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Title: Twinkling Watermelons Platform: Viki, TVING MDL Rating: 9.2 (The second highest rated show on MDL) Genre: Coming of Age, Youth, Time Travel Episode Count: 16 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Minor swearing and violence. I'd say on the lighter end of TV-14. For more info: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27446493/parentalguide/ Staring: Ryeo Un (Weak Hero Class 2) Choi Hyun Wook (Twenty One Twenty Five) Seor In A (Business Proposal) Shin Eun Soo (Light Shop) RBTS Rating:

Title: Crash Landing on You Platform: Netflix, TVING MDL Rating: 9 Genre: Rom Com Episode Count: 16 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Minor swearing, very minimal violence and blood, references suicide. For more info: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/crash-landing-on-you Staring: Hyun Bin (Memories of Alhambra) Son Yu Jin (Thiry-Nine) Seo Ji Hye (Kiss Sixth Sense) Kim Jung Hyun (Mr. Queen) RBTS Rating: 4.5/5 Synopsis: After getting into a paragliding accident, Sou

Title: Reply 1988 Platform: Netflix, Viki, Apple TV, Tubi, Prime Video MDL Rating: 9 Genre: Historical (late 80's) Family Comedy, Youth Drama, Slice of Life Episode Count: 20 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Swearing (quite a bit), smoking, and innuendos (more towards the start of the drama) For more info:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5182866/parentalguide/ Staring: Lee Hye Ri (My Roommate Is a Gumiho) Go Kyung Pyo (Chicago Typewriter) Ryu Jun Yeol (Lost) Park Bo Gum (When Li

Title: Our Beloved Summer Platform: Netflix, Wavve MDL Rating: 8.6 Genre: Rom Com, Reunited/Second Chance Romance, Slice of Life Episode Count: 16 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Minor language, fade to black scene (nothing explicit shown) For additional details: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15026724/parentalguide/ Staring: Choi Woo Shik (Melo Movie) Kim Da Mi (Itaewon Class) Kim Sung Cheol (Vincenzo) Roh Jeong Eui (18 Again) RBTS Rating: 4.6/5 Synopsis: Based on the webtoo

Title: Flower of Evil Platform: Wavve MDL Rating: 9 Genre: Contemporary Thriller/Crime Episode Count: 16 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Violence, swearing, scary images and intense sequences involving a serial killer. For more info: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11691684/parentalguide/ Staring: Lee Joon Gi (MoonLovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo) Moon Chae Won (Good Doctor) Jang Hee Jin (Tower of Babel) Seo Hyeon Woo (Ms. Incognito) RBTS Rating: 4.65/5 Synopsis: Although Baek Hui S

Title: My Dearest (Part 1 & 2) Platform: Kocowa, Wavve MDL Rating: 8.9 Genre: Period Melodrama/Romance Episode Count: 21 total (Part 1- 10 eps, Part 2-11) Parental Guidance Rating: TV-16 when it was on Viki and is MA on Kocawa-- Make of that what you will: Gruesome injuries (not really shown, but discussed), violence, bloodshed (not over the top), suicide. A bare behind of a man is briefly shown. The "edgier" content is there to provide historical context rather than to shoc

Title: Mr. Sunshine Platform: Netlfix MDL Rating: 8.8 Genre: Period (1870's) Melodrama, Romance Episode Count: 24 Parental Guidance Rating: MA: Graphic Violence (not on the level of dramas like Moving, Kingdom, or Happiness), smoking, and minor swearing. The violence is graphic for the most part because of all the blood being shown, but some people do get there throats slit and/or are shot. It does warrant the MA rating). It should be noted it would be hard to do this histo

Title: Good Bad Mother Platform: Netflix MDL Rating: 8.9 Genre: Contemporary Family Comedy/Melodrama Episode Count: 14 Parental Guidance Rating: MA: This is not a traditional MA, I'm not sure why it's rated as such. I would say it's TV-14/TV-16. But there are themes of suicide, some swearing, minimal violence. The rating is truly a head scratcher. For more information: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/the-good-bad-mother Staring: Ra Mi Ran (Reply 1988) Lee Do Hyu

Title: Si Jin Platform: Viki, Youtube, WeTV, iflix, IQIYI MDL Rating: 8.3 Genre: Period Idol Romance and Rebirth Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Nothing explicit is ever shown but there is a a storyline about a serial killer/rapist and a very murderous princess. Some violence and murder. It sounds more intense than it is. Staring: Jing Tian Zhang Wan Yi Sun Zu Jun Zhang Chi Xu Hao Bai Bing Ke RBTS Rating: Synopsis: Jiang Si, reborn after being killed by he

