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Tae Ho Jun 1, 2020
"Morning of Canon" from FTLY has been my alarm ringtone for years now, and Yoon Mirae's "Sky" remains a favourite, easily the best thing about the ultimately VERY disappointing Best Hit. Now I'm off to listen to Auditory Hallucination from Kill Me Heal Me :)
On The Sweet Girl Jun 1, 2020
I'm enjoying this, but basically just watching the OTP scenes as I enter the final quarter. It's cute and sweet, but YET ANOTHER reminder of why I wish the PRC would give up its obsession on one "pure" accent: Having listened to Jin Wen Xin singing on her Weibo, I can't believe that dubbed her with the baby voice they chose. The OTP would have seemed more believable from the start if her lovely, adult voice had been heard.
Replying to Luih May 31, 2020
wouldnt that be very difficult? I mean cause of the airing of both dramas ( werent they airing almost at the same…
Thanks for the clarification. I guess it proves you didn't miss much by dropping it if all I remember is the music :D
Replying to Luih May 29, 2020
wouldnt that be very difficult? I mean cause of the airing of both dramas ( werent they airing almost at the same…
Looks like I'll have to rewatch IWHYS - I remember the music LOVED all the orchestral pieces, don't really remember any significant angst. :)
Replying to Luih May 29, 2020
wouldnt that be very difficult? I mean cause of the airing of both dramas ( werent they airing almost at the same…
I don't know either which is why I asked. But it would not be the first time China has cranked out a copy at almost the same time as the K original, if it is.
Tae Ho May 27, 2020
What a delightful reminder of how subjective Drama watching is! I dropped 60% of these, loathed a few, and avoided many like the plague. Of the few I liked, only Queen In Hyun's Man and Coffee Prince came close enought ot bingeable to vote for. :)
Replying to Tae Ho May 24, 2020
examples of 'dumb you down' dramas on this list?
Because you asked sincerely and politely, I will answer in kind: Misogyny - the FL subsumes herself entirely to the ML's will, to the point of NEVER calling him by name, or even affectionate nickname, even after they are married. He is always "Boss" (or its equivalent). To promote that idea as "romantic" is VERY deleterious to cognitive competence." That's why my answer to the question "what is wrong with Secretary KIm?" is "almost everything" :)
Replying to blimarch May 23, 2020
Too many of them are actually bat*** dumb for this custom list to associate 'Best' with 'Do Not Dumb You Down'
I agree. I voted for some Dramas that were not necessarily my favourites but which definitely did not dumb down, like A Poem a Day - its constant use of beautiful poetry was a major reason I stuck with it.
Replying to KeenCat May 21, 2020
Review Love Family
You should post this review as containing spoilers.
There are no spoilers. I give no details AT ALL - noble idiocy is a much-used trope in East Asian Dramas and takes many forms, mentioning that the trope is used is not a spoiler. If I gave details about it, that would have been a spoiler. Unless you're referring to the comment about the actor who played the younger sister, and that's not a spoiler either since it happened in real life long after the Drama finished.
Replying to RaquelSoze May 10, 2020
I was loving this drama... then ep. 13 happened. I am talking about the kiss scene. Kissing someone drunk is at…
THANK YOU for posting this spoiler! I was getting a little weary of the way the Drama was reverting to tropes - the male lead NEVER apologising for anything at all, ever, even when clearly in the wrong (the FL putting salt in his coffee was a great scene highlighting an instance when REALLY should have apologised), and his increasing infallibility. THIS was a deal-breaker. I happened to be in ep 13 when I read your post, so I jumped to the scene in question, and you're absolutely right. Unforgiveable and inexcusable, ESPECIALLY in terms of the message it sends. Does no one remember Park Shi Hoo?! I'm dropping it now, and owe you a debt of thanks for the heads up.
On Lucky's First Love May 10, 2020
RACING through this one. The lead couple is cute enough, and in the first 8 eps, the FL subverts Drama tropes often enough to keep my interest, but I have ZERO time for "He He", so I'm FFing EVERY scene he's in, without exception. The Kendo Queen is pretty much the same too. I'll probably make it to the end without dropping, but this is antoher example of wasted potential. PHYOMS, Le Coup de Foudre and Go Go Squid raised the bar too high for most recent C-romcoms to come close
Replying to Colum H May 10, 2020
I'm with you all the way on the cute freckled thing..but not enough to finish it...
Good Call - After 7 years of Drama-watching, I'm still battling my Obsessive Completion Disorder. :)
On Ten Years Late May 9, 2020
I want to stick with this Drama for the ChengShi ShuangShuang pair, but the ML is just a bully and a stalker. Wrist grabs are violent and wrong, and even K Dramas have left them behind, but in this Drama so far, the ML has grabbed the FL by the wrist more times than I can count. As I'm only 5 episodes in, I think a drop is likely here.
Replying to -PK May 7, 2020
why can't people just give this drama a break, its more than 10 years old already, no need to discuss about it…
There are FAR more articles online (including right here) praising this merde mountain than damning it - do you also tell them "there's no need to discuss about it forever"? Or is it only its critics you tell to be quiet and "move on"?