Completed in 2021
Dramas, movies, and specials completed in 2021. Dramas and movies on top aired in 2021, listed after 2021 movies are older things. Order based on the date I was watching it--ascending. Some links are from Friend Feeds posts.
Ratings are based on personal ejoyment. Might or might not be re-rated if I have second or third or even 1000th reconsideration. But 50% of them are rated 8.5 and above.. see howww damnly 'good' i am at rating ^ ^
Rating guide:
- 7.0: what is this rlly?? Forced myself to finish. Be thankful that I like the actor. Still, i did enjoy a thing or two.
- 7.5: okay, but i got bored a couple times, and why did they do that?? Shouldve been better, but ik theyve done their best.
- 8.0: i enjoyed it, thanks.
- 8.5: really liked it, i'd recommend some to u...
- 9.0: loved it! You dont wanna miss it.
- 9.5: reaaally loved it! How could someone hate it?
- 10: no need to say a thing. Perfect. Dont wanna change a thing. Surely im gonna rewatch it, and missed it so much.
- under 7: go make assumptions urself.
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1. Mouse
Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
im so much regretting why i watched it when it was still on-going. i easily forgot the thrill and things that happened in previous week's ep the time I watched the currently released episode. things are getting worse when the twists started floating up. Ukno how different watcher's POV vs. killer's POV about what really happened at the first murder, i found it weirdly creating holes.
i surely need to watch it all over again one day. sunggi i love u.
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2. Mouse: The Predator
Korean Special - 2021, 2 episodes
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3. Spring Camp
Korean TV Show - 2021, 16 episodes
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4. Beyond Evil
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
can't understand the hype. the twists are really good, i liked it, but the process exhausts me to no end.
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5. Vincenzo
Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
too eccentric. turns out WEIRD, espc the fl. romance even the slightest rlly not necessary. but i like the story and them vs. villains. taecyeon is deadass sexy and crazy af. he's the real joker of this show.
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6. Taxi Driver
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
already missed it like its my mum's cook
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7. Doom at Your Service
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
idc if everyone hate it so much. seo inguk never done wrong.
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8. Youth of May
Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
cant even shed a tear cuz im not vibing w/ historical stuff nor this kind.
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9. Law School
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
too much law explanation hat i couldnt understand, always like this in every law or politic drama, but i still love them. this one is alot more un-understandable so couldnt give away 8.5. still the story is rlly good. too good.
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10. Mr. Queen
Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
wana give it a big fat 10! but i loathe the king's personality. look forward to see that shade of shin hyesun again!
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11. Mr. Queen: The Bamboo Forest
Korean Special - 2021, 2 episodes
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12. Kingdom: Ashin of the North
Korean Special - 2021, 1 episode
not the hyunjin i knew huh?
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13. Move to Heaven
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
- Tbh i think am gona rerate to 9.0 or lower. Sure thing the concept is different and heartwarming, beautiful, cannes worthy (ornot), and all but that didnt impress me that much.. it,s just lacks somewhere but irdk....
- tang junsang tho was... I WANT TO BUY HIM AT THE STORE, IS THERE AN ONLINE StORE INSTEAD!?!?
srsllyyy like srslyyyy he's my new discovery with rated 10/10 on acting in 2021
- "I know almost everyone who watched this would say this is outstanding. Sure, this is such a tearjerking drama, I cried almost in every episodes. But there are several things that I think they lacked. There are a lots of clichè that I can't ignore. One or two would be fine, but they put tons of it in it. And honestly, I don't really like Lee Jehoon's acting here. Don't get me wrong, I loveee Lee Jehoon, but his performance here kindaa... what should I say? Overboard? I know his acting was always kinda overboard with those expression, but that nevers bother me so much before but here. The premises are quite good, not many dramas have trauma cleaner that tell the stories about death and how it affects people around them. It's good, but I won't call it amazing--" -@chikadiska, 2021
- THAT is the most relateble review I found!!!! i could finally tell what the lacking was all about
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14. The Devil Judge
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
the politics were suffocating but premise is really good.
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15. Sweet Home
Korean Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
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16. Squid Game
Korean Drama - 2021, 9 episodes
very different and cool like an eccentric fantasy anime. well made. loved it, but not something im gona rewatch.
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17. D.P.
