Log: 2022 [with notes]

(KOCOWA)          
Notes:   [2021] All female cast. Maid asked to befriend crazy princess consort to poison her to miscarry. They end up friends & plot to leave palace.

(KOCOWA)          
Notes:   [2021] ML actor played both twins & did a fantastic job. Only sometimes was it not totally clear who was who. I was sad FL ended up w/neither twin. If twin had told FL about switch right after 1st meeting, I am sure outcome would've been different/favorable.

(KOCOWA)          
Notes:   [2021] Kissing scene right off the bat. After 3 yrs you would know if that person is right for you or not. I don't blame her for not giving ML another chance.   Kept mistaking him for Jung Hoon whose acting is not so good. Kang Tae Oh's acting was great!

(Viki)           Avg Dur: 1 Hr 5 min
Notes:  [2011] Lots of unexpected twists & mysteries: letters to students, who killed past student, who killed present teacher, what are all these kids' stories, is the killer actually helping these kids?  Loved all the shirtless boys playing in the snow & when they piled on character Choi Chi Hoon with joy'

(Viki)          Avg Dur:  24 min
Notes:  Lots of young newbie actors that look too much alike. Story was a bit hard to follow but interesting concept of fates writing your destiny in books. It deserved a stronger cast & writer.

(Netflix)          Avg Dur:  54 min
Notes:  All cliches.  Young love, accident, amnesia, married another man & had kid, ML goes into military, torn apart by FL's mom & re-encounter yrs later.  Actor playing young ML was really good.

(Youtube_T Rash)     
Notes:   Too much yelling/screaming especially for a baby on set.  Jang Geun Suk's (ML) acting surprised me, it was good. FL character reminded me of FL in "Extraordinary Attorney Woo."  Image video quality was super bad.

(Youtube_KDrama)     
Notes:   Too much yelling/screaming.  Love story not believable. Sad. Only good part was Hyun Bin in pig tails.  Image video quality poor.

Love in the Afternoons         
(Youtube_IUS)         
Notes:   1 great kiss. Tragic end to ML. Same music & lead actors. Soon to be ex-wife gets away w/murder....not cool! Sad FL never got the ring, but she saw the receipt, so she at least knows wife is a liar.  Also, FL gets to have his kid, something the ex desperately wanted. How did FL know she was preg? The kids @ end I think were the ones from his lecture not reincarnations or their kid....however the hut was dilapidated so some time may have gone by, because ML had fixed it up.

(AsianCrush)          Avg Dur:  54 min
Notes:   I wanted to punch the mother-in law in the face so bad, meddlesome would be putting it lightly.  The affairs seemed justified from 2 FL's point of view.  The successful researcher had an affair w/ a married man, what a hypocrite.  In the end husband let housewife of sexless marriage leave finally, the mom went back to kids, the teacher moved/stayed w/current wife & artist lost use of 1 hand but still draws. Needed a few racy scenes. Music was great, added to the story.

(AsianCrush)     
Notes:  Fighting looked fake.  Very little dialogue.  Poor image video quality.  Story of stolen girls for sex videos very cliche.  Image video quality poor.

(AsianCrush)     
Notes:  Too much shooting for my taste. The kid's parents ?  Mom is the one in hospital but dad not clear.

(AsianCrush)     
Notes:  Lee Won Keun fantastic in this. Not clear if the 2 girls were the same or different.  Also, not sure if ML had planned revenge from start using innocent friends. 

Ending - ML struck on head w/bat after knifing bully leader. He opens eyes in hospital.

(AsianCrush)     
Notes:  Should have dropped this. Popular girl befriends large ugly girl (who I thought was actually pretty.) Pretty girl was crazy.  

Ending - pretty girl killed by ugly girl. 

(AsianCrush)     
Notes:  Thought this would be like "The Danish Girl" but totally not. ML's 180 degree turn in personality was disturbing.

Mourning Grave     
(AsianCrush)     
Notes:  Nothing new, bullying, girl follows guy who can see ghosts & he has to solve the mystery of her death. Girl was his elementary friend. A bit too scary for my taste, ghost kills students 1 by 1..

(AsianCrush)     
Notes:  Music kinda fun - mostly rap. Goofiness abound.  Boy realizes what he is good at & that he loves his girl BF who lives next door.

