Overall Rating: A-Subtitles: I remember being super impressed by these subtitles. Sometimes historicals have some issues based on the archaic language but this one was easy to follow and had a lot of built-in explanations for archaic terms, etc. Brief Synopsis: At a time when women weren't allowed into the King's university on pain of death, … Continue reading Sungkyunkwan Scandal →

Overall Rating: ASubtitles: I think the Viki subtitles for this were good? I don't remember any issues which is always a positive sign. Brief Synopsis: A forest guardian falls in love with a human woman and wishes to become human but she betrays him when she discovers what he is and he is killed. Twenty years … Continue reading Kangchi/ Gu Family Book →

Overall Rating: A-Subtitles: I do not remember anything about the Viki subtitles which means they were probably very good--only the weird stuff tends to stick out so we take non-memory as a positive sign here. Brief Synopsis: Two people whose lives have been shaped by the media (and really one particularly dark instance) end up as … Continue reading Pinocchio →

Overall Rating: B+ (I am sorry @ the whole internet, I did not love this one).Subtitles: The Viki subs for this were OK. Generally the translations made a lot of sense but there were weird spacing and grammar issues that persisted which I've never seen before so it was kind of distracting. (Like punctuation in … Continue reading Secret Garden →

Overall Rating: A+ (++++)Subtitles: I have now watched this on both Viki and Netflix because that's who I am as a person and I definitely prefer Viki's subtitles. I think they were truly awesome for this show. Netflix's subtitles are never like, bad, per se, but the way they translate names and some of the … Continue reading Hwayugi / Korean Odyssey →

Overall Rating: ASubtitles: The Viki subtitles for this one were phenomenal. Brief Synopsis: A special forces soldier and a doctor have to negotiate what it means, and whether it's worth it, to have a relationship despite their very different careers and priorities. (This is a terrible synopsis for a very dynamic and wonderful show but I … Continue reading Descendants of the Sun →

Overall Rating: A-Subtitles: The subtitles were a bit of a struggle for this one. I'm not sure if it's because it was a historical or because it wasn't super popular so there was a smaller team working on it, but half the time I was interpreting the meaning of the subtitles for myself since the … Continue reading Faith, The Great Doctor →

Overall Rating: A+ (BLESS THIS SHOW)Subtitles: I watched on Netflix, the subtitles overall were good but they did the Western order for Korean names in the subs every time which really got on my nerves a bit (like the characters are using the correct family name first order because that is their name, why are … Continue reading Strong Woman Bong Soon →

Overall Rating: BSubtitles: Overall I think these subtitles were fine (I watched on Netflix), though they did suffer from some of the confusingly literal translations that many historicals do. Brief Synopsis: In a desperate bid to get herself a child to secure the throne, a Queen Dowager (or just the queen maybe?) enlists the assistance … Continue reading Secret Healer / Mirror of the Witch →

Overall Rating: ASubtitles: Netflix English subtitles for this were really good--I do not recall having any issues with the way things were translated. Brief Synopsis: During the Japanese occupation a playwright and a singer who are both Koreans living in Japan cross paths and fall in love, despite the many obstacles to their relationship. Watch on … Continue reading Hymn of Death →