Dramabeans Podcast #7, Part 2
by javabeans
More drunk podcasting!
Podcast #7, Part 2:
Running time: 47:55
In which we:
- discuss His Hotness, Lee Min-ho;
- have a tangent on Neukkim (Feelings) and youthful crushes (5:45);
- drink (0:00-47:55);
- get back on topic and talk about City Hunter, a lot (9:50);
- take another detour on JJ Abrams, Alias, Buffy, Angel, Firefly (32:45);
- then talk about City Hunter some more (36:20).
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Songs Used in Podcast (In order of use)
Romance Town OST – “웃으며 안녕” (Laugh While We Say Goodbye)
City Hunter OST – “Sad Run”
City Hunter OST – “Nice Play”
City Hunter OST – “City Hunter”
City Hunter OST – “Dead or Live”
City Hunter OST – “Morning Garden”
City Hunter OST – “Suddenly”
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51 doozy
July 19, 2011 at 11:48 AM
Thanks for part 2, javabeans and girlfriday! You guys are hilarious!
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52 smashingalou
July 19, 2011 at 12:08 PM
Just wondering...this is the first time I've listened to a DB podcast...
Who's GF and who's JB? On this podcast..
After playing the sad run, who's the one that said...
" I love this show so much!"
and who said " It's not perfect show by any means"...
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Javabeans
July 19, 2011 at 12:19 PM
If you listen to Part 1, we intro ourselves in the beginning. I'm the one who speaks first. Or, basically, I'm the one who sounds drunk. ;)
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smashingalou
July 19, 2011 at 12:59 PM
Oh Thanks so much JB...You're so cool in replying instantly :)
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dramabliss
July 19, 2011 at 4:26 PM
Yes, you did introduce yourselves. But after a few moments, I couldn't distinguish who's JB and who's GF. You sounded the same, sober, tipsy, and drunk. At least to me.
This is really interesting, since I have also ceased to distinguish between your writing styles. I normally do not look at the writer of the post/recap but from time to time I'd go "Wait...is this JB or GF?" Then I'd check. Earlier, I could easily tell, but lately no.
Seems like you two are blending into this one awesome goddess of DB.
*Bow* to your AWESOMENESS, singly and melded and whatever.
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smashingalou
July 19, 2011 at 5:34 PM
oh it's probably because both JB and GF love City Hunter so much that the way they write their recaps so similarly shows their likeness of the show...
I for one as well cannot even recognized whether it's a JB or GF recap especially if it's a CH recap...They're so totally fond of gushing about CH which I'm totally not complaining of...:)
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koreandramalover/kay
July 20, 2011 at 8:21 AM
@smashingalou dearest!! ;)
our hosts have distinctively-lovely voices that i could distinguish between them very easily...
Javabeans' voice has a lighter, slightly nasal and lilting feel to it... ;)
Girlfriday's voice has a lower, deeper, expansive feel to it... ;)
i don't know if my descriptions make any sense...hehehe
but what i do know is this -
they have the perfect voices for radio -
attractively-uplifting, richly-expressive and emotive and the intonations, inflections and nuances in their pronounciations are just so appealing and just pull the listeners in so effortlessly... ;)
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Mandelbrotr
July 20, 2011 at 12:01 PM
I've noticed reading your posts after listening to these installments that your voices are much more in my head as I read your words. (Wish English had a better form for plural "you".)
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Celexa
July 20, 2011 at 1:05 PM
southerners have a one word saying that includes more than one person - "you-all" or "yawl" ^.^
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Mandelbrotr
July 20, 2011 at 7:04 PM
True, that fits. But being a midwesterner I feel like a poser using it.
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Craxycat
July 20, 2011 at 7:36 PM
I was actually going to say that. I am from Alabama and we just say Y'all it encapsulates everybody. Course like Celexa said it is said with a drawl 'Yawl" is what is sounds like.
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53 Fall
July 19, 2011 at 12:11 PM
LOL
"drink (0:00-47:55)"
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54 eliza
July 19, 2011 at 12:19 PM
Fun podcast! Ah, celebrity crushes. I have a list too. I just finished watching Petty Romance with Lee Seon-kyun. ::swoon:: He's definitely on there. He is perfect in the role and looks amazing...I know what you mean about the pang.
