What Dramas Am I Watching This Week?

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

A Love So Beautiful (23/24): Cha Heon is a student at Chun Ji High School who has both good looks and brains. He appears to be a cold character, but he is actually someone with a warm heart who is awkward at expressing himself well. Shin Sol Yi is a bright and bubbly 17-year-old who has a crush on Cha Heon. She openly confesses her love to Cha Heon continuously, and she is a clumsy but lovable character. Woo Dae Sung is a talented swimmer who transfers to Chun Ji High School and falls for Shin Sol Yi. He does not express his feelings for her and quietly stays by her side.

Low key this might be the only show I say this about but I don't know if I believe this cast as 30 year olds! Most shows tend to cast actors in their mid to late 20s to play teens but I think this show stuck to casting young so other than Sol Yi, the characters look like babies playing dress up especially Heon! Over the course of this week Heon and Sol Yi managed to get back together (to my disappointment) though I have to say that Dae Sung went the creepy second lead route this week when he decided to buy an engagement ring for Sol Yi when they're just friends. Like it reminded me of Kim Jae Wook's character in Temperature Of Love who decided to set up a whole ass proposal when he knew well and clear that the girl was dating someone else and happily in love!

Homemade Love Story (88/100): Three families live under one roof at a boarding house called Samgwang Villa. Sun Jeong's family lives a pure and simple life and doesn't have a lot of money. Jung Hoo's family is rich but is far from peaceful. Jung Won's family looks perfect from the outside but is actually quite rocky. Others join these families at Samgwang Villa, each with their own stories. What is the meaning of family in this day and age, with so many single-person households and people choosing not to get married? Let's meet the people who open their hearts to one another to live and love as a family in Homemade Love Story.

Chae Woon and Jae Hee's wedding went off without a hitch and it made my heart grow three sizes cause of how beautiful it was. Most family dramas end with our main couple getting engaged and the one or two I've seen that actually have their main couple get married usually aren't as happy due to other problems so it was just nice seeing Chae Woon and Jae Hee be so happy to get married and to have everyone around them be excited too. I love how cute they were afterwards at their honeymoon and when they were deciding what to call each other! The main drama of the episode went down between Hae Deun and Jun Ah who were outed to basically everyone as dating and personally I don't see the problem cause no one's actually related but in terms of what's morally right in Korea I can see the problems. It also doesn't help when you have to say things like technically or by law! Ra Hoon also told the others that he was called up for the military and Seo Ah, Na Ro, and the grandmother all apologized for what they did and I think they're going to give Jae Hee money in compensation which he can use to pay off his debts. The thing I'm not entirely sure about is whether Na Ro actually likes Seo Ah like she loves him or if he's still playing her. I don't really think he deserves a happy ever after and truthfully neither does Seo Ah but this is a family drama so I'm sure that they'll end up happy despite all the terrible things they did.

FINISHED Lovestruck In The City (17/17): Lovestruck in the City is a realistic portrayal of young people who pursue romance and happiness while struggling to get by in a busy, competitive urban environment. Park Jae Won is an honest man, a passionate architect and a lover of city alleyways. His hobby is collecting more hobbies. A romantic at heart, he cannot forget a certain woman. This thief of his heart and his camera had disappeared like a fleeting midsummer night’s dream. Lee Eun Oh is an ordinary woman who temporarily reinvents herself as the spontaneous and free spirited Yun Seon Ah. She takes off to a remote place on an impulse and falls in love with Jae-won under this new identity.

So the finale for this show aired this week and I'm once again just glad that it's over cause I never really connected to this drama. Eun Oh and Jae Won finally found the right timing and became a couple and it was very sweet that all their friends were so supportive rather than being judgmental like I thought they would. I still don't like either person as a character and I was really not about the little games Jae Won was playing to tease Eun Oh and how smug he was over them but they clearly worked cause Eun Oh was the one to be honest first. On the other hand Rin Yi and Gyung Joon broke up cause he finally talked to her about how he doesn't like the way she jumps from part-time job to part-time job but the reason they had this talk was cause she found out that he was lying to Jae Won's dad about what she does. Apparently she had lived in the UK with her mom before Eun Oh disappeared and while she was there her mom went around telling people that Rin Yi was her niece and not her daughter and cause of that she hates liars now. It was all very anticlimactic and I hated the strangely vague ending for them too cause I wanted some sort of closure between them which leads into the short story we got for Choi Min Ho's character. I understand that this is his first drama back from the military and everyone adored his cameo but seriously did we have to spend so much time on his lovestory when we haven't focused on him before?? Overall this was a meh show that could have been so much better. I'd give it a 5.5 / 10.

