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*** Go Ho's Starry Night (2016) ***
(Viki 20 0:20 eps)

[!!CW!! Synopsis & non-spoilery review.]

A 29 yr-old woman has not had much luck at love and is focused on her career. Her ex-boyfriend shows up in her workplace & suddenly she has 5 very different work colleagues interested in her. She happens to write a blog about dating & ends up writing about these men. As they stumble across this blog, they learn a bit about themselves and her.

A bingeable, light romcom, with no major trauma, great casting, not much of a story, but some char. dev. If you can stand the love-hexagon, a competition where the girl is the prize, wrist-grabbing, borderline & actual sexual harassment (which is addressed), & a sometimes competent woman who is often unable to stand up for herself, you might find it fun (it is almost 10 yrs old). The 2 main leads are good & have chemistry. I kept watching for them.

https://mydramalist.com/16921-go-hos-starry-night

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Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung
(2019 - Netflix, 20 1:10 eps)

So much to explore:

- Female empowerment: This story would have been impossible in the Joseon era. But pursuing a career over family is still a difficult path - so a relevant topic.

- Korean historians created the single longest record of a dynasty in the world. The show explored things that really happened - beheadings, rewritings, treason. Interesting history to read about.

- Catholicism & other Western ideas coming to Korea

- Western medical ideas like stitches & variolation

- Palace intrigue & a dethroned king

The acting from all the characters was on point, & there was good character development. The chemistry between the leads was wonderful. The relationship between the 2 princes is interesting. Costuming & scenery were also beautiful.

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https://mydramalist.com/33249-rookie-historian-goo-hae-ryun