Log: 2022 [with notes]

***not available to me****

(AsianCrush)      Avg Dur:  30 min
Notes:  Very unique kind of humor. FL cries a lot but also shows her strong side. 4 okay kisses between leads.

(Viki)      Avg Dur:  18 min
Notes:  Didn't like actors, content was boring, seen it all before: bulling & it's effects.

(Viki)      
Notes:  Sad ending but no tears because saw her death coming a mile away. FL character was unique, mesmerizing & enjoyable to watch. Scenery was really pretty: the lake, entrance gate area, home in the yellow tall grass.

(Viki)      
Notes:  Did not like ML.

Kidnap Ding Ding Don
(Viki)
Notes:   Very weird. Happy ending. FL was fun to listen to. Twist was he was a cop looking for a missing girl nothing to do w/ FL. ML good body but face not so much. Food place's daughter very pretty.

Threads - Tapestry of Love
Viki)
Notes:  Happy Ending. Emotions of ML toward the 2 women in his life was spot on.  Age at that time was given each time it jumped...wish more dramas did this! 

(AsianCrush)  
Notes:   8 couples prior to wedding seemed a bit disjointed, flashes of storyline rotating quickly was not enjoyable. 

 The Abductress
(AsianCrush)
Notes:  Female nudity & a couple vivid sex scenes. Very interesting/unexpected plot. Plot is young male adults being raped by a lady Japanese shop owner. Video quality wasn't very good.

A Romance of Their Own
(AsianCrush)  + Viki  
Notes:  Sad ending. The twist you never saw coming, 1/2 brother in love with his sister.

(Viki)      Avg Dur:  30 min
Notes:  No chemistry between main leads. Si won showed he can do it, but very briefly in 2 scenes.  Role seemed to fit Si Won.

(Netflix)      Avg Dur:  24 min
Notes:  Sexual content was multiple very quick suggestive acting scenes throughout. Age gap of characters, 15 yr ML & 30 yr FL wasn't that cringy for some reason but still bothersome. FL character was detestable...selfish, jobless, spineless, weak. Does Japan even have roles w/a positive + strong female characters or am I bad at picking content? For females stuttering & soft talking seems to be the norm.

(Netflix)     
Notes:     In English

(Netflix)      
Notes:  Nudity was female focused & a couple ML side shots. No story, long scenes of industrial pollution, & kids that are totally mental. Dead kittens? Why is Netflix carrying this movie?

(Netflix)      
Notes:  Wasn't as racy as I thought it would be. Wasn't sold on the actor's characters & story seemed weak.

(Netflix)      
Notes:  Best scene was @ end granny's boyfriend found photo shop & turned into Kim Soo Hyun & she wasn't impressed, told him to donate blood to turn back old. Some music but wasn't memorable. Age gap pet peeve faintly noticeable.

(Amazon Prime Video)      
Notes:  Has a Mr. Sunshine vibe. FL 's acting was fantastic. True story with a few historical pics shown & happy ending. I cried when FL met friends @ home airport.

(Netflix)      
Notes:   {English. Dubbed}   Chemistry w/ both MLs was good. Fav scene was when she brought the adult video to school for the boy but she was caught. Sad ending but knew it was coming.

60 Minutes Until the First Love Affair
(Viki)      Avg Dur:  25 min

(Viki)           Avg Dur: 1 Hr
Notes:  Less eating food footage & a longer season.   Learned: Kwak Dong Yeon was witty & smart. Hwang In Youp was hilarious. Park Bo Gum gave food to crew sooo nice.  Kim Yoo Jung & Ji Chang Wook seemed unsure with each other for being in a drama together. Another season w/ a different A-List cast woould be fantastic!

(Viki)      Avg Dur: 25 min
Notes:  Intimate scenes were a bit odd & there were several. Loved FL's eyes. Storyline repeated in 2nd half w/ some new content from ML's point of view but I felt gypped. 

(Viki)      Avg Dur: 30 min
Notes:  1 very gentle repeating kiss & 1 okay kiss scene from leads ML2, conductor & FL had good changes in personality (ML = selfish bad to good grandson & FL = smiley happy to crying to petrified) FL loved ML & Ian new it, but ML had no knowledge of her.  Ian loved FL though.

Ending - Revealed = ML2 saved Ian & FL but knife accident happened.  FL did stab Ian (ML's bro) but professor hit Ian w/car which caused the death.  ML leaves for 1 year than returns.  FL not mad @ him?

(Viki)      Avg Dur: 20 min
Notes:  1 very good kiss scene & 1 good kiss scene from leads. 1 press your lips kiss between 2nd couple. No real plot & did not like FL.

