2025 Year in Review
It's been ages since I've done one of these so I guess it's about time I do a round-up of the media I've inhaled this year.. unfortunately lack of time and a terrible attention span meant I finished way less than in 2024.. so it's a little bit tragic in comparison haha.
DRAMA RELEASED IN 2025 Love in the Clouds 9/10 When Destiny Brings the Demon 9.5/10 Twelve Letters 10/10 Blood River 8.5/10 Honorable mentions; Fated Hearts / The Wanted Detective / Coroner's Diary / Filter / Flourished Peony / Guardians of the Dafeng
WESTERN TV (watched in 2025) none of these were released this year, but alas - I don't really watch western tv and these particular ones were standouts for me (looking forward to their new seasons (minus Anne (sadness!)
MANGA Namidaame to Serenade / The Rain of Teardrops and Serenade The Bugle Call Song of War Daemons of the Shadow Realms Ichi the Witch Honorable mentions; Kagurabachi / Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You / Witch Hat Atelier / Akatsuki no Yona
ALBUMS Firstly, what is with all the terrible album art this year?! Secondly, I didn't really listen to all that much so I guess my standouts for the year would be Fromis_9 - From Our 20s TXT - The Star Chapter: Together ATEEZ - Golden Hour Part 3 'In Your Fantasy Edition' Enhypen - Desire:Unleash Hon mention(s): IVE - Empathy / Wendy (Red Velvet) - Cerulean Verge / ILLIT - bomb
BOOKS Too many to mention that really tugged my heartstrings this year but these were the outliers; Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett (releases in 2026) All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles Peaches & Honey by R. Raeta My Friends by Fredrick Backman Hon mention(s): Silver Elite by Dani Francis / The Shards of Magic series by Sarah Hawley / Broken Souls and Bones by L.J Andrews / A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim / The Bones Beneath my Skin by T.J Klune + danmei series The Ballad of Sword and Wine
Previous year: 2024 Recap
