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I'd like to know too!! :) So I banish the thought of two mysterious girls with their faces in the dark like in those witness protection interviews...curiosity sometimes kills.
I've been following JB blog since the first post back at wordpress. I have moved in and out 4 different countries since, still I religiously check her blog everyday without fail with whatever means available (Mobile, PC, laptop, free PC available in the airport and once, I even borrowed a stranger Laptop just to get my daily dose of dramabeans) l am sooo going to be called JB creepy stalker by y'all..LOL.
For as long as I remember I always pictured JB as a nerdy person + glasses kinda blogger, it's a surpraise to know that she actually looks really beautiful and fashionable (I want to color my nail blue too) in real life. So thanks Viola for posting the pics. JB and GF..thank you to you both..for posing infront of the camera. You both are so loved by all of us here ^^.
holy crap. KIM JAE WOOK. If his eyes in Mary continue to emote like they did in Bad Guy...!
Kim Jae Wook's cheekbones KEEL me every single time I see him.
I am still trying to get over how much like a girl JGS looks like.....A damned pretty one to boot! My best friend thought No Min Woo In MGIAG looked too girly, wait till she sees this!
so happy its friday! and my free day from school :D
I've got such a back log of dramas to watch as i started back a uni last week, SKKS oh how i've missed you. Just got done watching PK ep 13 and just about done on 14, I wonder why everything gets resolved so quicky in each ep *shrug* off to read the recaps.
I Know what you are saying, this guy makes me (gahhhhhh.!!!!!!), i really love those lips, the are so kissables.... well i have to get back to work my boss is gonna kill i've spent all week in soompi forum and all skks blogs
Ok, i don´t want to be accused of ass-kissing, but you either has the best music taste ever or you´re just me :)) oh, or maybe a double-ganger? Pity i´m not a korean...
Last week I was in Asia and now I am back. Highlight in Seoul was meeting Lee Sun Kyun-he rocks. Friend of a friend had me get an autograph and picture with him. With my paltry Korean I told him I was a big fan from America. My friend and mom were there too. My mom was smiling ear to ear. He was very nice and when my mom spoke English to him he smiled. He wrote my autograph in English and Korean for my friend.
Recovering from a cold and trying to catch up on all the recaps and episodes I missed while in Asia the last 3 weeks.
I love love this website. So thankful to you for having it!
Never in a million years would I think I would meet the voice! My friend and Korean language partner was the hook up. I am Chinese American and wanted practice Korean thanks to my drama addiction. Sung Kyun ssi was surprised at my Korean. When I saw him I keep repeating he is awesome and handsome over and over! Total fan girl moment that included my mom!
Trust me I was in a daze for days afterwards! I am sooooo grateful for my friend's hyung. Originally it was only supposed to be only a "sign" aka autograph only. Never would I have dreamed to meet him in PERSON!
you know it's strange, and probably for no other country/place it is like that, but my sole reason for wanting to visit korea are the dramas. i've got to go see this awesome place and people who create these awesome dramas! :D
@ Lenita
Yeah I went to Korea 4 yrs ago due to dramas and my Korean friend's invite. Sigh such a drama addict. It was after 5 years of watching dramas I figured I should also study Korean a little bit. This second trip, I spoke more Korean.
SKKS gets better and better with each episode. I just finished episode 13 and saw the preview for 14. I think this will be my favourite drama of 2010 and will make it to my top 5 of all time!
Yeah my Friday is almost at an end. Watching High Kick, not in the current trend, but now I could see why those three guys earned a lot of love. I'm loving the series and the Grandmother rocks. Waiting for the DVD for MGIAG to come out. SKK you will be next I swear.
Anyone here seen the lovely Korean twins from Australia sing yet? I think they're amazing and so do a lot of other people as one of their videos has almost 5 million views! They have really cute Aussie accents too :)
OMG, first time writing here. Just finished reading the recaps of this week's Playful Kiss and watching the end of ep 13 and the beginning of ep 14 (lol).
Glad it's taken a good turn. When Han-ni said "I really really like you" to the nicely-turned-out-ex-Robot-boy, I kinda missed Miho a bit.
I plan on following PK till the end, and I really hope JGS does great in his drama, (also that his hairstyle will be better a few episodes in, like You're Beautiful).
My lappy is sick, so, I only watched bits and pieces of the raw of ep, 13 of S Scandal at the school computer. While at the same time I tried to read the correct subs on notepad......it is truly crack in the worst possible way!
On the bright side now I know the true OTP. I was confused at first since I liked everyone and would be happy with any geometric configuration. But, now I know It's Yummy and Moony! :) I mean Sun Joon and Yoon Hee might end up together because of proximity and convention; but true love, be it platonic or romantic, is Yummy and Moony.
That scene between MJS and YH killed me; seeing that ever smiling Yummy cry did something terrible to my heart. I didn't realize until I got some funny looks, that I was chanting 'uljima ne sarang, uljima, uljima" at the screen. I didn't even know I knew that phrase. :(
I just have to say, this made my morning. I've yet to watch kdramas in public (or seen this episode yet - I'm behind on SKKS T_T), but I can definitely relate to using Korean phrases unconsciously while watching an addictive drama I love. Or randomly in real life. I didn't realize how many Koreans lived in my area until I started picking out the conversations in Korean around me. It's like watching all these dramas is rewiring my brain and telling me I need to break down and learn Korean for real. ^_^
Keyle I would be careful about listening to the conversation though....my younger twin sister, Lahlita, was shamelessly eavesdropping on a Korean conversation and cried out "andawe!" at the most inopportune time. She freaked out the person even more by apologizing in Korean before running out! ;)
LMAO... that was the most hilarious thing ever... how did i miss that OTP??? i was laughing until my stomach hurt
Thank u for reposting that conversation with Lahlita.. u guys were hilarious.
Viola - how are you? Hahaha - were there any Korean people amongst those that stared at you strangely. Seems like this "Habit" runs in the family. Haha.
Have you heard anything about screening of ajusshi? I tried to find a theater near me and none of them are screening the film. Bummer.
Yea, where is Lahlita? I am sure she is busy driving Mr.Lahlita nuts somewhere out there. Haha.
@diadda - thank you for the link. Yummy+Moony FTW.
I think the reason you can't find ahjussi because now it's going by the name "The man from nowhere." I was walking in Korea town last week, and I saw Won Bin's face positively plastered all over the place.
Lahlita is taking a break from the internet until November, I miss her and her craziness too. Poor Mister Lahlita :)
Nooo there were no Korean people nearby! Even though lately it seems like I inherited her little demon, as related to my S Scandal pairings, I think I am not yet as bad as her ;)
*hugs* back viola. I am well thank you! Yourself? No more flooded subways this week I hope.
I am so excited... I've just booked my flight tickets to my trip to Scotland. One of my friends is currently living there and has planned few awesome mini-trips *doing the happy dance*
If I want to send you a post card from the highlands how would I go about that ;)
Yep, I looked for 'The Man from Nowhere'... nothing. I think I will go to the AMC and Cineplex and ask them... hehe...ah the joy of obsessions *Won Bin*
Auntie dear, I am sooo exited for you! I have always wanted to visit Scotland! And it is so thoughtful of you to think about sending me a postcard! My email is viola2cesario@gmail.com. Drop me a message and I will give you my postal address. :)
Well I have been doing pretty well considering it's midterm time. Thankfully there were no more flooded subways, but today was surprisingly cold and windy though. First time I realized that summer is really over. ;(
p.s. when you are in Scotland can you please find something out? What do they really wear under those kilts? ;)
HAHAHA! I went and read the post you were talking about. That definitely sounds like something dumb I'd do - I'll be extra careful about eavesdropping. Luckily, I hear most of it at work, where I'm busy enough to mind my own business. ^_^
you know, 'babo!' has entered my daily vocabulary. still silently or under my breath, but i just know it that one day it'll come out at the most inopportune time! lol
Is it crazy if I really want everybody to wind up with everybody???
Do I have to pick? Do they have to pick? Does anyone's heart have to break?? Please???
Love all the .... LOVE!! Seriously, this show is awesome, awesome. I am totally loving all the yumminess and love, and shipping about every pairing possible depending on the day, time ....
I totally hear you LW! I am in such a tizzy over who to chosse since everyone is absolutely LOVE! I don't want anyone to suffer, my heart hurts when one of the lovely boys or girls suffer!
In real life I might be all for faithful monogamy, but in S Scandal Land, let's hear it for polyamory and all the relationship configuration possible for four that starts with"menaige" ;)
........ er... I think Lahlita's little demon jumped onto my shoulder!
"Doctor Champ" is going the way of "Prosecutor Princess"!! Why do they have to make my beloved "Kim So Yeon" another "Codependent" lead girl that needs to be praise by a particular "stupid" bad attitude Doctor in order for her to feel good about her self?
And SKKS, do not get me started like I said before I like most of the story , the "Gay" undertones is not what I was hopping for at the end is just a ploy to create tension in the show but is not about showing "homosexuality " in a more proper light , thus reminding us the Korea still a "Homophone' country and that is something that personally will not condone!!!!
@Amg1
it's a ''homophobe'' country parts of the area where I'm at and I was just at Castro in SF. You should also check where you are at and not condone it.
TY for praising in a way, SKKS is reflective of the real world.
I think all countries are 'homophone'. We may be more accepting, but gay marriage is still only allowed in certain states (and look at the recent suicide of that student at Rutgers).
As for portrayals of gay men in kdramas- i thought Personal Taste did a somewhat decent job with the character, Do Bin. Though homosexuality is used as a plot device, we get some serious and realistic moments with this gay character to contrast the stereotype portrayed by the main character's best friend.
I agree... i'm taking philosophy in college and we're studying the ethics of gay marriage... you would be surprised how much debate and divide in opinions there is in the class about whether or not it's ethical.
people are learning to accept but even in the US, it's still taking baby steps... it's quite sad but still encouraging at teh same time
I'm not sure if this is relevant, but there have been two gay partnerships in my family for decades, and it is a highly religious and conservative family, overall.
The first, my brother-out-law (he's my brother-in-law's brother, whom we all grew up around) and his husband have been together for 23 years, not that that is forever, but, you know, it's a long time in any relationship. They are great guys, love them both dearly, they are awesome to my kids, they are so easy-going with anyone who 'hates' on them, not militant at all, and I think they set an amazing example for others in the graceful way they have lived together for decades. (Just, don't be around when they fight, like all married couples!) They were married by a gay priest and of course, it is not legally recognized, but they consider that unimportant and have found ways around all loopholes (living wills, for instance, who name each other as next-of-kin).
When I married my husband, he said one cousin would not be at his wedding, I asked why, because she's a lesbian and on outs with the family. After talking over with my in-laws for the next few years, and the death of the grandmother of the family, my in-laws invited her and her 'new-at-the-time' partner to come for the funeral and stay at their house along with us, as they knew we weren't going to be awkward with the situation. Again, my kids gained these two wonderful people in their lives, and for the last 14 years, they've been solid family members. They've divorced (they did get married legally), now, since last winter, and it is sad for all of us. I sent a birthday card to my cousin-in-law's ex, and she called, surprised that I'd keep in contact. Well, geez, I know they're divorced, but since when am I going to suddenly act like I don't know her after 14 years?
So many, many family members of mine believe strongly against these two relationships, and I say, just take care of your own life and treat others with respect. You're never going to agree with everyone's lifestyle, about what is right or wrong, but, please, stop judging and live graciously and in forgiveness, because you're not perfect, either. Sometimes that doesn't go over very well, and I have Catholicism thrust in my face a lot about this, but well, I think it is not for me to sort out.
I think I can do a better job of showing others how to live in gracious understanding and respect than I can in telling others how I think they ought to live and what they ought to believe. If you think homosexuality is a sin or wrong, or whether you think it is perfectly normal and acceptable and all ranges in between, then I respect that you think that way. I don't get people hating people for hating homosexuality, which makes them hypocrites, and I don't get hating homosexuality, and I don't get forcing someone to change because I think they are wrong. I don't think you can force tolerance anymore than you can force open-mindedness or love or hate.
I dislike when homosexuality is used as a plot device, honestly. If it is an honest relationship in the story, then fine.
**By "you", I'm not referring to a single person who exists on this blog!!
Life is Beautiful is amazingly good considering the family show
constaints. Good writing and produced in Korea. I think that is pretty amazing. Most shows in the US play gays totally for laughs and "distancing". Political power is a slow change everywhere. All people want the same things in their own lives, peace and prosperity and love.
My family kind of went through something similar with my little sister... not viola or lahlita, but the one that actually lives and breathes with us. She came out when she was 18, and my very Southern Baptist parents weren't entirely thrilled, but it wasn't a huge surprise on anyone's part. As my very Southern Baptist parents adopted all of us (we were all 'hard to place' children), we had some very 'helpful' church members remind them that it wasn't their fault because we weren't genetically related, and since she was taken in when she was older they tried to 'blame' the orphanage she lived in before she came to live with us. My dad then decided to point out that using that logic also meant that he couldn't claim any credit in my college degrees or my brother's artistic talent... and said that he would accept criticism on his children as soon as those other parents would accept it on their own. And anyway, Jesus Christ Himself never said a single word about homosexuality, and it wasn't because some Romans weren't getting their freak on.
I think my parents were more upset about her being gay because they didn't want her to go through any extra hardship in life, not because they were concerned that God would stop loving her. Or at least, I hope that was the reasoning behind it. As my little sister went back to the country she grew up in (where she works in the American embassy as an English translator), and we don't get to see her all that frequently, it isn't something that is at the top of our discussions when she comes home.
Regardless, it doesn't take up a lot of my thinking time. I don't know why, but we never just really talk about it as an issue. I figure if she wants to talk to me about it, she will. She'll complain about this or that girlfriend, or get present advice or romantic idea sharing time. It's really hard for me to think about it as an issue, it's just part of her. Sometimes I think that if I had met the right girl, would I have been gay?
