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Good article! I agree with all the pros and cons. I like the discussion whilst airing but if I'm not immeadiately liking a drama I'll wait for the reviews. Some dramas are simply not for bingeing. Vincenzo definitely, Misaeng and Stove League and Today's Webtoon are of that sort. Agree about slow dramas, better for watching once a week. I doubt I'd have finished or appreciated Our Beloved Summer if I'd had tried to binge watch it. But waiting for new episodes of a drama like AoS is kinda torturuous.

yes it's very sad. I don't want hurt her to her be hurt. But on the other hand I want to be aware the dangers of plastic surgery and the awful beauty standards. Difficult. I am one of those who really liked her acting in Forecasting Love and Weather.

guilty, team 2ml even before the start. PMY seems uneasy in her body somehow. She's gorgeous but why does that have to be stressed and shown in such an exaggerated manner. Hope she gets more relaxed as the drama continues. GKP chubbiness comes as a relief after so much screentime for FL stick insect legs.

Search is a rare gem of a drama. It's intense but not stressful. No boring moments, not a single weakness. There's action but the relationships between characters (including human-animal) are much more important. There are zombies but they have little screentime, there is a mystery to be solved. Zombie attacks are kept to a minimum so the suspense is more psychological than realying on shock effects. That makes it all the more interesting. Altogether this has more a feel of a classic sci fi series (like the original Star Trek) than anything else. The characters are on a limited space, they have to fulfill missions, they are tested. The crew of actors couldn't be better. An all-stars cast such as this is a rare and wonderful thing. They complement each other so well. Jand Dong Yoon is a great natural talent and it's great to see how much effort he has made to learn the dog handling. Krystal, Park Yoon, Lee Hyun Hook and Moon Young Hee - we gradually learn about their characters and backgrounds in a very satisfying way. I didn't want to pause watching the series, it had me hooked for the full 10 hours. That was the perfect lenght too. The slowly revealed plot was well written. The romance is present as a possibility, it's not really essential to the drama. This is a decision that leaves a lot of room for viewers' anticipation and imagination which is more satisfactory often than showing explicit romance and using breakups as the sole plot moving devices. (The last sentence is a reminder to myself to look for similar dramas).

ain't that the truth. How could nurse Seo not even call the police when the thugs came. Only 2 more episodes left, would have to be 4 to get it back on track.

I and many others can't stand the actress. As for steaminess, Misty proves that your culturally sensitive analysis doesn't really hold. Fish kisses are the worst.

Kinda premature for Hwang Min Hyun to get a lead role. It shows clearly in AoS that he's in the first steps still. He can become a great actor but it'll take its time - as with Suzy (just to take one example of steady growth with accumulated experience). I feel this is a waste of Kim So Hyun, she's fantastic. I'd like to see her paired with another top actor like Lee Junho.

I agree. It shows clearly in AoS that he's in the first steps still. He can become a great actor but it'll take its time - as with Suzy (just to take one example of steady growth no offense to Suzy). I feel this is a waste of Kim So Hyun, I'd like to see her paired with another top actor like Lee Junho.

many people say he's stalkerish

Jung Woo is a great actor but I got stressed as it seems there's going to be a lot of screen time for the villain (Goo Tae Man). Kwon Yool is so ultra effective as a villain (Bring It On Ghost, Dali and the Cocky Prince) that it doesn't seem possible for me to watch him anymore! I'll return to this later if it gets positive reviews.

I couldn't get past the first episode. Disgusted by the portrayal of women as catfighting, tearing each other from the hair, violently, and downing another woman into the toilet. No. This kind of portrayal of women must stop. I could see that YAIs acting was good, but no reason to continue with such rubbish. Wondering whether this is supposedly art bc it plays classical music... Do You Like Brahms is a great drama if classical music is your thing.

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A nice entertaining drama but nothing special. The interesting parts were the reality show and how scripted it was. And the portrayal of idol life also interesting. The lead couple were good, but I didn't root for them from the bottom of my heart. They were portrayed as overly nice people and the second lead couple as overly obnoxious and stupid. And there was the most unnecessary 3rd lead couple that was particularly annoying. But I watched this in 4 days and skipped all the parts with the 2nd and 3rd lead couples. I don't plan to watch anything by this writer again though. The OST was sheer torture! 8.0/10.

The ending was perfect. They really nailed it with all the qualities that were best about the drama, I ended up giving it 8.5. instead of 8.0 which I had until the finale. There were boring parts in the drama as many have mentioned. But it was its own kind of drama and I'm sure I'll remember this one for a long time.

There are 10-18 new k-dramas produced each month. Plenty of different genres.

This is so much better than Move to Heaven which has 9.2. Maybe there's a Netflix factor at play there meaning more people from all over the world see Netflix series. Don't know. I agree that usually MDL ratings end up pretty accurate. Not always but usually.

I've watched Chocolate twice, love it.

Maybe k-drama isn't your thing? Plenty out there to choose from.

He's finally showing his full talent in Sound of Magic and IYWUM. Finally.