healing romance drama where characters got depth

Love Me, Love My Voice (2023) - 9/10 cdrama

This drama is healing, cute and naive romance story with alot cooking, traveling, singing and friendship.

No beef, no triangle, no big plot. And most characters are quite temperamental with unique charisma I loved almosst all of them.

Whole drama is more like travelling through life with band of best friends and your lover.
It portraits life which probably everyone crave for and seems reachable and at same time so far away. With one word ... Idyllic

cons - :no story: here means that whole drama can be boring for some which seeks action. This drama really just slowly shows main leads and their friends slice of life.

plot - FL is university student and quite talented song composer. She is fan of ML who is well known voice actor. One day ML visits her :public chat room: and talks to her for little. Shortly after it ML and FL ends up work together on project which will connect their lives.

genre - slice of life, romance, friends, cooking, singing

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nice to watch

__*KBS.Drama.Special.2022.E04.Like.Otters*__ -8.5/10 -:kmovie;

nice school romance about two half-adults from problematic families
FL from twinkling watermelon showed quite different personality which was quite nice to watch too.
Truthfully I didnt cared much for ML story at least I didnt found him unique in any way. That kind of character I seen ton of times.
Kinda introvert being carried away by extroverted girl.

__*plot*__ - ML and FL are classmates which dont talk together much and both got family problems and both carry resignation letter to end their school days. Both of them discover it and starts to notice each other.

__*genre*__ - romance

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one of best young chinese female actors tackle new type or role

My Journey to You (2023) - 9/10 - C-Drama
This drama is a fascinating blend of Wuxia, with a strong emphasis on mind games, intrigue, and espionage, interwoven with romantic subplots.

Though I'm not typically a fan of this genre, there were moments when it felt reminiscent of a Chinese Game of Thrones or the anime Basilisk—albeit with less gore and fewer sexual scenes, as expected from a C-drama.

Both main female leads delivered stellar performances, despite the challenging nature of their roles, which were unlike anything they had tackled before. They truly excelled.

My rating reflects the overall experience. While some episodes felt average, the series as a whole grew on me, culminating in a compelling conclusion. However, the ending was more open-ended than I would have preferred.

Plot
In brief, an assassin sect seeks to uncover the secrets of a renowned rival ancient sect. They decide to have their female assassin spies infiltrate as potential brides for the new clan leader of the rival sect.

Genre
Wuxia, Romance, Intrigue, Espionage

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Strong female, thrilling story and nice romance

__*The Double*__ - 9/10 Historical C-Drama
Let's begin with the aspects of this drama that I found less impressive.

For the identity swap to be plausible, the drama assumes an implausible level of blindness in both the audience and the characters. It's reminiscent of the scene in The Simpsons: "Homer? Who is Homer? My name is Guy Incognito." The female lead merely assumes a new name without altering her appearance and reappears just weeks after her supposed disappearance, without any attempt to disguise herself.

Now, onto the commendable parts.

Everything else shines. The actors, many of whom were unfamiliar to me, delivered stellar performances. The female lead was particularly well-written—a strong character without falling into the trope of a Mary Sue.

The story was well-crafted and suspenseful. It was so engaging that I found myself binge-watching all 40 episodes, eager to uncover each new twist and turn.

The romance? The chemistry was palpable. While it wasn’t the best I've ever seen, it was certainly compelling.

__*Plot*__
The female lead is a married woman whose husband, a court official, along with his family, tarnishes her reputation and buries her in the mountains. Remarkably, she survives and is rescued by a noble young lady who had also been grievously wronged. Unfortunately, the cost of this rescue is the young lady's own life. The female lead then assumes the identity of her savior, vowing to avenge both herself and the noble young lady.

__*Genre*__
Historical, Romance, Wuxia

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Superpowers + Romance with scam plot? Why not

__*Atypical Family*__ - K-Drama - 9/10
Quite a refreshing take on the superpower story. Based on my usual drama ratings, this would deserve an 8.5, but I raised it to a 9 due to a few factors like favorite actors and having just 12 episodes.

The acting was commendable. While the romance wasn't particularly hot, steamy, or cute, it was quite decent and enjoyable. The side stories and supporting actors were adequate as well. Overall, this drama had a good pace and was definitely binge-worthy.

__*Plot*__
The story revolves around a wealthy family with hidden superpowers. However, they are in a slump and have lost their powers for various reasons, such as depression, insomnia, and obesity. The female lead is a scammer who, along with her family, schemes to marry into this rich family and swindle them out of their money.

__*Genre*__
Fantasy, romance

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sport romance, with some family drama

Love All Play (2022) -9/10 kdrama

very nice sport themed romance drama with nice comedy vibe. Vibe is little alike to 2521.
Story goes around friendship, sport, some past trouble drama, overcoming mental and phys problem etc. Overall this drama didnt really have any slow of literally boring part at least for me.
There was always something happening, when main leads stagnated, side characters story picked up and their story was quite interesting too.

plot - FL was golden medalist and well known badminton genius, but she left this sport in hurry under unclear reasons leaving behind just bunch of gossips. Now 3 years later she couldnt take it anymore and decided to return to her loved sport knowing she will have to face the past.

genre - sport, comedy, romance

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Welcome to army

__*Glory of Special Forces (2022)*__ - 8,5/10 -cdrama

not mine type of drama, but I guess if you really want pure military themed drama without big romance. This drama is must to watch.

Acting is great and evidently this drama got quite big budget.

Most of drama story is about training, military drills and all kinds of PTSD plus time from time some real action.

Of course its cdrama expect alot patriotism. But I guess all military themed movies/dramas got a lot of it we just tend to ignore it from USA movies.

