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Have you watched Mr Queen? That's what I think of for historical romance with a food sub-plot.

ha, I haven't watched it, honestly I'm not sure if I will... in part because you make some good points here but also bc it just doesn't seem like it's up my alley.

Sometimes the 12 episode length really works for kdramas (I thought it worked well for pacing in Business Proposal for instance) but in this case what I'm hearing from watchers is that the pacing had serious issues

I'm seeing all the mixed reviews coming through now but the negative ones are always more entertaining! Thanks for sharing your thoughts

I see lots of people who like this better than the Korean version but it's nice to know that it also holds up when viewed without the context of the other versions

Months to finish a mini-drama is definitely a bad omen... will be skipping this one, thanks for the heads up!

Oh ok! Well make sure to report back if you do finish it!! I’ll definitely put SL on my (mountainous) PTW list tho who knows if I’ll get around to it this year 😅

I’m waffling between wanting to watch this one or LotFG… I really love Zhou Ye and the hype had me leaning towards LotFG but now your review makes me lean the other way haha

Since you’ve seen both which would you recommend more?

tyty 🙏

Omg thank you!!!! I'll check for Kuragehime on Viki from a few other countries (using a VPN) to see if it's available somewhere still... but at least I can watch The Other Half of Me and You :)))

Wait really? I'm pretty sure I set the vote limit to 100 so you should be able to pick as many as you like... maybe it's just MDL glitching.

Love this list, so many good suggestions. My PTW is only growing from here

If anyone wants more drama recs I also have a list for yandere-type MLs: https://kisskh.at/list/1zEWn5K4
And crazy-in-love MLs of all types: https://kisskh.at/list/3rkQqyP4

I dropped this one but I can’t remember why… maybe I’m okay with that haha it sounds like these characters are not particularly likeable

LOL I don’t even mind love triangles as a source of conflict in dramas but some of these second leads are seriously insane

My Lady General: ep 8

Hometown Cha Cha Cha: one of the ML’s many gigs is renovation

Hometown Cha Cha Cha: ML is a licensed real estate agent as one of his many gigs

Sweet and Salty Fairy - leads both work at a convenience store
Perfect Match - FL runs a food stall in a night market
Hometown Cha Cha Cha - one of the odd jobs is at a street market

Scent of Time: ep 14
Hometown Cha Cha Cha: city views in opening shots, ep 1

Hometown Cha Cha Cha: end of ep 1

Hometown Cha Cha Cha: FL is on rooftop stargazing in ep 1