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First? Haha happy Friday
Lucky you! Happy Friday to you
Hi Ricky TRH! *HUGS*
MJP!!!! Hello
Ricky TRH!!!
I think we on the same page!
We ARE!!!!! haha
Hi Lois! *HUGS*
congrats!
TGIF, all! What is everyone watching these days?
watching 4 tdrama – ITWY, RRB, MQ, OG.. loving all of them
Kdrama – vampire prosecutor.. loving it
the musical – enjoying it as well…
did check out first 4 ep of TWDR… will probably wait till it finishing airing…
also started A thousand day promise.. will wait for more ep before start…
TGIF! been a very busy week at work.. am stressing out… i can’t wait to get out of work and enjoy trick-a-treat comes the weekend and monday!!!
Rewatching City Hunter, The Greatest Love, and the YT Editions of Playful Kiss.
Want to start watching Tree With Deep Roots just to see SJK.
The rest of the time, I’m re-downloading all my fave kdrama osts, kpop, etc., for my Apple devices which I lost after I updated the software to iOS5 (darn you Apple!). I didn’t have backup before for all my files so now I’m making sure I have in an external hd (should’ve done it the first time, I know!). It’s tedious work restoring all 3000+ songs and 100+ videos. On the other hand, I’m listening to the new City Hunter OST – The Score (for me, the best kdrama soundtrack of the year) so I’m happy while downloading.
Sorry to hear of you computer woes. What is the “YT Editions” of Playful Kiss?
There are 7 Special YouTube Editions, around 10mins each. It’s supposed to take place a year after Hani & Seung-jo got married. Here’s ep.1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OFXDcO7VCc&feature=channel
They’re fun, I loved them.
oh, me too! I felt nostalgic the other day and rewatched PK and I hadn’t seen the YT versions, not all of them before. I really enjoyed them, especially the last two or so. they were well done
I have 4 younger brothers so they really don’t share my drama addiction (though for some reason they watched and loved Meteor Garden which I hated). Anyway, I’m bonding with their girlfriends over kdramas. They currently have my DVDs of PK, MGIAG, SKKS, and DH. Just watched PK YTE with bro#2′s gf earlier since she does not have an internet line at their house. Also sharing my love for kdramas are some of my Sunday School students (including the granddaughter of our Pastor) and the sister and niece of former colleagues. I sometimes ask myself if I’m being a bad influence…
So most of them know by now what sites to go to to watch current kdramas, where to order DVDs & OSTs, where to download OSTs, and where to read the best recaps — @DB of course!
GOOD WORK. *pats on your back*
You’re doing your job as a faithful k-drama netizen. I am proud of you
I’m watching High Kick 3.
Oh, I tried In Time With You, that Taiwanese drama starring Rainie Yang, but I got hungry so I stopped in the middle of episode 1 and went to get a cheeseburger. I was too busy licking my fingertips to resume watching. LOL
Rainie Yang isn’t in “In time with you” Ariel (I think) is. Rainie’s in Sunny Happyness with Wu Chun at the moment…
^sighs^ I still need to finish Drunken to Love you but oh well In time with you is AWESOME!!!
Rainie was not in Sunny Happiness – Janine Chang & Mike He starred in that. I googled it so maybe you mean Sunshine Angel/Sunny Girl?
Yeah that’s what I meant thanks!!
Not watching it so I don’t know anything about it.
Thanks for the correction, lovely people!
LOL! Cheeseburger. I know what you mean.
It’s probably number 2 on my Addiction list, just below dramas. LOL
I’m watching this old school drama by bae yoo mi (twinkle, twinkle, who are you?) called Happy together. It stars handtowel (who has a speedo scene), jo min soo, lee byung hoon etc. I’m only up to episode 10 but I love the drama. One thing I really love is the direction and the pace of the story. There are so many things that happen off camera that make the story move faster and the things that they actually show have such great impact. They don’t use the things that most shows use to stir our emotions. lee byung hoon is so charming- he has kim rae won notes but it feels very much like he’s acting.
I’m also watching All In, Bad Guy ( episode 1), and Live in Style. Anyone else watching it? I can’t find subs online so far and the korean channel is starting each episode with about 10 minutes missing from the start but I really like it. I’m also watching a few other weekend dramas.
Happy OT ahjummabunny: what sort of things does Happy Together not use to grab us? Intense music? shower scenes?:P
you know like stupid misunderstandings and not saying how you feel etc. It’s not that they don’t exist in the drama storyline it’s just those things aren’t the story that is told or they use the time they have really well. This is a 16 episode drama that would be 50 by today’s standards.
Oooh, I think I’m going to watch that. I like avoiding those stupid misunderstandings. It’s a sorely overused tension point and plot mover.
ahjummabunny, Where are you watching Happy Together? I want to give it a try
@zgznoona
I’m watching it on dvd from netflix but all the episodes are on youtube.
OK, thanks
Hello ahjummabunny Love!
*HUGS* *Waves* *Giggles*
Hello ms. mjp! Waves!
Rewatching Can You Hear My Heart…
I’m just starting that one. I really like it so far.
Oh my, CYHMH is a must-watch. I’ve never been so in love. Do watch it all.
I’m watching Vampire Prosecutor and just finished Who Are You? Yoon Kye Sang was hilarious in his middle aged man mode.
Nothing else current has really piqued my interest. I’m curious to see what others are enjoying.
Hi! Happy Friday! I’ve been rewatching My GF is a Gumiho, and just started on In Time With You – love it already
Currently hooked on Man of Honor and A Thousand Days’ Promise. These two are definitely must-sees!
I’ve got my eyes on Padam Padam. Can’t wait to see KB on the small screen!
I’m stoked for Padam Padam! It looks so interesting and fun and the casting is stellar!
Nothing is gonna stop me watching Padam Padam!! Seriously I love Kim Bum so so much it gone way past rationality I’m worried for my remaining sanity…
You and me both!
MEE TOO. Does anyone know when it starts?
It starts on the 5th of December (a Monday) but I’m not sure if it’s two times or once a week….
December… Sigh, waiting again. It’s good then that they are filming now. It’s going to be cold in December.
Ahem….
At the moment I am watching:
Bu Bu Jing Xin
Sungkyunkwan Scandel
Return of Iljimae
The Princess’ Man
Tree with Deep Roots
Can’t lose
The Musical
Running Man
Vampire Prosecutor
Material Queen
In Time with you
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
Need to finish:
Drunken to love you
Protect the Boss (Only one episode left….)
Ouran High School Host Club
Gonna start:
Office Girls and other stuff which I have temporally forgotten as need more time and BETTER INTERNET!!!!
LOL
No wonder that essay is never done. ^^
It’s not that much… really….
And I’m behind on… two of them?
^sighs^ I long ago stopped blaming the addiction but me for being addicted…
I feel so inadequate now. My list in not even a list. It’s just an anti-list.
High Kick 3.
That’s it. That’s my anti-list.
*hides in corner of shame*
That is a disgrace. Call yourself a K drama fan?
I don’t care who you are but in my mind you can’t call youself a drama fan if you are not watching at least 10 dramas with a list at least twice as much of ones you still want to watch
Unless you’re DB or GF who you know, don’t have to fufil mere mortal stuff like that…
So once you’ve finished that 15 pages of scary find more dramas!!!
I know! *sobs*
That’s why I’m starting to watch ITWY.
And waiting for that new Ramyeon drama with Jung Il Woo.
Hmm… I might wait and see what people think about that one before I start… even though Jung il woo is awesome
I mean… I’m a bit busy… ^looks worringly at drama watching plan…^
Cable dramas are popping up everywhere now. It’s just too awesome.
But yeah, wait it out first before committing to it.
Like Padam Padam!!! <3
Ricky-issi,
Your KDA (K-drama addict) card has been revoked!
^Must remember to be watching lots of dramas at all times^
Don’t want my KDA membership to be revoked!!!
Leaf – you’re my hero. I Just finished TPM like 10 minutes ago. I’m watching Pasta for recapping purposes and I’m about to choose my next drama/dorama/t-drama. Not sure what. i”m thinking of watching Vampire Prosecutor (currently airing) and Sungkyunkwan Scandal (marathon) next. I just have so many little projects that take my time that I can’t lways watch all the dramas that fuel them. I’m arranging 2 Kdrama tunes right now and recapping very slowly…and planning on writing spoilery review for TPM. I’m a total fan!
Ha! I shouldn’t be anyone’s hero trust me.
Real life is good too I’ve heard!!
Leaf – real life is over rated. That’s why we’re drama addicts. Or at least that’s what I tell myself. I was babysitting two kids tonight and as soon as they were out, I pulled out my computer to start working on my TPM review……..I was typing whilst watching the 4 y/o sleep.
(Side note: These are the only kids I babysit. I work with children with disabilities and one of them has a disability. He’s AMAZING. He’s actually the reason I was so interested in Shining Inheritance. The boy with autism just totally struck home for me. It was a realistic portrayal for the most part. It was also the reason I had to skip a lot in the show…I couldn’t stand the abuses they put him through. I skipped almost a whole episode at one point because I was crying too hard….and that’s a huge side note….)
Anyway, I’ve decided to watch one new (ish) drama and one pre-MNIKSS at the same time at all times to give myself the good and the bad. At least while I’m working. Then when breaks up…go for broke!
*new and the old, not good and the bad….seriously…so tired…(not a Freudian slip…i SWEAR)
I admire you. How can you watch so many things simultaneously? I usually forget which ep I’m on, or I get sidetracked and laze-out. From your list I’ve only seen SKKS and Over half of Protect the boss. I can’t seem to continue watching past ep 11.
Does the same conflict repeat from hereon? or do we finally get something new to worry about?? How is Ouran HS host club? I liek the premise. will give it a watch when i’m done with my movies
hmm I tend to use recaps and which subs I’ve already downloaded to tell where I am…
and also I try and make plans of what I’m gonna watch.
So I generally do not to have a problem…
Flabbergasted~
(comparing your list to mine’s)
I’m watching the dramas that are currently airing in our local channels like cinderella man (brain is off, just enjoying kwang sang woo’s comedic acts) daemul, my fair lady, and 49 days again. I think i understand dramas better when they’re dubbed in my native language though there are still some missing in translations and the voices of the dubbers doesn’t match in the characters. I’m also rewatching soaw and then i saw the trailer of it on tv. They’re Also gonna air it! And i’m definitely gonna watch it again. I can’t get enough with wookie!
TGIF!
TWDR is getting really goood! The suspense and the action of flying-awsome! LOL
Musical-good but the preview to next episode pissed me off! I really don’t like that other girl. and the Main just is not confident enough about herself. Sad.
T-drama: Office girls, RRPPB, and waking up love
Waiting for new k-rom-com from cable channels next week! I hope they get sub!
HAHAHAA…. Office girls and Waking Up Love? Roy Chiu marathon!!!
He is such a hottie!!! I am watching Waking Up Love after my BBJX marathon…. both are very addicting in a totally different way and I am a puddle whenever Roy shows up in his dazzling suits… such a hot chaebol who can act as well as he looks… sigh… 
Yes! he’s hot! and can act too! heheheh
why so many drama of him aired at the same time? or am i just behind eh?
I think he looks hotter in OG than WUL. I can’t understand why Rainie let this boy go? Who will ever be good enough for Rainie? Sometimes I think that girl is too jaded about life.
I love the BTS of OG, Roy and Patrick are like twins cause their bromance is eminently strong. LOL!
I’m watching a lot actually
K-dramas: Gye Baek
Tree with Deep Roots
Age of Warriors, Vampire Pros
Didn’t finish my list
K-dramas: Gye Baek, Tree With Deep Roots, Age of Warriors, Vampire Prosecutor.
Still deciding whether to watch A Thousands Day Promise as it seems so sad but I want to watch the acting.
C-drama: BBJX (so tragic and depressing), I’m yet to finish Romance of the three Kingdoms and I realized that there are 2 versions floating around in the web.
US- dramas: The Good Wife, CSI, Criminal Minds, NCIS, Ringer, Revenge (so good!), Prime Suspect, Community, 2 Broke Girls, Survivor.
Deciding whether to watch Once Upon A Time as the first was kinda interesting.
UK-drama: Luther
I am watching some of the same dramas as you.
C’s – BBJX (finished and still re-watching some parts)
K’s – TwDR, AoW, VP (whenever)
US’s – TGW, CSIs, Revenge, OUaT, PS
UK’s – Luther
I suggest you start UPaT.
Oops I suggest you start:::::OUaT
Also watching US’s – CC and CM,
I actually watched the first episode of OUaT it was interesting but am waiting to see the next few eps to decide whether to commit to it or not.
What is CC?
Oh am also watching Person of Interest. It’s getting interesting as I feel that characters are getting into their position before the people watching/stalking thing blows up.
LOL I am lost in the abbreviations. *sigh* K-drama land, why do you shun me so?
I watched the pilot for Once Upon a Time and it was meh. The kid was annoying and the female characters all look too similar. I was hoping it would be lighter fare like Enchanted the Disney movie, with a bit of singing thrown in for good measure.
I just started Luther and am loving the brilliant yet homicidal crazy chick!
Methinks she will not allow Luther to be delivered up to charges for allowing the perv to fall if he awakens. Only she can take him out if he has to go down…
I like the crazy chick. I actually prefer her to his wife who was one minute hot the next cold.
speaking of uk dramas I can’t wait until sherlock returns!!!! anyone else watch the first season?
Sherlock was interesting but they lose me over the dialect…lol and then they start hurling slang at us….Oy
@ Shiku, CC is Cold Case. I really dig this series because of all of the back story and the team’s unfolding history….
Hey, how are Vampire Prosecutor and Age of Warriors? Those are the current ones that interest me (although not as much as my beloved Mitt Romney
).
Sethe, VP is just ho-hum to me because we’ve seen so much in the West that it’s more of a been there done that kind of thing, but AoWs is a good watch; this coming from a historical fan::::wink:::::wink. I’m trying to watch at least four eps per week.
Age of Warriors is so good and well written. The characters are a feast to the eyes! Not by looks or anything but by how complex the characters are. It came out in 2003 so the sets don’t look as gorgeous as the recent sagueks but the writing makes up for it.
Thanks! I’ve been really into sageuks lately, for some reason, so I think I’ll try out Age of Warriors.
I’ve given up on watching US dramas. I think I’ll wait until it comes out on DVD and check it out from my local library.
Never going to happen mate….
Hi Waldo! *HUGS*
I’m watching lots of stuff, but been busy so I’m behind on my eps.
Geez, how are you people re-watching dramas? I’ve always wanted to re-watch my favs, but I don’t even have time to watch the ones I haven’t seen yet!
You’d be surprised… Being an Asian Drama Addict, you basically become like a Super Hero, you can do ANYTHING!!!
I’m guessing that you’re not fully sucked in by the Great Drama Black Hole yet. When you already are, you’d be able to play with time-space continuum.
… or become a less effective employee/student/homemaker/whatever it is that you’re supposed to be good at.
Happy Weekend.
So true
I’m actually trudging through “The Great Queen Seon Duk” and I think I’m about to collapse. It’s too much! It’s a gorgeous production, and the fighting choreography is superb. I love so many of the actors in that, starting with the lovely Lee Yo Won, but it’s destroying my patience. It suffers from repetition, excessive exposition and Sowha. Is it worth sticking with? Help!
I liked QSD even though it dragged some parts I still watched it for Mishil and Bidam.
Honestly, I hated the character of Sowha in the beginning. She was just so annoying! But once I watched the entire show and saw how far she goes to protect the people she loves, I gladly ate crow.
Hooray For Love is the only show I’ve been watching. I gave up on others and just decided to read recaps instead.
haha, I thought I was the only one who does that. Its liek you don’t have the time nor patience to watch it, but you can’t shut off the lingering voice in your mind wondering how it ended. Hence the lovely recaps
I try, but I think the obsessive compulsive side of me would have a FIT if I didn’t watch the show. I can’t watch episodes of any shows out of order either. The huge trouble with me and American t.v. So many seasons. I can’t just watch a random episode unless I’ve already seen up to that episode in order…It’s part of the reason I like kdrama. Most are short enough where I dont have to worry about missing episodes…
TGIF Peeps!
My Current List…
KOR ~ Poseidon, Dream Team, We Got Married
JAP ~ Ouran High School Host Club (anime)
US ~ Secret Circle
HK ~ Be Home For Dinner
TW ~ Office Girls, In Time With You, Ring Ring Bell
VN ~ Vũ Khí Sắc Đẹp
… and I have a long TO DO LIST.
Today, I went to redeem my free scoop of BR ice cream for being a good bday girl, and so I tried Oreo Cookie Cheesecake… DAYUM, it was sinfully good. Anyone actually know how good I’m sayin’ this flavor is?
tree with deep roots,1000 days promise, vampire prosecutor, musical, man of honor, BBJX, etc. I really enjoy BBJX. Next one to watch will be In Time with you.
I watched several hundreds of dramas over the years, but I can only claim to be drama-compulsive (defined by MJP, though I think I might have watched more daily and morning dramas than MJP.).
The event I became drama-compulsive= when I was out of work for 6 months (when stock market hit the bottom). Drama of my life: Immortal YSS.
I just came back from Korea. I met eight of my friends and of course, I was the one who knew the most about the dramas.
Still having withdrawal symptoms from TPM, WBDS…oh well, TWDR and MoH are getting awesomer!!! Sadly sjk isn’t acting in TWDR anymore :’(
Iam watching man of honor ..this drama is soooo good
OT! OT! I’m in time for OT this week? I can’t believe it!
How are my favourite people? I’m sorry, no in-depth drama related discussions from me this week. Honestly, i don’t find the dramas of this stretch that engaging any more! Plus I’ve got tons to do for my university applications, so I’m a bit bogged down at the mo’. Hows life in your end of the world?
Oh, tell me about it!
Having less time is one thing, but not feeling the ‘pull’ towards any drama is another thing.
How ya been, biscuit?
and you too!
Why are you ignoring me, Bunny?
Hajimayo!!!
I’m ignoring you.
One question …
What is ICOMYM?
*noob* ^^
Inappropriate Crush on Much Younger Men
ICOMYM – inappropriate crushes on much younger men – a club for women with said affliction.
From Ms koala
I myself am in love withPIE – refers to Chung Jung Myung, because he is a cutie pie. We’ve also discussed dividing him up into pieces like a pie so we can all share equally in the cute hotness that is PIE.
So says moi from the Cutie Pie Team @viki.com
What would the acronym for Inappropriate Crush on Muc Older Women be?
ICOMOW? LOL
HRH!!!! Annyeong
I finally catch you when I am on. How’s the new ?school ? town?
You can’t have an inappropriate crush on a noona in KD land. They do it all the time
Hello, ck10z
So that means a crush on a noona is always appropriate, no?
I’m settling in just fine. Assignments are stacking up but I can still handle it. I met some good people and also some annoying ones. Ooh, I met an ex-drama addict too! Can you believe it? Abandoning K-drama just like that. I don’t like her very much, I think. Heh
The new town is amazing. It’s the language barrier that gets to me here. Everyone assumes I understand Chinese since I look like one. I’m getting tired of saying “Sorry, I don’t speak Chinese.”
I missed a few OTs where are you? I mean which country? The last time I caught you on OT you’re were in ?Malaysia but where can you be where they assume you speak Chinese?
