#nam joo hyuk angst

[navillee]

I JUST KNOW THAT DAWNBREAKER MEETING MC FIRST TIME THROUGH ZAYNE WAS EXACTLY LIKE THIS:

You. can't. change. my. mind.

[arosesstorm]

Bts love languages

Jin: gifts

expensive gifts

plane trips

shows you the world

five hotel staying

buys you dresses and lingerie

surprises you with expensive gifts and small ones

your birthday is his favorite day to pamper you with love

(jin as in suger daddy yesss)

Namjoon: quality time

museum dates

night walks

romantic dinners

going around the city to take pics of you and what you see

Yoongi: acts of service

peels your perilla leaves (lol)

notices small details and tries to compensate:

thirsty? he notices and subtly hands you water

hungry? he has cooked some snacks as soon as he saw you coming down the stairs

Hoseok: quality time

loves to bring you along his trips

always makes time to take you on lovely dates

shows love through the experiences he wants to have with you

picnics

bungee jumping together (YES)

Jimin: words of affirmation

leaves random notes around the house for you to find

says "I love you" all the time!

"babe I'm back, by the way I love you"

compliments

lulls you to sleep as he talks about how lucky he is to be alive at the same moment at you

writes you letters and reads them to you

Taehyung: physical touch

holding hands at all times

kisses, small ones, on the cheeks, on the jaw, behind the ears

some part of him needs to be in contact with you all times

walking with his hand on your back

if you refuse physical touch he goes in alarming mode: are you angry at him? are you???? why?????

likes to lay on bed playing on his phone while you rest on his chest

Jungkook: gifts ; physical touch

gives you small meaningful gifts at random times, like that cd you talked about or that book you stopped to look at while you two were out

cuddles, but subtle ones: like being close around the house, caressing hair while looking at movies, playing with finger rings...

kisses on hands

patting your head to mess with you

likes to mess around just to be able to touch you, like pushing you, pocking you, tickling...

back hugs

neck kissing

plays it cool but secretly loves cuddles

big spoon most of the times but when he's stressed he needs to be the small spoon and it's adorable

his favorite hobby is annoy you and grin about it

Mia

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[katierosefun]

hi hope you're doing well! my brain thought about another jwds prompt and since you're always so nice i wanted to share it with you🥹 sorry if it's gonna be messy, it's something close to a stream of consciousness i got and had to write down.

post canon jwds right after the end. i have this headcanon that juwon the year he stayed away from manyang tried his best to get over dongsik, convincing himself he wasn't in love with him and that he still could manage life as he always did before everything happened. During that year he struggled a lot (let's say he coped with alcohol and sleeping pills cause we love angst), due to the reporters and media, the trial, dongsik's arrest for sure dealt quite the emotional blow but also due to his feelings and the nightmares he probably had about the possible ways the night of han kihwan's arrest could've ended. I like to think hyeok helped him during the worst days and I thought that one of them would be right after the reunion for nam sangbae's memorial. Juwon after returning to his house he might've drunk too much then called hyeok who had to deal with a sad and crying juwon suffering heartburn after seeing dongsik all happy and stunning- thinking he was better off now that juwon left. All of this to say that I'd love to see a meeting between hyeok and dongsik (it could be a chance encounter in Seoul, as soon as hyeok saw dongsik he knew he had to do something and take the matter in his own hands cause juwon would rather suffer on his own than demand anything from dongsik, and hyeok is protective! he wants juwon to be happy and get over dongsik, he thinks so since he doesn't Know the messy situationship these two have going on: pining losers) Therefore hyeok would sit dongsik down and tell him about the pain juwon had to deal with all this time and keeps on dealing with tbh. He'd go "lee dongsikssi please refrain from texting or calling juwon from now on, stop playing with his feelings" because dongsik kept on inviting juwon to manyang and what not I guess dongsik would be stunned? he didn't expect such a talk and he would be quite affected, probably go teary eyed yet he'd gather himself quickly, thanking a confused hyeok and deciding to go to juwon's house to talk and clear their situation and make out, a lot alsjakfjs.

