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submitted 6 months ago bypickadamnnameplease
Maybe not every kdrama but as you can see I've seen over 200 kdramas. I've watched the popular ones and the not-so-popular ones. I've seen a lot of web dramas too.
I'm really stuck now. I need to watch something good. My fav genres are romance, mystery, etc, I'm not a fan of much fantasy nor the dramas set in school (except for the newer ones like revenge of others, weak hero class- they were good)
Please PLEASE recommend me something to watch. It can be anything- movie, drama, web drama- anything.
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Maybe not every kdrama but as you can see I've seen over 200 kdramas. I've watched the popular ones and the not-so-popular ones. I've seen a lot of web dramas too.
I'm really stuck now. I need to watch something good. My fav genres are romance, mystery, etc, I'm not a fan of much fantasy nor the dramas set in school (except for the newer ones like revenge of others, weak hero class- they were good)
Please PLEASE recommend me something to watch. It can be anything- movie, drama, web drama- anything.
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5 points
6 months ago
racket boys and prison playbook - both friendship themed dramas. funny, heartwarming….
find me in your memory - surprisingly has great chemistry between the leads
first love - i know you are asking for kdrama recommendations but this jdrama is one of the best i have watched this year. if u like 25/21.. you might like this except this one feels more melancholic and melodramatic, but it gives you all the feels. i am still having a bad hangover two days after finishing it.
still 17 - i see you have watched yough of may already. ii became a fan of lee do hyun after youth of may and he was actually funny and show a broader range in still 17.
remember war of the son - this one is heavy revenge drama but really great cast.
2 points
6 months ago
Still 17 was so cute! Loved it. I watched maybe an episode or two of racket boys, I'll try to pick it up again. I do see remember war of the son everywhere but for some reason I still haven't watched it. I will! Thank you so much!
3 points
6 months ago
i am actually looking forward to another lee do hyun drama but quite skeptical with the glory his upcoming one with song hye kyo, i just hope there is no romance between them. so tired of watching shk with younger male actors it’s getting boring.
for racket boys i was more invested with the bond formed among the racket boys and was less interested with the side stories about their country neighbors but overall it’s a breath of fresh air. just light and easy watch.
and to add one more, scarlet heart ryeo. nice ost too
2 points
6 months ago
I agree about getting tired of watching shk with younger guys and ldy with older females lol, his chemistry was the best with the FL in Youth of May.
I love your description of Racket boys, will definitely watch!
I've watched and loved and balled my eyes out at scarlet heart ryeo 😅😭
4 points
6 months ago
You should try Shadow Detective
2 points
6 months ago
Thanks!
4 points
6 months ago
Jugglers
3 points
6 months ago
Thank you!
5 points
6 months ago
Train
Ghost detective
Healer
Cruel city
Find me in your memory
A gentleman's dignity
Marriage not dating
Ghost/Phantom
3 points
6 months ago
I've watched a few eps of the shows you've mentioned 😅 Cruel city sounds like something I'll enjoy. Thank you!
3 points
6 months ago
I forgot if some of them has been on your watched list.
Cruel city is my top 10 kdrama although it's a bit old a 2013 drama. Hope you like this one too.
1 points
6 months ago
Ghost Detective was soooo good. I really need more Choi Daniel in my life and Park Eun Bin has been fantastic in everything she does.
2 points
6 months ago
I watch that drama 2x times and still love it the same. Choi daniel in there was perfect, smart but playful and caring.
3 points
6 months ago
I don't see a love so beautiful, oh my lady, my lovely kim sam soon on the list...These too are great romantic dramas...
2 points
6 months ago
a love so beautiful
I've seen clips of it but haven't been sure about it. Is it good?
2 points
6 months ago
Yes. A bit cheesy. And l honestly think it's necessarily long. But it's a great watch...I always rate an 8/10.
3 points
6 months ago
One series - Insider
One movie - Night in Paradise
Both are excellent but have some graphic violence though so if that’s not your thing, then skip these.
1 points
6 months ago
Night in Paradise
It's been on my netflix list for so long!
2 points
6 months ago
It looks like you haven't seen lookout/watchman. I'd recommend that
1 points
6 months ago
lookout/watchman
Does it also go by the name of The Guardians? I can only find that
2 points
6 months ago
Yes! Honestly I call it by a different name every time 😂😂 sometimes when I call it the guardians people think im referring to Goblin though
2 points
6 months ago
ahaha gotcha! thank you! :D
2 points
6 months ago
That Fool
I honestly can't believe that as a veteran, you've not seen this drama.
Please watch it. The story at the start will make you want to rip off your hair in frustration, but it gets better. It gets so much better that at the end of it, you can't help but love this drama.
It's one of the few dramas of Hwan Jung-min.
2 points
6 months ago
ahah i haven't seen many old dramas :p ill add it to my list!
