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hallo I did a terrible job of proving Weight Lifting Fairy is a great drama but IT'S SO WHOLESOME AND FUNNY AND ADORABLE I LOVE IT!!!!
one of my fave dramas. i weight lift so it is nice to see other asian women lifters, especially since the role model for that character is such an amazing lifter
IT'S A GREAT DRAMA JENN!
I always go back to this drama from time to time! It’s so cute and warm❤️
Weightlifting Fairy is SO GOOD. Sometimes I don't wanna watch amnesia or revenge plots or annoying love triangles with evil, manipulative creeps... and that's okay 🌞🌻
If you want something lighthearted and warm to get you through your dark quarantine days, it is the show to watch.
jen pls watch while you were sleeping 🥺
I'm watching it's ok not to be okay now - the most atypical drama ever and the best ever
Literally my first ever kdrama and I’m dying waiting a week for new episodes😩
I didn't think I would love it as much as I do. It's so different compared to other kdramas
@@khavinhtran I also don't have the patience to wait for the new episodes to air so I wait until all the episodes are uploaded 😂😂😂
I started watching K Dramas with "Korean Odyssey" , I got hooked then. With "It's Okay to Not Be Okay", I find that I re-watch episodes because I missed a the parallels between the animation and the story. I get hung up on the ambiguity of the chapter titles and the episode. I enjoy the director's shout outs to other K dramas and american movies, as well as Korean folklore, the play on words where Psyche can be a beautiful maiden, a butterfly, ones breath or soul -- If you watched the drama you may understand what I am getting at. I have grown to love the characters and the struggle and the definition of what is family. For this series I listen to the vlogs and the various theories on the characters. The only thing I am sad about, if your circle are not a K drama fans - you cant let it out with a good discussion - most guys are not K drama fans. So with work starting again on Monday, I hope to conquer this addiction.
I also watch kdramas because of the fashion. It's immaculate.
YESSSS
yasss the styling in hotel del luna is some of the best i’ve ever seen
@@abigailthomas7691 and IU also pulls everything off so that's a plus :')
@Michelle Hsieh lol ya IU being gorgeous doesn’t hurt 😉
Wes should be glad that he doesn't have to wait for episodes every week. We go hard on kdramas by waiting for it to release two episodes and so on. Like Jen said the black hole pull you in deep. Lol
It’s okay not to be okay is so good bruh
we'll be reviewing It's Okay to Not Be Okay, Itaewon Class, and Crash Landing in a bonus episode hehe
@@morewongfu yayyy so exciteddd
!!!!!!
Yes crash landing!!!
Love how Wes has to give a disclaimer just in case the fans 😂
I'd never heard of "Goblin" described as Asian Wolverine, but now that Wes said it.... idk, he's not wrong
I highly recommend Age of Youth (Hello My Twenties on Netflix) and Because This is My First Life for anyone who likes slice of life, strong female friendships, and comforting dialogue :)
I would really recommend Wes watch Prison Playbook and Signal, those two are my all-time favorite Kdramas.
Yes, SIGNAL!! Oh my life, such cliff-hangers. I can't wait for the next season.
Oh mygod! Same!!!
sky castle is hands down my favorite kdrama. despite being a tv show it actually was really relatable as a student in a competitive school environment. it also came out when all the college scandals were surfacing so it was so trippy to see something in the show and then a week later read a news article about the exact same thing. highly recommend!!
Wes sounded like an encouraging dad when responding to the "pitches" haha
Also, huge k-drama (and wongfu) fan here~ I watched all three:
W gave me heart attacks while Weightlifting Fairy gave me diabetes. Goblin gave me both.
Lots of love from Hong Kong
Ok I was caught off guard by how well Wes articulated his definition of Kdramas.
Although as he is a student and master of film I should not have been surprised by his analysis.
