IT IS A NEW YEAR ONCE AGAIN! As per the tradition, I will look back on the resolutions I made for 2024 and see how I did. Did I stick to the resolutions I made? Did I succeed with what I wanted to do in 2024? Then I will write my resolutions for 2025!
Give me the Judgement face because I don't think I stuck with my resolutions for 2024 very well.
LOOKING BACK AT 2024 DRAMA WATCHING RESOLUTIONS
You can read my 2024 Drama Watching Resolutions blog post right here.
1) SET A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF DRAMAS I AM WATCHING AT ONE TIME
I think I got better at this in 2024. I never really went over 10 dramas at a time. I even tried to stick to about 8 or so on my current watchlist. I think I was fairly in control with this resolution. I hope to continue it in 2025. Maybe even bring that number down more to about 6.
2) ONLY WATCH 1 COMPLETED DRAMA AT ONE TIME
I DEFINITELY STILL DID NOT FOLLOW THIS ONE AGAIN! I don't think I was as bad in 2024 as I have been in previous years. I still started multiple completed dramas at once and then I would be watching them for months and months. I wouldn't complete them fast, and they would stay on my current watchlist for many months. I want to watch only 1 at a time so, I can get them quickly off my current watchlist. So, this needs to improve in 2025.
3)DON'T LOOK AHEAD! CAITLIN JUST STOP DOING THIS!!!
I actually got better at this one, but I definitely could still improve. I just get impatient if I can't watch the airing episode immediately when it is uploaded. I just need to stop doing this. It spoils the fun out of watching airing dramas then.
4)CLEAN OUT ON-HOLD LIST
I don't think I TOUCHED my on-hold list in 2024. I definitely didn't add to it, but I also did not clean it out. We will see if I do anything with this in 2025. I have a feeling I won't because there are dramas on that on-hold list that have been there FOR YEARS!
5) WATCH ALL THE CHEATING/MAKJANG DRAMAS I CAN GET MY HANDS ON
I think I did a pretty good job with this. I think I checked out most of the Kdramas that came out in 2024 that had cheating/makjang vibes. There are definitely older ones I still have not checked out. I feel like as 2024 went on, the cheating/makjang Kdramas became fewer and fewer. I thought this would be the theme for 2024 but now looking back, I don't think that was the case. At the beginning of the year, we had dramas like Perfect Marriage Revenge, Marry My Husband and Hide. I know I missed some Kdramas like Good Partner though in 2024 as well. Overall, I just don't think there was as many Kdramas with this theme as I thought there would be. I did not watch any cheating/makjang dramas from other countries at all except maybe The Double which had a cheating storyline but that wasn't the main storyline at all.
6) WATCH MORE CRIME DRAMAS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES
I semi-failed at this. I think I did watch more crime dramas from other countries. They were still less than Kdramas though. I also just watched less dramas overall, across all the countries, in 2024. There are still many crime dramas from both Korea and the other countries I still want to watch. I guess that is a good thing that I will not run out of dramas. So, I fulfilled this resolution but also failed it at the same time.
7)WATCH MORE THRILLER LIKE DRAMAS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES
I failed at this again. I think I even failed this a bit in Korean dramas as well. There were a few 2024 crime/thriller kdramas I never got around to watching as well. I want to talk about this more in my 2025 resolutions, but I just keep adding thriller/crime dramas to my plan to watchlist at this point. It never will run out.
8)BE MORE ORGANIZED
I think I fulfilled this resolution. I mean I started the podcast, didn't I? I have put out an episode every week since I started the podcast. That took some serious planning and working ahead of schedule sometimes to accomplish that. I even have the first 6 months of the podcast planned out for 2025. Now, I need to be EVEN MORE organized in 2025, since I am starting the Youtube Channel now.
9) COMPLETE MORE DRAMAS IN 2024
I DEFINITELY will not fulfill this resolution. I completed less dramas in 2024 than I did in 2023. I completed 64 dramas in 2023 and in 2024 I completed 56. There were just a lot less dramas I even clicked play on and started in 2024. This is both good and bad for me. I got pickier in clicking play on dramas which caused me to drop less but I completed less as well. I still dropped dramas in 2024 too. So, this resolution will definitely move into 2025 for me.
