I know this seems really quick to do another "MY WATCHLIST" blogpost but I usually post these in the middle of the month. June's watchlist was just late. This list is shorter than I thought it would be...I also thought I would have some dramas off of my watchlist already from June's watchlist but here we are. There still is a good mix of old and new dramas. I also plan to get 3 or 4 things on this list off of it by August. I am curious how my August watchlist will look. Will it be dominated by Kdramas again or will other dramas take up the space? I guess we will find out next month. For now, let's check out what I am watching in July 2024.
KDRAMAS
Bad Thief, Good Thief - To no one's surprise, I am still watching this one. So, both brothers ironically became lawyers. One is a prosecutor. The other is a lawyer by day but a thief by night. He has gotten it into his head to become a famous thief to attract the attention of his prosecutor brother so, he can enter all of their lives again. The Thief brother is definitely still up for revenge using his thieving ways which has been fun. The female lead has become a cop just like her father. It has been hard watching her story because she is looked down upon because of being a woman. People of power push her around. She has a temper but doesn't want to get kicked out so, she can investigate her father's murder. This drama discusses class and class discrimination a lot because the prosecutor brother also faces this thing too. The thief brother also has found out about her father's murder now and they live together again. So, they bicker again but also, she doesn't know he is the famous thief yet. So, that will cause problems once she knows. The prosecutor brother and the second female lead have also met up again after years and are in each other's lives again. I can't tell who likes who though. He seems to like her, but she is hot and cold. I am curious if they become a couple after all, especially once the prosecutor finds out the truth with her prosecutor father. MANY PROBLEMS COMING IN THE FUTURE!
The Auditors - WHO KNEW THE LIFE OF AUDITORS WAS SO DANGEROUS AND EXCITING! 😂 I have watched the first episode of this drama. It was a little cliche. We have a cold male lead who obviously is out for revenge and has trauma in his past. We have a puppy dog character that works with him. They are at odds, but I will say, the puppy dog character sort of annoyed me in the first episode. He was TOO optimistic. He just saw everyone as a good person which got annoying because he got mad if people accused anyone from being a bad person. He wouldn't think of anything logically and wouldn't even look at the case with an objective eye. In my mind, I am like how you could be an auditor if you have this outlook. Another character on his team actually said this to him and I agreed with her. So, if he can get out of optimistic bubble, I think I will like him more. Obviously, the cold male lead is supposed to learn stuff from him and vice versus so, that will be interesting to watch. JIN GOO'S HAIR IS EVERYTHING! Jin Goo also looks like he is playing a villain in this so, that will be fun.
The Player 2: Master of Swindlers - I am SEVERELY behind on this drama. I am still having fun with this drama though. I am determined to finish but I have like 10 episodes to watch. I have not watched any more episodes from the last watchlist podcast episode/blogpost. Now that I finished Connection, I plan to finish this drama next. This drama will be complete and off the watchlist by the end of July.
CDRAMAS
Blossoms in Adversity - I have less than 10 episodes left in this cdrama. I am enjoying this drama. It doesn't have a couple with insane chemistry or anything, but they are quite nice. It is a comfortable and quiet chemistry. I don't trust the emperor AT ALL! I feel like he is a bad guy and that will be revealed in the last 10 episodes. If it is revealed that he is a bad guy and the male lead has to take him down, the male lead will feel sad because he is so loyal to him. I am sort of curious what could happen in the last 10 episodes except for the emperor being revealed as evil. We figured out the male lead's mystery. I guess we don't know everything about his sister yet. We, of course, don't have the female lead's family together and all happy which I think we will get that at the end. My favorite thing about this drama has been her family. I loved watching the women of her family grow and become more confident as women in their society. I hope their husbands/sons can come back and support that. One thing I have noticed about this drama that sometimes the background music is really loud, and it sort of drowns out the dialogue sometimes, especially during the romance scenes.
Eternal Love of Dream - I literally clicked play on this drama last night. I have only watched the first couple of episodes. I clicked play on it because I am almost done with Blossoms in Adversity. I also am watching it because of an upcoming podcast episode recording which will be fun. I LOVE THIS MAIN COUPLE! They were my favorite couple in Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms. I have been wanting to watch their story for years now and I am finally doing it. I could squeal about this couple FOR DAYS! I might do that in a future podcast episode FOR SURE! I am excited to get their story and see more details of them together. Maybe it will go beyond the story of Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms...
Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty Season 1 - I am also REALLY early in this cdrama as well. I ironically clicked play on this drama last weekend and then that Monday it was announced that Season 2 was premiering this week. That was not planned AT ALL! So, I plan to watch this season and go straight into Season 2. I have only watched the first 2 episodes. I love the dynamic of the two leads. I love how spooky this drama is. I am a sucker for historical mystery dramas. I love to watch enemies to friends tropes especially in a bromance sense. This will totally be the same kind of thing. I like that one of the leads is a little more eccentric than the other, but both are quite smart. It is definitely the trope of brawn paired with brain though. I can't wait to see their relationship progress through Season 1.
ANIME
Yu Yu Hakusho - I think I am almost done with the dark tournament and caught up to the place where the live adaption left off. At least that is where I hear the live adaption ends. I have no decided yet if I want to just watch the anime up to the point of the live adaption and then do the versus episode OR finish the anime all the way through before doing the podcast episode. I do have some time to finish up this anime though. I don't plan to do the versus episode until August. I want to watch another anime or maybe another variety show after this though. This is still one of my favorite anime so, it has been fun going through that nostalgia again. There are parts of this anime that definitely hasn't aged well like some lines/jokes, but it is a 30-year-old anime.
JVARIETY SHOW
The Boyfriend - I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS SHOW!! I wish I was strong enough to not start this drama until it was complete. Now, I have to wait for new episodes. I was kind of mad that Shun and Dai got so much screen time in the first 3 episodes. I like both of them, but I am drawn to other contestants, and they weren't shown all that much. I hope other couples get more screentime in the coming weeks. I already have people I think had good chemistry and I want to see go on dates together. I also think Shun and Dai would benefit from dating other people. Just getting experience with other people before deciding that they belong together. My favorite people are Kazuto, Ryota, Taeheon right now. I am interested to see what Alan does in the house. I think he will shake things up. It will be interesting to see what happens now that he has entered the house.
I want to start a Variety Show series for the podcast so if you want to hear anything specifically in that series going forward. DM me or comment and LET ME KNOW! That can be anything from what variety shows you want in the series to the format of the series. What would entertain you?
SOME DRAMAS I PLAN TO ADD TO MY CURRENT WATCHLIST SOON
That is my current watchlist for July 2024 and some dramas/shows I plan to add to it soon. I know the plan to add soon list has only grown but the dramas have not changed but hopefully I can click play on at least one of the dramas in July or August before the next watchlist comes out. My goal is to add even more cdramas to the list and maybe a jdrama. Knowing myself though, I will probably pick up another variety show. I MEAN LOOK AT THE LIST I HAVE ADDED TO MY FUTURE PLANS!
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