Asian Drama Mania

My name is Jennifer! | 17 |Huge fan of Asian Dramas! I watch Kdrama, Cdramas, & Thai dramas and I write reviews on them! Hope You Like it!! Currently Watching: The Demon Master (Cdrama), Fai Sin Chua (Thai drama), & Penthouse S3 (Kdrama)

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93. The Penthouse 3 (2021)

Type: Korean Drama

Date: September 11, 2021

Personal Opinion: 9/10

Synopsis: Disclaimer: Please watch the previous seasons to understand this season better. But it's basically a continuation of a really rich community of people that live in a penthouse and many scandals revolves as some people have major greed in becoming the highest economic class in the country.

Opinion: I personally think that this season didn't live up to my greatest expectations because I felt a bit tired from watch a third season in general. But I really loved how the storyline was interesting enough for me to watch this drama every single week. I felt though as if the storyline kept dragging itself out a bit with plot twists that could be better predicted in this season. The acting and OST is still good as usual and the chemistry was pretty good.

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92. Fai Sin Chua (2020)

Type: Thai Lakorn

Date: August 29, 2021

Personal Opinion: 7.5/10

Synopsis: This drama is about a couple who experiences an affair of her husband on her step sister. The husband decides to leave the wife because the step sister is pregnant but the couple had adopted 2 children together. They each end up leaving with 1 child each, but that wife has refused to get a divorce and the revenge spree spreads to the children who have grown and are suffering the consequences that arrose.

Opinion: I think this plot is a bit weird. I don't want to spoil anything so Imma have to be a bit vague but as you watch the drama the storyline gets a bit weird and lowkey confusing. I like the chemistry and the acting isn't terrible either, but the plot itself just doesn't mesh with me. I also think that the OST suits this drama very well and helps to build the emotions of this drama too. This drama is a bit on the spicy side too so just keep that in mind.

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91. The Demon Master (2018)

Type: Chinese Drama

Date: August 11, 2021

Personal Opinion: 2/10 DROPPED

Synopsis: This drama is about an engaged couple broke up during their engagement vacation. The young girl An Chu Xia goes to college and her ex-fiance Han Qi Lu chases her to college to bring her back to get married. They enter a love triangle with another man at the college and they fight to get her love.

Opinion: I dropped this drama real quick because this drama was by far one the most most cliche dramas that i've ever watched. I'm starting to not like love triangles now and this is one of them. I also think that the acting was also pretty cringy and awkward. A lot of the scenes were pretty general adn bland which got me bored after a while. That's pretty much why I dropped this drama so hopefully I can find a good chinese drama to recommend to yall after 2 not-so-great ones so far.

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90. An Eye For An Eye (2021)

Type: Thai Drama

Date: August 6, 2021

Personal Opinion: 7.5/10

Synopsis: This drama is about a rich family whose chairman just got into a plane accident that cost him his life. His wife, Getsara gets put into the chairman position of the company. She meets suspicions from the chairman's daughter Metinee who survived the plane crash. Patson, Getsara's ex-boyfriend comes back to get Getsara's love after she made a promise that she'll love him forever. Wayu, Getsara's stepson who had already developed feelings for Getsara uses this opportunity to express his feelings towards her while Patson sets up Neungjai, his neice to be a spy at JPB group and as Wayu's secretary.

Opinion: I think the acting for most of the actors was pretty good for some rookie actors in this drama. I took off points because I felt like the plot was a bit weird for me. The story wasn't a cliche one, but aspects of this drama was just weird for me. I also took off points for the ending because it wasn't what I thought it would be and I just didn't enjoy the ending as much as I wanted to. I think the OST in this drama was nice though, but I don't think I would watch this drama again.

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89. Coffee and Vanilla (2019)

Type: Japanese Drama

Date: August 2, 2021

Personal Opinion: 3/10

Synopsis: This drama is about a young college student named Risa who meets an older man in a cafe and falls in love with him. The man Hiroto falls head over heels with Risa and cares for her alot. Although Risa may not be reliable and a capable future wife for Hiroto, she is working really hard to improve herself.

Opinion: I think this drama is a really good mindless drama, because there was no strong substance. I think this drama tried to add all the elements in a romance drama all in 10 episodes but I think it was executed very poorly. Of everything, I think that there was just no plotline in this story, each episode had something different that just didn't flow well. Some characters in the drama were just stale and didn't really add much to the story. The acting was pretty good though, but the story in this drama just didn't make much sense in my opinion. So that's why I give this drama a 3/10.

