MY DRAMA WATCHING RESOLUTIONS OF 2026

BRINGING BACK THIS TRADITION FOR ANOTHER YEAR! I doubt I have completed or stuck to many of my resolutions for 2025 because it was such a bad year for me. As per the tradition, I will look back on the resolutions I made for 2025 and see how I did. Did I stick to the resolutions I made? Did I succeed with what I wanted to do in 2025? Then I will write my resolutions for 2026!

I NEED THIS RESET FOR 2026 FOR SURE!

LOOKING BACK AT 2025 DRAMA WATCHING RESOLUTIONS

You can read my 2025 Drama Watching Resolutions blog post right here.

1) SET A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF DRAMAS I AM WATCHING AT ONE TIME

I think overall I stuck to having a limit to the number of dramas I was watching at one time. I pretty much stuck to 10 dramas or less. I think I was very good at this in 2025. The dramas aren't going anywhere so, you don't need to watch all the dramas all at once.

2) ONLY WATCH 1 COMPLETED DRAMA AT ONE TIME

I DEFINITELY did not stick with this one in 2025. I started dramas as they aired and then they completed airing and I left them on my current watchlist for months. I also just gave into FOMO or had to start other dramas for a podcast recording and started another completed drama. I had dramas sitting on the back burner for months which I did not like, and I am sure was not fun for you guys, the listeners/readers.

3)CONCENTRATE ON CRIME/THRILLER DRAMAS

I think I succeeded in this goal. I think people come to me to talk about crime dramas and every time I look back on the dramas I watched and most enjoyed in the year, they are mostly crime dramas. I think this is especially prevelant with Kdramas in 2025. I did not watch A LOT of the romance Kdramas from 2025 AT ALL while normally I would at least give some a chance. All the romance dramas I loved were from other countries.

4)WATCH MORE CRIME/THRILLER DRAMAS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES

I did a VERY good job with watching airing crime Kdramas but still missed some one that I want to check out eventually. I think I did check out more crime dramas from other countries but not nearly enough. So, I think I succeeded in this goal BUT I COULD DO BETTER and will do better in future years.

5)COMPLETE MORE DRAMAS IN 2025

DEFINITELY FAILED WITH THIS IN 2025! 2025 was not a good drama watching year for me for more drama reasons and personal reasons. I only have completed 38 dramas so far in 2025 and we are about 5 days to the end of the year. I will be lucky to hit 40 dramas in 2025. THAT IS HORRIBLE FOR ME! It has declined every year since 2020 but 2025 is BY FAR THE WORST! I did not beat any of my previous years' numbers.

6)DON'T FEEL FOMO

I think I was okay with this. I think 2025 was just a weird year for me in general and definitely an outlier. I still felt FOMO with cdramas like I mentioned in 2024's resolutions. I MEAN I STILL HAVE NOT SEEN BLOSSOM (which I plan to fix in January 2026). I also just think that 2025 did not go as planned so anything is better than what happened in 2025. I definitely know 2026 will be better. I still don't get FOMO with some things because I know I concentrate more on crime dramas. There were plenty of 2025 Kdramas I never watched and didn't really feel FOMO with not watching them. So, it is a balance.

7)HIGHLIGHT LESSER-KNOWN DRAMAS

I think I succeeded with this and will continue to do this in 2026. I have always said I created this blog and now podcast/Youtube Channel because I want to highlight the lesser-known dramas. I know I watch dramas that don't appeal to the masses. I know I watch genres that don't appeal to the masses. So, it has been great to get comments on podcast episodes of people thanking me for reviewing that drama because they never would have known about it or watched it if they did not listen to my podcast episode or read my blog review. We got more of that in 2025 and I plan to continue that in 2026.

8)WATCH MORE JAPANESE DRAMAS

I wasn't successful with this. I watched EVEN LESS Jdramas in 2025 than I did 2024. I completed 8 Jdramas in 2024 and only 6 Jdramas in 2025 even though I am currently watching 7 Jdramas right now at the end of 2025.

9)WATCH MORE ANIME

I DEFINITELY ACHIEVED THIS GOAL! I watched 4 anime in 2024. I EASILY doubled that in 2025.

10) JUST HAVE FUN - WATCH WHAT EXCITES YOU!

