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Just watched the first two episodes and I wish I had waited to start it. This drama is really gonna test my patience lol

Okay, just finished it. A very solid asadora all around. Not my personal favorite, but still very much worth watching and sure to be someone's favorite.

The only asadora from the 2010s not to attract any English subtitling attention lol. That makes me think that it's probably pretty bad, but I would still watch it if it was subtitled cause I'm curious ~

This asadora doesn't seem to be that popular, but I think that just makes me more curious about watching it lol. In my experience so far, I've watched two "mid" asadoras and I was even able to find something to like in them. So we'll see with this one.

I'm excited to watch this asadora when the fansubber finishes it. They're currently at week 23 so four more weeks to go!

I wish more asadora specials got subtitles :/ I'd really to watch this.

Currently watching this asadora. It’s hard not to think about the cheating scandal while watching tbh, but I still like it so far. In general, I think it’s a bad idea for co-stars to marry in real life. Rarely does it seem to go well…

Asadora need actors to play multiple different ages so I think they don’t pay much attention to their actual ages.

I just finished this asadora and noticed your comment haha. I need to check out Toto Nee-chan soon!

Their dynamic was my favorite part of this asadora. I wish more second male lead characters (especially in K-dramas) were like Godai. He was so charming, never imposed his feelings on Asa, and had a genuine friendship with her and Shinjiro.

I wrote this in my review for Asa ga Kita, but I'll include it here too so more people will see it. Asa ga Kita is based on the life of the Osaka businesswoman Hirooka Asako. She is mentioned in the biography "Anne's Cradle: The Life & Works of Hanako Muraoka," which serves as the source material for the asadora Hanako to Anne and started me off on my asadora journey. The description of Asako in the book seems that they captured her pretty accurately in this asadora, though keep in mind that it's only about 2-3 pages. Anyway, I just thought it was interesting that two asadora heroines knew each other in real life.

Asa ga Kita is definitely a 10/10 asadora to me. If you're looking for a next watch, I recommend Hanako to Anne (of course lol) and the most recent asadora Tora ni Tsubasa.

I watched this because it’s leaving Netflix in two days and I was not prepared for that ending 😭

Interesting article. In my experience with low ratings, the more viewers the more accurate the rating. Dramas or movies with less than 100 viewers I’ll give a chance if I’m interested despite the low rating. And sometimes the low rating comes just from having an unpopular ending.

Great article! I particularly liked your point that it's okay to watch just 2-3 K-dramas a year. That's me most years. This year and 2020 are the only years I've kind of gone all in in watching dramas. You also made a great point about making a "shift." I watch dramas and movies from most of the countries on MDL, but I like to shake things up every once in a while with a great Indian film. I would also recommend RRR.

Also, addressing K-dramas losing their "charm." I think this is inevitable. When you discover something, it's all so new and you'll like some dramas that just seem mid later. As for myself, I still enjoy k-dramas but I don't think I'll discover a new favorite. My most favorites are Answer Me 1997 (from 2012 when I first started watching k-dramas) and It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020 when I rediscovered k-dramas).

I’ll probably watch this since it’ll be on Netflix. I also liked Jung So Min in Alchemy of Souls.

I'm looking forward to the upcoming episodes. I'm very curious about the full story of the family split because so far I don't feel the whole "you're dead to me" thing coming from the mom and daughter is justified, but I might change my mind in the future.

Finished this drama yesterday. I tried to binge it, but I got a little bored towards the end so it took me a few more days than I thought. The beginning of the drama is pretty strong. However, since it's really just a word-for-word, scene-for-scene adaptation of the book, the fatigue set in around ep 15. I think this drama would be better for those who haven't read the book, but that also makes me a bit sad that this drama gives no incentive to read the book.

This drama covers the entire first book. There are two more books in the series and a season 2 is currently planned based on the second book "The Dark Forest."

A good drama, not an amazing drama but good. Some issues and some boring episodes but the ending was ultimately worth it. Might've benefited from being shorter.

I’m excited for this! I hope it gets picked up by a subber when it starts airing.