I've not made use of the free viki pass so far (dramabeans, you guys are AWESOME!). the only reason i would use it though, is to watch chicago typewriter, which Viu didn't pick up. The many lukewarm comments about the show puts me off watching it though. I know, I know... I shouldn't just rely on other people's opinions. Right now, I'm only watching Mystery Queen.

I'm so jealous you can marathon Whisper, Heads!
And -LOL- yes GF, Lee Sang Yoon is love, but it's set on stone that he'll betray Lee Bo-young every Tuesday, the same woman who's saving his life every time his wife and her lover send out the goons to kill him.

Chicago Typewriter is something refreshingly different. I needed the second episode to give it that 5 stars though, and I'm here for Yoon Ah-in's tormented writer persona.

I'm with chickachunga and tineybeanie concerning SWDBS. Honestly, as cute as Park Bo-young and Park Hyung-sik are, every episode felt like a chore to watch. I'm disappointed because I really liked it in the beginning, I really did! But it just couldn't keep my interest and after episode 10 I checked out.

Whisper: What will they burn next week?
Strong Woman Do Bong Soon: I enjoyed ep 15 a lot. I didn't even touch FF button this time, while I skipped many scenes in the ep 1-14. Also, finally I have time to watch The Sound of Your Heart, this show is really a stress reliever.

GF perfectly describes how I feel about Chicago Typewriter. I'm more intrigued at how the story is going to unfold than I am invested in the characters. Im Soo-jung turning into a badass sharpshooter was the moment for me too.

And JB perfectly describes how I feel about The Liar and his Lover, which has been such a charming and engaging little show! Caught up with it fast and now I can't seem to wait for my next dose. I agree that the dialogue occasionally dips into cheese, but the characters are ultimately realistic and refreshing enough to pull me back in despite their cheesier moments.

I'm loving Bong-soon lately! I just wish it weren't ending now that it's this awesome. I see all it could have been.

I'm scared to watch Rebel! I don't know if my heart can take it.

As a very visual person, I adore the aesthetics in Chicago Typewriter. Except the subway. The subway is throwing off the vibe. Away with you, PPL!

I am watching:
Strong Woman Do Bong Soon: When this show ends I will miss it, one more episode to go! This is one of those shows that really was carried by the heart-fluttering hero and adorable heroine, and the H/h’s banter/relationship/moments.
Mystery Queen: This is the type of show that slowly grew on me, and I hope it continues to get better with every episode, it is an easy watch. I am interested to see where this will go.
Chicago Typewriter: I haven’t watched ep 3 yet, but by the first two eps I can say that this show is beautifully shot, but that so far it lacks heart (I don’t feel connected to it or the characters). However I hope it gets better.

Can't believe it's finale week for SWDBS already. Haven't been watching any other live dramas these days. Maybe I just love this cast too much and wanna watch something that is light-hearted instead of using too much brain power. Haha... Waiting to see what else I wanna watch that will be part of the line-up soon, and they're all sageuks. LOL

watching Japanese drama called ghostwriter right now, It's quite good so far. the story it's quite unique.

Happy weekend and happy easter! I have to get over the fact that Strong Woman Do Bong Soon is ending today. Loved this show to bits! Planning to give a try to Chicago Typewriter although after reading the post by the beanies I am not sure I will like it.

My favorite drama right now is Whisper. You've convinced me to try Radiant Office. I love Mystery Queen too. Brilliant idea to offer a whole month of VIKI cuz now I'm hooked.

I must say I have not made any progress with Strong Woman past episode 2 ?

However, I'm relieved to read others are going through a drama drought as well. Hopefully, Man to Man will help...

Heads, I'm not watching the show but - Yoon Hyun Min IS life ?

yes the villain played by Giant Im Si-wan is creepy @chickachunga
I read that and choked on my cereal. Too good.

Perfect Wife: I'm surprised that the drama is letting Jae Bok get away with being so smart, sensible, and understanding. The actors are all killing it in this drama. Wish we got more eyes on it.

Mystery Queen: This is now my go-to pick-me-up drama. I didn't expect to love it this much, even with the incompetent cops. It's just so cute and quirky. I love the chemistry between Seol Ok and Wan Sung and Choi Kang Hee and Kwon Sang Woo.

Radiant Office: I like this drama a lot. It also stresses me out because everyone in it is stressed out. But then you get these happy moments of relief and small triumphs, which makes it worth watching. Laica, I also vote Ki Taek as Oppa of the Year.

