Log: 2023 [With Notes]
***Spoilers galore & mature dramas/movies included***
MDL Watch Challange: https://mydramalist.com/discussions/forum-games/83757-mdl-s-2023-watch-challenge?pid=2722157&page=18#p2722157
-
401. Our Time Will Come
Chinese Movie - 2017
(AsianCrush) Total = 2 hrs 11 min
Notes: Eddie Peng only good thing in this movie. Seemed like a bunch of random unrelated scenes tossed together. Based on true facts, events & characters in history. -
402. The Villain Who I Love
Korean Movie - 2017
(AsianCrush) Total = 22 min
Notes: Total waste of time. No cast listed on MDL ...no wonder, I wouldn't want my name attached to this either. FL2 used FL1's feelings to help her win back the asst teacher. -
403. Ploy
Thai Movie - 2007
(AsianCrush) Total = 2 hrs
Notes: Total waste of time. Very little dialogue. The hair on the little girl could have been a character all by itself. -
404. Love on the Cloud
Chinese Movie - 2014
(AsianCrush) Total = 2 hrs
Notes: Only thing good about this movie is the shar pei dog. The dog's excitement @ reuniting w/ his dog sitter was Youtube worthy. Kinda sad -1 friend dies, 1 choses career over friendship, girl becomes popular but eventually hooks back up to dog sitter. -
405. The Scarlet Letter
Korean Movie - 2004
(AsianCrush) Total = 1 hr 59 min
Notes: FL actress committed suicide the same year this movie came out. Cheating police captain & murdering wife who get's off scott free. A few mild sex scenes, 1 LGBT moment. If capt was able to survive why did he shoot his mistress when she asked him too? -
406. The Jade Pendant
Hong Kong Movie - 2017
(AsianCrush) Total = 1 hr 46 min
Notes: Based on true historical events in CA. Acting kinda bad. 1 artfully done very tame intimate scene. Really turned my stomach to see humans treating other humans in a lynching hate fest. -
407. City of Rock
Chinese Movie - 2017
(AsianCrush) Total = 1 hr 59 min
Notes: Didn't start liking it til putting band together started. Music was good. All unknown actors to me. Loved final scene of hundreds of musicians playing together @ a concert. "The Box" had same multiple drum sets setup scene. -
408. Immortal Vampire
Korean Movie - 2022
(Viki) Total = 1 hr 37 min
Notes: Disliked 1980's feel & FL. Concept interesting - VIDS that causes aging/sun sensitivity & an antibody can be created by abstinence. FL gave up immortality for a guy who she believes is mortal, but is a vampire. Sequel should show their secrets being revealed. -
409. Beautiful Vampire
Korean Movie - 2018
(Viki) Total = 1 hr 13 min
Notes: 1 good kiss. A bit strange. True to cliche vampire characteristics FL liked a woman & now a man. Did he become a vampire after being bitten? Love to see Song Kang in a sequel as a vampire! -
410. Vampire Cleanup Department
Hong Kong Movie - 2017
(Viki) Total = 1 hr 33 min
Notes: Different types of vampires was a new spin I liked. The female vampire character was endearing & felt the love chemistry between her & trainee. Her death @ end was sad. -
411. You Are My Vampire
Korean Movie - 2014
(AsianCrush) Total = 2 hrs 13 min
Notes: Story was hard to follow & very disjointed. ML character just flat out strange w/little likability. Parents story should've been cut & more development of vampire/owner's daughter story given. She gets bit in end like she wants. -
412. Hoshi Furu Yoru ni
Japanese Drama - 2023, 9 episodes
On A Starry Night
(Viki) Avg Dur: 54 min Total =8 hrs 6 min
Notes: Unpleasant age gap. Older female younger male. ML character is deaf. ML & angry stalker & widowed husband actors acting were amazing. About 6 blush worthy kisses. -
413. Gank Your Heart
Chinese Drama - 2019, 35 episodes
(Viki) Avg Dur: 40 min Total =23 hrs 20 min
Notes: Needed less episodes, storylines & unlikable characters. Liked Pei Xi with his lollipops, Lin Yi getting beat up constantly by FL's BF, & FL's BF. 3rd romance of older team members was a total waste of time. Kisses were just face plants for all 3 couples. ML's affections for FL felt weak. Growth of FL shown thru dress & hairstyle was really well done. Attempted rape consequences were not given which angers me. Music good. -
414. Welcome to Dongmakgol
Korean Movie - 2005
(Viki) Total = 2 hrs 13 min
Notes: From the very start knew the ending was going to be sad. The American is the indirect cause of the bombing & he lives (UGH), all the other soldiers die, but village saved. -
