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Monday, January 2, 2023

2022 Drama Recap

See below for a list of the tv shows I watched and remembered from 2022 (aka the year Covid became endemic):

1. Silent Sea
2. Extraordinary Attorney Woo
3. Old Enough!
4. Singles Inferno (Season 1)
5. Because this is My First Life
6. All of Us are Dead
7. The World of the Married
8. Anatomy of a Scandal
9. Alchemy of Souls (Part 1)
10. Bridgerton (Season 2)
11. Kim’s Convenience (Season 5)
12. Light The Night (Parts 2 & 3)
13. Derry Girls (Season 3)
14. Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
15. The Empress
16. Royal Feast / 尚食
17. Love like the Galaxy / 星汉灿烂
18. Fighting Youth / 正青春
19. A Dream of Splendor / 梦华录
20. Mom, Don’t Do That! / 媽,別鬧了!
21. House of the Dragon (Season 1)
22. Rings of Power (Season 1)
23. Wednesday (Season 1)
24. Sh**ting Stars

Friday, January 7, 2022

2021 Drama Recap

COVID19 continues to ravage our earth, even with multiple vaccines and boosters. Therefore, I continued to watch tv shows while I work-from-home! 

I've ranked the ones I watched in 2021 below (#1 being my fave!)

  1. Alice in Borderland Season 1 -  Mind boggling Japanese drama adapted from a manga. Main characters play games with their lives in order to survive in an alternate realm.
  2. Sweet Home Season 1 - Loaded with jump scares and frightening monsters, as modern South Korea turns apocalyptic.
  3. Royal Nirvana / 鹤唳华亭 and Special/别云间 (2019) - Hella depressing Chinese historical drama that made me weep due to its portrayal of complex relations, e.g. father-son; daughter-father, etc.  
  4. The Devil Judge - Dystopian South Korea is full of corruption and only Ji Sung's cheekbones can save 'em!
  5. Rebel Princess / 上阳赋 - Zhang Ziyi's first tv drama, enuff said
  6. Mr. Queen - Hilarious time traveling Korean historical drama with a gender-bending twist. 
  7. The Great Season 2 - Historically inaccurate, but hilarious with charismatic cast and colorful costumes.
  8. Marvelous Women / 当家主母 - Historic Chinese women deliver strong feminist message
  9. Mine - Korean drama about the scandals and secrets of rich/chaebol family
  10. Only Murders in the Building -  Original Hulu show with funny cast and intriguing murder mystery plot
  11. Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 8 - Last season of this adorable comedic cop show
  12. Steven Universe  Seasons 3-4 - Cartoon involving whimsical characters and a save-the-world plot
  13. Vincenzo / 빈센조 - I watched it because it's Song Joongki's first drama post-divorce. I kept watching, because of its dramatic and comedic characters, but it was hard to binge, due to some ridiculous plot twists.
  14. Squid Game - Indebted people play traditional Korean games with their lives for a chance to win money.
  15. Hellbound - Very confusing South Korean drama about death prophecies
  16. Song of Youth / 玉楼春-  Long historical Chinese drama centered on a large family and revenge.
  17. Light the Night Season 1 - Taiwanese murder mystery drama on Netflix starring Ruby Lin
  18. Hospital Playlist Season 1 -  South Korean drama set in modern day (sans COVID19 pandemic) about a groups of doctors who have known each other since medical school and start a band after hours.
  19. Bridgerton Season 1 - Set in 1800s London, this Gossip Girl-esque drama provides excessive sex scenes and historical inaccuracies. 
  20. Court Lady / 骊歌行 - Promising cast and story, but ruined with crazy sub-lots and abrupt editing/scene transitions.
  21.  Street Dance of China Season 4 - Some of my fave dancers (e.g. Gumball) didn't make it far, and the winner disappointed me, again!

Jump below to see which shows I started, but couldn't finish due to various reasons!

Thursday, January 28, 2021

2020 Drama Recap

With COVID19 raging the world, quarantine mandates, and a strict work-from-home policy, I watched a copious amount of dramas this year!

  1. Kingdom Season 2 - Sequel to 2019's hottest zombie show has more political intrigue and plot twists
  2. The Bad Kids / Cat’s Cradle / 隐秘的角落 -  Criminal thriller that delves into human nature of adults and children (one of the best contemporary Chinese dramas!)
  3. Go Ahead / 以家人之名  - Modern Chinese drama regarding familial relations, which made my ugly cry
  4. World of the Married - A frightening tale of marriage and betrayal set in modern day South Korea
  5. Uncanny Counter - Refreshing revenge story involving evils spirits, and the afterlife
  6. It's Okay to Not Be Okay - Unique story set in a mental health hospital with lead actress frolicking in capturing outfits
  7. Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty / 梦回大清 - Romantic Chinese drama where lead girl travels through time to the Qing dynasty, under Kangxi’s reign
  8. The Great - Hilarious portrayal of Catherine the Great's rise to power
  9. The Song of Glory / 锦绣南歌  - Revenge and justice are major themes in this historical drama that follows a Chinese military family
  10. The Ghost Bride - A young lady  living in 1890s Colonial-era Malaysia receives a proposal to become the ghost bride of a a wealthy family's recently-deceased son.
  11. Record of Youth -  Slice of life Korean drama starring the adorable Park Bogum before he leaves for military service
  12. Black-ish Season 7 - Family sitcom of a Black family set in suburbs of Los Angeles
  13. The Romance of Tiger and Rose / 传闻中的陈芊芊 - A screenwriter literally falls into her own story, and has to change the story to survive
  14. Tale of the Nine Tailed -  Supernatural beings live among humans and help prevent disaster in South Korea

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Currently Watching

I know these types of videos might be "not trendy" anymore, but they still make me laugh!


Enjoy!