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Previously – 2016

Happy New Year! Time to look ahead and make new drama plans! Or wallow in the reality that I will never keep up with any sort of resolutions I might attempt. Either way, it’s an exciting new year that promises some very welcome drama come backs.

Completed:

• None yet! All the shows I’m currently watching are still airing, and I’ve been juggling too many shows to try and squeeze in an old drama to binge.

Currently Watching:

• Night Light
• Legend of the Blue Sea
• Reaper Goblin
• Hwarang
• Solomon’s Perjury

Skipping/Dropping:

• Romantic Teacher Doctor Kim – this is only a temporary drop because it just fell to the bottom of the pile of many dramas I’ve been watching. I’ve stalled out on ep 10, which means I’m weeks behind so I’m setting it aside for a later binge. (Of course, who knows when that “later” might be).

Upcoming dramas of interest:

• Naked Fireman – I don’t really know much about this four-episode drama special beyond the name and the fact that Lee Joon Hyuk (aka my beloved Prosecutor from City Hunter) plays the titular character, but honestly I think that’s all I really need to know. 
• Missing 9 – I’m still super excited about this one, from the concept to the cast to just about everything. My only concern is that it’s on MBC, so it might not get as dark as I’m hoping.
• Voice – yeah I’m gonna shamelessly watch anything that promises me a Kim Jae Wook cameo. Thankfully the teasers look awesome (even though I know better than to trust teasers), and I think this could be another solidly satisfying OCN procedural.
• Defendant – Ji Sung! Uhm Ki Joon! In a drama about… lawyers… and amnesia… ah, hmm… not exactly my cup of tea. The production team could go either way, so I’m keeping a vague eye on it but not really expecting anything.
• Sensitive Boss – I’m actually more excited by the teasers which seem to promise more of an office-drama ensemble than straight-up rom-com, because I’m always more of a sucker for ensembles than anything else. I don’t know if I’ll stick with it, since I couldn’t get into the production team’s previous drama Marriage Not Dating, but I’ll at least give it a chance, at least as a fellow introvert.
• Chief Kim – I like Namgoong Min, and I generally enjoy quirky office dramas, but there’s been nothing about this yet that’s really drawn me in. I might listen to the buzz about it and decide if it’s something that might be worth adding to the “watch” (or at least the “watch eventually”) list.
• Rebel: Thief Who Stole The People – part of me wonders if we really need another retelling of the Hong Gil Dong story, but then I also think this sounds like a fun cast, and if we can have a million stories that follow the same chaebol-Candy plot, why not some more fun historical stories? I don’t think this drama will reel me in, but I’m not counting it out just yet.
• Strong Woman Do Bong Soon – I still want to know more about the general plot about this drama, but right now everything points to it being fun and cute.
• Tomorrow With You – I adore Shin Min Ah and I really like this director, but I’m iffy on the concept and the writer.
• Tunnel – a time-traveling detective? Hmm, I feel like I’ve heard something like this before. If it’s true that Choi Jin Hyuk has signed on, then it will be a welcome return. But tbh I’m more excited about Yoon Hyun Min because I will always be excited about Yoon Hyun Min.
• The Package – I love ensemble casts; I love stories about groups of people who are unwillingly thrown together and have to learn to tolerate (and maybe even love) each other; I adore France. So this seems like it will hit all the right notes for me, especially since it’s coming from jtbc so my expectations for a lovely and quiet character drama may not be too far off the mark. The writer makes me nervous, though, but perhaps the debacle of his last drama means he’s willing to try something new.

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.