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Happy Friday everyone! :D
I'm enjoying holiday this week, finally I have time to watch some dramas. I haven't started You're Beautiful yet, but I will hopefully have some time tonight.
Btw, good choice of song, dramabeans. Fits my mood perfectly!
Have anyone seen IRIS? What did you think of it? Did LBH shine? @ the LBH fans, do I need a bucket to drool in when watching? :)
Open thread is finally open...
I saw IRIS..
It is absolutely awesome...I think it did justice to the hype and more than that...It kicks ass...Lee byung Hun is absolutely awesome....Actually everything and everyone in that show is awesome...It is like a way better version of Jason Boure's story
If IRIS is badass and cool You are beautiful is just so sweet and nice and fluffy. Love both shows...Thanks to these two shows wednesdays and thursday just got so much better
ah, i think it's not a good thing if every Open Thread I'm posting about earthquake....
but unfortunately we just got one this afternoon.
we were more calm this time, everybody just walked to the emergency stairs, and generally not panic.
anyway. I like the new variety show, Strong Heart! I wish there is someone who is subbing the entire show - not only for certain celebrity's cut...
G-dragon and Seungri's story is the most interesting, IMO.
Good morning! It's very early Saturday morning here down down under.
I'm going down memory lane, rewatching MNIKSS for the nth time. OT104 discussion on this classic drama sparked my interest again (not that I ever lost it) to watch Kim Sam Soon.
I've also started to watch 'The Sons of Sol Pharmacy' and I am liking it.
I can see myself getting into the 'when will you marry, son?' stage in several years time. I only have one son to marry off, though.
I'll watch it with keen observation, try to learn 'how not to drive my son crazy', just like what the Mum is doing in this drama.
Its KPOP Friday for me! I have tons of work but its being compensated by all kpop songs on my playlist. I'm so addicted to Kara's Mister and Secret's I Want You Back. Its always nice to sing along while doing work.
Been lacking sleep for 2 straight nights because of You're Beautiful. By 11pm I'm waiting for the torrent and around 2am I'm already glued on my monitor, watching. Then be up again around 9am for work. It clearly shows that I'm so addicted to this drama. And with Jung Yong Hwa too! The ogling never stops! : )
I think she's in Phil or Indo, I've heard Phil has had a very big earthquake
anyway 9day! I've just finished Iris and it's awesome. I think Kim Tae Hee does improves, just her eyes, I think they make it hard for her to express good emotion, they are just, sometimes, too big
LBH is pro as usual, the story line is unique, it's getting more and more interesting
I also watched YAB, love JGS
hv a 9weekend, everyone!
I'm currently watching Smile You and Loving You 1000 Times.
Smile You is completely adorable and I'm already in love with the OTP.
Loving You 1000 Times is annoyingly like a US soap opera and took 8 episodes to get to the main story. Ugh. I don't know if I'll stick around for this.
I'm really excited for Creating Destiny and Iris, I'm just waiting for subtitles!
I'm not excited about You're Beautiful. It just looks. . . kind of ridiculous. Maybe I'll watch it later, after a while, after the hype goes down.
To the people here who watch Japanese crack (like Hana Kimi and Atashinchi no Danshi), how similar is You're Beautiful to these dramas? The main reason I'm hesitant to watch is because I'm afraid the changes will be too severe from ridiculosity to seriousness. It's really hard for a drama to get the right balance between silly and serious and I haven't seen a k-drama do it right yet. And You're Beautiful looks all kinds of silly, but knowing k-dramas, it'll find a way to make it angsty soon. The only deciding factor is how well the transition is handled.
GoodMorning Everybody
First I would like to thank the Javabeanite who suggested BUZZER BEAT drama. I finished it and its awesome.... I would welcome other suggestions on these kind of dramas....any sweet syrupy happy ending love story will do.....................
Watched the first episode of Iris yesterday. I caved an watched it on viikii. But in the future (because I love it so much) I'll be downloading the subs from WITH S2 and finding the raws well where ever they are.
I'm late for chem, so I'll definitely be back later.
@10: I completely disagree about Loving You 1000 Times. I don't think its like a soap opera and I'm only on episode five. I think its going at the pace that it should be going. But that's my opinion.
@mishane. I think there is a real difference between crackastic dramas like hanakimi or atashinchi no danshi and you're beautiful. There are really hilarious moments in the last one, as DB has pointed in her recaps( I'm thinking about the parodies in ep 3 for example) , but I think the story will turn "serious" or at least will have angsty tones. It's already apparent though, with the protagonists' familial issues. I can't vouch for the coming episodes, but I'm sure (or I hope lol) it will be less silly than the japanese dramas you mentioned. Just give it a try, it's a really nice and entertaining story.
Maybe that's because I watched 8 episodes in a row. The 8th episode is when the real meat of the story comes in, when it 'settles', at least IMO.
And the reason I call it soap-opera-ish is because of the music!
US Soap Operas are known for the cheesy background music, overacting and dramatic closeups.
Loving You 1000 Times has horrible background music. In a serious scene, it'll slowly creep up and I once literally LOL'd during Evil Mom/Daughter scene because it was soooo dramatic. The acting isn't bad but I sometimes do notice the dramatic closeups.
But k-dramas are known to be a little soap opera-ish anyways, with the storylines. Come on! Amnesia, missing babies, lost siblings, evil parents? The good thing about k-dramas is they probably get more of a budget than US soap operas and are able to make their dramas shiny and pretty. And addictive.
Currently airing serial that I watch : You're Beautiful and Iris - without sub. :(
But thanks for Javabeans' recaps, at least I can understand the story.
Other dramas that I'm currently watching : Dream, The Son of Sol Pharmacy.
The subber of Tamra said that she won't continue to sub it.....:( And I don't like to watch it on Viikii.... does anyone know where i can get the soft subtitles? I've downloaded the raw videos.
Wednesdays and Thursdays are now my favorite days; Thank you IRIS and You are Beautiful :-)
First IRIS - I was worried about this drama in the beginning. Big budgets and star studded casts arent always a recipe for excellence. However, some how some way, they proved me wrong....for now. The scenes in ep 1 and 2 are wonderfully directed. The acting is strong and even Kim Tae Hae is doing a good job. LBH totally owns every scene and JJM is playing the supporting quite well.
You are beautiful - It has become my guilty pleasure. It brings out the fan girl in me and the wait for episodes is painful. The plot so far has been great, I hope that it stays that way and does not veer off to the realm of confusing or dissapointing drama's like others before it (*cough, triple*....dont get me wrong, I still enjoyed it but it's potential was wasted).
Its friday, so I have 1, 2....ahh 5 long days till my favorite week days come around. :(
You better hurry and download IRIS from d-addicts torrents. Too many leechers are pulling out quickly and there few seeders for all the demand. I'm waiting for the subs. I've waited so long for this drama that I don't mind waiting a little longer for good quality video and subs.
