literally just a list of my favorite webdramas and short-run tv dramas bc this is my house
My Fuxxxxx Romance (2020)
messy not-really love triangle where four people become friends in a bar. two of them start screwing around while the guy prefers open relationships and the girl's friend is hella toxic and in love/obsessed with her so she starts sleeping with the guy to prove he's shitty. the 2nd guy is there to be the foil/naiive one that's new to this whole world tbh. it's just a really great drama where there isn't a single character you're meant to like or cheer for. they're all sucky people in their own way lol. anyway, it was literally made around and to promote Park Won's album of the same name.
it's CUTE, it's an ad for Itaewon, you learn some Korean at the end of every episode lol. about a mixed Dutch man named Jan who flies to SK to find the girl he fell in love with. the plot's a little all over the place, but it's an ad. and it's cute >:( Lee Hyun Jae is the love of my life. Hayoung and Hyungwon are there
a man is going THRU IT with his life and self confidence and anxiety and everything genuinely sucks for him. his urologist and old gf (Hani) brags about him being this super amazing and jealousy-worthy first love bc her current boyfriend sucks. lots of emotional vulnerability and growth. i love it sm
honestly this one's just fun! i love every single main actor, i love the dark witchy aesthetic. each ep follows a different main subject who needs their lives fixed in some way. but ofc if you make a deal with the devil/a witch, it's not gonna go exactly how you expected. idk i love this one, it's got my mother Song Ji Hyo in it
Little Mom Scandal (2008) and Little Mom Scandal Season 2 (2008)
a very old one that i watch yeeears ago but it still holds a special place in my heart. super real, less fairy-tale idealistic romance, as most 2000s dramas were. it's about an 18-year-old teen mom and her struggles with raising a baby, being a wife, and trying to live her life. the friendships in this one are what stuck out the most tbh. they're the primary focus, despite the title/attention grabber.
this one's about a successful career woman who suddenly finds herself pregnant. she spends the time after giving birth in a birthcare center, common places for moms to get help when starting out. she's self concious about being much older than the other women but makes a bunch of friends in the other mothers who have stories and struggles of their own and she actually has a healthy relationship with her husband. we love to see it. uh, found family :( <3
The Killer's Shopping List (2022)
about a guy who has an incredible memory and is locally praised for stopping a dangerous robbery when he was a kid but struggles to pass his civil service exam. he's determined to make it while working at his mom's convenience store. but a murder happens at the apartment building he frequently delivers to and they're huge suspects bc the delivery bag at the victim's house. so he, the market workers, and his cop gf (Seolhyun) try to solve the serial murders themselves. it has good queer rep imo, not gimmicky but not so subtle it might as well not be there.
big tw for suicide mention, attempts, and ideation. tw for abuse, as well
it's about a suicidal 30-year-old and his friends all trying to navigate their lives. he literally spends the entire drama trying to figure out how to end things and you slowly learn why throughout. it's pretty dark right from the beginning tbh but they balance it with humor that might not be everyone's taste. tbh it just feels real to me, so that part doesn't personally bother me. i do know why it would affect someone else, though. definitely not for people sensitive to the subject matter!!
what inititally drew me in was the bromance between two idiots, but idiots in different flavors. and it quickly ended up being SO good. a reserved rookie boxer goes against a more boisterous one and wins. and rather than his opponent leaving it at that, he decides he HAS to be besties with this guy that can fight him lol. the quiet guy's mother is going through financial issues and she ends up targeted by a shady loan shark. so, naturally, the two of them end up working with a mysterious money lender and his foster daughter who hates them. it's good. not to harp on the found family trope but uhhh yeah <3 there's supposed to be a season 2!
Lies Hidden in My Garden (2023)
a reallllyyy good psych thriller about a woman who grew up wealthy and is a housewife to a lofty doctor. her peaceful ideal life is turned upside down when a strange smell in her backyard leads to her finding a body. she suspects her husband and investigating it alone leads to her meeting another woman who lives a much poorer life. their lives collide and a lot of shit goes down. it's very slow-paced and you really have to be in the right mood to enjoy it. but i was when i watched it, so i recommend!
currently airing, with the next two episodes coming out this week. this one centers around a dark, creepy back street in a neighborhood that has a beacon-like light shop owned by a mysterious man at the end of it. another major location is a hospital. very quickly, you start to learn that they're the center of a lot of crazy supernatural things happening and i don't want to go into too much detail bc spoilers, but it's GOOD. it's interestingly-paced, the acting is great, and the cinematography is everything. halfway through and i have so many questions i want answered, which has me both ready for the last half and not wanting it to end - bc, again, it's gorgeous. the set dressing, the lighting work, the coloring, all of it.
The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call (2025)
Very goofy and lowkey unrealistic drama about a genius trauma surgeon who has conflict zone experience. He's hired to work at a hospital that's struggling with money and trying to cut out units and takes on a proctology surgeon as his ward. Nurses on top!! in this one Nurse Cheon is my favorite, I love her. The way all of the main characters' personalities mesh/conflict/contrast is SO good, I love it. The first episode alone is such a good display of it lol.
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