415. High&Low: The Worst X
Japanese Movie - 2022
(Netflix) Total = 2 hrs
Notes: Oya High attacked by Senomon Tech accompanied by Kamasaka & Ebara Commercial High. Oya teams up w/ Housen Academy (Satchi) & Suzuran Boys High (Rao). Could've had a stronger storyline...maybe too many actors w/lines? Rao was fantastic especially since he is a fighter not an actor in real life. Martial artistry still a joy to watch & music goes great w/this testosterone fest. -
416. High&Low: The Worst
Japanese Movie - 2019
(Netflix) Total = 2 hrs 5 min
Notes: Kidra (drug gang) & Housen (skinheads) introduced to High&Low universe. Oya High has internal faction strife as current leader going to retire & transfer student hungry for leadership. 1 actor looks like Severus Snape. Ending soo cute - Housen's leader faints when he sees his sis cuddling up to his gang right hand man on a bench. -
417. DTC: Yukemuri Junjo Hen from High&Low
Japanese Movie - 2018
(Netflix) Total = 1 hr 42 min
Notes: Story utilizes the support cast of prior movies as main leads. A few giggles & good music, but not the same magic/vibe as other movies. This has a To Be Continued at end. -
418. High&Low the Movie 3: Final Mission
Japanese Movie - 2017
(Netflix) Total = 1 hr 58 min
Notes: SWORD bans together to keep corruption from winning the casino / gov't toxic cover up project. Smoky doesn't make it. Gang of 9 Dragons loses its oldest figure head leader who expressed distaste to current leader of their gang's current direction: using/abusing the weak, those who they protected in the past. Parkour scenes great. Music really good. -
419. High&Low the Movie 2: End of Sky
Japanese Movie - 2017
(Netflix) Total = 2 hrs 4 min
Notes: Fight against SWORD to eradicate them for casino/regeneration project continues. Doubt teams up w/ a new gang called Prison gang to challenge White Rascals, but SWORD alliance persists. -
420. High&Low: The Red Rain
Japanese Movie - 2016
(Netflix) Total = 1 hr 50 min
Notes: Story of the 3 martial arts badass brothers. Pink bike seat on motorcycle was a cute scene. Wished for a bit more of that comic relief. Oldest Amamyia bro is shot to death as he protects evidence. -
421. High&Low: The Movie
Japanese Movie - 2016
(Netflix) Total = 2 hrs 8 min
Notes: History of Mugen gang & vengeance of angry ex mugen member. Intro of 3 new extremely dangerous gangs (Doubt, Mighty Warriors, & outsider mafia) Series is like "Saints Row" video game meets "Highlander: the series" in a post apocalyptical world. -
422. Road to High&Low
Japanese Movie - 2016
(Netflix) Total = 1 hr 34 min
Notes: Introduction to all the sword gangs. A lot of martial arts, parkour, and fighting that looks realistic. Wish the leaders were all a bit more different. All used the "Blue steel" face.1. high&low s1-s2
2. road to h&l (movie recap of s1)
3. h&l the movie
4. h&l: the red rain (about amamiya brothers)
5. h&l the mighty warriors (long mv with mighty warriors' backstories)
6. h&l the movie 2: end of sky
7. h&l the movie 3: final mission
8. high&low the dtc (drama sp for #9)
9. dtc yukemuri junjo-hen from h&l (movie side story)
10. h&l the worst episode.0 (drama prequel)
11. h&l the worst (h&l and worst crossover; centered around oya kou and housen)
12. 6 from h&l the worst (drama sequel)
13. h&l the worst sequel
Unfortunately 1, 5, 8, 10, and 12 aren't on netflix :((List by: AKIRA on MDL
-
423. Irish Uppercut
Korean Drama - 2017, 8 episodes
(Viki) Avg Dur: 15 min Total =2 hrs (Tubi)
Notes: Story was weak. If there was romance, I didn't pick up on it at all. In the end ML & his 2 cafe co-workers were returned to the living. -
424. The Sound of a Flower
Korean Movie - 2015
(Tubi) Total = 1 hrs 49 min
Notes: Based on true facts. Age gap was creepy, but great acting & tastefulness tempered that creepiness. FL actress 28 & ML actor 52 yuck! -
425. Plus Nine Boys
Korean Drama - 2014, 14 episodes
(Tubi) Avg Dur: 50 min Total = 11 hrs 40 min
Notes: Doppelgangers everywhere. 19 yr old looked like Seo In Guk, 29 yr old can't put my finger on it, 39 yr old like Kim Seon Ho from "Start Up", & FL character was just like FL from "Reply 1997." ML's character was adorable, playful & super-hot w/shirt off. Storyline w/ 9 yr old was a breath of fresh air. 19 yr olds storyline was weak. Not a fan of any of the female characters, except FL & mom. -
426. The Name