Chicago Typewriter: I really want to like this drama, but I have still yet to warm up to it.

Hwang Jini: I originally came for all the dance scenes, but got really into the storyline. I am surprised how the love story and the rivalry really isn't about the romantic relationships, but it really is about art and dance. It's been a beautiful watch in terms of acting, writing, directing, and cinematography so far and I love the music.

Skipped Whisper and Father is Strange this week because of my Hwang Jini marathoning and real life being extra busy this week.

Watching Strong Woman which ended tonight. The last two episodes made up for the randomness and unfunny filler parts and grossness of the earlier episodes. No time to brood coz Man 2 Man's my new crush, so I'm just packing my stuff and moving camp.

Incidentally, I feel like I'm on the brink of Watermaidhood...anytime now...

Got my laundry bag
I'm ready to go
I'm standing here with my soap and my mop
I hate to leave Jang Geu-rae
I hate to say goodbye...

(to the tune of Leaving on a Jet Plane)

Not sure if I liked/disliked Chicago Typewriter's first episode, but I surely didn't get curious enough to check out the next episode, so I'll go back to Misaeng for now! <3

I was also debating whether to see The Liar and His Lover! Most people I know who like it wouldn't recommend it right away, but I guess I'mma try it soon, now that Javabeans seems to enjoy it! I've been a long reader of DB to know that my drama preferences seem to align more with yours, heee.

Im currently only live watching Whisper & SWDBS. Whisper for the re-pairing of one of my first few favourite OTP couples; and SWDBS for the Park-Park couple.

I only discovered DB about a year ago, and found that the recommendations/recaps/opinions were a hit-and-miss for me. Maybe I should keep a keener eye on which recappers' taste are similar to my drama appetite.

Btw, a huge thanks for the Viki pass giveaway, though I didnt redeem it (trying my darnest not to get hooked on kdramas and burrow back into my introverted self)

Im also currently marathoning Drinking Solo to try and finally get it off my NEVER-ENDING "To watch" list..... Will probably pick up CT and/or Rebel after SWDBS ends.

Currently watching
Father is Strange: the big sister is so awesome I was cheering for her the whole time she defended mom and I understand why she broke up with her bf but why not tell him what happened 8 years ago? Chicago Typewriter: I decided to give this a try cuz I was bored and I'm loving it. I love all the characters so far even the diva writer lol. The female lead is so awesome and the cinematography is so good but it makes want to watch a kdrama with a 1930s setting in its entirety like it's either modern or segeuk why not some variety?

Looks like there's a lot of good kdramas out there to watch! Chicago Typewriter is just in time to fill the "other" kdrama slot, while Strong Woman and Liar Lover are more typical kdrama stories with familiar tropes. The last weekend kdrama I watched was Yoona's Street, but I'm loving the Byun family in My Father is Strange and am having fun recapping it. Add Infinity Challenge, Radio Star, I Can See Your Voice, Immortal Songs 2, LoJ, and I Live Alone, and I had a pretty full k-entertainment viewing week! Oh, I checked out Procude 101 guys, I dunno. There were a lot of pretty boys crying.

I already have Viki pass. Therefore, I am not sure how the free Viki pass will apply it for me. In another note, I am trying really hard to enjoy Whisper. But, I fast forward to 2nd lead couple because I love their story more than the main OTP. Is that wrong. Also, all the going to different scene make me dizzy. Therefore, I think I am stopped watching and just read the recap. I think I will stick to Tunnel for now. For Chicago Typewriter, I am not amused with first episode although I do love the 1930 scene. I might watch it if they go more into 1930 scenes then the present scenes. I am loving Across the Ocean Between Us Chinese drama. Have a wonderful week-end and Happy Easter everyone!!!!

