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Love Scout (SBS, Jan 2025)

A successful CEO, who is perfect at her work but clumsy at everything else, falls in love with her single dad secretary who can handle her clumsiness.

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✨dramas i watched in 2024 and my ratings for them✨

May contain spoilers <3

1. A Shop for Killers, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Oh this has set the bar for 2024 already....where is next season!!! Had me hooked I didn't even realize it was a series and not a movie. Only complaint is that it needs to be longer!

2. Doctor Slump ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Watched it for the mains but fell in love with the characters. Burnout talk is necessary and I loved seeing Ha Neul's mom/family grow...as a family. The acceptance of Jeong Woo and his story was so so heartwarming and heartbreaking. I would have ate this up three years ago, but I feel like I've seen this before.

3. Flex x Cop ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Nice story that kept me engaged though a bit cheesy! A fun watch but I feel like it will not my best "fun" watch this year.

4. Queen of Tears ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ all the rom com tropes and soo hyun x ji won .....need I say more?

5. Military Prosecutor Doberman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Decided to try another one of Ahn Bo Hyun's drama after Flex x Cop was not a hit. This was MUCH better. I learned a lot about military corruption....but something isn't hitting.

5. The Whirlwind ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Okay, political dramas are Kim Hee Ae's THING bc this was so good. Only thing I hated was that her character was a bit weak in such crucial times....opposite of what she preached and not very girl boss of her smh.

6. Connection ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Watched it for Mi Do but oh my godddd????? A story about friendship in sick and twisted way that I can't help but love. Beginning to end...pacing was amazing, casting amazing, binged it so hard....wish I could watch it for the first time again.

7. The Frog ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (ngl i watched this for chanyeol). Did I just watch a masterclass in acting or what!? Must watch. But I am also in a thriller/murder mystery vibe this year I guess.

8. Collectors (Movie, 2020) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 no 'cause why did I like that??? A story about a corporate chairman that likes dynasty relics and a group of grave diggers that are hired to find a very specific relic. That's all I'll say. But c'mon....

9. Good Partner ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The last divorce law drama I watched was Divorce Attorney Shin, I believe (highly rec that one if you like law dramas!). Attorney Shin focused a lot on the main character's personal vengeance and this one focuses on the job itself. Justice for

10. Sweet & Sour (Movie, 2021) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Girl, just watch it. Quick synopsis: how a couple navigates a long term relationship. I thought this was gonna be fun and not that deep but oh myyyyy I was seated. Watch until the end!!!

11. Love Next Door ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Oh they're so cute. They're so cute! The last time I saw Hae-In was in D.P. and this was so refreshing. Neighbourhood friends....fall in love? Sign me up!!! Took off a star because the characters got on my nerves after a while. Seung-ho loser era was not cool!!

12. Miss Night and Day ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Watched for Lee Jung Eun and Choi Jin Hyuk but got hooked! Fantasy drama about a 28 year old that cannot seem to pass the civil exam and find a job. She got possessed by her dead Aunt though. That's when the fun starts ;) Annoying last two episodes though....

13. Work Later, Drink Now ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If you liked Hello, My Twenties! you will LOVE this. Loved this trio. Watch it! (Slice of life-esque).

14. Work Later, Drink Now 2 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Something different but the same magic as the first series. Love the introduction of new characters and their significance in the girls' lives. Important character development too. Fight and then make up! That's life.

15. Mr. Plankton ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Took off a star not because it was bad, but because it was so SAD. Must watch for this pairing and this chemistry. It's currently January 9th...as I'm looking through this list.....I got reminded again how sad this drama was. NEVER again.

16. Virtuous Business ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was a fun! one! I loved seeing the friend group develop. The need for a thriller sub plot in all dramas is killing me though ahhaha

17. Marry My Husband ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ binged this and honestly wTF just happened? That was so good LOL. All the characters the viewer is supposed to hate is just soooo hateable. Good on MC! For living her life!

18. The Judge from Hell - y'all I dropped it. It got repetitive :( But it was so good at the start. Not my cup of tea, I guess.

18. When the Phone Rings ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Honestly this was about to be a five star in December. I waited until the last episode aired to finish this list. Chemistry was off the charts, story was so wattpad but I ate it up, pacing was soooo good.....but..........all of a sudden there were two episodes that had their own crazy story line at the end. Using an ongoing genocide for plot rubs me the wrong way, I cannot get over that.

Dramas from this list I'll rewatch in the future: A shop for killers, queen of tears, miss night and day, work later drink now

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This feels like home.

WHEN I FLY TOWARDS YOU (2023)

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When I Fly Towards You 当我飞奔向你 (2023) — ep. 22 | i have someone who listens to my problems

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WHEN I FLY TOWARDS YOU 当我飞奔向你 2023, dir. Mao De Shu

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WHEN I FLY TOWARDS YOU 当我飞奔向你 (2023) dir. Mao De Shu

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28th July, 2015. We're in a relationship.

WHEN I FLY TOWARDS YOU 当我飞奔向你 2023, dir. Mao De Shu

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Yes it's delicious that Sa-eon is completely obsessed with Hee Joo but I like that she's equally obsessed with him. They have no chill, whatsoever. They match each other's freaks and that's something we don't get nearly as much as we should.

Like, what do you mean he drank from her wine glass to feel the imprint of her lips and she watched his videos so many times that she can predict what he's going to say. My pathetic little meow meows. My weirdos. My cringefail best girl and my emotionally constipated rage boy.

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you know what? on multiple occasions, sa-eon interrupts hee-joo while she's typing. he can definitely read what she's typing upside down but i'd like to appreciate the amount of times he does not interrupt and waits for her to finish so they can have a conversation. what a nice guy. love me a nice guy

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uhmm there's no way sa-eon doesn't know sign language. the person he has liked for 20 years? plss the loser boi i believe in would never miss

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so wifey of her to snatch his phone out of his hand and start writing on the notes app WHICH needs the phone unlocked to do so sighhh i love stanning married couples

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sa-eon shocked his wife can speak? okay. sa-eon replaying the video in his head as he’s driving, making him so angry that the words she said were “let me out!” and realizing how scared she must have been that night? CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.

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there’s something so intensely intimate about sa-eon laying next to hee-joo and just…telling her about his day? even if there wasn’t a life-threatening situation to tell (and to justify why he’s there), i think that is so so intimate

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I'M SCREAMING!!! I wondered why they focused on her lipstick stained-glass wine after she just dragged him for filth and i'm now just noticing, he poured himself a glass too, chugged that and am i seeing correctly sipped from the lipstick stained side too yum!... to see such an assertive side to her -- what a TURN ON!!

This is so intentional... all i hear is " I want you but won't dare touch you" - it screams DESIRE ugh!! Gagged is me!!

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This man cooks like a surgeon (complete with orders to his scrub nurse) and I love it.

Edit: honestly this scene was so good. There is so much personality crammed into this moment. Like he's going to do something nice and caring for her but does it in the most taciturn way possible. And she's so confused by him but also unconsciously follows his curt orders. And even his instructions don't seem rude but just like he's very used to being in charge. He's so orderly and exact in cutting and setting stuff out.

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Why did you think I'd accept the presumptuous demand to abandon Hong Hee Joo? Why are you dragging my person into this?

When the Phone Rings (2024)

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go to marriage counseling ❌

impersonate a kidnapper and harass your emotionally constipated husband by phone to make death threats on your own life ✅