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55 crazedlu
July 19, 2011 at 12:20 PM
story of a man was genius. city hunter.. not so much.
nana needs to die if you guys want a season 2. :'/ and by die, i mean DIE DIE.
jj abrams botched lost. shudders.* buffy, i liked. angel, i loved.. for the reasons you guys spoke of. angel and crew started low and worked their way to an epic send off with a little bit of humor and heart attached. that's something i can get down with.
for all those american series you guys have seen, i'm surprised city hunter is that awesome for you guys.
if i hadn't seen prison break, MAYBE i could let city hunter's flaws go, but now, i just can't. hah. plus, i love lee minho, but park minyoung is so meh. nana's character is probably awesome on paper, so if they had casted a girl who could deliver, i'm sure i would've like city hunter a little more.
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celest1al
July 19, 2011 at 5:32 PM
Crazedlu, I agree. I love that you brought up Prison Break, which I think is really different from CH, but still awesome nonetheless (especially seasons 1 and 2).
But anyways, back to City Hunter... It's pretty decent, sometimes even good, but if you compare it to the American shows you girls mentioned... I don't think it holds a candle (in my humble opinion of course). I do agree that the directing elevates it though. I honestly think that's the best thing about this drama.
And unpopular opinion time... While I find Lee Min Ho cute, he's not hot/sexy/charismatic to me, and I don't have this primal reaction towards him (which a lot of girls seem to have) even after 16 episodes. I think it's just a matter of taste/preference, and attraction can't be forced.
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Celexa
July 19, 2011 at 6:29 PM
@ crazelu....
I just wanted to point out that it's easier to create a flawless show with a big budget and 3 to 6 months lead in.
Kdramas seem to have smaller budgets, with a tight schedule... 1 to 2 months lead, then 3/4ths of the way they are working on "live" action scenes.
that is why the minor "flaws" are forgivable to me... i'm sure given the time and money ... kdramas would have less glaring flaws.
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celest1al
July 19, 2011 at 9:57 PM
@ celexa
to be fair to crazedlu, not sure if he/she meant that the flaws came from budget or lead in, but I could be wrong.
There is truth to what you're saying though, but at the same time, big-budgeted productions definitely don't guarantee a flawless show because the story often takes the back seat (or so it seems). Take "IRIS" and "Athena" for example. They are the most expensive dramas ever produced in Korea (both budgets were close to 20 million). They both started filming 6-7 months prior to their premieres. Yet, despite having killer casts on top of that (I preferred Athena's cast as much as I love LBH), and "IRIS" having ratings break 40%... personally, both their stories failed to grip me (not sure about how you liked them?), especially "Athena." I definitely think "City Hunter's" story is better than both of them, but that's not saying too much for me since I really, really disliked the other two.
For me, I am enjoying CH but it's not even close to blowing my mind. I'm definitely not as impressed as others are by the plot and even more so now with some recent plot developments. And alas, I guess another factor is that I still don't find LMH hot. I think if I loved him, I'd like it a lot more?
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Celexa
July 20, 2011 at 7:48 AM
@ Celesta1 and crazedlu... you ladies are correct that LMH love is the one factor that makes me gush over City Hunter.
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crazedlu
July 19, 2011 at 10:38 PM
big budget means almost nothing to me. haha. i've seen nearly perfect execution from low budget films and shows before, so to me, there's no excuse. if there's vision, deliver it.
that being said, i know no production is perfect, so i forgive easily.
but i just couldn't get over the ridiculous action sequence edits. i still laugh at episode 3 or 4's boat jumping edit and how he MAGICALLY got off the boat, WITH the crooked politician, WITHOUT those coastguard characters stopping him. hahaha. the dude isn't that smart or awesome and not nearly as good as jason bourne or michael scofield, so i was just awed that i'm supposed to suspend my disbelief THAT much throughout this show.. because we know that's not the only unbelieveable scene or edit. and the flaws very much extend, even start, with the writing.
the show isn't THAT bad. but it's also not that awesome.. in my opinion, at least. i did expect better from city hunter though. i don't know why, but i hyped it up in my head as redemption for less than awesome scripts like iris, athena, and rain's the fugitive. i was hoping that for once, korea could have a legitimate action drama with a good dose of funny and heart. my fault for hyping it up for myself, right. haha. oh well.
i'm glad people enjoy it. i'm just neutral about the show.
and even though i do like lee minho in the role, i don't swoon or drool over the boy like celest1al. hah. i think i'd like to, but i just don't. he doesn't really capture me that way. i know he's pretty, but there are plenty of pretty boys with much more swag (no other way to say it, hah) than him.
