Log: 2023 [With Notes]

(YouTube_KBS World TV)         Total = 1 hr 7 min             
Notes:  [2014]  A bit on the overdramatic side.  The mother is a nutcase. Felt deep sadness for the boy that got bullied plus lost his best friend to envy.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 6 min              
Notes:  [2014]   Tearjerker, I cried. Disliked the wife when she showed kid hatred.  Luckily, she did a 180. The child actor has real skills, really enjoyed his performance.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min              
Notes:  [2014]  Clueless men track down the ladies in their lives to satisfy their selfishness.  The wife, bar hostess & rich HS finally become free after being accused of kidnapping.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 3 min              
Notes:  [2014]  Cicadas or cockroaches? Cockroaches are creepy/disgusting. Cicadas are a huge, wonderful part of our outdoor environment.  2 parents fight over 1 child & not the other...wow.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 11 min              
Notes:  [2014]  ML's acting was really exceptional. I disliked him & felt bad for him at the same time. It seemed like the CEO & FL were actually in love & ML inserted himself into a relationship based on his own feelings.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 9 min              
Notes:  [2014]  A spoiled kid gets involved w/a gold digger & ends up in jail for a murder he did not commit.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 5 min              
Notes:  [2014]  The convict was a better man than the one not in prison.  Do all terminally ill prisoners get let out or was it because of him personally (good behavior/a lot of sentence served/killed only a bad guy to protect sister)?

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 7 min              
Notes:  [2014]  Focus was on bullying & it's effects.  Kinda upset we don't get to see the outcome of the ML's boxing match.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)         Total = 1 hr 12 min             
Notes:  [2014]  No real story just about a guy who can't get his life together & starts a war w/a neighbor over a parking spot. ML looks like Lee Won Keun from "Misbehavior."

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 7 min              
Notes:  [2014] 4 drunks reveal reason to drink; unapprecited mom, bullied kid, intern to get job, death of friend. Fun twist was the restaurant turns out to be police station.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 8 min              
Notes:  [2014]  Dipiction of group of friends & where they are in life many years later. None are good. Poverty, lesbian unrequited love, depression, divorce, jealousy, etc.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)         Total = 1 hr 9 min             
Notes:  [2014]  Disliked the actors. Subject of an angry disliked boss wasn't interesting.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 15 min              
Notes:  [2014]  A second Dr opinion would have solved the problem.  

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 13 min              
Notes:  [2015]  Liked the leads pairing 1 very good kiss @ end. The reason she broke it off was a surprise. She did not disappear she sent anotherghost to him for closure w/ their loved ones.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)         Total = 1 hr 13 min             
Notes:  [2015]  Wow those kid dancers were amazeballs. When younger bro tried to erase his dark skin so his older bro would like him, I teared up. Both boy actors were fantastic. Saying young bro was/looked American is a bit of a stretch.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 1 min              
Notes:  [2015]  Unique story w/skillful acting by ML.  FL angered me when she took money for plastic surgery which she felt was more important than boyfriend's hair. Bully was more empathetic than her.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 7 min              
Notes:  [2015]  Zombies take over a TV station building. I dislike horror but the zombie acting was something I couldn't keep my eyes off of. Ending...still 1 alive & kills a morgue worker.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 44 min              
Notes:  [2015]  Cute Charlie Chaplin quote "A day without laughter is a wasted day." 1 okay kiss between ML judge & FL a wannabe comedian. Loved the gorillas.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)         Total = 1 hr 12 min             
Notes:  [2015]  Crowned prince haunted/cursed by dead spirits of murdered prior crowned prince & his mom.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)         Total = 1 hr 14 min             
Notes:  [2015]  Pollvolting

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 13 min              
Notes:  [2015]  For as much as she said she hated her non-blood related money sucking mom & bro why did she skip bus to go to police station & flight to see deadbeat dad? I'd be outta there!

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 8 min              
Notes:  [2015]  A boy who only cares about studying for civil service test who failed 10x meets a girl making a photo album for her dad.  

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 13 min              
Notes:  [2015]  Mom abandons kids, dad steels kids $ to sue boss over copyrights to his cartoon. In the end dad comes to his senses.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 14 min              
Notes:  [2015]  Acting skills for Mom actress are cringy bad. Story makes no sense. FL should have just gone to police to begin with. Kwark Dong Yeon shows his natural acting skills again.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)         Total = 1 hr 13 min             
Notes:  [2015]  Artsy & weird. Guy is employed by co to observe people. His last job is lady boss @ psych facility.

