Day 3: modern romance

I will always recommend #HerPrivateLife. I’m in love with them, they’re my parents 😭
Can’t forget one of my firsts #RomanceIsABonusBook
#TheOathOfLove & #TheBestThing took my breath away
#LearningToLove was such an amazing surprise

#kdrama #cdrama #jdrama #chinguchallenge

Only seeing this today. Let’s dive in!

Day 1 : OST

I absolutely adore
- Light by Keumjo from #WhereYourEyesLinger
- Help Me by I-dle from #HerPrivateLife
- Talking To The Moon by Kim Minkyu&Hani from #IdolTheCoup
- Back Packer & Hood from #StudyGroup

#kbl #kdrama

Photo of Park Min-young posing with Park So-yi on the set of Her Private Life. Park Min-young is a beautiful Korean woman. She has long hair and a flower headband. Park So-yi is a beautiful Korean child. She has her hair pulled back in a ponytail and wears a blue and purple shirt. She smiles at the camera.

I saw #ParkSoYi as the younger version of #ParkMinYoung in #HerPrivateLife, and then today I spotted her in a bit part in #Encounter. The latter came out in 2018, which means it probably filmed in 2017 when she was just 5 years old. So cute!

Seo In-guk and Jung Eun-ji on poster for Reply 1997. They wear school uniforms with ties and smile at the camera.

Ahn Bo-hyun and Park Min-young in photo from Her Private Life. They both wear brown coats. He is carrying a bouquet of flowers. Her school nametag is visible. They smile and pose with her touching his head for someone we can’t see.

Watching #Reply1997 and #HerPrivateLife at the same time was an interesting contrast. They both feature a boy and girl who grew up together almost as siblings. Can that friendship become love? These kdramas answer that question very differently.

Photo from Her Private Life. Kim Jae-wook and Ahn Bo-hyun are two handsome Korean men. They sit on a mat wearing judo gear. KJW is in a blue uniform with a white belt. ABH is in a white uniform with a black belt.

#HerPrivateLife made me want to see more of #AhnBoHyun. He was not just handsome but also utterly charming.

Kim Jae-wook and Park Min-young in Her Private Life. Two attractive people stare lovingly at each other with a smile while wearing colorful suits.

#HerPrivateLife was just what I needed at the time: a very safe kdrama that would NOT make me cry. It was sweet, it was cute, it was a bit boring. If you want to see two attractive people stare lovingly at each other while wearing expensive clothing, this could be for you. I dropped after ep 15.

I liked him in both #YumisCells and #HerPrivateLife 😁

Lee Il-hwa in Reply 1997. She is a middle aged Korean woman with dark wavy hair.

Lee Il-hwa in Her Private Life. She is a middle aged Korean woman with dark straight hair and bright lipstick.

#LeeIlHwa plays a mom in both the kdramas I’m watching this week: #Reply1997 and #HerPrivateLife. But between 2012 and 2019 she must have had a rough life. Or maybe some bad plastic surgery. Or, you know, maybe we all get old.

Ahn Bo-hyun as Eun-gi in Her Private Life. He is a young handsome Asian man. He is wearing a white judo uniform. He is lying down on a yellow mat. He is smiling.

Oh Eun-gi, always a silver medal, never a gold. 🥺
#HerPrivateLife

I have been slowly rewatching #HerPrivateLife for nervous system soothing. It's so goofy and delightful.

Screenshot of Ahn Bo-hyun from Her Private Life. He is seen from the chest up. He is naked and standing in a shower, showing off his muscled shoulders. His face looks troubled. Subtitles read “Are you interested in Deok Mi?”

The news is crap and I needed a light drama with a guaranteed HEA so I started #HerPrivateLife. Believe it or not, this is my first #AhnBoHyun kdrama. Serious question: if he is supposed to be the 2ML, why are we getting all these closeups of water running down his naked torso? This is so not fair.

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#IDOLI #Idol-I makes me wonder what happened to #ONE, my last in- #kdrama Idol from #HerPrivateLife...

He has been discharged in 2023 and went independent, finally freed from the YG dungeon.

No music or acting gigs that I'm aware of.

I was waiting for a romcom with #AhnBoHyun as the lead after #HerPrivateLife and #SpringFever is not disappointing! he's having so much fun with this character haha #kdrama

I usually rewatch rather #cdrama. #kdrama I rewatched were #DoomAtYourService #HerPrivateLife #ILoveToHateYou and #TheCrownedClown

Day 9: Did you watch older dramas in 2025?
#EYDC2025

Almost all the dramas that I watched this year were released before 2020.

Some of my all time faves that I found this year:

#MastersSun
#ThankYou
#JealousyIncarnate
#HerPrivateLife
#Encounter
I’m currently watching All In & Autumn in My Heart

ooh, my personal recs would be:

#KingTheLand
#LoveToHateYou
#NoGainNoLove
#HerPrivateLife
#RomanceIsABonusBook
#CrashCourseInRomance
#BusinessProposal

#DramaJoyChallenge Day 9: Childhood connection - when I think of this trope, Rain Or Shine / Just Between Lovers always comes to mind. Not exactly joyful but so beautiful. I also think of the bonkers childhood connection in Her Private Life ;) #justbetweenlovers #rainorshine #herprivatelife #kdrama

#DramaJoyChallenge Day 2: Sudden Shower - my initial idea was that scene in #LovelyRunner when Im Sol mistakes Ryu Sun Jae for a courier and gives him an umbrella. Sigh. However, I am also adding Ahn Bo Hyun's startling shower scene in #HerPrivateLife because joy comes in many forms ❤️ #kdrama

Ameiiiiiiiiiiii 😍
Ué, está mostrando que há um episódio especial de #HerPrivateLife ... Vou caçar onde assistir.
Deve ser deles em NY... 🤔

Só pra quem assistiu #Voice1 vai entender... #HerPrivateLife

Odeio as cenas dos bêbados nos Doramas...
#HerPrivateLife

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Genteeeeeee comecei a assistir #HerPrivateLife , e que química é essa entre os protas...

#dramajobchallenge

D23: Idol

Cha Shi-a in #HerPrivateLife #kdrama

and I will deviate a bit and mention #UtaNoPrincesama #anime

(We are nearing the end of the challenge again, nooooooo)

He’s so in love with her 😩

#HerPrivateLife

i forget that he lived in japan too while growing up, which does make his role as the hot japanese guy in #CoffeePrince make more sense! and in #HerPrivateLife his character has been living abroad as well… 🤔

Day 7: hard working and meticulous CEO Ryan Gold. He’s tough on his employees at first but then we can see one of the biggest green forest towards his future wife 🥹

#kdrama
#HerPrivateLife
#dramajobchallenge

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You forgot another Ryan !
Ryan Gold in #kdrama #HerPrivateLife played by #KimJaeWook 🔥🥰

I hope it's OK i mention a Korean character 😜

First spot goes to #WhatsWrongwithSecretaryKim, followed by #Healer, #HerPrivateLife, #CityHunter, and #SungkyunkwanScandal. Which one’s your favorite?

One of the absolute cutest I've seen is #TouchYourHeart
But my favourite are
#LoveToHateYou
#HerPrivateLife
#MySweetMobster
#DaliAndCockyPrince
And my first #kdrama #BusinessProposal