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?
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.
The Obsessive Dilettante 