Comments on: City Hall: Episode 1 http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/07/city-hall-episode-1/ Deconstructing kdramas and kpop culture Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:27:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ilaisaane http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/07/city-hall-episode-1/#comment-155726 Ilaisaane Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:48:46 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/?p=8620#comment-155726 i loved this show! i missed the last episode, but thankfully my mom watched and told me. i honestly never knew anything about korean soaps until she told me and i started watching them with her. now im addicted. soooo much better than american soaps! more realistic and romantic without being sleazy. good job guys!!! i love it so much i want to learn the lanuage!!!!!!!!! OH OH OH CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT THE OPENING SONG IS? I LOVE IT SO MUCH I HAVE NO IDEA I WANT TO D'L'IT TO MY IPOD!!!! i loved this show! i missed the last episode, but thankfully my mom watched and told me. i honestly never knew anything about korean soaps until she told me and i started watching them with her. now im addicted. soooo much better than american soaps! more realistic and romantic without being sleazy. good job guys!!! i love it so much i want to learn the lanuage!!!!!!!!! OH OH OH CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT THE OPENING SONG IS? I LOVE IT SO MUCH I HAVE NO IDEA I WANT TO D’L'IT TO MY IPOD!!!!

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By: susie http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/07/city-hall-episode-1/#comment-140283 susie Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:35:31 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/?p=8620#comment-140283 I must say, I was bored by the beginning of the first episode so I didn't continue this drama... however, I thought I would revisit it b/c nothing else out there seemed interesting to watch, and City Hall did not disappoint. Wow. KSH and CSW have some amazing chemistry and their comedic timing is impeccable. I normally don't like the look that CSW has, but he made a fan out of me. But one question... why does KSH's character have smelly hair? Is it b/c she sells fish part time? That would be a major turn off for me if I were a guy.

I must say, I was bored by the beginning of the first episode so I didn’t continue this drama… however, I thought I would revisit it b/c nothing else out there seemed interesting to watch, and City Hall did not disappoint. Wow. KSH and CSW have some amazing chemistry and their comedic timing is impeccable. I normally don’t like the look that CSW has, but he made a fan out of me. But one question… why does KSH’s character have smelly hair? Is it b/c she sells fish part time? That would be a major turn off for me if I were a guy.

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By: shin mi rae http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/07/city-hall-episode-1/#comment-137279 shin mi rae Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:26:27 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/?p=8620#comment-137279 i also saw the city hall dvd. the ones we have here are the compressed dvd9 that has all episodes in one dvd. i was so tempted because i havent discovered bon subs when i saw the dvd ( i was watching throught viikii and mysoju). but when i asked to test it, i noticed that the translation were taken from chinese audio. the town was even called a different name, definitely not Inju. (from my experiences with these dvds, the subs are horrible. the names are used inconsistently. female and male pronouns are used interchangeably. just not understandable. so i told my friends to go to viikii and watch it there.) anyway, just as much as i wanted my own copy, i stopped myself from getting the dvd. i dont want anything to destroy my love of city hall. i also saw the city hall dvd. the ones we have here are the compressed dvd9 that has all episodes in one dvd. i was so tempted because i havent discovered bon subs when i saw the dvd ( i was watching throught viikii and mysoju). but when i asked to test it, i noticed that the translation were taken from chinese audio. the town was even called a different name, definitely not Inju. (from my experiences with these dvds, the subs are horrible. the names are used inconsistently. female and male pronouns are used interchangeably. just not understandable. so i told my friends to go to viikii and watch it there.)

anyway, just as much as i wanted my own copy, i stopped myself from getting the dvd. i dont want anything to destroy my love of city hall.

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By: shin mi rae http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/07/city-hall-episode-1/#comment-137277 shin mi rae Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:18:25 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/?p=8620#comment-137277 samsooki, thanks so much for the recaps. you are right about the first few episodes. i actually started a number of kdrama last may (boys over flowers, cinderella man, kingdom of the winds and cityhall). i finished boys over flowers and the feeling was when you eat too much of something you just wish you didnt at all. i dropped cinderella man because i cant take the leading lady. kingdom, i dropped with a promise to return. with city hall, i actually dropped it after the first 3 episodes. i didnt like cha seung won at first. i just picked up city hall again when there was a broken link in cinderella man so i decided to look back. and after that, i was hooked. cha seung won is like sushi, he is an acquired taste. but once you start liking it, there is no end to it. i love how his eyes are so expressive. sometimes i wonder if its just me but his eyes have different emotions. and sun-ah is a revelation. im so used to seeing her in a comedy role that i was caught off-guard when she showed her soft, vulnerable and very dramatic side. she is most effective without words. i just love her. thank you for your recaps. and im eagerly waiting for your comments. like everyone, i wonder how you will recap episode 16 to 20. samsooki,

