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I agree. Except I'm so disappointed because I live for these tropes. But they lost me at the casting.

Thanks ^^

End of episode 2: Never mind, I'm definitely take him seriously now. Baby face or not. He scary ^^'

Chinese dramas really need to find a good middleground between having a good looking cast, and hiring the right person for heavy roles. This actor is good, I don't blame his acting at all, but seriously, I have a hard time taking his pretty boy face seriously.

Great list!

Thank you for the list. I wish you would add the information about what tier the drama is though. Since there are many dramas not numbered. ^^

This actress really knows how to create a feeling of intimacy with her male leads. She's like Gong Hyo Jin.

"These type of dramas where the FL is working herself to the bone they always have a useless brother. It would be nice to show the entire family working together to make ends meet."
Too true. I guess it is social commentary on how a patriarcal society spoils the males (aka the heirs) while the female learns from a young age that she needs to justify her existence?
I went to see if I could find a drama with poor siblings and a brother/sister team. I could only think of Jealousy Incarnate. the FL is working herself to the bone to secure her smart brother entry in a top uni and I love that the brother is totally dedicated to studying. I think he hides to take a part time job (not sure).

Very useful list thank you!

First time watching Thai GL (or any GL at all) so I don't know if all GLs have that degree of skinship. But it reminds me of thai BL, with guys making out left and right when in the straight lakorns, it's all about that thumb on the lips hehe.

Lol are you relieved?

True! I actually thought it was him when I saw his new drama's trailer.

which episode do they really become a couple please?

Can someone tell me which episode they get together (as a couple) ?

You know what really makes you not want to get high? Facing a 4 year prison sentence for a non-violent crime, that's what.

If you're not a fan of the actors, I'd like to warn you that this rating might be a bit inflated by enthusiasm. It's not a bad drama, it's actually really cute and enjoyable (the first half). For a moment I was thinking I had such a great time watching those teenagers antics. It was more about bubbly puppy love than any actual plot éléments, that said it's like the show runners really wanted us to take the mystery side very seriously. I think it was a mistake because the payoff was not there. At around episode 9, the show starts running in circle and I had to FFW a bit to get to the resolution, which was unconvincing. That said I was happy to see the leads have their happy ending, although I feel that the writers could have easily shared a bit of that happiness amongst more of the characters but that's okay. All in all, this is not a show I would recommend to anyone, except, maybe, someone who really wants something easy to watch and to forget.
Now for the big fans who don't know how to live with other people criticizing their favorites, please do your worst then go have a cold drink. It'll be alright. I still love you.

Jesus loves you. ♥️

Thank you. Such a drag with an anticlimactic ending, I really don't understand the hype.

The Beauty Inside is a great first Kdrama, I loved it! Yes, I also have a hard time with western shows nowadays, I think the stakes maybe are blown out of proportion, which makes it all meaningless. It's always the world, or billions, or life or death. Whereas kdramas usually get at a human level. The stakes are much lower, thus much easier to relate to. My first drama was The Suspicious Housekeeper, man I cried so much! Very heavy topics and kdramas never hesitate to put even kids through the wringer, obviously you see a kid go through some stuff, you WILL cry!

Really? I almost watched it but thought it was going to be a melodrama and sad story. I'll give it a try after I'm done with lovely runner. Thx!