abyss [ KR ]
started: 2/2
on hold since: 2/2
too graphic; need a break
tw: attempted suicide, a lot of blood, surgery scene, alcohol, drunk scene, ambulance, hospital, home invasion, (graphic imagery) murder, stalking, stabbing, serial killer

saiki k [ JPN ]
started: 2/24
finished s1: 2/26
finished s2 : 3/12?
finished s3 + special eps : 3/16
rating 7.5/10
free serotonin and nothing more. quite repetitive.

a love so beautiful [KR]
started: 2/21
finished: 2/22
rating: 6/10
stereotypical high school drama with mediocre acting.

dodosolsollalasol [ KR ]
finished: 1/13-25
rating: 5.5/10
very bland riches to rags story. can’t remember all tws so.. sorry?
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tw: wedding, death, (accidental?) pedophilia? idk man, hospitals, doctors, bad plot, poverty, homelessness for like 2 secs, missing person, divorce, pills, stalking, fighting scene, blood, infidelity mention, breakups, terminal illness mentions, leukemia, cancer, again bad plot

start-up [ KR ]
started: 12/14-17
continued: 12/21-23
rating: 8/10
drama centered around trauma and start-up businesses.
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tw: abuse in the workplace, poverty, divorce, orphanage mention, split household, sibling rivalry, car accident, blood, nose bleed, implied seizure + death (non-graphic), brief church scenes, catholic themes, vision loss, implied suicide, glass shattering, service dog, minor assault (with eggs lol), choking, [ep 11: camera flashing], fight scene, blind, stuck in elevator scene, menopause mention, atheism

suspicious partner [ KR ]
started: 3/25-30
continued: 12/12-14
rating: 8.5/10
this show is based around specifically murder cases. if you cannot handle that content and its graphic scenes, don’t watch.
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tw: predator, sexual assault, cheating, alcohol, lawsuit, [ep 2: panty sniffing; spying in houses; murder; blood; knife], police station [ep 3: replay of murder; stabbing], deaths, hospital, stalking, [ep 8: fire; house burning; implied sex scene], [ep 9: murder scene; blood], [ep 10: rape mention], [ep 12: choking], unrequited love, graphic assault, almost drowning, missing person(s), car accidents, fabricating evidence, more implied sex scenes, arsons (fire), breakup, gang-rape (non-explicit scene), suicide mention, memory loss.. within amnesia.. like double, (implied) drunk sex, proposal(?)

what’s wrong with secretary kim [ KR ]
started: 5/19.. idk when i stopped watching 😭
finished: 12/9-12
rating: 7.5/10
ceo reuniting with and hiring poor secretary, with a slight twist. nothing new.
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this drama is centered around kidnapping and revisits the scene very often. not very graphic
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tw: alcohol, narcissist, divorce, sexuality speculation, homophobia, mention of arranged marriage, lots of scolding, sibling rivalry (but.. hatred), brief fight scene, sexual dysfunction, kidnapping, severe nightmares, extreme jealousy, possessiveness, [ep 10: death (mother) + panic attack + fainting], [ep 11: !graphic! entire scene of
kidnapping + suicide], implied sex scene (..more than once?), relationship exposing, bullying, (comedic; non-graphic) fight scene, wedding

it’s okay to not be okay [KR]
finished: 11/9-14
rating: 10/10
just letting y'all know this is the best drama ever, not just of 2020. ill-fated love story with a happy ending
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this show has extremely graphic and violent scenes. they
can easily be skipped, though, if you can't handle it.
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tw: blood, knives, stabbing, psychiatric hospitals, mental disorders, autism, bullying, butterflies.. being snapped in half? idk, alcohol, unrequited love, sexual comments/jokes, stalking, hallucinations, hauntings, murders, attempted murders (choking), orphaning, near-deaths (drowning),
multiple personalities disorder, (Vietnam) war mentions + illusions, prison,
implied sex scene

meteor garden [CN]
finished: 8/14-21
rating:7.5/10
enemies to lovers on crack
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there is a lot of violence in this show. i wouldn’t suggest watching if you’re sensitive to any topics below as they are repeated often.
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tw: abuse, bullying, harassment, kidnapping, stabbing, blood, hospitals, unrequited love, single parent, cancer mention, death mention, abuse of power, arranged marriage, multiple near death scenes, near starvation

my secret romance [ KR ]
finished: 8/11-12
rating: 8/10
the typical “chairman’s son falls for poor employee with a tragic background” trope
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this drama is centered around bullying and her mom being an adult movie actress.
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tw: marriage, wedding, adult move actress, bullying, divorce, unrequited love, blood(it was really wine tho), emt, one night stand, [ep 1: implied sex scene], heartbreak, explicit language, sexual jokes

