Comments on: The Year in Review, Part 4: The Rest of 2007 http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/12/the-year-in-review-part-4-the-rest-of-2007/ Deconstructing kdramas and kpop culture Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:11:04 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: ZigzagCatcher http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/12/the-year-in-review-part-4-the-rest-of-2007/#comment-82045 ZigzagCatcher Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:06:43 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/12/the-year-in-review-part-4-the-rest-of-2007/#comment-82045 I was looking over the best of 2008 blogs on your site and since almost all of the blogs on that subject referred back to their 2007 top drama lists, I thought I would go back and read those (it is the beginning of the semester and I still have a life)....I somehow missed these rants and raves of 2007 last year (probably because I was working my tail off)....anyways, I digress (majorly...can you tell I talk a lot), I loved Dal Ja's Spring (my fav too) and joined you in the Coffee Prince drama and novel train, but the main reason I am writing is that I speak Spanish and your inclusion of "Air City OST - “Preguntas” by Kang Ta" made my day...I don't think it was meant to be funny but I got a kick on how he pronounced the words in the song...and you are right on both counts that his voice is good but boy...he is really mangling the Spanish (I sometimes really couldn't understand him at all...not even with my abundant imagination). Thanks for brightening my day with a funny song, although it won't be added to my ipod or itunes...have a lovely day, a wonderful 2009, and thanks again for your funny blogs on kdrama and life in general! I was looking over the best of 2008 blogs on your site and since almost all of the blogs on that subject referred back to their 2007 top drama lists, I thought I would go back and read those (it is the beginning of the semester and I still have a life)….I somehow missed these rants and raves of 2007 last year (probably because I was working my tail off)….anyways, I digress (majorly…can you tell I talk a lot), I loved Dal Ja’s Spring (my fav too) and joined you in the Coffee Prince drama and novel train, but the main reason I am writing is that I speak Spanish and your inclusion of “Air City OST – “Preguntas” by Kang Ta” made my day…I don’t think it was meant to be funny but I got a kick on how he pronounced the words in the song…and you are right on both counts that his voice is good but boy…he is really mangling the Spanish (I sometimes really couldn’t understand him at all…not even with my abundant imagination). Thanks for brightening my day with a funny song, although it won’t be added to my ipod or itunes…have a lovely day, a wonderful 2009, and thanks again for your funny blogs on kdrama and life in general!

]]> By: Sparrow http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/12/the-year-in-review-part-4-the-rest-of-2007/#comment-78245 Sparrow Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:18:28 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/12/the-year-in-review-part-4-the-rest-of-2007/#comment-78245 First of all I must say I'm a huge fan of this blog, to the extent that it sometimes reshapes my ideas on certain dramas. I love the analysis of what works and what doesn't, especially when it crystalises things that are hard to pin point. I look for romance and escapism in my Kdrama, and the series who delivered for me this year where : Coffee Prince, Dal Ja Spring, and Likable or Not. But I also rather enjoyed some series like Surgeon Bong Dal Hee, Bottom of the 9th with 2 Outs, Golden Bride and Thank You. Surgeon Bong Dal Hee appeal was due to it's lead Lee Beom Soo, who somehow made a cold unsympathetic man, who shouts all the time, seem lovable. Bottom of the 9th with 2 Outs, was slow to develop but worked for me because of the cosiness of the relationship of the two leads, the scenes that stood out were their bickering over everyday mundane stuff while sharing an apartment. Lee Jung Jin never worked for me before but here he almost shines. My main complaint with the drama was the pacing,in my opnion too, the younger boyfriend storyline hindered the plot. Golden Bride was pure fun, but a rather guilty pleasure, and though I started watching for Song Chung Hui I ended up admiring the other male leads so much more, I also had a similar thing happen to me in Thank You where Shin Sung Rok stole the limelight with a heartfelt performance (his is the only character to under go a change in the series). I also wachted Bad Couple and Get Karl, and while I agree that Bad Couple started off great and refreshing and then took a strange turn towrds melodrama. It certainly streched the main leads' acting chops (luckily the cast was very capable,so I was able to finish watching the series despite my grumbling). I thing Get Karl was a little underrated. It took me awhile to get into this series, because both leads seemed too off putting at first, but gradully the script reveals that Uhm Jung Hwa's character really isn't so bad and calculating but rather worm hearted, while the other girl who seemed so innocent at first was really a manipulative scheemer, and that there is more to Oh Ji Oh's relationship with her then meets the eye. We start off with the male lead's point of view who searches for answers, and get those answers as the series progresses. By no means perfect, this series still had it's moments especially the goofy comedy. Other dramas like Air City, War of Money, Goong S and Witch Amusement I dropped half way through, they seemed so promising at first so my disappointment was more acute. While other dramas such as Hello Miss and Perfect Neighbour worked better with a finger on the fast forward button at least half the time, because some parts were just so slow or downright embarassing. I am looking forward to trying the rest of the dramas on this years rocommendation list.:-) First of all I must say I’m a huge fan of this blog, to the extent that it sometimes reshapes my ideas on certain dramas. I love the analysis of what works and what doesn’t, especially when it crystalises things that are hard to pin point.