(Viki)      
Notes:  2 sexual tension moments. Lots of dead space in dialogue like almost all Japanese dramas / films.

(Viki)      
Notes:  Only issue I have with both movies is some of the actors are too similar looking so it is hard for me to distinguish them readily.  Footage from Jurassic Park used. 

Ending showed series not over. D.O. 's character next trial.

(Viki)      
Notes:  The girl that plays 1 of the advocates is really good. I disliked her acting in Revenge Note. Cinematography is amazing.

(Viki)      
Notes:  Before he was a Mega star.  His travel buddy is fantastic.  Hilarious moments- on plane "check it" & the repeating stuffed Kola. Learned - Lee jong Suk likes Vintage brown selfies, he is a home body, & his natural being is lazy.

(Viki)      
Notes:  It's just him....

(Viki)      
Notes:  Age gap somewhat creepy to see but maturity level of boy was same as girl so, it was tolerable.

(Viki)      
Notes:  Leads don't end up together, he wishes her well @ her wedding. Kinda mature/serious vibe. Eddie Peng was good!

(Viki)      
Notes:  Happy ending. ML's lifelong crush turns into a relationship. Watching the ML running (2x) was a thing of beauty.

(Viki)      
Notes:  Who does she pick in the end? Jailbird, childhood sweetheart, newbie? Does sweetheart carry out his revenge plan? SEQUEL please!

Never Gone
(Viki)      
Notes:  Extremely awkward kiss scenes. 1 funny scene; period pad drops out in class & class clown opens it & pretends it's a band aide. Story seemed to be missing sections of information. Drama series maybe more complete story? 

Ending has FL looking @ ML from across the street after several yrs apart. Will they reconnect?

(Amazon Prime Video)      
Notes:    Did not like seeing Kim Tae Ri in a lesbian/erotic film, even if she is a fantastic actress. When I see her in other roles this will be what I remember.

(Amazon Prime Video)      
Notes:    part 2 & 3 are totally different characters from part 1

(Amazon Prime Video)      
Notes:    part 2 & 3 are totally different characters from part 1.

(Amazon Prime Video)      
Notes:    part 2 & 3 are totally different characters from part 1.

(Viki)         Avg Dur:  1 Hr 45 Min
Notes:    Not all participants listed in cast & crew, may not have profiles yet in MDL?  Loved BTOB (short for Born to Beat)

(Youtube_Cheesefilm)      
Notes:    10 yrs pass, FL is getting married.  Pretty sure to none of the 3 that liked her.

(Youtube_Cheesefilm)      
Notes:  "Together at last"  Ho Tae shows up but he is not the man for her.

(Youtube_Cheesefilm)      
Notes:  "They Kiss"   Youngjae & Yeobin  kiss while drunk. He doesn't immediately remember

(Youtube_Cheesefilm)      
Notes:  "I did something bad to them in a different world"     Ho Tae comes back in another world where the other characters in A Beauty of Revenge are there, but the situation is kinda different.

(Youtube_Cheesefilm)      
Notes:  "Now I know what I want"      Yeobin likes Taehyun.. Taehyun doesn't fully like timid bad skinned girls... Yeobin transforms with Youngjae's help ....a month later, she became so pretty. Taehyun thinks she will confess but she just thanks him.  She has someone she likes.

****missing this one in storyline. Not available to me******

(Youtube_Cheesefilm)      
Notes:  "I Like You"      At the end, Jihye got drunk and Youngjae carried her on his back and suddenly she confessed to Yeobin that he likes her while carrying Jihye on his back.     

(Youtube_Cheesefilm)     Avg Dur: 10 min
Notes:  REMAKE    the actor who plays the villain has super scary, eyes especially when opening them wide. His girlfriend w/ green eyes is a bit weird too. Lots Plot twists for a mini drama- younger pretty sister is not fat sister, imaginary friend is real/dr, 1 of 5 personalities kills fat sister for real, bullies are fat sis's personalities.  Sooo confused.

(Youtube_Cheesefilm)     Avg Dur: 10 min
Notes:  ORIGINAL story.   FL's acting was really stellar!

(Netflix)      Avg Dur:    24 min
Notes:    actors & drama seem more in line w/ Korean quality.

(You tube)      
Notes:   Jang Guen Suk, ML's acting confusing. 1. Super gay (crawled up to FL like a dog & when he hiked up his shirt dress) 2. Masculine/hot (backed FL up against glass) 3. Funny (when he gets shot his paws go up & when he puts mouth on glass)

(Viki)      
Notes:  Lots of music but only liked Walking on Sunshine @ end & piano. Kid sleep walking was a bit eerie....gave me the pet cemetery creeps.

