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Honestly, if it was something like "He was cursed into a cat form" I'd be fine with it. But it specifically says he's a "cat that transforms into a human" instead of "human trapped in a cat's body" i.e his original form is that of a cat instead of vice versa. So that gives me an even ickier feeling lol It's prolly just me though. Just the image of the FL falling in long with a cat bothers me lmao

Tell Me What You Saw is the type of drama that gets better by the episode. It's NOT extraordinarily good or original or unique. But it makes good usage of the usual tropes and plotlines and packages it in an box of entertainment imo I'm loving it tbh

Actually, I always end up liking killers in most Kdramas for some reason xD I'll prolly end up watching it after exhausting my watchlist (which is huge rn oof).

Agreed. Thai Horror are underrated. I'd HIGHLY recommend the Art of Devil series as well.

It's one of the best Thai Horror I've seen personally. It's about curses and the topic's handled marvelously in the series. It's also incredibly gruesome and full of gore. The 2nd movie is one of the best horror I've seen personally.

Honestly though, I think "Shutter" is one of the most popular Horror movies out there. I think this list could've done without it, because if one's a fan of Asian horror, there's a very high chance that they've already seen Shutter. It's one of the staple of Asian horrors along the likes of Grudge series and the Ring series.

I am having the opposite experience. I'm loving Sooyoung in it. It's not an overdramatic role, so the understated and calming performance is what it needed. And I really liked her performance in the two episodes this week especially when she confronted the man who hit her mother. It wasn't overdramatic, it was melancholic and mature, just what I imagined the confrontation would be like. Like a closure for her character rather than revenge. I haven't seen Children of Nobody yet, I keep hearing mixed reviews on it. Some say it's good, others say it's really bad. IDK who to believe lawl

Second lead syndrome? What are people smoking??? We don't even get to see enough of the second lead to have a second lead syndrome unless you just fall for people based on their looks (which is superficial af).

There's no cultural explanation. Have you read Western Indie romance books? The male leads and often times the female leads are also full on douchebag/biatch.

Same. I ended up skimming through both seasons and raging at the trashy ending.

It's not just you. And Imo the ML never redeemed himself properly. They were a very bad fit. Siwon should've gotten the girl here.

I hated this drama because of the ridiculousness at times and the way it ended tbh I didn't like a thing about Park Seo Joon's character. Hwang Jung Eum's character should've ended up with Choi Siwon's character. They were a far superior fit.

IMO they'll suit the role because IMO Neither of them look like early 20s lol they look mid-20s imo

There are a lot of good idol actors though (Junho and Kyungsoo are my favourite idol actors too). Don't let the prejudice keep you. Sometimes the idol actors are even better than the actor actors in dramas. Personally though, the only drama where L has acted well IMO was Miss Hammurabi.

Ew Zoophilia. lol I'm sorry but the animal turns to human and falls in love with the owner premise gives me the creeps. Is it just me???

LOL That's a hilarious premise. To fall in love with a character you create xD I cannot fathom such notions LOL

Loool I wonder how that would've gone. I mean the writer cannot physically appear in their world so how'll they even contact her in the first place.

I hope this has Nik and Suthee couple too. Cannot wait for it.

Nope. We exist. I got bored of them after the 666th time they played the "I'm a possessive jerk" card. Boring af

I was actually expecting a not so happy ending tbh lol Or maybe with the two leads as the actual lead in another manhwa.

BTW I kinda disagree with your assessment of Extraordinary You. I think for veteran Kdrama fans, this is actually like a fresh breathe of air. Because the show is more like a satire of other high school dramas. It kinda parodies shows like Boys over Flowers really well. I think it's one of the more smartly written school dramas due to it being a pseudo-spoof lol It pokes fun at the common tropes and cliches in these drama really well.

True. I hope if someone makes a part 2, they'd like create sections and take different genres and perspectives into account lol

Agreed about Prison Playbook. It's one of those dramas that does everything right. The romance is not overwhelming, but is still really detailed. The bromance is just right and the way the main character adapts to a life in prison while surviving every day scuffles and making friends along the way is just so well written. It's one of the best Kdramas I've seen in the 2010s tbh

It's not a deal breaker for me, but I'd still like it if they wrap it up nicely instead of just teasing us. Some other dramas like Miss Hammurabi does the same.

That's fair enough lol I'm a guy, so most of the people I recommended these dramas to were guys xD Probably why they didn't like romcoms much.

Cultural difference, personal taste as well as gender perspective makes it hard to make a proper "Beginner's friendly" list like this. I think the best we can do is like pick a few dramas from each genre lol