The christmas break is almost here...I just started watching Lovers in Paris...Is is good...Has anyone been following it?
Lemme just take a moment to say that GO SOO is just awesome...I think Will it snow for Christmas is my favorite show right now and its mostly due to Go Soo...Where do men like that exist...I need one

I second shubi! Have to say, I didn't even think about Will it Snow on Christmas? initially--I mean come on, what kind of a dumbass name it that?

but no. it's amazing. go watch. Go soo will transcend all the clicheness of the melodrama genre.

Interesting!

The recapped series are now split between IN PROGRESS and DONE.

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Nicely done... Damien* – “Confidants” from their release of Crippled Cute. Reminds me of Echo and the Bunnymen, if they were more optimistic...

I'm waiting for smile,you recaps...and following will it snow for christmas recaps. I like go soo but I don't think I'll watch it, too mellow...

@reese: my advice, skip bad love...but still it's up to you :)

@shubi: lovers in paris...quite good imo :)

Happy Friday Everyone!

It's coold and rainny outside but that won't damper on my day. Making "gourmet" cupcakes this weekend to give out to the people in my office. I got all my stuff and I'm ready to get bakin!

Anybody here like to bake?

I'm no "Antique Bakery" but I've got compliments on my pumpkin roll and biscottis...

@reese: my advice, skip bad love...it's bad

@shubi: lovers in paris, quite good imo...

While waiting for smile,you recaps, I'm following will it snow for christmas...but I don't think I'll watch it, too melodrama, too heavy, too much emotion...but still follow the recaps, better reading than watching :)

anyone watching Temptation of an Angel? I am on the sixth episode and it is good...the story is fast paced and the acting is believable. My next drama to watch is Will it Snow for Christmas..By the way, Javabeans, Thanks for the recaps!

Its Friday!

I like the way u split ur recapped series into 'Done' and 'In Progress'. Nice~ =)
Btw, ur IRIS tag is wrongly directed to You're Beautiful recaps.

In the midst of the YB withdrawal, I'm now contemplating watching either Iris or Will It Snow This Christmas. Tough choice...

@anonymous: I just baked green tea cake the other day! It turned out okay cept for the part where everyone was asking me what cake it was which meant not enough tea powder. =/

The drama I'm currently watching is Will it snow for Christmas. I love the drama and Go Soo is love <3 I'm also watching Smile You~ Cute main lead couple ! Thank you so much dramabeans for the recaps since I can't wait to read and watch at the same time. Your recaps definitely made my day~ ^^

Finals are over. Yay! I was going to go into drama-watching mode but I don't know what to watch... I still have to finish You're Beautiful. I started 9 End 2 Outs but literally only saw one episode. I'm due for a rewatch of MNIKSS. I want to watch something good, not something so bad that it's good.
I'm considering starting on j-dramas but I'm not very excited about it...back in the day I watched like 3 minutes of Nodame but it didn't have subs so I didn't continue. Then later I tried watching Osen but the male lead was, idk, too annoying... turned me off from watching. But I dl-ed this movie the other day, Sweet Rain with Takeshi Kaneshiro and so far I'm enjoying it so I think I should give j-dramas/j-movies another try. I would also give TW-dramas a chance if people would NOT recommend ISWAK...

Neat! It looks good separating the recapped and done series like that.

Nice, since some of you are talking about cooking. Help!? Its the one thing I can never get right.
Mom wants me to make wings for the family, I don't know if I should fry them or boil them or just put them on the stove and cook them that way. What's best and what kind of sauce should I get at the market? Any suggestions greatly appreciated :)

@Shubi, I watched Lovers in Paris a few years ago and it was one of my first dramas. I loved the music in it!

