52 Weeks Drama Challenge 2022
Starting a new drama watching year! Hope it's better than the last one!
NB Work in progress on each entry's comment!
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101. Kamisama no Ekohiiki
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
The coolest dog in the world tells the story of childhood friends, love & body exchange. Bonus: the best ex girlfriend ever!
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102. Kimi no Koto Dake Mite Itai
Japanese Drama - 2022, 4 episodes
JULY
Unrequited love between childhood friends, who in high school fall in love...cute and short! Toned down manga adaptation (no grimacing or screaming!!!)
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103. Hidden Identity
Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
A police mystery: full of tropes but well done. Policeman hell bent on revenge, another one hiding secret past etc. working secretly but within police!
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104. To Each His Own
Japanese Movie - 2017
A man losing will to live is saved by a larger than life character: who is he and why did he save him? Such a great story of despair and salvation by the cute cast!
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105. Law School: Escuela de leyes
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
Bad hair ML, extremely annoying righteous FL, a great ensemble cast for a usual K drama story of corruption an impunity of the rich and powerful! Though as usual they get their comeuppance!
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106. Between Us Special
Thai Special - 2021, 6 episodes
Cute and hot as hell: short funny scenes from everyday home life!
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107. Old Fashion Cupcake
Japanese Drama - 2022, 5 episodes
Mature office love story. Lacks credibility: the older character is an unconvincing 40yr old virgin....
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108. Triage
Thai Drama - 2022, 13 episodes
Time loops, scrubs, power ranger, macho men, smart woman, organ trafficking, a magic notebook..some bad acting and some familiar faces! Do not use your brain while watching: you'll just get a huge migrane!
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109. Kiss Six Sense
Korean Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
More kissing in the opening titles than in all K-dramas produced this year put together! But only there! The storyline is cute though unmemorable!
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110. Rainbow Lagoon
Thai Drama - 2022, 2 episodes
Instead of fighting over a girl, two boys fall for each other! Pretty scenery, simple yet compelling short drama/movie!
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111. Chugakusei Nikki
Japanese Drama - 2018, 11 episodes
When an adult behaves as a child; fascinating with a beautiful theme song!
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112. One Sunny Day
Korean Drama - 2014, 10 episodes
Set in his ways ML meets his match in Jeju island: sparks fly!
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113. Koi Senu Futari
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
Two aromantic people live together and depend on each other: you cannot tell me they are not in love!
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114. To My Star 2
Korean Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
What happens when a serious relationship scares the living daylights out of you?
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115. Promise Cinderella
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
Down on her luck FL meets a bossy teenager and it gets very complicated! Granny and her butler are priceless!
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116. REC
Korean Movie - 2011
Last day of a 5yr relationship: why oh why?
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117. Another Parting
Korean Drama - 2014, 5 episodes
A complicated time slip story!
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118. KinnPorsche Side Story
Thai Special - 2022, 1 episode
How can they be soooo cute?
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119. KinnPorsche
Thai Drama - 2022, 14 episodes
A love story in a country where there is only mafia(no police or ambulance), where there are only sons in families and they are all gay, and where they speak english because it sounds cool. And the fashion is out of this world! Ridiculous and extremely fun to watch!
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120. 8.2 Byo no Hosoku
Japanese Drama - 2022, 5 episodes
Conquering a heart through food! Nice recepies!
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121. Stranger's Love
Filipino Drama - 2022, 2 episodes
Short movie! Unremarkable!
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122. Half a Kiss and Half a Spice
Korean Movie - 2021
Short movie, Cohabitation...
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123. Satyriasis
Thai Movie - 2021
Extremely weird short movie about a strange mental disorder.
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124. Star and Sky: Sky in Your Heart
Thai Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
A subpar 1000 Stars...
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125. What Did You Eat Yesterday?
Japanese Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
A cooking cohabitation BROMANCE...you need a microscope to find a sliver of romance here!