Oh ignore them. At work I’ve been asked to translate Korean, Mandarin, Tagalog, Japanese, Burmese, Thai and Cantonese. Man how many languages or countries do they think I am from @__@
I’m still in Malaysia. The community speaks a different language(dialect?) though. I understand most of what they’re saying, of course, since I’m part Chinese as well. I’m pretty sure the locals use Cantonese, but I’ve got no skill in speaking whatsoever.
I feel you. People had been asking if I’m Russian, Korean, Eurasian or Malay, when they look at me. Awesome conversation starter!
Couldn’t reply no more reply buttons. Oh make lots of friends and go to lots of good food places then. Good luck with your report.
Have a good weekend. Better run off it’s almost 2am and I wasn’t kidding about my test and I am editing some viki videos for softsubs tomorrow as well.
Ricky the royal highness -
I’m not Asian, but I look very Spanish and whenever I travel everyone always addresses me in Spanish/French/Italian/Portuguese and looks shocked when I don’t respond. Especially in Miami, I get a LOAD of gaping mouths and surprised looks that my parents didn’t pass down the Spanish language. (I’m a bit bitter too…) No hablo espagnol. lo siento.
@ Raine – You can still learn the language? It’s never too late!
@Raine
Am kinda in the same boat. I actually forgot how to speak my mother-tongue but strangely I can understand it. So this made for incredibly awkward conversations with my grandmas who only knew how to speak in my mother-tongue. However, the rest of my family is fluent. Sounds weird I know and I have been the butt of so many jokes. To remedy this, my parents sent me to a boarding school in a region that predominantly speaks my mother-tongue in the hope of improving my speaking abilities but it didn’t work.
*hangs head in shame*
@ Alua – I’m actually learning Spanish and Japanese actively right now…er, independently studying that is. But its still tough when you can’t answer fluidly and your accent is good (mine is…which is terrible…cause I cant actually speak…)
@ shiku – You’re not the only one. My bff doesn’t speak her mother tongue but her sister does. A lot of older siblings around here speak Spanish but the youngers dont. My mother learned Yiddish and her younger sisters didnt. I’m learning Spanish now to catch up with my roots…
*sighs* I get it.
I get a lot of “Konnichiwa’s or Annyeonghaseyo’s” when I’m neither honestly. I’m cool about it. I usually grin and silently bow out to those presumptuous strangers. Or when I’m in a great mood then I’ll toss an equivalent one liner back.
Dear Ricky TRH
ICOMOW = PFWM
Perfectly fine with me
Bwahahahahahaha *VB*
It’s fine with me too, Jomo
It’s another way of saying Cougar Noona.
Cougar Noona!
Ba Ha Ha Ha Ha HAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good one iZzie
kamsahanida!
rawr!
Happy Friday everyone!
Finally managed to watch Protect the Boss this week. The first half was awesome. The second half wasn’t nearly as funny but it was still really good.
*************SPOILERY WARNING*****************
It was such a relief to have a chaebol parent (and grandparent) actually like and accept the poor girlfriend!!! And for the poor girlfriend to not take any s*** from the rich snotty women!!! And I liked the fact that neither Ji Heon or his father believe that Eun Seol was the whistle-blower. I freakin’ LOVED the way Ji Heon and Moo Won acted like such boys fighting over a favorite toy. You could tell they had the potential to be bff’s, but their parents’ fighting kept them on opposite teams. And I loved that there wasn’t just verbal sparring, but downright tussles and fistfights LOL. Does that make me a gangster? Oh, and how do I love Myung Ran!!!!!!
If I have any gripe – and I’ve seen this in other dramas – it’s the whole “I’ve got to do something I’ll contact you when it’s over” thing. There was no real justification for Ji Heon NOT to tell Eun Seol his reasons, but he didn’t. Dunno about anyone else, but it would be a heck of a lot easier for me to wait on my boyfriend if I KNEW WHY I had to wait, rather than just being told to wait. Okay, gripe over.
*************END SPOILERY*************************
On another note: I’m looking for recommendations for saeguks that do not have a sucky ending. The only one I’ve watched is SKKS and I LOVED it. I do plan to watch Hong Gil Dong at some point just because it’s a Hong Sisters Drama (even though I know how it ends). I’ve also downloaded and plan to watch: Strongest Chil Woo, Iljimae, Return of Iljimae, and Legend of Hyang Dan. And based on what I’ve read, I’m considering downloading The Princess’s Man. Chuno sounds interesting, and so does The Legend (aka The Legend of the First King’s Four Gods or something like that). Does anyone recommend either of those? Or do they have sucky endings where everyone dies? I already know not to watch Warrior BDS, otherwise I’ll end up having to buy a new laptop cause I’ll probably throw heavy things at it.
So…saeguks with happy endings anyone???
The Princess’ Man
moo seun! I think what makes a good sageuk is that the character has all the important triumphs and dies after completing their task. I think if you accept that your sageuk path will open.
I just saw that episode of ptb last night ( tonight is the finale!) and I was thinking that the vibe is very coffee house in the last paces ( my sister is watching coffee house so I was reading recaps and I noticed that there’s a reference to scent of a woman!) errrrr!!!! Oh, your comment about him just telling her- I thought that too last night. What I really love about this drama is these people actually have conversations and the heroine is not taking in some idiot she had to tame at the end for her happy ending. He consciously decided he must become a person she can lean on, and then when he realized he wasn’t yet, they separated. I also love that the second lead girl was just a little lonely thing who has become bffs with our lead and that there’s no betrayal between the two when eun sol goes to ji hon.
The Princess Man has happy ending from what i read. i have yet to watch the last 2 episodes.
what new drama that everyone’s watching right now? i seriously dont know what happen to me with kdrama now. i read recap but none interest me. i want to watch something!
i read that won bin will be back on small screen (he’s still deciding), i hope so!! movie is never the same with drama. i want 16hours of won bin LOL! i watched Ahjusshi last week and its super duper awesome. i remember watching Autumn in my heart before and hating it and cursing the lead couple because Wonbin didnt get the girl.
anyway, i’m listening to our puppy’s new album now. love it!
Girlfriday,are you the up town girl in his song? i cant believe he even offer himself as a slave. we need to get this boy a girlfriend! love that song anyway.
and this one is lovely, my most favourite one. i’m sure it will be played a lot on 1N2D;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR1XnvYB87I
have a nice day everyone!
Saeguk: Return of Iljimae is one of the best TV shows I’ve seen. Period. No sad ending (at least in my estimation).
Protect the Boss: I agree with your take on the “I have to go away” think. Trope contrivance germane to the Kdrama. What are you gonna do? What I loved about this show (which was definitely better and funnier in the early episodes) was that this is the only kdrama couple (of the many, many, many I’ve watched) that came across as real to me. Their struggles, their interactions… the whole thing just made much more sense to me than others I’ve seen, and I could relate. Her trepidation in dating her boss and entering into such a family/lifestyle, his complete openness about liking her and then loving her no matter what, their friendship (an actual friendship!), as well as her resentment after he came back in the end. Realistic. Loved it!
For a totally unrealistic boss/subordinate romance, see the j-drama Hotaru no Hikari, seasons 1 and 2. I understand it is supposed to be a comedy, but I seriously felt that if these people were real, I would want them in therapy rather than marriage.
They have separations not once but twice, both times so she can “become a better person for him” (and ends up changing not one iota) and she has the relationship maturity – even after briefly living with someone else (!) of a twelve year old (afraid of being in his bedroom, getting whacked out about the most chaste kiss on the planet, practicing with the most outrageous pucker…). This is supposed to be a mid-twenties career woman and a mid-thirties divorced boss, living in the same house. I don’t believe it, not for a second.
Yikes! That sounds exactly like the kind of drama that would make my head explode. Thanks for the heads up!
Agreed! I loved PTB but the whole “I’ve got to take care of some things” scenario is ridiculous. I hate it. How hard is it to buy a phone card or shoot her an email or poke her on facebook? What’s worse is when people go “study abroad” and no one hears from them for two years until they show up back at the airport without notifying anyone. My university was almost over-run with international students and every last one of them was in constant contact with home.
Such annoy plot devices. Tirade over.
Chuno’s ending?
Don’t say anything, don’t say anything! I’m just starting it now and I have NO IDEA what it’s about and I’m really happy about that.
Gee – you asked -
“I’m looking for recommendations for saeguks that do not have a sucky ending”.
I really didn’t know you had started Chuno yet. Sorry
Oops, sorry JoAnne – got you mixed up with Stacy! Sometimes these threads get really confusing in the length.
The Princess’ Man has a happy (ish) ending. I say -ish because it came off as bittersweet to me, but still so heartwarming ;__; (I’m feeling the urge to rewatch it.)
HAHA, I love that..’throw heavy things at it’
Hi everyone. Hah. I can’t believe I am early for once. I have a whole heap of questions for you guys this week.
How do you withdraw from thinking Korean actors are good looking? That is because I was watching this on TV tonight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlPMEdQKzJc
And I thought ‘meh’ I think Go Soo, Gong Yoo, Hyun Bin, Lee Dong Wook and Lee Sang Woo are cuter.
You can’t you just wanted love’em all…which is a great thing:))
ck1Oz – I never thought that dude was hot in the first place. The nonAsian guys I always liked I find myself still liking (cellist Zuill Bailey, Michael Weatherly, Mark Harmon (GIBBS, )Matt Damon, Olivier Martinez, Ryan Phillipe (so shoot me), Tyrese, and a bunch of Broadway actors: Adam Pascal, Taye Diggs, Anthony Rapp, Barret Foa).
I could keep going but I’ll stop…:D But a LOT of my list are foreign actors. Maybe cause I grew up in Miami where tons of people are foreign? I have no clue.
But Korean actors are hottt!
,sorry to butt in just wanted to say Gibbs ROCKS!!
Gibbs is in another category by himself
He’s not a young hottie though is he?
I’m glad to find some Gibbs fans. I seriously only take a break from K-drama when I hear him in the other room. I run in and make whoever’s watching rewind.
ck1Oz – He WAS a young hottie back in the day. PHEW. And now he’s a nicely aged hottie. And, don’t shoot me, but I NEVER got the Sean Connery thing. It’s actually a huge point of contention between me and my band. Even the dudes in the band think I’m PSYCHO. But, he just doesn’t do it for me.
ahjummabunny – I totally noticed the Lucas Bryant stare now that you pointed it out. YAY channeling CSW!
But anyway, in terms of Asian guys, my Chinese friend calls me Rice Queen ’cause I always dig the Asian guys we pass while walking places. Heehee.
I love the turn this thread has taken. Another Gibbs fan here.
Okay, no one’s going to get this, and no one’s going to care, but for those who few who do, the joke is just hysterically funny… so, at one of the recent US presidential candidate debates (which seem to happen about once a week), I was reading a recap from this hysterical commentator at Time Magazine, and he was reporting how Rick Santorum kept requesting to “butt in” to a particular conversation, and this commentator was pointing out how unwise it was for Santorum to use that particular language, given the definition of his name bestowed on Google by someone who (fairly rightfully, I think) sees him as a “repulsive bigot,”…
HAHAHA!
Santorum jokes never get old, probably because he keeps trying to get past that definition. But he should realize by now the internet is forever.
Right? I’d feel sorry for him, but he is pretty much a jackass, in terms of any of the values I care about.
BTW, if anyone wants to know why I care about this, just see any of Rick Santorum’s many despicable comments about gay people (among other things, but those are the most egregious) … and then Google his last name
NCIS IS AWESOME!!!! YAY!!!
Ha… haven’t watched it years though but have enough of my former Fangirl (plus Fanfiction writer) to have to but in
And yeah… I think being a fan of K dramas and even asian dramas in general does tend to make it difficult to find western guys attractive… I mean how can they compete?
^sighs^ my standards are WAY to high now…
That’s totally true! I realized how far gone I was when the new Project Runway started this season and one of the designers was a Korean boy, who, the instant he came on screen, I oohed — “A Flower Boy!!”, and cheered him on solely because of his looks. How shallow am I?! Apparently, lots.
my hollywood crush is clive owen. It’s a real crush like googley eyed and blushing. It’s really ridiculous but that guy in closer really does it for me. I’ve started to notice Lucas Bryant from Haven- he does this thing with his eyes that is very cha seung won you guys know the stare right!
Ooh, I like Clive Owen. He’s hot! I don’t know Lucas Bryant, but if he’s got a Cha Seung-won thing going, I would undoubtedly love him (even if he’s no Mitt Romney… yes, I’m going to hammer this to death
)
okay I’m at the bad guy scene where that stupid man puts his back to the girl who thinks he can fly and I paused it and ran over here for distraction. I don’t think my heart can take it!
I think we had decided that you rated jo gook over mitt romney! Mitt Romney does a similar intense stare, but I think it means he wants to do bad things with me. I think it’s unfortunate he’s actually named Mitt.
I”m not sure what his mother was thinking when she picked that name…..or is it a nickname?
Ooh, I can answer this (of course):
His first name is “Willard,’’ after the hotel magnate J. Willard Marriott, his father’s best friend.
His middle name comes from his father’s cousin, who played quarterback for the Chicago Bears from 1925 to 1929. That cousin’s name was “Milton’’ and his nickname was “Mitt’’ — a totally understandable preference for a football player.
Evidently, at a fairly young age, “Willard” indicated a preference for the name “Mitt,” and that’s how he’s been known since.
well, frankly, I’d prefer Mitt to Willard. So now I get it, lol.
In reply to ahjummabunny:
Yes, if you put the two of them in front of me to choose from, OF COURSE I’d pick Jo Gook over Mitt Romney, but the thing is, Jo Gook isn’t out there in front of me in the news every day, and Mitt is… so my infatuation keeps getting fed… how much longer do I have to wait for the next damn debate, anyway?
(And by the way, I find it strangely hilarious when media people refer to him — no doubt in a derogatory way — as “Mittens”)
Well first off after watching KD all guys must be 180cm tall minimum
Of the list…only Mark Harmon qualifies as sexy. Not hot though just good ol’ fashion sexy. Sort of like Sean Connery. Like 20 years ago.
Agreed on the Sean Connery-Mark Harmon comparison..I don’t find them hot or attractive in a “romantic” way but it’s like the experiences that comes with their age gives off their “sexy ” vibes…
Hmm… I’ve had a personal bone to pick with Sean Connery for a long time (stemming from his portrayal of a character I loved in the movie version of a novel, when I had pictured that character completely differently), but I’ve seen his appeal more as I’ve gotten older.
But I’m not sure we’re thinking of the same Mark Harmon… is this the guy who was the teacher in some US sitcom I can’t think of the name of, back in the late 80s/early 90s?
Don’t remember a sitcom…I do remember him being in St Elsewhere.
OK, evidently I was completely confused. The sitcom I was thinking of was Head of the Class, and in my mind (from my [quite] younger years watching that show), the teacher looks now like how I think Mark Harmon looked then… but obviously I’m wrong on all counts. Can anyone else see where I was coming from, or am I completely delusional on this score?
Sethe wasn’t head of the class Howard Hessman?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090444/
Yes, evidently you’re right. Does anyone out there know who I could possibly be thinking of who looks like Mark Harmon, during more or less this era, who was in a TV show (this was kinda like junior high, maybe early high school for me, so maybe I can be forgiven for not remembering completely)?
Sean Connery in a kilt…..gah….
I freely and openly admit that I have a thing for men in kilts…I blame it on my Scots-Irish ancestry.
Raine likes Rent, I can tell.
Which Rent are you talking about?
Broadway (Taye Diggs, Anthony Rapp)
Actually being she’s in Miami, she might be thinking of the movie, they reprised their roles on film. It rates watching every 6 months or so in our house – if you’ve never seen it try it!
JoAnne, I adore you for picking that up. Not only do I like Rent, but I can tell you what shows every single one of those actors were in and if they won Tony’s or not…
And just so you know, I’m a gunho Broadway fan (the kind that gets mad at Glee for butchering amazing music…). I’m talking original John Larson cast who could barely make it through opening night. With Daphne Rubin-Vega as Mimi and not Rosario Dawson. The one where Jesse Martin RIPS on the I’ll cover you reprise. And Idina Menzel worked Over the Moon way better. The version that actually HAS Christmas Bells. I’ve seen it 3 times, once on broadway, once in NC and once down here.
In terms of the film, I do think the Tango Maureen was well filmed and choreographed and Take Me or Leave me was quite sexy. I loved the vocals on Livin’ in AMerica but the filming killed it. I missed the messages on the machine…but that show was MEANT for the stage and the scaffolding and the band in the corner. It’s so epic.
Phew…ok, sorry, my Kdrama obsession came AFTER my 20 year Broadway obsession…my mother’s a New Yorker and we’re all singers…
So putting that out there. Favorite musicals anyone? As for me: Rent (obviously), A Chorus Line, L5Y (my dream role), Snoopy!!! The Musical, Miss Saigon, Hair, Lion King, Spamalot, Avenue Q, 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling B, Anything Goes, Into the Woods, the Fantasticks (RIP Jerry Orbach my hero), Candide (Barbara Cook…amen), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Nortbert Leo Butz…), Fiddler (although not my favorite, but I wouldn’t be a good broadway baby if I didn’t list it), Peter Pan, Cinderella,
There is one musical I can’t Stand: Oklahoma. Just…no. Kill me.
Wow – you’ve seen a lot! I live much closer and come no where near you but my neighbors go quite a bit (their daughter is a fabulous singer and at one point she considered a career on the stage – she’s since decided she wants to be a jet pilot in the AF, and is in college/ROTC/taking flying lessons.).
I think I have to say Wicked is my favorite – saw it with Idina and Kristin, royalty both. I’ve seen other stuff – Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Wiz, Music Man, more but I can’t remember (no coffee yet) but I also love musical movies – Brigadoon, Rent, Across the Universe, Mamma Mia, Singing in the Rain, White Christmas, Holiday Inn, etc etc etc
OMG Hair yes I forgot that one, and Fiddler I’ve probably seen half a dozen time between movies and productions, but never on Broadway.
JoAnne Unni, everytime I go to New York/England I make myself watch at least 2 shows. NYC is always an expensive trip for me.
I’ve seen Wicked twice, once in Miami and once on Broadway with Shoshona Bean (Truth be told, I was misting Kristin Chenowith. I have a total short girl crush on her cause she’s shorter than me…and thats hard to do. Plus, you know, she rocks at singing. Have you heard her sing glitter and be gay? She plays Cunegonde in Candide. That is vocal prowess baby. I love Barbara Cook, but KC’s technique blows Barbara’s out of the water (plus, she’s hysterical):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVsLMxam21I )
Can you tell I’m a Chenowith fan? Anyway, Wicked was fabulous. I’ve definitely burned a hole in my CD. My sister just saw Hair and got pulled on stage by Berger to dance *oh Berger…sob*. I think I cried out of jealousy. She was the YOUNGEST person in the audience (21) and everyone thought she was adorable singing along. My sister is absolutely adorable by the way!
Movie musicals are great too. Barbara Streisand totally owns that market. Ha.
Where was I yesterday when all this goodness was happening?
I love musicals, though the only one I’ve seen in stage is Wicked. I was soooo great to watch it in NY. I play de CD over and over in my car.
The rest, I’ve just seen them in movies.
My family isn’t into musicals, so they don’t understand my love for them.
zgznoona – welcome to the fold of musicals. Now that I know there are several of us here, I will definitely keep bringing up the topic!