ohh i always thought that hyuk and dong sik would have interesting interactions with one another. (i think the closest we ever got to an interaction between the two of them was an indirect one, with joo won talking about hyuk as a family friend or hyuk telling joo won that dong sik's playing him for a fool.)

so! your thoughts are fascinating--i can easily see hyuk kicking into stone cold prosecutor mode (and we're well aware he can do that). and i can also see dong sik being very wary of hyuk (and probably playing up the somewhat bemused role at first, because ah, yes, another flinty-eyed young man who's trying to order me around, only to be very quickly supplanted by "oh never mind he actually cares about joo won--and [insert conflicting feelings about joo won, from dong sik's perspective]"

and ofc, i agree. dong sik probably would need to excuse himself, think very seriously for like three seconds, and then rush over to joo won's place.

[haveanotherkpopblog]

TWICE Teaser

[recapturethedrama]

see at this point, i think ill be okay even if hee do and yi jin dont end up in the future timeline.

knowing that they are each other’s one great love is enough for me, the kind of love that takes in so many forms and not just exclusively romantic.

and i think as in real life, we all yearn for that kind of true love, whether we get to keep it or lose it, is not for us to worry for today. only today matters.

[mikrrokosmos]

baek yi jin marry me challenge

[nattawins]

what he actually means:

[mydramaspace]

Part 2:"What if he does...?" In which your nosy friend forces you to wonder if your best friend does like you back after all

Part 2. Posted on 6 May 2021.

Min Hyuk is at it again. After troubling you enough to make you lose a crucial 2 marks on your French final by bombarding you with questions about your crush/best friend, the infernal boy has now sat down in front of you with the look of an eager chipmunk and you just know your Media final is going to be in trouble. "No." You shake your head at him before he can speak. "I will not answer any other invasive questions you have, and you will go away."

"Oh come on, Y/n! Don't be that way!" he leans in closer, winking at you. "Besides, I think you'll love what I have to say today."

Now you're intrigued.

You groan, slumping in your eat, and the fork you're holding clatters onto your plate. "Just go away, Min Hyuk-aa." You're so tired, and you don't have the energy to deal with him anymore. it's been a week since Joo Hyuk spoke to you properly and you cannot help but feel miserable and guilty every time you see him. Guilty of what exactly? You don't know, but you feel it every time you pass by him, or see him around on campus.

What's more, he even updates his social media regularly now that he doesn't speak to you! You were always nagging him about being more open with people if he wanted to make friends, and now that he's mad at you and doesn't want to see you, he seems to be an open book, and you don't like it one bit.

"Just hear me out, and if you feel I don't make sense, I'll go away and I won't bother you ever again." Min Hyuk says, slightly frantic and you scoff at him, picking your fork up again to play with the food on your plate. "That's highly unlikely." "Stop playing with your food!" He grabs the fork and sets it down, forcing you to look at him. "What."

"I think, and try not to be too shocked by this, but I think he likes you back." The words hit you with such force, a gasp wrangles its way out of you, making you cough suddenly. Min Hyuk looks smug. "I told you not to be too shocked by it." He says, and you have never wanted to throw someone off the face of the earth as badly as you want to now.

"I'm not shocked, I'm amused." You say, once the coughing subsides. The tears in your eyes are blurring your vision enough to miss hitting his hand as you throw a tissue at him. "Do you think it's funny to mock me like that when you know how much I like him?" You demand, annoyed, and yes, furious that this jerk is having so much fun watching you pine after Joo Hyuk.

"No! No no, you got it all wrong!" Min Hyuk sounds and looks panicked. You roll your eyes. It's okay, you weren't going to get any studying done here today anyway. You could just go back home. Having made up your mind, you get up only to be forced to sit down again by Min Hyuk. "Just...let me ask you one question, and if you don't have a clear answer to it, you'll let me work this out with you, yeah?" You grunt something in reply, knowing he will ask something nonsensical and you will get your chance to smack him, because he will deserve it.

"Okay, has there ever been a time when you were so sure that you had his attention, but when you looked, you didn't?" The number of times you, your mum, your girl best friend Shi-Ah, heck even the bloody post man have asked you this question! You glare at Min Hyuk, temper running hot again. "Look, that happens everyday. And I knew you were just mocking me, you jerk! See if I agree to meet you again!"