L.U.C.A: The Beginning (6/12): “LUCA" is based on Charles Darwin’s proposition that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors. (LUCA stands for "last universal common ancestor.") Ji Oh, who rarely reveals his emotions to others, has a special power and a secret but doesn't know who he really is. He is chased by mysterious figures while he tries to find answers to numerous questions that surround him. Gu Reum is a detective whose parents disappeared when she was a young child. When she decides on a course of action, she won't change no matter what. Gu Reum chases after the truth behind her parents' disappearance. She meets Ji Oh and her life changes.

We're halfway through this drama and I have to say it's honestly so messed up and what does it say about me that I'm more and more interested the more we see how terrible people are? All this is being done in order to make what basically amounts to mutants and the interesting thing is unlike in Awaken, it's not exactly for personal gain cause the people in charge don't want to use Ji Oh's abilities for themselves but they want to implant them embryos in order to basically produce a new form of human. The thing is I'm not entirely sure what they would gain from it especially since it seems like they want people to believe that it came out of natural evolution rather than by a scientist in a lab so it's like why bother with all this? I would also like to hope that Ji Oh's cells weren't removed from the lab so when he destroys it then it would be destroyed too but if this were real life they would remove the cells and implant them before trying to kill him (or letting him go as it were) so I'm curious where the show goes from here. Gu Reum hasn't even seen any of the horror that Ji Oh went through so I'm wondering whether she'll be able to gather any evidence or believe him when he says things were hard. I'm hoping that all this experimentation returned Ji Oh's full memory to himself cause that would be the only positive in all this and I have to say that I was disappointed that Son and Yoo Na don't seem to be gearing up to switch sides cause not only do they really not care about Ji Oh being tortured or killed but they also don't seem to notice that they're nothing but the gum stuck to the bottom of these people's shoes for all they care about them.

FINISHED Man In The Kitchen/Man Who Sets The Table (50/50): After devoting 35 years of his life to his company, he was now retired. People envied him for the success he achieved in his career. Now he was looking forward to enjoying his retirement years with his wife into old age. But his wife suddenly demands a marriage separation. And his daughter whom he had thought he raised well was now rebelling against him. He worked so hard all his life but why was everything going down the drain at this point of his life? The collapse of the family is a reality that one middle-aged man in this TV show is trying to reverse.

I was really in the mood for a family drama and I ended up picking this one cause Choi Soo Young was starring in it but honestly I kinda regret it... The thing with this show is that I hated every single storyline except for the romance between Roo Ri and Tae Yang and even my love for them wavered! You guys know that my preferred couple is one that works together to get past obstacles but these two were littered with misunderstandings from start to finish. I really liked their entire story in Guam and I even liked the two working together at the company but once the second female lead came in, everything was downhill from there. Look the two still had some super cute moments but Tae Yang hid so much from Roo Ri for so long and I hated the whole story where Roo Ri was shamed by his parents for a misunderstanding. I also really disliked everything with Roo Ri's dad who was a straight up monster and I hated that he was forgiven by everyone and that half the time it was her mom who was told that she was overreacting or something of the like. Of course continuing on this trend I disliked everything with So Won and Yeon Joo who he divorced and married again though part of me started to enjoy them at the end once they accepted Han Gyul even after finding out she wasn't So Won's child. The birth secret story was meh too though I did like how precious Hwa Young and Jung Do were and I was actually surprised that the younger siblings didn't have romances (or at least the high school aged brother who I expected a cute one from!) All in all I don't think this drama is honestly worth checking out unless you really enjoy makjang or badly written dramas so I'd have to give it a 5 / 10.

