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Jina’s dramas awards 2023

It’s here! I feel like I say this every time, but truly, this year, I had less time to devote to dramas. Also, there were few dramas that held my full attention from beginning to end, so this year's list will be pretty short! (Check out my favs from 2020 , 2021, and from 2022.)

As usual, these are mostly Chinese historical/period romance dramas. I do have a category for modern dramas but I didn't watch any this year, so I'll be taking it off for this year. :)

Best Overall Drama

Lost You Forever (Season 1): A brilliant first episode played by talented kid actors who just drew you to this solemn, aching world of xiao yao and others. Technically, the drama isn't over, but my goodness, the characters are so good. The actors are chef's kiss.

Most Delightful/Fun Drama

The Starry Love: Knowing xianxia and wuxia genres, I expected this drama to have more angst, but I was laughing more than I was crying. A strong ensemble cast too that made everything more fun. I love this drama so much.

Most Impactful Drama

Lost You Forever: I still mull over certain scenes, cry over the characters' back stories and motivations and what gives them grief. I am still patiently waiting for season 2.

Drama with the Best Soundtrack

Circle of Love: Bangers after bangers. I still play it after all these months. The drama is such a wild intense ride, it was super entertaining.

Best Costume/Design/Set Drama

My Journey to You: Everything felt so elevated and elegant and sharp and mysterious and dangerous. Love it.

Best Short Drama

Butterflied Lover: This director never misses. Adore the two couples, even though the plot slowed down a little bit about 2/3 of the way. Beautifully shot, interesting storyline, happy ending. Nothing else I could ask for from a short drama.

Most Unexpected Drama (aka the Dark Horse) / Drama(s) I'm Enjoying Right Now But Have Not Finished

Mysterious Lotus Casebook, A Journey to Love, and The Last Immortal. For all three, I was surprised I enjoyed them so much. For MLC and AJTL, I know there are some major characters deaths, so I have yet the heart to finish it but I know that I've enjoyed a huge portion of it and I know their endings will not ruin that.

The Last Immortal is still airing and could have a disastrous end since they have to cut a lot to fit the 40-ep max limit, but I am surprised that I really like the characters. Unlike their prequel An Ancient Love Poetry where I did not care for the male lead's God self, for this drama, I care much about gu jin/yuan qi and a yin. I hope this drama ends on a good note.

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That’s all for me! Did we share any favs? Which drama would you in what category? Feel free to let me know. :) Thanks, all! Here's to new and beloved dramas in 2024!

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Enola Holmes 2020

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   Sortie: 2020-09-23    Durée: 123 minutes    Genre: Aventure, Crime, Drame, Mystère    Etoiles: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, Helena Bonham Carter, Louis Partridge    Directeur: Jina Jay, Giles Nuttgens, Consolata Boyle, Michael Carlin, Michael Dreyer

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Casting Society to Honor Barry Levinson, Kevin Huvane at Artios Awards

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Casting Society to Honor Barry Levinson, Kevin Huvane at Artios Awards

Casting director Victoria Thomas will receive the Hoyt Bowers Award.

CAA’s Kevin Huvane, filmmaker Barry Levinson and casting director Victoria Thomas will be honored by the Casting Society of America at its 33rd annual Artios Awards, which will be held Jan. 18 simultaneously at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills and Stage 48 in New York City.

Huvane, partner and managing director at CAA, will receive the Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement, recognizing his contributions to the industry. The honor is named after the first casting director in history to win an honorary Academy Award.

Levinson, the Oscar-winning director, screenwriter and producer whose credits range from Rain Man to HBO’s recent The Wizard of Lies, will be presented with the Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award, which is given to an individual who has made a special commitment to the New York entertainment industry through their collaboration with casting directors and which is named after pioneering casting director Marion Dougherty.

Artios Award-winner Thomas, whose credits include award-winning films such as Django Unchained, Hidden Figures, Edward Scissorhands, Sid and Nancy, Straight Outta Compton and Detroit, will be honored with the Hoyt Bowers Award for outstanding contribution to the casting profession. The award is named after casting director Hoyt Bowers. was a brilliant casting director and a supportive mentor.

CSA also announced its 2018 nominees for outstanding achievement in casting in the television, theatre, shortform series and short film categories. Nominees for feature film will be announced early next year.  