Man this week was a really hectic one. But YB and IRIS made up for it :) Thanks to JB for her awesome YB recaps. I really hope YB continues this trend and doesn't try to get too ridiculous. As much as i love angst, my favorite parts have to the be the dream sequences and parodies. The imaginations of the A.N.JELL members and the manager are toooo hilarious!!
As for IRIS...LBH is one yum yum man... KTH is super pretty though her acting is a bit...flat. i haven't watched anything of hers before, so i have nothing to compare against, but i hope she improves! excited for TOP to show up in the next episode. i have only recently started liking him and boy looks pretty damn good in the screencaps i've seen... but... it's all about LBH for me ha!
Looking forward to another hectic day before my weekend can start. sighs.
@ #2, me too, I have watched IRIS. Wow!! It is so cool for a drama!! ^^ Also, the scriptwritter is touching on a very sensitive assisnation of the North!! Wow!! This really caught me in surprise.
Only if I knew I it was filming at Budapest, I would have check them up over a weekend, since it is only 3 hours drive away from where I lived.
Dramabeans: Are you going to do any recap of IRIS?
I think I might be the only person who wasn't enthralled with the first episode of IRIS lol. The first ten minutes were awesome, and then the flashback just kind of bored me. Like, it just didn't need to be that long. BUT I'm going to try the second episode, and I hope I will like it better. I REALLY want to--I'm usually a sucker for spy stories.
I've got a little story. So about a month ago Paula253 mentioned that there was KBS World in Seattle, and I freaked out and got it, because I had no idea there was such a thing here. Since then, it's been on all the time, but I've really made an effort to watch Sol Pharmacy and 1N2D on the weekends. My father, of all people, has gotten hooked. OMG. My lovely, adoring father is the WHITEST person I know. Picture Greg Kinnear in Little Miss Sunshine...that's his daily uniform. Add in a spash of Ugly American and the nerd version of aviator glasses, and you've got my poppa.
He tried to deny his love for the shows at first, but when he asked me if Bokshil had forgiven DaePung for his latest blunder, I knew he was hooked. 1N2D concerns him a little bit though--he gets really upset whenever someone is denied food for the night. I asked him if he realized that all the guys were celebrities, and thus, not going to starve to death, and he said, "oh, I assumed they were homeless." ROFL.
Now off of the kdrama hiatus!!! Yay - I made it an entire month and a half!!!
I am dying, dying, to watch IRIS!!! I thought for sure there would be a recap here-can anyone give me recap, point me to a recap, to tide me over until the subs come out???
As for You're Beautiful - I'm watching when I can. Cute, but not so addictive that I have to watch it as soon as it comes out. The female lead pouts so much that its distracting - how can anyone, even someone as dense as Jeremy, believe she's a he??? I would like to see the wrap up or the reunion of the twins though - I hope they make it interesting and loving instead of angsty or jealousy driven. Hongki is surprisingly cute and innocent as Jeremy.
Can I also note here, for the record, I only like eye liner on TOP. It just looks wrong on other guys.
I'm finishing Swallow the Sun, which I started before my hiatus and I have to say, watching it with a fresh mind, not trying to compare it to All In, makes the story so much better. I wasn't a huge fan of All In - I only watched it for the LBH-candy, so this story is much better for me. I will also say that Sung Yuri has continuously improved in her acting. I've watched 1st Love of a Prince, Snow Queen, Hong Gil, and now Swallow the Sun and you can see the difference. Is she the best - no way. But I definitely give her major kudos for improving on each drama. I think working on different dramas, different directors & casts has helped her improve. One day, I'd really like to see her play a role that's really dark...
I personally can't stay away from YB; I think I've watched every episode at least 3 times. It is absolutely delightful!
I've watched the first ep of IRIS and it's very good; you can definitely tell the budget for this drama is HUGE. It doesn't even seem like a drama at all; it's a big budget action movie in disguise. KTH didn't bother me too much in the first ep because her flat delivery kind of works for her role as a mysterious secret agent. She's not supposed to reveal too much of herself, so in that sense I think she's doing just fine. I reserve the right to hate on her full strength should that change in the future, since we really haven't gotten to anything too emotional from her character yet.
LBH is, of course, the most splendid badass ever. And unexpectedly cute and goofy, too!
I'm watching Golden Era of Daughter-in-Law and I'm wondering what exactly they teach in home-ec classes in Korea because it seems like every Korean guy knows how to fix a woman's shoe when the heel breaks off! :)
this just in...mark zhao won best actor at the golden bell awards. a complete surprise, but maybe the judges wanted to encourage him?
still upset that my husband show luo didnt win, but alas..there's always next year! shanghai sweetheart (hai pai tian xin) fighting!!!
@4 djes so many earthquakes this year! glad you're okay!
Happy friday!!! Can't wait to go home and watch episode 4 of You're Beautiful. I'm loving it so far. At this point, i don't think it's as addictive as previous Hong sisters dramas, Delightful Girl Chunhyang, My Girl, and Hong Gil Dong...but it's
much better than Fantasy Couple (which was pretty good too but lacked sparkle). And the mommy-issues scenes really touched me and got me tearing up. Even though there is a lot of cracktastic fun in there and some moments where you roll your eyes...for me and maybe for others too, I can't help but always remember why Mi-Nyeo is doing this and then assume that Taekyung is trying to get his mother's attention too. =*( I have a weakness for characters with abandonment issues.
@10 mishane
so far you're beautiful is pretty good at transitioning between comedy and drama within each episode, but it's too early to tell how it will transition as the series goes on...i.e will it be like My Girl and Hong Gil Dong where it was very light for the first 3/4s of the drama and then turn sort angsty?
In anticipation of the YB subs (I knew I had to take drastic action when I started refreshing the WithS2 page every few minutes - even though it wasn't all that hopeless since I would click on ads while doing so!) I started scouring my hard-drive for old dramas that I might want to rewatch. And I found the first episode of Feelings, which I downloaded months ago.
And wow, was the first episode addicting. I was hesitant to watch it at first because the description spelled, "unrequited-love" and "angst" and other such emo topics which tend to get overblown in the drama-world. But Lee Jung-Jae's face is so handsome and cute when being 'angsty' and the humour and easy plot made the angst.... not angsty. It was a really delightful drama to watch, and I marathon'd it within two days! Son Ji Chang, Kim Min Jong, and Lee Jung Jae captured my heart as the three lovable brothers. No matter what issues they had with each other or what problems they faced... they were *brothers*. And they acted as so. None of the, "You *may* like the same girl as me so I'm going to backstab you and secretly plan out the demise of your academic, career, and relationship life" which a lot of kdramas feature.