FINISHED Mr Queen/Queen Cheorin (20/20): A male chef has risen up the ranks to find a job cooking for the country’s top politicians in the South Korean presidential residences, the Blue House. He is something of a dreamer – but one day finds himself in the body of a young queen from Korea’s past, Kim So Yong. Kim So Yong’s husband is the reigning monarch, King Cheol Jong. However, he is only king in name – the late King Sunjo’s Queen, Sun Won, has taken advantage of Cheol Jong’s better nature, and is ruling the realm in his name. Queen Sun Won’s brother Kim Jwa Guen also has designs on power. However, Kim So Yong soon discovers that King Cheol Jong harbors secrets, and is not as gentle and meek as he seems…

The finale for this show aired this week and I'm a little sad with the ending. I'm not sure that I like the idea of So Yong returning to her body at the end cause Cheol Jong fell in love with Bong Hwan in all honesty and it feels kinda squicky to me that he never found out the truth. Like imagine that that they were identical twins who swapped places! I guess I should let it go though cause of course that's how this show would have ended and I should just be happy that Cheol Jong and So Yong managed to take back the power in the palace and get rid of everyone in their way. All the Kim and Jo clan members were enslaved due to their traitorous letter that Byung In gave So Yong while the Grand Queen Dowager and Queen Dowager were exiled to the West Palace where they could never leave or see anyone again. Byung In ended up dying to save So Yong and part of me felt it was really lame of the show to try to redeem him last minute but the rest of me fell for the ploy and remembered how much I adored him at the start of this show. I think we're supposed to believe that So Yong has all the memories of when Bong Hwan was in her body but it was still nice that we got to see her say goodbye to him anyway. Overall this show was a solid 9 / 10!

River Where The Moon Rises (2/20): Born a princess and raised a soldier, Pyeong Gang is a woman with big dreams and limitless ambition. Determined to become the first Empress of Goguryeo, Pyeong Gang will stop at nothing to make her dream come true. Clever and level-headed, Pyeong Gang is well aware of the obstacles that stand in her way, but she’s more than capable of taking them on. However, things take an unexpected turn, the day she meets On Dal, a peace-loving man, whose sole goal in life is to live in harmony with those around him. On Dal is the exact opposite of the ambitious princess. He is a oasis of calm amid the turbulent storms in Pyeong Gang’s life. The warrior princess soon finds herself falling for gentle On Dal. He's equally in love with the princess, whose heart he now possesses. He finds himself forsaking his principles in order to keep her safe, an endeavor proving to be increasingly difficult, as warring factions lethally vie for the throne. Forced to match both wits and strength against some of the most powerful people in Goguryeo, Pyeong Gang’s quest for power could very well cost her everything. Does she have what it takes to realize her goals, or will the price prove to be too much to pay?

I was really curious about this show not only cause Ji Soo was the male lead but also since the concept/plot for this show reminded me of My Only Love Song. If you ever saw that kdrama you might be like what in the hell is this girl talking about cause that was a time travel idol comedy while this seems like a serious historical saeguk but give me a minute! In My Only Love Song, an actress from the real world is sent back into Goguryeo and accidentally interferes in history making it so that On Dal falls in love with her rather than the Princess Pyeong Gang that he's supposed to. In my little headcanon this is one of the many versions of the story that should have taken place if the time traveling actress never showed up and just that little bit makes me excited! Go ahead laugh at me but that's where I am in my life! Having checked out these first two episodes, I have to say it's so much darker than I ever expected and I kinda regret the nonsense I wrote at the top of this. It was creative of the show to show us the tragic ending before rewinding to the very beginning and I'm pretty into our main leads though I can already tell that I'm about to struggle with a strong case of SLS just based on how sexy Geon is. In this world Goguryeo is basically ruled by a puppet King who's being controlled and blackmailed and threatened by 4 of the 5 tribes that are meant to protect the Kingdom. I'm not sure if the fifth tribe was all wiped out by what happened and a few including On Dal escaped or if we're meant to believe that the old chief was replaced with someone who followed the other 4 tribes and that's why On Dal is in hiding. Either way I'm fascinated by the politics though I'm really not thrilled that we're starting with amnesiac Pyeong Gang.

She Would Never Know/Sunbae Don't Put That Lipstick On (10/16): Yoon Song Ah works as a marketer for a cosmetic brand. She enjoys her job and does it with vigor. Her dream is to start her own cosmetic brand. Meanwhile, Chae Hyun Seung works with Yoon Song Ah as a marketer. He becomes attracted to Yoon Song Ah and tries to develop a romantic relationship with her. However, Yoon Song Ah rebuffs his advances, because she does not see younger guys as dating partners.