the beauty inside [ KR ]
finished: 3/23-28/20
rating: 9/10
so incredibly angsty with hints of refreshing moments. can be really triggering. proceed with caution
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this drama mentions religion, specifically catholcism, often.
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tw: car accident, blood, alcohol, hospital, prosopagnosia (type of brain damage), [ep 1: brief pedophilia scene; sexual harassment; deaf person], [ep 3: breaking glass], death, sibling rivalry, treason, religious confessional, [ep 6: implied pedophilia (it’s not this time tho) ; homophobia; sexism], bullying, assault, police station, lawsuit mention, starvation, [ep7: faint scene], [ep 9: exorcism; heart transplant], [ep 10: fatal pancreatic cancer; death scene; funeral], [ep 13: car accident scene; blood; hospital; emergency surgery; coma], breakup,
surgery mentions, implied sex scene

i’m not a robot [ KR ]
finished: 3/10-20
rating: 8.5/10
very angsty but things slowly fell into place. happy ending
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tw: [ep1+32: enlistment mentions], needles, dramatization of allergic reactions, graphic rash, pills, alcohol, isolation, [ep 4: grave scene], [ep 7: graphic car accident], blood, deaths, funeral, orphan, a lot of crying, betrayal,
(non-lead) death by allergy

romance is a bonus book [ KR ]
finished: 2/4-11
rating: 8/10
realistic take on single parenting. happy ending
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tw: wedding, runaway bride, divorce, cheating mention, homeless, poverty, unemployment, (assumed) mental breakdown, [ep 8: flashing lights ; club scene], alcohol, contract termination, implied sex scene [ep 12(?)]

love alarm [ KR ]
finished: 2/2-3
rating: 9/10
angst. so angsty. open ending. wait for season 2
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tw: orphan, unrequited love, stalking, cheating, fighting scenes, rejection, breakup, homophobia, bullying, jealousy, manipulation, open cut, blood, verbal/emotional abuse, fire, panic attack, vomit, pills, alcohol, (ep 5 + 6: multiple suicide), cigarettes

seven deadly sins (S1-3) [JPN]
finished: 1/3-15/20
rating: 8/10
your typical action anime
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tw: blood, gore, action, many fighting scenes, many groping scenes, predatory behaviors, partial nudity, (near) deaths, demons, war, many casualties

extra-ordinary you [KR]
finished: 11/18-12/30/19
rating: 8/10
interesting plot but rushed ending. i love this cast tho
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tw: heart disease, hospital, bullying, manipulation, small cut, blood, drowning, abuse, memory loss, pills, fire, death, [ep 29: graphic scene (stabbing)]

my first first love (S1) [KR]
finished: 11/2-8
rating: 7.5/10
started cringey, got better.
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tw: death mention, abuse (light spanking with golf club), bruises from abuse, child abandonment, eviction, [ep 2: brief flashing lights + character contemplating suicide], rat infestation mention, missing person case, bullying, manipulation of s/o

my first first love (S2) [KR]
finished: 11/8-11
rating: 7.5/10
rushed ending. i think season 1 was better? don’t remember
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tw: alcohol, child abandonment, manipulation, breakup, abuse, fake death

one spring night [KR]
finished: 10/28-11/2
rating: 9.5/10
i want to give this 10/10 so bad this drama is so amazing!! slow burn then super fast outta nowhere lmao
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tw: stalking, restraining order, forced marriage, alcohol, cheating, child abandonment, single parent, hospital scene [ep 2], implied abuse [ep 5], emotional abuse, breakups, divorce, pregnancy, sexism

because this is my first life [KR]
finished: 10/16-22
rating: 8.5/10
really angsty at first. slow burn happy ending
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tw: attempted sexual assault, stalking, blood (nosebleed), [ep 14: loud + flashing lights], a lot of alcohol, divorce, breakups, brief alcoholism

le coup de foudre [CN]
finished: 9/11-10/15
rating: 9.5/10
another banger!! ssllooww burn. really slow. so worth it tho
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tw: abuse, divorce, bar, alcohol abuse, flashing lights, rape mention, sexism, surgery, bullying, paralysis, (false) pregnancy, abortion, terminal cancer, death, funeral

strong woman do bong soon [KR]
finished: 9/5-11
rating: 6/10
I would rate it higher if it
wasn’t so problematic.
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tw: blood, needles, death, doctors, hospitals, cops, violence, knives, guns, wounds,
sexual harassment/assault, abuse of power, speculation of sexuality, hostages, misogyny, use of the r slur (ep9), mocking of indians and buddhists

law of the jungle [KR]:
episodes 247 – 251
finished: 7/17-19
rating: 7.5/10
rlly just watched for seokjin/chengxiao. basically survior on crack
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tw: open water (sea), graphic imagery, knives, blood, hunting, eating raw food, vomit mentions, needles (vitamin shot), bugs, mice, snakes, isolation, drowning mentions

law of the jungle [KR]:
episodes 338 + 339
finished: 8/19
rating: 4/10
so boring. viki didn’t have all the episodes. wasn’t gonna find the rest. just watched for xuxi (lol rip)
tw: same as above

while you were sleeping [KR]
finished: 7/10-13/19
rating: 6.5/10
irritates my SOUL. should’ve been a poly or stayed with haein c’mon suzy 😐✋🏾 plot holes
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tw: graphic imagery, domestic abuse, guns, death, murder, blood, drowning, knives/stabbing, hospitals, brain dead mentions, autopsies, organ transplant (w/ visual), suicide, color blindness, fire, needles, drink spiking, medication