Just a few notes from the housekeeper
(Random) SONG OF THE DAY
김연우 (Kim Yeon Woo) – “청소 하는 날” (cleaning day) [ zShare download ]
In a nutshell:
- (More) web issues.
- Updates on this site.
- Possible future drama watching.
Edited to add: Media Temple rocks. Their support and hosting services are top-notch, and they’ve made my life ever so much less frustrating. In fact, if not for their level of helpful support, I’d have been sorely tempted to throw in the towel on numerous occasions. Never once have they made me feel stupid, although believe me I’ve felt it plenty of times.
Unfortunately, I’ve had to take Coffee Prince direct song links down. You can still download all the songs via batch links, but I said when the direct links killed my site I’d have to kill the links. Both died tonight, and the site is reviving without the links. I don’t know if someone linked to them somewhere but I got an incredibly sudden, drastic spike that completely disabled my server and I had to reconfigure some settings to get back online.
Web stuff blah:
(I should really just label all this stuff as How To Become an Accidental, Reluctant Systems Admin.)
Phew. I’ve learned, never say never. It’s probably a very good thing I didn’t know anything about web hosting until I actually did it, because if I’d known in advance all I’d need to know to run my own server, there’s probably no way I’d have been persuaded to do it. Nothing scares me more than having to configure settings on systems I’ve never heard about until about two seconds before I have to configure them.
The site has been running excruciatingly (or maybe just very; but it sure feels excruciating to me) slowly over the past few days, so I looked into what was going on, and bandwidth was one likely factor. The numbers probably mean nothing to you, but let’s just say that yesterday hit a new high at over 43GB of data transfer, which is fairly high (and especially for a mere blog). I considered taking down my media links (or a good chunk of them), but I’m stubborn and greedy and was determined to do what I could NOT to have to take em down.
It also looked like I was maxing out my max connections on apache, and we’ll just make a long story short of how I sweat bullets figuring out how to use Linux, access my root server, edit my config files connecting to SSH via putty, then reboot the server when I really didn’t have any idea what any of those things were. Or are. I’ve probably used all these terms wrongly, but that just goes to show how over my head this stuff is. Now that I’ve done it, of course, it seems simple, but when you’re wondering, “Uh, what exactly is apache again?,” those command lines are awfully hard to execute.
Now for words that make sense:
I had a Last.fm widget going in the sidebar for a bit, but that felt kind of vain so I took it down. If you care about the music listening habits of a stranger, here’s my Last.fm profile page.
Coffee Prince scripts posted through Episode 13.
If you’re not keeping track, Coffee Prince’s Unofficial Soundtrack is updated through Episode 14. The list isn’t entirely comprehensive, but I’ve done what I can to locate the most prominently used tracks. For instance, not all background tracks are identified every single time they’re played. That gets kind of tedious, and frankly I think including every little tiny thing actually detracts from the composition of the whole. (What I mean by that is, I’d rather locate the most significant song placements rather than get bogged down looking for every single measure of music ever used. But that’s just me.)
Upcoming dramas:
I don’t know which drama(s) I’m going to be watching next. I’m not that interested in what I’ve heard of the upcoming dramas (seems sageuk is coming back in full force?), so I may watch something that isn’t airing live. It will probably NOT include Time of Wolf and Dog (not my style), Karl/Oh Soo Jung (should’ve been a great concept, but man is the directing bland), or Bottom of the 9th with 2 Outs (I hear it’s all right, but getting past an admittedly slow beginning is a lot to ask of an impatient viewer). Golden Bride doesn’t appeal to me, and what little I’ve seen of Snow in August strikes me as overdramatic and shrill.
See, I may watch a lot of dramas, but I’m pretty picky. Either it’s gotta be good, awesomely bad, or easily entertaining (which includes subcategories cheesy, fluffy, and/or mockable).
On my list of possibilities are Taereung National Village (off to a pleasant start), or perhaps risque sex-themed cable comedy-drama Hyena. I may finally get to Thank You but at this point I feel like the excitement has passed, and it seems there were already plenty of invigorating discussions while it was still airing. Alone in Love is on my must-watch list and I fully expect to fall in love, but I haven’t been in the mood to start it. Similarly, cable drama Someday has always seemed interesting despite its mixed reviews, but I haven’t been in the mood to start. I’d love to catch quirky vampire sitcom Hello Francesca (whose director went on to Soulmate) but I haven’t found it readily available.
Since you probably have a decent idea as to my (weird) taste in dramas by now, got any suggestions? Anything in particular that I’ve just gotta see?
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I remember you said before that you’d do summaries for Devil are you still going to do that? I don’t even know why I’m asking you that, lol. I’m not a fan of any of the actors there. I heard that the drama was good though I haven’t watched any of it yet. Anyway, whatever you do I’ll be sure to read =)
You should definitely catch Thank You, even if its an old (as in not currently airing) drama =).
if only there was a Soulmate 2 to watch
On Hello Francesca, I have watched the first part of this sitcon and I say it’s pretty hilarious, to think that I have to watch the action and read the sub at the same time. I’m hoping you would give consideration on this, since I am also looking for the second part, and have not found any source so far.
You did a great job on Coffee Prince, and I am really falling in love with all the coffee princes. Keep up the good work.
The Devil is an awesome series. I finally finished watching it last night with English subs., ofcourse. I highly recommend for you to consider this show. It’s dark, different and quite a thrilling ride.
i agree with Bamidele — if only Soulmate 2 came out. but i highly recommend Alone in Love. i have to say though, CP has been spoiling me too and idk if i’ll start up anything just yet as well… maybe some of the old ones you’ve recommended. but good luck sorting out all the website admin. problems!! and if i’m not mistaken, i think silentregrets has Hello Francesca. thanks for all your hard work!!!!
both devil and thank you were wonderful…and i’m currently also watching hana kimi ~ikemen paradise~. it’s silly as heck, which makes it cute to watch. plus, it stars oguri shun from hanadan as sano izumi. XP i’m also quite enjoying time of dog and wolf and hyena looks really interesting, thank you for you work!
Ahem La Plume = Deedlith
Like Mics said I remember you saying you were planning to watch “Mawang” which seemed like a pretty awesome show… I have only watched 4 episodes didn’t get hooked though, but maybe I was simply not in the mood to watch it.
Though you said “Time between Dog and Wolf” was not your style, honestly I feel it’s a pity.
It’s not my kind of drama either, but I gave it a try because of Lee Jun Ki and I find it extremmelly exciting ^^ The drama was just good until episode 5 but it really picked up at episode 6 and now I feel almost as addicted as Coffee Prince ^^ The suspens is killing me!
As of shows which were already aired… It’s unlikely you would do a review about that but Jumong was one of the best drama I’ve ever seen…
I don’t really have any idea ‘cuz the shows you’ve planned not to do a review seem more interesting to me than the one you’re thinking of doing one…
Hope you’ll get something you like… If it’s interesting I’ll give a try to these shows, still I would avoid “Thank you”, I didn’t manage to watch two episodes I was already bored. Reason why I avoided “Flower for my life” ^^ Sorry. Should have given it a chance but well not a lot of space, not my style so that was it.
I’ve seen Alone in Love last year and it’s actually one of my favorites. If the series is a person, I can describe it as a quiet, a bit laid-back yet intense individual. The critics are so-so about it, I think they find the theme too ordinary (they’re so wrong). But that didn’t dampen my interest of finding out why and how the two leading characters divorced when they obviously still love each other (as what the plot description says).
Their story is poignant yet their bickerings as ex-husband and wife, as well as the supporting characters (the best friend and the sister), were all surprisingly a comic relief albeit this was supposedly a drama. I have to commend the actors for their brilliant performance, it’s very natural and engaging.
Though I have to say towards the ending, some episodes became a little bit of a drag. But the last eppy wasn’t a disappointment. It’s as real as it can get.
i think Thank You is a great drama…yeah its a bit late since its no longer airing but nevertheless its really great!
Alone in Love is also great….
but im pretty sure anything you pick to take on would be enjoyable
Yes, I’d considered watching Devil/Mawang at one point. I still may — even though I know the ending, it keeps getting raves. Plus, Mr. X seemed to really like it and that’s always a stamp of approval. I have managed to locate a clubbox with Hello Francesca so I’ll see how the first episode goes (if I watch it streaming, no screencaps!). I hear the third season wasn’t as great, but the first and second should be better. I’m not a historical/sageuk fan (although I hear the Hong sisters might write one, in which case I’ll have to try) but Jumong… eek, anything with that many episodes scares me off. And I hear that the constant extensions only served to degrade the quality, which started out excellent but watered down by the end. And LOL to La Plume, because it seems we have completely opposite tastes — guess we must’ve happened to meet in the middle with Coffee Prince
Holy… 43 GB in one day! But then seeing the number of comments you’re getting on the Coffee Prince posts this doesn’t surprise me.
So I guess… congratulations on your success?
Thanks so much!
Alone in Love is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES. Its story, blended with the beautiful mood music, and the light comedy/tragedy that each character goes through that is purely human that makes it such a wonderful drama to watch over and over again.
I would be excited to read updates on Hyena and Someday. I own both, both haven’t really started watching them due to time limitations. Though, I wouldn’t really call Hyena the male version of Sex and the City, even though it is advertised that way.
Thanks for the frequent updates to your website. It keeps my workday going
I actually think you should give Thank you a chance, particularly if you liked Flowers for my life so much. If you start watching Alone in love and Someday please let me know what you think because i have not been in the mood to start it either but am rather curious. I feel there are not many kdramas right now worth to watch but it seems capital scandal, how to meet the perfect neighbor and just maybe golden era of a daughter in law. If you are a total addict like me lets try branching out to some jdramas at least until september comes around and we can get back on track….hehe.
How about Ruler of Your Own World (As you wish) if you haven’t watched it? It’s a drama not to miss!
You’re absolutely right.. the first half of your post above makes no sense to me whatsoever. LOL!