We're finally starting to learn more about Song Ah's backstory and why she and her mom had such a fraught relationship. A parent/child relationship whether it's positive or negative shapes you into the person you are but the thing that drives me crazy is this idea that a child should always respect and love and adore their parent no matter what they put you through and this is especially true in a lot of East Asian cultures including Korean ones. Song Ah's mom never physically abused her but what she did could be chalked up to mental and emotional abuse. After the dad died, her mom refused to let Song Ah out of her sight or let her date and it's completely understandable why Song Ah would want to cut ties with her mom or at least get some distance but the show seems to want us to think that this is something Song Ah needs to apologize for. Even Jae Shin is not immune to this cause he's suddenly wracked with guilt over not loving his dad more when all we've seen up to this point is his dad leeching off of Jae Shin and everyone in his life for money. What part of that is a good dad that you should love and respect?? Now that we've sufficiently depressed ourselves let's move onto something happier and talk about the romances in this show. Song Ah and Hyun Seung are officially dating now as are Jae Woon and Ji Seung and I really just want to fast forward to the moment when Hyun Seung and Ji Seung figure out who she's dating! On the other hand I really don't know what the show is planning on doing with Yoon Seung and the chef and I really wish the show will dial down their screen time.

Sisyphus: The Myth (2/16): Han Tae Sul, a co-founder of Quantum and Time, is a genius engineer with the highest level of coding skills and outstanding looks that outweighs his engineer fashion sense. Due to his innovative achievements, Quantum and Time is a world-class company, dubbed as "The Miracle of South Korea's Engineering Industry". In reality, Tae Sul has caused his company's stocks to constantly fluctuate after the death of his brother ten years ago. One day, after witnessing the unbelievable truth of his brother's death, he sets off on a dangerous journey. Kang Seo Hae is a soldier who could zipline from building to building, fight big built men with her bare hands, shoot guns, and install explosives. With the survival skills that she's learned from living amongst gangsters and warlords, she sets off a dangerous path of finding Han Tae Sul.

I'm really so confused about what this show is! I mean I wanted to watch it cause not only do I love the leads but I'm also really into sci-fi dramas so I dived into this one without any real expectations. It reminds me a lot of Circle only instead of two timelines, it seems as though we're spending all our time in one. Seo Hae seems to have appeared in our world from another one in which the Earth is destroyed though we don't know yet if it's the future and she's time traveling or jumping through the multiverse. There are multiple people that can do this and they bring some sort of suitcase making me wonder if all these people have some overall goal only to be killed before they can do anything by the Control Bureau that hunts down these transmigrators which is probs why our world isn't overrun by these people yet. I wonder if this is a matter of time travel and whether Tae Sul was the reason for whatever went down or if his company was using his name for their misdoings cause we can clearly see that his company does not care about him. The curious thing is that there's clearly a romance being set up between Tae Sul and Seo Hae in the future which surprised me cause I didn't think romance was a tag for this show. 

CDRAMA

A Girl Like Me (34/40): The beautiful baroness, duchess, princess Ban Hua has skirted marital bliss three times. Her straight-shooting manner and explosive temper ensured that each relationship ended in disaster – for the potential grooms! Despite her awful reputation, she is quite well-meaning and thoughtful deep down. Of late, her dreams have been forecasting danger around every corner, She has interpreted them quickly in order to keep her family safe and to protect those around her. Her life changes forever when she meets Count Rong Xia, a young gentleman scholar whose family suffered a tragic fate. Rong Xia is on the hunt for answers regarding the past, including his true identity, a secret long-kept from him. A friendship is formed, with Ban Hua determined to help Rong Xia learn the truth. As their alliance deepens, could this be a case of ´fourth time lucky’ for Ban Hua?

This week was the aftermath of the breakup mixed in with a whole lot of politics. I always hate in shows when people overreact to things that happen as if they don't know the personality of the one they hate which is where I expected this show to go but fortunately it took what should have been a cliche and showed us why Hua and Xia are perfect for each other. Hua knew almost right away that Xia only broke their engagement and took the side of the Prince in order to safe her life and it was a confirmed by Jin who surprisingly didn't hide anything though Xia did tell him the truth so part of me wonders if this whole pretend break up was even worth it since it only actually lasted an episode! He even told Fei Xian that he still loves Hua and would die for her and I'm sitting here like what did you want from this Fei Xian?? I guess it's also important to note that the Emperor died and the Second Prince took the throne after which he banished the Crown Prince and persecuted the Bans in order to consolidate power. The funny thing is the overall brushstrokes of this show are the same as in The Rebel Princess with the whole Emperor loving the female lead like a daughter and her family having the most power due to his relationship with the Empress Dowager but since this is more of a comedy, the big moments don't hit as hard. I still haven't seen a single moment where the Ban patriarch is more than a big teddy bear who's told what to do by his clearly smarter than him wife.

