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The Dramasology Podcast — 175 episodes

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175. Love Story in the 1970s - My 60s chinese novels coming to life!

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174. In Your Radiant Season Ep 1-5 - A cozy healing drama, like the warm sun on a spring day

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173. Pursuit of Jade (Zhu Yu) Ep 1-10 First Impressions - No one plays obsessed better than Zhang Ling He

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172. Siren's Kiss Ep 1-2 First Impressions - I love me a femme fatale with secrets

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171. Duang With You Ep 1-4 - Super sweet super light college bl drama

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170. How Dare You?! Ep 1-23 - Story within a story...within a story? Talk about Meta

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169. My Romance Scammer Ep 1-2 First Impression - Tim and Yu will shed premium tears

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168. Affinity - The Second Couple Stole The Show For Me

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167. Fourever You 2: Beside the Sky - An absolutely beautiful story about healing, love and friendship.

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166. Countdown to Yes Ep 1 First Impressions - Another lovely BL

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165. Watchlist Digest - Four Dramas I'm excited for in 2026!

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164. My 2025 Wrapped - From my Best to my Worst and Everything in Between!

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163. To My Shore Ep 1-10 - Shu Lang's level of self respect is refreshing to see in a BL

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162. Thudercloud Rainstorm Ep 1-4 - Yet another toxic love interest in desperate need of a mute button

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161. Me and Thee Ep 1-4 - Fangirling over RomeMhok (WilliamEst)

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160. Heated Rivalry Ep 1-2 - Give me everything now!!

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159. The Love That You Give Me - A sweet family drama with one of the cutest kids ever!

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158. School Trip: Joined a Group I’m Not Close To Ep1-4 - A cute little shoujo-like JBL

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157. Dear X EP 1-4 First Impressions - The female protagonist is irredeemable and we love to see it!

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156. Spirit Fingers and My Growing Aversion to Manipulative ‘Green Flag’ Male Leads

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155. Upcoming Dramas I’m Excited For: Dear X, Dynamite Kiss, and Last Summer

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154. Yummy Yummy Yummy Ep 1-27 - Time-Travel, Food, and Hilarious Family Shenanigans

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153. Desire the Series Final Review - A Trailblazing First for the Omegaverse — What a Ride, Flaws and All

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152. Secret Lovers - A Tuo could have done with some therapy

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151. A Hundred Memories Ep 1-6: Two friends caught between one guy but hopefully not really...

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150. Desire the Series Ep 12-13 - Mpreg alert!

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149. The Tempest Ep 1-3 First Impressions: A tough presidential candidate and her hot protective bodyguard, count me in!

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148 Desire the Series Ep 10-11 - The ruse is finally over!

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147. Bon Appetit, Your Majesty Ep 1-4 First Impressions - An instant must watch!

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146. Desire the Series Ep 8-9 - Hua Yong is literally pyschotic and Shen Wen Lang is still dumb

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145. Learning To Love Ep 1-5: Two people from very different worlds finding each other

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144. Watchlist Digest: Desire the Series Ep 6-7, Khemjira Ep 1 First Impressions

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143. Craving the Ordinary: The seeming absence of my brand of slice of life in k-dramas

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142. Desire the Series Ep 5 - More omegaverse goodness this week

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141. Desire the Series Ep 4 Review - A pathetic omega is my weakness, give me more!

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140. The Backdoor Rise of Chinese BL, the Omegaverse, and Desire the Series Ep 1–3 First Impressions!

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139. Our Unwritten Seoul 11-12 Final Review - Everyone will be just fine

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138. Watchlist Digest - First Impressions of Head over Heels & Hunter with a Scalpel

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137. Our Unwritten Seoul Ep 9-10 Review - "Ro-sa" and her friend were the definition of True Love

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136. Our Unwritten Seoul Ep 7-8 Review - I'm glad people are communicating more! I'm loving the character development!

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135. Our Unwritten Seoul Ep 5-6 Review - Guess Who? (Everyone Already Has)

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134. Our Unwritten Seoul Ep 3-4 Review - Mi-ji's so good at gaslighting, she could be a politician

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133. Our Unwritten Seoul Ep 1-2 First Impressions - Park Bo-young Pulled Double Duty—and I'm Here for It!

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132. Bonded Hearts (Pieng Jai Tee Pook Pun) - One of my favorite depictions of childhood sweethearts

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131. My Stubborn Ep 1-4 Review - I'm always down for a toxic bl

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130. Business As Usual Ep 1-5 Review - For fans of Our Dating Sim

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129. Resident Playbook - Kinda disappointed...