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88. My ID Is Gangnam Beauty (2018)

Type: Korean Drama

Date: August 1, 2021

Personal Opinion: 8.5/10

Synopsis: This drama is about a young woman named Kang Mi Rae who just started college after getting plastic surgery. Kang Mi Rae just wants to live an ordinary life without having to get bullied because of not reaching society's beauty standards. After thinking she'll live a new life, she meets Do Kyung Seok who used to go to her middle school, she worries that he'll tell the whole school about how she looked like in the past. After breaking out of her shell, they both become friends but Do Kyung Seok doesn't wanna only stay as friends.

Opinion: This drama was similar to "True Beauty" which I really loved and enjoyed. Although the plot wasn't unique, I liked the meaning of this drama and I was happy to see that there wasn't any filler episodes in this drama either. I also think the 2 main leads had really good chemistry together too. The OST was also really nice and suited the drama really well. Some of the characters in the drama were pretty static and didn't have much substance to it though. I also thought that the suspense in this drama was a bit abrupt and didn't necessarily flow in the drama well. Overall, I really liked this drama but I think "True Beauty" had a better storyline, but this drama is a good option though.

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87. Twisted Fate of Love (2020)

Type: Chinese Drama

Date: July 28, 2021

Personal Opinion: 3/10 (DROPPED)

Synopsis: This drama is about a young woman who went back in time by 8 years after dying during a war with a strong mission to change the future to prevent a war from breaking out. Right when we goes back in time she lands in a pavilion that belongs to Feng Xi. They wander together until she finds out that he is helping the traitor of the country, but Feng Xi has already become highly interested in her. Through ups and downs they go through the journey to truly learn about each and their true selves, alongside with their true feelings for each other.

Opinion: I usually don't make reviews on dramas that I dropped, but I think you guys should know about the dramas that I absolutely couldn't get myself to finish. At first, the story was interesting because the overall idea seemed really nice. However as time moved on, things became repetitive. Each episode began to feel like filler episodes and I just started to space out a lot. The main couple didn't show good chemistry in my opinion. I love Sun Yi and her acting in general but I think the romance portrayed in this drama was very awkward and cringy. The OST was okay but not my favorite. I dropped the show at around episode 24 out of 43 episodes and I did peek at the end to see how it ended (which was something that I expected would happen).

~ If you have any dramas that you want me to do a review on, DM me or comment down below ~ I'm open to watching them!

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86. Imitation (2021)

Type: Korean Drama

Date: July 23, 2021

Personal Opinion: 6/10

Synopsis: This drama is based on the KPOP industry (specifically 3 kpop groups). A big KPOP boy group named SHAX had 1 member disappear and a mini girl group's OMEGA-3 also lost a trainee member due to suicide. After that, a young trainee named Lee Ma-Ha comes in but due to some scandals, OMEGA-3 never debuted. Some time later, the group is given another opportunity to debut in a unique way. The show showcases the difficult times that idol trainees and idols face during their journey as KPOP idols and how much perseverance that KPOP idols need to have in order to try to succeed as idols.

Personal Opinion: At first, I initially watched this drama because of ATEEZs' Yunho, San, & Seonghwa, but after looking through the synopsis I thought this would be worth the watch. Although I thought it would do well, I was pretty disappointed. The acting was crazy amazing because most of the actors were real KPOP idols, and many of the real actors were pretty new so it was more of a rookie drama in my opinion. Some of the characters in general were pretty standard and didn't add much to the overall story, and there were many filler episodes that took away from the whole purpose of the drama. I gave points for the fact that these KPOP idols are trying something new and are branching out, but in terms of skill I think they need more learning. That goes with no bias because I am a HUGE ATINY, but I have to take into account that they are rookie actors so I can't say that their acting was amazing. Overall, I wouldn't necessarily recommend it if you want something with an amazing acting and plot.

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85. Suparburoot Jorm Jon: Maturot Lohgan (2019)

Type: Thai Drama

Date: July 17, 2021

Personal Opinion: 10/10 Non-biased rating: 8/10

Synopsis: This drama is about a young girl who is from a prestigious family who runs away to persuade her fiance to break off the engagement, but she becomes entangled in the realm of bandits. A top bandit Kla Pha takes her in as her wife as a way to protect her in the realm. During her time at the bandit realm she becomes more attached to Kla Pha and slowly develops feelings for him. Kla Pha also cares for her very much and protects for harm at all costs.

