Dramas/reality shows I watched in 2023

Ackery Jan 1, 2023
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  • Reborn Rich

    1. Reborn Rich

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

    7.0
    • Mediocre cinematography and directing
    • First episode was pretty bad
    • Great second episode
    • Generally an okay watch that had its moments
    • Unnecessary FL 
    • Unnecessary romance
    • Great connection between past and present
    • Some bad overacting here and there
    • Lee Sung Min's performance was immaculate
    • Had some quite interesting characters
    • Toxic relationship between Jin Sung Joon  and Mo Hyun Min was all the ''romance'' I needed 
    • Needed less episodes 
    • Economic dialect was a bit hard to comprehend at times especially as a non native English speaker 
  • More than Blue: The Series

    2. More than Blue: The Series

    Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

    10
    • Masterpiece
    • Great directing and cinematography
    • Fantastic acting 
    • Necessary comedic elements 
    • Heart wrenching 
    • Hard to watch 
    • Deals with many heavy themes 
    • It was way too sad, but it didn't feel like they tried hard to make it so sad
    • Interconnected characters
    • Interesting and well written characters 
    • Well written plot
    • Fantastic quotes 
    • Great amount of episodes 
  • Twenty-Five Twenty-One

    3. Twenty-Five Twenty-One

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes

    9.5
    • Good acting 
    • Good OST
    • Character driven 
    • Very well written
    • Amazing characters
    • I got emotionally attached to everyone 
    • Liked the ending 
    • Episode one is okay, but underwhelming comparing to the rest 
    • I love Kim Tae Ri, but her screaming got me a bit annoyed in the first two episodes
    • Every character is unique and has strengths and weaknesses
    • Great cinematography and directing 
    • Due to the time it is taking place it deals with a few important events that happened irl  
    • It is about first loves, hard work, friendship, family, social media etc.
    • Heart warming
    • I watched it in doses and even when I watched an episode after a month break, I cried on the emotional scenes and laughed at the fun scenes
    • Realistic (even though it feels ideal sometimes)
  • About Youth

    4. About Youth

    Taiwanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    7.5
    • Fun and easy to watch 
    • Underdeveloped second couple
    • Pretty well written comparing to what is being released lately
    • Liked the OST
    • Liked the theme of parental pressure 
    • The ending was a bit abrupt imo  
  • The King of the Desert

    5. The King of the Desert

    Korean Drama - 2022, 6 episodes

    4.5
    • Not my cup of tea
    • Pretty good acting 
    • Interconnected anthology (if that is a thing)
    • I liked the first episode a lot, but the others were just not it
    • Slow paced and pretty boring for my taste
    • Kept comparing it in my mind with Isu, that I found much more interesting 
    • Good concept 
    • Had its moments 
    • I just couldn't feel anything for anyone, found most stories bland and a bit ''try hard'' to be something different 
    • At least it brings something new to the table 
    • Expected something else after watching the trailer  
    • Symbolism heavy 
    • Not for everyone (definitely not for me) 
  • Plus & Minus

    6. Plus & Minus

    Taiwanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    5.5
    • Entertaining enough
    • Cute first couple
    • Cringy second couple with too much screen time
    • Nonsensical conflict    
    • Most of the angst was unecessary and badly written 
    • Felt like they were trying too hard to tell us some things about the act of divorce
    • Didn't like the cameos (a bit cringe)
  • The Glory

    7. The Glory

    Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    8.5
    • Noir vibe
    • Dark atmosphere
    • Some disturbing scenes
    • Good OST
    • Unecessary romance 
    • I like Lee Do Hyun's character, but the romantic music in the background takes away from the general vibe of the series
    • Good performance by Song Hye Kyo
    • Don't really like Im Ji Yeon's acting  (aka Park Yeon Jin) - overacting in a bad way 
    • I like the generall lack of music
    • Good directing 
    • Interesting and well written characters
    • Not over the top
    • The revenge has a realistic feel to it 
    • Makes you consntantly remember why she wants revenge
    • Some great ''symbolism'' scenes 
    • Some overacting by some of the actors
    • Great clothing choices (that are different for every character) 
    • Some necessary comedic elements 
    • Slow paced 
    • Character driven 
    • Not a good choice to seperate this into two parts
  • Single’s Inferno

    8. Single’s Inferno

    Korean TV Show - 2021, 8 episodes

    9.0
    • Fun to watch
    • Addicting
    • Great production
    • Feels a bit repetitive
    • It definitely feels a bit scripted at times
    • Hot people -> eye candy
  • Island

