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@TroubleMcTrouble Yes, definitely!

@soracantabile Ooh thanks for letting us know!
Yay for 11 episodes~ I'm glad the series won't be ending next week. <3

Thanks so much!! :)

Yes to everything you just said!! (And I've only learned half of the dance myself so far lol! I just started watching this series in the past week, so I need to catch up! ;P)
Ooh would you mind telling me the name of the song from Goblin episode 2? I get chills from all the music, it's just so good.

So true lol! Plus Kim Go Eun! She's brilliant.
Oops, I guess I shouldn't keep continuing a Kdrama tangent in a Jdrama comment section... but seriously, these two shows! Love the characters, acting, and OSTs of both~ I wasn't familiar with Hoshino Gen before this, but I really love the ending theme he did for this series!! Such a cute song (and dance)!

Same here! The first two episodes of Goblin were amazing so I have high hopes for the series overall~ I'll very likely nominate it next year too! ;D

Oh, maybe MDL has the incorrect number of episodes listed! Thanks for the info! I wonder if it'll have 10 or 11 episodes...

Hehe oh well, let's hope this series is eligible for nomination~! As you say, it really deserves to be recognized!! :)

@TroubleMcTrouble I totally agree, both this and Goblin are really impressing me so much!! Definitely the best Jdrama I've seen in ages~

I believe episode 9 is airing today so the final episode will air on the 13th, if there is no disruption to the weekly Tuesday schedule. :)

I was a bit confused by the instructions for nominations as well, and initially read it as dramas ending on or before December 10th being eligible, but I think it may actually be okay to nominate any series that is completed by December 31st. The rule says dramas must be completed in 2016, and I think the December 10th sentence is just an example. I could be wrong, though!

You're welcome! :)
I nominated it, and it looks like some other members have too so it's probably all good! I'm looking forward to the results~

Best Korean Drama of 2016:
~ Jealousy Incarnate

Best Korean Movie of 2016:
~ Train to Busan
~ Time Renegades

Best Mini Series/Web Drama:
~ Go Ho's Starry Night

Best Romance Drama:
~ Jealousy Incarnate
~ Descendants of the Sun

Best Comedy Drama:
~ Jealousy Incarnate
~ Shopping King Louis
~ Beautiful Gong Shim

Best Romantic/Comedy Drama:
~ Jealousy Incarnate
~ Shopping King Louis
~ Beautiful Gong Shim

Best Historical/Sageuk Drama:
~ Mirror of the Witch

Best Family Drama:
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Best Action/Thriller/Suspense Drama:
~ W

Best Melodrama:
~ Descendants of the Sun

Best Actor:
~ Jo Jung Suk (Lee Hwa Shin, Jealousy Incarnate)
~ Nam Gung Min (Ahn Dan Tae, Beautiful Gong Shim)
~ Park Hae Jin (Yoo Jung, Cheese in the Trap)

Best Actress:
~ Gong Hyo Jin (Pyo Na Ri, Jealousy Incarnate)
~ Kim Go Eun (Hong Seol, Cheese in the Trap)
~ Nam Ji Hyun (Go Bok Shil, Shopping King Louis)

Best Supporting Actor:
~ Ma Dong Seok (Sang Hwa, Train to Busan)
~ Seo Kang Joon (Baek In Ho, Cheese in the Trap)
~ Onew (Lee Chi Hoon, Descendants of the Sun)

Best Supporting Actress:
~ Lee Sung Kyung (Baek In Ha, Cheese in the Trap)
~ Kim Seon Yeong (Heo Jeong Ran, Shopping King Louis)
~ Kim Ji Won (Yoon Myung Ju, Descendants of the Sun)

Best Up and Coming Actor of 2016:
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Best Up and Coming Actress of 2016:
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Best Villain:
~ Yum Jung Ah (Hong Joo, Mirror of the Witch)

Best Idol Actor(or Actress):
~ Min Ah (Gong Shim, Beautiful Gong Shim)

Best Couple:
~ Jo Jung Suk & Gong Hyo Jin (Jealousy Incarnate)
~ Uhm Hyo Seop & Kim Seon Yeong (Shopping King Louis)
~ Nam Gung Min & Min Ah (Beautiful Gong Shim)

Best Bromance:
~ Song Joong Ki & Jin Goo (Descendants of the Sun)
~ Nam Gung Min & Ohn Joo Wan (Beautiful Gong Shim)

