#2020 list

[captainkarbah]

Things I watched during 2020

Pretty much non-spoilery.

Continued watching Mao Mao and Amphibia. It’s been nice watching two pretty light and funny shows. My mental tolerance for dramatic, world-threatening, soul-wrenching storylines has been lowered this year. Even though Amphibia in particular is building up to bigger things ahead.

Infinity Train Book 3. Now here’s where I spent my remaining capacity for mental gut-punching. Owie. I really like how each season expands on more peripheral characters and concepts from the previous ones. So please, executive overlords, one more season. Don’t let it end like this. I need closure.

BIGTOP BURGER by Worthi. It’s absolutely amazing and bonkers what basically one person can achieve. Seeing these shorts as they came out really brightened my days. Now, the question is: Is Steve a clown man or a man clown?

Animaniacs 2020. Here’s one I sort of forgot about until the trailer came out. Like many others, I was pretty sceptical when I heard about the reboot, but pleasantly surprised. I haven’t seen all episodes yet (a bit over halfway through), but so far it’s had great writing and been well animated and funny. I think there’s a good balance between the good ol’ stuff and new approaches that makes the show work today. 

Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro. Got this one for Christmas! One of those classic anime movies that I’ve known about forever, but just haven’t gotten around to watch. I’ve never watched the Lupin III series, but people online said it could be watched on its own. I sort of knew the basics of the story and the characters before and I think it worked fine, though I probably missed some throwbacks or references. I really enjoyed the movie. It’s a perfect mix of excellent animation (and that applies to more than just the famous car chase scene!), comedy, mystery, drama and excitement.

Surprise, non-animated bonus: Air Crash Investigation. I don’t know how this happened. Teenage me would never have thought I’d be watching this, going “But what about the other gyroscope?” Yet, here we are.

[kanye--westeros]

Top Films of 2020

1. Portrait Of A Lady On Fire

2. His House

3. Sound Of Metal

4. Premature

5. I’m Thinking Of Ending Things

6. Miss Juneteenth

7. Corpus Christi

8. Calm With Horses

9. The Forty Year Old Version

10. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

11. The Climb

12. The Wild Goose Lake

13. The Surrogate

14. Bad Education

15. Residue

16. Da 5 Bloods

17. Just Mercy

18. The Assistant

19. Black Bear

20. Charm City Kings

21. The Platform

22. The Wolf Of Snow Hollow

23. Hunter Hunter

24. Palm Springs

25. After Midnight

26. Ainu Mosir

27. Shithouse

28. Tenet

29. Babyteeth

30. Deerskin

Honorable Mention: The Old Guard, Extraction, Birds Of Prey, Bad Boys For Life, Selah And The Spades, The Invisible Man, Big Time Adolescence, Tigertail, Save Yourselves, The King Of Staten Island, The Devil All The Time, Buffaloed, Unpregnant, Jungleland, The Vast Of Night, The Hunt, On The Rocks, Yes God Yes, Soul

[shoutokoweek]

Thank you to everyone that participated in the week! The event is now officially over, but no worries if you missed out and still wish to use some of the prompts for the week for Shoutoko inspiration. We’ll be happy to showcase them on the discord blog. Below is a neat compilation of all the entries for the week for your convenience (if we missed any, be sure to let us know!). Day 1 - Soulmate AU | Carnival | “You can’t be serious.”

SibilantWhisper

Tomato-Veins

Let Me Choose You by ZeroUnitRGB

Unexpected Carnival Date by YuuAllen13

Justalittlebitartsy

Mezofumi

Kwaiipootato

ZetsuGreenWitch

Day 1 by Twist_Eris

Day 1 by OtterReads Kerativa

How To Suppress Gay Panic And Accidentally Ask Someone Out by CreamerCrumble

Day 2 - Apocalypse AU | Insatiable | “Don’t make me laugh.”

Justalittlebitartsy

Until We Meet Again by ZeroUnitRGB

Something’s Starting While Everything Ends by YuuAllen13

Mezofumi

I’ll Find You by Synnie

Kwaiipootato

ZetsuGreenWitch

Day 2 by OtterReads

Tomato-Veins

Day 3 - Immortal AU | Lovecraftian | “I swear I will find you again.”

Mezofumi

Justalittlebitartsy

I Swear I’ll Find You by ZeroUnitRGB

Dangers Hiding In Wait by YuuAllen13

Tomato-Veins

Day 3 by OtterReads

Day 4 - Street Racers AU | Time Travel | “I’m all yours.”

Kwaiipootato

Fixing The Unfixable by YuuAllen13

Day 4 by OtterReads

Fight Or Flight, Except This Time It’s Fight, Flight Or Flirt by CreamerCrumble

Justalittlebitartsy

Tomato-Veins

Loving You Is Deja Vu by ZeroUnitRGB

Day 5 - Royalty AU | Imposter | “How long have you known?”

My Knight, My Love by ZeroUnitRGB

Mezofumi

Justalittlebitartsy

A Royal Halloween by YuuAllen13

Tomato-Veins

Day 6 - Villain AU | Lost | “You look...different.”

