Log: 2023 [With Notes]

(Viki)          Avg Dur: 60 min        Total = 12 hrs        
Notes:  Focused on mystery w/hint of romance. 1 okay kiss & 1 bad kiss @ end. Didn't like any of the actors except Uncle Mafia (Mapi) & writers killed him off. Started out good then dragged. Maybe 8 episodes better.

(Netflix)         Avg Dur: 54 min        Total = 7 hrs 12 min        
Notes:  {English Dubbed}   Reminds me of "Emily in Paris."  The actress that played the model this was her acting debut, she was fabulous, but what was up w/ her boyfriend #2? The writers missed an opportunity, he added no value.

(Viki)        Total = 1 hr 49 min               
Notes:   ML has fake girlfriend, FL in HS for ML2 to hide his cheating on his girlfriend, FL2.  ML2 marries FL2 for her $ so he can revive his dad's tailor shop. FL loves ML2, ML falls for FL, FL2 loves ML2 & we think ML2 actually loves FL that is why he pushes ML & FL together.

(Viki)        Total = 2 hrs 13 min               
Notes:   Least favorite actor, Jo Jing Suk played villain.  Sound quality was really poor - couldn't hear actor's voices about 50% of the time.  Amgiguos ending - villain is asking a tattooed girl about ML in final scene which leaves the door open for sequel.

(Viki)        Total = 1 hr 52 min               
Notes:  Cliche spy movie. 2 in the dark teams, biohazard stolen by scientist etc.

(Asian crush)        Total = 1hr 47 min               
Notes:   ML is good looking but acting ability is not great.

(Asian crush)        Total = 11 min               
Notes:   

(AsianCrush)        Total = 26 min               
Notes: Horror is really not my cup of tea.  Boy has mantis arm & kills all his bullies. Luckily only 26 min.

(AsianCrush)        Total = 1 hr 52 min               
Notes:   Married couple sex scenes. Didn't really care for ML actor. Go Kyung Pyo was hilarious when being seduced (the behind-the-scenes footage for that must be gold).

(Viki)          Avg Dur: 35 min        Total = 4 hrs 40 min        
Notes:   Utterly shocked this is from Korea. Nudity, graphic sex scenes, sex talk, etc all in the female power/ sex education kinda way. Sensual kissing. Very tasteful & in a modern developed country view.

(Viki)        Total = 1 hr 44 mn               
Notes:   Cliche travel back in time theme. Didn't like actors used. Used same actors for present day as HS days.  None of them looked HS age. Only cute part was ending where ML is clinging to wife nuzzling her 24/7. 

(Viki)        Total = 1 hr 41 min               
Notes:   Super cute story idea.  I didn't realize what an amazing actress Shin Min Ah was@ such an early age.  Kim Kang Woo looks just like Kim Jung Hyun.

(Viki)        Total = 1 hr 41 min               
Notes:  Wished for younger characters/actors.  Loved the story concept.  2 timelines that have merged at their apt.

(Viki)        Total = 2 hr 13 min               
Notes:  Totally weird. Mostly girl talking/screaming to herself.  

(AsianCrush)        Total = 1 hr 30 min               
Notes:  Erotica.  Sex scenes seemed real. 1 scene ML fully nude.   

Liar! Uncover the Truth 
(Viki)        Total = 1 hr 37 min               
Notes:    10 guys from match making event, who is the liar. Message is not all lies are bad. FL lies to her mom but she says she can't be w/ a liar....what a hypocrite.  Perturbed me a smidge. The gangster & sick guy would have swayed me a bit....

Cinderella Again      
(Viki)          Avg Dur: 24 min        Total = 4 hrs        
Notes:   Time travel via cursed photo. Becomes pretty to nab guy. 2 mediocre kisses but one of the kisses had really great camera angle work.

(Netflix)         Avg Dur: 45 min        Total= 13 hrs 30 min        
Notes:   Good chemistry between leads - a couple heart ponding/face flushing kisses. Romance angle more a focus.  Born Cho Yeong - raised as assassin Naksu (fiery personality, ML;s supposed true love), - confiscated Mu Deok's body (Jang UK's weak maidservant) - Jin Bu Yeon (host body for Naksu, blind, high priestess w/high powers). Felt like ML dumped Naksu for Jin Bu Yeon, even though Naksu was in JBY's body at end & leads were still together. Naksu was supposed to disappear based on lore.....the lines between personalities were not totally clear. Acting issue or screenwrting issue?  Best couple -Crown prince & turtle. 

