Author: @OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml

Long time no see! For those who don't remember me, I've rated a few KDramas so far (here's my post on Queen of Tears, 4th best KDrama I've seen).

I'm watching Squid Games (pirate link), and have a few thoughts before I finish.

First, this drama is overall good, but feels more like a Western TV show as far as plot and cinema. It's definitely still a KDrama, but there's a lot of things I don't like about it;

• While there is a plot, it's quite shallow besides "people die"
• There are some strong emotional scenes (I cried in Episode 6, I'm so sorry Saebyeok), but it's not going to make me depressed like Scarlet Heart Ryeo)
• Like every enshittified Western TV show, they made Season 2 and now they're onto Season 3. One thing I love(d) about KDramas was it was one season, done and over. No milking until it's bad.

Overall, while the show itself is decent, I can't look past the cons. It's so far shaping up to not be in my top 5 KDramas, despite the hype.

tl;dr overhyped. Anyone else agree?

Just dropping this here even though the group's gone quiet in case someone's looking for more #kdrama. Free to watch on youtube from SBS World.

Down at the bottom is a very gentle, quiet masterpiece called Do You Like Brahms, which people seem to either find absorbing and real or incomprehensibly boring. If anyone wants to talk about it, or recommend another, I'll be happy to.

I think you might enjoy this one @penangkia@monyet.cc Compact, 4 episodes, creepy AF but not too scary, supernatural.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiZut8Wi_wAQzF2j4M082BitPdcOu8Vts

It is so good. Gentle, warm, visually beautiful, so much heart, and very real.

Edit: Finished it last night and it's ruined me for anything else right now. Relationships amongst gay men, loss, letting go and moving on. A lot of depth and emotional intelligence. One for the older folks who've been through the ringer and have the scars.

(Link to the playlist is via a privacy-orientated alternative front end to YT. Or you can just search for it on YT if you prefer.)

I made a post to promote the Kdrama community in !communitypromo@lemmy.ca. I'm giving up on figuring out the best way to link to it directly. It shouldn't be hard to find in that community. Let me know if you'd like anything edited in or out.

I put that it's a new Malaysian instance in the title too, as a way of putting that in front of more eyes too.

!communitypromo@lemmy.ca

I really liked this one. Time travel combining historical and modern. Probably should re-watch it before talking too much about it. (That's 95% glitchy aging brain and 97% an excuse to re-watch it :D )

Native Title: 킹더랜드 Also Known As: Kingdeolaendeu Director: Im Hyun Wook Screenwriter: Choi Rom Genres: Comedy, Romance Streaming on: Netflix

The love-hate adventures of a chaebol heir Goo Won and his hardworking super-peppy employee, Cheon Sa Rang.

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