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Dramaland Forecast: July 2016

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

Completed:

  • Baek Hee Has Returned – super cute and heart-warming, and I loved the relationship between the mother and her not-far-from-the-apple-tree daughter. Also Kim Sung Oh is amazing and should be in more things (er, more things with a greater role and not just cameos!).
  • Vampire Detective – it was a decent crime show with a fun cast of characters and nifty camera work, but I still don’t understand why they bothered with a vampire gimmick when it was barely utilized.

Currently Watching:

  • Monster – whooooooa, we’re (over) halfway there! Whooooa-OH, livin’ on a prayer (that it will maintain the recentish switch to being actually good).
  • Dear My Friends – fave drama of the year so far.
  • Squad 38 – fave drama airing right now.
  • Beautiful Mind – on paper this is clearly a show that I wouldn’t like but in reality I’m hooked.

Skipping/Dropping:

  • Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul Ho – I do still intend to finish this show (one day), but I finally had to admit that being stuck on episode 8 for a month means it goes to the drop list. For now.
  • Doctors – I love Park Shin Hye and glad she’s back on the small screen, but this isn’t the drama for me.
  • Wanted – I still haven’t watched the premiere and don’t know when I will, so it’s safe to say I’m skipping this one.
  • Let’s Fight Ghost – Taecyeon in a drama about ghosts? 
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I’m going to finish this show one day, I swear:

  • Six Flying Dragons – still on ep 28. There are just so many good dramas lately that I don’t have the free time to attempt to get caught up! (Yeah, that’s the story.)

Upcoming dramas of interest:

  • Uncontrollably Fond – or, as it’s known in these parts, Uncontrollably Woozy. Each teaser seems to cement that this is probably not the drama for me, but… ImJoo2! What to do, what to do. (Uh, watch at least the premiere and go from there, probably.)
  • W – the teasers aren’t exciting me, but the premise is interesting and this is generally a trustworthy screenwriter, plus Han Hyo Joo! And my favorite bodyguard!
  • The Good Wife – I’m pretty sure you guys know how I feel about this one. CANNOT. WAIT.
  • Second to Last Love – I’ve not watched the original Japanese version, so I don’t really have a clue what this is about beyond the basic description, but it has Kim Hee Ae and my girl Kim Seul Gi, so that means it also has my attention.
  • Age of Youth – even though there isn’t much info out there about this drama*, I’m excited about it because it’s from the writer of White Christmas and Wild Romance, the latter of which had its issues, but it also gave us the character of Dong Ah who is one of my fave characters ever, and who sounds like she’d fit right in with this drama about five female college students who live in a share-house. (*edit: a teaser has been released since I originally queued this post.)

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. 

Dramaland Forecast: June 2016

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Previously: Jan – Feb – Mar – Apr – May

Completed:

  • Nothing yet! Still watching!

Currently Watching:

  • Vampire Detective – why does the show still not really care that he’s a vampire? It’s Vampire Detective – VAMPIRE!!! But I still really like it because I enjoy stylish crime procedurals and the Scooby gang are so much fun to watch.
  • Monster – it’s not great but it’s not terrible and the cast makes me happy. Just don’t ask me to explain the plot because I’m pretty sure not even the writers know what’s going on any more.
  • Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul Ho – okay so I haven’t touched an ep in weeks but I still consider it to be on the “watch” list just because.
  • Dear My Friends – *cries* my aunties ❤

Skipping/Dropping:

  • Entertainer – there were glimpses of goodness, but it’s nothing that I haven’t seen many times before (even from the same director!) and combined with the fact that the chemistry was lagging between characters and the music wasn’t more compelling than any other non-music-centric drama, I decided I didn’t need to waste my precious drama-watching hours on this.
  • Lucky Romance – originally I was thinking I’d check this out predominately because of how much I enjoy watching Lee Soo Hyuk, but the teasers have reminded me how quickly my patience is exhausted for Hwang Jung Eum’s standard acting-style and I’m not sure I want to deal with that, especially when I already have more than enough dramas to fill my time right now.

I’m going to finish this show one day, I swear:

  • Six Flying Dragons – made it to ep 28. Progress!

Upcoming dramas of interest:

  • W – this was only vaguely on my radar since it’s from one of the writers I always want to like more than I do (I swear it’s just me and I totally agree she’s worthy of being beloved by everyone), and I’m also generally iffy about Lee Jong Suk. I like him in smaller, supporting roles, but for shows where he’s the lead, he just doesn’t keep my attention. *ducks to avoid the flaming pitchforks* However the news that my fave bodyguard has been cast as a (wait for it) bodyguard definitely pushed me over the line from “maybe” to “okay yes we’ll check it out for sure.” It may be shallow, but honestly the casting is rather excellent in general (despite my weird taste in leading men) and this writer does craft excellent dramas, especially when they involve the wibbly-wobblines of time travel.
  • Police Unit 38 or Squad 38 – nothing really new to add except the teasers are as slick as you’d except from OCN and I’m looking forward to seeing Seo In Guk playing a con-man for the good guys.
  • Doctors – I generally avoid medical shows, so I’m not sure if I’ll actually pick this one up. But I did see the stills from the first shooting and really loved Park Shin Hye’s style, so I might watch it just to see her kick ass and be awesome – while, uh, also healing people…yeah… I make no promises though, especially since I’m not a fan of the writer.
  • Goblin – Gong Yoo returning to Dramaland? Oh, yes! KES as the writer? Oh, dear. At least tell me she’s gonna have a co-writer to help rein her in because I want to believe in the DotS and City Hall KES (both dramas where she had a co-writer) and not the chaos she creates when she’s left to her own devices. Fingers crossed that the only hell I’ll have to endure is the one in the script and not because of the script.

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.