And, uh, I am such a sucker for bromance ~ which this has a lot of.
I really had no idea why what was the attraction with Woo Hee Jin, as Yuri, though. She... had long hair? Was that it? She even cut it off for the last half of the drama. *scratches head in puzzlement*. Disregarding her, I loved all the characters and the plot and the humour and everything about this drama ^^
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Is anyone following Kpop here? The new Kangin-scandal makes me cringe. His apology, though touching, does not hit the right notes at all. Drinking and driving, crashing into a taxi, and then making it into a hit-and-run? Uh.... there is no way to defend that. And he doesn't even apologize for his actions - he apologizes for the scandal it caused and how much this would hurt his other SuJu members. Like, what in the world? And now his phrasing is making fans think that he may leave SuJu...
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Happy Diwali to all who celebrate it! And Happy Friday to everyone else ^__^
IRIS = divine viewing pleasure of divine LBH!!! <3
Got done with Ep 1 of IRIS, and totally savored every single moment with LBH on screen. He's all hot, sexy, cute, adorable and funny in one package. I'd do anything to be in KTH's place damn.
I watched the ep via viikii, and it lagged a bit here and there. So I didn't get to fully appreciate the direction. But story-wise, it's quite interesting and engaging, albeit a bit predictable.. Acting, the guys were great. KTH, not a fan of her acting, but I think she's improved a BIT? Still sensed some stiffness in her expressions...but it wasn't as bad as before. Hopefully with LBH around, she'll ease around and become more natural.
I really don't want to spoil you guys here..
But I figure more hotness won't harm?
@27 annieee - ooh my mark won the golden bell for best actor?? yay! :) what was show nominated for? i haven't been following tw dramas very much lately, and the last thing i remember him in was hot shot, which i never finished.
@kaynn - the only place i'm watching YB right now is viikii - it's not too bad? sometimes the links break but when it's working, it actually loads really fast. i am also DL the series on d-addicts but i don't believe the softsubs are available yet.
I saw the first half hour of Iris. I thought the action part was totally awesome. But then, they JUST had to go down the memory lane to describe the relationship between LBH, KTH, and JJH. Not subtle at all, come on! I was in the midst of watching 'college guy LBH' woo 'college girl KTH' when I fell asleep last night.
Gawd, more of the interesting character, please! Kim Soyeon, Kim Seungwoo, etc!
I am downloading the first episode of Iris now and I'll have to download the second when I get home for the weekend; almost at 4%. I don't like torrent, but if I am forced to use it for Iris then so be it.
"mark zhao won best actor at the golden bell awards. a complete surprise, but maybe the judges wanted to encourage him"
WAH!!! lovenyc52, Mark was nominated for Black & White, of course! And so was Vic. This is completely out of left field for me - IMO, Vic had the beefier role, the more nuanced performance, and was long overdue - all signs pointed to Vic, or pointed to Vic and Mark cancelling each other out. I'm going have to say - Mark must have won for the hottest sex scene in a T-drama EVER, cuz otherwise, I'm not sure where the Golden Bell Drama King crown was won.
I'm shocked....Mark should have been given the Best Newcomer Award. Oh wells, onwards to next year.
show was indeed nominated for his role in hot shot, which was a big breakthrough, considering the role was more comedic, rather than the typical serious ones.
not sure what to think of mark zhao, since i havent watched black and white. but i always thought it was unlikely he would win since he's a newbie. some ppl are saying that he won b/c of his father, which is kinda mean....but congrats to him. in the meantime, i'll be looking forward to watching shanghai sweetheart.
@ 23 gallivanter, I'm totally with you on IRIS ep1. It was very predictable for me. BUT ep2 improved, It's much tighter in writing, and made good use of the budget. Somehow it reminds me of the quality I was expecting the Kimutaku vehicle Mr Brain should be, but failed and disappointed me miserably in the writing. I still wasn't wowed completely, but I was not underwhelmed one moment either.
@10 mishane, YB is in a league of its own compared to the Jcrack u mentioned. Those r pure silliness. This one grounded itself quite well. Not that u don't need to leave your brain and logic behind, but it's well written and well acted. imho, it's not overrated considering the hype, it's just that good....esp if u r in the mood of crack.
@31 meh - ya i just read the kangin news... terrible. i mean, we all make mistakes, but this one put others in danger you know? his barfight i couldn't care less about cuz he's just a kid being a kid..but drunk driving is just dumb. and then to run away from it? that's just even dumber. i really hope he can overcome this though and truly reform. i don't wish him any harm, i don't want him to leave the group or korea or whatever... i just hope he realizes this is more than just a 'scandal' for suju and SME, but that he really could have killed someone. he's lucky nobody was hurt this time around.
re: kpop news in general. september really sucked. october isn't looking any better. can't we go back to say...may? may was a good month, right lb_tmi??!?!
@ockoala - haha i know mark was nominated for B&W silly. i was asking annieee what show Show Luo was nominated for lol... damn him for having a confusing name!!
mark ... so hot.. so so hot.
@annieee - you should totally watch B&W. it really is my favorite tw drama of all time now. totally atypical in the tw drama world and so so so good!!! you'll love mark and vic both... their bromance is spectacular.
PHEW. I'm more relieved now. I really do want to like this series, so I'll look forward to watching the second episode later today.
Has anyone watched a good Japanese or Taiwanese drama recently? I feel like I've seen most of the popular "mainstream" ones, but I'm in the mood for something else...even though my schedule is more than full with Kdramas right now ><
Happy Friday and Happy Diwali (to anyone who celebrates it)!
@ockoala
I agree...I also feel like Vic deserved the golden bell for best actor, especially since it was probably one of his best performances ever. Mark Zhao was great as well...but wasn't this his first drama...shouldn't he get the best newcomer award? Who got the best newcomer then?
I had taken a break from dramas for the past few weeks...well mostly...I watched the first two episodes of Smile, You (I'm holding my judgement on this) and then watched the first episode of You're Beautiful (and totally loved it!) but school has kept me way too busy to really keep up. But I might have the chance to catchup this weekend!
Couple of weeks ago in getting ready for watching YB, I re-watched the ending to Delightful Girl Chun-yang (another great Hong Sisters' drama)...::sigh:: I miss Jae Hee....another year....only another year...And I miss Uhm Tae Woong because his role in QSD doesn't count. The role of Yushin really doesn't give UTW to shine at all. People watching QSD, is it worth it to continue? Does Yoo Seung-ho make any difference to the plot, as in is it getting interesting? I stopped watching this around ep 31 or 32...even Bidam couldn't stop me
Kangin needs to go to jail or something. Drunk driving is indefensible. There's no excuse at all. He was lucky no one was hurt including himself. Just because he is an idol doesn't mean he shouldn't be punished. I know he is going through a hard time because of the bar fight but the people he truly hurt are his fans and himself.
