Top 10 Kdramas I Watched in 2017

1. W: Two Worlds: This series is one that dealt with a very creative idea with having one of our leads be a comic book character that discovers that is a fictional character and this leads to quite a few philosophical questions about what it really means to be human and it also I allowed for the plot at least whenever it was in the comic book world to be dictated by story logic rather than real world logic which was a lot of fun. The story also had a very sweet romance at the center of it and it was also a thriller that ended up having a villain that was almost completely unstoppable since he lacked an identity. This show had lots of twists and turns through out and also had characters that I loved rooting for which makes this series one that is very hard to top.
2. While You Were Sleeping: This series is one that deals with the idea of if you can see the future would you actually be able to change the future for the better and if you can't than how will you deal with that. This drama is one that I really ended up loving because of it's characters they were just so well written that I felt like they felt like real people and I really ended up adoring the lead couple because of how well they suited each other and worked together.
3. Because This is My First Life: This series was a really fun one that dealt with our leads finding themselves accidently living together and eventually deciding that getting fake married was the most logical solution to their current problems. I really loved the characters in this drama they were well fleshed out and a bit quirky and I loved seeing them and their relationship develop through out the series.
4. Dream High: This series is a heartwarming story about high schoolers pursuing their dreams to make it in the Kpop industry. This series is one that had a lot of heart to it and really loved that we focused on a group of characters rather than just one or two and I ended up loving them all and enjoying their growth as individuals as well as their relationship development. I also really loved the soundtrack for this series.
5. School 2013: This is a series that dealt with the daily struggles of high school students and teachers and I really loved how this series did such a good job of making you invested in all the characters and making you understand things differently depending on which characters point of view you were viewing the situation from. I really loved how this series was able to make everyday problems feel so high stacks because of how much they matter to the characters.
6. White Christmas: This series is a great psychological thriller and character study that asked interesting questions about humanity. I really loved the mood and atmosphere that series had and I really loved how the series constantly used the threat of violence rather than actually violence to raise the stacks in any given situation.
7. Suspicious Partner: This series was one that was a lot of fun it was romantic comedy that also had a murder mystery and legal drama aspects to it which worked pretty well together in this series. This series had good characters I really enjoyed watching and I found myself invested in it's story for the majority of the series.
8. Cheese in the Trap: This series that dealt with the college life of a girl just finishing up college was one that I found myself relating to and investing in a lot because of how well written the characters were and like School 2013 I felt that this series also did a good job of making the everyday stuff feel high stacks.
9. Witch's Romance: This is a delightful romantic comedy that had great leading characters that worked so very well together and it is honestly one of the series that I find the most fun and romantic to watch.
10. Marriage Not Dating: This series is a hilarious romantic comedy that involves fake dating and surprising amount of character depth and growth as well as being series that can be quite heartwarming at times as well.

TV Review: Marriage Not Dating

                                                         Marriage Not Dating

Marriage Not Dating is about a woman named Joo Jang-mi who after trying to propose to her boyfriend he tries to dump her by ignoring which she doesn't understand is a break up so she does everything she can to get to seem since she won't believe their relationship is over until he tells her himself and while trying to get him to talk to her she ends making a huge scene and gets charged with stalking. Jang-mi being a scene maker is something that draws her ex's friend Gong Gi-tae to her since he has a mother that is basically blackmailing him into getting married when he has no interest in getting married because he believes that all people are highly manipulative like his mother. Gi-tae ends up helping Jang-mi by testifying on her behalf so that she wouldn't get in too much trouble for the stalking charge because he wants her to pretend to be his girlfriend and make a huge scene at his parents house because it would make his mother disapprove of their relationship and get him out of getting married.

This series primarily deals with Jang-mi and Gi-tae faking a relationship mostly for their families and well the task is one that can be very time consuming and leads to them becoming partners in their deception which leads to some genuine emotionally bonding between the two of them. Through out their fake relationship Jang-mi keeps trying to end things before they go to far while Gi-tae keeps giving her reasons why they can't end their relationship yet which just leads to a whole bunch of complications that can bring both good and bad things into their lives. Of course along the way Gi-tae and Jang-mi develop real feelings for each other but the parents finding out about the fake relationship right before they decide to make their relationship real is something that makes their relationship even more complicated.

Overall I really loved this series it was a ton of fun to watch and it is certainly the funniest K-drama that I have ever watched. I thought that the characters were well written and that they had more depth than one would originally assume which just made me more invested in their story. I really loved this series it was great fun but it also had a ton of heart to it as well. Please tell me your thoughts on this series in the comment section below.