What I've Been Watching
What I've Been Watching · 05. June 2026
I think I have entered a kdrama mini slump. Nothing has really captured my attention apart from My Royal Nemesis (Netflix). Chinese dramas, meanwhile, have been killing it (girl). I am mainly watching My Royal Nemesis for the fun and physical comedy. I am also enjoying the romance in this show more and more and very much appreciate its message of female empowerment. I am loving Dazzling (Viki). Someone smart categorised this show as the love child of Speed and Love and Hometown Cha Cha Cha and...
What I've Been Watching · 01. June 2026
I feel like I should be watching more currently airing kdramas. I am only watching one: My Royal Nemesis (Netflix). That feels very unusual for me. However, I am really enjoying this show. It has a really great blend of comedy and drama. Importantly, the romance is starting to work for me (I had early chemistry concerns). I just feel a little disconnected from other shows… I dropped Sold Out On You and Filing For Love and I paused We Are All Trying Here (because I had already planned to watch...
What I've Been Watching · 08. May 2026
Perfect Crown (Disney) continues to give us boat loads of squeee escapism. I think I may need to study this show in depth (for, you know, science) to fully understand why it is working so well. Casting, narrative tropes, chemistry, pacing, costume design… all the elements are on point here. In short, I continue to love this drama. Meet Yourself (Viki) has been on my list for ages and so I decided to give it a watch. I had been warned that this drama was a slow burn but that my patience would...
What I've Been Watching · 02. May 2026
Some shows give you exactly what you need. For me, The Perfect Crown (Disney) is that show. It may not be ground-breaking or particularly deep, but I adore the pure escapism that it provides each week. The drama's pacing is brilliant and IU and Byeon Woo Seok are delivering the chemistry! It has been too long since I last watched a BL. So I started To My Shore (Viki). I was forewarned that this is an intense show with a toxic red flag ML but I still wasn’t quite prepared. Yikes! Nonetheless,...
What I've Been Watching · 17. April 2026
It is early days, but Perfect Crown (Disney) has me seated and impatient for more episodes. A good sign. The show’s set up is intriguing and there is real chemistry between IU and Byeon Woo Seok. I feel hopeful! Meanwhile, I am completely obsessed with Story of Kunning Palace (Iqiyi). I started this show as something to watch when I had caught up on my currently airing dramas and then it took over. Honestly, it has been making me late all week… just one more episode! What I love about Story...
What I've Been Watching · 10. April 2026
This has been a week of endings. I finished Still Shining, In Your Radiant Season, The Practical Guide To Love and Fight For My Way. There were some beginnings too - I started Love Beyond The Grave, Story of Kunning Palace and Reborn Rich. Meanwhile, I continued to watch the adorable The Village Barber. I loved most of the the time I spent watching Still Shining. This slow burn, angsty drama was, for its first half, both heartbreaking and also healing. Park Jin Young gives another powerful,...
What I've Been Watching · 24. March 2026
I felt like a needed a spreadsheet to manage my drama watching this past week. Seriously, there are not enough hours in the day! My number one priority, however, remains Pursuit of Jade. I am often late to the cdrama party and it has been so much fun to watch as each new episode drops. I adore our incredible FL, Fan Chang Yu, and our devoted ML, Xie Zheng. I love the action, the romance and the funny and supportive scoobie gang. I will be bereft when this show ends. Still Shining (Netflix)...
What I've Been Watching · 13. March 2026
Pursuit of Jade, Pursuit of Jade, Pursuit of Jade… yep, that’s been the main focus of my drama week. How about you? I am loving this cdrama, which had me hooked from episode one. I think my favourite trope involves a smart, strong FL and a reserved, devoted ML (give me 10,000 eps of him staring at her, please and thank you). Plus, there is a hint of a found family gang too. I cannot pretend to understand all that is going on right now but I’m just going with it on the warring factions...
What I've Been Watching · 06. March 2026
My plan for today, was to start three new dramas: cdrama Pursuit of Jade (Netflix, iQIYI, WeTV) and kdramas Still Shining (Netflix) and Boyfriend On Demand (Netflix). I'm already watching two ongoing (In Your Radiant Season and The Practical Guide To Love) and two fully aired shows (The Best Thing and Stranger). My question is, am I watching too many dramas and why is the answer no ;) Pursuit of Jade had me hooked from the start. Cdramas do not mess around with exposition do they! I have some...
What I've Been Watching · 28. February 2026
This was the week I became obsessed with cdrama, Twelve Letters (Viki). This compelling and heartbreaking cdrama stars Zhou Yi Ran (When I Fly Towards You) and Wang Ying Lu (When Destiny Brings the Demon). The story follows the two leads as they struggle to live a life where the odds are firmly stacked against them (many scenes are very tough to watch – trigger warning for violence / domestic violence) leaving us to wonder and hope that a mysterious post box will, perhaps, save the day. In...