Unidentifiable

This fails as a historical drama. It also fails at romance. But it's a pretty good comedy, and decent when accepted at face value.

I agree. Joseon feels like a pretty boring setting now. Not only are the costumes always identical, there's little room for female characters to be any more than wallflowers. Goryeo and Silla are a hundred times more interesting.

When I first watched this, I forgot to sleep. Woops, then it was over.

If you're watching it solely for romance you'll be disappointed, the main focus is hospital politics and tbh, Lee Dong Wook's character's brother steals the show. But there is a small romance between his character and another.

It's the weekend, wait till Monday before you panic. I heard it was officially airing one ep Monday to Friday, therefore, 5 eps per week.

So, where can I watch this? I can't find it anywhere.

It seems this was once on Netflix. It's either no longer there, or not available in my country. Is there anywhere else?

I haven't watched it, but the ending seems pretty infamous.

Maybe I should stop procrastinating and watch this. I've been looking for something to watch for a while now, after all. But for some reason, I have this eerie premonition of being let down.

Can't help but disagree. Love 020 was awful; the ML was disturbing and unnatural, the FL was wooden and the side characters, particularly the FL's "best friend" were poorly written with the intelligence of little children.

And WWWSK was just... average.

These are my relaxing dramas:
Come and Hug Me
Story of Ming Lan
Encounter.
Just Between Lovers could've been on this list if it didn't get bogged down by the side stories.

Yes, odd choices perhaps, but every time I watched an episode, my breathing relaxed and I felt peaceful. Yes, even Come and Hug Me, serial killers and all - it's on this list because I often rewatch it when I'm feeling stressed and it helps.

I tried to watch this, but about 30 minutes in, there's more instances of, "Why? That makes no sense!" than I can count.

episode 2 was painful

This drama was easy to like. The setting made it feel surreal, like a fantasy, and therefore it was easy to forgive a few inconsistencies. I liked all the main characters, their dynamic was fascinating. The antagonists had the potential to shape up to be equally interesting. But 3/4 of the way in, all those very minor inconsistencies added up, as though the story telling didn't give enough details on so many little things, the the characters who at the start, felt so close, started to get really distant... and not particularly comprehensible.
I started with no expectations, was pleasantly surprised and thought that, perhaps, I might actually succeed in finishing a saguek . Oh well, I don't regret it, I still love these characters, but I'd prefer to write my own interpretations, and come to my own conclusions rather than convince myself to swallow whatever the writers are trying to feed me.

On a side note, I spoiled myself for the love triangle before hand, because I hate romantic tension, and I love how much of the drama is not the romance, but the politics. It was obvious from the start who So Ah was going to end up with, and I agree with that; it just could have been better executed.

I must be in the minority. I didn't love this, I found myself skipping more than I watched, and I looked forward to it ending. I can see the appeal, but it's not for everyone, it was too long, far too drawn out for me to enjoy.

I dislike cheesy too. I haven't seen much historical, but I also recommend Haechi - I haven't finished it, it was airing at the time and I got distracted, but it had a brilliant, well constructed start.
I liked Defendant too, and Life on Mars was pretty good, I agree. Watch my favourite drama, Stranger(AKA Secret Forest) also The Guardians, and Solomon's Purjury (Don't be fooled, it's the best school mystery I've ever seen). I also enjoyed Cross, which for all its faults, had a great revenge and redemption story. For hospital politics, try Life, same writer as Stranger, it's a bit weaker, but still far, far better than most.
And I'm currently watching WATCHER , Confession (Loved the start, mystery petered out a bit, but not bad), Designated Survivor:60 Days (Politics A+ though NIS stuff a bit weak), and Children of Nobody. Also, the drama Beautiful World aired earlier this year, I haven't been able to work up the courage just yet, but it looks really, really good.

I hope that's enough. Romance is either nonexistent or minor in all these recommendations, that itself removes a lot of cheese.

EDIT: Also, Nirvana in Fire if you haven't already. Very, very highly rated Chinese historical fantasy, with a revenge plot being a main focal point. And great characters.

Seems more like a rumour. There's been no confirmation.

Are you after just historical? Or is any genre good? I can list more.

The currently airing My Country: The New Age is great.

This was really good, but could have been condensed to half this long.

What episode are you on? because that's not a little spoiler, it's THE spoiler. I'm reluctant to give it away. It's a spoiler which explains the title, which is revealed after all the foreshadowing. Though don't worry, this mix-up makes total sense once it's revealed. If you still want to know, I'll explain.

Consistently fun and serious enough to make me care.