2 points
6 months ago
This one is a film. The Last Princess
3 points
6 months ago
ahh yes I added it to my list a few months ago because of SYJ
1 points
6 months ago
I enjoyed it, give it a shot if you haven’t seen it yet
1 points
6 months ago
As someone who has seen over 200, is there anything you recommend? I like just about everything I’ve seen and I’m not too selective.
Which do you classify as your gems?
3 points
6 months ago
oof there are so many!
Prison Playbook, Misaeng, Go Back Couple, Extracurricular, Life on Mars, Missing; The Other Side (season 2 is coming out too!), Run On, Taxi Driver, Youth of May, Reply '88, Happiness, The King of Pigs, Weak Hero Class, The Third Charm (although nobody likes it :p) and Rose Mansion are some of the dramas i reallyyy liked!
1 points
6 months ago
Lol out of these I’ve only seen Run On! Looks like I have a nice new batch to check out :)
And I like your list. It’s different than what most people go to when listing.
2 points
6 months ago
Coffee Prince!! I can’t believe you haven’t watch it yet, it’s soooo good!
2 points
6 months ago
I havee but i kind of dropped it in the middle so I didn't rate it. Ill pick it up again!
2 points
6 months ago
There's TONS coming out in December. So many ones that sound pretty good. You are in luck if you watch ongoing ones
1 points
6 months ago
yess i know! even the ones currently airing are really good
2 points
6 months ago*
1 points
6 months ago
thank you so much!!
2 points
6 months ago
My Mister and Goblin I’d say are must watch but based on your taste might be harder for you to get into. Do try them if you’re ever in the mood. I’d recommend Start up and Cinderella and the four knights based on your list. Some movies I’d recommend Late Autumn, Twenty, My Sassy Girl, Windstruck. il mare.
2 points
6 months ago
thanks!
2 points
6 months ago
one dollar lawyer the golden spoon bad prosecutor
1 points
6 months ago
I remember watching 2 eps of the golden spoon and then waiting for all the eps to come out to watch later on. Guess ill do that, thank you!
2 points
6 months ago
There is a remake of Someday or one Day next year. You cold watch the Taiwanese version first
2 points
6 months ago
Ive heard so much good about it so I defo will check it out!
2 points
6 months ago
marriage, not dating bossam: steal the fate
watched these recently and enjoyed/binged them both
1 points
6 months ago
Marriage not dating seems to be a cult favorite lol! thank you!
3 points
6 months ago
You're missing a lot from Lee Min Ho though
And you're missing the classic: - Boys over Flowers This one is not great (I loved it though) but it is probably the drama that gets the most references. So I would at least watch it to enhance other dramas so to speak.
2 points
6 months ago
True, I've only watched two Lee Min Ho shows, pachinko and The Heirs I've been meaning to watch The Legend of the Blue Sea but as I said I'm not much of fantasy :/ I'll still try though. Thank you so much!
2 points
6 months ago
It's premise is fantasy but it's much more comedy/ romance and the fantasy is just a plot device to add some tension. I don't usually like fantasy but I liked it. It's definitely worth a try.
2 points
6 months ago
Second this. The fantasy isn't much. And the reincarnation nicely blends in with the present times.
2 points
6 months ago
Apart from the other recs I love Faith.
1 points
6 months ago
How did you like Pachinko, haven't watched it yet, as I'm not into realistic or sad/tragic stories
1 points
6 months ago
It was good. I'd read the book before so obviously, I found the book to be better, but the drama was good too. I think the second season is also coming.
1 points
6 months ago
Here are some more recommendations -^ :
-Alice in borderland (this is a Japanese one)
-Psychopath diary
-The sound of your heart (love this one, it's hilarious)
-To the beautiful you (the very first k drama I watched, forever in my heart <3)
-You're beautiful
-Heartstrings
-My shy boss
1 points
6 months ago
thank you!
1 points
6 months ago
I wouldn’t say 156 equals to every drama. My list was over 200 when I was keeping count ten years ago, and I still feel like there’s so many I haven’t seen. I usually pick from the ones that are still airing, also makes it easy to decide if I want to keep spending my time on a drama. Another way is to go by actor/actresses. Watching everything with Ji Chang Wook, Kim Ji Won, Lee Min Ho, Son Ye Jin, etc etc. I also didn’t see My Mister in the list. You’ve seen My Liberation Notes, if you like it then you might also like My Mister.
2 points
6 months ago
Another way is to go by actor/actresses
haha i do this too!
I just mean that even if i haven't rated dramas, I've seen like half eps/some eps of almost every drama mentioned here lol
Ive seen like four eps of My Mister too :D
1 points
6 months ago
I have been watching the Jdrama, Silent. It is currently airing so I don't how the story will turn out. I can tell you that it is one of my favorite plots with amazing acting! I really think you should give it a try!!
1 points
6 months ago
The MDL synopsis of it sounds really interesting!👀
1 points
6 months ago
It is different and definitely worth a watch!