The full list of television, theatre, shortform series and short film nominees follows:

TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON – COMEDY

Atlanta — Alexa L. Fogel, Tara Feldstein Bennett (Location Casting), Chase Paris (Location Casting), Kathryn Zamora-Benson (Associate) Better Things — Felicia Fasano, Tara Nostramo (Associate) Dear White People — Kim Coleman I Love Dick — Eyde Belasco Insecure — Victoria Thomas

TELEVISION PILOT AND FIRST SEASON – DRAMA

13 Reasons Why — Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee, Barbara Fiorentino, Nina Henninger (Location Casting), Joey Montenarello (Associate), Terese Classen (Associate) The Crown — Nina Gold, Robert Sterne The Handmaid’s Tale — Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Russell Scott, Robin D. Cook (Location Casting), Jonathan Oliveira (Associate) This Is Us — Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Josh Einsohn, Ryan Bernard Tymensky (Associate) Stranger Things — Carmen Cuba, Tara Feldstein Bennett (Location Casting), Chase Paris (Location Casting), Wittney Horton (Associate) Westworld — John Papsidera, Deanna Brigidi (Associate)

TELEVISION SERIES COMEDY

Black-ish– Alexis Frank Koczara, Christine Smith Shevchenko Crazy Ex-Girlfriend — Felicia Fasano, Venus Kanani, Tara Nostramo (Associate) Girls — Jennife Eustons Transparent — Eyde Belasco Silicon Valley — Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Hallman, Leslie Woo Veep — Dorian Frankel, Sibby Kirchgessner, Marlise Gunzenhauser (Associate)

TELEVISION SERIES DRAMA

Black Mirror — Jina Jay, Henry Russell Bergstein (Location Casting) Bloodline — Debra Zane, Shayna Markowitz, Lori Wyman (Location Casting), Marie-Thérèse Verbruggen (Associate), Erin Fragetta (Associate) Homeland — Judy Henderson, Kimberly Graham (Associate) The Affair — Ross Meyerson, Julie Tucker The Americans — Rori Bergman

LIMITED SERIES

Big Little Lies — David Rubin, Melissa Pryor (Associate) Fargo — Rachel Tenner, Jackie Lind (Location Casting), Stephanie Gorin (Location Casting), Charlene Lee (Associate) Feud: Bette and Joan — Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Jennifer K.M. Treadwell (Associate) The Night Of — Avy Kaufman, Sabrina Hyman, Susanne Scheel (Associate) When We Rise — Sheila Jaffe, Gail Goldberg, Sean Cossey (Location Casting), JJ Ogilvy (Location Casting), Nina Henninger (Location Casting)

FEATURE FILM – NON THEATRICAL RELEASE

Hairspray Live — Bernard Telsey, Abbie Brady-Dalton, Cesar A. Rocha (Associate) Killing Reagan — Junie Lowry Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Mark Fincannon (Location Casting), Craig Fincannon (Location Casting), Lisa Mae Fincannon (Location Casting), Monica Kelly (Associate) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks — Cindy Tolan, Meagan Lewis (Location Casting), Daniel Cabeza (Associate) The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Let’s Do the Time Warp Again — Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Stephanie Gorin (Location Casting), Alex Newman (Associate) The Wizard of Lies– —Ellen Chenoweth, Susanne Scheel (Associate)

CHILDREN’S PILOT AND SERIES (LIVE ACTION)

Bunk’d — Howard Meltzer Girl Meets World — Sally Stiner, Barbie Block Julie’s Greenroom — Bernard Telsey, Conrad Woolfe (Associate) Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn — Danielle Aufiero, Amber Horn, Steven Tylor O’Connor (Associate) School of Rock — Suzanne Goddard-Smythe, Ty Harman (Associate)

TELEVISION ANIMATION

American Dad! — Linda Lamontagne Bob’s Burgers — Julie Ashton-Barson Bojack Horseman — Linda Lamontagne Family Guy — Linda Lamontagne Peanuts — Matthew Jon Beck

REALITY SERIES

Are You the One? — Damon Furberg, Heather Allyn Born This Way — Sasha Alpert Project Runway — Sasha Alpert Real World — Sasha Alpert True Life: We Are Transitioning — Tony Miros