Chubby Revolution      
(Viki)

(Viki)      
Notes:  A few kisses. Kissing is great. Season 3? ML's acting/facial expressions are delightful.

(Viki)      
Notes:  loved cuddle scene with her head in his hand. Heard kissing noise on speaker (this is new). A few good kisses.

My Secret Partner
(AsianCrush)      
Notes:  Video quality poor. Lots of nudity & doing the deed scenes with 2 different couples & very little story. Dislike the older lady chef with male chef asst (age gap...Yuk)

Princess Sakura: Forbidden Treasures  
(AsianCrush)      
Notes:  Video quality poor. Lots of nudity, sexual objects, a deflowering @ very beginning & 1 pretty old-style gore scene close to end. Thief meets his end.

(AsianCrush)      
Notes:  Video quality super poor, couldn't see actors' faces most of the time. 1 strong revenge sex scene (ML goes to girlfriend's sex pad workplace). Women not portrayed kindly in this one.

(Viki)      
Notes:  Story concept of opening bakery to catch kidnapper cool. Scenes, imagery, subtitles moved too quickly. Had a hard time following.

My Brilliant Life    
(Viki)      
Notes:  Tearjerker. Fast-forwarded thru ALOT of it.

I Want to Hold Anono-kun so Badly I Could Die  

(Viki)      
Notes:  A couple of really bad looking kisses.  sprinklings of horror scenes. How many Thank Yous & sorries can 1 drama have? Way too many.

(AsianCrush)      
Notes:    4 very racy/steamy sex scenes (HOT). Soooo many questions. Not totally clear on who survives (brother or husband..I think brother). Twins not easy to tell apart so storyline is difficult to follow.

(Viki)      
Notes:  Too many actors that looked alike. Had a hard time differentiating characters. Concept of entering multiple bodies to find answers was cool. 

Ambiguous ending. ML's body lying in hospital bed but not dead.

(Amazon Prime Video)      
Notes:    Story interesting. Didn't care for actors or execution of story.

(Amazon Prime Video)      
Notes:    Story interesting & actors good. Age gap perceived or real looking (which this had) is my biggest dislike in a drama but this did not bother me. FL reminds me of Zhao Lu Si.

(Amazon Prime Video)      
Notes:    FL sullen & crying whole movie. Overbearing parents on adult daughter (pet peeve). Movie boring & non-enjoyable.

(Viki)      
Notes:   I did not like music in this one.  Really like Nana's (Mika) voice. It almost felt like girl's were gay or bi.

(Viki)      
Notes:    Music is good. 2 good kissing scenes & 1 bath scene between rock chick & bass guitarist. 1 kiss between cheating boyfriend & art student.

(Youtube_KBS World)      
Notes:    Music was good. Rocky, ML was hilarious. Made up of members from all different bands. X-Piers is a fake idol group. Popularity of drama/music may turn group into a real one?

(Viki)      
Notes:    Music wasn't something I liked. All cliche, storyline disjointed. More current versions done better.

(Amazon Prime Video)      
Notes:    2 moderately steamy sex scenes. Character/actors really good. Lifetime of multiple reunions/break-ups. Relationship timeline was easy to follow & ends in tragedy. World Trade Center footage.

(Amazon Prime Video)      
Notes:    FL cute. Adorable last scene - car is rocking with FL/ML as a married couple. Movie poster is misleading, no dirty scenes an all romance cliche movie.

(AsianCrush)      
Notes:    Shin Min Ah in a martial arts role was interesting & her lankiness was only a little awkward. ML's (Ohn Joo Wan) performance reminded me of Kim Soo Hyun as idot/spy in movie Secretly Greatly. Romance of young hot hockey player to older lady cop made me feel SICK,  femaleactress looks way too old for him.

(Viki)      
Notes:    1 fabulous kiss & 1 really good kiss between leads.

(Viki)      
Notes:    Was this supposed to be a longer series? It seemed a bit odd to have the cliche girl fall for guy idol scenario & her daughter showing chemistry, unless this was going to be a storyline (like they fall 4 each other & mom realizes idol is too young for her & enters love triangle w/ reporter & the director)

(Viki)      Avg Dur:    1 Hr
Notes:    Humorous! Scenes I loved- zombie on treadmill, zombie falling off cliif w/ boar (acting was so zombie looking), electrocution of rival detectives & little kids kicking the crap out of cardboard boxes. 1 shower scene & shirt off @ beginning (HOT). Seemed like 8 different dramas spliced together but totally worked. The Last Empress references- fat rival detective says If I lost weight, I bet I would look like the hot Zombie. Hot Zombie makes a comment that his martial arts skills had to come from somewhere (they are the same style as bodyguard role in The Last Empress)

(Viki)      Avg Dur:    30 min
Notes:    Sad ending. I cried. A couple good kiss scenes @ beginning between emperor & mistress. 1 good one between FL's sister + ML's bro @ end. Too many girl cat fights. Bodyguard story ending didn't get the scene(s) it needed. Needed better closure. Were emperor & bodyguard's live in girl evil? I felt sympathy for them. Was ML2's fake bro the result of rape or loony bin's kid? Was actress playing ML's mom supposed to have a face that looked like a plastic surgery gone wrong? Actress's expressions were totally weird/annoying. Shin Sung Rok's acting was phenomenal & his chest is HOT! Zombie detective sequel for ML2?

