Drama Recs Challenge grid per day 1 Their First Drama 2 An Epic Love Story 3 Gripping Thriller 4 A Powerful Performance 5 A Compelling Historical 6 An Office Romance 7 An Ensemble Cast 8 A Slice Of Life 9 A Twisty Revenge 10 A Found Family 11 All The Tropes 12 Stunning Production Design 13 A Hilarious Comedy 14 A Therapy Drama 15 Some Undeniable Chemistry 16 A Drama Book Rec 17 Enemies To Lovers 18 Must-Watch Fantasy 19 Zombies Zombies Zombies! 20 A Drama Podcast 21 Beautiful Friendship 22 An Addictive Mystery 23 A Legendary Kiss 24 Time Travel Tale 25 An Absolute Classic

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Drama Recs Challenge

Day 25: An Absolute Classic

It's Okay To Not Be Okay - This is a journey. Mun Young and Sang Tae being absolute classics. 'nuff said.

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Drama Recs Challenge grid per day 1 Their First Drama 2 An Epic Love Story 3 Gripping Thriller 4 A Powerful Performance 5 A Compelling Historical 6 An Office Romance 7 An Ensemble Cast 8 A Slice Of Life 9 A Twisty Revenge 10 A Found Family 11 All The Tropes 12 Stunning Production Design 13 A Hilarious Comedy 14 A Therapy Drama 15 Some Undeniable Chemistry 16 A Drama Book Rec 17 Enemies To Lovers 18 Must-Watch Fantasy 19 Zombies Zombies Zombies! 20 A Drama Podcast 21 Beautiful Friendship 22 An Addictive Mystery 23 A Legendary Kiss 24 Time Travel Tale 25 An Absolute Classic

A Time Called You poster

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Day 24: Time Travel Tale

A Time Called You - I was glued to this one even though it stabs you in the heart. Complicated and suspend all physics disbelief (as with most time travel tales) but they somehow make it work. Nostalgia, mystery […]

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Grid of challenges per day: 1 Their First Drama 2 An Epic Love Story 3 Gripping Thriller 4 A Powerful Performance 5 A Compelling Historical 6 An Office Romance 7 An Ensemble Cast 8 A Slice Of Life 9 A Twisty Revenge 10 A Found Family 11 All The Tropes 12 Stunning Production Design 13 A Hilarious Comedy 14 A Therapy Drama 15 Some Undeniable Chemistry 16 A Drama Book Rec 17 Enemies To Lovers 18 Must-Watch Fantasy 19 Zombies Zombies Zombies! 20 A Drama Podcast 21 Beautiful Friendship 22 An Addictive Mystery 23 A Legendary Kiss 24 Time Travel Tale 25 An Absolute Classic

The Good Bad Mother poster

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Day 23: A Legendary Kiss

The Good Bad Mother - Stairwell scene :ablobcatheart:

Setup ⭐
Chemistry ⭐
Consent ⭐
Naturalness ⭐
Passion ⭐
Fireworks ⭐

#TheGoodBadMother #kdrama #DramaRecsChallenge

After my "no kiss romance" question, a related challenge: For #DramaRecsChallenge "a legendary kiss" on Masto I chose #JDrama #OurSistersSoulmate the ML asks consent for 1st kiss & got in reply #KDrama #ImNotaRobot & #KingTheLand What other "1st kiss consent" #KDrama #CDrama #JDrama are there?

Grid of challenges per day: 1 Their First Drama 2 An Epic Love Story 3 Gripping Thriller 4 A Powerful Performance 5 A Compelling Historical 6 An Office Romance 7 An Ensemble Cast 8 A Slice Of Life 9 A Twisty Revenge 10 A Found Family 11 All The Tropes 12 Stunning Production Design 13 A Hilarious Comedy 14 A Therapy Drama 15 Some Undeniable Chemistry 16 A Drama Book Rec 17 Enemies To Lovers 18 Must-Watch Fantasy 19 Zombies Zombies Zombies! 20 A Drama Podcast 21 Beautiful Friendship 22 An Addictive Mystery 23 A Legendary Kiss 24 Time Travel Tale 25 An Absolute Classic

Little Women poster

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Day 22: An Addictive Mystery

Not quuuite finished this yet but still: Little Women - Twisty mystery/thriller where you never really know what's going to happen. Good acting, good everything.

