NEW FAVORITES 2025 AND BEYOND (No Particular Order)

The Trauma Code
Karma

FAVORITE DRAMAS (No Particular Order)

Hush
Navillera
Item
My Mister
The Sound Of Magic
My Liberation Notes "Haebang"
"Strange" Attorney Woo-Young-Woo
Taxi Driver
Bad And Crazy
Vincenzo
Blind
On The Verge Of Insanity
Forecasting Love And Weather
Happiness
"Ohjingoh" Game
Stranger S1
Monthly Magazine Home
Voice S1
Signal
Uncle (Sahmchun)
Prison Playbook
Ghost Doctor
Bring It On, Ghost!
Strangers From Hell
My Country: The New Age
Live Up To Your Name
Tunnel
Kairos
My Dangerous Wife
Bad Guys
Beyond Evil
Hospital Playlist
Shall We Have A Cup Of Coffee?
Because This Is My First Life
Romance Is A Bonus Book
A Korean Odyssey
Was It Love?
Hi Bye Mamma!
Daebok Realty: Sell Your Haunted House
Police University
Live
Soundtrack #1
The Killer's Shopping List
Welcome To My Wedding Hell
Doctor Lawyer

(more to add as we go along)

PERSONAL THOUGHTS

04/10/25:

"Resident Playbook" appears to be the light-hearted, slice-of-life drama to watch. I should take a break from dark crime thrillers, unless there's another that's too good to pass up. Instead of experienced doctors or physicians as in "Hospital Playlist", they are young, inexperienced residents trying to make it through. Should be interesting.

As mentioned before, I can only watch on Netflix now. It is not worth subscribing to international channels since the cost is so much and we do not watch often or frequently anyway.

04/08/25: Karma review

This was a well-executed, cleverly crafted, well-acted / directed series. It was dark and brutal. It had the creep factor akin to "Strangers From Hell", but that was more horror. I was impressed how organized it was, in a way that kept you hooked throughout and unfolded quite well until the very end - where several twists happen. Although the players or characters are strangers to each other (at least most of them and some only related to one person), they are all interconnected by events that spiral out of control.

The main person linked to everything is Park Hae Soo's psychopathic criminal / con artist. It's hard to believe that such a down-to-earth actor would play such a despicable character, but we did see Taeckyun play the main villain in "Vincenzo". Actors enjoy broadening their acting horizons I guess. Be warned - there are ethnic slurs in the dialogue from these guys. But I suppose to make the characters believably despicable, they had to make it raw and real.

I probably would've toned down the brutality or violence a bit. But for the most part, the atmosphere and story was convincing enought to keep watching. The last image of the series is the lady's slight smirk on her face, closing the show, probably thinking; "He did the job for me so I didn't have to". Referring to her fiancee, who himself has a sketchy / criminal secret hidden. Sometimes - the quiet, nice-looking doctor guys can be more vile and evil than the loud, trashy ones.

I'll have to take a break from these types of thrillers for awhile, although I do plan to watch Ohjingoh Game S2.

04/07/25: The Trauma Code review

"The Trauma Code: Heroes On Call" was an exciting, action-packed drama that also was meticulous in its approach in bringing the viewer into Trauma Surgery (it's not for the faint of heart - prepare to look at internal organs and lots of blood). Trauma Surgery is literally a life-or-death procedure that requires absolute focus, experience and know-how (due to the patients' extreme or severe conditions - most of them from accidents). Any kind of doubt or hesitation can result in death.

We are introduced to Dr. Baek, who is that surgeon who can perform surgeries in less time than entire staff combined with no hesitation or second-guessing at all. And most importantly, saving lives in the process. He assesses the situation and makes decisions without a second thought. In life-saving procedures, you have to know what you are doing and no second-guessing. There are very complicated situations, but there are no challenges that Dr.Baek cannot overcome. Combined with his military background, this character is a combination of a Super Doctor and a literal Superman haha.

I do agree with the idea the ability to think outside of the box instead of a text book is most important. A lot of folks only focus on their accolades and awards or resume, when actual experience and know-how or the ability to think outside the box is more important. Street smarts > bookworm or booksmarts (unless you're on a game show).

Of course - you have to have a silly villain like Dr. Hong. The funny-lookin' actor is usually in light-hearted rom coms or slice-of-life dramas, and tend to play comedic roles. But he played a comedic villain in this one. Dr. Han was also comedic, but sympathetic in the end with his change of heart.

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