The Dramasology Podcast
By Emi
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Episodes: 161
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Emi's low effort reviews of any and all Asian dramas, from Korean dramas to Chinese dramas, Taiwanese dramas, Japanese dramas and much more!
All reviews contain spoilers, beware.
New episodes every Wednesday!
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161. Me and Thee Ep 1-4 - Fangirling over RomeMhok (WilliamEst)
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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160. Heated Rivalry Ep 1-2 - Give me everything now!!
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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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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Nov 26, 2025 |
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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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Nov 19, 2025 |
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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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Nov 12, 2025 |
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156. Spirit Fingers and My Growing Aversion to Manipulative ‘Green Flag’ Male Leads
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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155. Upcoming Dramas I’m Excited For: Dear X, Dynamite Kiss, and Last Summer
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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154. Yummy Yummy Yummy Ep 1-27 - Time-Travel, Food, and Hilarious Family Shenanigans
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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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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Oct 15, 2025 |
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152. Secret Lovers - A Tuo could have done with some therapy
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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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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Oct 01, 2025 |
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150. Desire the Series Ep 12-13 - Mpreg alert!
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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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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Sep 17, 2025 |
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148 Desire the Series Ep 10-11 - The ruse is finally over!
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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147. Bon Appetit, Your Majesty Ep 1-4 First Impressions - An instant must watch!
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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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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Aug 27, 2025 |
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145. Learning To Love Ep 1-5: Two people from very different worlds finding each other
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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144. Watchlist Digest: Desire the Series Ep 6-7, Khemjira Ep 1 First Impressions
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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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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Aug 06, 2025 |
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142. Desire the Series Ep 5 - More omegaverse goodness this week
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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141. Desire the Series Ep 4 Review - A pathetic omega is my weakness, give me more!
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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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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Jul 16, 2025 |
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139. Our Unwritten Seoul 11-12 Final Review - Everyone will be just fine
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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138. Watchlist Digest - First Impressions of Head over Heels & Hunter with a Scalpel
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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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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Jun 25, 2025 |
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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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Jun 18, 2025 |
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135. Our Unwritten Seoul Ep 5-6 Review - Guess Who? (Everyone Already Has)
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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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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Jun 04, 2025 |
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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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May 28, 2025 |
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132. Bonded Hearts (Pieng Jai Tee Pook Pun) - One of my favorite depictions of childhood sweethearts
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May 21, 2025 |
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131. My Stubborn Ep 1-4 Review - I'm always down for a toxic bl
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May 14, 2025 |
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130. Business As Usual Ep 1-5 Review - For fans of Our Dating Sim
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May 07, 2025 |
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129. Resident Playbook - Kinda disappointed...
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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128. Watchlist Digest - Resident Playbook, Business as usual, Demon Hunter's Romance
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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127. Light Shop - The power of will, and the light at the end of the tunnel
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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126. For Eagle Brothers - A nice little family drama to pass the time
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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125. The Scandal of Chun Hwa - A bold reimagining of historical dramas centering female desire.
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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124. Top Form Ep 1-3 First Impressions - We love an obsessive male lead!
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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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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Mar 19, 2025 |
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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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Mar 12, 2025 |
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121. ThamePo Ep 12 - That letter...
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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120. ThamePo Ep 11 - My poor baby Thame
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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119. ThamePo Ep 10 Review - The calm before the storm..
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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118. ThamePo Ep 8-9 Review - I.AM.OBSESSED!
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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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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Feb 05, 2025 |
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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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Jan 29, 2025 |
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115. Guardians of the Dafeng Final Review - What was that ending??
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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114. Our Youth - A simple yet beautiful love story between two lonely boys
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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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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Jan 08, 2025 |
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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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Jan 01, 2025 |
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111. My 2024 Wrapped! - The Best, the Worst, and the Why-Did-I-Watch-This Dramas
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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110. When the Phone Rings Ep 5&6 - Who is Baek Saeon & who is the accomplice?
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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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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Dec 11, 2024 |
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108. Watchlist Digest - When The Phone Rings Ep 3-4 & The Trunk Ep 1-6
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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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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Nov 27, 2024 |
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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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Nov 20, 2024 |
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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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Nov 13, 2024 |
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104. Autumn's Concerto - A classic angst drama that I always go back to
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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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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Oct 30, 2024 |
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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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Oct 22, 2024 |
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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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Oct 16, 2024 |
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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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Oct 09, 2024 |
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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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Oct 02, 2024 |
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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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Sep 25, 2024 |
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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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Sep 18, 2024 |
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96. Queen of Tears Final Review - Men written by women and the perfect character trope
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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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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Sep 04, 2024 |
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94. 4 Minutes Ep 3-5 Review - In defense of Korn
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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93. Watchlist Digest - Love Next Door & Romance in the House
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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92. Our Dating Sim - A straight 10 out of 10
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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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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Aug 07, 2024 |
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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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Jul 31, 2024 |
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89. Sweet Home S3 - Glad to close this chapter
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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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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Jul 17, 2024 |
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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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Jul 10, 2024 |
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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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Jul 03, 2024 |
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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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Jun 26, 2024 |
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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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Jun 19, 2024 |
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83. The Impossible Heir - Disney+ must be competing with Netflix for who has worst writers
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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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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Jun 05, 2024 |
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81. My Only 12% - A cute, fluffy BL with excellent writing and great character development
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May 29, 2024 |
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80. Watchlist Digest - Lovely Runner, Midnight Romance at Hagwon, Boys Be Brave & Joy of Life 2.