Brookeeve you are absolutely awesome!
The hyper awareness about orientation that permeates American culture, hampers understanding in some way I think.
No one is going to designate southeast Asia as the most liberated culture, but the normal behavior between guys there would be seen as deeply homoerotic here.
I mean I saw grown men walk around holding hands, dancing together ( I mean really getting it on), sharing the same bed as if it's nothing, casual skinship like walking with their arms around each other and generally being unaware that what they are doing might be considered "gay."
Which is completely different from the atmosphere here in the states. A group of my friends went on a trip together, and my two straight guy friends made such a fuss about sharing the same bed, cause they thought it was too "gay."
What I am trying to say is that, "oh they are gay, must treat them with special respect" mentality, while very well intentioned is ultimately alienating because Special is just another form of saying Other.
My best friend from high school is gay; I don't consciously think that since he is gay I must be super sensitive to his feelings. I just treat him like I treat all my friends, with lots of teasing and heaping doses of irreverence. :) Being gay is only a part of who he is, and I don't choose to define the whole of him by a single part :)
p.s. Brookeve How hilarious is it that when you mentioned your sister, you also needed to add "not Viola or Lahlita" that cracked me up :)
It's my first time on here. Hope everyone here has a great Friday/weekend. ^^
I need to learn how to balance my addiction to watching shows. Once I get into one I have to watch all of it until there is no more to watch and mind you besides korea dramas--which are an hour a piece--I get into American shows when they've already finished airing or have at least three seasons waiting to be watched. Right now I've been alright since I haven't found much that's caught my interest and I'm already caught up to all my current shows but I just pray it stays that way until tuesday afternoon. I have two exams and two papers due that day and god know what else is going to come up and surprise me. Blargh.
On a side note I'm almost done with my application to do an exchange program in the spring to go back to Korea again. Gah I'm soo excited. ^^
I felt quite empty without My girlfriend is a gumiho..same as previously when I just finished watching You're beautiful. >_<
I think I need a short period of time to recover from the sweetness of hoi hoi couple
haha..
What does it mean anyway?I don't understand what that means really?what's Open Thread exactly?The song "In My Dream",is that from the movie 'Daddy Long legs'?Please someone answer my question.
Hi and welcome!
OT is basically the place to talk about anything and everything with like minded people. Each OT is different and the conversation can go in truly unpredictable directions. OT 143 was quite epic, with a bolywood style K dramas, poetry, Choi Si won's six pack of death and various other craziness.
Don't be intimidated by all the zaniness, everyone here is truly, madly (emphasis on the mad) nice. I have been known to throw around "kindred spirts" a lot to describe the atmosphere. :)
I am predicting that this OT will have a lot of talk about Sunkyungwon Scandal so in order to follow the convo you need to know the following:
Smarty faction is the Sun Joon fans
Moony faction is the Moon Jae Shin fans
Yummy faction is the Yong fans
I have been watching K-drama for a year or two now but the only shows I have watched raw in all that time are SKKS and PK. LOVE them! I have to see Yummy and Moony weekly..I'm not sure what I am going to do with my time when both shows are over! I am loving PK now that things are starting to resolve. What a cute little show! I really do wish the ratings had been higher and I am hoping for a time jump in the final epi so that hopefully Duckie and one of Ha-ni's friends has a chance to hook up. I think he and the hairstylist to be would be a cute couple! Or someone new would be fine too but please give Duckie a love of his own. ****SPOILER ALERT*****My one complaint about PK was that they needed to open Ha-Ni's eyes about Duckie way sooner than they did. Same with the sunbae that she dated in one episode! Why not bring him in right away and let us see some jealousy from Robot Boy? Otherwise I love the show.
Should I watch Dr. Champ?? I've never watched a medical drama before. Actually there's a lot I haven't seen.. (only started watching dramas two months ago.)
I'm watching about four at the moment so my brain is filled with SKKS - M, the newly awesome Seung-jo aka ex-Robot Boy, the Hoi-Hoi couple and Hyun-soo and Jung-in from Smile, You (only 20 episodes to go! haha.)
if you ask me.. then yes, you should watch dr. champ... it has LOTs of abs... YUM>
jokes aside.. it's a really good drama. surprising really since i wasn't too hyped about the premise
Dr. champ is a Sports/medical/Romance/comedy/drama with an emphasis on all of them. I honestly thought it was impossible to cover so many genre in one show but alas here we are and it is fantastic. LOTS of eye candy for the ladies is also a plus but even if it wasn't there the show would not be lacking in any way.
I'm can't wait till 6 o'clock (in 7 hours), when I'll be back home and be able to pass out after a loooooong and stressful week! My heart is actually pounding with anticipation!
(and I'm sad that new episodes of Bones and Fringe won't come on until Nov. 4. I need my Thursday shows to get me through the week. I was out of my mind this week and knowing that I could watch them yesterday night with a click of the remote kept me sane).
Oh Wow..Fringe! I love love the first season, but the 2nd season is somehow less interesing (well, to me that is). How do I put this..the show is becoming too ambitious? I'm still gonna watch it through the end (is our Olivia ever going back to our world? I totally miss her being with both old and young walters..). I've stopped watching bones after they made Zack somewhat a serial killer's apperentice, (WTH) and moved in with The Mentalist and Blue Blood (what's with me and police's stories?..it's a loooong story..lol!)
Anyone watching Better of Ted? The company ad cracks me up every single time.
I discovered Bones after the 3rd season aired so I didn't have to go through investing 2.5 years into Zack's character only to go "wtf?!". I watched season 1 in like a week, then went on wikipedia to read stuff about Bones, and that's is when I found out about what they did with adorable Zack! I refused to watch season 3. It's disappointing that there were a few guest actors that were in season 3 that I wanted to see...but season 3 is dead to me.
I am actually loving this current season of Fringe. They are becoming really ambitious with the show and I can see it falling apart at any moment- but, imo, they haven't fallen apart yet! It's a tightrope walk for each episode- can they pull it off tonight? yes? whew! I miss our Olivia! When I first started Fringe, I thought Anna Torv was a pretty blah actress. But this season proved me wrong.
I have a thing for police procedural type shows too. I also catch Castle and Law & Order sometimes.
I love Fringe!le faint! so yesterdays episodes was the last until nov 4th???? oh noes! what ever shall I do?I m totally loving this new season of Fringe. its mindblowing goooooood! I find myself wanting to see our Olivia in the other universe more than seeing our universe with altivia. I do miss their old dynamic and I m,if I may say so, so angry that Peter and no one could figure out that altivia is not Olivia!I mean Peter said she came different but come on!
Yep, me too. At one point, I found myself screamed at my screen "Peter! really dude??!!!". I refused to acknowledge any form of intimacy (even if it's a mere lingering looks..) between him and altivia! my loyalty stays with Olivia..tee hee
Love Anna torv. I saw her interview in Letterman and realised she's not olivia..*sad*. Wanted her so much to be as cool as olivia *sigh*
yeah I'm more into the alt. universe episodes. There is just something so compelling about our Olivia being brainwashed into BEING Alt-Livia than Alt-Livia IMPERSONATING Olivia. Just that extra layer of messing with perception and reality. I hate Alt-Livia for laying her dirty hands on Peter! I can sort of see how no one can figure out that Olivia is Alt-livia. Them switching places is mindblowing even amongst all those other strange Fringe events. And furthermore, you only see what you expect to see. Spontaneously exploding heads and hybrid monsters- yes, it's all in a day's work. Olivia not being Olivia- no. He has no reason to suspect Olivia. (But I really want the characters to keep pointing out how "Olivia" is different now just to see Alt-livia squirm! That biatch! I want to tear out her hair!)
haaaaaaaaappy friday OT'ers! i hope you're all having a great week so far! at the very least, the weekend is almost at hand. (~_^)
sooooooooo i'm a little sad that dong yi ended this week. i liked the show overall, i think compared to other sagueks i've watched (and liked) - this is up there on my top 5.
i'm currently watching: Dr Champ, SKKS, PK, Gloria, FoD. like many, i can't wait for mary stayed out all night to begin. what's everyone watching these days?
i'm still in the withdrawal stages of MGIAG...thank God i started to watch SKKS (made the withdrawal process more bearable...i don't know what i'll do by the time SKKS ends)! i was looking for another series that's well underway to watch and saw the wonderful comments (and recaps!) about the show in the site. i just started watching 2 days ago and finally caught up today (ep13 with the softsubs) and i didn't regret it! another commendable series (so far, hope they don't screw up the last 5 eps!) for 2010!
I m totally LOVING the latest episodes of Playful kiss and SKKS.They make my cold shrivelled heart all fuzzy and warm.Only one more week of PK?right? ahh Im quite sad that it wasnt extended to 20 epi. I m telling you, if they had just axed that long dreary daydream sequence from the first episode then more people would have watched,ratings would have been higher and the epis extended.I blame you sillly looong daydream unicorn kissy sequence!
SKKS just makes me swwwooooonnn. I ve never fallen head over heels for the 2nd lead before and I dont know if I can prepare myself for the coming heartbreak! Whhhy cant she love him?Whhyyyy?
Ooooh I know right? SKKS is kiiiilling me right now. It.keeps.getting.better...after episode 13 I was a big puddle of gooie-fangirl. Omg. I can't decide who I love more! T_____T But oh I am so eating the angst in this series...unlike a lot of dramas I think it is well placed and well balanced. Yummy!
Also it's been a long time since I have loved a "guy 2" so much as well. T^T What are we gonna dooo?????
I know exactly what you mean. The angst + cute and lovely moments is well proportioned that my heart joys and aches in the right amount!
ahh its going to be painful to watch when the heartbreak comes!I hope they find him a girl or give some heroic happy ending!plus he ll always have us :P
I gave up the battle, now I am just shipping everyone with each other! This is valid according to the alternate world theory, since it's quite possible that in any of the thousands of worlds different choices were made and different pairing takes place. Just don't think too hard about it, since we are talking about a fantasy of the past, set in a fantasy alternate world. Talk about a whole new level of meta! :)
hehehe so true i guess! I should give up and think of it that way as well.Ok! I am preparing right now!getting into the zone!Breathe in and breathe out teehee..actually that line of thought helps! thank you viola!high five!
high five back. :)
haha, your preparation sequence of getting into the zone cracked me up! Do you think if playing the soundtrack for The Twilight Zone might make your mind more receptive? :)
hahaha so funny you should be mentioning the twilight zone theme teeheehee!they ve been playing it over and over again on morning television because of the supposed UFO sighting over New York this week(it really was a balloon in the end:D)
I've started on a new job this last week and I am already like TGIF TGIF! phew the week was slightly taxing in that i've to learn a lot of new things and reapply all that i've learnt at my old job which all seems to have conveniently leaked out of my head during the long break that i took! looking forward to celebrating surviving the first week on a new job with some awesome drama during the weekend! any suggestions guys?
have a great day watching PK with english subs and reading recaps and comments as well.
guys, do you know any other site that have english sub for SKK scandal? i been watching it raw just for my love of yoo ah in (moony faction member) and its been so hard to catch up to its dialogues coz im not korean so if you know one please let me know. thanks in advance!
I is here! I miss you too! My husband and I just got done play a long, sweaty, physically exhausting round of Frisbee Golf in the woods with my step-son! Yay Fall Break!
You are here! 'Cause my lappy Rose is sick ( yeah, I named my laptop :)) I have been missing my dramas and all the dramabeans news lately! So, have you been well? The only way I can catch up with you guys are at work or school. Thank god for work computers! :)
i havent watched a drama in sssoooo long! one im def gonna check is Jang Geun Suk's new one! cant wait for his hottness! but every year i go back to Soulmate, watch it again- i just cant get enough of it! does anyone else watch dramas over again bc they are just so gooooodd???
So thrilled with Ep 14 of PK and looking forward to next week..
Still looking around for the eng sub of ep 14 on SKKS. I am a big PK and SKKS addict so probably will watch the episodes again. After this 2 dramas will end I need to be on PK/SKKS rehab...lol
we should just start saving our money to form our own rehab... although i have a feeling that if we all got together we would not be rehabilitated very well.
Are we all females? Once in a blue moon, there are comments here that seem to be written by guys. So, are all OT visitors girls? Just wondering.
It would be nice to see guys talk about dramas like we do.
It would be awesome if there are guys commenting in the OTs. Yea, I don't think the drama world is a girls only domain, it should be unisex. But, then, why don't we see any guys commenting on Dramabeans regularly?
Such a gender cliché.
Um.. Mary Stayed Out All Night is replacing Sungkyunkwan Scandal, correct?
lololol that phrase cracked me up... like it's a dirty little secret, it's not! my opinion of those said openly males will only increase. does this call for another roll call :)
"samsooki is a guy, ohmygosh..."He's not just a guy;he has super power..his radar pings every time we mention Snow Queen...but then he got busy...our loss
@brookeve samsooki used to hang out all the time. If you check chuno recaps you'll find his comments there. This also shows how much of a scary silent stalker I am of DB sigh lol
Oh, Samsooki..whatever happened to him? I used to read all the entries on OT back when Samsooki was the lonely defender of "My love Patzzi". Samsooki vs hjkomo, jb and the rest...love!!!
I even remember at one time, Samsooki was so set to have binnie's hairstyle, he actually wrote the steps on OT. Good times....
Honestly, I missed the old OP....... I missed the OP with Samsooki talking up the Kdramas he loves, defending to death the things he treasures, and commenting on life and everything, and sharing his Korean receipes. There is only one unique Samsooki and I wish him and his family all the very best wherever he is now.
First time here but been reading this awesome site for more than a year. SKKS is like cocaine you can never get enough of it!! Ep 14 teaser had me rolling in my bed and laughing like a maniac at 4 in the morning. My factions keep on changing from Smarty to Yummy and then to Moony depending on who is being swoon worthy on the screen. I am confused like that so no hard feelings to the dedicated fans of each faction!!!
