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[littlevillagefish]

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[littlevillagefish]

I just finished Never Ending Summer so I was wondering if you had too and if so what your final opinions were? I also saw in one of your posts you said something about the When I meet the moon cdrama which I have been waiting for for agesss but a release date still hasn't come out - I've seen the trailer which seems interesting and I'm hoping its good because I LOVED First Frost! I was wondering if you had any kdramas/cdramas you would recommend in particular because I'm looking for new stuff to watch now? Sorry this was a long ask lol

hi! sorry i missed this!

ah didn’t get time to finish never ending summer so can’t add any insights there :(

i have a whole bunch of recs on my pinned post - you might find some options there!

a quick modern cdrama rec (that actually stars the same actress, lu yuxiao, who’s in when i meet the moon) - my absolute Favorite cdrama from this year has been love between lines (if you search up #love between lines #bubbles on this blog i put some thoughts i had)

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no, i don’t watch that show, but i do follow its developments extensively via tumblr

[jievn]

NEVER-ENDING SUMMER 炽夏 (2026)

[littlevillagefish]

have been curious about never ending summer since i saw some reuters a couple months back of them filming this scene with the bubbles and balloons and it looked so cute

going in expecting a sweet romance (or at least engaging/entertaining one) hopefully in the vein of love between lines

also didn’t realize how anime-esque the height difference between bao shangen and zhou keyu was lol

anyways started off with a very sweet ost for the opening and I like bao shangen so hope this energy keeps up

(and okay I should’ve known that her mom was his stepmom bc “obviously” but that still got a startle out me lol)

[kosmogrl]

how it feels when one of your hyperfixations comes back and stronger than ever

[ilynpilled]

how it feels when one of your hyperfixations comes back and stronger than ever

[pulim-v]

how it feels when one of your hyperfixations comes back and stronger than ever

[dramatictrajectory]

Couple pajamas and he wears the pink.

[namu-uman]

I was looking for something else on Never but I accidentally found out that the grand prince's name is actually Lee Wan (or Yi Wan depending on how you romanize it).

Grand Prince Lee An (or Grand Prince Yi An) is actually his title. Like the whole thing. So his father didn't keep changing his name (which in hindsight would've been weird) but his title. Either way, it is not Ian.

I don't have many complaints about the drama actually, it's giving me what I was hoping it would so I'm really enjoying it so far (yes, even the styling which I actually love, especially his suits that are a shiny fusion of western style suits and the cut of a hanbok). That said, I do wish they had spent a bit more time on world building. The Korean site I read this on had a lot of background on the history of the constitutional monarchy that I don't remember from the drama.

[xiaolanhua]

Blossom 九重紫 (2024) Dir. Zeng Qing Jie – Ep. 10

[fraactals]

there's the sheer visual impact - her veil, the framing, the wind

and then there's remembering that because this is a period piece, this is the closest and most intimate they've ever been with a person of the other gender, ever. it's also for the forseeable future the only such intimacy they will experience, since neither is thinking of getting married. and it's with *this* person, the person they are already half way to trusting utterly and completely despite themselves

what are they thinking in that second gif before they turn their heads? how much more longing do people feel when they have spent their whole life being artificially restrained from expression of sexuality, sensuality, and romantic affection?

i love my modern life but this is among the top 5 reasons why im a sucker for period romances. you just can't beat the stakes, even in the quiet moments

[seven-winged-liar]

hearing a beloved friend say the words 'can i be mean for a sec' is like watching an angel descend from the heavens and kiss you on the forehead

[liveasbutterflies]

Smile.

Perfect Crown (21세기 대군부인) 2026

[pudding-bitches]

HOLY SHITTT

HOW EPISODE SIX GOT ME

[dramaism]

#if evil, why so gorgeous?

Gong Seung Yeon as Yoon Yi Rang / The Queen Mother PERFECT CROWN (2026)

[littlevillagefish]

just found out gong seungyeon is also going to be in the whale star adaptation yes yes yes!! put her in All the historicals