Like the premise was fine and the acting and production was pretty good but like it was missing that je ne sais quoi and I wasn't motivated to finish it for some reason- but that doesn't mean I wouldn't finish it at all, you know what I mean? These are just the shows I should really finish watching at some point

a few episodes in meh, but if im bored id revisit

Cha Soo Hyeon (Song Hye Kyo), the daughter of a powerful politician, was forced into a loveless arranged marriage by her family after graduating from university. After an unhappy divorce, she decides to travel abroad to find herself. During her journey, she meets Kim Jin Hyeok (Park Bo Gum), a free-spirited drifter working part-time jobs to fund his adventures. Despite their vastly different backgrounds, they form a close bond that blossoms into a romantic attraction. Can their love overcome societal pressures and personal struggles? This 2018 South Korean drama was directed by Park Shin Woo.

Encounter

🌈 My Rainbow, After A Storm ⛈

Misfortune has struck webtoon editor Tak Dong Kyeong (Park Bo Young) for years, leaving her orphaned, diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor, and broken-hearted. When she drunkenly calls upon the heavens to put her out of her misery, a Doom entity named Myeol Mang (Seo In Guk) appears. He agrees to grants her wish in 100 days if she is willing to pay the ultimate price.Things get complicated, however, when this leads them to start developing feelings for one another. Could love free Myeol Mang from his undead duties – and save Dong Kyeong from death? This 2021 South Korean drama series was directed by Kwon Young Il.

Doom at Your Service

My heart goes Doom 💕

Hong Seol (Kim Go Eun) hasn’t had the easiest life – although she’s a hardworking and dedicated student, she was forced to take an extended break from her studies to help alleviate her family’s financial situation. She appears to have a stroke of luck when she receives a scholarship for a year’s worth of college tuition, but it was meant for another student: upperclassman Yoo Jung (Park Hae Jin), the heir to a family-owned multinational corporation. While he's athletic and attractive, he's secretly insecure and often vindictive towards those he dislikes. Yoo Jung often finds himself at odds with Hong Seol, but also seems to find her attractive. Things escalate when Yoo Jung’s estranged childhood friend In Ho (Seo Kang Joon) comes back to town – and also falls for Hong Seol. Will this love triangle make Hong Seol's college life hell, or will she find a genuine relationship? This 2016 Korean drama, based on the webtoon of the same name by Soonkki, was directed by Lee Yoon Jung.

Cheese In The Trap

I'm trapped

Youku

Xiao Mu (Zheng He Hui Zi) is a warm and kind-hearted delivery worker for a takeaway food firm. Her identical twin sister, the opportunistic and brash Yao Meng Gui (also played by Zheng He Hui Zi), is her polar opposite – but has risen to the top of the entertainment industry, winning fame and the hearts of many fans. But when a sudden accident forces Yao Meng Gui to lay low, she decides to ask Xiao Mu for a favor that only an identical twin could pull off: pretend to be her.

Xiao Mu agrees, even though she finds it very awkward to adjust to a life of fame and fortune. Things get even more complicated when a sharp-witted entertainment reporter named Ji Chen Mo (Huang Sheng Chi) begins to sense something is amiss. He poses as a member of Yao Meng Gui’s management team, hoping to discover who this person posing as the famous actress really is and publish the scoop of the century. But as he gets to know Xiao Mu, he starts to develop feelings for her, leading him to wonder whether he really will reveal her secret to the world. And yet more chaos threatens to break loose when Yao Meng Gui returns to reclaim what she believes is her rightful place in the limelight…

“Ugly Beauty” is a 2021 Chinese drama series that was directed by Shen Qin Yuan.

Ugly Beauty

💄Beauty In Disguise Team💝

SETTV

Could anyone be more excited to reach her 26th birthday? Pi Ya Nuo (Megan Lai) had an inauspicious start to her life. When she was born 25 years ago, her parents and extended family – along with their fortuneteller – eagerly awaited her arrival in the delivery room so that they could bless the beginning of the Pi family’s heir. Upon hearing her first cry, the fortuneteller predicted on the spot that the baby boy would be a great success and a natural-born leader. But when the nurses announce that the baby is a girl, the stunned fortuneteller immediately announces that the girl would not survive her childhood unless she lives as a boy for the first 25 years of her life. Only then can Ya Nuo change her bad fate and bring prosperity to her family. On her 26th birthday, Ya Nuo can go back to her true gender without any repercussions. Doomed to live her life as a boy, Ya Nuo is shy and always tries to keep her distance to people to hide her true identity, and the mysterious aloofness makes her irresistible to the girls around her. One day, she accidentally helps out Du Zi Feng (Baron Chen), who happens to be a triad leader, and his sister, Du Zi Han (Mandy Tao). While Zi Han falls in love with Ya Nuo, Zi Feng becomes Ya Nuo’s “sworn brother” and best friend. With her 26th birthday fast approaching, will Ya Nuo find her much-anticipated return to being a female will be as easy as she had hoped? “Bromance” is a 2015 Taiwanese drama series directed by Chen Rong Hui.

