This post is not so much about the series, well, it is about the series, but it is also about how I use foreign language shows as one tool in my mental health toolkit. So, please bear with me during the preamble…
Reading is my usual method of escapism, but sometimes my brain won’t be still long enough to get into a book. I’ll be pulled out of it with thoughts and reflections I’d rather not have. If I truly want to disengage from the world around me, then I need to keep my brain engaged with something other than itself/me. Enter Netflix and Fibre. Either while knitting or while spinning, I can watch/read a foreign language TV series. For those glorious minutes/hours, I am suspended from the world around me. My fingers move automatically – be it with needles or stretches of unspun wool – and I can disappear into another world. Usually, I emerge with a skein of wool and a renewed sense of calm and/or purpose.
In this endeavour, I have ventured through Russia (Silver Spoon), Mexico (La Casa de la Flores), France (Black Spot) and Brazil (Nobody’s Looking), all of which I would highly recommend, but South Korea has given me something infinitely precious: a sixteen hour long romantic comedy.
Bitchery, I present for your consideration: Her Private Life.
First, the premise: an indulged self-defined trophy wife runs an art museum her husband established for her, but when he is found guilty of embezzlement, she is forced to step down as director.
Enter Ryan Gold, a retired Korean artist, now art critic. He is based in New York, but lured to South Korea to serve as the Director of the Cheum Museum of Art.
Our heroine , Sung Duk-mi, has been the Head Curator at the museum and is expecting to get the Directorship so Ryan’s appearance at the museum is a spanner in her works. So far, so standard, right? But wait, there’s more!
This is not the first time that Ryan and Duk-mi have met. They met at the airport when Duk-mi, in her secret identity as a fan girl, is there taking photos of Si-an, the most popular member of epic K-Pop group, White Ocean. She was standing on a ladder to get a better shot of Si-an, when Ryan bumped into her and she fell off her ladder and onto him.
Sung Duk-mi is a professional curator AND a fangirl. This is where my lack of general knowledge on all matters South Korean lets me down a bit. I’m not sure why she has to keep her fangirl status a secret, but I know that she does.
Added to our gorgeous (literally) leads, we have a really strong supporting cast. Duk-mi’s parents (an obsessive knitter and a ‘viewing rock’ collector) and their sort-of adopted son, Eun-gi. There’s also Duk-mi’s best friend and fellow fangirl, Seon-ju.
Plus, the connection between Si-an and Ryan is more than a simultaneous departure from the airport: they end up living in the same building and being admirers of the same artist, Lee Sol, whose work – incidentally – prompted Ryan to give up painting.
Plot-wise, it is pitch-perfect. It never lags, it never skips. It is a perfectly balanced piece of life-affirming television. With each episode, there are new revelations and twists and my love and appreciation for the two leads grows constantly. What is initially professional rivalry between Ryan and Duk-mi becomes a personal rivalry too, but not in the ways that you might expect. Sadly, the parts that I love most about this series would be serious spoilers. I will say this… Reader, I SWOONED.
I actually SWOONED at some points during this series. Duk-mi’s warmth and chutzpah make her irresistible. The supporting characters have their own rich journeys and they never feel ‘less than’ the leads. During the first episode, I was a little turned off by Ryan’s cold-fish-ness. Layer, by precious layer, the real Ryan is revealed beneath the layers of grump and indifference.
Romantic comedies are formulaic, which is something that I usually appreciate, but in this case, nothing happens as I assumed it would. Being surprised by people’s actions and reactions is a real treat for Skeptic-Lara. But it goes beyond this. I feel as though I’ve watched something truly unique and thoroughly original. The last time I had this feeling was when I read Jennifer Crusie and Tessa Dare for the first time. My eyes have been opened to a whole new glorious world.
This, dear Bitchery, is where my limitations as a viewer come in. I have watched the grand total of three South Korean TV shows, so first, there might be nuances and things that I’m missing in Her Private Life, and second – and infinitely more exciting – there are so many more shows for me to watch! If you’ve watched a South Korean romance, please drop it in the comments, because I’m hungering for more! My Netflix list thanks you in advance.
