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So, apparently Guardian is a gateway drug for Asian dramas, because I'm now also watching Cherry Magic (Japanese boys' love romcom), Tale of the Nine Tailed (Korean supernatural mystery romance), and The Lost Tomb Reboot (Chinese adventure/horror drama).
Cherry Magic is a low-stakes, innocuous romance full of nice people being nice to each other. It is such a palate-cleanser right now, I can't even tell you. The humor is a little broad for me, though.
Tale of the Nine Tailed is just fun. Ji Ah (the human) is smart and clever and ruthless and willing to stab her way out of trouble. Lee Yeon (the nine-tailed one) is a smart-assed drama queen who can't believe he has to deal with this bullshit every day. This show makes me laugh more than actual comedy programs.
The Lost Tomb Reboot has a terrific friendship at its core, great visuals, and Zhu Yilong getting whumped in basically every one of its 62 episodes.
I haven't been able to watch drama programming since lockdown started for some reason, so it's basically been 6 months of YouTube and Netflix documentaries for me until I started on Guardian in September. And I'm reading fic again! I remember this feeling! It's been awhile since I've been fannish about anything, but it's been great getting back on that horse. I just wish platforms like LJ or Dreamwidth were still fandom hubs. Tumblr just isn't that great for having discussions
Cherry Magic is a low-stakes, innocuous romance full of nice people being nice to each other. It is such a palate-cleanser right now, I can't even tell you. The humor is a little broad for me, though.
Tale of the Nine Tailed is just fun. Ji Ah (the human) is smart and clever and ruthless and willing to stab her way out of trouble. Lee Yeon (the nine-tailed one) is a smart-assed drama queen who can't believe he has to deal with this bullshit every day. This show makes me laugh more than actual comedy programs.
The Lost Tomb Reboot has a terrific friendship at its core, great visuals, and Zhu Yilong getting whumped in basically every one of its 62 episodes.
I haven't been able to watch drama programming since lockdown started for some reason, so it's basically been 6 months of YouTube and Netflix documentaries for me until I started on Guardian in September. And I'm reading fic again! I remember this feeling! It's been awhile since I've been fannish about anything, but it's been great getting back on that horse. I just wish platforms like LJ or Dreamwidth were still fandom hubs. Tumblr just isn't that great for having discussions