Korean Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
2ml is so hilarious, hes givin this drama a chocolate sprinkle that boosts ur endorphine.. is it right endorphine? Sorry i used to skip biologies
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18. Racket Boys
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
HILARIOUS! even the lame jokes could still be forgiven. perfectly fit my taste. these young actors... how could they be so good with sports stuff, must not be easy. rewatch? maybe. but last on the list.
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19. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
wrote too many of it.
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20. My Name
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
- @why not cheleng
- I actually dont like something really intense like this show. It kinda remind me of Beyond Evil which I didn't give a high rating..
• But the action SLAAAYYYYYYYED it! The use of blades instead of guns making all the fighting parts work really well. One of the best action-thriller I've ever watched. The storyline still quite interesting tho I never liked Businessman vs. Police theme. The twists... got me everytime. It keeps me thinking "what are they up to" "wtf really" "how tf this happened" "NOOO THEY WEREN'T JUST..."
•You'll get the answer to "why would they name it My Name?" in ep7 (Maybe anyone else would've discovered that sooner but my head was always pure (or empty to be exact) everytime i watch drama^^ no conspiracies, neither anything similar)
• Still cannot move on from my confusement about Jeon Pildo and the psycho jerk. L?K at the first pic! (imagine the right one smiling) They look so alike);
• If you ever wondered about the after story, the father-daughter in uniform pic actually gave u a hint: she eventually became a graphic editor... maybe it was her dream job before her life got messed up.
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21. The Silent Sea
Korean Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
- Kadang heran sci-fi tuh berdasarkan kenyataan apa engga. Ngebayangin aja gimana bisa astronot nyambi nguli ngebangun observatorium semegah, secanggih, dan se-well-designed itu.... DI BULAN. I hope there won't be any space monsters come out of nowhere, cuz i think im gonna drop it if there'll be (lol no, im not big on dropping tbh, but holding is always an option!)
- Undeniably, it's different and quite new (from any other k-dramas).
Im actually not into sci-fi, so i have so little experience with it. But i know i really liked this. Bingeing hasn't been ez for me for the past months, but it just did what it did to me, congrats! I think all the actors did good on playing their characters. The story is interesting although we can find lots of better plotted American sci-fi movies. But for a K-drama, this might be a revolution (or not??). It's all I need for an 8-episode netflix series.
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22. The Box
Korean Movie - 2021
i had hard times seeing chanyeol's frown for hours...
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23. Pipeline
Korean Movie - 2021
Seo Inguk better in his original dialect!
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24. Midnight
Korean Movie - 2021
Thank the family with disability cuz they act really good, have a good side story, and was the only good thing i found.): The rest was a whole frustration! Idk if they really wanted to make that impression or smth, but it just didnt make sense at all. Ik it tries to tell a story in one night but it felt so forced to me... could've been better.
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25. Shark: The Beginning
Korean Movie - 2021
- HEYYY WHY IT'S SO UNDERRATED))); (or am I overrating it? Idc i liked it so much)
people if u'r like me, loving prison life drama like Prison Playbook or Defendant, I hiiiiiighly recommend u this movie! They also have yall's oh-so-moshita Wi Ha-joon and his abs haha.
The first 8 minutes already gets me laughing, proud, not tickled. It's missing one tag on the page, "Character Development". Yep, cuz it didn't happen only to Kim Minseok as our main ML but also to the supports. What did I mean? You'll see. The fightings were amazing–those jabs, high kicks, desperate limping... just wow. There were a few comedies too to brighten it up a little.
My fav twist was the talk about Sang-o/Shark's fact at the very end ?
- HEYYY WHY IT'S SO UNDERRATED))); (or am I overrating it? Idc i liked it so much)
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26. I Hear Your Voice
Korean Drama - 2013, 18 episodes
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27. 18 Again
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
The same case with DAYS, but i cant lie to muself! I DID like it despite the nuna progressive life. Even dohyun friend's relationship with the teacher. Lolollol
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28. Flower of Evil
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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29. Mr. Sunshine
Korean Drama - 2018, 24 episodes
The tears wouldnt stop evwn if i know right then that the tragedy will occur, its not like theres no warning.. everything was well planned but stilllll........
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30. It's Okay, That's Love
Korean Drama - 2014, 16 episodes
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31. Misaeng: Incomplete Life
Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes
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32. Live On
Korean Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
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33. Because It's the First Time
Korean Drama - 2015, 8 episodes
THIS IS MUCH BETTER THAN THE REMAKE! (my first first love). all were cute and natural. i dont get why they made a remake out of it if it didnt turn out thatgood either. they think more famous and attractive actors would buy me? nope bye.