SHORT FILMS

Crowbar Smile — Eyde Belasco Perfect Roast Potatoes — Rich Mento Plea — Marin Hope Public Speaking — Adrienne Stern The Sub — Amanda Lenker Doyle

SHORTFORM SERIES

Confess — Fern Champion, Sharon Lieblein, Troy Daniel Smith (Associate) Now We’re Talking — Alexis Frank Koczara Party Girl — Nickole Doro, Shayna Sherwood Single By 30 — Sherrie Henderson, Romy Stutman, Vanessa Knight (Associate) Tales of Titans — Amanda Lenker Doyle, Chrissy Fiorilli-Ellington Tween Fest — Amanda Lenker Doyle

NEW YORK BROADWAY THEATRE – COMEDY OR DRAMA

A Doll’s House Part 2 — David Caparelliotis, Lauren Port Heisenberg — Nancy Piccione Indecent — Tara Rubin, Felicia Rudolph (Associate) Oslo — Daniel Swee Sweat — Heidi Griffiths, Jordan Thaler

NEW YORK BROADWAY THEATRE – MUSICAL

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — Rachel Hoffman Come From Away — Rachel Hoffman Groundhog Day — Jim Carnahan, Jillian Cimini (Associate) Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 — Duncan Stewart, Benton Whitley, Andrea Zee (Associate) War Paint — Craig Burns, Bernard Telsey

NEW YORK BROADWAY THEATRE – REVIVAL, COMEDY OR DRAMA

Jitney — David Caparelliotis, Nancy Piccione Six Degrees of Separation — Daniel Swee The Front Page — David Caparelliotis, Lauren Port The Glass Menagerie — David Caparelliotis, Lauren Port The Little Foxes — David Caparelliotis, Kelly Gillespie

NEW YORK BROADWAY THEATRE – REVIVAL, MUSICAL

Falsettos — Tara Rubin, Eric Woodall, Kaitlin Shaw (Associate), Claire Burke (Associate) Hello Dolly — Craig Burns, Bernard Telsey Miss Saigon — Tara Rubin, Merri Sugarman, Claire Burke (Associate) Sunday in the Park With George — Carrie Gardner, Stephen Kopel Sunset Boulevard — Tara Rubin, Eric Woodall

NEW YORK THEATRE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of New York City — William Cantler, Karyn Casl How to Transcend a Happy Marriage — Daniel Swee Sweeney Todd — Cesar A. Rocha Sweet Charity — Judy Henderson, Ally Beans The Band’s Visit — Tara Rubin

NEW YORK THEATRE – DRAMA

Dead Poet’s Society — William Cantler, Karyn Casl Small Mouth Sounds — Henry Russell Bergstein, Lauren Port The Hairy Ape — Tiffany Little Canfield, Cesar A. Rocha (Associate) The Wolves — William Cantler, Karyn Casl Yen — William Cantler, Bernard Telsey, Karyn Casl, Adam Caldwell

REGIONAL THEATRE EAST

A Sign of the Times — Tara Rubin, Felicia Rudolph (Associate) American Son – MA production — Pat McCorkle, Katja Zarolinski American Son – NJ production — Pat McCorkle, Katja Zarolinski An American Daughter — William Cantler, Karyn Casl Assassins — Tara Rubin The SpongeBob Musical — Patrick Goodwin, James Calleri, Paul Davis

REGIONAL THEATRE WEST

A View From the Bridge — Karyn Casl, Patrick Goodwin Actually — Phyllis Schuringa An Octoroon — James Calleri, Erica Jensen, Amy Potozkin Barbecue — Phyllis Schuringa Merrily We Roll Along — Beth Lipari Zoot Suit — Pauline O’con

LOS ANGELES THEATRE

The 24th Annual Young Playwrights Festival — Erica S. Bream, Cara Chute Rosenbaum The House in Scarsdale: A Memoir for the Stage— Nicole Arbusto The Tragedy of JFK (as Told by William Shakespeare) — Erica S. Bream, Cara Chute Rosenbaum Waiting for Godot — Amanda Lenker Doyle, Chrissy Fiorilli-Ellington When Jazz Had the Blues — Michael Donovan, Richie Ferris (Associate)

SPECIAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE

A Chorus Line — Margery Simkin, Michael Donovan, Richie Ferris (Associate) Aida — Rachel Hoffman Big River — Jay Binder Crazy for You — Tara Rubin, Kaitlin Shaw, Felicia Rudolph (Associate) Wonderful Town — Jim Carnahan

THEATRE TOURS

Fun Home — Jim Carnahan, Jillian Cimini Hamilton – West Coast National Tour — Bethany Knox, Rebecca Scholl (Associate) Hamilton – Chicago Company — Bethany Knox, Rebecca Scholl (Associate) Hedwig and the Angry Inch — James Calleri, Paul Davis The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time — Daniel Swee, Cindy Tolan

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Jina’s dramas awards 2022

It’s here! I had less time this year to devote to dramas because of a variety of reasons, but I still want to share the love. (Check out my favs from 2020 and from 2021.)

As usual, these are mostly Chinese dramas and they’re typically historical or period costume or VR-historical dramas but I do have a category for modern dramas specifically. Also, this is based on dramas that I finished. So, if I started but didn’t get through it yet, it won’t show up on this list.

A new addition this year: best short drama! With cdrama entertainment really putting more money and time into making their mini dramas, I think they deserve their own category.

best overall drama:

love between fairy and devil: no surprises here. it’s a devil x fairy drama aka brooding man x bright girl dynamic and it’s so so good. it really took all of us by a storm and we enjoyed it so much. the cgi is pretty good, the soundtrack is fantastic, and just everything hits my fangirl’s heart so well.

most delightful/fun drama:

night of love with you (modern short drama): i was seeking more short dramas to watch and am so glad i came across this. it’s funny, it’s well paced for a short drama, the couple’s chemistry is amazing, and their visuals look great too. also, the tinge of tragedy? love it. obsessed. 

most impactful drama:

rainless love in a godless land (Taiwanese modern drama, technically aired in 2021 but finished in 2022 so it counts!!): i love this kind of modern fantasy stories and i especially loved that this drama incorporated indigenous beliefs and myths and had all these larger questions. i probably watched this all in like three days (the eps were so long!) and was captivated. 

most unexpected drama (aka the dark horse):

sassy beauty: i don’t think i had any specific expectations for this drama, I was just looking for VR-historical drama and came across this. It also happened to have Yan Zidong as the ML, who I adore, so I gave it a chance and I’m so glad I did! Especially letting myself get past the first 4 episodes because the female lead’s growth was so so gooood. and again, the tragedy of it all?? yeah yeah, it’s everything.

drama with the best soundtrack:

love between fairy and devil: do I need to say more? it’s got all the bangers.

best costume/design/set drama:

love in flames of war (republican era): disregarding the story/plot, i really liked how this drama looked. maybe they looked a little too pristine for a republican era? but the male lead’s a warlord and rich and stuff so i didn’t question it too much.

best short drama:

a familiar stranger: cdrama ent is finally putting money and time into short series! this year we really saw an improvement in this genre and several other dramas did really well, but this drama had my heart because of ryan cheng. he’s my boy. but really, this drama had solid acting, story, with strong cinematography and soundtrack. just chef’s kiss.

favorite modern drama:

be my princess: granted, I didn’t watch many this year, but this is the only one I finished and actually spent VIP money to watch the last few episodes. I really adored this drama and the questions it asked and I was pleasantly surprised by this couple pairing. 

favorite drama from any year not aired in 2022:

dreaming back to the qing dynasty (2019): I haven’t watched a drama based in qing dynasty (with some time-traveling) in years! I fell in love with so many of the princes but especially wang anyu as 13th prince. it’s the first drama i’ve seen of him and i’ll be keeping an eye out for his future historical/period dramas!

drama with a soft spot in my heart:

lost track of time: i’m obsessed with this drama greatly thanks to jing chao but yeah also obsessed with irony and revenge and the fight against fate and doomed endings. yeah, this drama had me buying VIP. the production and cinematography was just okay but the acting? the tragedy of it all? i’m kissing jing chao.

favorite scene from a drama:

a familiar stranger: this is a random category just so that I can say I absolutely love the fireflies scene. it’s so so good, so soft, so tender. he saved her and then she saved him in the most beautiful way.

That’s all for me! Did we share any favs? Are you obsessed with bits of tragedy too or are you normal lol. Which drama would you in what category? Feel free to let me know. :)

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Jina's dramas awards 2021!