Based on this I'm pretty sure chickachunga and I are the same person

I'm currently watching Tunnel and The Perfect Wife. Tunnel's mysteries can be a bit of a hit and miss, sometimes they really drew me in, like with the identity theft case and sometimes not, like with recent suspect-is-in-this-room case that seemed very cliche. But I watch this drama mainly for the characters, their relationships with each other and, of course, to see the ending, so it isn't as big of deal as it could be. The Perfect Wife has a quirky, slightly creepy atmosphere (especially in the beginning) that I love and there something about this drama that is very addictive even if the situations are a bit too melodramatic. The female lead is also likable and easy to root for. She's not a damsel that's waiting to be saved, she isn't a blank slate sort of protagonist, she fights her own battles and has a down-to-earth, honest personality and she is considerate/caring to those around her. The latter is especially important to me, it seems like a trend for the "nice girl" female leads in kdramas to be dismissive or uncaring of anyone who isn't the love interest and that never fails to piss me off. This is what turned me off from A Liar and his Lover when I gave the drama a try and watched the first two episodes. She's so self-absorbed, so caught up in being "in love", that she isn't considerate of her friends. She just seems... very thoughtless and vapid to me. But everyone else seems to really love it. Maybe she gets better as the drama goes on? Or is this aspect of her character not as important to other people?

Strong Woman Do Bong Soon may have had an interesting and good premise on paper but in its execution it fails horribly. The drama is homophobic/ trans phobic, sexist, has turned domestic violence into comedic fodder and made a mockery of another country's religion/monk. I understand that the OTP makes people swoon but there is not enough cuteness that they are radiating that is going to change the fact that this drama is problematic. It is lazily written with little to no character development and this drama has been over hyped too much and the ratings that it has received isn't worthy.

I will try Chicago Writer since it seemed interesting.
Try Strong Woman but I fell sorry for the bad guys. The way they get beaten on the first episode was terrible, plus I didn't find it realistic. With the way she beat them up they would be all dead.?

Radiant Office Hwaiting! <3 <3 <3

I watched three solid dramas in two weeks! I was too lucky when I choose and watch Punch, signal and She was pretty. Each one was great piece of work.

Watching a lot but surprisingly the only show that got me totally invested is You're Too Much for now. Jang Hee Jin is doing well, to be fair she is doing better than expected within short of time. She has more similar vibe with Uhm Jung Hwa - in term of sexiness which Gu Hye Sun didnt have. GHS did have better singing voice that JHJ but overall, I think JHJ suits this drama more.
Still loving Radiant Office. Perfect Wife and Whisper - not that I have not enjoying it, but I decided to put in hold for a while. PW i am going to pick up it again after finished. But I already watched up to latest epi. Mystery Queen and Chicago Typewriter were quite good so far, but not fully invested yet.

Short of time this past week so I know that my favorite go to dramas right now are Radiant Office and Perfect Wife because Tunnel has to wait and Strong Woman is on hold. Radiant Office is the rare drama that actually gets better as it goes on. Yes, there is some over the top office stuff but it is a drama after all. I especially have to give it respect for the newbie writer who is managing to provide such a satisfying drama. Perfect Wife has one of the strongest most down to earth lead female characters of any I've ever seen which meshes perfectly with the other gal's creepy, manipulative vibe. Oops forgot I'm also watching Mystery Queen. Loved the first episode but am liking not loving it right now.

Chicago Typewriter - i choked on the cookie i was eating when the camera backed up from YAI's bandaged head to reveal the COLLAR OF SHAME... what a riot, and so unnecessary! not to mention the syringe with jook.... omg.... : D

Tunnel and Mystery Queen are my primary fixes at the moment, though I may try out Chicago Typewriter at some point. I abandoned Strong Woman and Radiant Office, which were both hit or miss for me from the beginning, despite their likable qualities. Since the cast in Mystery Queen is sort of hit or miss for me, too, I can't believe how much I like the show, which is just really fun to watch. Tunnel is a bit slower, but it doesn't feel like a waste of time, even if aspects of the series are a bit derivative. (Enough with the atmospheric shows about serial killers, already! How many times can you remake Memories of Murder, with or without time travel or other fantastic elements?) In general, both Tunnel and Mystery Queen have adeptly used plot to develop characters in compelling ways.

I'm currently following TLHL and Radiant Office only. Dropped SWDBS few episodes ago prob because I don't get most of the jokes, the suspense isn't thrilling enough, and the sad scenes not sad enough. I admit that the leads' chemistry was on point tho.

Radiant Office: watching this for Go Ahsung. I'm so sad this show is underrated. Go Ahsung's acting is, as always, superb here. I especially love her crying scene. She doesn't overact, but it's enough to break our hearts to pieces. The way she cries is the way normal people cry, it just looks so real. And there are some scenes where she just does a dialog with tears brimming in her eyes (latest episode's hospital scene I guess?) That was so remarkable. I'm quite picky about actress' acting, so it's a joy to watch such great acting.