Korean Movie - 2020
(Viki) Total = 1 hr 50 min
Notes: Romance between leads not believable. FL acting during crying scene was horrid. Ending she dies & he gets old. Loved the artwork. -
427. Arahan
Korean Movie - 2004
(Netflix) Total = 1 hr 54 min
Notes: Old guys doing martial arts is not believable. Why is screaming every time doing martial arts needed ? Liked FL but not ML his martial artistry wasn't believable.. -
428. Midnight
Korean Movie - 2021
(Tubi) Total = 1 hrs 43 min
Notes: Dislike the actress that plays the mom, but she was good in this. Yet again Wi Ha Joon is amazing as a killer. A person w/a disability is strong & takes down a killer is disability positive. Why didn't cops look up killer's info & check his car or house? This made no sense. -
429. Monster
Korean Movie - 2014
(Tubi) Total = 1 hr 53 min
Notes: Super gory. Not my kind of movie , but the acting was phenomenal especially the FL so had to give it an 8. It pissed me off that one of the bad guys got away with murder. -
430. Madonna
Korean Movie - 2015
(AsianCrush) Total = 2 hrs
Notes: Wanted to strangle FL for showing little to no empathy. Luckily in the end she made the right choice. 2 rape scenes 1 kinda graphic & 1 from afar. Lots of questions: FL killed her own baby? CEO son really only after $? CEO being held hostage or did he want to live even if abusing his power? Display window pics? Very little dialogue. -
431. The Lost Choices
Korean Movie - 2015
(AsianCrush) Total = 1 hr 48 min
Notes: Girl medaled in marksmanship but lost her speach + parents in car accident. As an adult she encounters her seedy boss, 3 rapists, a corrupt cop & a friend's abusive boyfriend who all cause her to go ape s**t. In the end female cop unplugs her life support to keep her liver from being transplanted into rapist's body. -
432. The Glory Part 2
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
(Netflix) Avg Dur: 50 min Total = 6 hrs 40 min
Notes: {English Dubbed} 1 kiss that grossed me out due to age gap & no romantic build up. Season 2 questionable. Revenge for young plastic surgeon may not be enough to hold me. -
433. The Glory
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
(Netflix) Avg Dur: 50 min Total = 6 hrs 40 min
Notes: {English Dubbed} Normally dislike FL actress but her frozen bitch face was perfect for this character. Like all the characters & actors. Strong FL characters/roles and seems like more airtime devoted to females. -
434. The Door into Summer
Japanese Movie - 2021
(Netflix) Total = 1 hr 58 min
Notes: The cat is awesome & my favorite part of the movie.Ending. ML's adopted sister freeze's herself for 10 yrs so they will match in age when they awake & ML fixed all the evil stuff in past.
-
435. My Amnesia Girl
Filipino Movie - 2010
(Netflix) Total = 1 hr 45 min
Notes: Interesting storyline but I didn't care for the actors or the execution of the story. Would preferr a modern fresh take w/ different actors. -
436. She's the One
Filipino Movie - 2013
(Netflix) Total = 1 hr 50 min
Notes: FL age gap w/ML2 but it wasn't too icky. ML2 or ML could have been chosen, but they went cliche (ML /the BF was chosen & he changed his ways for her). -
437. Just the Way You Are
Filipino Movie - 2015
(Netflix) Total = 1 hr 43 min
Notes: Liked the actors & acting skills were excellent. Kinda like a Hallmark channel "She's All That." At end he kissed her forehead & she kissed his nose & it really looked like the actors wanted to do a real kiss...I'd be all for it & a movie 2. Music was surprisingly fun. -
438. Alone/Together
Filipino Movie - 2019
(Netflix) Total = 1 hr 43 min
Notes: ML & FL looked like a real couple. Felt their emotions. The boyfriend treating FL like his employee was something FL should have seen. Not upset @ ML's choice to stay broken up after 2nd dismissal from FL. His girlfriend's pregnancy was a surprise I didn't see coming. -
439. Love Destiny the Movie
Thai Movie - 2022
(Netflix) Total = 2 hrs 45 min
Notes: Started & stopped this many times. It was really hard to get into for some reason. ML has a good smile. -
440. An Inconvenient Love
Filipino Movie - 2022
(Netflix) Total = 1 hr 53 min
Notes: Not much story. FL learns not to lose herself in a relationship. Wasn't convinced of actor in younger bro role with a disorder. Chemistry between leads a bit lack luster, kisses looked like they were being avoided. -