Personal Opinion: I personally enjoyed this drama a lot because of the action and romance that was portrayed in this drama. I love Mookda as an actress and Mike showed some really good acting in this drama too (this is my first drama with Mike in it). The storyline isn't unique or anything but I think that the director made this drama pretty interesting by setting the stage of this drama pretty well. I didn't love the OST and didn't hate it either. I do think that someone who doesn't like this type of drama would feel a bit bored towards the middle-end or end feel lots of cringe during some of the romantic scenes.

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84. Itaewon Class (2020)

Type: Korean Drama

Date: July 13, 2021

Personal Opinion: 8.5/10

Synopsis: This drama is about a young boy who stands up to bullying just to get put in jail after assaulting the murderer of his father. Park Sae-Ro-Yi is a strong man who takes his time to pursuing his goals: Revenge and Success. He grew into a man who changed his goals in order to take on the CEO and founder of Jangga Co. He begins his restaurant pub start-up 'Dan-Bam'. He meets a younger woman about 10 years younger than her and she began to help build up his small pub into a successful franchise.

Opinion: This drama was pretty unique to me in many ways. I loved the acting of the actors and I loved how most of the actors were very dynamic. Something that truly gave me much praise towards this drama would be how this drama addressed many social taboos such as homophobia, sexism, and racism, which is something that we don't usually see in k-dramas. One thing that I didn't like was their main characters' chemistry with each other. To me, their connection wasn't very strong and the romance felt very stale, making me take major points off of this drama. I also felt that this drama was based around pride and not being able to get on your knees and apologizing which I didn't really understand because that one factor led him to change his entire life course. I did learn many things from this drama so I think it's something I would recommend but I do think there are better options if you're looking for better romantic chemistry.

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83. In a Class of Her Own (2020)

Type: Chinese Drama

Date: July 8, 2021

Personal Opinion: 9.5/10

Synopsis: This drama is about a young girl who disguises herself as a man because of a scholar who thought that she had lots of talent and should study at Yun Shang Academy. She is set to pretend to be a male and hide her identity until she graduates. She meets 3 young men who she later befriends and they will later encounter many obstacles together because of the injustice that is put against themselves.

Opinion: I really enjoyed this drama so much. I liked the OST, the plot, the characters, and their chemistry together. I think that the meanings that have been portrayed in this drama is the best that I've seen so far. This drama talked about many taboos that still exist in a way to this day and I think this drama portrayed the struggles of the ideas very well. The acting was so great too, and I love the main leads as a whole and separately in general. I deducted half a point because I felt like the ending should've been different honestly, but it wasn't something big. I just wished something more should've happened between the 4 of them but that's my personal opinion. Overall, I think it's a huge recommend for viewers.

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82. Doom at Your Service (2021)

Type: Korean Drama

Date: June 30, 2021

Personal Opinion: 8.5/10

Synopsis: This drama is about a young woman who finds out that she only has 100 days left to live after finding a large tumor in her brain. She wishes one night to bring doom to the world, leading to the man named Myul Mang who is interested in her wish and chose to grant her 1 wish. They are now attached to each other because helps her feel no pain from the brain tumor. Myul Mang begins to see light in humans and slowly falls in love with her.

Personal Opinion: I began watching this show ever since it came out because I love Seo In Guk and Park Bo Young so much and I really love their acting. Their chemistry together is so astonishingly good. I didn't find any gaps in this story which is good and I also really enjoyed the plot of this story too. The supporting characters of this drama did such a great job too! I think I've fallen in love with Lee Soo Hyuk too, his acting, looks, and deep voice really suited his character that he played and really showcased a great side a restrained sexiness to his character. The OST was also sooo good, like the singers did such a great job with these OSTs. The one point that really killed the rating for me was how the show got a bit boring for 2-3 episodes, the emotions in the plot were making me bored and it began to feel repetitive, but towards the last 3-4 episodes, things began to change and the interesting aspects of the show began to showcase again.

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81. Buang Hong (2017)

Type: Thai Drama

Date: June 26, 2021

Personal Opinion: 10/10!! (REWATCH)

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Synopsis: This drama is about a young supermodel whose dad had just passed away and was left to deal with tons of debt to pay off. She had lost most of her belongings and had to face herself finding and doing weird jobs. She was known in the industry to have an extremely bad attitude so she lacked many modeling jobs at the time. She had received a job to go steal documents from a hotel owner, but got caught and is forced to work as a waitress to pay off her debt.