A common trope I've seen in the K-drama's I've watched: there's always a time skip lol. Either in the beginning something traumatic happens, and then the drama really starts like one year later, or something dramatic happens towards the end, and then it time skips a year or two afterwards
Suggestion: "Because This is My First Life". I'm sure Wes would enjoy it
Yaaaaasss I love Weightlifting fairy and Goblin! I’d also recommend Healer, Good Doctor and Splash Splash Love! They’re all completely different genres but they each have their own charm!!
I have seen all three recommendations: my favorite is Goblin although nods to W: Two Worlds for legit creeping me out more than the ghost dramas I have watched. Both Goblin and Strong Woman Dong Bong Soon are among my favorite dramas ever. Some slice of life dramas that I would recommend are Fight for My Way , Because This Is My First Life, and Romance Is a Bonus Book.
Wes!! we wanna see you watching W and reacting to it!
The kdramas I've watched from beginning to end are Secret Garden, Reply 1997, Signal! ❤ Others I may have started but didn't finish :( One of my fave things from kdramas are the OSTs 🥰
It's so nice that kdramas with subs are more easily accessible nowadays (i.e. on Netflix)
Watch Itaewon Class! Such a good one, one of the best
I have to admit older OST are better on older Kdramas but they still have a good song here and there on newer ones.
Crash landing was definitely one of my favorite K Dramas.
I'm almost 40 and still love Kdrama. The 90s were chessy but good. You guys have to see Sandglass. I'll admit that I stopped watching them for a while but got back into it. I finished "The Eternal King" and now watching "It's OKAY Not to be OKAY". Both on Netflix.
I loved The Eternal King
Wow are you serious that you are 40 em
i reallyyy recommend Crash Landing on You and It's Okay Not to be Okay
When the pitch started I was like "Please recommend W! Please recommend W!" and W popped up and I got so exciteddddd
I loved this video so much! I related to so much especially the dubbed videos 😂. My first drama that I remember watching in Korean was Let’s go to school Sangdoo, an early 2000 drama. I remembered sharing a room with my sister and when she watched her dramas, I would secretly watch it with her from the top bunk of our bunk bed. (I was in elementary school when she was in high school). I have watched a ton of great kdramas but my all time favorites are Autumn In My Heart, Oh My Venus, Goblin, and Fated to Love You.
I have lots to recommend but I would also recommend Goblin to Wes! The cinematography and story line is really well done. The chemistry between the actors are also great, and is an overall great drama. The writer is the known for writing the popular dramas, Descendants of the Sun, Mister Sunshine, Heirs, and more.
OMG thanks for having me as your +1! Also, the timing with this video is the best because I LOVE K-Dramas so I was SUPER excited to watch this video
I would recommend:
Itaewon Class, Crash Lansing on you, Moon Lovers, Hotel Del Luna, Memories of Alhambra (W two world and Goblin aswell they are so good)
I have watched dozens of Kdramas and my all time favorite is Healer. It's so good and it breaks every single K drama stereotype! The female lead is an awesome strong character and the male lead is NOT a jerk! Oh and the OST is amazing!
Omg yes, I agree! There are some kiss scenes that are awkward, especially when they stay in the same position for awhile without moving a joint lol! I recommend moon lovers: scarlet heart ryeo, fight my way, crash landing on you, touch your heart, dr. romantic season 2, and psycho but it’s okay! I’ve watched a lot of kdramas but those are some of my favorites!
I'm American and I LOVE Kdrama! Obsessed to be honest. My daughter asked me to watch Goblin with her about two years ago and I was completely hooked. One of my all time favorites is Oh My Venus. 💞
Autumn In My Heart was my second drama! So sad! 😭
omg I love oh my Venus!! definitely in my top 5
I was missing Wes's face. And also his interesting humour... But mostly his face 😂
My lunchbreak bias
My most recent watch was, The King Eternal Monarch. Absolutely great script, excellent cast, and the overall production is on point😊
Gosh! Wes' face when they said the line "Do you like Messi?". hahaha. epic
Hospital Playlist!!! It’s so wholesome and good
my first kdrama was dae jang geum in 2003!! i watched it in canto dub on tvb. i feel like that's widely recognized as something that kicked off the hallyu wave in the 2000s.
