Another vote for Coffee Prince! It has been on my to-watch list. I also wouldn’t mind Dr. Romantic, NIF, Girlfriend is a Gumiho, Pinocchio! Just putting out items on my to-watch list, heh.

Mr.Queen is a drama that is fit for group watching ! Lots to discuss and comment about. However since it is new, I guess it can be done only much later because I don’t know whether it is available on many legal streaming platforms!

Hi KFG: I haven’t seen any of the shows you proposed and actually had only heard about one, My Girfriend is a Gumiho (through following Shin Min-a, I’m a big fan), so I’m game for any of your recommendations. I know I supported Nirvana in Fire in another comment but perhaps the Group Watch could be rotated to a modern show instead of another sageuk. Other criteria you could use are:

Date cut-off: say limit the viewing to older classics, eg only before 2016 so there wouldn’t be too many who would have seen the show recently. Personally, I don’t think I would want to re-watch a show I saw recently but I don’t know if that applies to others.

Availability: shows readily available for free would probably get a larger audience. I use Netflix mainly but though your blog and the advice of other followers, have learnt to use “alternative” sources but I’m not sure everyone would be comfortable with that.

Number of episodes: I think Chuno is okay at 24 episodes but Nirvana in Fire maybe too long, even at 3 episodes a week. Think 16 episode length is ideal as it allows for a quicker turnover and lessens potential for viewer fatigue which can arise for any number of reasons.

Just my suggestions. BTW, I’ve changed my name back to Geo from agent155, must be a mood thing.

Just because My Girlfriend is a Gumiho isn’t getting any love and probably doesn’t stand a chance, I’ll vote for it, lol 😂

I think everyone seems to be gravitating towards something meatier, which is definitely great for group discussions. Several have mentioned Money Flower which would be great for a group watch and to continue the Jang Hyuk love.

While You Were Sleeping is also a good watch that would probably be very approachable for most with enough meat for discussion. There are plenty of good suggestions here though 🙂

i’m watching ‘Goong’ again because it’s available in europe for the first time.
despite some dusty things (fixed shots, long shots, etc.) it’s really a beautiful tale of a contract marriage that ends very believably in a true love. a transition from adolescence to adulthood’ movimg e poignant.
is.the.mother.of.all.contract marriage dramas? 😁
why don’t you set up a group watch? 😅😍

I feel like this a great opportunity to seek out a show I would probably never watch on my own! So I suggest 7 Days Queen (though all the considerations are on my watch list more or less!)
I will say I recently just finished Dr. Romantic and it’s fantastic!! In my top 10 for sure (also the second season is same level good)

A final thought, I want you, K, to really want to do this. I want the show to have enough of that cracky element to it that it will engage us, and fairly early on–by the fifth or sixth episode at least. And even if it has a lightness to it, enough weight that it might inspire good conversations, even provoking differences of opinion. So far it seems, Nirvana on Fire is leading the pack, and I would be up for it. But a good (and cracky) contemporary piece with good actors and/or ensembles would just as easily hit the spot.

Oo lovely! I couldn’t get into Chuno then (was so spoilt by IHYV!) so I kinda dropped out… but I’m open to another group watch. Can’t guarantee that I can keep up due to life duties but I’ll try!! I love the idea of group watches.

My votes/ suggestions:
– Dear My Friends – used to work with seniors so it sounds great.. my type but heartbreaking!
– Dr Romantic – everyone has said such good things that I’m piqued
– Signal / Secret Forest – I’ve not watched either and they’re on my list. I hear great things about them and these dense shows are great for discussions!
– WYWS – I’m open to it! I do like me some Lee Jong Suk 😉
– NIF because I tried to watch it but I gave up cos I was so confused. Might help to have other people discuss it with me along the way to pick up the nuances!
– My Mister because I’m always ready to rewatch it anytime, love it so much…. hahaha (that you already know!)
– Money Flower cos you all say such great things about it!

I’m keen for a group watch of While You Were Sleeping. It’s been on my To Watch for a while. I like the writer although I have mixed feelings about the leads. I’m in the Southern Hemisphere and most of the others aren’t available here on Viki or Netflix.