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126. Room N9
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
AUGUST
A body swap murder mystery! Gripping!
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127. 9 Seconds: Eternal Time
Korean Drama - 2015, 7 episodes
A time slip webdrama....
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128. Short
Korean Drama - 2018, 4 episodes
Cute short drama about speed skating! The ML is as cute as a button!
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129. We, Ja Young
Korean Movie - 2021
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130. Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku
Japanese Drama - 2010, 10 episodes
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131. Family Plan
Korean Movie - 2016
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132. Fun Facts
Thai Special - 2016, 1 episode
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133. Justice
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
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134. Woo, una abogada extraordinaria
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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135. My Friendship
Thai Movie - 2020
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136. The Cupid Coach
Thai Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
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137. The Right Man - Christmas Gift
Thai Movie - 2016
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138. In a Relationship
Thai Movie - 2022
Gameboys but better since no Baby, Baby....
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139. Love Mechanics
Thai Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
Expanded version which lost some of the rawness and urgency of the original!
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140. Double
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
Are there really two people?
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141. I Do, I Do
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
A brilliant noona romance gone completely wrong in the last episode!
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142. Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu
Japanese Drama - 2016, 11 episodes
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143. Secret Admirer
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
Very cute and fun to watch...
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144. Mute
Korean Drama - 2020, 4 episodes
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145. Always Love
Thai Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
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146. 21 Days Theory
Thai Drama - 2022, 4 episodes
Short and to the point: two schoolboys' love story!
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147. On Cloud Nine
Thai Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
SEPTEMBER
Confusing and beautiful love story!
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148. I Secretly Fell in Love with the Student Council President
Taiwanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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149. Feel Good To Die
Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
The best take on Groundhog Day to come out of Korea!
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150. Immortal
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
How to end immortality?
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151. El amor entre el hada y el demonio
Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
In the heavenly divine world, the immortals fight each other with an Orchid in the middle!
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152. My Rocket Ship
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
How to be accepted as a competent person in a cutthroat business environment and be a woman at the same time?
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153. My Unfamiliar Family
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
Secrets and lies...a family soap!
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154. Minato Shouji Coin Laundry
Japanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
A kid behaving as an adult and an adult behaving as a kid: that was fun for about two episodes!
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155. Accomplishment of Fudanshi Bartender
Japanese Drama - 2022, 2 episodes
Quirky bartending mangaka and his fantasy!
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156. Night of Love With You
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
OCTOBER
Webtoon character out of depth! And their webtoon!
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157. Mama Gogo
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
Male strippers in a club run by a woman pursued by a junior loanshark...so much fun!
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158. Boku dake ga Inai Machi
Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
Time travelling man tries to stop his own mother's murder. Mindboggling!
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159. I Feel You Linger in the Air Pilot
Thai Special - 2022, 1 episode
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160. Meloholic
Korean Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
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161. Sleep with Me
Filipino Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
A romcom with every romcom trope there is; the only difference being that it is about two women !
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162. Marry me!
Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
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163. Tracer
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
Tax evasion investigation! Sounds boring, there is a lot of jargon but it is fast paced and definitely worth the watch!
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164. Tracer Season 2
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
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165. Meet My Angel
Filipino Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
Philadelphia in Philippine mountains! Too fast moving to be completely believable...even with an angel involved!
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166. No Young Man Park
Chinese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
An odd little webdrama about a guy trying to kill himself and being constantly thwarted in his attempts by a crazy girl!
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167. Nishi Ogikubo Mitsuboshi Yoshudou
Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
Bartenders solving their clients' love problems with a nice meal out of a can and a cocktail that goes with it!
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168. Undefeated
Thai Special - 2021, 1 episode
A short movie: an ad for a video game! Extraordinary!
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169. ≥75℃
Korean Special - 2019, 5 episodes
Making tea in a sterile looking shop! Needs some warmth for a love story!