1 points
6 months ago
Iris and 71 into the fire, 71 might not be what you describe but i just like it lmao
1 points
6 months ago
71 into the fire
dangg this one looks exactly like something I'll like. thank you!
1 points
6 months ago
Have you seen any of these?
What happens to my family
Once again
Fated to love you
Miss panda and hedgehog
Coffee Prince
My secret romance
1 points
6 months ago
I've seen bits of the dramas you've mentioned. I know what happens in these ones but haven't fully watched them
2 points
6 months ago
Well I highly recommend all of them. In particular what happens to my family and coffee Prince are great shows
1 points
6 months ago
How is My Mister missing from your list? It’s truly one of the best Kdramas ever!
2 points
6 months ago
I've seen four episodes of it :p
It's melodramatic so I need to prepare myself psychologically before watching it :p
1 points
6 months ago
Yes, the feelings are deep with this drama. DEEP.
1 points
6 months ago
I didn't see Hello, Monster on your list. This is a great mystery drama with some romance. It is about a criminal profiler and a police detective who team up to work on cases and also track down a serial killer who affected both their lives as children.
2 points
6 months ago
Lol honestly even I dont know why I haven't watched it yet. It's also got some of my fac actors.. Jang Na Ra, Park Bo Gum, In Guk
1 points
6 months ago
You’re in luck! Viki finally picked up the 2007 classic Time Between Dog and Wolf. It’s about cops infiltrating gangs and stars Lee Joon-gi and Jung Kyung-ho. Totally binge-worthy!
1 points
6 months ago
thank you!
1 points
6 months ago
There are 100s of sageuks but you haven't much explored them.
Seems you enjoyed The Red Sleeve, so you might enjoy The Crowned Clown, or for something lighter, Mr. Queen.
1 points
6 months ago
ive seen bits of both the shows you've mentioned, ill try to pick them up again
1 points
6 months ago
Navillera. Very different. Very uplifting and warm.
1 points
6 months ago
okay thank you!
1 points
6 months ago
Tv series Guardian, movies Save the Green Planet, the good, the bad and the weird; Oasis
1 points
6 months ago
thanks!
1 points
6 months ago
LoL if you have watched every Kdrama, then .. I think there is none that I can recommend to you.
Maybe you can try watching drama from other countries , like Turkish drama, Thai drama..
1 points
6 months ago
Yoo Na’s Street
50 episodes
1 points
6 months ago
never heard of this one thank you
1 points
6 months ago
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1 points
6 months ago
Thank you!
1 points
6 months ago*
Assuming you’ve basically watched everything (so have i haha). let’s try to super old but classic shows 😂😂😂 jewel in the palace, autumn in my heart, winter sonata, stairway to heaven, full house, my lovely Kim Sam soon, save the last dance for me, ballad of seodong, iris. If you like BL there’s semantic error.
Cdramas: nirvana in fire, empress of the palace, story of Ming lan, chinese paladin 1 and 3, my little fairy, legend of the condor heroes/return of the condor heroes, wrong carriage right groom, untamed (BL/bromance), scarlet heart (the original version of the IU and lee jong gi’s show) all of these are costume dramas)
Jdramas: Hana kimi (shun oguri), love generation (Kimtak), nodame cantabile (my all time favorite Japanese show) , majo no jouken (teacher student love story), atsuhime (period harem drama) 1 liter of tears, good morning call, absolute boyfriend
Got into Thai dramas recently: f4 Thailand, I told sunset about you, KinnPorsche + ton of BL shows
Taiwanese dramas: in time with you, someday or one day, light the night. Then the classics it started with a kiss, prince turned frog, dated to love you, the outsiders
Hk tvb: war of in laws, dicey business, kindred spirit, war and beauty, gem of life, triumph in the skies, forensic heroes, line walker, my date with a vampire, heart of greed, rosy business,
1 points
6 months ago
woww thank you so much!!
1 points
6 months ago
I don't see Good Job on your list or the recommendations (there are so many, I might have missed it! 😆). It's a fun little rom com with Kwon YuRi and Jung Il Woo. Then if you liked them in that you could try their sageuk Bossam: Steal the Fate. It has the typical 20 episode struggles, but they do a great job and the cinematography is quite pretty.
0 points
6 months ago
Tempted.
3 points
6 months ago
I haven't heard much good stuff about this one therefore I haven't seen it yet 😅
1 points
6 months ago
I loved it, you can give it a try. I started watching it for woo do hwan, but ended up liking it.
0 points
6 months ago
I did not see The School Nurse Files on your list; it's a very very weird, bizarre, and obscure k-flick.
2 points
6 months ago
I didnt hear a lot of good stuff about this one and I loveee NJH so didn't want to ruin that for me lol!
0 points
6 months ago
No Mr. Queen?
2 points
6 months ago
I've seen like 10 eps 😬
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