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My Master Lists
Hi welcome to my little blog :,) Here are my recommendation lists! I try to keep these updated but I'm not always punctual, forgive me. Let me know if you have any questions or trouble with the links!
My main is @softandorsweet <3
currently rewatching: Doom at your service
just finished: Love for Love's Sake
MY TOP 5 FAVORITES (see google doc list for plot descriptions and my full list of recommendations)
Romance Kdramas
DOOM: AT YOUR SERVICE (TW death, terminal illness, parent death, themes of su*cide)
TWENTY-FIVE TWENTY-ONE (TW anti-fatness, mild bullying, themes of depression)
HOMETOWN CHA-CHA-CHA (TW anti-fatness, themes of su*cide, ensemble character death)
YUMI'S CELLS (1 & 2) (TW anti-fatness)
LOVE FOR LOVE’S SAKE (BL) (TW homophobia, su*cidal ideation, shown su*cide, death, blood)
Romance Thrillers Kdramas
VINCENZO (TW multiple characters death, murder, gun violence, homophobia, torture)
W: BETWEEN TWO WORLDS (TW themes of & su*cide, gun violence, parent death, homophobia, sexism, anti-fatness)
HEALER (TW parent death, murder, childhood abuse, kidnapping, themes of su*cide)
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (TW childhood trauma, parent death, so much anti-fatness, homophobia, sexism, main character death, murder, slipping someone a drug, themes of & shown attempted su*cide, gun violence)
HAPPINESS (TW self h*rm, murder, zombies basically so lots of blood, classism, gun violence)
Thai Romance Dramas
NOT ME (BL) (TW physical altercations, gun violence, arson, kidnapping, commentary on ableism, racism, capitalism and more)
BAD BUDDY (BL) (TW physical altercations, blood, family violence, gun violence, unwanted public outing)
MY SCHOOL PRESIDENT (BL) (TW mild manipulation, shove, slap, punch, homophobia, non con photo taking, unwanted public outing)
KINNPORSCHE (BL) (TW gun violence, murder, torture, kidnapping, mafia altercations, physical altercations, under the influence sex scene, dubious consent)
THE ECLIPSE (BL) (TW homophobia, minimal physical altercations, outing someone)
Japanese Romance Dramas
MY LOVE MIX-UP (BL) (TW homophobia)
ALICE IN BORDERLAND (TW shown death, su*cide, extreme violence, sexual assault, severe psychological trauma)
CHERRY MAGIC (BL) (TW age gap)
SEVEN DAYS (BL) (TW cheating)
ONLY JUST MARRIED (TW fake marriage, unrequited love)
Taiwanese Romance Dramas
ABOUT YOUTH (BL) (TW family stress)
WE BEST LOVE (BL) (TW blackmail, dubious consent, manipulation, non con kiss, violence)
MY TOOTH YOUR LOVE (BL) (TW trauma, parent death, physical abuse, family abuse)
HISTORY 3: TRAPPED (BL) (TW gun violence, kidnapping, gun violence, blood)
BE LOVED IN HOUSE: I DO (BL) (TW manipulation)
Chinese Romance Dramas
PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER (TW anti-fatness)
i wanted to include any warnings i noticed while watching these shows, as to reduce any harm to anyone taking my recommendations! these are still my favorite shows and have as many nuanced positives as nuanced negatives!
key: FL = female lead, ML = male lead, TW = trigger warning
message about south korean dramas: i think so many of us are drawn to kdramas for their depth and analysis of different forms of oppression and traumas. however, kdramas are lacking so much in so many ways thus the TWs. i recently found out that studio dragon, the largest production company in south korea is a monopoly company (bought out all smaller independent businesses and now has total control over most production in south korea). studio dragon alone has produced vincenzo, hometown cha cha cha, happiness, twenty-five twenty-one, yumis cells, my roommate is a gumiho, doom at your service, true beauty, start-up, tale of the nine tailed, flower of evil, it’s okay to not be okay, hi bye mama, my holo love, love alarm, hotel del luna, because this is my first life and way way more. plus they just signed with Netflix in the last year or two, and will only be continuing to expand. if you regularly watch kdramas there’s not much we can do, expect support the dramas that have become more inclusive. knowledge is power and having perspectives on why studio dragon is not perfect is more beneficial than living in the dark.