Late by 1 day but here it is!! I got to start many dramas this year but only some kept my attention for the entire time. Here are my favorites of 2021! (Check out my favs from 2020!)

As usual, these are mostly Chinese dramas and they're typically historical or period costume, non-modern dramas (although I do have a category for modern dramas).

best overall drama:

the long ballad (I literally finished this in 3 days and every episode had me in a rollercoaster of emotions and even dramatic entrances made me cackle!! Everything was solid from soundtrack to cinematography to acting.)

most delightful/fun drama:

queen of attack (just. This little mini, low budget series that was supposed to generate little buzz and make tiny money really went and did more. Full of classic tropes, the fresh couple made it work so good that it even received a 2nd season!!)

most impactful drama:

killer and healer (it came to me when I needed it the most back in March; I literally even re-learned Adobe Premiere so that I could create FOUR videos for it. Definitely not perfect but grabbed my heart and soul completely.)

most unexpected drama (aka the dark horse):

the imperial coroner (full of fairly new actors and seemingly typical characters, this drama took the world with its strong political plot and refreshing likeable and logical characters; the romance isn't overdone--some may say it's even a bit underdone--but when it happens, it's so so good.)

Miss the dragon (I saw all the bad reviews and first reactions, I know. But damn it, I still enjoyed every second of it. It's melodramatic and tragic and I loved it.)

drama with the best soundtrack:

ancient love poetry (literally has some of the top OST singers in the business like Mao Buyi. It's great. My fav is "Perseverance" where I can still recall that scene of her father's death; so beautifully well done and tragic.)

best costume/design/set drama:

song of youth (no matter how the ending was, this drama had great costumes. Even saw a post about how everything was pretty accurate to the times.)

favorite modern drama:

once we get married & unforgettable love (the chemistry just worked!! Also funnily enough...both are contract marriage dramas lmaooo I guess I have a type!)

favorite drama aired from any year & watched in 2021:

go princess go (2015) (what an iconic drama; no other drama could ever.)

let's shake it (2017) (my beloved zheng yecheng's drama that was a bit wacky but full of comedy and heart. Love it so much.)

drama with a soft spot in my heart:

not a chinese drama but Cherry Kiss (Japanese drama, BL) is everything and my heart believes in love & good because of it.

favorite currently-watching drama:

none this year sadly, I've been a bit busy.

favorite scene from a drama: (I couldn’t choose....)

ancient love poetry episode 41: gu jun’s death/sacrifice for his daughter. the swelling music, the tearful tragic goodbye. If I want to cry, I watch this scene.

also, if i want my heart to ache above love, I watch song of youth episode 37 about two minor characters’ separation due to their different social classes--with her being carried away in the bridal carriage while he watches and walks along tearfully--and she sees him!!!!!!!

the imperial coroner episode 1: chu chu unknowingly doing a test on xiao jinyu and jing yi laughing and choking on his tea. this whole scene makes me laugh every damn time, especially jing yi enjoying every second of it.

That's all for me! What were your favorites of 2021 and why? feel free to hit me up and let me know!

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jina’s dramas awards 2020!

hello! starting last year, I started watching Chinese dramas again after a long break but I wasn’t actively seeking new shows until earlier this year. I have now gone through a bunch of dramas and so this is just a fun way for me to talk and celebrate my favorites that I was able to finish.

before I start, I will clarify that this list will mostly be of 2020 historical (or faux historical) dramas, especially historical romantic comedies/detectives as that’s what I mainly watch. I do occasionally venture into political dramas or republican eras and modern dramas but still with a romance focus. 

without further ado, I present my personal awards to these dramas!

best overall drama: under the power (ran from 2019 into 2020)

most delightful/fun drama: the romance of tiger & rose; runner up: maiden holmes

most impactful drama: the sleepless princess 

most unexpected drama (aka the dark horse): oh! my sweet liar! 

drama with the best soundtrack: the sweet girl (a republican era romcom); runner up: eternal love rain; 3rd: my dear destiny

best costume/design/set drama: oh! my sweet liar!

favorite modern drama: poisoned love

favorite drama aired from any year & watched in 2020: goodbye my princess (2019)

favorite currently-watching drama: unique lady season 2 (final episodes will spill into 2021)

drama with a soft spot in my heart: miss truth

what were your favorites of this year and why? feel free to hit me up and let me know! I’m always happy to check out new dramas! (especially if there are any historical romcoms that I haven’t seen/heard about yet!)

cut below here is my definition for the categories and also the explanation/reasoning for why each drama was placed in its specific category!