(AsianCrush)     
Notes:  Nothing new or special. FL strings 3 men along. Childhood friend, guide/translator, & a cool CEO type. Liked her comedy w/CEO type who ultimately chooses her. Felt bad for other 2 guys but ending gave all 3 a happy paths.

(AsianCrush)     
Notes:  Music kinda interesting/unique. FL embodies a person I wish never to meet for real, sharp tonged narcissist w/ holier than thou attitude. Thought w/ title it would be a rom com but was really serious.

(AsianCrush)     
Notes:  Hated FL character - psycho, bitter, unattractive, douty, mean, holier than thou attitude. Disliked actress too. ML student playing FL's feelings to get what he wants. Acting was good by all.  Lee Won Keun naked or dancing was beautiful. 

Ending - FL burns ML's lover & cop sirens heard outside school where FL is.

(AsianCrush)     
Notes:   Slow-paced movie. Actress that plays ML's mother is one of my least fav actors. Loved Yoo Yeon Seok's acting in this, an early career project for him. 

Ending - FL reverses car to pick up her ex. I think this signifies accepting kid is still alive & not accepting death explanation by family.

(AsianCrush) 
Notes:  Super slow. Sad. HS girl outcast & pastor's son transfer student suffered from bullying. 

Ending - so angry. Is she dead? Murder suspects get sorted out? Rape avenged? Cho Min Shik's acting was good in this.

(AsianCrush)      Avg Dur: 10 min
Notes:  This didn't even really have a story. I disliked all the actors, especially FL. 

(Viki) 
Notes:  2 people linked by mind & body after being knocked out is an interesting concept. Wasn't sold on actors.

(Viki) 
Notes:  Cliches abound.

(AsianCrush) 
Notes:  Story line a bit choppy. Kim Bum learns to be a gigolo to pay for girlfriend's medical bills. FL actor's acting was really good from sane to crazy. Hard to tell females apart. Image video quality poor. 

Ending - ML killed.

High School Dreams 
(AsianCrush) 
Notes:  Somewhat naughty somewhat cute coming of age story for 4 girls. The girl w/ crush on student teacher ends up w/ a boy her own age. 

(AsianCrush) 
Notes:  Erotic artsy film that I didn't understand.  6 stories that occur in hotel room over decades.   #1 - oriental girls learning prostitute skills #2 - pop band & member who liked maid over dosed #3 -married lady left her young hot kind lover #4 - transvestite stays w/partner night before turning female #5 - Inexperienced BF sees girl BF have sex next to him. (Choi Woo Shik in this 1 - why did he take this role?....makes me sad) Image video quality poor.

(AsianCrush) 
Notes:  Wife cheats first., then husband w/BF. The ML were on the older side. 3 mild intimate scenes. 

Ending - married couple divorced & ex-husband good friends w/BF, show them @ batting cage together.

Man Who Defies the World of BL
(Viki)      Episodes: 4     Avg Dur: 30 min
Notes:  ML likes girls but is in a BL world & is fighting the urge to become part of it.

Mei's Butler
(AsianCrush)      Avg Dur: 54 min
Notes:  Really enjoyed all the different/unique characters that were created for this drama. Little girl & her butler were my favorite. The FL actress's big size, especially compared to little ML2, was super distracting. Start of drama was interesting but then got boring due to repetitive focus on successor revenge plot. Would have preferred to see other butler/master stories.

(AsianCrush)      Avg Dur: 1 Hr 10 min
Notes:  Music was okay.  Actor who played ML as little boy age was great. It was hard to take when mom was so selfish. ML was super patient & caring.

(AsianCrush) 
Notes:  Music was okay. 3 stories transitions a bit undefined. #1 - dying girl needs to get her song out #2 -unsuccessful guitarist sends his drummer to sell his guitar but maybe he shouldn't give up #3 - In the future sound engineer helps girl unlock her iphone.   Video quality poor.

(AsianCrush) 
Notes:  Not sure what the message/story conveys. 2 deaf characters, brother & sister.

(AsianCrush) 
Notes:  ML is a debt collector that gets hooked up w/corky girl.  FL likable. A few funny moments. Image video quality poor.

(Viki)    
Notes:  Based on true story. historical footage of hair cuttings was interesting to me. 1972 movement started. Music not likable.

(Viki)     
Notes:  More a melodramatic than "Blind". Preferred actors in Korean version better. This one had good music.