Yay! for Gibbs, Michael Weatherly, Taye Diggs
I would like to add Johnny Depp (the main reason I watched 21 jump street), Shemar Moore, Chris O’Donnell (I can’t believe he has 5 kids!)
I am strange as at first I don’t find k-actors hot then after seeing them act (or staring at their faces on my screen for hours on end) all of a sudden I find them irresistibly hot.
Johnny Depp was in the Pub about a mile from my old house a few years ago as they were filming Alice in Wonderland.
But no one had a camera so there were no photos….
ohhh, Johnny Depp
My girlfriends and I celebrate his birthday by greeting each other with ‘Happy Depp Day!’ and having roast beef sandwiches – reportedly his favorite. I have no idea when the day is…one of us (not me) is in charge of the calendar.
Oh, 21 Jump Street! What a fantastic show that was… and Johnny Depp was SO hot. My teenage self was SO in love with him. What an amazing man he is… beautiful, sexy, and talented…
I love that scene. Christine Baranski is awesome. I think those guys are great chorus line dancers. The same thing would probably happen if you gathered a group of 30 Korean filler actors.
But I do agree, I think my taste is changing after watching so much kdrama.
I think the only guy in Mamma Mia who does it for me is Colin Firth and that’s just because it’s him…it’s not really because of how he looks.
Unni – I know what you meant about Colin Firth. He has the ‘it’.
He certainly does…Love Actually, have you seen it?
Unni – I was actually going to mention that movie and point out that he’s the hottest of all the couples (Except maybe for that kid!!!! TOO CUTE!)
We’re on the same wavelength.
That is my favorite ‘Christmas’ movie. The scene in the pond, in Portugul? The scene at the restaurant in Portugal? Ok…the converstation between Liam Neeson and his son about how you know it’s love…Hugh Grant dancing…the little girl singing…THE WEDDING recessional? OMG. Sigh…the placards. Hugh Grant searching the whole street, door by door…Ok I usually don’t start watching it again until November (and then watch it over and over until January) but its almost November, right?
OMG and that brazilian guy, sitting at the end of the bed. I remember watching Laura Linney do the little dance on the stairs when the trailers were on tv and thinking “I’m going to love this forever.” I was right, and i had NO IDEA how awesome that movie would turn out to be. At the end when it pulls back from the scene at the airport and all those vignettes start playing? I cry every.single.time. Helpless, fat, happy tears dripping right off my chin. Starting to well up now thinking about it.
Unni – if you keep talking I’m never going to get to Sang Doo because I’ll be watching Love Actually instead….just sayin’
Ditto. I’ve started thinking they’re the hottest PERIOD. they’re definitely the hottest people in all the oriental folk (dont know how else to put it. hope t doesnt sound wierd)
DIBS ON ALL OF THE ONES I’VE MENTIONEDDDDD
*Ahem* Let me make a list of Korean Guys I Drool Over:
Lee Min Ho
Go Soo
Kim Bum
Yoo Ah In
Song Joong Ki
Kim Soo Hyun
there are more, why aren’t they coming to me?? Well these are the primary ones, for sure.
Okay if we’re calling dibs then…Park Shi-hoo and Cha Seung-won!
Um, I don’t think so. Everyone around here knows the depth of my love (obsession) for Cha Seung-won. Saying I’ll fight you for him seems callow, so I’ll just pretend arrogance and superciliousness and say that he’d undoubtedly prefer me to you if he met us both
But you replaced him with Mitt Romney!!!!!!!!!! So she wins
Shiku – I concur! MY PRECIOUSSSS!
(This post has got some smack downs going on!)
I have no good rebuttal to what you said, so I guess I have to concede.
Just keep your mitts off my, um, Mitt
(Probably no one will challenge me for him, right?
)
BTW, I think I won the fight… you got schooled
.. but it’s like I was ejected from the ring for a technicality. So, Raine, you were smacked down 
Sethe – you may have THOUGHT you won the battle. But this is WAR. MUAHAHAHAHA! (<—the cackle of a crazy cellist…beware!)
My dibs are all already claimed, but they would be: Rain, Ji Sung, and (as he shall forever be known in my heart) Oh Ji HoMyGod.
Unni – I MIGHT have you fight you for Rain…Or should I call him MR. Raine…. *cackle of glee*
I know you were there first, my little dongsaeng…but respect your elder! (More like, have pity on me.)
Unni – I suppose I can relinquish him…since you’re my unni…
From the bottom of my heart, thank you…and remember you said Gong Yoo does it for you the way Rain does it for me! I am at the point in Sang Doo where I’m starting to get really really mad because I can just see the trainwreck coming and I DO NOT WANT IT.
Plus it’s now officially official that his is the face I will watch over any others of any race, religion, or creed. Clown face, mad face, sad face, doesn’t matter. Thats the face for me. That’s the voice for me. Even if he didn’t have that body – because let’s face it, he doesn’t always have that body, and he won’t always have that body. But he will have those eyes, that nose, those lips, and that smile. He’s my one. There’ll be others (there are others) who make me smile and are a treat for my eyes, but he’s my one.
haha, loved reading this little ‘smack-down’ I’m not too big on cha seung won, thank god. He’s too old to appeal to a lil one like me..
thejawavillager – as long as you don’t fight me for him, then its all good. But if not, I can take you and Sethe on with my yellow belt and my borrowed blackbelt!
Happy Friday everyone, been off the drama wagon for a couple of weeks now….went back to my first love…reading…am on the last book today, then it’s back to drama land…the recaps have been awesome by the way …have a great weekend everyone.
That begs the question: what are you reading?
mills and boon and harlequin of course!
Heh! You’re just bouncing back and forth between all those romances!
Harlequin??? Aren’t those the cheesy little paperback romances in which every heroine is petite and beautiful and has long hair and violet eyes and is a princess in disguise, or some shit like that? [Oh, wait, that's Barbara Cartland
]. I used to read those in junior high, and my tall (obviously un-petite and un-adorable-and-helpless) self just hated those females 
Same way I feel about some kdrama heroines, actually…
My first love is reading too. I am sorely in the need of good recommendations. Am in the middle of a fantasy lord-of-the-rings-esque one, but its no way near as good as LOTR. Thinking of dropping it
Have you read anything from Anne McCaffrey?
I liked her “Freedom” series:
Freedom’s Landing #1
Freedom’s Choice #2
Freedom’s Challange #3
Freedom’s Ransom #4
Hmm, makes me want to read it again. But my old tired eyes can’t take all that reading anymore.
MJP fantastic suggestions. I am behind those as well. Julliet Marillier too. Love her books. Well, I havne’t read the newer ones. Just the Sevenwaters Trilogy. If you’re into bizarre humor, try Greg Macguire who wrote Wicked (what the Broadway musical is based off of. It not like the musical at ALL or rather, the musical isn’t like the book.) But he wrote The Ugly Stepsister, Son of a Witch (sequel to Wicked), MIrror, Mirror. If you like nonfiction Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks. AMAZING!
Gregory McGuire is the BOMB. I have them all. Didn’t care for Son of a Witch too much, though.
JoAnne Unni- I totally only read SOAW to conclude Liir’s story. I hated the Ugly StepSister til I read the end and then LOVED it. That was the best ending of a book I’ve ever read. I actually read Wicked the book before the musical came out and I was curious to how they would adapt such a snarky character – and they made her not snarky.
I think Ugly Stepsister is his best, actually.
Unni- its the most coherent of all of them for sure.
AAh, so many books to read…I’m happy. Thanks for the recommendations!
D
Thank you so much! The name is familiar. Can’t wait to get started!
Enjoy thejawavillager. Retreat into your hut and be happy.
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Happy OT Friday!
1. So, for my new found love of Won Bin, I decided to get through Autumn in My Heart. I deserve a f***ing medal. Or a piggy-back from Won Bin (after a night of drinking, of course). There was nothing enjoyable about that drama. And nothing ever happened. People had feelings, and cried about other people’s feelings. And they were sick.
Although, I must admit that it had an (unintentionally) awesome ending. ***SPOILER ALERT*** Gotta love the Mean Girls-esque ending and actually… ya know… going there.
2. As I watched aforementioned drama on dramafever, I finally saw the new Lee Min-Ho Camry commercial, which is awesome/awesomely cheesy. First of all, let’s get this out of the way: Damn, Lee Min-Ho is hot. Secondly: the first time I watched it, everything happened so fast that when they came to the freeze frame at the end, and it was two Lee Min-Ho’s staring intensely at each other, I squee’d out loud. Is he in an OTP WITH HIMSELF!? Sadly, some random girl interrupted their incestuous (?) bromance.
That is when I decided that someone needs to write a drama in which Lee Min-Ho is in the OTP with himself. Like the Ouran twins, but… even hotter than that.
3. A quick PSA for all my American TV-viewing chingus. Community is an awesome show, but its ratings are terribly low, and I’m hearing rumors that it is on the verge of being cancelled. So if you are at all a fan, please please please try to watch it live and get those ratings up! Study group Hwaiting! Thus endeth PSA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsfUDwagpV8
Oh yeah En subs. Man he’s another hottie I must withdraw from. All I can think of is PMY kissed him, then kissing In Woo and then Yeong Gwang.
Did she save Korea in her previous life?
That CF’s awesomely cheesy! I half expected GHS to show up because of LMH’s song in BOF, though I thought at first the girl was PMY.
This CF just kills me. The hottest guy in the universe is giving kudos to the Camry’s excellence. He’s in a car? What car?
speaking of this commercial, my sister was watching coffee house and told me she is interested in the drama called the one and only that’s being advertised. I was going crazy trying to find this new drama and then I saw commercial just now while watching bad guy and so I had to send her a text straight away to tell her it’s just a commercial but she can see that guy in a drama called city hunter.
I have a Camry. LMH delivered it to me himself.
He DID!
Laughing @Jomo. Did you stamp your foot, there?
Hah! That’s her story and I bet she’s sticking to it!
*as if talking to a little kid*
Sure he did, hon. I believe you. *pats on head*
I’m confused… LMH is advertising Camrys? Aren’t those Japanese cars?
Plus (I think I’ve made this plug before), I had a Camry and 2 Hyundais, and the Hyundais were infinitely more reliable than the Camry… tons of problems with the Camry, but none with the Hyundais. (And doesn’t CSW advertise for Hyundai? Have to support him, right?
)
And you took the Camry and not LMH. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!
LMAO Raine!
Maybe Jomo decide keeping her zen life is more important than to start a cat fight w/ PMY while she realize her bf’s been missing after delivering some Camryes.
Carinne – I totally have a yellow belt (level 2) in character. Think I could take her on?
With my Italian/Spanish/Polish/Russian background, I can surely yell my way through the match….
Rainie, I like your optimism. Give it to her!
So this means you’re getting a Camry delivered to you pretty soon, right? kkk~ Be sure to invite me to watch the match. It’ll be like watching a tennis match. kkk~ You can borrow my black belt… w/ crystal sparkles. LOL! It is known as a lucky belt.
Carinne- there is no way I can lose whilst wearing a black belt with sparkles. Bring it on Min-young ssi. We’ll see who runs away in the camry with Min-ho!
TiaC – LMH as an OTP with himself? Yes, please!
I’ve been avoiding all the seasons dramas cause that kinda stuff just bogs down my brain…
i encountered that CF so many times and heard a lot of people talk about it but never watch it.
now, you really make me want to watch it!
thanks ck1Oz for sharing the link
omg i couldnt stop laughing watching the cf. it’s sooo cheesy and ridiculous.
they should have just made him the city hunter who try to use that system to recall and catch his enemy.
I know. I laughed. But he’s so adorable delivering all of his lines so seriously. “No, thank the Camry.”
Bwahahaha! I agree it is so cheesy. I expected better as I have been hearing this CF being mentioned frequently in OT.
I still don’t find Lee Min Ho hot, maybe my eyes need checking or I need to see him act.
Shiku, he is a very good actor who improves with each project. Even with that horrid hair obstructing him in BoF, the character material he was given to work with was very nicely portrayed (I HATE GJP!!!!!) And he has a lovely speaking voice. I know CH is his crowning glory and he deserves it, but his other work is also very good.
I read somewhere this CF comes in a series, so I’ll wait for ‘em all to release then watch.
I’m seeing it everywhere now. LMH v LMH. Hmmm…delicious…
LOL!
Congratulations!
—>->-@
In the face of plodding plots, overlong tearful jogs, total lack of any happiness (OK, there was that ONE scene), NOBLE freaking self-sacrificing passive OTP, waste of Second lead who should have been the first lead, you struggled on, finally reaching the last heartbreakingly miserable end to an already soul crushing drama, thusly, I hereby bestow upon TiaC the K-Perseverance award!
Your reward? You get to watch Winter Sonata!!!! YAY!
Couple of months ago, I have brought up some issues regarding celebrity sex scandal. Recently, there is another round of scandal, but was suppressed by the Korean media.
The photos and HD videos involved 37 actresses and models were leaked into the Chinese websites. The news apparently was suppressed in China major cities. A Website from Sihuan province reported the incident. it was a stolen hard disk from a Korean top government official’s home.
Deep Internet search revealed that 109G of videos had been broadcasted through the Internet in US, China and Hong Kong sites.
The first seven of the implicated actresses had already committed suicide and died. There is only one guy in the videos. He is a Japanese. if you think Edison Chan case is outrages, I believe this scandal is potential very big and dirty.
Do your own homework, you will see some of your favorite actresses in action. So far, I spotted one A list actress that i used to like very much, but now more of praying that she doesn’t follow the footsteps of the first 7 ladies!!
My intention to speak up is that to remind all the ladies here to live within your means, and follow right livelihood. Otherwise, you will be the prayers of hungry wolves!!!
it is sad and feel very sorry for those pretty girls.
Are you serious? This sounds so serious!
I am very serious. Korean entertainment industry appeared to controlled by Japanese mafia!!
Sorry, I am typing with left hand through iPad. Please excuse my grammar and typo…hurt my right hand again today!!!
If this is so serious, why are you posting this at this site and not at some legitimate news site? It’s not being suppressed by the Korean media. The reason why it’s not being reported is because those allegations are false. The “actresses” or models or whatever, are all Japanese AV actresses. Do you really think if Korean actresses were involved, especially A-list ones, the Chinese media would not cover it? The Chinese media is notorious for leaking and sensationalizing anything with a hint of a scandal. The reason why this “scandal” hasn’t blown up is because it isn’t true, as far as it involving Koreans actresses. I feel like the people who keep bringing this up, including you, have a dark objective against K-entertainment, for whatever reason.
Anyway, if you have proof, do share. Otherwise, I’m pretty confident everything you’ve posted are lies.
I knew someone will be accusing me of lying. Just type Korea celebrity sex scandal for search, you will find various sites with videos and photos. If you can read Chinese, there are plenty of sites covering it after Sihuan driest reported it.
Yeah, I know the videos you’re talking about. It’s clear those women are Japanese, and it’s disgusting what’s been done to them because it’s clear they didn’t even know they were being filmed. The guy or whoever is behind it is scum.
Point me to a legitimate Chinese news article (from an accredited Chinese news source) that talks about this scandal, because I have not come across one. Anything that’s been posted on the web has been flimsy gossip and tabloid fodder, from the so-called “news” sites.
Can you tell me how to determine the credential of the Chinese newspaper?
Lol Mirror, if you have to ask me that then it should be clear how reliable (as in, not) the source you’re getting your info from is.
I think you are right, the Original source is from Japan, but the girls are definitely Koreans.
after a careful examination of the photos and videos, phew, the A-list look alike is definitely not the A-List. My apology!! As for the rest of the so called “actresses”, I have no idea who they are?
I think you need to “re-examine” them again. They’re all Japanese. They’re even speaking in Japanese (without a hint of an accent). You need to be more careful the next time you post a claim as bold and discriminatory as this. It’s disgusting to link to any female, and here, you’re linking it to the whole crop of K-actresses. You’re doing as much harm as the scum who filmed those girls.
Have you looked at all the links? I looked at two in particular in relation to the one who looks like an A List, she is definitely a Korean. The other random one is also a Korean. You need to check your facts too, before barking like a stray dog!!!
You’re the one who started barking first buddy. You should be prepared for such criticism when your original statement is so defamatory, and yet you’ve proven how unreliable it is.
I’m sure I hurt your feelings in my last comment, but it’s true, you need to be careful if you’re going to post something as bold and as wrongfully damaging as that.
Kindly link me to those videos with “Korean actresses” in them, because no, I have not come across any that were.
I won’t provide the link because it helps to spread the anti Korean wave movement in Japan. You should go back to the 芸能 Korean Entertainment sites and re-examine all of the videos!! The burden of proof snow with you since you claimed all of them is Japanese!!!
Oh God, then why did you post in the first place? How is your original comment any different from spreading the “anti-Korean” wave? When you say K-entertainment is run by the Japanese mafia? WTF? The burden of proof falls on you since you’re the one making those defamatory claims in the first place. And again, you fail to come up with anything.
Hehe…don’t trick me to give you the link, I will never do so. This scandal runs a lot deeper than surface, big corporations, senior government officials and Japanese mafia are all behind. Otherwise, you see, all those girls are out there to please that guy. They did not reveal the guy’s face. Most importantly, those girls are of very quality, not the Japanese AV sort.
The alleged A list leaked was exquisite, I think she is even looked better than the A List, overall!!!
Everything you post is so hypocritical, it’s kind of ridiculous. You sound like you actually enjoy this scandal. “Exquisite?” Really? How disgusting of you. There’s a simple reason why you’re not posting any proof, you don’t have any.
Why are you getting so adamant, I just hope you are not one of the 37. By hook or by crook, I am not giving you the link!! You need to do your own homework. Nice try!!!
I just hope you’re not the guy behind those videos because you’re coming off very sketchy. I’m a guy, you don’t have to worry about me being a victim. Originally you said big A-list actresses are involved, and that K-entertainment is run by the Japanese mafia. What type of response did you expect? For people to just take your word for it when it’s such a disgusting claim? I know those claims you made are bullsh.t, so why should I not refuting them? And you make it easy to refute when you keep making excuses for not posting your so-called “proof.”
Nice try. Again, do your own homework!! Yeah, you are a guy? Bluff!!!
Eh, you are running out of arguments aren’t you? Now you’re not even trying to defend your claims.
Absolutely sure, you are a female!!! My original stance and intention remains the same. The key facts remain that at least 2 of the girls are Korean!!
This reply to you is final!!
Yeah, so you’re wrong on all counts then. Why would you think I’m a girl? Because I’m agruing with you about something that concerns females? We’re not all scums, that’s the moral here. And women should be respected, that’s another one.
Not for nothing…but this whole little thread is hilarious.
bwahaha…I also find it very hilarious!! Japanese vs Koreans vs Chinese!!!
Eh, it’s actually pretty sick.
Bwahaha….you are behaving like a petty ajuhma. Relax, if you are guy!!!
Ugh, you again. I wasn’t giving you much credit to begin with, but this is what your argument has devolved to? Is petty ahjummah supposed to be an insult. So now all you’ve got are insults? Me, petty? Pot calling kettle black.
Sorry, Soom…I wasn’t laughing at you, honest. I know nothing of the situation you two are discussing. The humor came not from that situation but the tone of the initial accusations and the devolvement of the argument on that side. I thought your rebuttals were logical and something to applaud.
