For me its Falling for innocence. A very cliched plot but the humor does the deal for me. And i still watch a few scenes again. I won't recommend it to someone because the story isnt so special but the humor and JKH's acting is gold.

Flower boy ramyun shop

Sly and Single Again is one of the rare ones I've rewatched. Yup not so good the second time, though I'm still in love with CEO.

Oh maybe I'll check it out. I have a soft spot for JGS from You're Beautiful but haven't watched another of his dramas.

Me Too! I love Love rain. It didn't do well ratings wise, but I love the second generation and the angst! Such sweet angst.

But sadly, after watching Sassy Go Go, where the entire plot of love rain (parents of the hero and heroine fall in love) was condensed into a 1 hour episode and resolved very quickly and cleanly, love rain did lose its charm a bit.

It's Love Rain for me too, it's such a melo but I really enjoyed the fun parts of the present-day portions. Also it didn't hurt that Jang Geun-seok and Yoona had great chemistry even if Yoona's acting wasn't perfect, it was good enough.

My favorite all time too. The chemistry between GHJ and SJS was great.

Oooh what is this "click your heart" that you guys speak of?
Sounds like something I'm going to try to check out! ?

Wulduchi!

Yes! I loved all the romance and bromance. I've watched the entire drama at least 6 times and I've watched that last scene maybe 100. Maybe it's because it is my favorite Lee Min Ho role (I know I'm probably the only one who feels that way) and one of the very first k-dramas.

“Someone said that earnest desire makes fate, and memory is what makes that moment happen."

I watched FAITH 4 times all the way through. Read all the recaps here, and every comment, too... mainly because the exposition drove me nuts. The music was the totally cracktastic part for me... And I loved the animation for the Woodalchi backstory. Ryu Deok-Hwan's turn as King Gong-Min was the most memorable performance for me, closely followed by Kim Mi-Kyung as Court lady Choi. Memorable scenes: Choi Young's mission through the gateway to find a doctor; The Strategic Kiss; the final scene at The Tree; the Queen's interview with the royal eunuch re: marital bliss -- from which she runs away screaming, and the later scene when he realizes she's about to implement it... [Actor Kwon Min played Oh Hae Young's team leader Kim Sung-Jin].

INK fans unite!

It's my favorite storyline so it's not a guilty pleasure for me.

My favorite list goes Kiss Me -> Mischievous Kiss -> ISwaK -> INK the anime -> Playful Kiss.

Do you have any suggestions on where to watch the 1996 Japanese or the 2006 Indonesian?

ISWAK was the first drama that got me so obsessed I even buy the original DVD and went to the fanmeet - this was during teenage years and I would die of embarassment if any of my school friend found out, but it will forever leave a love print in my memories

I can watch ISWAK and TKA all day. Repeat x multi times.
For Japanese versions, Kiss in Tokyo is ok, and anime is cute, remind me of the manga. I haven't watched the 1996 version yet.
I don't really like Playful kiss.

My whole family and several friends did the same. Love the Woodalchi and LMH, yes! Please forgive if this is a duplicate post, thought I submitted but nothing shows.

Taiwanese drama "Autumn Concerto" remains a family favorite, kids still remember it from several years ago. Love that little boy! And Ady An and Vaness Wu.

I wan to watch a Godfrey Gao. Even though this one isn't amazing, that review means it's on my list now. Thank you!

I can't reply you @sophine. My comment keeps getting swallowed! Haha oh man I'm not alone in my DWL and Just You addictions. Hahaha. Yeah I rewatch those from time to time but I rarely will admit that. Hehe.

Haha Hi to fellow DWL fan! Yeah my love for it is unexplainable too. I also liked the BTS stuff and the interactions with Ella and Jerry during interviews. I think that added to the craze I felt at the time.
I may go check out The Rose for Ella! Hehe. I can't seem to watch any of Jerry's later dramas without cringing or dropping them for some reason. Thanks!

I am also done watching The Rose. It is the strangest drama I have seen, yet I continue watching. A Flowers in the Attic vibe with four half siblings, their tormented love and a big house.

I get it. I think I've watched Snow Queen 3-4 times now.

