Your Personal Drama Awards and Why So?
I want to know people's favourites for different categories and if any trends emerge.
Please note: You HAVE to pick 1. You can list more as Honourable Mentions, but you can only pick ONE drama per category - these are high stakes people. (LOL!)
- Favourite Drama 2021: Hospital Playlist Season 2
Reason: An easy one for me since, imho, 2021 has felt like a generally weak year for dramas so far.
Honourable mention(s): Nevertheless - controversial I know, but I really am digging it.
- Most Swoon-worthy Drama: My Love From the Stars Above.
Reason: This wasn't my first drama, but it was one of my gateway dramas and I have since rewatched the series multiple times and enjoy it all the same. In a genre where all the attention goes to the MLs, Jeon ji Hyun stands shoulder-to-shoulder with a hottie like Kim Soo Hyun. Also, the OST (You are my destiny ka-dae!) - effing ICONIC. The drama has flaws, but I love it despite all of the flaws and am here for the swoon!
Honourable Mention(s): What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
- Favourite Overall Drama: Reply 1988.
Reason: This show is perfection. From the writing to the actors, to the direction, to the swoon and the character development and Good God I cried SO MANY TIMES. I could see a little bit of myself and my friends and family in every one of these characters, they felt super real.
Honourable Mention(s): Misaeng and Sky Castle.
- Favourite Drama to Re-Watch: Strong-Girl Do Bong Soon.
Reason: It's not a perfect drama by any stretch of the imagination, but between Park Bo Young, Park Hyung Sik and Ji Soo, it was one of the most sellable love triangles. The humour was en pointe and I LOL'ed quite a bit through it. I loved the messaging and ideas communicated in the show. I loved the refreshing feminism from Hyungsik's character. Also Park Hyung Sik is bae and I like looking at his pretty face.
Honourable mention(s): Oh My Ghostess and Oh My Venus.
- Most Surprising Drama: Sky Castle.
Reason: Aside from being fantastically well made, acted, edited and shot, as far as I'm concerned, the end of Episode 1 will forever be enshrined as the most WTF moment in all of Drama-land EVER! I literally squealed and then could not stop myself from bingeing the show. Twists and turns everywhere and the show kept going for it. Plot ran at a good pace and I was never bored.
Honourable mention(s): Flower of Evil, The World of the Married and Lovestruck in the City.
- Favourite Guilty Pleasure Drama: Color Rush.
Reason: I have no explanation for this other than it's a rare coming-of-age queer drama. The underlying concept was intriguing, but good God, it was so badly written, yet... I kept watching. Beautifully shot and the two male leads were cute.
(Dis-)Honourable Mention(s): Extraordinary You, Nevertheless, Dream High and Dream High 2.
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What about you guys?