I don't think I was successful with this with just how weird and bad 2025 was for me. I just sounded so negative all of the time on the podcast. I don't like when I am negative on the podcast or blog or Youtube Channel. I want to enjoy what I am watching and 2025 I was just in a mood and funk all year. I also kept dramas on my current watchlist for WAY TO LONG and did not drop them. I think I still did good with watching what I wanted to watch and not just click play on something because it was what everyone was watching at that moment.

11)GO TO THE SPECIFIC COUNTRIES FOR THE GENRES YOU LIKE FROM THEM

I think I can still be better at this, but I improved. I did not watch almost any romance Kdramas in 2025 because I know romance Kdramas don't work for me most of the time, but I watched more romance Jdramas in 2025 because they do work for me. I need to do more of this in 2026.

12)FULFILL YOUTUBE GOALS

I definitely reached my goals for Youtube. I wanted to get 200 subscribers, and I am over 300 subscribers right now. I have almost all of the podcast episodes on the channel now which was a goal. I started making longform Youtube Videos. I have practiced a lot with my videos. I don't know if I played around with it a lot, but it still is an experiment.

13)FULLFILL PODCAST GOALS

I think I reached my goals for the podcast in 2025. I made it a year and now I am also at 2 years. I am about to release my 100th episode. I added guests which was a goal. I don't think I released all the episodes I wanted too in 2025, but I released a lot of them. I did not reach 15,000 plays in 2025, but I got close with 13,500 which I am proud of. I did reach my subscriber goal of 200 because we got 220 subscribers in 2025. So, I am very proud with what we have done with the podcast in 2025.

NOW FOR MY 2026 DRAMA WATCHING RESOLUTIONS

1) DON'T WATCH ON AIR DRAMAS

As I have said, 2025 was not a good drama watching year. One thing that bothers me a lot is that I was horrible with keeping up with on air dramas. I fell behind on dramas and then did not start new ones because I was behind. I was forever playing catchup. That was not fun for me. I want to run an experiment in 2026. I want to see if I complete more dramas in 2026 if I don't watch dramas as they air. That way I am not rushing to catch up with things. I will still watch 2026 dramas just wait for them to be done or almost done to start them. I am hoping this will get me to enjoy more dramas, be less stressed about airing schedules and complete more dramas. I will still have dramas to talk to you guys about.

2) WATCH MORE CDRAMAS

I almost watched more cdramas in 2025 than I did Kdramas so, I want to lean into that in 2026. I want to concentrate on cdramas in 2026. I want to see if I enjoy more dramas this way. I want to see if I complete more dramas doing this as well. I just seem to be interested more in cdramas recently so, I want to listen to my interests and watch what I am interested in. This doesn't mean I am going to watch NO Kdramas but I just want to run this experiment for a year and see what happens. I only complete 3 less cdramas than Kdramas in 2025 which is unusual for me.

3)WATCH MORE ROMANCE CDRAMAS

Since romance Kdramas don't seem to working for me lately and I want to see if romance cdramas will work better for me. I already know romance Jdramas work for me. This still allows me to watch more of the romance genre and have dramas to talk to people about. Since I plan to watch more cdramas in 2026, this seems like a logical choice.

4)WATCH MORE CRIME/THRILLER DRAMAS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES

This also seems likea logical choice since I plan to move away from Kdramas in 2026 but not entirely. I want to watch more crime Jdramas. There are a few that have been on my plan to watch list for a long time. It is the same thing with cdramas and other countries. I plan to still watch crime Kdramas but there is definitely room to add other countries especially after the awful year I have had in 2025.

5)COMPLETE MORE DRAMAS IN 2026

As I said, 2025, I barely complete 40 dramas. SO, at this point I will just be happy to get over 40 dramas in 2026. That will be my goal. I want to eventually get back to 50s, 60s or 70s but baby steps. I just don't want another year like 2025.

6)HIGHLIGHT LESSER-KNOWN DRAMAS

I am hoping since I am going away from kdramas a bit in 2026 that I can do more of this, no matter the country. No matter if it is an older drama or a 2026 drama. I like checking out new genres and dramas so, I want to have fun with this. A lot of people talk about Kdramas. In 2025, a lot of people started to check out cdramas which I saw on social media. I want to make sure people check out those gems that I enjoy or they might not have ehard about no matter if they are Kdramas, Cdramas , Jdramas or another country. I started doing this in 2025 with moving towards crime dramas so, I want to move further into crime dramas and other countries.

