Hello again! I’ve been spending a lot of my free time, and time when I should be sleeping, watching a lot of Asian dramas and variety shows. I’m having a hard time with just focusing on one at a time so I have quite a few going instead of just one or two. I figured I would share what the ones I’ve been the most invested in with you all. Once I finish some I’d like to do reviews as well!

Itaewon Class

This one has been on my currently watching list the longest. I’ve made it through the first 5 episodes, which is almost an entire third of the show! But I’m not sure if it’s the fact that I just really dislike some of the characters that’s keeping me from continuing, because I love Park Seo Joon and have watched a LOT of his prior dramas.

Goblin

I know I’m really behind on the times when it comes to watching this drama, but I’m only about a year and a half in to watching Asian dramas, so I have a lot of things to catch up on while they continue to give us new shows! I’m 6 episodes in to this one but I’m also watching it with a friend so I don’t watch it as fast as I probably would when I watch alone, because I am really enjoying it so far and super interested to see how it goes

Extraordinary You

If you know me in the slightest, you know my massive love for Lee Dawon who is a vocalist for the group SF9. So of course it’s a no brainer that when Rowoon from SF9 was cast in Extraordinary You I just had to watch it to support it. With 32 episodes I expected there to be a long journey. The last episode I watched was 18, and I have to say, this show is so good I don’t want to finish it because I don’t want it to be over. I’m basically right in the middle of all the drama that is happening, and know there is more to come, but it’s just such a beautiful show I’ll be so sad when it’s over. I had the amazing opportunity to speak with Rowoon during a fan sign with SF9 and his laugh when I mentioned how much I didn’t want to finish this show and have nothing left still rings in my ears. Although he did say to please support SF9 and his future dramas, as if I wasn’t already planning to do that!

Shopping King Louie

To be 100% honest, I only started this drama because of Seo In Guk and how much I love his music. I’m only 1 episode in as well, but there’s only 16 in this series so it’s a typical length for a Korean drama. Nothing crazy has happened, and I’m sure I will get to the plot eventually, but I am really enjoying everything that I’ve been given so far!

Mystic Pop Up Bar

Another Sungjae drama! (He’s in Goblin as well) I have to say, I barely knew anything about BtoB before this year because I’m terrible, but I do really love their maknae Sungjae and his acting. This is one that Taylor and I are watching together, and I absolutely LOVE the fantasy elements of this. We’re 4 episodes in to 12 for the entire series, and I cannot wait for us to get to watch more!

Hotel Del Luna

I didn’t realize until now how many Fantasy related dramas I’ve been watching. This one is yet again another really hyped drama, but after watching the first episode I can see why. You may be asking “Chelsea, you’ve only watched the first episode?” and the answer to that is yes. Both Taylor and I are watching this together with another one of our friends so being able to have time for all three of us to sit down and watch a show together is kind of difficult around all of our work and personal schedules. But do not worry! I thoroughly enjoyed the first episode and cannot wait for us to get the chance to watch more!

TOO Mystery: Zombie War

Currently my only Variety show AND actively airing show that I am watching. This is just following the rookie group TOO while some of them become infected as zombies and the rest of the group works to find a cure for them. I’m not sure how many episodes we will get, but so far there have been 6 (2 a week) and I am having so much fun. I’ve ulted TOO so to get to see them interact and play games and have fun is just so nice for me.

The Secret Life of My Secretary

Ahhhh and now it’s time for my current binge project. I started this show just yesterday and am already ready to start episode 9 of 32. Sometimes when they break the episodes in 2 pieces so we get more it makes me feel a little upset where one episode ends off, and I’m finding that with this show. But other than that I am super happy with things and just know there are going to be some sticky situations coming. I started this after finishing The Guardians earlier this week where I fell in love with Kim Young Kwang and his acting. So naturally after seeing he was in this drama from last summer I started to watch it, and have become very engrossed in it.

Have you watched any of these shows? Are any of them on your To Watch List?? Let me know below, or if you have some suggestions for some shows for me to check out let me know as well, I am very much a rookie when it comes to Asian Dramas! I also clearly can’t stick with just one and would love to add more to my watching list.

