I held off on watching most of these. No wonder I was in a slump. :/ For the ones I've seen, I totally agree, although Meet Yourself is a bit too relaxing when I'm in a slump state and keeps putting me to sleep. I personally switched to watching more Jdramas in 2023 and that helped my slump a little. Thanks for the recs.

I waited until it ended to binge the whole thing. It was so worth it. I didn't feel the draggyness as much as those who watched it while it was airing. That being said the last few episodes were a bit slow and repetitive with the past life flashbacks. We didn't need to see those scenes 3 or 4 times. @_@ Other than that, the drama was totally adorable. Highly recommend for dog/animal lovers.

The moon rabbit isn't real. 😛

Lee Yi Kyung is playing the asshole ex? 😢

In my experience, sequels almost always are disappointing, but one can hope! If i set the bar low, there's a good chance i wont be as disappointed. 😝

What a great end of the year wrap up. I love your articles. :)

How many 2023-release dramas did you watch? 𝟭𝟮𝟵 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀
What country did you watch the most in 2023? 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮
What genre(s) do you usually watch? 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝘆
What is your top drama listed in this article? 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲.
What is your top drama NOT listed in this article?
𝗦.𝗞𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗔: 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝘆 𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀
𝗝𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗡: 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻, 𝗧𝘀𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗸𝘂 𝗝𝗞 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗷𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝘆𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗶
𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗔: 𝗜 𝗔𝗺 𝗡𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆, 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱, 𝗛𝗶 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗿 (𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮)
𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗: 𝗘𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮
How was your drama journey in 2023? 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗽, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗷𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿.
What is your wish or plan in dramaland in 2024? 𝗡𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘆.

This reminded me of a cross between the show 24, Bourne Identity, and a random food themed Christmas movie. I didn't really care for the restaurant storyline or the guy looking for his dog, but the other stuff was interesting.

What frustrated me the most is that is that nothing was really resolved by the end of the movie. The only thing is that we as an audience come out of the movie with much more clarity on the situation.

I can see how the original novel would've been popular. FL was put in amusing awkward situations, mostly of her own doing. Unfortunately this plot was dragged into oblivion. It should have been 16-20 episodes, not 36.

I love how you included provisions and videos to go with them. ^^