Day 25 - queen/empress Are there less queens than kings in kdrama? Other than some super obvious choices, I struggled. I’m going with the FL in #theforbiddenmarriage She was quirky and sweet and fun. ❤️ #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #cdrama #jdrama

Day 24 - king/emperor This is a tough one. The red robes provide such additional gravitas to already good actors! Maybe it’s recency bias, but I’ll go with Kim Ji Hoon from #thehauntedpalace. Getting to see him go from dignified to deranged was amazing! ❤️ #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #cdrama #jdrama

Day 23 - idol So many choices, but I’ll go with the only long drama I’ve watched (52 eps!). #myfatherisstrange has a stacked cast. The THIRD male lead is Ahn Hyo Seop. The story is about an idol learning the real meaning of family. ❤️❤️ #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #cdrama #jdrama

Day 22 - IT/Software/Game dev I thought of the app developers in Start-up, but I’m team Good Boy, so I’ll shout out my first BL of the challenge instead. My Dating Sim. I love a man on a mission! ❤️ ❤️ #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #cdrama #jdrama

Day 21 - office worker I will shout out the sad to powerful and joyful transformation of Misa in Marry My Husband Japan. ❤️ ❤️ #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #cdrama #jdrama

Day 20 - cabin crew These challenges are so fun. I picked the ride or die bestie in #kingtheland - mostly because I couldn’t think of any others. Then I scroll and am reminded my favorite kdrama and jdrama both qualify! 🙈 Reply 1988 and First Love. ❤️ ❤️ #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #cdrama #jdrama

Day 19 - shop owner I’ll go with the bittersweet tale of the flower shop owner in #arsenalmilitaryacademy. I liked the redemption arc and the memory loss made it all the more compelling. #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #cdrama #jdrama

Lee Chae Min is doing a great job of making the king in #bonappetityourmajesty someone you are rooting for but also someone you totally believe could snap and kill everyone. #kdrama

Day 18 - pharmacist Today is about a second couple too! Sung Joon in Call It Love was such a sweetheart and support to the sisters. #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #drama #jdrama

Day 17 - mobster I’m not a big watcher of gritty kdramas, so my mobster is this cinnamon roll from My Sweet Mobster. Uhm Tae Goo was great, but the second couple was cute too. #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #drama #jdrama

For day 16 I’ll just copy Jane. 😀 Wei Shao and his men were great.

Day fifteen - film director I’ll go with the film industry in general and pick the PD from Hometown Cha Cha Cha. I wanted him to ALSO get the girl. #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #drama #jdrama

if you see this, repost with the first kdrama you watched

This week has already been a lot. Currently airing dramas won’t do it. Time to reach into the vault and pull out #businessproposal for a second watch. #kdrama #kdramatherapy

Day fourteen - architect Lee Min Ho dramas don’t always work for me, but I enjoyed Personal Taste. He is an architect who loves a house. And eventually the women in the house. Warning, a bit gay panicy. #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #drama #jdrama

5 things that make me happy: - a hug from my boy - when my daughter makes a perfectly-timed, smart-as-hell, joke - singing along to the chorus of any number of 80s/90s nostalgia songs - when my old dog suddenly jumps around like she’s a puppy - spotting wildlife on my drive home

Day thirteen - soldier I was thinking of calling out Woo Do Hwan from King Eternal Monarch - my favorite part of that drama - but I can’t skip Xu Kai from Arsenal Military Academy! #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #drama #jdrama

Day twelve - detective/police I loved the pacing and characters of Usotoki Rhetoric. I so hope they make more! #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #drama #jdrama

Day eleven - Dancer I’ll go with a recent fav. The FL in First Frost if only for his facial expressions when he watched her dance. He was soooooo in love. #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #drama #jdrama

Day ten - PA/secretary The role of the long-suffering assistant is a favorite of mine. Someone who’s subtle asides can take the CEO down a notch. I’ll try not to overthink and I’ll go with Kim Min-kye in Business Proposal. 👓#dramajobchallenge #kdrama #drama #jdrama

Day nine - scientist Not exactly a scientist, but I’ll go with Chae Soo-bin from #iamnotarobot as she was an inventor. And they are a VERY cute couple. #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #drama #jdrama

A worthy cause. Hopefully a comprehensive focus on this goal will do a lot to improve social safety nets in Korea.

Day eight - cafe owner So many great choices have already been highlighted, but I’ll go with the wonderful Dad in Healer. #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #drama #jdrama

Day seven - CEO It’s hard not to jump to PSJ in WWWSK or Business Proposal, but since this can be a patriarchal trope, I went with a female CEO. The balance of power and morals in Love Scout was lovely. And the chemistry was 🔥 #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #drama #jdrama

Day six - Chef And older drama, but a recent watch for me, I’ll pick Junho in Wok of Love so tropey and delicious. #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #drama #jdrama

Day five - athlete Despite this drama making me cry and cry and cry, I did love 25 21s dedicated and fun fencer friends- especially Kim Tae Ri. #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #drama #jdrama

I thought today’s was the final episode of #learningtolove? But I’m glad they have more episodes to work things out! Curious about the future for the MLs, but dying to know if the club owner is a good guy or a bad guy. I know WHO he is, but is he kind? And the fiancé is awful! 😡 #jdrama #kdrama