JoAnne, no need to apologize. I myself thought how the argument devolved was ridiculous. Thanks btw.
The royalty is baaaaaaack!! Haha
Is everyone doing alright?
I’ve only been watching High Kick 3 due to a tiny little thing called campus life. I know. I’m a failure *sigh*
Your Royal Highness, you can have all the girls in the world, if you are rich, powerful and with true royal blood. many girls are hungry for fame, glamour life, and $$$$..mirror mirror on the wall! Your wish is granted!!
Hey there, Mirror!
Are you new? I don’t remember seeing you before my brief departure from the OT. Anyways, nice to meet you.
If only all those things you said were true, I’d be the most wanted guy in campus!
I can already picture it… Me swaggering along the corridors, channeling a vibe much like Crown Prince Lee Shin’s from Goong and all the girls fawning over me *almost paradiiiiiiise…*
Hahaha…only if you are a true blue Royal!!! Sorry, I just have to poke your dream, poke your hullucination, poke your imagination, Indespicable Me!!!!
no, I am not new here. Just changed ID, that’s all. Many girls here hate me, because I am too direct, frank and in despicable!!
Don’t worry. I’m too much of a daydreamer, anyways.
A quick reality check is good sometimes to keep me grounded.
Heh doesn’t Campus Life just mean you have more time to watch Dramas?
Or is that just me? Seriously spending most of my time watching dramas at the mo….
No I don’t have a 1500 word essay due Tuesday… I would not be irresponsible enough to ignore that completely would I…?
^sighs^
Oh, crap! Don’t remind of assignments, Leaf.
Nope, I don’t have that 15 page report due in ten days.
Must. Lock. Away. Secret. Drama. Stash.
Just remember how can you focus without dramas?
I mean you get a choice between being insane and maybe having done the work or being relatively sane and (hopefully) having done the work…
hmmm… it’ll be fine!!
It’s not like I need decent grades to fufill my dream of studying abroad in Seoul or anything…
Dammit..
You are brilliant!
If only I have your optimism. I definitely can’t survive without my K-drama fix. It’s hard to work though, since the very computer you are using to complete your assignments is actually the one which houses all the freshly downloaded episodes. Gah! Temptations. Temptations.
Ha! I’m not that optimistic…
I suppose it helps that I lost all of my K drama files ^It still fills me with tears^ and have such rubbish internet as it means I have a limit to how much I can watch…
(2GB a DAY!!! How am I meant to cope? Before I found out about it and became more careful I used that much up in 5 MINUTES!!! How am I suppose to cope? ^sobs and has an emotional breakdown^)
^Pulls self togther^ But anyway… I don’t understand what I need to write the essay on so it’s been very very easy for me to delay starting it…
^sighs^ This is how I failed all of my previous exams….
You lost your drugs?!
I can’t imagine losing my precious babies.
I’ll have an emotional breakdown and probably wear black for the rest of the week.
My report is pretty straight forward but that’s part of the problem. It’s too simple. Too simple!!!
How in the world am I suppose to fill up 15 pages with such a topic?
Again, I lament the fact that the world doesn’t have a K-dramalogy course. I would totally write a report for that course, with zeal, in fact!
Ha!! So true
When I go to Korea I am totally signing up for a k drama course (What doya mean they might not have one?)
And I know I would do well at that cause currently Mandarins the only subject I’m doing well at
My Teacher even points me out as an example of good study habits (LOL…. anyone who knows me wouldn’t believe that…)
Now I just need to start working in psychology (even if I swear we are just doing stupid child development at the mo which I HATE!!!) and I’m sorted
…. maybe?
If you find such course, then please sign me up too!
We’ll be such badass students, I can already tell. We’d be pointing out major plot points that everyone else missed and be so smug about out supreme knowledge. LOL
You can speak Mandarin? I need that skill here. I’m always with a blank look on my face because the people here converse in mandarin & Cantonese all the time! Sheesh.
Psychology sounds so interesting. I have to study computer systems this semester. It’s COMPULSORY. Ugh, hate that word.
I’m not much of a computer-savvy guy so I’m sure it’ll help me in the future, but the lectures bore me to tears! I couldn’t care less about MIDI ports, SOHO user, expansion slots, input devices and all those whatchamacallit.
Yeah of course I speak fluent Mandarin… had to teach myself as I live in a un-multi cultural hellhole…
Lol… nah I’ve only just started (like 4 weeks?) but am so far top of the class (by quite a way if I am honest) due to my watching of dramas and – don’t judge- former love of Fei lun hai….
^sighs^
I would totally love a drama watching course
I’m sure I would also learn to be critical and write proper essays as well…. perhaps?
And psychology IS interesting just not stupid development stuff
And the computer stuff sounds sucky
I think I should take up mandarin/cantonese lessons too. It’ll be easier for to communicate with the locals here. No more awkward silences when they say something to me in Chinese but I answered in English.
Yep, the computer sounds sucky. It’s not as bad as it sounds though. I’m sure most people would find it interesting. I’m just not much of a techno junkie to really enjoy it, I suppose.
Just get your references and surf your way through your report in 2 days.
Therefore leaving you 10 days for K dram
:-0
No sleep but you have time for your dramas.
Oh, I definitely surfed some pages of my report to completion! I could get sued. LOL
Hi, Ricky!
I wasn’t going to comment this weekend, since I haven’t been following any dramas this past week (totally obsessed with my enormous [and completely irrational] crush on US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney), but I couldn’t resist dropping by, and so happy to see you here again!
Hope all is going well with you with the new situation and everything…
Hi, Sethe!
Your crush on that man kills me! I don’t follow American politics but it still amuses. I know, I’m shallow.
I’m fine here. Adapting to the new changes and everything. I hope you are well on the other side of the globe too
Glad you’re well. Yeah, I’ve moved a lot myself, and changed jobs a lot, so I can identify with adapting to new circumstances… it’s tough, right?
Mitt Romney is a soulless flip-flopper, and I just love him for his lack of principles (read: ideology)
You are seriously making me feel very interested to know more about that man, Sethe!
The tough part is when you have to start making friends and foster relationships all over again. For someone who enjoys interacting with other people, I felt somewhat lonely here for the first week. I could blame the language barrier but really it was partly my fault. I kept to myself most of the times, not talking to anyone and went straight to the library or went back to my apartment after lectures ended.
Then the work started to pile up. Reports, papers and essays to write. I remember thinking that my hair is going to thin out if I start to crumble under all the pressure. That was when it hit me. Why not ask some of my course mates for help and opinions? Some of the topics were tough so I figured I could use all the help I could get.
I’m glad I made that decision. At least I have companions and I’m starting to open up and talk more now. Plus, the workload is lighter since I got valuable input from them. Kill two birds with one stone, I say!
@Sethe (sis from another mother)
I still can’t believe you find Mitt Romney attractive. Did you get a lobotomy? Does he have dirt on you and blackmailing you into finding him attractive? Did he threaten physical harm or maybe he cast a spell on you? Or maybe threaten to take Cha Seung Won from us and you decided to take one for the team? Your sacrifice is much appreciated!
*scratches head, kneels down and prays for Sethe’s sanity*
@Shiku
I know, it’s totally crazy and inexplicable… but that’s how love is, right?
Yes, if I heard anyone else saying what I’m saying (that they’re in love with Mitt Romney), I’d think they were as loony as Herman Cain or Michele Bachmann (little political joke there, ha ha
), but the heart feels what the heart feels…
@ Ricky
I’m glad you seem to be finding some friends (or at least companions). Yeah, leaving everyone you know and meeting all new people is difficult. It does sound like you’re coping pretty well, though, so I’m happy to hear that. Hope you continue to make friends, and hope the workload is manageable, and perhaps even fun
I’ll be honest for a minute (okay, the other two things I’m always totally honest about here are my love for CSW and my love for Mitt Romney
) and say that I almost don’t bother getting close to people where I live/work anymore, since I have a pattern of moving/changing jobs every year or two. That pattern was started in childhood, when I went to a different elementary school almost every year, and I’ve continued it into adulthood… I could be the poster child for Attachment Disorder 
@ Sethe
That’s the problem with me. I constantly crave human interaction. I’m too talkative so I need friends or companions but I’m too paranoid to trust easily.
So how do you cope with that? Don’t you get lonely when you were younger? Feel free to ignore this question if it makes you uncomfortable.
@Ricky
I’m generally pretty flippant/sarcastic here, but to be honest for one more minute, the truth is that I’ve developed a lot of maladaptive coping mechanisms over the years… if I were to go into detail, I think a lot of people here might really judge me, so let’s just leave it at that…
Ricky TRH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Runs to Ricky and envelops in a big bear HUG*
Your Noona has missed you! I read all your posts too! I hope I didn’t miss you completely and that you will be checking back at some point.
Glad to hear you are settling into a routine. I just want to hug you all the more when I read some of your posts. Then I want to fly to where you are and cook you some american food and bring my brood with me so that you will have some company. Teen MJP speaks Mandarin, so I would have him help you learn a few basic sentences to get by with. MJP Hubby would bring some computer equipment and set up two monitors, so you can study and watch dramas at the same time. (This is what he does.)
Wee MJP would be your play time buddy, making sure you got lots of exercise with running, jumping, dancing, and playing cars. Of course, I would be your drama watching buddy also.
Nice dream…
But it sounds like you are doing just fine! Did I ever tell you about [www.byki.com]? Free, of course. Teaches different languages. I don’t know if it is available in other countries. Always worth a good look-see.
We are doing alright here. Trying to figure out a date night. Hopefully!!!
How is the Queen and King doing? The rest of the Royal Family? How is your health?
Apartment or dorm life? Do you have a roomie?
Aww, you’re just too sweet, MJP! *bear hugs*
I love that fantasy. It would be my honor to spend time with your family. I’m sure MJP Hubby (or rather MJP Hyung) can teach me a few stuff about computers too since I’m having a compulsory computer class now. And I would have some serious fun with those MJP Dongsaengs. We can have shallow and deep discussions about dramas as well, MJP!
Yippee! The link works. I’ll be sure to use it to my advantage when I have my language course next two semesters. Thanks for the help. *bookmarks site*
The family is doing fine. I’ve talked to them via Skype a few times. Thank goodness for technology! And I’m mostly well too. Just the occasional rare migraine when I don’t get enough sleep. Funny how I never get migraine after spending the whole night watching dramas. Haha
No, I don’t have roomie. I’m staying in an apartment all by myself. Sometimes I wish I had one, but I think it would be too embarrassing if another person is in the vicinity and I’m guffawing or bawling my eyes out when I watch a drama episode. My roomie might think I’m deranged
All the best for that date night. What’s the plan?
Ricky TRH,
Planning a date is now a tricky thing. Our babysitters are all teenage girls. We now have a teenage boy. We have a dilemma of not leaving a teenage boy and a teenage girl home without adult supervision. Also, the babbysitters don’t like to work on Saturday night, only Friday night as, in our area, teens do most of their stuff on Saturday nights. Our teenage boy also only informs us of plans at the last minute and the babysitters require advance notice because they have lives too. So we are stuck.
There are rules and regulations that came with our teen. I am not allowed to ask him for any help in watching my natural children. He wouldn’t do a good job of it anyway because, let’s face it, he is very self-absorbed… He’s a teenage boy.
How old is Teen MJP?
When I was a teenager (not too long ago, in fact), I was too cocky and show-off-y for my own good, but I was too scared of my mom to rebel and create any major problems. That woman can say the sweetest thing in the world and still make it sounds like a dead threat. Add the fact that I have a no-nonsense father, I’m pretty much all about the Talk, and never the Walk.
I had no idea that it takes so much complicated planning just to have a date night. It’s easier when you only have Wee MJP but now that you’ve got the teenager, it’s even more complex. A solution would be to find a boy sitter, but that’s hard. Impossible, even.
Ricky TRH,
He is a fresh 17. In fact, it’s currently 11:17 p.m. EST and he is out. We have no idea where he is at, who he is with and what he is doing. He legally has to be inside by Midnight, so I hope he comes home soon.
MJP Hubby saw him at a local mall by accident earlier this evening. He was all alone walking around.
I confess, it’s very different when it’s not your birth child. There isn’t a “bond” an “emotional connection” as one would have with a natural teenage child of 17 yrs.
Ricky TRH,
He just came home. 11:23 p.m. EST. Just went straight to his room, not a word to me… Sigh… Teenagers.
Wow, 11.23pm? If I did that, my mom would probably send out a whole search battalion to drag my butt back home.
You’ve only known him for a few months, so I think it’s natural. Give him some time, he’ll grow out of it. Teen boys need to feel some measure of freedom and also some attention otherwise they would start to rebel. Just see to it that he doesn’t get involved in any harmful or negative activities. By 17, boys generally have a pretty good sense of who they are so they’re not easily swayed. However it’s the age where we start to feel most manly, hence the desire to be independent and try out new things. I’m speaking from experience btw so I’m not sure if Teen MJP feels the same way.
It’s tough being a parent, no? I’m not sure how I could cope in the future.
Yes, it is tough. I am restraining myself from going down and telling him how worried I was for him.
What are you doing today, got any specific plans? Gonna get some jogging/hiking/walking in? Or did you already? It is day where you are at now, right? Is the weather hot or cold, sunny or rainy?
Yes, it’s currently around 2pm here. I’m not going out today. Planning to stay in and edit my report. Hmm maybe watch some episodes too. It’s always raining in the evening here. In any case, I don’t really have anyone to go out with yet.
Ricky TRH,
I can empathize! I so hated doing things alone when I was single. Now I just crave alone time!
MJP Hubby just came upstairs. He says “Hi!” He’s getting ready to go to bed. It’s easy to remember what time it is, since we are 12 hours different, you and I. I asked you the time earlier just to make sure you didn’t have a time change, possibly we may have a 30 minute additional difference.
I should get going too and call it a night. MJP Hubby is teasing me because I am making typos. He says it is 3 o’clock in the morning grammar.
I hope you venture forth into the great outdoors if just for a few minutes to actually view your surroundings. Happy editing and drama watching!
“MJP Hyung” ????? Don’t you mean “MJP Hyung-NIM”??? Where’s the respect, haksaeng?
Hi Ricky!
Why are you ignoring me? *throws tantrum*
How is school life? Do you miss being the one to hand-out assignments instead of receiving them? How is HK3? I haven’t started watching as the subs are slow and the last time I checked it was only out to ep 4.
Oh, Shiku dearest. I’m definitely not ignoring you. I just went to get some sleep.
LOL
You just cracked me up with that one. Sometimes I get the terrible itch to yell “Good morning, class!” whenever I enter my classes. And yeah, I miss holding the red pen most of all. It’s terrible knowing that you’re no longer the Alpha person or the center of attention in that room. But I think that’s just my vanity speaking. Heh
High Kick 3 is good! It’s short which fits in my busy schedule nicely, the plot moves fast and I like how it is flexible. Gah, my description is not doing the show any justice! Basically I enjoy watching the interactions between the characters. Although we know the relationship ties between them, I like how the writers show that everyone can be with someone else. So many possibilities since we still have 100 episodes to go.
I don’t know where you are watching it, but on the site which I frequent it has already been subbed until episode 17 or 18.
Ricky TRH,
I hope you don’t mind me butting it, but who is it on the show that is considered “Short Legs?”
Isn’t the full title, “High Kick 3: Revenge of the Short Legs?
LOL!
It boggles my mind too! But I think I found the reason behind it.
“PD Kim Byung-wook, the director behind the helm for all three seasons, explained the name as a sort of “losers fight back” motif; a high kick is more effective with long legs, so those with short legs are disadvantaged from the start. With the original series titled Unstoppable High Kick and the sequel named High Kick Through the Roof, I suppose you could say this one’s more like a Stoppable High Kick, har har. What, was High Kick That Doesn’t Quite Reach The Ceiling already taken?”
It’s taken from Dramabeans
Ha Ha Ha!!!
Which website is it?
I like the title ‘counterattack of the short legs’ such a fun title.
I watched it at dramacrazy.net
Can I just express my love for In time with you here? It truely is amazing and it has totally made me love Taiwannese Dramas again in an apprieciation of quality way (as Taiwan Dramas and Quality? Not often useable in the same sentance…)
And seeing as Material Queen is getting so hard to watch I’m not sure I can even finish it (but I will, I finished Myung wol the spy so I can finish anything) I was wondering if people know of any good older Taiwannese dramas?
Or Chinese dramas which are good as well as they use simplified charecters and I really need to pratice my Mandarin…
Thanks!!!!
I finally finished downloading In Time With You. If it’s that good, I think it’ll be the next drama I watch. I haven’t branched out into TW dramas yet but I now have a nice little list of recommended ones thanks to folks here
Gah, showing my ignorance. I haven’t finished dl In Time With You cause it’s still airing. Duh. I’m still getting all the titles confused.
Office Girls Office Girls. I am not a TW person I think it’s so cute and well acted. The line delivery is superb.
That’s my next one to watch
Koala Unni said it was good so gonna try an episode on Monday…. no Tuesday… wait til Tuesday after my essay is finished… that’s what any sane normal person would do…
^repeats^ Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday….
Me and self control are never gonna go together….
I have 6 episodes of ITWY on my laptop but not touching it because I have a Korean test on Monday.
HOWEVER I am watching OB this weekend do or die!! Nothing is going make me miss it.
My secret is rationing (although it’s not like I have much choice having such rubbish internet…) so I say to myself I will only watch one episode a day of a series so for example this week I watched one episode of ITWY a day and will wtach one sunday and I will have caught up…
However given I have so many series I am watching this doesn’t really help….
And what’s OB?
Ojakgyo Brothers it’s the 50 ep weekend drama with UEE. It’s awesome
Ep 25 tomorrow. Yay!!!
Where did you download it from? I have been wanting to watch that (actually, preferably online rather than downloading) but haven’t had much success finding a site that works for it.
Umm.. I use either mysoju or viki when it’s legal in my country (stupid hallyu deprieved UK) and I think it would be hard to find something which wasn’t on one of those two
I tried those two (I’m in the UK too) but they haven’t been working properly.
Well, I didn’t try downloading (have never done this before) but was streaming online… but maybe I just need to bite the bullet and download?
hmmm with “In time with you” I use Viki and it’s been working fine for me and I’ve looked and I couldn’t find softsubs or hardsubbed version but then again if you speak Mandarin (which I unfortunately don’t) then that won’t be a problem…
Don’t speak Mandarin… and it’s not on top of my list of language either (tackling Korean & Japanese first, and that’s sufficient because I don’t think I would be able to handle three non-Latin writing systems).
I will just give Viki another try, maybe at a different time of day or something. My internet connection isn’t great, so that may be part of the problem.
I wish I had ‘read’ the previous comments before I was spazzing abt Bolin chen’s LDR!! You see my brain’s kinda not working after watching the 3 ITWY episodes yday!! Before I repeat my spazzed comment and annoy the OT’ers see comment 24!! lulz
Lol… there are so many comments about In time with you aren’t there?
And don’t worry
OT is here to be spazzed!!
What do you mean its not? Then what is it here for?
Leaf – I’ve been convinced to start ITWY this weekend. A few blogs I follow rave about it and you guys do too. I’m about to jump on the bandwagon.