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celest1al
July 19, 2011 at 10:53 PM
sorry crazedlu, but you've got the wrong person. I mentioned in both my responses to your first post that I definitely DON'T drool over LMH. I think he's cute, but that's about it... He's not hot or sexy to me, and I think my neutrality towards him maybe lessens my like for CH also. Hahaha so I'm quite the opposite.
I am also pretty neutral over the show, so I agree with everything that you said. LOL.
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crazedlu
July 19, 2011 at 11:29 PM
haha. no. i meant. like you, i don't drool over the guy. should've added a comma before the "like celest1al" in my comment. hah.
56 Dalena
July 19, 2011 at 12:21 PM
I LOVE YOUR PODCASTS NOW! :D
You guys are hilarious when drunk! xD
so you would really sell your soul just to touch Lee Min Ho? XD
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57 HeadsNo2
July 19, 2011 at 12:24 PM
You guys are my favorite people to read/listen where Kdramas are concerned... So when I got to see this podcast about my new all-time favorite drama City Hunter... I could have heard you guys gush forever and it still wouldn't have been enough!! Please keep the podcasts coming, you guys are amazing!
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smashingalou
July 19, 2011 at 1:05 PM
"I could have heard you guys gush forever and it still wouldn’t have been enough!! Please keep the podcasts coming, you guys are amazing!"
Oh so true then joined by the gushing of crazy ladies like us...crazy about city hunter!!! :)
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58 Fall
July 19, 2011 at 12:26 PM
Yeah~
I'm really annoyed everyone's going into comas, but DEFINITELY the prosecutor's dad should of died and shik joong should of too.
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Fall
July 19, 2011 at 12:41 PM
you guys should totally write a drama
it would be awesome :D
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smashingalou
July 19, 2011 at 2:02 PM
can somebody please die already?!
you ladies are hilarious! :)
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59 bunny
July 19, 2011 at 1:17 PM
"body of a god"
lol. sigh. i LOVE lee min ho <3
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60 sleepingisgood
July 19, 2011 at 1:39 PM
Loved your discussion about Joss Whedon's universes! I will always have a soft spot in my heart for Buffy and Firefly, 2 of my favorite shows ever. Can't wait for the next podcast!
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61 smashingalou
July 19, 2011 at 2:08 PM
I'd marry Lee Min Ho as the City Hunter!!
Totally, absolutely to die for!! Hahaha!
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Maymay
July 20, 2011 at 3:49 PM
As much as I love Lee Min Ho the actor, I think I would rather marry LMH as LYS/City Hunter too. The combo of LMH/LYS/CH is just too hot to resist.
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62 sosoxrah
July 19, 2011 at 2:28 PM
How could you drink that much wine and not have a slur... haha I love the City Hunter soundtrack. I don't know why people would complain about it. The music fits very well with the action/revenge/romance. It's loads better than many other dramas I've watched.
Go City Hunter!! Let's have another season (or two) of Lee Min-ho!
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63 bethany
July 19, 2011 at 2:56 PM
can we contact the PDs and convince them of your how worthy your season 2-3-4-5 ideas are?!
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64 DNH
July 19, 2011 at 3:43 PM
Wow. Opened the site and saw Lee Min Ho at the top. Almost pissed my pants thinking it was already City Hunter recap time. Gahh, why must you lead me on so!?
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Celexa
July 19, 2011 at 6:31 PM
hahahaha..... "almost pissed in my pants"
i know the feeling!!!
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65 Birdie
July 19, 2011 at 3:49 PM
You two are hilarious! More than under the influence of alcohol, you are under the spell of Lee Min-ho, drunken with love for him! I can so see you two fighting it out, along with the millions others, for him !
