So! I am compiling a list of all K-dramas/K-movies with Bromance (+ BLs w/ ratings), divided by genre/trope. If you want to help me out in this long-ass task feel free to add them/categorize them in the replies! :)
(Ratings are personal)
Merciless Evil Devil From Hell group (aka Morally Dubious Men):
The Merciless (K-Movie); - 9/10
Beyond Evil; - 10/10
The Devil Judge; - 9/10
Strangers From Hell; - 9/10
Evilive. - 8/10
Homoerotic Antagonism that develops into the I Would Die For You Trope:
The Guest (OCN); - 8/10
The Worst of Evil; - 10/10
Alchemy of Souls (Go Wong/Jang Uk); - ?/10
Friendship/Bromance that develops into the I Would Die For You Trope:
Bloodhounds; - 8/10
Weak Hero Class 1; - 10/10
D.P. - 9/10
To add & categorize bc I haven't watched them yet:
You heard right Kim Nam Gil is going to be Suga's next guest! This is going to be a good one! He's been busy lately what with Song of the Bandits, The Island and Through the Darkness.
He's Jin's good buddy.
And it looks like Suga is also very comfortable with him because he immediately starts teasing. It's going to be fun.
not me pausing through the darkness and going back to beyond evil (as one does) to watch 2 episodes and pausing when ds finds minjeong fingers to then go back to through the darkness right when theyre finding a pair of cut off fingers.
✨ dramas i watched in 2022 and my ratings for them ✨
Had a short kdrama year because I fell into a random slump. Here’s what I watched this year:
1. Strongest Deliveryman ⭐️⭐️ (it got very skippable near the end. cute ships but wish i got to see the thriving company at the end. good ending tho. not great, just good. i have a girl crush on Lee Dan Ah tho)
2. Chicago Typewriter - TvN ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐ (soliiiddd!!! the friend 😭 ship 😭 got me back into writing too omggg. excellent plot. excellent cast. excellent characters. chef’s kiss. ending was excellent. did not feel unfinished at all.)
3. Move to Heaven ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (solid slice of life and v nice characters and OOF TAE JOON NEED I SAY MORE. subtract a star for the unfinished side story tho like why’d they build it up like that to not give me closure goddamn)
4. The Silent Sea - Netflix ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (scifi!! in a!!!!! drama series!!! give me more!!!! and bae doona!!! again shoulda been a five star if they gave me a little bit more at the end for closure)
5. Happiness ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (would have had 5 stars if the resolution wasn’t so rushed! 4.8. can i do that? anyways this is a post pandemic apocalypse drama...i lowkey needed therapy after finishing it. 12 episodes and very bingeable! how to ruin your weekend 101.)
6. All of Us are Dead - Netflix ⭐⭐⭐ (i already watched happiness so this just felt like a re-hash of it....oops. unsatisfying ending imo ://// idk it was as expected. nothing major.)
7. Ghost Doctor - TvN ⭐⭐⭐.5 (mehhh...got predictable and slow but I loved the ending and the beginning was so intriguing)
8. Through the Darkness ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (more like a 3.6! some familiar stories and overall good acting. if you like criminal minds, you’ll like this!)
9. Twenty-five, Twenty-one -TvN ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (v nice youth show except I feel like I’ve seen this concept before already)
10. Forecasting Love & Weather - JTBC ⭐⭐ (what was that honestly)
11. 39 - JTBC ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐ (YUP. It gave me everything I wanted. Romance. Friendship. EMOTIONAL. Everything.)
12. Little Women - Netflix ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (IT WAS SO STRONG. SO MANY HOPES. Then it fell off. Did not like the ending.)
13. Extraordinary Attorney Woo - Netflix ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐ (PERFECTION. NEED I SAY MORE?)
dramas from this list i’d rewatch in the future: chicago typewriter, move to heaven, and extraordinary attorney woo!
"feminine urge" this "masculine urge" that but what about the "mentally unstable urge" to watch the same 4 or 5 crime k-drama shows you've been watching since 2005
@kdramaspace + @userdramas YEAR IN REVIEW 2022:
How Fates Intertwine | Favorite Character Dynamics (in the order of airing dates):
1. Kim Nam Gil as Song Ha Young & Jin Seon Kyu as Kook Young Soo in THROUTH THE DARKNESS // 2. Kim Dong Wook as Hwang Kyung Min & Kim Sung Kyu as Jung Jong Suk in THE KING OF PIGS // 3. So Ji Sub as Han Yi Han & Shin Sung Rok as Jayden Lee in DOCTOR LAWYER // 4. Heo Sung Tae as Choi Tae Sung & Ji Sung as Ha Woo Shin in ADAMAS // 5. Ha Jung Woo as Kang In Gu and Jo Woo Jin as Byun Ki Tae in NARCO-SAINTS // 6. Lee Sung Min as Kim Taek Rok and Jin Goo as Kook Jin Han in SHADOW DETECTIVE
Through the Darkness (2022) I recently finished watching Through the Darkness a kdrama about the first criminal profiler in South Korea Kwon Il Yong. It was a slow burn of a show and I imagine that if you are from South Korea it would really hit hard. Kim Nam Gil takes the lead role as the empathetic and intuitive Kwon II Yong.
Lullaby by The Nerd Connection provided the perfect accompaniment to the painstaking and painful mind hunter work of the main characters. The guitar provides a clear sense of time moving relentlessly forward, appropriate for a series which spans the years from the establishment to the acceptance and consolidation of unit as a key part of the institutional structure of the South Korean police force.
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Strangers from Hell (2019) Creepy and utterly addictive, Strangers from Hell stares into the abyss and the abyss swallows us whole. I've written about the Hannibal parallels in the relationship between the two lead characters before but, just to reiterate, the sizzling chemistry between Yim Siwan and Lee Dong Wook is difficult to turn away from even in the most tense and gory moments.
The Rose's Strangers is a taut, grinding rock song which perfectly embodies the claustrophobic feel of the show. The backing vocals whispered behind the agonized voice of the lead singer communicate the persistence of the devil to influence while the lyrics emphasize the sensation of being trapped, slowly asphyxiated and wholly corrupted by evil.
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Our Blues (2022) Our Blues wasn't everybody's cup of tea but, this drama, highlighting the struggles and small triumphs of different members of a close knit fishing community on Jeju Island kept me hooked until the end. It, along with Secret Garden, Something in the Rain, Run On, and The Island, are the reason that Jeju will definitely be part of the itinerary for my dream trip to South Korea.
With You sung by Jimin and Ha Sung Woon will forever be associated with Min Seon A's emotional journey. She loves her child deeply but cannot care for him because she is literally drowning in her sorrows. Her journey to self acceptance, recovery and healing, aided by Lee Byung Hun's character Lee Dong Seok, is determined and poignant and is perfectly reflected in the lyrics of the song, "I promise I'll never leave your love. My heart is beating 'cause of you"