☪ 2023 ☪

Completed, January. I previsously started watching this in 2020 and dropped around episode 4. I was worried this was going to turn into the ML lying to the FL about who he really was and I was not in the mood for that. 

But I picked it up again and enjoyed it. There was definitely some lying/pretending to be someone else but the FL found out the truth around ep 7 or 8 and after that the leads worked through things together, which I love to see.  The last few episodes even reminded me of Healer a little bit, because it is rare for the ML to let the FL help him so much when on the run. 

Overall, I am glad I returned to this little drama. 

On hold, January: Episode 1.
I finished the first episode and was not feeling this drama. I am a little confused, and not enough in love with the characters to continue. But the plot is interesting so I think I will come back at some point. 

Completed, January.
This is my first time watching Hotel del Luna, despite it's popularity. And I am loving it. IU's outfits are everything! And I have loved finding out more about her first life. I'm a bit worried about the ending coming up and how things will play out so I decided to watch some lighter fluff in the meantime. 

Update: Completed, left rating at 8/10. I felt that the ending was a bit rushed for the other hotel employees, and I did not love the ending for our main couple either. I was confused on when they meet again - another life? Then what did the ML do in this life? Marry someone else? Then go back to Man Wol in the afterlife? I think I am too literal to enjoy this kind of open ending. 

Completed, January. This was okay. Joseph and Seon Ho were the stars. Chae Soo Bin and Minho... annoyed me. I hated that they cheated in the first episode. It colored my feelings towards them for the rest of the show when we were supposed to see them as earnest, struggling young adults. So when they were both waffling about their feelings for entire episodes, I just didn't care. Also the timeline/plot was very confusing sometimes as they jumped from episode to episode. 

Dropped, January: Epsiode 12.
This has been wonderful. I absolutely love the main leads and their friends and family. The ML is so incredibly sweet and he knows what he wants and how to ask for it. I am putting this on hold because I know their breakup is coming up, and that it lasts for far too long, and I just want to pause this while they are still together and happy. I honestly might not finish until season 2 is actually starting.

Dropped, January: Episode 1. 

Disliked the characters and plot throughout the first episode and will not be continuing. 

Dropped, January: Episode 1.

Seo In Guk is amazing as always, but I disliked most of this first episode. Maybe I will try again one day but for now this is being dropped. 

Partial rewatch, January: episodes 8-16.
I was thinking of re-starting Vagabond when I decided to watch a different Suzy drama that I love. I watched the second half only to see the story and mystery all come together again. Love the three leads in this drama so much. 

Completed, January. This was a warmhearted short drama focusing on the leads relationships. I was a bit bored in the middle when they brought in the ML's ex. I thought they dragged the will they/won't they too long when we could have had the leads get together and had more cute episodes of them figuring out long-distance together. The actors all did well. Joy is good at the friendly/happy characters but still struggles with the more emotional scenes. They had very cute chemistry once they finally got together and seemed very natural on their dates. Overall cute drama, but I probably will not rewatch. 

Started January. Episode 1. Could not focus, will try again. I LOVE the first season and expect to like this. 

January. 5+ rewatch. Putting this on in the background while I work. Labeling this as a partial rewatch since I am not paying full attention. 

Started January. Watched first episode and a half. Not quite sure about this but it is so popular I want to try it. 

January. Started for Yang Yang. I have also read the web novel a while ago. I am not sure if I will finish this now, since I am just comparing it to the novel too much. I think I need to forget the novel a little bit in order to enjoy this more.  

Completed. April. I LOVED this while I was watching. Pure rom-com. Friends-lovers, which I don't normally like but this was done SO well. The leads were both wonderful, I loved their antics. I think the 2nd lead could have been rejected earlier though, so we could have enjoyed the main couple dating for longer. I also liked all of the side characters, including the 2nd lead as his own person. My least favorite parts were of the manager couple - they did not have any chemistry and had better options that I would have liked to see them end up with. I will probably re-watch this at least once. 

Completed. April. I found this show through the cameo that the main leads had in Sh**ting Stars. This was well done, but I didn't enjoy it very much. I loved Moon Ga Young's character, she did so well in this role! But the male lead was underwhelming and the side characters were lacking. I was bored with where the story was going about halfway through and started skimming instead of fully paying attention to episodes. I'm glad I watched it, because I would have been so curious about this couple after that cameo, but I will not re-watch. 

Dropped. April. Park Min Young is one of my favorite actresses, but I disliked everything about this plot and the two male leads. I even watched some clips of later episodes but nothing drew me back in. Not for me. 

Completed. April. I am shocked by how much I enjoyed this! I rarely watch anything categorized as a thriller, but I watched some clips of this show online and could not stop thinking about them. Once I started, I could not stop watching. The cast was fantastic and the storyline perfectly twisty. I would have loved more romantic moments between our main leads, but am also just happy with the hopeful ending we got and in my head they lived happily ever after. They deserve it after what they went through. 

Completed. April. This was cute. I liked that the setting was a technical high school. The 2nd lead couple absolutely stole the show. They had much more presence than the main leads and I would watch an entire show about them. The main leads were adorable though and I look forward to seeing them all act again. I did think the ending was very rushed, and they could have paced the corruption plotline and the single dad plotline better.