I agree about the PD. Love his touch on some of the scenes of earlier episodes. Somehow with the live shooting, the standard went down a little, so did the other two factors.
Awaiting for the surprise ending. Not keen on Season 2. I would like to see LMH in a darker, different role where he can get really rough and dirty.
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66 Stephanie
July 19, 2011 at 4:31 PM
Some people get in love with the actors, you get in love with the stories, I get in love with the characters. Like seriously, if anyone asked me what my ideal type was, it would be the lead character of the drama I like at that point of time kkeke
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67 John Cantor
July 19, 2011 at 4:32 PM
Girls, girls! Enjoying hearing the podcasts but just one thing..........
You will notice that the sound keeps dropping out and every now and then a word or two goes missing.
It's just the "Noise Gate" on your recorder. Most of the time you can't adjust this as it's preset but you may be able to turn it off.
To avoid this problem just have the microphone or recording device closer to the both of you. Especially GF as she cuts out a lot more.
Also it sounds like you are crunching the file down to a lesser bit rate so it's not quite so large. That's why GF sounds like she's "under water" sometimes.
Ok so now I get why people like CH. It's all about the guy and how hot he is.
We stopped watching at ep 13. Just couldn't suspend disbelief anymore.
I admire that you guys can see passed all the absolutely unbelievable stunts and plot lines and hone in on just the romance.
The characters are so utterly unbelievable that the show beggars belief.
But who cares when there's a hot body to watch right?
Perhaps I would change my mind if Shin Min Ah was the female lead!!
Then I wouldn't care how dumb the story was!
The current lead is cute but not stunning.
Anyway I hope there are some more scenes where the guy gets his shirt off for you to enjoy.
The scene at the hospital when he drops from window sill to window sill only using his fingers was comedy gold.
But the angry father is the best comedy figure of all.
Oh well it's all entertainment and good fun anyway. Enjoy!!
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68 disfigurine
July 19, 2011 at 5:10 PM
Hmph! I'm 15 LOL!
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Mandelbrotr
July 20, 2011 at 12:13 PM
Enjoy being 15!
And look forward to being 30+. It's all good. 15 is enthusiastic and hormones really do affect your brain. I also liked 25 when I knew myself a little better. Now I'm looking toward 40 trying to figure out what I'll be like then. I have a fondness for the person I was at 15 but am happy to be who I am now.
Blessings, Noona Mandelbrotr
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69 tinyviolin
July 19, 2011 at 5:28 PM
Do you guys always podcast drunk? ^_^ If not, can you?
I'm behind on City Hunter because of school, but I totally understand wanting to write a show / book / whatever. Usually not because it's good, but the concept is good and the writing sucks.
Basically anything Stephanie Meyer has written.
Aching to watch City Hunter now, though!
....must work, must work.... :(
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70 smashingalou
July 19, 2011 at 5:43 PM
Ok, can't believe that I've been literally ignoring any podcasts post from DB before...These discussions are really hilarious,almost had me rolling on the floor with giddyness :). Hmmm, probably, it's because you're discussing City Hunter which makes it all the more enjoyable to me, I guess...
I like the touch on how you two ladies view these little things about City Hunter and emphasizing more on how it's created and can be possibly be created. It's like you guys could go on and on raving about the GOODNESS of this SHOW and yet never run out of things to say...
I mean the trifecta factor for one, can keep you going already. Then the music, then of course the would-be relativity with US shows (which I love, love :)), oh and of course should I even mention Lee Min Ho as City Hunter *giddy*. It can be endless discussion about how brilliant City Hunter is and can be!
Just like what JB said (or was is it GF?sorry confused with the voices)....
Not perfect but MAGICAL!!
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smashingalou
July 19, 2011 at 5:47 PM
And *LOL*, i literally laugh out loud as if I'm drinking my own bottle of wine when you guys blurted out about the die factor..
'Now they just make me bloodthirsty I want everyone to die, I want daddy to die, mommy to die.." IMAO!!! :)
You blurred my eyesight because of tears of laughter!!!hahaha!
