Humbledaisy

Go for it! You could do a March Madness style face off and come up with the worst drama mom ever.

I can understand why Seo Hyun Jin's character in OHYA (AMO) would bother someone - her reaction to being left right before her wedding is so "not modern western dating aesthetic." If something like that happened to a friend of mind, I would think "You are so lucky to find this out ahead of time - you go, girl" But for Seo Hyun Jin, she's just so beaten down by a lifetime of being second best and feeling unloved. To me, she was a broken doll and that's why the actress chose to play her so emotionally unleashed. The female character in that drama that really bothers me was Heo Ji-ya, Do-kyung's mother. The actress screeched and bitched and basically caused everything bad to happen and I was surprised no "truck of doom" arrived for her!

A partial translation is listed in Novelupdates.com

You know, I haven’t even watched Untamed yet but I’m following him for his evil dimples.

Sorry but I was voting for second lead Leo Li all the way.

For non-Chinese readers, there are lists of translated novels over on Novelupdates.com

I just found out that the silly "My Disciple Died Yet Again" has a drama adaption. Its worth going through the MDL tag for novel adaptation and then looking it up on Novel Updates. Sometimes you luck out on a translated one. I tracked the so-sodrama "The General & I" back to the great novel "A Lonesome Fragrance Waiting to be Appreciated."

Go Go Squid (aka Honey Stewed Squid) is quite a funny novel!

So much better than I was anticipating— and finally, a good royal family!

I watched this years ago and found it a bit tedious - but as I've grown older, the slower, final portion of this film is my favorite. It's the constant gun play that doesn't hold up. A surprisingly true meditation on the nature of friendship.

Watch something by Wong Kan Wai, they said. Try something new. Well, I wouldn't start his oeuvre with this one . . .

This woman is lovely - both as an actress and as a woman. She needs to be in everything!

This is a surprising movie - at first it seems like a low brow comedy, then it turns into a bit of social/political commentary about Chinese society and then, finally, a sweet romance happy ending with a dash of "sticking it to the man" thrown in. AND the second lead turns out to be handsome Tony Yang hiding under all that dirt?! Really - not what I was expecting but much better in a way . . . I'm going to have to ponder this!

This is one of a long series of films using the same name plus the year. Pretty sure they are Chinese New Year productions.

Well, that one’s ending soon . . .

I watched it on US Netflix.

Very sweet movie - also, it was lovely to see two actors just being themselves and not worrying about do they look perfect. Their acting shone through.

I must admit, I was much more moved than I thought I would be by this drama. Even though it used so many Korean drama tropes (death of parents, crushing debt, school bullying, rich kid/poor kid) - I liked it. I especially liked that our heroine wasn't all so perky and cheery even though her life was bad. Can't wait for season 2!

I'm watching and I am already mixed up about the three main countries. I need a map at the beginning!

I just rewatched this and noticed it’s supposed to be based on a web novel “ who says the martial arts circle is good?” by Ziyue. Well, there’s nothing out there under this title. Does anyone recognize this novel? It sounds like a manga or web toon to me.