It’s good!! The charecters are really great
And yeah I started it because Koala unni raved about it 
In Time With You is shaping up to be the best TW drama, at least in my book. Great to see more people appreciate this quality drama. Does anyone feel Bolin Chan looks and acts so much like Gong Yoo? So natural in the delivery with understated charm.
totally love ITWY… Ariel is always good and Bolin chan is great.. this is my first drama of Boliin and he is excellent… now that u mentioned it about Bolin looking like GY… i can sort see the similarity… oh about the OST.. Bolin song is totally great as well.. it matches the drama so well.. it’s call ‘I Do Not Like You’.. so cute..!
the first part of the song goes like this:
I think I will not love you
I try very very hard not to love you
therefore I let myself to like you so much
so that you will not have the heart to leave me
so cute.
Totally agree with you abt BC’s acting in ITWY similar to GY’s!! haven’t seen much of both actors so kinda drawing this comment only off of ITWY and CP!! oh, and didn’t know BC’s a singer AS WELL!! oh, these multi-talented ppl!!
Agree above, Office Girls will let you unwind some stress. Add currently airing Ring Ring Bell and later in Dec there’s Extravagant Challenge aka Skip Beat.
I also suggest…
… from TW ~ PS Man, The Outsiders, Summer’s Desire, Autumn’s Concerto, Knock Knock Loving You, My Queen, Wind and Cloud, The Fierce Wife (on my TO DO LIST).
… from CHN ~ The Diamond Family, That Love Comes, Dark Fragrance.
The best stuff were made long, long ago when TW made extensive melos where you’d cry buckets of tears. Hard to find nowadays, and I thought Bu Bu Jing Xin was half decent a series than those way back when on VHS.
Someone should ban Lee Jia from K-drama.. There, I said it.. :-/
Is that the woman who was in Athena? I thought she was fine. What am I missing?
,haha….I haven’t really seen Lee Jia in any drama aside from Legend but oh how I loved her as Sujini. Her tomboyish ways and outspokenness plus her relationship/friendship with BYJ’s king character was what kept me going.
Maybe just romantic-comedies. She’s fine in action/adventure movies. The next time someone thinks rom-coms are easy to do, we can point to a clip of Lee Jia.
I hope she can show me there IS NO reason for her to get pigeon-holed as an actress.
Happy Friday~~!
Please, tell me how to extend the day and be able to catch up on all the dramas I want~~!
Hmm, you could try sleeping less. Heh
Beware of eye-luggage though
I realized I don’t get eye luggage, I get dark circles and sunken eyes! I’ve been a little vain lately (my birthday is coming up) so I’ve resorted to pausing dramas and going to bed early, and sleeping on the weekends. I always feel like it’s the right thing to do when I do it, but the next morning I feel ashamed.
Is it too early to wish you a happy birthday?
no, I’ll take it!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ahjummabunny!
May you be forever blessed!
YAY!
Happy Birthday
May you be blessed with many……..ricbunnies?
Happy birthday!
@ Shiku
Are you suggesting that ahjummabunny and Ricky are going to make “ricbunnies” together?
Ha Ha Ha!
What about “Royal Rabbits?”
LOL!
Pfft.
You people are insane!
Hahahahaha
@Sethe
Yes I am and it all started with Bunny having a dream about Ricky so I have been shipping them ever since.
@MJP I like that ‘Royal Rabbits.’ So be blessed with many royal rabbits
@ the happy birthday wishers!
Thanks a lot for the the birthday wishes, even the royal rabbits! I think those would be delicious in curry!
aww, laos! Don’t worry, there is a way. Its called dropping out of school/being unemployed/running away.
IM JOKIN, don’t do any of the above!
Hi everyone!
first time posting here, always been a lurker up till now.
Anyway, been watching In Time With You (1st Taiwan drama I’ve watched in years, last one was Hana Kimi hahahaah) and it’s really good! Though sometimes I really do want to reach into the screen and shake up the guy and tell him to SAY SOMETHING to the girl, and not be so passive. Taking a break from the usual k dramas I’m always watching cos no k drama really interests me right now, awesome choice to start watching itwy.
To anyone who’s looking for a drama to watch… Go watch itwy! Though the 1st episode for me was rather boring… Subsequent episodes’ awesomeness will be worth it! And how cute is Bolin chen’s dimple(s)??! Argh not looking forward to the angst which sure is heading our way now with the entrance of the 2nd lead, cos angst = no smiles = no dimples! Ah, well.
Happy Friday and wish that everyone will have a great weekend ahead! Can’t wait for Sunday’s new episode ^^
Welcome thirteenbucks!
Interesting name
I am also starting ITWY.
Hi!:) thanks ^^
Hehe began using it from ages ago, can’t rmb the reason for it but somehow it stuck till now. So you’re royalty? Haha i’m not but i’ve lotsa money (bucks), we’ve got something in common!
Yay fellow ITWY watcher, sunday couldn’t come sooner!
Oh, it’s just a nickname. Don’t be fooled! Haha
bucks ssi!
ricky recently confessed that he was in fact a very rich young man or maybe he was outed thanks to cow milk by product.
hmm, maybe i’ll try this one out. will it drag though? because when i skimmed through the recaps last time, it feels like the plot hardly moved.. anyway, no kdrama interests me right now also. so i guess, i should try this one.
Haha that’s what I felt initially after reading the recaps, but it certainly doesn’t feel that way when i was watching it. Though at times i really think he should just SAY SOMETHING to her.
Hope you’ll enjoy the show if you really do watch it! having a little crush on the main lead right now teeheee
I totally love the chemistry between the leads in ITWY. And I’m glad my gaydar is still useful and in good operating condition. ^ , ^
I spent this week having a Ha Jeong-woo binging spree. I finished up H.I.T. which had a satisfying ending cause nothing beats 20 hours of investment to be left saying to yourself “rats!” then I watched The Chaser, I know! Serial killer blood and gore. Great movie though, perfection for Halloween which then led me to Never Forever cause apparently I like going backwards in time but this movie (infertility/infidelity) was full of passion and music to match. I highly recommend it, so ha!
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE HJW!
You get to see a LOT of him in Never Forever…sigh…He did a great job with his english dialogue.
You know he has a small but great role in Lovers in Prague.
For other films:
My Dearest Enemy! Absolutely becoming my favorite “drop in and hang out” movie with JDY, who was in LiPrague
He has a small but intense role in She’s on Duty.
Kindof an icky movie, but he is in Time (Kim Ki-duk film) and you can see all of it on YouTube.
The Yellow Sea is very intense, like The Chaser.
Good role (nasty character) in The Moonlight of Seoul with YKS!
I have on Breath my hard drive, but I haven’t been able to get past the first few minutes.
A lot of his other films you can get on My Asian Cinema.
Can’t wait till The Client is out on whatever media I can get my hands on.
Hey, ya’ll. Hey, Ricky, nice to see you’re still alive out there.
Been a pretty lean Kdrama week, too sick to care and too much to do when I don’t feel like crap. I hate whatever this is, I seem to get it every fall. Last year, I bought stuff for my teenyboppers halloween costume, then got too sick to sew, so she borrowed a renaissance dress from a friend. This year, I think I could sew it up if I had all the stuff, but sadly, I can’t figure out what I was thinking last year when I bought what I did, lol. (I hate my ADD brain sometimes). Church halloween party is tomorrow night….I may have to call in the sisterwives. I surely don’t know what I”d do without them. And I love when I get to do payback and play with their littlies.
I did watch a few eps of The Musical, which I suspect I’d like better with someone other than GHS. Love Daniel Choi, though. And I watched a bit of Tree with Hidden Roots, seriously impressed with SJK’s performance. That kid is going to go places for sure. I’d like to watch Man of Honor, but it’s so hard to stay awake to watch anything when I’m drugged…..
I am alive, Shel.
Gee, I hope you feel better
THanks Ricky. “This too, shall pass”. Eventually. I hope.
Here I have the perfect excuse to watch all the Kdrama I want, but it takes me about 3 hours to watch one episode cuz i keep falling asleep, lol. Watch….doze off…..wake up…..back up the video…..try and watch again, lol.
HAHA lol.
I sooo wanna be sick right now! If only to watch an obscene amount of episodes.
Took me 4 hours to watch Ep 6 of Hidden Root, lol. Now I’m actually awake and 7 isn’t available with the English yet.
Hmmm…..maybe onto Man of Honor. Has anyone been watching that? And what do you think?
I’m trying out In Time With You. Man of Honor doesn’t interest me. I think it’s the genre.
In Time With You…is that Kdrama or Tdrama or whatever other dramas there are?
It’s a T-drama with the Boy-Girl Best Friends or Couple as a subject. Kinda good
Caught up on Man of Honor, it’s OK so far. Went to the Dr this morning, she thinks maybe pneumonia, so tomorrow for xrays.
Good excuse to sit here and watch tv some more. I think I’ll try ITWY….
Hey, Shel. Sorry you’re sick. I’m not equating you with my mom here (I think I’m probably closer to your age than you are to hers), but I have such fond memories of all the years she used to sew my Halloween costumes… your daughter is lucky to have a mom who can do that for her (even if it doesn’t work out this year).
Agree with you about The Musical… might be much more inclined to watch/like it if it weren’t for Jan-di (although, I think I may have commented before… she was one of the first kdrama heroines I saw, and I was completely disgusted by her evident helplessness/stupidity, but then I saw some other kdrama heroines (Oh Ha-ni, anyone?), and came to realize that Jan-di was actually a paragon of toughness and capability…)…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/69160453@N05/sets/72157627873084819/ A few Halloweens past.
Aww the Renaissance Princess is cute as a button!
And is that a belly dancer costume?
She was “I dream of Jeannie” which she’d been watching on Nikalodeon. Her friends all thought she was Jasmine from Aladdin, which really irritated her, lol
The year she wore that blue dress, some guy handing out candy said “Candy for the Princess. But, I can tell you don’t really NEED the dress”, lol. It’s all in the attitude, lol.
Oh, I’m all for attitude!
Just check out my name here. LOL
Cute Shel!
How adorable!!!
Is that your daughter? She’s adorable! So cute, and I love the costumes!
Thanks for sharing
Thanks and yes, it is. She was 11 in the Cleopatra costume, so that’s been a few years….she’ll be 15 at Christmas.
Ohayou and Happy Friday, minasan! Sorry that I have to post-and-run again — I’m already late for a meeting but wanted to get this out there before disappearing for the rest of the day. Again. Sigh…
Any Dramabeaners in the Bay Area want to join me sometime next weekend (4 November) for a screening of the Gong Yoo movie “Silenced” (aka “The Crucible”)? It’s premiering at the Century 20 Great Mall over in Milpitas, and I believe will only be here for one week (but may be extended, depending on the demand). If there is enough interest, I will volunteer to ‘herd the cats’ in order to have a nice group attend. And yes, it will be English subbed. Score!!
Also, three promotional posters for the T-ara MV “Cry Cry” were announced yesterday. They’re splashed everywhere on the Internet Tubes, and me likey very much! Nice stylized 1970′s-style gangster movie graphics utilized… and both Cha Seung Won and My Precious Changwook-ssi are looking majorly HOT on them!! But guns, bullies, blood and beatings? Boy, the Korean censors are gonna have a field day with that release…
Be back later. In the meantime, have a great day!! HUGS!!
I’d love to try, but until this cough goes away, I don’t wanna commit. Keep us posted, though. Which day are you thinking?
Waaah, when you said “Bay Area” I had a brief moment of excitement…and then reality set in and I realized you had to mean somewhere in CA. There’s a “Bay Area” in AL too – Mobile Bay, which is only about an hour from me, and I was all set to spaz that there was somebody here that I might get to meet
@Shel, ouch! You still have the Creeping Crud? So many folks around work are coughing and hacking, I’m sure I’ll be next…
Anywho, I’m gonna wait until the run times are announced before making a firm decision. By the time OT hits next Friday, I’ll post something then. A late Sunday afternoon matinee might be nice, or maybe a Tuesday/Wednesday night. Stay tuned!
I have just finished The Princess’ Man and wow, I’m blown away. I know there were faults and the happy ending threw some people (I admit, it threw me.) But its not all happy. It was only happy for some and as I was so invested in all of the secondary couples/characters, I still feel bereaved at their deaths and sad ends.
I really really enjoyed this watching experience. Instead of writing it here I’m going to write a review this weekend (after I work…BOO). I get to go watch parts of it again for screencaps! HOORAY!
And then I need a new show to obsess over. I think this one made my year though.
I think the ending of TPM is bittersweet… true that the main OTP did not die.. but it’s the tragic to see what PSH’s character ended up…
SPOILER
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Imaging you will never know your kid’s and your love one’s face ever again……
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but at least the OTP will live happily ever after.. well sort of.
Kaleido – its so true. But most importantly for PSH’s character is the acceptance and the fact that he’s just LIVING after all of the obsessing. I think after all the pain he went through, the blindness is probably just another thing that he’ll deal with in stride. It was the kind of character he’d grown to be. He gets to BE with his family rather than be…well, dead. And touch is the sexiest sense…just pointing that out. And if I was Se-ryung, I’d be making use of that with Seung-yoo as my hubby…. JUST SAYIN!
spoilerspoilerspoilerspoiler
I also thought the blindness at the end was just one more way for Fate to stick it to SY. But then I realized that the writers had to come up for some reason why he would just drop the rebellion completely and not just because he had SR and a baby on the way.
******TPM SPOILER**********
begger1015 – Its true. Just as love was Se-ryung’s catalyst for rebellion, injury is Seung-yoo’s catalyst for a lifestyle change. Sometimes we need that in our lives. Half the reason he loved SR is because she supported his need. Even from the beginning she supported him.
But the blindness is somethign that could ACTUALLY happen to a warrior so the plot device actually fit in.
I just realized today how sad it was that Lady Ryu/A-gang, Jo and the gisaeng house, and all of their friends think their dead. They had to sever everything. But time really did wonders for them. Life is both bitter and can be sweet. I’m glad they showed that.
ooh, what you said has piqued my interest. will definitely read your review!
cheers
thejawavillager – I will think of you as I write…and be completely selfish when I screencap PSH and Song Jong-ho (Shin Myeon).
Happy Friday, all!
It’s finally week’s end and I’m in the midst of watching Who Are You? (because 49 Days and Secret Garden wasn’t enough body swap/ghostly possession drama for me, apparently) and… City Hunter!
City Hunter is a very rare kdrama for me, in that I’m actually pacing myself and watching a single episode at a time in order to prolong the series. I love Yoon-Sung and Na-Na and Shik-Joong and as much as I want to find out what happens next, I really don’t want it to ever end…
But when it does (*sob*), I’ll have Sungkyunkwan Scandal and City Hall (Cha Seung-Won!) to watch.
Jdramas I’m watching in between everything else: Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi, Nobuta wo Produce and Ouran High School Host Club. Sora Kara… is fantastic, and everyone’s so morally grey (or, okay, morally black, in some cases) that you’re rooting for people you know you probably shouldn’t be rooting for, and yet… they’re so compelling – and somehow sympathetic – that you just can’t help yourself.
Shity HUnta! How I love thee. Great show. Great sound track. Great acting. Frickin’ awesome action. I just dictated ‘Sad Run’ from the soundtrack (I wrote down the notes and rhythms by listening to it) and that took me about an hour. I want to arrange it for cello! That whole soundtrack is awesome!
And Nobuta rocks my world.
Oh, God, the soundtrack… It’s one of the reasons I fell so hard, so fast, for the show. And ‘Sad Run’ is now my ringtone (alternating with ‘Nice Play’). ^.^
And is Nobuta that good? I might have to move it up my ‘to-be-watched’ list, then…
Jules – how weird. Sad Run is one of my ringtones too! And I”m arranging it for cello. I’ve already written out the original Violin and cello parts and I’m ready to roll! It’s so addictive. Even my friend who thinks I’m silly for watching k-drama totally thinks the song rocks.
Nobuta! Sooooooo good
Really? I haven’t really begun watching it yet, but am now curious as to what makes it so good – the characters? Their friendship? The plot? All of the above? *g*
The characters are interesting and easy on the eyes. The plot unfolds at a good pace, and the choices that the characters make are both very much of their age, and then later so mature, that you can’t help loving each one.
Unni- you said it. The quiet development of the friendship totally won me over, like the love between Kyung-hye and Jung Jong in TPM.
Hi! I think you’ll really enjoy Sungkyunkwan Scandal. The acting is almost universally outstanding. Beyond the gender bender hi-jinks it really is a compelling story of friendship with some interesting politics thrown in. It held my attention the hold time, which is sadly not the case with some kdramas.
And what can be said about City Hall? KIM SUN AH + CHA SEUNG WON = AWESOME. Near the end, there is this one scene that means that woman will own me forever. It involves a car and its rear-view mirror. Get ready.
Telenovelera – Oh yes, that scene is AMAZING and Kim Sun-ah is probably my fav Korean actress. and CSW…so hot. If I had a nickel for every time I called him hot…
CSW! How is he so hot? I swear, my brain short-circuits just thinking about it…
I’ve started watching Sungkyunkwan because I simply couldn’t wait and you’re right – it’s really enjoyable and thus far, not only are the characters and their interactions interesting, but the plot seems quite tight.
I love Kim Sun-Ah, but I have to admit that Cha Seung-Won is my main reason for wanting to watch City Hall. CSW is just… so hot. *g*
Good morning, all!
Waiting for the first snowstorm of the season here in New England (10″+), looking for the snow shovels and checking firewood. It usually does snow around Halloween, though.
Am resurfacing here, poking my head up, warily looking around for rabid GHS fangirls. Who knew that my one short, pointed remark reflecting my irritation of her acting mannerisms would bring the fangirls out of the woodwork?
148+ comments later, they told me. Sheesh. Like JB & GF said – Fangirls be scary. At least it gave me a lot of laughs (and still hasn’t changed my mind – I had to drop The Musical – couldn’t stand it anymore.)
Anyone read the post over at Thundie’s Prattle about bad hair in K-drama? Laughed myself silly. I’d give a link to it if I knew how….
I think if you just type in the URL it automatically links it.
And I’m with you on the GHS thing. Only watching it for Daniel Choi. ;0)
This one? (Stupid slow internet….)
thundiesprattle.com/2011/10/23/hairy-distractions/
Hey I’m in New England too! We didn’t get snow, but we did have frost this morning. My daughter is a couple hours north at school and they were supposed to get snow but she didn’t mention anything so I think they just got rain too.
It’s coming in tomorrow morning and then thru the day – a Nor’easter for sure. **sigh**
Anyone watching A Thousand Kisses? The subs seemed to have dried up after ep. 18.
I totally went and read Thundie’s post. OMG I started cackling:
“The higher the forehead grows, the closer the space between hair and ceiling. It’s like a force that can’t be quelled.” “How do they refrain from searching his hair for hatchlings and nestlings? How?” -Thundie (my hero)
(Hearing about 10″ of snow makes me glad I live in Florida…It snows around Halloween in Fort Collins, where I used to live.)
Some of those comments just killed me – especially with all the stills to illustrate the points. Thundie’s going to do a worst female hair list next. Can’t wait! I already put in my vote for what’shername in Paradise Ranch with that god-awful bottlebrush “do”.
but seriously! why are there heroines with those ridiculously unattractive curly perms! or the hair extensions. And on the other side, what about the supposedly poor or fashion slow leads with immaculate hair: Le yo won 49 days pre-ji hyun dyed and permed! Maybe perms are cheaper than I thought.
