Dramas I Dropped and Why
I'm realizing I might be picky
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1. A Dream of Splendor
Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
No clue, I'll probably try this one again.
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2. A River Runs through It
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
I adored the ML, but I just couldn't stand how dragged out the crush Xiao Ju had on Cheng Lang was, it got very annoying. The side couples drama was beyond what I could stand, he was such a douche but I knew she was going to forgive him eventually so I decided to spare myself that.
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3. Arsenal Military Academy
Chinese Drama - 2019, 48 episodes
LOVE Xu Kai and LOVE his chemistry with Bai Lu, but this drama was too slow for me, I think that might just be a me problem because there really wasn't anything wrong with this drama. Maybe I'll give it another chance someday.
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4. As Beautiful as You
Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
LOVE Xu Kai (like really love), but this was soooo boring, and especially during their breakup, I also don't really like the FL she was constantly making poor decisions and it was stressing me out.
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5. Bring It On, Ghost
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
Could not feel any chemistry between the ML and FL, and when I found out their real age gap I felt gross.
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6. Business Proposal
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
Cringe. Cringe. CRINGE (and not in a good way)... the only interesting characters were the second couple. I adore Ahn Hyo-seop but for some reason his acting was really lacking in this one.
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7. Can This Love Be Translated?
Korean Drama - 2026, 12 episodes
I was loving this in the beginning, but it lost me around halfway through. I really didn't like the ML, he spent so much time making it clear to the FL that he would not love her, so of course she's insecure and doubts him when he starts to actually have feelings for her, and instead of reassuring her he found a way to turn the situation around and make her the bad guy, and then she spent too much time pining and I couldn't stomach it; she was too good for him.
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8. City Hunter
Korean Drama - 2011, 20 episodes
Lee Min Ho's deep V-necks... that's it, that's the whole reason.
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9. Eight Hundred
Chinese Drama - 2026, 20 episodes
Dare I say the best Xu Kai has ever looked, he was so beautiful and miserable, but I knew it was going to be a very sad ending and I couldn't cope.
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10. Good Boy
Korean Drama - 2025, 16 episodes
I would have finished this solely for Park Bo-Gum but not even his wonderful self could make me suffer through another poorly choreographed action sequence. I enjoyed the FL but I couldn't get behind the romance.
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11. Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
Icky age gap.
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12. He Is Psychometric
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
I was in LOVE with the first half, but then it started to drag, and I was not the biggest fan of Jinyoung's acting in this (I do think he's gotten much better, I loved him in Our Unwritten Seoul).
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13. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
I thought the leads had decent chemistry, but the ML made me so mad for the better part of the show that I couldn't like him at all even when he started warming up to the FL more. I like these kinds of small town, beachside, tight-knit community, slice of life dramas but the towns people in this just pissed me off and I couldn't look past it. I also didn't like the inclusion of what felt like a very unnecessary and random love triangle.
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14. I'm Sorry, I Love You
Korean Drama - 2004, 16 episodes
I want to give this another shot but I'm so SCARED. love the FL though.
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15. In Your Radiant Season
Korean Drama - 2026, 12 episodes
I don't vibe with unnecessary AI use... Gross.
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16. Into the Ring
Korean Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
I kept waiting for the ML to become more likable but he didn't, and I got very bored very quick.
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17. Light beyond the Reed
Chinese Drama - 2025, 18 episodes
who know's I honestly don't even remember starting this.
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18. Love All Play
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
I probably would've finished this drama because I really enjoyed most aspects of it, but it was making me way too sad. I couldn't stand the way people treated Tae-Yang and I also couldn't stand that she was allowing herself to be treated this way. Tae-Joon's mother was beyond insufferable.
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19. Love Scout
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
I'm tempted to give this another chance, but it was just way too slow for me.
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20. Love's in Sight!
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
I think I was expecting and wanting something a bit more sad/melodramatic, and instead it was very light hearted and cute, which really surprised me and let me down considering I've been trying to watch this for months but was only recently able to because it was just put on Prime.
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21. Lovers of the Red Sky
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
Zero chemistry between the leads, horrible visual effects, and a messy storyline. Good concept, bad execution.
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22. Marry My Husband
Korean Drama - 2024, 16 episodes
I might give this another try, I can't explain what turned me away from this at the last minute I think I got annoyed by the ML. Storyline was great though.
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23. Marry My Husband: Japan
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
I didn't like the ML
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24. Moment at Eighteen
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
Too juvenile, which I know is the point but I just wasn't enjoying it.
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25. Moon River
Korean Drama - 2025, 14 episodes
This was my first ever body switch drama, and this made me realized I HATE that trope.
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26. Moonlight
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
Great chemistry, but boring plot and was cringey at certain points.
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27. My Fated Boy
Chinese Drama - 2021, 29 episodes
The romance between the lead was amazing but the rest of the show was cringey and boring.
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28. My Little Happiness
Chinese Drama - 2021, 28 episodes
The main couple was SO cute, but that was all that was good about this, so I just watch their scenes and skipped the rest so I consider this drama dropped.