Side note: I found multiple spellings for the characters’ names. I went with the spelling my Netflix subtitles gave me…
Omg, I am so excited for you, Lara, there’s just a wealth of k-drama rom coms out there that are such good pick me ups! Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon was one of the first I watched: the heroine has super strength and gets hired by her love interest (the CEO of a game company) to be his bodyguard. I think this one is on Netflix. There’s also Because This is My First Life: the leads share an apartment and have to pretend to be married cuz circumstances! I think having under 20 episodes allows these shows to have really tropey premises and a lot of recent K-dramas have been based on webtoons so there is already a lot of borrowing from the romance novel genre. Definitely check out other streaming platforms like Viki which is mostly dedicated to Asian Dramas, it was a good starting place for discovering shows. Happy watching!
Is it OK to come with a suggestion here?
I’m Norwegian, and a couple of years back we had a teen drama on here. It is epic!
SKAM
(Skam means «shame» in English).
It was originally intended for teens in Norway (obviously), and the only way it was promoted was through social media (it was produced by our public service channel (is that a thing), so no need for bringing in cash).
What happened was, throughout the week, small clips were released real-time on the channel’s home page (and all the characters also had their own FB- and insta- accounts). At the end of the week, all the clips were put together to make an episode.
It instantly caught on fire. Everybody followed. And I mean everybody. Over half of the Norwegian population, in fact.
There are 4 seasons, each following one character within the same group of friends. And it’s extremely low budget (I believe all the characters wears their own clothes, some of the apartments are the actual apartments where the actors live, it is filmed in an actual high-school in Oslo and all the extras are pupils on the school). As a grown-up, it’s like being 17 again, watching this. It’s very realistic (the 17-years-olds are played by actual 17-years-olds), and it deals with being young in a very delicate and charming way.
I can not recommend this series enough. I have seen grown men reacting to the show on youtube sobbing by the beauty of it. It deals with all sorts of things young ppl face, and in such a delicate way. It deals with finding one self’s place in the world (season 1), eating disorder, sexual abuse, teen pregnancy, coming out as gay, and living as a Muslim in a White society.
(In case some of you want to check this out, I just want to clear up one thing: There’s a lot of talk about «Russ». «Russ» is a Norwegian tradition in high-school. It’s like prom on crack and steroids, I imagine. There’s a 3-4 week’s binge partying and drinking and often sexual exploits in the weeks leading up our final exams. It has been like this since 1905, which means every parent and grand-parent has been through it themselves, and regards the whole thing as a rite of passage).
Anyway: Since this was a non-profit project by the Norwegian public service, it was never sold and translated (although I believe there has been made several re-makes since, in other languages). But committed fans has done it for you, and you can find the series with English subs on dailymotion.
And one more thing: Please give it at least 3 episodes. The first 2 are the weakest.
Oh… And the soundtrack is to die for!
Oh, my gosh, this sounds amazing, and I wouldn’t have known about it if you hadn’t told us. Thank you!!
Love this article!
My two cents are for the criminally underrated Oh My Venus: Shin Min Ah plays a high powered attorney with an incredibly unhealthy lifestyle who arm twists heart throb personal trainer (a fantastic So Ji Sub) to turn her life around.
You are forgiven for thinking this is yet another version of the makeover trope but do hold out- the romance is very organic and the relationship is established well before the ‘change’; our trainer hero is smitten with our plus size heroine’s fiery personality even as she helps him deal with his demons.Their slow burn romance is so squee worthy 🙂
Both Oh My Venus and the gold star Kdrama Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung (discussed on SBTB before) are on Netflix!
Quick note: kdramas and other foreign (to me) shows are part of my mental health survival kit too 🙂
It never fails to amaze me, how the most mundane of things in a different culture can captivate someone looking in from the outside; that it leads to aha! moments of realising that despite our differences, so many things are so relatable no matter which part of the world you call home.
It’s Chinese, but if you’re in the market for 50 episodes of an epic m/m fantasy-action-mystery romcom, I’d recommend the Untamed on Netflix. 10/10 would laugh and cry again.
“Romance is a Bonus Book” is on Netflix and it’s an older women/younger man, friends to lovers romance set in a publishing company!
If you like paranormal I would recommend Goblin and Hotel del Luna.
Also the Japanese “The Full-time Wife Escapist”, which is what “Because This Is My First Life” is based on – it’s even shorter (12 episodes) and far more satisfying (even though I loved BTIMFL as well).
I’m watching “Rookie Historian Goo Hye Rung” on Netflix now which is charming – it’s a historical and the woman is an independent career woman and the man is a sheltered romance-writing prince.
The Beauty Inside is about a woman who uncontrollable changes into another body (different each time) once a month and a man who has face blindness.