[2015]..........DROPPED

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 15 min              
Notes:  [2016]  College student, then robot, loving her all along was no surprise. Dolls/dollhouses as home decor is a bit creepy. The psycho/sane story paths of characters was done beautifully. Music was really good.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 7 min              
Notes:  [2016]  Hard to believe the students were unattended for that long & teachers heard nothing.Not sure if intended but got a gay vibe feeling. Loved the message of banning together to protest evil.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 8 min              
Notes:  [2016]  I am surprised priest friend didn't get upset @ ML (ex-priest)/his BF or love interest after she slept w/ML despite being in love w/ priest. 1 very steamy kiss & 1 good forced kiss.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min              
Notes:  [2016]  43 yr ugly old man & pretty 27 yr old bar hostess wasn't something I wanted to see. The scenes w/the 2 little kindergarten age kids was adorable.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 4 min              
Notes:  [2016]  Naughty boy talk as they navigate puberty. It did feel like FL is a narcissist.  Liked the saying...Doing it is not a challenge but is to confirm what you already know.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 17 min              
Notes:  [2016]  The aggressiveness the teachers/staff showed the girl's is really alarming. Luckily 2 of the teachers realized how educators should act.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min              
Notes:  [2016]  In the end - stiff forecaster works for NWS & teaches forecasting class w/humor & FL comes to visit him after performing his old job.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)             
Notes:  [2016]  Boring story. Fantastic scenery. Misty lake pier, under willow tree, hydro dam etc.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 12 min              
Notes:  [2016]  Tells are good at detecting lies but they are never 100% reliable. FL never trusted her dad's non-guilty plea pertaining to mom's death.

[2016]..........Dropped

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 7 min              
Notes:  [2017] A more lighthearted story view on cancer. Appreciated the ending not going in the sad direction of death of main character. Story stopped prior. Seemed original.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 7 min              
Notes:  [2017]  Message poverty is an obstacle to overcome for a relationship to flourish. Great start w/MLhabitual jumping rope @ 3 am pissing insomnia suffering FL neighbor into a rage.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 7 min              
Notes:  [2017]  Boy & Girl born on same day plus live next door to each other. ML2 tries to snag FL.  

Open ending - FL turned down her BF, he ignored her, then they met @ train station for a hug before she left. Hug good-bye or hug til we meet again....that is the question.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min              
Notes:  [2017]   A campy version of a "Mr. Sunshine" kind of drama. FL wanted to find love on her own, not an arranged marriage. The new era of mixers to meet.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 8 min              
Notes:  [2017]  Ugly girl sends pretty BF to meet bookstore ML in her place.  ML chooses to be w/pretty BF & Hot photographer might have really liked ugly girl not pretty girl all along?

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min              
Notes:  [2017]  An 8 yr relationship ends in a vicious way after competing for jobs. Elevator scene early on was tender & HOT in stark contrast to elevator scene later on. Realistic sad end -  break-up, get jobs immediately, 3 yrs pass, meet coincidentally, both sob in bathroom separately.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 10 min              
Notes:  [2017]  Acting time is mostly women. Message of Japanese & female oppression should be fought.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 1 min              
Notes:  [2017]  A dysfunctional family embraces their needs.  1 good kiss on moped. The actress that played the mom has a face I have trouble looking at... I don't like it.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 5 min              
Notes:  [2017]  The little girl's acting was good. Had gang & domestic violence, but not shown in a super serious way. Happy ending, they open up a desert shack after prison.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 5 min              
Notes:  [2017]   Sparse dialogue. Kwak Dong Yeon does amazing job of mental HS baseball player. Story a bit too artsy for my taste. He needs a psychiatrist.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 5 min              
Notes:  [2018]  Did FL call ML2 to cancel dinner? Him eating alone was sad. Illustrations were of an orca whale...dolphin? Loved the drawing @ end w/ tuna & seal kissing.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 8 min              
Notes:   [2018] Witty. Lots of Math terminology. Liked that FL ended up w/police officer.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 4 min              
Notes:  [2018]  Hooked at 1st scenes...FL goes to salon to turn ugly. Intern on treadmill hilarious.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)         Total = 1 hr 1 min             
Notes:  [2018]  Interesting & original. 2 people meet in dreams & then in reality to stop a suicide.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 5 min              
Notes:  [2018]   Accidently switching Ipods was cute.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 5 min              
Notes:  [2018]   A good twist... ML was a police officer in tactical gear who beat FL's dad badly. Not sure they made it to the competition but real partners at end.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 6 min              
Notes:  [2018]   Don't get the ending. Did FL become an officer or quit? Does ML get caught?