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170. Drama Special Season 7: The Legendary Lackey
Korean Special - 2016, 1 episode
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171. Rinko san wa Shite Mitai
Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
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172. Flyleaf of Summer
Taiwanese Movie - 2017
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173. How To Die Young in Manila
Filipino Movie - 2020
A strange movie...title says it all!
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174. Antes de casarnos
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 13 episodes
Two people in love try to deal with their baggage before getting involved with each other!
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175. One Night Morning
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
A collection of colour codes short stories about everyday life where the last one connects them all!
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176. Mystery to Iunakare
Japanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
A guy who only wants to cook curry, unwittingly gets involved with police investigations because of his perceptive skills!
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177. The Eclipse
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
Pretty bl with a nonsensical storyline!
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178. Don't Forget Me
Korean Movie - 2016
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179. 4 Kinds of House
Korean Drama - 2018, 4 episodes
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180. 180 Degrees Longitude Between Us
Thai Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
Slice of life drama: three people stuck together in a remote house! Secrets are revealed!
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181. 3 Will Be Free
Thai Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
NOVEMBER
Three people in love trying to escape a mob killer!
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182. Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou
Japanese Drama - 2013, 11 episodes
Quirky&cute bookstore owner helps solve crimes...
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183. Animals
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
Wrong poster! Noona romance in a beauty brand's office: Not steamy at all!
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184. Animals: Kikoku-hen
Japanese Special - 2022, 2 episodes
Conclusion to the above story: one year later! A time skim! Surprise, surprise!
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185. Konin Todoke Nihan wo Oshita Dakedesuga
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
Japanese take on contract marriage and cohabitation! Thr FL is so annoying for the first half of the drama!
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186. Even Sun Series
Thai Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
Nonsense in the sun! Cute nonsense!
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187. She Makes My Heart Flutter
Korean Drama - 2022, 5 episodes
Another bad poster! This is just a simple office gl!
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188. Blind
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
Serial killer, secrets from the past, nailbiting suspense!
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189. Choco Bank
Korean Drama - 2016, 6 episodes
Not being able to get a job in a regular bank, he gives his financial advice in a Choco Bank! Fun web series!
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190. Blade Master
Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes
Brainless fantasy fun involving cursed swords and a reaper collecting those swords!
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191. Good Old Days
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
A strange antique shop, the customers stories and how they are all connected! Extraordinary!
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192. My Friendship 2
Thai Drama - 2022, 2 episodes
One BL too many for Mon&Oak ... based on a true story, excellent writing and directing but it is just too much!
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193. Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!: The Movie
Japanese Movie - 2022
The boys are back but the magic was replaced by fluffy cringe!
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194. How to Hate You
Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
In order to forget her crush, a girl tries to hate him and falls for the guy who taught her how to hate!
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195. I Don't Want to Fall in Love With Humans
Chinese Drama - 2022, 21 episodes
Hot merman looses a magic pearl and looks for ways to retrieve it while living in a seaside B&B! Romance and cartoonish baddie are included in this clunky webdrama!
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196. Close-Knit
Japanese Movie - 2017
An abandoned girl flourished after being taken in by her uncle and his trans lover! The ending is all wrong, unfortunately!
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197. Kai Duan
Chinese Drama - 2022, 15 episodes
Amazing time loop mystery ruined by police/state propaganda!
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198. Love Mechanics: Director's Cut
Thai Drama - 2022, 3 episodes
A slightly different edit but the feelings it gives is so much different than the normal episodes....
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199. Kabe Sa Doujin Sakka no Neko Yashiki-kun wa Shouninyokkyou wo Kojiraseteiru
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
Manga filmed with every manga code thrown it and it is still rather cute and funny and, surprisingly, no cringe!
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200. Scent of Love
Thai Special - 2022, 3 episodes
An add for a perfume! Somebody should stop Din(a.k.a. Earth) Teerapat from acting! Should have been cute: it is only cringy uncomforttable!