Justalittlebitartsy

Bone Barriers by Synnie

Mezofumi

Saving You By Loving You by ZeroUnitRGB

Tomato-Veins

Lost Ones by YuuAllen13

Day 7 - Dark Shadow Day!

Mezofumi

Complicated Yet Simple Humans by ZeroUnitRGB

Justalittlebitartsy

Tomato-Veins

[moo-bop]

Favorite first time watches of 2020.

1. The Ascent (1977) dir. Larisa Shepitko

2. Re-animator (1985) dir. Stuart Gordon

3. La Haine (1995) dir. Mathieu Kassovitz

4. Phenomena (1985) dir. Dario Argento

5. Starship Troopers (1997) dir. Paul Verhoeven

6. Ready or Not (2019) dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

7. 12 Angry Men (1957) dir. Sidney Lumet

8. Parasite (2019) dir. Bong Joon-ho

9. The Lighthouse (2019) dir. Robert Eggers

10. 1917 (2019) dir. Sam Mendes

[wickymicky]

wickymicky’s Top Ten Kpop Songs of 2020

1: Dreamcatcher - Scream

There was a point in the process of making this list where I really thought Scream had been surpassed. I was prepared to commit to that idea, and write this with another song being my pick for Song of the Year. But, the reason I’m still going with Scream as my number one is because... well... Scream is something special. I can’t predict the future or anything, but if I can make a guess, I would predict that this song will go on to have a certain kind of legacy that very few songs ever get. This wasn’t just one of the best kpop songs of 2020, it was one of the best (if not THE best) moment of 2020. 

I still can’t believe this song is real. I liked Dreamcatcher before it came out, in fact I loved them. They were my number 1 favorite group. But choosing a favorite Dreamcatcher song was always kind of difficult to me. I liked them all, but there wasn’t one that stood out more than the others and appealed to my taste more. Scream did immediately, though. My hype in the days leading up to its release was really high, I knew it would be good, and it did not disappoint lol. Usually when I listen to a song for the first time, my reaction is sort of like “huh okay, interesting”. Scream is the only song on this list that I loved immediately. It’s the only one that had me going “NO WAY.... OH MY GOD YES” during my first listen haha. La Di Da came close, but Scream is in a league of its own in that respect. I wound up loving all the songs on this list, but some took time, you know? Scream didn’t take any time at all, it was immediate. 

Before getting into kpop, I listened to a lot of metal and things like that. I still do, now and then. So you might think it makes sense that Dreamcatcher was my favorite group, but actually, that was kind of a barrier to me getting into them. See, I’m picky about that stuff, and I wished Dreamcatcher committed harder to that kind of thing. They don’t really have many metal-inspired songs, the furthest most of them go is just like hard rock, if anything. What ended up getting me into Dreamcatcher was the pop aspects of their songs, not the rock/metal ones. It was the catchiness of their songs, not the edginess or guitar or whatever lol. Their song “What” was the most up my alley in terms of metal-ness, but even then, that’s not the reason I love that song. With the Dystopia series starting this year though, they hinted that they would be stepping back somewhat from the rock/metal aspects. Not totally, obviously, it’ll always be a key element in their sound, but Scream is one of their least rock-inspired comebacks ever, and one of their most EDM-inspired. However, it appeals to my metal taste the most. lol. Funny how that works.

It’s dark. Their other title tracks had had some edginess in them, but for the most part they were kinda uplifting or hopeful, in the way that jrock can kinda be, that was definitely a big inspiration for their sound. But Scream… Scream is dark. I believe the lyrics are from the perspective of a witch being burned at the stake. And damn, the drop in Scream’s chorus is maybe the most metal thing I’ve heard in any kpop song ever. That thumping, bounding bass or percussion or whatever that is... it hits me the same way blast beats do in black metal songs haha. The guitar (or synth?) that makes up the main melody of the drop is so threatening too, it’s very, very good. There’s something about the “Devil. Eyes. Come. Nuneul tteunda” that I just instantly knew would be memorable. I think it’ll go down as one of the defining moments of Dreamcatcher’s entire discography. 

If I have one criticism of the song though, it’s that the verses and prechoruses dont necessarily give me the same rush that the chorus does. I know that’s kind of the name of the game with drop-choruses, but still, it makes listening to the song a bit of a disjointed experience, I’m really just waiting for that chorus for the first minute of the song. The verses and prechoruses are good too, but you know what I mean right? That’s just how drop songs are, they’re built around setting up for the monster in the chorus. I just think that songs like Tag Me and Mago are more consistent throughout, there really isn’t a part of either of those songs where I feel like I’m waiting for the next part, I’m always just savoring whatever is currently happening. That being said, the drop here is so good that it kinda makes up for it. Especially the final one, oh my god. I don’t have any problems with the bridge either really, for whatever reason I feel like that part doesn’t halt the momentum too much. 

