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Was anyone seriously not worried about IF myulmang's car runs out of fuel and he goes to the fill the tank- WAS IT JUST ME?!?!😀
Goodbye 2017…
Park Bo Young’s and Seo In Guk’s performance in this episode was just extraordinary. I already knew how great actors the both are, but they reached a whole new level with today’s episode - especially In Guk with all those emotions: even the smallest twitch of his eye spoke a million words to me. I literally started crying since the very beginning of the episode and never stopped. Bravo.
i think i found my best feel drama in
strong girl do bong soon
seriously, nothing beats park (bo young + hyung sik)
i. we! love! a! strong! woman! - kim bok joo opened my eyes to how attractive strong women can be. strong, BUT emotionally vulnerable as well. bong soon wasn't unnecessarily macho, but the dynamics of ml saving fl when in danger were so beautifully reversed (sorry, that scene where ahn min hyuk is in bong soon's arms bridal style???? and he pretends to faint again so she keeps carrying him???? height of cinema).
ii. ahn min hyuk. seriously. how can someone be so adorable. talk about a wife guy who took a knife guy. and that scene at the end where he gets up from the ground??? it made me weak in the knees. WHEN he got hard just THINKING about bong soon staying over??? simp. WHEN he found out bong soon removed his socks the FIRST thing he goes to check is whether she's removed gook du's socks as well??? my man delivered jealousy well.
iii. a moment of silence for gook du and bong soon and what they could have been. i would have screamed of i found out YEARS later that the girl i had been simping on LIKED ME all these years but when i finally got the guts to confess she ALREADY LIKED SOMEONE ELSE!!!!! but they delivered us the min hyuk and gook du bromance well. proud.
iv. again, rom com cringe cliche with a serial killer subplot?? why?? i mean, i loved the friendship bw gyeong shim and bong soon and how bong soon literally took a bullet for her, BUT there's other ways to show friendship you guys wth. plus the serial kidnapper creeped me out frfr
v. i need to know what happened with the secretary and that office bully.
vi. the MONK????? i need an additional storyline. THEY DISCOVERED HE WAS KOREAN BY THE TATTOO ON HIS BACK? i- what?
ps - an additional point for that office scene where min hyuk LITERALLY GETS WEAK IN THE KNEES when bong soon calls him min min
max cliche, max humour, max cringey, max cuteness. it's my comfort show, next to guardian.
(they could've done the ending better fight me)
8/10
doom at your service
broke me. healed me.
doom at your service
this show wrecked me and healed me then wrecked me and healed me again. send help.
one of the most beautiful shows I've seen, made me giddy and happy at 2 am. there's something abt the trope of 'guy who hates everyone but her' that makes us all weak in the knees.
i. the concept of the series. seriously. chef's kiss. doom falls in love with a human? spectacular. stupendous. amazing. the storyline was executed so well, the cast was great, the twists and turns. everything, top tier.
ii. the acting was amazing, seeing park bo young cry made me want to cry as well. when doom turned from expressionless-humanity-is-shit asshole to i-will-become-human-for-her boyfriend was one of the best arcs ive seen. tak dong kyung was the perfect protag, not "im not like other girls" or "kind to a fault". she was kind, an incredible human being, but not at her own expense. loved that for her.
iii. the! second! couple! they had me more invested than most love triangle shows. cha joo ik was so fucking iconic, bad boy supreme but not an asshole somehow. i never thought someone would be able to toe this line so well tbh. na ji na, perfect example of girl stuck in the past, and a perfect arc as well. the third guy, lee hyun kyu, sort of annoyed me a bit but then he redeemed himself. good on you, hyun kyu, for growing up.
iv. i do think the whole forgetting thing was a bit unnecessary, but ig some might depict it in terms of "they tried everything but it still didn't work". also, the scene where they remember was so worth it.
v. special thanks to korea for giving me beautiful words for doom (멸망, myul mang) and fate (운명, unmyeong).
i always love it when tragic themes/ideas which are inherently seen as bad are portrayed in a positive way. doom at your service gave me that and more. love u guys.
My Top 5 KDrama Recs
you're in for a bumpy ride *finger guns*
#5 - weightlifting fairy kim bok joo/ strong girl do bong soon
such feel good dramas. if you're looking for a light hearted watch, something to get you out of your kdrama slump, this one's for you. strong girls, cheesy simp boys, good friendships and good feels all around. ignore the sub plot in do bong soon and you'll be happier than ever.
#4 - doom at your service
the thing. with this. was. I LOVED THE CONCEPT. ive basically ranted about the concept in the review, but yes. the visuals are pretty good, with some cute rain and garden scenes and fated for each other thingamajig. little girl god is there, bonus visuals of seo in guk reversing with hand on back of car seat and parking ticket in his mouth. ps - second couple was everything.