Recommendation: Of all the currently airing dramas, honestly, nothing is sparking my interest right now. I tried to watch 9th Inning 2 Outs. God.. *no offense to its loyal viewers* but words cannot describe how boring it was. I gave up after the first 2-3 episodes. The progress was way too slow, the storyline was too predictable, the acting was too mediocre. And we all know, TOO much of anything is not good for you -especially if they’re all negatives-. Time of Wolf and Dog was too heavy for my taste, and Lee JunKi and Nam SangMi are lacking chemistry (again, sorry!). And that lack of chemistry is also the reason why I don’t bother to watch Get Karl! (did I say sorry already?).
On a (much) lighter note! Some of the ones worth-mentioning, which you haven’t covered for one reason or another, are Thank You (best of this year, extremely well-rated) and Capital Scandal (excellent drama, way way underrated).. But, as you’ve mentioned.. the train has left the platform, and I don’t know if reviewing them now would be of your best interest. If, by any chance, you had not had a chance to watch these two (though I highly doubt it), may I suggest that you spare some extra time, even if you were not going to write anything about them. They were simply flawless in my book.
Then again, it’s your blog, and you can write about whatever pleased you. I’m happy enough to get the chance to read your excellent writing -whatever it’s all about-.
You rock!
err.. my socks! ~eek~
Oh man! I totally agree on your list of dramas NOT TO SEE!
I’ve previewed them all also and I dont like anything! “Time of Wolf and Dog , Karl/Oh Soo Jung, Bottom of the 9th with 2 Outs, Golden Bride etc. Just overly dramatic and sappy not humorous.
So i’ve been complying with my lil gag shows like “star king” “ya shim” and such
until I get to preview “I am Sam” with yang dong gun and top. Let me know what you see. I want to Hello Francesca also!
o my lord, how i know the pain and heartache of trying to figure out how to run your own server! if only there was an “idiot’s guide to sysadmin 101 for dummies” or something that told you exactly what apache and my.cnf settings you need for your current situation! (-_-)
i really love how you have so much music for us on your site, but hosting the mp3s on your server is really cramping your (server’s) style
. my suggestion would be to continue having the mp3 streams (random song of the day, appropriate song that matches the scene), cuz i love that part ^^;, but not have any mp3’s for download directly from your server — only from those 3rd party download sites. i think it will make a huge difference on your server performance… hehhhhhhh
*pat pat pat* treat yourself to a cookie or something delicious
I’m a bit afraid to get hooked on to other k dramas especially after my obsession over CP haha, but I’m sure your next choice will be awesome. Can’t wait!
Hmmm…what about Rude Woman/Outrageous Women? It’s a little old but someone told me it was good. Not as good as Coffee Prince though.
Javabeans, I agree with you on Karl/Oh Soo Jung ,Bottom of the 9th with 2 Outs , &Golden Bride. Golden Bride’s fake Viet girl’s acting is really bad and overdone that’s why I was really put off by it on the first ep. Didn’t see Snow in August so no comments. My kids like watching Time of Wolf&Dog. We all watch the Eng.sub versions done by the WITH S2 Fansubs group…..(side note: you all are so generous with your time, we appreciate it a whole bunch).
I like watching Capital Scandals too, it’s a bit dorky sometimes but really interesting to watch.
I would suggest skipping over Mawang. It was good, but it’s pretty slow. There were times where I got frustrated with how stiff everyone stood, but that’s probably because I’m used to having the actors move around a lot like in Kim Sam Soon, Delightful Girl, Coffee Prince, and Dal Ja’s Spring. I think it’s the type of drama you could skip out on. Thank You is a good drama to watch for characters, but the ending kinda disappointed me.
Now, for what you should watch. Capital Scandal as been pretty good so far, the main couple has been really entertaining to watch and doesn’t follow all the normal cliches of dramas.
I think you should watch 9 End 2 Outs. It’s adorable to me. Thank You is a good watch and so is Alone in Love. The others are ok….
oh god, please not capital scandal. that was way too much air city-esque-boring-terrorist-group-scheming-slash-maybe-it-wasnt-terrorist-but-very-unexciting. (as much as i love the main dude and girl).
and alone in love was ok. i thought it was pretty interesting in how they used a lot of characters, but frustrating in that they were so in denial. and the end was sort of abrupt. but whatever. i dont know if youd like thank you that much, because it was sort of melodramatic, but i watched it for the cute little girl. and the cute jang hyuk.
and the same for time of dog and wolf. dude there is way too much family-hatred-revenge-love-fate-y things going on there for me. even though i fell in love with the “good->evil” guy. (i get attached, what can i say)
i guess just wait and see what else.
I know you’re not planning to watch Time Between Wolf and Dog and 9 end and 2 outs, but just in case you get curious in the future do not watch it. Time Between Wolf and Dog is a little over dramatic and the romance between the main two is not very well developed. 9 end and 2 outs is really, really slow. On the eighth episode, the main two haven’t even started looking at each other in a different light yet. At least with Coffee Prince and Dal Ja’s Spring the main guy started to look at the main girl differently at that point. Both of the dramas are not nearly as good as the ones you’ve been watching so far.
You should try watching Nodame Cantible it’s from one to two years, but it’s really good. If you liked Hana Yori Dango, you should like it too.
Good luck in finding a new drama!
I took THANK YOU and ALONE IN LOVE with me on vacation. And I was not disappointed.
Despite the premise – i found THANK YOU very funny – as in laugh out loud funny – the precocious little girl just blew me away with her comebacks to “Min Geo So’s” insults. She held her own. The outtakes of her are hysterical –
ALONE IN LOVE gave me some memorable musical moments – the first song that was in Korean that I wanted to learn, was from this series. actually the song is called Thank YOu!
I’d almost say with THANK YOU – to start at ep. 3 – whatever you’ve read about the story line – it really kicks in at eppie 3.
Out of curiosity, whose feet are those in the photo?
Oh and even though I rarely read the summaries (I love the photos/screencaps, though), I still enjoy coming to this blog. It’s definitely a good distraction when I’m bored at work.
So your behind-the-scenes tid-bits and other posts are quite enjoyable to me. I just wanted you to know that there are people like me who like reading these other posts
Take care.
Alone In Love is something I HIGHLY recommend and is incredibly underrated on soompi so I think you should go for it. I would love to see more people enjoy it as much as I have.
Shame about the server problems. Stay zen. ^^
Can you do Soulmate? You wrote you were going to do it long ago and I’d love to follow along reading your insight and cute/fun summaries
I have most of Hello Francesca and that would be awesome as well! I love Ahn Sung Daek.
Thank you for your continued efforts to bring us wonderful summaries, I can only hope to write as well as you~
Sorry about the server problems again……. But i agree with pizzamama probably you should try watching or looking up some j-dramas…. like nodamie cantible
Oh, have you seen I am Ssaem, with Yang Dong Geun, Lee Min Young, etc? It’s the one with the mobster daughter in high school and Yang Dong Geun as the professor. It just started but its on the same days as Coffee Prince. It’s pretty cute.
I don’t have any recommendations (I take mine from you usually
) but I agree that Get Karl was not worth it. I was actually looking forward to it, even though I’m not an Oh Ji Oh fan, but though the humor’s not bad the pace is so slow and the story is aggravating at times. I have no problem with an irritating female lead, but her desperation clashed with what her character was meant to be and left a bad taste in my mouth. I haven’t checked out 9and2outs and TODAW, but after reading this I probably won’t =P. I actually never got around to watching Flowers of My Life…your summaries were so beautiful in themselves but I know I’ll watch it for sure soon. I think Cha Tae Hyun is definitely one of the best actors out there. And then I haven’t heard a bad word about Thank You, so I have that on my list too. Its a pity nothing that exciting is coming up soon, though Coffee Prince is a good way to end my live-watching season since soon it’ll get too busy to try keeping up with a live show….its surprising how much more time it takes with all the great discussion and updates (though its also so much more fun and interesting and lively)! I think I’ll be comparing new shows with CP for a while now so everything will seem kind of dull next to its freshness!
I’ve been looking for Hello Franceska for a while too, apart from the quirky story I like all the actors in it. I’ll try to watch that when my Korean gets a little better!
Well, i think whatever you choose will do because what i’m after and enjoy most is the recap,summary or translation you wrote each time in your blog. So do pick the most where your interest lies…i’m sure you have an earnest fan here. Thank you Javabeans, you’re simply great!
hi, i never knew handling a blog site could be so frustrating?! good luck with that.
i’m quite picky in what dramas i watch all the way through too. i mean, i try out most dramas but it’s quite rare when i actually watch the ENTIRE drama. here are my picks since you’re asking and all: (1) Capital Scandal (Kyung Sung Scandal): this drama is so distinct not only in it’s setting but in it’s story. there are numerous surprises in every episode (that’s right, EVERY episode) and the main leads intrigue you into their characters immediately. it has the perfect mix of suspense, mystery, romance, comedy, and tragedy. also, the book it’s based on is written by Lee Sun Mi right? so that should give the drama some points right? highly recommended. (2) The Devil (Mawang): definitely an underrated show. good in it’s story. and i knew the ending and who the manipulator was, but that didn’t keep me from watching. liked it sooo much, i’m currently watching Resurrection until college starts. (3) Thank You: one of my favorites and the writer is famously known. very realistic and Different. all the actors esp. Suh Sun Ae (Lee Bom) are fantastic. this drama is really deep.
oh, and i know you know this but you really have a strange/bizarre taste in dramas. haha.
As Amy posted earlier, if you haven’t already seen it, I too highly recommend Ruler Of Your Own World. It’s a fabulous drama. I believe its one right up your alley. Although it’s a few years old, it’s adorably quirky and worth it. I ended up falling in love with everything about it.
Housekeeper?? Javabeans, you are the Leonardo da Vinci of blogland. As well as your astonishing writing and translating talents, you have successfully pulled off a piece of server configuration that even seasoned sysadmins would approach with trepidation, especially if they were doing the computer equivalent of open-heart surgery on a site delivering more than 30 Gigs a day. I will name no names or places, but recently the entire sysadmin team of a major campus site allowed themselves the luxury of 48 hours scheduled total downtime to do essentially what you did, i.e. reconfigure the size and behaviour of the Apache listener pool; and even then they messed up so many other things in the process that the whole site was actually down for close on a week.
