Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 1hSo does Korea have a seatbelt law? Is that why all the seatbelts in new cars seem to be orange now? 010
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 8hRewatched the kdrama #MomentAtEighteen recently and loved it all over again. If you ❤️ youth dramas where no one is a caricature and even the class “bully” is a sweetheart without much prodding, I highly recommend. Everyone grows together and it’s beautiful to watch. 161
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 16hAm I depressed or is it just that there’s no new #AgainstTheCurrent today? 381
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I agree that ep 36 was particularly phenomenal, above and beyond a drama with only high-quality episodes 070
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Why try reading The Magicians when you can watch the vastly superior drama adaptation? 🤔 And, yes, two characters turn into foxes and have sex at one point The whole drama is basically, “What if Hogwarts and Narnia were smushed together and f**ked up on goofballs.” And it’s amazing. 240
Reposted by Mae-il Mae-ilJames @jamesdramac.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Turning MaeMae’s question in a slightly different geographical direction: if you had a friend completely new to cdramas, which accessible but genuinely good #cdrama would you recommend as a starting point? 🤔 Eg #PursuitOfJade, #Reset, #WhenIFlyTowardsYou & #LoveOfTheDivineTree? 1492
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Oh fun! Check your local movie theaters because AMC is showing the live capture stage play of Spirited Away this week. I saw it a few years ago and it is a whimsical delight. Highly recommend 👍 040
Reposted by Mae-il Mae-ilRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Primetime has at least three, maybe four of the very best performances of the year. Really well shot too. 1878014
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Fun question!! If you had a new-to-kdrama friend, which dramas would you assign for homework? 🤔 For extra data, add the year you started watching (I’m guessing the overlaps might be watching-age dependent) 1041
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 28/09/2026lol Did yall recognize that the “punchable looking” husband to the eldest Lin sister is Wang Qian, the detestable man who tries to sell off his own wife to the brothel in #FlourishedPeony? 230
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#Primetime was phenomenal btw, and it’s a buffet’s worth of food for thought. Highly recommend. My favorite part might be the hallway full of “missing” posters that contrasts with the cops gleeful gearing up (post-9/11 militarization style) for their televised role in pillorying a man on TV 010
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I recently realized that once my husband’s contract ends, we’ll be going from DINKs to OINKs 🤔 🐷 140
Reposted by Mae-il Mae-ilLoadedTotchos @loadedtotchos.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Over her crying my eyes out over women supporting women. Let's all support each other and live well, shall we? #AgainstTheCurrent 1162
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Heh heh. My husband brought up on his own the idea of rewatching #F4Thailand and I am fully on board with this idea. He watched it with me as it aired, but that was so long ago now! 040
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I’m very tickled at seeing The OA on this list. I only know like 2 other people who have seen it. 520
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I’m not crying. You’re crying. #AgainstTheCurrent ep31 040
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Resident Evil was probably the most fun I’ve had in a theater all year. I highly recommend it if you’re looking for a good time, and can handle horror Tension and humor were dialed to 11, and ngl the main character might be my favorite character of 2026. 121
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 24/09/2026#AgainstTheCurrent is swiftly entering the pantheon of dramas that put the ML through the (well deserved) ringer before asking to me support the OTP, rather than relying on me supporting them because “fate” Bravo 👏 make him understand why he isn’t entitled to her respect and why he has to earn it. 092
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 24/09/2026About to start ep 28 and my current thoughts: “You know, the ML would probably think his servers are always flirting with him too 🙄” Love (and hate) him and LOVE that he has to earn the FLs favor. 160
Reposted by Mae-il Mae-ilCJ Melendez @cjmelendez.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Godzilla is going to say fuck 59517
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Tong Hua is a screenwriter for #AgainstTheCurrant Tong Hua is the author of #ScarletHeart, #LostYouForever, #StandByMe and others. I started the translated novel for against the current and it is not comparable to the drama. The screenwriters have done a phenomenal job making it their own 491
Reposted by Mae-il Mae-il🐸🌈♾️🏄🏻♂️ @tinacmml.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Unfortunately I dont know who created this picture but it's a masterpiece I had to share.. #cdrama #AgainstTheCurrent #LiuXueYi 4225
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Anyone else feel #SpringOfTheBlade slipping in ep12? 200
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Loving #XuKai in top form for #SpringOfTheBlade His signature cockiness, quirked eyebrow and smirk are on full display and I’m here for it I also love that the FL is throwing herself at the plot with full “dig two graves” style revenge scheming. Yesssssss 040
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Regarding Ep23 of #AgainstTheCurrent I didn’t tear up in the first episode when everyone died, but I did tear up at the reunion in this episode 🥲 150