#LittleWomen #kdrama #DramaRecsChallenge

Grid of challenges per day: 1 Their First Drama 2 An Epic Love Story 3 Gripping Thriller 4 A Powerful Performance 5 A Compelling Historical 6 An Office Romance 7 An Ensemble Cast 8 A Slice Of Life 9 A Twisty Revenge 10 A Found Family 11 All The Tropes 12 Stunning Production Design 13 A Hilarious Comedy 14 A Therapy Drama 15 Some Undeniable Chemistry 16 A Drama Book Rec 17 Enemies To Lovers 18 Must-Watch Fantasy 19 Zombies Zombies Zombies! 20 A Drama Podcast 21 Beautiful Friendship 22 An Addictive Mystery 23 A Legendary Kiss 24 Time Travel Tale 25 An Absolute Classic

Study Group poster

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Day 21: Beautiful Friendship

Another case of when my watched list isn't really diverse enough so a bit forced choice: Study Group - An unexpected group of students helping each other succeed in school and life....

.... I said it was a […]

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Grid of challenges per day: 1 Their First Drama 2 An Epic Love Story 3 Gripping Thriller 4 A Powerful Performance 5 A Compelling Historical 6 An Office Romance 7 An Ensemble Cast 8 A Slice Of Life 9 A Twisty Revenge 10 A Found Family 11 All The Tropes 12 Stunning Production Design 13 A Hilarious Comedy 14 A Therapy Drama 15 Some Undeniable Chemistry 16 A Drama Book Rec 17 Enemies To Lovers 18 Must-Watch Fantasy 19 Zombies Zombies Zombies! 20 A Drama Podcast 21 Beautiful Friendship 22 An Addictive Mystery 23 A Legendary Kiss 24 Time Travel Tale 25 An Absolute Classic

Happiness poster. Glass stairwell with people looking out.

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Day 19: Zombies Zombies Zombies!

There are a lot of good Korean zombie movies and series, but lets go with a happy one :blobcatgiggle: Happiness - A bit of a twist on the zombies, Sae Bom (Han Hyo Joo) is a badass and best proposal in […]

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Grid of challenges per day: 1 Their First Drama 2 An Epic Love Story 3 Gripping Thriller 4 A Powerful Performance 5 A Compelling Historical 6 An Office Romance 7 An Ensemble Cast 8 A Slice Of Life 9 A Twisty Revenge 10 A Found Family 11 All The Tropes 12 Stunning Production Design 13 A Hilarious Comedy 14 A Therapy Drama 15 Some Undeniable Chemistry 16 A Drama Book Rec 17 Enemies To Lovers 18 Must-Watch Fantasy 19 Zombies Zombies Zombies! 20 A Drama Podcast 21 Beautiful Friendship 22 An Addictive Mystery 23 A Legendary Kiss 24 Time Travel Tale 25 An Absolute Classic

Alchemy of Souls poster

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Day 18: Must-Watch Fantasy

Not really being into the fantasy genre in kdrama-land I'm going to be lazy today and just go with, you guessed it: Alchemy of Souls - Entertaining, could fit into the "all the tropes" category, funny. It's […]

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Grid of challenges per day: 1 Their First Drama 2 An Epic Love Story 3 Gripping Thriller 4 A Powerful Performance 5 A Compelling Historical 6 An Office Romance 7 An Ensemble Cast 8 A Slice Of Life 9 A Twisty Revenge 10 A Found Family 11 All The Tropes 12 Stunning Production Design 13 A Hilarious Comedy 14 A Therapy Drama 15 Some Undeniable Chemistry 16 A Drama Book Rec 17 Enemies To Lovers 18 Must-Watch Fantasy 19 Zombies Zombies Zombies! 20 A Drama Podcast 21 Beautiful Friendship 22 An Addictive Mystery 23 A Legendary Kiss 24 Time Travel Tale 25 An Absolute Classic

Our Beloved Summer poster, main leads leaning against a white wall

The Witch: Part 1 poster

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Day 17: Enemies To Lovers

This is a pretty common drama theme, but lets spice it up a bit and do a combo.