(YouTube_KBS World TV)         Total = 1 hr 5 min             
Notes:  [2018]  Reminds me of "A Marriage Story." The break-up was needed for him to get out of his rut/toxic attitude in order to write again.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)         Total = 1 hr 3 min             
Notes:  [2018] Age gap did not bother me...not sure why.

(YouTube_KBS World TV)        Total = 1 hr 5 min              
Notes:  [2018]  FL character super unlikable. Too artsy of an approach in storytelling of relationship.

(Dramacool)        Total = 1 hr   4 min        
Notes:  [2020]  The flower fields, especially sun flowers & star night were stunning. FL pretty & romance was so so.

(Dramacool)        Total = 1 hr   4 min        
Notes:  [2020]  ML not my favorite & why a shower scene w/ a guy w/ no abs?  His wet look did make his face prettier.  FL pissed me off so bad.  She steals $ selfishly, doesn't drug $ scare her?

(KOCOWA)        Total = 1 hr           
Notes:  [2020]  FL unrealistic/greedy.  She is married but shuns her maid when popular handsome teacher interested in maid.

(Dramacool)        Total = 1 hr 5 min           
Notes:  [2020]  Sparks flew when bantering.  Unfortunately, it followed "A Marriage Story" kind of vibe a bigger portion of the whole drama.  

(Dramacool)        Total = 1 hr 5 min           
Notes:  [2020]  Teacher was bullied in HS,  Acting was really good.  It was frustrating to watch teacher make bad decisions but luckily in the end he & bullied student triumph.  All the girls in class making a stand was satisfying.

(Dramacool)        Total = 1 hr 5 min           
Notes:  [2020]  Not a fan of ML.  FL died her hair Champagne for this role.  No real romance or humor which this needed.  

(Dramacool)        Total = 1 hr 4 min           
Notes:  [2020]  Song Sorry Sorry started to grow on me by the end.   FL's boyfriend had a little boy look on his face 1 time for a few seconds when he comes to pick up FL that made my heart flutter.

(KOCOWA)        Total = 1 hr 4 min           
Notes:  [2020]   FLhas male friend, marries his BF, has an affair w/widowed friend, becomes obsessed, divorces husband & is then all alone. ML has a right to determine his role in relationship but I did not like his way.

Dropped...........Did not like it, boring

(Viki)        Total = 1 hr 4 min        
Notes:   [2022] ML actor has really great acting skills. FL actress has really scary looking eyes. Why do they not try to be calm/understanding to ML? That seems like an odd human behavior to me, especially seeing that he is actually a good kid. Having piano talent just isn't enough? Are the 2 ML's dead? 1 laid down in trash pile in street & other police were loading onto stretcher.

(Viki)        Total = 1 hr 3 min        
Notes:   [2022]  Injured ballet guy who overhears about director's talented HS ballerina secret love child. ML decides to use her. What is interesting is most dramas would turn this into revenge turns to love, but even @ the very end he is selfishly pushing her to do ballet for him n/her mom. FL likes him innocently. Disliked ice princess character but started to feel pity for her @ end.

Drama Special Season 13: Stranger
(Viki)       
Notes:   [2022]  A guy & a girl have rooms next to each other in a Covid-19 healthcare facility. They become buddies during quarantine. They meet later outside. The kiss through the face mask made my heart flutter.

(Viki)        Total = 1 hr 4 min        
Notes:   [2022]  Bldg owners son falls for late rent girl tenant. No kissing & 2 shirt off scenes for ML that made no sense. Yoga theme.

(Viki)        Total = 1 hr 4 min        
Notes:   [2022]  Not another ice princess.....oh good... FL is now more an angry@ the world type. Not very original & acting was okay. Liked this quote "Just because I don't have a dream doesn't mean I want to stay where I am at."

(DramaCool)         Total = 1 hrs  41 min
Notes:   Plot seemed a bit disjointed.  I didn't guess the culprit till pretty late.  Missed the reactions from culprit's family.  

(Viki)        Total = 1 hr 4 min        
Notes:   [2022]  You think ML made his fortune from his 1st job/investment, underwear but it was tiger coins. Oddball drama w/actors that are meh.

Drama Special Season 13: Currently Offline      
(Viki)        Total = 1 hr 5 min              
Notes:   [2022]  A bit hard to follow. Summary says ML gets superpowers & he uses them to become a dark hero - kills bad guys. He finds them on the internet. I think the mentally challanged guy did the killing. Ialso think we are led to believe the ML will kill his co-worker to untarnish his internet rep but kills himself.

(Viki)        Total = 1 hr 4 min        
Notes:   [2022]  Liked the FLs & their acting. Appreciated the not going overboard on melodrama. It was a bit hard to understand @ times like w/the track-n-field coach. Bording on boring though.