Since I’ve been on such the drama binge lately, I figured I would share some of my most anticipated new and upcoming drams. I track all of my watching over on My Drama List and do most of my watching on Viki, which I adore! Let’s get in to the dramas

Moment At Eighteen

To be completely honest, I’m not even really sure what this one is about. BUT the one thing that is going to have my glued to my screen on the 22nd is the fact that this will be Ong Seong Wu’s first main role in a television show post Wanna One’s disbandment, and considering he was my favorite member, I need to support him no matter what he decides to do. From my understanding this show will be a Slice of Life/Coming of Age story about a group of friends and things that they have experienced in their life. Although this isn’t something I typically lean for in my drama watching, I will for certain binge this entire thing as soon as I have subtitles.

Mr. Temporary/Class of Lies

Hellooooooooo Yoon Gyun Sang. I absolutely fell for this giant in Clean With A Passion For Now and think he portrayed his character in that so amazingly. So of course this has been on my radar for some time, but it’s finally airing now!! There are already 2 episodes out and I know I need to get watching ASAP. This seems to be up there with He Is Psychometric for creepy/suspenseful vibes from what I’m picking up. Our main male lead is an extremely successful lawyer who takes a fall from grace when he takes on a case about a murder at a High School. To redeem his reputation he goes under cover as a temporary teacher to solve the case.

Growing Pain

This drama honestly snuck up on me. I’ve been waiting for any imformation on this drama since last year when I fell in love with Fiction Guo as Si Tu Feng in the drama Accidentally in Love on Netflix and added this to my list as soon as I saw it. Growing Pains is a Coming of Age story following the lives of a family of four children basically just following them through life. This entire thing has aired which is FORTY episodes so I need to watch this as soon as I can because Fiction is calling my name.

Level Up

You’ll be surprised to know that I know nothing about the actors or actresses in this one and mainly hyped about the story when it comes to Level Up. It’s a business romance, and honestly that alone will get me. But this one revolves around a dying GAMING business and follows the Chief Development Officer as she teams up with the company director to try and create a game to save the company, and in the mean time creates love. I’m sold, that’s all I can really say when it comes to this one.

Go Go Squid

Yet another one that I am beyond excited for just from reading the information on this drama. This follows a girl who has built an online persona by posting singing covers, but when it comes to interacting with the famous professional gamer she’s nothing but a hot mess. He’s also the cold heartless male lead that I’m sure I am going to LOVE watching his heart melt. This drama is about at the halfway point, so it could be perfect for binging to catch up to the currently airing episodes.

Hey guys! So I’m really not sure what I’m going to be calling this, but I figured I would share some of the dramas (and varietys) I’ve watched this past week and discuss a little bit about them. If this is something that you like I will try to keep up with it!

Suspicious Partner

This show focuses on a girl (Bong Hee) going through law school to become an attorney and ends up being falsely accused of murder. She is prosecuted by our male lead who’s main goal in life is to be a ruthless prosecutor, but when he finds evidence that leads him to believe she is innocent, he ends up revoking the indictment. Flash forward a few years Bon Hee is now a not so successful public defender who is still looking for someone who was a witness to the real murder, causing the murderer to begin targeting her.

I’ve just finished episode 19 of 40 and I’m really invested in the show. The romance between the two main leads is such a slow burn it’s killing me, but their moments are so precious together, I cannot wait for something to happen. I also like the story of the murderer and trying to see what is going on with that mystery and what will happen next. So far, this is a highly recommended drama from me!

The 100 season 3

The 100 in Korea is a bit different than The 100 that we are used to over here in the states. This show focuses on a music group and gives them 100 hours to prepare a completely idol made concert. This season is following the boy group Imfact. As of this morning I will be seeing these boys in August and getting to meet them, so I decided I needed to do some research and watch up on them. I am absolutely falling in love with this group and going to die when I get to sit in from of Jeup and LeeSang (The boys on each end)

Fall In Love With Me

Honestly, Taylor and I both watched the first episode of this together, and I cannot even fully begin to tell you what is supposed to be going on. I know this follows an advertising mogul who decides to take a break from the business and goes undercover to help out a smaller advertising firm. Like I said, we only watched the first episode and talk about CHEESEY. We weren’t really pulled in so we went back to our old faithful Love O2O and rewatched a few of those episodes instead. If you’ve watching this, and it gets better or worse, please let me know. Because I honestly am curious to know if I should drop this or not, since I’ve never dropped a drama before!