Yuri Hana

OMG boy do I have recommendations! Let's start with my fave jdrama of all time, Code Blue! Hayami x Mori gave me similar vibes to the ship I like in Code Blue because you can clearly see the growth of the main character thanks to the people he works with and the patients. But if you squint, the biggest positive influence for him was one of his co-workers! The drama has a core 5 main characters but these two worked on a lot of patients together the most. They totally complete each other like Hayami and Mori when they're working ohohoho~

OMG EXACTLY!! The immediate character development of Hayami after episode 3 (where they properly bonded and you can clearly see the influence Mori has on Hayami, especially that scene when she nudged Hayami to acknowledge the kid with a thumbs up in the end), showing he was defending her was SOOO special to me!! He would have been indifferent before (but he had always been a bit curious of Mori, and episode 4 made it even more convincing when he tried asking about where she worked before!!)

Ugh I need more fuel for them, totally excited if there will be a 2nd season. My ship from Code Blue will never be canon but I think these two have potential. Or why would the make the very obvious Mommy Daddy episode??? Total romcom vibes

I think it was episode 4? Because he started to get curious about her, and tried to ask her what she did before coming to customs lmaoo I think he was interrupted like twice

PLEASE I need a season 2 so bad. More moments of Hayami and Mori in particular lmaooo

I need to talk more about them but I feel like I'm the only one who sees the potential!! It's on Netflix so I thought there would be more people talking about it but not so much?

Anyways omg that last episode when Matsuyama noticed how gloomy Hayami looked because Mori wasn't there 😭😭😭

YES omg I love that detail. For some reason, Hayami is suspicious of everyone EXCEPT Mori. Shipping fuel fr

This show has been a pleasant surprise! Love the characters, especially Mori and Hayami (yes I'm shipping them idc especially after episode 3). I have a thing for Japanese dramas that introduce me to career-related shows that aren't the typical occupation (lawyer/doctor etc.), the whole customs thing is quite eye opening.

Also, the ending song is so good, gives me a nostalgic vibe that feels similar to Code Blue.

Dropped in the middle of ep 3. I thought I could be interested but a lot of these horror/thriller shows revolving school kids get boring coz I don't feel like the main characters are worth caring, supporting and rooting for, and it's the same with this show.

Just finished rewatching this. Whenever i'm in the mood for pure enemies to lovers, I always come back to this drama lmao but man, this drama suffered the "5 minutes of happy ending" in the last episode too lol but I'm not too mad about it, because despair looks good on the leads?? Like the chemistry was best when they hated each other, and when they had to struggle to contain their love for each other too lmao

True I agree! I think one more episode of showing Sena in full fangirl mode for the whole group and getting to know the other members outside of them being related to her client would have been fun. But Idol I is already criticised for feeding delulu, if they showed too much of her being all chummy with the group, it might be even worse. BUT then it would have been a full blown idol drama if Sena had developed friendships with other members too. (Like, Let Me Be Your Knight).

I think the writer/director didn't want to be carried away by stuff like that. But this is why Idol I should have gotten 16 eps. Shows like Lovely Runner benefited so much from 16 eps.

He doesn't look 37, he looks 30 like the character he's playing.

And even if he did look 37, most 10+ veteran idols are around that age anyways, including Sooyoung. Even Kim Jaejoong is 40 years old, and he debuted in 2003.

You made me realize Sooyoung's roles just get better for me so far. Seo Dan ah was my fave, was able to finish Run On for her, then Jin hee, now Maeng Sena tops them all 😂 (there are misses tho, Geum Ju was very Sooyoung-like but I didn't finish the show after they got together lol, her brief role in Move to Heaven tho was so good actually Sena almost reminds me of her there. But she wasn't around long enough, I still want that Season 2. I didn't finish If You Wish Upon Me either but even that role felt very Sooyoung-like.

Idk I just really love the restraint Sena pulls off. It's actually so admirable. Any other regular fangirl it would have just been boring (And apparently, I read an interview where Sooyoung has the same opinion! I hope she knows I see the vision). She doesn't feel theatrical, like some characters were meant to be written and can only exist as fictional characters to admire because they rarely exist in real life. Supernatural characters are obvious examples for instance, like Kang Bitna from The Judge from Hell. Love her but I also know she doesn't exist, she can't so she's allowed to girlboss every 10 seconds and that gets fans obsessed.

