TamzinMillemni

I sincerely hope this is the catalyst for greater change. We had a similar (but less tragic) watershed moment here in the UK, where in the wake of the MeToo movement the media and the police jumped the gun and released the name of Cliff Richards before bringing any charges. They almost destroyed him over something that turned out to be groundless in the end.

It sparked change in not only how the media reports on influential/celebrity figures who have yet to be charged but also on how the police releases information to the media before an official investigation. Of course other cases also impacted this as well, such as the Sarah Everard case (she was m*rdered by a serving police officer).

The media are always gonna media though because they broke the ‘anonymity precedent’ just last year by revealing the name of a BBC newscaster who was alleged to have had an inappropriate relationship with a colleague he was suspected of grooming from a young age. But at least the police have had to change and I can’t help but think how less tragic the outcome for Lee Sun Kyun would have been if the police in SK had to operate within similar restrictions.

They’ve got to be planning a season 2 because are we just not going to find out what happened to Soo-bin at that club?? 😅

Yes, that’s exactly what it is. It feels fair and makes you have the good kind of cry. I try to be as accurate as I can to manage expectations for sad or bittersweet endings because I know myself that walking into a truly sad ending can be devastating. The fact that the story doesn’t feel like it’s over yet also gives you a hopeful feeling at the end too. It takes you through it in the last episode but ultimately it ends on a positive note.

It’s both happy and sad. If you are someone who doesn’t like sad endings like me, I’d still recommend you watch it as the main character(s) get a good ending. Usually I don’t like sad endings because they are often unfair and feel like a betrayal to the story but I’d say this one has a happy ending even though there are some sad bits. Also, the ending feels like there is more to come so I hope there is a season 2.

What an emotional ending. Crying ugly and happy tears and they just had to crack one more joke right at the end. 😅

It’s the Mandela effect. Whenever we all have collective deja vu it’s because we’ve been Men In Black’d or we’re living the same timeline again.

He looks familiar to me too like I’ve seen his exact face before. The other actors you guys suggested share similarities but I feel like I’ve seen Babe’s EXACT FACE BEFORE.

I hope part 2 is at least. I added it here because they’ve split part one and part 2 into two different MDL listings (as in you can rate each part separately).

How many 2023-release dramas did you watch? 81

What country did you watch the most in 2023? South Korea

What genre(s) do you usually watch? Romance (k-dramas have got me in a chokehold 😅)

What is your top drama listed in this article? Moving

What is your top drama NOT listed in this article? Death’s Game (especially part 1 which were the first 4 episodes released in 2023), Castaway Diva, The Glory Pt 2 and Divorce Attorney Shin

How was your drama journey in 2023? A mixed bag. The good ones were really good (found some real gems) but unfortunately the majority were sloppily executed.

What is your wish or plan in dramaland in 2024? As others have said, I wish for better consistently good dramas. I’d also like to see some newer themes and mixing of genres. We’ve started to see this a bit in the last two years and I really hope it catches on.

I didn’t know MDL did yearly roundups. This is such a cool idea and I’ve also found some interesting looking shows for my to watch list. 🤗

The late 2010s was the semi decade for Korean cinema. These thought provoking and highly emotive movies came out of nowhere and dominated with its impact. Although I am not Asian I love to see when cultural phenomenons challenge the concept that non-white stories are not relatable. After all, we are all humans and we all have stories with similar themes.

Same. I avoided it for years because I was like, “not another zombie movie” but it’s so much more than that. Like you said, it’s the kind of film that you don’t mind it ripping your heart out. You don’t regret watching it for a second even though you are left bawling on the floor. 😅

I watched this in full years after it came out (2022). It has such a gut wrenching impact. It’s the sort of bitter-sweet ending that stays with you.

Say what you want about this series but mama Nam going off on the dad will never not be iconic. How are you gonna tell a man he has a limp d*ck. bahahaha 🤣😂😅😭😭😭 Is that a record for the most series of cuss words in a bl? I think it might be tehehe 🤭

BiliBili is the site I’m suggesting. I’m just letting you know I had to fish around for the good subs because they weren’t all in one place on the site. They were from multiple different posters.

I scraped through BiliBili to find each episode with good subs. In the end I had to wade through a lot of videos by a lot of different people to find the good ones. I still don’t understand why the subs are so bad and this is a production with a lot of big names.

I had to go digging through BiliBili and found good subs for each individual episode from different posters. I can’t provide all the links off the top of my head without slogging through my browsing history but I did save the link for episode 1.
https://www.bilibili.tv/en/video/4789267706151424

We’d have to agree to disagree as the story arc ended abruptly.

When I first watched this in 2021, there was a buzz about a Season 2 or a continuation of some sort but after two and a half years I’m still holding out hope. Although it’s less and less likely. 🥲

Oh, my bad. The site I watch stuff on posted the episode link in preparation for it being released today but the episode itself was not available yet. As others have said it will be available today (Jan 5th).

I saw that ep 5 is available now but I don’t know when exactly they were released, if it was today or yesterday.