Trying to keep myself awake (caffiene doesn't work in it's many forms so it's all will-power) to finish up an assignment due at noon for a three hour class before I can come back and sleep for an hour or two before the next event.
Must. Stay. Awake.
On the Kdrama note I finally finished Sandglass and have started up All In so I can say I've watched the classics. However, Coffee House and a few others are on my list from dramafever (I've gotten amazingly lazy about any downloading now).
I sympathize with the sleep issues. I work odd hours and for long periods of time. Here is my personal lesson plan.(note: not a doctor, so do at your own risk!)
How to stay awake lesson 1:
Espresso Truffle from Godiva. followed with a double espresso with a tablespoon of chocolate syrup. The crash is enormous but the buzz is enough to keep most up for an additional 3 hrs no matter what condition you started out in.
Lesson 2:
Roughage and more roughage. All manner of green leafy things with no carbs what so ever. If you know you have 3 days or more to stay awake, you are obviously some form of masochist or drama addict. The green leafys tend to keep me up on wires with little to know crashes at all. lots of vitamins as well.
lesson 3:
power naps. Sleep 15 minutes. Any more than that and you r body will try to go into a deep sleep and you start off worse than you had it before. but with 15 minutes under your belt you can by and extra 2-4 hours of functionality.
Also as a warning, I do these only in really bad situations. The first one is not good for the heart. and the second one is not great cause it truly messes up your diet. but I thought I would still share :)
WOW drops, found at pharmacies, two on the tongue and you will be awake. They have some essential oils in them, and I found out about them when I had to stay up all night to monitor my Baby Girl and could not 'do' caffeine due to my heart condition.
I'm serious, they perk you right up and can be used over and over. No prescription, not a gimmick, and not harmful (a nurse is the one who told me to get them, in fact).
You must work in the South, where it is mandated that all air conditioners must be overused so that when one steps outside into the hot muggy air, your clothes vacuum seal to your body in wet yuckiness.
I guess we are all taking this OT as the opportunity to spazz, rant and rave about SKKS!!!
As for me I am rooting for the Moony Faction all the way! BUt actually I also love love love Smarty and Yummy! Their characters are all so equally endearing and flawed at the same time that you can't help but root for all of them.
Lucky Yoon Hee!
I hope this drama gets a DVD release in the U.S. I already sent an email to YAEntertainment for a request. I am calling out to fellow Americans (and Canadians too) to please make a request for the company to get the rights and release the DVD in North America!
Haven't had time to watch anything this week (except for having the tv on to whatever American tv show I happen to watch at that time on that night--even though I wasn't paying much attention) because of schoolwork and all the research I'm doing for my NaNoWriMo novel.
Ugh. I have a feeling November is going to be even worse. I am going to be running between classes, doing assignments, and writing a 50 thousand word (minimum) story. Though it definitely won't be anywhere near finished by the end of the month even if I do hit 50k words.
I hope I can find some time to relax before the end of the month and that the month of November won't be as bad as I think it will be.
This is my third year. I failed miserably the last two attempts. So, I'm hoping this year I can hit (at least) 35k. I'm not really hoping for the 50k, but I think if I can at least get to 35k, then I go further and maybe reach 50k.
I ordered my Tamra DVD from yesasia 10 days ago.. and I still have not received my package yet!!! I so want to get my hands on that DVD and watch it all weekend. I am off (finally!) during the weekend so I can't wait to marathon Tamra Island.
OK fine, who am I kidding? I can't wait to marathon 21 episodes of Park Kyu awesomeness!!!
For Viola, and others, as promised, sorry, Thundie, for missing your contest with this (although it was not needed!).
Burn
You bump my ribs with juicy-dripped lips upturned
My condescension glared on you, commoner, but inside I burned
A brush of hands to grab my bag which lay in the dirt
Disgusted at this base encounter, still, did some part in my chest spurt?
You grab for me when rug-rats knock you about
I knock your hand aside and send you sprawling out
Day One, rushed and chaotic, we've collided
An annoyance in this rustic place, I've decided.
You demand your jin sang pe and grab my bag to learn
if it has landed there, but we tug-of-war and get upturned
Zap! inside my hands now lays this small soft face
Cradled from a knock, the dirt, what I cannot place
Our bodies so twisted and now connected
I was being a nobleman and a girl protected
Or is this rushing noise in my body aware, clear
That every nerve is ignoring your low-ness, now near?
Day Two finds you pushing off my chest
to untangle our limbs from this wrestled mess
Day Three finds me and my troublesome bag
Rooming in your stores and your tongue does wag
"what if my jin sang pe is here?" and rushing to find out
I push you back, you shove my bag and my lips spout
"Someone as lowly as you should not touch this body"
But inside I'm getting used to it, though it's twisted and knotty
"Goldfish!" "Thief!" "Commoner!" "Exile"
Still, with back turned, I smirk and I smile
Suddenly this secret assignment and faux banishment
Has shifted from annoyance to a true punishment
You fall in love and I watch you live for another man
I can brush off any feelings, at least, that is my plan
And so it goes as life on the island slowly turns
Your touchless touches touch me in places that make me burn.
Emotions for a commoner, those I spurn
I, Park Kyu, knows how the world should turn
For sweet-lipped innocence I will not yearn
I will uphold the law and to Seoul adjourn
Untouched, untouchable, I have not earned
your love, yet, but inside, I've burned.
*****
So, it could have been improved if I'd spent more than a few minutes on it, but it was just something that came to mind about unspoken physical responses to all that contact early in Tamna Island and the chain of reactions it set off in Park Kyu.!!! I went off and wrote it in about 20 minutes and meant to get back to edit it and put it up on Thundie's competition. Oh, well!
What do you do for these types of things again, clicks, snaps, burping? Whatever it is... lots of love for this off the cuff art piece :) Very well done!
Wow! very well done LW! You did it in only 20 minutes?! You know I have been resisting watching Tamra for some reason......your poem totally decided me! When winter break comes along I am going to watch this. So many of the people I admire have been raving about it ! :)
Seriously, I'm so on TEAM PARK KYU, can I order the director's cut DVD from YesAsia.com?? I'll look into it soon ... :) I don't think you'll regret it in the end, it was a very very satisfying watch for me!
You can watch the director's cut on viikii. Type Tamna in the search box and you will see Tamna 21. It had some cute extra scenes in it, as well as full versions of the songs.
LOVE THE POEM :D
I had a feeling you would like that drama. I saw the 21 episode version and loved it. I'm rewatching it with my hubby. LOL he can do a good imitation of Bojin's little walk and also the voice when she says Kiyandari or Illiam :D LOL he cracks me up each time. It's hysterical to watch (he's 6ft tall and his normal voice is very deep) He's just a fabulous mimic. He can do anyone's voice. I told him that he was born to be a comedian. How he ended up being a software engineer is beyond me.
LOL. I've threatened to put him on YOUTUBE. :P
Outside of the house, he's a very conservative man. He's very much like Park Gyu. Like Bo Jin I'm the only one who gets to see the goof ball side of him. :P
This little ditty goes out to Leonardswench and all those that can't sit through Fugitive:plan Bi for various reasons. Episode 6 highlights and i don't see any true spoilers as much as action sequences. Enjoy!
NO problem. I know it is hard to get that hotness fix when the mute "breaks" on you. Also the last sequence of the video I thought was humorous enough to spark the funny bone of most people if they watch the show or not.
I shot myself in the foot, there, didn't I? I knew better, I did, I really, truly did, and now it is SO hard to watch any episodes. I wanted to like this, didn't think I would, but I wanted to like it for all the WOWZER hot male yumminess going on ...
I mean, Daniel Henney. No, he can't act very well, but he's like the cream cheese on a bagel. Not good for you, but sublime on the lips and going straight to your hips!
Rain/Bi/whatever-his-name-is-this-year (Prince, much??), too. I'd like to do my laundry on his washboard abs, sure, but I'm not sure he can't act his way out of his own tee shirt, good thing he's shirtless so much.
And both of those boys, geez, the balance of ovary-bursting testosterone in their assets alone could send earth off-kilter.
So, there's Lee Jung-jin, and he, you know, SMOULDERS, as in flames in the pit of ... you know, feminine regions we won't allude to (tic), and he can act!!!
Sigh. It's an imperfect blend, and if I just didn't take it off MUTE I'd be fine. My daughter promises to watch future episodes and diligently mute any dialogue that is NOT LJJ. :) She's the best!
One girl who keeps smiling like she got hit with laughing gas at the end and the other who protests way to much over something she could have avoided but fights to keep happening. Seriously I giggle at this. :)
I'll do what I can to make more vids for this one.
I love Rain!!! I don't care what he's doing, I will sit and watch it with wiggle eyes (you know how little anime characters watch their object of affection, and their eyes wiggle?)!
The only person in this world that I love more than Rain is TOP. But you all knew that already.
Diadda, I feel like I am taking advantage of your talents when you show me all these awesome videos. I wish that I could repay you, but I've already given my step-son to Lahlita for her niece, and Viola has claimed all of "MY" white chocolate macadamia nut cookies. I'm not sure what I have left to bribe you to make more!
I think I can l consent to sharing some of the white chocolate macadamia nut cookies, it is after all Diadda, the god-empress of pervy vids and dirty lyrics! :)
Woo to the freakin hoo it's FRIDAY!!!!! I am so glad the weekend is finally here!
Loving SKKS!!! it is truly Joseon CRACK!! and I am so addicted to it. I still have to watch episode 12 and after reading girlfriday's recap I'm really chomping at the bit! Hats off to girlfriday, red_pill, cassie.opeia and javabeans for there wonderful recaps!!!
And I am officially part of the Moony faction!!!! But also loving the Smarty and Yummy factions. Especially yummy with his boy crush on moony(swooning over that hehehe!)
Now I'm off to got see Won Bin in The Man from Nowhere! Sooo excited :-)
hey guys! having a drama crisis. the first time in 6 years, since i discovered them, that they're not completely taking me over. it's really strange, kinda disorienting.
what do you guys do when you feel like you really can't take life anymore? when everything is just blah and mildly painful, all the time?
1. When having a drama crisis: stop watching. Just view k-drama land through DB.
2. When life is blah & mildly painful: exercise, maximize your beauty routine (scrubs, masks, facials), lots of romantic novels --- the trashier the better, big doze of your fave food, sleep. If you have the time and the money: travel somewhere on your own. Sometimes a big slump requires a big jolt.
Have you tried watching S scandal? It totally perks you right up! I kinda got drama fatigue after watching dramas nonstop for 2 years straight, but S Scandal is a total game changer. :)
I think perhaps you need some change in routine, perhaps a vacation? :)
:3 thanks. since it's over halfway, and seeing how addicted and pining a bunch of my friends are, i thought i'd wait til it's done. i felt like something predictable and old-skool, so i'm trying the first ep of super rookie. old faces keep popping up! the Rational Psycho girl from Spring Waltz! monae from Soulmate! it's pretty entertaining so far. i just... miss the time when i'd fall far enough into shows for it to heal so many wounds.
just wanted to give a brief update on OT baby #2 :)
i'm 19 weeks along. will have my ultrasound next week. i haven't decided if i want to find out the gender of the baby yet. so i think i'll have the tech put the gender in an envelope and if i decide later on that i wanna know, i'll open it up and plan from there. but i think for now, i'm fine not knowing. My appt last week presented me with a strong heartbeat at 170 beats per minute. SO EXCITED!!
i know i'm behind, but i am slowly trying to finish MGiaG as i've been hung up on a thai lakorn(drama) Wanida. PK is next on my list when i finish MGiaG and Wanida. :)
and then i'm eager to see Mary Stayed out All Night. can't wait for MGY and JGS together!! and added bonus KJW.
Hell all! I would like to vent for a few minutes - you may skip this post, but I thought of all places, this would be the one site I could vent and not get death threats. I'd like to copy some of my favorite dramabeans recappers and use their format:
Dear Korean Entertainment Industry(KEI),
This is a formal letter to inform you that you have been placed on probation by M.E. due to the following reasons:
1. Lack of Quality
There have been a few dramas over the years(since 2005 when the industry was brought to my attention) that have avoided the cliches, the stupid slapstick humor, and pretty actors that can't act, that have delivered a solid, wonderfully nuanced story, yet you consistently continue to hype up subpar romcom dramas. For example: Painter in the Wind, Return of Iljimae, Story of a Man, Tanma, Flowers for My Life, Que Sera Sera were fantastic in story & acting, yet there was more hype over shows like Boys Over Flower where there's more bad acting than good, more pretty than quality. Their are more dramas filled with bad actors who look pretty, then there are good quality acting and appearances. In fact, some could say that having a pretty actor instead of having a good actor is your norm. For example: Kim Tae Hee, Song Seung Hyun, Kim Hyun Joon, Idol singers.
2. Lack of Creativity
Where are the murder mysteries? Comedies? Bromances? Group series? Multiseason dramas? So far, all I've seen are romantic comedies or tragic romances. The non-romance dramas are waaaaayyyy too few and lack proper strategic marketing to expose them to a wider audience. And too - most of the romcom or tragiroms have the following SAME cliches: jerk of guy/girl who really has a heart of gold; guy grabbing girl; back hug, piggyback ride, the gauche guy/girl whose quirks grow on the other person, illegitimate sons/rarely daughters, the cranky but wise elder; noble guy/girl breaking up with girl/guy for their own good and never talking about the problem as a couple after they have become a couple!!!; the perfect second lead guy; selfish second lead girl who lies to break up or prevent the couple from getting together in the first place.
3. The Perfect Guy/Girl gets Butkis - Why why why, KEI, does the perfect second lead always get shafted?!?! What rule says that the lead couple have to end up together? Why?? They are often times more compelling and intriguing and overall better than the main character and they get totally shafted!! That sucks! And its cliche! And it SUCKS!
