Quick, name your favorite kdrama sismances/sisterhood pairings/lady brotps.
Tag: k-drama
Hey peeps, what are your favorite (or the most popular) drama rom-coms you’ve enjoyed in the past decade or so? You know, the kind of classic goofy rom-com that you’d consider to be cracktastic?
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Random question that I swear has a purpose:
What were your favorite dramas this year where the leading lady (actress and character) was over 30?
Which networks do you enjoy watching dramas from?
I seem to generally prefer the cable channels over the network channels.
Typically there will always be at least one tvN show on my “currently watching” list with perhaps another one from JTBC or OCN. I’ve also enjoyed all of Mnet’s original dramas and would probably watch everything from them if they decided to create more.
I don’t have specific loyalties to any of the three network channels and will watch anything from them that interests me. It just so happens that tvN/JTBC/OCN generally have shows that are more appealing to my tastes.
Can you recommend some dramas with strong sassy female leads?
Ooooh, this could be fun! Some may lean more towards strong and others more towards sassy, and some may have a few ladies I consider strong and sassy even if they aren’t the lead, but here goes:
- History of a Salaryman
- Protect the Boss
- Dalja’s Spring
- Miss Korea
- Reply 1997
- Don’t Ask Me About the Past
- Ex-Girlfriend Club
- My Name is Kim Sam Soon
- Wild Romance
- I Hear Your Voice
- All About My Romance
- Coffee House
- Me Too, Flower
- City Hall
- When It’s At Night
- (basically anything with Kim Sun Ah, because even if her dramas aren’t great *shakes fist at Masked Prosecutor* she’s usually awesome)
Hi! Do you have any K-drama tumblr blogs to recommend? Thanks in advance.
Oh man, this is a great question!
…but I am maybe not the person to give a great answer. Sorry…
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!)
Can you recommend some kdramas like City Hunter?
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:
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*).
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.
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…)
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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