Our Beloved Summer - Well done childhood/school enemies to lovers fare with a beautiful soundtrack and some nice twists. However […]

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Drama Recs Challenge grid per day 1 Their First Drama 2 An Epic Love Story 3 Gripping Thriller 4 A Powerful Performance 5 A Compelling Historical 6 An Office Romance 7 An Ensemble Cast 8 A Slice Of Life 9 A Twisty Revenge 10 A Found Family 11 All The Tropes 12 Stunning Production Design 13 A Hilarious Comedy 14 A Therapy Drama 15 Some Undeniable Chemistry 16 A Drama Book Rec 17 Enemies To Lovers 18 Must-Watch Fantasy 19 Zombies Zombies Zombies! 20 A Drama Podcast 21 Beautiful Friendship 22 An Addictive Mystery 23 A Legendary Kiss 24 Time Travel Tale 25 An Absolute Classic

Blood Free poster

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Day 15: Some Undeniable Chemistry

It would be easy to go with something like Bong Bong and Min Min here :ablobcatheart: but lets take a different route: Blood Free - Corporate scifiy thriller with no intention of romance. However, the […]

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In the #DramaRecsChallenge one pair I really wish I could have fitted in was (Ariel) Lin Yi Chen and Chen Bo Lin in the #TWDrama #InTimeWithYou - this song is making me think that (a) I should rewatch and (b) it would be AWESOME if they did a Drama together again
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjYs...

An image of a calendar, challenging the person posting it to mention an East Asian Drama each day that meets the listed criterion for that day. Day 25 is "an absolute classic”

Image shows 4 people in wait staff uniforms sitting on or leaning against a cafe bar, while another man not in a white shirt and dark trousers is to their left leaning on the other side of the bar.

Drama Recs Challenge Day 25

To wrap this fun #DramaRecsChallenge 1 "absolute classic" Drama leapt to mind. One that got nearly everything right. It's from the ancient past, when #KDrama romcom writers did NOT think that "nothing says 'romcom' like 'psychopaths & serial killers'"🙄 #CoffeePrince

Grid of challenges per day: 1 Their First Drama 2 An Epic Love Story 3 Gripping Thriller 4 A Powerful Performance 5 A Compelling Historical 6 An Office Romance 7 An Ensemble Cast 8 A Slice Of Life 9 A Twisty Revenge 10 A Found Family 11 All The Tropes 12 Stunning Production Design 13 A Hilarious Comedy 14 A Therapy Drama 15 Some Undeniable Chemistry 16 A Drama Book Rec 17 Enemies To Lovers 18 Must-Watch Fantasy 19 Zombies Zombies Zombies! 20 A Drama Podcast 21 Beautiful Friendship 22 An Addictive Mystery 23 A Legendary Kiss 24 Time Travel Tale 25 An Absolute Classic

Doctor Slump poster. PSH and PHS sitting on a bench outside a corner shop eating ice cream while looking at the camera.

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Day 14: A Therapy Drama

Doctor Slump - Ah, I get warm and fuzzy just thinking about this one. It was exactly what I needed when I watched it; soo healing.

(The PHS PSH chemistry is off the charts :blobcatgiggle: ).