Personal Opinion: I am a bit biased because I love the actors and have rewatched this drama so many times, but I truly did enjoy this drama and I love the meaning behind it. The acting was really good, although I didn't loveee their chemistry, I think they're acting was portrayed very well. The plot line isn't something unique but I truly loved the meanings that the drama portrayed about working in the service industry and how having a good attitude can be amazing and can show tons of respect to the people that hire you. The fashion was also cute and the setting was nice too. I also loved how the drama portrayed parts of Thai culture and the life of farmers too. I think this is a major watch and the actors did amazing!

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80. It's ok to not be okay (2020)

Type: Korean Drama

Date: June 20, 2021

Personal Opinion: 9/10

cSynopsis: This drama is about a young writer who is known to be very lonely. She meets a man who she realizes was the young boy who she saved when she was younger. Their encounters makes her believe in fate, but the man believed it was an ill-fated relationship. They both have experienced many obstacles involving Ko Mun-Young's (played by Seo Ye-Ji) parents and she ends up being attached to Moon Gang-Tae (played by Kim Soo Hyun) and his brother.

Personal Opinion: I found this drama to be very unique and interesting. The overall story seemed a bit cliche, but the way the drama portrayed this storyline made this drama to be unique. The acting was amazingly portrayed and I could feel the emotions that the actors very well. The main character showed great chemistry and I really like the fashion and the setting of this drama. I deducted 1 point from this drama because there were some questions that never got answered in this drama. I also really enjoyed the OSTs of this drama too!

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79. You are my Hero (2021)

Type: Chinese Drama

Date: June 10, 2021

Personal Opinion: 9/10

Synopsis: This drama is about a female doctor and a special policeman who first met on the frontlines when the female doctor named Mi Ka got held hostage in a jewelry store and the special policeman named Xing Kelei goes to save her. After 2 years, the policeman meets Mi Ka again as she goes to his camp to learn self-defense as a rising doctor. Mi Ka doesn't recognize him because he wore a mask during the operation but he recognized her and began to crush on her.

Personal Opinion: I really loved this drama. This drama portrays the work of the police and of the medical force and did a good job of depicting how hard they work. The OST was good and I didn't love it. I also couldn't find that specific moment that made me fall in love with this drama but I overall really enjoyed watching it and didn't ever feel bored of this drama while watching it. The chemistry was really cute and I also loved the supporting couples in this drama too.

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78. Songkram Nak Pun: Season 2 (2019)

Type: Thai Lakorn

Date: June 5, 2021

Personal Opinion: 8/10

Synopsis: This drama revolves around the lives of celebrities. A famous actress in the Thai entertainment industry breaks up with a famous businessman and ends up getting raped by him. She sees herself getting pregnant but not knowing who is the actual father of that child. Her manager also gets into lots of troubles after her son, who got injured in a fire, finds out that the manager was actually his real mother. Lots of conflicts between the actors and actresses occur to become more famous than the other.

Personal Opinion: I think this story was interesting but it wasn't necessarily a unique plot line. I liked the actors that played in this drama and I liked the meaning that was portrayed in this drama. The OST was ok but I didn't pay much attention to it, so I'd say it wasn't great (turns out they didn't have main ones so it was no wonder) . The acting was good and I enjoyed the chemistry that was portrayed between the two conflicting managers.

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77. Shopping King Louie (2016)

Type: Korean Drama

Date: May 22, 2021

Personal Opinion: 10/10 Objectively: 9/10

Synopsis: This drama is about a rich young man who lives in Europe who unexpectedly goes to Korea because his grandmother is sick. He gets into a car accident but ends up losing his memory. He meets a woman who travels to Seoul to look for her brother who ran away. She meets the rich man named Louis and decides to take care of him as he may have clues that may lead to her brother.

Personal Opinion: I honestly love both Nam Ji Hyun and Seo In Guk in general so I knew I was going to like this drama, but I didn't know that this drama would be this good. Their chemistry was so good. I actually like these types of plots, although I don't think this drama did a good job executing the suspense I still enjoyed this drama nonetheless. That's why I put on objective rating too. The drama had lots of comedy and humor and it made me laugh so much.

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