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A LOT of these actors are well into their 30s

I wouldn't use the number of followers as a guide. I've been quite active on MDL for nearly 5 years, and I still follow exactly ZERO people, not even any of the actors I added to your list. I've never seen the point.

I added a couple of my J faves, so I'm happy to see them getting some love 😀 Thank you for creating the list!

Not a criticism of you at all. just more proof that people don't take the time to read what the list is about. They just add their faves, regardless of whether they qualify

I see Kim Tae Ri on the list - what has she been in this year? Nothing shows up on her MDL listing as being released yet in 2024

Guo Shu Yao has a support role in one my FAVOURITE TW romances, Office Girls. Pretty sure the osculation in that one is acceptable :)

Nah, that's a Korean thing. Many TW romcoms are serial-killer free. Ditto J romcoms and C romcoms

Not any more. I've just added two from the same Drama - Ariel Lin and Tiffany su totally smashed it in "Imperfect Us", so two of my 3 votes went to the same Drama 😀

Yes, that spin-off will be interesting. His character was one reason I actually scored Forest of Secrets 2 slightly higher than the excellent season 1

I cxall this "aural aesthetics" and it's very personal and very subjective. It's also the reason my first Thai Drama is likely to be my last. The language just doesn't fit my personal, subjective sense of aural aesthetics and so I find it challenging to listen to.

Yeah it was the K version I took EXTRA efforts to avoid, I knew they would utterly ruin it

I haven't rewatched My Princess, but of the just over 100 Dramas I watched in 2013 after that one, I've rewtached 22 of them: TW - In Time With You 4 times, They Kiss Again 3 times; Korea - Capital Scandal, Queen In Hyun's Man, I Hear Your Voice and Coffee Prince 3 times each and Goong NEARLY 3 times. I gave up on Goong on my most recent rewatch about 80% done. Then here's a bunch that I've watched twice

Yay, another fan of MARS. And Kimi Wa Petto is so quintessentially Japanese. I've avoided all the remakes because the original was so unique

Back to 1989 was a lovely Drama. I'm currently watching my first Thai Drama, Full House, and I think that iy will also be my last 😀

LOVE Mars! Great to se that TW classic getting a mention

Did you like the sequel? I preferred it to the original myself

For me, Pasta has a very special place in my Drama watching history: The very first Drama I EVER dropped. Nine full episodes where every character except oe only ever seemed to have one line "Yes Chef!" was enough for me. 😂

Cooking is also VERY prominent in Dae Jang Geum. I absolutely REFUSE to use the name MDL gives it because Dae Jang Geum was a real historical person and the Drama is all about her, so naming it after her makes sense. Plus, it remains a VERY, VERY rare KDrama for having a FEMALE GENIUS lead. That made putting up with 6000 hours of cooking classes in the Drama worthwhile. :)

As afan of Mike He, if you haven't already, do check out Imperfect Us, he's very good in that. VERY different from his early stuff of course, but as a fan of Ariel Lin, I enjoyed seeing the two of them together again after Love Contract

Vive la différence! Life would be so dull if we all had the same opinions about everything. Thanks for taking the time to stick up for them both :)

I call that trope "kindergarten kismet", and I absolutely HATE it. I'm 9 Dramas short of having completed 500 East Asian Dramas and I still loathe that trope. So no, you are definitely not alone. 🙂