441. Can't Help Falling in Love
Filipino Movie - 2017
(Netflix) Total = 1 hr 53 min
Notes: Strangers get drunk / married in 1 night. Girl travels w/husband to get marriage annulled in time for fiancé marriage. However, leads end up together. Audio not audible sometimes. 2 kisses - 1 @ end was a no frills easy romantic one. I cried. -
442. She's Dating the Gangster
Filipino Movie - 2014
(Netflix) Total = 1 hr 53 min
Notes: 2 girls sick but in love w/same boy. FL2 gives up, then FL. FL2 recovers gets married to ML. FL meets him decades later on deathbed. I cried at end. -
443. Crash Course in Romance
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
(Netflix) Avg Dur: 1hr 15 min Total = 19 hrs 44 min
Notes: ML's bed head & the way he nudged into FL's bed was adorable. Leads' make-out session was awkward. Romance was subtle. Liked the murder element & understood mom's return scenes, but comments show most did not. Dislikes: characters absent & then randomly popping in, FL's assertiveness, ML's skinniness, romance between mentally challenged bro & friend, & no need characters (jealous girl student, ML's blind date). Preferred more story w/ all the kids (2 boys liking daughter). Liked the daughter actress & her ice skating suitor was very charismatic. -
444. The Real Thing
Japanese Movie - 2020
(Tubi) Total = 3 hrs 52 min
Notes: 2 timing ML, jealous girlfriends, alcoholic FL, abusive husband. FL super frustrating. She changed guys like I change socks. FL realized what love truly is in the end & stayed true to 1 man for 4 yrs hunting him down. -
445. The Girl on a Bulldozer
Korean Movie - 2021
(Tubi) Total = 1 hr 52 min
Notes: 2nd time watching. FL character troubled & strong. I think the movie ended w/ victim confessing off the record he was drunk & caused accident & insurance co paid out death benefit for suicide much later after FL's prison time. -
446. Portrait of a Beauty
Korean Movie - 2008
(Tubi) Total = 1 hr 48 min
Notes: Lots of female nudity, a couple of sex scenes. 1 realistic looking long scene about passion & 1 about dominance, w/the master that made me cringe due to age gap + her not liking him in that way. Romance? Video quality so poor it was bordering on unwatchable. -
447. Love at First Hate
Thai Drama - 2018, 13 episodes
(YouTube_GMMTV Official) Avg Dur: 50 min Total =10 hrs 50 min
Notes: FL character spoiled brat, too innocent/naive, but oddly likable. ML good looking & totally funny. Lots of steamy dialogue & kisses, about 5 were blush worthy. Enjoyed this couple's chemistry. -
448. Kyouso no Musume
Japanese Drama - 2022, 7 episodes
Master's Daughter
(Viki) Avg Dur: 24 min Total =2 hrs 48 min
Notes: The FL looked like Nanno from "Girl from Nowhere." Storyline just like that too. FL crazy & felt totally sorry for boy twin, he was the nicest & was totally used.Ending - crazy girl buying the book w/ the story that unfolded. Little girl poisoning not believable. Who hit girl twin, & tossed HS girl off roof? What happened to boy twin? Season 2?
-
449. The Forbidden Flower
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
(Viki) Avg Dur: 35 min Total =14 hrs
Notes: Moments of genius mixed in w/ a shit show. ML actor 21 ys older than FL (46 & 25). Somewhat creepy... FL goes after him aggressively & obsessively in a spoiled brat plus daringly adult kinda way & he is good looking so creepiness was tempered. Disliked the mom character & storyline. ML's brooding nontalking acting continued on a bit too much. FL treated clinger-on boy distastefully, didn't like her for that. In novel, the story this was created from, FL dies. 3 endings shot: [1] FL dies (in snow or later?), ML lives like she is still alive. Blooming of flowers causes his reunion dream. [2] FL is alive a returns 1 yr later (why does he not go w/her?). [3] FL dies after spending a brief time w/ML & then he dies. The end is their reunion in afterlife. Almost wanted a stronger storyline between FL & clinger-on boy (the necklace incident was pure gold). Music & scenery are phenomenal. Good quote: "When faced w/true love, men get scared & woman get stronger." -
450. Almost Love
Chinese Movie - 2022
(Viki) Total = 1 hr 50 min
Notes: Same old story, 9 yrs of a relationship off/on.Ending - 2 yrs after break-up ML marries another girl & FL still has him in her heart. Because FL was a huge giver not sure ML ever truly appreciated her.
