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Definitely agree with #4 and #1 (haven't seen the other dramas). Bong Hee and Ji Wook had such good chemistry (or maybe, after seeing that no cut kiss scene with almost 4 million views, there's something else there too, out of character... or am I imagining it and JCW is just a particularly good kisser, haha) and Bong Soon and Min Hyuk were truly adorable (the only reason I kept watching SWDBS to be honest)

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Lives up to the title! I was thoroughly impressed by the visuals throughout, as the colours and cinematography were stunning. The story itself is simple enough on its own but the lead actors really bring out the charm in it. Would definitely recommend as it ticks all boxes for me in terms of enjoyable and realistic characters, entertaining and sweet moments, as well as overall aesthetic appeal.

Chicago Typewriter, Tunnel and Suspicious Partner were my 3 favourites from 2017 (probably in that order, since the writing/pace was a let down for Suspicious Partner despite the acting/chemistry being great). Plan to watch Save Me and Circle at some point too.

Cross is the only one that really caught my eye... Look forward to seeing Go Kyung Pyo and Kim Ji Han.

Only once overall, as far as I know. The poll doesn't reset daily or anything, since I've tried to see if I can vote again.

Once per poll/category, and you can pick up to three of the options when you vote (it still counts as one overall vote in that category, even if you select 2 or 3 nominations).

Agreed! I personally thought the chemistry was great and so was the acting. The plot/writing/pacing would be my only real criticism of the drama... but romance-wise I much preferred it to WYWS (I preferred the second lead there).

Chicago Typewriter, Tunnel and Suspicious Partner. Though for the latter, I admit that I might be biased since I enjoyed it for the acting/actors more than anything else.

A number of my faves didn't make it for some categories, but I'm rooting for Chicago Typewriter and Tunnel (also Suspicious Partner for Dong Ha). Movie-wise, Fabricated City and Midnight Runners were both equally my favourites. Goblin, WYWS and Strong Woman Do Bong Soon were among the most overrated dramas this year imo. The most enjoyable thing about WYWS was definitely the OST, and I only really continued SWDBS because I liked the main couple.

Somehow I always had the impression that he was older than he actually is (rather around later twenties/thirty)...

Still no news of casting?

Bride of Habaek and Strong Woman were the only two I've seen from this list, so I can only really comment with my opinion on those.

Bride of Habaek was hugely disappointing. I haven't read the source material and can't make a comparison based on that, but I was already bored by the initial episodes and the slow movement/lack of plot. It failed to really grab my interest and I found myself not really caring for any of the characters at all, so I dropped it. Props for pretty cinematography but that's the only good thing about the drama from what I've seen.

SWDBS was a hit and miss for me. I got quickly bored of the plot because it kept on giving me whiplash with the comedic scenes (a lot of which I found unnecessary, like with too much focus on side characters who were there just for comedic effect) and then straight into the dramatic crime plot (which was poorly written). It felt kinda messy to me, as though they weren't sure of what genre they really wanted to focus on. Like many others, I only continued watching because I really enjoyed Bong Soon as a character and seeing her and Min Hyuk's relationship develop. It was still enjoyable as a whole despite obvious faults, but I wouldn't say it was as great as most people made it out to be.

Out of the dramas on this list that I haven't seen, I plan to watch Circle at some point.

Best Screenwriter (and for which show?):
1) Jin Soo Wan (Chicago Typewriter)
2) Choi Ran (Black)

Best Director(and for which show?):
1) Kim Cheol Kyu (Chicago Typewriter)

Best Korean Drama of 2017:
1) Tunnel
2) Suspicious Partner
3) Chicago Typewriter

Best Korean Movie of 2017:
1) Fabricated City
2) Midnight Runners

Best Mini Series/Web Drama:
N/A

Best Romance Drama:
1) Suspicious Partner
2) Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

Best Comedy Drama:
N/A

Best Romantic/Comedy Drama:
1) Suspicious Partner
2) Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

Best Historical/Sageuk Drama:
N/A

Best Family Drama:
N/A

Best Action/Thriller/Suspense Drama:
1) Tunnel
2) Save Me
3) Circle

Best Melodrama:
N/A

Best Actor:
1) Ji Chang Wook (Suspicious Partner, Fabricated City)
2) Song Seung Heon (Black)
3) Choi Jin Hyuk (Tunnel)

Best Actress:
1) Lee Yoo Young (Tunnel)
2) Park Bo Young (Strong Woman Do Bong Soon)