The Liar and His Lover: I loooove that Lee Hyunwoo picked such layered character for once. I see a lot of people don't like Han Gyeol. I'm probably a bit biased here but I find his character very interesting. I haven't read the manga so I don't know what his character should be like, but it's nice to see a male lead with hate-able traits. He really suffocates people around him. I fully understand why his friends mad at him, but I strangely also root for him. I like characters that make me feel conflicted like this (like Dr. Seo in Radiant Office too). Sorim's bluntness about her crush on Han Gyeol is such a breath of fresh air too. I felt disoriented at first because I'm not used to this kind of character but it's cute and I like that despite her liking HG so much, it's not a reason enough for her to break her promise. I'm liking Jinhyuk's character too (Sole Music's CEO? Kinda confused with the office hierarchy). He's very shrewd and manipulative but not all about him is despicable.

CHICAGO TYPEWRITER (Touchkey) ROCKS!

Currently loving
Radiant office - i love the relation of the three friends and the realistic potrayal of the desperation that youth face today wrt finding a job. Also i adore the growing awareness b/w HW and SWJ. I hate it when dramas portray love/ romance as the first look, accidental kisses etc. Glad the writer is taking her time building their relationship. Also HSJ..he plays similar roles bur always manages to make them different. Love!
Mystery queen- loving it. The deduction process she uses is interesting n i love the bickering between the leads.
Chicago typrwriter- 1st episode was a lil random but the 2nd was much better. Can wait to see how this story proceeds.
Super family- this show majes me happy. I relate to so many of the storylines here. Its a must watch.
Dropped
Strong woman do bong su- i wannlted to love this drama but the silly side stories of the gangsters, the useless cops and the abusive mom who keeps pushing her daughter to catch a ceo..seriously!! I resort tp instagram to check up on my cutue PHS.

I'm in a little bit of a lull right now with my drama watching but Strong Woman Do Bong Soon was my light during this drama round. It was zany and wacky but Min Min's complete adoration of Do Bong Soon was just too cute to not love! Gotta give credit to Park Hyung Sik for making me squeal every time he did.

@chicachunga
finally someone who understands how I feel about SWDBS. I am still on ep7

Watching
Whisper- my favorite right now
Saimdang- just want to finish to find out whether the main leads end up together
Chicago typewriter- saw 2 episodes
Legend of chusen 2- saw part 1 already so continuing cos I love zanilia

I am watching and loving The Liar and his lover. I loved Strong Woman Do Bong Soon's first half and story line got boring and so many side characters. I kinda of dropped it.

I used to watch strong woman DBS, but after I think 8 or 9 episodes, I dropped it. I might pick it up again. Though nothing else was palatable, so moved on to chinese dramas for a while. Ended up searching for the best chinese dramas and watched "Nirvana in fire" from the list and pretty much got blown away. Marathoned 54, 45 minutes, episodes in 3 days. And it was all so so worth it. I don't know if anybody has watched it, but it had the most intricate and poignant plot with mind blowing political strategizing that was so FUN to watch. I was glued to my screen for most of these episodes. I think this has become number 1 drama on my personal best dramas list now. I usually don't like korean historicals, so was really skeptical about liking chinese ones, but this one seriously blew me away. HIGHLY highly recommended to everyone! First episode was a bit slow because there were lots of characters being introduced, but from the 2nd episode it picked up so well! It was pretty much is a braingasm (if that's even a word). If anyone wants to watch it, Viki did a great job subbing all of 54 episodes. Pretty much in the drama withdrawal state right now! Might just pick up strong woman DBS again right now to sort of move on or just rewatch nirvana in fire all over again. T_T

Mission accomplished! This weekend I've (finally) finished watching Moonlight Drawn by Clouds -and currently having withdrawal symptoms plus puffy-eyes. I still have the special ep to live with for now but I'm not in the mood to watch anything else yet...

Except Tunnel. Wahhhhh that cliffhanger from eps 7 wahhhh! Half of me want Sun-jae to find out already but the other half want to see him in confusion much longer. I love Yoon Hyun-min but I still want to smack Sun-jae across the head sometimes. I've lost sanity thanks to this drama.