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I'm addicted to YB. So addicted. This hasn't happened since Nodame Cantabile.
I love the current season of kdramas now!
compared with the period down to brilliant legacy where no dramas could steal my interest & i'm bored like hell, i'm now not having enough of free times LOL
3 dramas i'm following right now: Smile, you, IRIS, You're beautiful.
3 perfectly different type of dramas. i dont know which one i love more but
right now, i'm loading IRIS Eng-sub Ep2, cant wait for tomorrow's Smile,you, YB EP4 after that. i think i'm less addictive to YB compared with the other two then. well, i still love them all.
btw,
@23 gallivanter - i'm thinking did you watch IRIS raw or with subs?
its just when i first watched IRIS Ep1 raw where i couldnt understand anythin, my impression of it: cool, not so bad~
i enjoyed the beginning a lot with all the action & cool camera works, effects etc. but when it got to the flashback, i wasnt able to enjoy it that much. i dont know if i did felt bored but i just didnt get everything that happen. it was like so fast pace/not very smooth to me with the two guys suddenly so attracted to the girl etc.
BUT when i watched it with subs, hell no, the flashback is really hilarious to me. i mean i felt bored before during the lecture scene of KTH & LBH and their drinking scene bcoz i couldnt understand anything. but these scenes were funny actually LOL. my impression of this Ep after watching with subs: AWESOME! i want more~!
but if you did watch it with subs, then, dont mind me LOL =P. its just what i felt.^^
my suggestion though, to anyone who plan to try IRIS, please watch the subbed one. if you cant wait, find the subbed Eps on vikii. it come out one day after airing.
@ 33 deeta,
LOL! i know. when i first watch it raw, after some time during the flashback one thought pop up in my mind 'hey, am i watching an action spy drama here?', just then they kicks in the suspense and end it leaving me speechless. love the ending very much.
and btw, seering some B&W being mentioned here, urge me to say, I love this drama too! atypical idol twdrama among what i've seen. its awesome.
re : Kang In's incident...I guess he was really stress out.
His fight's case hasn't finished yet, and he got into another problem?
I thought those idol boys have strict regulations from the management company?
( remember 2PM boys wanted to run from the dorm on Wild Bunny's episode? or Big Bang older members who wanted to escape to get some vacation? )
Why Kang In could be going out and drinking, and driving his own car, alone?
But what amused me the most is the fans' reactions. How they will defend their idol, and they're able to find excuses for their idols' actions.....that's amazing.
Kangin's apology smacks of insincerity. People are comparing this to Jaebum's situation, but to me, they're hugely different.
Jaebum's situation to be honest, hurt no one except himself mostly, and maybe to a small extent JYP and his fellow members. He did not endanger other people lives.
I like Kangin, but I find it sickening that some fans can go "Poor Kangin." Yes, poor Kangin, he's in a self destructive mode and I wonder why, but what he did was so wrong, and he's lucky he didn't kill someone.
And really, I wonder if this will have the netizens in a rage like the Jaebum affair. If not what does this say? A guy says some words about a country gets drummed out of it, whereas another guy does a HIT and RUN accident and issues an apology and thats it?
@ 42 Lisa
Agreed. But why am I getting this niggling thought in the back of my head that he's going to get off with just a ton of community service? I have no clue how the courts work in Korea, and I'm thinking this will have a much harsher penalty than JaeJoong's DUI.
@45 djes
I haven't seen any fans defending his actions, through the cyberweb. Most are just saying, 'we will be there for you, when you make it through this mess alive'. I'm pretty sure that most people wouldn't be ignorant enough to think that drunk driving is okay - under any conditions. Where are you reading the fans' reactions? I want to take a look ~
@ 46 jamiguo
The apology would probably just be the start of the whole incident... I'm thinking - court dates, suspension of his activities, and finally a court sentence of either comm. service or jail-time.
Question: does anyone know/remember the drama & can tell me if its any good about the guy who lost his fiancee and found a notebook where she directs him to take a walk along a path where he meets a woman who was directed to walk along the same path by the fiancee as well?
i actually wanted to watch black and white, esp after hearing so many good things about it, including on friday OT lol. and i was totally willing to give it a shot, considering how diff it is from the usual tw idol drama (and i love me some bromanceee), but it's a very sad fact that theres only 24 hours in a day and i'm still in college worrying over schoolwork. im definitely going to check out b&w during one of my school breaks or smth. sigh...the list of dramas i need to watch just keeps getting bigger and bigger..
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1 kaynn
October 16, 2009 at 7:17 AM
Happy Friday everyone! :D
I'm enjoying holiday this week, finally I have time to watch some dramas. I haven't started You're Beautiful yet, but I will hopefully have some time tonight.
Btw, good choice of song, dramabeans. Fits my mood perfectly!
Have anyone seen IRIS? What did you think of it? Did LBH shine? @ the LBH fans, do I need a bucket to drool in when watching? :)
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2 Shubi
October 16, 2009 at 7:23 AM
Open thread is finally open...
I saw IRIS..
It is absolutely awesome...I think it did justice to the hype and more than that...It kicks ass...Lee byung Hun is absolutely awesome....Actually everything and everyone in that show is awesome...It is like a way better version of Jason Boure's story
If IRIS is badass and cool You are beautiful is just so sweet and nice and fluffy. Love both shows...Thanks to these two shows wednesdays and thursday just got so much better
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3 epyc
October 16, 2009 at 7:30 AM
Finally got on the You Are Beautiful bandwagon - absolutely love it!
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4 djeedjes
October 16, 2009 at 7:31 AM
ah, i think it's not a good thing if every Open Thread I'm posting about earthquake....
but unfortunately we just got one this afternoon.
we were more calm this time, everybody just walked to the emergency stairs, and generally not panic.
anyway. I like the new variety show, Strong Heart! I wish there is someone who is subbing the entire show - not only for certain celebrity's cut...
G-dragon and Seungri's story is the most interesting, IMO.
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5 sleeplessinwgtn
October 16, 2009 at 7:32 AM
Good morning! It's very early Saturday morning here down down under.
I'm going down memory lane, rewatching MNIKSS for the nth time. OT104 discussion on this classic drama sparked my interest again (not that I ever lost it) to watch Kim Sam Soon.
I've also started to watch 'The Sons of Sol Pharmacy' and I am liking it.
I can see myself getting into the 'when will you marry, son?' stage in several years time. I only have one son to marry off, though.
I'll watch it with keen observation, try to learn 'how not to drive my son crazy', just like what the Mum is doing in this drama.
fun ... fun ... fun ...
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6 Peeps
October 16, 2009 at 7:32 AM
I LOVE 'YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL'!
