Hi! Do you have any K-drama tumblr blogs to recommend? Thanks in advance.

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Oh man, this is a great question!

…but I am maybe not the person to give a great answer. Sorry…

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I actually don’t follow a ton of blogs, and the ones I do can be broken down to 25% that are peeps who have nothingwhatsoever to do with dramas (*waves to the NA brigade*), 50% that are single-serving interests (music, actor crushes, bats, funny stuff, news, Hoya, etc), and 25% that are peeps who are in the drama fandom but that’s not necessarily all they post.

I spend more time hanging out in specific tags to find drama-related stuff to reblog. That’s because I really haaaaaaaate being spoiled on shows I’m watching (or planning to watch) and it makes it easier for me to avoid spoilers and select just what I want, when I want. (The trick to avoiding spoilers on the dash from the kdrama peeps is to apparently watch the shows that no one else is watching, which seems to be working for me so far.)

Just double-checked real quick and yeah, the only kdrama-centric blog (that doesn’t also double for a personal blog) I currently follow is @undergroundkdrama.

For more suggestions, I’ll link to a couple of recent posts by other people that are undoubtedly way cooler than I am. I recognize a lot of the names there, and the ones I recognize are pretty commendable, so I’m just assuming everyone else is, too. (And I should probably check them out, too. It’s been so long since I’ve done a follow-frenzy!)

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Barns Courtney – “Fire”

A couple of the radio stations I primarily have on in the background while at work have had this heavily in their rotation the past couple of weeks, but especially so lately – possibly because he was in town this weekend?

As earworms go, I’m pretty satisfied with it (which is more than I can say when the GM commands the radio and I’m stuck hearing that one country song that mentions sangria over and over and over again). Anything that has percussion and drums at the forefront is a sure winner for me.

Can you recommend some kdramas like City Hunter?

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I’ll try! Not sure what it was you liked about CH, so I’ll cover my bases the best I can. It’s been years since I’ve watched this drama, so I’m only going off of my vague memory, and there’s a fair chance I’ll just end up recommending favorite dramas because I can:

Heartless City – darker than CH but has some excellent fight scenes (no spoons, I think, but still awesomeness like that), plus a whole undercover secret revenge plot.

Three Days – has action and political machinations, and I mostly thought of it because of the secret service angle. Not quite as humorous, though.

Story of a Man – not exactly political, but revenge thriller with an excellent cast. More psychological fighting than physical, though, so if you’re looking for action, this might not be your drama.

Blade Man – more if you like the relationship between the main characters in CH than any political revenge thriller. It’s a better drama than it sounds, I swear!

Vampire Prosecutor (seasons 1 and 2) – if you liked the action and also the bromance between Yun Sung and Ahjussi.

When It’s At Night – reluctant romance over solving art thefts! I dunno. I’m reaching now.

So I apparently don’t watch a lot of action-romance-thriller-comedy dramas, at least ones that I remember very well and can recommend. You can check out this tag if you were more specifically interested in thrillers.

I’m sure some of my followers will be happy to add to the list, though. (I’d bet good money at least one or a dozen will mention Healer but I’ll save y’all the hassle and just add to the list even though I never got past halfway so can’t personally vouch for it.)

C’mon, help a fan out or I’ll repost this image every day for the next month:

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EDIT: you’re in luck, Anon! I have more suggestions for you thanks to some lovely followers (and alas, that means no spamming the LMH STYLE. *pouts*).

luinel-kaya:

Oh my, you mentioned When it’s at Night aka my fave *tears up", i’m dying at this post. Please keep reposting the picture, and yeah i’d add Healer first in that list.We could possibly add Athena Goddess of War for all dem guns and revenge.

dahliabunches:

My go-to recommendation for action!kdrama is always Two Weeks. I don’t know how it compares to City Hunter though (as I haven’t watched CH…)

obscurewanderer:

I’d definitely recommend Bridal Mask (revenge, masked “superhero”); maybe Yong Pal (action/romance) and Liar Game?

Oh yeah, and Healer, as you mentioned – I can definitely vouch for its quality. What a great drama.

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I just watched the latest Unbearably Woozy teaser hoping for a glimpse of ImJoo² but there wasn’t and instead I ended up with an overwhelming urge to punch the Woobs square between the brows and yell at Suzy to run away ‘cause she could do better. 

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If anyone’s wondering why my kdrama watching has slowed to a crawl, it’s because DMF is so incredibly deep and beautiful and heartbreaking and wonderful that I have no energy left to tackle anything that requires thought and the things that don’t require thought are irritatingly shallow after watching DMF. It’s a regrettable catch-22 except I still come out the winner because of the hours spent on DMF.