On dramas, I would hate to see your talents and energies wasted on Dog and Wolf, but at the same time I suspect it will in the longer term prove to be of some interest when the history of KDrama comes to be written. Whereas CP is showing how much better KDramas can be that most of us ever imagined, DW is displaying how much more awful they can get. Not in the sense of incompetence of acting, direction or photography. Those things are at the same high standards that now seem to have become second nature to Korean production units. I mean awful in the sense of sheer wrong-headedness, perversity even in the storyboarding. For the last three episodes, since the most preposterous variant yet of the loss of memory motif emerged from the hat (or the ocean) I had been watching it against the grain with considerable amusement at the absurdity of the lost-mistaken-confused identity pseudo-conflicts it was dishing up. But today’s episode took the warped logic of the outrageous plot to a level of sheer nastiness that stopped being a laughing matter, to me at least. I won’t be watching any more for now; though I expect I will come back to it later, though not exactly for the fun of it, in any sense.
As for Alone in Love, though some people might think this was now rather old hat, I personally would be delighted if you decided to write about it, because I think it is a very good series indeed which, like CP but in a different way, marked a significant milestone in the development of KDrama (or at least peak-time big-budget KDrama) by putting the sort of “ordinary” people and situations that normally occupy lower-budget slots into the Big Time. One of the main characters bicycles to work; the other takes the bus. They get to ride in other people’s SUVs from time to time, but they have no Mercs, Mini Coopers, let alone private planes. Nor are their cellphones product-placed state-of-the-art models. (In fact, the only significant product placement, made rather easier by the fact that this was one of the earliest HD dramas, so you get to read all the labels on the cups and wrappers very clearly, was for Dunkin Donuts, which is hardly a domain of stratospheric conspicuous consumption.) One character is a half-orphan, and though her childhood loss of a parent does matter, it isn’t life-destroying or even drastically life-shaping. That’s about as far as the “traumatic past” component goes, apart from the core event which is the motor of the plot, preceding the main timeline, but repeatedly revisited in flashback and recollection and reflection, the birth of a stillborn child and its consequences for a young marriage. I was interested to see that AiL was one of the dramas recently bought by a US distributor and repackaged for the US market. I do rather wonder what US audiences make of it, because it the whole underlying dynamics of what first separates then eventually reconciles the couple stem from a sequence of events that simply couldn’t have happened that way in the US (or the UK either, though parts of continental Europe are different) since the medical attitude to perinatal death radically changed in those countries some 30 years ago. Before than, a still birth was treated as, at least on the evidence of this drama , it still seems to be in Korea: the dead child was whisked away before even the mother, let alone the father, got a chance to see it, and returned to the grieving parents days later in a firmly sealed casket for cremation or burial. Whereas nowadays, the parents are allowed, indeed encouraged, to hold their dead child for as long as they wish and take leave of it together, in privacy and in their own time. The couple here are given no such chance to come to terms with their loss, and the consequences poison their marriage. Especially because the wife is left alone all night in her hospital bed, not knowing where her husband has gone and why he isn’t by her side in her misery. She concludes that he has abandoned her in cowardly flight from a situation where she so badly needed his support. She only learns (at the same time as the viewers) that the truth is very different when the drama is far advanced, by which time irreperable damage seems to have been done. And not only seems to have been done. Although there is eventually a positive outcome of sorts, it comes at a considerable cost, and in the final voice-over the main female character reflects frankly enough that she can’t honestly say that her life has reached a happy ending. Though it didn’t bring quite the qualitative leap in KDrama that we’re seeing in CP, and is neither so consistently accomplished or tautly constructed, I think you would enjoy it. And I am sure we would enjoy what your unique combination of insight and eloquence could show us about it.
But the bottom line is that I for one don’t really care what drama you move on to next; whatever it is, your magic touch and miraculous vision will transform it into a thing of wonder. I suspect most of my fellow devotees will feel pretty much the same way.
Javabeans, hope we can help with your server issues.. want a scone? or an ice cream? i can send u some in hopes it will make u feel better.. coz we are definitely stuck in your blog and your amazing writing
i agreee with docmashi, i can’t recommned any drama to u coz i get recommendation from u (i only watch the dramas u’ve given the approval stamp on!). seriously, i am not excited about any of the new/old dramas – either too dark, too grim, too bland, too pathetic.. and as mangoicy said, anything on the extreme is not good for u.. but whatever series u decide to write on, i’d sure be looking it up..
by the way, the only other drama i’m watching is Hana Kimi japan (after I enjoyed HANADAN). i enjoy the series because it’s very light but i don’t really think it’s worth putting caps or analysis coz it is quite simple and it really caters for teens
like the other CP addicts, i’m afraid i will be in CP mode even after the drama is finished. while i’m thankful that it will finish soon (i can get my sleep and social life back!), i’m gonna be so sad not seeing EC n HK on screen every week! thanks God i can always rewatch my downloads and go back to your blog to relieve the memories
thanks again for your hardwork, u r a gem!
i’ve watched “i am sam” without subs and it looks pretty funny.
Javabeans, you should give those sageuk/historical dramas a chance. You might want to start from something shorter if Jumong is too long. I am watching Jumong right now and it is so addicting like crack cocaine, not that I have ever tried crack. Also BYJ’s new historical drama starts airing this year. Who knows you might love those sageuks, all those men in historical costumes keep me watching, lol.
At first, I wasn’t interested in watching “Thank You” because well… based on the synopsis, I was weary of it being all melodramatic, condescending, or cloying. (Just goes to show you how much faith I have in my fellow Koreans). I’m happy to say that I finally came around and immediately got hooked! It’s by no means perfect and while there are the predictable scenes (why must there always be a piggyback scene in a Kmovie/drama?! I just don’t get it!), I thought there was some pretty good acting (the little girl and her grandfather were adorable).
I’m with you on the lack of current dramas worth fawning over–what to do once CP is done!? I’m kinda looking forward to Bae Doona’s drama–I’m a big fan!
Oh, and I also got around to watching TaeReung National Village–I don’t regret that decision, either! I think I wanted to watch it cuz I heard it’s somehow linked to Coffee Prince (I forgot–maybe you mentioned it here. Something about the music? Which, by the way, is really good!) I only wish it were longer than just 8 episodes!
wow. I kind of like what you said. I haven’t even attempted to watch time of the wolf and dog. It just doesn’t seem to interest me. It’s very hard to pick drama.
hi,
i don’t know if you would have any interest in japanese dramas, but if so, i recommend kimi wa petto. it’s fully subbed and i’m sure you can find it streaming somewhere. it’s kind of dark and wrong, but is really original (barring that it was based on a manga).
also, i don’t know if you ever saw Fog Street 01, 안개시정거리, which I think was based on a book… but it’s only one of those one episode special dramas and is about a year old i think. but it’s also pretty original (a guy falls in love with a girl who is sleepwalking, and doesn’t realize it)
Thanks for your suggestions, everyone! It’s interesting seeing everyone’s (sometimes conflicting) opinions.
Jessica, I’m sure most of the bandwidth lies with the files I put up for download. Speaking of which, soomp, you ain’t kidding! When tech support spouts out resolutions and possible problems, I have to stupidly ask, “Um, what is that?” so often I feel sorry for them having to deal with someone who barely grasps what she’s doing. I may have to do what you suggest (although part of the fun was being able to host files that were non-expiring and completely available for everyone; third-party download sites are wonderful but they’d expire and be of limited use)… I even considered retiring links after a period of time, like many mp3-sharing blogs do, but that would be a bummer. Or maybe I’ll be able to think of an intermediate solution.
CW, the feet are from a scene in Flowers For My Life. coollady, I don’t think running a blog is supposed to be this frustrating. It’s totally because I’m greedy and I want to do everything, and lots of traffic combined with lots of files available for download makes for a strain on my resources. But rather than scaling down what I put up on the site, I keep trying to figure out ways to make the system work so I don’t have to pull back.
Thanks all for the comments, kind words, suggestions, and encouragement!
It’s so funny reading all the comments here and there. I was thinking, “What shall I watch after Coffee Prince?” and I feel that’s the consensus with my fellow addicts.
! (It’s kind of hard coming up with interesting dramas EVERYBODY hasn’t seen hehe)
Anyhow, here are my recs! I agree with avonmarissa above me to give sageuk dramas a chance. My first sageuk drama was Hwang Jin Yi, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was 24 episodes, a bit more serious/dramatic than I’m used to, but also a really compelling storyline. There wasn’t much hype at soompi about it, but I really thought it was great. I was hooked. Because of it, I’ve decided to watch Damo and other historical dramas.
Have you seen 18 v. 29 with Ryu Soo Young? Lighthearted and funny. ^_^ It wasn’t earth-shattering great, but it was pretty good. Wonderful Life also comes to mind as lighthearted fun. Part of that probably was because I love Kim Jae Won though
Oh, and I also second Alone In Love! It’s hard to describe that drama. There are great moments of silence in it, and it was very insightful. While I was watching it, it drew me in right away, but for some reason I couldn’t exactly put my finger on why. I’d look forward to your take on those scenes! I also loved Thank You and Mawang just as everybody else mentioned above me!
Just like you Alone in Love is on my must see list, but I keep putting it off, and I’m not sure why I don’t feel like committing to it. But I’ll also weigh in that I hear nothing but great things about Ruler of Your Own World and would be thrilled to watch it alongside you –reading your blogs as I go along. I too am very curious about Someday, not because of anything I’ve heard–it’s just that the live action/animation thing sounds intriguing and I’d love to watch Kim Min Joon (loved him in Damo, thought his talents were wasted in Lovers in Prague). Quite frankly I prefer to watch shows already on DVD–this waiting week-to-week to see the latest episodes of Coffee Prince is driving me nuts! I so enjoy getting completely emersed in a show and finishing it a few days that I’d love it if your next recap project went back to something that’s not currently airing. (purely selfish on my part! lol)
Annyong haseyo, Javabeans. Hope your ‘problem’ with your sever will be resolved. I’m no techno geek so I don’t understand and kind help. Mianhamnida. I’m addicted to Kdrama and learning words here and there. Mian nay, no recommendations. Whatever you do, is fine with me. Just to let you know, I’m a romantic idiot and LOVED happy ending.