#DoctorSlump #kdrama #DramaRecsChallenge

An image of a calendar, challenging the person posting it to mention an East Asian Drama each day that meets the listed criterion for that day. Day 24 is "a Time Travel Tale"

Poster for the Taiwanese Drama "Love, Timeless" showing the title in English and Hanzi characters at the bottom, below a spirally repeating clock with the core cast positioned at various points on the clock

A block of text, as follows: Probably not too many people have seen this time travel drama but even though I only scored it 7.5 out of 10 I've watched it five times and what makes it special is that each time after the first, I watched it for the SECOND pair. it's a Groundhog Day kind of a story, with key characters travelling back in time repeatedly to try to stop something happening. What makes it so special for me is the amount of personal growth of each of the second leads in the three or four times that they relive their lives, each of them grows as a person, leading to a very, very satisfying conclusion at the end. Their story, their arc, their personal growth was much more satisfying for me than the OTP, elements of which I still found problematic every time, and tended to skip over each of the times that I rewatched this drama.

Drama Recs Challenge Day 24

For the penultimate #DramaRecsChallenge "A Time Travel Tale", I went with a #TWDrama , "Love, Timeless" over some great #KDrama and #JDrama choices like #QueenInHyunsMan and #NobunagaConcerto The reasons are in the screenshot

Grid of challenges per day: 1 Their First Drama 2 An Epic Love Story 3 Gripping Thriller 4 A Powerful Performance 5 A Compelling Historical 6 An Office Romance 7 An Ensemble Cast 8 A Slice Of Life 9 A Twisty Revenge 10 A Found Family 11 All The Tropes 12 Stunning Production Design 13 A Hilarious Comedy 14 A Therapy Drama 15 Some Undeniable Chemistry 16 A Drama Book Rec 17 Enemies To Lovers 18 Must-Watch Fantasy 19 Zombies Zombies Zombies! 20 A Drama Podcast 21 Beautiful Friendship 22 An Addictive Mystery 23 A Legendary Kiss 24 Time Travel Tale 25 An Absolute Classic

Gaus Electronics poster, cast sitting around a conference table facing the camera

Sh**tingStars poster

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Day 13: A Hilarious Comedy

Barely watched any "kcomedies" as humor sometimes requires cultural knowledge, so short list😅 . Gaus Electronics was on my list since the beginning but it's been mentioned already so I'm throwing in Sh**ting […]

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Day 13: a hilarious comedy

#BadProsecutor plays up laughs plus serious stuff. Jin Jeong's full of himself, unwilling to kiss ass at work, has a dedicated gang of outcasts as back up, and tries to solve Big Crimes but stuck catching lost dogs.
#kdrama #DramaRecsChallenge #DohKyungsoo #도경수

Grid of challenges per day: 1 Their First Drama 2 An Epic Love Story 3 Gripping Thriller 4 A Powerful Performance 5 A Compelling Historical 6 An Office Romance 7 An Ensemble Cast 8 A Slice Of Life 9 A Twisty Revenge 10 A Found Family 11 All The Tropes 12 Stunning Production Design 13 A Hilarious Comedy 14 A Therapy Drama 15 Some Undeniable Chemistry 16 A Drama Book Rec 17 Enemies To Lovers 18 Must-Watch Fantasy 19 Zombies Zombies Zombies! 20 A Drama Podcast 21 Beautiful Friendship 22 An Addictive Mystery 23 A Legendary Kiss 24 Time Travel Tale 25 An Absolute Classic

Poster with IU and Park Bo Gum standing in a field of flowers holding hands

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Day 12: Stunning Production Design

I immediately thought of Mr Sunshine but that's been mentioned already so I'm cheating a bit and going with something that I haven't quite finished yet 😅 : When Life Gives You Tangerines - Everything […]

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Day 12: stunning production design

#MrSunshine filming location is a tourist spot, featuring the Glory Hotel, trolley railway, and various buildings that combine east, west, historic, and modern. The costume design of Kudo Hina is amazing.
#kdrama #DramaRecsChallenge

An image of a calendar, challenging the person posting it to mention an East Asian Drama each day that meets the listed criterion for that day. Day 22 is "an addictive mystery"

Poster for the Japanese Drama The Memorandum of Kyoko Okitegami. A manand a woman are sitting back to bacon a low wall. The man in a grey top and dark trousers is holding a pen in his right hand and a notebook in he left. The woman is in a long green dress, with one leg raised onto the wall. She's holding a pen in her right hand and From the knee to the ankle of the exposed leg is writing, also on her arm and his face.

