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This is such a wonderful review! I totally agree with you in most all aspects, and rated it a 9.5 myself. Definitely a must watch!

Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked my review, especially as someone else who loves this genre :)

Your review is just totally spot on! This was a shockingly emotional show to watch, and while slow paced, a really wonderful show nonetheless.

Yes omg!! While I love some criminal profiler characters in other shows, this is the first korean show focused around criminal profilers that I truly loved (especially since I couldn't get through the korean remake of Criminal Minds haha)

aw no ): that's such a shame. this show is truly a masterpiece, and I'd hate to see people miss out on it

I rlly hope people aren't put off by some of the lower rated reviews! This show may not be a plot-twisty thriller, but it's seriously brilliant. While its realism may be what some people view as boring, I think it's spectacular and makes it stand out from other shows.

Thank you, I'm so honored that you thought so! Especially since you did such an incredible job with the comparison in this article!

This is such an incredibly detailed article, I can tell you've put a lot of time into it! As someone who tried many times to get into the webtoon but couldn't, this really helped me see what I was potentially missing, although I think I'd still end up liking the drama more!

I saw that you're only doing the top three from the voting list, but I def think What's Wrong With Secretary Kim, and Dinner Mate/Would You Like To Have Dinner Together would make interesting articles too. Perhaps if you have time and you'd ever like to work on one together one day, let me know! Great job!!

I didn't realize I needed so many of these to be adapted as K-drama's until I read this article omg. But now I'm like, I need a Maid Sama, and a Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, and a Mr. & Mrs. Smith with those exact castings. Fantastic article!!

Yes SRI does have a decent amount of romance, but it's not as focused on as it is in RIJ! I enjoyed the romance in SRI, so hopefully you'll like it if you watch it! Thank you for reading the article :)

thank you so much, I'm glad that you enjoyed the article! I do agree that I enjoyed secret royal inspector more than secret royal inspector & joy, but I definitely thought the villains of SRI (especially Tae Soo) were more compelling!

thank you so much! And I also did personally enjoy SRI more, I just didn't want to include my own opinion on the shows to influence anyone!

I struggled with SRIJ for the same reason tbh. Like you I loved the undercover aspect of SRI, so I was disappointed that that mostly lacks in SRIJ, but it's still a fun watch if you don't mind historical dramas! Thank you for reading my article :)

I'm glad you enjoyed my article! I hope you enjoy the rest of RIJ and SRI!

I'm glad this article is helpful to you! The two are definitely different enough that you should be able to enjoy RIJ!

My favorite PPL scene has got to be the opening of "because this is my first life" where FL is working as an assistant writer who's whole job is putting product placement in the drama she's working on. It's such hilarious satire of PPL in k-dramas, and even if you don't watch the rest of the drama, those first five or so minutes are ridiculously funny because of it. Great article!

Thank you so much for the article! This is my all time favorite trope so I always loving seeing good recommendations, especially one's that aren't based around jealousy. Definitely have a new couple dramas to add to my watchlist!

My personal favorite is My Unfamiliar Family! I think it gets the 'friends' aspect and the yearning of unrequited love just so perfectly. A lot of people overlook it since it's not strictly a romance k-drama, but I cannot recommend this show enough for everyone who like me loves friends to lovers.

If you mean Kang Daniel then ye! This is his first acting role. But he's a very popular idol, he placed 1st in PD101S2.

this is such a fantastic idea! major props for the amount of work this must've taken, super excited to watch the drama I chose (and then perhaps come back and choose another lol). thank you!

One of my favorite genres! Thank you so much for writing this article, it's impressively comprehensive!