KOMAPSUMNIDA, for your hardwork.
oh, I have another one. Capital Scandal was a really good drama.
well, i know what you SHOULDN’T watch : Mackerel Run, gave me teary eyes for such eye candies without something really worth to watch..
You haven’t watched “thank you”? it was the best drama for the first half of 2007 for me. A lil bit over dramatized, but all in all, worth to watch, and Jang Hyuck’s butt is a little added bonus.. LOL..sorry, can’t help it, it must be a sin not to distracted by his back figure, since the camera shoots it too much..
how about the bae doo na one? something about neighbors. (How to meet a perfect neighbor) hehe. Or the one about the daughter-in-law (Golden Era of Daughter-in-Law)? Or Soulmate would be nice too. I’ve already enjoyed it, but I’d love to know which little details and scenes you are going to highlight in your summaries.
thank you for your hardwork. and the colored javabeans-responses rock.
Hmm… I have to admit that it took me awhile to start up on this drama but I am watching 9 End 2 Outs. It’s kind of just silly fun and when I started watching this, Coffee Prince was starting to get really serious into the whole relationship square between the four main characters so it was a real nice balance. Plus, I think it sort of speaks to me on some level since I’m approaching 30. By the way, I don’t know if you get this network but on American Cable TV they have the AZN Network which has started to air Someday. It’s saved on my DVR but I have to admit that I have not yet watched it after seeing that the first scene was going to be a car accident which will somehow affect one of the main characters. I just thought, ‘Ugh… Typical Korean drama plot.’ But I will try to get into it this weekend and let you know. I’m trying to stay away from dramas that are too serious. It’s summer! Need something fun and frivolous. I will suggest that you try to give War of Money another chance. It’s sort of past the hype right now and sometimes I find it better to watch things after the hype so you’re not influenced by other people’s comments about it. As long as you can get past the first couple of episodes. I am kind of curious about Alone in Love now after your post. Maybe I’ll check it out.
Yes, yes, I know it’s travesty or whatever not to have yet seen Thank You… but at the time it was airing I had my hands full with Que Sera Sera and Witch Yoo Hee… And maybe, possibly, the more people, uh, try to *urge* me to do something, the more I automatically resist. (I don’t mean suggestions — I’m cool with suggestions — but rather the kind of insistent, constant, proddy kind of urging that seemed to come with Thank You at the time.) How Han Gyul-ian of me, I know, but I maybe perhaps have at some points in my life been called a contrarian freak that way. I like forming my own opinions so the instant one is handed to me, I resist. But the part of me that is logical recognizes that I should probably watch it anyway. LOL. (and nk, sorry but War of Money’s the type of ending that’ll piss me off and make me angry that I spent time watching the rest of the series, so….)
i love ALONE IN LOVE.
Love it. It’s one of the most understated and underrated dramas ever.
Nothing anybody can say will make you truly realize just how good it is.
The theme’s something so simple..yet they make it so touching and believable that you just get drawn to it. GO WATCH IT RIGHT AWAY JAVABEANS! ^^
Hope you like it.
How about Goodbye Solo? It’s a couple of years old though.
Yes, I agree with docmitasha and netskhi. I prefer your recommendation, for what to watch or not. I’m kind of person who have to finish book, movie or drama, whether they’re good or not. So when I jump to bad stuff, it’s makes me frustating. Spy girl is for an example. Just because of Dennis Oh -oh, this boy is so cute- makes me tired.
So your blog is a bless for me.
I watch one middle episode of Devil. I think it’s a good drama, even I don’t continue it. Not because it’s bad, but it’s a little bit scary. Ha ha.. I know some of you might say.. which part is scary? When camera shoot as if someone peeks and hides to listen the investigation. That part. So, if you want to watch and share to us, first thanks is come from me. A little bit scary but not as scary as watch it myself.
Also I heard that Alone in Love is good drama. I want to watch it, and maybe I will, since you and a lot of people here say so.
Ps. Don’t take as burden, if I say you are my recommendation. Just enjoy your watching and happy writing. Your writings are also inspiring. I love them.
you should totally start watching “i am sam”….is stars yang dong gun…its super cute…like really really really cute…well i like it…but really…give it a try…hehe
Since you have mentioned it, I really would like for you to do Alone in Love. Although I have recently finished in (2 days ago), I would still like for you to introduce this underrated drama to others as well as view your impression and comments on the couples and the witty dialoge. I think the way they filmed the drama was interesting as well and i believe that you will enjoy and influence others to enjoy this great drama with you. Thankyou for all your hard work and I’m looking forward to all of your projects with alone in love or without.
Javabeans, you know what? I haven’t started Hello Francesca,Alone in Love, Someday and The Devil, so I’ll be completely happy if you decide to summarize those to add the excitement while watching..:P
Since I’m more into ajusshis 
, I hardly found any eye candies there!
I love Thank You, but after read comments above,somehow I can understand you become kinda hesitate to catch it.
As for Hyena, well, IMO, it wasn’t as good as Soulmate. Yes, it’s fun and it has different style from ordinary K-dramas, but not that interesting.
Louise : I’ve seen Mackarel Run too! OMG, really wasting time n effort!
And, like others said, anything you write is Fun. Interesting. and Addicting! So really looking forward another K-Dramas summaries from you!
PS: I’ve seen first episodes of Japanese vers. Hana Kimi, and I keep comparing it with the Taiwanese vers. Love the later,but maybe I am biased since I love Wu Zun more than Oguri Shun..:)
Dorama that I liked recently was “Bambino”, no romance, but a lot of (drooling) foods..and the story was also good.
I think doramas are too short to recap, but maybe if YOU who do it, it turns as fun as the ones you did for K-Dramas!
Anyway, thanks again for your hardwork, and…your greediness to spoil us!
can i suggest u on J-drama…coz this season Jdrama this quiet interesting plot..
1. Ikemen Paradiese (hana kimi)
2. First Kiss
2. Hotaru no Hikari
3.Papa no musume
4.Yamada Taro Monogatari
anyway thanks for ur hardwork…i really appreaciated that..tq
hi sarah, lol the techie stuff got the best of me. but i sorta get it. lol. like nhetski said, we ur faithful readers would like to help out if we could hehehe ^^
hmmm out of the dramas you mentioned you’d rather not watch.. i gave up on TBDW (im sorry Lee Jun Ki fans) it didnt really attract or appeal to me.. i felt as though if I werent watching the cast it was really boring for me. that’s just me. now i try to grin and bear, downloading the eps but not really watching. just skimming some eps for Jung Kyung Ho (the guy from MISA) who I think has improved lots in acting and whose role there is the better ones. (Again, sorry LJK fans.. i must prepare to hide this one is not a LJK project that appeals to me).
Im watching Golden Bride, seemingly.. I like it. I like the leads here. I think LYA is doing a decent job with the Vietnamese thing though many people disagree. There are lots of discussions about it. I think its ok. Ill watch it through, Im kinda intrigued. Its long I know.
Not that captivated with Get Karl.. i like OJH but.. a bit iffy. maybe later. 9in2outs is ok.. yes ur right quite slow development. Im not that into it. But I watch it for the sake of watching hahaha.
I think u can How to meet a perfect Neighbor? I dont think its winning rave reviews, but I think its cute and funny, different. I loved Capital Scandal so much among the recent dramas that ended, aside from Coffee Prince. Hmmm.. yes ur right, next few dramas a saeguks. I m looking forward to Lee Seo Jin’s most. The others so-so. Im looking forward to Lobbyist a lot. I might check out I am Sam too, Hong Gil Dong or maybe the Hwanhee drama. I agree with most of ur taste in dramas, msot of them so I think Id appreciate whichever choice you’d make.
I watched Alone in Love without expectations, at first the start wasnt as fast. But it blossomed it a nice drama. It was a nice love story. I like it. You should watch it. But like you it took me a few months before I started it. But yes was worth it.
capital scandal just finished but it is an EXCELLENT one. its realyl funny and the plots really interesting, especially if you like history or just the era it takes place in. i also think the music gives it a bit of a quirky dry-humor feel
Hi? What about Romance Hunter? it is like Sex and the City (korean style). It is a TVN production I think. It just completed its 16 episode run last week. I would love your take on it cos it focuses on the love life of different career women, from a flirtatious and promiscuous young woman who likes to have one nights stands, to a “silver spoon in the mouth” DJ who is still a virgin in her late twenties, who is still looking for the rich Mr Right, to a married woman who is the sole breadwinner, a woman who is in a 7-year relationship but is treated shabbily like a maid, and lastly, to the main lead actress (the lady in Bad Couple where her hubby cheated on her and where she went on to have a relationship with Ugun). It explores how each handles their unique relationship problems.
However, it has very adult-oriented themes and even explicit sex scenes, no porno but soft focus approach to it. There was an episode where the rich DJ found the vibrator for sale on the internet. It was hilarious!
Unfortunately like Soulmate, it has very little coverage and was difficult to locate anyone who actually followed this drama.
tks again for your hard work. I love your summaries, esp Que Sera Sera, Bad Couple and Coffee Prince.
please give 9 end 2 outs a chance
gourmet & cain and abel should be interesting (well, to me at least!) and yeah the movie of lee jun ki – virgin snow.
agree!!! please give 9 end 2 outs a chance…I think the chemistry between the 2 leads is rlly there =)
I’d recommend Goodbye Solo and Alone in Love. (Just realized how the titles are kinda opposite in meaning.. hehee.) I saw the first ep. of Time Between Dog and Wolf and found it boring at times.. I managed to watch two episodes of Thank You because of the heaps of praises for it even though drama/melodrama aint my thing. It’s good, but for some reason, I’m not really motivated to follow it. Read praises for Capital Scandal so perhaps I’ll check it out.
