This is probably my favorite drama of the year! It has small-town nostalgia with a taste of mystery and romance, and a big dollop of a Korean traditional sport that I hadn’t seen before. Have you ever heard of ssireum? Me neither. What’s not to love here?
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As far as I can tell, the Tencent series Three Body has been on Viki for a year, but I wasn’t impressed by the synopsis. This year there was more buzz because of a new version coming out, and I thought maybe I should look into it. Something new that I found out about the plot pulled me in. Maybe they thought it was a spoiler?
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Who is ready for a Japanese romance-mystery about a ghost? This one doesn’t know he’s dead, he can’t remember what happened to him, and his girlfriend can’t see him. What else could go wrong?
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This drama was promoted as being based on true events and carefully researched. I was interested because I wanted to see some real history, and thought it was bound to be well done. Come along and see if it held up or if I took one for the team!
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The Matchmakers went under the radar for a lot of us when it aired last year. It’s a sageuk (historical drama) and I don’t watch many of those. I got interested in this one because I heard it was fun, with a lighter tone and fewer men in scraggly beards than usual. So did it live up to the buzz?
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During Christmas vacation, I found a Japanese drama called One Day—Wonderful Christmas Ado. It’s listed as a thriller-comedy-mystery. Of course I had to try it! Do you think it turned out to be a fun Christmas show?
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Twinkling Watermelon was one of the best dramas of the year and boasts an extensive ensemble cast. For those who might have a problem remembering who is who, we made a handy character guide you can glance at while you watch.
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After an extended diet of fluffy contract marriage Jdramas, I decided I was in need of something different, and 99.9 Criminal Lawyer hit the spot. Our lawyers have cases to solve, but they are the focus of the show, have personalities, and sometimes clash. If you’re looking for something partly serious but lightened up with humor, try this out!
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One of my favorite Kdramas lately is One Day Off, which is a rare example of an interesting but restful show. It’s about a school teacher who, when faced with the intractability of some of her students, “sometimes longs to disappear,” so she indulges herself with one-day trips.
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A few Japanese dramas have popped up with the theme of government trying to cope with a falling birth rate. A new one on the light and fluffy side is called Marry Me! I checked it out because I quite liked the older one, Choosing Spouse by Lottery, which was more serious. How would you react to the government pushing its nose into your business like that?
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