10) TRY NOT TO FALL TOO BEHIND ON AIRING DRAMAS
I did not fulfill this in 2024. I dropped 10 dramas in 2024 and about half I dropped because I fell behind and did not care to catch up. Or I got spoiled on the ending because I fell behind and did not like the ending outcome so, I dropped it. I know there are dramas that I am currently watching that I am still watching because I am VERY behind on them. I did drop 1 less drama in 2024 than I did in 2023 so, that is a little bit of a win.
NOW FOR MY 2025 DRAMA WATCHING RESOLUTIONS
1) SET A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF DRAMAS I AM WATCHING AT ONE TIME
I said in 2024 that I wanted to keep the number of dramas I am watching to 6-8 dramas at one time, no more than 10. I think I still exceeded 10 sometimes in 2024. I want to really stick to this number in 2025. I have to remind myself that the dramas will always be there to watch. I don't need to watch ALL of the airing Kdramas at one time.
2) ONLY WATCH 1 COMPLETED DRAMA AT ONE TIME
As I said, I DEFINITELY did not follow this in 2024. I would fall behind on my completed dramas I was watching because I also fell behind on the airing dramas I was watching. These completed dramas became back burner dramas and then I would start multiple completed dramas. THEN, THEY REALLY WOULD NOT GET OFF MY CURRENT WATCHLIST! The completed dramas will always be there to start so, I just need to complete the one I am currently watching before I start another one. I am hoping this strategy will get me to complete more dramas in 2025.
3)CONCENTRATE ON CRIME/THRILLER DRAMAS
I know I am known among my fellow podcasters and some drama watchers that I am the go-to person for crime drama recommendations. I want to lean more into that. I have discovered more and more than there are certain genres like romance that I don't enjoy but I watch because they are popular. I don't think I will 100% watch only crime/thriller dramas, but I want to give them more priority - ESPECIALLY from other countries. I want to be that go-to knowledgeable person for me, even more than I am considered today.
4)WATCH MORE CRIME/THRILLER DRAMAS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES
This is sort of connected with Number 3. I think I did a fairly good job with watching the airing crime Kdramas (I did miss a couple) but I know I did a HORRIBLE job with watching crime dramas from the other countries. There is a ton of crime Cdramas and Jdramas I still have on my plan to watch list. I want to watch more of them and give them more priority. This probably means I need to be more selective or move through dramas quicker. I don't know how I will accomplish this, but I want to see how I do with this in 2025. I know in 2024; I failed at this. Or another genre I want to watch more of is the tomb raiding Cdramas - there is a ton of those I have yet to watch.
5)COMPLETE MORE DRAMAS IN 2025
I completed 56 dramas in 2024. That is almost 10 less dramas than I finished in 2023 which is less dramas than I completed in 2022, 2021 and 2020. I definitely want to beat my 2023 number and hopefully get back to maybe 70/75 dramas again. We will have to see how this goes. I am sad that the number keep going down. One day I want to break 100 but I have never been able to do that.
6)DON'T FEEL FOMO
I think overall I do a pretty good job with this. I am aware that crime dramas are not everyone's jam. I am aware that I tend to not watch or like what the popular dramas are. I will say, I did feel some FOMO with Chinese dramas in 2024. I don't watch cdramas as they air. So, there were multiple times in 2024 where a certain Chinese drama was all over my social media but I was not watching it. For example, Blossom just completed airing and for like the past month, that is all I have seen on my social media. I just did not have time in the last 2 months to click play on it and I felt MAJOR fomo from everyone talking about and enjoying it. I do plan to watch that one in 2025. I just need to remind myself that the drama will always be there. Or that I don't like the genre so, why do I care about the fomo so much - I know I won't like it.
7)HIGHLIGHT LESSER-KNOWN DRAMAS
I have always said that I created this blog and now podcast/Youtube Channel because I want to highlight the lesser-known dramas. I know I watch dramas that don't appeal to the masses. I know I watch genres that don't appeal to the masses. So, it has been great to get comments on podcast episodes of people thanking me for reviewing that drama because they never would have known about it or watched it if they did not listen to my podcast episode or read my blog review. I want to do more of this in 2025. I make blog posts, podcast episodes to share dramas with people so, people can go and watch them. WE NEED MORE OF THIS IN 2025!