I look for romance and escapism in my Kdrama, and the series who delivered for me this year where : Coffee Prince, Dal Ja Spring, and Likable or Not.

But I also rather enjoyed some series like Surgeon Bong Dal Hee, Bottom of the 9th with 2 Outs, Golden Bride and Thank You.

Surgeon Bong Dal Hee appeal was due to it’s lead Lee Beom Soo, who somehow made a cold unsympathetic man, who shouts all the time, seem lovable.

Bottom of the 9th with 2 Outs, was slow to develop but worked for me because of the cosiness of the relationship of the two leads, the scenes that stood out were their bickering over everyday mundane stuff while sharing an apartment. Lee Jung Jin never worked for me before but here he almost shines. My main complaint with the drama was the pacing,in my opnion too, the younger boyfriend storyline hindered the plot.

Golden Bride was pure fun, but a rather guilty pleasure, and though I started watching for Song Chung Hui I ended up admiring the other male leads so much more, I also had a similar thing happen to me in Thank You where Shin Sung Rok stole the limelight with a heartfelt performance (his is the only character to under go a change in the series).

I also wachted Bad Couple and Get Karl, and while I agree that Bad Couple started off great and refreshing and then took a strange turn towrds melodrama. It certainly streched the main leads’ acting chops (luckily the cast was very capable,so I was able to finish watching the series despite my grumbling).

I thing Get Karl was a little underrated. It took me awhile to get into this series, because both leads seemed too off putting at first, but gradully the script reveals that Uhm Jung Hwa’s character really isn’t so bad and calculating but rather worm hearted, while the other girl who seemed so innocent at first was really a manipulative scheemer, and that there is more to Oh Ji Oh’s relationship with her then meets the eye. We start off with the male lead’s point of view who searches for answers, and get those answers as the series progresses.
By no means perfect, this series still had it’s moments especially the goofy comedy.

Other dramas like Air City, War of Money, Goong S and Witch Amusement I dropped half way through, they seemed so promising at first so my disappointment was more acute. While other dramas such as Hello Miss and Perfect Neighbour worked better with a finger on the fast forward button at least half the time, because some parts were just so slow or downright embarassing.

I am looking forward to trying the rest of the dramas on this years rocommendation list.:-)

]]> By: Gangura http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/12/the-year-in-review-part-4-the-rest-of-2007/#comment-46993 Gangura Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:38:05 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/12/the-year-in-review-part-4-the-rest-of-2007/#comment-46993 Can anyone tell me, what is with the Korean dramas and women throwing up? Is there a fetish in S Korea with women throwing up and fainting? I was just wondering, because I've watched many dramas and there's always some young thing throwing up or fainting. Can anyone tell me, what is with the Korean dramas and women throwing up? Is there a fetish in S Korea with women throwing up and fainting?

I was just wondering, because I’ve watched many dramas and there’s always some young thing throwing up or fainting.