(AsianCrush)      Avg Dur: 30 min
Notes:  FL disguises as boy to live in share house. Owner/musician needs attitude adjustment. Photographer & make-up streamer help. ML not a good actor. My fav gender bender female to male role yet, her acting was enjoyable. Subtitling was wonky.

(AsianCrush)      Avg Dur: 13 min
Notes:  Intro w/beach coastline was breath taking. Rude FL character was totally unlikable.  1 good kiss @ end.

(AsianCrush)      Avg Dur: 45 min
Notes: Appreciated the guessing up until the last minute who she would pick. I felt like i knew but there was enough content to induce doubt. Happy ending

Battle of Demons 3 
(AsianCrush)
Notes:  Demon son of former leader & his demon bride.  

Battle of Demons 2 
(AsianCrush) 
Notes:  Guardian Wing/School Dr. & his demon bride story

Battle of Demons 
(AsianCrush) 
Notes:  Demon concept was unique & interesting. Tons of potential....wanted a longer series to develop story & characters. 

(AsianCrush)     
Notes:  FL role, the former girl band star, always dressed a bit slutty. Several realistic sex scenes. 

Ending - young kid goes back to age-appropriate girlfriend.

(AsianCrush) 
Notes:  FL character wasn't likable & very weird. Whole vibe of movie weird. Liked the interaction/emotions portrayed w/ FL & her first porn partner. FL actress died a few months after movie from N1H1.

(AsianCrush)      Avg Dur: 34 min
Notes:  Mild intimate scenes. Only story out of the 6 I found interesting was the first one.  The tenderness he showed to pregnant lady was endearing.

Virgin Theory
(AsianCrush) 
Notes:  Old guy w/young girl a bit yucky. A couple of mild sex scenes. 

Ending - teacher ended up w/cop & artist gets her exhibition.

(Tubi)           Avg Dur:  45 min
Notes:  Lee Min Ki only in first 2 episodes.  He was fantastic!!! Series lost its magic after that.  Mr Ma also good. Angry @ FL w/ her timid selfishness & band female friend was way too aggressive with her clinginess. The bully w/anger issues never got corrected which left me dissatisfied. Only 1 okay kiss scene. Happy ending for all.

(Tubi) 
Notes:  Basically, a silent film. I think the ML was crazy/ off his meds. Being a genius isn't always a good thing.

(Tubi) 
Notes:  Only a hint of romance. Focus was on thieves. 

(Tubi) 
Notes:  Historical. 

Ending - the lovebirds/crew kill the blood thirsty magician & escape. Princess's head guard gets a show advertisement poster showing them in a faraway place.

(AsianCrush) 
Notes:  Sex scenes female positive. Many sex scenes. ML's masculine hands mesmerized me. Good/clever romance story. 

Happy ending - he leaves wife & goes back to his love.

(AsianCrush) 
Notes:  A few vivid sex scenes. Male characters were so cheesy.

 Ending - a super hung man was a perfect match for the female who disables men.

(Tubi) 
Notes:  Historical. Moderate focus on romance. In the end aristocrat attempts to kill FL for not loving him. Servant lover saves her, but she has a child mind now & they are on the run from the law.

(Tubi) 
Notes:  Historical. Romance between queen & eunuch realistic. Lots of cliches & acting was so-so. Several scenes of king bedding someone which at times acting looked awkward.  

Ending - king 2 murdered by queen, eunuch dies, & queen lets son sit on throne as doors close behind her (they probably get killed)

(Tubi) 
Notes:  Historical. There was a king that crazy. Extreme violence & sexual content galore. Acting / characters were memorable.

(AsianCrush) 
Notes:  Focus on female nudity & girl's learning to be BFFs. A couple of sex scenes/bisexual content. I should have dropped this one.

Juicy Affair
(AsianCrush) 
Notes:  Realistic sex scenes, 1 ML & 4 different women. 

Ending -  ML stops all the affairs w/all the housewives + ML & his wife are a happy couple.

(AsianCrush)     
Notes:  Tamer graphic sex scenes. FL's body moments during sex scenes are odd. Great chemistry/ good actor pairing. ML great body. 

Ending a bit sad...FL follows thru w/ loveless marriage & ML goes to Africa.

