2026
What I watched in the year of the horse 🐎🐎
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1. Exit 8
Japanese Movie - 2025
Loved how they brought a game to life, the visual effects, the cinematography, the povs in the beginning and the sound design especially.
But my bug was with how dumb the men were.
Ninomiya kazunari was fantastic in this though.
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2. Love Me
Korean Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
This was a pretty decent watch! it starts with a punch to the gut and with a very hard-to-like fl but the growth of all the characters was refreshing to watch. Lovely to see Chang Ryul in something light hearted for once!!
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3. Dead Talents Society
Taiwanese Movie - 2024
Can never go wrong with taiwan ?
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4. The Ugly
Korean Movie - 2025
Finally got to see a yeon sangho film that doesn't revolve around zombies or cults. Great performance by park jeongmin I must say.
But what was this movie truly about? Public perception or self righteousness? Maybe people's egos are what makes up all the ugliness in the world.
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5. The First Ride
Korean Movie - 2025
simple-not-so-complicated-fun movie! They spent more time in jail than partying lol
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6. Hi-Five
Korean Movie - 2025
super fun watch! i love ahn jae hong as usual but lee jae-in and the one and only yoo ah in were phenomenal too. Stylish and upbeat direction, soundtrack and cinematography took the movie to a whole new level as well. story was quite decent, could have been a little less childish but whatever who cares. oh jung se was the cherry on the top!
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7. Can This Love Be Translated?
Korean Drama - 2026, 12 episodes
loved kim seonho's and go youngjung's chemistry a lot! And JUSTICE FOR FUKUSHI SOTA! BEST 2ND LEAD EVER IN THE HISTORY OF 2ND LEADS! THE POOR GUY MASTERED KOREAN OVER THE COURSE OF HIS CRUSH! THE DEDICATION!!
the dorami angle was amusing in the beginning and got senseless and pointless later on in the show. just wished things were just a bit more sensibly written.
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8. Pavane
Korean Movie - 2026
Loved every second of this! Nice to see Korea experiment a bit these days! Go Ah Sung brought her unique charm and refreshing to see Moon Sang Min in a shade never seen before. Byun Yo Han killed it as always!! This was so reminiscent of 90s and 00s Hong Kong movies and even a lot of Taiwanese Romance films!
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9. Chosen Home
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
What a breath of fresh air! This was cute, funny and thought provoking! Loved all the characters and their arcs and Hotaru was brilliant too! Didn't expect the little Monster x Chosen Home crossover XD
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10. Rental Family
Japanese Movie - 2025
Who wouldn't love a Brendan Fraser in Japan ?
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11. Kokuho
Japanese Movie - 2025
Lee Sang Il came back to remind all of us what real cinema is. This was beyond beautiful, in every sense of the word!
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12. Culinary Class Wars Season 2
Korean TV Show - 2025, 13 episodes
The monastery monk was a breath of fresh air. The serial braiser Choi Kang Rok for the winnnn!!!
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13. Unreachable
Japanese Movie - 2025
Sakamoto Yuji writes a bunch of average movies, before he delivers something mind-blowing. This was just one of those average works....
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14. I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
Korean Movie - 2006
5 steps to eating rice ???
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15. Forget You Not
Taiwanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
Bittersweet
the first half was funny and messy while the second half was melo and emotional,
i wish all the characters were well touched upon in depth rather than just surface level
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16. Mad Concrete Dreams
Korean Drama - 2026, 12 episodes
This should have been the season 2 of beef ?
It was fun nonetheless the script could've been a bit more structured. Great performances from the cast especially so good to see Shim Eun Kyung after sooo longggg as the psycho nuthead Yona!! +Ha jung woo called all his friends to show up in this show lol ?
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17. If Wishes Could Kill
Korean Drama - 2026, 8 episodes
Loved to see Roh Jae Won play an upbeat character!! +Also, there is no humanly possible to survive a literal rod piercing through one's body.....anything for the convenience of the plot.
The show plays on a lot of typical Korean horror cliches, yet I was still entertained and even scared at some points. -
18. Curtain Up, Class!
Korean TV Show - 2026, 10 episodes
This was such a breath of fresh air to watch! Over 10 episodes, i fell in love with the kids - and I loved how they showed that even the bright ones, the shy ones, the awkward ones and even the cheerful ones , all can do something amazing if given the right encouragement!