(YouTube_CollectionKu)         Episodes: 21    Avg Dur: 45 min        Total = 15 hrs 45 min       
Notes:   Every time FL's hair was shown from the back I wanted to cut it.  Shaggy/long hair/wings era was not a good look.  The suits were not flattering either.  the drama was too nonsensical dramatic. Kissing here & there was good. The rape scene was tamer than some & less tame than others, but definitely could be a trigger for a true victim. Video visual quality pretty poor. Music fits drama but got old quick for me.

(AsianCrush)        Total = 1 hr 50 min           
Notes:  Based on a true story about workers (mostly woman) going on strike. Was interested because of D.O. but this didn't really feature him.

(AsianCrush)          Avg Dur: 15 min        Total = 1 hr 30 min        
Notes:  The actress playing robot did a great version, especially the dancing.  Storyline was a bit wonky, like scenes were removed that needed to link a fluid storyline.

(AsianCrush)          Avg Dur: 11 min        Total = 55 min        
Notes:  It is hard for me to believe the boss was a straight man.  A man who designs underware is kinda interesting.  Liked the lead couple pairing.

(Viki)          Avg Dur: 60 min        Total = 20 hrs        
Notes:   The palace politics were very modest as well as the love story. Only 1 kiss in a tree FL blindfolded & camera panned out quickly. Martial arts moves were enjoyable to see.  YeoJin Goo really shows his talent for acting @ a young age.  The stepfather was sooo endearing w/his missing tooth.  The video quality @ beginning was a little amateurish.

(Viki)          Avg Dur: 50 min        Total = 10 hrs        
Notes:  Disliked HS girl & ML's friend actresses plus characters. The romance was subtle for main leads. Seemed like HS kids were to carry this responsibility w/1 pretty good kiss. Mystery part also subtle.

Blinded Kiss      
(Viki)          Avg Dur: 30 min        Total = 5 hrs        
Notes:   Lots of sexual tension, kissing &modest bed scenes. Chemistry & a storyline hook seemed to be missing.  

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 2 hrs 14 min             
Notes:  [2011] CGI for FL spirit was not too scary but scary enough. Crazy eyes acting a bit weird. 

Ending - whole story in past lives revealed (not a surprise) ML locked up so couldn't save FL. In modern times couple was recognized & buried together.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 4 hrs 40 min             
Notes:  [2011]  ML character douchebag angerball. FL annoying puppy that follows ML & keeps testing his love boundaries. Luckily, he resists for the most part. Age gap in years as in maturity makes the love uncomfortable to watch.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 4 hrs 20 min            
Notes:  [2012] Not that much comedy just lightly handled palace politics. Didn't care for the actors at first but they won me over. The love/hate relationship carried all the way thru ...yessss. Ending was cute. The book cemented the marriage & then 1 kid/1 on the way.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 4 hrs             
Notes:  [2012] Looked like clips from a larger series that were pieced together. The fighting was fake looking & the colors showing emotion that FL saw (CGI) was cheap looking.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 4 hrs 36 min             
Notes:  [2012]  Story did make me believe dad was innocent for a bit which made reenactment of actual brutal murder & brother being gay big surprises. Disliked FL actress & character. She was a cardboard cutout/emotionless. Story slow & didn't see/feel any chemistry which was supposed to be a main theme. I wasn't rooting for them & glad they parted ways in the end. Theme & ML same as "I Wanna Hear Your Song."

(YouTube_KBS World TV)             
Notes:  [2013]    *******Only Episode 1 available******** Finished on Dramacool.

Another school bullying drama & super smart cold fish FL character.  FL totally unlikable. Romance n/ believable at all for ML & boxing talent guy, however bully (Yoon Park) totally believable.  Leads separate & meet 10 ys later.

(YouTube_KBS World TV        Total = 4 hrs 32 min             
Notes:  [2013]  Park Hyung Sik is amazing as the twin teens in the beginning. Wish he was in the whole series....the actor to play adult twins paled in comparison.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 4 hrs 40 min             
Notes:  [2013]  Slow boring maybe love? I couldn't connect to lead characters. They are not soul mates, he cheated & is never happy which makes her unhappy. Therapy or new partners solution? FL's mom should be locked up for emotional abuse.