Douluo Continent (29/40): Having lost his mother at a very young age, Tang San grew up relying on his father just as much as his father relied upon him. Meticulous and mature for his age, with extraordinary talent and wit, he was sent to Ruoding Academy, at the age of sixteen, to begin pursuing his dream of becoming a great soul master. There, under the tutelage of Yu Xiao Gang, he befriends an orphan by the name of Gu Xiao Wu, and together they begin the long and difficult journey of cultivation. As time passes, the two friends draw ever closer, eventually swearing to look out for each other as siblings for life. As their power and connection grow, Yu Xiao Gang realizes they need more guidance than he can provide. Sending the pair to the Shrek Academy, Tang San and Xiao Wu join five other prodigies from various academies, in their journey of cultivation. Strong in their power, the seven students become known throughout the land as the “Shrek Seven Devils”. With their fame ever-growing, the talents of the Seven are eventually noticed by a few very prominent nobles who invite them to continue their cultivation at the esteemed Tian Dou Royal Academy. Not long after accepting the invitation, the Seven Devils find themselves caught up in an imperial struggle for power, between the first and fourth princes. At the same time, Tang San uncovers a long-hidden secret about his mother’s death. Suddenly facing battles on many fronts, Tang San finds himself forced to fight, not only to protect those his loves, but to bring honor to his sect, save his country, and complete his quest to become the greatest soul master of all time.

I know this show isn't the masterpiece that Rebel Princess is but seeing as I'm now past the halfway mark of this drama I have to say that it's still the one drama I look most forward to watching the most! It's just silly and fun and lighthearted enough for my taste with the slightest hint of serious plot behind it. I love the way it is able to interweave so many stories for each of our main 7 characters without it feeling disjointed. Like on the one hand we have Tang San trying to find his father but on the other we have Mu Bai's reveal that he's second in line to the Xin Luo Empire. We also found out that the villains of this show aren't going to be Cang Hui School like it was hinted but the Chief of Martial Soul Hall and her daughter who's pretending to be Lie Na right now. They've got these mind control and shapshifting powers that are totally insane and I'm really curious what they want from Mu Bai. Apparently Tang San's mom found a way to become a Soul Master without the need for Soul Rings and that pissed the old Chief of Martial Soul Hall off enough to kill Tang San's mom. She left a small interspace for him in which she could explain everything and help him and meanwhile his dad founded Cang Hui School in order to destroy Martial Soul Hall out of revenge. I also really adore that this show doesn't have all their females obsessed with Tang San and that everyone seems to have their own romance. Tang San and Xiao Wu are still my fav and I love that they're starting to slowly realize that the feelings they have aren't of the sibling sort but I'm starting to get a soft spot for Zhu Qing and Mu Bai too! I do wonder if Mu Bai's memories have been wiped or something based on the fact that he couldn't remember kissing Zhu Qing before but he also didn't seem to remember her sister when clearly the sister knows him.

DROPPED The Blessed Girl (26/40): Shrouded in mystery, the continent of Suchuan exists a land of legend and lore. Once a beautiful place of peace and prosperity, it has since become a bleak land torn apart by division and chaos. Growing up in this land of misery, a young monarch by the name of Yuan Yi (Lin Yi) ascends to the throne. With his position as king firmly established, he vows to put an end to the troubles that plague his people. Believing that the source of his kingdom’s troubles stems from the legendary falling of the gods, Yuan Yi takes it upon himself to find the one with enough spiritual power to restore the fallen gods of old. With rumors circulating of one in possession of such power, Yuan Yi disguises himself as a commoner and sets out in search of the only one strong enough to fight back the evil that plagues his lands. Following the rumors and whispers of his people to a remote village, Yuan Yi meets Ling Long, a young girl in possession of incredible spiritual power, and her father Huo Tu Xin. Convinced Ling Long is the one he’s been searching for, he asks her and her father to join him on a quest to save Suchuan. Agreeing to his request, the Ling Long and her father join Yuan Yi, setting out together on a perilous journey to save their world from the evil forces bent on its destruction. In an age-old battle between good and evil, will the efforts of this intrepid trio be enough to usher in a new era of peace?