Loved Kim Taeri and her dedication to the role of a teacher! I hope they continue this with other actors as well! 10-15 years down the line these kids are gonna realise that THEEE Kim Taeri introduced them to the big world of acting! -
19. The Secret Friends Club
Korean TV Show - 2026, 12 episodes
You don't need a reason to spread love and happiness with people you may/may not know!! I thought the second lineup - Jung Haein, Go Younjung, Kim Dohoon, Hong Jinkyung, Yoon Namno and Park Myungsoo was the most heart touching + Competitive!
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20. Yoru no Dohyo: Aru Yogi Sha wo Meguru Kiroku
Japanese Drama - 2025, 5 episodes
wowow is at it again!
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21. The Dark Romance
Chinese Drama - 2026, 22 episodes
okay, first and foremost, Wu Kang Ren is an acting GENIUS! Please experiment more in the future as well!! He was at the Bad kids-Qin Hao level if i may say so!
This show had a great premise but somewhere along loses a lot of structure and momentum. The first half had a lot of filler stuff and they just go on and about tangents. The second half truly was the meat of the show where they finally remember that Luo Liang is also the lead lol. just wished it had more nuance and depth especially since they were covering a relevant and fascinating subject. -
22. The Resurrected
Taiwanese Drama - 2025, 9 episodes
Went into this thinking it would be supernatural heavy, but except for the first episode there's ansolutely no supernatural elements.
Hence, as a crime thriller this was pretty good. I loved the fast paced nature of the story and also how they went borderline black comedy here and there.
Just wished it focussed more on the revenge than suspecting everybody.....idk it went a bit haywire when they started doing that. -
23. Then You Try Making It!
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
the great japanese kitchen!
breaking down and slicing through patriarchy, society, gender discrimination and stereotyping wittily and funnily. This was pretty good and i was more amazed by Ayumelo's growth. I just wished Katsuo's journey felt a bit more natural and slower than the cookie cutter way.
The ending surprised me actually. A rare case where the leads don't end up together. I liked that they both knew that they taught each other's life's biggest lessons but there probably was nothing more from that relationship, and let go of each other gracefully! -
24. Islanders
Taiwanese Drama - 2025, 7 episodes
Struggle d to understand what this show was even about initially, kinda still felt that at the end too.
The main character is a complete bitch, and I felt the most bad for his wife ?, she deserved better. Should've walked away from him earlier. The ending is quite just that - every body walking away from him for something better, something they truly are. He was a depressing leech. Wu Ka ng Ren can do anything- idk why he reminded me of eita in this one.
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25. In Your Dreams
Hong Kong Movie - 2017
Kenneth woo was brilliant in this! That ‘bed scene’ was just perfect.
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26. Bad Education
Taiwanese Movie - 2022
The ratio of good people to bad people is 10-10-80
i still have no idea what this film was
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27. Lobby
Korean Movie - 2025
It was alright as far as I remember
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28. The People Upstairs
Korean Movie - 2025
This was hilarious.
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29. Soul Mate
Japanese Drama - 2026, 8 episodes
This exists in the same universe as More than Words TT. However, I've come to the conclusion that More than Words is the better drama.
Although I loved the performances and direction, the script is my real enemy. There isn't room to get attached to characters. One moment something happens, and within a single breath something else happens. I wished it was more fleshed out and gave more context.
As for it being platonic and subtle, I didn't really mind it since it wasn't completely unsaid. The ending serves as testament to that.
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30. Reverse
Korean Drama - 2026, 8 episodes
Dropped.
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31. Renoir
Japanese Movie - 2025
A lonely childhood in the midst of ‘grown ups’ and dysfunctional parents. Fuki chan Resonated with me on personal note.
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32. Gold Land
Korean Drama - 2026, 10 episodes
Ahh wasted potential once again,
The female lead could have been so much more but she was reduced to just being saved by everyone around her.
Woogi's one helluva cockroach that survived death time and again. But he was one of the only interesting charcters in this show.
Everybody else was quite cookie cutter and couldn't really feel their desperation through the show.
Kwangsoo was quite fun to watch but hated how oathetic his character eventually became.
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33. Absolute Value of Romance
Korean Drama - 2026, 16 episodes
I don't think this show had a single dull moment. It perfectly captured the innocence, passion and aspirations(and confusion) of a typical teenager (and fujoshi).
