So here's what I'm watching this week! Of course the list is split by country and the amount of episodes I've seen so far are written below! There will be spoilers from now on so if you aren't caught to the episode number on list, you might want to go watch that episode and then come back! If you're interested in previous reviews, click here and if you want to see a list of my Favorite Asian OTPs and Ships, click here!
KDRAMA
Backstreet Rookie (10/16): Jung Saet Byul is a 22-year-old four-dimensional girl with amazing fighting skills who loves her friends, family, and retro fashion. She has the boys lined up but only has one person who keeps her distracted, Choi Dae Hyun. He became imprinted on her as an unforgettable person after a cigarette errand three years ago. Three years later, Jung Saet Byul meets Choi Dae Hyun again at his convenience store that he now manages and becomes a part-time worker. Here, Saet Byul and Dae Hyun’s love story begins as they heal the wounds of the heart, gain love, and become adults dreaming of the future. Their stories unfold into a pleasant comedy within the familiar sensibility of a convenience store.
Every week I'm just left thinking about how sorry I feel for Saet Byul cause she is the only character in this show that's not pathetic but is the one that gets tread on the most. I mean like props to Yeon Joo for finally breaking up with Dae Hyun cause that pathetic idiot has no backbone for himself so he would have stuck around no matter how miserable he was but at the same time Yeon Joo only broke up with him cause she was tired of how guilty he made her feel. When she realized what game her mom was playing with Dae Hyun's parents, she actually hid in order to not have to deal with the mess and it's like if you're that much of a mama's girl that you need your mom to make every one of your decisions for you then you shouldn't have tried dating anyone not handpicked by her! Can you tell this week made me furious?? I cannot for the life of me figure out what it is that Saet Byul sees in Dae Hyun but I did feel so horrible for her this week cause not only did she have to quit at the the connivence store but she had to leave Dae Hyun's house and then lost her side job of selling things and then got kicked out of Ji Wook's house by his manager. I have a feeling that when the photos of her and Ji Wook will be leaked, it'll cause everyone to think that Eun Byul only got a trainee spot cause Saet Byul begged Ji Wook to give it. Maybe then Saet Byul and Dae Hyun will end up fake dating to throw the press off and the love will turn real or something.
Chip In/United Effort To Accomplish One Thing (2/8): A painter gets diagnosed terminally ill. On his 58th birthday, he plans to share his last will and testament. His great legacy and immense fortune slowly draw out his family's inner greed, causing a fierce mental battle amongst them. There are too many people around him who are only after his legacy; including his ex-wife, Ji Sul Young, who has taken care of him, Kim Ji Hye, a former mistress and mother to his daughter, and Dokko Chul, a son from a different father. They face different outcomes by the different choices they make as their greed overwhelms them. What are the limits of human greed?
This drama is literally the korean version of Knives Out and I'm totally fascinated by that cause though the concept is the same, it's possible the story will play out differently! So basically In Ho is this rich painter and we're trying to figure out who killed him through Bit Na's eyes I'm assuming cause she feels like the female lead alongside her mom. The interesting thing to note is that In Ho is not kind like the grandfather in Knives Out but actually kind of a giant grouch so there's no wonder that everyone would want to see him dead. He clearly doesn't care for any of his family other than his nephew Hae Joon who I totally have a feeling will end up being his biological son cause there's no other reason why he would toss aside his own biological daughter for a nephew unless he's also sexist on top of everything else and was pissed that Bit Na was a girl and not a boy. We definitely see that Bit Na loved her father in her own way and was clearly jealous of his bond with Hae Joon but also that she was severely bullied as a child but I'm honestly surprised at how the whole family thinks so horribly of her including Hae Joon who at first I thought might be the only other nice one in the family but now I don't think so. I'm not sure if I have a guess yet for who killed In Ho but it's clearly someone who knew that In Ho wasn't terminal so they killed him in an attempt to speed things along. Other than Bit Na, Ji Hye and Go Seon (who really seems like a throwaway character tbh), it could be anyone. I also want to throw out my guess that Seol Young and Jeong Wook were having an affair cause I think that his picture was of In Ho, Seol Young and him when they were young and I just didn't feel any romantic vibes between Seol Young and In Ho when they're supposed to be lovers.
It's Okay To Not Be Okay (10/16): The story of a community health worker at a psychiatric ward who lives on 1.8 million won (approximately $1,520) a month and a storybook writer suffering from an antisocial personality disorder. A man who denies love and a woman who doesn’t know love defy fate and fall in love, finding their souls and identities in the process. Moon Kang Tae is a community health worker at a psychiatric ward who was blessed with everything including a great body, smarts, ability to sympathize with others, patience, ability to react quickly, stamina, and more. Meanwhile, Ko Moon Young is a popular writer of children’s literature, but she is extremely selfish, arrogant, and rude.