Ahjummabunny – I said the same thing in a post on TP. Seriously, those perms must be a sign of chaebol-ness or something. “Hi I’m rich and I’m going to prove it to you with my curly mane ‘o’ glory.”
@ raine like the girl in scent right! her hair was soo red and soo curly it looked like a marie antoinette style tiered wig!
@ajby – for real. We need to petition against these hair stylists!
I didn’t like the 2nd leads in My Princess. Fugly. As were most of her clothes, actually.
AGREED! weird hairdo+clothes=*where’s my darn blowtorch?*
I am also in New England too but am moving in the next few days. Not happy about the coming snow storm as I have to buy new tires, move and am broke.
Ok a mini NE fanclave! I’m southeastern CT on the shore.
Oh, that’s nice – I grew up on the shoreline (Stonington & Old Saybrook). Good times!
NO FREAKING WAY. I’m in Mystic. My family’s been here since the ’30s, but I didn’t grow up here – parents had moved away when I was a kid, and then came back. So when I was looking for a place to settle down after Army and marriage ended…I came ‘home’.
I was just in Mystic this past spring. We flew into Philly, then drove up the coast to Arcadia NP in Maine. Lovely coastline and a great vacation. Spent the night near Mystic, and unfortunately were there too early in the morning to poke around much. But Mr Shel got some great photos, it was a beautiful place.
Shel and Cynthia – I knew it was a small world but this is just ridiculous.
For those of you not understanding the scale of things here…Mystic has about 2000 residents.
Omg – this is seriously funny! Mystic is lovely. My uncle was the head gardener of the Mystic Seaport for years – now my cousin Stephen is the HG. My entire family lives in Mystic & Stonington (because apparently not many of us Portuguese moved far from where our ancestors jumped ship!) Ever eat at the SeaShell? Yummy!
Um…Seaport is about a mile from me. The Seashell? I don’t think I have ever heard of it. I live between the Seaport and Angies – so both Sea Swirl and Sea View are nearby, as well as The Cove. (I wondered if you might be Portuguese…but Old Saybrook maybe not so much, LOL). They don’t do the big huge multi-day celebration of the Blessing of the Fleet anymore (but the Bishop still does come to do the Blessing) but the Portuguese Club does still do Friday Night Fish & Chips!
We stayed in Groton…had pizza at a great place, I think in New London. LOVED LOVED the CT coast. Went to a lighthouse, can’t remember the name, but hubby would know, he got great shots and never forgets a photo spot.
Oh, you guys make me so nostalgic for the Northeast… went to college and med school there (MA and NH/VT) and I loved the place to death… I’m kind of a nomad, so I can’t claim any US state as my “home,” but I feel the most affiliation with the NE, so I’d claim you as my home if I could…
We welcome you home, Sethe – we New Englanders are not as cold as others would have everyone believe! I work in Groton, Shel – as for lighthouses, there’s one in Stonington Borough at Dubois Beach, there’s Ledge Light in the harbor off New London, others scattered here and there, but those two get a lot of notice. Ledge Light is supposed to be haunted…
JoAnne@
Sorry – I meant Sea Swirl.
Practically grew up at the Holy Ghost Club – Blessing of the Fleet was a favorite time for our family, the annual dinner the ladies put on was super. My great aunt would make tons of Masa to raffle off and everyone would argue about who would win the statue of Baby Jesus for the year. Fun times. We had to “emigrate” to O.S. (my father ran Monsanto in Deep River for years and couldn’t take the daily commute from Stonington, so we relocated. It was only 40 minutes away but felt like a continent away.
When I married, hubby and I moved to the middle of the state – all these many years later I still miss hearing the ocean at night. **sigh**
Sea Swirl – my grandmother grew up on Coburn Ave and she and my grandfather raised their family on Hatch Street. I lived there myself until about 4 years ago, when I moved around the corner. When I lived on Hatch, you could actually smell the grill from Sea Swirl if the wind blew right. You probably graduated highschool in OS then…not that I went to school here, but its possible we’d know some of the same people if we’re about the same age. I’ll share – born in 62, so about to be 49.
Stonington! That’s where the lighthouse was. In truth, we stopped at a LOT of lighthouses, one of hubby’s favorite things to photograph. But, Stonington’s was very different from the rest of them and we really loved it.
Happy Friday everyone!
Agh, Netflix must be having contract changes. Midas has completely disappeared from their selection! Same with a few others, though ones like City Hunter are at least disc only. Means I need to find something else to watch while working out and I’m regulated to the Internet so I can finish Midas. Maybe I’ll finally watch the last five episodes of All In then…
Otherwise watched a Korean movie called Silmido (spelling might not be correct) and it drove me crazy plotwise. It’s based on true events, so I forgave it for that but…I just can’t do well with over-the-top shouting of extreme nationalist dialogue haha. It’s an ’05 movie though and I was pretty much watching for Uhm Tae-woong when I recognized him. Trying to piece together his cool acting with his extreme dorky side…Ha, just made me decide he needs to break his image and play a bumbler at some point. Be the cutest thing ever!
midas is also on viki. or at least that’s where I watched it many moons ago. I considered watching slimido but decided not to. I noticed they added sandglass ( dvd version) though.
Okay, so this comment is not even remotely related to K-ent but I HAD to spazz about Bolin Chen’s Li Da Ren in the TW-drama “In Time With You”!! I’m on the level where there’s loads of hand gestures with little to no coherent thoughts being formulated, heh!!
Just finished Ep 3 and LDR totally makes me swoooooooooon. Still have 3 eps to go BUT how can CDQ ‘not’ realize that LDR loves her. *facepalm*
Off to swooning,squealing, and spazzing some more!!
I think she does supect.. she just doesn’t want to ruin their friendship
Remember “Having it is the first step to losing it”
Ooh, love that line!
“possession is the beginning of losing”
well, you see i have 3 eps to go so still abt halfway thru the aired episodes! i can understand from his perspective since she’s independent, outspoken, which can be misconstrued as being arrogant….the poor guy must think that once he confesses in addition to breaking off her freindship with him she’ll beat him to a pulp, heh. j/k
But, he’s SUCH a sweetheart!! O.M.G!! she’s crazyyy
Happy Friday and Happy OT!
ANGRY ANGRY as aoiaheen AT THE STUPID Brother hating writer(s) over there at WBDS land! Get out of the way Hong Gil Dong, THIS one makes your ending look like a scratch that needs ointement. AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!
Watching: Tree, Men of Honor, 1K Day Promise
MOH had my heart in its hand by the end of the first episode whtn PMY stepped in.
Paging Shiiiiiiiiku! Oh Shiku!
I know you are in Choi Min Soo withdrawal.
Let me know if you want to watch Sandglass “together.”
If you are on FB, you can message me your thoughts throughout and I can reply. There are some heavy historic things happening that I had questions about.
Anyone else, you are invited. Maybe set up a Sandglass group? NO spoilers will be allowed.
Just curious if anyone be interested in a recap of the series. I would invest in the DVDs if at least three people would read it!
I’m actually watching sandglass too. I finished ep 2 yesterday. It has a very sad tone to it, even though it’s the just beginning. I’m wondering if I can take the sadness-to-come after WBDS.
About Hong Gil Dong. I think the ending was sad, yes, but to me it made sense. I felt the heros died the way they lived – in a heroic and self sacrificing way. I wasn’t throwing my mouse at the screen.
WBDS was well… you know what I mean. Though I do feel a little guilty that I vented so much. I really turned people off the drama. Lots of people have completely taken it off thier list.
That is what I mean about the ending of HGD. As sad as it was, and it hurt a lot, at least it MADE SENSE!
I went back to read the posts the week the show ended.
I thought you and others did a good job praising WBDS.
Sandglass is sad on every possible level. There is no getting around it. But gorgeous and poignant and historic and riveting and moving. It is a good viewing experience.
CMS doesn’t seem to have aged since that aired in 1995.
Jomo! *HUGS*
Did you go to the SM Town concert last weekend?
I just read a bit on Sandglass. I think I would cry through the whole thing… I don’t know that I would be able to watch it. Are you really gonna do it? If so , you are so brave.
Hey and HUGS!
Viola went and was blinded by Shinee, but it was too busy of a weekend for me. Sadly, Siwon didn’t show because of Poiseden.
I picked Sanglass because most of what was written in English by Thundie and soompi readers has disappeared from the Web. I would try to get to post it somewhere that folks could comment on.
I already watched Sandglass once through, so I would be reviewing and recapping. I was looking for a writing project to challenge me. It would force me to research the history. I figured recapping all of the action, motivations and emotions would stretch my brain pretty darn goodly. It isn’t easy to be precise with all the “he said” and “she wondered” When I write, the biggest challenge to me is getting the characters across the room to the window, glass in hand, while they speak of their horrible childhood, etc. I will be relying on Mon. Roget beaucoup.
Jomo,
WOW… That’s a good goal writing project. I am such a procrastinator. It really shows when I read your goals.
Did you cry at all the first time you watched it?
Yes we can watch Sanglass together. I will facebook you, are you under Jomo or another alias?
Jomo Wdln
So happy!!!
Happy Friday!
Ever since my new job started (first professional position ever!), I haven’t had time to post midday and, even if I had time, I was afraid that it would get captured on my work computer. But today I had my personal laptop on me to test out a few things for work. Taking a break now, though I really shouldn’t since I hardly got anything done this week.
For dramas, been enjoying Tree with Deep Roots. I know it airs on Wed-Thurs, but I’ve reserved Friday-Saturday as the days to watch it. And been watching the slew of TW dramas airing.
As for American tv, aside from my usual favorites (community, fringe, himym), my fave new Fall shows are the New Girl, Revenge, and Person of Interest.
Oh my God, Community! I fcuking LOVE Community!
TROY AN’ ABED IN THE MORNIN’!!!
I don’t have anything intelligent to say. I just wanted to express how much I love Community. God damn, I loves me some Community.
I’m also on an American TV kick. I’m on the fourth season of Mad Men (I love Jon Hamm with the flaming fire of a Molotov cocktail), and I’ve finally gotten around to starting Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead, courtesy of Netflix. AMC is really putting out some quality television.
Last but not least, congratulations on your first professional position ever! I hope you enjoy working for the next seven decades. We’ll never retire because there’s no social security left (I’m assuming you live in the U.S.).
Thanks! I think I’d rather work for 70+ years than the other extreme alternative – not working. The state of unemployment is horrible, but I’m glad it’s not happening while I’m in my late 50s/60s since there really is a bit of age discrimination when it comes to hiring.
On happier news, I’m obsessed with Community too! The first three episodes of the season were a bit disappointing, but the last two are just amazing! Last week’s chaos theory episode was especially EPIC, especially its rendition of the Troy and Abed in the morning ending tag! I watched it like 6 times already! I planning on rewatching the halloween one from yesterday when I go home tonight.
I love Community, they better not cancel. Too bad I can’t count in ratings as I don’t have a TV. Well I have a TV but have no main channels or cable. It just sits there gathering dust.
Happy Friday/OT
happy friday noelle!
Happy Friday!
Well, in my part of the world, it’s already Saturday! (12:02AM!)
I’m watching My Princess for the first time (Episode 11) as I wait for the subbed episodes of High Kick 3! Episodes 14 and so on. Gah! Been waiting for more than a week, I need my K-sitcom fix. Lawl.
If anyone could direct me to any link for the subs for Sunny (2011), I will forever wish that ~the odds be ever in your favor~.
Oh lawdy, I’ve been waiting so long (constantly hitting F5 on the streaming site) that I never thought of checking the High Kick 3 subbed episodes before commenting! The subbed episodes are up! Oh, what a happy lapse in judgment. Heehee, I will no go off and watch the episodes! Have a great Friday, everyone!
Thanks for telling me! Been waiting for the subs too.
If the favour is HG’s style then I would have to decline….
I like your name.
~the odds be ever in your favor~
LOVED that book. Looking forward to the movie…
The Erin McCarley song for this OT I’m totally digging. That repeated figure with the keys and the bass is super awesome and it keeps going through variations under the vocals. It’s pretty cool. I like her voice too because its not forced.
ALSO CELLO SOLO around a minute –> happy happy Raine on this happy happy OT!
Raine, I saw your post above but we ran out of reply buttons, so I’m replying you here. I hope you don’t mind.
Yeah, it makes me bitter when people speak to me in a language that I couldn’t speak. Funnily enough, I actually like it when people come up to me and ask if I’m from [insert country here]. Particularly if they assume I’m Korean. LOL
ricky TRH – It’s nice to be asked if you’re foreign (makes ya feel all special, no?). But being talked at in a foreign language and then scorned because you don’t speak is very frustrating. Especially when you’re lost.
But, a cool thing when I travel is that I’ve actually been very well accepted as an American where ever I go. My British friends make fun of my accent, but all in good fun. The French friends enjoy my attempts to speak French with a very strong English-speakers accent. Same in Portugal, Israel, Jamaica, Italy. Hopefully one day Japan and Korea!
Hey, ricky TRH, are you Korean?
I’m paranoid of being asked directions here or being lost and having to ask for directions from the locals. I dislike having to explain my true cultural cocktail of blood because they always ask about it every time I said “I don’t speak Chinese.”
LOL I just love you for asking that!
No, I’m not Korean by the way. I just look like one, from certain angles.
I married one though (Hint: Yoo In Na). Haha.
Direction are definitely scary, especially when you can’t pronounce your destination well and the direction giver can’t understand you. My French accent is gererally understandable, but I have serious trouble with the ‘rl’ combination and it really got me in trouble for about 3 hours in Paris! (On the day of the 2006 World Cup where EVYERONE was inside watching Zinidine Zidane headbutt the Italian.)
You’re too funny, my friend. You get a hi five. *Hi-five*
I agree directions are scary. I remember I was in at an airport in Paris for a connecting flight and I speak no french. The guard I asked for directions spoke no English so I had a hard time making my point across and I was running out of time. I just decided to follow other people and I ended up in the right terminal. I almost missed my flight.
@ Raine
*hi 5*
It’s just my imagination. Don’t be fooled
@ Shiku
To avoid all those complications, I would always travel with someone who is used to the place.
@ Ricky TRH – I like your imagination
@ Shiku – I’m a chronic solo traveler. I can’t help myself. I always meet up with people, but I like going it alone. I always make myself learn the basics of any language before I travel though so things always come together in the nick of time although it gives me a heart attack until then. You’d think I’d learn my lesson, but I still like flying solo.
Weekeeeeeeend!*scream like crazy*
thank God this time I don’t have any work in weekend
Will finished Protect The Boss and watching Running Man.
btw, did anyone think Na-Yeon from PTB cute?
I adore her, hehehehehe
Never think a third wheel can be this engaging and lovely. She have everything from hateful third wheel bitch bible. She is pretty and actually now it. An ex-girlfriend who want to insert herself again between our OTP, a girl that have a ‘right’ to the man because they are rich, have a snotty man and pretty much she is a greedy women who want two man in the same time and lose them at the same time.
BUT, Na-Yeon is lovely! Really!
I laughing like crazy at the karaoke scene *she is deaf tone period* or whenever she cries or emmm, almost at everything she’s in.
She is open to Eun-Seol about her feeling, little bit clumsy and childish. A cry baby that are lonely and love her Myung Ran so much. And love to says “educational power” to calm herself whenever she’s angry. LOL an heart
na yeon is a little present the k-drama gods gave us this summer! I’m certainly hope more like her continue to show up.
Loved her. There WERE touches of that in her character with Personal Taste but it really came out in PTB. She was adorable.
I love Na Yeon too! Just when you think there is no way a third-wheeling entitled second female lead could in no way be awesome…boom! there’s Na yeon being the best second female lead ever! Is there an award for best supporting actress in a comedy?? I liked how all 4 characters are involved in the comedic aspect of the rom-com. Usually it’s the two main leads involved in being the funny ones, but Na Yeon and Moo Won had their share of bringing on the laughs.
I liked her but I keep forgetting that I need to finish watching this show am on ep 12. But I will finish it soon I think.
I’m a huge fan of Na Yeon!
I just love how she didn’t turn out to be one of those typical psycho third-wheel exes. I initially found her annoying, but surprisingly, she turned out as one of Eun Sol’s allies. I don’t even consider her as a villainess. I love her sisterhood with Eun Sol and Myung Ran. I miss PTB. 
I really hope Park shi hoo gets another drama soon….am already missing him!!! Princess man was my first PSH drama…he totally blew me away!! what an intensity!!!waaahhhh….:)))
oh…and btw…happy friday dramalovers!!!
He is quite captivating in almost every other role he’s been in. He has given us drama addicts hope for second leads to overtake their first leads as part of the OTP.
Checking in from Edinburgh this weekend and whenever I come here I question why I live in London…
Oh well.
Not much drama-watching because I’m busy with uni, but also because not much strikes me interest at the moment. Want to watch In Time with You, but haven’t find a good site to watch it on.
Impatiently waiting for Me Too, Flower and Flower Boy Rayum Shop to start (and hopefully be subbed asap) – or anything else that’s good will do really.
I did watch two more (Japanese) films as part of the BFI Film Festival, Shinkai’s 星を追う子ども (Hoshi o Ou Kodomo/Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below), which I liked but it did have some flaws, and = ハラがコレなんで (Hara Ga Kore Nande/Mitsuko Delivers), which I didn’t care for all that much.
I was also bemused this week because they announced that SHINee would be the opening act for the London Korean Film Festival next week and the website for booking tickets (a major cinema chain) promptly collapsed. Apparently the people from the cinema were a little surprised by the enthusiasm of the fangirls… The website is still not working properly because I have been trying to book tickets for the opening film (War of the Arrow) unsuccessfully.
Happy Friday everyone!
We’ve decided it’s Flower Boy Rawr Men Shop (or Flower Boy Rawr Yum Men Shop). (Not the royal we, either…it was a bunch of us, really.)
really! lol
Flower Boy RawrYum Men Shop….hmmm….I want 2 servings of that.
I’ve also been unable to watch to much drama but I did just finish TPM and I’m basking in the afterglow and drowning in my pool of tears…
Im going to check to see if you’ve written any reviews…:D
Not yet on Mitsuko delivers but on the Shinkai anime I have. And a Korean film a saw a while back at the Korean Cultural Centre.
The Mitsuko one will follow in a few days though, I just need to finish this conference paper I’m apparently presenting on Sunday first…
Oh, the surprise paper eh? I had a surprise audition this week. Sleepless Night’s on SOBE is hiring an orchestra for one of its slots and the director received my name as a reference and called me. Then afterwards he emailed me and asked me if I could come in and audition in the next few days. The colleague who referred me didn’t have to audition (I suppose she knew the guy.) In any case, that was a lot of practicing that I did not expect to do at 1 am…
Rawr Yum…Rawr Yum…take that as fuel to finish the paper to present and then chow down…Dec 5th, right?
Not surprise… just procrastinating if I’m honest.
I have another conference next week and was much more excited about that one, so I kept working on that paper instead of the one for tomorrow.
Good luck on your audition – that sounds exciting! I think it’s brilliant you work in music, it must be tough but rewarding.