Like others have said above, watch whatever your heart desires and we’ll read whatever you write because the content is always honest, thoughtful, and humorous. Thanks.
Right before I started Coffee Prince, I just finished with The Devil. It was really good, if you’re into suspense drama. Today, I finished Soulmate, thanks to your recommendation. I really enjoyed it. ‘Can’t wait for Season 2! I heard The Vineyard Man is also worth watching.
Just the same, whatever you feel like watching, Sarah; I’m sure it’s going to be as interesting as your previous summaries.
Thanks!
Sarah, you should try Capital Scandal. I am sure you will love it..
This drama is unique and is definitely a breather amongst all those typical korean dramas out there. A drama with a perfect ensemble of casts, storyline, humor and chemistry. You will be drawn to all 4 characters without doubt..a drama which will make you laugh out loud and cry out loud no doubt..
REALLY, if you love humor and drama with subtle content, you should watch this drama. It’s flawless.. even better than Coffee Prince at all means..(sorry to CP fans). I’ve tried watching other dramas like Wolf and Dog (yeap, story’s boring in the beginning, not much chemistry as yet..), Karl Oh Soo Jung – ahh I didn’t even get past Ep 1..yeah. Capital Scandal has ended and I’m still having problems getting over the craze. It’s just that good..
how about watching Full House? it’s a korean drama….and there’s a taiwanese drama called Mars and also Meteor Garden…they’re pretty good!
Lol Like you said seems like we just crossed path because of Coffee Prince ^^
Personnally I watched Alone in Love… the first ten episodes and was bored as hell! I even forced myself to watch it -_-
Soulmate? My Friend lended me her DVD R telling me this was a must watch… I again got bored after two episodes. Too much talking to my taste… Or is it just because I didn’t get in the mood but again I was bored. It’s too bad people here don’t seem to enjoy watching TBDAW, I really love that show. True there’s not lots of romance but this is one of the reason I like it so much in fact, Romance is good but in an action story, you have to focus on the plot not on cheesy development. To me the romance they put in it is exactly ok no need to add more because It’s not the thing the most important.Seems like everyone is on things related to life phylosophy or whatever, not really my cup of tea.
I watched Goodbye Solo as well. Was ok, I was bored as well, forced myself to watch it until the end but still seems it was ok to me…
I also tride to watch “Rude Woman”… Watched 4 episodes got bored ( I’m gonna be killed by every fans out there sorry guys).
As of everyone’s recommandation…
Well honestly It would be great if you did a review about Capital Scandal ^^ Also seeing how lots of people here seem to not like “9 in and 2 outs” it must fit my taste, so I’ll give it a try
Same with “Get Karl” ^^ Sounds silly but since my taste seems to be the complete opposite of the majority, I guess I should try the shows people didn’t like ^^
Looking at your About page, I watched Dal Jah’s Spring, I really liked it in the beginning but gave up after 17ep I felt it dragged too much and it bored me… Watched “What’s up fox” the 7th first episode again…got bored.
But there are some shows we both appreciated ^^
I’m not so anti see ^^
I’m back to write more about ROYOW (네멋대로 해라) (I was at work so I could only comment briefly). It’s my all-time favorite k-drama ever and it is for many other people. The script and the actors’ performances are excellent… it is simply a piece of work, and I would just love to hear what you say about it.
“ROYOW is not a complicated drama. Yes, it has the fatal disease and the love triangle but it is as far removed from the usual K-drama as it can be. There isn’t the roller-coaster ups and downs, the “we love each other but can’t be together” teary scenes. There is no one in the story that you want to clobber. There isn’t a scene where you want to say, “Oh, cut out this stupid crap and get on with it.” The dialogue is the most honest I’ve ever heard. The characters in the story tell each other exactly what they think. The honesty is sometimes brutal but that’s how ROYOW is. It’s about taking charge of your own life and making sense out of it no matter how difficult the circumstances. It’s about being truthful even if the truth hurts like hell.” (from http://www.hotelier2002.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2134)
I really hope you’ll give it a try someday, if you haven’t.
First and foremost….I would like to thank you for all your hard work. I logged on the other day and thought….dayam 9:02 would be pushing it….I mean the 14th cup can’t possibly be up already….but it was..how did i ever doubt you..? Let’s just say i was so excited I almost tinkled =D I’m sure that was far too much information.
I have definately agreed on all the movies you found touching (Flowers for my life) those you could have lived without (Air City/Witch Amusement) those that made you smile (Dal Ja Springs)and those that temporarily shocked you….Que Sera Sera =D Coffee Prince has proven to be another great pick (and of course you were right about sexy voice man)…so I’m sure whatever you choose….whether you end up loving it or hating it….we your audience will be amused as we read your thoughts….
Btw…because of your reviews on Hani Yori Dango…I found myself giving JDorama a chance. I think if you don’t take Hani Kimi too seriously…you too would enjoy it. I don’t think its in depth enough to do weekly summaries but it’s still fun to watch..and there is Oguri Shun..there is just something about pretty skinny japanese boys..yummy..did i say that out loud??? Also, I watched Snow Queen just recently…i was quite hesitant to watch it….I mean another korean drama with someone dying..Sung YuRi..can she even act..? But surprisingly enough…halfway through the second episode I found myself really enjoying it..it was rather moving..and if that doesn’t turn you on…then the beautiful scenery definately will…the soundtrack was a nice plus too…and then there was hyun bin…all scruffed up…yummy…
Well….thanks again..and sorry about the novel…let’s just say you inspire us to write =D
Sarah.. look through the oncoming dramas thread at WithS2 and see if there is anything new that you would like to see.
Ggak-du-gi will be starting on this sat.
King & I will be on 20th.
Fly high will be on the 24th.
If you like to see any old dramas/sitcoms instead, I’ll suggest season 1 & 2 of Hello Francesca (not really liking season 3.). They have great songs, the same PD of soulmate and even when I start watching it again lately, it still makes me laugh and cry at the same time.
Especially whenever I hear the song “Travelling Boy”, it makes me think of the scene in the rain at the end of season 1 when Du Lee and Francesca meet again after parting for some time and Du Lee was so lonely without his extended family, drinking/eating on his own, couldn’t get rid of his habit of calling out “I’m home” when the family of Vampires have already left. “Hello, Francesca..” he called out in realisation of what the family vampires meant to him and Francesca smiles back to him knowingly opposite him carrying an umbrella in the rain.
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Oh, definitely Taereung National Village!^^ I’m still in a daze after finishing Ep 7. If I can only rewatch one drama in my life, Taereung will be it.
Alone In Love’s a gem too – poignant and funny. I’ve also been wanting to watch Hyena, mainly because I like Shin Sung Rok (the second male lead in Thank You). Not sure if this has been fully subbed.
Someone mentioned Ruler of Your Own World? One of my all-time favorites!
I confess I miss your other drama summaries. I love your Coffee Prince recaps but secretly hope dramabeans won’t become coffeeprince.com! But in the end whatever you decide to recap is cool. Your fanclub will support you all the way, hehe…
Amy, I just saw your ROYOW comments and was so excited to see you had posted part of a review. I thought it was misterX’s review but then I read more closely and thought, “Hmm, those words sound so familiar…” And then it hit me: I wrote them!! LOL, that was 3 years ago, right after I finished ROYOW the first time. Three years… and I still love this drama to pieces. That link you posted is really one of the best ROYOW threads around with lots of meaty discussions. Thanks for sharing it!
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I personally found The Devil (Mawang) rather dull…and dragging on…i get really impatient sometimes when watching dramas…You definately have to watch Thank You. I enjoyed watching H.I.T but I’m not sure if you’re into the whole crime/thriller genre… I don’t really watch historical dramas but Hwang JinYi is very good and worth watching.
Keep Posting~I enjoy reading your drama summaries alot
Anonymous #73 – I suspect javabeans has other things to do, so: Singapore is one time-zone West of Korea, i.e. one hour earlier. There are even more world-time lookup sites on the net than there are KDrama boards, so if you need to know more than that, the info isn’t hard to find.
Dear Javabeans,
Capital Scandal, Surgeon Bong Dal Hee, Alone in Love.
Capital Scandal is so funny, sweet, poignant, groovy, enchanting and gives viewers many outright laughs, Kang Ji Hwan, Han Ji Min, Ryu Jin and Han Eun Jo? (can’t remember name, of lawyers fame) oh the chemistry between KJH & HJM – One so tall and one so short, One so wacky, cute, a stylish dandy – so UNcheesy – One so straight, righteous, mother Theresa material with a passionate temper to boot when times calls for it, so old fashion, feisty when struck with KJH’s character…the fireworks between them is so darn funny and endearing! Ryu Jin did a great job and HJE? the madame courtesan is so elegant and classy, OH I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE her wardrobe!!
Surgeon Bong Dal Hee – Lee Boem Soo, simply magnificent! loved the story, the acting, the cast and crew, loved everything about it! The story was one that kept evolving with new twist and turns that were so believable and so sweet too in many ways and Lee Boem Soo in all his utter seriousness, gruff and loudness was so passionate, caring and had such a splendid sense of humour that had a naughty and witty/willy edge to it – all said with a straight face…Oh I LOVE him!