Javabeans, you're beautiful!
Mua mua mua!
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7 aeyc
October 16, 2009 at 7:36 AM
Its KPOP Friday for me! I have tons of work but its being compensated by all kpop songs on my playlist. I'm so addicted to Kara's Mister and Secret's I Want You Back. Its always nice to sing along while doing work.
Been lacking sleep for 2 straight nights because of You're Beautiful. By 11pm I'm waiting for the torrent and around 2am I'm already glued on my monitor, watching. Then be up again around 9am for work. It clearly shows that I'm so addicted to this drama. And with Jung Yong Hwa too! The ogling never stops! : )
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8 Peeps
October 16, 2009 at 7:37 AM
@djes: Earthquake??? Where are you?
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9 Trang
October 16, 2009 at 7:56 AM
I think she's in Phil or Indo, I've heard Phil has had a very big earthquake
anyway 9day! I've just finished Iris and it's awesome. I think Kim Tae Hee does improves, just her eyes, I think they make it hard for her to express good emotion, they are just, sometimes, too big
LBH is pro as usual, the story line is unique, it's getting more and more interesting
I also watched YAB, love JGS
hv a 9weekend, everyone!
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10 mishane
October 16, 2009 at 8:02 AM
Currently Airing Dramas?
I'm currently watching Smile You and Loving You 1000 Times.
Smile You is completely adorable and I'm already in love with the OTP.
Loving You 1000 Times is annoyingly like a US soap opera and took 8 episodes to get to the main story. Ugh. I don't know if I'll stick around for this.
I'm really excited for Creating Destiny and Iris, I'm just waiting for subtitles!
I'm not excited about You're Beautiful. It just looks. . . kind of ridiculous. Maybe I'll watch it later, after a while, after the hype goes down.
To the people here who watch Japanese crack (like Hana Kimi and Atashinchi no Danshi), how similar is You're Beautiful to these dramas? The main reason I'm hesitant to watch is because I'm afraid the changes will be too severe from ridiculosity to seriousness. It's really hard for a drama to get the right balance between silly and serious and I haven't seen a k-drama do it right yet. And You're Beautiful looks all kinds of silly, but knowing k-dramas, it'll find a way to make it angsty soon. The only deciding factor is how well the transition is handled.
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11 Hiding Reader
October 16, 2009 at 8:04 AM
GoodMorning Everybody
First I would like to thank the Javabeanite who suggested BUZZER BEAT drama. I finished it and its awesome.... I would welcome other suggestions on these kind of dramas....any sweet syrupy happy ending love story will do.....................
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12 reese
October 16, 2009 at 8:06 AM
Watched the first episode of Iris yesterday. I caved an watched it on viikii. But in the future (because I love it so much) I'll be downloading the subs from WITH S2 and finding the raws well where ever they are.
I'm late for chem, so I'll definitely be back later.
@10: I completely disagree about Loving You 1000 Times. I don't think its like a soap opera and I'm only on episode five. I think its going at the pace that it should be going. But that's my opinion.
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13 aeyc
October 16, 2009 at 8:09 AM
@mishane
IMO. You're Beautiful is way way different from Hana Kimi or the over the top Atashinchi no Danshi.
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14 mumuchan
October 16, 2009 at 8:15 AM
@mishane. I think there is a real difference between crackastic dramas like hanakimi or atashinchi no danshi and you're beautiful. There are really hilarious moments in the last one, as DB has pointed in her recaps( I'm thinking about the parodies in ep 3 for example) , but I think the story will turn "serious" or at least will have angsty tones. It's already apparent though, with the protagonists' familial issues. I can't vouch for the coming episodes, but I'm sure (or I hope lol) it will be less silly than the japanese dramas you mentioned. Just give it a try, it's a really nice and entertaining story.
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15 mishane
October 16, 2009 at 8:20 AM
@ 12 Reese
Maybe that's because I watched 8 episodes in a row. The 8th episode is when the real meat of the story comes in, when it 'settles', at least IMO.
And the reason I call it soap-opera-ish is because of the music!
US Soap Operas are known for the cheesy background music, overacting and dramatic closeups.
Loving You 1000 Times has horrible background music. In a serious scene, it'll slowly creep up and I once literally LOL'd during Evil Mom/Daughter scene because it was soooo dramatic. The acting isn't bad but I sometimes do notice the dramatic closeups.
But k-dramas are known to be a little soap opera-ish anyways, with the storylines. Come on! Amnesia, missing babies, lost siblings, evil parents? The good thing about k-dramas is they probably get more of a budget than US soap operas and are able to make their dramas shiny and pretty. And addictive.
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16 djeedjes
October 16, 2009 at 8:20 AM
@8 Peeps : I'm in Indonesia..
Currently airing serial that I watch : You're Beautiful and Iris - without sub. :(
But thanks for Javabeans' recaps, at least I can understand the story.
Other dramas that I'm currently watching : Dream, The Son of Sol Pharmacy.
The subber of Tamra said that she won't continue to sub it.....:( And I don't like to watch it on Viikii.... does anyone know where i can get the soft subtitles? I've downloaded the raw videos.
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17 ina
October 16, 2009 at 8:21 AM
Wednesdays and Thursdays are now my favorite days; Thank you IRIS and You are Beautiful :-)
First IRIS - I was worried about this drama in the beginning. Big budgets and star studded casts arent always a recipe for excellence. However, some how some way, they proved me wrong....for now. The scenes in ep 1 and 2 are wonderfully directed. The acting is strong and even Kim Tae Hae is doing a good job. LBH totally owns every scene and JJM is playing the supporting quite well.
You are beautiful - It has become my guilty pleasure. It brings out the fan girl in me and the wait for episodes is painful. The plot so far has been great, I hope that it stays that way and does not veer off to the realm of confusing or dissapointing drama's like others before it (*cough, triple*....dont get me wrong, I still enjoyed it but it's potential was wasted).
Its friday, so I have 1, 2....ahh 5 long days till my favorite week days come around. :(
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18 nonymou
October 16, 2009 at 8:22 AM
Great choice for a song on a Friday!!!
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19 Lumi
October 16, 2009 at 8:22 AM
@Reese
You better hurry and download IRIS from d-addicts torrents. Too many leechers are pulling out quickly and there few seeders for all the demand. I'm waiting for the subs. I've waited so long for this drama that I don't mind waiting a little longer for good quality video and subs.
Have a nice weekend all !
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20 lyd
October 16, 2009 at 8:24 AM
Indo right? Hope with all these earthquakes, you people are okay. Anyway, it's KPOP madness right now. SHINee - RING DING DONG and Taeyang Where U At!
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21 lovenyc52
October 16, 2009 at 8:30 AM
Happy Friday!