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71 miniejungle
July 19, 2011 at 5:58 PM
gosh i was listening to your podcast while working (at work) and was laughing like a loon when you drunkenly gushed about CH!!!! :) it was refreshing and fun listening to you two instead of reading (then i can multi task)! seriously CH is my absolute so far and you CAN'T marry my Lee Minho, hahaha!!!! he's mine so back off!!! :P
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72 ladida
July 19, 2011 at 6:37 PM
Whenever you guys say "Go to army" I remember Buster Bluth from Arrested Development.
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73 Celexa
July 19, 2011 at 6:38 PM
JB & GF... Once CH is finished... you should create a City Hunter tipsy thread where the requisite to post is that you have at least 3 drinks down. we could all participate in CH LMH drunk fan crushing!
a drunken CH thread... typos and all!!
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Maymay
July 19, 2011 at 7:18 PM
Yes please!! I totally support this idea!! I would love to have a drinking party and gush about LMH the hot City Hunter.
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corn tea
July 19, 2011 at 7:30 PM
I put in my vote. That would be so much fun!!!
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74 whoneedssleep
July 19, 2011 at 7:31 PM
That was very entertaining. Thank you ladies!
And also: I vote for a second season of Lie to Me. I don't think that they were able to quite wrap up all the conflicts...
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Celexa
July 20, 2011 at 1:07 PM
funny you! ;)
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75 Kismet
July 19, 2011 at 8:01 PM
Hi,
Long time reader but first time poster. You guys have to watch the movie serenity it the continuation of firefly. Love firefly and joss whedon in general. You guys probably know about the movie bit I didnt hear it during the podcast.
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76 jyyjc
July 19, 2011 at 8:11 PM
Javabeans maybe you could write a strongly worded letter to the pd/writers of city hunter..? Yeah I'm serious. No don't go "why don't YOU write it?", I can't write korean.
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77 wei
July 19, 2011 at 8:48 PM
get to the point is. for city hunter, somebody has to die to make it g-g-goooood! :P i really think the prosecutor's dad should have really just DIE! bcuz i dont see the point of him being JUST coma or lingering in that drama anymore. to me, coma is not suppose to be an excuse :) for NANA, i know shes pretty. but i dont feel she did her part exceptionally well, just... okay. u guys are so right that its SO rare to find 3 major elements in drama and city hunter has it all. i can see myself rewatch it again after it ends. so going to misss it aww :( i personally thinks LMH has played his role well. i didnt like him in bof very much. his curly hair is sucha turn off! (fans, i just expressed my mere opinion, dont get mad!) personal taste the show itself has nothing much to be excited about but that was when i started to like LMH. ( to point out, how can LMH be sucha HOT gay, u tell me.) :P
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78 szufontana
July 19, 2011 at 9:00 PM
I ABSOLUTELY lurve that storyline and how it starts off in Season 2. Those Korean producers or directors or whatever TV honchos need to get on their asses right now and fly to wherever you two are and meet you. They need to then hire you to write Season 2. And 3. And 4, or till LMH's hotness runs out. (How can that EVER happen?)
I don't know if it was the wine talking, and perhaps it's the stream of consciousness coming through, but the podcast was brilliant.
Way to go, girls! ;)
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79 Tiffany
July 19, 2011 at 10:05 PM
Lie to me's acting sucks!!! The main actress cant act.
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80 mxstrisha
July 19, 2011 at 10:47 PM
Kyah! I loved this podcast :D It's actually the first one I've listened to because of that Lee Min Hot pic and now I'm going back to the older podcasts! I can't believe I didn't pay attention to this back then!^^ Btw, Girlfriday, you've probably heard this from other people or not but your voice and laugh reminds me so much of Donna from That 70's Show!
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81 missjb
July 19, 2011 at 11:29 PM
i love the ideas to make a season 2 for city hunter, bur sorry gus, I hope they will change the PD. It's not that I don't like him, on the contrary, I love him to bits, i don't want him just to stuck to one project for 1-2 years, I want him to direct another project where he will be pair with another good screenwriter. ;)
And I hope he will be join another big budget drama
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82 missjb
July 19, 2011 at 11:44 PM
in my opinion, iris and athena have no awsome script. A good directing, but many plot holes.
