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You're so rude. Your comment was unnecessary.

I LOVED this drama!! Bruce He is gorgeous - those dimples!! I loved how affectionate they were with each other - Taiwanese dramas are so much better than Korean dramas at this. No fish kisses here!! Yes, some aspects of the story were ridiculous, but it's a romantic comedy so what do you expect? The actual ending (after the credits) was the best/most romantic I've seen in a long time.

UPDATE: I'm almost done with the T-drama "Hello Again!" and it needs to be added to this list!!! Where has the dimpled cutie-pie Bruce (He) Hung been all my life??!

Two characters are missing from this list:
1) Yeo Woon from Warrior Baek Dong Soo. While I absolutely share your love for Ji Chang Wook, it was frankly Yoo Seung Ho's portrayal of Yeo Woon that salvaged that mess of a drama. Every time Yeo Woon showed up, I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. His character was deeply scarred (his childhood experiences made sure of that), lonely, loyal to a fault, selfless, and he fit the criteria of the tragic second lead perfectly. He probably spoke the fewest words of any character on your list, but the depth of his facial expressions, body language, and - dear Lord, those eyes - made words unnecessary. Yoo Seung Ho was a teenager when he played Yeo Woon, and I'm not sure many other teenage actors could have played this role with this much power and purpose.

2) Gu Dong Mae from Mr. Sunshine. So even though I would sign up to watch Yoo Yeon Seok read restaurant menus all day and be perfectly fine, I still think he knocked this character out. of. the. park. This character was a tricky one to play - it could have easily gone the cliched revenge route that can breed overacting , but instead Dong Mae was more subtle and restrained than that. Yes, he was murderous and ran a gang of morally questionable folks, but he had reasons - good reasons - for all of that. And the deep trauma and defensiveness stemming from childhood incident(s) (I'm sensing a pattern here) propelled his character forward and the way he acted at least made sense.

Both these fantastic characters need to be gifted with quiet and happy childhoods in their next lives and they definitely deserve to be loved unconditionally.

Luckily we can each have our own opinion and love watching who we love watching. And imo PBG is gorgeous and a great actor.

Thanks! I should add Asian Crush to the list of sites where I watch dramas, although they have mostly K-dramas and fewer Taiwanese shows. I wish that there was another site like Viki that was solely for Taiwanese media (and carried every one of Takeshi's movies.) I would totally pay money for that.

Is Dramacool a paid subscription? And if not, is it buggy and malware-infested? Also do most of the shows have English subtitles? I'm really glad to hear about more sites to watch more shows. :-)

I'm so happy about this article - I LOVE Taiwanese dramas!! They are indeed a wonderful 'palette cleanser' after too many K-drama tropes and overly immature and under-written female characters. Plus, Taiwan produces the best BLs, in my opinion, with the HIStory series just getting better and better each year.
Let me say this first however: Some Day or One Day, starring Greg Han Hsu, Alice Ke, and Patrick Shih, is one of the best dramas I have ever seen, (Korean, Taiwanese, Chinese, Japanese, or even American.) This drama almost has no equal, in my opinion - it is that good.

Here's my list of Taiwanese dramas I've seen, (loosely in order of preference):
Some Day or One Day
Fall in Love With Me
Yong-Jiu’s Grocery Store
Attention Love
Behind Your Smile
The Perfect Match
My Dear Boy
Just You
HIStory 3: Trapped
HIStory 3: Make Our Days Count
HIStory 2: Crossing the Line
Back to 1989
Before We Get Married
Love Myself Or You
What Is Love
The Ghost Bride
Love Storm
Home Sweet Home
Because of You 2020
When I See You Again

Favorite Taiwanese actors (although not an exhaustive list:)
Wu Kang-Jen (Chris Wu from The Ghost Bride, etc)
Aaron Yan
Ivy Shao
Tia Li
Marcus Chang
Fandy Fan
Jasper Liu
Derek Chang
Wayne Song
Wang Zi
Jake Hsu
Chris Wu (another Chris Wu - this one from HIStory 3:Trapped)
Puff Kuo
Yorke Sun

I have watched all of these dramas on either Viki or Netflix, so if you have subscriptions, they're accessible. Netflix is starting to carry more and more Asian dramas, (from the entire region.)

Kang Ki Young didn't have a big part in Tunnel, but it was an important character and he played it very well. Tunnel is one of my all-time favorite dramas, from any country.

You're entitled to your opinion. I don't happen to share it, though.

Kang Ki Young was awesome in I'm Not A Robot, but it was his supporting role in Tunnel that really impressed me. He's a brilliant actor who can do both comedic and serious roles well. (I loved him in What's Wrong with Secretary Kim.) I wish he would get a lead role!
Speaking of Tunnel, another actor you might want to add here is Kim Min Sang, who has been in a lot of great roles, including Dr. Romantic, Something About 1%, Chief Kim, Devilish Joy, and Cruel City.
One of Kim Won Hae's roles that wasn't mentioned here was as Lee Dong Wook's boss in Life. He was excellent in that medical drama.

I've been waiting for this article!!
I have never hated a character so much as ‎Kim Hye Jin (Hwang Jung-eum) in She Was Pretty. The amount of DUMB in that character has no ending. She didn't seem to understand any of the basic Korean that was spoken directly to her and seemed to screw up every task that was given to her. That character was probably also the most clumsy in k-dramaland - dropping everything she touched and tripping into scenery at the most inopportune moments. This led often to the ML screaming at her and shaming her in front of everyone - (which is a need-to-be-gone-now trope for which I could write a long post on.)
But honestly what I hated most about this particular character (and what I hate about many FL characters in k-dramas) is when she was berated in public (or private for that matter) and there were huge misunderstandings staring everyone in the face, instead of just opening her mouth and speaking something (anything, really), what got instead was an open mouth and blank stare followed by a weak "What?" and that's that. This character could have gotten a college degree in "What?" because that's what she excelled at the most.
I never bought into the love triangle in SWP either because why would anyone (much less two beautiful men) fall in love with a character was so bumbling and dumb? Maybe writers (especially bad writers who are female) think that women love to watch other woman act stupidly - maybe they think that a stupid FL is adorable or just pathetic enough to make the ML fall in love with them so the man can help them not to hurt themselves or embarrass themselves? Please no. Writers, as a woman, I don't necessarily need my FL to literally kick everyone's ass, (SWDBS-style), but I do really need FL's who possess at least a modicum of good judgment and say something other than "What?" I don't think that's too much to ask.