Toe Curling Kdramas

 This ones for those of you who find yourselves craving a K-romance that makes your toes curl as you squee into a pillow. You know who you are and you know what I mean. Hope this helps you find your next show.😉 All blurbs are from AsianWiki.com.

Love Scout

A successful and confident woman is the CEO of a head-hunting company. To survive in the fiercely competitive headhunting field, she puts everything she has into her work. Outside of her job, she doesn't know how to do anything. She has a secretary who takes care of pretty much everything for her. Unlike his boss, the secretary is friendly, well-mannered, and considerate of other people. He is a single father, who is also good at parenting and housework.

This show has mature leads giving the swooniest performance. Their chemistry is amazing. I squeed my way through the show. This ones is for the girlies who love themselves the Single Dad Trope. Side note: I am so happy that they casted this actor as the male lead. I'd caught Second Lead.Syndrome from him and wanted more of his work in the romance department. 

Boyfriend on Demand

Seo Mi-Rae works as a webtoon PD. She is used to living without a boyfriend, because of her busy and exhausting daily life. She enters the virtual world through a Monthly Issue Boyfriend device that she happened to receive. There, she experiences super strong dopamine by having romance with unrealistically perfect men in the virtual world. This awakens Seo Mi-Rae's love cells, which were lying dormant for a long time. Meanwhile, she has a rival, Park Kyeong-Nam, at her workplace. He also works as webtoon PD. To Seo Mi-Rae, he is the most uncomfortable person to be around, but he is known as a good worker. He seems indifferent and a bit selfish, while he also carries some secrets.

Okay, as a teen and in my early 20s I adored dating games. I don't play anymore but I still appreciate those moments. A girl needs to daydream every now and then. If I had access to a game like the one in the show, I might never interact with real people again. I'm giving this show 5 stars as I would've given the game if it was real. So many tropes, so little time.

Bo Ra! Deborah aka True to Love

Yeon Bo-Ra is a writer and she works under the pen name of Deborah. She is the author of a best-selling book about love and she is also famous as a dating coach. She has made lots of famous sayings as a dating coach and gained sympathy from the public. As Deborah, Yeon Bo-Ra is honest, witty, and popular with women. As Yeon Bo-Ra, things are different for her. She gets involved with Lee Soo-Hyeok.

Lee Su-Hyeok works as a publishing planner. He is an unpredictable man. He is sometimes gentle and passionate to women, but sometimes indifferent and cold. Love is a difficult thing for him. He doesn't like Deborah, who talks like she knows everything about love, but he unexpectedly gets involved with her and faces a change in his life.

Meanwhile, Han Sang-Jin is the CEO of Jinri Publishing Company. He is Lee Su-Hyeok’s close friend and business partner. Han Sang-Jin is witty, smart and good-mannered. He is loved by everyone. He prefers to keep a freewheeling lifestyle, rather than a deep romantic relationship.

Ever had the world's worst breakup that was so bad you almost tanked your whole career? Ever tried to get over that breakup by one, trying to win your ex back or two, getting involved with someone else? Regardless of your answer, I believe that you will like this show. 

My Troublesome Star

Im Se-Ra was a popular celebrity, but she suddenly disappeared. 25 years later, she appears as Bong Cheong-Ja, who is an ordinary middle-aged woman. She has lost the past 25 years of her memories. She prepares her tearful comeback show to regain her lost memories and her shining place. Meanwhile, Dokgo Cheol used to be an enthusiastic detective in the violent crimes department. Due to an unexpected incident, he was demoted to a traffic police officer. He then disguises himself as a manager and goes undercover, in hopes of returning to the violent crimes department. Bong Cheong-Ja, who is claiming to be top star Im Se-Ra, appears and Dokgo Cheol faces a spectacular change.

This show is for those who love the "One who got away" trope. We got romance, we got comedy, we got mystery, and we got drama! Pretty much a one stop shop of a show. You will enjoy it.