(AsianCrush) 
Notes:  Focus on helping 5 prior boyfriends find happiness. Gay boyfriend scenes were hilarious. Twist - the guy accompanying her met her in HS & shadowed her thru time.  Happy ending.

(Viki)    
Notes:  Ending - demon girl sacrifices herself & peace reigns.

(Viki)     
Notes:   see above

(YouTube_Cinema Recap)     
Notes:   Get 1 extra day w/no one around. FL uses it selfishly & then to better herself.  Image video quality poor.

(Viki)     Avg Dur:  1 Hr 10 min
Notes:   Friendship vibe strong but romance not believable between leads. FL & ML2 fatal attraction n/believable either, however a few glimpses were felt. 1 FL/ML2 kiss & a couple good kisses FL/ML episode 15. Parents controlling a 34 yr old daughter pissed me off. Happy ending.

(Viki)     Avg Dur:  1 Hr 10 min
Notes:   FL had 1 good kiss w/ML2 & 6 or so good kisses w/ML. To add interest, I would have chosen ML2 as winner & made ML a serial killer.  Both MLs were strong FL love contenders at first but that quickly changed to ML for sure. The cat scenes were hilarious. Happy ending.

Crazy Romance 
(Viki)
Notes:  Chemistry was very good, 1 trail to the bed scene.  Kang Ki Young's acting was super enjoyable (him dancing was soup for the soul)

(Viki)     Avg Dur:   45 min
Notes:   Episodes 1-4 were hilarious then it seemed to go on auto pilot w/ cliche themes & more serious tone. Fell asleep for about 8 episodes in middle & felt like I didn't miss anything. I Liked the lead actors but no chemistry in 6 or so okay kisses (Just like "Who Rules the World). FL's school nemesis/ later her maids boyfriend stole the show for me, his character was so corky. (Ao Rui Peng reminded me of Dylan Wang) 

Ending - rival commits suicide on FL's blade, school goes co-ed, & leads marry.

(AsianCrush)     
Notes:   Graphic war scenes. Band leader didn't seem like a good guy at all.  A loveless arranged marriage...so why go to such length to track husband down?  

Ending - FL finds husband & slaps him.  ML drops to his knees crying in front of wife. What kind of ending is that?

(Viki)     Avg Dur:   30 min
Notes:    Another 6 good kisses. Happy ending.

(Viki)     Avg Dur:   30 min
Notes:   6 good kisses.  Vampires as an evolved species is an interesting concept.

(Viki)     Avg Dur:   1 Hr 5 min
Notes:   No kissing/romance...thank goodness. Older teacher & student falling in love was a bit weird. The ML seemed to have retardation (my opinion only) that reduced his appeared maturity, so I wasn't cringing. Leads looked more like a brother & sister.

(YouTube_Love For K)     
Notes:  Dilraba was hilarious - Allergic reaction @ hospital & hanging broccoli in play.  ML2's story just disappeared suddenly. 

Happy ending - leads met in Italy a year later. 1 camera angle kiss @ end.  Image video quality super poor.

(AsianCrush)     
Notes:   Surprised notes in books were from FL's dad to deaf nurse when they were younger. 

Happy ending - FL & ML reconcile @ train station.

(Netflix)     
Notes:  1 steamy scene @ end. Lovable pretty FL. Liked this pairing. Happy ending.

(Netflix)     
Notes:   Ending - FL becomes star again & ML visits her. They discuss that the timing is off for a relationship, so unless the stars realign in the future they will walk their own paths separately.

(Netflix)     
Notes:  Disliked actors. Dictator boss style brought back too many personal workplace experience tramas..... Happy ending.

(Netflix)     
Notes:  True story from a case in South Korea 2005. Movie caused case reopening & new laws.  How those kids were treated made me physically ill. The child actors were amazing!  

Amazing quotes - "The reason why we are fighting so hard, is not to change the world, but instead, not to let the world change us."   "The most beautiful things in the world are not what we can see or hear but what is in our hearts." - Hellen Keller

(Vikil)     Avg Dur:   1 Hr 10 min
Notes:  1 scene w/ ML2 shirt off (hubba hubba) & couple okay kiss scenes.  Lead writer died episode 5 so mystery focus theme changed.

Ending - FL ends up w/ obsessed ex-husband & director ends up w/obsessed co-worker. 