Happy weekend, everyone! I just wanted to come in here and squeal about Go Soo *squeal* Sexy, sexy man <333

@momosan -

lol. Trust me, it's on my watch list, but I could not be busier right now. Last night we had our firm holiday party, and my staff are literally comatose zombies, having their brains addled by silver patron shots at open bar. So now I have twice my workload, then I gotta leave as quickly as I can so that I can rush to the mall to fight for parking to go find and buy a sweater for my grandmother and then mail that off, all before I get home to wife and child. if I had time for CitC in the midst of that, trust me, I would look into it. But it will have to wait til 2010. =)

The acting is believable in "Temptation of an Angel'? well, maybe so,but the plot is such baloney! From the honeymoon,where she was always out with the doctor,to the car accident where the airbags didn't go off,to the main actor not going to the police when he woke up-it just goes on and on-but that's not to say that both my wife and I are not glued to the screen watching this show-it IS entertaining. We are already expecting a typical SBS ending,with lots of forgiveness and no revenge-I think I can already guess who the nurse actually is.

Has anyone seen Avatar yet?

I saw it a while ago, and my gah... Sam Worthington is one HOT HOT CUPCAKE!!!! *droolz* The storyline could have been so much better, but the amazing visuals and HOT Sam Worthington made up for everything..<333

And on to Go Soo in WISFC, his eyes and angelic smiles ~~ TO DIE FOR! <333 I wish he would smile more in the drama... it's his best best asset apart from his intensity-filled eyes. hehehe...

Saw 4 episodes and not really feeling the drama yet... it is definitely missing something. But I don't know what is it exactly.... feels like I'm going thru another round of IJUKSA..

too many wedding invitations this december, that i don't even bother to keep track who married when and where nemore. My bad... my bad, indeed.

I guess i should start watching Lovers in Paris then...I only watch about 20 mins into the first episode..And the actress doesnt really appeal to me so far...But i guess will get better...
For some reason i kind liked Bad Love...It was past-paced and exciting in the beginning and i really liked it....In the end it lost almost all of its steam...Coz the actress kept crying and confused and it got kinda messy, draggy and bad...But it was still not that bad...Kwon sang woo is kinda dreamy though...

I cannot watch temptation of an angel..Coz i keep feeling bad for the actress and have a feeling that shez going to have a horrible end...

@ soni

I would pan fry them first to get a crispy skin and then broil them with sauce. Since you're a beginner, I would suggest to go for the store brands. It depends on what kinds of sauce you want, there's a tremendous array of choices...from Honey BBQ to Chipotle. I personally like the jamaican jerk flavored because it has subtle sweet and spicy flavor combo.

http://www.bbqsaucereviews.com/

OK, this is a long rant.

I received my BOF DVD from Yesasia yesterday, the one published and released by YAEntertainment. But I noticed as i watched the episodes, the MUSIC IS WRONG!! ( I mean the songs used as background music on specific scenes is totally different from the one originally aired/broadcasted. See evidences below)

YAEntertainment is the one that holds the copyrights to release Kdramas in the U.S. and Canada in DVD.

1st evidence:

On the first episode, the song “Yearning Heart” by A'st1 was played during the scene that the F4 are dressing up and choosing their clothes! I clearly remember that it was "Almost Paradise" that was used on that specific scene when I watched it on its broadcast. Plus the Yearning Heart song was first used as a background music on Jun Pyo and Jae Kyung's first date. And i watched the same scene on mysoju and aja-aja and I AM CORRECT.

2nd evidence:

on episode 2 when Jan DI realized that Seo Hyun is Ji Hoo's first love, there was a scene that Jan Di was in her room reminiscing and thinking about Ji Hoo while looking at the handkerchief given by Ji Hoo, the song that played on the DVD was “Fight the Bad feeling” by T-Max. I am sure that song was released on the latter episodes of BOF because the album was released late into the production. And if you watch it again on mysoju or aja-aja, the song used on that specific scene is “Stand by me” by SHINEE.

3rd evidence:

Still on episode 2, after Jan Di tells Jun Pyo that she hates everything about him, from his curly hair to that way he is not wearing the school uniform, there is a scene that shows Jun Pyo in a bad mood while playing sports, taking a shower after playing and then until he saw the poster for the school trip. The song used on the original broadcast was "Do you know" by Someday BUT in the DVD, the song used was "Love You" by Howl. That song is also a part of the 2nd OST!!!

Then I couldn’t take it anymore, I jumped to the last episode, on my favorite scene, the pool scene..