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83 Sly
July 20, 2011 at 12:41 AM
No, no, no...Dollhouse got soooooooo much better. From what I've read there was a lot of contention between Joss and Fox over the direction/tone of the show. But eventually Joss was allowed to go MUCH darker and WAY cooler in the second season. Season 1 did kinda wallow around, but I stuck around cause it was Joss. And man did it pay off season 2!!! They never shoulda killed it!!! =(
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Mandelbrotr
July 20, 2011 at 12:15 PM
I was interesting to see where all the characters had gone in the time jump finale. Made me wonder how his vision for the show would have flowed if he had more seasons.
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84 Jenn
July 20, 2011 at 1:21 AM
OH dramabeans and girlfriday, I AM 15 lololololol. I've been obsessed with lee min ho ever since um, I saw ep 1 of boys over flowers? Yepp. Planning my trip to south Korea to meet this kid. Cant be that hard to find on an island right?
I NEED TO MEET THIS KID gahhh EEEEEEE
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85 YoonShik
July 20, 2011 at 1:38 AM
I can't wait to listen to this. I only started watching City Hunter a few days ago and I'm up to speed and onto the second round now. I am totally loving this show and of course LMH!! The show is awesome and LMH is even more awesome. Even at work, I keep thinking about City Hunter and LMH!! I think I'm going crazy.
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86 niza
July 20, 2011 at 4:38 AM
both have bedroom voice...lol....
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87 koreandramalover/kay
July 20, 2011 at 4:38 AM
Ladies, wacky, zany, insanely-in-love with CH and LMH fine ladies, including our super-wonderful, fine hosts Javabeans and Girlfriday ;)
So after the utterly. hysterically, mind-blowingly, died-laughing AWESOMENESS of the podcast that is the FIRST EVER DEDICATED TO THE AWESOMENESS OF CITY HUNTER AND HIS-HOTNESS LEE MIN HO,
can i say this on ALL our behalf?
LEE MIN HO IS CITY HUNTER.
CITY HUNTER IS LEE MIN HO.
PERIOD.
They are ONE AND THE SAME.
There IS NO separation.
No ifs, ands or buts about it.
Because CITY HUNTER and LEE MIN HO just BLEW ALL OF US AWAY!!!! ;)
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88 niza
July 20, 2011 at 4:47 AM
we should all go to korea and have a wild party with GF and GB and invite Lee Min Ho..
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89 Lady Seoul
July 20, 2011 at 5:16 AM
LOL, you guys are so crazy together!
Nice way to end my day.
Yesss, LEE MINHO!<3
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90 halfmoon
July 20, 2011 at 11:15 AM
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halfmoon
July 20, 2011 at 11:17 AM
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hanbok
July 20, 2011 at 6:02 PM
Most of the characters can be pronounced as they are written in Korean.
Pronounce "Yi, Min Ho" in Korean, yet it could sound "Yi, Mi No" as two syllables, 'Min','Ho' are quickly spoken in succession. I think non-Korean speakers might as well pronounce 'Yi, Mi No' for more correct pronunciation.
His last name, 'Lee' is pronounced as 'Yi (like a sound of alphabet 'E') when it becomes the the initial sound of a word.
In English, family name is placed at the end of full name so that most Koreans with surname 'Lee' romanize it as it is.
And the correct form to write his name...
According to his agency's website, it seems Lee, Min Ho.
However, Korean language has its own alphabet 'Hangeul' so that how to write names in English is somewhat inconsistent, which means the way that his agency write his name could be different from that of his passport.
hope this helps. :)
It'd be good if someone who is bilingual in Korean and English to correct or add a supplementary explanation if there's something I confuse.
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hanbok
July 20, 2011 at 10:15 PM
Like you heard, I guess Yi Min-O or Yi Mino would be closer to accurate pronunciation.
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halfmoon
July 20, 2011 at 11:35 PM
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91 Mandelbrotr
July 20, 2011 at 11:55 AM
I love that you two are Show fan girls more than Actor fan girls. Appreciating the Pretty but truly getting (can't think of a way to put this more delicately) off on the directing, writing, acting triumvirate.
And yes, Joss Whedon rocks at making a show. I've mentioned it before but he really had the right touch in Serenity killing off people to give that feeling of impending doom. Since he's good at myth I've always to see what he could do with CS Lewis' "Till We Have Faces". So now I want to throw it into the Joseon era and have him make his entry into kdrama format.
