My all-time favorite Korean dramas, with summaries, reasons and vids. Yes, it's a converting post :)

[dangermousie]

As I am sure is clear to anyone reading this LJ, of all the dramas out there, Korean ones are my favorite kind. Whether it's the amazing production values, tall and masculine hotties (often with swords), adorable heroines, or just the total cracktastic emo, I don't know. But kdramas rock.

But which are my favorite kdramas? And why? Here is a Top

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[fivil]

I hope to god somebody reads through this and decides to pick up on any of the dramas here I've enjoyed. Especially CS and MG. And I obviously liked CP more than you.. It didn't drag for me too much, I was just happy the ending was fluff, fluff, and oh look! another episode of fluff.

Of course, if they love angst, they got plenty to choose from, too.

Ugh just remembered I still owe you My Girl fic. Dammit, fic mojo, return to me.

And this post brought back so many wonderful Goong memories. Ah. :)

[dangermousie]

I did adore CP but not as much as at the start. I am not very big on plotless fluff even for characters I like (which is why I never truly got into Hana Kimi, e.g.) Once the big conflict got resolved, I wasn't as interested in little ones, even though I enjoyed watching the OTP together.

Mmm, My Girl fic! And how about CS fic? :)

[fenrir_khan]

Awesome post!

I was actually looking for something to watch this week-end.

However, it must be said that I didn't think CP dragged in the least. I'd have been perfectly happy to have it go on a few (dozens) episodes longer :).

Isn't Full House the adaptation of a manwha? The story seems awfully familiar.

The way you described Damo made me want to start watching it right there and then.

As for What Happened in Bali, I was a little meh about it, but I may give it another shot.

Aaargh, choices choices...

I hope you realize this post will now be the equivalent of that faded and stained little list I take with me to used bookstore and libraries.

[dangermousie]

CP was cute and fluffy at the end, and it did make it into my Top 10 regardless, but I am not very big on conflictless stories for more than short bits of time (that is why I liked but never loved either version of Hana Kimi, e.g.). The first 13 or so eps were purely divine though, so I think that was part of it, too, my expectations went through the roof.

Full House is an adaptation of a manga indeed, though I think it's supposed to be a very loose one.

Damo is amazing, and like nothing else on that top 10 list.

Re: Bali. There were some things I was meh about (I ffed basically all of SJS stuff), and sometimes I wanted to shakeHa Ji Won's character hard (though I understood why she was the way she was), but the total frelled-upness of the love story, and the sheer awesomeness of Jo In Sung (whose character pushed every fictional kink I had) made up for it, for me.

[thinking_lotus]

I just watched the first ep of "Bad Love" and I have to say, I don't know if I have what it takes to be a kdrama watcher ...

maybe I should try a funny one. Cause I must say, the men are divine.

[dangermousie]

Oh no, don't give up on kdramas because of Bad Love. From what I've read, it's sort of a Jotei of kdrama world. I love that sort of cracktasticness (and so does lesbiassparrow) but it's a pretty idiosyncratic taste.

You should totally try Capital Scandal, My Girl, Chun-Hyang or Coffee Prince or Goong off my list instead :)

[thinking_lotus]

OK, I'm dl'ing ep 1 of Coffee Prince and we'll see ...

[dangermousie]

I hope you like, it's very cracktastically funny!

[saturnhime]

I think because of your posts I might start watching Capital Scandal. I have yet to see Snow Queen or A Love To Kill but they are on my list..

[dangermousie]

Yay, hope you like!