-
451. Lighting Up the Stars
Chinese Movie - 2022
(Viki) Total = 1 hr 31 min
Notes: Sad/cute movie. Little girl's acting was amazing (actress is 8 yrs old). Subtitles were a bit too fast & most of the scenes were on rapid fire. The girl dressed as an indian for her everyday look & chasing after the ML demanding to see her grandma was adorable. Happy ending. -
452. Mojin: Dragon Ridge Shrine
Chinese Movie - 2020
The Ghost Blows The Lamp of the Longling Temple
(Viki) Total = 1 hr 31 min
Notes: Acting not that great. Story & CGI was meh. Tomb raiders go to save a professor. -
453. The Enchanting Phantom
Chinese Movie - 2020
(Viki) Total = 1 hr 36 min
Notes: CGI was top notch. Liked the actors. 1 lesbian scene between FL & her harem friend. Movie needed more back story. Why was Black Mtn king obsessed? Character stories for demon hunters. This is an adaptation, original created in 1987 & I haven't seen it. Like the movie "A Fairy Tale." -
454. Holiday Love
Japanese Drama - 2018, 8 episodes
(Viki) Avg Dur: 60 min Total = 6 hrs
Notes: FL2 was some kinda crazy. She was probably a little off to begin with & then her abusive husband put her over the edge. FL2 actress's acting was interesting in a good way. Little girl's acting was amazing. ML getting mad at wife for almost cheating compared to his full-on affair pissed me off. Didn't really care who FL ended up with, Bartender, Barber BF or cheating husband. Cringed at sister meeting ex-abusive FL2's hubby at dating mixer even if he has changed. -
455. The Pure Memories of My Heart
Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
(Amazon Prime Video) Total = 56 min
Notes: Disliked FL a lot. Her eyes are creepy/ watery, & her face is expressionless all the time. Actor & director relationship. -
456. An Affair
Korean Movie - 1998
(Amazon Prime Video) Total = 1 hr 48 min
Notes: Age gap not very bothersome as ML was very mature/masculine with a great body. FL pretty especially as they showed her compared to other woman her age/station. Sex scenes tastefully realistic, short to the point & plentiful. Romance more like obsession believable. Open ending - FL leaves her life but doesn't tell ML. ML changes flight to USA to Brazil on the fly. Both leads on same plane to Brazil but don't know it. -
457. Homestay
Japanese Movie - 2022
(Amazon Prime Video) Total = 1 hr 52 min
Notes: The artwork was fabulous. Cute actors/actresses. -
458. Call Me Chihiro
Japanese Movie - 2023
(Netflix) Total = 2 hrs 11 min
Notes: English Subbed Not one I enjoyed. Ex prostitute with a knack for helping others connect but she herself not being able to feel comfortable being connected to others. -
459. Luck-Key
Korean Movie - 2016
(Viki) Total = 1 hr 52 min
Notes: Older guy younger EMS driver romance was cringy. Couldn't feel the love between 2nd couple. Very good acting by all. -
460. Momoiro Anzuiro Sakurairo
Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
Color of Romance
(Viki) Avg Dur: 24 min Total =2 hrs 24 min
Notes: ML good body & had his shirt off a few times. Steamy dialogue & classy sex scenes (3-4), kissing was blush worthy. NAF of FL character & actress - she slept w/2 guys, she's not cute or hot & she was cringing when ML came on to her, which made me feel uncomfortable. That's not conveying love. Music was noticeable/good. -
461. Gomenne Seishun!
Japanese Drama - 2014, 10 episodes
Saving My Stupid Youth
(Netflix) Avg Dur: 50 min Total = 8 hrs 20 min
Notes: ML looks sad even when smiling due to eyes. Ending - ML confesses to arson but police had ruled him out as perp. ML takes over as radio emcee & marries younger sister/co-worker. -
462. Unlocked
Korean Movie - 2023
(Netflix) Total = 1 hr 57 min
Notes: Focus was on how society is addicted to cell phones. Less phone footage more character/story development needed. ML uses this to commit murder. Im Si Wan w/ his innocent baby face is a serial killer...creepy...in a great acting kinda way. Lead detective not telling FL how dangerous ML is & lack of professionalism pissed me off. Ending - none of the current alive characters dies... I think. Sequel set up? -
463. Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist Season 2
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
(Viki) Avg Dur: 1 hr 15 min Total = 12 hrs 30 min
Notes: The acting could be felt/seen which wasn't good. The FL & ML looked like friends not lovers. Ending was good - ML is cured, FL gets recognized for her skills/widow label removed, ML & FL marry w/ hint of pregnancy, high voice kid gets to be dr, etc. -
464. The Thieves
Korean Movie - 2012
(Tubi) Total = 2 hrs 15 min