#asian dramas#kdrama#thai drama#bl drama#asian drama recommendations#kdrama recommendations#romance kdrama#korean drama#thai drama recommendations#rom com kdrama#thriller kdrama#action kdrama#bl drama recommendations#korean drama recommendations#romance kdrama rec#romance kdrama recommendation#what to watch#kdramas#fav kdramas#rom com#romance#tv shows#kdrama rec#comedy kdrama#vincenzo#while you were sleeping kdrama#what’s wrong with secretary kim#w between two worlds#its okay to not be okay#healer kdrama
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I just want you to leave now. Please. Hey, I didn't want to spend my first day back with you either.
#love next door#userdramas#kdramaedit#kdramadaily#kdramagifs#kdrama#haeyeongs#lextag#udeokmis#tuservic#swiftletinthecloud#nextdooredit#mufaloedit#the time for my fav bickering sets has come!!! finally
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falling for all the loser in love characters in a show/book that try to come off as cool and indifferent is so fun cuz their future partner be doing weird shit and embarrassing themselves and you'll be silently screaming and hiding your face cuz of the second hand embarrassment but then you realize this fool with heart eyes is definitely squealing like they got a high school crush and hypothetically kicking their legs and punching the air over that and that helps you calm down
#why did that turn out so specific#ryu sunjae from lovely runner I'm looking right at you my man#then we have minhyuk from strong woman do bong soon who just melts on the spot when his gf gives him a forehead kiss pfft#gosh how much I love my losers in love <3#kdrama#lovely runner#I've watched 8 eps and I'm LOVING it so far#oh I should mention all my fav losers#hua cheng#lan wangji#ahn minhyuk#strong woman do bong soon#lee junho#extraordinary attorney woo#adachi kiyoshi#cherry magic#sasaki shuumei#sasaki to miyano#ryu sunjae#tinn#my school president
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지금 거신 전화는 When the Phone Rings | episode 7
#when the phone rings#chae soo bin#yoo yeon seok#gifs#kdramas#kdrama#perhaps my all time fav trope#the emotions!!!#forgive the text placement#i had to make sure the hands were the focus lol#but i remembered this after doing the subs
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괴물 / Beyond Evil BTS
#goofy juwon is my fav type of juwon 👉👈#i'm patiently waiting for a comedy version BE where these clowns do ALL the silly things they feel like atm#also!#they should have included this big ass heart in the final cut!! lmao#han juwon#yeo jingoo#beyond evil#shin hakyun#userdramas#kdramaedit#jwds#beyondeviledit#kdramadaily#kdrama
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HAPPY BLOODHOUNDS SEASON 2 ANNOUNCEMENT DAY FOR THOSE WHO CELEBRATE 🥳
#GUYS I'M SO PUMPED U HAVE NO IDEA 😭😭#THAT'S MY FAV KDRAMA RIGHT THERE!!!!!!#GUNWOOJIN MY FAV BOYS!!!!!#dohwan must be so happy he gets to play gunwoo again with his bestie sangyi#this is all I'm going to be thinking about until the season is out lol#bloodhounds#woo do hwan#lee sang yi#netflix bloodhounds
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Look at me,
Break my heart.
Break it a thousand times
if you like.
It was only ever yours
to break anyway.
- (TO)
#Lovely Runner#Byeon Woo Seok#Kim Hye Yoon#Sun Jae#Im Sol#Seon Jae#선재 업고 튀어#kdrama#kdrama recommendations#east asian drama#fav book quotes on these two is just#kiera cass#book quotes
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you know, when sun jae figures out that sol is from the future, he so confidently says that he'll diligently run to 2023 to meet sol there.
we don't even question it.
realistically it's 15 years and no one in their sane mind will ask anyone of that but with sun jae, having met the 2023 sun jae in both timelines and knowing how down bad insane he's been yearning for sol despite him not having a chance yet unable to let go... we don't even question it. we don't even question the whole 'ah life moves on, people move on and drift and change' thing that'll definitely be a question with any other couple.
we just naturally accept it, yes ofc sun jae will wait and reunite with sol again, 15 years is nothing.
sun jae doesn't even have any questions, he just naturally accepts that yes ill take care of myself for the next 15 years, where's the face mask?
in the world of so called situationships, cheating, falling out of love, long distance relationship struggles, commitment issues and so on... this pure, intense love is just so wonderful to witness. ofc some situations are reasonable and can't be helped but these two who'll go against time and fate for each other just to be together... i know it's a drama and it's idealistic but just for a few hours, you live in this space where two people purely seek each other because they wouldn't want to be anywhere else, no matter how many years they've to wait.
