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Not having been much of a fan of Hospital Playlist, I only now finally got around to watching this spin-off. Perhaps because I had low expectations, I enjoyed this one more than I expected. Among other things, I appreciated the dry humor interspaced throughout the season along with the vigor that comes a plot focused on much younger characters. But I think what made the biggest difference for me was that I simply found the main characters in this show to be much more interesting . I also came to particularly appreciate the understated way Go Youn Jung played the world-weary FL, making what could have been un unlikable character into someone you increasingly sympathise with.

I would add that I did like her character in Blossom in Adversity.

Her character wasn't a particularly good example of an indpendent woman in Lighter and Princess, where for most of the season she sacrificed her own capabilities and ambitions for the ML, meekly following him around like a lost puppy no matter how bad he treated her.

Agreed. 8.4 is not bad for a mystery thirller that is still ongoing. If they bring it to a satisfactory conclusion, the ratings almost always shoot up after the season is over.

I don't know if it means anything, but the actress who plays the therapist has been the main lead in many series and usually has larger and more important roles that this one. It's been awhile since I've seen her is such a secondary role. So perhaps her role isn't so secondary after all?

This film has recently been added to American Airlines inflight entretainment available on both domestic and international flights. It's a bit longer than it needed to be, but Watanabe Anne is fantastic, easily carrying the film even in the slower moments. The story does a good job of exploring the different ways memories (or the lack thereof) can affect our lives. Finally, it has a much more believable realistic ending compared to many other similar stories.

I also had to try Chicago Typewriter three times before I finally got into the show enough to finish the season. Even then, I felt it was overrated.

They obviously need to wait until Hwang Min Hyun is available to film, but I hope they also bring back the rest of the main cast. Particulary Shin Su Hyun, whose character was one of my surprise favorites.

I've watched most of these and agree that they are pretty good. But my favorite Japanese series by far is "Alice in Borderland". Two other j-dramas I would rate higher than any on this list are:
* Silent
* Falling High School Girl (Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi)
Another couple of shows I personally liked, though they may not be for everyone are:
*Rinko-san Wants to Try
*Why I Dress Up For Love
(and yes, I am partial to Kawaguchi Haruna, who stars in at least a couple of these).

I always bump up the MDL ratings for Japanese dramas by 2 or 3 points when comparing to k-dramas or c-dramas. Based on my experience (and my tastes) this site very consistently underates series from Japan.

I have watched Trauma Code and would have given the award to Park Bo Gum because he simply showed a lot more range. I understand why Ju Ji Hoon was a popular choice, but in the end he was just playing the standard perfect male protagonist with almost cartoonish abilities who is better than everyone else at pretty much everything (the best trauma surgeon ever, dodges bombs and bullets without batting an eye, can rappel down cliffs, and pilot helicopters, etc.). Very much the MacGyver type (for those old enough to remember MacGyver). Male actors have been playing that same role for decades.

That is something I generally agree with . There have been so many k-dramas that started out really well, but then lost steam as they tried to stretch out the season to 16 episodes. But this doesn't mean that there aren't exceptional cases (like this one) that fully deserve 16 or even 20 episodes.

So far I haven't been all that impressed by Korean remakes of western movies and dramas. Even those remakes that have been fairly good (Designated Survivor, Life on Mars, among others), they still haven't come close to matching the original. In other cases, the Korean remakes have been far inferior. Of course, part of it is that they tend to choose really good shows and films to remake, which sets the bar very high.

Who cares about her private life? What matters is that she is a great actress who has taken on some really good roles.

I've long been looking forward to this series. I still find it strange that they would postpone the release of a series for years just because one of the actors has a substance abuse problems. But I guess that comes with the territory when it comes to k-dramas. I have to admit though that I'm not really all that upset if they demoted Yoo Ah In to a secondary lead and cut back his screentime. I've never particularly liked his acting and have long felt some of his series (particularly Chicago Typewriter) would have been so much better hand they cast a better actor in his role.

I ended up really enjoying this quirky unusual little show (with the exception of Episode 9, which was too over the top even for me). Too bad Apple cancelled Season 2.

I watched it mainly because I'm a Han So Hee fan. While both she and Han Hae In did their best, the plot was so muddled and confusing that it was a waste of their talents. It reminded me of a project by a film school student who got so carried away with technique, symbolism, and poetic touches that they forgot that the main purpose of a movie is to entertain by telling a coherent story. I give it a 5 out of 10, mainly for the actresses.

It's on YouTube now (at least in my region).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L2nojPJg_s

The Japanese original was quite good. I'm not sure this needed a remake.

This movie is actually showing in the closest cineplex to my house beginning this weekend. This is more than a little strange as it's very rare we get Korean movies in the theatres here. The only other recent one was IU's concert film, "The Winning". But k-pop is fairly popular despite being on the opposite side of the world, which may explain why they picked up these 2 specific Korean movies. This one doesn't sound like the kind of movie I would normally bother with, but my daughter wants to see it, so I may take her.