Please note that by being placed on probation means lack of attention, patience, and tolerance. You may make the following alterations in order to correct this situation:
1. Cast better actors!
2. Work with completed sripts for a better story.
3. Make sure actors are age appropriate(a 20something person is usually not a powerful CEO or detective on an the police force) -prodigies are the exceptions, not the rule.
4. Take a few risks & be open to different stories.
It is my hope that by placing you on probation, you will be able to turn it around and really live up to your potential.
Well said, and glad you got to vent! (Not with you on all points, but I sure do understand the sentiments and the venting!) We have a saying in our house to power someone on: GO Baby GO Baby GO GO GO!!!
I am so with you.Too many rich twentysomethings
and dumb noble females. CLICHES are required in Kdrama?
.... obviously idol casting is no sure thing for ratings.
And my biggest peeve is the unfinished (poor) scripts.
Cinderella stories have always been popular but variety
matters too. I read that Koreans dont like overseas shoots
because they can't identify with foriegn locals.....lower ratings for Rain? Does anyone agree?
Where can I obtain the beautiful and captivating background scores of Sungkyunkwan Scandal? I don't care about getting a copy of the drama itself, I NEED MY INSTRUMENTAL FIX!
I've always, always been a fan of INSTRUMENTALS, I was like crying when I watched the GOONG special where they play all the scores used in the drama, it was FANTASTIC TO THE NTH DEGREE.
Please? Chae ball.. Anyone, where can I download the background scores? :(
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1 misse.
October 15, 2010 at 6:55 AM
Happy Friday everyone...loving sungkyunkwan scandal!!!! :D <3
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lessaofpern
October 15, 2010 at 1:46 PM
Happy Friday!
Love S.S. too, just wish it was all English subbed. Thank you DB team for the recaps. I would be lost without you!!!
@Drama Beans & Girl Friday I absolutely loved the photos of the two of you, from the Com. Con. :D
I alway knew that you would be such cutie pies :D
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Annaaa
October 15, 2010 at 7:48 PM
photos?!?! where?!
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meenuby
October 15, 2010 at 8:29 PM
I'd like to know too!! :) So I banish the thought of two mysterious girls with their faces in the dark like in those witness protection interviews...curiosity sometimes kills.
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meenuby
October 15, 2010 at 8:32 PM
i'm sorry did that sound creepy? totally not what i meant!
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lessaofpern
October 15, 2010 at 8:53 PM
Here is the link to the photos (Thanks to Viola)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54669715@N04/?saved=1
The Goddesses of Dramabeans :D
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bleu
October 16, 2010 at 3:22 AM
How could I miss this post!
I've been following JB blog since the first post back at wordpress. I have moved in and out 4 different countries since, still I religiously check her blog everyday without fail with whatever means available (Mobile, PC, laptop, free PC available in the airport and once, I even borrowed a stranger Laptop just to get my daily dose of dramabeans) l am sooo going to be called JB creepy stalker by y'all..LOL.
For as long as I remember I always pictured JB as a nerdy person + glasses kinda blogger, it's a surpraise to know that she actually looks really beautiful and fashionable (I want to color my nail blue too) in real life. So thanks Viola for posting the pics. JB and GF..thank you to you both..for posing infront of the camera. You both are so loved by all of us here ^^.
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theineptninja
October 16, 2010 at 2:26 PM
waaa - hehehe, awesome pics. Thanks viola and lessaofpern for the link.
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October 17, 2010 at 10:56 AM
cool, i had wondered who they were, and i hope they keep writing!!!
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houstontwin
October 17, 2010 at 5:30 PM
What happy and charming goddesses! The photos are great - Thanks for posting them.
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2 Ami
October 15, 2010 at 6:55 AM
Just saw the demo music video for Mary Stayed Out all Night, my anticipation is hyped!
Can't wait to watch it!
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SaisMY
October 15, 2010 at 7:18 AM
oh i so agree. it's really interesting. really looking forward to it. and it's after finished all my exams <3
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laora
October 15, 2010 at 7:30 AM
They all seem so good-natured don't they? I wonder how it'll turn out like. Hmmm. /interested
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sumee
October 15, 2010 at 7:46 AM
Me 2
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Natty
October 15, 2010 at 7:53 AM
I loved it too! They are so cute, holding hands and such!
Can't wait till November!
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xiaoSxin
October 15, 2010 at 9:26 AM
WHAT DEMO MUSIC???????
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myxmo
October 15, 2010 at 9:36 AM
this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99MBDvJlr60
enjoy! :)
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mee
October 15, 2010 at 11:18 AM
Is that song by Bye Bye Sea? The vocalist sure sounds like Namoo ...
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bluepenguin
October 15, 2010 at 12:52 PM
holy crap. KIM JAE WOOK. If his eyes in Mary continue to emote like they did in Bad Guy...!
Kim Jae Wook's cheekbones KEEL me every single time I see him.
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Viola
October 16, 2010 at 12:14 AM
I am still trying to get over how much like a girl JGS looks like.....A damned pretty one to boot! My best friend thought No Min Woo In MGIAG looked too girly, wait till she sees this!
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3 coffee princess
October 15, 2010 at 6:57 AM
so happy its friday! and my free day from school :D
I've got such a back log of dramas to watch as i started back a uni last week, SKKS oh how i've missed you. Just got done watching PK ep 13 and just about done on 14, I wonder why everything gets resolved so quicky in each ep *shrug* off to read the recaps.
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4 girlatsea
October 15, 2010 at 6:58 AM
Is the guy in the banner who I think it is? *giggles*
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Robyn
October 15, 2010 at 7:03 AM
I don't know about you, but it's currently Song Joong Ki for me. XD
*fans self*
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girlatsea
October 15, 2010 at 7:14 AM
Haha, I'm pretty sure it was Yoo Ah In for me. Either way, both make me giddy.
Ah, the SKKS boys..
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Robyn
October 15, 2010 at 7:25 AM
Ah~ I know what you mean.
Those boys make me both giddy and slightly perverted. ^^; Ahahaha.
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sumee
October 15, 2010 at 7:47 AM
its a total knockout by Yoo Ah In for me ! dreams **
yeeee
October 15, 2010 at 8:06 AM
I second you for Song Joong Ki... Cant resist the brotherly love he has towards Guh-ro!
Love him in RunningMan too! <3
Ladymoonstone143
October 15, 2010 at 8:20 AM
I agree with you...Yoo Ah In in SKKS is just aaaawwesome...I love to see him with longer hair..suits his face...ahh..that face.
Gahhh...i better stop,,got tons of work to do and if I will be imagining Jaesin, I be tempted to watch all past ep of SKKS again...lol
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luliqz1
October 15, 2010 at 9:48 AM
I Know what you are saying, this guy makes me (gahhhhhh.!!!!!!), i really love those lips, the are so kissables.... well i have to get back to work my boss is gonna kill i've spent all week in soompi forum and all skks blogs
5 Christy
October 15, 2010 at 7:03 AM
Ok, i don´t want to be accused of ass-kissing, but you either has the best music taste ever or you´re just me :)) oh, or maybe a double-ganger? Pity i´m not a korean...
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v
October 15, 2010 at 8:04 AM
ditto.. love all her song choices... my fav this month remains to be bebe mignon's kido jakgo yeppeuji anchiman...
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6 funkster316
October 15, 2010 at 7:04 AM
Happy Friday! Been awhile I wrote something here.
Last week I was in Asia and now I am back. Highlight in Seoul was meeting Lee Sun Kyun-he rocks. Friend of a friend had me get an autograph and picture with him. With my paltry Korean I told him I was a big fan from America. My friend and mom were there too. My mom was smiling ear to ear. He was very nice and when my mom spoke English to him he smiled. He wrote my autograph in English and Korean for my friend.
Recovering from a cold and trying to catch up on all the recaps and episodes I missed while in Asia the last 3 weeks.
I love love this website. So thankful to you for having it!
TGIF!
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CarCar
October 15, 2010 at 7:28 AM
OMO you met Lee Sun Kyun so lucky! How was it hearing his voice in person. Gah it must have been awesome. So jealous! >.<
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birdscout
October 15, 2010 at 7:54 AM
Really?!? You met The Voice in person? and you survived the awesomeness to tell us about it? Lucky you!
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estel
October 15, 2010 at 9:08 AM
Jealous. *dies*
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funkster316
October 15, 2010 at 11:51 PM
Never in a million years would I think I would meet the voice! My friend and Korean language partner was the hook up. I am Chinese American and wanted practice Korean thanks to my drama addiction. Sung Kyun ssi was surprised at my Korean. When I saw him I keep repeating he is awesome and handsome over and over! Total fan girl moment that included my mom!
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momosan
October 15, 2010 at 12:49 PM
The entire DB universe goes ::thud:: in a swoon - you got an autograph from The Voice!! Lucky you. 8-)
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funkster316
October 15, 2010 at 11:52 PM
Trust me I was in a daze for days afterwards! I am sooooo grateful for my friend's hyung. Originally it was only supposed to be only a "sign" aka autograph only. Never would I have dreamed to meet him in PERSON!
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Lenita
October 15, 2010 at 7:37 PM
awwww that's great!
you know it's strange, and probably for no other country/place it is like that, but my sole reason for wanting to visit korea are the dramas. i've got to go see this awesome place and people who create these awesome dramas! :D
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funkster316
October 15, 2010 at 11:54 PM
@ Lenita
Yeah I went to Korea 4 yrs ago due to dramas and my Korean friend's invite. Sigh such a drama addict. It was after 5 years of watching dramas I figured I should also study Korean a little bit. This second trip, I spoke more Korean.
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7 mskololia
October 15, 2010 at 7:06 AM
Happy Friday everyone.....my day off.
Looking forward to the next recaps of Joseon X and Dr. Champ.
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8 Robyn
October 15, 2010 at 7:06 AM
So... who else is having heaps of fun with Sungkyunkwan Scandal atm? XD
And also: Thank god for the changes in Playful Kiss. Just.... thank god. Ahahahaha.
Hope you all have a good Friday~ Mine's just ended. :D
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birdscout
October 15, 2010 at 7:58 AM
SKKS gets better and better with each episode. I just finished episode 13 and saw the preview for 14. I think this will be my favourite drama of 2010 and will make it to my top 5 of all time!
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9 chez
October 15, 2010 at 7:09 AM
Is that Park Shin Hye? In the banner?
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10 Ariel
October 15, 2010 at 7:12 AM
Yeah my Friday is almost at an end. Watching High Kick, not in the current trend, but now I could see why those three guys earned a lot of love. I'm loving the series and the Grandmother rocks. Waiting for the DVD for MGIAG to come out. SKK you will be next I swear.
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11 Kobe
October 15, 2010 at 7:19 AM
Anyone here seen the lovely Korean twins from Australia sing yet? I think they're amazing and so do a lot of other people as one of their videos has almost 5 million views! They have really cute Aussie accents too :)
Officially Missing You - Tamia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtXr0pIRSg4
Fireflies - Owl City
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcKIesgxoEg
Nobody - Wonder Girls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9DyeXa71EE
...And there's heaps more in their channel. Just thought I'd share something to do with Korean-Australians :)
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v
October 15, 2010 at 1:57 PM
oh.. i didn't know about them... Thanks!
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Annaaa
October 15, 2010 at 7:11 PM
just subscribed to them. they sound amazing!
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12 laora
October 15, 2010 at 7:21 AM
OMG, first time writing here. Just finished reading the recaps of this week's Playful Kiss and watching the end of ep 13 and the beginning of ep 14 (lol).
Glad it's taken a good turn. When Han-ni said "I really really like you" to the nicely-turned-out-ex-Robot-boy, I kinda missed Miho a bit.
I plan on following PK till the end, and I really hope JGS does great in his drama, (also that his hairstyle will be better a few episodes in, like You're Beautiful).
Have a great something, everyone :)
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viola
October 15, 2010 at 7:40 AM
Hi and welcome! :)
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brookeeve
October 15, 2010 at 1:43 PM
hi and welcome!
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13 viola
October 15, 2010 at 7:27 AM
Yay! Happy Friday everyone :)
My lappy is sick, so, I only watched bits and pieces of the raw of ep, 13 of S Scandal at the school computer. While at the same time I tried to read the correct subs on notepad......it is truly crack in the worst possible way!
On the bright side now I know the true OTP. I was confused at first since I liked everyone and would be happy with any geometric configuration. But, now I know It's Yummy and Moony! :) I mean Sun Joon and Yoon Hee might end up together because of proximity and convention; but true love, be it platonic or romantic, is Yummy and Moony.
That scene between MJS and YH killed me; seeing that ever smiling Yummy cry did something terrible to my heart. I didn't realize until I got some funny looks, that I was chanting 'uljima ne sarang, uljima, uljima" at the screen. I didn't even know I knew that phrase. :(
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Keylye
October 15, 2010 at 8:04 AM
I just have to say, this made my morning. I've yet to watch kdramas in public (or seen this episode yet - I'm behind on SKKS T_T), but I can definitely relate to using Korean phrases unconsciously while watching an addictive drama I love. Or randomly in real life. I didn't realize how many Koreans lived in my area until I started picking out the conversations in Korean around me. It's like watching all these dramas is rewiring my brain and telling me I need to break down and learn Korean for real. ^_^
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viola
October 15, 2010 at 8:19 AM
Keyle I would be careful about listening to the conversation though....my younger twin sister, Lahlita, was shamelessly eavesdropping on a Korean conversation and cried out "andawe!" at the most inopportune time. She freaked out the person even more by apologizing in Korean before running out! ;)
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estel
October 15, 2010 at 9:12 AM
That's possibly the awesomest thing I've heard all day. Haha yay for kdramas!