Drama Recs Challenge Day 22

An addictive mystery? for this #DramaRecsChallenge - #JDrama #OkitegamiKyōkoNoBibōroku wins hands down. The addictive mystery is "who is she, and why is she a detective?" Because we never find out, I was left craving an S2 - addicted. TEN YEARS later, still hoping

Drama Recs Challenge grid per day 1 Their First Drama 2 An Epic Love Story 3 Gripping Thriller 4 A Powerful Performance 5 A Compelling Historical 6 An Office Romance 7 An Ensemble Cast 8 A Slice Of Life 9 A Twisty Revenge 10 A Found Family 11 All The Tropes 12 Stunning Production Design 13 A Hilarious Comedy 14 A Therapy Drama 15 Some Undeniable Chemistry 16 A Drama Book Rec 17 Enemies To Lovers 18 Must-Watch Fantasy 19 Zombies Zombies Zombies! 20 A Drama Podcast 21 Beautiful Friendship 22 An Addictive Mystery 23 A Legendary Kiss 24 Time Travel Tale 25 An Absolute Classic

Queen of Tears poster

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Day 11: All The Tropes

A bit apprehensive about todays choice because of …, but anyway

Queen of Tears - This has almost everything; chaebols, white trucks, memory loss, side arcs, umbrellas etc. I think the only thing missing is time […]

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Day 10: what I'd recommend to someone looking for found family

#MoonlightChicken : Jim, who had to be strong for the found family he's cobbled together, grapples with allowing himself to lean on Wen who wants someplace to call home. Learning to be vulnerable.
#ThaiBL #ThaiDrama
#DramaRecsChallenge

Drama Recs Challenge grid per day 1 Their First Drama 2 An Epic Love Story 3 Gripping Thriller 4 A Powerful Performance 5 A Compelling Historical 6 An Office Romance 7 An Ensemble Cast 8 A Slice Of Life 9 A Twisty Revenge 10 A Found Family 11 All The Tropes 12 Stunning Production Design 13 A Hilarious Comedy 14 A Therapy Drama 15 Some Undeniable Chemistry 16 A Drama Book Rec 17 Enemies To Lovers 18 Must-Watch Fantasy 19 Zombies Zombies Zombies! 20 A Drama Podcast 21 Beautiful Friendship 22 An Addictive Mystery 23 A Legendary Kiss 24 Time Travel Tale 25 An Absolute Classic

The Witch: Part 1 poster

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Day 10: A Found Family

Going with a movie this time.

The Witch: Part 1 - A lost girl finds a new home and family and realises her dream of becoming a singer… with a twist. :blobcatgiggle:

#TheWitch #kdrama #DramaRecsChallenge

An image of a calendar, challenging the person posting it to mention an East Asian Drama each day that meets the listed criterion for that day. Day 21 is "a A beautiful friendship”

Poster for the Korean Drama Goodbye to Goodbye showing two women sitting opposite each other at a table in front of a large picture window looking out on a forest or park. The younger woman in a white top and green shorts is holding a cup and talking to the older woman who is listening with her elbows on the table and her hands clasped together

Drama Recs Challenge Day 21

A tough one for #DramaRecsChallenge - #Cdrama #TWDrama and #JDrama all have great options - but in the end I went with #KDrama #GoodbyeToGoodbye since it was all about the growth of such a beautiful, deep & strong friendship that I call the non-romantic leads the OTP