(Viki)      Avg Dur:    1 Hr
Notes:    1 very good & 1 believable easy kiss between leads. Easy no frills chemistry between leads. Focus was on plot. Hyun Bin's acting as two personas was pretty good.

(Viki)      
Notes:    Lots of music. Mostly westernized & in English. Love the stage of drums @ end.

(Amazon Prime Video)      
Notes:     Happy ending. I cried. Based on true story.  Love the humor of wannabe girlfriend that ML goes to school with. Lee Je Hoon is not singing & his acting (facial expressions) is amazing.

(Viki)      Avg Dur:    32 min
Notes:    1 very good kiss between screw-up twin & law trainee. Yoon Shi Yoon has his shirt off in a few scenes (HOT) & he plays twins so most of drama is his acting. Drama is not super heavy in judicial information/plot.

(Youtube_Kiwi Channel) 
Notes:    needs sequel....otherwise it is a supper sad ending.  Did Dong Gu really die? Kim Soo Hyun's acting is phenomenal!

(Youtube_Kiwi Channel) 
Notes:    Same as movie as On Your Wedding Day - Relationship progression timeline much clearer than Korean version. Acting/characters in Korean version stronger. Liked scenes of bubblegum drawing on white shirt, ML with his hair tied up while studying, & ML in his swim trunks.

(Viki) + Amazon Prime Video   
Notes:    Love this couple. Was there a kiss? Doesn't matter this was great with or without that. I can totally see why they didn't end up together. FL saw a glimpse of what her father was in ML & can we guess how scarring her dad experiences were....

(Viki)      
Notes:    lots of sexual tension but storyline is really hard to follow. Parts that do make sense because content looks like it is missing. Many cliches that have been done better in other dramas.

(Viki)      
Notes:    Serious with bits of humor throughout. Park Seo Jun soooo hot in this one (shirt off eye candy)

(Netflix)      
Notes:    {English Dubbed}    ALOT of Characters that seemed like main characters & really enjoyed them all. Need more movies.

(Netflix)      
Notes:    {English Dubbed}   

(Netflix)      
Notes:    {English Dubbed}   

(Amazon Prime Video)      
Notes:    Lots of female opera music. Total focus on the concubines & far away glimpses of the master. Movie feels like it was made in the 60's.

(Amazon Prime Video)            
Love Guide for Dumpees   
Notes:    1 mild sex scene near beginning. Kissing was good between both lead couple & secondary couple.

(Amazon Prime Video)        
Notes:    Love the idiot / elite soldier dichotomy acting.  Sequel coming.

(Amazon Prime Video)      
Notes:    So ji Sub's acting is fantastic.

(Amazon Prime Video)      
Notes:    This is probably porn....but i hate to say it I liked the characters & story a lot.

(Viki)      Avg Dur:    1 Hr 5 min
Notes:    SAD... large portion focused on cancer of FL3. 2 kisses each lead couple (only 1 great one - main leads at start of drama). Chemistry of main leads in first couple episodes is hot than it is a total drag fest. Lots of French spoken & numerous quotes by fashion icons used (loved that) Confused/hated ending: did they get back together @ the end or not?

(Viki)      

(Viki)      
Notes:    Features a female singing w/ good voice but don't like songs.  5 mediocre kisses w/ 5 different couples.

(Viki)      
Notes:    It has a little bit of everything: gang fighting, male becomes hot from not, young hottie kisses old woman (I was grossed out), 1 hottie shirt off scene & a body swap. Cute quote: 17 yr old high school father says I promise not to be a bad dad & 17 yr old high school girl says you already are a bad dad. Acting was really good.

(Viki)      
Notes:    Story opens w/1 racy scene. 3 stooges vibe from ninjas, but not funny.

(Viki)      
Notes:    Better story line for characters than sequel. Felt very sad for whales.

(Netflix)      
Notes:     {English Dubbed}   

(Viki)      Avg Dur:    1 Hr 6 min
Notes:    1 kiss each couple. Lawyer & bakery owner couple very interesting/fun, maybe more so than main couple. Lawyer resembles Ji Chang Wook.