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Viola
October 15, 2010 at 9:19 AM
Here is a link to Lahlita's post from OT 155. It's # 30. God I miss her craziness!
http://www.dramabeans.com/2010/10/open-thread-155/
v
October 15, 2010 at 2:05 PM
LMAO... that was the most hilarious thing ever... how did i miss that OTP??? i was laughing until my stomach hurt
Thank u for reposting that conversation with Lahlita.. u guys were hilarious.
theineptninja
October 15, 2010 at 9:52 AM
Viola - how are you? Hahaha - were there any Korean people amongst those that stared at you strangely. Seems like this "Habit" runs in the family. Haha.
Have you heard anything about screening of ajusshi? I tried to find a theater near me and none of them are screening the film. Bummer.
Yea, where is Lahlita? I am sure she is busy driving Mr.Lahlita nuts somewhere out there. Haha.
@diadda - thank you for the link. Yummy+Moony FTW.
Yay, for weekend.
Thanks JB and GF for all the recaps this week.
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viola
October 15, 2010 at 1:15 PM
I think the reason you can't find ahjussi because now it's going by the name "The man from nowhere." I was walking in Korea town last week, and I saw Won Bin's face positively plastered all over the place.
Lahlita is taking a break from the internet until November, I miss her and her craziness too. Poor Mister Lahlita :)
Nooo there were no Korean people nearby! Even though lately it seems like I inherited her little demon, as related to my S Scandal pairings, I think I am not yet as bad as her ;)
viola
October 15, 2010 at 1:16 PM
Oh I for got *hugs* aunty! Are you well?
October 15, 2010 at 5:15 PM
*hugs* back viola. I am well thank you! Yourself? No more flooded subways this week I hope.
I am so excited... I've just booked my flight tickets to my trip to Scotland. One of my friends is currently living there and has planned few awesome mini-trips *doing the happy dance*
If I want to send you a post card from the highlands how would I go about that ;)
Yep, I looked for 'The Man from Nowhere'... nothing. I think I will go to the AMC and Cineplex and ask them... hehe...ah the joy of obsessions *Won Bin*
theineptninja
October 15, 2010 at 5:16 PM
that anonymous was me ... aiya....
Viola
October 15, 2010 at 10:51 PM
Auntie dear, I am sooo exited for you! I have always wanted to visit Scotland! And it is so thoughtful of you to think about sending me a postcard! My email is
viola2cesario@gmail.com. Drop me a message and I will give you my postal address. :)
Well I have been doing pretty well considering it's midterm time. Thankfully there were no more flooded subways, but today was surprisingly cold and windy though. First time I realized that summer is really over. ;(
p.s. when you are in Scotland can you please find something out? What do they really wear under those kilts? ;)
Keylye
October 15, 2010 at 2:06 PM
HAHAHA! I went and read the post you were talking about. That definitely sounds like something dumb I'd do - I'll be extra careful about eavesdropping. Luckily, I hear most of it at work, where I'm busy enough to mind my own business. ^_^
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Lenita
October 15, 2010 at 7:39 PM
you know, 'babo!' has entered my daily vocabulary. still silently or under my breath, but i just know it that one day it'll come out at the most inopportune time! lol
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diadda
October 15, 2010 at 8:17 AM
Yeah that scene is still making me cry...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krcUpOtdrvU
Yummy and Moony are the "it" couple forever now!
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viola
October 15, 2010 at 8:32 AM
Thank you diadda, it's beautiful *sniffles*
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Leonardswench
October 15, 2010 at 10:23 AM
OHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
Is it crazy if I really want everybody to wind up with everybody???
Do I have to pick? Do they have to pick? Does anyone's heart have to break?? Please???
Love all the .... LOVE!! Seriously, this show is awesome, awesome. I am totally loving all the yumminess and love, and shipping about every pairing possible depending on the day, time ....
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viola
October 15, 2010 at 12:28 PM
I totally hear you LW! I am in such a tizzy over who to chosse since everyone is absolutely LOVE! I don't want anyone to suffer, my heart hurts when one of the lovely boys or girls suffer!
In real life I might be all for faithful monogamy, but in S Scandal Land, let's hear it for polyamory and all the relationship configuration possible for four that starts with"menaige" ;)
........ er... I think Lahlita's little demon jumped onto my shoulder!
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budsdiana
October 15, 2010 at 10:45 AM
Has been for me, too, since the get go!
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brookeeve
October 15, 2010 at 1:44 PM
I've started saying O-toe-kay every time I have a klutzy moment... I get completely this random Korean thing.
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viola
October 15, 2010 at 1:59 PM
Unnieee! *glomp* :)
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brookeeve
October 15, 2010 at 2:39 PM
Hello little sister! How are you?
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Viola
October 15, 2010 at 10:51 PM
I am happy! :)
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October 15, 2010 at 7:33 AM
"Doctor Champ" is going the way of "Prosecutor Princess"!! Why do they have to make my beloved "Kim So Yeon" another "Codependent" lead girl that needs to be praise by a particular "stupid" bad attitude Doctor in order for her to feel good about her self?
And SKKS, do not get me started like I said before I like most of the story , the "Gay" undertones is not what I was hopping for at the end is just a ploy to create tension in the show but is not about showing "homosexuality " in a more proper light , thus reminding us the Korea still a "Homophone' country and that is something that personally will not condone!!!!
Happy Friday Yall!!!!!!
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amg01
October 15, 2010 at 7:34 AM
Sorry that was me Amg1!!
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nycgrl
October 15, 2010 at 8:43 AM
Like we wouldn't know you from the content of your post *chide, chide*
I only had to read “Doctor Champ” is going the way of “Prosecutor Princess”!! before I knew it was you.
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djeedjes
October 15, 2010 at 9:34 AM
I wish there is "Like" button here.
that was exactly "my thought"!
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aberdeen_angus
October 15, 2010 at 12:53 PM
Hahahaha, I don't usually check out OT, but thank God I did it today. nycgrl said exactly what I was thinking.
*like*
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mookie
October 15, 2010 at 2:33 PM
*like*
@Amg1
it's a ''homophobe'' country parts of the area where I'm at and I was just at Castro in SF. You should also check where you are at and not condone it.
TY for praising in a way, SKKS is reflective of the real world.
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mskololia
October 15, 2010 at 10:38 AM
@Amg1
After CH and PP (only followed recaps), I actually look for your posts so please id yourself.....lol.
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ar_arguably romantic
October 15, 2010 at 7:53 AM
I think all countries are 'homophone'. We may be more accepting, but gay marriage is still only allowed in certain states (and look at the recent suicide of that student at Rutgers).
As for portrayals of gay men in kdramas- i thought Personal Taste did a somewhat decent job with the character, Do Bin. Though homosexuality is used as a plot device, we get some serious and realistic moments with this gay character to contrast the stereotype portrayed by the main character's best friend.
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v
October 15, 2010 at 7:58 AM
I agree... i'm taking philosophy in college and we're studying the ethics of gay marriage... you would be surprised how much debate and divide in opinions there is in the class about whether or not it's ethical.
people are learning to accept but even in the US, it's still taking baby steps... it's quite sad but still encouraging at teh same time
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Leonardswench
October 15, 2010 at 10:44 AM
I'm not sure if this is relevant, but there have been two gay partnerships in my family for decades, and it is a highly religious and conservative family, overall.
The first, my brother-out-law (he's my brother-in-law's brother, whom we all grew up around) and his husband have been together for 23 years, not that that is forever, but, you know, it's a long time in any relationship. They are great guys, love them both dearly, they are awesome to my kids, they are so easy-going with anyone who 'hates' on them, not militant at all, and I think they set an amazing example for others in the graceful way they have lived together for decades. (Just, don't be around when they fight, like all married couples!) They were married by a gay priest and of course, it is not legally recognized, but they consider that unimportant and have found ways around all loopholes (living wills, for instance, who name each other as next-of-kin).
When I married my husband, he said one cousin would not be at his wedding, I asked why, because she's a lesbian and on outs with the family. After talking over with my in-laws for the next few years, and the death of the grandmother of the family, my in-laws invited her and her 'new-at-the-time' partner to come for the funeral and stay at their house along with us, as they knew we weren't going to be awkward with the situation. Again, my kids gained these two wonderful people in their lives, and for the last 14 years, they've been solid family members. They've divorced (they did get married legally), now, since last winter, and it is sad for all of us. I sent a birthday card to my cousin-in-law's ex, and she called, surprised that I'd keep in contact. Well, geez, I know they're divorced, but since when am I going to suddenly act like I don't know her after 14 years?
So many, many family members of mine believe strongly against these two relationships, and I say, just take care of your own life and treat others with respect. You're never going to agree with everyone's lifestyle, about what is right or wrong, but, please, stop judging and live graciously and in forgiveness, because you're not perfect, either. Sometimes that doesn't go over very well, and I have Catholicism thrust in my face a lot about this, but well, I think it is not for me to sort out.
I think I can do a better job of showing others how to live in gracious understanding and respect than I can in telling others how I think they ought to live and what they ought to believe. If you think homosexuality is a sin or wrong, or whether you think it is perfectly normal and acceptable and all ranges in between, then I respect that you think that way. I don't get people hating people for hating homosexuality, which makes them hypocrites, and I don't get hating homosexuality, and I don't get forcing someone to change because I think they are wrong. I don't think you can force tolerance anymore than you can force open-mindedness or love or hate.
I dislike when homosexuality is used as a plot device, honestly. If it is an honest relationship in the story, then fine.
**By "you", I'm not referring to a single person who exists on this blog!!
jmho
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viola
October 15, 2010 at 12:31 PM
LW that was very beautifully and eloquently put. bravo. :)
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Pat
October 15, 2010 at 12:53 PM
Life is Beautiful is amazingly good considering the family show
constaints. Good writing and produced in Korea. I think that is pretty amazing. Most shows in the US play gays totally for laughs and "distancing". Political power is a slow change everywhere. All people want the same things in their own lives, peace and prosperity and love.
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brookeeve
October 15, 2010 at 2:04 PM
My family kind of went through something similar with my little sister... not viola or lahlita, but the one that actually lives and breathes with us. She came out when she was 18, and my very Southern Baptist parents weren't entirely thrilled, but it wasn't a huge surprise on anyone's part. As my very Southern Baptist parents adopted all of us (we were all 'hard to place' children), we had some very 'helpful' church members remind them that it wasn't their fault because we weren't genetically related, and since she was taken in when she was older they tried to 'blame' the orphanage she lived in before she came to live with us. My dad then decided to point out that using that logic also meant that he couldn't claim any credit in my college degrees or my brother's artistic talent... and said that he would accept criticism on his children as soon as those other parents would accept it on their own. And anyway, Jesus Christ Himself never said a single word about homosexuality, and it wasn't because some Romans weren't getting their freak on.
I think my parents were more upset about her being gay because they didn't want her to go through any extra hardship in life, not because they were concerned that God would stop loving her. Or at least, I hope that was the reasoning behind it. As my little sister went back to the country she grew up in (where she works in the American embassy as an English translator), and we don't get to see her all that frequently, it isn't something that is at the top of our discussions when she comes home.
Regardless, it doesn't take up a lot of my thinking time. I don't know why, but we never just really talk about it as an issue. I figure if she wants to talk to me about it, she will. She'll complain about this or that girlfriend, or get present advice or romantic idea sharing time. It's really hard for me to think about it as an issue, it's just part of her. Sometimes I think that if I had met the right girl, would I have been gay?
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Viola
October 15, 2010 at 10:39 PM
Brookeeve you are absolutely awesome!
The hyper awareness about orientation that permeates American culture, hampers understanding in some way I think.
No one is going to designate southeast Asia as the most liberated culture, but the normal behavior between guys there would be seen as deeply homoerotic here.
I mean I saw grown men walk around holding hands, dancing together ( I mean really getting it on), sharing the same bed as if it's nothing, casual skinship like walking with their arms around each other and generally being unaware that what they are doing might be considered "gay."
Which is completely different from the atmosphere here in the states. A group of my friends went on a trip together, and my two straight guy friends made such a fuss about sharing the same bed, cause they thought it was too "gay."
What I am trying to say is that, "oh they are gay, must treat them with special respect" mentality, while very well intentioned is ultimately alienating because Special is just another form of saying Other.
My best friend from high school is gay; I don't consciously think that since he is gay I must be super sensitive to his feelings. I just treat him like I treat all my friends, with lots of teasing and heaping doses of irreverence. :) Being gay is only a part of who he is, and I don't choose to define the whole of him by a single part :)
p.s. Brookeve How hilarious is it that when you mentioned your sister, you also needed to add "not Viola or Lahlita" that cracked me up :)
15 CarCar
October 15, 2010 at 7:35 AM
It's my first time on here. Hope everyone here has a great Friday/weekend. ^^
I need to learn how to balance my addiction to watching shows. Once I get into one I have to watch all of it until there is no more to watch and mind you besides korea dramas--which are an hour a piece--I get into American shows when they've already finished airing or have at least three seasons waiting to be watched. Right now I've been alright since I haven't found much that's caught my interest and I'm already caught up to all my current shows but I just pray it stays that way until tuesday afternoon. I have two exams and two papers due that day and god know what else is going to come up and surprise me. Blargh.
On a side note I'm almost done with my application to do an exchange program in the spring to go back to Korea again. Gah I'm soo excited. ^^
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viola
October 15, 2010 at 7:41 AM
Hello! Glad you decided to de lurk :)
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brookeeve
October 15, 2010 at 2:06 PM
hi and welcome!
did you know you can't write the exact same thing twice? i got a duplicate detected screen!
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16 ys
October 15, 2010 at 7:35 AM
I felt quite empty without My girlfriend is a gumiho..same as previously when I just finished watching You're beautiful. >_<
I think I need a short period of time to recover from the sweetness of hoi hoi couple
haha..
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ys
October 15, 2010 at 7:39 AM
but I'm thanksful that still have Sungkyunkwan Scandal and Dr. champ continue keep me smiling :D :D
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17 Amber
October 15, 2010 at 7:46 AM
What does it mean anyway?I don't understand what that means really?what's Open Thread exactly?The song "In My Dream",is that from the movie 'Daddy Long legs'?Please someone answer my question.
