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I'll second this. Very few romance driven k-dramas need to be more than 12 episodes. Even with 12, they need generally a side story to keep momentum. There's about 3 to 4 hours of filler in a huge chunk of k-dramas.

If you are talking about Doctors with PSH, I agree. It's one of the few that has done it well.

Diamond Lover ending up getting extended a certain # of episodes but Rain hadn't been contracted and was not available to continue so they had to change up the story and the 2nd lead ended up winning the lady. I'm going by memory but I think that is how it went down and lots of people were irked but since she ended up marrying that guy irl it all worked out !

I didn't think anyone could dislike love triangles as much as me, but I'm seeing the complaint more and more. I don't actually suffer from SLS. I won't let myself because I know how it all ends. I agree with all of these 4 items. I call the last one "instalove". I watch romances to see a couple fall in love and watch the progression of the relationship so the "instalove" is a cheat.

I had absolutely no expectations about this drama and started watching because it was on Netflix. I actually am really enjoying it. It has managed to build a world that I understand as well as have a few really solid emotional moments that I wasn't expecting. Everyone is doing a great job so far. Watched 4 episodes in two days.

I enjoyed 85% of this drama. Episode 15 was just blah and I think the ending of the drama could have been fleshed out better, but it was an overall solid show. I enjoy that it really didn't have much in the way of a love triangle. One of my favorite moments was the male lead giving his mom the scarf. That was an I-might-need-a-tissue moment. I also enjoyed having a male lead be a more introverted stolid kind of man. They exist and can have their story told as well.

Honestly, he's just an okay actor to me, but I think he is also a down-to-earth, sweetheart of a guy so I'll give any of his dramas a go.

This is good to hear. I'm on episode 7 of Someday.

I do to. Yeah, I had some issues here and there with it. No drama is perfect for sure. I am realizing I've seen all the other shows you listed as well. I kinda forgot Autumn's Concerto for a sec as it's been a while.

I didn't like the whole - what a coincidence we are sisters thing -but I actually thought that the death of the gal made the point "live your life because you never know" . I have mad respect for the writer for not pulling punches but I know people are divided on that. Of the two you listed, I would recommend Marriage Contract. I found TWTWB addictive but it is kinda weird and frustrating at times.

Okay, I'll be first. This gal is one of my favorite writers. Two Weeks is my fav action drama and 49 Days my favorite melo and Twenty Again is lovely. Cross fingers for a solid show.

I could see that in some of the dramas he's done but not the family drama. That writer worked with him before and people really want to be in her shows. I don't think she would have allowed him to get near her project unless she was kosher with it.

I don't care that much one way or another if people comment and discuss non-drama issues, but for people coming to just check out the drama, this isn't really what MDL is for. I think a separate article to discuss "actor scandals: to watch or not to watch" would be far better. People can hash out the five to seven actors who have crashed and burned and some even more than this dude.

I've long had the theory that romance centric dramas really only need 12 episodes. Unless there are a lot of other characters/ensemble cast, it's rare that there is no filler or we feel like the same issues get tossed about for a few hours in straight romance shows.

I enjoyed When the Weather is Fine quite a bit though I really dislike episode 15. Ha! I actually consider it more of an ensemble drama as all the characters were so fleshed out perhaps because it was based on a novel.

Enjoyed MARS quite a bit. Don't know if T-dramas will ever produce this type drama again.

I also got into k-dramas for the romance but have found I enjoy a lot of other genres. Also hate love triangles. For something with a melo flavor that isn't makjang area and is romance focused, I would pick Just Between Lovers, Secret Love Affair, That Winter the Wind Blows, Marriage Contract. One of the best melo dramas I've ever seen isn't specifically romance focused but is 49 Days. You don't hear so much about it these days but truly is wonderful.

I think Forest was finished a while back and had trouble finding an airing station.

I don't find PBG's acting insufferable, but I admit to never quite getting the big deal about him.

A friend once told me that men marry women thinking they will never change, and women marry men thinking they can change them. This drama plays into the trope that with the love of a good woman, a bad boy can change and become a good guy. There is something deeply romantic and yet at the same time deluded about this trope but, truthfully, I see more women buy into this irl than any other trope of k-drama. I mean I've never met anyone in a love triangle. Anyway, I am not saying people can't change for the better, but I wouldn't want to count on it. BOF is a mess but I honestly never took it that seriously.