0:00 Introduction and greetings
0:43 absoluteM talks enthusiastically about My Royal Nemesisstarring Im Ji-yeon, Heo Nam-jun and Jang Seung-jo.
3:47 absoluteM mentions A Splendid Match.
4:01 I’m currently watching The Scarecrow, a crime investigative drama featuring Park Hae-soo, Lee Hee-joon, Kwak Sun-young.
14:00 We get a tad nostalgic about OCN dramas.
15:04 I speak briefly about Light the Night which features Dylan Wang as a profiler; Swords into Plowshares a heavy historical C drama with Bai Yu and Zhou Yutong as leads; and expressed my interest in watching Hold the Court Now.
19:44 Piggybacking on absoluteM’s impressions of Hold the Court Now, we discuss slice-of-life C dramas as a sub-genre. I mention The Heart as my favourite mainland medical drama led by Mark Chao, Jin Shi-jia and Rachel Mao.
22:23 absoluteM shifts our attention to Perfect Crown spearheaded by IU and Byeon Woon-seok. Judging from the synopsis, it sounds like a remake of Goong or Princess Hours.
26:56 absoluteM gushes over Wallace Chung’s latest The Epoch of Miyu, a romance with a strong workplace focus in the hospitality industry. She laments the lack of dramas with older actors.
34:46 We highlight an example of a terrific C drama with a strong cast of mature actors, Ordinary Greatness — wonderful slice-of-life show revolved around community policing.
39:59 I talk about how jaded I feel about micro dramas
40:29 Talking about micro dramas I am reminded of Melody of Golden Age and all the problems I had with it.
51:11 absoluteM looks forward to The Heir which combines the star power of Yang Zi and Elvis Han. (already showing)
53:52 Does the length of a drama really matter? Some examples featured include Fake it Till You Make It and The First Frost.
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