Day 9: a twisty revenge drama

#TheDouble is gorgeously shot, about a woman whose husband buries her alive in a forest. Murder, revenge, beautiful people, tricks, cleverness, superhuman skills... It was so popular that Netflix bought the rights while it was still airing.
#cdrama #DramaRecsChallenge

An image of a calendar, challenging the person posting it to mention an East Asian Drama each day that meets the listed criterion for that day. Day 20 is "a Drama podcast”

Drama Recs Challenge Day 20

This was an easy choice for #DramaRecsChallenge. I love podcasts like water loves oil, and have yet to finish a combined sum of 5 episodes. So I'm just going to put in a plug for @daebakpodcast.bsky.social if podcasts are your thing I'm 1000% sure you'll love it

Grid of challenges per day: 1 Their First Drama 2 An Epic Love Story 3 Gripping Thriller 4 A Powerful Performance 5 A Compelling Historical 6 An Office Romance 7 An Ensemble Cast 8 A Slice Of Life 9 A Twisty Revenge 10 A Found Family 11 All The Tropes 12 Stunning Production Design 13 A Hilarious Comedy 14 A Therapy Drama 15 Some Undeniable Chemistry 16 A Drama Book Rec 17 Enemies To Lovers 18 Must-Watch Fantasy 19 Zombies Zombies Zombies! 20 A Drama Podcast 21 Beautiful Friendship 22 An Addictive Mystery 23 A Legendary Kiss 24 Time Travel Tale 25 An Absolute Classic

The Flory poster with Song Hye-kyo holding a flower

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Day 9: A Twisty Revenge

The hard part of this one is to dare to pick one of the obvious candidates that @AnnaAnthro already mentioned. However, today I'm feeling brave :ablobcathappypaws: so let's go with: The Glory - Bullying victim […]

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An image of a calendar, challenging the person posting it to mention an East Asian Drama each day that meets the listed criterion for that day. Day 17 is "enemies to lovers”

poster for the Korean Drama Capital Scandal showing the two main leads seated, the male lead in a dark suit, the female lead in black and white hanbok. The two second leads are standing behind them the female lead in a white dress and the male lead in a cream suit

Drama Recs Challenge Day 17
Lots of "enemies to lovers" are "frenemies to lovers" like #KDrama #MyDearestNemesis but not #CapitalScandal. It is my favourite Han Ji Min Drama but also has THE BEST 1000% platonic ML-2FL relationship I've seen. Han Go Eun rocked! #DramaRecsChallenge

Day 8: what I'd recommend for a slice of life drama

#HospitalPlaylist : five 40yo surgeons, friends in university, all working at a teaching hospital. They also play in a band together!

Friendships, families, relationships, careers, and teaching surgeons.
#kdrama #DramaRecsChallenge

Drama Recs Challenge Day 23: A Legendary Kiss

The handcuffs/jailhouse kiss from W: Two Worlds Apart. Here's a video for your viewing pleasure 😌☺️

youtu.be/fZUB_DHl3sw?...

#DramaRecsChallenge #kdramas #cdramas #asiandramas

Grid of challenges per day: 1 Their First Drama 2 An Epic Love Story 3 Gripping Thriller 4 A Powerful Performance 5 A Compelling Historical 6 An Office Romance 7 An Ensemble Cast 8 A Slice Of Life 9 A Twisty Revenge 10 A Found Family 11 All The Tropes 12 Stunning Production Design 13 A Hilarious Comedy 14 A Therapy Drama 15 Some Undeniable Chemistry 16 A Drama Book Rec 17 Enemies To Lovers 18 Must-Watch Fantasy 19 Zombies Zombies Zombies! 20 A Drama Podcast 21 Beautiful Friendship 22 An Addictive Mystery 23 A Legendary Kiss 24 Time Travel Tale 25 An Absolute Classic

My Liberation Notes poster

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Day 8: A Slice Of Life

I just had to get this drama on the list and today's category is as good a fit as any. My Liberation Notes - In some ways it feels like a hyper realistic slice of life and in others very dreamy. Absolutely a slow […]

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