Asian Drama Asks

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1: Favorite K-Drama?
2: Least favorite K-Drama?
3: First K-Drama you watched?
4: Last K-Drama you watched?
5: K-Drama OTP(s)?
6: K-Drama NOTP(s)?
7: Preferred drama genre?
8: First drama you considered your favorite?
9: Favorite Korean actor(s)?
10: Favorite Korean actress(es)?
11: Favorite K-Drama cliche?
12: Least favorite K-Drama cliche?
13: Top five K-Dramas?
14: Boys Over Flowers or Secret Garden?
15: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo or Cheese in the Trap?
16: Jealousy Incarnate or Oh My Ghostess?
17: Descendants of the Sun or W: Two Worlds?
18: Moonlight Drawn by Clouds or Legend of the Blue Sea?
19: Strong Woman Do Bong Soon or Shopping King Louie?
20: Reply 1997, Reply 1994, or Reply 1988?
21: Lee Jong Suk or Ji Chang Wook?
22: Song Joong Ki or Park Bo Gum?
23: Jo Jung Suk or Seo In Guk?
24: Jisoo or Nam Joo Hyuk?
25: Park Hyung Sik or Kim Soo Hyun?
26: Favorite Lee Min Ho drama?
27: Favorite K-Drama bromance?
28: Favorite K-Drama friendship?
29: Favorite actor/actress duo? (one male, one female)
30: Favorite actor duo?
31: Favorite actress duo?
32: Do you watch dramas with 30+ episodes?
33: Thoughts on web-dramas based around idol groups? (ex: EXO Next Door)
34: Favorite idol actor?
35: Favorite idol actress?
36: Song Hye Kyo or Han Hyo Joo?
37: Nam Ji Hyun or Park Bo Young?
38: Jung Eunji or Bae Suzy?
39: Jung So Min or Kim So Hyun?
40: Kim Seul Gi or Kim Go Eun?
41: Favorite Park Shin Hye Drama?
42: Favorite K-Drama kiss scene?
43: One K-Drama you could rewatch over and over?
44: How often do you watch C-Dramas?
45: How often to you watch Thai Dramas?
46: How often do you watch J-Dramas?
47: Least preferred type of drama between Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Thai dramas?
48: Favorite C-Drama?
49: Favorite J-Drama?
50: Favorite Thai Drama?
51: Go-to K-Drama when you have nothing else to watch?
52: Favorite male lead character?
53: Favorite female lead character?
54: Recommend 3 fluffy AF dramas
55: Recommend 3 angsty AF dramas
56: Recommend 1 mini-drama (any # of episodes, each last <30 minutes)
57: Recommend 1 mini-series (30+ episodes, 1hr long each)
58: List 3 dramas you plan you watch
59: Tell a random story involving K-Dramas
60: Name one drama you dropped, and explain why

Dramaland Forecast: August 2017

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Previously: 2016 – Jan – Feb – Mar – Apr – May – June – July

Completed:

  • At the time of queuing I haven’t finished a single drama that I wasn’t working on, even though I’m only two episodes away from completing Super Family 2017, halfway through The Best Hit, and have downloaded the entirety of Circle to watch at my leisure (ha, what leisure?).
  • Duel – I completed this one because, well, I had to. Not that I didn’t enjoy it, because I really did! Even though there were a lot of loose ends, I didn’t mind because it lived up to my twisty-turny plot expectations. I also loved experiencing Yang Se-jong as an actor  – he’s seriously a rookie to keep an eye on!

Currently watching:

  • Everything. At least in theory. In reality, I’m going to have to suck it up and decide what it is I’ll binge to the finish line and what will be pushed into the dusty pile of “to watch and finish, someday, maybe, hopefully.”

Dropping/skipping:

  • Everything. Probably. See above. Hey, sometimes I can be a realist!

Upcoming dramas of interest:

  • Strongest Deliveryman – I don’t have much to add to this since last month, because my reasons for watching are still the same (although the hilarious teasers that have been released in the meantime definitely have made me even more interested!). I also know I’ll be watching it no matter what, so hopefully it lives up to my expectations!
  • Manhole – this makes me the shallowest person ever, I’m sure, but honestly I’m mostly curious about this drama because it’s Jaejoong’s comeback. The premise could be interesting, too, although time-slip dramas seem to be the new-standard so the plot isn’t quite as appealing as it could be if there wasn’t a time-traveling show every week. I don’t know if I’ll stick with it, but I’ll least check it out for the pretty.
  • Temperature of Love – while I’m excited that my new actor-crush Yang Se-jong is getting a lead role so soon after his debut (this will be his fourth drama ever) and in something that will hopefully be easier on him than the intense portrayal of three different characters in Duel, I’m also like WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY IS HANDSOME OPPA AGAIN THE SECOND LEAD????? At least it’s a rom-com, so hopefully Handsome Oppa can show off his fluffy comedic side so people won’t always associate him with the psycho-killer from Voice. I also love that Jo Bo Ah has been added to the line up, although I’m wary about the description of her character and hope she’s more than just a standard jealous second-lead. I’m not the biggest fan of this writer’s previous work – in fact, I’ve never been able to finish her other dramas – but this cast feels almost tailor-made for my interests so I’m willing to endure anything for them. (But seriously, when is Handsome Oppa gonna get a leading role? WHEN?)

As always, any drama not listed means I have nothing new to add since the last mention and/or it’s not something I care about enough to add to the list.