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34. Tale of the Nine-Tailed
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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35. Be Melodramatic
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
Everything was funny until they turn into real lovers. But still fun watch until the end
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36. Hello Monster
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
couldnt vibe with jang nara. could they delete the romance from it? really not necessary.
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37. Hot Stove League
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
jo byung gyu deserved more screentime but its already perfect.
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38. Kkondae Intern
Korean Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
Almost forgetting the weirdness but lately Bye-sunbae shared it on feeds and i was like, was it really??? No wonder i liked it that much and think its too overrated..
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39. Sassy Go Go
Korean Drama - 2015, 12 episodes
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40. The King: Eternal Monarch
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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41. Mystic Pop-Up Bar
Korean Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
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42. Age of Youth
Korean Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
Loveee everything here
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43. The Uncanny Counter
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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44. The Fiery Priest
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
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45. Good Manager
Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
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46. Age of Youth Season 2
Korean Drama - 2017, 14 episodes
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47. It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
An overall 8. Actually too unrealistic for a psychological drama. +0.5 star for OH JUNG-SE OFCCCCC
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48. My First First Love
Korean Drama - 2019, 8 episodes
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49. Beautiful World
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
Dad: in search of exhaustion
quite exhausting but too good to be missed
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50. The Light in Your Eyes
Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
**SPOILER ALERT**
reaaallly reallllyyy liked the part about his FL and his father, but then it gets so frustrating withFL relationship with NJH. i found it toxic and suffocating. how couldn't NJH just be an emotionally stable hooman being??? that kind of character of him make me hate him more and more!
well the real life story of halmeoni was good, also the part where she led the oreushin-deul to safe who she thought was her late husband.
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51. When the Camellia Blooms
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
i loved the family stuff and heartwarming things it gave me, but dongbaek's weak personality (as usual, gong hyojin) and ML's villagesome approach made me goes ugh no. Still that's also what building the story tobe that nice
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52. Life on Mars
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
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53. Start-Up
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
8.5 if not for seonho's lessen screentime and NJH's annoying personality. i cant set aside my biased. loving sono too much.
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54. The Sound of Your Heart
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
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55. Live Up to Your Name
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
mindless watching but turn out liking it hehe
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56. Defendant
Korean Drama - 2017, 18 episodes
9 except for the villain's midfinged worthy behaviour and f-ed up personal life.also love triangle trope WTF!? but i guess that's what building the not easy part bw FL and his old friend.
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57. Search: WWW
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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58. Chicago Typewriter
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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59. Imawa no Kuni no Alice
Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
my first J-dorama ever. why should it be a rated 18+ drama??? i felt kinda betrayed
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60. Strangers from Hell
Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
Sure the anger and duality here is in another level, but somehow i got dragged to lose sanity lop not. I felt the anger and disgust towards the eden's and that what makes me lowering 8.5 to 8.0
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61. Dream High
Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes
HOW COULD THEY NOT END UP TOGETHER!?!?!?!?!??!
AN UMBRELLA COUPLE SHOULD'VE ENDED UP TOGETHER!!! im hating the lov-tri trope bt i havent thought i'd like it. actually nice despite the old thingies and KSH lol
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62. One Spring Night
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
- (Watched 8/32)
Omg i haven't even done the first half but I'm so close to dropping this drama. The first 3 eps, the ML captured my heart and all but the further I watched it, I got sick of the OST and the way they took too long for some scenes (ex: running, empty staring, try to get to sleep). But tbh i'm also dying to know what'd happen in their future and if the second ML really is agood person... - final note: A big phew...
I finally managed to get this doneee! This is my first time watching a pure melodrama. If u've seen my prev post of this, ukno I complained about how the overly played OST and those overstretched scenes had driven me crazeyyy. Up until the end, those still the major problem. It should be played at 2x speed if u dont have enuf patience. Srsly, I FREQUENTLY THOUGHT I PAUSED MY SCREEN but no they were normally played, wow. Could've been ahorter than16 eps.
