No clowns allowed. 

I treat kdramas, cdramas and doramas like visitors I temporarily invite into my head space. If they’re a drain on my patience and mental energy, I give them a boot to the backside. You see, as I grow older and my time become more finite, I must be selective in the company I keep and prioritize who/what matters for me. I don’t need a circus in my life.

That’s what happened to my April guests.

I was excited for “Yumi’s Cells 3” and “Sold Out on You” to take up residency on this blog, but after viewing the main characters in action, my tolerance for their dramas swiftly shrank to zero.

Admittedly, the novelty of the cells in “Yumi’s Cells 3” has long worn off for me. But although the cartoon characters could still elicit a chuckle here and there, the noona romance in this Season 3 annoyed me to no end. As I said in my First Impressions write-up, Yumi is in already her mid- to late- 30s.

I thought you followed the series, @WEnchanteur? 🙂

A quick google-search supplied the facts. Yumi was 32 years old in Season 1. She dated the first guy for over a year. (Let’s assume she had a little healing period of a couple of months after their break-up.) Next, she dated the second guy for just shy of two years. Then, she went on a dating hiatus for 3 years.

If we do the math, that’s AT LEAST 6 years’ worth of water under the bridge.

So tell me, how is she 38 years old and still unable to navigate her dating life?

She has now fallen for a third guy who’s most likely as young and green as she was when her dating troubles began. Is she stuck on stupid? Does she have a Peter Pan complex or what? Doesn’t she want to grow up and be with adult men?

Since I have no patience for Yumi’s arrested development, I showed that kdrama the door.

Next up on my April list was “Sold Out on You.”

At first, the heroine struck me as the female version of a stereotypical car salesman: pushy and aggressive. Okaaaaaay. I cut her slack because sometimes being a “go-getter” can come off as off-putting.

However, by the end of Episode 1, her self-entitlement was on full display. For me, her rude treatment of the “poor country folk” (aka the hero in disguise) revealed her true personality. Sold out on her? Hmph! She’s the type to sell him down the river.

That’s why I also sent the kdrama packing. The heroine here is beclowning herself like Yumi.

With these two guests out, I can host new guests, hopefully good ones.

1. The Scarecrow

This series began on April 20, but I shelved it because of work. The story gives “Signal” vibes, though, as it alternates between 1988 and 2019 timeline and it involves a detective who was investigating a serial murder case in the late 80s. The case remained unsolved for more than 30 years until modern DNA technology revealed that the real murderer had already been locked up in jail for yet another murder.

The drama is based on a real cold case in South Korea.

But what I intrigued me about this show is the scarecrow on the side of the road as the detective drove back to his hometown. It had a sign on it, “If you don’t turn  yourself in, your limbs will rot and you’ll die.” It’s the eponymous scarecrow.

Cast: never heard of them. Park Hae Soo and Lee Hee Joon
Episodes: 12
Start Date: Monday, April 20
Airs on Mondays and Tuesdays
Where to Watch it: Viki
Network: ENA

 

2. My Royal Nemesis

I’ll just peek because I’m still watching “Perfect Crown.” Besides, I don’t really like the lead actor here. If the plot and his face irk me, I’ll give the show the heave-ho, too.

Blurb from soompi:

“My Royal Nemesis” is a romantic comedy starring Lim Ji Yeon as Shin Seo Ri, a struggling actress who is suddenly possessed by the spirit of a notorious villainess from the Joseon era. Heo Nam Jun plays Cha Se Gye, a ruthless chaebol heir who is known as a “monster created by capitalism.”

Source: soompi

Cast: Heo Nam Jun (ugh! THAT guy from “A Hundred Memories”) and Im Ji Yeon (she’s new to me)
Episodes: 14
Start Date: Friday, May 8
Airs on Fridays and Saturdays (hahaha. Same timeslot as “Perfect Crown”. Byeon WooSeok >>>> Heo Nam Jun
Where to Watch it: Netflix
Network: SBS

 

3. The Wonderfools

This is all you need to know. The show’s poster says, “Lovable misfits will save the world.”

Cast: Park Eun Bin (“Extraordinary Attorneyy Woo”) and Chae Eun Woo (that handsome guy from “True Beauty”)
Episodes: 8 (I expect them all to drop on the same day)
Start Date: Friday, May 15
Where to Watch it: Netflix
Network: Netflix

As for cdramas, I’m trying to get my game on for “Pursuit of Jade.” I stopped after Episode 12 and can’t find time to watch 28 more. Where can I steal 28 hours?

I hear Yang Yang has a series coming up.

I’ll try “A Splendid Match” with Ren Min and Ci Sha because I want to see if the male actor Ci Sha has finally come to his own. He was the second male lead in “Forever and Ever.” He played the trusted attorney of Ren JiaLun’s character who was secretly infatuated with Bai Lu’s character.

What about you? What guests have you invited in your home this month? Do remember that old Turkish adage, “When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t transform into a sultan. Instead, he turns the palace into a circus.”