Welcome to K Dramas! They vary widely in tone and subgenres, and like romance, there’s something for everyone. Based on liking Her Private Life I’d recommend:
– Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
– Something About 1%
– Romance is a Bonus Book
– Go Ho’s Starry Night
Happy to provide more suggestions if you can give me more tropes/catnip to go on.
I second Romance is a Bonus Book – very cute romance and all. the. BOOKS! loved it <3
Some of my favorite K-dramas are "Oh My Ghost" (shy girl sees ghosts, starts working at a restaurant w/ a cute chef, gets possessed by a flirty ghost, cute things happen), "She Was Pretty" (friend romance bt a girl who has bad acne and the boy who doesn't realize she was his childhood crush), "Strong Woman Bong-Soon" (the title says it all, Bong-Soon is freakishly strong), "Oh My Venus" (woman gets fit and moves in w/ her personal trainer. it's HOT which tbh is rare for a kdrama), "Let's Eat" (falling in love over food), and "A Girl Who Sees Smells" (woman w/ synesthesia teams up with a cop to stop a serial killer).
J-dramas can have…interesting acting choices, but I still love "Boys over Flowers" (bully romance bascially) and "Gokusen" (yakuza heiress becomes hs teacher).
I find that Kdramas deliver better on the romance front than any other country though. They are firm believers in the HEA
I support all recommendations for Romance is a Bonus Book. Absolutely loved it. I also recommend: One Spring Night and Something in the Rain, both on Netflix. They do have secondary stories about tough issues (spousal abuse and sexual harassment respectively) but they are handled in a moving and thoughtful way.
And my all time favorite, at this point, is Healer, which you can only watch on Viki as far as I can tell.
Her Private Life – both leads are so swoony, holy smokes. The hero in HPL plays a so creepy serial killer in Voice, such a dramatic shift.
I’m here to second SKAM! Start with the Norwegian version, which is the original. (Yes, it’s been “remade” in several other countries. But SKAM Norway is “canon” and must be watched first. Because we all compare the other remakes to SKAM Norway.)
I started with Season 3, which is so, so good. Be aware, though, SKAM Season 3 centers around the love between two boys (think 16-18ish), each of whom has his own personal struggles. It’s very sweetly and tastefully done, IMO, but if M/M romance turns you off, stick with Seasons 1 and 2, I guess.
For me, living in the U.S., Norway seemed rather exotic, and I loved learning about the Russ buses and seeing a bit of Norwegian teen culture. (Though I’m not saying that I think SKAM represents all teen culture in Norway.) Reddit’s SKAM community has some posters whose posts provide additional cultural insights for each season of SKAM.
Once you get sucked into SKAM – and you will – please come back and report.
HPL is one of my favourites. Most of these romances are to die for. Try Love from a Star, Suspicious Partner, Healer, The Beauty Inside, The Legend of the Blue Sea, Empress Ki, Oh My Venus. These are the top of the top but even the bottom of the bottom is totally addictive. I believe Korea will conquer the world with these escapist series.
I second Goblin and Oh My Ghost. Goblin has a wonderfully epic feel to it. It had me ugly sobbing at several points. It does have a HEA but it throws you some intense curve balls along the way. By far the best part is the hilariously antagonistic friendship between the two main guys, a cursed goblin and a grim reaper who end up as roomies.
Also would add Coffee Prince (the mid-2000s vibes are strong in this one if you’re feeling nostalgic). The hero mistakes the tomboyish heroine for a boy and asks her to pretend to date him, so his parents will think he’s gay and stop setting him up with girls. She ends up working with him at his coffee place as a boy cause for some reason they only hire boys. Spoiler but he ends up falling in love with her as a boy and having a mini gay freak out and then deciding it doesn’t matter cause he loves ‘him.’ It’s handled amazingly well, especially considering it’s 12 years old. The real drama comes from the lying and not from the gender swapping. Plus the heroine never gets a makeover or becomes girly. Bonus points since the hero is the same guy from Goblin.
Also highly recommend My Only Love Song if you want something really light and ridiculous. I watched it when I was feeling pretty down, and I laughed my head off the whole time, often from the sheer wtfery of it, but I also can’t remember the last time I was that invested in a TV couple. It’s a time travel romance with a prickly, spoiled K-pop star/actress and a commoner from the past who’s supposed to marry the princess. The secondary romance between the princess and her bodyguard is the cutest thing ever because they are both adorable cinnamon rolls. Interesting again because the heroine doesn’t have to change. She becomes more self aware and appreciative of the people around her but stays prickly and difficult, and the hero loves her for it. Strong found family themes plus a sentient, time-traveling microbus named Boong-Boong.