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viola
October 15, 2010 at 8:07 AM
Hi and welcome!
OT is basically the place to talk about anything and everything with like minded people. Each OT is different and the conversation can go in truly unpredictable directions. OT 143 was quite epic, with a bolywood style K dramas, poetry, Choi Si won's six pack of death and various other craziness.
Don't be intimidated by all the zaniness, everyone here is truly, madly (emphasis on the mad) nice. I have been known to throw around "kindred spirts" a lot to describe the atmosphere. :)
I am predicting that this OT will have a lot of talk about Sunkyungwon Scandal so in order to follow the convo you need to know the following:
Smarty faction is the Sun Joon fans
Moony faction is the Moon Jae Shin fans
Yummy faction is the Yong fans
I hope you have a great time in OT :)
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18 Spookmsom
October 15, 2010 at 7:48 AM
I have been watching K-drama for a year or two now but the only shows I have watched raw in all that time are SKKS and PK. LOVE them! I have to see Yummy and Moony weekly..I'm not sure what I am going to do with my time when both shows are over! I am loving PK now that things are starting to resolve. What a cute little show! I really do wish the ratings had been higher and I am hoping for a time jump in the final epi so that hopefully Duckie and one of Ha-ni's friends has a chance to hook up. I think he and the hairstylist to be would be a cute couple! Or someone new would be fine too but please give Duckie a love of his own. ****SPOILER ALERT*****My one complaint about PK was that they needed to open Ha-Ni's eyes about Duckie way sooner than they did. Same with the sunbae that she dated in one episode! Why not bring him in right away and let us see some jealousy from Robot Boy? Otherwise I love the show.
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19 junaly
October 15, 2010 at 7:49 AM
happy friday!
for some reason i can't see any comments, even though on the home page it said 28 comments. :(
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20 Anonymous
October 15, 2010 at 7:56 AM
Should I watch Dr. Champ?? I've never watched a medical drama before. Actually there's a lot I haven't seen.. (only started watching dramas two months ago.)
I'm watching about four at the moment so my brain is filled with SKKS - M, the newly awesome Seung-jo aka ex-Robot Boy, the Hoi-Hoi couple and Hyun-soo and Jung-in from Smile, You (only 20 episodes to go! haha.)
Ah, I'm in kdrama heaven right now. :)
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Anonymous
October 15, 2010 at 7:57 AM
SKKS - Moony/LSJ/Yeorim faction*
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v
October 15, 2010 at 8:00 AM
if you ask me.. then yes, you should watch dr. champ... it has LOTs of abs... YUM>
jokes aside.. it's a really good drama. surprising really since i wasn't too hyped about the premise
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cille
October 15, 2010 at 8:04 AM
yes i agree with you on the lots of abs!!!
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bluepenguin
October 15, 2010 at 1:08 PM
hehehe i agree that dr. champ had very little hype going in, but it's trucking along nicely balanced. i find it entertaining and light. =)
it's hard to believe it now but SKKS was also a project that people were indifferent to or plain skeptical of.
you hear words like "joseon F4" "micky yoochun" "idol" "campus drama" "fusion sageuk" and people didn't know what to make of it.
luckily, it has been THE most pleasant surprise of the year. =)
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brookeeve
October 15, 2010 at 2:30 PM
hi bluepenguin! I said hi to you in the other post, but it was so late in the week I don't know if you saw it so I wanted to say hi again.
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viola
October 15, 2010 at 2:35 PM
Hi Bluepenguin! :)
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bluepenguin
October 15, 2010 at 3:35 PM
Hello lovelies! =)
diadda
October 15, 2010 at 8:24 AM
Dr. champ is a Sports/medical/Romance/comedy/drama with an emphasis on all of them. I honestly thought it was impossible to cover so many genre in one show but alas here we are and it is fantastic. LOTS of eye candy for the ladies is also a plus but even if it wasn't there the show would not be lacking in any way.
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21 ar_arguably romantic
October 15, 2010 at 7:57 AM
I'm can't wait till 6 o'clock (in 7 hours), when I'll be back home and be able to pass out after a loooooong and stressful week! My heart is actually pounding with anticipation!
(and I'm sad that new episodes of Bones and Fringe won't come on until Nov. 4. I need my Thursday shows to get me through the week. I was out of my mind this week and knowing that I could watch them yesterday night with a click of the remote kept me sane).
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bleu
October 15, 2010 at 9:36 AM
Oh Wow..Fringe! I love love the first season, but the 2nd season is somehow less interesing (well, to me that is). How do I put this..the show is becoming too ambitious? I'm still gonna watch it through the end (is our Olivia ever going back to our world? I totally miss her being with both old and young walters..). I've stopped watching bones after they made Zack somewhat a serial killer's apperentice, (WTH) and moved in with The Mentalist and Blue Blood (what's with me and police's stories?..it's a loooong story..lol!)
Anyone watching Better of Ted? The company ad cracks me up every single time.
On Kdrama front, SKKS is love!!
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ar_arguably romantic
October 15, 2010 at 3:20 PM
I discovered Bones after the 3rd season aired so I didn't have to go through investing 2.5 years into Zack's character only to go "wtf?!". I watched season 1 in like a week, then went on wikipedia to read stuff about Bones, and that's is when I found out about what they did with adorable Zack! I refused to watch season 3. It's disappointing that there were a few guest actors that were in season 3 that I wanted to see...but season 3 is dead to me.
I am actually loving this current season of Fringe. They are becoming really ambitious with the show and I can see it falling apart at any moment- but, imo, they haven't fallen apart yet! It's a tightrope walk for each episode- can they pull it off tonight? yes? whew! I miss our Olivia! When I first started Fringe, I thought Anna Torv was a pretty blah actress. But this season proved me wrong.
I have a thing for police procedural type shows too. I also catch Castle and Law & Order sometimes.
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rayray
October 15, 2010 at 5:12 PM
I love Fringe!le faint! so yesterdays episodes was the last until nov 4th???? oh noes! what ever shall I do?I m totally loving this new season of Fringe. its mindblowing goooooood! I find myself wanting to see our Olivia in the other universe more than seeing our universe with altivia. I do miss their old dynamic and I m,if I may say so, so angry that Peter and no one could figure out that altivia is not Olivia!I mean Peter said she came different but come on!
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bleu
October 15, 2010 at 6:21 PM
Yep, me too. At one point, I found myself screamed at my screen "Peter! really dude??!!!". I refused to acknowledge any form of intimacy (even if it's a mere lingering looks..) between him and altivia! my loyalty stays with Olivia..tee hee
Love Anna torv. I saw her interview in Letterman and realised she's not olivia..*sad*. Wanted her so much to be as cool as olivia *sigh*
ar_arguably romantic
October 15, 2010 at 7:50 PM
yeah I'm more into the alt. universe episodes. There is just something so compelling about our Olivia being brainwashed into BEING Alt-Livia than Alt-Livia IMPERSONATING Olivia. Just that extra layer of messing with perception and reality. I hate Alt-Livia for laying her dirty hands on Peter! I can sort of see how no one can figure out that Olivia is Alt-livia. Them switching places is mindblowing even amongst all those other strange Fringe events. And furthermore, you only see what you expect to see. Spontaneously exploding heads and hybrid monsters- yes, it's all in a day's work. Olivia not being Olivia- no. He has no reason to suspect Olivia. (But I really want the characters to keep pointing out how "Olivia" is different now just to see Alt-livia squirm! That biatch! I want to tear out her hair!)
22 cille
October 15, 2010 at 8:01 AM
haaaaaaaaappy friday OT'ers! i hope you're all having a great week so far! at the very least, the weekend is almost at hand. (~_^)
sooooooooo i'm a little sad that dong yi ended this week. i liked the show overall, i think compared to other sagueks i've watched (and liked) - this is up there on my top 5.
i'm currently watching: Dr Champ, SKKS, PK, Gloria, FoD. like many, i can't wait for mary stayed out all night to begin. what's everyone watching these days?
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vianne
October 15, 2010 at 9:05 AM
SKKS and PK
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TGIF
October 15, 2010 at 9:50 AM
me:
Monday -- SKKS (live)
Tuesday -- SKKS (live)
Wednesday -- SKKS (raw)
Thursday -- SKKS (raw, or subbed - if subs are out)
Fri & Sat -- search for SKKS spoilers/pics/preview
Sunday -- SKKS & wait for Monday
yup, that's all am watching these days.
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xiaoSxin
October 15, 2010 at 9:53 AM
LOL!
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Ladymoonstone143
October 15, 2010 at 10:38 AM
Lol..that sounds like a good week...
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Nory Ellis
October 16, 2010 at 12:22 AM
Looks like my schedule ...LOL
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23 frumbie
October 15, 2010 at 8:03 AM
i'm still in the withdrawal stages of MGIAG...thank God i started to watch SKKS (made the withdrawal process more bearable...i don't know what i'll do by the time SKKS ends)! i was looking for another series that's well underway to watch and saw the wonderful comments (and recaps!) about the show in the site. i just started watching 2 days ago and finally caught up today (ep13 with the softsubs) and i didn't regret it! another commendable series (so far, hope they don't screw up the last 5 eps!) for 2010!
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24 rayray
October 15, 2010 at 8:13 AM
I m totally LOVING the latest episodes of Playful kiss and SKKS.They make my cold shrivelled heart all fuzzy and warm.Only one more week of PK?right? ahh Im quite sad that it wasnt extended to 20 epi. I m telling you, if they had just axed that long dreary daydream sequence from the first episode then more people would have watched,ratings would have been higher and the epis extended.I blame you sillly looong daydream unicorn kissy sequence!
SKKS just makes me swwwooooonnn. I ve never fallen head over heels for the 2nd lead before and I dont know if I can prepare myself for the coming heartbreak! Whhhy cant she love him?Whhyyyy?
le sigh
Happy friday!
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purty.sunshine
October 15, 2010 at 9:56 AM
Ooooh I know right? SKKS is kiiiilling me right now. It.keeps.getting.better...after episode 13 I was a big puddle of gooie-fangirl. Omg. I can't decide who I love more! T_____T But oh I am so eating the angst in this series...unlike a lot of dramas I think it is well placed and well balanced. Yummy!
Also it's been a long time since I have loved a "guy 2" so much as well. T^T What are we gonna dooo?????
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rayray
October 15, 2010 at 5:08 PM
I know exactly what you mean. The angst + cute and lovely moments is well proportioned that my heart joys and aches in the right amount!
ahh its going to be painful to watch when the heartbreak comes!I hope they find him a girl or give some heroic happy ending!plus he ll always have us :P
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viola
October 15, 2010 at 1:04 PM
I gave up the battle, now I am just shipping everyone with each other! This is valid according to the alternate world theory, since it's quite possible that in any of the thousands of worlds different choices were made and different pairing takes place. Just don't think too hard about it, since we are talking about a fantasy of the past, set in a fantasy alternate world. Talk about a whole new level of meta! :)
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rayray
October 15, 2010 at 5:04 PM
hehehe so true i guess! I should give up and think of it that way as well.Ok! I am preparing right now!getting into the zone!Breathe in and breathe out teehee..actually that line of thought helps! thank you viola!high five!
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Viola
October 15, 2010 at 10:57 PM
high five back. :)
haha, your preparation sequence of getting into the zone cracked me up! Do you think if playing the soundtrack for The Twilight Zone might make your mind more receptive? :)
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rayray
October 16, 2010 at 12:34 PM
hahaha so funny you should be mentioning the twilight zone theme teeheehee!they ve been playing it over and over again on morning television because of the supposed UFO sighting over New York this week(it really was a balloon in the end:D)
25 oh! tht! chick!
October 15, 2010 at 8:20 AM
I've started on a new job this last week and I am already like TGIF TGIF! phew the week was slightly taxing in that i've to learn a lot of new things and reapply all that i've learnt at my old job which all seems to have conveniently leaked out of my head during the long break that i took! looking forward to celebrating surviving the first week on a new job with some awesome drama during the weekend! any suggestions guys?
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26 jeankaycee
October 15, 2010 at 8:27 AM
hi guys!!! happy friday to all!!!
have a great day watching PK with english subs and reading recaps and comments as well.
guys, do you know any other site that have english sub for SKK scandal? i been watching it raw just for my love of yoo ah in (moony faction member) and its been so hard to catch up to its dialogues coz im not korean so if you know one please let me know. thanks in advance!
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viola
October 15, 2010 at 8:37 AM
mehanata had the sub for ep.13 yesterday and they said they would have 14 up today. Enjoy! :)
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jeankaycee
October 15, 2010 at 8:45 AM
thank you viola! will check out now!
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27 viola
October 15, 2010 at 8:43 AM
My baby, Rose, is sick...... so sad. And I miss my unnie too :(
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brookeeve
October 15, 2010 at 2:08 PM
I is here! I miss you too! My husband and I just got done play a long, sweaty, physically exhausting round of Frisbee Golf in the woods with my step-son! Yay Fall Break!
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viola
October 15, 2010 at 2:41 PM
You are here! 'Cause my lappy Rose is sick ( yeah, I named my laptop :)) I have been missing my dramas and all the dramabeans news lately! So, have you been well? The only way I can catch up with you guys are at work or school. Thank god for work computers! :)
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brookeeve
October 15, 2010 at 3:09 PM
I sowwie Rose is sick! I hope she gets better soon 'cause I don't like not hearing from you! It feels weird when I can't hear from my DB family...
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Viola
October 15, 2010 at 10:42 PM
I so know what you mean....I couldn't resist OT anymore so I cajoled Rose into behaving and here I am! :)
28 Sherry
October 15, 2010 at 8:55 AM
Trying to decide what Korean Drama to watch next. I have only seen about 5.. So many dramas so little time!
Sad about Playful Kiss ending next week. I learned a lot from that silly show!