Notes: A free for all of who stabs who in the back ...metaphorically. Reason to watch was for Kim Soo Hyun but his parts were rather small yet impactful. Shirt off kiss included lower lip suction (hot) & seducing target perferred him over hot girl (funny). Open ending, sequel possible. Reminded me of "Ocean's Eleven" movie series. -
465. One Day
Korean Movie - 2017
(Tubi) Total = 1 hr 54 min
Notes: Too slow for my taste. Losing a wife & then a new friend must be a lot for insurance fraud employee. Sunset images were amazing. -
466. Ghostderella
Korean Drama - 2019, 4 episodes
(YouTube_Lifetime Korea) Avg Dur: 10 min Total = 40 min
Notes: Cute cliche ghost series that had open ending. What happens with barefoot amnesia might be alive ghost? Why is loittering ghost hanging around? 2 house ghosts are protecting girl from what/relationship? -
467. All-Boys High
Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
(YouTube_Fly High) Avg Dur: 4 min Total = 40 min
Notes: Loved the actors & would love to see a full version series. Hilarious. Desk mates banter w/music. Fav scenes were drawing your desk mate's face, covering the ceiling & ending of bumping into desk mate who was transferred to new school (co-ed). -
468. Aftermath Season 2
Korean Drama - 2014, 6 episodes
(YouTube_K-Drama Lovers) Avg Dur: 10 min Total = 1 hr 10 min
Notes: Liked the actors & would love to see a full version series. Video quality was so poor I couldn't see eye colors. -
469. Aftermath
Korean Drama - 2014, 5 episodes
(YouTube_K-Drama Lovers) Avg Dur: 10 min Total = 1 hr
Notes: Liked the actors & would love to see a full version series. Video quality was so poor I couldn't see eye colors. -
470. First Kiss
Korean Drama - 2018, 20 episodes
(YouTube_SLLDLAB) Avg Dur: 10 min Total = 3 hrs 20 min
Notes: Liked all the actors/good acting. FL character made me angry & disliked her. Selfish, egotistical narcissist who cheated on her super nice, thoughtful cute boyfriend. Too many flashbacks & dream sequences especially in rapid succession. 1 music song pretty good. -
471. Bokura wa Koi ga Hetasugiru
Japanese Drama - 2020, 7 episodes
We Are Too Clumsy About Love
(Viki) Avg Dur: 30 min Total = 3 hrs 30 min
Notes: Starts w/moderate steamy scene, surprise n/main couple. Alot of "Sorry" again...what is up w/Japanese culture? Not a fan of FL but liked all others. Melodramatics a bit overdone. The 1 Music song that repeated throughout was really enjoyable. -
472. Maid's Revenge
Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes
(Viki) Episodes: 10 Avg Dur: 30 min Total = 5 hrs
Notes: Right off the bat ML has shirt off & creating sexual tension w/FL. His body is HOT, "ABSolutely." A few kisses that looked steamy good. ML's acting from domineering leader to at the end naïve boyish soldier showed great acting ability. ML 2 also switches personality. Didn't like FL actress, she didn't seem to go w/ML.Open Ending - Sister & nephew killed, ML looks like he dies but returns 5 yrs later as common solider w/ different name & no memory of past or he died & soldier is doppelganger. Cig lighter on ground that FL picks up is MLs.
-
473. Love to Hate You
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
(Netflix) Avg Dur: 52 min Total = 6 hrs 40 min
Notes: {English Dubbed} ML sometimes looked old w/bags under eyes. FL wore jeans to work, didn't like this. Funny, I laughed parts sprinkled throughout. Yet another lawyer drama, but this one interesting. Background music noticeable & very likeable. -
474. This Servant Is Not Simple
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
(YouTube_YoYo English) Episodes: 8 Avg Dur: 15 min Total = 2 hrs
Notes: Audio kept disappearing luckily, it's subtitled. Wasn't keen on acting or actors. Open ending- 2 FL's dressed for wedding & he disappears. Game asks him to choose his bride...the end. -
475. Soul Mate
Chinese Movie - 2016
(Viki) Total = 1 hr 50 min
Notes: Kinda had lesbian vibe....About a friendship that was really about being soulmates. 2 girls liked 1 guy. Wild child (Ansheng) left to give ML to BFF (July) & unbeknownst to Ansheng, July knew about the mutual feelings & let her go. Later ML & Ansheng hooked up. ML goes back to July but leaves her @ alter as she requested if he didn't love her. July is pregnant but dies from childbirth complications. Ansheng perpetuates the lie that July is traveling all over as she takes care of her kid, finishes novel & meets old flame coincidentally. -
476. Love, Lies
Korean Movie - 2016
(Tubi) Total = 2 hrs