Here’s how I defined the categories for my purposes~

best overall drama: drama that I felt delivered on most/all front of what makes a good drama: production, characters, casting, story and plots, cinematography, soundtrack, etc. Or in general it gave a satisfactory experience.

most delightful/fun drama as the drama that delighted me the most, whether it’s the comedy or dynamic of characters or themes; whatever it is, whether it was objectively good or not, it brought me a lot of joy!)

most impactful drama: I think of this category as the drama that wrecked me emotionally and I’m still thinking about it weeks or months later; I still think back to specific scenes and can remember your exact emotions when a scene happened. basically, this drama haunts me in a good way!

most unexpected drama (aka a dark horse drama) - a drama that exceeded my original expectations and impressed me a lot for a variety of reasons

drama with best soundtrack: I swear, a drama can elevate from like a 6/10 to like an 8/10 based on soundtrack alone. The music is so important to adding to the story and so it often elevates how much I like a drama.

best costume/design/set drama: straightforward category but thought it was important to recognize dramas that are doing so much to elevate the show through clothes and sets and settings!

favorite republican era/modern/genre drama: just a chance for me to talk about a favorite drama outside of the historical romcom genre I watch

favorite drama aired from any year & watched this year: of course, there are a lot of good dramas from previous years and I’m slowly watching some of them, but I’d like to watch them. 

favorite currently-watching drama: there are dramas that airs at the end of 2020 and finishes in 2021. I still want to give them a chance to shine!

drama with a soft spot in my heart: a drama that’s important to me, no matter it’s quality whether it’s good or not.

Now here’s why I selected the dramas!

best overall drama: under the power: a historical detective drama with the slowest slow burn romance I’ve ever witnessed in a cdrama, the actors, story, and production overall was very satisfying. I was interested pretty much all through 55 episodes and cared about all the characters (except the villain, of course, and he did a wonderful job as well--I loved hating him because he was awful). I especially appreciated the story taking the time to give so much depth and focus too on the supporting characters and develop their characters and relationships. Also, all the actors really look like they’re in the time period rather than looking like actors playing dress-up. 

most delightful/fun drama: the romance of tiger & rose ran during the summer and was a perfect timing of a summer lighthearted sweet faux historical romcom. It was one of the first romcoms I was highly invested in and watched every week because the story was hilarious, the characters lovable, with a strong soundtrack and great memorable scenes. the leads had great chemistry too.  runner up: maiden holmes had a lot of tropes that I liked and may seemed cliché from that point, but it really made the best of those tropes with the a bunch of new actors (the only one who wasn’t new was Sabrina) and killed it. I loved the found family, I loved a good ending. this drama gave me some angst at times but warmed my heart overall. (my favorite scene is her dance. that broke me.)

most impactful drama: the sleepless princess: this drama ruined me in a good way. I still think about this drama all the time because of all the wonderful things about it: the actors with incredible chemistry--truly, I want them to do another historical romcom because they’re perfect together--the characters they brought to life, the comedy, the tenderness, the soundtrack that I’m addicted to, the story, the endearing supporting characters. Those who have seen the drama may hate the ending, but I think the director actually guided us enough to lead us to that bittersweet ending. I don’t hate it. Also, we do get an alternative ending too. One of my absolute favorite things about this drama is how they handled the second ML--who could’ve been made to be annoying, but wasn’t--and I don’t think I’ve seen another cdrama yet to handle it like this. Overall, the drama may not be perfect overall, but it left me the biggest impression with some great plot and character twists and the incredible sweet & angst scenes. Also, I now love the actors so much and am so deeply impressed with them. I have now started watching their older dramas because of this drama. That’s how much of an effect this drama and these actors had on me, lol.

most unexpected drama (aka the dark horse): oh! my sweet liar! one of the most divisive dramas I’ve seen from an audience, people either love or hate this show but I will defend it til the ends of times. I went into this drama expecting a standard historical romcom with the trope of fake marriage, etc., but got so much more. The beautiful cinematography, the moving soundtrack with great vocals, the surprisingly deep moral lessons--this show transcended my expectations in all the ways. The character growth, the building of the FL and ML’s trust with one another, the simple lie that becomes more complicated and heavy as the female lead starts to care deeply about the family she’s lying to--this drama did a great job overall. It was a rocky start, but quickly became a favorite.

