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I hope iQIYI will make CRIME HUNT available with decent English subs. It doesn’t appear to be part of. IQIYI’s Light On crime dramas.

I was hoping to get to watch Lee Jong-suk in this drama but Disney+ is a no go for me. I chose years ago not to patronize the ‘dark side’ so LJS’s 2017 SBS drama WHILE WE WERE SLEEPING will have to be my last LJS drama.

This is a pass for me. The problem for me is that the source material which is the basis for this sageuk, web novel "Surviving as Yeonsan-gun's Chef" by Park Kook-jae specifies who the king in the drama is based on. According to the following Wikipedia article on King Yeonsangun he is,
“ Often considered the worst tyrant in Joseon's history and perhaps all Korean history,”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeonsangun_of_Joseon
Do we really need a foodie sageuk about this tyrant?

Definitely concur with Morwen’s advice.

I am current through episode 14 and you are right about the ‘slow burn’. I like that the young guy is staying around. Lou Qing is right about the two of them are almost 30 yet she is rationalizing difficulties more so than Fan Kun.

Watched episode one last night and will finish with episode 2 tonight. Delightful.
Park Soo-oh (Park Sang-hoon) has grown up! Lovely performance.

When I read your first comment, my thought was, ‘you will find out’ lol.
Glad you reached that point in the drama.
I am current through episode 10 and loving this drama. I will be watching episodes 11&12 now available on iQIYI tonight.

Thank you for the trailer.

As a US viewer this is GREAT news. No availability angst. JTBC’s GOOD BOY will air on Amazon Prime Video.

I am watching on iQIYI (on Roku) and the english subs seem fine to me. I am through episode 4 and really enjoying NATIONAL TREASURE.

THE LOST NATIONAL TREASURE on iQIYI just recently came on my radar. I became a fan of Bai Yu Fan after watching his wonderful performance in the great RIPE TOWN in 2023.

I enjoyed episode one. A LOT of characters were introduced and BYF’s (as grad student in archaeology) character had a lot of snappy dialogue so it all meant a bit of replaying of scenes. His character has a certain twinkle in his eye and I am looking forward to the story.

Folks watching PRISONER OF BEAUTY on Viki, question.

Can you tell me about the quality of subtitles so far for this drama?

Fingers crossed that there’s an actual Viki volunteer subbing team and we won’t be subjected to AI translation.

I would think it is too late for Netflix. We would have known by now if Netflix had licensed ONE. As a US viewer I have fingers crossed that ONE will be picked up by Viki.

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Youth romantic dramas are generally not my forte but I really enjoyed episode one of SPRING OF YOUTH. The episode moved right along. The leads are dramatic blank slates for me but the three leads seem to have good handles on their roles. I am looking forward to see where the story takes them.

Congratulations Yeom Hye-ran for your well deserved Supporting Actress (WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU TANGERINES) award at the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards. Bravo!

As a US viewer please be available on Viki.

I enjoyed episode one but I won’t be surprised if PUMP UP THE HEALTHY LOVE generates heated reactions like (for different reasons) DARE TO LOVE ME did last year.

The synopsis above ⬆️ for Yin Fang’s drama BROTHER does not appear to accurately describe his drama.