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Title: Nirvana in Fire Season 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin (2017) Platform: Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.6 Genre: Period Political Wuxia (some brief splashes of romance) Episode Count: 50 Last Episode Watched: 34 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence and blood (battle sequences) Starring: Huang Xiao Ming (Winter Begonia) Liu Hao Run (Novoland: Eagle Flag) Zhang Hui Wen (Legend of Fei) Tong Li Ya (Fearless Blood) Wu Hao Chen (Swords into Plowshares) Synopsis: Xiao Ping Z

The plot of Undercover High School is so unserious. It's meant to be a pure action comedy, wasn't ever actually that funny...

Summer Strike follows introverts falling in love, with the similar vibes of daily life and burn out found in We Are All Trying Here and My Liberation Notes (but less heavy). The drama is very quiet and VERY slow paced...

So I'm torn... because the first chunk of episodes were so funny, but the plot lost it's flavor the longer it went on. ..

Title: Death's Game (2023) Platform: Prime Video MDL & IMBD Rating: 8.8 & 8.4 Genre: Contemporary Fantasy/ Thriller Episode Count: 8 total (4 in Part 1, 4 in Part 2) Last Episode Watched: 3 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-16: (Graphic) violence, substance abuse, smoking, suicide, Language. I dunno, I would call this MA, but maybe only the first few eps are intense? For More Info: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26225038/parentalguide/ Starring: Seo In Guk (Doom at Your Service) Par

Strong Girl Bong Soon was the role that shot both Park Hyung Sik and Park Bo Young into superstardom, and is the 2nd most popular drama of all time on MDL. The premise was a fun twist on a superhero tale that thankfully stays grounded and contained, adding fun to an already enjoyable romance. The cancelled Kim Ji Soo makes an appearance as the 2ML and I honestly forgot he was in this lol. I really liked certain aspects of the drama...

No, the title is not a typo; the drama is in fact called "W". The premise was fun and felt very 2010's CW with a Female Lead who transmigrates into the comic book her father created, only to end up falling in love with its fictional protagonist...

King the Land is a fluffy, no stakes rom com about the "king" (aka Chaebol) of a hotel who falls in love with a capable employee. It gave hallmark and 2010's rom com energy, but I still wanted more from it...

Strong Girl Nam Soon is quite the deviation from Strong Girl Bong Soon (Also Known as: Strong Woman Bong Soon). The drama is a spin off that was looking to capitalize on the popularity of the originator with a bigger budget, shiny cast, and Marvel aspirations. Alas. ..

My Liberation Notes is an incredibly slow and thoughtful drama, packed to the brim with amazing dialogue that explores the mundane and downright depressing of everyday life in a way that doesn't sugar coat things, but treats it to its best angle. The drama is written by the same screenwriter as We Are All Trying Here and My Mister, so the vibes are indeed depressing, and much second hand embarrassment will be thrust on your eyeballs. ...

Gyeongseong Creature is set in Japanese Occupied Korea during the 1940's, and has a very similar vibe to Stranger Things. But it is MUCH more graphic. Blood and gore everywhere lol. The drama takes a look at a Japanese experimental prison camp inspired by the real life Unit 731...

Okay, so these actors are only 2 years apart, but why does she look so much younger!!!! Lee Hye Ri has been gifted eternal youth and it just threw me off. I think it was made worse by the fact that Shin Woo Yeo (ML) is a professor at her University, and serves up "Edward Cullen" energy by being 1000 years old...

Youtube's Ms. Rachel and a reformed gangster fall in love.

I fear my decision to drop may be on me. Nine Tailed promised a cool modern fantasy romance and it delivered, but there was just something missing...

My Love From the Star is very dated by the Justin Bieber (circa "Baby") side swoop hair everyone was rocking, along with those exceptionally tight skinny jeans *chills*. The drama is the early work of the creators of Crash Landing on You, Queen of Tears, and Legend of the Blue Sea, and I thought I was going to love it, but I couldn't buy into the romance...

I really liked the first few episodes and thought the leads had great chemistry. Unfortunately, the FL was too immature for her age for me to take her seriously and after the "mystery" is revealed the story drags. The secondary romance was also kind of weird...

True Beauty is the 10th most popular drama on MDL and has a reputation for second lead syndrome...

Title: Romance in the House (2024) Platform: TVING, Netflix MDL & IMBD Rating: 7.6 & 6.8 Genre: Contemporary Rom Com Episode Count: 12 Last Episode Watched: 3 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Substances, Language Starring: Ji Jin Hee (Move to Heaven) Kim Jee Soo (365: Repeat the Year) Son Na Eun (Agent Kim Reactivated) Choi Min Ho (Somehow 18) Yoon San Ha (My Girlfriend is the Man!) Cast From Left to Right: #JiJinHee, #KimJeeSoo, #SonNaEun, #ChoiMinHo, #YoonSanHa, #JungWoongI

A contemporary fantasy with Nine Tailed Aspirations with a likable couple, but the acting wasn't there for me. ..

I have quite a few thoughts on this drama: I LOVED everything about it for the first four episodes, but then it became an inane drawn out cooking contest...