Alone in Love – From the opening had me so caught up and glued on…never seen an opening whereby a couple was divorced before…what a start, I don’t know how to describe it, it seemed flawlessly real…. so real that I started to imagine it and feel it like it could happen to anyone – including me – I have to admit that it scared the hell out of me some…the pace of it was special, it was never rushed, lost, hurried – not once – it flowed like a gentle stream that joined to a lovely river…(I cried and I laughed)and finally when it came to the edge of the river it formed a gorgeous waterfall (the force, climax, power – I cried some more, laughed some more, held my breath, heart was squeezed so many times I thought it would ask for holiday) and finally fell gloriously to form a pool of wondrous possibilities at the end..(forgiveness, opening of the hearts, clearing of doubts, truths, confusion, letting go, coming to terms, begining of a new journey, finding and admitting to an unforgettable feeling called love) oh.so beautiful…AJA
Whatever you choose, you have a battalion of K-drama lovers who would eagerly read your summaries/reviews…thanks always, HUGS, AJA love E
Ooh, I would kill to read your analysis on Alone In Love. Like you, I have been wanting to watch it, but really haven’t got to the mood of it. If you’re holding somekind of vote, I’d vote for that. Although, as a Thank You fan, it’s always great to share the goodness. Go watch TY..and AIL as well.
I just watched The Snow Queen.. and Hyun Bin’s new look is GROWING on me
so hot. and Sung Yuri’s acting improved lots. I wouldn’t say it’s an AWESOME drama but definitely a drama worth watching! I love how they incoporated a fairy tale into the drama! and beautiful costumes for sung yuri and … omg… beautiful snow. 
Javabeans, I’ve been really enjoying your blog with your own writing style. I think you’re one of the least people who provide episode summaries with caps and songs and I know it’s really troublesome to do that. I always come back to reread again because I’m always in good mood just to see the caps and stories all over again. I realised that you probably like series with a lot of comedy-romance scenes, or something more focused on relationships, which are the ones that many people like. I believe there’ll still be a lot of people coming back to read your blog even though you planned to do something popular in the past, such as Full House, My Girl or Goong (it’ll definitely be nice to remind myself of those series!).
Some people mentioned Capital Scandal, I think this is a really brilliant idea, I love this drama so much along with Coffee Prince! It’s my first Korean drama with such setting, but I found it totally entertaining and funny. Your writing about Soulmate was my starting point of watching the drama itself, thanks for introducing such an exceptional one! I’m wondering why you didn’t write the summaries for that. Anyway, I’ll always come back to read your summaries again and again!!! Thanks!
Ah, so the feet are from Flowers of My life… thanks for the info. I started watching it but stopped to wait for it to be fully subbed.
I think it’s funny how everyone has different tastes. LOL… I tried to watch Alone in Love (and I really wanted to watch it because I loved GWS in The King and the Clown) but I couldn’t get past the first ten minutes of the second episode. IMO, the show is incredibly SLOW.
ROYOW, I liked it at the beginning then stopped watching for a while then watched the last episode. I certainly didn’t love it… but I’m shallow, though. IMO, the guy wasn’t cute at all and some parts of the storyline really irritated me so in the end, I didn’t really care about the characters that much.
But what do I know? I’m not enamored by Coffee Prince the way almost everyone else seems to be so yeah, different tastes.
I agree on Snow Queen – it’s definitely a nice one, even though there’s absurdity in the storyline but that’s common in dramas, but I guessing recapping an already aired show wouldn’t have the same kind of readership since more people would be able to find the files with subs and might have long since formed their opinions.
Oh… if you’re recapping old shows, Mars (twdrama) is definitely a good choice. Even though romance is a theme, I love that it’s also quite mysterious and is a well rounded drama. Depending on your tastes, you might not be too fond of the direction because it relies heavily on flashbacks (but not like Phoenix where they flashback scenes from like five minutes earlier grr) and conversations but it makes sense because it deals with the characters’ pasts and all that great stuff. The way they reveal parentage and all that is so much better handled than it was in Coffee Prince, though.
But like you, I’m looking for something to watch so I might try Capital Scandal after all the episodes have been subbed. I’m really not too keen on anything set earlier than the 1960s but since it’s getting rave reviews, I’ll just give it a try.
Well, good luck in your search… or you can take a well deserved break, no?
Good luck with your search! I will say that Coffee Prince may have a little to do with your disenchantment with the current crop of K dramas on offer. All I can say is that I truly empathize with you on that particular front. Coffee Prince is to be honest one of the best shows I’ve watched recently which includes British, American, Japanese, Chinese and by far the best Korean. It’s got fantastic directing, and great writing even though I think the last couple of episodes feel like more of an epilogue, wrapping up some issues bubbling in the background. The soundtrack I’m not so enamoured of (personal taste) but it definitely adds to the experience.
Gong Yoo has truly stolen the show from YEH (I’m guessing he is making his presence felt before his 2 year hiatus) and I can see why the author was so pleased. Every emotion that would have otherwise in less caring hands been spat and spelled out by monologue, is instead wonderfully expressed. I did not recognise him as the idiot rival from My Tutor Friend, which speaks to his maturity in this role. Even now that I know, still boggles the mind. YEH seems so incongruent with the girl with the bad “stripperlicious” (sorry couldn’t help it, they are terrible) moves, or the overwrought princess in Goong and has managed to notch up my opinion of her several degrees.
And I agree with your assessment of Karl/Soo Jung, the premise is fantastic, but from what i can tell from the RAW files, the execution leaves much to be desired. Same with Bottom of the 9th with 2 Outs (thank you, thank you! for not using “9 ends” those 2 words irritate me to no end). The pacing problems that plague Korean dramas that makes me practically want to slit my wrists around episode 12 seem to be bedevilling the writers. The premise of Hyena seems good, it might be interesting to see “edgier” television reviewed. You might try sneaking a J Drama in there, i thoroughly enjoyed Kimura Takuya’s work in Engine, Pride or even Hero.
Anyways, aja, aja, fighting or ganbatte!
wow this is so depressing…. reading about moving on from coffee prince…it’s not even over yet!!! i’m still in denial – the only drama i liked in – forever- is ending. god i am so gonna miss HG’s wardrobe (someone give the coordinator an award for great taste) and that rooftop “house” of his – loved every inch of that place. especially that spacious bathtub!!!heavenly!!!)
i saw a few episodes of romance hunters and the acting was good for the most part, but the storyline is not as engaging as Sex in the city at all. cant believe someone compared them. SITC had heart, but RH loses focus. it’s obviously trying too hard to mimic the “voice” of SITC and failing miserably in the process.
have to say “hyena” is quirky…saw one or two episodes for like 15 mins each time. totally don’t get the point at all. doubt it will make your cut. good luck finding another drama like CP!!!
p.s. kim sam soon won tons of awards in 2005-2006 and i’m hoping like hell CP tops it – if anyone deserves accolades this year, it’s the CP cast and crew – Kudos to them for making our months a little brighter. let me tell you….from all the quality tv i’ve seen from west wing, northern exposure, my so called life, firefly, etc. this was the only korean drama worthy of making my list of “the best TV has to offer” – CP made me proud to be korean!!!
whichever drama you choose, whatever genre, whoever the casts… we’ll always be here to read your wonderful summaries on them. If you happen to choose a drama that I’ve already seen, I’ll do a rewatch… just to see what I had missed in the first round and what you had picked up, your interpretations, your point of view in each each scene, in each episode…
so… go for it!!! choose what you like….we’ll be happy and support you with your choice!!!
jk, omg, My So-Called Life was so good it hurt me. Like, physically felt pain in my chest. Arg, the angst! (Before teen angst was WB-fied and “cool”! Not that I’m knocking the WB — some of my favorites came from them.) Firefly was awesome — are you a mutant enemy fan? Buffy, Wonderfalls (not exactly M.E. but close-ish)? I suspect we may have some other shows in common.
And I think i’ll just have to download a bunch of first episodes to get a feel for the (wide) range suggested. Thanks for some great suggestions — i have a couple front-runners that i’m leaning toward but i’ll hold off on making a decision till i see some more first eps.
I realize something Java, you like light-hearted drama with pretty actors/actresses , just like me.
Funny, but your list of ” will-watch-one-of-these-days” are the same as my list ( Thank You, Alone in Love, etc). Im just trying to find the right time to watch it and maybe this might be the right time when you start watching it..hehehehe….
I’m currently watching GET Karl, Oh soo Young and it’s ok where I will continue watching.
As for August Moon, I watched up to episode 4 then I stopped. too much drama..lead actresses aren’t cute however the two main actors are hot but nahh…
As for Golden Bride, I’m going watching it because 1) cuz I’m Viet 2) it’s there..
Someone told me that Time of Wolf and Dog will be one of best series airing right now but like you, it’s not my cup of tea….
Whatever you decide, i’m going to be your loyal follower..heheheh
I personnally seem to be agreeing with you a lot on which dramas are good (Flowers for my life, Dal Ja, Que sera sera, …) and which aren’t so much (I too wonder why I bothered to finish “only you”)… And I love reading what you write, so I’d pretty much like continue reading the blog no matter the series of which you would talk.
This said, I must say I watched “alone in love” after seeing a good review of it on spcnet ; I watched it completey – so far “autumn fairy tale” is the only kdrama I’ve watched I’ve been thoroughly unable to stomach to the end, and I’ve recently calculated I’ve watched more that 50 in this year (yeah, I know, I should get a a life, somehow, and some sleep). From my point of view, it was so-so, and not because of it being slow, or boring, as some people said it. The problem was it felt… fake somehow, and why, I couldn’t really say.
“Thank you” really surprised me : I was expecting melodrama with tears flowing for unrealistic reasons, and all. But it sweet, sometimes bittersweet, the actors plays wonderfully, and especially the child actor who makes a wondeful job (I swear, she’s one of the first child actors in kdramas that actually conviced me). It’s awonderful drama, even if you don’t blog about it, you should definitely watch it.
I’ve seen some people pressing for ROYOW, but I must confess I’ve been stuck on episode 5 for so long (lack of interest, even if I intend to continue, especialy since my korean friend told me it was an all-time favorite of his), so I wouldn’t really suggest it.
I know you said you didn’t really favor historical dramas, and I don’t generally, but I have to say “damo” and “hwang jin yi” are really worth your while (great OST, visually wonderful, great acting, very nice plots).
I’ve heard “resurrection” is a very good drama (Mr. X posted a review on twitch, and he loved it), but I still haven’t watched it myself.
My personnal favorite (that you haven’t yet blogged about) this year would be “the snow queen”… It was a very good drama, very balance, with a very good story – though sad… This one, again, you should definitely watch even if you don’t blog about it !