    9. Island

    Korean Drama - 2022, 6 episodes

    6.5
    • Good production
    • Great music
    • Good acting 
    • Why the 2 parts?
    • The priest is as hot as hell's cauldrons I will end up in
    • Fun and easy to watch
    • Some fantastic shots
    • CGI was mediocre 
    • Make up looked awful
    • The ''monsters'' looked ridiculous
  • Old Fashion Cupcake Epilogue: Apple Pie

    10. Old Fashion Cupcake Epilogue: Apple Pie

    Japanese Special - 2022, 1 episode

    8.5
    • Cute
    • Way too short
    • Abrupt ending
  • His Man

    11. His Man

    Korean TV Show - 2022, 11 episodes

    9.5
    • Addicting 
    • Fun to watch 
    • Mentions hardships of people belonging in the LGBTQ+ community
    • Unique
    • Didn't feel repetitive 
    • CLIFFHANGERS
    • Please don't ruin your mood by reading the comments afterwards
    • Short eps
    • It would be more impactful, if the participants new each other more than a week
  • A League of Nobleman

    12. A League of Nobleman

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 29 episodes

    7.5
    • Great production quality
    • Fantastic intro
    • Good OST
    • Eye candy
    • Interesting concept, yet underwhelming execution 
    • Interesting characters
    • Zhang Ping was unbelievably genius 
    • Song Wei Long's acting was not it
    • Jing Bo Ran is one of the most beautiful people on earth end of story
    • Wang Duo stole the show
    • Wang Yan aka Mo Wen (aka Hyun Bin lookalike) deserved more screen time
    • The background stories of the main leads were more interesting than the cases
    • Pacing was a bit off at times
    • The ''bromance'' between the two mains didn't work
    • The ''bromance'' between Lan Jue and Wang Duo or Mo Wen was great and deserved more screen time
  • Physical: 100

    13. Physical: 100

    Korean TV Show - 2023, 9 episodes

    7.5
    • Fun and easy to watch
    • Unnecessarily dark set
    • Annoying repetitiveness 
    • Games were interesting, but we needed more 
    • Great cliffhangers
    • Boring finale
    • Lack of your typical ''backstabbing reality show''
    • Obviously didn't serve the purpose of ''finding the ideal body''
    • Interesting concept
    • Very boring and slow introduction of the contestants   
    • Some games just seemed unrealistic af 
  • My School President

    14. My School President

    Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

    10
    • Fluff
    • Fourth is a fantastic actor (GMMTV found a goldmine)
    • Good enough acting
    • Fluff 
    • No angst (finally)
    • Great songs (OST and covers)
    • Nice pairings
    • Fluff
    • Parents that are actually there for a reason
    • For once the main couple didn't get overshadowed
    • Fluff - they are so cute!
    • Good directing 
    • Light hearted, but also dealt with some heavy issues 
    • Made me feel all emotions possible
    • Best GMMTV bl show hands down 
  • Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow

    15. Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow

    Korean Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

    4.0
    • Good production quality
    • Good acting 
    • Didn't like the FL's make up 
    • The only character development we saw was that of the prince's eyebrows 
    • Best character was the turtle
    • Unnecessarily long - draggy
    • Okayish chemistry 
    • Boring 
    • Unecessary in all ways possible
    • Jang Uk suddenly became unbeatably strong when the script said so 
    • Boring antagonists 
    • No plot 
    • Good OST
  • Moonlight Chicken

    16. Moonlight Chicken

    Thai Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

    7.0
    • Pretty good from a visual aspect 
    • Pretty good songs  
    • Second couple stole the show  
    • Depicts all kinds of love  
    • Deals with different themes   
    • Slow paced (something that is not handled that well) 
    • Some nonsensical scenes  
    • Becomes a bit draggy on the second half 
    • Main couple is not that interesting (and don't kill me, but I just can't feel anything with the EarthMix pairing)  
    • An important GMMTV production  
    • The mock trailer promised us something much better  
    • Doesn't focus that much on some side stories/background of characters that would have potential  
    • We get reminded every part of every episode that Jim (aka Earth's character) is in his late 30s (how?) 
    • A bit preachy at times 
  • Utsukushii Kare Season 2

    17. Utsukushii Kare Season 2

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 4 episodes

    9.0
    • The only 2nd season that I enjoyed as much as the 1st
    • Fun and easy to watch 
    • Good amount of eps
    • Good plot
    • Well written characters (that are not any different from season 1)
    • Great poster 
  • The Glory Part 2

    18. The Glory Part 2

    Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

    8.0
    • Not as good as the first part 
    • Unecessary and cringy romance (once again) 
    • Had its moments 
    • Wasn't fully satisfied revenge-wise 
    • The series felt like a constant escalation that never reached its climax
  • The New Employee