A dying man seeks revenge, in a Count of Monte Cristo-esque chess game for justice. Synopsis: In sixth-century China, the Emperor of Great Liang orders the unjust execution of his brother-in-law Marshal Lin Xie alongside the Lin family, his 70,000 army soldiers, and Crown Prince Qi. Secretly surviving the massacre is Lin Xie's son, Lin Shu, who undergoes medical treatment that changes his appearance entirely and leaves him in a weakened state, unable to ever perform martial a

Plastic surgery and revenge in ancient times wherin bystanders be catching too many strays. Title: Legend of Zang Hai Platform: Viki, Youtube, Youku MDL Rating: 8.4 Genre: Period Idol Mystery Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: This should at least be TV-16. Violence, bloodshed, blood spewing. Gruesome deaths including but not limited to, women, children, and the elderly. Staring: Xiao Zhan (Untamed) Zhang Jing Yi (Blossoms in Adversity) RBTS Rating: Stay tun

Title: Twelve Letters Platform: Viki, WeTV, Apple TV MDL Rating: 8.8 Genre: Contemporary Thriller with a splash of Fantasy Episode Count: 12 Parental Guidance Rating: Pg-13: Gang violence, brief torture, murder, domestic abuse, minimal swearing. On the upper end of TV-14. Staring: Zhou Yi Ran as Tang Yi Xun (Male Lead/ML) Wang Hai Tang as Ye Hai Tang (Female Lead/FL) RBTS Rating: Stay tuned for my full review! Spoiler-Free Mini Review: Twelve Letters is a surprisingly engagi

A gothic and addictive tale of revenge in which a woman wronged disguises herself as another woman wronged and systematically takes down her foes with the help her boo. Stay tuned for my full review! Title: The Double Platform: Netflix, Viki, Youku, Youtube MDL Rating: 8.8 Genre: Period Idol Romance Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Some violence and blood, murder, domestic violence, attempted assault, alludes to an intimate scene-- I'd say upper end of TV-1

Title: Ripe Town Platform: Viki, Youtube, WeTV MDL Rating: 8.1 Genre: Period Investigative Thriller/Mystery Episode Count: 12 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: This should be MA, if not for content, then at least for comprehension. The content straddles between TV-16/MA. Violence, murder, child abuse, torture, partial nudity. Staring: Bai Yu Fan as Qu San Geng Ning Li as Song Chen RBTS Rating: 4.5/5-- Highly Recommend! Stay tuned for my full review! Spoiler-Free Mini Review

Title: In the Name of Blossom (Season 2 of Flourished Peony) Platform: Viki, Youtube, WeTV, iflix MDL Rating: 8.3 Genre: Period Idol Romance Episode Count: 24 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: More intense than Flourished Peony w/ battles depictions, violence, some torture, and domestic violence. Still in the TV-14 realm. Staring: LYang Zi as He Wei Fang/ Mu Dan (Female Lead/FL) Li Xian as Jian Chang Yang (Male Lead/ML) Miles Wei as Liu Chang/Zi Shu (Male Lead/ML) Zhang Ya Qi

Title: Blossoms in Adversity Platform: Viki, Youtube, Youku MDL Rating: 8.6 Genre: Period Idol Romance, Domestic Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Some violence and blood, Domestic violence, Suicide, Brief torture scenes. I'd say TV-14 is a fair rating. Staring: Zhang Jin Yi as Hua Zhi (Female Lead/FL) Hu Yi Tan as Gu Yan Xi (Male Lead/ML) RBTS Rating: 4.6/5 Stay tuned for my full review! Spoiler-Free Mini Review: This is a very idol drama but it has enough

There is no situation Mudan can't girlboss her way out of. Title: Flourished Peony (Season 1) Platform: Viki, Youtube, MGTV (Mango), IQIYI, Apple TV MDL Rating: 8.6 Genre: Period Idol Romance Epiosode Count: 32 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Domestic violence, brief torture, some action violence and blood . I'd say TV-14 rating is an accurate rating. Staring: Yang Zi as He Wei Fang/ Mu Dan (Female Lead/FL) Li Xian as Jian Chang Yang (Male Lead/ML) Miles Wei as Liu Chang/Z

Title: Love like the Galaxy (Part 1 & 2) Platform: Viki, Youtube, WeTV, iflix MDL Rating: 8.9 Genre: Period Idol Romance Episode Count: 56 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Violence, bloodshed (seriously), brief torture, suicide. Staring: Leo Wu as Ling Bu Yi/Zi Sheng (Male Lead/ML) Zhao Lusi as Cheng Shao Shang (Female Lead/FL) RBTS Rating: 4.8/5 (This is more reflective of enjoyment than quality, but I feel what I feel) Stay tuned for my full review! LLTG has a huge ensembl