Notes: 1940's during Japanese occupation of Korea & end scenes are in 2011. Girls would be in there 90's but looked in their 70's. Music was mesmerizing. Hee nor ML did anything to apologize for their betrayal/affair. Hee & ML were totally in love. As young adults Hee is killed & ML commits suicide after a goodbye letter to his ex. Ending - Yul steels Hee's name to sing but realizes the goodbye song ML gave her showed she was just as good as Hee, so revenge was senseless. -
477. Ex-Girlfriend Club
Korean Drama - 2015, 12 episodes
(Tubi) Avg Dur: 60 min Total = 12 hrs
Notes: Characters were interesting & had depth, not cookie cutter. The actress that played an actress looks like Park Shin Hye. ML character & actor I didn't care for. 3 grab your face kisses, 1 playful & other 2 shoulder view angles. Liked other 2 couple pairings more interesting. Liked director w/FL alot, but w/actress was really good too. -
478. Goodbye Summer
Korean Movie - 2019
(Tubi) Total = 1 hr 28 min
Notes: How can the FL be so mean to a person that is dying? Didn't find any real reasons to watch this. -
479. Innocent Thing
Korean Movie - 2014
(Tubi) Total = 1 hr 58 min
Notes: Disturbed girl creates a relationship in her mind w/swim teacher & then goes all Glenn Close on his family. FL dies in the end after realizing her reality. Coach is crying...indicating some of her delusions were real? 2 sex scenes with brief snippets of moderate content. ML w/wife & w/schoolgirl. -
480. Moebius
Korean Movie - 2013
(Tubi) Total = 1 hr 28 min
Notes: Completely silent except for crying, moaning & the like. Artistic twisted. Better than 3-Iron. Gang rape of shop girl was avenged by prison time & leader losing his penis, movie direction made her seem promiscuous. When son got dad's penis why was son only aroused by mom? Dad was a cheater so dad liked more than mom, so why did son opt to get rid of transplant? Maybe another girl in future would cure him. Actor who played son only 15 (17 in Korean yrs). -
481. Blind Love
Japanese Movie - 2005
(Tubi) Total = 1 hr 5 min
Notes: Strange. Blind FL couldn't smell 2 different people in room? Lots of female nudity including a heavy-set woman. Sex scenes were started only & left to imagination for rest. At the end think ML becomes the puppet. -
482. My P.S. Partner
Korean Movie - 2012
(Tubi) Total = 1 hr 55 min
Notes: Leads good acting & interesting realistic relationships portrayal. 2 unhappy woman - ML's girlfriend breaks up to cheat & FL cheats. Brief sex scene to start, a couple female nude scenes. Racy content w/phone sex scenes. -
483. Anna
Korean Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
(Amazon Prime Video) Avg Dur: 50 min Total = 5 hrs
Notes: Bae Suzy very pretty & liked her acting in this drama. -
484. Island
Korean Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
(Amazon Prime Video) Avg Dur: 55 min Total = 5 hrs 30 min
Notes: FL super tall, & pretty good actress. Don't like character when showing spoiled & entitled behavior. Clothes are a bit too flashy for my taste, it draws away attention from the story. ML not sold on character or actor...not sure why. ML2, Cha Eun Woo started out w/some not likable acting but he got better as scenes focused on his storyline. Cinematography & music are amazing. Eerily similar to Bulgasal. Season 2 coming in 2023. -
485. Kimi no Hana ni Naru
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
I Will Be Your Bloom
(Viki) Avg Dur: 47 min Total = 7 hrs 50 min
Notes: Rival band real, INI. 8LOOM temp band during drama. A few songs were really good. Acting was so-so for newbies. Last few episodes only about saying sorry a million times. Lead characters 10 ys apart, so a strong love story would have been cringy especially due to age gap & maturity levels (FL very adult, ML immature). Glad they stayed @ interest only. Ambiguous ending - Band reunites after 3 yr hiatus, ML seeks FL out @ her teaching school. Sequel? -
486. Shining for One Thing
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
(Viki) Avg Dur: 40 min Total = 16 hrs
Notes: The acting was good but didn't care for ML & FL's faces. 1 sweet non-memorable kiss. The last few episodes were a mess, the story fell apart. What happened to Maizi? He was the most interesting character. FL treated ML like dirt on last travel back trip & then all of a sudden she wanted to be close w/him...made no sense.Ending - FL manages to save ML & becomes a vet (same goal as ML, so has she really learned anything? Just following a man, like her ex-fiancée) ML returns to her after a 2 yr hiatus we think (umbrella w/no face covers FL). I was wondering if he was still dead in future (Coma?). ML time travels too? Chatter says Movie sequel to come.
