#ah-young & jae in

[teashh]

I am so glad the new kdramas are bringing back the specific brand of loser men. You know which brand I'm talking about. The Ahn "min min" Minhyuk brand of loser men and I'm loving it. The "I worship this goddess and I'm so in love with her and I can't believe I get to love her. Oh my gods I love her so much" brand of loser men. And we're being fed so well with lovely runner, love next door, no gain no love, my demon, Cinderella at 2am, Hierarchy, Midnight Romance in Hagwon, doctor slump, Queen of tears, welcome to samdal-ri and even good partner (yes it's one sided but the dedication and yuri's couple too).

We need more fictional loser men who worship women to satiate our eldest independent daughter desires.

[haomnyangz]

It must be hell. A hell you can never escape from. I know because I'm down there too. So if you have time to cry, make those bastards who did this burn in hell. That's the only way to survive it.

THE DEVIL JUDGE (2021) Director Choi Jung-kyu

[t1nngun]

Time travel excellency in k-dramas.

(🎞️ : lovely runner, twinkling watermelon, a time called you, blue birthday, marry my husband, 18 again)

[smittenskitten]

CELEBRITY (2023)

[stuff-diary]

Hierarchy

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2024

Hierarchy (2024, South Korea)

Director: Bae Hyeon Jin

Writer: Chu Hye Mi

Mini-review:

Oof, what a disappointment. I feel like this wanted to be one of those transgressive teen shows we get in the West, but then it didn't have the guts to go all the way and ended up being like any other kdrama about the rich and the poor. And even then, it's just not good at that either. The writing leaves a lot to be desired, and it gets more boring with every episode. The acting is also all over the place; some of the actors do a solid job, but most of them are mediocre or downright terrible. Tbh, there are two things that save this drama from disaster: firstly, the director adds a lot of style and flair to the proceedings; secondly, sometimes it's fun to see a bunch of super pretty people all together in one place. But still, there are a lot of shows where you can find those things with much better quality. I wouldn't recommend Hierarchy, unless you really love someone in the cast...

[ballschingu]

[straykidsnews]

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Chanel (@chanelofficial) 'Coco Crush' Seongsu Popup opens tomorrow. 💍

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The Popup runs until the 23rd, so if you're in Seongsu-dong, don't miss out.

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[army-in-the-stars]

@ W Korea

[aellyne]

STILLS FOR HIDE (2024)

[https-webtoons]

[ramennoodler]

Dramas 2023

Just some of my thoughts for some of the dramas of 2023...

-KING THE LAND !!!!! The natural chemistry between the main leads is just so so soooo real that it makes it hard to believe that they're "just friends" in reality; However, at the same time it makes sense, as both Junho and Yoona have been in the entertainment industry and have known each other for a long time (2pm and SNSD go wayyyy back, IYKYK). I'm kind of surprised it took them this long to meet for a drama project, but as a fan of both 2pm and SNSD, I'm so glad to see them both working together again. There are so many funny moments in this drama and the added sound effects and acting make some of the scenes so funny. I also like the easter eggs added in the drama haha. Definitely a feel-good drama. I ship the main leads..!! They already know each other so well and they're also starting to look the same haha. -See You in My 19th Life This series is based on the webtoon, and the drama was surprisingly not bad. Ahn Bo Hyun and Shin Hye Sun both are great together, and I feel like recently Shin Hye Sun has been typecasted into these somewhat typical bold, fearless characters that are also seemingly reflective of her own personality but in this drama I was able to kind of see somewhat of a different side to her (hard to explain hahah). And Ahn Bo Hyun...he's very versatile as an actor. And finding out that he's now dating Jisoo of BP...super unexpected haha !! The drama itself is somehow comforting with all the characters meshing well together. Pleasant~~

-Celebrity Hmmmmm this one was great but something about the female lead I can't put my finger on.. While I do feel like her acting has improved over the years and I see that in some scenes of this drama as well, there were parts where it just seemed flat but I'm not sure if it's just how her character was written. The storyline itself was definitely interesting nonetheless, and I didn't have much expectations going into it, but it does touch upon the effects of social media in modern times and I liked the mystery/thriller type of vibe.