I don’t have a rec, but I am curious: You said the heroine in My Private Life is married. Does she stay married throughout? I’m not a huge fan of stories about adultery, emotional or otherwise.
To Other Lara – the heroine in My Private Life is not married. The villain is the married director of the museum who has to step down because of her husband’s troubles.
I second:
– “The Untamed”
– “Oh My Venus”
– “Healer”
– “Strong Girl Bong Soon”
I also loved:
– “What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim?”
– “Descendants of the Sun”
I really enjoyed Goblin, The Master’s Sun, and Strong Girl Bong Soon. They all have very different feels and at some points seem to transition back and forth between different genres, but are all absolutely charming!
Korean drama-land is great fun. But there is a lot of content…and the endings…well, sometimes the story can go off the rails. I loved Her Private Life. If you’re not familiar with dramabeans.com, check it out. Really helpful answering some of the cultural questions. And deciding whether to devote 16+ hours of viewing time.
Korean drama-land is great fun. But there is a lot of content…and the endings…well, sometimes the story can go off the rails. I loved Her Private Life. If you’re not familiar with dramabeans.com, check it out. Really helpful answering some of the cultural questions. And deciding whether to devote 16+ hours of viewing time.
Shoot! It looks like it’s no longer on Netflix, was very excited to watch it!
I’m here to sing the praised of Dong Yoo, the actor that plays Ryan Gold. His previous drama, “Goblin”, is a must see! I never cried so much while watching a drama. Damn, the feels..
And the Korean version of “Boys Over Flowers” is on Netflix, too. it’s a cute love story if you enjoy the Cinderella trope. And if you can find it, I’d also recommend “Secret Garden” (I’m a sucker for star-crossed lovers).
Lastly, if you like older woman-younger guy pairings, check out “Personal Taste”. You can’t go wrong with Lee Minh Ho!
20 comments and no one has mentioned Thirty but Seventeen yet? It’s on Viki.
Not a drama but this blog has absolutely wonderful drama reviews. The writer does an excellent job of combining squee (blog name is literally “The Fangirl Verdict”) with thoughtful analysis of characters and storytelling. Korean dramas mostly, with quite a few Taiwanese and a few Chinese dramas.
https://thefangirlverdict.com/index/all-reviews/full-list-of-shows/
Thanks for clearing that up, Rebecca D! Now I *really* want to check this out!
Welcome to tjhe wonderful wordld of K-drama. I discovered it about six years ago and down the rabbitt-hole I went.
I struggle with Anxiety and in so many cases, watching K-drama has been cathatrixc for me.
I second Many, many of the recommendations you already received.
I Strongly, strogly, strongly recommend the wonderful GOBLIN. It is truly one of the BEST Dramas I have ever seen.
I also adore Master’s Sun and Oh My Venus because there can never be enough So Ji Sub in my life! 😉
His latest Terius behind me is also wort a watch, about a former secret agent who fight against evil forces in his former agency while befrending the recently widowed young mother who is his neighbor and incidentially kinda involved in all the Spycraft ..unwittingly. So to proztect her and also get more informaztion he kinda becomes the caretaker for her cute little kids. It is ADORBS!
I also strongly recommend Healer, W -Two Worlds, Fated to love you with the GREAT IN EVERYTHING Jang Hyuk and Anwswer me 1997 and 1988 (this one will always habve a spcial place in my heart and I can rewatch it again and again …it is an incredible slice of life Drama with so much heart about family, love and friendship.
You. Guys. Have. Made. My. Month! I am so so so excited! I have made a note of every series you’ve mentioned and while it’ll probs take me a minute to watch them all, I’ll be sure to report back on the series that blew my mind.
T H A N K Y O U ! ! ! !
Also available on Netflix: My love from the stars, about a spoiled actress and an alien. Super swoony, and also really funny. I recommend looking at all dramas directed by the Hong Sisters – they know what they’re doing!
@Rebecca D
I loved One Spring Night and Something in the Rain! They are taken slightly differently from the traditional kdrama: less filtered what with muted colours and subdued soundtracks.