Loved Yeo Eui Ju and Ga woo su and literally every character (along with their web novel alter egos)
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34. The World of Love
Korean Movie - 2025
Speaking out loud brings others courage.
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35. Uso ga Uso de Uso wa Uso da
Japanese Drama - 2025, 4 episodes
liar liar pants on fireeee
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36. An Actor's Revenge
Japanese Movie - 1963
Kokuho's inspiration
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37. Hero's Island
Japanese Movie - 2025
eita deserved better :((((
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38. Filing for Love
Korean Drama - 2026, 12 episodes
I-na was the perfect boss woman
Gong myung looks like young Go Soo
Kim Jaewook was just eyecandy in this
Ah Jung didn't need that villain arc :((((
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39. Straight to Hell
Japanese Drama - 2026, 9 episodes
from rags to riches
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40. Bakudan
Japanese Movie - 2025
hmmm the scripttt
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41. On Summer Sand
Japanese Movie - 2025
borderline incestuous but nevermind...
joe odagiri be looking and sounding like tsumabuki satoshi these days -
42. The Hot Spot
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
finally finished this!
loved that cozy-warm atmosphere with the fuji mountain back drop!! something only japan can think of and execute! -
43. Small Fry Heroes
Japanese Drama - 2026, 10 episodes
Typical japanese humour! But did get little over the over the top and annoying! and whats with the ai!
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44. Kateikyoshi no Kishi Knight desu.
Japanese Drama - 2026, 10 episodes
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45. Sounds of Winter
Japanese Drama - 2026, 10 episodes
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46. Escape
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
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47. Sins of Kujo
Japanese Drama - 2026, 10 episodes
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48. Drops of God Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2026, 8 episodes
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49. Human Vapor
Japanese Drama - 2026, 8 episodes
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50. Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?
Japanese Drama - 2026
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51. Salmokji: Whispering Water
Korean Movie - 2026
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52. Synanthrope
Japanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
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53. Mirai's Future Son
Japanese Drama - 2026, 10 episodes
Eng subs there but not for free :(
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54. Warau Salesman
Japanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
no subs yet
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55. Transcending Dimensions
Japanese Movie - 2025
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56. Two Seasons, Two Strangers
Japanese Movie - 2025
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57. Extremely Inappropriate!
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
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58. True Colors
Japanese Drama - 2025, 9 episodes
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59. Living
Taiwanese Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
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60. Back to the Origin
Chinese Drama - 2025, 40 episodes
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61. Wonder Wall
Chinese Drama - 2026, 20 episodes
june 7
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62. Hei no Naka no Biyoshitsu
Japanese Drama - 2025, 7 episodes
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63. The Elephant Is Right Here
Chinese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
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64. Tokyo Salad Bowl
Japanese Drama - 2025, 9 episodes
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65. Hey Detective, Your Backpack Is Open!
Japanese Drama - 2026, 8 episodes
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66. Mondays
Japanese Movie - 2022
where do i find this TT
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67. Fearless Blood
Chinese Drama - 2023, 18 episodes
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68. Escape from the Trilateral Slopes
Chinese Drama - 2024, 21 episodes
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69. Shall We Dance?
Japanese Movie - 1996
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70. Surname Confidential
Japanese Drama - 2026, 11 episodes
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71. Nameless
Japanese Movie - 2026
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72. The Sound of Grass
Japanese Movie - 2021
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73. Reboot
Japanese Drama - 2026, 10 episodes
coming to netflix on june 14
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74. The Husband
Korean Drama - 2026, 12 episodes
july 4
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75. Six Singles under One Roof
Korean TV Show - 2026, 10 episodes
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76. Notes from the Last Row
Korean Drama - 2026, 6 episodes
june 26
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77. Is It Too Late for Sushi?
Japanese Drama - 2026, 10 episodes
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78. The Boy and I Who Will Break Up in 100 Days
Japanese Drama - 2026, 10 episodes
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79. A Shop for Killers Season 2
Korean Drama - 2026, 8 episodes
july 22
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80. Tantara
Korean Drama - 2026, 22 episodes
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81. Last Samurai Standing
Japanese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
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82. Salon De Holmes
Korean Drama - 2025, 10 episodes

















































