No i didnt hate the show, its watchable but not rlly my cup of tea. Actually i liked the choices they were taking and found the side stories quite interesting. But the story is so so focused on the leads, i mean everyone around them seemed to become psychics!!! Even Yoo Jiho's son! They seemed to always know what happened to the leads and how they feel and if they acted strangely, as if they watched them in a movie. They didnt have to make it that obvious tho, cuz it felt kinda like big fat fillers to me. Ending was fair, acting was good.
My fav character is surprisingly the 2ndML's father hahaha, they making his image as a bad parent that was against FL, but when he showed up he seemed to be a nice, cool-headed, and understanding guy to me.
Thats all
- (Watched 8/32)
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63. The Boy Next Door
Korean Drama - 2017, 15 episodes
Top notch absurdity
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64. Dokgo Rewind
Korean Drama - 2018, 20 episodes
- I think Taejin and Jongil had more interesting stories and acted better than the first lead himself. Even those supports had more dialogs than him (remembering how calm he was). It's a shame that they cant make the first lead stand out. For short, he did lead the gang but not the show.
Still think it was all not fair for my beloved Taejin));
- I think Taejin and Jongil had more interesting stories and acted better than the first lead himself. Even those supports had more dialogs than him (remembering how calm he was). It's a shame that they cant make the first lead stand out. For short, he did lead the gang but not the show.
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65. You Drive Me Crazy
Korean Special - 2018, 4 episodes
i want to score highly for Sono, rlly wanted to. but FL's fake high-pitched voice sickening me! not something new either.
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66. Stranger
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
- no romance at all but shipping them hard. still, their friendship is to die for. for guys that have a personality like Mr. Hwang, u would rlly want to have a partner as bright and possitive as She is. whats her name i forgot.
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67. Stranger Season 2
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
- Ep 13 is a whole swing ride!
The beginning was such a turnoff cuz they were back to the dizzying politic stuff, but then assumptions (from uri dearest Hwang keomsa) jumping like crazy here and there, back to the politics again, then him suddenly talking bout the late Young keomsa, and the ending was... - Looks like they're keeping the same pattern as the first season (lol that's why it's called a prequel isnt it) like how the dangers revolved inside the workplace. The characters' partnership were more intimate here, that it somehow helped Hwang Shimok to develope his emotions.
Setting aside the politic stuff and the crime cases, it's actually a really heartwarming drama. The ML and FL's friendship, even when their institution were against each other they still managed tobe "partners in justice".
8.5/10 for Hwang keomsa's smile in every season's ending :*
- Ep 13 is a whole swing ride!
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68. The Guest
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
- Best friends by tragedy.
If you expect to be thrilled watchin this show, bet u'll get much more than that. I found this show to be more emotional than scary.
Didnt expect the last 2 eps would be a zombie apocallypse, then the meaningless death, then the twisted revealation of the evil spirit (i was completely fooled here), then me dozing off while hwapyung and his grandpa having that 20mins talk (which I shouldn't have done cuz that was the most important part lol). Then another shed of tears for ML's choice at the end of the show. A tragic horror series is new to me and it succeeded to impress me. Will look out for more..
Despite their wild fantsy to get revenge on a powerful evil spirit, gave it 8.5/10 bcs it wouldn't be easy to forget
- Best friends by tragedy.
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69. Gu Family Book
Korean Drama - 2013, 24 episodes
- the ending hurt me so much
- Im sick of people passing out :/
Ngl it's like each episode have at least 1 passing out scene... - I've actually decided to give it an 8.0 (8.25 if mdl allows) until ep 23 but the last episode was crazy! I thought it would happen to anybody else but the FL but....
I SOBBED HARD like a 4 y.o kid just minutes ago! Literally. My head is still pounding now)))"; That... was slow but leaving a deep deep scar u know.. Definitely added up a 0.5 ☆
I loved how they ended it (I mean before the time skip part) with not ordinarily happy ending. It's really really an enjoyable show despite its too many episodes, old-styled long shots, unrealistic fights and attacks, or politic issues. It's something you can watch while doing anything at the same time, you can still keep up with it without really gluing your eye towards ur screen the whole time. Even though I finish it too long and fell asleep a couple times, I still don't think it's boring. Sum: i like it.
If you're coming for the tag "martial arts" you might be disappointed, but if "fantasy" or simply "romance" brings you here, it would be so fun to watch.
