Love Alarm Season 2 (2021) - I'm not a fan of season 1, and I remember myself bashing the first season so eventually I don't have much expectations with watching this season.

I think this season is lacking? in a way that they finished it too fast, but the first episodes are slow-paced.

I like melodrama genre in korean dramas, but this one shows how that type of drama works but it was not fully developed since it is suppose to be a romance drama basing on the first season. The vibe with season 2 is totally different with season 1 that it came out to me as not a continuation but rather a really different drama. I was rooting for Hye-Yeong all the way, even in season 1 but no justification for me as watcher in the love story part between him and Jojo, I was frustrated. Maybe I should have read the original story.

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Hello, Me! (2021) - if this drama was released before, like 2014-2016 era, I think it would have been a big hit.

I think the watchers nowadays have different types in looking for korean dramas, and this drama seems like it was left behind. There are plot holes, but also lessons to be learned from the 17 year old Hani and the 37 year old Hani.

I was not sold out with the romance part/love story part. The fun parts is funny and the friendship and family part is well played, I cried but on the romance I just didn't feel anything. Overall I did finish the drama, I just felt down that it was not a big hit.

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Scripting Your Destiny (2021) - Love. Love is the gift from deities for those who are brave (ep1).

This is one is quite an intriguing drama for me. I find it nice but since it's only a webdrama and it's short, it offers something different comparing to other web dramas. I think it is a bit mature and I like that it is short. I have my confusing moments alongside the drama but at the same time I understand that it has the genre fantasy which is sometimes all that is happening in the drama is unexplainable.

I also know some or most of the characters as I have seen them in other dramas, this time around they are the main leads so quite new to my eyes.

I’m happy I get to encounter this web drama. Good watch.

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At A Distance, Spring is Green (2021) - I guess pain became my friend. I coped with it for too long. So leaving it behind felt like I was parting myself from the past. - Joon.

Since I haven't read the webtoon, I didn't have anything to compare. Having seen In Hyuk here and in My Roommate is a Gumiho both watching them at the same time, I was really amazed with his acting skills. He is good. His characters in both dramas is so different and he manages to pull it off.

Park Ji Hoon having his own main lead role, it was kind of awkward for me to watch him acting but I did see his improvement. I really like the story of this drama, more of like slice of life genre and also I like that the friendship is emphasized between
two different personalities. I just think that the role of Min Ah as So Bin was not really emphasize and it's regretful.

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Nevertheless (2021) - I have read the webtoon version of this drama way before I finished the drama and I could say is that the drama sucks. I mean they should have followed the flow with the manhwa if it is an adaptation. I just felt frustrated with it.

It's a realistic drama for sure but it's too toxic, and I hated the leads so much. If they did follow the webtoon I would have like the drama better and it may have save the drama in its totality.

The actors were just okayish for me as watcher. I'm of course in love with the second male lead again, pretty normal for a korean drama watcher like me.

Webtoon >>>>>>>> Korean Drama

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Squid Game (2021) - lucky to watch it beforehand, where I was not seeing spoilers on the social media.

This is usually my type of dramas and I could really compare it to 365: Repeat The Year which is also a korean drama but at the same time it has it's own originality.

The scenes where pretty harsh for me as watcher, I was not ready and it came as a shock. It comes off as like a japanese drama or movie storyline that is why I would say it has that different feeling into it compared to what I usually encounter in korean dramas.

Actors in the drama are veteran, all are great. One of the best line up korean dramas have done in a while.

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Dae Jang Geum/Jewel in the Palace (2003) - this is by far the earliest released drama that I watched on my list. Released date of this was last 2003, so that would be 20 years from now. Wow. This drama for me has all the elements of a historical drama that I would likely want to watch.

Focuses on the cooking aspect, but at the same time gives highlight to the medicinal aspect of food which is really great to see in a korean drama.

I also like the decision of Jang Geum in the end. One of the dramas that I felt happy to see who the lead end up with. Classic drama, worth the 54 episodes of my time. Recommended drama still.

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The One and Only (2021) - – I kept seeing cut videos of this drama on tiktok especially Joy’s part, so I got a little curious. After seeing the drama, I cried a lot while watching the drama. I think the reason why I stop watching the drama near the end parts is because I got tired of crying. One thing that I would complain in the drama is the murder case part, it's so chaotic. The romance, slice of life and melodrama part of the series is really good for me. Since the story revolves around life and death, I felt overwhelmed with the lines the characters are saying. This drama is for those who wants to cry.

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You Raise Me Up (2021) - This drama was not really popular and not mainstreamed and I understand that. The genre being in focus on the mature audiences related to sex, it came off as not watchable to all audiences and also those who are wary with this type of genre in Korean dramas. Still I am happy with how the drama turned out but it's not really something new.

For me, this drama is one of those dramas that I could watch to just have a finished drama and to let the time pass. The actors did well, and the leads are not new in my eyes as I have seen their other works.

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Nothing to Lose/ Judge vs Judge (2017) - I like the drama to what it can offer but I think it's not as extravagant as to other legal dramas. This time around the judges stance is what is seen and the main highlight which is new for me as a korean drama watcher since most korean dramas focuses on either lawyers or prosecutors and are usually the main leads. The story is engaging for me, slow pacing with thrill. There is some sort of wanting to see what's gonna happen and what are the revelations. I am quite surprise with the plot twist, it's painful but I can understand. I also didn't feel the second male lead syndrome which is unusual since I always have that when watching korean dramas. I fully support the main leads in this drama. I would recommend this to those who like legal dramas.

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The Glory Part 1 (2022) - I didn’t expect it to be this good. It was a really disturbing drama for me and heartbreaking as well. I could really feel the pain and the determination of the main lead to have the revenge. It was well thought of and I have some questions left for it to be solved maybe in the next season that is why I want a next season to be done soonest as possible. The pacing and the back and forth of the present and past is well executed throughout the drama. The characters especially the villains are also great in their respective roles, but the younger main lead Moon Dong-Eun is the best among them. A good drama of 2022.

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