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128. Watchlist Digest - Resident Playbook, Business as usual, Demon Hunter's Romance

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127. Light Shop - The power of will, and the light at the end of the tunnel

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126. For Eagle Brothers - A nice little family drama to pass the time

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125. The Scandal of Chun Hwa - A bold reimagining of historical dramas centering female desire.

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124. Top Form Ep 1-3 First Impressions - We love an obsessive male lead!

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123. Buried Hearts - I do love a male-centric non-crime drama. Bonus if the lead is hot!

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122. Thamep Ep 13 Final Review - This series will go down as one of my all time favorite BLs

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121. ThamePo Ep 12 - That letter...

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120. ThamePo Ep 11 - My poor baby Thame

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119. ThamePo Ep 10 Review - The calm before the storm..

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118. ThamePo Ep 8-9 Review - I.AM.OBSESSED!

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117. When it rains, it pours (Futtara Doshaburi) Ep1-4 Review - Turn off your moral compass for this one

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116. ThamePo Heart That Skips A Beat Ep 1-7 Review - When Subtlety Hits Like a Truck: The Art of Saying More with Less

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115. Guardians of the Dafeng Final Review - What was that ending??

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114. Our Youth - A simple yet beautiful love story between two lonely boys

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113. Drama's I'm anticipating in 2025 - When it rains, it pours, Our generation, The Best Thing, Wife of a 21st Century Prince

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112. Guardians of the Dafeng Ep 1-4 First Impressions & When The Phone Rings Ep 9-10

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111. My 2024 Wrapped! - The Best, the Worst, and the Why-Did-I-Watch-This Dramas

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110. When the Phone Rings Ep 5&6 - Who is Baek Saeon & who is the accomplice?

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109. Blossom Ep 1-11 First Impressions - December is a gift that just keeps giving. Blessed with another rebirth plot and this one might be the best one yet!

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108. Watchlist Digest - When The Phone Rings Ep 3-4 & The Trunk Ep 1-6

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107. When the Phone Rings Ep1-2 First Impressions - There's something about a husband secretly pining for his own wife that's just...

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106. My Cherie Amour - The rich outspoken heiress & a straitlaced judge falling in love is a sight to behold

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105. Watchlist Digest: Drama's I'm anticipating - The Trunk, When the Phone Rings and Light Shop

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104. Autumn's Concerto - A classic angst drama that I always go back to

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103. Love of Nirvana Ep 1-10 First Impressions - The ML is morally questionable and that's what makes the drama worthwhile

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102. Watchlist Digest - Judge From Hell, The Rise of Ning and Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo

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101. The Rise of Ning - Reminds me a lot of Story of Minglan so I'm sat.

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100. The Judge from Hell Ep 1-4 First Impressions - It's very camp and so fun! We love an vengeful queen!

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99. You Are My Lover Friend Ep 1-14 First Impressions - The leads are literal soulmates, and most believable friends to lovers drama I've ever watched.

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98. 4 Minutes Final Review - This drama shows just how terribly written characters can ruin a good story

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97. The Time of Fever - Help! I don't think I'll ever move on from this one!

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96. Queen of Tears Final Review - Men written by women and the perfect character trope

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95. No Gain No Love Ep 1-3 First Impressions - It's unbelievable how hilarious and engaging I'm finding this drama

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94. 4 Minutes Ep 3-5 Review - In defense of Korn

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93. Watchlist Digest - Love Next Door & Romance in the House

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92. Our Dating Sim - A straight 10 out of 10

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91. 4 Minutes Ep 1&2 First Impressions - So much mystery and oh so much tension. Love it!

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90. Watchlist Digest - My most anticipated dramas: Queen Woo, Love Next Door, First Frost & Monster Next Door

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89. Sweet Home S3 - Glad to close this chapter

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88. My Stand In Final Thoughts - Best of the best!... but just one thing the story could've done better at

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87. Watchlist Digest - Takara No Vidro (Takara's Treasure), This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans & As Beautiful as You

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86. The Princess Royal Ep 1-11 First Impressions - This couple is an absolute unit and their machinations are so entertaining to watch

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85. My Stand In - A rant in defense of Ming, the new poster boy for the toxic male lead in BL.