But so, even with that criticism, I still have to pick it as my number one song of the year, because… it’s one of those rare songs that is more than just a song. Much more. The aesthetic of the video, the outfits, the choreo, the live stages, every single aspect of this entire comeback era was so immaculate lol. It was the most fun I had being into kpop in all of 2020, though that might also be because it was before quarantine... but uh, anyway... If I picked one of the other songs to be my number one song, something just wouldn’t feel right. I’m not sure why though, because as I said, I think there are songs that I enjoy more thoroughly for the duration of the runtime. So then, why did I pick this over them? Why does it just feel like the right call? I’m not sure, but I think it just comes down to bias lol. An intangible feeling of attachment to it. I love Tag Me, I love Mago, I love La Di Da, I love Cool, I love Kick It and Boca and Assa and Crossroads and Fiesta and Black Mamba and So Bad and Monster and Naughty and I Can’t Stop Me and Turn Back Time and aaaaaaaall the other great songs that came out this year, but I don’t love them the way I love Scream. They don’t mean as much to me as Scream does. 

This was one of those comebacks that feels like a real moment... like, I really can think of it as “what kpop was to me before scream” and “what kpop was to me after scream” haha, it changed the game. It’s not my favorite kpop song ever, that would be Picky Picky still, but at this point I think I can say that this is my second favorite, which in my opinion is like some of the highest praise I’m capable of giving lmao. It wouldn’t feel right if I didn’t pick this song as my song of the year, because it really defined this year. 

Congrats Scream! And happy new year <3

links to the rest of the list: 10 - Fiesta (Izone) 9 - Crossroads (GFriend) 8 - Assa (Cignature) 7 - Boca (Dreamcatcher) 6 - Kick It (NCT 127) 5 - Cool (Weki Meki) 4 - La Di Da (Everglow) 3 - Mago (GFriend) 2 - Tag Me (Weeekly) 1 - Scream (Dreamcatcher)

[romanceismycallingcard]

BL dramas airing now or before end of 2020

Most of this information has come from the website world-of-bl.com which was recommended to me by @foralleternityidiot. I am planning on adding more information to this list by cross-checking with mydramalist.com and adding more info as it becomes available over time. Original Date of Posting: 9/20/20. Date of Updates: N/A.

Currently airing;

Gameboys (Philippines. May 22 - Sept 13, 2020; 13 eps.)

Amore (Philippines. Aug 7 - ?, 2020; 30 eps.)

Hook Up (Philippines. Aug 1 - Sept 20, 2020; 8 eps.)

In Between (Philippines. July 11 - Oct 10, 2020; 14 eps.)

Mr. Heart (South Korean. Sept 18 - Oct 2, 2020; 8 eps (10min eps).)

My Day (Philippines. Aug 8 - Oct 24, 2020; 12 eps.)

Ingredients (Thailand. April 4 - ?, 2020; 22 eps (10min eps).)

Even After (Philippines. July 25 - Sept 26, 2020; 10 eps.)

Safe Haven (Philippines. Aug 18 - Nov 24, 2020; 15 eps (8min eps).)

So Much In Love (Thailand. Aug 6 - Oct 29, 2020; 13 eps.)

Oh My Sexual (Philippines. Aug 18 - Nov 3, 2020; 12 eps.)

Quaranthings (Philippines. Sept 4 - Oct 23, 2020; 8 eps (20min eps).)

My Gear and Your Gown (Thailand. Sept 14 - Nov 23, 2020; 12 eps.)

Unexpected (Philippines. 2020-?)

Oxygen (Thailand. Sept 12 - Dec 5, 2020; 13 eps.)

My Small Family (?)

Stage of Love Extra (Vietnamese. ?)

Coming Soon:

Thailand:

A Tale of a Thousand Stars (2020)

BKPP (2020)

Fhalanrak (Thu, Dec 31, 2020)

Friend Zone 2 (2020)

Gen Y (Nov 2020)

Ghost Runner (Fri, Sept 25, 2020)

Location (short film) (Sat, Oct 10, 2020)

Manner of Death (2020)

Motorcycle (2020)

My Bromance 2: 5 Years Later (Wed, Dec 9, 2020)

My Single (2020)

ReminderS 2 (2020)

Skinship the Series (Sat, Oct 10, 2020)

Tharntype 2 (2020)

Tonhon Chonlatee (Fri, Nov 13, 2020)

YYY 2 (Tue, Sept 29, 2020)

Philippines:

90 Days the Series (Sun, Sept 27, 2020)

Better Days (Oct 2020)

Boyband Love (Sat, Sept 26, 2020)

Boys' Lockdown (Thu, Oct 15, 2020)

Like in the Movies (Fri, Sept 25, 2020)

My Extra Ordinary (Sun, Sept 27, 2020)

Other:

Craving You (Oct 2020)

The Law of Love (Good Day) (Fri, Sept 25, 2020)

[wullu]

I think I'm having a real productive year when it comes to drama watching. We are at 3/4th of the year and I have watched five dramas!!

So far I have watched:

Nobody Knows

Mystic Pop-Up Bar

Train

Psycho But It's Okay

Psychopath Diary ( Imma count this as well cause it finished in 2020 okay? 😬)

I will keep updating this post as and when I finish so that I can pat myself on the back for being a drama blog where I do the things I created a side blog in the first place! Specifically to watch dramas and incoherently yell about them. 😎

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