Man this week was a really hectic one. But YB and IRIS made up for it :) Thanks to JB for her awesome YB recaps. I really hope YB continues this trend and doesn't try to get too ridiculous. As much as i love angst, my favorite parts have to the be the dream sequences and parodies. The imaginations of the A.N.JELL members and the manager are toooo hilarious!!
As for IRIS...LBH is one yum yum man... KTH is super pretty though her acting is a bit...flat. i haven't watched anything of hers before, so i have nothing to compare against, but i hope she improves! excited for TOP to show up in the next episode. i have only recently started liking him and boy looks pretty damn good in the screencaps i've seen... but... it's all about LBH for me ha!
Looking forward to another hectic day before my weekend can start. sighs.
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22 Agent Darwin
October 16, 2009 at 8:32 AM
@ #2, me too, I have watched IRIS. Wow!! It is so cool for a drama!! ^^ Also, the scriptwritter is touching on a very sensitive assisnation of the North!! Wow!! This really caught me in surprise.
Only if I knew I it was filming at Budapest, I would have check them up over a weekend, since it is only 3 hours drive away from where I lived.
Dramabeans: Are you going to do any recap of IRIS?
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23 gallivanter
October 16, 2009 at 8:39 AM
I think I might be the only person who wasn't enthralled with the first episode of IRIS lol. The first ten minutes were awesome, and then the flashback just kind of bored me. Like, it just didn't need to be that long. BUT I'm going to try the second episode, and I hope I will like it better. I REALLY want to--I'm usually a sucker for spy stories.
I've got a little story. So about a month ago Paula253 mentioned that there was KBS World in Seattle, and I freaked out and got it, because I had no idea there was such a thing here. Since then, it's been on all the time, but I've really made an effort to watch Sol Pharmacy and 1N2D on the weekends. My father, of all people, has gotten hooked. OMG. My lovely, adoring father is the WHITEST person I know. Picture Greg Kinnear in Little Miss Sunshine...that's his daily uniform. Add in a spash of Ugly American and the nerd version of aviator glasses, and you've got my poppa.
He tried to deny his love for the shows at first, but when he asked me if Bokshil had forgiven DaePung for his latest blunder, I knew he was hooked. 1N2D concerns him a little bit though--he gets really upset whenever someone is denied food for the night. I asked him if he realized that all the guys were celebrities, and thus, not going to starve to death, and he said, "oh, I assumed they were homeless." ROFL.
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24 b020
October 16, 2009 at 8:40 AM
Now off of the kdrama hiatus!!! Yay - I made it an entire month and a half!!!
I am dying, dying, to watch IRIS!!! I thought for sure there would be a recap here-can anyone give me recap, point me to a recap, to tide me over until the subs come out???
As for You're Beautiful - I'm watching when I can. Cute, but not so addictive that I have to watch it as soon as it comes out. The female lead pouts so much that its distracting - how can anyone, even someone as dense as Jeremy, believe she's a he??? I would like to see the wrap up or the reunion of the twins though - I hope they make it interesting and loving instead of angsty or jealousy driven. Hongki is surprisingly cute and innocent as Jeremy.
Can I also note here, for the record, I only like eye liner on TOP. It just looks wrong on other guys.
I'm finishing Swallow the Sun, which I started before my hiatus and I have to say, watching it with a fresh mind, not trying to compare it to All In, makes the story so much better. I wasn't a huge fan of All In - I only watched it for the LBH-candy, so this story is much better for me. I will also say that Sung Yuri has continuously improved in her acting. I've watched 1st Love of a Prince, Snow Queen, Hong Gil, and now Swallow the Sun and you can see the difference. Is she the best - no way. But I definitely give her major kudos for improving on each drama. I think working on different dramas, different directors & casts has helped her improve. One day, I'd really like to see her play a role that's really dark...
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25 langdon813
October 16, 2009 at 8:41 AM
@10, mishane
I personally can't stay away from YB; I think I've watched every episode at least 3 times. It is absolutely delightful!
I've watched the first ep of IRIS and it's very good; you can definitely tell the budget for this drama is HUGE. It doesn't even seem like a drama at all; it's a big budget action movie in disguise. KTH didn't bother me too much in the first ep because her flat delivery kind of works for her role as a mysterious secret agent. She's not supposed to reveal too much of herself, so in that sense I think she's doing just fine. I reserve the right to hate on her full strength should that change in the future, since we really haven't gotten to anything too emotional from her character yet.
LBH is, of course, the most splendid badass ever. And unexpectedly cute and goofy, too!
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26 Jessica
October 16, 2009 at 8:47 AM
I'm watching Golden Era of Daughter-in-Law and I'm wondering what exactly they teach in home-ec classes in Korea because it seems like every Korean guy knows how to fix a woman's shoe when the heel breaks off! :)
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27 annieee
October 16, 2009 at 8:53 AM
this just in...mark zhao won best actor at the golden bell awards. a complete surprise, but maybe the judges wanted to encourage him?
still upset that my husband show luo didnt win, but alas..there's always next year! shanghai sweetheart (hai pai tian xin) fighting!!!
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28 kaynn
October 16, 2009 at 9:03 AM
I'm downloading IRIS right now, literally shaking of excitement. 16% finished! :D
I wonder If I can restrain myself from watching it raw....
Where do you guys watch YB? I'm not even gonna try viikii, their videos always fail to download. I'm not in the mood for waiting either...
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29 ar_arguably romantic
October 16, 2009 at 9:13 AM
@4 djes so many earthquakes this year! glad you're okay!
Happy friday!!! Can't wait to go home and watch episode 4 of You're Beautiful. I'm loving it so far. At this point, i don't think it's as addictive as previous Hong sisters dramas, Delightful Girl Chunhyang, My Girl, and Hong Gil Dong...but it's
much better than Fantasy Couple (which was pretty good too but lacked sparkle). And the mommy-issues scenes really touched me and got me tearing up. Even though there is a lot of cracktastic fun in there and some moments where you roll your eyes...for me and maybe for others too, I can't help but always remember why Mi-Nyeo is doing this and then assume that Taekyung is trying to get his mother's attention too. =*( I have a weakness for characters with abandonment issues.
@10 mishane
so far you're beautiful is pretty good at transitioning between comedy and drama within each episode, but it's too early to tell how it will transition as the series goes on...i.e will it be like My Girl and Hong Gil Dong where it was very light for the first 3/4s of the drama and then turn sort angsty?
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30 purpledayz
October 16, 2009 at 9:14 AM
You're beautiful ROCKS!!!
ADDICTTED SO VERY TOTALLY.
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31 meh
October 16, 2009 at 9:15 AM
In anticipation of the YB subs (I knew I had to take drastic action when I started refreshing the WithS2 page every few minutes - even though it wasn't all that hopeless since I would click on ads while doing so!) I started scouring my hard-drive for old dramas that I might want to rewatch. And I found the first episode of Feelings, which I downloaded months ago.
