Dramas and films I DON'T recommend. 
Of course it's only my personal opinion.

Watched but I wish I hadn't

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Yoo Yoo Jin (Go Won Hee) is an eccentric, world-renowned fashion designer who has devoted her life to the world of haute couture.

But one day, she is found in a remote village in the South Korean countryside with a bad case of amnesia – unable to remember who she is or how she got there.

The villagers put her up in a house whose occupant is former star chef Moon Seung Mo (Eric) – a man who has vowed to turn his back on his culinary career after a tragic accident event left him seeking solitude.

At first, the ex-chef is resentful of his new houseguest. But when he finds that Yoo Yoo Jin has a seemingly unquenchable desire for food, he starts to rediscover his passion for cooking, life…and perhaps romance! 

“Eccentric! Chef Moon” is a 2020 drama series co-produced by Choi Do Hoon and Jung Heon Soo.

Eccentric! Chef Moon

Little General

iQiyi

Raised in the wilderness by his grandfather, Mo Ge Li (Ma Tian Yu) has spent his entire life surrounded by nature. Completely oblivious to the modern world, he has never had any sort of companionship, aside from his grandfather and the animals he calls friends. But all that changes the day Ling Xi (Yang Zi) walks into his life.

A modern, independent, career woman, Ling Xi meets Mo Ge Li by accident and inadvertently brings him home with her. Painfully aware that she needs to return this wild man to his home as quickly as possible, Ling Xi does her best but nothing seems to work out the way it should. Out of options, Ling Xi does the only thing she can, she lets Mo Ge Li stay with her until she can find a way to take him home. But living under the same roof comes with some very unexpected complications and even more complicated feelings.

Can a boy from the wilderness and a modern city girl find a way to bring their two worlds together or will their differences drive them apart?&nbsp;

Inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book”, “My Mowgli Boy” is a 2019 romance drama directed by Han Yang.

My Mowgli Boy

🌴 The Jungle Team 🌴

A graphic designer in her mid-twenties, Sol Ah (Shin Ye Eun) harbors dreams of becoming a web-based comic author and has always had a love-hate relationship with cats.

But Sol Ah’s life changes fast when she brings home a friendly feline. It turns out, however, that this is not any old cat. Named Hong Jo, he can take human form (and is played by Kim Myung Soo, aka L of K-pop boy band Infinite).

Hong Jo becomes exceptionally fond of So Ah, and goes to great pains to hide his human identity from her. He soon proves that he will do anything that is required in order to stay near her.

Will Hong Jo manage to keep his identity a secret? And what could be in store for this remarkable feline-human duo as their relationship deepens?

This drama is based on a web-based comic series written by Go A Ra. The original comic series ran from 2009 to 2010.

“Meow, the Secret Boy” is a 2020 South Korean drama series directed by Ji Byung Hyun.

Meow, the Secret Boy

The Purrrrr-fect Team

Cha Jin Wook (Sung Hoon) is the son of a wealthy, business-owning family. He leads a carefree life, pursuing short-term love and hedonism, but things are set to change when he meets Lee Yoo Mi (Song Ji Eun – formerly of K-pop group Secret). Yoo Mi has never had a boyfriend before, and at first, Jin Wook thinks of her as little more than his latest conquest. They have a one-night stand.

However, when fate brings them together again three years later, he finds that his feelings for Yoo Mi have become more complicated.

Since she last saw him, Jin Wook has developed a sense of responsibility, and now works for the family business. Will love conquer all, or will old habits die hard for playboy Jin Wook and love-shy Yoo Mi?

“My Secret Romance” is a 2017 Korean drama produced by Kang Chul Woo.

My Secret Romance

The Undateables is about a man, Hoon Nam, who refuses to love and a woman, Jeong Eum, who dreams of being passionately in love but gives up on the idea due to the reality of things. These two offer to help those who are single to fall in love, but in the midst of all this, they fall in love with each other. Hoon Nam officially becomes the second son of DMJ Foods when his biological mother, who gave birth to him out of wedlock, passes away. Due to this, he has never believed in love and has the ability to distance himself just enough so that he won't be affected emotionally by others. On the other hand, Jeong Eum is the type who gives her all whether it be in her everyday life or in love. She believes that whoever loves the other the most is the happiest, and this is why her first love only left her with scars. Tune in to watch how these two seemingly helpless and foolish people fall in love!

The Undateables

The Undateables Team

MBN, Dramax

Cold and precise, Ahn Dan Te (Sung Hoon), is the no-nonsense director of Yoo Seong CRC, a company which specializes in the restructuring and resurrecting of companies on the brink of failure. Sent to Joybuster, a game company on the brink of bankruptcy, Dan Te takes on the role of CEO and wastes no time in trying to get this company back on its feet.

As head of game development at Joybuster, Shin Yeon Hwa (Han Bo Reum) teams up with her new CEO, in an attempt to save their dying company. Tasked with developing a new game which satisfies all of Dan Te’s demands, Yeon Hwa soon finds herself wavering somewhere between having a nervous breakdown and committing murder.

Completely at odds with each other, Yeon Hwa and Dan Te never seem to stop fighting; but everyone knows opposites always find a way to attract. Can the poker-faced boss with zero emotions and the hot-tempered game developer really find love when they can’t even agree on a way to save their dying company? 

“Level Up” is a 2019 Viki Original series directed by Kim Sang Woo.

Level Up

The Level Up Team

If you meet the same person over and over again over the course of many years, is it just coincidence or fate?