But oh, the romance of it all! Absolutely heart tugging. I’d grudge that they needn’t have dragged the plot on as they did – for both the series – but they are unforgettable in their (many) heart pounding moments.
Kdramas are amazing. These are my favourites with a couple of cdramas thrown in:
What’s wrong with Secretary Kim.
Same female lead as HPL. It is completely hilarious, very silly and warm and the romance is adorable. Is an office based romance and the characters are fantastic, the plot is perfect crazy sauce.
Fight for My Way.
Same male lead as WWWSK.This is a great series because it is fairly grown up thematically, it is about a friend group and it is Princess Bride like in that it has everything, fights, drama, romance, adventure but is equally very down to earth.
W Two Worlds
This is a bit Sci fi, it is beautiful with clever effects AND the main male lead is a hilarious bad ass.
Love O2O
This is a cdrama based around two really smart college kids who play comluter games, but it us SO MUCH MORE. For one, the main leads always have each other’s backs, thry act with integrity and triumph over evil through intelligence, hard work and being classy af. It is just the best drama when you want the world to be a better place
Just realised this is long, can add more idmf anyone us interested.
If you’ve got access to Goblin, watch it! I also love Bromance (I do like the girl-disguising-herself-as-a-boy trope, and the main characters have a gorgeous chemistry), and Love 020 (there are a couple of scenes of the heroine dealing expeditiously with whoever gets in her way that I watch over and over again).
I’m so happy to see my second favourite form of escapism here!! I’ve never really gotten into the series thing, but kdramas have got me addicted.
For anyone wondering if it’s worth it, consider the following: stories are very often romance-centric, often limited to one 16 episode season (which means no season finale cliffhangers, no cancellations before the story is done, and mostly a HEA), and everyone is Super Pretty. There are a lot of common tropes, but there is also a lot of variety in terms of genres and settings. I mean, you want ghosts in Joseon Korea? Done. Serial killer in the subway? The last episode aired a week ago. Bodyguards? Princesses? High school kids? Easy. Kdramas are as varied as romance novels and sometimes just as lovably ridiculous.
And yes, the comments about the endings of dramas going weird aren’t wrong. Even Her Private Life went a bit bleh at the end, with a surprise childhood connection that was a totally unnecessary cliche twist. And after your tenth drama you learn the tropes and the rhythms and some of that fresh unpredictability goes away. But the thing is. The main important thing is. The romance is so so lovely. And except for rom com movies, how often do we get to see visual media where the romance isn’t a badly done subplot or a 10 season stretch of will they won’t they?
Anyway, my recommendations:
The Secret Life Of My Secretary, if you want super cute, super ridiculous (like, really really ridiculous) office romance
Romance Is A Bonus Book, if you love older woman/younger guy stories with lots of books and book dates and just. Just watch it (I know a lot of people already mentioned it, but it’s got books…)
Extraordinary You, which has high school kids who discover they’re in a webtoon and who try to change their fate (it’s very cute and fun until you think about the horror of acting out a life the writer chooses for you against your will)
Angel’s Last Mission: Love, which is about an angel who has to help a blind ballerina find love. It’s lovely because the ballerina is the grumpy rich one, while the angel is a literal sweetheart. Also ballet. And lovely outfits.
There are a million more, but this comment is already too long. Also, helpful hint, if you ever get into dramas, get a MyDramaList account, which is like Goodreads for Asian dramas.
I love kdramas.
I’d rec
Just Between Lovers strong female lead a marshmallow of a hero who loves and respects the women in his life. On Viki.
My Ahjussi one of the most satisfying watches I’ve ever had. Slytherin female who gets shit done even if she burns the world down and a Hufflpuff/Gryffindor(?) hero…he is so decent. Just a beautiful story. On Netflix.
Fight My Way: Really strong friends to lovers trope. He is a big dim puppy and I love him. On Viki.
Tale of Nokdu: The character of Nokdu is just a diamond. On Viki.
Coffee Prince: a classic and Gong Yoo! Very believable girl disguised as a boy trope. Plus, Kim Jae Wook as a young beautiful waffle prince. On Viki.
Healer: this is PURE MAGIC and GIDDINESS. On Viki.
Because This Life is My First: MoC and forced cohabitation. Lovable leads that are opposites. Strong female friendships. On Viki and coming to Netflix on the 1st of Jan.
I didnt like Strong Woman Do Bong Soon. The mains were cute but I had issue with the portrayal of a gay side character.