Best Supporting Actor:
1) Jung Hae In (While You Were Sleeping)
2) Dong Ha (Suspicious Partner)

Best Supporting Actress:
1) Kim Ye Won (Suspicious Partner)

Best Up and Coming Actor of 2017:
1) Woo Do Hwan
2) Dong Ha

Best Up and Coming Actress of 2017:
N/A

Best Villain:
1) Dong Ha (Suspicious Partner)
2) Lee Sang Yeob (While You Were Sleeping)

Best Idol Actor(or Actress):
1) Suzy (While You Were Sleeping)
2) Park Hyung Sik (Strong Woman Do Bong Soon)
3) Lee Jun Ho (Just Between Lovers)

Best Couple:
1) Ji Chang Wook and Nam Ji Hyun (Suspicious Partner)
2) Park Hyung Sik and Park Bo Young (Strong Woman Do Bong Soon)

Best Bromance:
1) Choi Jin Hyuk and Yoon Hyun Min (Tunnel)
2) Park Seo Joon and Kang Ha Neul (Midnight Runners)

Best OST:
1) Henry - It's You (While You Were Sleeping)
2) Bumkey - Breathing All Day (Suspicious Partner)
3) Eddy Kim - When Night Falls (While You Were Sleeping)

100% agree with SWDBS and WYWS (I pretty much elaborated a lot on my opinion of WYWS in a review, but I barely felt the chemistry too, and the pacing dragged for a while) and I tried to get into Mad Dog for Woo Do Hwan but struggled to make it through the initial episodes because it was mostly quite slow-moving. But really, the best part of WYWS was the soundtrack in my opinion.

Suspicious Partner I still enjoyed overall, though I'm unsure if it's just because I really like the two main actors (I personally enjoyed the romance/chemistry but the way it was written in some parts in the middle made me question why they developed it that way) and I thought the acting was great, but I agree the writing (and pacing in the middle-later episodes) could've been improved.

On another note, I'd definitely recommend checking out Empress Ki if you're a fan of JCW! It definitely shows off his acting range. I never thought I'd ever feel annoyance or anger towards JCW until I watched this drama, which goes to show he's great at playing his role, haha.

Lmao I got a good laugh out of the Lee Min Ho ones. Here's a couple of my own:

Healer: Super skilled badass parkour loner guy tries to uncover the truth about his father's past and gets into a love triangle with himself.

Strong Woman Do Bong Soon: Bodyguard trope plus superpowers but with the gender roles reversed. Someone free Ji Soo from being permanently stuck as second lead.

Cohabitation is the main one for me on the list, but I have a love-hate relationship with the tsundere guy trope (it all depends on the execution/portrayal). I'm largely indifferent to the other mentioned tropes. Time travel is another one of my favourites that wasn't mentioned here.

I don't know if it's just me, but I have mixed feelings in response... The dubbing is what has put me off watching most Chinese dramas... it's often too weird/unnatural sounding, especially if you're already used to the actor's own voice.

In particular if it's Ji Chang Wook I love hearing his voice too much/have gotten used to it so much that it's entirely off-putting to have him there but someone else's voice dubbed over him when you expect to hear his own voice, even though I know they have to for non-fluent Mandarin speakers. That's why I could barely get through the trailer/teasers for The Whirlwind Girl 2.

Most of the "popular" dramas (e.g. Goblin, DotS) fell into the first category (#5 on the list) for me... couldn't get into them despite them being recommended to me multiple times. Usually, I drop when I get bored or simply just don't care for the plot or characters, and rarely, if there's really stupid story/plot logic that I can't wrap my head around.

The only exceptions so far are Boys Over Flowers and The K2, both of which I begrudgingly watched until the end just to see how things would turn out despite finding it incredibly difficult to maintain interest. In the case of the latter, I blame the stiff, forced romance plot, abundance of logic/plot loopholes and lack of development of most characters (in fact, all characters but Yoo Jin, even though the way they wrote her faltered a lot towards the later episodes).

That turn of events was totally unexpected! Can't believe I didn't make the connection, since I wouldn't have guessed that it was Chief Choi who was the officer back then... guess everyone was so caught up with wondering how Woo Tak was connected with the soldier instead. I was starting to think the past number of episodes have been a bit slow/stagnant but this plot twist really took me by surprise. Glad for the fact that they finally made this reveal.