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29 josiegrossie
October 15, 2010 at 9:01 AM
i havent watched a drama in sssoooo long! one im def gonna check is Jang Geun Suk's new one! cant wait for his hottness! but every year i go back to Soulmate, watch it again- i just cant get enough of it! does anyone else watch dramas over again bc they are just so gooooodd???
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30 sumee
October 15, 2010 at 9:03 AM
I just discovered this
http://www.viikii.net/videos/watch/108571/0/jang-geun-suk-amp-yoo-ah-in-cf-skoolooks.html
JGS & yoo ah in together in a small advertisement ! looks like an old add!
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brookeeve
October 15, 2010 at 3:10 PM
awesome!!!
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Yuki
October 15, 2010 at 3:17 PM
OMG~~ they look so cute! 8D
Thanks for sharing the link XD
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Viola
October 15, 2010 at 11:33 PM
Yooh Ah In looks soooo young! too cute :)
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31 Ladymoonstone143
October 15, 2010 at 9:04 AM
Happy Friday all...
So thrilled with Ep 14 of PK and looking forward to next week..
Still looking around for the eng sub of ep 14 on SKKS. I am a big PK and SKKS addict so probably will watch the episodes again. After this 2 dramas will end I need to be on PK/SKKS rehab...lol
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jeankaycee
October 15, 2010 at 9:49 AM
if you know a rehab that will help regarding addicton to PK and Skk count me in...
our should we have a support group called, PK ANONYMOUS or SKK ANONYMOUS?
after the ending i dont know what will happen...
sadness again!
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purty.sunshine
October 15, 2010 at 10:01 AM
LOL I would join! Drama withdraws after a series ends suuucks. Then it's so hard to find another series T_T
Luckily we have Marry Stayed Out All Night coming up so at least there is that to look forward to =P
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jeankaycee
October 15, 2010 at 10:26 AM
yeah, luckily mary stayed all night is coming out soon to aid our addiction.
i think it that show would be awesome!
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brookeeve
October 15, 2010 at 3:11 PM
we should just start saving our money to form our own rehab... although i have a feeling that if we all got together we would not be rehabilitated very well.
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32 therainhouse
October 15, 2010 at 9:08 AM
Are we all females? Once in a blue moon, there are comments here that seem to be written by guys. So, are all OT visitors girls? Just wondering.
It would be nice to see guys talk about dramas like we do.
It would be awesome if there are guys commenting in the OTs. Yea, I don't think the drama world is a girls only domain, it should be unisex. But, then, why don't we see any guys commenting on Dramabeans regularly?
Such a gender cliché.
Um.. Mary Stayed Out All Night is replacing Sungkyunkwan Scandal, correct?
What's replacing Playful Kiss?
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diadda
October 15, 2010 at 10:38 AM
I believe amg1 is an openly male kdrama addict that gives his love and support to OT.
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therainhouse
October 15, 2010 at 1:13 PM
That's awesome. It's totally cool to like dramas, so guys shouldn't be afraid to like Korean dramas. Come out of the closet already.
I commend amg1 for sharing his affection for dramas so openly.
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tupai
October 15, 2010 at 3:43 PM
"openly male"
lololol that phrase cracked me up... like it's a dirty little secret, it's not! my opinion of those said openly males will only increase. does this call for another roll call :)
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cingdoc
October 15, 2010 at 3:17 PM
I wouldn't call it a "closet",but we used to BLESSED by a awesome (intelligent) dude named @samsooki :))
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therainhouse
October 15, 2010 at 4:13 PM
samsooki is a guy, ohmygosh, sounded like a girl. Ohmygosh, forgive me.
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October 15, 2010 at 5:16 PM
"samsooki is a guy, ohmygosh..."He's not just a guy;he has super power..his radar pings every time we mention Snow Queen...but then he got busy...our loss
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brookeeve
October 15, 2010 at 5:39 PM
I love Snow Queen!!!
Who is Samsooki? Why do I not know him?
rainerust
October 15, 2010 at 7:40 PM
@brookeve samsooki used to hang out all the time. If you check chuno recaps you'll find his comments there. This also shows how much of a scary silent stalker I am of DB sigh lol
bleu
October 15, 2010 at 6:59 PM
Oh, Samsooki..whatever happened to him? I used to read all the entries on OT back when Samsooki was the lonely defender of "My love Patzzi". Samsooki vs hjkomo, jb and the rest...love!!!
I even remember at one time, Samsooki was so set to have binnie's hairstyle, he actually wrote the steps on OT. Good times....
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epyc
October 16, 2010 at 1:10 AM
Honestly, I missed the old OP....... I missed the OP with Samsooki talking up the Kdramas he loves, defending to death the things he treasures, and commenting on life and everything, and sharing his Korean receipes. There is only one unique Samsooki and I wish him and his family all the very best wherever he is now.
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33 Anaseer
October 15, 2010 at 9:11 AM
First time here but been reading this awesome site for more than a year. SKKS is like cocaine you can never get enough of it!! Ep 14 teaser had me rolling in my bed and laughing like a maniac at 4 in the morning. My factions keep on changing from Smarty to Yummy and then to Moony depending on who is being swoon worthy on the screen. I am confused like that so no hard feelings to the dedicated fans of each faction!!!
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brookeeve
October 15, 2010 at 2:42 PM
howdy and welcome!
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34 Rachael
October 15, 2010 at 9:34 AM
AGGGGHHHHH!
Trying to keep myself awake (caffiene doesn't work in it's many forms so it's all will-power) to finish up an assignment due at noon for a three hour class before I can come back and sleep for an hour or two before the next event.
Must. Stay. Awake.
On the Kdrama note I finally finished Sandglass and have started up All In so I can say I've watched the classics. However, Coffee House and a few others are on my list from dramafever (I've gotten amazingly lazy about any downloading now).
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diadda
October 15, 2010 at 9:49 AM
I sympathize with the sleep issues. I work odd hours and for long periods of time. Here is my personal lesson plan.(note: not a doctor, so do at your own risk!)
How to stay awake lesson 1:
Espresso Truffle from Godiva. followed with a double espresso with a tablespoon of chocolate syrup. The crash is enormous but the buzz is enough to keep most up for an additional 3 hrs no matter what condition you started out in.
Lesson 2:
Roughage and more roughage. All manner of green leafy things with no carbs what so ever. If you know you have 3 days or more to stay awake, you are obviously some form of masochist or drama addict. The green leafys tend to keep me up on wires with little to know crashes at all. lots of vitamins as well.
lesson 3:
power naps. Sleep 15 minutes. Any more than that and you r body will try to go into a deep sleep and you start off worse than you had it before. but with 15 minutes under your belt you can by and extra 2-4 hours of functionality.
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diadda
October 15, 2010 at 10:14 AM
Also as a warning, I do these only in really bad situations. The first one is not good for the heart. and the second one is not great cause it truly messes up your diet. but I thought I would still share :)
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Leonardswench
October 15, 2010 at 10:49 AM
WOW drops, found at pharmacies, two on the tongue and you will be awake. They have some essential oils in them, and I found out about them when I had to stay up all night to monitor my Baby Girl and could not 'do' caffeine due to my heart condition.
I'm serious, they perk you right up and can be used over and over. No prescription, not a gimmick, and not harmful (a nurse is the one who told me to get them, in fact).
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35
October 15, 2010 at 9:41 AM
why is this lunch so unsatisfying.. it's FREEZING in my office!!! I want my down comforter and my beeeedddd!!!
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brookeeve
October 15, 2010 at 3:13 PM
You must work in the South, where it is mandated that all air conditioners must be overused so that when one steps outside into the hot muggy air, your clothes vacuum seal to your body in wet yuckiness.
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36 xiaoSxin
October 15, 2010 at 9:41 AM
Happy Friday to all!!
I guess we are all taking this OT as the opportunity to spazz, rant and rave about SKKS!!!
As for me I am rooting for the Moony Faction all the way! BUt actually I also love love love Smarty and Yummy! Their characters are all so equally endearing and flawed at the same time that you can't help but root for all of them.
Lucky Yoon Hee!
I hope this drama gets a DVD release in the U.S. I already sent an email to YAEntertainment for a request. I am calling out to fellow Americans (and Canadians too) to please make a request for the company to get the rights and release the DVD in North America!
GO to the CONTACT US page on this website:
http://www.yaentertainment.com
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37 reese
October 15, 2010 at 9:48 AM
I am exhausted and super busy.
Haven't had time to watch anything this week (except for having the tv on to whatever American tv show I happen to watch at that time on that night--even though I wasn't paying much attention) because of schoolwork and all the research I'm doing for my NaNoWriMo novel.
Ugh. I have a feeling November is going to be even worse. I am going to be running between classes, doing assignments, and writing a 50 thousand word (minimum) story. Though it definitely won't be anywhere near finished by the end of the month even if I do hit 50k words.
I hope I can find some time to relax before the end of the month and that the month of November won't be as bad as I think it will be.
Happy Friday Everyone!
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buhdoop
October 15, 2010 at 10:18 AM
Are you doing nanowrimo?
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reese
October 15, 2010 at 10:27 AM
Yes I am.
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buhdoop
October 15, 2010 at 10:31 AM
You get major cool points! Good luck :)
I tried it the last couple years, but not this year. My dissertation will be my 50,000+ words, lol.
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reese
October 15, 2010 at 10:34 AM
This is my third year. I failed miserably the last two attempts. So, I'm hoping this year I can hit (at least) 35k. I'm not really hoping for the 50k, but I think if I can at least get to 35k, then I go further and maybe reach 50k.
Good luck on your dissertation!
38 xiaoSxin
October 15, 2010 at 9:52 AM
I ordered my Tamra DVD from yesasia 10 days ago.. and I still have not received my package yet!!! I so want to get my hands on that DVD and watch it all weekend. I am off (finally!) during the weekend so I can't wait to marathon Tamra Island.
OK fine, who am I kidding? I can't wait to marathon 21 episodes of Park Kyu awesomeness!!!
I am TEAM PARK KYU!
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39 Leonardswench
October 15, 2010 at 10:17 AM
For Viola, and others, as promised, sorry, Thundie, for missing your contest with this (although it was not needed!).
Burn
You bump my ribs with juicy-dripped lips upturned
My condescension glared on you, commoner, but inside I burned
A brush of hands to grab my bag which lay in the dirt
Disgusted at this base encounter, still, did some part in my chest spurt?
You grab for me when rug-rats knock you about
I knock your hand aside and send you sprawling out
Day One, rushed and chaotic, we've collided
An annoyance in this rustic place, I've decided.
You demand your jin sang pe and grab my bag to learn
if it has landed there, but we tug-of-war and get upturned
Zap! inside my hands now lays this small soft face
Cradled from a knock, the dirt, what I cannot place
Our bodies so twisted and now connected
I was being a nobleman and a girl protected
Or is this rushing noise in my body aware, clear
That every nerve is ignoring your low-ness, now near?
Day Two finds you pushing off my chest
to untangle our limbs from this wrestled mess
Day Three finds me and my troublesome bag
Rooming in your stores and your tongue does wag
"what if my jin sang pe is here?" and rushing to find out
I push you back, you shove my bag and my lips spout
"Someone as lowly as you should not touch this body"
But inside I'm getting used to it, though it's twisted and knotty
"Goldfish!" "Thief!" "Commoner!" "Exile"
Still, with back turned, I smirk and I smile
Suddenly this secret assignment and faux banishment
Has shifted from annoyance to a true punishment
You fall in love and I watch you live for another man
I can brush off any feelings, at least, that is my plan
And so it goes as life on the island slowly turns
Your touchless touches touch me in places that make me burn.
Emotions for a commoner, those I spurn
I, Park Kyu, knows how the world should turn
For sweet-lipped innocence I will not yearn
I will uphold the law and to Seoul adjourn
Untouched, untouchable, I have not earned
your love, yet, but inside, I've burned.
*****
So, it could have been improved if I'd spent more than a few minutes on it, but it was just something that came to mind about unspoken physical responses to all that contact early in Tamna Island and the chain of reactions it set off in Park Kyu.!!! I went off and wrote it in about 20 minutes and meant to get back to edit it and put it up on Thundie's competition. Oh, well!
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diadda
October 15, 2010 at 10:41 AM
What do you do for these types of things again, clicks, snaps, burping? Whatever it is... lots of love for this off the cuff art piece :) Very well done!
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Leonardswench
October 15, 2010 at 10:55 AM
Ha ha ha, hiccups, don't you know, ala SkkS?? :D
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viola
October 15, 2010 at 12:37 PM
Wow! very well done LW! You did it in only 20 minutes?! You know I have been resisting watching Tamra for some reason......your poem totally decided me! When winter break comes along I am going to watch this. So many of the people I admire have been raving about it ! :)
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Leonardswench
October 15, 2010 at 3:39 PM
Seriously, I'm so on TEAM PARK KYU, can I order the director's cut DVD from YesAsia.com?? I'll look into it soon ... :) I don't think you'll regret it in the end, it was a very very satisfying watch for me!
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lessaofpern
October 15, 2010 at 5:03 PM
You can watch the director's cut on viikii. Type Tamna in the search box and you will see Tamna 21. It had some cute extra scenes in it, as well as full versions of the songs.
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Viola
October 15, 2010 at 11:37 PM
Thank you mommy! I will check it out! :)
lessaofpern
October 15, 2010 at 2:08 PM
LOVE THE POEM :D
I had a feeling you would like that drama. I saw the 21 episode version and loved it. I'm rewatching it with my hubby. LOL he can do a good imitation of Bojin's little walk and also the voice when she says Kiyandari or Illiam :D LOL he cracks me up each time. It's hysterical to watch (he's 6ft tall and his normal voice is very deep) He's just a fabulous mimic. He can do anyone's voice. I told him that he was born to be a comedian. How he ended up being a software engineer is beyond me.