-
487. Kanojo, Okarishimasu
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
Rental A Girlfriend
(Viki) Avg Dur: 30 min Total = 5 hrs
Notes: Liked the actors & the story seemed a bit different. Did not like the ending - no girlfriend but 4 girls still latched on to him. Maybe a sequel? -
488. 3B no Koibito
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
The 3B's You Shouldn't Date
(Viki) Avg Dur: 30 min Total = 5 hrs
Notes: A few giggle moments. Wished for a little more humors competition between guys & more affection so it was a real guessing game who she liked. There was actually 4: Beautician, Bartender, Band member & Broadway actor. Liked the songs & the actor's voice (he is a professional musician) -
489. Blue Birthday
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
(Viki) Avg Dur: 20 min Total = 5 hrs 20 min
Notes: 2nd attempt to watch. Not a fan of actors or characters. Story cliche w/time travel via photos but wasn't boring. Happy ending - everyone but villain alive. -
490. Georama Boy Panorama Girl
Japanese Movie - 2020
(Viki) Total = 1 hr 45 min
Notes: Oddball movie. Coming of age/real life as it is. HS girl & boy searching for love as newbies. ML seeks out call girl & FL the HS boy who she fantasizes about w/out even knowing him. FL kisses her BF, as exploration? Loved the bubble wrap blankets. -
491. Double Patty
Korean Movie - 2021
(Amazon Prime Video) Total = 1 hr 47 min
Notes: Wow. After watching Shin Seung Ho as crowned prince in Alchemy of Souls a weightlifter in this movie makes him seem very like a very versatile skillful actor. What a body. -
492. Recalled
Korean Movie - 2021
(Amazon Prime Video) Total = 1 hr 39 min
Notes: Wasn't really a fan of the actors. -
493. Ultimate Oppa
Filipino Movie - 2022
(Amazon Prime Video) Total = 1 hr 48 min
Notes: There was a lot of English used but still needed subtitling on. -
494. The Forbidden Marriage
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
(Viki) Avg Dur: 1 hr 10 min Total = 14 hrs
Notes: FL was smart, strong & kind, but not pretty. Acting was very good, especially ML. ML2 was a strong contender but i knew the King would be the victor from the start. Kissing was just lips on lips. Palace politics minimal, focus was on love story. -
495. Where Stars Land
Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
(Viki) Avg Dur: 30 min Total = 16 hrs
Notes: It reminded me of "Descendants of the Sun". The sci-fi element was a bit of a surprise & felt like it should have been a different movie altogether. Quite a bit of over dramatization/unrealistic. Slept thru a few episodes & didn't feel like I needed to go back to watch. Fav scene Lee Ji Hoon reaction to getting caught w/lipstick smudges. A few pretty good kisses. Liked the main lead pairing.Ending was like "The Last Empress." (Actor's face never shown). ML chose death over wheelchair life so after he leaves for a year & returns not looking for FL, what is his situation? Lee Je Hoon is an amazing actor.
-
496. Legend of Hyang Dan
Korean Drama - 2007, 2 episodes
(Viki) Avg Dur: 1 hr Total = 2 hrs 10 min
Notes: Opens w/that Choi Si Won magical humor & this really shows his talent. 3 girls sing intermittently throughout & I liked it. 2 little girl ghosts with no story development. FL actress pretty. -
497. The Lost Tomb
Chinese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
(AsianCrush) Avg Dur: 45 min Total = 7 hrs 30 min
Notes: Reading the subtitles was a bit tough as pace was super-fast. Per info - Used a book series to create but drama is a mess. I am not familiar w/books so not sure. Yang Yang was totally AWESOME & wished for a lot more scenes w/him although his lack of film time added to his allure/mystery. Fatty character was quite annoying. An 8 part series gone wrong? -
498. Eden Season 2
Korean TV Show - 2022, 8 episodes
(Viki) Avg Dur: 1hr 5 min Total = 8 hrs 40 min
Notes: The pianist was a psycho stalker. She gives woman a bad name & I just wanted to punch her. My fav, the hunk acted like an idiot trying to create a drama series w/the cute corky little girl & lost the beautiful smart girl, Lana who he had an awesome chemistry with. Lana ended up w/ the guy who went to same college & major as she. To me they are too much alike w/ no sparks. 2 couples formed: 3+5 & 4+6. Will be waiting for season 3!!!!1. M = Kim Do Hyeon (shy, nerd, make-up artist, 34)
2. M = Jo Yi Geon (tall slender hottie, acting tutor, 31)
3. M = Kim Kang Rae (cute boy next door, smile, fitness trainer, 25)
4. M= Kim Su Min (beefy face, French restaurant CEO, 34)
5. F = Son Seo Ah (cute smile, girl next door, singer, 25)
6. F = La Na (skinny, skinny face, multi-languages, political science student, 27)
7. F = Lee Seo Yeon (outspoken tomboy, internet broadcaster, 23)
8. F = Hyeon Chae Hui (psycho, music student, 24) -
499. Eden
Korean TV Show - 2022, 8 episodes
(Viki) Avg Dur: 1hr 7 min Total = 8 hrs 48 min
Notes: Frech Korean added 6 episodes in. 2 couples formed: 1+8 & 3+9.1. M = Lee Seung Jae (emotional cutie, commercial model. 30)
2. M = Kim Cheol min (hilarious lovable oddball, production co, 28)
3. M = Lee Jung Hyeon (health nut, runway model, 23)
4. M= Yang Ho Seok (Muscular, temper, 34)
5. M= Timothy (French Korean, model, 24)
6. F = Seon Ji Hyeon (tall playful girl next door, actress model, 30)
7. F = Kim Joo Yeon (fitness competitor, shopping mall CEO, 28)
8. F = Lee Yoon Na (confident show host, less noticeable, 28)
9. F = Kim Na Yeon (commercial model, player, 26) -
500. Single’s Inferno Season 2
Korean TV Show - 2022, 10 episodes
(Netflix) Avg Dur: 1 hr 10 min Total = 11 hrs 40 min
Notes: Needs a little more heat (kissing/hand holding). Funny scenes: contestant walking into mirror & contestant giving wet wipes to a crying contestant. Hope they continue w/more seasons.