But Sena has a unique charm in the sense she's relatable (for fangirls, for being competent at her job and still makes time for hobbies, and keeping the fangirling a secret)

Aww yes flower of evil and judge from hell is a good one. but I just realised I don't watch a lot of crime romance even tho ideally I like the genre. I couldn't finish Vincenzo past ep 3 and not a big fan of seo yea ji to watch lawless lawyer.

I guess with crime dramas, I tend to lean to the subtle (or non-existent) romance instead, like stranger/secret forest, OH and My Name (it's not subtle, actual romance but it's just a subplot which I like).

She has posters of the full group, of Raik & Woosung, and even marvelled at the sight of Jaehee and Youngbin at first sight before switching to professional mode. I'm sure she isn't a solo stan. Solo stans can come off very proud of stanning one bias only, and they rarely include themselves in the group fandom name. meanwhile Sena has proudly called herself a Goldy, a Gold Boys fan and her bias is Raik.

I would have liked to see her interactions with the other members but then it would have started to feel less professional of her. If not for the case, she shouldn't go out of her way to interact with the other members. Raik is a given since he lives at her house. But if he didn't, I'm sure Sena would have only interacted with him professionally too (until Raik finds ways to overstep those boundaries).

However, Sena interacting with the other Gold Boys members after dating Raik in that last episode is what should have been shown. Or their reactions to Raik liking his lawyer lol (if they found out before the case was settled, Jaehee probably would have a problem with it, but if it was after the killer was revealed, I think Jaehee would be their no. 1 supporter considering his happy "Raik is in love-love mode" reaction.

It was over the top but there are seriously fans like that...and it's not like that behaviour was normalized, her friend calls her out on it, saying ofc a grown man has dated before, even saying it was crazy he was saying he'll only love his fans and not date. Idol I doesnt just address obvious toxic behavior like sasaengs, but toxic behavior that can come from "real fans" as well (and the parasocial-enabling behavior some idols do to be loved)

I'm just glad that was a blunder from 3 years prior. In the present timeline, she has never acted irrationally ever since finding out the rumored gf was legit.

Spoiler tag please~

Cheeky roles? and I've only seen Kim Jaeyoung in heavier roles like The Judge from Hell, 100 days my prince and Reflection of You lol (currently watching Love In Contract and No Breathing) so I thought Idol I was the best of both coz Kim Jaeyoung had heavy scenes and cheeky ones (ep 10 and 12 at least) here.

Sena is an absolute baddie though?? Besides that one scene against the prosecutor (when he mentions her dad) she always had the last word against everyone in and out of court. I like that she doesn't need to girlboss every scene just to show she's a baddie. A subtle one but a baddie nonetheless.

(I get what you mean tho, Sena is completely different from Choi Sooyoung's previous roles but I guess this is why Sena is unique to me and my fave CSY role so far)

Cheeky roles? and I've only seen Kim Jaeyoung in heavier roles like The Judge from Hell, 100 days my prince and Reflection of You lol (currently watching Love In Contract and No Breathing) so I thought Idol I was the best of both coz Kim Jaeyoung had heavy scenes and cheeky ones (ep 10 and 12 at least) here.

Sena is an absolute baddie though?? Besides that one scene against the prosecutor (when he mentions her dad) she always had the last word against everyone in and out of court. I like that she doesn't need to girlboss every scene just to show she's a baddie. A subtle one but a baddie nonetheless.

(I get what you mean tho, Sena is completely different from Choi Sooyoung's previous roles but I guess this is why Sena is unique to me and my fave CSY role so far)

If ur looking for a crime/romance trope this isn't it. I suppose I was expecting something like that too but from ep 5 it was clear their romance was going for the healing/human aspect, heavier on trust and subtlety. the only full blown romantic episodes were ep 10 and 12.

I grew into it tho, too romantic and I would have gotten a bit bored when the couple gets together but that's just me

Most of the criticism on this show I've seen is pretty valid because it all comes down to personal taste, but calling the FL an akgae isn't even an opinion anymore. It's a straight up lie.