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In my experience, sequels almost always are disappointing, but one can hope! If i set the bar low, there's a good chance i wont be as disappointed. 😝

What a great end of the year wrap up. I love your articles. :)

How many 2023-release dramas did you watch? 𝟭𝟮𝟵 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀
What country did you watch the most in 2023? 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮
What genre(s) do you usually watch? 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝘆
What is your top drama listed in this article? 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲.
What is your top drama NOT listed in this article?
𝗦.𝗞𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗔: 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝘆 𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀
𝗝𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗡: 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻, 𝗧𝘀𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗸𝘂 𝗝𝗞 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗷𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝘆𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗶
𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗔: 𝗜 𝗔𝗺 𝗡𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆, 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱, 𝗛𝗶 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗿 (𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮)
𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗: 𝗘𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮
How was your drama journey in 2023? 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗽, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗷𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿.
What is your wish or plan in dramaland in 2024? 𝗡𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘆.

This reminded me of a cross between the show 24, Bourne Identity, and a random food themed Christmas movie. I didn't really care for the restaurant storyline or the guy looking for his dog, but the other stuff was interesting.

What frustrated me the most is that is that nothing was really resolved by the end of the movie. The only thing is that we as an audience come out of the movie with much more clarity on the situation.

I can see how the original novel would've been popular. FL was put in amusing awkward situations, mostly of her own doing. Unfortunately this plot was dragged into oblivion. It should have been 16-20 episodes, not 36.

I love how you included provisions and videos to go with them. ^^

The first episodes were pretty cringe, but it got a bit better after she quit. It's a decent time pass watch. I mainly loved the music and the fluffy kitty. It was also nice to see some of the behind the scenes of what it's like to be a scriptwriter and other film stuff. As for the romance, there were a lot more kisses than I was expecting...there might be some controversial* romance stuff too so be prepared for that. The drama could've been condensed and there were a few small things that irked me, but if you go in with low expectations it's not too bad.
p.s. I only use the word controversial because this drama tries to pass itself off as fluff.

I love this. Some of them look so alike!

I thought it was pretty average too. I mainly liked most scenes with Myung Joon and Roo Hee, but the comedy can be a hit or a miss.

There were so much fouling at this world cup lol. Where was the ref? It's a bit cheesy and cringey at times, but I found it to be an enjoyable, feel good, sports movie. Some of the players could've been a bit more well rounded, but they probably kept things simple in the interest of time.

Queens. 👑 I have a bunch of favorites and yes, they made it into the list. Thank you for compiling!

The poster deceivingly makes you think it's a romantic comedy with a contract marriage plot, but it's really just another one of those forced marriage melodrama lakorns. It was one step away from being a slap/kiss. ML is possessive and two faced (all smiles in front of the public, but treats FL like 💩 when they're alone). He only treats her nicely when she's asleep or unconscious so his feelings won't get caught. It reminded me of DV, but it wasn't quite DV. The lakorn is very repetitive and could’ve been condensed to 10 episodes or less. FL is weak and a damsel in distress. There's only so many times ML needs to save her from being raped before it gets old (and it got old very fast). The only thing I liked were the sheep and the kids (who were probably better off in America). The most interesting character was sadly the villain. The bottom line is there are better lakorns out there with similar plots. This was just poorly executed.

FL becomes ML's bloodwife??? Now I'm curious. 😆

I actually really liked it. It was a wholesome and inspirational drama. It is straight up a business drama about a startup. If you don't like business dramas, then this drama is not for you. Do not watch solely for the romance. There is some romance, but it is a minimal part of the story. The biggest complaint is that it's unrealistic. I can agree with this, but at the end of the day, they break down the idea of a startup to a very simple and basic form for the audience to understand.

Update: Thanks. I removed it from the list. It looks like there are plenty of actors who used their real voices, but ML's voice is definitely dubbed and unfortunately he talks a lot so it's not considered minimal dubbing.

I mainly checked this out for KYK, but all three main actors are very talented, versatile actors that are known for slipping in and out of good guy and bad guy roles. I knew this drama was going to play out in an interesting way since I wouldn't have to worry about typecasting. Overall, I liked how the story played out. If you are familiar with neo noirs, you might find it a bit repetitive or predictable, but it's pretty solid.

It's actually a common trope...the irony of someone becoming the man that they hated (in this case lawyer Moon). There are plenty of plots out there with negative character development, especially in this genre. I predicted this would happen as well. The title Evilive was a giveaway. It's a palindrome that looks like the word "evil" is mirrored and is depicted as a reflection on the poster. Maybe I just read too much into it. Either way, this drama falls under neo noir category and I was not surprised to see common tropes from this genre.

This is what threw me off too. They were using flip phones, but then I randomly saw a samsung galaxy phone that looked like the GS3. I was like what time period are we supposed to be in??

They care for each other deeply and it's on the borderline of friends or something more. While they are not officially together in the end, they leave space open for a season 2 and continuation of the story. The drama has a complete ending though. I guess their relationship by the end can be best described as "some".

Technically both. They're more endgame, but it's not a romance.