I can just join the choir of praise for k-dramas! All I watch since over a year and they almost always deliver in laughter, tears (so many tears!!) and ROMANCE! You will get a ton of new favourite actors and maybe, like me, you will also get an interest in korean music as well and end up LOVING BTS!!!
Another K-drama/romance is Coffee Prince, which I saw on Netflix a couple of years ago. The plot is that a tomboyish girl gets hired as a waiter at a coffee shop that only hires attractive male waiters. It’s run by the scion of a wealthy family and romance and comedy and drama ensue.
Ok I know I’m late on this but I love k dramas!!!! Coffee Prince is a classic and a must see. Love Alarm on Netflix was really good. It’s about an app that can tell you if anyone near by is in love with you. Be aware that it has a cliffhanger but since it came out earlier this year it will hopefully have a second season. There’s also O2O which is a Chinese drama about an awesome gamer girl who gets proposed to in game by the number one player in game so their characters can complete together in a new event in game. Of course he’s the super hot genius at her college but she doesn’t know that. And last but not least Traid Princess from Taiwan is awesome. A daughter of a crime boss gets a job being the bodyguard of an actor she’s a huge fan of all while on the run from her father who is trying to make her marry another man. The heroine is funny and charming. It also has some lgbt characters.
I think this has been mentioned at the Bitchery before but Rookie Historian is fantastic – I learned so much about Korean history and Court life, the clothes are to die for, everyone on that show can get it (including the grandma), and the plot is twisty and interesting. It has all the serenity, fun fashion and plot of a gentle and fun BBC adaptation – but not British! Have fun!
HPL was great! I second the recommendations for What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim? and add a recommendation for Hotel del Luna. It’s about an immortal woman who runs a hotel for ghosts and the mortal man who unwittingly becomes the new hotel manager. Equal parts “monster of the week”, romantic comedy, and drama. You will feel all the feels.
I lost interest in Korean dramas about 10 years ago but after this thread I’m motivated to start again especially because my mental health is not where I would want it to be and my usual escape of reading is not working right now. My all-time favorites (from more than a decade ago):
1.My name is Kim Sam Soon: I can’t believe no one has mentioned it. I love this one with an older, chubby, prickly heroine. Was my gateway into Korean dramas
2. Coffee Prince: deserves all the praise that prior commentators have heaped on it
3. The Last Scandal of my Life: a lighthearted funny 2nd chance romance between slightly older hero and heroine (late 30/early 40s)
KDramas is were its at!
Okay so, Coffee Prince – Baby Gong Yoo, the man has been doing coffee adds since this aired, that’s how good he is at selling coffee and like, he’s an amazing actor
Goblin- hot grown ass Gong Yoo, it gets a bit uneven toward the end but this is one of the biggest hist SK has had in the last decade FOR A REASON. And highly recommend it, gorgeously shot, too.
Strong Woman DoBong Soon -Some hard core don’t like it but I found it delightful, the relationship between Bong Soon and MinMin is one of my favorite.
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo – it’s an adorable romantic comedy.
Secret Life of My Secretary – cute and adorable and fun. Contrived premise, but VERONICA PARK makes up for EVERYTHING and she’s the second female lead.
Why Secretary Kim – another park min young drama. She’s a very efficient secretary who, after paying off her family debt decides to quit her job and her boss of ten years, who will do just about ANYTHING not to lose her.
Hotel del Luna – my girl IU playing MY GIRL JAng Man Wol – ending iffy but just the gorgeous clothes make up for it. Like IU changed clothes about 4-6 times per episode, one outfit more fabulous than the last.
Secret Forest – one of the best shows ever. Crime/drama thriller.
Moon Lovers: if you wanna rip you own heart out, go right ahead.
OH! And Chinese dramas, my love! One of the best dramas I’ve seen is Love O2O which is about a super popular guy falling for a girl… while watching her play an online game from behind… it’s amazing.
The Untamed – ancient chinese gays… marketed as BROMANCE this show gets away with SO MUCH. Not just Bros!
Master’s Sun is AMAZING and supernaturally but mostly amazing.
Terius Behind Me for more of my third husband So Ji Sub as the best manny ever to exist in the world.
I forgot, this one is on netflix for sure: Chicago Typewriter.
It’s sooooo good, with many twists, a double timeline and just amazing acting.
the first episode is a bit all over the place but watch until the second, and you’ll be hooked.