And wow, was the first episode addicting. I was hesitant to watch it at first because the description spelled, "unrequited-love" and "angst" and other such emo topics which tend to get overblown in the drama-world. But Lee Jung-Jae's face is so handsome and cute when being 'angsty' and the humour and easy plot made the angst.... not angsty. It was a really delightful drama to watch, and I marathon'd it within two days! Son Ji Chang, Kim Min Jong, and Lee Jung Jae captured my heart as the three lovable brothers. No matter what issues they had with each other or what problems they faced... they were *brothers*. And they acted as so. None of the, "You *may* like the same girl as me so I'm going to backstab you and secretly plan out the demise of your academic, career, and relationship life" which a lot of kdramas feature.
And, uh, I am such a sucker for bromance ~ which this has a lot of.
I really had no idea why what was the attraction with Woo Hee Jin, as Yuri, though. She... had long hair? Was that it? She even cut it off for the last half of the drama. *scratches head in puzzlement*. Disregarding her, I loved all the characters and the plot and the humour and everything about this drama ^^
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Is anyone following Kpop here? The new Kangin-scandal makes me cringe. His apology, though touching, does not hit the right notes at all. Drinking and driving, crashing into a taxi, and then making it into a hit-and-run? Uh.... there is no way to defend that. And he doesn't even apologize for his actions - he apologizes for the scandal it caused and how much this would hurt his other SuJu members. Like, what in the world? And now his phrasing is making fans think that he may leave SuJu...
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Happy Diwali to all who celebrate it! And Happy Friday to everyone else ^__^
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32 ripgal
October 16, 2009 at 9:17 AM
IRIS = divine viewing pleasure of divine LBH!!! <3
Got done with Ep 1 of IRIS, and totally savored every single moment with LBH on screen. He's all hot, sexy, cute, adorable and funny in one package. I'd do anything to be in KTH's place damn.
I watched the ep via viikii, and it lagged a bit here and there. So I didn't get to fully appreciate the direction. But story-wise, it's quite interesting and engaging, albeit a bit predictable.. Acting, the guys were great. KTH, not a fan of her acting, but I think she's improved a BIT? Still sensed some stiffness in her expressions...but it wasn't as bad as before. Hopefully with LBH around, she'll ease around and become more natural.
I really don't want to spoil you guys here..
But I figure more hotness won't harm?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXkxlRlhGOk
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33 lovenyc52
October 16, 2009 at 9:19 AM
@27 annieee - ooh my mark won the golden bell for best actor?? yay! :) what was show nominated for? i haven't been following tw dramas very much lately, and the last thing i remember him in was hot shot, which i never finished.
@kaynn - the only place i'm watching YB right now is viikii - it's not too bad? sometimes the links break but when it's working, it actually loads really fast. i am also DL the series on d-addicts but i don't believe the softsubs are available yet.
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34 deeta
October 16, 2009 at 9:21 AM
I saw the first half hour of Iris. I thought the action part was totally awesome. But then, they JUST had to go down the memory lane to describe the relationship between LBH, KTH, and JJH. Not subtle at all, come on! I was in the midst of watching 'college guy LBH' woo 'college girl KTH' when I fell asleep last night.
Gawd, more of the interesting character, please! Kim Soyeon, Kim Seungwoo, etc!
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35 reese
October 16, 2009 at 9:24 AM
I am downloading the first episode of Iris now and I'll have to download the second when I get home for the weekend; almost at 4%. I don't like torrent, but if I am forced to use it for Iris then so be it.
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36 ockoala
October 16, 2009 at 9:24 AM
@ lovenyc52 and annieee
"mark zhao won best actor at the golden bell awards. a complete surprise, but maybe the judges wanted to encourage him"
WAH!!! lovenyc52, Mark was nominated for Black & White, of course! And so was Vic. This is completely out of left field for me - IMO, Vic had the beefier role, the more nuanced performance, and was long overdue - all signs pointed to Vic, or pointed to Vic and Mark cancelling each other out. I'm going have to say - Mark must have won for the hottest sex scene in a T-drama EVER, cuz otherwise, I'm not sure where the Golden Bell Drama King crown was won.
I'm shocked....Mark should have been given the Best Newcomer Award. Oh wells, onwards to next year.
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37 annieee
October 16, 2009 at 9:34 AM
@ lovenyc52 and ockoala
show was indeed nominated for his role in hot shot, which was a big breakthrough, considering the role was more comedic, rather than the typical serious ones.
not sure what to think of mark zhao, since i havent watched black and white. but i always thought it was unlikely he would win since he's a newbie. some ppl are saying that he won b/c of his father, which is kinda mean....but congrats to him. in the meantime, i'll be looking forward to watching shanghai sweetheart.
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38 mookie
October 16, 2009 at 9:36 AM
@ 23 gallivanter, I'm totally with you on IRIS ep1. It was very predictable for me. BUT ep2 improved, It's much tighter in writing, and made good use of the budget. Somehow it reminds me of the quality I was expecting the Kimutaku vehicle Mr Brain should be, but failed and disappointed me miserably in the writing. I still wasn't wowed completely, but I was not underwhelmed one moment either.
@10 mishane, YB is in a league of its own compared to the Jcrack u mentioned. Those r pure silliness. This one grounded itself quite well. Not that u don't need to leave your brain and logic behind, but it's well written and well acted. imho, it's not overrated considering the hype, it's just that good....esp if u r in the mood of crack.
Happy Friday everybody! :)
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39 lovenyc52
October 16, 2009 at 9:36 AM
@31 meh - ya i just read the kangin news... terrible. i mean, we all make mistakes, but this one put others in danger you know? his barfight i couldn't care less about cuz he's just a kid being a kid..but drunk driving is just dumb. and then to run away from it? that's just even dumber. i really hope he can overcome this though and truly reform. i don't wish him any harm, i don't want him to leave the group or korea or whatever... i just hope he realizes this is more than just a 'scandal' for suju and SME, but that he really could have killed someone. he's lucky nobody was hurt this time around.
re: kpop news in general. september really sucked. october isn't looking any better. can't we go back to say...may? may was a good month, right lb_tmi??!?!
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40 lovenyc52
October 16, 2009 at 9:42 AM
@ockoala - haha i know mark was nominated for B&W silly. i was asking annieee what show Show Luo was nominated for lol... damn him for having a confusing name!!
mark ... so hot.. so so hot.
@annieee - you should totally watch B&W. it really is my favorite tw drama of all time now. totally atypical in the tw drama world and so so so good!!! you'll love mark and vic both... their bromance is spectacular.