I've been watching kdramas since 2008. And yeah the typical is rich guy meets poor girl but now I don't watch those kind. But there are still so many that are not typical.
ie. Fight for my way, when camellia blooms, reply series, my mister, misaeng, signal, sky castle, it's okay not to be okay
Yes I agree with you and Fight my way was so good, I still love that drama!! Definitely a gem!
also K2!!! Holyyyy so much political goodness
i am extremely happy to see that they put Hotel Del Luna clip in the middle, AHHHHHHH
like they briefly mentioned, not all kdramas are romance-based!! maybe that's not everyone's cup of tea so i'd like to recommend some others:
- school 2013 - it's about FRIENDSHIP and the hardships that come with being a teenager, coming of age/slice of life type of story. tears will be shed.
- suits - based on the american show, which i never watched but if you like stories about law and suspense/plot twists, this one's for you!
- my mister - this is a real heartwrenching story with an MC who is just trying to live a day at a time. don't be deterred by the ML and FL age difference bc their relationship is not what you think
so excited you guys are doing this topic!! :)
hello this video might have gotten me a teeny tiny crush on wes,, he's so passionate about kdramas lmao truly a king
THAT THUMBNAIL! You got me with that one. Park Seo Joon *HEART EYESSSSSS
I LOVE ALL OF THE LADIES' RECOMMENDATIONS. A+ KDRAMAS. I ALSO RECOMMEND THOSE AS WELL.
Before I watch, I hope they discuss 'It's Okay not to be Okay' just because I'm a chick and that's the only one I've ever watched!!
The reason I've avoided kdramas in general is because, from what I've seen, I really dislike the portrayal of women I've come across often in them (but I'm not saying they're all like that, just clips I've seen), especially when it comes to having autonomy to not be "extremely scared" or "shy" when it comes to romantic/sexual stuff. Like, I understand some women are, but many are not, and that balance doesn't seem to be portrayed on screen which frustrates me and feels a little gross at times.
But, I loved this video and didn't mean to make anything negative, sorry
I still watch Kdrama but I agree that back in the day the women were so shy, quiet and didn't stick up for herself. It annoyed me. However these days there are still some good dramas with strong personality girls! For example, the girls mentioned Strong Girl Bong Soon. Love her!
Okay but when she said W two worlds was her favorite kdrama, I was screaming!!! I love that kdrama and automatically thought of that drama to that question! I didnt expect anyone to bring up that drama
I’ve never watched a kdrama before but I’m intrigued to start trying some!!! I just don’t know which one to start with
The girls mentioned Strong Girl Bong Soon. It's so good! Love the character and a bit of comedy too.
"Hotel del luna" is really good
Omg if you can and are in for the deeper end please try Dae Jang Geum which is like more historial and definitely a classic! Everyone in South Korea (and i dare say most of east asia) knows about this show xD
Healer is my favorite! 10/10 recommend. More action and thriller, but there’s also romance 🔥
It was interesting to listen to your conversation about seeing yourself on screen. As a half-Korean, I remember watching my first K-Drama, Life is Beautiful (2010, first drama with gay main characters I think) and thinking about identifying closely with how family members interacted with each other. I felt at home. Watching American dramas/sitcoms, I'd always feel, but this isn't how my family thinks or feels, am I missing something about what families should be. I felt like a visitor in my own country's culture. After watching Life is Beautiful I realized why I felt that way and found representation in how I might think or feel.
i never saw Wes talk so much, i love it😍😂
Crash landing on you got my hooooooked on kdramas... Hyun bin ❤️❤️
I was introduced to dramas at the age of like 6? Autumn to my Heart was also my first drama!! Second drama was Full House. ❤ Throughout middle school I watched A LOT of Chinese, Taiwanese and Korean dramas. My absolute favorite is............
