So, we’re 4 months into 2026 and out of 18 finished K-dramas, there are literally only 5 worth remembering: - In Your Radiant Season (the best one for me) - Bloodhounds Season 2 - Can This Love Be Translated - Undercover Miss Hong - To My Beloved Thief
Damn, that really says a lot… honestly, there’s no denying it—K-dramas have been going through a major decline for quite a while now. We’re getting way too many shows that are either bad or just average, with ratings stuck around 7.5–8.0. And to be honest, that already feels pretty generous on MDL, because whenever I watch a drama rated around 7.7, I rarely—if ever—find it good enough to personally give it an 8 or 9.
So, we’re 4 months into 2026 and out of 18 finished K-dramas, there are literally only 5 worth remembering: - In Your Radiant Season (the best one for me) - Bloodhounds Season 2 - Can This Love Be Translated - Undercover Miss Hong - To My Beloved Thief
Damn, that really says a lot… honestly, there’s no denying it—K-dramas have been going through a major decline for quite a while now. We’re getting way too many shows that are either bad or just average, with ratings stuck around 7.5–8.0. And to be honest, that already feels pretty generous on MDL, because whenever I watch a drama rated around 7.7, I rarely—if ever—find it good enough to personally give it an 8 or 9.
When was the last good romance-thriller K-drama? Because I feel like this kind of storyline just doesn’t work anymore with Korean audiences—we keep getting dramas that are either bad or, at best, just average.
So yeah, the drama “Siren’s Kiss” just ended after 12 episodes, and honestly, I’m wondering how I even made it to the end because I wasn’t really into it from the start. I only watched it for one reason: Wi Ha Joon. It’s better than his last drama, “The Midnight Romance in Hagwon,” but it’s still pretty forgettable. We’re definitely not on the level of “The Worst of Evil.” Overall, it’s very predictable if you pay attention from the beginning of each episode. It’s an average drama that, in my opinion, doesn’t deserve more than a 6–7/10, so I’m giving it a 6/10.
PHS only has one haircut or what? Always the same dark middle part — I don’t think he’s changed his hairstyle in like 10 years. It’s always the same kind of look, either he keeps it fairly long like in *“Buried Hearts”* with a mullet, but still basically the same haircut every time.
Now that it’s over, I’m not gonna lie—wouldn’t this be one of my best K-drama endings in a *very* long time? I absolutely loved the scene where he’s drawing, she comes in, he asks her to marry him, and then pulls out the ring. Honestly, I gave the drama a 9/10, but I could easily have gone with a 10/10. For me, it’s definitely one of the best K-dramas of 2026.
So IU, aka the fairy Lee Ji Eun, isn't singing the OST for this drama? Please, just hit me over the head with a shovel and bury me alive—I'm going to lose my mind.
I’m suffering so much—there’s absolutely nothing to watch right now. How are you holding up? I used to have a K-drama for every day of the week, sometimes even 2–3 on weekends, but now it’s empty on Wednesdays/Thursdays, and soon it’ll be the same for Mondays/Tuesdays after *“Siren’s Kiss.”*
WAIT REALLY????!!!!!!! Where'd you hear this new???
I saw this on MDL and other sites confirming his appearance in Lee Jun Hyuk’s upcoming drama *“Awakening.”* They’ve been filming since March 2026, so it’s recent.
Honestly, I can’t wait for it to be over because it’s so damn boring. It’s not the actors’ fault, but the script is really awful. I keep yawning the whole time I’m watching it — it’s just way too dull. My rating won’t go above 6/10.
The grief isn’t going away and it never will. How am I supposed to move forward in life, seriously? I’m never going to recover. Why did I watch this tragedy, damn it, why?
Damn, it took me forever to finish that last episode… and why do I keep making the same mistakes? I was about to drop it at episode 4. I could tell this story was going to be bad. It’s honestly crazy to see PJY go from Our Unwritten Seoul, the K-drama of 2025, to this absolute garbage. The worst part is I don’t even understand how he accepted this. Didn’t he see that two big actors turned it down? That should’ve been a red flag. Sometimes I really don’t get his choices. He can pick unforgettable, top-tier dramas and then end up choosing something like this. Anyway, it was really bad — I couldn’t stop yawning the whole time. I’m giving it a 3.5/10 just for the OST, because those were actually good.
I’m so damn excited, I swear—this Friday we’re finally seeing the fairy “Lee Ji Eun” again. I might cry. No, actually, there’s no “might” about it—I’m 100% gonna cry 🥹🥹 The greatest drama in history is coming, we’re about to feast on a 1h30 episode… I’m getting the defibrillator ready just in case.
who is the actress playing gina she looks so familiar but she's not listed anywhere
I swear, I really didn’t recognize her—it’s crazy. The last time I saw her, she looked like she did in *At a Distance, Spring is Green*. Actually, I’d been waiting for a new K-drama with her, and I honestly thought she might have had some issues since she hadn’t filmed anything since 2022. Honestly, I never would’ve expected to see her here.
Damn, I just realized that the one who plays “Ji Na” is Kang Min Ah—I hadn’t seen her in a drama in so long. It’s such a crazy surprise because I remember there wasn’t any announcement saying she’d be in *Bloodhounds*.
- In Your Radiant Season (the best one for me)
- Bloodhounds Season 2
- Can This Love Be Translated
- Undercover Miss Hong
- To My Beloved Thief
Damn, that really says a lot… honestly, there’s no denying it—K-dramas have been going through a major decline for quite a while now. We’re getting way too many shows that are either bad or just average, with ratings stuck around 7.5–8.0. And to be honest, that already feels pretty generous on MDL, because whenever I watch a drama rated around 7.7, I rarely—if ever—find it good enough to personally give it an 8 or 9.
- In Your Radiant Season (the best one for me)
- Bloodhounds Season 2
- Can This Love Be Translated
- Undercover Miss Hong
- To My Beloved Thief
Damn, that really says a lot… honestly, there’s no denying it—K-dramas have been going through a major decline for quite a while now. We’re getting way too many shows that are either bad or just average, with ratings stuck around 7.5–8.0. And to be honest, that already feels pretty generous on MDL, because whenever I watch a drama rated around 7.7, I rarely—if ever—find it good enough to personally give it an 8 or 9.
Overall, it’s very predictable if you pay attention from the beginning of each episode. It’s an average drama that, in my opinion, doesn’t deserve more than a 6–7/10, so I’m giving it a 6/10.
Here is the MDL page: [https://kisskh.at/791822-awakening](https://kisskh.at/791822-awakening)
I was about to drop it at episode 4. I could tell this story was going to be bad.
It’s honestly crazy to see PJY go from Our Unwritten Seoul, the K-drama of 2025, to this absolute garbage.
The worst part is I don’t even understand how he accepted this. Didn’t he see that two big actors turned it down? That should’ve been a red flag.
Sometimes I really don’t get his choices. He can pick unforgettable, top-tier dramas and then end up choosing something like this.
Anyway, it was really bad — I couldn’t stop yawning the whole time. I’m giving it a 3.5/10 just for the OST, because those were actually good.
The greatest drama in history is coming, we’re about to feast on a 1h30 episode… I’m getting the defibrillator ready just in case.