Now that “To My Beloved Thief” has happily ended last weekend, I can’t wait for the next drama to give my single-minded focus. I’m raring to go. Unfortunately, however, there isn’t many to choose from. Yu Yoon Seok has “Phantom Lawyer” with Esom but as you know, I don’t watch legal dramas. I may have […]
What Are We Watching in February 2026?
It’s a big month ahead with all the major events like: Super Bowl on Feb 8 (I have my New England Patriots gear ready though the team’s a long shot to win), Valentine’s Day on Feb 14 (I lost the pounds gained during the holidays to fit into this black dress), Lunar New Year on […]
What Are We Watching in January 2026
Happy New Year! Here are the shows that caught my eye this month. I hope they don’t disappoint. 1. To My Beloved Thief Another body-swapping kdrama. Synopsis from mydramalist: A romantic comedy historical drama about a woman who accidentally becomes a thief and a great Joseon army chasing her, whose souls switch, and they save […]
What Are We Watching in November 2025?
With so many dramas on my plate, I shouldn’t add anything more this month. I still have to finish “Romantics Anonymous” and “Shim’s Project” and I haven’t started on “Would You Marry Me?” and “Tornado Family.” But how can I resist these shows? 1. “Last Summer” Lee JaeWook’s last two works, “The Impossible Heir” and […]
What Are We Watching in October 2025?
October marks the start of many interesting kdramas, cdramas and doramas that I can already foresee problems juggling all of them at once. I still have “A Hundred Memories,” “Shim’s Project,” and “Mantis” to carry over from October. Forgive me if I don’t get to write as often or as in-depth as you expect me […]
What Are We Watching in September 2025?
September seems to be a busy month for new kdramas and cdramas. I’m still watching “Legend of the Female General” and “Bon Appetit, Your Majesty” so the best I can do is watch the premieres of these new shows and see if they’re “worthy” of my time and attention. 1. My Youth The write-up from […]
What Are We Watching in August 2025?
I’ll be away on vacation for most of August. But I’ll be in and out of the blog. 1. My Lovely Journey A healing drama. I’ll be traveling when this airs and I hope my journey will be lovely, too. Blurb from soompi: Based on a bestselling Japanese novel by Maha Harada, “My Lovely Journey” […]
What Are We Watching in July 2025?
In one word: cdramas. I’m watching mostly cdramas this month. Here are the dramas I’m watching. 1. Perfect Match Cast: I don’t know the actors but the first couple to be matched had cute actors: Wang Xing Yue as the rich merchant Chai An and Lu Yu Xiao as the witty heroine. Episodes: 36 Start […]
What Are We Watching in June 2025?
Do you hear that? It’s the giant sucking sound of “The Prisoner of Beauty” drawing my attention from other shows this month. Blame @agdr03 for recommending this 36-episode cdrama. source: gusucloud’s tumblr A brief note on the cinematography because I failed to mention this in my First Impressions. Notice the use of colors in the […]
What Are We Watching in May 2025?
I’m still on board “The Haunted Palace” and “Heavenly Ever After” kdramas. “The Haunted Palace” has four elements that I look for, that was missing in that cdrama, “Demon’s Hunter Romance,” namely, an evolving but charming male lead (As much as I like Ren Allen’s acting, I’m so over his repertoire of stoic characters!) a […]
What Are We Watching in April 2025?
I’m currently watching two dramas: “Undercover High School.” I’m on Episode 6 and so far, the story is entertaining me. Who has finished this? I have a question to ask. “Hello. Nice to Meet You. Let’s Get Divorced.” This is a Japanese series and as usual, the eccentricity of the plot, characters and acting both […]
What Are We Watching in March 2025?
Pardon my absence. I should be back to my regular drama critique by mid-March. Work and travel seldom mix well together for me. I’m still watching “The Witch” (How I wish I could write about this!). I’m struggling with “My Dearest Nemesis” – perhaps because the greenness of the male lead doesn’t match Moon GaYoung’s […]
What Are We Watching in February 2025?
Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! I’m currently binge-watching “Love Scout” and re-watching “Queen of Tears.” 1. Melo Movie This is just in time for VD. I hope this ends happily for the main couple because this is giving me “25-21” vibes. And THAT k-drama is dubbed “k-trauma” for a reason. From mydramalist: A story about the […]
What Are We Watching in January 2025?
Happy New Year! Given the kdramas on my “To Binge-Watch” and “To Finish” list on this thread, I feel guilty about starting on new dramas this month. I must either practice more self-discipline or devise a more efficient system to cull the good shows from the bad. For starters, I’ll look for drama with a unique […]