A little past halfway into this show now and I think I'm actually going to drop this show. I don't have the time to be watching as many dramas as I have been and unfortunately this one did not make the cut. It's not that the politics in this show are too overwhelming like in other cdramas and it's not that I don't love watching Yuan Yi outwit the others even though he's still a baby but it's the fact that I don't love the way our heroes won't trust each other. Yuan Yi and Ling Long keep hiding things from one another in order to protect them but they need to realize that the best way to get what they want is together! We finally got the full picture in terms of the Yuans and the Gods but I can't help but feel like instead of bringing our heroes closer they'll start distrusting each other instead. Apparently there are no such things as Gods in this world afterall and 500 years ago the Yuans used young women as sacrifices to Evil Souls in order to consolidate their power. 17 years ago Zhu Xi and Weishang Yan worked together to create a new God in hopes of making Zhu Xi Emperor and that woman was Jin'er but she escaped and met Tu Xin in the Fire Tribe and they have Ling Long who inherited the Evil Soul and the rest they say is history. We also learned that Weishang Yan was once part of Ninguan Pavilion and he found Ling Long after she was born but decided to protect them rather than exposing them which leaves me with the question what the hell does he want?? At least Zhu Xi's motives are crystal clear! I've also said from the beginning that I don't like the Yins and while I don't care for the romance between Tu Xin and Yin Zhuang cause I preferred Wu Yuan, I also don't care for Yin Xiao's arrogance and the way that he is so black and white. I'd like to imagine that he knows what kind of person Yuan Yi is by now and even if he's presently allying himself with Zhu Xi then it's gotta be part of a plan but I can't help but see Yin Xiao as a pawn.

The Rebel Princess/Monarch Industry (53/68): Wang Xuan and Xiao Qi strike a deal for the sake of power. They marry first before falling in love and join hands to protect their homeland. She is a woman who is no less than any man while he rose from humble beginnings. The imperial family has become rotten to the core. The nobles are lavish with no regard for the people. Princess Wang Xuan and her childhood sweetheart, the third prince, become pawns of a prophecy that states, "to acquire thee is to obtain the world." Being pulled into the matters of the court, Wang Xuan is married off by her father to Xiao Qi who comes from a poor family. On the night of their wedding, Xiao Qi is forced to leave the capital. Wang Xuan is shamed and discouraged. The Helan Prince kidnaps Wang Xuan in order to seek revenge on Xiao Qi. The crisis they face becomes a blessing in disguise for the couple. Wang Xuan is moved and inspired by Xiao Qi's wish to bring peace and prosperity to the nation and they fall in love. However, circumstances threaten to destroy them. The Wang and Xie clans are fighting for power, the Empress Dowager schemes to separate husband and wife, the military has committed treason while the Helan clan has raised their flags in rebellion. Wang Xuan puts her life on the line to escort the third prince to safety. She leads an army of men to defend the last stronghold in hopes that Xiao Qi can arrive in time with reinforcements.

Well things have gone to shit since last week with literally everyone ready to murder Xiao Qi at the drop of a hat. The Empress Dowager and Emperor are afraid of his power, the Empress wants to screw Awu, Zitan wants Awu to be his, and the Helan want revenge. Because of all this Zitan took advantage of the Emperor's plans to kill Xiao Qi and attempted to kill the Emperor himself and blame it on Xiao Qi which is truly an idiotic plan cause who decides to assassinate someone and leave a note like hey I did it but the nobles have been gunning to kill Xiao Qi for a while so they'll just pretend this whole thing isn't sketchy. I'm sure that Xiao Qi and his army will be on the run for a while but then he'll swoop back in and save the day after Zitan has his rebellion and everyone will regret everything. I am honestly super disappointed in Zitan cause what part of him thinks that by doing all this Awu will come back to him? He has to know that she'd kill herself before marrying him! I also think it's ridiculous that the Empress has focused all her hatred on Awu when she knows well and clear that she had no power in anything that happened to the Xies! Meanwhile Awu did find out that Xiao Qi has been giving her birth control drugs in order to keep her from dying and I actually really loved that she didn't jump to conclusions and calmly asked him what's going on cause it proves why they're so perfect together. I have been struggling with Awu this week though cause I have been so annoyed with her whole countenance as if she's the only person in this world to have lost parents and suffered. She's so weak and I miss the strong Awu from before.

