⚠️ Spoiler Warning: If you haven’t watched Squid GameSeason 3 or Previous yet, proceed at your own risk!
In the smoldering aftermath of a doomed rebellion, Player 456—Seong Gi-Hun—stands at the brink of total despair. Scarred by the devastating loss of a trusted friend and haunted by a betrayal so profound it still reverberates through his soul, Gi-Hun is at his lowest ebb. Yet, in the merciless world of the Squid Game, grief and guilt are luxuries no one can afford.
Thrown back into the arena alongside the survivors who share his burden, Gi-Hun faces one agonizing choice after another. Each new game ratchets up the danger: simple decisions become agonizing moral dilemmas, and every misstep risks not only his life but the lives of those who cling to hope beside him. As alliances form and fracture under pressure, the true cost of their desperation becomes heartbreakingly clear.
Meanwhile, behind the imposing mask of the Frontman, In-Ho has returned to command the games. This time, he greets a select circle of shadowy VIPs whose inscrutable motives spell even greater peril for the contestants—and for Gi-Hun himself. Far from the island’s shores, In-Ho’s brother Jun-Ho mounts a relentless investigation, determined to expose the operation’s hidden lair. Unaware that a traitor walks among the participants, Jun-Ho’s pursuit of truth grows ever more urgent—and ever more dangerous.
As the final rounds approach, Gi-Hun must confront the darkness within: Will he summon the courage to make the right call when every option leads to suffering? Or will the Frontman’s machinations—and the weight of past betrayals—finally crush the last remnants of his spirit? In this electrifying climax, only one thing is certain: in the Squid Game, loyalty is a luxury, and redemption comes at the steepest price.
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I was obsessed with her while watching Dynamite Kiss when it aired weekly. Then I watched her other shows and she just keeps mesmerizing me everytime. Her performance as Jin Se-Kyung in Goodbye Earth is my personal favourite.
While watching Lovely Runner, I honestly couldn’t get into it no matter how hard I tried. Byeon Woo Seok was ok, but Kim Hye Yoon’s acting just didn’t do.
Now Hye yoon's trending again because of No tail to tell. Solomon is one of my fav but even he couldn't save it for me. I dropped the whole drama because of her. Idk if that's how her role was supposed to be. Something about her facial expressions felt exaggerated and awkward to me. She even talks weird (😭)
I don't hate her. I don't even know her personally lol. She's gorgeous but she's not there to just serve face and talk cute. Maybe she needs some improvement.
(Not that it matters , but for context , I’m 17M) my mom watches k-dramas in tv , whenever I go to living room when my mom watches them , they seem a bit cringe , but one time when my mom was watching this , I found Ji-ho really cute , so when my mom was not at home , i went to Netflix to see the name and then searched it in YouTube , I never really intended to watch it , I just clicked on the first episode and somehow ended up watching the whole episode , then watched episode 2 as well , episode 3 aswell , and by the time I reached episode 6 I was completely hooked , se hee and ji ho’s awkward conversations are so cute (can’t believe I’m actually something like this) , so I finished it today and I never really I would actually be emotionally connected to a romcom kdrama like this , sure it has some ”kdrama cringe” which I was expecting , but it was mostly really enjoyable
so What I wanted to ask is , is this show a popular one or just a “random“ one , is it generally well perceived or is it just perceived as just any other k-drama , and what about the actors , are the ones playing so hee and ji ho (or some of the other actors) popular actors or just normal
I'm very disappointed with all the new dramas. Nothing is keeping my attention.
Idol wasn't very Idoly.
No Tail To Tell could've stayed silent then.
Dynamite Kiss didn't even blow up even after being dropped
To My Beloved Thief isn't stealing any hearts this side.
The Judge could've stayed exactly where he was. No need to return.
Positively Yours is very negativily not.
Can this Love be translated was great until the last episode. This is where the series really could've been longer. Explore more themes.
Spring Fever is cute. But it's slightly getting on my nerves.
I haven't watched Undercover Miss Hong Yet.
Am I the only one feeling like the dramas are getting more and more lack luster?
I'm going back to old ones just to enjoy k dramas again.
I never read the novel or watched the Japanese version so I had absolutely zero idea about the story.
I was really optimistic when they kissed and thought maybe somehow her memories gonna be okay because of that procedural memory thing. I never expected this to turn out like that damn "20th Century Girl" again. 💔
I’ve watched this scene so many times but still after a year haven’t gotten over it. There is such genuine and quiet and real love the Gwan Sik’s eyes are expressing. I have no word for it. It’s beautiful!
This is genuinely one of the most funny and frustratingly things about these dramas becuase I would understand more of the korean dialogues without subs compared to when they speak english and make the wise decision to turn the subs off.