[2013]..........Dropped----------Cast not appealing

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 13 min             
Notes:  [2010]  Piano music was beautiful. 2 young adults connected by pianos find better paths. 

Open Ending - FL dumps ML, most likely so he will aspire to be more. She never gives ring back so I believe they will connect again in the future. ML in boy band SHINee.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min             
Notes:  [2010]  Liked the ML, reminds me of Im Si Won

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min             
Notes:  [2010]  Really slow but kiss at the end was very sensual.  The fear of chickens funny.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min             
Notes:  [2010]  No real plot or story. Couldn't connect to characters. Nothing interesting.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min             
Notes:  [2010]  2 guys gambling to pay off debts was boring. 

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min             
Notes:  [2010]  Grandpa in pigtails was cute. Ending of finding $ under flooring was satisfying. Family really had a lot of rotten luck/life challenges.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min             
Notes:  [2010]  Age gap of younger girl florist & older CEO uncomfortable. ML acting was not good. 

Open ending - ML2, young assist hiding in shower, FL sitting at table looking at tea, & ML, older CEO crying in bathroom after finding his tie in FL's apt. We pick an ending in our minds. I think younger guy...she let's him sleep in her apt. & they have 5 yr history.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min             
Notes:  [2010]  Weird. Landlord fixated on a western cowboy movie (Once Upon a Time in the West). Old fat guy a total perv, if supposed to be funny it wasn't. 

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min             
Notes:  [2011]  ML looks/dresses like Indiana Jones's dad. Never understood hating someone just because of where they were born. Little girl did not care if grandpa hated North Koreans, she was soo adorable.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min             
Notes:  [2011]  Mystery of where wife went interesting. Dog in suitcase & stealing cat were cute twists.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min             
Notes:  [2011]  Actors very likable but story a bit boring/sad. Is there a disease that causes you to age really fast?

[2011]..........Dropped

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min             
Notes:  [2012]  FL goes looking for someone to kill her abusive husband. Appearance of age gap but only slightly bothersome. Romance is subtle.

Another Wedding             
(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 22 min             
Notes:  [2012]  Actors were likable. The marriage ended in 3 weeks & 5 yrs later ML is to remarry. Exs have a 1 night stand due to lingering feelings stirred up by working together. The ending ML is in church w/much younger fiancee & FL has lit a candle in front of virgin mary statue outside (to say a final good-bye to ex I think). Like "A Secret Hotel."

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 7 min             
Notes:  [2012]  All cliches but likable actors. Amnesia ghost, amnesia witness & mystery murder. Flower shop girl & delivery boy liked each other. Murder of girl accident during botched robbery. ML actor has girl hands, long fingernails, gross me out.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 9 min             
Notes:  [2012]  Taekwondo teacher teaches a bullied student dodging techniques. Yoon Park's character is a bully.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min             
Notes:  [2012]  2 photo majors that liked each other in college at age 40 have troubling lives & need full time job. MLgave up his chance to study abroad for FL. FL gives up professor position to ML who played dirty to gain job.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min             
Notes:  [2012] Police detective loses sister to serial killer & SUV hit & run driver. It takes 10 yrs to get justice. Driver shoots serial killer, police shoots driver, serial killer goes to jail. Unprofessionalism of FL character pissed me off.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 7 min             
Notes:  [2012]  Plot twist at end. The police detective took the blame for killing both guys who assaulted his younger sis when the FL killed the first guy in the art museum in self-defense. I think her face blindness was cured at end?