"Wait! What if it was actually him looking at you but turning away at the last minute because you caught him?"

You laugh. Really, the nerve this boy has to talk this stupidly. "Listen, I think it's better for both our futures and grades if we stop being friends-"

"Omo, Y/n, just think for a second! Seriously!"

You roll your eyes but close them, wanting to recall every time you've looked at him in secret and been caught, almost like you want to find that no such moment exists where he was caught so you can have your vengeance with Min Hyuk. You're almost about to speak when you feel it. The beginnings of a memory faded away into the folds of all your memories with Joo Hyuk.

***

A blue room. And a bean bag. No, two bean bags. And you're sitting on one, listening to Taylor Swift's new album, and Joo Hyuk is sitting opposite you, eyes focused on the gaming console in his hands. You've given up trying to get his attention. Dramas and TV shows really are such lies, they make you think that looking happy while listening to something you love makes you attractive. That your crush will look at you in that moment and realize how much you mean to them as well. No, you realized long ago that such things only happen in dramas and TV shows.

Your eyes are closed, and you can only hear, feel and see Taylor and her music in your mind. The world fades away, and it's just her words and your feelings becoming a fumbling mess as she sings about heartbreak and unrequited love and your bitter thoughts go back to the boy sitting next to you. Why is he always in your thoughts? Why is he always there where you are? It makes it so difficult to move on, or heck, even to try to move on when he's everywhere, in everything you see. Every happy love song makes you wonder if you'd ever be able to have that with him. Every sad breakup song makes you bitter that you never got to be with anyone else and have a break up because you love Joo Hyuk so much you're worried you'll never be able to love anyone else that way ever again. Every book you read somehow ties you back to him, every movie you watch makes you think of whether he'd like it or not, and it's just...so fucking hard to breathe and not cry because you want him to like you back, you want it so bad you can almost taste the blood in your mouth and feel the pounding of your heart every time he's around.

As Taylor's music slowly fades away, you inch your eyes open, shocked to find your vision blurry with tears. But even through them, one thing is vivid. And that is Joo Hyuk. The sunlight makes his hair look like liquid caramel and you can see the dust flakes streaming around his head almost like a hollow. His eyes are on you, unblinking, unflinching, looking at you, head on his arms, the tenderest look in them, and the smudge of the black marker from the notepad he carries around with him always on his cheek. Your breath catches in your throat, your heart skips a few beats, and you just don't know what to think of anymore.

Is this the moment that changes everything between the two of you?

But then his eyes are moving to something behind you, and almost like a physical blow to your chest you breathe out raggedly, turn around and see the poster he loves more than anything else: the poster of his role model and most favorite person in the world. And that's when you realize he wasn't looking at you at all.

***

With a sharp breath you blink your eyes open to see Min Hyuk smirking at you. "See, I knew you'd have one such instance." He gloats, making you want to actually push him off his chair. You are never one to resort to violence, but he deserves it. "I have none." You say, your voice unstable because you're still feeling the adrenaline rush from believing Joo Hyuk's eyes were on you. "Lies." Min Hyuk crows, eyes gleaming. "Tell me what happened. I can assure you, it wasn't what it was."

And you recount the horror tale to him, feel your annoyance grow as he grows more and more smug with each passing minute. "I knew it!" he pumps a fist into the air, attracting unnecessary attention (as if that's something new when you're with him) and waves a finger at you. "And you are so dumb that you actually believed he wasn't looking at you."

"Which hospital was it that you escaped from again, Min Hyuk? I can call them and tell them you're here so they can come and take you away." You bat your eyelashes at him sweetly, making him grin wider. "Nah, nah. I'm telling you, he was looking at you. Not the poster."

You scoff, about to reply scathingly, but he silences you with a loud shush! "Listen to me Y/n, I can tell you, from experience, that the whole moved-his-eyes thing was a last minute panic move because he didn't want you to realize he was looking at you the whole time you were listening to your music. Heck, the dude was probably even going 'She's cute' internally."