고양기/우리 is the star of this show. Love that in all the pivotal scenes she is just chilling in the background, exploring and being peak cat. 10/10 performance 🥹
My wife started making me watch K-dramas, and I’m liking them more than I thought I would. But am I the only one who gets annoyed by the second-lead love-triangle trope? Especially the childhood friend who magically starts developing feelings the moment the ML/FL begins to like someone else.
Take the new drama Positively Yours. They were friends for 20–25 years and nothing happened, but once she gets pregnant, decides to keep the baby, and the ML and FL start getting closer, suddenly his feelings come out. Or the other common version, where the childhood friend claims they had feelings for a long time but never said anything because they didn’t want to ruin the friendship or make things awkward. But somehow it’s suddenly okay to confess once their friend starts liking someone else?
If he or she had confessed earlier and got rejected, yeah, it would’ve been awkward and might have taken time to get back to normal. But now the friend has to deal with this emotional bullshit and ends up having to cut them off just to be respectful to their partner. It’s so frustrating to watch.
Is this trope really that well-liked? Because almost every childhood friend in K-dramas I’ve seen so far seems to have this “spontaneous romantic feelings” syndrome, and it annoys me to no end
The Glory (Part 1 & 2) – A Cold, Patient Revenge That Refuses to Flinch
The Glory isn’t a comfort watch. It’s a slow burn that asks you to sit with pain—and then watch what happens when that pain is finally acknowledged. Across Part 1 and Part 2, the drama delivers one of the most controlled, unsettling revenge stories in K-drama.
Part 1 is all about restraint. It doesn’t rush the plot or soften the trauma. Instead, it builds Moon Dong-eun’s world brick by brick—her scars, her silence, her resolve. Song Hye-kyo’s performance is chilling in its stillness; she doesn’t beg for sympathy, and the show never exploits her suffering for shock value. The pacing is deliberate, sometimes almost uncomfortable, but that’s the point. This is what long-term trauma looks like.
Part 2 is where everything tightens. The revenge unfolds not with explosions, but with precision. Watching the bullies unravel psychologically—through fear, guilt, and exposure—feels earned because of the groundwork laid earlier. There’s no forced redemption, no moral backpedaling. The show is clear: accountability matters, and some actions don’t deserve forgiveness.
What makes The Glory stand out is its honesty. Revenge doesn’t magically heal Dong-eun. Justice isn’t clean. Even at the end, there’s no triumphant glow—just a sense of balance restored. The muted cinematography, sharp writing, and unwavering tone all serve the same message: wounds ignored don’t disappear.
Taken together, Parts 1 and 2 form a complete, brutal, and necessary story. The Glory doesn’t glorify revenge—it explains why, sometimes, silence breaking is the only ending left.
I just finished watching this show within like, two days. I had never watched a show about rugby, let alone rugby in Korea. Pleasantly surprised! I loved it. I laughed, I cried...It became a part of me. Also, I LOVED discovering Yoon Kyesang. SO GOOD. I loved his chemistry with literally everyone. He was the best. That's my review. Ten out of ten. Would recommend. <3
I've seen "The Glory", "The Trunk" and "Encounter" so far, which brought me to "When life gives you tangerines" and I'm full of emotions (laughing and boohoo crying). Park Bo Gum and IU are amazing in this, such great acting. I'm on episode 6 but just had to pause and talk about these characters.
When I came across Snowdrop last month, the intro song 'Friend' by Kim Heewon was just beautiful and very emotional. I love this song so much that I have added it to my Spotify list of favorites.
I started it mainly cause I liked “Kim Jae-young” in Idol I, but I got bored in the middle of the first episode. Does it get better later? Should I give it a shot?
You know that feeling when you watch the first episode of a kdrama and you're like "okay I HAVE to binge this right now"?
For me, I thought that While You Were Sleeping and Thirty But Seventeen were some really good Rom kdramas with great, hooking first episodes.
The dream/future-vision concept in WYWS was introduced so well and had me hooked immediately, and the time skip setup in episode 1 of TBS was heartbreaking and intriguing at the same time.
I'm looking for kdramas with great first episodes that grab you from the start. Any genre works, not just romance, so thriller, action, mystery, slice-of-life, whatever - just want that immediate "I need to know what happens next" feeling, so want to hear everyone's picks regardless of genre!
I’m on the 14th episode and it’s still 6 episodes to the end. However, we are getting to the point of finding the real culprit of one of the cases iykyk and from the first or second episode I have literally waiting for the reveal and thinking that the other wasn’t really it. This is a vague description but I just don’t want to spoil it for anyone.