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Rediscovering Historical Fiction

I’ve always been a fan of historical romances. The elegance of ballroom dances, the weight of aristocratic titles, the tension between old and new money, the delicate servant dynamics that quietly shaped society - it fascinated me. Then there were the little details that made the stories come alive: the wallflowers lingering on the sidelines, the charming rake who couldn’t be tamed, and the scholarly lord with spectacles who cared more for his books than for the rules of the ton. Then there were the fortune hunters, the ambitious mamas determined to secure titled lords for their daughters, perfect debutantes whose biggest rebellion is stitching an extra rose into their embroidery, those late-night illicit trysts that could ruin reputations forever, two men of different ranks vying for the same woman after a remarkable transformation, and the mysterious recluse lord hiding from society. The impoverished aristocrats struggling to maintain appearances, the outcast trying to reclaim her pl...
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K Dramas I Started, Ghosted, and the Ones I Stayed For



I’ll be honest, watching K-dramas is a real challenge for me. Not because they’re bad (most of them are actually really good), but because I have the attention span of a goldfish. It takes a lot for a show to fully hook me and make me commit all the way to the end.

More often than not, I’ll get halfway through a series, start to lose interest, and end up looking for spoilers online. Once I know how it ends, that’s it. I won’t bother finishing it.

So far this year, I’ve started a few that had potential: Welcome to Samdal-ri, A Time Called You, See You in My 19th Life… They were good up to a point, but somewhere along the way, I just zoned out.

Currently, I’m watching When Life Gives You Tangerines and Tomorrow. I haven’t decided yet if I like them. They’re hanging somewhere in the “not bad, not great” zone. I’m waiting to see if something happens that’ll really pull me in.

Update (July 13, 2025):
I’m currently on episode 7 of When Life Gives You Tangerines, and I can already say it’s way beyond what I expected. The storyline is solid, no noticeable plot holes so far, and it does a great job showing how life doesn’t always go as planned. I’ll be writing a full post on it soon, but for now, it’s easily 5 stars and a high recommendationfrom me.

Tomorrow is also shaping up really well. It’s still early, but it’s giving all the signs of something special. Let’s see where it goes.


That said, I do have a couple of Instagram-recommended shows lined up that I plan to get to eventually: Mr. Queen, Tale of the Nine Tailed, My Mister, and Twenty-Five Twenty-One. Fingers crossed one of them breaks the cycle and keeps me watching to the end.

Still, even with my wandering attention, there are a few K-dramas that did manage to capture my heart and hold it. These are my all-time favorites:

  • Alchemy of Souls
  • Pachinko
  • The Trunk
  • Death’s Game
  • My Man is Cupid
  • Love to Hate You
  • Nevertheless
  • Reply 1988
  • Miraculous Brothers
  • Crash Landing on You
  • My Love From the Star & Heartstrings - these two were actually my first ever K-dramas
  • All of Us Are Dead
  • My Dearest
  • My Mister 
  • Mr Queen

I’m sure there are more that left an impression on me, but these are the ones I can remember for now

If you're anything like me, always starting dramas and rarely finishing them, I’d love to know: what show finally got you to stay till the end?






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