    19. The New Employee

    Korean Drama - 2022, 7 episodes

    6.0
    • Health romance 
    • Pretty boring 
    • Low budget feel (as usual)
    • Kwon Hyuk (aka Jong Chan) was the highlight of the series
    • Relatively fluffy but forgettable 
  • A Shoulder to Cry On

    20. A Shoulder to Cry On

    Korean Drama - 2023, 7 episodes

    7.5
    • Fun to watch in general (almost)
    • Awful and boring last episode
    • Hated the make up of Lee Da Yeol (Kim Jae Han)
    • Loved the acting of Shin Ye Chan (Jo Tae Hyun) and his eye expressions, but hated the emotional scenes acting
    • Satisfied acting and production wise
    • Loved the manga, I expected it to be a bit more emotional and impactful  
  • Bed Friend

    21. Bed Friend

    Thai Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

    5.5
    • Good chemistry 
    • Extremely boring after the first 6 episodes
    • No actual plot 
    • Too much skin smoothening or whatever that is called 
    • Deals with sensitive themes, but not that well
    • King barely had any actual personality comparing to Uea who was a multidimensional character
    • Forgettable 
    • Disappointing especially after waiting that long 
  • Our Dating Sim

    22. Our Dating Sim

    Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

    8.0
    • Not as good as I expected but pretty good
    • The enemies phase barely lasted
    • Good enough acting 
    • Light hearted and easy to watch
  • Bloodhounds

    23. Bloodhounds

    Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

    6.0
    • Good production
    • Good enough action scenes
    • Okay acting 
    • Great abs - eye candy
    • Plot was okayish, nothing great or unique
    • Villains didn't feel that intimidating
    • Of course plot holes - but it is action, so who cares?
    • Could be a few episodes less
    • MLs are a bit dumb and they know it 
    • Had higher expectations 
  • The Eighth Sense

    24. The Eighth Sense

    Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

    8.0
    • Pretty good acting 
    • Cinematography and editing were pretty interesting, but didn't work 100% for me
    • Good plot
    • Could be 2 eps less 
    • Liked the chemistry 
    •  Pretty realistic
    • Characters were pretty well-written
    • The depth of Seo Jae Won's character was fantastic and really liked Im Ji Sub's acting
  • Taxi Driver Season 2

    25. Taxi Driver Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes

    5.0
    • Easy to watch
    • Awful editing -> mediocre action scenes
    • Acting was mediocre to bad 
    • The villains didn't look intimidating at all
    • Felt more like a badly made satire
    • Villains felt caricaturist and as a result the plot felt ridiculous and humorous -> felt a bit offensive to the actual victims 
    • They forced the Do Gi/Go Eun romance to much and it felt cringe - sorry I see no chemistry
    • Loved On Ha Joon's character and the actors (plus he was eye candy)
    • The action scenes were not as good as S1 same with the cases
    • Too much humour
    • Some cases were pretty long and boring (the elderly scammer one for example)
  • Lies Hidden in My Garden

    26. Lies Hidden in My Garden

    Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

    9.0
    • Fantastic acting
    • Extremely cinematic 
    • Phenomenal cinematography and directing -> visually stunning
    • Good plot 
    • Slow paced 
    • Could be a bit too slow paced in some scenes - like it was forced to be made like that (but it was only in a few)
    • The last episode was not that great imo and felt like there were some plot holes
    • Deals with dark themes in a quite realistic way (domestic violence, gaslighting etc.)
    • No humour -> huge plus 
    • It is based on a book and truly has some book vibes
  • Love Tractor

    27. Love Tractor

    Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

    9.5
    • Aesthetically pleasing
    • Good acting 
    • Adorable!
    • Pretty well written
    • Loved the dynamics of the characters
  • Revenant

    28. Revenant

    Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

    7.0
    • Good acting but expected better from all these talented people involved
    • Not as good as I expected generally
    • Slow paced and not that suspensful
    • I really enjoyed like the first 8 eps of the series, but the last ones were very boring
    • It would work better as a mini series of like 6 eps or even a long movie
    • Characters were interesting enough
    • It took way too long for all of them to work together...
    • FL's mother was frustrating
    • Not that scary, but it did have its moments if it was watched under certain circumstances (lights off, home alone in a village ?)
    • Another highly anticipated series that wasn't that great after all

  • Mask Girl

    29. Mask Girl

    Korean Drama - 2023, 7 episodes

    9.0
    • Reminds me more of a movie than a series (in the greatest way possible)
    • Fucked up, but great
    • Unique plot wise
    • Great acting
    • Deals with lots of topic with the main being the korean beauty standards 
    • Pretty dark
    • Great music
    • Directing and aesthetics are on another level
    • Ending could be much better than that  
  • Bokura no Micro na Shuumatsu