Is it me or there isn't any drama around worth watching days /sigh/ was expected chicago typewriter to save the day but i can't even get through ep 1 /doublesigh/

Reading this post makes me realize how everybody has their own taste in dramas. The same drama may receive both love and sneer, and I guess it comes down to how honest a drama is to itself that makes it matter in the end.

That deus ex machina in Strong Woman Do Bong Soon is not my favorite, and the firework conclusion reminded me so much of Marvel's Avenger. But I guess there is no other way to put it, since it's been quite a while since they insinuate the question of whether the power that was lost can be regained. I guess, in this case, desperation to save other people is the answer? I can flow with that.

Tunnel.
Identity theft is scary, and I honestly feel glad that someone put it in drama to gain more awareness of such crime.
I hope we get more info on the 1988 Park Kwang Ho's case. And btw, it's about time Robot No.1 realize that his partner is not from this timeframe, it might be messy, but just as they say, all good relationship needs honesty.

Typewriter
Ahhh Go Kyung Pyo. If only all ghosts are this pretty. I want him in more scenes! I want more stories! I agree that he's a spirit. I mean, isnt it strange that nobody really look at him in the eye? Only Se Joo so far. Next question is, is he a good ghost, or a bad ghost?

Mystery Queen
Now we have a glimpse of her prosecutor husband, things may get more interesting. Another thing that pops in my mind is how the best friend always tells her to stay married. Is getting a divorce is even on her book? With the current "mother calls, I gotta go" mode, I dont think she wants divorce (as of yet). But honestly speaking, I cant say she's in a happy marriage, moreover when his husband is practically non existent.

I just finished SWDBS finale, Im' so happy with the ending and the whole series. I followed it from the beginning to the end. Absolutely loved it, but I'll save my comments for the episode recap.

Now that my SWDBS fix has ended (sadly :( I'm currently watching Tunnel, Whisper, and added Defendant to my list as well. I'm gonna need a rom-com drama to lighten this load hmmm..

The liar and his lover: this is my weekly favorite. I enjoy every character and every story. I understand every character and its dilemmas, issue and I love how complex the relationships are. I love the music too. A well-written show so dar.
Chicago Typewriter: how I love this! I'm intrigued and just can't wait for the following episode. And really what not to love abt this cast (YAI ??)
Other shows I'm watching:
Perfect wife: I absolutely loved this in the beginning, I love the main character JB. But i have to admit the crazy is getting too much and too unrealistic for me which kind of tunrs me off.
Whisper: it's an okay watch so far. Every thg is just too convenient but well. I'll stilm watch it.
SWDBS: just watching it for the main leads. The plot is just ... bleh. I was expecting more so i kept watching but nope it didnt deliver.

There is no airing drama that I watch after TMWY..
Still put Rebel on hold, and I loose my interest in SWDBS since eps8. I just finished marathoning SIGNAL this week, gosh..i hope there will be Signal season2..

Cant wait for next week: Man to Man.. Yeayy..

I was thinking of watching Mystery Queen. Can anyone tell me if it seems like the leads will have a loveline? I just like to know beforehand so I don't get invested in it if it isn't going to happen.

Tunnel:
Yay! I managed watched until Ep 7 last weekend and I'm proud that I made a good decision. "You're grown up, Sun Jae~~" kkkkkk

Whisper:
Uh oh, this fast development drama is really Jjang! Gimme more thriller scenes juseyooo~~~

Radiant Office:
Dr Seo please don't break my heart... Not ready to see you become an evil person TT *wallscratching

Mystery Queen:
She remind me to Miss Marple (Agatha Christie)

Chicago Typewriter:
Writer Han is really weird, outrageous & complicated species but I think it's part of his charming.

Hey guys! I'm so sad Do Bong-soon is over :(
It was one of the few dramas I was actually following every week and it made me laugh out loud and squeal so much. Now I'm watching some behind the scenes footage because the actors chemistry are amazing and the NG's so funny.

The other one I've been watching is The Liar and His Lover. Maybe it was easy for me to accept Joy as an actress because I used to watch a lot of variety and I found her adorable in them, even though I don't know much about red velvet. So I warmed up for the show just knowing of the music theme and because it's from TVN.

I'm not on the mood for a lot of different genres nowadays, least of all mistery or office themed dramas, so it's been difficult to find something I want to watch. I hope the spring dramas help me out of this mood. Tomorrow begins "My Secret Romance" from the same producers of 100% of anything and I REALLY hope it's at least an easy cute watch. Good week to everyone!