"Min Hyuk you jerk I really ought to just throw you to the sharks in the ocean-"

"No, you dumbass. I am a 100% sure he was looking at you, not the poster. Think about it, what did he say when you opened your eyes?"

"Uh..." the question throws you off course, "Something about how he was excited to listen to Taylor's new album after I was finished listening to it?"

"Yeah, see, point proven."

"The point being that you're stupid and talk with your foot in your mouth? I agree, wholeheartedly."

"The point being that he saw how happy you were listening to it, probably took note of which song you were on and would go listen to it later so he could do something with that information for you later on."

"No way!" You laugh, completely convinced Min Hyuk has lost his marbles. "But wait-" Another memory comes running, and it shuts you up. "That year...for my birthday-"

"Mm-hmm?" Min Hyuk is gloating again.

"He...he gave me a knitted sweatshirt. He made it himself."

"Aaand?" You have never seen a smile as big as the one Min Hyuk is wearing on his face right now.

"And it had lyrics from my favourite song from that album on it. The song I was listening to when he...when he..."

"I KNEW IT!" Min Hyuk slams his fist on the table, so giddy that it makes you flinch. "No way, he couldn't actually...?"

"Alright, calm down Min Hyuk." He mutters, fanning himself lightly. "But wait- how did you know something like this could happen?" You demand. "Are you like some relationship expert or something?"

"Sweetheart." Min Hyuk leans closer, his voice a whisper and his smirk too proud. "You don't have to be an expert to know that he likes you...since he has been looking at you ever since you walked in here today." He subtly nods in the direction of his left, and breathing becomes too difficult for you.

Because he's right.

Joo Hyuk's sitting right there, and his gaze is trained on you. And this time he doesn't look away.

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A/N: that was a ... wild one to write. BRB, gotta calm myself tf down. :'D

You can find part 1 and part 3 here!

[ilsanlights]

Just finished watching Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo; now time to finish Moon Lovers 🌸

[arosesstorm]

BTS as k-dramas 𖡄̽ݴ᭄ᭂ ⠀

jungkook: dream high

this drama got me into Korea in its all and into Kpop as well. it's so close to my heart I can't help but put it with my favorite Korean boy. the Kirin art school's students have a dream, and they grow up learning to become stars, ultimately succeeding, just like jungkook did.

jin: business proposal

the main character is exactly how I imagine jin in a relationship to be like. a stoic, successful, kinda naive man who warms up and becomes devoted as soon as he sets his eyes on someone. and the rest his history.

taehyung: nevertheless

i imagine taehyung loving this drama. its complicated explanation on love reflects all the flaws of the human spirit and portraits love as chaos in a life full of art.

jimin: true beauty

jimin's just like Lee Soo Ho would like someone regardless of his flaws. I always imagines jimin as a kind and careful soul who cares about people's feelings and emphatazies with them. I imagine jimin to like light, fun and cute dramas and this is it.

namjoon: what's wrong with secretary Kim?

namjoon gives me the impression of being a controlled and calm person, but just like young-joon he loses his composure when he likes someone and gets tested by a potential lover. I feel like he'd be as funny as the main character when he finds a partner who challenges him and, frequently, beats him at his own game.

yoongi: descendants of the sun

if I ever imagine yoongi liking someone, I imagine him playing it cool. no drama, no embarassment, simply a cool strong man who admits he fell in love. in descendants of the sun life gets in the way of love one too many time and I imagine for yoongi too life sometimes is pretty heavy to carry around without getting crushed.

hosoek: strong woman do bong soon

I thought hoseok belonged in an historical drama, but I see him as well as the ceo of a company who meets a strange girl who ends up being his bodyguard and lover. he's as funny as MinMin and he gives me Labrador boyfriend vibes.

Mia

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[mirambles]

KDramas have a huge pool of talent - be it the male/female leads or supporting casts. You have to sit back and just admire the variety and talent on display in terms of looks, acting, delivery, voice, everything that an actor/actress has to offer.

And it’s natural to have multiple crushes and loves in this dramaland. I started with crushing on Hyun Bin’s Captain Ri in CLOY - who wouldn’t? He was picture perfect - brooding, charming, endearing, madly in love. He looked dashing in that army uniform ( actually I do have a weakness for men in uniform). What did I know that it was the beginning of watching extremely well written male characters. I would learn later over my journey in dramaland that 90% writers are female and no wonder they wrote such fine male characters.