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41 gallivanter
October 16, 2009 at 9:50 AM
@37 mookie
PHEW. I'm more relieved now. I really do want to like this series, so I'll look forward to watching the second episode later today.
Has anyone watched a good Japanese or Taiwanese drama recently? I feel like I've seen most of the popular "mainstream" ones, but I'm in the mood for something else...even though my schedule is more than full with Kdramas right now ><
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42 Taohua
October 16, 2009 at 9:52 AM
Happy Friday and Happy Diwali (to anyone who celebrates it)!
@ockoala
I agree...I also feel like Vic deserved the golden bell for best actor, especially since it was probably one of his best performances ever. Mark Zhao was great as well...but wasn't this his first drama...shouldn't he get the best newcomer award? Who got the best newcomer then?
I had taken a break from dramas for the past few weeks...well mostly...I watched the first two episodes of Smile, You (I'm holding my judgement on this) and then watched the first episode of You're Beautiful (and totally loved it!) but school has kept me way too busy to really keep up. But I might have the chance to catchup this weekend!
Couple of weeks ago in getting ready for watching YB, I re-watched the ending to Delightful Girl Chun-yang (another great Hong Sisters' drama)...::sigh:: I miss Jae Hee....another year....only another year...And I miss Uhm Tae Woong because his role in QSD doesn't count. The role of Yushin really doesn't give UTW to shine at all. People watching QSD, is it worth it to continue? Does Yoo Seung-ho make any difference to the plot, as in is it getting interesting? I stopped watching this around ep 31 or 32...even Bidam couldn't stop me
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43 Lisa
October 16, 2009 at 9:57 AM
@Meh
Kangin needs to go to jail or something. Drunk driving is indefensible. There's no excuse at all. He was lucky no one was hurt including himself. Just because he is an idol doesn't mean he shouldn't be punished. I know he is going through a hard time because of the bar fight but the people he truly hurt are his fans and himself.
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I'm addicted to YB. So addicted. This hasn't happened since Nodame Cantabile.
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44 Fiey
October 16, 2009 at 9:59 AM
I love the current season of kdramas now!
compared with the period down to brilliant legacy where no dramas could steal my interest & i'm bored like hell, i'm now not having enough of free times LOL
3 dramas i'm following right now: Smile, you, IRIS, You're beautiful.
3 perfectly different type of dramas. i dont know which one i love more but
right now, i'm loading IRIS Eng-sub Ep2, cant wait for tomorrow's Smile,you, YB EP4 after that. i think i'm less addictive to YB compared with the other two then. well, i still love them all.
btw,
@23 gallivanter - i'm thinking did you watch IRIS raw or with subs?
its just when i first watched IRIS Ep1 raw where i couldnt understand anythin, my impression of it: cool, not so bad~
i enjoyed the beginning a lot with all the action & cool camera works, effects etc. but when it got to the flashback, i wasnt able to enjoy it that much. i dont know if i did felt bored but i just didnt get everything that happen. it was like so fast pace/not very smooth to me with the two guys suddenly so attracted to the girl etc.
BUT when i watched it with subs, hell no, the flashback is really hilarious to me. i mean i felt bored before during the lecture scene of KTH & LBH and their drinking scene bcoz i couldnt understand anything. but these scenes were funny actually LOL. my impression of this Ep after watching with subs: AWESOME! i want more~!
but if you did watch it with subs, then, dont mind me LOL =P. its just what i felt.^^
my suggestion though, to anyone who plan to try IRIS, please watch the subbed one. if you cant wait, find the subbed Eps on vikii. it come out one day after airing.
@ 33 deeta,
LOL! i know. when i first watch it raw, after some time during the flashback one thought pop up in my mind 'hey, am i watching an action spy drama here?', just then they kicks in the suspense and end it leaving me speechless. love the ending very much.
and btw, seering some B&W being mentioned here, urge me to say, I love this drama too! atypical idol twdrama among what i've seen. its awesome.
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45 nixxochick
October 16, 2009 at 10:00 AM
is anyone going to the Asian Film Festival in San Diego?
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46 djeedjes
October 16, 2009 at 10:02 AM
re : Kang In's incident...I guess he was really stress out.
His fight's case hasn't finished yet, and he got into another problem?
I thought those idol boys have strict regulations from the management company?
( remember 2PM boys wanted to run from the dorm on Wild Bunny's episode? or Big Bang older members who wanted to escape to get some vacation? )
Why Kang In could be going out and drinking, and driving his own car, alone?
But what amused me the most is the fans' reactions. How they will defend their idol, and they're able to find excuses for their idols' actions.....that's amazing.
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47 jamieguo
October 16, 2009 at 10:13 AM
Kangin's apology smacks of insincerity. People are comparing this to Jaebum's situation, but to me, they're hugely different.
Jaebum's situation to be honest, hurt no one except himself mostly, and maybe to a small extent JYP and his fellow members. He did not endanger other people lives.
I like Kangin, but I find it sickening that some fans can go "Poor Kangin." Yes, poor Kangin, he's in a self destructive mode and I wonder why, but what he did was so wrong, and he's lucky he didn't kill someone.
And really, I wonder if this will have the netizens in a rage like the Jaebum affair. If not what does this say? A guy says some words about a country gets drummed out of it, whereas another guy does a HIT and RUN accident and issues an apology and thats it?
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48 meh
October 16, 2009 at 10:15 AM
@ 42 Lisa
Agreed. But why am I getting this niggling thought in the back of my head that he's going to get off with just a ton of community service? I have no clue how the courts work in Korea, and I'm thinking this will have a much harsher penalty than JaeJoong's DUI.
@45 djes
I haven't seen any fans defending his actions, through the cyberweb. Most are just saying, 'we will be there for you, when you make it through this mess alive'. I'm pretty sure that most people wouldn't be ignorant enough to think that drunk driving is okay - under any conditions. Where are you reading the fans' reactions? I want to take a look ~
@ 46 jamiguo
The apology would probably just be the start of the whole incident... I'm thinking - court dates, suspension of his activities, and finally a court sentence of either comm. service or jail-time.
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49 b020
October 16, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Question: does anyone know/remember the drama & can tell me if its any good about the guy who lost his fiancee and found a notebook where she directs him to take a walk along a path where he meets a woman who was directed to walk along the same path by the fiancee as well?
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50 annieee
October 16, 2009 at 10:29 AM
@lovenyc52
i actually wanted to watch black and white, esp after hearing so many good things about it, including on friday OT lol. and i was totally willing to give it a shot, considering how diff it is from the usual tw idol drama (and i love me some bromanceee), but it's a very sad fact that theres only 24 hours in a day and i'm still in college worrying over schoolwork. im definitely going to check out b&w during one of my school breaks or smth. sigh...the list of dramas i need to watch just keeps getting bigger and bigger..
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