Spoiler for the latest episode:
>!Why does Mechoori blame himself for the whole defective cream thing? !<>!Is it not Woo Su's fault for switching the material for financial gain? That one co-worker literally said so at the funeral so why does he continue to blame himself?? I don't get it!<
You know the type of drama where you watch the 2nd episode and realized you'd be obsessed over the drama and the characters for a pretty long time?Yeah, Devil Judge was that type of drama...
Kang Yo Han...the man you areee~~ He looked soo good with the Judge outfit. Like that dress hugged his body in such a way that you can't keep your eyes off him. And who doesn't love an intelligent but gray character? Towards the end I thought "How's he even gonna get out of this shit?" But hell yeah he made strong comebacks. He cleaned up his name and even got out of prison. Keeping the warden as his insurance was one of his best decisions. Also I love the fact that Yo Han didn't become an angel out of nowhere. He was still the same. An abyss. He remaind as a gray character which is the reason I love him more...
As for Ga-on... I was annoyed with him from time to time. Like bro you chose your side so why bother listening to stuffs that are more likely rumors? I hated that "Justice Min"...what a piece of shit!
Su hyon was a flat character. Like the whole drama all she did was to hang around with Ga-on. She believed Judge Kang was the biggest trash on earth without really doing a fact check. As far as I remember she didn't really do anything useful throughout the whole drama.
A great disappointment is that they didn't name it as a bl. Between you and me we both know the chemistry they had,the little touches and the stares. Everyone ships them so why not just make them a couple? They tried to lessen the gayness by adding SuHyun as Ga-on's love interest but their love story felt rather forced.
I clearly know that I'll be going back to rewatch. Rn I'm scrolling reels about it. Gosh I love it...also the villains ending was so damn satisfying. Like yayy they are dead!!!
I saw clips from Cannes where they were standing near each other and didn’t really interact, and there was one moment where Yoona looked like she was giving side eye 😭
Now I’m wondering if it has anything to do with the 2024 Hyeri/Ryu Jun-yeol/Han So-hee controversy since Yoona and Lee Hyeri seem pretty close in the industry.
Or am I just overanalyzing Cannes red carpet clips lol? Sometimes those events are super rushed and celebrities barely interact anyway. Curious what everyone else thinks.
( both years 2024 and 2026 they didn’t interact)
OMG i just finished watching this series, AND HOLYYYY HELLL IT'S SO GOOD! i can't get enough of wooseok and iu IN ONE FRAMEEEE AAAAHHH. plus their secretaries being so cute and funny.
Wooseok's characters is always a simp and he's so adorable huhuhu. And the fact that in the end, all of the characters have sum character development. I LOVE ITTTT. I WOULD REWATCH THIS AGAINNN!
I just finished watching wonderfools and bro, and obviously Cha eun woo did an amazing job (as always). But I NEED HIM TO PLAY A VILLAIN ROLE! I mean imagine him looking all cute and innocent and doing the cruelest things ever LIKE, I COULD LITERALLY DIE.
The Legend of Kitchen Soldier with Park Ji Hoon just dropped its first two episodes on Viki. I haven't heard much about it amidst all the talk of Perfect Crown finale and the current craze of My Royal Nemesis (which I'm 100% seated with popcorn for). Have you started watching it? Are you seated for this drama or do you think you'll need a few more episodes to make a decision on whether you'll keep or quit it?
J’ai commencé Perfect Crown et tout de suite, j’ai remarqué quel talent de ouf a Gong Seung-yeon avec son rôle dark 😭 Du coup, j’ai créé cette vidéo parce que je me suis souvenu de ce drama avec elle et de son rôle diabolique… Je peux même dire qu’ici, elle est encore plus sombre que dans Perfect Crown 😭 C’est le diable hahaha 😈 Une vraie femme fatale 🔥
Hey, guys! I just finished The Wonderfools and I need to vent to someone lol The series was a solid 9 for me. Production wise, it was amazing. Soundtrack, sound design, set pieces, practical and cgi effects, wardrobe and, especially, casting. They nailed it. The plot was predictable and they could have done way more with everything they had in hands, really, but I liked it. I was entertained enough, I mean. Anyways, all in all, it was really good and the best kdrama I’ve seen in a while.