Oops I forgot…. *will permanently etch into my brain now*
….also because the “Rawr Yum” bit is one of the reasons why I am impatiently waiting
Ha!! My friend was gonna book tickets (SHE LOVES SHINEE) but then decided as she (and unfortunately I used to before Uni) lives in a pathetic little Devon villiage that it was too expensive to get there and she’ll have to wait till she goes to Korea.
And like I mentioned before viki has been working fine for me with regards to In TIme with you… so maybe internet problem?
Next time she should tell me
I felt a bit sorry for all the SHINee fans outside of London, because I don’t really know SHINee at all but there I was in London within easy reach of the box office but with no need to go to it.
Then again, I think something like that would make an excellent reason/excuse to Korea sooner rather than later.
I decided since I watched “I am legend” to not watch dramas that still are airing, I only read the receps. but I could not hold me self from watching birdie buddy and I was so disappointed with the and. I watched this drama because I liked Uee and Lee yong woo(John lee) and wanted to see them as a couple at the end. But the whole drama practically circled around the second girl…did not like her…so angry
I feel you! I so didn’t get the relationship between the other girl and John. John and Uee was better together. They laugh more and have more chemistry together. They ended the show too quick. Ending-didn’t like. Oh well, overall, the drama wasn’t bad.
Good Afternoon Beaners! (Ok that made me laugh.)
Watching: Chuno!!!! Only a couple episodes in. My first sageuk ever. Manes of Glory! Chests of even more glory! The bad boyfriend from Personal Taste! Jeum Gan Di’s dad! The sidekick from Vampire Prosecutor! Jang Hyuk! Oh Ji HoMYGOD…
Also, Sang Doo, Let’s Go to School – Rain was so young…I’m watching this and thinking…is he such a goober in real life? Adorably goofy. But the man sure loves to spit. I have managed to avoid ANY INFORMATION AT ALL about what happens, so I’m enjoying this opportunity to second guess everything. So far (7th episode partially watched) I’m guessing Sera is the missing daughter.
On American TV: American Horror Story (4th ep just aired); Once Upon a Time (1st Ep just aired); Grimm (starts tonight) and occasionally Fringe, Sons of Anarchy, Parenthood, Castle.
Raine, I find myself wanting to talk to you at odd times about stuff I’m watching and mid-week the OT kind of peters out
JoAnne Unni- ditto! I will keep a sharp eye out for you. Send me a flare! RAAAIIIIINNNNNE!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~>
or if its me wanting to talk to you: JOANNNEEEE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>
We had a talk going on about your studying in the last one. Maybe I should go see if you replied before this one was posted.
Fringe is getting a bit cooky right? and Oh Ji HoMyGod….HAHA i spit out my soda. I can start on Sang Doo so we can both get Rain fixes and talk about dramas! Oooh Rain…I’m already suffering from his military duty. *twitches from withdrawal* I will start SD tomorrow!
I’m on ep 8 of Sang Doo, Raine – I think here’s where things start to get ugly but I’ve had a couple sympathetic tears a time or two already even though it’s mostly been a comedy. Raine is good at being a buffoon, never a bad thing when a handsome man can mug like a clown, in my book.
By the way, Raine, you made me laugh at JoAnneeeee because I read it as JoAnne-y, and in my closest group of friends, all the kids have called me Joannie-woo for years. I don’t even remember how it started – one of my girlfriends made a joke and the kids, being little, picked the nickname right up.
Between 3 women, we had 7 girls…the other 2 women had 2 boys apiece, but 3 were much older and 1 was much younger. The 7 girls were closer in age (1 graduated college this past spring, 4 are in college, 2 will start in a year.) and prone to spending all their time together like a gaggle of pups.
I’m almost done with episode 1 of SDLGTS and its so engaging. Rain is soooo young but still adorkable. He is such a diverse man. So flippin’ talented. It really isn’t fair. Good looking, bilingual, actor, dancer, singer, rapper, clothes line, production company, virtual stuntman…what can’t this man do?
Joannie-woo! That’s cute. The only nicknames I got were from my mother and sister. Most people called me “Lee”, which I hate except for when my sister calls me that.
Rain, yep, he’s talented alright. Very young here, but he still just inhabits whatever he’s doing so comfortably. And he doesn’t mind looking stupid, or gross. I find that particularly appealing in a person who is physically beautiful and especially talented, always.
My heart is going to break on this one, too. I was successful in not knowing anything about how it ends, and so I’ve led myself to believe it’s mostly happy with a touch of sad here and there. I think I was way too hopeful on that, but there’s still 4 episodes to go, so…
Nicknames – I come from a family of nicknamers, LOL…and ‘the clan’ as well – that’s how my girlfriends and I refer to our families. We are a family, too, after all these years. (Actually, one of them IS family, but I often forget that as it was by marriage and the marriage ended years ago.)
Unni – I’m so sorry I’m not farther along in Sang-doo. My aunt, who has MS that is very far along, has been in the hospital (in Hawaii) and we’re trying to move her to Miami to be with family so I’ve been neglecting Sang-doo. But I’m downloading it to watch on the go on my phone…how sad is that?
As for Rain, he’s adorable in it so far and I’m a huge Gong Hyo-jin fan.
Nicknames – I love them and giving them. Maybe cause I only had 2 growing up. You should hear the arsenal I have for my siblings, my cat, and my best friends. One of them has “spiky” as one of her nicknames…hehe. My cat is ‘furry burrito’ which my brother hates. It’s crazy how that one came about.
Don’t worry about SangDoo, Raine – do real life stuff first, of course! It’s not like I’m going to be able to forget any of it anyway…so we’ll be talking about it whenever you’re done.
JoAnne, I just finished Grimm…liked the 1st epi and the premise so this one is on my continue to watch and be amazed list. Go Nick Grimm! I hope auntie Maria teaches him about his legacy before leaving….
Grimm was AWESOME…I really really liked Once Upon a Time’s first ep on Sunday but if there can only be one fairytale-based series on network tv, I’m going to have to vote for Grimm. How about his fairytale sidekick? Was that perfect or what? Everything. EVERYTHING. Everything was just right.
I konked out early last night after pizza and wine so I was up super.duper early and watched on-demand. I jumped from fear and glee with the references being made all over the place. I loved everything about this first episode and will keep watching.
OUaT is a keeper because she’s staying and I need to know who the sheriff is…LOL. Is he a frog who’s a prince????
No…if it follows along with Snow White…the sheriff should be the Wicked Queen’s huntsman. Right? In the fairy tale he’s supposed to follow Snow White into the woods and cut out her heart to bring back to the Queen to prove that she’s dead, but he takes pity on her and brings the heart of a deer, instead.
Well, when they showed all of these characters like Tinker Bell (?), Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket and whoever else, I was intrigued by who the rest of the townfolk are…..Rumpelstiltskin is the owner of Storybrooke?!
Yeah…he wasn’t a bad guy in the story if I remember, he just went to sleep for like, EVER…but that was because he wanted gold, right, so I guess it makes sense that in this world he does everything for money. I like how they’re not limiting themselves to fairytales, ie, Jiminy Cricket – as far as I know, he’s a purely Disney character.
Mskololia, did you watch ep 2 of OuaT? Sheriff is hotness. And I detect, perhaps, a bit of scottish accent. Shaping up to be a good fight between Emma and the Mayor, and LOVING Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin. He knows way more than the Mayor realizes and I don’t think he forgot anything from before.
I’ve never posted here before, but what the heck! Ever since watching Boys before Flowers on Netflix streaming a few months ago, I have been obsessed with all things Korean Drama to the detriment of everything else, up to and including my real life.
At the moment I’m watching the outlandishly wonderful What’s Up Fox, which I found after reading recs on this website. As an American, the one thing I often feel is missing from Korean dramas is physical chemistry—and this show has it in spades. I’m on episode 12; at this point it’s clear that Chun Jung Myung could have a sizzling on-screen romance with a piece of paper. The way he looks at things and wrinkles that brow… ::fans self::
Anyone have suggestions for other shows with a strong sense of physical attraction between the leads? To date, I’d say What’s Up Fox, Coffee Prince, and Sungkyunkwan Scandal are the best examples I’ve found of zippy k-chemistry.
I’ve also recently developed some free-floating anxiety about Lee Min Ho heading into the military. How can the world carry on without a new drama from him every year? (City Hunter is next on my list of things to watch, and I can barely wait.)
I was going to suggest City Hunter so you’re good there, but do add Will It Snow at Christmas to your list. Go Soo will melt your brain. Also, Protect the Boss.
Awesome–I haven’t seen any of those! Thanks for the recs.
Welcome to the OT! BOF has hooked you into K-drama?!
Don’t worry – American tv viewing will become a thing of the past. Heh.
As for LMH going into the military, don’t think it’ll be any time soon. He’ll probably pull a Rain and put it off until the last thing. He’s WAY too hot now to go, especially after hitting it so big with CH.
American TV is dead to me. I even canceled my cable in favor of a dramafever paid membership =X
Korean TV is so much better–the shows aren’t built to be drawn out for 100 episodes with no resolution. There are beginnings, middles, and ends, all devoted to the kind of romantic relationships middle-of-the-road American TV can’t support. And most of the endings are even happy! (Swoon.)
And even though those chaste schoolyard kisses sometimes get on my nerves (Lee Seung Ki, I’m talking about you), it’s actually nice to watch a television show that doesn’t revolve around sex/hooking up.
I’d like to pull Ra – oh wait, you said pull *a* Rain…
Llamaesque, What do you think of your dramafever membership? What benefits do you get? Is it worth it?
Mandelbrotr: As far as I can see, the best thing about a Dramafever premium membership is not having to deal with the commercials. Many of them would mess up my browser or kill Flash so I’d have to shut down chrome and restart. (I watch it on a google tv, so I have no alternative when it comes to browsers.) I guess some of the eps are high res for premium members, too, although most of the shows I’ve been watching are older and not available in high res. And if you’re someone who wants to watch as shows are aired, you also get access to new eps earlier than other people. (I like watching marathon-style after a show is complete, so this isn’t a big concern for me.)
while go soo’s cha kang jin is a man after my own heart in most ways that is one sad drama but the story is great. You’ll miss it when it’s over.
Go Soo, interviewed during the filiming, made the comment that when he signed up to do the drama, he “hadn’t expect it to hurt this much.”
It is amazing that these poor actors can withstand living that much sadness!
welcome! I think you need the Kim Sun ah dramas.
Agreed. That woman can make chemistry with anyone. She is so powerful.
Yes, KSA dramas are the best!
Scent of a woman-wheew! lots of chemistry there. hehe!
Yes and yes. She is the bizness. Except Sam Soon (I’ll hide now).
seriously? sam soon is the exception! Maybe I’ll try to get past episode 2 of night after night for the umpteenth time!
I just didn’t see the chemistry between the leads in Sam Soon. KSA is perfect in every way. She played Sam Soon terrifically. But I didn’t see why she would fall in love with such a spectacular jerk. Therefore my call on the chemistry thing. But of course, that’s just me. I believe the show has some fans out there who think the couple is smoldering.
I actually watched Sam Soon years ago, but it wasn’t enough to hook me on Korean dramas. (And back then it was so hard to find–I don’t think any were available streaming online.)
I remember thinking the lead boy was kind of a creep in Sam Soon, though–which seems to be an issue that comes up a fair bit in these dramas. After Boys before Flowers I watched Playful Kiss, which introduced me to second-lead syndrome: all I wanted the female lead to do was break Baek Seung Jo’s heart. Talk about a self-obsessed jerk :b
(And re sex in Korean dramas, imagine what a nightmare sex with Baek Seung Jo would be? Hypercritical, demanding, and prone toward rudeness do not equal hot stuff.)
Sam Soon was good – and groundbreaking for it’s portrayal of an independent woman. I liked it, but then couldn’t watch anything else that Kim Sun Ah did until Scent of a Woman, and she was fabulous in it. Just fabulous. And Wookie?! OMG – he’s got this mouth….. anyway, watch this one. It’s terrific.
As far as imagining getting busy with BSJ – hell, yeah! ‘Cause I don’t see BJS. I see KHJ. Who is my husband in another parallel universe. Just sayin’.
That’s one thing about dropping American tv. The subject matter of sex and violence leaves us so desensitized to viewing it that it just has to keep ramping up to get any reactions.
Watching Kdrama’s take on romance/sex made me laugh in puzzlement at first, but the longer I watched the more I appreciated the restraint shown in the plots.
I mean, sometimes I’m just yelling at the screen “Kiss her, you moron!” or “Just toss her on the bed and get busy!!” – stuff like that. But I never thought I’d see the day when a simple hand-hold could make me squee like a schoolgirl, or a longing look from the hero, or a back hug (hello, BSJ!!)!
What a difference between American & Korean society, huh?
@Cynthia
‘What a difference between American & Korean societies, huh?’
Have you seen K-movies?
Yeah..I do NOT get the dichotomy there. I mean…whoa. Those movies make me blush.
I don’t watch K movies. (Well, that’s not totally true – I watched that “Cyborg” thing with Rain, and that awful SHK film she did in the States).
And Ninja Assassin.
But that’s it.
What am I missing?
The funny thing about American TV versus Korean is that 4 seasons of explicit and acrobatic sex on True Blood *combined* aren’t as hot as the single hat removal kiss on SKKS. American shows forget the soul of things in favor of the animal of things, but when the SKKS lead slowly, deliberately, attentively removed their hats before tenderly kissing her, it was literally the most erotic thing I’ve ever seen on television
The only Korean movie I’ve watched is The Host, and the sea monster was the only character that got any action in that. Am I missing something? (In a perfect world, this something would involve lots of shirtless Gong Yoo scenes. Just saying.)
@Cynthia & @Llamaesque
Like JoAnne said there is a dichotomy because in k-dramas the scenes are so chaste that you want them to do something more like hug or kiss. On the other hand, k-movies (the ones I have seen) do a 180 degree and it becomes true blood-esque (I think it even surpasses true blood), has a lot of gore and explicit sex that you want them to pull back from.
For example, my first movie was Portrait of a Beauty had this scene where you had 2 females demonstrating kamasutra positions in a WWF style ring. The crowd watching filled with men and women (who were in relative stages of undress) they became excited and it turned into an orgy. In another scene, the female lead and 2nd male lead get together, get busy and you see everything apart from the ‘good china’ and ‘wood.’ Then the female lead goes back home and gets doggie-style raped by the male lead (or at least he attempted to).
You know (and I truly hesitate to say this here), Kim Sun-ah really annoys me. She’s got this “cutesy-cutesy” thing going, a sort of, “I’m tough but I’ll also act like the ingenue because it’s the cute thing to do, and of course I’ll attract you to me if I flirt in a way that’s apparently supposed to be cute but actually suggests that I’m clumsy and stupid…” I suppose she’s a good actress, but the characters she plays, or the way she plays them, drive me crazy!
No, you can say it here – having been lambasted by fangirls over a GHS comment I made in a DB post earlier this week, I’m living proof that words (or criticism) don’t kill.
Your comment about KSA is also how I reacted to her dramas after Sam Soon. I couldn’t watch her because the bumbling, cutesy act was such a turn-off, but I did take a chance on SOAW – and she was just fantastic. She gave an amazing performance. If you haven’t seen it, this would be the one to watch.
Sethe and Cynthia- I am a rabid KSA fangirl and I would like you to feel comfortable saying it even if I TOTALLY DONT AGREE.
For me part of that is a director. They do ask for certain things. Obviously, if she can go between the cutesy and that smoulder that she had in SOAW and MNIKSS she has the stuff. IMHO.
But your opinion is heard AND appreciated.
I know what you mean about good chemistry between leads, which is why these have stood out for me: Protect the Boss, Secret Garden, City Hall, Prosecutor Princess. I think the older the actors, the better they are able to play sexual tension. Just my opinion. While Lee Min Hot melts everything with his hotness in City Hunter, I don’t think he has sizzling chemistry with his female lead.
I totally agree with you on that the older actors can display sexual tension better, even if they are not that hot looking. Lee Min Ho himself is hot looking , but his chemistry with his female leads are more the cute type, not the sizzling type. (many may disagree- just my humble opinion, okay). Maybe when he is older…
No, I agree with you…but there’s something about the ROLE he plays in City Hunter that just burns up the screen. He doesn’t need a partner, because he just burns up everything all on his skinny little lonesome.
But seriously, he surly does.
AMEN!
LOL. yup! LMH in city hunter is all hot by himself without the female. I think they just have the side so call romance just so us females would watch.
We’ll have to wait a few more years to see how he does with other actresses in other dramas. If lead actor and actress can’t act like there is chemistry between them, we’ll definitely see it on screen.
In my opinion…Lack of sizzling is because he does not have much experience…I heard that his girlfriend left him after his car accident around 4 years ago(He stayed at the hospital almost 6 months)…And then came the huge hit of Boys over flowers…he was so busy with all the crazy works…He is still a big boy…A hot boy.
Well, he must have done a lot of practicing with his pillow, ’cause boy can kiss like nobody’s business.
Either you’re talking about the Game Over kiss (rawr)…or you have an interesting story to tell us, Cynthia!
Good girls don’t kiss and tell, right? And I’m good. Really, REALLY good.
(I was Snow White until I drifted…..)
JoAnne Unni- You just like to bring up the Game Over kiss…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7ox6mSB-F4
Enjoy. Maybe get a few napkins before you watch.
Raine – it was the my first realistic Korean kiss! Seared into my brain forever, and the moment when I said ‘hey, LMH CAN be sexy!’
Plus, they pay me. In happiness.
So I finally see the famous ‘game over’ kiss and all I could think of is the guy on the side had his mouth open the whole time. It was a good kiss a huge up grade from the annoying wide eyes open kiss that is more common but I see no passion (i.e. rip your clothes off passion). It seems chaste to me
Really, Shiku? Maybe I was just too invested in his struggle over how he felt about her, but I definitely saw his passion, and I guess what got me was that was a ‘you are MINE and no one else’s’ kiss and my unevolved heart tends to do a big thumpety-thump over that whole initial ‘you’re MY woman’ thing. I don’t want a guy to lord it over me, but I damn sure want him to claim me and if initially that comes across as cave-man possession…I’m kinda ok with that, as long as he recognizes that it’s not that way on every level. Physically, oh yes. Mentally and emotionally? Oh no.
Reading over this…didn’t much see any passion from her. But then I rarely do from the women in these dramas.
@JoAnne
Honestly when I saw the kiss I thought it was nice and it looked enjoyable but I saw no passion (maybe an itty-bitty speck of passion in him but nothing from her). Maybe it’s because am not invested in them as I haven’t seen the drama.
When I think of chemistry I think of Lovers. The two leads had crazy chemistry with each other
OH, Shiku…you have to WATCH it to understand the kiss. You’ll see it differently then, I promise!
::imagines a line of women waiting to deflower Lee Min Ho starting in Souel and stretching past her house in New England several times before stopping just short of the moon.::
That boy is hot like nobodies’ business, and the thought of him being an innocent is even hotter. As wrong as that may be…
LLama…haha, I made the same comment about Rain last week. Would love to think of him as an innocent although I know there’s no way in freaking H…never mind. Anyway, a girl can dream.
Oh Unni – we wish for his innocence. But a man…who looks like that. I’m actually curious about that in regards to JGS. He’s a baffling character.
IN terms of ladies who aren’t limp fish – again, I say Kim Sun-ah. Also, Kim So-yeon, Moon Chae-won, Koyuki, Ady An, Yoon Eun-hye, Ha Ji-won.