4th evidence

When Jan Di threw the necklace into the pool, the song playing in the background is “What Do I Do” by Ji Sun, and it plays all through out their intense conversation about how Jan Di tells Jun Pyo how well she knows him.. BUT on my stupid DVD (from YAEntertainment) the song playing was Lee Min Ho’s “My Everything”.

I was appalled after watching that pool scene. That was my absolute favorite, and the song “What should I do” was perfect for the scene, but watching it again without that song feels very empty.

I mean, I LOVE the songs in the OST (all 3 OST), but watching BOF with a different music feels weird. It is like I am watching a totally different drama. I could not find the emotions I felt when I first watched the drama because I am too focused on the changes that is very apparent. I know we complained that the OST was overused in the first half of the drama, but having watched it now on a different music is wrong.

Does anybody here already bought the DVD? What are your thoughts?

@ Samsooki

CITC

mall? with the million other people? 미쳤어?
heard of online shopping?
:P

CITC

Happy Friday everyone!

Just wanted to drop in and wish everyone a wonderful Friday and upcoming weekend. Busy busy day at work - only a half day as we have our company luncheon today... So much to do and so little time.

Must watch Avatar this weekend though... Looks. So. Good.

@ 23 Thank You

@xiaoSxin

You might want to give a call to YAE to see what they say. It is possible that the release that was given to YA (the US release - Region 1) had edits made to it (probably not by YA, as publisher of the US release, but by the production company KBS and its subsidiary, KBS Media, and the latter's affiliate, KBS America). Why, I have no idea.

If you are really interested, you might want to call/email KBS America and ask about BOF edits, but I am not sure how deep you want to go to get answers. The following link is for kbsworld, which has contact info. http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/program_licensing/sales_contact.html

@hjkomo - I did online shop, but now its too late. originally, we got other stuff for grandma, but at the last minute, we found out we are pre-empted by other relatives and now we are stuck with a switcheroo and no time to buy, wait for shipping, get it, wrap it, add other stuff, and then send...

QUESTION OF THE DAY:
WHY DID NICHKHUN OF 2PM GOT THE ROLE IN MOVIE "SHINING DIPLOMA" EVEN THOUGH HE IS FOREIGNER?

@xiaoSxin: in regards to the music, i think this really happens to other dramas' dvd version because (1) maybe the copyright was not okayed for dvds, (since the intention is to distribute and sell) or (2) sometimes the director has a different music intended for the scene :)

Going to watch Avatar tonight, hopefull it'll be good, fingers crossed.

And yeah im really liking WISFC, I don't think I've pondered so long over some of the scenes of a drama in ages, I think its re-ignited my K drama love, no YAB did not.

Go Soo is a real standout, complex characters and up till now an interesting story, I just hope it doesn't drag and no silly sub plot or plot developments.

Hey y'all, Happy OT Friday!

I'm excited about two things this weekend, Avatar and the new Doctor Who tomorrow night!

And I feel for ya samsooki...I haven't gotten my husband's Christmas gift yet (YIKES), which means I have to brave the hordes tomorrow.

Not enough awesome sauce in the world to prepare for that. :-(

@30

Whats wrong with nickhun? If he's a good actor then why shouldn't he? And he's gonna bring alot of interest to the role.

Good bye IRIS...Just started Will It Snow For Christmas last night...4 down, 1 more eps to go...not bad at all....Haven't started baking yet...will do today. Have a Wonderful Holidays Everyone...and JB, one more year of hard works, thanks....

Friday!

I am not feeling inspired enough to watch the current K-dramas out there. Really not into Will it Snow for Christmas because I am so NOT a fan of the actress in it. Go Soo is alright, but not enough to draw me to invest one whole hour of my life to sit and watch it. Reading JB's recaps only confirmed my original conclusion.

So I guess I'll just go on with life as usual until the next (hopefully soon) really cute romantic drama comes along. Life has enough drama on its own for me to watch "dramatic" dramas. When I sit down for entertainment, I want to laugh and feel good, not bite my nails in angst or frustration or quite simply, utter irritation. Or complete boredom.