Second stop was Descendants of the Sun, I didn’t think Captain Ri could be matched, but then I bumped into Captain Yoo SiJin. Many might be conflicted and think he was a snob and bit cocky, but I didn’t think so. He was confident in his own skin, he was shown to be the best in the business and he made sure everyone knew it - nothing wrong in that. I like male characters who are smug, but not condescending, who are sarcastic and have dry wit or a great sense of humour, who have an unfailing sense of duty , who are respectful to ladies and will do anything to protect their people. Yoo Sijin had all those qualities. Song Joong Ki is not your typical muscled, well built - six pack guy, but he carried off the Captain’s role with loads of charm and I loved his smirk. I loved watching him in The Sungkyunkwan Scandal (one of his best roles) and he looked so dapper in Vincenzo, but his Captain Yoo SiJin will always have a special place in my heart.

I watched Suspicious Partner with no expectations and Ji Chang Wook as Prosecutor No Jiuk blew my mind away. I maintain that Suspicious Partner is peak Ji Chang Wook - he looked his best, he acted his best. He looked so handsome, so gorgeous , so smashing in both looks! But he in his prosecutor look with those crisp white shirts, suits and those thin rimmed Gandhi round glasses - dishy as hell! His emotions were spot on - oh how I loved his outbursts! I loved when he pined for his lady love and no one does angst as well as he does (nope this is not open for debate). To top it off his chemistry with Nam JiHyun was off the charts - a post one day for these two. My favourite couple in dramaland.

For the next few months - I watched many dramas, liked few more - didn’t really swoon over anyone, but enjoyed their acting a lot - Nam Goong Min, Ju Ji Hoon, Lee Joon Hyuk, Park Seo Joon , Nam Joo Hyuk- all fantastic actors in their own right.

I really enjoyed watching Nam Joo Hyuk in Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo, so I started to watch StartUp. Little did I know that this man whom I would see for the first time on screen would ignite the fan girl cell in my brain.

Kim Seon is not a head turner , but boy did he bull doze himself in my heart as Han Ji Pyeong from scene 1 . Darcy has ruled my heart for eternity and now Han Ji Pyeong sits right there beside him. That’s high praise cause no one has ever come close to Darcy. The writer probably did not expect that Kim Seon Ho would elevate the character 100x to what she had imagined and then to save face and make sure sympathies stayed with the main leads, the writing fell apart in the last few episodes. A character assessment of Han Ji Pyeong for another post. It remains one of my favourite characters, hell no, it sits right at the top of my favourite characters in Dramaland!

I have now gone and watched Kim Seon Ho in every single series of his and all his theatre clips. He is the reason I got onto Twitter and Tumblr to find people I could talk to about him. What an amazing actor he is! It helps that he is utterly gorgeous with that bright smile of his with big dimples that warms my heart every-time I see him smile!

His voice - people don’t hype up his voice as much as it deserves to be. It’s deep and soothing and a perfect voice for mic and radio. I would buy every audiobook if he ever reads one!

He does angst well, he is an intense actor, he has great comic timing, he makes me cry with the emotions he portrays on screen and there is no actor currently for me that comes close to him. He is my source of happiness. I love watching him perform and emote on screen. I know he is going to go places - people are discovering him now and he is rising up the popularity charts with the currently airing Hometown Cha Cha Cha. I want to watch him play an antagonist , or a dual personality role like Lee Seung Gi played in Mouse. I want to see him play a prosecutor or a detective hunting down criminals.

But amidst all this rising popularity and fame that he has been getting, since he broke the internet with his portrayal of Han Ji Pyeong - he remains a lovable, humble human being offscreen and an absolutely adorable, clumsy dork. I love this duality in him.

I will continue to admire many actors as I discover more dramas (so many to watch), but I know that no one is going to capture my heart and mind like Kim Seon Ho has!