The First Night with the Duke

University student K is an ordinary young woman, but, one day, she finds herself in her favorite romance novel that is set during historical times. She has now become the minor character Cha Sun-Chaek. She is the daughter of a wealthy noble family and her dream is have a peaceful and normal life. Cha Sun-Chaek, while possessed by K, then spends one night with Yi Beon, who is the lead male character in the novel. He comes from a royal lineage and is favored by the King. Yi Beon has a cold-blooded personality and is gifted with an attractive appearance and outstanding martial arts skills. He has also experienced a heartbreaking past. Somehow, Yi Beon and Cha Sun-Chaek happen to meet and talk. Yi Beon is consoled by her about his heartbreaking past. They spend the night together. Soon, Cha Sun-Chaek tries to connect Yi Beon to Jo Eun-Ae, who is the lead female character in the novel. According to the novel, Yi Beon and Jo Eun-Ae are supposed to fall in love, but, due to the appearance of Cha Sun-Chaek, Jo Eun-Ae's fate has changed. No matter how hard Cha Sun-Chaek tries, Yi Beon’s love always finds its way back to her.

Other people around them include Jung Su-Gyeom and Do Hwa-Seon. Jung Su-Gyeom is a young officer from a prestigious family. He is Yi Beon’s only friend. Do Hwa-Seon is an ambitious woman whose life goal is to marry Yi Beon and become a member of the royal family.

I normally don't do historical Kdramas. I am not well versed in their history so I, personally, feel uncomfortable. I'm not fond of entering unfamiliar scenarios. But this one was a pleasant experience. I read the comic and manhwa this show was based off of and wanted to see how it compares. It is just as good as its original. The trope here is "modern girl in a whole different time period". Who doesn't love a little time travel romance now and then?

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Rainy Nights

  

At the time I write this, we have had a few rainy nights. Some had the whole works with thunder and lightning, some had a gentle, persistent rain. If you asked me which I like it would be the second.

Long ago, I promised LS2 that she could always huddle next to me if there was a thunder storm at night. She has held me to it. I get to feel like a sardine whenever things get active. Don't get me wrong, I have a healthy respect and fear of lightning. I used to live in Florida, the lightning capital of the World. I just don't jump a foot and a half each time I see a flash. She does and it is painful to watch.

I enjoy the sound of rainfall. It is my favorite asmr sound. Such a comforting sound when not accompanied with ground shaking thunder. The sound of thunder is also a sound I find soothing as long as it remains a distant sound.

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The green things around me

The plant world is slowly coming alive again. As much as their pollen aggravates my allergies, I enjoy seeing all the green pop back into existence. To me it feels like a refreshing reminder that time still flows as it should. 

Sometimes, when deep in winter, it feels like I am stuck in a endless loop of cold. Every day seems like it is a cold as the one before and the world seems to have frozen time-wise. Personally, I don't mind that as long as my body is warm. I rather enjoy winter. But there are some members of my family who can't wait for it to be over.

And now that it is over, I enjoy watching all the plants come alive around me. Each day I look forward to seeing what has changed outside. I excited to see my LB2's plants poke their heads out the ground. It's like seeing an old friend who has been absent for a while. 

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Sleep please!

 I have always been something of a night owl. My mom has told me tales of her seemingly endless rounds of solitaire she played when I was baby as she struggled to get me to sleep.

Even in grade school, I have no idea how many sheep and bottles of pop I've counted while trying to make myself tired. In middle school, I discovered that listening to music can occasionally help. (Just don't try whisper singing as people will think you are crying. That was an awkward moment.) In high school, I found drawing can sometimes make me drowsy. And as an adult, I found that reading late at night is a two edged sword. I get tired but I need to know what happens in the next chapter otherwise I am going to dream about the book.

Sometimes, I just crash out in my bed. No need to make me tired. Most of the time, though, I struggle to sleep at a decent hour. 2 to 3 am is normal for me to still be wired. 

Being the only one awake isn't as scary as it used to be when I was younger. It is the quietest time in our home. Sometimes I just savor the quiet. After all, it is rare. 

All that said, I still dislike things that keep me from my bed. Like tornado sirens. Yes, It is 2 in the morning. Yes, I was already awake. But I want to lay in my warm bed. Not shelter in my damp, chilly basement. It's almost as upsetting as those rare moments of true insomnia that I get. The kind where you get to see the sun rise (such a lovely thing, really) and hear all your neighbors start their day  (I want mine to end already). The cranky bitterness of a lost night of sleep is mildly depressing so I won't dwell on it. 

Long story short, I do like sleep. I just struggle to get mine at a decent time and deal with obstacles like weather related events and rare bouts of insomnia. As always, feel free to leave me a message below.