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84. My Stand In Ep 7-8 Review - Ming's obsession & toxicity is just my cup of tea

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83. The Impossible Heir - Disney+ must be competing with Netflix for who has worst writers

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82. My Stand In Ep 1-6 Review - It's so toxic but I can't stop watching. It's that good!

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81. My Only 12% - A cute, fluffy BL with excellent writing and great character development

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80. Watchlist Digest - Lovely Runner, Midnight Romance at Hagwon, Boys Be Brave & Joy of Life 2.

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79. TharnType S1&2 - Exploring the character of Type and what makes his character development very compelling

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78. Parasyte: The Grey - This has the potential to be a huge well-developed universe

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77. KinnPorsche - I can see why this drama was insanely popular

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76. Blood Free Ep 1-4 First Impressions - Two formidable characters entwine amidst the intrigue of genetic engineering

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75. Help! I have fallen in love with Thai BLs. Talking some favs: KinnPorsche, I Told Sunset about You & Never Let Me Go, and the interesting world of shipping

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74. My Lovely Runner First Impressions - One of my most anticipated dramas of 2024 and its super adorable!

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73. Perfect Propose - The perfect slice of life BL for a rainy day

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72. Unknown Ep 5-6 Review - The sixth kind of family is the one that pretends to be strong and doesn't say goodbye

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71. Queen of Tears Ep 1-4 First Impressions - Loving it so much that I'll pretend Baek Hyun Woo isn't a huge red flag

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70. Unknown Ep 1-4 First Impressions - "The fourth type of family is one that's always there for you"

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69. Watchlist Digest - The Impossible Heir & Wedding Impossible: First Impressions

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68. Love for Love's Sake - Tae Myung Ha is easily one of the most mature and likeable characters I've seen in a BL. This drama is an instant favorite!

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67. Marry My Husband Ep 15-16 Review and Final Thoughts - I want redemption for Jung Su-min!

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66. Marry My Husband Ep 13-14 Review - I'm glad this drama is almost over because what?.... Also, taking a closer look at the psyche of Jung Sumin (Song Hayoon).

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65. Marry My Husband Ep 11-12 Review - Will Korean rom-com producers catch something if they don't add the unnecessary ex-girlfriend trope?

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64. Marry My Husband Ep 9-10 Review - Give Song Ha-Yoon her flowers. Her portrayal of a pathological narcissist is very compelling and flawless.

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63. Marry My Husband Ep 7-8 Review - The Game is On! I just hope the revenge is satisfying

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62. Watchlist Digest - Marry My Husband Ep 5-6 Review, Knight Flower First Impressions, Sahara Sensei to Toki-kun & Lee Jae Wook's new drama gets an airing date!

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61. Marry My Husband Ep 1-4 First Impressions - One of my favorite actresses Park Min Young is back with one of my favorite tropes! My newest guilty pleasure!

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60. Exploring the Green Flag Female Lead Archetype in 2023 Dramas - The Good Bad Mother, To the Moon and Back & Hidden Love

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59. My 2023 Wrapped! - Looking at my top, best of best dramas of the year! 🎄

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58. My Man is Cupid Ep 1-6 First Impressions - Easy watch with a very likeable female lead

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57. Watchlist Digest - I am overwhelmed! | My Man is Cupid, Park's Marriage Contract, My Demon, The Matchmakers, A Journey to Love, Say that you love me, Cherry Magic (Thai), Soundtrack #2, Welcome to Samdal-ri, Boyhood, Death's Game & Marry My Husband

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56. Sweet Home 2 - A Hot Garbage that Belongs in the Trash Can

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55. Watchlist Digest - The Matchmakers, I may love you, Park's Marriage Contract & My Demon, The Story of Kunning Palace

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54. The Story of Kunning Palace Ep 1-28 - Nothing beats the slightly deranged, Machiavellian Xie Wei whose only weakness is his Ning'Er. Jiang Xue Ning might be the one reborn but it's Xie Wei's world and they're all just living in it

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53. A Breeze of Love - My newest BL obsession! On par with the other well produced BLs out there

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52. Perfect Marriage Revenge Ep 1-4 First Impressions - Another drama about rebirth, yay!

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51. Snow Sword Stride - An intelligent drama with a clever male lead and an extraordinary family bond. One of my Top 10 dramas of all time!

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50. Watchlist Digest - Strong Girl Namsoon, Kiseki: Dear To Me, Romance on the Farm, Twinkling Watermelon

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49. Scent of Time Ep 1-11 Review - If you could have a redo of life, what would you do differently? An excellently executed rebirth story.

