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  • Spring ’24

    Spring ’24

    Me? Writing a drama roundup post? We are so back! A little late, but better than never.

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  • A year in dramas (2021-2023)

    A year in dramas (2021-2023)

    Better late than… yeah, nevermind.

    2021

    JAPAN
    Cold Case 3*
    Ore no Ie no Hanashi
    Rikokatsu
    Talio Fukushu Daikou no Futari*
    Zenra Kantoku (Naked Director)*
    Zenra Kantoku (Naked Director) 2
    Raise de wa Chanto Shimasu*
    30-sai made Doutei da to Mahouzukai ni Nareru rashii (Cherry Magic)*
    #Cold Game
    Ichikei no Karasu

    2022 and 2023 under the cut.

    KOREA
    D.P.
    Squid Game
    Hellbound

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  • A year in dramas (2020).

    A year in dramas (2020).

    Better late than never, right?!

    JAPAN
    Gokushufudo
    Kotaki Kyoudai to Shikuhakku
    Shiyakusho*

    KOREA
    Stove League*
    Extracurricular
    Hospital Playlist
    The Banker*

    CURRENT/DNF
    Samurai Gourmet — Episode 10
    Chief of Staff, Season 2 — Episode 1
    Forest of Secrets, Season 1 — Episode 4

    TOTAL: 7
    * did not air in 2020.

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  • A year in dramas (2019).

    A year in dramas (2019).

    For the sake of having it documented somewhere, here are the dramas I watched last year. Which feels like MANY years ago because lol corona.

    JAPAN
    dele *
    Tokyo Love Story *
    Cold Case 2 *
    Fruits Takuhaibin
    (anime) Cells at Work! *
    (anime) Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san *

    KOREA
    Trap
    Misty *
    Chief of Staff (Season 1)
    SKY Castle
    Touch Your Heart
    Should We Kiss First? *
    Rescue Me 2

    CURRENT/DNF
    Stove League — Episode 5
    Samurai Gourmet — Episode 10
    Chief of Staff, Season 2 — Episode 1

    TOTAL: 11 (+ 2)
    * did not air in 2019.

    It’s hard for me to explain why I didn’t watch as many dramas last year, but I certainly started a ton and with all this extra time (lol) I’m finally getting around to finishing them just now. I also kind of, sort of, started watching anime again. The only drama that really captured my heart was Rescue Me 2. Rescue Me was already so good, but this season — if you can even call it that, the only thing it has in common is “religious” cults and Jo Jae-yoon — had levels.

    With less than 4 months left in the year (lolllll), so far I’m on track to finish more than 10 dramas this year so… that’s something. Watch this space for more updates 🤪

  • SPRING ’19

    SPRING ’19

    This will be pretty brief, as I haven’t been watching a lot of dramas lately and I thought it would be a bit much to not have anything for two straight seasons. (Really gotta start writing about dramas as I watch them…) But I’ve been really into k-dramas lately, though!

    Slight spoilers for Misty. Other dramas mentioned: The Banker, dele, Cold Case 2, Trap, Touch Your Heart, Should We Kiss First.

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  • SKY Castle (fin.) + recommendations

    SKY Castle (fin.) + recommendations

    Now, I said I would focus solely on playing Kingdom Hearts 3 these past few weeks… but that didn’t happen. You know what happened? SKY Castle. I think I mentioned a month ago that I wanted to wait until it was finished before diving in, and it did so… I couldn’t help myself! Over the span of a day (!), one episode turned into ten before I realized I’d lost my damn mind and needed to be productive lmao.

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  • A year in dramas (2018).

    A year in dramas (2018).

    Japan
    Ito-kun A to E
    Unnatural
    Kangoku no Ohime-sama
    Totsuzen desu ga, Ashita Kekkon Shimasu
    Okusama wa, Toriatsukai Chuui
    Okaasan, Musume wo Yamete Ii desu ka?
    Hito wa Mita Me ga 100%
    anone
    Momikeshite Fuyu
    Ossan’s Love
    Takane no Hana

    Korea
    Prison Playbook
    Life on Mars
    Life

    Current/DNF
    Misty
    The Smile Has Left Your Eyes

    TOTAL: 14
    * did not air in 2018

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  • the catch up (part two)

    the catch up (part two)

    First order of business: Merry Christmas. 🎄🎁✨

    Second order of business: with only six days left in the year, I have a lot of dramas to catch up on! Two of my priorities at the moment are finishing Misty and The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (about halfway through both), but my queue has grown longer since finishing my last drama in… August? September? Who knows anymore!

    And to make things worse, Kingdom Hearts 3 is dropping in approximately a month and some days which means NO DRAMAS UNTIL I FINISH THAT GAME. I refuse lmao. So I’ve got a lot of work to do!

    My list below the jump — wish me luck, lol.

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  • Autumn ’18

    Autumn ’18

    I have been extremely busy of late – I pride myself on making room for just ONE drama, but I haven’t even been able to do that lately. I finished Life just a few short weeks ago and… that was it. It doesn’t help that nothing I’m interested in watching is available legally/subbed either. Thems the breaks.

    But we’re going to switch things up a little bit! Fall started, and it’s just around the time that I’d post a what-I’m-watching for the season anyway. Since I can’t do that, I will share a bunch of dramas I’m really interested in watching – plus some words on Life because, duh. (more…)

  • Summer ’18, Part 3

    Summer ’18, Part 3

    Summer is OVER! Hello darkness school, my old friend.

    [white_box] Overall thoughts on Life on Mars, Hito wa Mitame ga 100 Percent, anone, and Life (!!!) after the jump — very light on spoilers. [/white_box]

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