Oh and I propose Nirvana in Fire, Ive heard that drama is amazing but I feel its one that I’d prefer to watch in a group. Its long and Ive heard that its a bit complex.

Im giving my vote to Beautiful Mind because I want you to watch it Kfangurl 😊 but I am willing to join this wonderful group of people you have here in any rewatch honestly. Your list sounds very appealing to me and I haven’t watched most of them so it would be a first for me. Yayyy! This is exciting!

I vote for Winter Sonata!

Of the ones mentioned here, I have seen three–Dear My Friends, Doctor Romantic, and A Beautiful Mind. Of the three, there really is far more to chew on in Dear My Friends, and certainly as an old I guy I would love giving all you Hyuksters and six pack abalone munchers a few sessions of my swooning over Yoon Yeo Jung, Kim Hye Ja, and Park Wan Sook–those old girls really rock it. It is heartbreaking over and over, and thus may not be everyone’s cuppa, but I do not believe one will ever get to see what a phenomenal actor Shin Goo (he played the benevolent engineering company chairman in My Mister) is in any other drama I can think of. And besides that there is for the younger fellas, goodness gracious, Go Hyun Jung. Not to be left out the women can ogle Jo In Sung, and dote over Lee Kwang Soo. The sections in Slovenia are eye candy as well.
I liked both Dr. Romantic and A Beautiful Mind but both are more melodrama than drama, and there are holes in each production’s game by contrast with Dear My Friends. However, we are talking about two giants:Han Seok Kyu in the former, Jang Hyuk in the latter, great ensemble in former, Park Bo Dam in the latter.

I think Secret Love Affair would have a lot going for it, not the least of which Yoo Ah In and Kim Hee Ae. And although I do not think it is quite in that class, there are enough complications in Stranger that it might be good for a group watch and commentary. With Jang Hyuk, I think Money Tree would probably be a good one. Everyone has probably seen it more than once, but certainly My Mister…

The problem with sageuks is that the really good ones are l-o-o-o-n-g! Not just 6 Flying Dragons, such a classic and central to Korean tale, but I thought Queen Seon Deok was spectacular, and Go Hyun Young puts in a phenomenal performance as the most magnetic villain I have ever seen in sageuk and Kim Nam Gil’s Bo Dam is considered an iconic sageuk antihero. But 50+ episodes, so keeping a number involved would be demanding in either. Deep Rooted Tree (Viki) would be a good one. Too bad Nokdu Flower is not available. It is simply spectacular and not too many people have seen it. One suggestion would be if everyone could figure out how to see both Masquerade, the Lee Byung Hun movie, and then watch The Crowned Clown, same story with variations as a series.

What made/ makes Chuno such a good group watch is its many complex points of interest, some of which prompting very different takes, some of which group participation really adds to the individual’s appreciation. So I hope whatever we stick with it will prompt good convos (and I do wish Snow Flower would make suggestions as she has seen so many) and KFG you might also consider suggesting something you would really go for rewatching as well).

I might try a group watch. I mainly use Netflix. Or other sites that let me download to USB. Dear My Friends and My Girlfriend is a Gumiho are both on my to watch list, but I could try a different one, depends what it was. Thanks!

I missed Chuno but I might join if Dr. Romantic or A Beautiful Mind wins the poll!

Hi there! Have been lurking for a while oops…thought I’d pitch in. Mother looks good – the child actress Heo Yool won a Baeksang under the Best New Actress category for her performance, so besides Lee Bo Young she’s definitely one to look out for. I’d also go with Seven Day Queen as a semi-PMY fan (also I have never watched a proper sageuk) but I know Chuno is also sageuk so….it’s really up to everyone else’s appetite. Will try to join the community watch if the schedule works out! Thanks for this initiative (:

For those of us who were not able to participate in the Chuno group watch, could you explain how it all works, when you announce the show? Btw, I love all your choices, most of them are on my to-be- watched list!