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 5 min             
Notes:  [2012]  The mystery of a dead homeless guy at a construction site. A few plot twists that were unexpected; homeless learning to cook & not suicide.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min             
Notes:  [2012]  4 college age guys live together & experience poverty trials/tribulations. ML only good looking of bunch.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min             
Notes:  [2012]  Female role/story heavy. Mystery of who killed assaulted HS girl who came back to hometown to see friends that abandoned her 15 yrs ago. None gave sympathy or apologized. Solved - suicide set to look like homicide for revenge. Very sad.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 60 min             
Notes:  [2012] ML, an older orchard farmer marries a Vietnamese 20 yr old, but treats her badly so she crushes on local Dr. ML kinda gave me the creepy older man vibe.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 13 min             
Notes:  [2012] A prosecutor that lives life as a loser. Befriends a shoe cleaner in a van & defends his old classmate for robbery. Story kinda blah & charactes not endearing.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 11 min             
Notes:  [2012]  Age difference between kid & wife very bothersome! FL gives up on husband who has been w/her thru cancer & her son for a young obsessed kid? Couldn't believe how mean patient roommate was after discovery of feelings for FL.  Story needed more development for that to seem believable. I would ditch everyone in the end too. Lee Jong Suk acting was really good.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 20 min             
Notes:  [2012]  Troubled teen boy is pursued by grandma faking her Alzheimer's. Cute scene of her treasuring her Lee Seung Gi poster.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min              
Notes:  [2012]  Father monk couldn't control what? Little girl actress was adorable & a good actress.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 20 min              
Notes:  [2012]   Fake documentary pertaining to a lost film called "Hideout." Cute quote between leads; "We don't have different personalities we just don't like each other."

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 9 min              
Notes:  [2012]  Girl w/arrow in ear returns from Qing empire. Magistrate to uncover the plot of dead returnee & return current defectors. Actors & story very blah.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 4 min              
Notes:  [2012] Nothing to like: Ice Queen Dr, sick kid, kid that died, fraudster using the sick, nosy press, & people who are not realistic (Drs are not gods & nature has its own plan).

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 4 min              
Notes:  [2012]  Boring county politics/ corruption pertaining to a natural disaster. A bunch of old guys power tripping. Maybe in reality too?

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 20 min              
Notes:  [2012]  Story of a sad, loser, drunk, construction worker that can't control his temper is not really a story that needs telling especially w/older actors.  Theme history repeats itself if we don't seek help?

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min              
Notes:  [2012]  A bunch of old ugly men on a rusty ship killing each other. 

[2012]..........Dropped----------Didn't like ators & couldn't get into story

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 60 min              
Notes:  [2013]  ML has leukemia. Sad but w/positive vibes. ML2's acting was really good. FL was very pretty & interesting. 6 mos to live turned into a yr but in the end he didn't make it. I cried.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 7 min              
Notes:  [2013]  A twist bonza. The ghost was apt owner's younger sister & she stayed in apt to kill occupants/confirm sis's killer. Detective who lost wife killed the daughter of his wife's murderer & himself. I really thought it would be the real estate agent, but he was just a stalker. Ghost wife hid detective's things to prevent him from killing, but it didn't work.

Nara's Rain         
(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 8 min             
Notes:  [2013]   FL kept leaving the class abruptly which made her seem immature.  ML lost both parents, so I actually rooted for him sometimes. Age gap slightly bothersome, but not cringy, especially since she rebuffed him in the end like a mature adult. FL pretty & ML very tall. Final scene of a flashback to funeral of ML resting his head on FL touching.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 14 min                      
Notes:  [2013]  Slow paced, ML acting good, FL not as good. Sad ending. Why did she wait 2 ys to visit apt he rented for 2 yrs?  Reminds me of "Love Will Tear Us Apart."

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 5 min              
Notes:  [2013]  Age gap is a little weird but after seeing why she likes him it made sense...more of a lttle girl crushing on her protector. In the end he finds his love but side of her face has burn scar, that is why she never reached out.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 9 min              
Notes:  [2013]  FL substitutes for reporter on date. Ending made no sense. He catches her lie when visiting girls workplace but we never get to see her talk to ML for closure. She sings song about her name.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 7 min              
Notes:  [2013]  A gangster is a good guy & a prosecutor is a bad guy.  Surprise was that promising student killed bad student by accident protecting teacher which caused him to become a mobster. Several yrs later he is killed for trying to protect her again.  Age gap okay since ML was super mature& looked like her age.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 60 min              
Notes:  [2013]  Police chief frames innocent guy to cover his daughter. Acting was super. Both ML's show transformation in character. FL is a total spoiled brat/bitch. She made me so angry.  Still don't understand, if an accidental murder, why run? Investigation would reveal & clear accused. Ending did not confirm she paid for her crime (shot w/police station in background so maybe dad did the right thing?).