This week actually sent me through the gauntlet cause it started out the cutest it may have ever been with Kang Tae finally deciding to live for himself and not just for Sang Tae only to end up worse off than when he began. It's hard cause you can't exactly blame Sang Tae for everything that's happening cause of his autism but also it leaves you wishing that Kang Tae could separate himself from this. No matter what anyone says, he deserves to be more than just Sang Tae's caregiver and maybe they need a whole lot of therapy or something but Sang Tae and Kang Tae need to realize that they can be brothers and there for each other but not be plastered side by side every single moment of every single day. What really drove me crazy was not only the fact that half of the hospital residents turned on Kang Tae without knowing the whole story but also the fact that everyone keeps saying things like if Moon Young stayed away everything would be okay especially Jae Su who should know more than anyone how miserable Kang Tae has been all his life! It's crazy cause to me Kang Tae is like night and day when he's happy with Moon Young and when he's miserable. For a while I did wonder if Moon Young was really just faking her affection for Sang Tae in order to appeal more to Kang Tae but with how she was watching the cartoon Sang Tae loved and how she went to him alone, it made me feel better about how she actually did miss him. I'm also fascinated with the idea that Moon Young's mom is actually living in the nursing home and acting like a different person but I'm not entirely sure why she's been hovering around the dad rather than Moon Young cause it seemed like in the flashbacks that she saw Moon Young as an extension of herself.
DROPPED Men Are Men/To All The Guys Who Loved Me (9/32): This romantic comedy is about a woman who chooses to remain single after getting hurt from past relationships and a man who wants to change his relationship with this woman through love. The story will combine the theme of a past life with realistic topics such as marriage and remaining single.
Ugh I'm sorry guys but I could not force myself to get through another episode of this show when there are so many shows out there that are better or more fun to watch! I just can't vibe with this show's version of comedy and plot points and I can't help but wonder how much of it is cause of my bias against Hwang Jung Eum's acting style which makes me feel bad but things like that are in the eye of the beholder so if you guys enjoy her acting or this show then all the more power to you! I honestly think that maybe she should stick to slightly more serious shows like Kill Me Heal Me where the comedy is either dialed down or the majority of the comedy is handed over to her male counterpart. Maybe I'll come back to this show after it ends but honestly I highly doubt it.
FINISHED My Unfamiliar Family (16/16): Is blood thicker than water? Kim Eun Hee, is about to find out. She is the middle child in a family that is slowly starting to drift apart. Her older sister is a former patent attorney, and her younger brother is a sensitive soul. And although her father is hard-working, he is often distant – an attitude that has her mother poised to begin a new chapter in her life. While she pines for intimacy, Kim Eun Hee keeps her feelings hidden from her family. Instead, she prefers to confide in her close male college friend Park Chan Hyuk – a man who has become more like a brother to her than any of her real siblings. And it is to him that she turns for love advice as she looks to return to the dating scene after a long absence. But what happens when events take a turn? Could the family pull together in time to weather the storm? And when the going gets tough, will it be Kim Eun Hee’s family or her friends who step up to the plate?
I'm sad that this show is coming to an end but at the same time I feel like 16 episodes was the perfect amount of episodes to tell this story. Eun Hee and Chan Hyuk finally started dating and though I feel a little gypped for having to wait until the finale to see how cute they were as a couple, I still loved every moment with them. That moment where they were just chatting in Chan Hyuk's office and both just looked at the other thinking about how much they love each other was everything cause it was just such a soft and quiet moment. It was also absolutely hilarious how Eun Hee's mom knew that the two were more than friends without Eun Hee having to tell her. I do wish we had seen a little more of Chan Hyuk's family but I can understand that this show is following the Kim family so maybe there's not enough time. I also like the idea that Eun Hee's next book will be about her family but was anyone else confused about the fact that she didn't always plan on doing that cause I totally thought that's where this show was going to go รก la Little Women. The open ending for Eun Joo and her co-worker was also nice cause it would have been too early after her divorce for anything to develop but at the same time I see how good they are for each other and can imagine that one day in the future they'd end up together. Jin Woo's whole thing was honestly so embarrassing and cringey and I felt so horrible for how he ran off only to come back with his tail tucked between his legs! This show is definitely going on my list for recommendations for people who love family dramas or people who don't know if they'll like family dramas and want to dabble a little before diving into a 50 episode family drama! I'd definitely give it a 10 / 10!
This show is seriously killing me cause I keep getting SLS with how adorable Yeon Woo is but I have a feeling that once his mom steps onto the screen as more than a background character that my SLS might just fade. Though I adore him now, a lot of that adoration comes from the fact that he's so kind and sweet and unproblematic compared to the others but honestly if I look at all the characters a whole, the ones with crazy moms are the absolute worst so I have a feeling that he won't be unproblematic for long. In fact it might end up being Dae Oh who's the uncomplicated one cause though he's famous in a sense, he's not like celebrity level and he doesn't have any crazy relatives so he can be quietly supportive and cute. In terms of being the father, I'm still confused cause Dae Oh never once has the thought that her daughter could be his unlike Jin who has full breakdowns at the thought over and over. I still think that it'll end up being Dae Oh though cause this is a kdrama and I can't imagine they would be like oh the father is one guy but Ae Jung ends up with the other. It is really interesting though how little Ae Jung reacts to the men interacting with her daughter but I suppose after 14 years of saying stuff like my husband died, she'd get used to the lies.
xoxo Allie
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