Living in the Past
POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT: I am starting to add comments in my lists in lieu of reviews/notes so beware of the potential spoilers. I will try to keep them to a minimum because I get it.
Mostly historicals, but there is some gray area there.
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1. Under the Power
Chinese Drama - 2019, 55 episodes
On hold for the moment at 37/55. Starting skipping way too many scenes.
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2. The Long Ballad
Chinese Drama - 2021, 49 episodes
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3. 100 Days My Prince
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
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4. Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People
Korean Drama - 2017, 30 episodes
I almost dropped this drama initially. The first 5 episodes felt slow and boring and were hard for me to get through. However, around episode 7 or so it starts to pick up. After that, I didn't want to stop watching it. It was the right amount of action, humor, romance, and political intrigue, and I really appreciated all of the performances.
My biggest complaint (aside from the slow intro) is that later on Ga Ryung becomes almost an afterthought to Gil Dong. I was frustrated on her behalf on several occasions. And the Mighty Child storyline was a little muddled (then adding a 2nd mighty child just seemed a little unnecessary).
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5. Live Up to Your Name
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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6. Love in the Moonlight
Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
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7. Maiden Holmes
Chinese Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
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8. Queen In Hyun's Man
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
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9. Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
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10. The Romance of Tiger and Rose
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
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11. Het verhaal van Nokdu
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
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12. The Young Lady of The General's House
Chinese Drama - 2020, 30 episodes
I loved this early on, but I quickly grew bored. I put it down and never picked it back up. EDIT: I may one day come back to this when I'm in the mood again and up the rating. It's not a bad drama, I just needed something different at the time.
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13. Kingdom
Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
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14. Queen: Love And War
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
This was just okay. I really wanted to love our dimpled boy but he fell a little flat.
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15. The Imperial Coroner
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
I wanted to like this more than I did. My primary issue is the FL. Not the character per se, but maybe the actress. She felt very flat and had zero chemistry with our ML. I kept trying to decide if that was really important given the characters and subject matter. Like, maybe that's just how these characters are meant to be portrayed. But ultimately it brought the drama down a bit. With that being said, I really liked the premise. The investigative/detective storyline was fun to watch, and the characters independent of one another were fine. Very watchable series.I'd definitely watch a second season if one is ever made.
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16. I Am This Type of Woman
Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes
This drama is a really fun blend of comedy/romance/action/political intrigue that doesn't take itself too seriously. It wasn't overly complicated and there were no parts that I found boring or tedious enough to fast-forward through. I loved our FLs costumes. She looked gorgeous in every scene. Not to mention that she's the kind of sassy that I want in a FL. And our ML was just so, so pretty. He really pulls off the period dress. I could have just stared at him for 40 episodes and that would have been totally fine. I don't necessarily think this is a top-tier drama per se but I had a lot of fun watching it so that's really all that matters to me. My biggest gripe is that they even tried to give the "bad guys" okay endings that they definitely didn't deserve.
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17. Arang and the Magistrate
Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
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18. Arthdal Kronieken Deel 1: De Kinderen van de Profetie
Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
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19. Douluo Continent
Chinese Drama - 2021, 40 episodes
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20. Faith
Korean Drama - 2012, 24 episodes
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21. I've Fallen For You
Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
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22. Lovers of the Red Sky
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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23. Moon Embracing the Sun
Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
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24. Queen Cheorin
Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
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25. Oh! My Sweet Liar!
Chinese Drama - 2020, 29 episodes
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26. Rooftop Prince
Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
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27. Splash Splash LOVE
Korean Special - 2015, 2 episodes
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28. Sungkyunkwan Scandal
Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
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29. The Scholar Who Walks the Night
Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes
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30. Flower Moon and Round
Chinese Drama - 2021, 30 episodes
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31. Young Blood
Chinese Drama - 2019, 42 episodes
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32. Your Sensibility My Destiny
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
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33. Qin Ai De Wu Xiong
Chinese Drama - 2021, 35 episodes
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34. Dear Diary
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
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35. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
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36. Bpoop Phaeh Saniwaat
Thai Drama - 2018, 15 episodes
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37. New Secret Royal Inspector
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
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38. The Sleepless Princess
Chinese Drama - 2020, 35 episodes
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39. The Nokdu Flower
Korean Drama - 2019, 48 episodes
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40. The Dark Lord
Chinese Drama - 2018, 48 episodes
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41. Eternal Love of Dream
Chinese Drama - 2020, 56 episodes
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42. Love a Lifetime
Chinese Drama - 2020, 45 episodes
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43. Empress Ki
Korean Drama - 2013, 51 episodes
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44. Legend of Fei
Chinese Drama - 2020, 51 episodes
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45. The King's Affection
Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes
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46. Dress Sleeved Red
Korean Drama - 2021, 17 episodes
WARNING. Sad/bittersweet ending!
Death of MC (sad) but reunited in the afterlife (happy/sweet?)
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47. My Only Love Song
Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
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48. Likit Haeng Jan
Thai Drama - 2019, 14 episodes
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49. The Crowned Clown
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
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50. Zhui Xu
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
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51. Joy of Life
Chinese Drama - 2019, 46 episodes
High priority.
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52. Story of Yanxi Palace
Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
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53. The Story of Ming Lan
Chinese Drama - 2018, 78 episodes
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54. Love Your Bones Forever 2
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
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55. Eosajoidyeon
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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56. Qing Qing Wo Xin
Chinese Drama - 2021, 24 episodes
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57. Love and Redemption
Chinese Drama - 2020, 59 episodes
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58. Luo Yang
Chinese Drama - 2021, 39 episodes
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59. Fearless Whispers
Chinese Drama - 2020, 51 episodes
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60. Ode to Daughter of Great Tang
Chinese Drama - 2021, 55 episodes
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61. Monarch Industry
Chinese Drama - 2021, 68 episodes
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62. Cinderella Chef
Chinese Drama - 2018, 56 episodes
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63. Jin Xin Si Yu
Chinese Drama - 2021, 45 episodes
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64. When Flowers Bloom, I Think of the Moon
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
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65. The Love by Hypnotic
Chinese Drama - 2019, 36 episodes
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66. Oh My General
Chinese Drama - 2017, 60 episodes
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67. Qing Qing Zi Jin
Chinese Drama - 2020, 40 episodes
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68. In a Class of Her Own
Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes
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69. The Romance of Hua Rong
Chinese Drama - 2019, 24 episodes
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70. Xing Han Can Lan
Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
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71. Chef Hua
Chinese Drama - 2020, 36 episodes