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 11 min              
Notes:  [2013]  Messenger for king becomes cripple & gambles 14 yrs later. He saves the King against a trason plot but is still dissed. 

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min              
Notes:  [2013]  Oddball slice of life story. Shows a humorous side of meeting people. FL was not really likable.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 2 min              
Notes:  [2013]  Focus was on old man who regrets picking work time over daughter time.  He befriends young troubled youth. FL has a good singing voice.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 7 min              
Notes:  [2013]  A witch hunt to find the culpit leaving the trash bags. Everyone is accused @1x or another. I knew it was the kids as soon as they were introduced. How could they not be, kids are naughty.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 5 min              
Notes:  [2013] A wife letting a suspected mistress, who is younger, stay @ her house temporarily 1 yr after husband's death seems absurd.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 5 min              
Notes:  [2013]  Little sis wants to be singer but bro against. He even cuts her hair when mad. Auntie is a crabby witch of a person.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 13 min              
Notes:  [2013]  2 guys & 2 girl HS students. 1 girl likes dr & jealous of friend so she poisons her. Twist is - girl liked her not dr.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 7 min              
Notes:  [2013]  Story 1 - FL cheats on hubby w/ex boyfriend. Ex-boyfriend has anger issues. Story 2 - husband crushing on younger flower shop girl. Sooo creepy (20 yr age gap).

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 8 min              
Notes:  [2013]  Old is one thing, old & ugly is another.

[2013]..........DROPPED ---------- Don't like Horror & Actor line up didn't appeal to me

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 5 min              
Notes:  [2014]   Both make a curry rice dish with a smiley face taught to them by their dad. Interesting, unexpected twist - FL's love interest is her 1/2 brother she + mom know nothing about.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 5 min              
Notes:  [2014]  Lots of different emotions. Anger at mom for preferential treatment, humor for haircut, swooning over poster boy, sympathy for girl not getting her room, surprise @ who mom really is, happiness at ending.  Would love to have see a story about the daughter & the boy she keeps tethered too.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 5 min              
Notes:  [2014]  A guy fall for a divorced mom who he sees gets murded in his dreams. I had a feeling from the beginning he & not the ex-husband was the killer.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 9 min              
Notes:  [2014]  It feels like it's missing some connecting dots. For sure the daughter was sexually abused.  Not sure who saran wrap killer is, did prosecutor also have a daughter that was abused, was the last scene the camcorder video of him killing villain #1 & that was what villain #2 was blackmailing him with to stay safe, did villain #2 kill prosecutor? 

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 8 min              
Notes:  [2014] Rude kids make me very angry. Love can change a person.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 8 min              
Notes:  [2014]  Girl w/bad luck chases after a groom that left her @ the alter w/no explanation.  A webtoon artist guy that gets cheated on helps her track down fiancée.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 11 min              
Notes:  [2014]  Thought it was going to be a cute romcom, but was a serious topic one. FL going blind & family adopts her. FL thinks she found her dad, but twist he was her mom's ex.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min              
Notes:  [2014]  The book/story of Hong Gil Dong was considered treason. A bookworm, a bookpig (photographic memory, & a bookwlf (insane collector) protected first copy.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 7 min              
Notes:  [2014]  Liked the story time line. A love rival comes in without any back story like most dramas have.  FL gets kissed by both ML's. ML1's kiss is passionate. Also love the magic christmas snow globe

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min              
Notes:  [2014]  FL has creepy looking face & her acting is not really good.  I felt bad for policewoman having to share her pregnancy business w/ an unempathetic male dominated workplace. Only humor was the calls to hubby for food while he is busting a perp.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 9 min              
Notes:  [2014] I dislike horror alot, but this had a well thought out, well executed story.  The pro-Japanese era in Korea is very interesting. 

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 5 min              
Notes:  [2014]  2 ex-guy classmates. Rich hot guy becomes loser & fat guy becomes hot teacher.  FL raising son on own after teen pregnancy.  I think she dates hot teacher.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)         Total = 1 hr 10 min             
Notes:  [2014]  A pro development grandfather's granddaughter goes missing & he talks to her inside a photo. 

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 9 min              
Notes:  [2014]  Not sure I would pick being a gisaeng over a mourner.  Classic the grass is always greener on the other side syndrome.