I would like to know what were you guys’ impressions on it, but also try to figure out some things from the finale that I couldn’t understand: (SPOILERS AHEAD)
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1- Did Ho-ran die or not? Un-jeong says she’s still breathing and tells someone to call an ambulance, but they’re interrupted and we never see her again…
2- All of the kids were dying, so what’s gonna happen to Un-jeong? What was his collateral effect and what’s keeping him from having the same ending as the others at some point?
3- On the same note, do the collateral effects only manifest on the original kids or are the main trio in danger as well? I mean, I suppose the Eternity Child was imune to it, but his brain did die, so there are exceptions even for Chae-ni, right?
4- WHY DID EVERYBODY FORGET WHAT HAPPENED? It’s cute that Cheong remembers them and I supposed it had something to do with the headphones, but I hate to be left in the dark lol
5- I don’t see how Dr. Ha getting the injection is a treat, since, from what we saw, it would take minutes, maybe hours, for him to die again.
6- Not a question, I would just like to point out that Cha Eun-woo’s acting got better. I have never really appreciated his acting skills, but I can see the improvement here. Of course there’s room for more, but I really liked it! Props to him, I guess! Hope gets better and better at his craft.
Anyways, if you got to this line and haven’t watched the Wonderfools yet, I highly recommend it! Have a great day, everybody!
I am looking for recommendations for modern romantic comedy Korean dramas that feature an English dubbed version. I prefer shows with strong chemistry between the main leads, funny moments, attractive leads, and a happy ending. I do not enjoy historical or sageuk dramas.
My complete watch history:
Business Proposal
King the Land
True Beauty
Queen of Tears
What Is Wrong with Secretary Kim
⚠️ MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE FINALE / EP 12 ⚠️
Please don’t read if you haven’t finished the drama yet!!
I JUST FINISHED PERFECT CROWN AND I FEEL SO EMPTY NOW 😭
This finale honestly gave me everything I wanted emotionally. The scene where the monarchy finally ended??? That moment felt so powerful because the entire drama kept showing how trapped everyone was by status, titles, politics, and family expectations. Watching it all finally collapse felt weirdly freeing and emotional at the same time 😭 ()
And can we PLEASE talk about the second lead kiss scene because I was genuinely screaming 😭😭 After all the tension, emotions, and buildup throughout the drama, that moment was SO satisfying.
What I loved most about Perfect Crown was how it balanced:
✨ romance
✨ palace politics
✨ emotional pain
✨ soft moments between the leads
✨ chaos every single episode 💀
Also IU and Byeon Woo-seok’s chemistry carried this drama so hard for me. Their relationship genuinely felt emotional, mature, and comforting even when everything around them was falling apart. ()
I know some people had complaints about pacing and political plotlines, but personally I REALLY enjoyed the drama overall. The visuals, soundtrack, emotional scenes, tension, betrayals, romance — everything just worked for me 😭
Perfect Crown seriously became one of those dramas I’ll remember for a long time and now I already miss waiting for new episodes every week 💔
Honestly based on enjoyability i give it a 10/10. Although i do believe they could done so much more with characters story. For other characters i didnt really mind as much like okay we got the gist of wht they were like nd why they r acting that way, bt fl father makes no sense. Whole time he was shown like he blamed his daughter for his wife death nd hated her for being greedy, then he suddnely turns overprotective, nd then him being so happy abt monarchy abolishment didnt even make sense to me coz i never read his character description beforehand (apparently he hated hierarchy coz of his low birth).
-They also could have done more with Queen father storyline why he was so hungry for power.
-Never explained why IAN father favoured older son over him and if it actually was the fire from Queen that killed him
-Thought we we get some theory regarding IAN mother death bt it was left unfolded.
-Could have shown more of PM nd IAN friendship so the betrayal would have hit deeper.
bt being said that, the visuals, acting, chemistry was amazing nd the plot was interesting enough to keep me hooked whole time so it was def a very good watch for me desipite it lacking on story depth
Perfect Crown really deserves an award for one of the biggest “started like a masterpiece, ended like a group project due at 11:59 PM” transformations I’ve seen in a while. The downfall of Perfect Crown needs to be studied
Because WHAT actually happened after Episode 8?