Okay, now stopping the randaom rambling, hope that helped somehow !
Whatever you choose in the end, I’ll be cheering and reading and I hope you’ll enjoy it. And I sicnerely wish you good luck with the server and linux and putty and apache stuff…
Have you watch this taiwanese series, ” IT STARTED With a KISS”? My first Taiwanese series and it’s my favorite right now..give it a try if you haven’t….
All I can say is..kamsahamida. Work has been rough going and reading your blog literally destress me
Appreciate your linguistic skills and at this point, until the end of Coffee Prince, I don’t care if you don’t write anything new…’Cos you have done such a fantastic job translating/updating/maintaining CP episodes at super speed. Thanks again! I do wonder about your background sometimes, will you share?
What about Romantic Hunter? It’s a sex-themed drama (like Hyena, maybe?) and has a Sex and the City feeling to it. Pretty good, I say.
I see some familiar names, hehe. It’s cool to read people’s comments on what they liked or didn’t like; it just shows we have such diverse tastes. I love Damo but my friend falls asleep every single time she tries to watch it. I think ROYOW is brilliant but some people find it overly quirky. The lead guy’s acting is first-rate (at least to me) but I have friends who will never touch ROYOW because the lead guy is not hunk material. Lots of people love Thank You and I did like it a lot at first but then the last few episodes were disappointing. It didn’t help that I was firmly rooting for the ‘cad’ in the drama. And, surprise! I’m not too bowled over by Coffee Prince either. It’s enjoyable but I’m not addicted. I can set it aside (which I did; I’ve not progressed beyond Ep 6) and not miss it. I intend to watch it fully at some point but there’s no urgency. Part of the reason could be that I like THE VOICE’s role so much more in Taereung National Village. His acting was just a lot better there than in CP (based on what I’ve seen of him so far in Ep 1-6).
I can understand why some people would perceive Alone in Love to be slow. It’s a dialogue-driven drama. But I love how I’m privy to the characters’ thoughts; it allows me to better appreciate their emotional struggles. And both the lead characters are ’slow’ (unhurried) people given to much contemplation. I enjoyed their sarcastic banter with each other. The secondary plot (her sister’s romance with the doc) is lots of fun too.
Capital Scandal… very enjoyable with excellent chemistry between the leads. But I must confess that occasionally the OTT (over the top) antics got tiresome and repetitive. And sometimes I’m confused by the direction of the story or the writer’s intent. Is this supposed to be a mystery or a comedy?
Time of Dog and Wolf… I’m helping to sub this so naturally I’m rooting for it. I found the first episode to be quite boring; maybe I was expecting more from the child actors and found them lacking somehow. But the subsequent episodes proved to be gripping and exciting. Junki is the main draw for me; honestly I won’t watch TODAW if he wasn’t the lead. His acting is first-rate. I like the rest of the cast too and that’s always a big help. But I admit that some of the more ‘exciting’ scenes (the espionage-like scenes for example) made me shake my head in disbelief because they felt too orchestrated, too easy. Also, at times the female lead and the second male lead seemed to be merely going through the paces; their acting wasn’t always consistent. But overall I feel this is a pretty good drama that’s worth watching. And I love the OST.
it is quite a surprise lol . i thought i was the only few who find The time of Woft and Dog dun really delivered what it promise ..i cant feel any excitment so i stopped following up on it .i really wanted to watch it for Nam Sang mi
Get Karl .yes it started with such good premises but then somehow i think it tried too hard -; make me lost abit of interest and wondering if i should get back to it .
Capital Scandal wa^^ i did not know it has quite a following ^ ^ ! yes it was refreshing in its approach to a genre of its kind .the cast and production crew pulled it off very well . ~ it was fun and entertaining yet you feel the historial tragedy of that era .the cast was great .lol ..simply give it all and enjoyed themselves too !~ if the script had expanded to show more on life of chosun during that era , it will had been great .but overall .the efforts of the production team did created a memorable drama . i think ppl shd try this one out .
for 2007 , one drama i tihnk no one really mentioned it yet here is White Tower .^ i dun think it was everyone cup of tea ^ i know it might be too heavy dosage of politics but personally i think it is one of the best drama of this year . great ensemble of cast and script such awesome performance by kim myung min in the lead role .and where i come to find out MR VOICe ^^ .i am a jversion white tower fan ..so i expected alot from this kversion .but it lives up to expectation , both versions has their own merits..
if you like Flowers For My Life, HEllo Mr God is also rare gem ..~ by the same PD .you will experience the same delight i think .it was inspired from the book Flowers for Algernon
the leads were pretty inexperienced but yet deliver beyond expectation of newbies ..and yes it has such a wonderful casting too in its supporting roles like flower for life ..it was such a refreshing drama that never overwhelmed you with too much sorrow or sweetness even .but yet still deliver such simple touching message of life ..that touches your heart .
Mawang i will say is certainly a production of quality as guarenterred by the production crew behind it ..but somehow i felt some stuff in it can be more tightened up ..too many clues yet unanswered lol at least to me .but i was fine with the ending , i even get quite emotionally challeged with dilenma during the process of following up the drama . just ..maybe i prefer Resurrection more in terms of the script writing .
Alone in love ~ to me is a must watch ..it is a drama you had to watch and experience yourself .
As too Someday ..which start off on a bit of slow momentum .but as you go beyond the first few esp .it grows on you and you delight in being charmed by this story . A girl called Hana come in search of a 70 year old love story , she doesnt really believe in love but yet during her journey , a man shows her how it is so possible to fall in love . Love is not really only a game of hormones like she believed it to be .! . i love the animation applied in the series ..~ and Bae Do Na and Lee Jin Wook [ aka HANA and Seo Man ] ranked among of the my most favourite kdrama couple in 2007 ~ ! and Oh Yoon Ah was simply marvellous as YOON HYE YOUNG , you just had to see her in this role ! .gosh that woman really dazzles . even Kim Min Jong was pretty okay .i wont say great but .obviously better then what he had done in lover in prague . i love the OST too!
and such wonderful dialouges written
javabeans hope your sever problems get solved soon~~i have my fair share of sever issues.!~
your blog is totally awesome , greatly appreicated the efforts you had put into keeping it such a wonderful blog for kdrama addicts ! .
have you thought of trying 9 Ends 2 Outs? Thanks
i started watching “Alone in Love” and im really liking
and “Thank you” is by far my favorite drama =)
you should definitely watch Thank You, even though it is not currently airing…highly recommended…it is a very touching story
And you should give Time of Dog and Wolf a try….It starts off a little slow because the first couple of episodes set up the background,…the real plot begins later on, like by the 5th episode (I know, it’s a long wait)…kind of like Resurection…which is why it may seem that Lee Jun Ki and the lead actress do not have good chemistry together (they don’t have many scenes together)…Normaly this drama would not be my type but after watching The Devil, i opened up my mind to different genres and so far it is good
i decided to comment again for 2 reasons. one it’s a slow work day and two, i’m such a lurker/stalker (a nicer way of saying that would be ‘an avid reader’) of your blog. of course i’m not a stalker in a bad way like in swim fan or crush (idk if anyone has seen those movies… T-T) but anyway!
i agree with thunderbolt on Capital Scandal. sure it’s cute but sometimes the actors seem like they’re acting too much. and i’d honestly steer away from The Snow Queen and Wonderful Life. Snow Queen b/c it was too melodramatic for me (and it mirrored A Love to Kill a little too much for me– just the boxing and brooding part) and Wonderful Life b/c the end of the drama was basically about the kid being sick with cancer (shock!) but i have a feeling you’ve probably watched these already… hahaha
NEVERTHELESS!!! i’ll be happily reading your blog with whatever you supply us faithful readers with, whether it be random babblings or episode dissections, i’m happy to read either and all. especially when the school year is going to start again and i’m on a kdrama hiatus for a while (idk how i’m going to survive) your blog will be my life line…
ps firefly was great! i’m a fan of scifi-y things like x-files (when it was good)
Someday was really a beautiful story, which for some reason I think you would really enjoy watching it. Maybe I’m wrong, but although it took me the first couple episodes to get into it, it is an incredibly charming storyline and in my opinion, incredibly under-appreciated. (Probably because it was broadcasted on the cable network OCN.)
The Devil/Mawang was excellent. Even if you don’t blog about it, watch it.
The acting was amazing and the story was well-written. Loved the ending. Loved everything!!
It’s my absolute favorite K drama.
Dramabeans– Since I have not watched Ruler of Your Own World either, I would definitely watch it along with you if u decided to do recaps =).
this may sound biased but i’m so relieved you wont be blogging bottom of the 9th with 2 outs – i realized the actor from love story in harvard is on it and shuddered & winced. love story in harvard was an auditory nightmare. i only saw a few scenes, but i’m still horrified by the way they butchered and stuttered their way through the english language throughout the whole series – why oh why couldnt they spare us and just find some actors with better accents – i needed subtitles for the parts they spoke in english. plus bottom of the 9th has no stamina story wise to sustain CP fans.
sounds like everyone is going to have serious withdrawal symptons after Coffee Prince ends… all other Kdrama series currently pale in comparison.
but before i go on, compliments to you JavaBeans … i am new to your blog but was very impressed with your exellent writing and analysis on each episode. i only started reading your blog becos i cudnt wait for the subs in English and was pleasantly surprised! keep up the good work… it is much appreciated.
yup, i have also started on the series Alone in Love and i think you will like “doing” this series. there’s a lot to be said about each character and sadly as the title suggest … all the characters are “loved” or “in love” but sadly remain ALONE… even the child character in the series! I leave you to watch it and write up a storm… regards CT
i havent see ROYOW too… i want to though. hehehe
id watch along for sure. im watching White Tower I couldnt understand much though. pretty complex diagloues. No subs for it so I cant enjoy it as much as everyone else.
oh btw.. How to Meet A Perfect Neighbor is nice. Im enjoying it now. Try it out. Its fun. Although not as popular as the others. hehehe you should try that. i think ud like it.
i don’t think sarah would ever take j-drama. right?…she said to herself “blogging my k-drama obsession”..lol..just joking..i’m a fan of j-drama, k-drama as long it suit my taste of drama, but since i know javabeans i feel like i don’t have to watch the k-drama just by your writing (except CP)…you’re good and i like how you explain everything (local culture, etc) like lily at jland, i’ve been there too when she’s subbing hana yori dango.
well, i have to admitt that cp now is outstanding, i know how you feel for other drama or maybe they’re no longer exist …lol…
anyway, just do any drama you wish , we ‘ll just love it like always…kekeke…just can’t wait goong’s 2 (still yoon eun hye,right?) THIS you must DO…LOL…
Coffee prince is great ! I’m totally in love w Gong Yoo n Eun Hye !!! Enjoy yr blogs so insightful n touching. Appreciate yr great work…
thanx alot for everything.. I just wanted to ask you javabeans can you transelate the song of the day “painful words” I loved it so much but I don’t know what the words mean..
really thankful to you..
