196. Come Back, Mister 돌아와요 아저씨 (2016) Korean

Jung Ji Hoon (Rain), Kim In Kwon, Oh Yeon Seo, Kim Soo Ro, Lee Min Jung, Lee Ha Nui, Choi Won Young, Yoon Park, Lee Tae Hwan, Kwak Deon Yeon

Drama Rating: 7/10     Neck Score: B

I didn't exactly expect this one to be quite this serious.  I mean, they die they come back as Rain and a woman.  That part has to be hilarious.  But then again, they are dead, so what happy ending would there be?  Can I just day that Oh Yeon Seo is amazing?  I already loved her, but she played Han Gi Tak, or Kim Soo Ro, so well, especially at first.  A gangster dude in a tiny girl's body?  Amazing.  The walk, the talk, she had it all down.  It wasn't just a dude, it was Soo Ro.  Rain also did a great job of capturing the mannerisms of Kim In Kwon.  The second male leads, Choi Won Young and Yoon Park, were probably the most confusing part for me.  They were either completely crazy (with jealousy) or a complete slimeball one moment, and then strangely sympathetic at the next.  I hated Slimeball (Yoon Park) more because he should have been a nicer person as the friend of Kim Young Soo (Kim In Kwon), while Cha Jae Gook was just always a crazy nom.  But maybe I am prejudice because I frankly just love Choi Won Young... like a lot.  He plays creepy and crazy so well... well, just everything so well.  Also, huge shout out to Lee Ha Nui.  She's my woman crush for forever.  She did so well!

So, the ending made me cry.  I didn't cry during the end of Descendants at all, but this one had me almost balling.  I didn't love everything about the ending, but it was well written at least.  It was not cheesy, it was bittersweet and good.  There were a lot of tropes or plot twists in the show that I thought I was going to hate that were written well enough that I was pleasantly surprised.  I ended up liking most every episode.  The only thing I didn't like was their attempt to redeem Slimeball.  I say no to that.  Although I saw it coming for him and Crazy Ex.  Scarface is probably the worst person, so I'll leave it at that.  Also Puppy Namja (Lee Tae Hwan) and Kang Ki Young were together again.  I love those two and their bromance.  Best thing that came out of King of High School, so yay.

More Men Who Make Me Watch Drama Against My Will: Hot Bods Edition

Smiles aren't the only thing that make me watch dramas.  Sometimes I'm a lot more superficial and I watch a show just because I know that there will probably be a shirtless or brooding shower scene, and that actor has a hot body.  This just might be the most shallow post I ever will write, but you all know you've got your own list of hot bods.  Also, who wouldn't appreciate this list, because... yes.

Sometimes those shows are awesome, and it's not a problem at all that I started it out just for that one actor and how well he takes care of his body.  But sometimes, pleasure is mixed with regret as I wonder if that one shower scene was worth the 16+ episodes of crap.  That's a slippery slope, we won't go there, we'll just remember the minutes of shirtlessness, flexed arm muscles, and chocolate abs.

117. My Lovable Girl 내겐 너무 사랑스러운 그녀 (2014) Korean

Jung Ji Hoon (Rain), Krystal Jung, Cha Ye Ryun, Kim Myung Soo (L)

Drama Rating: 2/10     Neck Score: A-

Why is this show so dumb?  I should have know better.  No plot about a dude falling for his dead girlfriends younger sister is any good, and this one was no exception.  Ugh, the things I do for my biases.  I'm talking to you, Kim Myung Soo!  Seriously, I love Rain, but it was L that got me to watch this against my better judgement.  I mean Rain what hot and all, but I just wanted to punch him in the face the whole time.  Also there was zero chemistry between him and Krystal.  They could both act pretty good, but it still felt like he was her actual oppa.  Ew.  Every time they had any skinship it felt yucky to me.  Also, super mope central.  This show was nothing but moping.  I couldn't even force myself to pay attention while watching it, and literally only watched the parts when L and Krystal were together.  The worst part is that it just didn't turn dumb, it was dumb from the start, the moment that Rain's character didn't tell her the truth.  The end.  It was a case of serious second male lead syndrome, especially since L acted more like the typical butt headed male lead while also acting like the sweet second male lead, while Rain was just a wishy washy lying dumbo.  Well, pretty much everyone in this show was dumb, so yeah, I hated it.  It was boring, lame, mopey and just not a good drama at all.  They couldn't even give me the one couple I liked, Director Kang and the stepmom.  Theirs was the only romance I cared about, and they had to snatch it away with some crap about the dad not cheating but really being a nice dude.  Whatever, that's total crap.  Stupid show.  At least most of the necks were hot... despite the horrible abuse of turtlenecks and creepy scarfs.  Kim Jin Woo needs to stop playing d-bags though, because that man is so hot.  His chin and neck were killing me every time he was on screen.

11. Full House 풀하우스 (2004) Korean

Jung Ji Hoon (Rain), Song Hye Kyo, Han Eun Jung, Kim Sung Su

Drama Rating: 5/10     Neck Score: C

Rain's neck = yes.  Other dude's neck = no no no.  This was actually, technically my first drama ever.  Back in 2007 I would often browse through the TV channels and found one channel that would play Asian TV.  I would watch as often as I could, but unfortunately I could never watch at the same time.  I don't even remember if there were subtitles.  But it was the episode where it's her birthday and he gets chased around the amusement park trying to be there with her.  This is also a painfully draggy but ok drama.  You just want to reach into the screen and slap them.  There needed to be more Rain in kitty aprons and less hoes with their bras always showing and ugly neck dudes trying to break up a legitimate marriage.  Let's communicate people.  Also lets wear more fitted suits and give Rain a haircut to show off his manly, sexy neck!