24 Asian Drama Recommendations Challenge(2024 edition) | |
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Started: 13 January 2024 Finishing: ... December 2024 Let's watch something interesting!! |  |
| January • Death's Game  • Welcome to Samdal-ri | March • Captivating the King  • A Bloody Lucky Day | June • The Midnight Romance in Hagwon  • My Sweet Mobster | September • • Queen of Tears  |
| February • Tell Me That You Love Me  | April • Parasyte: The Grey  • The First Responders (re-w) | July • Connection  • A Shop for Killers | October • • |
| December • • | May • Lovely Runner  • Frankly Speaking | August • The Tyrant  • The Kidnapping Day | November • • |
24 Asian Drama Recommendations Challenge | ||
Month | Recommendation | |
January |  Welcome to Samdal-ri |  Hidden Love |
February | ||
March | ||
April |  Queen of Tears | |
May |  The Glory | |
June |  Missing Crown Prince | |
July |  Our Beloved Summer |  Lighter & Princess |
August |  A Piece of Your Mind |  You Are My Glory |
September | ||
October | ||
November | ||
December | ||
Hospital Playlist Season 2
Wedding Impossible
The Hymn of Death
24 Asian Drama Rec Challenge 2024 | ||
| January 1.The Middleman's Love 2.My Sweet Dear | February 1.Love for Love's Sake 2.Mouse | March 1.A Killer Paradox 2.Cherry Magic |
| April 1.Jazz for Two 2.Gray Shelter | May 1.Death's Game Part 2 2.Lovely Runner | June 1.A Shop for Killers 2.25 Ji, Akasaka de |
| July 1.We Are 2.The Boyfriend | August 1. 2. | September 1. 2. |
| October 1. 2. | November 1. 2. | December 1. 2. |
24 Drama Recommendations |
Summary |  | |
| Started: 01/01/2024 Finished: xx/xx/2024 Last Updated: 15/09/24 | My thoughts on each rec are further down below~ Watched List where I give m y thoughts on every title. | |
| China Korea Thailand Japan Other | 8 4 0 4 0 | #9D6393 | #AABFCE | #354A79 | #182135 | #a14764 | #452B4C Ratings are subject to change |
| January | February | ||
 9.0 |  8.5 |  9.5 |  8.0 |
| March | April | ||
 8.0 |  8.5 |  8.5 |  9.0 |
| May | June | ||
 9.5 |  8.0 |  9.0 |  8.5 |
| July | August | ||
 9.0 | X |  9.0 |  8.5 |
| September | October | ||
 9.0 | |||
| November | December | ||
Bonus: Movies | |||||
Jan none watched | Feb none watched | March 7.0 | April 9.5 | May 9.0 | June 8.5 |
July 8.0 | Aug 7.5 | Sep 8.0 | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Thoughts & Notes |
January | |
| Fuujinshi Amazing. Though it suffered from a handful of issues, most being the short runtime, it was a refreshing and amazing watch, would highly recommend. The sword fights/fight scenes were fantastic, the setting was unique and the plot was interesting! I really enjoyed the urban fantasy premise, it looked like an anime in the best way.  | AORB Unlike anything I've experienced. It's a short interactive story. The highlight is definitely the unique format as well as the quality which is rather high considering how short it is (Also distopia vibes)! Would highly recommend checking it out if only for the concept alone.
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February | |
| The Legend of Zhuohua An absolute stunning drama with great production and a stunning OST to accompany a compelling plot and unique characters (with a well-written and refreshing FL)! The romance is so mature, character relationships and dynamics are all interesting as is the plot, all tied in wonderfully by a compelling and well executed villain! Also strong on the feminism and has very good representation of women (as villains, heroes and anything in between!). So worth the watch! | Beauty Killer Fun and interesting plot with good characterization for both the heroes and the villain. MCs are quite unique and well-executed. The romance is very sweet and also rather unusual, which, with the overall good production value, made for a very refreshing and rewarding watch! |
March | |
| Hail to the Princess What a refreshing treat! Minidrama done right! Despite the short duration and small budget, they really made a one-of-a-kind unique drama with compelling characters, great performances, an unusual world, an interesting plot, and a unique feel. Save for the cliffhanger ending, it's a surprising gem I'd highly recommend!! | Big Mouth |
April | |
| Secrets of the Shadow Sect Such a treat! Interesting lead characters, plenty of whump, unique setting (that I haven't often seen before), a genuinely powerful FL, fun dynamics with lots of role reversal and even an intriguing plot!! Definitely of the better minidramas out there! Admittedly, the story did go downhill near the end and some decisions were made for sure (maybe not good decisions but decisions nevertheless), but overall a delightful watch! | Secret of Three Kingdoms Where to even start? Interesting leads, phenomenal performances from every single actor, side characters matter, world feels vivid and real, good theme song, unique setting and dynasty, quite a thorough level of realism, formidable and badass villains, high stakes, interesting drama, shippable romance, wholesome bromance, strong female characters... Like, what is there NOT to like??? I am OBSESSED
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| Overall, a every secretive month... hehe | |
May | |
| The Veil Honestly can't believe this flew so under the radar... It's so much more than just another crime/thriller. It has everything that makes a great drama, interesting and fleshed out characters, good dynamics, strong and intimidating villains, good fight scenes, very good OST, great performances, intriguing plots and ESPECIALLY interesting plot twists-- My complaints are mostly nitpicks (like yeah, it's paced more like a mystery/thriller than a crime/thriller). Highly recommend. | Only finished it this month but it still counts. Honestly, a pretty interesting mystery/thriller. The highlight for me was definitely the villain as well as the female-led narrative! Performances were amazing all around and the OST was quite nice. Ultimately was a bit slow and I admittedly wasn't too big on the final wrap-up.