I just can't pick!
Just gonna say this rn, *Itaewon Class.*
Thank you 😂😂
It's okay to not be okay is da BEST DRAMA ever !!!! bite me
My dad and I just finished Deserving of the Name and The Heirs! He introduced me to k-dramas this summer :)
Brings back memories of my first Kdrama...Coffee Prince lol
Crash landing on you!!!!!
You will not be disappointed, W is so so so so so so so great!
I really like suspense/thriller KDramas with a side of romance so City Hunter, K2 and Suspicious Partners
Hotel Del Luna 🌙
It's a little different from other kdramas.
I thought about how valuable life while watching it. Forgiveness is so important and living the life you want is something we should all strive for!
Also IU is the leading female!!! That power woman boss!!!
I loved ya'll talked about Kdramas. I was also impressed onWes input about kdramas, I think he definitely has a little better understanding of Kdramas than most people in general but Stairway to heaven is such an emotional sadistic roller coaster, lol. I have to say as a kdrama enthusiast there is much more to kdramas than romance and there is so many very strong and fierce female characters. Also not all dramas have happy endings.
brooo i think wes would really enjoy While You Were Sleeping right?!
girlll yes! watching it now and it's SOOOOO GOOOOD!
su-ting tan YESSS i watched it 6 times since it came out 😭 first by myself, then with my sister, then again with my other sister, then again by myself, then AGAIN BY MYSELF AHAHA, and then again last semester at school bc i was showing my friends 🥺🤧🤧
Kristy Nguyen love that movie!!
Bae suzy!!!
omg i just finished today sooooo goodd! ugh now i need something else to watch :00
That’s what I like about kdrama is that the story ends..but the bad thing don’t get enough time to develop every character. I think American shows are really good at ensembles
Lol!!! my mom also made me watch autumn in my heart when I was a kid 😂
My top ones are Goblin (Gong Yoo forever ❤️❤️❤️), Full House (stairway to heaven levels 😄) and Reply 1988 (now this is a slice of life! I think Wes and the Wong Fu team will love this too!!!)
Omg, I just finished the "Goblin" episodes from 2016 kdrama.. and this weekend ofcourse " it's ok not to be okay"
You guys, Queen for Seven Days!
i cant wait for the Crash landing, Itaewon class, and its okay to not be okay review :)))
I'm Caucasian and I LOVE Kdramas and Jdramas.
I started watching in my first year of uni (2005) when my friends introduced them to me (we watched dramas while everyone else got smashed at parties 😅).
My first J drama was Nobuto Wo Produce and my first K drama was Coffee Prince, but it was my 2nd kdrama that got me sucked in to kdramas which was Dong Yi!
Wes would like Iris and City Hunter. High action and great story lines. Rooftop Prince is also a good and funny show. Also Running Man 😂
W is my favorite K-drama! It is what brought me to K-dramas! You need to do a video of Wes at least reporting back to have watched it and his reaction! And see if he is still going to continue! W has a really good villain!
i'm about to recommend all of choi siwon's recent filmography lol
-she was pretty for literally the best written male character/love interest in a romcom drama, HE DESERVED BETTER
-revolutionary love for its commentary on social classes and privilege, but still in a romcom-esque setting
-my fellow citizens (i feel like this one is criminally underrated bc its not a common genre for dramas) for more of a political satire involving a con man and cop who end up falling in love
-SF8 is his newest project (its not out until late august), is an anthology of scifi vignettes (think black mirror) each one exploring a different aspect of the genre...his episode specifically is about a virtual reality dating app
Watching this three weeks late but when I saw the topic I knew I wanted to give it the attention it deserves.