@34: I doubt that they cast him because he can act well. he also has an accent so why did they cast him in the role of a Korean?

I finished watching You're Beautiful this week and miss it already that I'm watching the mv's on it. Love hearing Jang Geun Suk sing! Saw his and Shin Hye's little clip on the Melon Awards. It was cute!

@ langdon813

Husband's gift?
You mean...we're supposed to get our husbands gifts for Christmas??? O_O
Aren't we gifts enough?
:P

Happy Friday guys!
I finished watching Dae Jang Geum a few days ago, and I'm so glad I stuck with it. The king stole my heart in that one...Right now I;m watching Yi San coz I hear the love story there is beautiful. I'm home for about 3 more weeks and kinda happy but kinda not because some major drama is about to play out and I am not a fan of real life drama...but I'll have kdramas to be my solace. Have a wonderful weekend all! smile :)

@dramalover: As I said he will bring alot of popularity to the role, and he might pull of the accent, I don't understand why you have such a problem?

My boyfriend told me about this Korean lawyer in NYC who choked out an aggressor in his apartment lobby. My first thought was -- samsooki? so if that was you, WTG, secret ninja assassin! :D

Happy Friday, everyone! My Christmas break's almost here, can't wait to do a dramathon. First up on my list: Delightful Girl Choon Hyang. I wanted to see Hong Gil Dong, but I can't find it in any streaming sites.

@Sig
If you want to start on Jdrama's here are a couple I can suggest:
1. Real Clothes - J version of Devil Wears Prada, now airing
2. Attention Please - Wild punk rock girl decides to become a flight attendant
3.Bambino - Young chef leaves his hometown & hopes to become a top chef

Enjoy your holiday.

@43: there are a lot of better options than Nichkhun.(for example, Kim Bum, who is more popular and does not have an accent) I think it's behind-the-scene politics because JYP Entertainment can influence the producers of the movie to make them cask NichKhun.

@ samsooki
actually I did email already YAEntertainment about it, and thanks for the link to KBSWORLD, you bet I am going to write to them as well.

@dee
I don't think this case oftens happens to DVD releases, because this is the first time for me that I encountered something like this. And I have been buying my DVD from YAEntertainment, KBS America, SBS International, and MBC America for about 4 years now. Do you know any specific drama that the music score changed on the DVD release? I mean I only own several titles, I don't actually have a huge collection. It would be interesting to know, and will help me calm down a little if this has happened before.

Happy Friday, happy pre-Christmas week, happy Christmas holidays for those that have them (including me), happy first snows for those that are getting them (also including me).. Just a whole lot of happiness in general. ^^ Of course my holidays are going to be marred by assignments but what the hell, I can deal. I'll just wrap 'Christmas Spirit' around myself. It's strange how Christmas is still 'magic', despite not being Christian or celebrating it with family in any sense, venture out into the world and its inescapable and beautiful. We need magic.

Dramas! I'm on ep 9 of Black and White and I'm really digging the maturity and danger and risk perpetuating everything, I was as crazy about YAB as everybody else but I love the contrast; I'd like to see our little nun hanging around the police station. Or facing Gao Yi/Kingone, dear Lord he terrifies me. Which is why I am all over Chen Lin, my new hero(ine). She was going to take him with a gun. She told the mafia men who raised her who take loyalty and protecting the boss' daughter to the death to stay home so she could go and fry him. She flips men over cars while wearing hoop earrings. I LOVE HER. I'm sad for Forensics Girl, though. Not to mention ZaiZai, my lovely mancrush, and Mark Zhao who is uptight and faily and would rather go endanger his life than ask a girl on a date. Fun tiemz, y'all. I wait eagerly for them to make me go :O My failing is when I'm watching I'll inevitably go looking for commentary and I end up spoiling myself a lot.

Random comment: I love that dark matter (supposedly) consists of weakly-interacting massive particles - WIMPs. We're all excited because we may have found WIMPs!

@Oppa888

You are soooo right, I sure hope WISfC ending is not going to ruin all the great characters that has been developed so far. I would be rather PO if at the end they found out that the two lead characters are siblings......