Dropped...........Dislike Horror

(Viki)          Avg Dur: 30 min        Total = 12 hrs         
Notes:  ML's body is off the charts HOT. 1 shower & a couple shirt off scenes. ML's dominant demands for kisses (many provided) was fantastic. ML curling up behind FL made my heart flutter. Tall guy tiny girl..again. The pop & cinders flying as a visual of ML teleporting was satisfying. 

Ending - Sister dies, Male asst fakes letters/postcards to bro, protector disappears, esper donates her heart, ML's business partner runs co alone but meets young intern who is a doppelganger for ML (her crush), & after a 2 yr hiatus ML returns to FL confessing his love once again.

(Viki)          Avg Dur: 30 min        Total = 20 hrs     
Notes:  Mystery thriller romance....Ji Chang Wook's wheelhouse for acting. Loved the lead roles couple pairing. 5 good Kisses for them & 1 between ML2 & long-time crush. Image of leads falling asleep together in armchair was heartwarming.  Liked speedy flirty banter.  Dong Hua's acting as psycho when being interviewed by ML was really odd. Last twist was unexpected...not revenge but repentance. Series could have been a bit shorter ending @ 15 eps.

(Viki)          Avg Dur: 1 Hr 10 min        Total = 20 hrs         
Notes:   Lots of Korean financial history content ...maybe too much?  Kiss was weird because no love theme development. Did not like pairing anyway, arranged marriage pairing was way more believale/interesting. Per fan comments, Happy Ending in novel was not used.  We thought revenge..... but ....not time travel, not reincarnation, but repentance. Song Joong Ki adorable but what was up with his college kid outfits.

(Tubi)     "The Seduction Game"     Thai     Movie  [2011]                                           Rating:  5.5        Total = 1 hr 28 min
Notes:  Awkward Erotica. Newlyweds take in amnesia criminal guy they hit w/car. He gets revenge by seducing wife. He & wife get shot in head/die. Husband gets the stolen $.

(Viki)     "Sunny Love"     Vietnam     Movie  [2016]                                                        Rating:  5.0        Total = 96 min
Notes:   3 guys transfer to FL's school. Rich overconfident leader pursues FL aggressively.  When she finally agrees to date him he is hit by car & dies. 4 yrs later he shows up as someone else.  Both still in love.

(Tubi)     "My Sex Doll"     Thailand     Movie  [2020]                                                        Rating:  5.0        Total = 1 hr 38 min
Notes:  Girls are beautiful. Robot CGI effects moderate & good.  Gender opposite version of My Absolute Boyfriend.

(Tubi)     "The Royal Bride"     Vietnam     Movie  [2020]                                                 Rating:  5.0        Total = 1 hr 58 min
Notes:  Vietnamese Version of "Crazy Rich Asians"

(Asian Crush)     "Bridge of Destiny"     Vietnam     Movie  [2020]                             Rating:  5.0        Total = 90 min
Notes:  2 guys fall in love & 1 guy's fiance comes for revenge 20 ys later. Other guy has a family now.

(AsianCrush)     "SummerLights"     Korean     Movie  [2020]                                          Rating:  5.0        Total = 26 min
Notes:  Student has crush on young teacher. Crass student pursues him.

(AsianCrush)     "Flash of Love"     Indonesian     Movie  [2017]                                          Rating:  4.5        Total = 1 hr 32 min
Notes:  ML goes full on stalker w/dive medalist student. They end up choosing to love each other in a healthy way. He leaves her & she pledges to always find him.  Really good music.

(Viki)                 "My Beloved Stranger"     Vietnam     Movie  [2019]                                    Rating:  4.5       Total = 1 hr 27 min
Notes:  Playboy DJ gets visit from fairy & he learns what love is. At end he marries/has kid w/boss's daughter.

(Tubi)     "Sex & the City: Shanghi Style"    China     Movie  [2016]                                          Rating:  4.0        Total = 1 hr 15 min
Notes:  2 guys own loungerie  co. 1 guy bartender. Their love lives get solved.

(Viki)                 "Diary of Fireflies"     Vietnam     Movie  [2016]                                          Rating:  4.0        Total = 1 hr 36 min
Notes:  Cliches. FL has cancer & falls in love w/ML before she dies. ML lost parents & learns to be strong.

(Tubi)     "The Third Wife"     Vietnam     Movie  [2018]                                                            Rating:  3.0        Total = 1 hr 36 min
Notes:  Lesbianism, age gap marriage, & weird cult like home.  Based on true story.