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70. A Hard Day
Korean Movie - 2014
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71. The Flu
Korean Movie - 2013
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72. Deranged
Korean Movie - 2012
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73. As the Gods Will
Japanese Movie - 2014
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74. My Annoying Brother
Korean Movie - 2016
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75. Cheer Up, Mr. Lee
Korean Movie - 2019
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76. Juror 8
Korean Movie - 2019
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77. The Thieves
Korean Movie - 2012
parkour and sling fight was cool but thas all
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78. The Beauty Inside
Korean Movie - 2015
Im the biggest crybaby on earth)";
PSJ as main role? I think it's more like main voiceover... To think that he would be somehow cured shows that I stick too much to k-dramas._.
Also 8.5 'cuz it was as good as the drama version (even better), which I liked and would surely recommend, and yep Im an ez rater! -
79. New Year Blues
Korean Movie - 2021
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80. Seven Something
Thai Movie - 2012
- Been a long time since I last watched a Thai drama/movie. It was great starting it again with Nichkhun's Thai speaking ?
I thought I wouldn't like it since Nichkhun paired with an ajumma and I'm really not into age gap romance. But it turned out the last segment (which is nichkhun's) became my most fav out of the 3. It's my second time watching Thai oppa-ajumma movie (I'd like to call her ajumma than noona cuz literally. And idk how to call it in thai ukwim) and once again it didn't disappoint me. Nichkhun's character really fits his real personality so i kinda imagining it being real lol. It got me smiling a couple times.. At first I thought it would be a plain rom-com but there was a well written dramatic twist too. There were also some messages to take from. An 8.0/10 ☆ for the third part. - The first was a standard school romance, nothing special but it got good messages as well. Acting was just so so. 7.2/10
- I skipped thru the second. Actually acting was good espc for the FL, but I found the leads' choices didn't make sense at all :/ There was a part that I found unique so it kinda gave a plus to the rate. 6.8/10
Average of 7.33... umm 7.5/10 then ^^
- Been a long time since I last watched a Thai drama/movie. It was great starting it again with Nichkhun's Thai speaking ?
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81. Exit
Korean Movie - 2019
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82. Hot Young Bloods
Korean Movie - 2014
Lee jongsuk never loses his charm no matter what character he's playing. Susuknya manjur bat anjer ?
I dont get why they used 80's setting, i thought they wanted to show something that happened in that era like night curfew, korean revolution, or smth but nothing. Just dialects, costumes, and settings. And heyyy Kim Youngkwang u kno u never had the chance to get back to Boyoung, why'd you try again in "On Your Wedding Day" ???
Warning! They swear they curse a lot like a lottttt (ukno that "ssib**" word in korean), espc Boyoung & Jongsuk when they got pissed: they'd mention the word every 2 seconds. Im afraid it'd hurt ur ears... -
83. No Breathing
Korean Movie - 2013
Seo In-guk was the only good thing happening, he'sss cuter that wayy, wish to see that shade of him again in his other works. Actlly 7.2/10 but it's a fan service. Ur welcome..
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84. Collectors
Korean Movie - 2020
- Really liked it. I watched Pipeline a few months ago and I think this one is a better original version. Well they have different stories, different writers, etc but theyre really similar as they both tell story about heists. The collaboration between the heists and people from various professions is also what make them really similar. Not to mention both of the leads are notorious for their high level of skill which lead them to be asked & supported to do a big scale project by a conglomerate. I rated both the same–8.5/10.
- Lee Je-hoon is so playful here, im feeling Sang-gu samchon vibes in him. He's a really good actor so are the other actors here. I always like this kind of storyline no matter what.
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85. My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday
Japanese Movie - 2016
The movie name already gave you enough explanation of what happen inside it. Yes, it's predictible but it's definitely NOT a miss. It's really really enjoyable and lovely. I always had a petpeeve about Japanese guy's hairstyle but boiii they've got really attractive actors heree! The ML looks like Yang Sejong with more masculinity and the FL looks like Lisa Blackpink mixed with Suzy (whoops sowrrrey im a big K worshpper); ). About the movie again, it's nicely fast paced the first ⅓ of it, but getting slower after. I know their just living every moment they could have but still... still no probs cuz i enjoyed it (;
I think this is my veery first J movie with living people in it (or was it Ju On? Did i watch that? Hm). Not fresh to me, cuz im quite familiar with this theme and the impressions it gave me. (You know how J movies give u lots of tears.)
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86. The Gangster, the Cop and the Devil
Korean Movie - 2019