in so many romance dramas and movies, the question of actually wanting each other comes up, with the whole second lead involvement and misunderstandings and more, but here, there's nothing. you know both of them only have eyes for each other and it's so beautiful, that's what pulls you in.
two dumbasses adoring each other and falling hard so badly that time is just a small obstacle to overcome.
sun jae, in every timeline, from the heartbroken one to the living life well one, from the high school kid to the college kid, has only ever wanted sol. he fell for her kindness and never changed. she fell for his kindness and his wonderful being in itself and now she's down bad just like him. to think he helped her through vicious hard times the college sun jae won't even be aware of.
i feel that these two pull us in so well cuz at the end of the day we all want to be loved unconditionally and these two show us that, how it must be, to be so intensely woven into each other.
and to add on to that, in every timeline, they've also always been best friends with the same kids they used to run around together in their school days. yes it's a drama but don't we all want to have life long friends who'll always be there?
in all forms, love persists here, beyond time.
lovely runner is so filled with love, kindness and devotion in all ways that you just can't help but fall in love, just as sun jae and sol fell for each other.
now, isn't this a lovely thing for all of us to witness and experience together?
#lovely runner#im sol#ryu sun jae#kdrama#byeon woo seok#kim hye yoon#im sorry but im serious about this rant#like please#imagine how wonderful it is to see such devoted love#im sorry but my heart is so warm for these two and their friends and im geum and their parents and grandma#im just in love with everyone#honestly forever my fav drama
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Faithful Lovers
This scene has become one of my favourite things to exist.
I love this scene for the rawness and openess of conversation. It's both of them telling each other with so much conviction why they need the other to see their perspective. It's vulnerable, it's beautifully done, it's art.
The pain in the hug is so palpable but so is the comfort. It's so hard to see her trying to add distance between them - before Hyunwoo pulls her into his embrace - cause she can.not.be.swayed.by.him. Does Hyunwoo apologise for putting her in a situation like this? For not realising just how much she has to lose? Or for being selfish begging her to say yes to this surgery?
Don’t do this to me. Don’t make me want to live. I won't be able to recognize you. I'll become a stranger.
First things first, thank you Kim Jiwon for that delivery. It killed me emotionally, made me cry and want to hug you even more. Protect this beautiful smoll bean at all costs.
Notice how one of the major things that keeps breaking her resolve is him. His love. His understanding. His physical being. Yet the only thing stopping her from living is also him . His memories. His love. Him.
When he tries to convince her that she will fall in love with him again her little head shake says 'But it won't be the same.' I love how it isn't written off as Oh I know I'll be able to love you. She has doubts. So many of them. I think just the idea that she could wake up and lose her ability to love him is unbearable to her. What if she can't love with the same intensity? Not feel what she feels right this moment? What if she looks into his eyes after the surgery and feels like she would rather forget him than die? Haein knows how much Hyunwoo's put into ensuring she lives yet she rather experience that love than throw it all away on a chance.
But Hyunwoo is defiant. He's not taking no for an answer. He can't anymore. He hates that she won't listen to him. That she's having doubts. Isn't it common sense? He'll be there. They'll figure it all out. She'll be alive. It's such an interesting and logical perspective to have 'as long as there is life anything can happen.' because once she's dead that's it.. it's the end. But if she's alive, the possibility and capacity of love still exists.
Even if you don't fall for me, ignore me or dislike me I'll still be there for you through it all. Why doesn't this kid understand that's exactly why she can't agree to it. She can't bear the possibility of that happening.
I think Hyunwoo shines when he says 'I made a promise. That I'd be by your side even if there's a debt or something more. So don't worry and just stay here please.'
Notice how this is directly in contrast with what she says right at the beginning 'We make promises in good times thinking they'll never end.' But Hyunwoo remembers and he's willing to be there through it all.
Don't pray about dying. I'm terrified it'll come true.
She's praying to die. Let that sink in. For a man who believes enough to pray for her to be saved, when her death is so imminent - almost a fact, this is indeed terrifying. I feel his fear and pain. Good grief, she's praying to die when there's such a big possibility of exactly that. She accepted her fate and he's willing to fight tooth and nail to change it. It's a tesimtiment to how many times he's spent thinking of a life without her. He's convincing her to rid of their memories. I know he's aware of exactly what it means. The chances they're taking but the idea of not seeing her again is so unbearable for him.