7)JUST ENJOY WHAT YOU ARE WATCHING

THIS IS A BIG ONE FOR 2026! I just need to be enjoying what I am watching. I don't want it to seem like a chore. There were some dramas in 2025 that I should have dropped but I finished anyway. I rated them low because I did not enjoy them. I think I can do better with this. I think I did good with not just watching something because I knew people would want a podcast episode or video on it because it was popular at the moment in 2025. I can strategically use this to my advantage at the same time in 2026 as well though. I am just going to be running a bunch of experiments in 2026 with the hopes that I am enjoying what I am watching.

8)DROP MORE DRAMAS SOONER

This goes with what I just said in the last point. I NEED TO JUST DROP THE DRAMA! In 2025, I help on to some dramas that I just needed to drop months ago. I also completed some dramas that I didn't need to finish just to get my completed number up. I need to drop the drama sooner and just find dramas I am enjoying and look forward to watching.

9) DON'T KEEP DRAMAS ON MY CURRENT WATCHLIST FOR MONTHS

This is just what I said in my last point. I held on to a couple of dramas on my current watchlist for month just to drop them in November. I NEED TO JUST DROP THE DRAMAS! I can always pick them up again but if I am not watching a drama for months and it isn't progressing, I just need to drop it. It is boring for me, and I am sure it is boring for you guys to hear that I have not made progress on a drama after months of it being on my current watchlist. LIFE IS TOO SHORT!

10)WATCH MORE JAPANESE DRAMAS

I will probably be repeating what I said with watching more cdramas. I know Kdramas will probably take a backseat in 2026 SO, I want to use the space to check out more Jdramas along with cdramas. This will depend on what catches my attention and what comes out in 2026. The goal is to highlight dramas that people are not talking about as much and I don't see a lot of people watching and talking about Jdramas.

11)GO TO THE SPECIFIC COUNTRIES FOR THE GENRES YOU LIKE FROM THEM

As I said above, I think I can still improve at this. I think I need to explore more genres within other countries to find what I like and dislike from each country.

12) DON'T BE SO NEGATIVE IN 2026

I felt that in 2025 due to how my mental health was and the state of my dramawatching, I sounded very negative on the podcast and social media all year. Now, this may just be me and my perspective on the podcast episodes in 2025. You guys can chime in and tell me if I did sound negative or not. In 2026, I don't want the podcast and blog to sound like that. I am hopeful it won't. I didn't make the podcast and the Youtube channel and the blog to bash on dramas. This is why I drop them. There is already so much negativity in the world constantly, we don't need it here in the NoSleep4Dramas space.

13) DON'T REWATCH AS MANY DRAMAS IN 2026

I rewatched 8 dramas for podcast episodes in 2025. 8 is ALOT for me. I never rewatch dramas and I rewatched a lot of dramas in 2025. Sometimes I think this might be one of the reasons why 2025 was not a good drama watching year for me because I get bored most of the time rewatching dramas. I know in 2026 I will be rewatching a couple of dramas, I just hope it isn't 8.

14) SET NEW YOUTUBE GOALS

Now that the Youtube Channel is a little over a year old. I want to make some number goals for the channel. We currently have 300 or so subscribers. I really want to double that in 2026. So, my goal is to get to 600 subscribers at least in 2026. I don't know if I will do that but I want too. We also released 8 Long form video reviews on the Youtube Channel in 2025. I want to at least get to 10 Long form Reviews. I am hoping I can get more than that but we will see. One of the reasons I made the Youtube Channel is to release more reviews on it especially if there is just no room or time for a podcast episode. I think those are 2 reachable goals.

15)SET NEW PODCAST GOALS

I can't believe we are going to hit 100 episodes on the last day of 2025. I am impressed by that. One goal is to watch all of the Lost Tomb Series and rate them to release that episode by the end of 2026 or in 2027. I might adjust that and say I can drop the dramas in the series that I just can't finish but we will see what happens. I also want to get to 20,000 plays in 2026. We are just under 13,500 plays now at the end of 2025. I think we can get 20,000 plays by the end of 2026, but we will have to wait and see what happens. I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN 2026!

Did you have 2025 DRAMA WATCHING RESOLUTIONS?

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