K-dramas that I enjoyed

Luxury, decadence. Yes please. IU can step on me - girl held the drama together and did it with crazy flair.

My first kdrama? Classic, ahjussi, red scarf. Honestly shouldn't have worked so well but it did... Just very moving and powerful and somehow grand.

Kind of got dark. I was invested as hell.

The second kdrama I ever watched. Set the bar real high, mind you. Park Hyungsik was the perfect whipped loser. So sweet. Give me moreeeee

Banger, hilarious, iconic. Chemistry between now-exes was amazing. Lee Sungkyung is actually amazing for pulling off a character like Kim Bokjoo so well - deserves so much more credit really.

The cast had really good vibes all around. Cried occasionally. Comfy. Comedy was occasionally forced but at least they tried and succeeded most of the time.

Vibes. Songs were definitely the highlight. Likeable characters are the best.

Honestly one of the first kdramas I watched and I remember nothing except the chemistry was steamy and it was really fun.

This feels like a fever dream but both the lead actors are cute so I watched it.

The ending wtf. The ending wtf. The ending wtf.

Trashy excellence. Park Shinhye was always in the middle of a breakdown (she's cute tho) and Lee Minho did not look like a high school student but hey - this is a classic.

Yoon Eun Hye literally my girl crush. Gong Yoo is attractive, but Yoon Eun Hye wow. I literally cried when her character was crying. I love little domestic coffee shop settings. Nostalgia.

Love the friends to lovers pipeline. The most famous aegyo scene ever (don't quote me on this). Wholesome neighborhood dynamics.

Wholesome cohabitation. Leads have confusing brain chemistry but that's the only reason the contract marriage worked.

I watched this and was invested but retrospectively I hated the plot and the ending was worse

Comedy, comedy, a bit of romance, but ridiculous gag-style humour aka 100% my style. Thinking too hard about the beauty standards makes me depressed about my own acne, but really, it's what's inside and the effort that you put in that matters. I suppose.

trashy. funny in a trashy way.

Cha Eunwoo is hot. Commentary on beauty standards that was somewhat relatable. Idk. Cha Eunwoo is hot.

Big fan of the manhwa. Big fan of Kim Go Eun. This drama was made for me (jk). The casting was perfect, seriously, even the Baek siblings who were definitely not foreigners. I'm glad that the characters weren't set in the typical ML/FL mold.

The plot was a bit jumpy?? I enjoy pathetic characters finding comfort in each other though.

The first episode had me bawling. Though I enjoyed it, the rest of the series failed to evoke the same reaction. The story was heartwarming, heartbreaking and dark. I was, I admit, not a great fan of Jo Yi Seo's characterization. Park Seojoon's acting was a point in his favour. Wasn't so sure about the romantic relationship between the leads and the last minute kidnapping drama. Good OST. Wanted to love this drama, but personally didn't quite get there.

A little exhausting if I have to say. Confusing?? Big Park Boyoung fan but I didn't think the story was logical, rational or memorable. I suppose it didn't fit my personal taste.

A tiny bit trashy. But feel-good, guilty-pleasure style.

Indie feel. The main characters were hot. Vibes, I guess.

Ngl the male characters pissed me off. Story dragged too much. Healthy communication - what is that?? Male leads pretty but pushy. Big Yoon Eun Hye fan but her character was a bit of a pushover - still, reasonable for her character.  Nostalgic.

Production quality, casting etc. etc. through the roof -  STONKS  yadda yadda. Park Eun Bin outdid herself. Kdrama romcom style. Plenty of heartwarming moments. Lovely.

Bullshit ending made me mad but the rest was lit. Vulgar humour but hehehe.

Again with an ending that made me go wtf. Fascinating concept, I love Park Shin Hye, but ???

Outstanding. Watched the drama for IU but Park Dong Hoon the character was amazing. Like, even I was falling in love and sympathizing with this middle-aged man. **edit: well shit this is tarnished.

Not sure how I feel about high school dramas. I think they are relentlessly entertaining yet so entirely removed from reality. I guess they captured the bleakness of a poor female lead's tragic life very well. Attractive cast.

Love alarm was my addictive poison (night) apple

Cha Eunwoo is hot. I like how Goo Haeryung was cool, well-read, mature, intelligent and attractive etc. The healthiest female lead characterization I've ever seen. Emperor pissed me off so bad. The way they depicted the court was kind of messed up. But romance focus so it didn't matter too much??

Dragged alot. Unrealistic as heck even when they were trying to be realistic (read: business, military). Mc pulling the heroic lone wolf stunts pissed me off but it's a drama so whatever. It was popular for a reason and that is the chemistry. Dragged a bit but whoop whoop chemistry.

I loved this so bad. No wonder everyone called it a classic. When are they going to make dramas like this again bruh.

Haven't been so invested in a drama since forever holy shit. Plot armour but I was invested af. Main leads did pretty good with the acting

Pleasantly surprised by DO's acting. He suited the role very well and some

Took me a couple of tries but I loved the nostalgic vibes and comedy and everything once I got into it. I'm going to ignore real-life, but the characters' chemistry was outstanding. The parents especially. Hilarious, feel-good.

Honestly very different from reply 1988. Enjoyed it so much, though. Really appreciate relatable female leads. Hilarious.

Everyone and their mother knows this because it blew up, Netflix, pop culture phenomenon shit etcetc. Very heart-stopping.

The plot is so trashy but the production quality was through the roof and the actors are so pretty holy shit. Enjoying this drama was a form of personal escapism.

Budget Goblin (Can I even say this??). Way more chill. Still dumpster-fire backstory but doesn't linger as long in depression and trauma. Tooth-rottingly sweet. Song Kang gets more handsome the longer I look at him. His character (Jeon Guwon) is funny, lame and hot - the best type of ML if we're being real. Reminds me of Gyuvin LMAO.

My heart is actually in pieces by my feet. I look at Baek Yijin and I see Choi Soobin. I know Yurim had a whole character arc but she was completely unwarrantedly bitchy for most of the series which really pissed me off. Kim Taeri as Heedo was crazy compelling. The mum did not parent well but she was a vibe.

ep 15 -  男人奇怪的胜负欲
Honestly, I fizzled out pretty bad towards the end. Sort of a toned down Someday or One Day. Bunch of weird plot shenanigans. Oblivious female leads can get sort of annoying - so many questionable decisions even though she is being stalked by a serial killer? But still good, the first episodes more so. I love mls like Sunjae who are pathetic af for their love interests lol.

Slice of life feels. Ml had dumpster fire trauma. Didn't really like how the fl's personality completely changed after they started dating. A few lines from the convenience store couple gave me the ick. Enjoyed it quite a bit though. I love positive portrayals of dentists - there were some dodgy hygiene/infection control moments but you didn't hear it from me.

Didn't quite like the deviations from the webtoon but I guess dramas have limitations. Wasn't anything extraordinary but cosy enough.