#3 - vincenzo
Hollywood should really stop trying to make action/crime/mafia movies because Vincenzo made me believe koreans have cracked the code. i mean, the action, the subtle romance, the equal bad assery of BOTH male and female leads, + some really iconic lines. you WILL NOT find a hotter villain (jang han seok ily), a more annoying side villain ( choi myeong hui die again), or a better character arc ( jang han seo my beloved). amazing.
#2 - our beloved summer
welcome to me ranting about my favs again. very topsy turvy but feel good drama, slow and equal paced with real people. it's a heavy watch, so be sure you're ready when you dive in. it takes some time to love it, but once you do, you love it too much.
#1 - guardian: the lonely and great god
gong yoo and lee dong woo. that should be enough reason. plotline 5 stars, action, visuals 4 stars, romance 4.5 stars, bromance 174634 stars, second lead couple 5 stars, JUST WATCH IT
again, im still in the process of watching new dramas, so I'll put up a new and updated list soon!
Top 10 kdrama friendships that had me bawling
#10 - alchemy of souls : mu deok/bo yeon + the boys
the only reason this doesnt get a higher rating is because they just didnt have enough scenes together. it was always pretty secondhanded, like the boys helping her with her servant exam in s1, or scenes between seo yul and mu deok/bo yeon. however, their friendship was amazing, and just adore this show in itself.
#9 - doom at your service : tak dong kyung, na ji na and cha joo ik
okay, they weren't a trio, necessarily, but they had such a great friendship through indirect interaction. joo ik and dong kyung had such a wholesome excited little sister and passive older brother relationship. and dont even get me started on the cuteness that was the friendship between na ji na and tak dong kyung.
#8 - strong girl do bong soon : do bong soon and gyeong shim
i wrote about this in my review of strong girl dbs as well, and the friendship between gyeong shim and dbs was so cool because both women were willing to go to such lengths for each other. one of the lesser-highlighted friendships of kdramas.
#7 - crash course in romance : nam haeng son and kim young joo
it takes a lot to sacrifice your national sports for your friend, and young joo made that sacrifice like a pro. their friendship was so cute, a bit annoying at times, but cute nonetheless. they were there for each through the goods and the bads, and that's all we really ask for.
#6 - lovestruck in the city : lee eun oh, suh rin i and kang geon
why! are! they! not! talked! about! ultimate peak best friendship, no romantic subplots to this gang, absolute delights. everyone should give lovestruck in the city a try.
#5 - twenty five twenty one : the gang
how could i say friendship and not have these people. this gang singlehandedly and platonically had enemies to besties, childhood besties, sunbae besties and just everything. right in the feels.
#4 - weightlifting fairy kim bok joo : the trio + the boys
the 'swag' trio. every time they did the swag thing it made me cringe so bad but they were very cute. the rooftop scene was legit so cute and the addition of the boys was even better. nothing beats these weightlifting girls and we stan.
#3 - extraordinary attorney woo : woo young woo and choi su yeon
this was sosososososo cute. the way su yeon was literally always there for young woo. she couldve easily been a villain, young woo took the guy she had a crush on, was higher in grades and well known. had an influential background. such telltale signs of bad women in kdramas. BUT this amazing person really was so good with young woo and totally spring sunshine su yeon.
#2 - the fabulous - the gang
everyone seems to hate the fabulous. genuinely, come at me. i dont give a shit about cinematic art or marketing strategies or whatever, this is my opinion gonna stick to it. i ADORED the fabulous. their gang was so amazing, the definition of supportive, cute and somehow maintaining that joke around stuff. they had their little pairs in the middle as well, but that didnt take away the overall love. go watch it.
#1 - hospital playlist - the band
im a recent to hosplay bandwagon, but. i fell in love. finished the (almost) entire show in nearly a week, an achievement considering it's my finals rn. we've got the piggies, buddha who is catholic, the guy who knows everybody and his dad. it was the little things with them for me, really. when they called jeong won andrea like that was so cute. when jun wan called seok hyeong ik jun's dad it made me laugh so much. and the fact that they're really not that close when u think about it but they still are? like that is adult friendships and we love.