thanks so much for the recaps. you are right about the first few episodes. i actually started a number of kdrama last may (boys over flowers, cinderella man, kingdom of the winds and cityhall). i finished boys over flowers and the feeling was when you eat too much of something you just wish you didnt at all. i dropped cinderella man because i cant take the leading lady. kingdom, i dropped with a promise to return. with city hall, i actually dropped it after the first 3 episodes. i didnt like cha seung won at first. i just picked up city hall again when there was a broken link in cinderella man so i decided to look back. and after that, i was hooked. cha seung won is like sushi, he is an acquired taste. but once you start liking it, there is no end to it. i love how his eyes are so expressive. sometimes i wonder if its just me but his eyes have different emotions. and sun-ah is a revelation. im so used to seeing her in a comedy role that i was caught off-guard when she showed her soft, vulnerable and very dramatic side. she is most effective without words. i just love her.

thank you for your recaps. and im eagerly waiting for your comments. like everyone, i wonder how you will recap episode 16 to 20.

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By: mtoenlob http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/07/city-hall-episode-1/#comment-133561 mtoenlob Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:47:49 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/?p=8620#comment-133561 You're heaven-sent Samsooki and team. Your recap is compact and precise. You hit all the highlights of the episode. Yes, just like you, I’ve never felt this way about any drama series I’ve ever watched. City Hall is totally a new and exhilarating experience for me. The plot, the characters, the cast, the sound tracks, too. It won me since part 1 of the initial episode, politics included. It has touched me so much that I was moved to make a review which I have never done before in spite of the many Kdrama watching I've done. I'm so glad there's a whole lot of Kdrama viewers who share the same sentiments for this drama. Go, go, go, Samsooki! You’re heaven-sent Samsooki and team. Your recap is compact and precise. You hit all the highlights of the episode. Yes, just like you, I’ve never felt this way about any drama series I’ve ever watched. City Hall is totally a new and exhilarating experience for me. The plot, the characters, the cast, the sound tracks, too. It won me since part 1 of the initial episode, politics included. It has touched me so much that I was moved to make a review which I have never done before in spite of the many Kdrama watching I’ve done.

I’m so glad there’s a whole lot of Kdrama viewers who share the same sentiments for this drama.

Go, go, go, Samsooki!

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By: sugarpunch http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/07/city-hall-episode-1/#comment-131203 sugarpunch Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:50:51 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/?p=8620#comment-131203 I like the role of KSA here because in her previous shows- When it's at night and My name is Kim Sam Soon, she played different roles as well. slightly similar, but as usual, her acting prowess gives much insight to her roles. LOVE IT. Jo Gook is cute too:D I like the role of KSA here because in her previous shows- When it’s at night and My name is Kim Sam Soon, she played different roles as well. slightly similar, but as usual, her acting prowess gives much insight to her roles. LOVE IT. Jo Gook is cute too:D

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By: tombrady http://www.dramabeans.com/2009/07/city-hall-episode-1/#comment-130675 tombrady Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:12:24 +0000 http://www.dramabeans.com/?p=8620#comment-130675 Yehey!!!! City Hall recaps! I was hoping someone would do it. Thanks Samsooki and Javabeans. I cannot get enough of City Hall. For me, the drama is so great that... * I have watched all 20 episodes twice already, plus numerous fave scenes countless times. * I am eagerly awaiting the release of the DVD box set in SG. (I have watched a lot of shows but i rarely buy the box set unless its so good). * I wanted to read the drama recaps from other fans to see and compare our perspectives as the story unfolded. Having the drama recap on javabeans is just perfect (i visit your site daily, you know!) and will certainly sustain my current City Hall addiction. :) Yehey!!!! City Hall recaps! I was hoping someone would do it. Thanks Samsooki and Javabeans.

I cannot get enough of City Hall. For me, the drama is so great that…

* I have watched all 20 episodes twice already, plus numerous fave scenes countless times.

* I am eagerly awaiting the release of the DVD box set in SG. (I have watched a lot of shows but i rarely buy the box set unless its so good).

* I wanted to read the drama recaps from other fans to see and compare our perspectives as the story unfolded.

Having the drama recap on javabeans is just perfect (i visit your site daily, you know!) and will certainly sustain my current City Hall addiction. :)

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