Haha! Like me, you found people who share your addictions too. ?
I may just check out Snow Queen and see what the fuss is about ?

Sometimes I feel like majority of the dramas I like fall under this category. Because before this I watched dramas alone, without ever talking to other about it, so I could never squee together with anyone. And the ones I rewatched like You're Beautiful, DWL, Just You were so fluffy and all, I didn't really want to admit to it or dare recommend it. Hahaha. Thought I had to pretend to have deep philosophical reasons to like a show. ?
I'm so happy I'm not alone in this feeling. Heh!

GH2 must be how hospital dramas used to be. I went to episode 17 to see the ending. It is all about residents maturing and some romanxe. but heck if I can get into pretentious dramas and campy behaviours. A lot of actors I recognised are there though. Who are more famous now.

Medical dramas have improved I think. I remembered working on Brain the drama years ago. I was cursing a blue streak but nowadays subbers are more used to medical terminology and there is actually a spreadsheet of the terms used in the last few dramas. What irks me is the fact that writers seem to think that suturing is what makes a good surgeon. The female lead was shown tieing knots on the bus seat railings. And which other drama lately- darn was it GH2 had the senior consultant stitching his hospital blanket and pillows. Even JH was admiring PSH's character closing up stitches. I was thinking to myself " hello it's called staples. What the heck are you stitching up for?" It is almost an inside joke to myself that I end up reading the lastest journal article or trend when researching some new fangled procedure on a medical drama. They do wild and obscure stuff. Doctors is a romance masquerading as a medical drama. There were hardly any medical worthy scenes or techically difficult stuff. BM on the other hand is both a thriller and a medical drama. He's scary. The doctors there are scary. Eep sends me shivers reading about the potassium injection.

Anyway... back to the Sat reality. Happy hanging out on OT. I have to write some Korean notes to someone today. It's embarrassing how many people have seen my bad handwriting.

I don't call them passionate supporters, they are obsessive supporters? This happen esp involved hallyu stars and ppl crtiticiziing their acting. Koala now like a war. ?

It's gotten bad on Koala and I kinda wish she'd put a note like DB did in the Lucky Romance thread just kind of reminding people to chill. There are a lot of big names coming out with dramas,and I think that's what has brought it on.

I'm a '95 liner and I agree with you. Idk if you're being an old fogie ? I'm told I have an old soul and "overly" polite

thumbs up on your last paragraph...

plain-ole respect would do also:)

I know right? I don't even post these days cos ' it's not safe. Lol. Even in the virtual world. But yes I notice koala is getting so out of control I almost stopped reading the comments. It makes me sad though because fans know lots of tidbits ( which I don't bother scouring for ) but it's not worth reading the thrash to get to it.

DB is definitely way more civilised which is the reason why I enjoy reading the comments. Even on the dramas I don't watch.

Yes to your last comment! Personally I think people use "freedom of speech" as a poor excuse to be rude and nasty, and for some reason it's all over the Internet.
My general rule is, if you wouldn't say it face-to-face to someone, you shouldn't be saying it to them on the Internet as well! Things get so misunderstood because people can't be bothered to explain themselves properly, and jump to negative conclusions and accusations at the drop of a hat.

Hi fan, yes, I need encouragement to take on BBJX, there is a great inertia to overcome, even to sit down and start watching the 1st ep is a bit tough, this is no exaggeration. I can understand even without sub, but not sure if this is a good thing, the accent and intonation can make me wince, just as an example, it is like a Brit watching a Scottish movie or vice versa. However, I do not have any issue with Kdrama/Jdrama, though I don't understand anything much, the spoken language is easy on the ears. But I will sit through it for the sake of Jun Ki :), if I know the story of BBJX beforehand, it will be more interesting if I watch MLSHR later on.

I like NGM after watching Can You Hear My Heart, that's the reason why I'm watching BGS. I've not watched Smelly girl yet (more so now, as there is good reason for me to refrain from watching). I started watching One Fine Day a while ago but lost the momentum to continue watching, he was so young then! I also like him in Wild Chives & Soybean Soup, and I will probably watch Remember next.

btw, thanks so much for your conscientious translations of the interviews, that is a lot of great effort!