The first half was genuinely insane in the best way possible. The political tension, the mystery, the betrayals, the atmosphere, the chemistry between the cast — everything was hitting perfectly. Every episode felt bigger than the last, and it genuinely looked like we were heading toward an all-time great drama.
Then the second half happened and the writing just completely lost the plot. Literally.
The villains are probably my biggest disappointment. They spent so much time hyping them up as these terrifying masterminds only to corner them in the most underwhelming way possible. None of them left any lasting impact. They went from “final boss energy” to “NPC defeated by plot convenience.” All aura vanished.
And don’t even get me started on the ending. So many loose ends. So many unanswered questions. Some major characters barely got closure, while others just… existed until the drama ended. The finale felt rushed, confusing, and emotionally empty compared to how strong the setup was.
What frustrates me the most is that the ingredients were ALL there. Incredible cast? Check. Great chemistry? Check. Stunning production? Check. Strong opening? Absolutely. But the writing just could not maintain the momentum it built in the first half.
With a cast this stacked, the ratings being high doesn’t surprise me at all. The actors carried HARD. But the story itself never became as layered or complex as the drama wanted us to believe it was. It kept introducing things without delivering satisfying payoffs.
Honestly, this drama hurts more because of how good it could have been. Episodes 1–8 were genuinely peak. After that, it slowly started collapsing under its own hype.
Still worth watching for the performances and the first half alone, but man… this could’ve been legendary..
I started watching it because I saw people all over tiktok praising it, but omg it just makes me really frustrated to watch it. The Hwang dongman guy is a total a hole and I'm actually flabbergasted the 8 club people didn't cut him off sooner. It's also annoying how the girl is acting like others are being unreasonable for cutting him off. He's really just giving incel energy just with competent people imo. And to be clear, don't hate him because he's incompetent, I hate him because of the way he treats others.
My first few K-dramas were “crash landing on you” and “descendent of the sun” (hopefully I got the names right ) and I swear those dramas just hit different back then. The excitement of waiting for episodes, obsessing over the OSTs, getting emotionally destroyed for no reason lol.
I haven’t watched a lot of K dramas recently, but I kinda miss that feeling again. What was everyone’s first K drama? And which ones gave you that “nothing will top this” feeling
Also open to recommendations romance, thriller, emotional damage, anything honestly
I dunno if y'all remember this guy (he was in "Welcome to Waikiki" and "Hello, My Twenties!" but after being released from prison in 2020 for drink driving 4 times he was once again caught last November for the same exact same crime his trial was today...
Just finished binge watching this series in one sitting, AND DAMNNNNN IM BEWITCHEDDDD. ITS GOOD AND I LIKE THE PLOTTT. But lowkey wondering if there would be a second season since it has clip in the ending part in which the doctor resurrected (?) AAAAAAA freaking 10/10
⚠️ MAJOR SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 11 ⚠️
Don’t continue if you haven’t watched the episode yet!!
Okay I just finished Ep 11 at literally 3AM and I genuinely feel emotionally exhausted but SO relieved at the same time 😭
The entire episode felt heavy in the best way possible, especially when the male lead started discovering the truth behind everything. The scene where he realizes it was the Queen Mother’s father involved in the poisoning attempt?? The LOOK on his face absolutely broke me 😭 You could literally see the betrayal, anger, and heartbreak hitting him all at once.
And then the whole Prime Minister situation??? Every revelation just kept making the political tension worse and worse. I was sitting there stressed because it finally feels like everyone’s masks are falling off now.
But despite all the chaos, the emotional connection between the leads still felt so strong throughout the episode 😭 That’s what made some scenes hit even harder.
Also can we appreciate:
✨ the cinematography
✨ the silent emotional acting
✨ the tension in every political scene
✨ the way they make tiny moments feel SO important
This episode honestly felt like the beginning of the final emotional war of the drama and now I’m scared for everyone 💀
I’m so bored cus it’s my vacation. Trying to watch something like my fav dramas of all time.
• True Beauty
• Lovely Runner
• Dynamite Kiss
• Business Proposal
I’ve watched others too but the above four are like my fav, I can rewatch them if I want to type of fav. Gimme something I will enjoy thanks guys!
want to cry to a series. Please suggest. Done with the following:
QOT
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