My choices for the #chinguchallenge here will often be different from Bsky, as now
Day 3: Favourite Modern Romance
the VERY FIRST Drama that I thought of is one where the best romance arc involves the SECOND leads, and it's an all-time favourite .
in #cDrama #TheTaleOfRose , the romance between the eponymous lead's brother & boss is stunning. Far & away one of the most grounded, realistic, cliché-free romances I've ever watched also sweet and moving. So good I rewatched just their arc
#chinguchallenge #cDrama #kDrama #jDrama #twDrama
Day 4: Drama friendship
When I thought about Dramas that were really all ABOUT friendship, these two came to mind first, and both are easily the highest scoring Dramas that I've listed as having "friendship" as their primary theme
#cDrama #DearEnemy
#kDrama #DivorceAttorneyShin
Friendship is absolutely at the core of both these very different Dramas and what elevated them both.
#chinguchallenge #cDrama #kDrama #jDrama #twDrama
Day 5: Villain
S1 of #ForestOfSecrets WAS my fave but I learned years later the actor was ALREADY a convicted sex offender then.
SO, onto happier stuff
Day 6: Family
The first #kDrama I ever felt moved to blog about, in a post longer than any of my current Drama blog posts.
#YeahThatsHowItIs
Everything about this family Drama was near-perfect Good luck finding it though: When I watched it, Kocowa had it, last I looked, no one did
#chinguchallenge #cDrama #kDrama #jDrama #twDrama
Day 7: Revenge Drama
#MarryMyHusbandJPN
I didn't even CONSIDER this one until someone selected it for this day on bsky, but of course it is a revenge Drama. But so much MORE than a revenge Drama.
NOT strictly a remake of the #kDrama version - because both were in varying stages of production at the same time, this one ended up a co-production. And a VERY different beast by all accounts. A journey from revenge to personal growth.
#chinguchallenge #cDrama #kDrama #jDrama #twDrama
Day 8: Enemies to lovers
The Song Joong Ki #kDrama #InnocentMan qualifies, as does the #twDrama #BehindYourSmile but since this is about favourites, the 9.9/10 I gave to #LoveToHateYou makes it a clear winner:
A FUN romcom with just about everything right - including lots of on point social commentary, and the complete absence of serial killers
#chinguchallenge #cDrama #kDrama #jDrama #twDrama
Day 12: Comedy
Possibly the MOST subjective genre. The first Drama that comes to mind whenever I see this even after 12 years, is the 2014 #jDrama #Date - whoever wrote it shared MY sense of humour almost perfectly.
BUT, hooray for the extra characters here, because #kDrama #TheDivorceInsurance surprised me by how FUNNY it was. I already knew Giraffe as a great comic actor but the whole core cast made me laugh, a lot.
@ronsboy67 awwww I thought it was a sweet all-ensemble! Except for the youngest brother 😂
Though Shin Dong-mi was definitely my highlight in this. As is to be expected! And it made me discover Bae Da-bin.
@ronsboy67 did you make it to the dancing scene in the parking garage? That was the funniest one of the whole show!
With Shin Dong-mi, of course!
Ronsboy67
Mel
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