Dramas I've seen in 2023
Considering I'm starting this in August, it'll probably be short. Aside from og animorphs, I haven't watched anything this year.
Out of 19, I finished 11, am on the fence for 6, dropped one, and one is ongoing
I watched more than I thought I would
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1. Down With Love
Taiwanese Drama - 2010, 16 episodes
Started 8/1, finished 8/14
this is a rewatch and it's still pretty cute. I'd watch it again at some point in the future. I remember being surprised when Ella and Jerry were gonna be starring together, but they're really cute together.
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2. Cruel Romance
Chinese Drama - 2015, 40 episodes
started 8/6, finished 8/27
rewatched. definitely something where you'd rewatch certain scenes you like, but not the whole thing. you have to like very specific troupes to like this cause it is not something I'd recommend
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3. Chang Feng Du
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
started 8/9
the main couple's cute. so far they're focusing on their growth as individuals and how they're supporting each other. it's nice it hasn't even been 10 eps yet.
I'm at ep 30 and the main couple is still great. The villain is getting on my nerves tho so this is taking forever to finish
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4. Ru Yi
Chinese Drama - 2012, 42 episodes
started 8/14/23 , finished 8/17/23
this was so bad. I speed watched most it and i missed nothing. would not recommend, and honestly, I don't want to put a score cause it'll be too low. the ending was so bad too
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5. Crime Squad
Korean Drama - 2011, 16 episodes
started 8/17, finished 8/21
a rewatch
it's okay. I'm not a fan of police dramas and this didn't change my mind. If anything, they're pretty incompetent and rarely follow any type of protocol. They also often make dumb decisions when if they just shared information as soon as they found it the cases wouldn't take so long to solve
I'd only recommend if you like the actors and don't care much for the story
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6. ToGetHer
Taiwanese Drama - 2009, 13 episodes
started 8/21
i only remember bits and pieces so let's see if I still like it
it's okay. I feel like I should like the characters more than I do, but everything's just meh.
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7. Hidden Love
Chinese Drama - 2023, 25 episodes
started 8/26/23
it's really cute and fluffy. so far the ml is full of green flags
i'm about halfway done and nothing really bad happened. They're still adorable, but don't have much desire to continue
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8. The Rose
Taiwanese Drama - 2003, 24 episodes
started 9/?/23, finished 12/30
a lot of stuff happened faster than I remember and I definitely blocked some things out. the male lead is very underwhelming. Objectively, be it acting or story-wise, I would not recommend. All that said, this is like my 3rd time watching the whole thing
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9. Easy Fortune Happy Life
Taiwanese Drama - 2009, 17 episodes
started 9/16/23
so apparently I tried watching this 6 years ago but only got up to ep 9. I'm trying again and seeing if I'll get further. The male lead is a horrible person and so is his grandpa. The female lead is cute but naive as usual. The sml is cute tho
so far i've gotten up to ep 16, but I'm definitely not caring
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10. Summer Fever
Taiwanese Drama - 2012, 30 episodes
started 10/16 and finished 12/30
this was a lot cuter than I thought it'd be but, of course, we have misunderstandings and naivety. I only have three eps left but I'm so annoyed at the turn they took. It was honestly selfish and messed up and I'll probably speed through it just to get it done.
Finally finished the last 3 eps and still didn't like what they did. I'd recommend if it weren't for that.
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11. Something About 1 Percent
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
started 11/26, finished 12/3
this was cute with very little drama. no love triangles
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12. Behind Your Smile
Taiwanese Drama - 2016, 19 episodes
11/13/23
it's interesting. I'm still not sure if I like the characters or not.
i'm on ep 7 and I don't think I'll finish. It's not bad, but I don't like the characters enough to stick with this
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13. The Tree Dies Standing
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
started 11/21/23; dropped 12/16/23
I like the characters, but the stakes are high if they get found out. That's too stressful for me. I can take a hidden identity when the whole thing is played for jokes, not when it's actually serious
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14. Too Late to Say I Love You
Chinese Drama - 2010, 36 episodes
started 12/3/23, finished 12/8
rewatch. it's something you have to be in the mood to watch the characters are a piece of work but the main leads have good chemistry
im on ep 13 and I forgot about this part. I *hate* it when they do that and older dramas love to make huge decisions at the very last minute. Anyways, I guess this is where I start to skip non military things too
apparently I erased like the last third of this drama from my memory. As I watch it I remember it, but I also don't know whats going to happen until it does and I'm like riiiight. that being said, the villian took some time to work on his evil laugh. it's decent.
at some parts it seems like they want the audience to sympathize with the villians, but that's not happening. the villians were kinda let off easy
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15. Park's Contract Marriage Story
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
started 12/8
love it so far
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16. Wang Hou Yu Sheng
Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes
started 12/8, finished 12/16/23
same leads as too late to say I love you and still so bleak. The characters are different tho
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17. My Heart Twinkle Twinkle
Korean Drama - 2015, 26 episodes
started 12/15/23, finished 12/16/23
I've started this a couple of times before but always dropped it. I finally finished it, but I spedwatched it. The rating would be too low, so I'm just leaving it blank
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18. Forest
Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
started 12/20ish
its okay though the leads are cute together. It's pretty easy to just keep going. I was binging it though but now I wanna take a break. I've seen 22 eps
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19. Pride
Japanese Drama - 2004, 11 episodes
started 12/27 and finished 12/29
a rewatch. I still like it though there were questionable parts I apparently erased from my memory