Day four - Musician Do do sol sol la la sol. Just kidding Thinking about that drama still annoys me! I’ll pick CLOY. Captain Ri an easy pick for soldier, but I liked him even better as a pianist. #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #drama #jdrama

Day Three - Actor I’ll go with Kim Young Dae in Shooting (or sh**ting) stars. This was a chaotic and fun show and there’s just something about him. #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #cdrama #jdrama

Day Two - Medical Professional It’s hard not to pick a dozen people from Dr Romantic, Playlist/Playbook or Ghost Dr, but I’ll go with the character that felt most relatable and most transformed. Dr Cha. I love her and I loved hating her husband. #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #cdrama #jdrama

Day One - Lawyer/Judge It’s been mentioned already, but I can’t not go with #jichangwook. If I ever need a lawyer I’d like one like him, please. #dramajobchallenge #kdrama #cdrama #jdrama

Love, take two #kdrama is so sweet. So much about female friendship and the role of Mothers. Almost every ep makes me cry, but in a good way. ❤️

I finished #thecoronersdiary and enjoyed it, but not to the point that I posted a ton. Then I wanted to give #TLOTFG a bit more time so I could binge so I’m watching #reset. They’re good. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I think I’m distracted by starting #thegildedage. My fav current show is in English?! #kdrama #cdrama #thaibl

Being 51 means I woke up feeling hung over and thought to myself, “I really shouldn’t have had drinks last night” only to realize…I didn’t.

Enjoying #thecoronersdiary but I have no idea what is happening. It’s the theater troup storyline and literally everyone is up to something? They’re cute together though. 🤷🏻‍♀️ #cdrama

Woo. The #headoverheels ending made me ugly cry. I loved it. I don’t know that I understood some of it? But I loved it. #kdrama

This edit is very…distracting. I’ve watched a few times. 👀

#dreamdramachallenge day 9 - my halmioni would be Kim Young Ok (I’ll never get over her in Hometown Cha Cha Cha) and Kim Hae Sook because she’s so hard to look away from on screen 🥰. I skipped found family - it was too hard to do - but I’ll get there. #kdrama #cdrama #createyourdrama #jdrama #bl

I’ve been watching #dreamwithinadream and mostly really like it, but I hate misunderstandings in dramas that last “too long.” It’s ep 22 and the misunderstanding just got…worse. Ugh. Combined with some noble idiocy. The pain! I hope it stops soon. #kdrama #cdrama

Really enjoyed #marrymyhusband Japan. I think I was a bit tripped up in the final episodes as a “big reveal” was no surprise (“wait…she didn’t already know about that?”), but I’m glad they drew out the ending and gave us time with them. ❤️❤️ #kdrama #jdrama

#dreamdramachallenge day 7 - my OST would be IU and V in a series of duets. 🥰. #kdrama #cdrama #createyourdrama #jdrama #bl

#dreamdramachallenge day 6 - my second male lead would be Lee Yi-Kyeug and he would get to be a good guy the whole show. #kdrama #cdrama #createyourdrama #jdrama #bl

My son came downstairs as ep 10 of #headoverheels was ending. He saw my face and tried to back away, but it was too late. He became a victim of a #kdrama info dump. “So there is a Mom with two daughters, and…” My family does a good job of humoring me given none of them watch with me.

#dreamdramachallenge day 5 - my second female lead would be Kim Ga-eun because she was amazing in King the Land and Potato Lab as a beautiful, heartfelt friend but also could lighten the mood. #kdrama #cdrama #createyourdrama #jdrama #bl

#dreamdramachallenge day 4 - my male lead will be Ji Chang Wook. So these two will be costars. ❤️❤️ And I’ll have somehow convinced him to do a show where his character isn’t crazy violent. #kdrama #cdrama #createyourdrama #jdrama #bl

Ok. For female lead, I’m going for an established actress that can go for darker themes. Song Hye Kyo. Mostly because I haven’t yet seen her with my male lead... #kdramachallenge #kdrama #cdrama #jdrama #createyourdrama

I’m a day behind, but I’ll do two posts today. Director will be Kim Hee Won who directed Vincenzo, Little Women, and Soundtrack #1. Are they my fav dramas? Not really, but I wanted a female director! I guess my drama is leaning darker…. #createyourdrama #dramachallenge #kdrama #cdrama

The bromance between Gyeon-u and Ji-hu is becoming really fun in #headoverheels. And it’s a nice balance to some of the darker themes. And Seong-ah is such a sweetheart. On episode 7 and hoping they land the ending! #kdrama

Ok. I rarely pay attention to the crew names, so this is trickier for me. I’m going to start with writing from Ha Byung Hoon as their first work was Death’s Game and that was CRAZY good and the projects they’ve directed are also favs. #createyourdrama #kdrama #cdrama #jdrama #bl #dramachallenge

Started #headoverheels on Prime not remembering the finale of #firstnightwiththeduke and two #marrymyhusband episodes would drop today. So much to watch!! But HOH is making it tough to move away. The Flower Master and the General are amazing together. Those actors must be friends IRL. #kdrama