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48. As Long As We Both Shall Live (My Happy Marriage) - Good... but something is missing and I don't know what

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47. Drama watchlist digest: Alliance, Twinkling Watermelon, Killing Vote, My Personal Weatherman (Taikan Yoho), Arthdal Chronicles 2, Escape of the Seven

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46. My Lovely Liar - How the drama paints a compelling killer

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45. Usokon Ep 1-10 Review - When you use a fake marriage as an excuse to live with your crush

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44. Destined With You Ep 1-8 Review - A decent romcom with some magic sprinkled in

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43. Kdrama watchlist digest: Destined with you, Moving, Mask Girl, Killing Vote & My Lovely Liar

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42. Go Ahead - Best portrayal of found family. One of the best dramas to ever have been made!

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41. Moving Ep 1-9 Review - When there's more to a superhero than powers: A moving story about family and bonds that bind

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40. The Heart of (a) Genius - Let's pretend this drama ends on episode 8

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39. My Beautiful Man (Utsukushii Kare) - The sweetest yet most toxic relationship to ever exist

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38. History 3: Make Our Days Count - If you have to bury one BL drama with me, let it be this one

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37. Durian's Affair - Why you should be watching this absolutely bonkers but hilarious drama

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36. Butterflied Lovers - The power of a simple, low budget drama

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35. Hidden Love - Sang Zhi shows a very pure, resilient and unfailing love for Duan Jiaxu that puts tears in my eyes

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34. Tokyo in April is... (Shigatsu no Tokyo wa...) - A quick rant on my obsession for the week

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33. What you should be watching - Hidden Love, Revenant, To the Moon and Back & Durian's Affair.

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32. Khun Chai Phutthiphat - My introduction to the world of Thai lakorns

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31. The Good Bad Mother - Amateurish camera work with a rushed ending but we don't care because Mi-joo is such a green flag

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30. Dong Lan Xue - When you want your servant but your servant wants heads to roll off necks

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29. The Story of Ming Lan - Ming Lan has to be the most astute, well written character

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28. Love Rain - Pining and forbidden love

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27. Emergency Declaration - Why is everyone so freaking slow?!

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26. My Sunshine (Silent Separation) - ♫~You are my pretty sunshine~♫

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25. Descendants of the Sun - Best drama of 2016!

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24. Seasons of Blossom - The pain of those left behind...

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23. Eien no Kinou (Eternal Yesterday) - An absolute gem, right in the feels

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22. Divorce Attorney Shin - Best bromance I have ever seen a drama!

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21. Kill Boksoon - Murder at 1pm, grocery shopping at 2.

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20. Call It Love Ep 1-8: For fans of My Mister!

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19. My 10th year watching dramas! Reminiscing about the past and why I love dramas so much!.

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18. The Glory Part 2 - Easy revenge, and why Ha Do-young is the absolute best!

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17. The Master's Sun - One of Emi's first ever dramas!

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16. One and Only starring Allen Ren and Bai Lu - This became an Allen Ren appreciation episode

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15. Love between Fairy and Devil - When the male lead is actually strong and the female lead is not actually dumb

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14. Bride of the Century - Old but gold

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13. Agency Ep 1-8 Review - Addictive and underrated!

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12. The Moon Embracing the Sun - A timeless love story everyone should watch at least once

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11. My Liberation Notes - A Slice of life drama with a side of quarter-life crisis and a dash of romance

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10. Weak Hero Class 1 Review - You think your high school years were bad? Check this out

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9. Alchemy of Souls Part 2: Light and Shadow Review - I'd like my 10 hours back

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8. The Glory Season 1 Review - The revenge better be satisfying!

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7. Reborn Rich Ep 15-16 Review + Final Thoughts - And the award for biggest hypocrite goes to...

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6. Reborn Rich Ep 12-14 Review - "You'll become worse, as you'll want to keep what you already have"

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5. Reborn Rich Ep 9-11 Review - Who did it?

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4. Reborn Rich Ep 7-8 Review - Lack of chemistry between the leads?

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3. Reborn Rich Ep 4-6 Review - Is Jin Do Jun's anger justified?

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2. Reborn Rich Ep 1-3 Review - Another reincarnation drama

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1. Alchemy of Souls (2022) - Should South Korean production companies invest more in historical fantasies?