You will not regret watching A Short Distance Relationship aka Kinkyori Renai: Close range love, as mentioned by Sancheezy. At least you have TY's handsome looks to bank on if everything else falls short of your expectation :)

Agree, I was quite disappointed as I have great expectation of KRW's acting. The love between KRW and PSH does not have that kind of depth yet, so it felt like KRW was faking it, his cheerfulness made him looked more like a frivolous and seasoned player when he said those cheesy stuff to PSH. It didn't feel right, he felt so superficial when he should be sensible and a level-headed teacher whom PSH could look up to,

The character I find most unbelievable is Jung Yoon Do, the second doctor. He started off as this really stern, arrogant jerk and by the next ep. he's meek and wimpy. How can someone change that fast? The progression just felt unnatural. I was hoping for more eps where PSH's character would show her smarts and outwit Yoon Do. Where can the story go for the next 10+ eps. when there's no tension left?

I share the same feeling too. I feel like the writing is not neat, none of the characters are actually beliaveable. I am wondering why KRW chose this drama at the first place.

Personally I don't have much expectation because this is melo (I have to admit tho, I looooved 'Sangdoo Let's go to school'- Rain!!). And I wonder if second leads will outshine main leads in acting. Im Joo-hwan is certainly my bias, and I remember how people love Im Joo-eun.

I am still upset when I think Suzy got the grand actor award (for Gu Family book) over Go Hyun-jung (and Kim He-soo, right?) a few years ago (and Suzy was so shocked herself that she even thanked her dog). I still don't know WTH happened that time - Does anyone know?

Then again, I had bias against Jin Se-yeon but I like her more watching 'Flower in Prison'. So I have hopes for Suzy (so far nope).

@La Plume,

I know what you mean about MOTW. I've stuck with it and caught up, but have been washing my mind out with a couple of dramas and films over the past few weeks while OHYA was running.

Like Oshi (*waves*), I watched HEART TO HEART to see Lee Jae-Yoon (Tae-Jin) play a kinder role.

A couple of months ago, I came across Odessa Jones's "Ten Most Memorable 2015 K-Drama Scenes," and took a gander at them. A few of them intrigued me, and I've started watching and enjoying the shows that resonated with me... I started out as a sageuk watcher who was allergic to rom-coms and other modern tomfoolery, but in spite of myself, have been venturing into that territory. I enjoyed these two:

ORANGE MARMALADE
EX-GIRLFRIEND CLUB

Also caught Cdrama LOVE ME IF YOU DARE, SUNNY (2011), .

Earlier this week, I finally got around to watching TIME BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF as I needed a booster shot of LJK to tide me over until SCARLET HEART: GORYEO airs. I'm not into violent action flicks, so this one was just my speed. The car chases reminded me of BULLITT -- real time, with no explosions. How refreshing... But it was weird to see the Magistrate in a suit! ;-) Spotted Lee Tae-Sung among the gangsters. Previously had seen him in BLOSSOM AGAIN, and decided to take a gander at 9 END 2 OUTS (2 outs in the bottom of the ninth inning) -- and totally enjoyed it. Great fun, and in some ways, a parallel (or foil?) to OHYA.

Anyway, I hope some of them work for you. ;-)

If you're looking for short dramas, try Splish Splash Love. Best romcom ever!

I don't know his name either. I only heard that he's actually deaf in real life. That should help you narrow down the search? :/

His name is Bang Dae-han (17) who actually has hearing impairment. He can't hear but he can understand what others saying by watching people's mouths. He was cast thanks to one car CF 'Miracle to relay to deaf people' he did.

He said 'It was difficult to express and act the feeling because I've never done drama shooting before in addition to my hearing problem, but I could do the acting at my best forgetting my situation, thanks to PD and actors who were kind and encouraged me on the set. It was like dream to see myself in the broadcast".

Thank you @Fan for translating!!

Jang Hyuk is wonderful in BM... The PD is right about him being able to project a nuanced and layered performance that makes him impossible to hate...

I think if they had more time to make it less confusing for the first few episodes the show could have had better ratings.

I just hope they continue to praise JH's acting and PArk So Dam's character improves and the writing continues to impress so that at least it will be a critically acclaimed show, even if the ratings aren't high.