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June | |
| A Familiar Stranger The best minidramas have to offer! Shippable romance with sizzling chemistry, well crafted and well executed plot, and overall good quality! A rare gem that is undeniably delicious! The mystery was interesting, the supernatural touch was well done, the plot was engaging, the characters endearing, the romance healthy and steamy! What more can one want? | Love Crossed An absurd premise that embraces the ridiculousness! Interesting and rather unusual characters, the plot is a bit nonsensical but the drama is so charming <3 It has such a prominent and unique aesthetic and set-up, I can't help but love it. |
July | |
| Suiyobi 22-ji dake no Kare Short and teeth-rotting adorable. It's a simple and fluffy watch while still telling an interesting story. The premise is unique enough to get you interested and the drama is cute enough to keep you staying. It helps that it's under 30 minutes so it's a quick watch (and could've easily been longer) | XXXX |
August | |
| Hiyama Kentaro no Ninshin Bold, interesting, and heartwarming. I honestly wasn't expecting to love it as much as I did. I really liked the perspective and the underlying themes regarding other social issues (inclusivity, rejecting gender roles, rejecting labels, etc). Very daring choice and honestly so lovely executed! | A Lucid Dream Unlike anything I've seen before! Definitely not what I expected! The plot twists were so many and so refreshing! I love the initial set up and the twists kept making it more interesting! I love the story, the messages, how it was handled, and the conclusion. Such a refreshing watch! |
September | |
Evol | |
October | |
November | |
December | |
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24 Asian Drama Recommendations Challenge 2024
I'm also doing a Thai Drama challenge and finding many gems I wouldn't have heard of otherwise through it, so this will be mostly Thai. Here is my list for that with comments. Including some films below as they're included in the TDC and less of a time commitment for those who are curious but already have a full PTW list. Please DM if you can't figure out where to watch any of them, I'm happy to help.
(wondering if anyone is reading through the posts or if we're really just do this for ourselves?)
January | February |
 The Library 31 mins, youtube | Sweet Sensory Thai PBS  |  The Broken Us Thai PBS | May Who? |
March | April |
 The Warp EffectGMMTV, youtube | Khun Chaai One31, youtube  |  Moonlight ChickenGMMTV, youtube | Stay |
| May | June |
Thai Ch 3 | 44 mins YT  | GMMTV |  | Vibieyoutube |
July | August |
| He's Coming to Me GMMTV youtube  |  The Rhythm of LifeThai PBS | Astrophile GMMTV youtube  |  Low Season |
| September | October |
Kru Ma Thai PBS |
| November | December |
24 ASIAN DRAMA RECOMMENDATIONS CHALLENGE 2024 |
Goal: watch and recommend two drama titles per month
JANUARY | FEBRUARY |
| My Demon 9/10 | W 9.5/10 |
| Hidden Love 9/10 | Strangers From Hell 10/10 |
MARCH | APRIL |
| Flower of Evil 9.5/10 | Doom at Your Service 9/10 |
| Marry My Husband 10/10 | Parasyte: The Grey 9.5/10 |
MAY | JUNE |
| Queen of Tears 10/10 | Tharntype 9/10 |
| Alchemy of Souls 9/10 | I Told Sunset About You 9/10 |
JULY | AUGUST |
| Healer 9/10 | A Tale of Thousand Stars 9/10 |
| KinnPorsche 9/10 | Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency 9/10 |
SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER |
| Wandee Goodday 9/10 | |
| The Story of Park's Marriage Contract 9/10 |
NOVEMBER | DECEMBER |
BEDOFROSES'S 24 ASIAN DRAMA RECOMMENDATIONS CHALLENGE 2024
Some of the titles have my review linked, feel free to check them out! :)
Month | Recommendation 1 | Recommendation 2 |
January |  Rating: 10/10 |  Rating: 10/10 |
February |  Rating: 10/10 | |
March |  Rating: 9.5/10 |  Rating: 9/10 |
April |  Rating: 10/10 |  Rating: 10/10 |
May |  Rating: 9.5/10 |  Rating: 9/10 |
June |  Rating: 9/10 |  Rating: 10/10 |
July |  Rating: 8.5/10 |  Rating: 9.5/10 |
August |  Rating: 10/10 |  Rating: 9/10 |
September |  Rating: 9/10 |   Rating: 8.5/10 |
October | ||
December | ||
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