I think obsessing about how drunk you are is an indication of how drunk you are. In this slice you swearing a lot but not telling each other how much you love each other. Maybe that's not the kind of drunk you get, or it will appear in part 3.
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92 TheFool
July 20, 2011 at 12:40 PM
HAHA BEST PODCAST EVER haha you guys are soo jokes
like ur season 2 ideas sighh wishful thinking
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93 beggar1015
July 20, 2011 at 3:21 PM
Oh! Oh! I just thought of something while listening to the podcast. JB and GF are at the point where they're talking about why is the Prosecutor's no-good dad still alive. I mean, what more is his character needed for the story? Then I thought, what if in the end his family choses to donate his heart to Nana's veggie dad! It would be the ultimate way for him to repay the wrong he has done to Nana's family.
Because, really, what is the reason to keep him alive in the show?
It's just a thought.
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scarlet
July 21, 2011 at 7:23 AM
that's a good one me think!
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94 brian
July 20, 2011 at 5:57 PM
By the way, the whole is better than the sum of the parts. You guys are so entertaining -- especially a little tipsy!
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95 savelatin
July 20, 2011 at 9:11 PM
SO AWESOME.
Angel is a good analogue. I think lee min ho, ajusshi, and geeky tech guy could be a more interesting trio than angel, cordy and doyle.
I could see javabeans and girlfriday doing a very special joss whedon post. And You guys need to write a little drama!
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96 soserious
July 20, 2011 at 9:55 PM
maybe you should tweet them about season 2. i know city hunter has a twitter account.
p.s. i loved listening to you gaiz drunk and gushing over lee min-ho. i do it too.
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97 xine
July 20, 2011 at 11:31 PM
Hooray for drunk podcasting. I was a drunk-podcasting virgin but have been thoroughly seduced! Lovely to find people who still recall the Buffyverse in all its pop culture glory. And I could listen to such serious analysis of the His Hotness the Flower Hunter forever. Thank you 8-)
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98 hamsandwich
July 21, 2011 at 12:04 PM
ha ha ha this was amazing! I especially LOVED your synopsis of the City Hunter season 2
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99 Lita
July 21, 2011 at 10:15 PM
I think City Hunter lacks a lot but I guess I've watched too many American dramas of this variety (including Angel and Buffy). I struggle to figure out just when Nana and Yun Sung fell in love, much less why. Because Ahjussi told him to watch over her? That's why he suddenly loves her? Also, the characters are also very sloppy in their actions almost INVITING their enemies to attack them back. I almost wanna root for the bad guys because Yun Sung makes so many stupid mistakes. There's too much going on with the plot involving Nana and Yun Sung, his mom, Jin Pyo, the president... Everything about the plot is just so contrived and I feel like it's a little bit all over the place. The lack of death is also a bummer for me too. I personally have been on Jin Pyo's side the whole time and thought it was ridiculous how Min ho's character kept delaying the revenge for stupid reasons. I get it if he can't kill anyone but how about NOT letting the prosecutor deal with his OWN father like some sort of test. Ugh, so frustrating. Almost more frustrating than any girl in ANY drama. I will give Nana props though for not being that annoying girl that I hate in the drama. I just wish she could be a sidekick more than a love interest because I don't see the romance and love between them. It's both forced and rushed.
I was really excited for this drama so I was severely disappointed that it was such a big flop for me that I wanted to stop watching entirely, especially between episodes 8 and 10 (I think when Nana and Yun Sung "fell in love" - yeah, out of the blue). I've withstood it for this long so I'm only finishing for the sake of continuity and this point. If the last few episodes play out like the rest of the drama has up until now then I won't be excited for a new season if there is one. I'm surprised it's still so popular because I'm only watching for Min Ho and because it's almost over, but to each their own. I'm glad this is a drama you guys can be excited about. Your plans for future seasons at least sound interesting. If they ever appear I'll check them out.
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100 eagertravelercris
July 23, 2011 at 6:55 AM
best podcast to date!!!!
cant stop laughing with you guys and getting crazy over lee min ho!!!
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