-D.P. Star-studded cast; haven't watched this yet but excited to pick up where they left off for season 1.

-The Real Has Come The cast is talented and there are strong characters in this drama and lots of twists and funny moments. It's light and funny, but there's 50 episodes so there are definitely times where it's a bit draggy but also that's typical of any family dramas. -Oasis Jang Dong Yoon!!! Hahaha I think the cast did a great job with their portrayals though I feel like Jang Dong Yoon just has such a baby-face and looks like he wouldn't hurt a fly but he looked so cool playing this role as Lee Doo Hak. I liked the old-fashioned style of this drama as it took place in the 80s-90s Korea, so it was really refreshing to see the type of fashion, dialects and overall atmosphere during that time through this drama, and think about how much has changed. There were parts of the drama that felt a little repetitive, but I think overall the cast made up for it. -Apple of My Eye (금이야, 옥이야) Typical family drama, a little predictable but expected haha.

[gaymer-hag-stan]

Jaekyung's 2023 Recap Vol. II

[ghostgirlyuri]

had a productive night of reading yuri and read all of sora & haena start to finish and all the extras and ah-young & jae-in and really really liked it all

sora & haena is so sweet and genuine watching sora come out of her shell and come to terms with liking women and them helping eachother and just enjoying eachothers company <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 super heartwarming fluffy but theres still the realistic troubles that come with love

all the extras were nice and enjoyable but ah-young & jae-in hoo boy i saw it listed as just extras like the rest and also as a spin off and its definitely the latter truly the perfect brand of toxic yuri that you kind of dont want to deal with the characters being the way they are but you just cant look away

theyre both so messy and impossible i really dont think there was ever gonna be anyone else for either of them cause who could put up with all that jae-in is so totally correct about ah-young being prideful and narcissistic but if jae-in was like 20% less autistic she couldve at least handled her temper tantrums and unrealistic expectations but she just isnt instead shes so completely incapable of understanding anything to do with love or dating or relationships and most of all she cant understand how or why she feels the way she does and seeing her trying so hard to stay with ah-young despite all that is so sweet and also kind of heartwrenching like with the rings! ah-young is so sure jae-in isnt paying attention to her talking about wanting couple rings but then! jae-in not only finds out her size and gets the rings but gets the exact ones that ah-young was showing her even though she obviously didnt understand and hates changing things about her life like what she wears!!! theyre both mean and kinda spiteful and no one else could date them but goddamn if they arent kinda perfect for eachother

[palabasa]

bro reading the latest chapter of the sora and haena spin-off is SO hard. gritting teeth and biting to get through it

[asiandramabuzz]

Antique Bakery (서양골동양과자점 앤티크)

Starring Joo Ji Hoon as Kim Jin Hyuk, Kim Jae Wook as Min Sun Woo, Yoo Ah In as Yang Ki Beom, Choi Ji Ho As Nam Soo Young

Country: South Korea

Release Year: 2008

[stuff-diary]

Twinkling Watermelon

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2023

Twinkling Watermelon (2023, South Korea)

Directors: Son Jung Hyun & Yoo Beom Sang

Writer: Jin Soo Wan

Mini-review:

I loved Twinkling Watermelon so so much. This drama made my Mondays and Tuesdays for eight weeks. The story might not be groundbreaking, but it's incredibly well-written and fun. I was afraid the plot would be too simple to make it through 16 one-hour episodes, but it never dragged at all. There was always something to look forward to, and many of the twists caught me by surprise. On top of that, the writer gave us two fantastic love stories. Seriously, both of them are among the best I've seen in a K-drama. But the real focus of the show is the friendship between all the main characters, and its portrayal of youth was really heartwarming and nostalgic. And the whole cast was incredible too, they absolutely delivered at every turn. The only flaw I can point out is that the representation wasn't perfect, and they should've hired at least some deaf actors. Besides that, I don't have any complaints. I might go as far as saying this is one of my favorite dramas of all time, and I'm gonna miss it so much.