Shows I watched: November 2023

Status: currently watching

Comments: i don't know whether or not to drop the drama, but with the breaks it took in the earlier airing  schedule, its feeling like it's taking forever for the drama to move on. And the pacing is all over the place. it is not focusing on the main plot line and conflict (about their past) and have brought in a lot of supporting characters for a single purpose (kim min suk's role). they also made some confusing lighting choices and the filter they chose makes it look so cheap.

Status: dropped

Comments: the acting is very lacking from the two leads. i think the pacing of the drama was so confusing, i just couldn't watch past episode 3

Status: dropped

Comments: i just couldn't get into this one.

Status: completed

Comments: so disappointing, it tried to hard

Status: on hold

Comments: watched the first episode, i plan to binge it

Status: currently watching

Comments: watching it for Uee and Ha Joon, the rest are a pain in the ass

Status: completed

Comments: soooo good. though I did not like the double amnesia within the span of 3 episodes.

Status: completed

Comments: a fun, cheap, entertaining makjang drama

Status: completed

Comments: i loved it,  loved the chemistry between park bo young and yeon woo jin. depicted different mental illness in a detailed manner not just in the acting but visually represented. really good acting on the actors that played the mentally ill patients.

Status: completed

Comments: love, love love... it could have been a very typical time travel coming of age story, but the actors and the chemistry brought it up to another level.

Status: currently watching

Comments: it's watchable, im am waiting for the plot to move on. wish the plot would be more focused on the main plot.

Status: dropped

Comments: watched will episode 20, but didn't really look forward to the next episodes, I was definitely watching a lot of period dramas, and i guess an unintentional burnout out this genre.

Status: dropped

Comments: it was too extreme for me, especially the in-laws and got turned off.

Status: completed (re-watched)

Comments: it's my nth time watching it, and still enjoyed it. too long but it was bearable because of the actors. love wu lei and zhao lousi together. they were stiff in some areas in terms of acting but not did not pull me out of the drama. it was darker and bloodier than i remembered.

Status: completed (re-watched)

Comments:

Status: dropped

Comments: watched till episode 7. i was looking forward to it, the action scenes were great. but there were things that were nonsocial in the drama and it looked cheap. the pacing was all over the place

Status: completed

Comments: i am a fan of japanese dramas of this era, and surprised that i haven't watched it. the korean remake was going to air soon. this was so good, reminded me again why i love japanese dramas. it was a typical set up of a bright girl falling in love with a troubled man, but the quality of storytelling is so high. toyokawa etsushi might be a old man now but man, he is fine in this drama, he won against the low and grainy quality. 

Status: completed

Comments: i put it on hold because i wanted to binge it but there was so much hype that it scared me. then finally got to watching it because i needed some variety in the dramas that i was watching (it was getting monotonous). this was so good. the only complaint i have is probably that the cgi could have been better, the way they unfolded the main mystery could have been done better, but this was close to perfection. i need season two with the same cast. 

Status: completed

Comments: i would have dropped it if i watched it is a weekly basis following it's original schedule, but i binged 6 episodes and then the last two. it reminded me of the animes i am currently watching. yoo ti jae is sooooo fine. 

Status: completed (re-watched)

Comments: saw some shorts about it and re-watched it. i forgot how good this was. the romance was so natural and presented how two people with mental problems dating can have positive and negative effects on each other. short and simple

Status: currently watching

Comments: different vibe from from the japanese original, this is more melo and mature. 

Status: currently watching

Comments: it was difficult to get into at first with the dubbing and the production quality. but the chemistry between the cast is amazing, the pacing is good and i laughed out loud.

Status: currently watching

Comments: not as good as i was anticipating, but when i let go of my high expectations, it is a decent watch

Status: currently watching

Comments: currently enjoying it and depending on the sub rate, i will keep watching it. people might feel the female lead annoying, but it is the stories of the people in each episode matters.it is a bit lectury and preachy and idealistic but watchable

Status: currently watching

Comments: enjoying so far, i think it's the first time i enjoyed song kang in a drama. it was better than i expected. the visual chemistry is on another level

Status: currently watching

Comments: i am looking forward to it, the success of the story will depend on how they will parallel the past and the present timeline. the comedy is on point though.