Daily Dose of Sunshine
my bae park bo young ilysm
hiiii we’re back after a kdrama hiatus!! i finally found a drama that i wanted to watch all the way through.
i. the storyline was top tier. i felt so sad seeing that da eun was made fun of for her extra caring nature rather than being applauded but it’s really the sad reality of the medical profession around the world. the love stories felt so real and while it felt annoying to see deul re reject the doctor again and again i actually somehow understood it. even song yu chan, it felt nice how he wasnt ever sidelined, like i loved him as the second lead while still hoping she’d end up with the doctor.
ii. THE ACTINGGGGG omg fron the patients to the staff i LOVED everyone so much that it actually felt sad when the show ended. it felt like i was saying goodbye to friends. chang ryul made me miss his character in my name so i went and watched him being a crackhead as do gang jae then simped over him some more. he was such a cutie in this one and i loved it. park bo young served as always i saw some of the doom at your service acting here and it made me miss the good days so much. yeon woo jin was SO good i loved his character so much.
iii. everything felt so raw but at the same time it was so right, yk? like nothing felt forced but it felt like something personal is happening. it was truly painful to see what happened with kim seo won bec i really loved him so much.
this show is much like it’s okay to not be okay, in a way that makes you realise the tragedies that are so present around us, and the stigma and prejudice around mental illnesses still. please watch it.
8/10
2023 kdrama list
list of the kdramas i watched and loved in 2023
obviously this is quite late but to those who want to start a kdrama, this is it.
#10 - soundtrack #2
there is such a comfort in the soundtrack series. even soundtrack #1 was so good, but this new instalment, truly works on the og kdrama tropes. lovers to exes to accidental 'fate' encounter to forced proximity to lovers again. puppy dog male lead, angsty female lead, jealousy, wholesome second lead, it's got it all. and ofc, music.
#9 - king the land
many people did not like this drama. honestly, if you're watching a kdrama that is romance and comedy then why would be angry that it had romance and comedy. again, a true example of a classic kdrama, rich ceo guy with hardworking girl, mix in some trauma and employee-employer drama, and this is the perfect clichéd drama.
#8 - see you in my 19th life
honestly i just like watching ahn bo hyun. he is such a pretty man. storyline-wise, i feel like they did a lot of stuff, but the ending honestly disappointed me. shin hye sun, as usual, love the woman, what an actor, the second leads also did not disappoint, loved them all.
#7 - crash course in romance
such a heartwarming drama. choi chiyeol with the temperament of a wet cat, the stress of studies in all asian countries, not just korea. all the romances were so cute (barring the best friend and brother). one thing they could have done better was cast a younger actress for the female lead. even this love triangle was so cute and fun.
#6 - my demon
song kang and kim yoo jung really killed it with the chemistry. i mean, forget everything else, i'll just take 16 episodes of them hanging out. even behind the scenes reels will work. the plot was pretty solid, felt like a remake of doom at your service. song kang does a wonderful job at being both goofy and serious, and kim yoo jung did so good at the angsty ceo.
#5 - the good bad mother
am i surprised this ended up higher than my demon? yes. this was such a good show, the past and present layered together so beautifully. the villains seemed like actual villains, but you weren't sure who to hate until the last episode. really shows some aspects of motherhood through both the eyes of the kids and mothers. had a cute little romance as well.
#4 - the worst of evil
ji chang wook and wi ha jun. need i say more? i have said it once, and i'll say it again - so few do action like koreans do. i mean, vincenzo, my name, midnight runners, and now this, such action masterpieces.
#3 - daily dose of sunshine
park bo young wa sso cute in this one. i miss small kdramas with intense plots. mental illnesses were dealt with very well in this one. the romance was so cute, and chang ryul, my baby, i missed him so much.
#2 - alchemy of souls s2
i just. love. this series. so much. like, the characters are so well built, the storyline, the romance, the destiny, oh my god. please watch this.
#1 - welcome to samdal-ri
this comes as a surprise to absolutely no one. what a feel-good drama to end 2023. it was the perfect remix of hometown cha cha cha that we all needed. ji chang wook, my absolute gem of a man, and shin hye sun, queen of no shit given but too many shits given roles. adore the friendships, romance, calm setting, the love between everyone. please watch it.
I am already in love with this show
You didn’t want to hold it before. Now, you don’t want to let go? You said not to let go.
The day the second episode aired, my grandfather had passed away. Before that, I never used to watch ongoing K-Dramas. But I looked for comfort in this drama and fell in love. This drama was so beautiful, captivating and comforting, I can't describe how much I love it. Thank you to the writers, the directors, the actors, especially Seo In Guk and Park Bo Young whose chemistry really kept me on hook! Thank you so much💗
nOOO THE WEDDING PICTURES
🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 MY SOFT BABIES
They are so sweet!!!
I will return what I took from you.
Myul-mang | Doom at your service (2021) | EP 04
Dear 2021 kdrama writers,
Who hurt you so bad? Why you got to do us like that? We already had to live through covid - why you gotta make us cry some more?!
“Have you heard of a supernova? When a star gets destroyed and disappears, it shines extremely bright. But then it becomes the energy for the stars to be born. It becomes stars again. Wouldn’t it be the same? For that… and for you too?”
Doom at your service, episode 5
credits to the original owner of the picture that was used
DOOM: AT YOUR SERVICE (2021)
DOOM AT YOUR SERVICE (2021)