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29. My Love from the Star
Korean Drama - 2013, 21 episodes
I know this is really superficial but I just couldn't with the ML's haircut, it was awful and so distracting I couldn't finish the show. Although in light of recent events I'm glad I dropped it.
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30. My Lovely Liar
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
It must be something about Kim So-Hyun I have never been able to finish a drama with her in it, and the ML's acting was horrible.
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31. My Roommate Is a Gumiho
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
I liked the college setting and the leads chemistry, but something about them was also very stiff and awkward and I couldn't look past it. Also the ML creeps me out.
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32. No Gain, No Love
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
honestly I kinda just forgot about this one because I had other dramas I was watching that I enjoyed way more. I might revisit it.
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33. Oh My Venus
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
I didn't like the way the ML acted with her in the beginning it almost made me feel shame, maybe he gets better but I didn't care to stick around to find out.
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34. Our Beloved Summer
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
the most boring drama I've ever had the displeasure of watching.
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35. Perfect Marriage Revenge
Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
WAY too overdramatic for me.
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36. Seasons of Blossom
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
I absolutely loved the story in the past but the present was very boring and they were all bad actors.
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37. Secret Royal Inspector & Joy
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
boring story, boring chemistry, boring everything omg.
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38. Sniper Butterfly
Chinese Drama - 2025, 30 episodes
Good chemistry but that's it. I will say I'm happy I tried this because it gave me more of a sense of Daniel Zhou's acting, and I think that from Always Home to this to Never Ending Summer, he has grown so much as an actor and I'm very excited for what else he'll do.
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39. Snowdrop
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
I will try again one day but I got scared of the sad ending.
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40. Something in the Rain
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
this one is self explanatory.
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41. Spring Fever
Korean Drama - 2026, 12 episodes
Another shallow reason, but I was let down that the tattoos were fake, also it was really boring.
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42. Strong Girl Bong Soon
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
I can't stand unnecessary serial killer subplots.
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43. Suspicious Partner
Korean Drama - 2017, 40 episodes
Their drama got too annoying.
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44. Tempted
Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
I definitely didn't give this one a fair chance, but Joy's acting was awful and Moon Ga-Young's character pissed me off.
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45. That Winter, the Wind Blows
Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
I couldn't get past him pretending to be her brother it was too weird for me.
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46. The Best Thing
Chinese Drama - 2025, 28 episodes
I love this for the sole reason it introcuded me to Zhang Ling He but towards the end with the whole 'him keeping her mothers cancer a secret from her and her instantly forgiving him' thing I was fed up, I understand the whole confidentiality thing but christ dude that's your girlfriends mom.
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47. The Crowned Clown
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
I need to try this one again too.
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48. The First Night with the Duke
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
WAY too insta-love. It never felt like a real romance.
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49. The Haunted Palace
Korean Drama - 2025, 16 episodes
I was very iffy on this drama the entire time and I couldn't ever figure out if I hated the ML's acting or not, but it eventually just lost my interest.
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50. The Legends
Chinese Drama - 2019, 56 episodes
LOVEEE Xu Kai, but not even my love for him was enough to suffer through that many episodes of bad CGI and poor plot.
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51. The Oath of Love
Chinese Drama - 2022, 32 episodes
Xiao Zhan is so gorgeous and talented omg, he was almost enough for me to finish this but again too long and boring, and I didn't like the third act breakup.
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52. The One and Only
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
I really liked them together, but all the other drama was not interesting at all and just annoyed me.
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53. The Prisoner of Beauty
Chinese Drama - 2025, 36 episodes
Everyone and their mother loved this except for me apparently. Actually I did love most things about it (especially the FL), I just could not handle how childish and immature the ML was.
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54. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
I knew it was gonna have a sad ending so I decided to spare myself that and cause the brother annoyed the hell out of me.
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55. The Tale of Nokdu
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
The mother daughter thing was weird to me, and again with Kim So-Hyun I just can't finish anything with her in it.
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56. The Trunk
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
something about this creeped me out and not in a good way, I just didn't like the way it made me feel.
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57. The Witch
Korean Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
Self explanatory, again.
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58. Twenty Five Twenty One
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
the ending was spoiled for me and after that I didn't think it was worth it.
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59. Twinkling Watermelon
Korean Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
this one is controversial, but I just didn't vibe with the main couple.
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60. Uncontrollably Fond
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
TOXIC and not in a fun way, I found the ml horrible, and beautiful Suzy's acting awful.
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61. Undercover High School
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
no idea.
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62. What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
I've tried twice to get through this drama which says a lot about how much I wanted to like it cause I almost never try a dropped drama again, but the whole childhood kidnapping plot, the brother, and park min young with her cringy mannerisms I just couldn't do it
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63. When the Weather Is Fine
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
BORING
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64. Why Her?
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
Just bad with an unnecessary romance.































