Han Yoo Kyung (Han Seung Yeon) takes a trip to Korea after graduating from college in the United States and ends up fighting with her boyfriend and breaking up. She meets Cha Hyun Oh (Shin Hyun Soo), who took an impulsive trip to Korea after quitting his job in Japan. The two share a walk on the beach and then part ways.

But Yoo Kyung and and Hyun Oh surprisingly keep bumping into each other over the course of three different trips and end up spending 12 nights together. Could this be just coincidence or something much more?

“Twelve Nights” is a 2018 South Korean Viki Original series directed by Jung Heon Soo.

Twelve Nights

Pan Da Yang is a sweet and lovable as her name suggests, and she owns a small bakery called Panda Café. She hires a new pastry chef, Ko Seung Ji, whose name sounds like “hedgehog” and has a prickly personality to match. As the clashing duo churn out sweet desserts, they try to compete against a national franchise cake company that happens to be owned by Panda’s first love. Whose desserts will reign supreme?

“Panda and Hedgehog,” also known as “Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog,” is a 2012 South Korean drama series directed by Han Joon Young. It is the much-anticipated new series starring Donghae from the popular K-pop boy group Super Junior.

Panda and Hedgehog

The Panda Bears Team

KBS02

Everyone has a memory of an unrequited love. Most of the time, unrequited love ends in embarrassment. However, unrequited love isn't all that bad. It can be sweet, and it can make your heart flutter. There is a man who has been in love with a woman for a very long time. They aren't lovers nor are they just friends. After giving up his dream to become a track athlete, he couldn't go to college. He spent three years doing nothing and another three studying for the civil servant exam. Now, a week before her wedding, and he's in turmoil over the prospect of losing the woman he loves. He travels back and forth in time with the help of a mysterious manhole in order to gain the heart of the one he loves. However, each time he goes back in time and returns to the present, he realizes that the small changes he made changed his life in unexpected ways. How can he get the girl of his dreams and live a life that he's not ashamed of?

Manhole

The Wacky Wonderland Team

As a high schooler, Eun Ha Won (Park So Dam) loses her mother in a tragic accident, and her father remarries. When her cruel stepmother moves in with them, she steals Ha Won’s college funds, leaving Ha Won forced to take on multiple part-time jobs to meet her college downpayment. One day, Ha Won meets an old man who sees her fiery disposition and her no-nonsense personality.&nbsp;Convinced that this is exactly what his three grandsons need, he persuades her to move into a mansion, where she will stay as the housekeeper, with three other young men who happen to be billionaire cousins.
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There’s a middle cousin and lone wolf Kang Ji Woon (Jung Il Woo), a rebel with a cause with a sad past, who might have shared a moment with Ha Won years ago.
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Eldest cousin Kang Hyun Min (Ahn Jae Hyun), an arrogant playboy with a penchant for smooth-talking, and a money machine used to getting whatever he wants.
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The youngest cousin Kang Seo Woo (Lee Jung Shin) is a top singer-songwriter, who is easily the most affectionate with Ha Won.
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What sort of adventures can come out of living with three dashing, spoiled rich men, and who will Ha Won choose in the end?

Cinderella and Four Knights

✨ Cinderella's Knights ✨

Go Mi Ran (Won Jin Ah) is a young jobseeker who is told she will be given around US$ 4,200 if she takes part in a cryogenic freezing program. She is told that she will be frozen for just 24 hours and then leave with her money.

Also being frozen is Ma Dong Chan (Ji Chang Wook), a popular entertainment TV producer who is cold as ice when it comes to working – but tends to get hot and passionate when it comes to affairs of the heart.

But instead of waking up a day later, the duo awakes from cryogenic slumber to find they have slept through 20 years. All the people Mi Ran and Dong Chan once knew have aged by 20 years, but their own bodies and memories have not changed at all.

Life 20 years in the future is not easy – and things are made harder for the duo when they discover that should their body temperatures rise above 33 degrees Celsius, they will die.

When Mi Ran and Dong Chan begin developing feelings for each other, temperatures start to rise…spawning all sorts of dramatic consequences.

Will the duo fight back the heat of a potentially fatal romance? And will they discover the mysterious reason why they were frozen for two decades – and the role of the enigmatic Dr. Hwang, the shady figure behind the freezing project?

“Melting Me Softly” is a 2019 South Korean drama series produced by Shin Woo Cheol.

Melting Me Softly

Hunan TV

A young woman is destined to cross paths with a mermaid prince.

Shen Luo (Bea Hayden) is having work troubles, so she moves from the big city back to a small island cottage, where she spent her childhood living with her grandfather. When Shen Luo learns that her grandfather has been diagnosed with cancer, she decides to stay to take care of him.

While settling back into a quieter life on the island, reuniting with childhood friends Jiang Yi Sheng (Huang Ming) and Zhou Bu Wen (Sui Yong Liang), Shen Luo has no idea that Wu Ju Lan (Feng Shao Feng) is on his way to her. Ju Lan is a mermaid prince whose magical pearl was stolen by Shen Luo’s ancestors 150 years ago. Ju Lan needs the magical pearl to prolong his life, and he now believes that Shen Luo’s grandfather possesses it.

When Ju Lan meets Shen Luo, how will their lives change in unexpected ways?

“The Starry Night, The Starry Sea” is a 2017 Chinese drama series directed by Wei Han Tao. It is adapted from a novel by the same title by Tong Hua.

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