Since I have a hard time imagining JGS as an actual man for the most part, I certainly can’t imagine him..you know. He’s perfect for the Kdrama world…pure love and devotion, but no actual sex.
JGS does make it difficult. Poor ickle guy…
Telenovelera – I thought he had sizzling chemistry with her.
But I do agree about the older actors. Cha Seung-won has chemistry with the camera. Holy crap. He looks at the camera and I melt. Even Kang Ji-Hwan whose in his early 30s has incredible chemistry with his ladies (PSH too:D)
Prosecutor Princess was AMAZING chemistry.
I have a strange thing with Secret Garden. I got the chemistry between the mains, but that was IT. Nada mas. I think my draw is Philip Lee and the OST. Every time I hear the OST I want to watch the show although i really dislike the show. I’ve watched it THREE times. But I dislike it. But I listen to the OST and I want to watch it. And then Philip Lee comes on the screen…That drama drives me insane…because I cant understand my reaction to it! I should stop listening to the OST…but I can’t….
Raine, you’re responding to the show the way the OTP always responds to each other initially. You’re going to fall in love with it eventually. You love it already, but you don’t realize that is what it is. You loved it years ago, but then you got amnesia when you found out Show PD was really your brother. You would love it now, but you’re too independent and you have things you must do first. But you will love it, you will be with it in the future, and you will have a spectacular kiss which we will always refer to as Showstopper Kiss.
Unni – I deny all of it.
That said, you made me chortle with glee.
Welcome Llamaesque! *HUGS*
Attic Cat (Kim Rae Won)
December Fever/Tropical Nights In December (Uhm Jung Hwa)
Full House (Rain)
Goong (Joo Ji Hoon and Yoon Eun Hye)
Last Romance/Last Scandal (Jung Joon Ho)
Lovers (Lee Seo Jin and Kim Jung Eun)
My Girl (Lee Dong Wook)
My Girlfriend is a Gumiho (Lee Seung Gi)
Playful Kiss (Kim Hyun Joong and Jung So Min)
Sang Doo! Let’s Go To School (Rain and Gong Hyo Jin)
Secret Garden (Hyun Bin and Ha Ji Won)
These are ones I’ve liked and others recommend:
City Hall (Cha Seung Won and Kim Sun Ah)
If you like Chun Jung Myung, you might want to look for Fashion 70s. That’s where I first saw him. The two male leads sizzle. The story dwells on relationships — between friends, between parents and their children. Very good OST as well.
Hi everyone!
So I graduated college recently and am wondering what to do about my future. I think I’m seriously considering teaching English abroad, specifically Korea. Does anyone have any experience or advice about this? I’ve never been to Asia before so any information you have is much appreciated!
You should check out EatYourKimchi’s site (eatyourkimchi.com). They are a married couple that have been teaching in Korea for a few years, though they’ve both stopped teaching now and are full time video bloggers. Anyhoo, they have a section that talks about teaching in Korea, how they applied, etc.
If you post a reminder on the Open Thread next week, I can give you a link I picked up from a folder that the Korean Cultural Centre UK (in London) had for teaching English in Korea. It was a programme for people from any English speaking nation and looked pretty interesting.
(I am away for the weekend so I can’t get to the folder right now, which is why I’ll need a reminder next week.)
Will do, thanks!
I’m currently teaching English in Korea. If you’re an American or Canadian college graduate, you can get a job teaching English here in a heartbeat. Granted, I have an undergrad degree in English from a very good school, so I had offers from every school I applied to, but even for the North American applicant without such qualifications, the demand for native English speakers is so high that any American or Canadian college graduate could easily get a job here. There are probably thousands of after-school academies here in Korea that students attend to learn English, and all of those schools want to hire native English speakers. The visa process is a little burdensome and time-consuming, but the employers usually pay for your flight AND your housing (plus health insurance), so overall, it’s a pretty good deal.
Sethe- its good to know ’cause I want to live a while in Asia. I was looking into Japan, but with the tsunami I’m not sure if the city I want to go to would be a good idea…
Awesome! Can you tell me more about the process you went through?
Happy Friday!
Who else is excited for “What’s Up”?!! LEt’s cheer the drama and watch it on its broadcast on MBN channel DEcember 3!!
ANd also, Lim Ju Hwan tweeted yesterday he is on leave from the military until the 1st of november!! Woohoo ~~~ !! I miss him and his Hyde tweets!
Go TEAM PARK KYU!
Me me me! I missed Im Ju hwan so much!
I am excited about the drama’s premise not knowing any of the players.
Happy TGIF everyone!
Hello Everyone!
It’s been a slow kdrama week for me. I still miss WBDS. It’s like an old boyfriend who cheated on you but you just can’t get over. You hate him… but can’t stop thinking about the good times you had together.
To get over said past love I’ve been watching EotS, which is torturing my poor hero in so many ways I can’t even count. Sandglass: the soundtrack of which just makes me want to cry (I haven’t even reached the sad part yet) and “best kdrama kiss scenes” on youtube. (hey! don’t judge! I didn’t get any worthwhile kiss scenes in any of the above dramas yet.)
Happy friday!
Hey I saw that Youtube clip!
Hello Everyone!!! Happy Friday….
Haven’t been around OTP in ages…life just gets in the way sometimes but I see that everyone is alive and kicking in DB World..
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What I’m watching and my personal ranking so far…
“In Time With You”..OMGGGG…this is the BEST drama, it made me fall in love with TWDramas all over again. Ariel is amazing in her role and Bolin is just wayyy to adorable. I totally recommend… 5/5
VP: Is right at my alley, I’m loving the whole Vampire/Bones thing going on…hoping it gets better. 4/5
Last but not least…”Thousand Day Promise”…the acting is blowing me away right now..Su Aen is just amazing and I like that the story is different in the sence that we are not dealing with Cancer, but instead with early Alhzeimer. The Cancer story lines are getting to old. 31/2 /5..Just caused second lead girl annoys the heck out of me right now…..
Hi Venus!
Glad to see that your still able to keep up with the dramas, even if life has you too busy for the OT!
Hello Everyone!
I started doing indiviual Hi’s, but I confess I’m falling alseep, so I’m gonna take a nap. I have had a couple of very late-nighters trying to catch up on my dramas and also watching movies Crows Zero and Crows Zero 2 and Paradise Kiss and Keitai Kareshi and part of Princess Bride.
I must dash for now, but I hope to be able to read more comments later.
Hi MJP….hope you’re feeling better than last week. Maybe it’s YOU i caught these germies from, lol
Shel, *HUGS*
I think you must have. I still am not 100%, but much better. Still have the nasal congestion and my vocal chords are in need of a break from all the drainage, but it’s better.
MJP,
Have you watched Playful Kiss, the Youtube Special Episodes? I think I remember you telling me that it was your very first K-drama ever. So maybe a trip down memory lane?
The link to the first episode is posted above at 2.2.1.1 by Ace.
Yes, I watched each one of them. Plus they also have on their page, these little shorts where Baek Seun Jo shares his thoughts, since the actual drama is all about Oh Ha Ni’s thoughts. Here is the link to the drama’s Youtube page with all the bonus videos.
http://www.youtube.com/user/ytkiss
MJP! *hugs and well wishes* GET BETTA SOOON!!!!!
And I just finished watching Princess Bride…
Hi everyone. Found out that my kitten was using his litter box half the time and beneath my bed the next half of the time. -_-’ So I’ve been busy cleaning.
Currently enamored and frustrated with Smile, Donghae and intrigued by TWDR. Aside from that drama-land is pretty quiet but on the entertainment front, I just pre-ordered my Lee Seung Gi CD from Yes Asia. XD
LOL. I am sorry. Did you punish it? I hate when cats do that .
Since I didn’t catch him in the act…he wouldn’t know what he’s being punished for. -_-’
I think cats know it because when my sister’s cat does it she looks around and runs away when it sees my sister. They are cheeky like that.
i tried to watch smile dong hae because it had three of my the three brothers leads. lee seungi was part of my hanja project last week. his seung is different from cha seung won’s seung. I think I might really study chinese, casually.
Don’t punish kitty. You can do one of two things put another litter box in your room/under your bed or every time you find some luck under the bed take him to it and then take him the litter box and scratch his paws in it. My halmo used to do that with her cats and I did that too with the lovely mei mei who had a bit of a problem when she first moved in with me. Remember he wants to be a clean cat so just be a bit more patient.
Good idea about a second litter box. I think I’ll try that. I wasn’t angry when I found his ‘other’ toilet…I blame myself for not being more alert. lol.
I’ve been considering Three Brothers….but I’ll save that for a later date. After I finally finish Donghae, I’ll need something shorter.
Oh, the poor kitten is confused.
I remember our cat, once looked at me and squatted and unrinated right in front of me. I was so scared she had an infection I rushed her to the vet. Come to find out, because she is partially paralized, she could no longer climb into the litter box, so she was just letting me know she needed some help. we had to cut the opening down low so she could use the box.
Oh dear. Poor kitty.
Arhazivory – I totally just had this issue with my cat. I talked to the vet and he gave me reasons.
1) Behavioral. Is there something the cat doesn’t like and he’s acting out.
2) Location: they like private litter boxes and open covers. the closed covers trap smells and they HATE it. When I took the cover off, it actually improved the smell in my bathroom as well.
3) The vet said to have one more litter box than you have cats. I have one cat so I have two litter boxes.
And yay for LSG:D SO ADORABLE!
As soon as I added the second litter box and took the lid off the first, he stopped peeing on beds, clothes, plastic bags, under the sofa…everywhere.
Wow…more confirmation that I do need that second box. Thanks.
I totally understand the absolute ANGER and annoyance you feel. Cat urine is DISGUSTING. Good luck! I have a male kitty too and they are so …MALE. HAHA. (For shame, defining a word with the word….)
Habari everyone, Happy Friday/Saturday!
So I was shown a very interesting video that investigates how attentive you are and if you multi-task. Surprisingly, I failed almost all the tests even though I pride myself as being detail-oriented and able to multi-task.
http://www.putlocker.com/file/CBDFE4D233202C74#
The second thing is about how the brain perceives things. Very interesting.
http://www.putlocker.com/file/554ECFE60AB9F257#
Then I found an artists who actually paints on photograph making it appear like it is in 3-D. How cool is it?
http://alexameade.com/
Cool!
Happy Friday Everyone!!
I hope everyone’s weekend is filled with relaxation, good times, and good dramas. Or that your good dramas lead to good times, because that happens to me. Weekends are much too short for bad drama marathoning.
<3
I saw ‘headsNo2′ and thought…don’t I know this person? Then it hit me – Ah! TWDR reviewer! Haha. happy Friday~!
Hahaha yup! ^^ Thank you, happy Friday to you too!
So true. I think I go just a wee bit crazy when I have started watching a bad drama. I try to stick them out to see if they get any better and when they don’t I feel like I’ve wasted time on them.
Hey HeadsNo2 – you rock for reviewing.
And I’m totally looking for my weekend drama crack. Definitely can’t waste it on bad drama…Too bad I have a gig in Downtown Miami that is cutting into my drama time. *NOOOOO…darn money making* I’m going to marathon Sang Doo to watch with JoAnne and I’m thinking of Sungkyunkwan Scandel.
And wow, watching all these dramas has totally made my Korean spelling way better. AT the beginning I couldn’t have imagined writing that title without aid of AsiaMediaWiki.
not reviewing, recapping.
HELLLOO EVERYBODEEEEE (Grover style)
NOt watching anything at the moment. Have resolved to go through all my movies-to-watch list. Have watched Taegukgi and Cryrano Dating Agency. The first one, I loved. The second one left me feeling unsatisfied at first but by the last scene I was cackling with glee. Ended up being a good watch. UHM TAE WOONG, PEOPLE. Finally see why JB and GF like him so much. When I first started watching 1n2d, I was like, what the..? He’s so boring and quiet! I know he’s opened up a bit now, compared to how he used to be. LOVED the actress special..just watched it recently…I liked Kim Haneul the most. She’s so funny!She seemed like a fun person to be with in real life. And I loved watching her laugh. Esp when she’d jump up and down and clap her hands or fall back, kicking her legs. Not the affected delicate laugh for her, no siree.
Is vampire prosecutor any good. I need convincing. seems kinda far-fetched, the kind of idea that needs good execution to be a watchable. If you disagree, let me know.
Also, these are the k-movies I’ve watched so far:
100 days with Mr. Arrogant(loved it)
My Sassy Girl (meh)
Taegukgi and Cyrano
My Little Bride (loved it!)
I’m a Cyborg But That’s OK (took me a while to ‘get’ it, but it seemed like genius to me when i finally did)
A Tale of Two Sisters (meh)
Can anyone tell me what I should watch next based on my above opinions? Thanks a million! AND HAPPT WEEKEND TO Y’ALL
The Man From Nowhere, also with Won Bin! It made an instant Won Bin lover out of me, and is also just amazing.
okay your movie list has me singing that song by daniel choi and uhm tae woong from cyrano dating agency. I can’t get it out of my head now.
Antique Bakery (Korean Version Movie)
Baby and I (Jang Geun Suk Movie)
Dating On Earth (Micky Yoochun, JaeJoong, DBSK Movie)
He Was Cool (Song Seung Heon)
Hello Schoolgirl (Yoo Ji Tae)
My Boyfriend Is Type B (Lee Dong Gun)
My Tutor Friend (Kwan Sang Woo, Kim Ha Neul) **My personal favorite**
Too Beautiful To Lie (Kim Ha Neul)
Thanks for the recommendations. I’ve already watched Antique Bakery(loved it), My tutor friend(not anything special, but a good watch), Baby and I(JGS! cute), and The Man From Nowhere(words cannot explain my obsession with that film)
Have added the rest of the ones you’ve mentioned to my to-watch list. THANK YOU EVERYONE
*frowny face*
My earlier comment has been under moderation for so long. Am not spamming, I swear. Are we not allowed to put links?
They just need to check them first. It’ll post.
Thanks they did.
Hurrah! Just got a phone call!
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I have a new niece! #60 of the nieces/nephews (39 on Mr Shels side, 21 on my side….yeah, we come from big, spread out families). As yet, she is unnamed, but she arrived safe and sound.
One more niece due in 2 weeks, and a gaggle of greats due after that. LOVE me some babies!
Congrats! on the new niece and on becoming an auntie for the 60th time (oh my! I hope you don’t have to give birthday presents to all of them).
I gave up on the birthday thing a long time ago, lol. Back when I had 15 or 20, lol.
Most of the nieces/nephews on Mr Shel’s side are all older, my 14 yr old is the baby. They are mostly married and starting their own families…or finishing them in some cases. I think we’re up around 80 “greats”. I send BIRTH presents, but not BIRTHDAY presents, lol.
With that many, you’d never finishing sending birthday presents…. just “birth presents” make more sense. But wow, 80 “greats” is impressive too.
I consider it an achievement that I can remember most of their names and who they belong to, lol.
Congratulations Shel to the whole family!
Congrats Shel! How wonderful!
Has anyone seen this? (Lee Min Ho fanvid) Absolutely laugh out loud funny!
http://youtu.be/Yfk28Qh_B0Q
Ha! I love it! Very cute….
JoAnne,
This is hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Unni – this is FANTASTIC!
Every time a picture of Lee Min Ho appears saying I hate you I just bust out laughing. Laughing now just thinking about it. Whoever that kid is who made it, she’s really funny.
It’s hysterical. I’m LOLing for realz right now.
Yep it gets me every time. I even showed people at work today and they were laughing even though they’re like, I don’t get it…who is that random Japanese guy? I didnt bother to explain, other than to say that Lee Min Ho was clearly not a Japanese name.
My brother walked in the other day and was like, I can tell that’s Japanese. You’re finally watching things in Japanese again. And I was like…nope, its Korean. And he looked a little ashamed and walked out. They sound completely different. It’s not like its Mandarin/Cantonese/Taiwanese, which to the untrained ear sound alike. But dang, Korean and Japanese? Totally different…
Can anyone direct me to a good English sub stream of Conspiracy in the Court? I’ve been searching without any luck. Any help is greatly appreciated.
CMRprindle,
I am missing you today.
Was she here last week?
Nope. She said a couple of weeks ago that things were getting crazy busy.
You, too, YRH. Esp since you’re away *hugs!*
me too prindley. I even paused my drama to come and see if you checked in.
You three, Jumma! You and your sis were on my mind during the storm, then again (and Viola Darling) when I caught the Korean Festival on MKTV.
I know you don’t read after Sunday, but thanks for missing me, MJP unnie! I’ve been missing you, too.
@all how i envy the long list of dramas y’all been watching.. Where do u guys buy the time y’all got?! I’m in awe specially with the variety of dramas u watched.. My list is just SOAW and BEST LOVE for now, SKKS after.. Soaw is long overdue since i’m stuck at epi 9 because i havent got the time.. But thankfully gf and jb never fail me with recaps.. If i could only quit my job and get paid watching kdramas instead, i couldnt be any happier.. Dream on yeah.. Happy OT!
We don’t sleep.
or clean.
LOL.
Got that right!
When i do marathon-get 3 or 4 hours of sleep. When a drama is great, I just have to finish it.
dont’ forget tv dinners and bottled drinks. quick bathroom breaks. (or no bathroom breaks) sneaking in an episode between activities…addiction behavior.
You don’t have to quit your job. You just have to learn how to have sneak peeks at work without being caught.
And yeah, less sleep, food… normal activities. At some point you’d start to smell and resemble a raccoon-eyed zombie.
In short, if you love your health you shouldn’t be envious.
I know I use disposable dinnerware a lot because I don’t have time to do the dishes due to drama watching!
MJP *hugs* Dishes are the worst chore in the universe! Yay disposable dinnerware!
I would absolutely love to have a dish washer. The only time I had one was the last four years of high school and then a year and a half in an apartment.
Don’t look at my hands… They are definitely dish pan hands!
But the kitchen we have is so small, that we can’t afford to lose the cabinet space for a dishwasher.
My mom would never buy a dishwasher, because she said she gave birth to six of them, lol.
Shel – HAHAHA
MJP – I have them too. We have a dishwasher and its busted. So we use it as a drying rack….
Speaking of dishes – I woke up this morning and the dishes were not only in both parts of the sink, but on the counter. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? It took me 20 minutes to wash them all. If people would only wash their own dishes, my hands wouldn’t be throbbing prunes…
I hate that. Mr Shel has been pretty good about doing them while I’m sick, but my silly daughter can dirty more dishes in a shorter amount of time than anyone I know. She makes toast and gets out a plate to put it on. GET A PAPER TOWEL or napkin for pete’s sake! I mentioned one night while doing the dishes that Dad’s gone all day, I use the same 32 oz red cup all day long, and there are 15 cups in the dishwasher. She got all offended and ended up stomping off to her room. Part of her issue is her ADD, she doesn’t remember to take care of her dishes, so she gets another one out.
Everytime she whines about having to empty the dishwasher, I remind her that if she used fewer dishes she wouldn’t have to do it as often, lol.
Yeah, I’m a big fan of using the same cup. The only time I switch is when I go from hot drink to cold drink. Currently I’ve worked out a system. If you cook I’ll clean and vice versa. This is what happened. I cooked and the dishes got left over night so now I clean too…how did that happen? It’s a vicious, vicious, cycle.