Bromance

The B-romantic Triad

KBS02

We all once have read about Hwarang and heard about a few famous historical Hwarangs. However, not one of us exactly knows what or who they were, as all myths do. How could beautiful-looking young men have been able to be the leaders of Silla, the millenary kingdom that united the ancient Korean Three Kingdoms? What kind of a rite of passage did they go through in order to become the spirit of Silla? Now, we give full scope to our imagination to answer these questions, which were never written in history. This is a story of the friendship and love of Hwarang and a story of the youth struggling to make the world a better place. Above all, this is a whole new myth.

Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth

JTBC

Once bullied for her looks, Kang Mi Rae (Im Soo Hyang) undergoes a dramatic transformation through plastic surgery, only to face new challenges in college when people ridicule her for altering her appearance. Reconnecting with Do Kyung Suk (Cha Eun Woo), who values inner beauty over appearances, Mi Rae finds herself caught between external judgment and internal growth. As Kyung Suk stands up for her against harsh labels and superficial commentary, Mi Rae starts to reclaim her confidence and realizes that true beauty is about who you are on the inside… and starts to sense that she and Kyung Suk might become more than just friends. This 2018 Korean drama was adapted from the webtoon of the same name by Gi Maeng Gi and was directed by Choi Sung Bum.

My ID Is Gangnam Beauty

The Beauty Lovers

Ra Yi Eon (Taecyeon) is a food-loving young man in the Joseon Dynasty era (1392-1910) with a simple dream: He wants to buy a patch of land outside the royal capital and open a dumpling store. But his brilliant mind has got the better of him: He inadvertently performs so outstandingly well at the civil service entrance examination that the Office of Special Advisors takes note. One day, the office approaches him and informs him that he will be appointed as the new secret royal inspector – charged with going undercover to hunt out corruption. His peers would turn green with envy if they knew of his new role, but Ra Yi Eon is more concerned about what’s for lunch…
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Fate also throws in another unexpected twist, in the form of a new acquaintance: Kim Joy (Kim Hye Yoon). Three years ago, she married a man who turned out to be an incurable gambler who has never escaped from beneath his mother’s wing. In ultra-conservative Joseon society, divorce was frowned upon, but Kim Joy eschews convention and seeks to end her marriage and seek happiness. She eventually forms an uneasy alliance with the new investigator...but could their relationship deepen?

Secret Royal Inspector & Joy

The Royal Inspectors Team 

Yeo Joon (Park Ji Hoon), the privileged son of a wealthy family, is a first-year economics student who has everything he could want – except a true friend. When he is assigned to work on a class project with Nam Soo Hyun (Bae In Hyuk), a no-nonsense, straight-A senior, Joon sees an opportunity to change that. Despite Soo Hyun's initial skepticism, Joon's persistent efforts eventually pay off. However, their fledgling friendship is tested when a girl, Kim So Bin (Kang Min Ah), comes between them. This 2021 South Korean drama series was based on a webtoon by Ji Nyoong and was directed by Kim Jung Hyun.

At a Distance, Spring is Green

🌿  Spring is Green Team 🍃

The mysterious Seo Jeong Hoo (Ji Chang Wook), also known as "Healer,” is a unique courier who tackles any problem for the right price, with the help of a secretive IT specialist. While he avoids murder, he fulfills his clients' every other request. His latest assignment introduces him to sensation-seeking tabloid journalist Chae Yeong Shin (Park Min Young) and the esteemed reporter Kim Moon Ho (Yoo Ji Tae). As the Healer works with Yeong Shin and Moon Ho, they uncover secrets from their shared pasts, putting all three in mortal danger. This 2014 South Korean drama series was directed by Lee Jung Sub and Kim Jin Woo.

Healer

The Time Healers

When Joseon-era mermaid Sim Cheong (Jun Ji Hyun) follows her true love, she finds herself mysteriously transported into modern-day Seoul. Though separated from her true love, she soon crosses paths with his doppelgänger, Heo Joon Jae (Lee Min Ho). With nowhere else to go, Joon Jae takes the stranded mermaid in, though not out of the goodness of his heart. As a con artist, Joon Jae is quick to spot the priceless jade bracelet Sim Cheong wears. Determined to take Sim Cheong for all she’s worth, Joon Jae soon finds himself thinking twice about the mermaid after she helps him evade the lethal plans of his greedy stepmother. As the two draw closer together, will the charms of the ancient mermaid begin to melt the icy heart of a bitter conman? Inspired by a historical folktale, this 2016 South Korean drama series was directed by Jin Hyuk.

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