Roudy — Hmm, ISTR you asked this a week or so ago on in another section. I don’t think javabeans is too keen on translating song lyrics, though when she does do it the result is, as ever, superb (Two Hands…) Maybe she’ll find time for this one, but meanwhile but if you want what claims to be a translation then take a look at
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061219230257AAWLnPa
I don’t think it’s meant to be funny (the translation there, I mean). And I suppose it does give some idea of what the song is about. Better than Google, anyway. But in a different universe from the javabeans approach to translating.
P.S. In addition to Thank You and TNV, I’ll also add a recommendation for 9 Ends 2 Out–it’s no Coffee Prince, but it has its funny moments w/ some good music here and there. Plus, I can’t help but swoon every time Lee Jung Jin gives Soo Ae one of those “long looks.”
I just saw the preview for Hello Francesca–I’m hooked! I hope someone posts it!!! It seems like a nice, dark comedy. I’m guessing it’s old news to everyone else (shrug).
hi there… first of all i think i should thank you for igniting my addiction on kdramas… harhar you see i was not really that into korean dramas until i saw my girl… then i started to be curious… of course i looked for her other dramas and i found your review of hello miss which got me to watch it entirely… then i saw all your archives of drama and i tried to watch those you noted were worth my time… actually you are my hold my guide list of which dramas i should get into and to watch out for… Second, thanks for the wonderful summaries of coffee prince and other past dramas which i really found helpful when my frustration of not being able to understand korean kicks in… it helps a lot really!!! finally thanks for your patience and hardwork you put into your blogsite(that was before you moved into this site) and for this page amidst the endless and sometimes irritating requests of your audience…
anyway, as i read this post i kinda felt sad because i felt the time of coffee prince is really numbered and i need to find a a fallback series so as to cushion myself from the depression of having yet another favorite drama of mine finish off… anyway, so i tried to watch for some of the other current projects of With S2( by the way thank you for the wonderful subs) and i just wanted to tell you that 9 end 2 outs is kind of interesting and funny so far since i just got to watch the first three episodes…
the story is something like… what if dal ja was really meant to end up with representative eom and not with kang tae bong… harhar weird but i really think the story is closely similar to dalja’s spring (and that’s just the main drawback of this series for me other than that it is quite good)… only, the girl is more likely to end up with the guy her age than the younger guy… harhar furthermore to put it more plainly the set up is basically dalja in the fullhouse situation… i think… harhar anyway please do give it a shot… id love to read your recaps + thoughts and isights about it…
well that’s it thanks!!! god bless!!!
I did a lot to promote Soulmate at D-addicts, so if that’s any indication of my taste…
First, I’d also recommend Capital Scandal. It’s a good show. I’ve seen up to 8 episodes now. The storyline and everything are solid. I don’t believe it’s possible for this show to deflate or lose its momentum. I’m also watching Coffee Prince which is the reason I’m on my current drama binge. I’m also watching Hana Yori Dango 2 (jdorama). I wasn’t a big fan of the first one – believing it was just ok in a cookie-cutter way. HYD2 is kind of going along the same groove but it’s tolerable entertainment — better than what I could say of the many Kdramas I might have started to watch but never finished.
That said, my absolute favorite drama at the moment is “9 End 2 Outs”! I have no idea why some on this page are saying it’s “slow” — it’s anything but. It’s the contrary of slow. Are you folks watching with subtitles or what? I’m truly impressed with this drama and everything about it. Though, I must qualify this praise with the fact that I’ve only seen 3 episodes so far. But I loved every episode. Loved it. Again, this is coming from a person whose favorite Kdrama is Soulmates.
Other good/fave kdramas from the past few years:
Sharp 2
Dae Jang Geum
Resurrection
Be Strong Geum Soon
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Taerung National Village (fwiw, I praised this show much at d-addicts too! And I’m also a fan of Tearliner)
Alone In Love
Goodbye Solo
I’m looking forward to watching Yonsama’s new drama.
Please make summaries for “9 end 2 outs”…I really love this dramas…In “9end 2outs” everything just goes naturally and yet still funny like Coffee Prince..(not as good of course
though I’m not saying it’s not good..it’s just that CP is number 1 for me and maybe 9e2o is the runner-up 
) It’s taking the with s2 subbing group a long time to make subs for it..they are now done with ep. 1-3..but ep. 4-10 are still pending.. I’m so curious what will happen next with their relationship..please do give a try on watching it 
thanks ^_^
First time posting here
LOVE your site
I was hooked on Coffee Prince and that is how I discovered your site. Thank you Javabeans! When I read the article you posted about Coffee Prince and Capital Scandal being from the same writer, I decided to watch Capital Scandal, then I got hooked on Capital Scandal! I definitely recommend Capital Scandal, I love it so much I still haven’t watched the rest of Coffee Prince. But I love what you did with Coffee Prince and the music from the series. I don’t think Capital Scandal would have as much music but everything about it was great. I am impatiently waiting for Capital Scandal episodes 14-16 to come out with english subtitles. Does anybody know when or if the episodes are out and on what site?
Hi Javabeans…
*sigh* what to watch next? Well since I have been actively searching for new dramas to watch as I wait for all the subbed episodes to come out…i can tell you what i’m digging right now. I tend to stay away from the heavy, dramatic, depressing stuff as it is the summer and it’s too nice outside to be watching anything that would make me be be sad/angry/depressed..hahaha soooo my list is gonna be all stuff that is fun…albeit a little bit on the cheesy side.
Hana Kimi (J-drama) – I am currently addicted to this one. I love how it’s short (12 epi’s i think) and it’s fast paced and definitely has a lot of waacky stuff going on. Mind you, I am only up to epi 7. Just for fun watching and maybe a post on this one but not a running commentary. I think you would enjoy this one as a filler drama until you find something that is worth blogging about. I personally enjoyed HYD 1 but not the second, i didn’t even finish the 2nd.
9 innings n 2 outs – I actually enjoy this one, there are definitely some overdramatic scenes (involving crying) but it’s enjoyable. It is a little bit draggy but i definitely think there is some chemistry between the leads.
Get Karl – I got the initial impression that the female lead was going to be annoying but i’m actually finding that this drama is so interesting and i have only sampled the first couple epi’s. It will be interesting to see where the storyline goes..as for the ppl being disappointed..well i’m not, just yet.
And i know this one might be old…but i’ve heard it’s good…Over the Rainbow…?? I’ve tried to watch Time of D&W, Alone in Love, and Golden Bride but it’s just not my cup-of-tea. Maybe I have to be in the mood…Ooooh and one more…One Fine Day, which also has Gong Yoo in it was not bad.
Hi javabeans,
I don’t know if you’d be willing to watch a drama that’s 3 years old…but it’s a worth a try to suggest it I guess. I’m Sorry I Love You is my most favorite drama of all time. I know you’re more into comedies, as you said so in your ‘About’ section, but as I’m pretty sure we have similiar tastes, I have a feeling you’ll like this one. I would also love to read your episode reviews of this kdrama, though I doubt you’ll blog about it since it isn’t currently airing.
Javabeans,
you know what, I read to the comments above,and thanks to the commenters, I took their recommendations,and…now I am watching Capital Scandal ( LOVE IT – the novelist is damn great-she’s the same person who wrote Coffee Prince,right?-because CS is as good as CP,with different feel & setting. I wish I can read Korean, because I really want to read her “other” novels! ). After this, I’ll be watching . : 9ends 2out, how to meet a perfect neighbor, Time of Dog & Wolves and of course : Romantic Hunter..
Thanks a bunch,guys!
hi javabeans~ maybe capital scandal would suit your viewing pleasure ^^
and alone in love and thank you is a must watch :]
Finally got a chance to drop by your last.fm. Nice! First time hearing Eric Hutchinson (yeah, i know, what rock have i been hiding under?) Sia always brings back good memories. Any West Coast favs?
hey dramabeans: great site! thanks for your eloquence. i wouldn’t say i’m an addict of korean dramas (yet) but once in a blue moon i’ll catch an episode of something and get totally fixated. currently i’m watching bottom of the ninth with two outs (bnto). are there any fans of bnto out there? lol! the appeal is purely subjective. i’m at the same age as the protagonists and while some of their musings and predicaments are very cliched they do in spirit resonate with me in a palpable way. like them i’m at a crossroads, i struggle to reconcile personal convictions with familial expectations, compare myself to peers and past lovers and drink my insecurities into mindless oblivion. etc. in truth all of these things are prefaced by a very real fear and consternation that most of my fellow 30 somethings can probably attest to. in my humble opinion it’s almost a relief that bnto presents these scenarios within a comedic, lighthearted, albeit cheezy context because i think to have tackled them at face value might’ve been too heavy for the mainstream viewer (though i in my penchant for the dark and dramatic would’ve gladly indulged!). but yes i do find myself having to peel back the layers of the obvious plot lines for some depth and satisfaction. thankfully for me that’s part of the fun of watching korean dramas. great posts everyone!