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damn WDH looks hawt as fuck. and the ladies look gorgeous. and Kim Min Jae looks so serious--so different from his usual look ;-)

romcom or not, I am positive that both Lee Joon Gi and Seo Ye Ji will be amazing in this drama. I actually prefer these two actors in more serious roles (e.g. LJG in Moon Lovers and SYJ in Save Me).

super pumped! :D

I'm going to give this drama a go just for the cinematography. plot? romance? cast? nah

#noshame


p.s. Lee Joon Gi would've been PERFECT for the mc. his English is damn hot and his acting skills are daebak.

most of the time, ok? :)) the popular dramas are the ones I usually don't agree with xD

I was studying, but I hopped onto mdl to check out the articles. bai ^_^

lmao hilarious article xDDD

I was just reviewing the parts of the brain for my hw. coincidence? I rate pretty closely to the score on the drama's mdl page... most of the time :]

pls write moreeee (<--thirsty for non-homework reading)

I'm about to read my very first webtoon ever, thanks to your awesome article :))) chose Dice bc the plot sounds like something I would enjoy (games, psych, dark stuff).

I learned about these myths in my Chinese class. lol

now I'm even more interested in the drama... thanks for this great list! :)))

HELL YEAH

I just finished the first season in four days and now I'm so pumped for the second season.

Detective Ha and Ahjumma, fighting!!!

uhh the summary sounds like Black xD we have the woman with magical eyes and the two detectives have opposite personalities. plus, it's also OCN :P

the Goblin bromance is legendary :]

I hope Prison Playbook gets the bromance award for the 2018 kdrama awards :)))

I loved Remember!! although I felt that Defendant's plot was a bit tighter, Remember left a much deeper impression on me. I seriously teared up in the last ep (which was a surprise bc I'm not much of a crier). simply put, both are solid kdramas and I enjoyed both immensely :-)

an unofficial ship: Sang Mi and Dong Cheol from Save Me <3

I. LOVE. THIS. DRAMA.

okay, I may be a bit biased (Reply 1988 is my all-time fav kdrama xD), but Prison Playbook speaks for itself. You did an amazing job summing up all the great things about this drama, Elle! I started Prison Playbook when 12 eps were out, but I literally finished them in two days. which means i need to wait forever for subs. rip me.

but anyways. if you're hesitating to start this gem bc of the super long episodes, push that thought aside and just watch this. you won't regret it ;-)

p.s. I love Looney. this drama makes me feel like I'm on drugs lmao

nice list!

my top 4:
1) Save Me
2) Defendant
3) Avengers Social Club
4) Duel

choosing my votes for the OST poll killed me xD all the OSTs nominated were lit af

Save Me, Defendant, Duel ^_^

thankfully, I haven't watched any of these dramas yet xDD but I have watched a couple where the main guy is a jerk. it pisses me off when the main guy is selfish and cruel. I'm not saying that all 'bad boys' are bad tho. there are a few characters I really liked, such as Baek In Ho from CITT and Wang So from Moon Lovers, but that's probably because they're not as... intense loll

hilarious and informative article as usual, bro ;-)))

in all honesty, I did expect all this backlash xD I'm literally bashing the most popular 2017 kdramas and people will definitely hate me for that. I admit that some of my points were a bit vague, but I think I got my points across pretty solidly, considering the fact that I wasn't trying to give out any spoilers.

these kinds of articles actually DO get a lot of backlash here on mdl, and a part of that reason is because it's harder to get a negative point across compared to a positive one...

thanks for your suggestion of being more specific. I'll keep that in mind while writing my next article ^_^

Best Korean Drama of 2017: 1) Save Me, 2) Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo, 3) Defendant

Best Comedy Drama: Chief Kim, Avengers Social Club

Best Romantic/Comedy Drama: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

Best Historical/Sageuk Drama: Rebel-Thief Who Stole the People

Best Action/Thriller/Suspense Drama: 1) Save Me, 2) Defendant, 3) Duel

Best Actor: Woo Do Hwan (Save Me), Kim Young Kwang (Lookout), Lee Jun Ho (Chief Kim)

Best Actress: Seo Ye Ji (Save Me), Park Eun Bin (Age of Youth 2), Jung Ryeo Won (Witch's Court)

Best Villain: Jo Sung Ha (Save Me)

Best Couple: Lee Sung Kyung & Nam Joo Hyuk (Weightlifting Fairy), Park Bo Young & Park Hyung Sik (Strong Woman), Seo Ye Ji & Woo Do Hwan (Save Me; unofficial ship... does it count? xD)

Best Bromance: Lee Jun Ho & Nam Goong Min (Chief Kim), Jung Jae Young & Yang Se Jong (Duel)

Best OST: "AMEN" (Lookout), "It's You" (WYWS), "Marriage" (Because This Is My First Life)

awesome article, boo ^_^ loved all of these. I would also add "Marriage" by MoonMoon from Because This Is My First Life ;-))