I love Haein's strong mindedness. She didn't budge. Her last look for me read 'I get it. I get it all but just no. I can't lose you. Please don't cry and make this harder. Don't make me want to live.' and with that she hardens her heart as she steps away and takes her hand from him.
While this man, ouff this man. Can we take a moment to appreciate the sheer desperation on his face. After she signals no again he's so helpless. 'Please, please see me and live, if only for me. I cannot fathom this earth without you.' Seriously, we all need to take a minute to appreciate his desperation throughout this scene. The woman that he loves, his ideal women won't agree to stay alive because she loves him too deeply. Just writing this hurts me.
It's interesting this scene works because by now we know where they both stand in this episode. For me, the reason this scene shines is the vulnerability - the two of them having this extremely open and confrontational confession. When scenes like this are executed and written well it creates everlasting frames like this.
Also they both suck at praying. If you're praying just pray to keep her alive and keep her memories intact. Why are they picking and choosing? It's not like God has a limit to what he can do. Truly nonsense prayers from both of them. 🙃
Gif credits: @jcpostsobsessions and @seawherethesunsets
#the hands#ouff the hands!#so much conviction and desperation there#queen of tears#baek hyun woo#hong hae in#kdrama#kim ji won#kim soo hyun#hong haein#such a well done scene#one of my favs#up there with P&P rain scene#can't believe I'm finally done analysing this scene!#two extremely emotionally taxing scenes left to analyse!
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worshipping;
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i love how when they were kids seok-ryu called seung-hyo her "baby" and then continued to bully him in the most atrocious way possible 😭 😭
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happy birthday, @highwarlockkareena!
#tinted with you#asiandramanet#park junhee#userkareena#userrenee#*#have your fav kdrama for your bday!#i hope you're having cake#and some doge cuddles#you know i always wish you the best :) which is why we're going to watch ALL the twilight movies at some point#it's going to happen#woo made it home to post
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a daily dose of sunshine & wisdom
#daily dose of sunshine#korean drama#park bo young#mmkfav#mygif#stayed up until 4am to finish this drama so i'm running on no sleep and i have no regrets#i cried so many times watching this drama#truly a healing drama#def one of my favs of the year#my pby is finally in another kdrama masterpiece#(i used to pray for times like this)#also this drama messed me up (in a good way)#also i will never shut up about our childhood besties from the drama#(they should have been endgame)#(im so hurt)#(we got absolutely robbed)#to make up for it i NEED pby and jdy in another project together again im so srs#n e ways i highly recommend this drama!! pls watch if you haven't already <3
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Same Energy😃
Bad and crazy (2021)
#bad and crazy#Bad and crazy kdrama#kdramadaily#Kdrama#kdrama recommendations#fav duo#they're so silly#I ship them because why not#They got chemistry#absolutely#i'm done now#wi ha joon#lee dong wook
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#best friends be like#nearly my fav scene from the entire drama#lee dongsik#park jeongje#shin hakyun#choi daehoon#beyond evil#beyondeviledit#kdramaedit#kdramadaily#kdrama#userdramas#kdramagifs#asiandramaedit#there is “dongsik” virus spreading around manyang no one is safe (sane) breathing it#the way jeongje transforms immediately as dongsik appears in front of him aaahhhh my heart 🤧
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Why all 'Mr.Seo' in homoerotic antagonistic Kdrama are like this
Hot 🔥
Tall
Rich
Bad
Scary
Crazy
Babygirl (yup, babygirlify unhinged men is my thing💀)
Gay
In suspicious, questionable relationship with some little guy who's also unhinged just like them
#strangers from hell#seo moonjo#psychopath diary#seo inwoo#evilive#seo do young#mjjw#inwoo x dongsik#dyds#who will win in a fight? the two psychopaths have the bigger brains but doyoung is a freaking beast so...#doyoung is the tallest and he has a middle-aged man as his sugar baby so this man is pretty unique lol#i might be a lil biased but evilive ended just a week ago 😔#homoerotic antagonism#my fav genre of kdrama#secret forest#good or bad dong jae#seo dong jae#hwang si mok x seo dongjae#they aren't checked all the list but they're still homoerotic antagonistic#hot and tall and bad seo dongjae and his little unhinged man hwang simok? 10/10
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