drama with the best soundtrack: the sweet girl (a republican era romcom): now this is a standard romcom with wacky situations and sweet scenes, with not too much at stakes here, but nevertheless able to deliver strong scenes--half of it thanks to the great soundtrack. I literally still remember scenes from this show thanks to the memorable soundtrack. I still listen to it months later.  runner up: eternal love rain: I cheated a little here; I haven’t finished this drama yet, but I mean, I can tell I love the soundtrack because of how much it elevates the drama and the scenes already, making my impression of this drama pretty good so far. I also adore the main actors’ real voices in a cover of one of the main songs.  3rd: my dear destiny: sorry, I also cheated here--I’m not done watching it, mostly because it’s not done subbing! But! I am also addicted to the soundtrack and listen to it almost every day while I’m working. But yes, again, a good soundtrack can really elevate a drama, and this soundtrack really makes this drama so much better. 

best costume/design/set drama: oh! my sweet liar! I am most impressed with the settings and places on this show. It looks like it was shot at actual locations. It’s very pretty and at the same time has natural looks. Probably just good camera work, but it really brought out the quality of the physical settings. I also put this drama here because the wedding scene--which was the most unique wedding I’d ever seen before and I absolutely love it. And, last of all, the ML’s look. The little square clip thing on top of his head is so simple yet distinguishing. Something about this show, I swear. It exceeds what I expected from a typical historical romcom, thus, I am deeply impressed with it.

favorite modern drama: poisoned love: I rarely venture into modern dramas because they can get super ridiculous really quickly and it’s harder for me to suspend my disbelief in a modern setting. However, I really appreciate the care put into this show and the acting, especially the female lead. She had to act so many hilarious expressions and made me laugh so much. I also appreciate that the drama didn’t simply gloss over the FL’s illness. I always get super worried when dramas address illnesses, so I’m glad that it was handled decently. A second thing I appreciated was the pure domesticity of the main couple when they finally got together. They were very sweet in simple ways. A third thing I liked was the second ML’s growth. There was a moment where I really disliked him but his growth made me feel better. 

favorite drama aired from any year & watched this year: goodbye my princess (2019) I heard of this drama for a while and had even accidentally listened to the soundtrack (thanks to YouTube autoplay suggestions). At long last, I finally watched it during early summer and, wow, truly, it is as the reviews rave. It’s complex, it’s beautiful, it’s heartbreaking, it’s haunting. Nothing but applause for the production crew and actors--especially the director and the main leads. This drama showed me how great a chinese drama can be. Like, yes, wuxia dramas are impressive with their actions, their magic, and god characters, but what’s great about this drama is human flaws. Characters who are flawed and doing what they can under their circumstances. I love this drama so much because they were able to convey such nuance, such depth, such grey morality within the realistic world.

favorite currently-watching drama: unique lady season 2 (final episodes will spill into 2021) I am just full of giddiness for this drama. I watched the whole first season way earlier this year (during my phase of watching VR-game, faux historical romcom) and liked a lot of things, especially the comedy, the soundtrack, and the main leads, but I didn’t expect it would get a second season! The second season so far is starting out so well with so much fun, comedy, and sweet scenes. It’s just a lot of fun so far and I’m so glad for it.

drama with a soft spot in my heart: miss truth: I still can’t believe this drama only aired this year. It felt like a lifetime ago when I saw a fmv for it and immediately went ‘yes, i’m going to find and watch this drama now.’ this drama was the one that started my deep spiral into cdramas. a historical detective romance, I loved the dynamic of the two leads so much--that dislike/distrust-to-love dynamic with bickering and pining. I liked the soundtrack, I was impressed with the main actors--especially Zhou Jie Qiong as this was her first drama and first main role, and also Li Chengbin who is a pretty versatile actor. There are many little things I loved about this show. It’s unfortunate that c*onsorsh*p has caused the drama to be written hugely different than the novel. 

If you got this far, thank you so much for reading! <3 feel free to message/ask me about any of these shows!