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Leonardswench
October 15, 2010 at 3:40 PM
Lmao, I want to see that!! Does hubby do video for youtube uploads??
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lessaofpern
October 15, 2010 at 4:57 PM
LOL. I've threatened to put him on YOUTUBE. :P
Outside of the house, he's a very conservative man. He's very much like Park Gyu. Like Bo Jin I'm the only one who gets to see the goof ball side of him. :P
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brookeeve
October 15, 2010 at 2:11 PM
I love Tamna! You got it, too, and I love you for it.
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Leonardswench
October 15, 2010 at 3:46 PM
Thanks for ALL the encouragement, which is why sometimes I go back and try again with a drama I couldn't get through the first time!
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40 buhdoop
October 15, 2010 at 10:22 AM
I just wanted to say hi to everyone. I recently married a person from Korea and I am learning a lot about the language and culture.
I love dramabeans! Especially the glossary and culture posts.
I also love reading the comments section. This is one great community.
Hoi Hoi!
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lessaofpern
October 15, 2010 at 2:10 PM
Welcome to our DB family :D
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brookeeve
October 15, 2010 at 2:44 PM
howdy howdy and welcome!
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buhdoop
October 15, 2010 at 6:42 PM
Thank you :)
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41 diadda
October 15, 2010 at 10:22 AM
This little ditty goes out to Leonardswench and all those that can't sit through Fugitive:plan Bi for various reasons. Episode 6 highlights and i don't see any true spoilers as much as action sequences. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI4wmm8XZsk
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Leonardswench
October 15, 2010 at 10:54 AM
YEAHH!!!!!!!!!!!! Big squeezin' loving hugs from Texas, Diadda!
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diadda
October 15, 2010 at 10:59 AM
NO problem. I know it is hard to get that hotness fix when the mute "breaks" on you. Also the last sequence of the video I thought was humorous enough to spark the funny bone of most people if they watch the show or not.
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Leonardswench
October 15, 2010 at 12:49 PM
I shot myself in the foot, there, didn't I? I knew better, I did, I really, truly did, and now it is SO hard to watch any episodes. I wanted to like this, didn't think I would, but I wanted to like it for all the WOWZER hot male yumminess going on ...
I mean, Daniel Henney. No, he can't act very well, but he's like the cream cheese on a bagel. Not good for you, but sublime on the lips and going straight to your hips!
Rain/Bi/whatever-his-name-is-this-year (Prince, much??), too. I'd like to do my laundry on his washboard abs, sure, but I'm not sure he can't act his way out of his own tee shirt, good thing he's shirtless so much.
And both of those boys, geez, the balance of ovary-bursting testosterone in their assets alone could send earth off-kilter.
So, there's Lee Jung-jin, and he, you know, SMOULDERS, as in flames in the pit of ... you know, feminine regions we won't allude to (tic), and he can act!!!
Sigh. It's an imperfect blend, and if I just didn't take it off MUTE I'd be fine. My daughter promises to watch future episodes and diligently mute any dialogue that is NOT LJJ. :) She's the best!
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viola
October 15, 2010 at 12:55 PM
" ....you know, SMOULDERS, as in flames in the pit of … you know, feminine regions we won’t allude to (tic),"
ROFL :)
I think I just choked on my tea! I don't know who this man is now I have to look him up!
viola
October 15, 2010 at 12:52 PM
I don't plan on watching this show ever! But, please keep these videos coming. :)
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diadda
October 15, 2010 at 4:43 PM
One girl who keeps smiling like she got hit with laughing gas at the end and the other who protests way to much over something she could have avoided but fights to keep happening. Seriously I giggle at this. :)
I'll do what I can to make more vids for this one.
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brookeeve
October 15, 2010 at 5:45 PM
I love Rain!!! I don't care what he's doing, I will sit and watch it with wiggle eyes (you know how little anime characters watch their object of affection, and their eyes wiggle?)!
The only person in this world that I love more than Rain is TOP. But you all knew that already.
Diadda, I feel like I am taking advantage of your talents when you show me all these awesome videos. I wish that I could repay you, but I've already given my step-son to Lahlita for her niece, and Viola has claimed all of "MY" white chocolate macadamia nut cookies. I'm not sure what I have left to bribe you to make more!
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Viola
October 16, 2010 at 12:26 AM
I think I can l consent to sharing some of the white chocolate macadamia nut cookies, it is after all Diadda, the god-empress of pervy vids and dirty lyrics! :)
diadda
October 16, 2010 at 2:20 AM
Bribes are not needed! They are for fun alone and I make them as the mood strikes me. It strikes me often as you can see, so I have plenty to share.
Besides most of the editing is done in less than an hour. The really long part is the upload, so I am never put out by any of it.
42 cassie.opeia
October 15, 2010 at 10:57 AM
I freaking love the Eels. <3
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43 Lettle
October 15, 2010 at 11:54 AM
Woo to the freakin hoo it's FRIDAY!!!!! I am so glad the weekend is finally here!
Loving SKKS!!! it is truly Joseon CRACK!! and I am so addicted to it. I still have to watch episode 12 and after reading girlfriday's recap I'm really chomping at the bit! Hats off to girlfriday, red_pill, cassie.opeia and javabeans for there wonderful recaps!!!
And I am officially part of the Moony faction!!!! But also loving the Smarty and Yummy factions. Especially yummy with his boy crush on moony(swooning over that hehehe!)
Now I'm off to got see Won Bin in The Man from Nowhere! Sooo excited :-)
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44 Ora
October 15, 2010 at 12:24 PM
Can't wait until PK is over. Not because I'm looking forward to the next drama, but because the show has really disappointed me.
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45 pengork
October 15, 2010 at 12:29 PM
hey guys! having a drama crisis. the first time in 6 years, since i discovered them, that they're not completely taking me over. it's really strange, kinda disorienting.
what do you guys do when you feel like you really can't take life anymore? when everything is just blah and mildly painful, all the time?
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viola
October 15, 2010 at 12:46 PM
comment 46 was for you
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buhdoop
October 15, 2010 at 1:51 PM
Plan a wedding...emotional roller coaster.
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pengork
October 15, 2010 at 2:55 PM
lol. should i join a wedding planner agency?
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buhdoop
October 15, 2010 at 3:43 PM
That is a good idea, they will keep you very busy and emotionally attached :)
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pengork
October 15, 2010 at 4:16 PM
lmfao, my mother/aunts would LOVE that. all hail relatives that tick all the stereotype boxes!
blahblahh
October 16, 2010 at 6:55 AM
My recommendations:
1. When having a drama crisis: stop watching. Just view k-drama land through DB.
2. When life is blah & mildly painful: exercise, maximize your beauty routine (scrubs, masks, facials), lots of romantic novels --- the trashier the better, big doze of your fave food, sleep. If you have the time and the money: travel somewhere on your own. Sometimes a big slump requires a big jolt.
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46 viola
October 15, 2010 at 12:41 PM
Have you tried watching S scandal? It totally perks you right up! I kinda got drama fatigue after watching dramas nonstop for 2 years straight, but S Scandal is a total game changer. :)
I think perhaps you need some change in routine, perhaps a vacation? :)
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pengork
October 15, 2010 at 1:37 PM
:3 thanks. since it's over halfway, and seeing how addicted and pining a bunch of my friends are, i thought i'd wait til it's done. i felt like something predictable and old-skool, so i'm trying the first ep of super rookie. old faces keep popping up! the Rational Psycho girl from Spring Waltz! monae from Soulmate! it's pretty entertaining so far. i just... miss the time when i'd fall far enough into shows for it to heal so many wounds.
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47 lb_tmi
October 15, 2010 at 12:56 PM
Hi all!!
just wanted to give a brief update on OT baby #2 :)
i'm 19 weeks along. will have my ultrasound next week. i haven't decided if i want to find out the gender of the baby yet. so i think i'll have the tech put the gender in an envelope and if i decide later on that i wanna know, i'll open it up and plan from there. but i think for now, i'm fine not knowing. My appt last week presented me with a strong heartbeat at 170 beats per minute. SO EXCITED!!
i know i'm behind, but i am slowly trying to finish MGiaG as i've been hung up on a thai lakorn(drama) Wanida. PK is next on my list when i finish MGiaG and Wanida. :)
and then i'm eager to see Mary Stayed out All Night. can't wait for MGY and JGS together!! and added bonus KJW.
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Leonardswench
October 15, 2010 at 1:29 PM
Awww, baby heartbeats!!!!!!!
It can be so fun not knowing the gender!!!! I didn't know with my first, and it was very exciting to guess. :)
We're being inundated with good dramas this year, so I think we are all behind a little (LOT!) :)
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Viola
October 15, 2010 at 11:47 PM
Congratulations! My co worker just had a baby and he is the most adorable thing in the world! :)
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epyc
October 16, 2010 at 1:16 AM
Take care, lb_tmi! Look forward to hearing further update...
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nycgrl
October 16, 2010 at 5:34 AM
Look who posted! Good luck with the rest of you pregnancy. Do you have plans to give us live coverage of the beautiful day? I'll sign up.
http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/health/2010/09/20/2010-09-20_british_mum_tweets_13hour_labor_from_birthing_pool__while_undergoing_natural_chi.html
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lb_tmi
October 16, 2010 at 7:08 AM
NO!!! there is NO WAY i'm letting anyone take footage of my hooch while something squirms it's way out! but i'll post pics on twitter for you gals! :)
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nycgrl
October 18, 2010 at 5:20 PM
I wasn't going to refuse if you offered but maybe its better if we have some boundaries. I'll settle for a pict of the puppy on Twitter.
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48 B020
October 15, 2010 at 1:07 PM
Hell all! I would like to vent for a few minutes - you may skip this post, but I thought of all places, this would be the one site I could vent and not get death threats. I'd like to copy some of my favorite dramabeans recappers and use their format:
Dear Korean Entertainment Industry(KEI),
This is a formal letter to inform you that you have been placed on probation by M.E. due to the following reasons:
1. Lack of Quality
There have been a few dramas over the years(since 2005 when the industry was brought to my attention) that have avoided the cliches, the stupid slapstick humor, and pretty actors that can't act, that have delivered a solid, wonderfully nuanced story, yet you consistently continue to hype up subpar romcom dramas. For example: Painter in the Wind, Return of Iljimae, Story of a Man, Tanma, Flowers for My Life, Que Sera Sera were fantastic in story & acting, yet there was more hype over shows like Boys Over Flower where there's more bad acting than good, more pretty than quality. Their are more dramas filled with bad actors who look pretty, then there are good quality acting and appearances. In fact, some could say that having a pretty actor instead of having a good actor is your norm. For example: Kim Tae Hee, Song Seung Hyun, Kim Hyun Joon, Idol singers.
2. Lack of Creativity
Where are the murder mysteries? Comedies? Bromances? Group series? Multiseason dramas? So far, all I've seen are romantic comedies or tragic romances. The non-romance dramas are waaaaayyyy too few and lack proper strategic marketing to expose them to a wider audience. And too - most of the romcom or tragiroms have the following SAME cliches: jerk of guy/girl who really has a heart of gold; guy grabbing girl; back hug, piggyback ride, the gauche guy/girl whose quirks grow on the other person, illegitimate sons/rarely daughters, the cranky but wise elder; noble guy/girl breaking up with girl/guy for their own good and never talking about the problem as a couple after they have become a couple!!!; the perfect second lead guy; selfish second lead girl who lies to break up or prevent the couple from getting together in the first place.
3. The Perfect Guy/Girl gets Butkis - Why why why, KEI, does the perfect second lead always get shafted?!?! What rule says that the lead couple have to end up together? Why?? They are often times more compelling and intriguing and overall better than the main character and they get totally shafted!! That sucks! And its cliche! And it SUCKS!
Please note that by being placed on probation means lack of attention, patience, and tolerance. You may make the following alterations in order to correct this situation:
1. Cast better actors!
2. Work with completed sripts for a better story.
3. Make sure actors are age appropriate(a 20something person is usually not a powerful CEO or detective on an the police force) -prodigies are the exceptions, not the rule.
4. Take a few risks & be open to different stories.
It is my hope that by placing you on probation, you will be able to turn it around and really live up to your potential.
Sincerely,
B020
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Leonardswench
October 15, 2010 at 1:32 PM
Well said, and glad you got to vent! (Not with you on all points, but I sure do understand the sentiments and the venting!) We have a saying in our house to power someone on: GO Baby GO Baby GO GO GO!!!
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buhdoop
October 15, 2010 at 1:57 PM
I find it hilarious that you said "Idol Singers" instead of individual people, lol. Are all Idol Singers that horrible?
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Pat
October 15, 2010 at 9:44 PM
I am so with you.Too many rich twentysomethings
and dumb noble females. CLICHES are required in Kdrama?
.... obviously idol casting is no sure thing for ratings.
And my biggest peeve is the unfinished (poor) scripts.
Cinderella stories have always been popular but variety
matters too. I read that Koreans dont like overseas shoots
because they can't identify with foriegn locals.....lower ratings for Rain? Does anyone agree?
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49 estelle
October 15, 2010 at 1:12 PM
After 2 weeks of horrible MGIAG withdrawal, I've finally managed to heal myself a little... By plunging straight into SKKS.
Omo, it's so good and I'm so hooked! Moony FTW!
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50 Memei
October 15, 2010 at 1:17 PM
Where can I obtain the beautiful and captivating background scores of Sungkyunkwan Scandal? I don't care about getting a copy of the drama itself, I NEED MY INSTRUMENTAL FIX!
I've always, always been a fan of INSTRUMENTALS, I was like crying when I watched the GOONG special where they play all the scores used in the drama, it was FANTASTIC TO THE NTH DEGREE.
Please? Chae ball.. Anyone, where can I download the background scores? :(
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momosan
October 15, 2010 at 2:39 PM
The OST has several of the instrumentals. I'm particularly fond of 유생들의 나날 which sounds a lot like a gavotte.
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