#jung shin hye

[somanykdramas]

THE POTATO LAB

GENRES: Romance, Comedy

SUMMARY: A corporate merger threatens to end the productivity of a rural potato research lab but manufactures a new romance in return.

THIS SHOW HAS EVERYTHING: Potatoes, puppies, vending machine sikhye, workplace bullying, romantic betrayal, missing baby cows, emergency preparedness, OCD, acceptance, found families, princesses, spying, men posing seductively, X-rated manhwas, failing coffee shops, and rural village comforts.

HOT TAKE: This one tried to do a lot and I'm not sure if it really landed anything of value. It was a easy to swallow rom-com with a stretch of a backdrop plot. At least they made potato farming interesting?

What it did do is provide a vehicle for Kang Tae Oh to suppress most of the acting ability he's known for and at the same time remind us in more than half the episodes that his post-military physique looks great in both wet and dry business suits.

It tried to combine the 'emotionally cold-but-physically hot boss' trope with the 'quirky-but-down to earth subordinate' trope and neither really stuck the landing.

Did Kang Tae Oh's character truly grow as a person enough for this romance to work? It was confusing at times to see his stiff, awkward demeanor often so juxtaposed with composed, sexually-charged body language when times between MLs got intimate. Was that a refreshing commentary on how we as humans contain multitudes (both mentally and motivationally), or just poor character development?

I do appreciate how everyone in this show had their own flaws to deal with (and dealt with them in due time), communication was timely, honest, and open, and Lee Sun Bin's character was steadfast in her confidence when interacting with her ex-boyfriend.

[kyariaumandesu]

"I want her to live comfortably with someone who lets her forget about the past who is not related to Park Ki-se or Wonhan."

DANG! Bro got me here. (ToT)

To be honest, I was quietly rooting for him. He was a jerk, yes, and he admitted it.

But more than that, I like that he actually did care for her by the way he smiles when he sees her photos or the way he remembers all the small details about her. And even though deep down, he wants to start all over again, he knows it's not possible.

His character's been very passive throughout the series that I was so glad they gave us that moment with Baek-ho. The sincerity in his words just gave that whole "Bang!" I was looking for in his character.

I love love love his interactions with Mi-kyung. There's that maturity between their relationship that's far from the childishness being shown. I don't know, it's so subtle and I love it!

[teashh]

I am so glad the new kdramas are bringing back the specific brand of loser men. You know which brand I'm talking about. The Ahn "min min" Minhyuk brand of loser men and I'm loving it. The "I worship this goddess and I'm so in love with her and I can't believe I get to love her. Oh my gods I love her so much" brand of loser men. And we're being fed so well with lovely runner, love next door, no gain no love, my demon, Cinderella at 2am, Hierarchy, Midnight Romance in Hagwon, doctor slump, Queen of tears, welcome to samdal-ri and even good partner (yes it's one sided but the dedication and yuri's couple too).

We need more fictional loser men who worship women to satiate our eldest independent daughter desires.

[estelle-sim]

The genius newbie main character / The elite rival / The prince of Gukgeuk / The princess of Gukgeuk

[gl-saveme]

Fingers crossed Friendly Rivalry leads to more GL kdramas🤞🏼so here are 10 kdrama actresses I would die to see as GL leads that nobody asked for

Bona (Kim Ji Yeon)

Nana (Im Jin Ah)

Seol In Ah

Shin Hye Sun

Jeon Jong Seo

Lee Ho Jung

Go Yoon Jung

Kim Go Eun

Jo Yu Ri

Han So Hee

Disclaimer: Kim Tae Ri and Lee Hye Ri obviously lol

[neurobivergent]

There's something about shows like Love next door, doctor slump, welcome to samdalri that simply tug at my heartstrings.

These are shows that, at their very core, explore the trope of the high achieving gifted kid to burnout pipeline. The dreamers and the hustlers. The ones who work hard but never play, leading to a downward spiral that they didn't realize they were on. Sacrificing youth, giving up on life, and staying away from loved ones only to never be able to enjoy the fruits of their labour, to be beaten down into exhaustion and left with a strange uncertainty about major life decisions.

And when you finally, finally force yourself to sit down, the guilt and the emptiness sets in because for years now, you've been running on fumes. And because you've crashed to a halt, the world around you seems to be spinning faster than ever, like everyone's creating miracles and you've depleted your magic. But that's never an excuse to continue running on broken legs. I said this in a another, very similar post before -

It’s perfectly okay to have big dreams but there is nothing in this world that will ever be worth a damn if you don’t take care of yourself along the way. The steeper the climb, the harder the fall; and you can only stand at the top of the Everest if you don’t die in the process

[junkobato]

BEST KDRAMA 2024 ✨ pt2

We have been blessed with so many good stories!! Which one did you enjoy the most? ☺️☺️🌈

[old-dramas]

Not only the Professor, but I would reject you, too. Stop. How much longer are you going to be pathetic?

Heartstrings (2011)

[vivia-on-the-styx]

Jeongnyeon x text posts part 2

[yeo-rims]

[somanykdramas]

MOON IN THE DAY

GENRES: Romance, Supernatural

SUMMARY: A wandering Silla-era soul decides to get centuries-old revenge on the woman he loved more than anything in this world.

THIS SHOW HAS EVERYTHING: Boot-cut jeans, heroic rescues, orphan firefighters, amusement park trips, worried lawyers, bad parenting, good parenting, steely looks, supportive roommates, living room ponds, grief, monks, lotus seeds, and learning to love your enemy.

HOT TAKE: This wasn't a spectacular show overall, but the historical flashbacks were so so much better than the modern-day mystery they supported. There's just something about Kim Young Dae with his romantic steely looks and silk noble robes that sells it. Conversely, I think Pyo Ye Jin made a better Seoul citizen than someone from the past.

[hanyeojins]

미남이시네요 You're Beautiful (2009)

[lovespink101]

My updated Favorite TOP 5 Korean Dramas

Healer

Goblin

Hospital Playlist

Descendants Of The Sun

Vincenzo 

[ofqueensandwitches]

As long as I’m on your side, you’re bound to win.

Mr Queen (2020)

[afza147]

October2024 Kdrama Watchlist

Since it's 2 days before October start..decide to share my watchlist as there are many drama I currently watching

1.Love Next Door ep14

3 more episode to go ..hopefully it's going to be a good and happy ending

2.What Comes After Love Ep3&4

This drama just air and have 2 ep release every Friday..so far the 2 episode release has been very2 good..let's hope for a wonderful journey ahead

3.The Judge from Hell ep5

This drama has been awesome and I just anticipating every ep of it..will romance be alive or death is the question .

4.Dear Hyeri ep3

This drama also good with the changing mystery personality and no one knew..except the doctor and herself maybe

Well that's it..all ultimately have romance and I'm so well fed

[survivalistghost]

watching my demon feels a lot like watching doom at your service - the themes seem repeated with the addition of jeong gu won and do do hee’s cuddliness.

but watching welcome to samdalri feels a lot like watching hometown cha cha cha - it’s a similar setting, and we all know what’s going to happen, but they both feel like coming home.