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I'm a patreon supporter at Drama-Otaku, and for supporters, they have a link to an LJ page with a hardsubbed copy

I am a patreon supporter at Drama Otaku, but the only subs it has are Japanese, which are of no help to me :(

For me, Someday or One Day was OUTSTANDING, and The Arc of Life is another recent-ish favourite, but given my preference for romance,my issue with TW Dramas is the bloat and the tendency they have to fill that bloat with needless makjang. Again, going back in time, MARS remains a TW hit that I never hesitate to recommend

Once again, the answer may lie in Japan. WOWOW does zero-romance Dramas, most are crime and/or thrillers. As you say, the problem is Korea's throwing everything together so that in the end, no-one who is a fan of a specific genre is happy.

I made that move a few years ago. J Doramas are my go to these days for grown up romances.

It's been a whole day, still waiting for you to come up with your "decades ago" multi-season Dramas. You do know a decade means 10 years, right?

"I think recent years have been a let down in kdramaland, and I admit, it might be because of my taste. As I grow older, I just know what I want and am not easily pleased, when I am not receiving what I want, or in the quality that I want."

This EXACT feeling is basically in my profile :D There is nothing at all wrong with it, it's an inevitable part of the growth process in Drama watching. For example, with the exception of Twinkling Watermelon, you couldn't PAY me to watch any of the Dramas suggested here as slump-breakers, but I did find several in all 3 countries I watch this year.

I also fell your pain about the mangling of a favourite genre. I love straightforward romances and romcoms, but Korea stopped making them years ago, now every romance has to have a serial killer, supernatural fantasy elements or a supernatural serial killer :(

So don't feel bad about not finding what you're looking for, just keep hoping for a pleasant surprise - they are out there occasionally

Dramawiki https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Category:KDrama lists ONE multiseason Drama between 2000 and 2013, so I look forward to seeing your additions to that list.

I started watching K Dramas in 2013 and back then, multi-season Dramas were very rare. Since you say "decades ago", please share multi-season Dramas from 2004 or earlier - that's 2 decades ago

Thanks for that! I had thought the synopsis sounded more like a movie than a Drama.

Well that';s good to know: I was thinking I might watch this, but now that I know it doesn't end in 1 season, I won't bother. How I miss the good old days when K Dramas NEVER had more than 1 season

I dropped Go Ahead after 2 episodes, the idea of sitting though another 44 was a nightmare. If the K Drama version is more compact, I might manage to watch it.

Seconded, and you can't highlight them to improve visibility either

Considering that Dramas featuring actual SERIAL KILLERS, (like that stupid touch your butt thing and MANY others) are called "romcoms" I think it's fair to categorise Tune In For Love as largely a romcom

Title is a bit wrong, though - it might be his first DRAMA romcom lead, but Tune In For Love was a romcom, really

This was easy - I voted for the only 3 I finished. SO MANY DROPS in this list for me, and the rest just zero appeal
My Perfect Stranger
Dae Jang Geum
Lovely Us

Thank you for the time and effort you put into this - and for the Satomi gif at the top! :)

Because I'm in a very minority demographic here at MDL as a male who didn't even START watching East Asian content until I was in my mid 40s, I've never been fussed about hype. Also, the fact that I gave up watching Dramas as they aired several years ago makes hype irrelevant. I wait until shows have finished, download the ones that seem like the MIGHT appeal to me, and then when I have time, try them out. I will say that of all the mega-hyped Dramas in the last 6 years, fewer than 6 would have score higher than 6 from me. Of the ones I didn't drop, that is.

Yes, the struggles of the primary caregivers are very real and clearly too awkward for the cutesy feel Netflix was after. We had dinner again tonight with our two young autistic friends and their sole parent mother, and her constant fatigue was evident once again. But that sort of truth has no place in the fantasy world of EAW, sadly

Her role in Bo Ra! Deborah was an absolute highlight, and I'm enjoying her intriguing character in Delightfully Deceitful. I wish them both much happiness

Castaway on the Moon was the first title that popped in to my head. Great K Romance