    30. Bokura no Micro na Shuumatsu

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

    8.0
    • Much better than I expected
    • Dynamics feel very different comparing to many bl series (even though they are not)
    • Like the concept
    • All the characters are pretty interesting to watch
    • Great dark humour 
    • One of the few times that the ''main couple' is not taking the spotlight and they are just part of an actual fun to watch plot

  • Be My Favorite

    31. Be My Favorite

    Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

    8.5
    • Another segment of ''I never planned to watch this, but I ended up watching it and it was good''
    • Pretty good aesthetics
    • Good enough acting 
    • Fun watch
    • I got a bit bored the last few episodes, but it was pretty addicting at first
    • Interesting story 
  • My Dearest

    32. My Dearest

    Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

    7.5
    • Namkoong Min is literally perfect! Such a great actor and those eyes...
    • I honestly don't get why the main lead fell in love with the FL. 
    • Great music! ''With my Heart'' is such a heartbreaking and beautiful song
    • I liked the darker episodes more
    • It did feel a bit draggy at times
    • Wasn't that fond of it in the beginning
    • I highly disliked the FL in the first two episodes (even though I get why she was like that) 
    • The first episode was not good and generally the series especially in the first few episodes reminded me of the typical historical rom-com 
    • I like the dynamics of the two leads that are not your typical ones (prince/king - plain girl)
    • Good acting from the majority of the cast
  • My Journey to You

    33. My Journey to You

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

    9.0
    • The aesthetics! The best aesthetics in all dramaland and prove me wrong.
    • Everything looks amazing and all the actors and actresses are eye candies
    • Good acting from the majority of the cast
    • Interesting characters overall
    • Fun to watch plot
    • It did get draggy, but I didn't mind it mostly because I was watching it on air so it didn't get overwhelming
    • The fight scenes gave me goosebumps
    • I loved watching my golden trio (Gong Shang Jue, Gong Yuan Zhi and Shangguan Qian)
    • Some scenes were unforgettable
    • Ending was not that great, but not too bad either
    • Main couple ended up being the least interesting
    • FL was very interesting and mysterious in the beginning, but ended up being bland
    • I didn't like Zhang Ling He's acting...
    • I generally disliked the main male lead the majority of the show. His personality didn't fit the mostly dark and smart characters
    •  Pretty dark series both aesthetic wise and plot wise
    • It could do with less episodes
    • Loved most of the characters dynamics
  • The Devil's Plan

    34. The Devil's Plan

    Korean TV Show - 2023, 12 episodes

    7.5
    • Pretty addicting and fun to watch
    • The games were very long 
    • They rules were very complicated and took long to be explained to a point that I couldn't pay attention (7 minutes of hearing rules - imagine that)
    • The second game in the day was much better and faster
    • Generally had fun and kept watching, even though I didn't understand what was happening at some points
    • Some of the players were great and others just shouldn't have been chosen for a game like this...
    • Needed more and faster games that the audience could actually participate in 
  • Only Friends

    35. Only Friends

    Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

    8.0
    • Great aesthetics
    • Good acting from the majority of the cast
    • RaySand was the most interesting and fun to watch ship
    • Some great scenes
    • Pretty addictive 
    • Good music 
    • Felt like all the couples were mains (which is good)
    • Many toxic relationships that for once weren't romanticized 
    • TopMew pairing was pretty boring the majority of the series
  • Dangerous Romance

    36. Dangerous Romance

    Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes

    5.5
    • Acting was watchable - Perth was the best
    • Second couple was very fun to watch but had almost 0 scree time...
    • Chemistry was not as bad as everyone is saying
    • Plot was just not it...
    • I like my toxic/enemies to lovers relationships but this one was badly written
    • The main pairing ended up being super boring
    • After the first few episodes this felt super draggy
    • Selective amnesia was apparently part of the script lol. It was like some things never happened after a while. The extreme bullying was like completely forgotten...
  • Kiseki: Dear to Me

    37. Kiseki: Dear to Me

    Taiwanese Drama - 2023, 13 episodes

    8.5
    • Addictive 
    • Fun to watch
    • Acting between the four main characters was pretty good
    • Wayne Song's performance as Zhang Teng was sooo bad, that I actually couldn't believe it was so bad
    • Should be on the Guinness World Record for most wrist grabs in a series 
    • Main couple was good, but second paring (Ai Di and Chen Yi) stole the show
    • Plot obviously doesn't really matter, because if it was the main point this would get a 4.5

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