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Celeste Ryder's avatar

Oh! On the hotel front, make sure to check out Secret Romantic Guesthouse! The title is misleading in that it seems like a rom-com whereas it’s more of an action-mystery thing with a side of romance. I fully enjoyed it!

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Esther Bergdahl's avatar

HOW could I have left that one out! YES, what a great show! It truly made me fall in love with Kang Hoon, and I'm so so delighted that Jung Gun-joo (who has played kind of a sad sack in everything else I've seen him in) gets to be a louche comedian in Check in Hanyang!

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Celeste Ryder's avatar

YES!! I can’t wait to start watching it! I’m just waiting for it to be fully out (because I can’t deal with juggling several shows at once, so I always wait until I can watch the whole thing at once).

In the same vein as Jung Gun-joo, it’ll be really fun to watch Do Kyung-soo finally playing a villain in The Manipulated. I’m looking forward to it!

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Esther Bergdahl's avatar

!! Oh, this one is totally new to me — excellent news!

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Leanne Shawler's avatar

Where are you watching Fangs of Fortune? I’ve been waiting for that one to come to streaming somewhere because I like a good fantasy Chinese drama and also Yanan (from the K-pop band Pentagon) is in it. Like I know you just told me how to look it up. Just sharing my excitement. My current watch is “The Blue Whisper” after finishing “Kill Me, Love Me” … and maybe you were the one who recommended that one? Anywho, hi!!👋

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Esther Bergdahl's avatar

Haha, there were a lot of shows I couldn't watch before I started paying for iQIYI, but alas, iQIYI's streaming portal or app or whatever we're calling it does remain the absolute jankiest of any of my Roku. And ooh, I haven't watched either of your recs, but they're going on my list, thank you!

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