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May 22, 2024 |
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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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May 15, 2024 |
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78. Parasyte: The Grey - This has the potential to be a huge well-developed universe
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May 08, 2024 |
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77. KinnPorsche - I can see why this drama was insanely popular
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May 01, 2024 |
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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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Apr 24, 2024 |
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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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Apr 17, 2024 |
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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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Apr 10, 2024 |
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73. Perfect Propose - The perfect slice of life BL for a rainy day
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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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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Mar 27, 2024 |
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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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Mar 20, 2024 |
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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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Mar 13, 2024 |
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69. Watchlist Digest - The Impossible Heir & Wedding Impossible: First Impressions
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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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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Feb 28, 2024 |
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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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Feb 21, 2024 |
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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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Feb 14, 2024 |
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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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Feb 07, 2024 |
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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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Jan 31, 2024 |
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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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Jan 24, 2024 |
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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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Jan 17, 2024 |
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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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Jan 10, 2024 |
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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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Jan 04, 2024 |
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59. My 2023 Wrapped! - Looking at my top, best of best dramas of the year! 🎄
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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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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Dec 20, 2023 |
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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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Dec 13, 2023 |
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56. Sweet Home 2 - A Hot Garbage that Belongs in the Trash Can
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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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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Nov 29, 2023 |
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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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Nov 22, 2023 |
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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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Nov 15, 2023 |
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52. Perfect Marriage Revenge Ep 1-4 First Impressions - Another drama about rebirth, yay!
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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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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Nov 01, 2023 |
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50. Watchlist Digest - Strong Girl Namsoon, Kiseki: Dear To Me, Romance on the Farm, Twinkling Watermelon
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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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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Oct 18, 2023 |
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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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Oct 11, 2023 |
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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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Oct 04, 2023 |
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46. My Lovely Liar - How the drama paints a compelling killer
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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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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Sep 20, 2023 |
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44. Destined With You Ep 1-8 Review - A decent romcom with some magic sprinkled in
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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43. Kdrama watchlist digest: Destined with you, Moving, Mask Girl, Killing Vote & My Lovely Liar
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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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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Aug 30, 2023 |
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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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Aug 23, 2023 |
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40. The Heart of (a) Genius - Let's pretend this drama ends on episode 8
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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39. My Beautiful Man (Utsukushii Kare) - The sweetest yet most toxic relationship to ever exist
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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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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Aug 02, 2023 |
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37. Durian's Affair - Why you should be watching this absolutely bonkers but hilarious drama
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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36. Butterflied Lovers - The power of a simple, low budget drama
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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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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Jul 12, 2023 |
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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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Jul 05, 2023 |
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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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Jun 28, 2023 |
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32. Khun Chai Phutthiphat - My introduction to the world of Thai lakorns
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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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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Jun 15, 2023 |
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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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Jun 07, 2023 |
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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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May 31, 2023 |
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28. Love Rain - Pining and forbidden love
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May 24, 2023 |
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27. Emergency Declaration - Why is everyone so freaking slow?!
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May 17, 2023 |
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26. My Sunshine (Silent Separation) - ♫~You are my pretty sunshine~♫
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May 10, 2023 |
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25. Descendants of the Sun - Best drama of 2016!
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May 03, 2023 |
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24. Seasons of Blossom - The pain of those left behind...
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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23. Eien no Kinou (Eternal Yesterday) - An absolute gem, right in the feels
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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22. Divorce Attorney Shin - Best bromance I have ever seen a drama!
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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21. Kill Boksoon - Murder at 1pm, grocery shopping at 2.
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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20. Call It Love Ep 1-8: For fans of My Mister!
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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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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Mar 23, 2023 |
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18. The Glory Part 2 - Easy revenge, and why Ha Do-young is the absolute best!
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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17. The Master's Sun - One of Emi's first ever dramas!
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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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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Mar 02, 2023 |
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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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Feb 23, 2023 |
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14. Bride of the Century - Old but gold
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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13. Agency Ep 1-8 Review - Addictive and underrated!
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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12. The Moon Embracing the Sun - A timeless love story everyone should watch at least once
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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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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Jan 26, 2023 |
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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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Jan 18, 2023 |
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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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Jan 12, 2023 |
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8. The Glory Season 1 Review - The revenge better be satisfying!
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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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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Dec 28, 2022 |
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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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Dec 21, 2022 |
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5. Reborn Rich Ep 9-11 Review - Who did it?
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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4. Reborn Rich Ep 7-8 Review - Lack of chemistry between the leads?
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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3. Reborn Rich Ep 4-6 Review - Is Jin Do Jun's anger justified?
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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2. Reborn Rich Ep 1-3 Review - Another reincarnation drama
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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1. Alchemy of Souls (2022) - Should South Korean production companies invest more in historical fantasies?
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Nov 24, 2022 |