I was sorry that life had been to hectic to join the Chuno watch but I will try to make an effort This time. I love this list above – some of my classic favorites. Just recently caught up on your blog and I LOVED the list of shows you did not blog about – seriously though do you have a camera in my head? Can’t wait to see what you all choose.

The ones you list all sound like interesting possibilities, and several of them are already on my “potential watch” list, so that works out. Since I’m pretty new to this, almost anything is going to be a “first time watch” rather than a “rewatch” for me.

A few other possibilities that are on my list to watch and might be well-thought of enough to make the cut for at least consideration:

The Princess’s Man; Moon Embracing the Sun; Deep Rooted Tree.

I am open to anything, from a classic drama to a recent one. I don’t mind a rewatch either. Since I am the one who wanted to rewatch Chuno (and beez suggested we do a group watch), I feel a little shy for making another suggestion. Everything on the list looks good to me!

If you happen to choose Dear My Friends, do prepare tissues. 😉 I love this drama – so meaningful especially now that CNY is just around the corner when it’s time for family and friends to get together. The way this drama explores the different types of relationships – sisterhood, parent-children, lovers, and of course friendship (!) – was such a wonderful experience. The cast was amazing, especially the veteran actors. To be able to watch them in one drama was just a delight (oh, plus the eye candies Jo In Sung and Daniel Henney 😉 )

happy group watch everyone 🙂

You left out this consideration: whether to watch something most of us haven’t seen yet vs. re-watching another classic.

I would think if most of us haven’t seen it yet, it’s either very new or probably not of the same caliber as the classics.

My wife and I have only re-watched two of our favorite shows thus far (Romance Is a Bonus Book and One Spring Night) but the experience was great. So I’d lean more in that direction for a group watch where we only take in a couple episodes each week in sync with others.

I’d be pleased to watch any of them, so I’ll sit out of the selection part (I would never have watched Chuno on my own, so part of the pleasure of this is being exposed to something I wouldn’t pick on my own). I like using the “time slot” I currently use for Chuno to do older dramas so that works great for me (as does opening the conversation on Wednesdays).

BTW, I find myself in the unusual position of finishing all three of my current dramas this weekend and totally reloading. So I’ll find balance in there somehow….

What a great idea! Happy to go with the consensus but maybe more inclined for Beautiful mind but only because of Jang Hyuk😍

I’m not sure if I can participate in a new group watch completely but I’d definitely give it a try. I haven’t watched any of the shows listed here (except for bits of Gumiho and Winter Sonata) but some are on my “next” list anyway so I’m game to any.

It’s nice that most on the list are shows that kfangurl hasn’t watched yet. And considering the group of people of watching Chuno, I think not all are romance/melodrama fans.

Other suggestions: I’ve heard good things and been wanting to watch Joseon X-Files and Bridal Mask but I can’t find them in legal sites. I’ve been curious about Joseon Gunman too (because it was on a tight ratings race with It’s Okay That’s Love and Fated to Love You).

Maybe Legend (Bae Yong Joon) and Faith (same director of Eyes of Dawn) also? Or classics like Dae Jang Geum and Jumong (although maybe they’re too long for a group watch, not unless it’s four episodes per week which might be too much for others).

Or Coffee Prince (since they released a recent special, it’s been on my mind).

Dr. Romantic. It is very interesting and I would love to rewatch it.

Wow time really flies.
You guys really like to watch with company 😄
I hope you find a good drama that all of you will enjoy.

Hi kfangurl!! I’m so glad you’re starting another group watch~ There’s nothing quite like talking about dramas in a community 🙂 Missed the Chuno group watch, so will definitely try to catch your next one.
I’m pleasantly surprised that you’re considering ‘While You Were Sleeping’, having read somewhere in your previous posts that its premise and the first few episodes didn’t work out for you. It’s one of my favourite shows – good writing, cast, and the fantasy theme isn’t too far fetched (tend to stay away from them cuz it needs to make sense to me heh). The OST is fantastic too!
I’m quite a sucker for rom-coms, but have taken interest in non-romance shows as of late. I’ve heard good things about ‘Dear My Friends’, so it’s piquing my interest quite a bit 🙂 It’s quite rare to have dramas focused on the older population!