(YouTube_PlayList Global)     Avg Dur:  10 min
Notes:  Reminds me of "Love Alarm"

(AsianCrush)
Notes:  1 pretty good kiss @ end. I would have liked more guessing as to whom FL's anonymous love interest/ confession event planner was. The boy BF by her side very obvious. Love to see a remake....although "Dear M" is close.

Her Name is Peng   
(AsianCrush)
Notes:  Ambiguous ending. FL leaves but says she will come back for him.

(YouTube_Dingo)    Avg Dur:  6 min
Notes:  Hilarious. Shower, karaoke & contest @ movie theatre scenes my fav.

(AsianCrush)    Avg Dur:  50 min
Notes:  Just like "Coffee Prince." Indecisive FL irritated me, she strung 2 guys along for forever. FL kisses both, 1 w/ML & a couple w/ML2. All are pressed lips kisses. FL chooses ML2 which was a total surprise since all she did was pine for ML1 while looking like she was forced to date ML2. The whole Gumiho storyline wasn't well thought out/executed. ML2 looked like Vaness Wu.

(Viki)    Avg Dur:  22 min
Notes:   No matter where you live dating sucks!

(Viki)    Avg Dur:  60 min
Notes:   Funny bits sprinkled in, mostly in beginning. 5 semi-good kisses between leads. ML2 seemed to be missing in large chunks from storyline.  Interesting & unique.

This Guy is the Biggest Mistake in My Life
(Viki) 
Notes:  Funny bits @ beginning only.

(Netflix)    
Notes:  Opening scene of mom stripping down daughter for bath time was a bit too much for my taste. FL going into the seedy part of town & finding kind souls doesn't seem realistic, more like a miracle to me. 

(Netflix)    Avg Dur:  38 min
Notes:  ML awesome smile & very attractive. Music for drama was likable. About 4 kisses that were awkward to start but finished strong in last 2 episodes. Fav scene 2 little kids peeping into the car w/ only their fingers & eyes showing.

(YouTube_DingoTV)    Avg Dur: 10 min
Notes:  FL was adorable, very likable & great smile. 4 different guys liked her & it totally made sense. All the newbie male leads resemble other current mega stars. ML actors come from different boy bands & was 1st time acting.

(Viki)    
Notes:  Good selection on actor's appearance as older/younger. Like that the mother stayed strong/independent, never married a guy for security (music buddy was a marriage option).

(Viki)    
Notes:  Ambiguous ending. Sequel? 2nd ghost in house & sitting on stairs @ end + 3 friends think they will open an exorcism business.

(AsianCrush)    
Notes:  ML's acting was exceptional & reminded me/looked like Kim Woo Bin. Drama is like "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest".

(AsianCrush)    
Notes:  Old guy pursuing younger bowling alley clerk. Not believable due to age gap.

(AsianCrush)    
Notes:  Super dark themes! Rape scene made my stomach turn. This is way too mature for my Something Schoolish list, so leaving it out.

(AsianCrush)    
Notes:  Humorous. Kissing looks like not kissing 3 x. Baby's daddy was a surprise. 

Happy ending - ML returns 5 yrs later & asks FL to tie his necktie.

(AsianCrush)    
Notes:  Confusing movie. A lot to think about. (1) Hwan murdered 24 yrs ago as a baby. Not convinced FL did it. Grandma & wife are suspects in my eyes, especially if Hwan is from husband/maid affair. (2) Hwan is the maid's son. Maid had affair w/husband so we infer that Hwan is FL's 1/2 bro but maid could have been preg prior to employment? (3) FL sleeps w/bro. real or imagined? (4) Hwan reincarnated? FL remembered in time or FL healthy now & can have good dreams. (5) Based on a true story from 1979 Korea. For real? Clingy mom soo irritating. 3 good kiss scenes & ML takes shirt off a few times (yea ha)

(AsianCrush)    
Notes:  Racy bits done in cartoon genre. 1 song was a bit interesting. 1 very good kiss between leads very close to the end. Requested Chen Bo Zheng be added as support character on MDL.

(AsianCrush)    
Notes:  FL & ML2 spoke English, which was kinda weird. Really liked the leads corky relationship. Would LOVE a sequel.

(AsianCrush)    
Notes:  Seeing Kim Jung Hyun do a gymnastic routine made watching this worth it.

(AsianCrush)      Avg Dur:  10 min
Notes:  Translations were a bit sketchy.