I continue to watch because of the character development and the overall storytelling😊
I prefer C-dramas the plots are way better in my opinion but my favorite drama ever is Oh My Venus!! 10/10 top tier K-drama. Also recommend 99 Points Girlfriend, a Cdrama.
oh my Venus is soooo good!! where can u watch cdramas?
Mr. Sunshine!!! It’s so good 🤩🤩
Wes please watch crash landing on you (: great cinematography, great music and everything
if y'all haven't watched The World of the Married yet, it's a MUST!!! SO good!!
My first drama was in 2011, Coffee Prince because Hulu recommended it on a day I was home sick with the flu. That became a life changing few days of binge watching as many dramas as I could before I got well- lol it may have delayed my recovery from the flu. Anyways, kdrama led to kpop, Korean cooking, and trying to learn to speak Korean, but it also opened me up to Cdramas and Jdramas, and many other cultures I was never curious about before. Broadened my whole mind about the world and made me so much more curious.
And my all time Favorite kdrama is Faith/The Great Doctor.
I can see Wes as a "K-Drama" guy😍😊
Hotel de luna is an amazing drama as well
should get the Wong Fu guys and girls to share their view on K-drama stars !
My top 3 favorite KDramas are Angel Eyes, Ugly Alert, and My Love from the Stars, based solely on the number of times I've cried, laughed, and swooned while watching it and how great the soundtrack is. Goblin would be in my top 5 because of the leads and its awesome soundtrack.
goblin and W are literally my all-time #1 and 2, #3 is sky castle -- totally diff genre but just as amazing
I've seen all of these dramas and they are all entertaining, but if I had the order them (from best to average) Goblin wins HANDS DOWN! The cinematography is beautiful, the music is lovely, the relationships and how they're connected is fun and lastly, which no one mentioned the bromance in this drama is amazing (and all very attractive to look at)!
****SPOILER (MAYBE)**** The only thing I don't care for is that I wished the bride was not as young considering how old the goblin is, it would have been nice if she had already graduated high school before they met.
My personal ranking:
Goblin
Weightlifting Fairy
W
Also-side note: If anyone is interested in fantasy/magical type dramas you might like Chinese Dramas as well- I watched Ashes of Love during this quarantine and I honestly I loved it so much that I've watched it basically twice- it is like 60'something episodes, but they go fast and they seem pretty short-like even thou the time says 45 minutes, the intro (which u can skip) is like 2 minutes and the outro (i guess that's what it's called) is like another 2 or 3 minutes...
So happy Goblin was mentioned!!! My fiance and his friend love this show. I really enjoyed it. But I am more biased with Strong Girl Bong Soon. The cheese factor was strong.
I'm a guy and I love kdramas. I watch more kdramas than any of my Korean friends. I just finished Touch your heart, still looking for the next one to get hooked on
I watched Touch Your Heart because the main leads were also paired together in Goblin 😍Their chemistry is 💯
@@michellehsieh246 the leads were partially why I watched it. Also needed something a little more light hearted after the last few episodes of crash landing on you
I looove Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo. One of my all-time favorites. I think I had heard about W before, but haven’t watched it. Will have to check it out.
I haven't watched too many K-Dramas (too formulaic imo) but I did love Reply 1997.
You should watch 'Designated Survivor: 60 Days'!!! It's on Netflix
You should watch Reply 1988!! It is a little slower than 1997 but it focuses more on family and friends aspect but also has the who's the husband mystery
I loved Reply 1997!
Watch reply 1998!
First kdrama was Iris which is an action packed drama about Korea's spy agency!! Which hooked me in and then the song was great which was by Taeyeon which then introduced me to kpop. The rest is history.
Oh girl 11:44 I recommend you to watch it's okay to not be okay the kiss their is just👌
I have yet to watch the other two buT OMG YES W IS SO GOOD UGH Felt like a Deathnote type situation where at every turn it feels like the writers wrote themselves into a deadend but they somehow manage to write themselves out of it AND IT MAKES SENSE AND DOESN'T CREATE NEW PLOT HOLES. Honestly those people deserve awards. They're goddamn geniuses.