__*plot*__ - Story of ambitious young man from military family wanting to go in steps of his father and join most elite chinese spec ops. As young guy trained from small age and always better than others he is arrogant and self-conceited with lack of teamwork sense. These attributes hits hard againts military code and need be weathered off by his supperiors, before he can become true soldier.

__*genre*__ - military, action

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S2 is finishing touch to whole drama

Hospital Playlist [S1+S2] - 9/10 -kdrama

firstly its rating for both series at once. There really no point rating them individually. Since S1 series is slower and ends with alot things open and un-complete at least S2 completes it nicely.

I know new generation maybe wont know, but I find Hospital playlist quite alike to USA sitcom Friends[1994].
Why do I compare it to such even though it got quite different format is because of how nice friendhip dynamic this drama got going on.
With each main lead having own role in this friends circle.

This drama is about group of 40y longtime friends going through their lives and their problems together and time from time getting help from their close-knit friendship.

Practically every main lead will have their romance plot and even though its not some hot stuff its still nicely done.

plot - story of five doctors working at same hospital which are close-knit friends from university years. Going through their everyday problems with patients in hospital, work and their family or romance.

genre - hospital, friendship, comedy, romance

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prepare to see both series at once or rather dont start

Hospital Playlist [S1+S2] - 9/10 -kdrama

firstly its rating for both series at once. There really no point rating them individually. Since S1 series is slower and ends with alot things open and un-complete at least S2 completes it nicely.

I know new generation maybe wont know, but I find Hospital playlist quite alike to USA sitcom Friends[1994].
Why do I compare it to such even though it got quite different format is because of how nice friendhip dynamic this drama got going on.
With each main lead having own role in this friends circle.

This drama is about group of 40y longtime friends going through their lives and their problems together and time from time getting help from their close-knit friendship.

Practically every main lead will have their romance plot and even though its not some hot stuff its still nicely done.

plot - story of five doctors working at same hospital which are close-knit friends from university years. Going through their everyday problems with patients in hospital, work and their family or romance.

genre - hospital, friendship, comedy, romance

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classic XianXia story, but with good actors

The Last Immortal (2023) - 8,5/10 -cdrama

yeah classic XianXia... this drama felt too long. Story even though it was gradually progressing , here was quite lot parts I just tolerated rather than enjoyed.

Shortly put. For me this drama was always around average[8] and above average[8,5] .... based on episodes some was boring some was nice. At the end I guess I enjoyed more episodes than Iepisodes I felt bored for. Moreover it got few mine favs actors which is + too.

Story felt overly complicated, but its predecessor[Ancient Love Poetry] had alike complicated story too.

plot - shortly put ML is immortal from god descent and only true god in immortal world. He is lazy and incompetent, partly by choice. FL is not even born yet but she is hatching as new demigod phoenix. ML caused problem with FL birth and FL's spirit dissipated. ML is grounded to fobidden zone till FL's rebirth. ML finds egg of magical beast[FLs soul] in forbidden zone and hatches it. FLs becomes magical pet of ML and their mutual fate can start.

genre -XianXia, romance

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good start, good drama, but story is very unoriginal

Destined (2023) - 8,5/10 -cdrama

historical cdrama witth quite nice and :unusual: start of :forced marriage: and hate/love relationship.
Still in middle and end drama it goes to old thousand times used :fight for throne and court intrigues:

main leads personality changes in course of the story to better. As for chemistry between all pairs. Its good but its lacks something.

plot - ML is notorious son of provincial wealthiest family[Gu family]. FL is is only legitimate daughter of former merchant, sadly her father dotes on concubine and she lives in :hell: together with her mother. FL tries to marry into famous scholar family of city to run from oppression, but unluckily she crosses way with ML and pisses him off. ML in his prankish retaliation publicly confessed his love for her and destroyed her :honor: that way + closed her chance to marry into scholar family. Sadly for ML his parents heard of it and made him marry her, partly too cause Emperor tried to force marriage between ML and princess in attempt to :steal: their family wealth that way.

genre - romance, historical, wuxia

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Acting and dialogues is all what matters, worth watching

Drama Special Season 13: Let's Meet in an Unfamiliar - 9/10 -short kmovie

very nice low cost romance movie with about 1 hour watchtime.

I love this type of low cost movie. Where people are practically in same place whole time. Such movies are free from most distractions and you can focus on story, dialogues and acting quality.

plot - FL and ML are two unfortunate souls which got COVID-19 and ended up being quarantined in treatment center. They both are in separate :cells: and to get rid of boredom they talk to each other through window. This way they get familiar with each other without seeing their faces, just by knowing their voice and their stories.

genre - romance

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well made story of rekindling an old flame

Our Beloved Summer - 8,5/10 kdrama

firstly I am in kinda drama slump now and to even start this one I had to force myself. It was really good, but I cant say it saved me from slump.
Drama at start tends to skip between past and present timeline, but its done quite well.

This drama got really high quality story which is quite on :ordinary life side:. I mean characters backstory aint really ordinary like silver spoon, celebrity, :single parent family child etc. But happenings in this drama are modestly ordinary at least if you compare it to most kdramas.
Chemistry... yeah it was there, but again not in some passionate or cute way[was cute sometimes].
Yeah this drama will show you more of relationship based on old feelings which still lasts and some kind of spiritual solace between main leads.

plot - at high school ML and FL was part of documentary which became successful thanks their very different school social standing and personality which resulted in nonstop clashes and bickering through whole documentary. Later on they ended up as couple for five years just to go through hard break up.
Now 10 years after documentary aired it became viral again and both leads was pushed into joining new documentary about their life now. Will such sudden meet up after 5 years from break up, spark a fire between main leads again?

genre - romance, school, love/hate. second chance

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