Dropped Midnight studio (left) and decided to read recaps instead. I actually soldiered on with Now, it's Showtime and I want my time back, even if I fast forwarded and skipped a lot of scenes 😅 Too many filler scenes, uneven story telling which didn't manage the comedy and angst well. And worse of all, boring 😅. With Midnight Studio I got bored by the 4th ep because I just knew where the story was going, and judging by the recaps I was right.
These are the #Kdramas and #Cdramas that I plan to catch up with this year. I have a feeling I may end up dropping The Legends, because I have very little patience for xianxia, but since it stars Xu Kai maybe I'll give it more of a chance :P
Watching From now on, showtime! to balance out the heaviness of #JoyOfLife2. I would watch anything with this actor. He's that good! So far, liking it 😁
I watched Death's Game after Lee Sun-Kyun's death, and it made me really reflect about the consequences of a suicide on the survivors. A stellar story in eight episodes.
Just finished Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938, and it was a delight for Rang to finally get that happy ending he deserved. The first Nine Tailed was bittersweet and I felt shattered for his sake, even if it was a fitting ending for him. This drama was the perfect love letter for his character.
And dangit, Lee Dong Wook needs to do more dramas with long, flowing hair. He rocks that look.
A woman is given the chance to relive her life and get back at the people who ruined her life.
This is a super fun makjang #KDrama that didn't take itself too seriously.
For those of you not aware, there is a whole genre of Korean historical fiction about the invention of Hangeul, the Korean alphabet, because the real-life story behind the invention of Hangeul is “an incredibly sophisticated and super-secret linguistics project carried out centuries before the field of linguistics was actually invented.”
It was also revolutionary in that it made literacy accessible to commoners who didn’t have the resources to learn Chinese.
This is a story that hardly needs dramatization, but there is nonetheless a lot of dramatization, and I am such a nerd I will watch any dramatized version of the invention of Hangeul.
So, that said, TREE WITH DEEP ROOTS is more hardcore about the invention of Hangeul than THE KING’S LETTERS although TREE WITH DEEP ROOTS is older.
@AnnaAnthro It will be interesting to see if Oceania includes #Aotearoa , or only Australia. Some low-profile/ low-buzz but excellent longer #KDramas in the past have been Kocowa-only. Having access to them without needing an eye patch and a parrot would be lovely.
Stubbornly watching Sunrise on the River and I’m now at episode 11. It may not be cracktastic like In Blossom, but the cases are good and the acting is stellar.
As you can see I’m trying to stockpile episodes of In Blossoms so that I can survive the one-episode-per-day drought of next week lol.
Which is funny when you think about it. I still remember the days when I watched #Kdramas and it was two measley episodes per week. I have been horribly spoiled by #Cdramas.
I don't know why but I am still thinking of Lee Sun-kyun. I feel so sad for him still 😢
I got to know him very, very early. Through the dramas Coffee Prince (2007) and Pasta (2010). Was lovely to see his star rise over the years and was genuinely happy for him when Parasite became a big hit.
I have been re-watching JOSEON ATTORNEY and one of the themes it explores is something that I always find fascinating when it comes up in a sageuk: that the nature of monarchy is fundamentally corrosive to one’s humanity (or prosocial instincts if you want to get academic about it).
I’m not talking about the common people who live in a monarchy. I’m talking about the monarch and the people in the royal family.
Of the lot, I love Flower of Evil and Happiness the most! Flower of Evil may have over-the-top melodramatic moments, but I was so invested in the characters' insane journeys and the ending was so satisfying. Happiness - if there's a genre that needs to be invented, it is "slice of life zombie drama". I want them to make more of these LOL.
@KDramaQn@youronlyone There are A LOT of recent shorter #KDrama series that are clearly built around at least the possibility of a 2nd season, and I tend to shun those as I INTENSELY dislike that element of "Westernisation".
But having drifted toward #JDrama (where 12 is LONG) in large part because of all the saggy bloated filler in >=16 ep KDramas, I love the nice tight feel of those #KDramas that are written short and complete. "One Day Off" is a beautiful example
just want to say that i appreciate the Mastodon #Kdrama#Cdrama folks so much for being such a mature, pleasant and non-fandom-gatekeeper lot.
I am a mod of the CDrama subreddit and let me tell ya, I feel a spike of anxiety each time i am there. I have to wade through sinophobic things and worse, those fan worshippers who will harass u for even saying anything less than glowy about their idols.
I kinda understand why God banned idol worship now 😆🤣
Jokingplsdontkillme #Cdramas#Kdramas
I started SecretRomanticGuesthouse #KDrama for the excellent Ahn Nae Sang, and for 2 actors I like but haven't seen in ages - Han Chae Ah and Lee Mi Do. Sadly, after 1 epsiode, I doubt even the three of them together will be able to get me though this one. #KDramas