Casual plug for "My Girlfriend is Gumiho" that's also a fantasy... hehehe My fav kdrama hands-down. Also will take Jen's suggestion. I like slice of life too~
Wes u can watch "are you human too?" Its romcom but with scifi 👀? Yeah? Yeah? LOL
Hi guys, thank you for another beautiful episode! Love this topic about Kdramas 😍👍 My recommendation would be My Mister and Hospital Playlist that I recently watched on Netflix. Both of them are like healing shows but in a very opposite ways, totally can see myself rewatch them both. Check it out!! 🥰
Do you mean medical instead of healing? (I know nothing about kdramas but I'm interested now, so many recs)
It’s okay not to be okay; Mr. sunshine and when camellia blooms top 3
I tend to love kdramas with strong women characters and i hate cheesy storylines. One of my favourite strong career women-centered kdramas is Search:WWW. Some of the really good ones I like too are PRISON PLAYBOOK (focused on a pro baseball player who went to jail, and it covers many background stories of his cell mates), and HOSPITAL PLAYLIST (a group of best friends who work together as surgeons in a hospital. It's a slice of life kinda drama. Bonus, in the drama, they form a band and have jam sessions every week! The songs are so good and they really learned how to play those instruments. Each episode is over 1 hour, so there are 12 episodes in season 1, and they are set for season 2!!). Also, many people might disagree with these two kdramas, but I think Wes might like MEMORIES OF THE ALHAMBRA and THE KING: ETERNAL MONARCH. MOTA is about an AR game gone wrong. The settings and CGI in this kdrama are just amazinggggg and the AR concept is so cool. Romance isn't a big part of the drama, which is nice, because it focuses a lot on the development of the character and mystery in the plot. TKEM (which has been receiving a lot of backlash) was written by the same writer as Goblin, and I really really like it. It's about time travel and parallel worlds. The fun, mystery, and romance in it are well-balanced. And not to forget IT'S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY!!! Loveeeeee this drama.
I started watching MOTA, TKEM, and IOTNBO because of the female leads (Park Shin-hye, Kim Go-eun, Seo Yea-ji) , while it was all my first time watching projects of the male leads. And I ended up being impressed by Hyun bin, Lee Min-ho, and Kim Soo-hyun. Oh, WHEN THE CAMELLIA BLOOMS and HYENA are really good too.
Never clicked so fast in my life
Yes...EXCELLENT choice Jen😊
this was a video I didnt know I needed XD
W had a super strong start and enticing fun plot... but the ending was very unsatisfying..
Goblin was by far the best K drama I’ve watched, ever. From the first min of the first episode all the way till the end, so many plot twists and a lot of mysteries fans could theorize while it was playing, the super fun characters, as well as dips of meaning of life here and there..I was laughing and crying and sometimes laughing and crying at the same time... all around a drama that’s extremely hard to top. It’s been a couple of years now, still think it’s the best. Also the cinematography of the drama was so good you would think you were watching movies. It made Quebec a super popular tourist city for Asians that last time I was there there I saw “Goblin” tourist groups everywhere ! And of course the theme songs are also played everywhere 😅
Weight lifting fairy is a fun lighthearted one. Could always watch that while I have dinner 😂
I have never cried so much for a kdrama as much as I did for Goblin 😭😭😭also banter between goblin & grim reaper were always HILARIOUS!!
chinese dramas now on netflix are also great
Coming back to this after just finishing weightlifting fairy Kim bok Joo and I remembered this video after the first episode with Do you like Messi? Hahaha btw it's one of my fave Kdramas now!
YES😄....YES😄...GOBLIN IS A MUST WATCH😍😍 (the all caps reflect my excitement)
Netflix is good! I recommend "Mr. Sunshine". Best Korean TV drama!