[howljenkis]

Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo One Year Anniversary

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Woo Hee & Baek Ah

[dramarants]

KDrama Actors Who Caught My Eye

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Ji Chang Wook 

Surprise! Healer is one of my all time favorite dramas and this man has one of my all time favorite faces. He gives the sweetest heart eyes, can handle heavier emotional scenes, and most of the main roles I��ve seen him in are puppies with grumpy exteriors which he does so well. His latest drama choices haven’t been great (older posts in his tag can tell you more) but his swoon factor makes the mediocre ones worthwhile!

Dramas watched: 7

Greatest Hits:

Healer (2014) - action, political drama with fluffy angst romance

Suspicious Partner (2017) - lawyer romcom with a serial killer plot line

Empress Ki (2013) - jcw as a sheltered crown prince, the show guts you

Latest:

Melting Me Softly (2019)

Lovestruck in the City (2020, still airing)

Park Seo Joon

Tumblr was in love with this man when I first started watching kdramas and he grew on me too. He kept showing up in popular recommendations (and in the boba shop across from my favorite study spot on campus lmfao) and his charms work well in bringing warmth to some of the typically “alpha” characters he’s played. What can I say, I’m a sucker for smiles.

Dramas watched: 6

Greatest Hits:

Fight for My Way (2017) - slice of life romcom, a tumblr fave!

Itaewon Class (2020) - slice of life with some punch, great OST*

What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018) - psj fan holy grail romcom**

Breakout Roles:

She Was Pretty (2015)

Kill Me, Heal Me (2015)

*haven’t seen this yet but really looking forward to it!

**ngl this cloying tropefest was too much for me but v cute, great kisses

Kim Seon Ho

Oh man where to begin. When I first saw him on the Start-Up thumbnail, I thought “who casted him, he seems creepy” and good lord was I wrong. By ep 3, I was completely awestruck by his talent, expressions, charisma, dimples, voice - okay I’m stopping you get the point. This man is an insanely wonderful, versatile actor (plus a total dork on season 4 of 2 Days 1 Night!) and I can’t wait for all he has in store for us.

Dramas watched: 7 (in 30 days, whoops)

Greatest Hits:

Start-Up (2020) - tech workplace drama, jipyeong breaks your heart

Catch the Ghost (2019) - subway action dramedy, lead role!

Welcome to Waikiki 2 (2019) - pure comedy, he just looks pretty even when he’s suffering

Breakout Roles:

Good Manager/Chief Kim (2017)

Two Cops (2017)

Im Siwan

I’m cheating with this one bc there’s other actors I’ve seen more of but recently I’ve been obsessed with his absolutely adorable, grounded portrayal of Ki Seon Gyeom in Run On and I just started Strangers From Hell where he plays a much darker role! He’s an idol turned actor I believe, and while I haven’t seen a lot of his work, I’m loving what I’ve come across so far.

Dramas watched: 2, one in progress

Greatest Hits:

The Attorney (2013) - legal drama movie, his breakout role 

Misaeng (2014) - classic workplace ensemble drama, so so good

Run On (2020, still airing) - feel-good slice of life, awkward cinnamon rolls with various burn degrees

Latest:

Hell is Other People/Strangers From Hell (2019) 

Honorable Mentions: 

They stood out in the roles I saw and star in dramas in my watchlist!

Kang Ha Neul - 3, so glad he never got braces for his dorky smile

Jo Jung Suk - 3, hospital playlist is what really sold him to me

Nam Joo Hyuk - 5, didn’t realize I've seen so many of his dramas

Yoo Ah In - 2, secret love affair?? Jesus Christ??

Lee Junho - 1, his performance in just between lovers is exquisite

Jung Hae In - 2, fits the beta lead trope so well if you’re into that

Kim Myung Soo - 3, held his own across shin hye-sun, a cutie

Oh Jung Se - 2, stellar performance as kang tae 

Lee Jae Wook - 2, mostly fascinated by how a man can look like a dinosaur but still... cute? dare I say hot?

Jang Seung Jo - 1, wanna see more after his role in jtbc’s chocolate

Kim Won Hae - 9, one of the busiest drama dads/comic reliefs in the biz let’s be real

Sung Dong Il - 8, another busy drama dad/comic relief/evil historical politician but his role in my drama journey has to be acknowledged

Happy to discuss or get recs for dramas with strong performances or your favorite actors!

