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  • Autumn ’16, Part 1

    Autumn ’16, Part 1

    TOTAL DRAMAS WATCHED: 21

    I just barely passed this amount in last year’s fall roundup, and that was in November! What can I say, weekend marathons are my specialty. Now onto the state of things…

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  • Summer ’16, Part 2

    Summer ’16, Part 2

    As some of you may have seen from my Twitter, I was at PAX this past weekend! Spoiler: it was awesome. I was only away for 3 days, but I was surprised by how many drama episodes I was able to squeeze in…

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  • RE: Beautiful Mind 13

    RE: Beautiful Mind 13

    LOL I love these gossiping surgeons. They don’t have much to do, but they bring light to this drama. #THANKFUL

  • Summer ’16, Part 1

    Summer ’16, Part 1

    Yaaaay k-dramas.
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  • Spring ’16, Part 1

    Spring ’16, Part 1

    NOTE: I wrote this on May 1, where it continued to languish in my drafts until I finished Fire Emblem Fates (AGAIN) and realized that I didn’t have anything to do. And I finally started watching Japanese dramas again after not finishing any of the ones in my Winter ’16 post. Progress!

    I’ll be honest. After Signal, I lost interest in watching any dramas. And how could I not? It was just… so much. SO MUCH PERFECTION! And you heard it here first — there’s nothing that will top it this year. I didn’t bother finishing any of the other ones I started either, and it probably didn’t help that I was in the middle of last minute travel prep and Fire Emblem Fates. I did watch some of Sanadamaru while I was in Japan and while it was very exciting to go to Osaka Castle (where I had a moment and realized why I kept seeing Sakai Masato’s face all over Osaka stations… lol), I wasn’t like “oh my gosh, gotta watch some dramas!”

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  • Cheese in da TRAP

    Cheese in da TRAP

    I think I’m going to drop this show, and not because I’m a Yoo Jung apologist, but because I really do feel bad for Park Haejin and I’m KIND OF a purist when it comes to adapations.

    No, something I respect about the webtoon was that Inho kept a respectful distance while being so friendly and cute with the fam, and Seol obviously valued their friendship!!! But now it’s Cantabile in the Trap and that’s a shame considering how rich the source material is.

  • Winter ’16, Part 1

    Winter ’16, Part 1

    I’ve gotten a little lazy when it comes to dramas these days… I’m only watching 3 as opposed to something crazy like 5-6 at once. Just 3…

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  • RE: Signal 8

    RE: Signal 8

    That damn ointment…

    I don’t like the idea of inserting a loveline where it doesn’t need to be (and that includes shipping, which I’m normally OK with, but Signal seems SO not the show for this). That said…

    Cha Soo-hyun’s affection for her beloved sunbae makes me want to cry 😫😫😫 I love her so much! I JUST WANT HER TO BE HAPPY… and I want her to have all the things. I mean ffs, she goes to the coroner every week just to see if his body turns up… my heart… ow

  • RE: Signal 2.3

    RE: Signal 2.3

    This transferring of team members to a meaningless department to placate public outcry about something or other is SO jdrama esque but I love it. I love it a lot

  • A year in dramas (2015).

    A year in dramas (2015).

    Instead of doing some mega essay about why so-and-so was my favorite in such-and-such category, I’m just gonna share highlights. It ended up being 1500+ words anyway. Here’s what I saw:

    JAPANESE

    Dakara Koya
    Date
    Fuben na Benriya
    Garasu no Ashi
    Ghostwriter
    Gisou no Fuufu
    Hitorigurashi*
    Hondana Shokudo
    I’m Home
    Ishi no Mayu
    Ishitachi no Renai Jijou

    Itsumo Futari de*
    Kageri Yuku Natsu
    Kamoshirenai Joyutachi
    Mondai no aru Restaurant
    Mutsu
    Okashi no Ie
    Orient Kyuukou Satsujin Jiken
    Otona Joshi
    Tamiou
    Tenshi to Akuma
    Utsukushii Hito*

    KOREAN

    A Wife’s Credentials*
    Awl
    Bubblegum
    Heard It Through the Grapevine
    Heart to Heart
    Hogu’s Love
    I Remember You (Hello Monster)
    Mask

    Missing Noir M
    My Beautiful Bride
    Oh My Ghostess
    Orange Marmalade
    Producer
    Punch
    Splash Splash Love
    Valid Love

    TOTAL: 38

    New record! And that’s even after taking a mini-break after Oh My Ghostess. Yes, it’s a lot. I’m not a college student anymore (for now anyway), and it’s easy to unwind by watching a drama episode or two after work. I usually watch a few at once and finish them around the same time (usually j-dramas because they’re on the same schedule, even though they’re subbed slower). That’s all there is to it!

    Now onto this year in dramas:

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