Weaving A Tale Of Love (25/40): In the reign of Emperor Taizong (627—649), which was called the Prosperity of Zhenguan, former clothing maker An is framed and imprisoned. When she was in danger, she entrusts her young daughter Liu Li to an old friend in the palace. Liu Li grows up in the palace and becomes a medical officer, responsible for epidemic prevention. She also inherits her mother’s superb talent for making clothes. After falling into a trap by those jealous of her, she meets Pei Xing Jian, who was exceptionally capable and helps her escape the danger. Liu Li keeps investigating the truth of her mother’s case and, the two work together and secretly fall in love.

We're a little past halfway through this drama now and I'm loving this show more and more. I still think that Liuli is the worst part of this show cause it feels like the writers don't know how to balance her naivety with her cunning. One minute she can read the politics between the inner harem like knowing what the Consort wants embroidered on her clothes and the next she's getting drunk as a skunk and not realizing that getting close with the Crown Prince is a horrible idea. I guess we're supposed to think that since she grew up as a boy that she doesn't fear what most girls do but I find that a terrible excuse. Why couldn't she be more like Lady Wu?? Having said that I'm so into our main four working around the politics of the palace. I loved that they were able to get Xing Jian to be the Crown Prince's bodyguard and I'm super into the fact that he now knows who Liuli is cause he's definitely going to be able to help her clear her mother's name especially since it was Consort Yang behind the whole thing and with her being ready to take down the Crown Prince, Liuli will have the support of a lot of people in power.

JDRAMA

3B no Koibito (6/10): Kobayashi Haruka fell in love before finding out that her boyfriend was actually a married man. At that time, a regular customer predicts that she will wind up meeting 3 different men. She begins encountering them just as predicted. There's the hairdresser Shintaro, the band vocalist Yu, and the bartender Yoshi. What will come of these fateful encounters?

It's going to be super ironic and very heartbreaking if this show ends with Haruka choosing someone who isn't from our trio! It looks like she ran into her ex aka the one she was going to marry only to find out that he's already married but I'm not entirely sure that it wasn't a dream either cause the guy didn't seem to recognize her. If it is her ex, I'm glad she ran into him with the guys cause that'll really show him what he lost. I mentioned last week that my pick of the trio had to be Yu cause I'm honestly such a sucker for musicians but after thinking on last week's kiss and seeing this week's episode I have to say that my vote has shifted to Yoshi instead. Yu is still hot but he's kinda an idiot too and I'd prefer manly like Yoshi but also sweet enough to be able to buy medicine and make porridge when I'm sick! I did think it was interesting that all three guys basically admitted that they were into Haruka this week but I guess since this show is coming to a close soon that it would be too far into the show for them to be in denial!

Oh! My Boss! Koi wa Bessatsu (6/10): Nami Suzuki was born and raised in a small rural town. She doesn't have a specific dream to pursue and she is an easy going person. As an ordinary woman, she desires to be happy with an ordinary life. She follows Kenya, who is her childhood friend and her unrequited love, and applies for a job in the supply management department of a large publishing company in Tokyo. Nami gets hired by the company, but she is assigned to work in the editorial department of a fashion magazine. There, Nami Suzuki works with chief editor Reiko Horai. She is a devil like boss, who makes spiteful remarks and has a cold personality. Reiko Horai treats Nami, who doesn’t take her job seriously, in a callous manner. But, as Nami Suzuki watches her boss deal with her job, Nami begins to change her attitude toward her work.

When I first heard of this show I ended up skipping it cause I thought it was an office drama when I was in the mood for a romance but then I gave it a second chance this week and I ended up binging half of this show at once! It's totally just as cute as most jdrama rom coms are so I'm super into it. Nami took a second for me to get used to cause I couldn't relate to her whole wanting to be ordinary thing and the whole thing actually reminded me of the Devil Wears Prada in how this super underqualified girl ends up as a fashion assistant and spends the whole time judging everyone and putting in the least amount of work possible. Fortunately Nami got a wakeup call earlier rather than later and I ended up liking her more and more as I watched. The thing that kept me around though was definitely Jun who was just as much a puppy as Nami imagined him to be! I loved their first meeting and all the meetings after that though I kind of wish that Nami would take more interest in Jun as a person cause it feels like he's only ever around to help her with her problems and we barely know anything about him other than the fact that he's Nami's boss's younger brother and the heir to some big paper company. We just recently found out that he's had a long time crush on a childhood friend and naturally that friend has returned to Japan just as Nami and Jun were about to start dating. I'm not that worried though cause as we saw Jun put away that picture of Riko so he's clearly moved on.

xoxo Allie