8)WATCH MORE JAPANESE DRAMAS
I have so many Japanese dramas on my plan to watchlist. I always love the ones end up watching but for some reason I never watch a lot of Jdramas. In 2024, I completed 8 Jdramas which is more than I completed in 2023. That is a win for sure BUT I CAN DO BETTER! I always watch the most Kdramas and then Cdramas come in second. I want to have a higher number in Japanese dramas - especially since there is quite a few crime jdramas I have not seen yet.
9)WATCH MORE ANIME
I watched 4 anime in 2024. I want to increase that number. I have always enjoyed Anime. I just have not had a lot of access to them. There is a TON that I am just finding out about. There is a lot I still need to watch and explore. It is like me rediscovering Asian Dramas again. My first love will always be Asian Dramas, but I have so many Anime now that have caught my eye that I want to watch more in 2025 FOR SURE! At least more than 4. I mean I have like 9 anime starting in January ALONE that have caught my eye. Am I going to watch all of them as they air - probably not BUT I want to watch all of them. This also includes some donghua as well that has been on my list forever to watch. ALWAYS SOMETHING TO WATCH OUT THERE!
10) JUST HAVE FUN - WATCH WHAT EXCITES YOU!
I have definitely gotten better with this over the years since I started watching dramas. I used to think I was weird when I didn't like the popular romance dramas of the year or wasn't interested in watching one of the popular dramas of the year. Now, I don't really care BUT in 2024, that sort of changed a bit. Now, with the content I make (blogposts, podcast episodes, Youtube videos), I sort of had to relearn this again. I sort of started to think well I want to watch this, but it might not do well for the podcast because no one will listen to it or I am not interested in watching this drama at all, but everyone is talking about it so, should I watch it? I want to stop doing that. People will listen to the podcast, click the blogpost or watch the Youtube video if they find it interesting. Just from the comments I have gotten on podcast episodes, some people have liked the episodes where I highlight dramas that no one knows about or talks about the genres that aren't everyone's favorite. I need to lean into that because if I don't enjoy what I am watching. That comes out in blogposts and podcast episodes. We don't want that.
11)GO TO THE SPECIFIC COUNTRIES FOR THE GENRES YOU LIKE FROM THEM
I have learned over my many years of drama watching. I prefer certain genres with certain countries. For example, I prefer romance dramas if they are Japanese dramas for some reason. I also prefer historical dramas if they are Chinese dramas. I want to be strategic in 2025 with this. If I am craving a certain genre, I want to seek that genre out in my favorite country. I feel like this will get me to spread my watchlist pout more so, I am not just watching Kdramas all of the time. It will also provide a variety of content for you guys.
12)FULFILL YOUTUBE GOALS
I just started the Youtube Channel so, I have some lofty goals for the Channel. I definitely know I am not going to fulfill all my goals in 2025 because I know Youtube is a long game platform. I just want to have fun with it for now. I want to get all of my podcast episodes up on the Channel. I want to start creating long form videos. I want practice with this content. I want to play around with it. I want to grow on the platform. I just want to see how it goes and go from there in 2026. I definitely want to try for 200 subscribers in 2025.
13)FULLFILL PODCAST GOALS
Now, that I have been going with the podcast for almost a year, I have some great goals for 2025. First is to make it a year which is the end of January. We will definitely do that. I want to add guests which is already in the works. I have some big episodes planned for 2025 and I hope I can pull that off. I want to hit 15,000 PLAYS in 2025 which I think is doable, but we will have to see. It is a little high FOR SURE! We hit just over 5,000 PLAYS for 2024. I also would love 200 subscribers. I AM JUST SO EXCITED FOR EVERYTHING I HAVE PLANNED!
Did you have 2024 DRAMA WATCHING RESOLUTIONS?
Do you have any DRAMA WATCHING RESOLUTIONS for 2025?
What do you think of my DRAMA WATCHING resolutions?
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