]]> By: AwesomeAshley. http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/12/the-year-in-review-part-4-the-rest-of-2007/#comment-42278 AwesomeAshley. Mon, 26 May 2008 06:23:07 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/12/the-year-in-review-part-4-the-rest-of-2007/#comment-42278 I like the honesty in your reviews (: I think Bad Couple was pretty hilarious, but they just had to ruin the last few episodes with a common disease that people get in dramas. Air City was a train wreck. I mean, I loved the male roles in it, but what was Tear Princess Choi Ji Woo doing in a show about terrorists trying to blow up a frickin' airport and someone's gotta save the day? Witch Amusement was entertaining, but it was good enough to kill time. I've got one word for Goong S; MEDIOCRE. And I hated Park Shin Hye's manipulative acting and the second male role. Kang Doo DOES look a decade older than everybody else. I actually LOVED 9 Ends and 2 Outs, mainly because there's incredible chemistry between Soo Ae and Lee Jung Jin, and the storyline was fresh and relatable. Get Karl Oh Soo Jung was your typical gold digger, unattractive to handsome, trying to win his or her heart back drama. Money War was F-U-N-N-Y, but slaughtering each other over money? Whatev. You didn't put Golden Bride on the list, but I thought it was a great family drama, with wonderful comedy relief, but it was like DRAMA 101. Coffee Prince was AMAZING, I loved Yoon Eun Hye's performance and its unique approach on a different storyline, instead of the usual somebody-died-so-I'm-gonna-cry-my-heart-out or the Cinderella rags-to-riches. I like the honesty in your reviews (:

I think Bad Couple was pretty hilarious, but they just had to ruin the last few episodes with a common disease that people get in dramas.
Air City was a train wreck. I mean, I loved the male roles in it, but what was Tear Princess Choi Ji Woo doing in a show about terrorists trying to blow up a frickin’ airport and someone’s gotta save the day?
Witch Amusement was entertaining, but it was good enough to kill time.
I’ve got one word for Goong S; MEDIOCRE. And I hated Park Shin Hye’s manipulative acting and the second male role. Kang Doo DOES look a decade older than everybody else.
I actually LOVED 9 Ends and 2 Outs, mainly because there’s incredible chemistry between Soo Ae and Lee Jung Jin, and the storyline was fresh and relatable.
Get Karl Oh Soo Jung was your typical gold digger, unattractive to handsome, trying to win his or her heart back drama.
Money War was F-U-N-N-Y, but slaughtering each other over money? Whatev.

You didn’t put Golden Bride on the list, but I thought it was a great family drama, with wonderful comedy relief, but it was like DRAMA 101.

Coffee Prince was AMAZING, I loved Yoon Eun Hye’s performance and its unique approach on a different storyline, instead of the usual somebody-died-so-I’m-gonna-cry-my-heart-out or the Cinderella rags-to-riches.

]]> By: hachiko http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/12/the-year-in-review-part-4-the-rest-of-2007/#comment-31268 hachiko Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:47:56 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/12/the-year-in-review-part-4-the-rest-of-2007/#comment-31268 To bad you didn't like War Of Money. This is my favorite drama in 2007. And I know that Hong Gil Dong is my favorite drama for 2008 ^_^ My reason! The chemistry between two leading role was awesome!!!! I am a simple girl, just show me the chemistry and I forget all the lackness in the drama ^^ To bad you didn’t like War Of Money. This is my favorite drama in 2007.
And I know that Hong Gil Dong is my favorite drama for 2008 ^_^

My reason!
The chemistry between two leading role was awesome!!!!
I am a simple girl, just show me the chemistry and I forget all the lackness in the drama ^^

]]> By: ling http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/12/the-year-in-review-part-4-the-rest-of-2007/#comment-17843 ling Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:12:00 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/12/the-year-in-review-part-4-the-rest-of-2007/#comment-17843 i really enjoy reading ur entries (: yu really should continue with capital scandal! i loved it for the plot ((:

i really enjoy reading ur entries (:

yu really should continue with capital scandal! i loved it for the plot ((:

]]> By: jooo http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/12/the-year-in-review-part-4-the-rest-of-2007/#comment-16204 jooo Sun, 06 Jan 2008 07:59:13 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/12/the-year-in-review-part-4-the-rest-of-2007/#comment-16204 I pretty much enjoyed Auction House in its earlier episodes since it was a different genre with a totally different concept and appeal. The initial episodes were good, i found myself wanting to watch more while waiting for the chinese subbed episodes to be released. However, when i got to episode 7/8, i found my interest waning in this series. I'm not sure why the interest went downhill, maybe it was the same case scenario being repeated over and over and over again.. eg. how an artpiece is missing/stolen and the lengths they go to recover it. It becomes pretty blend over some time. Though admittedly, you have to give due credit to the writer for trying to spread the attention beyond the main couple, giving the other main cast their own individual stories and episode for personal character development. Auction House had a great start, but towards the end, my interest in it fizzled, it just didn't quite hold me till the end. -------------------- With Amusement and Hello Miss were two dramas that i was anticipating a lot this year. Witch amusement started out pretty good, the transformation and all that jazz but the story went downhill after her transformation. It got too confusing and drama-mama for my liking. A lead actress surrounded by 3 suitors? It got a bit tiring and painful to watch -_- The story really just didn't work out. Hello Miss had an interesting concept. LDH portrayed as a country "bumpkin" of some-sorts. (It amazes me that despite her bumpkin-ness, she still manages to look absolutely fabulous in her high waist jeans, tucked in shirts. Amazing. Haha). I watched the entire series of Hello Miss, though it got really draggy in between, i fast forwarded a lot and the appeal just wasn't there. I was quite disappointed though i must say, i'm thoroughly enjoying her new drama with Jang Hyuk now. Robbers seem to have much potential and i hope it works out for her! The next drama i have to grimace about would be Air City -_____- MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT. Sorry, it really annoys me till no ends. It has been a long time since i've seen jiwoo on the telly.. and i was really really looking forward to air city and all the intense thriller drama it had to it. But really, it was a flop, considering how much they spent on the entire production. Like you said, the first few episodes were good, then it slowly spiraled into some soapy melodrama with love triangles and a dying doctor with cancer -_- it got really painful to watch because the storyline was utterly trashy. >__> And thats about all i've to say :x i'm sorry if its an overly long comment. hahaha :] I pretty much enjoyed Auction House in its earlier episodes since it was a different genre with a totally different concept and appeal.

The initial episodes were good, i found myself wanting to watch more while waiting for the chinese subbed episodes to be released. However, when i got to episode 7/8, i found my interest waning in this series. I’m not sure why the interest went downhill, maybe it was the same case scenario being repeated over and over and over again.. eg. how an artpiece is missing/stolen and the lengths they go to recover it. It becomes pretty blend over some time. Though admittedly, you have to give due credit to the writer for trying to spread the attention beyond the main couple, giving the other main cast their own individual stories and episode for personal character development.

Auction House had a great start, but towards the end, my interest in it fizzled, it just didn’t quite hold me till the end.

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With Amusement and Hello Miss were two dramas that i was anticipating a lot this year. Witch amusement started out pretty good, the transformation and all that jazz but the story went downhill after her transformation. It got too confusing and drama-mama for my liking. A lead actress surrounded by 3 suitors? It got a bit tiring and painful to watch -_- The story really just didn’t work out.

Hello Miss had an interesting concept. LDH portrayed as a country “bumpkin” of some-sorts. (It amazes me that despite her bumpkin-ness, she still manages to look absolutely fabulous in her high waist jeans, tucked in shirts. Amazing. Haha). I watched the entire series of Hello Miss, though it got really draggy in between, i fast forwarded a lot and the appeal just wasn’t there. I was quite disappointed though i must say, i’m thoroughly enjoying her new drama with Jang Hyuk now. Robbers seem to have much potential and i hope it works out for her!

The next drama i have to grimace about would be Air City -_____- MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT. Sorry, it really annoys me till no ends. It has been a long time since i’ve seen jiwoo on the telly.. and i was really really looking forward to air city and all the intense thriller drama it had to it. But really, it was a flop, considering how much they spent on the entire production. Like you said, the first few episodes were good, then it slowly spiraled into some soapy melodrama with love triangles and a dying doctor with cancer -_- it got really painful to watch because the storyline was utterly trashy. >__>

And thats about all i’ve to say :x i’m sorry if its an overly long comment. hahaha :]

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