Best OST:
~ Step Step by Suran (Jealousy Incarnate)
~ Lovesome by Ra.D (Jealousy Incarnate)

Best Japanese Drama of 2016:
~ Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu

Best Japanese Movie of 2016:
~ Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku
~ Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku

Best Romance Drama:
~ Unmei ni, Nita Koi
~ Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu

Best Comedy Drama:
~ Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu
~ Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai

Best Romantic/Comedy Drama:
~ Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu

Best Historical Drama:
~ Seirei no Moribito

Best Family Drama:
~ Koe Koi
~ Baby Steps
~ Yowamushi Pedal

Best Action/Thriller/Suspense Drama:
~ Seirei no Moribito
~ Thunderbolt Fantasy (not sure if this counts! but it is listed on MDL)

Best Mystery Drama:
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Best First Episode of a Japanese Drama of 2016:
~ Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu
~ Seirei no Moribito

Best Manga/Anime Adaptation:
~ Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku
~ Ore Monogatari!!
~ Seirei no Moribito

Best Medical Drama:
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Best Japanese Actor(and for which role?):
~ Hoshino Gen (Tsuzaki Hiramasa, Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu)
~ Saito Takumi (Ozawa Yuri, Unmei ni, Nita Koi)
~ Yamazaki Kento (Shibasaki Kanata, Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto)

Best Japanese Actress(and for which role?):
~ Aragaki Yui (Moriyama Mikuri, Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu)
~ Fukada Kyoko (Shibata Michiko, Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai)
~ Harada Tomoyo (Sakurai Kasumi, Unmei ni, Nita Koi)

Best Japanese Supporting Actor(and for which role?):
~ Nomura Shuhei (Shibasaki Touma, Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto)
~ Furuta Arata (Numata Yoritsuna, Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu)

Best Japanese Supporting Actress(and for which role?):
~ Nonami Maho (Ikushima Akira, Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai)
~ Ishida Yuriko (Tsuchiya Yuri, Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu)

Best Up and Coming Actor of 2016(and for which role?):
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Best Up and Coming Actress of 2016(and for which role?):
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Best Villain:
~ Yamaguchi Sayaka (Shirai Maho, Unmei ni, Nita Koi)

Best Idol Actor(or Actress):
~ Hoshino Gen (Tsuzaki Hiramasa, Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu)

Best Couple:
~ Hoshino Gen & Aragaki Yui (Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu)
~ Fujioka Dean & Fukada Kyoko (Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai)
~ Saito Takumi & Harada Tomoyo (Unmei ni, Nita Koi)

Best Bromance:
~ Yamazaki Kento, Miura Shohei & Nomura Shuhei (Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto)

Best OST:
~ Koi by Hoshino Gen (Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu)
~ Jukai no Ito by Cocco (Unmei ni, Nita Koi)

I was thinking the same thing! If this will have 10 episodes then it looks like it will end on December 13th... so maybe it's eligible?

She is sooo adorable in this!! Always loved her acting, and this role is a great fit for her.
@Kagurazaka haha yeahh the hairstyle in Cheese in the Trap didn't suit her at allll but in this she looks quite pretty!!

Haha yeah, Yoo In Ah surprised me! The way her character handled Eun Tak's aunt was perfection. Can't wait to see more of her!

Yesss the OST is so perfect! Love the bromance too~ So many great characters and interactions in this already!

Wow. Only 2 episodes in and I'm already blown away! So far, everything about this--the production value, direction, writing, acting, everything!--is so on point. I didn't expect this to have comedy but it does, and it's done so well! I was replaying multiple hilarious scenes as I watched episode 2, and laughing harder each time I watched lol~ Everything in the debut episodes is done so well, I hope the rest of the series can keep up that atmosphere and momentum. I'm loving this!!

Yes. Yes, he is.

Loved the first episode!! It felt like watching a movie, somehow. I'm definitely looking forward to more of this~

You're welcome~! :) I hope you enjoy watching!

I fully agree with both of you~ They were so adorable and refreshing!!
Oh gosh, Nobuta wo Produce! Been a long time since I watched that one, myself. You're so right, Tsumugi's interactions with Kameko have a very similar quirky feel!

@desertbanshee @cllanti I'm so glad I was wrong about the "terminal" part! What an intense finale this drama had~ I was so worried but it was all worth it! ♡