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I don’t think I have a drama like this in general. But I can tell you that I finished #LoveAndRedemption and thought that the feeling it left in me was so deep and so all-encompassing. And I was so afraid I would never find another drama that could give me that feeling again. 040
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Some days I’m a bit more of a misanthrope and I have a petty desire to mute people who have a post that annoys me just so I can shush that post and remove it from my feed. But I’m an adult who can regulate her behavior well enough so I’ll just make a petty post about it instead lol 250
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I’ve done biphasic sleeping like this off and on since university and it’s always improved my quality of sleep and wakefulness. The key is a week of being disciplined and not sleeping through the time between sleeps. www.bbc.com/future/artic...bbc.comThe forgotten medieval habit of 'two sleeps'For millennia, people slept in two shifts – once in the evening, and once in the morning. But why? And how did the habit disappear? 290
Reposted by Mae-il Mae-ilErin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026But if we abolish the police who will steal 800 rolls of toilet paper from teenagers then report 650 rolls of toilet paper have been recovered before stealing 400 rolls of toilet paper out of evidence to sell on the street to teenagers 3646989
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 18/09/2026For fans of #TheEarlySpring, #JingBoran and #handwriting: www.instagram.com/reel/DdbcLFK...instagram.comGrace on Instagram32K likes, 226 comments - gxl.gif on September 18, 2026 141
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Haha go to Seattle and see what language they speak in the teriyaki restaurants * it’s Korean. 140
Reposted by Mae-il Mae-ilProPublica @propublica.org · 18/09/2026The Trump administration granted more than 180 polluting facilities nationwide a two-year pause on compliance with Clean Air Act rules. All they had to do was send an email. (Published May)propublica.orgTrump Exempted Some of the Nation’s Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules. All It Took Was an Email.In an unprecedented move, the administration has granted industrial facilities in 38 states and Puerto Rico a two-year reprieve from federal rules under the Clean Air Act. The president is considering... 25548305
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 18/09/2026🤨 uhhhh someone tell this person (comments are off) that they should try a little harder at Korean language practice lmao 220
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Hehe my friend who is watching Pursuit of Jade and is now obsessed is asking me for cdrama recsstatic.klipy.comZhang Linghe Story Of Kunning PalaceALT: Zhang Linghe Story Of Kunning Palace 5170
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Watching dramas about music is like reading books about climbing. I have to just give into the narrative and go with it. “Sure, if they say so” 🤷♀️ #FourHandsTwoSonatas 160
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I have to say, #AgainstTheCurrent does one of the best (not actually a) rebirth storylines. I love the relationship that the parents have with the FL as well as the one they have with the FLs deceased parents, which couldn’t exist if they just assumed their daughter was their daughter. 170
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Uh oh yall. I’m ruined. #AgainstTheCurrent has my brain in a vice grip and it’s zapping my will to think about anything else 371
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Sorry y’all but I’ll be watching #AgainstTheCurrent as soon as new eps air. I won’t be posting clips/spoilers for eps that aren’t widely available yet though 👍 What a damn good show. I’m such a fan of dramas that make the audience pay attention, and this one doesn’t spoon feed us anything. Love it 150
Reposted by Mae-il Mae-ilAuntie Has Opinions @jwoodlands.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I find it increasingly difficult to discern what is tiredness and what is sadness. This is a crazy time to be a human. 0154
Reposted by Mae-il Mae-ilJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Flock is very serious surveillance technology that cops take very seriously: 404media.co/cops-search-...404media.coCops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’The EFF found cops writing “idiot,” “WEIRD KID,” "blah," "leave me alone," and button mashing in Flock's 'reason' box. 352194733
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 14/09/2026All I can say is #LiMeng chews her scenes and has a stranglehold over me the same way she did as Princess Wanning in #TheDouble. Her character in #AgainstTheCurrent was made for her, for real. I don’t know if anyone else can play her with such duality. Seriously, I need to find her other shows 292
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Do ittttt! I have a Canadian passport and I want the EU member live/work/travel perks 170
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Early thoughts on #TheEarlySpring: I’m glad the FL has such a great mentor as well as that powerful backer in HR who hired her. The show threaded the needle of the power imbalance better than it could have by making it shown that her employment isn’t totally dependent on him. 130
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 13/09/2026#TheEarlySpring Oh yay the Canadian tutor sticks around! But also, “a fall into a ditch makes you wiser” 🤔 Is this an English saying?? Never, literally never, have I heard this idiom before. 110
Mae-il Mae-il @dramaddict.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Pfft @ #TheEarlySpring “Here, change out off your oversized pink collared button down and wear this. You’ll be more comfortable.” FL then walks out of the bathroom wearing his white (oversized on her) collared button down shirt. This is what happens when your ML is couture. No comfy t-shirts. 130
