Overall Rating: ASubtitles: Netflix subs that did not reverse name order! A miracle! Actually overall I was a big fan of these subs, there wasn't anything that felt off or anything I heard that I disagreed with. The subs captured the spirit and emotions of every conversation very well. Strong subs.Brief Synopsis: A woman who … Continue reading Hi Bye, Mama! →

Overall Rating: A (warning: dark show)Subtitles: I liked these Viki subs. They were fairly consistent and there weren't a lot of weird translation issues. There was one episode that was entirely untranslated though which is definitely not great though. Brief Synopsis: Two high school sweethearts who were separated after a horrific and tragic event are … Continue reading Come and Hug Me →

Overall Rating: A- (A+ show with an ending I took great issue with)Subtitles: This is one of the few Netflix shows that had subs I was not bothered by. It's possible that's because it was a co-production? Either way we'll call these ones strong. Brief Synopsis: A South Korean heiress has a paragliding accident and … Continue reading Crash Landing on You →

Overall Rating: A+Subtitles: Despite this being a Netflix show I wasn't super bothered by the subtitles. There were some translations I felt kind of weird about, but overall I think that was just to try to make it more fluent in English which is fine. Brief Synopsis: A group of friends from med school are … Continue reading Hospital Playlist →

Overall Rating: ASubtitles: Decent subtitles, but another one where I disagreed with some of the translations of common phrases. Brief Synopsis: A group of families living together in a neighborhood in Seoul weather the everyday struggles of finances, family, and love together. Watch it on Netflix here. **Full show spoilers below the image. If you … Continue reading Reply 1988 →

Overall Rating: ASubtitles: Not a big fan of the subtitles on this one. Like most Netflix subs they were fluent enough English to follow easily, but I disagreed with a lot of the translations based on my own knowledge of Korean. There were also some major faux-pas--for example a huge thing in this show is … Continue reading Reply 1994 →

Overall Rating: ASubtitles: Netflix subs were decent. There were moments when the subs felt like they didn't make a whole lot of sense or seemed inconsistent from one scene to the next, plus they definitely reversed name order in the Romanization which I hate, but otherwise they were pretty strong I thought. Brief Synopsis: At … Continue reading Reply 1997 →

Overall Rating: ASubtitles: I liked these subs. They felt very fluent and real. Brief Synopsis: A cello teacher with a dark past leaves Seoul after a series of misfortunes to return to the countryside where she grew up. She reconnects with a lot of people from her past, including the local bookstore owner who has … Continue reading When the Weather Is Nice/Fine →

Overall Rating: B-Subtitles: I didn't love these subs-- there was a lot of inconsistency even within scenes about how things were translated, that led to someone asking a question and someone asking something completely different back at them, etc. I'm not surprised though given how low the viewership was on this one. I'm impressed enough … Continue reading Welcome/Meow The Secret Boy →

Overall Rating: A+ (please note, however, that this is not recommended if you have trouble handling very dark, explicit, gritty, and raw crime dramas-- lots of upsetting and disturbing content)Subtitles: Per usual the Netflix subtitles were strong and very fluent, and I think (I think) they even kept the name order for the Romanized names … Continue reading SIGNAL →