[darkbluenostalgia]

Apologies to Nam Joo Hyuk but I'm not emotionally invested in Nam Do San's story arc I just want a male lead who I can get interested about who they are not what they'll become. Not saying that Han Ji Pyeong is perfect but even from the start when he had nothing his story gripped me more than all this unwarranted angst. The story is centered too much on Do San's unfulfilled potential and all of the growing that he needs to get to where he is I just... this is not it.

[koreandragon]

what are the best or top5 kdramas you would recommend?

omg haha, thank you for asking me that even though idk how reliable my recommendations are haha

extracurricular

this drama is dark as hell. it’s about high schooler ji soo who’s providing security for sex workers through an app to make money because he moved out of his home. then he meets this girl, yuri,  who realizes what he’s doing and wants in on the business and turns his life upside down. kim dong hee and park joo hyun are *chef’s kiss* in this and just the whole drama is so well done and keeps you on edge. i binged it in one afternoon

365 repeat the year

simply because i was listening to the soundtrack of this last night and just generally being out of my mind, i will have to put this on the list. 10 people get the opportunity to travel back one year and fix their mistakes. but then they start dying one by one and our two protagonists need to figure out why. i would recommend this because there are many plot twists that are so good and unexpected, you will be engaged every step. nam ji hyun and lee joon hyuk’s chemistry is off the charts, it’s just a really good thriller drama with fantasy elements

into the ring

this is really just like a slice of life drama about people who work in a small town’s governing office. the humor is hilarious, the main couple is one of the best i have ever seen and the acting is amazing. it’s just about sera’s  “fake it til you make it” and gong myung being her secretary twink

hospital playlist

another slice of life drama. there is no plot essentially, it’s just about the lives of these 5 doctos that work in the same hospital and have been friends since college. it’s very endearing and very funny. another one like this from the same writer is prison playbook which is the same but it takes place in prison. 

strangers from hell

oh my god for one dollar name a really good romance kdrama....i can’t so here’s another horror thriller. im siwan moves into a studio apartment full of serial killers led by lee dong wook. that’s it. 10/10. also the rose soundtrack

save me

some people say they didn’t like this but honestly it’s one of my favorites. the characters are incredibly smart and the whole cult stuff is terrifying. seo yeji gets dragged into a cult with her family and taecyeon and woo do hwan try to break her out. also you can just look at woo do hwan’s face which is always a bonus.

fight for my way

wow the first real romance drama. this is the best romance drama i’ve seen really. friends to lovers trope. park seo joon. what more do you want

school 2017

i’ll admit i haven’t seen the other school shows but this one is my favorite simply because there is no love triangle and kim jung hyun. all the characters are really interesting and explores the injustice and pressures students face in korea.

designated survivor 60 days

korean remake of the american tv show. i loved every single character. the casting was amazing. the writing was amazing. even though it’s a political drama it’s just so engaging and interesting and not hard to follow at all. basically the minister of environment gets appointed as prime minister of korea because well...everyone else died. and he has no idea what he’s doing.

dinner mate

woman and man have meals together without knowing or asking who the other is. without any attachments. they fall in love. it’s verrrry cute. 

hot stove league

baseball club. nam goong min is a snarky bitch who fixes baseball club. eunbi is a badass. it’s really just about baseball but it’s so good, it rated very high in korea when it aired

just between lovers

angst. broken man and woman find each other. they heal. i love it.  junho i miss you.

terius behind me

secret agent is a nanny. it’s adorable. 

extraordinary you

you probably heard of this or even watched it. rowoon and kim hye yoon realize they are characters in a manhwa. they try to break out of their characters. they fall in love. rowoon is extremely handsome. 

flower of evil

lee joon gi is a serial killer....or is he? find out while you learn about the greatest love story through him and his wife

i realize most of these are thriller/action dramas but i love violence and unhinged characters. the list is also quite long but these are absolutely my favorite dramas. also honorable mention to a drama that’s just started airing 

the uncanny counter

grim reapers in tracksuits fight demons and they also run a noodle restaurant

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