For the shows high on concept (and first episodes) but a hot mess overall. Must haves: great concepts, but weak execution.

95% of the romance I watch leave me cold. Yet I consider myself a fan of the genre. When its good , watching two people fall in love brings…

In a bid to recruit more people to watch Kdramas,  I hope to use the dramas in this list to introduce them to Korean dramas from a context…

For those dramas where the FL was too good for any of the men around her.  The male leads might have been good looking, written as adorable/lovelorn/traumatized/obsessed,…

In a sea of archetypical heroines - kind but downtrodden, sassy but toothless, etc - there are a few dramas that dare to depict a FL who's flawed…

The rare dramas where I adore the romantic relationship between the leads. Both were mature, self aware, thoroughly in love with their partners…

Dramas that I found had an above-average combination of solid writing, cinematography, acting and thematic voice.

At its best, Cinematography becomes more than an aesthetic. In the right hands, color-grading/camera angels/locations allow viewers to immerse…

Lingering shots, a place with a name and a face, scenes that are allowed to breath, chekhov's gun, an ost that remains on repeat... For the…

Shows I'd like to rewatch.For the ones good enough to dial down the roar of the fangs of logic. These are the comfort watches, the nothing-new-excites-me…

Modern dramas wherein a main character lives in a hanok...because my hanok obsession runs that deep

Here's to the standout roles. The ones where separately and  combined, the actor and his/her character made me sit up and take notice. I wanted…