After having countless sleepless nights and watching more than 50 kdramas and even korean films and entertainment shows, my sister and I have developed so much attachment with anything Korean that we started searching for whatever it is that is korean that we can find here in the Philippines... we ate kimchi, cooked korean dishes, drunk soju, ate a lot of korean snack food and our ultimate dream travel... to fly to South Korea and see all the places we've watched in Kdrama... and as expected we both buy our own english-korean dictionaries and tried to speak simple korean phrases, instead of asking "why" we often say "weh" instead and say "annyong" instead of hi, hello and so on... i never stopped searching the internet for all websites and blogs featuring kdramas... i don't miss checking dramabeans whenever am surfing the internet and i always try to get updated with my favorite actors and actresses... i regret not having tried to work in South Korea when I was younger or even agreed to a fixed marriage with older Koreans which was so popular here in our country during my younger years... my sister and I even wish to be born Koreans in our next life... I even think of changing my profession from being an accountant to becoming an English-Korean-speaking interpreter... Right now, I am applying for English teaching job to Korean students here in the Philippines just so I can actually converse with them... My love for kdramas made me want to be Korean and Filipino at the same time because I have not only developed my understanding of the Korean culture through Kdramas but I have learned to understand the traits of the Korean people and now, I really admire a lot of things about Korea and Koreans.

ive started to talk in korean and i've started eating dduboki and kimchi. tried making it as well

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start filling my ipod with korean songs. literally, just korean songs. not even a single english songs.

i even watch best love dramathon the night before my med exams. thank god I manage to pass. :P

and i've been saving up my scholarship so that I can plan a trip to korea :D

After Boys after Flowers and other dramas with kim chi making, I've eaten ridulously large amounts kim chi--even attempted making my own batch. I've also started craving ramyun so much that I'm buying in bulk! Not good for the waist-line, but great for my drama loving soul. :]

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i started learning Korean.... and then I decided to get myself a korean boyfriend for the first time!! kkkkk

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Well, i guess i'm not the only one who started to learn korean, but I couldn't find any language courses so I learnt it from kimchigirl and Korean101 podcasts :) I'm not as lucky with the food around here - I've found the only place where they do kimchi - that's the only thing I've got from traditional food, however I got addicted to one of ramyuns - its spicy beef flavor :)) so I buy it and whenever I have KDrama nights I cook them and eat while watching my heroes eat ramyuns :))

A haha, I've been thinking what else except for wanting to eat Korean food and drink soju I've started doing, and here are some crack ups for you:

I started saying "aishhh", which in kazakh language (my native language) sounds reeaaallly like a swearing word :)) haha, whenever my my parents hear me saying that they tell me not to swear:))) however some of my girls watching KDramas get what I'm saying right away :))

I started buying Shin Ramyun at the local asian store and I nt just a few ... lol It's what I eat basically everytime I'm too lazy to make anything else and it's sooo delicious! I'm making everyone I know eat it too and they get addicted to it :P

Another is I've started listening to KDrama songs more than english songs now because they're just so darn awesome. But it's kinda awkward when people look through my itunes or iphone/ipod and find so many korean songs hahaha (I'm NOT asian BTW).

Btw, i'm not US/Canada resident, I'm from Kazakhstan =)))

Funnily enough, I did something BEFORE I actually saw the drama. I heard a song called "First Time" and it mesmerized me completely, so I returned to playing piano after 2 years not even touching the thing, to learn that song. Later on I found out it was the theme of "Winter Sonata", so naturally I watched the drama ^____^
The first thing I did after watching Winter Sonata ~4 years ago was make kimchi jjigae XD no idea why but it looked so good there -_-

I've become obssesed with learning the language-that I signed up for those online language courses. I've also learned how to cook some korean food staples. Wish I could switch to soju- but alas my alcohol intake/tolerance is really really low:) Spicy rice cake and seaweed soup are a monthly must. Finally learned how to make kimchi fried rice (thank you coffee prince for my addiction to it). Making it a must to travel to Korea in 5 years!

Watching Kdramas led me to fall in love with Korean food as well. I only not have kimchi in my fridge - I have gochujang, doenjang, sesame oil - the works - all stocked up. Watching the characters gorge on dokbokki and kimchi chigae made me want to try these foods too, and now I have a spice tolerance that can rival that of a native Korean. I think my diet has completely changed into Korean. Nothing beats maeuntang on a cold winter night!

K-drama introduced Korean music to me. I've since become fans of Clazziquai. F.T Island, and many more. I used to listen to US alternative rock so that's quite a drastic change!

When I take pictures with my friends we say 'kimchi' instead of 'cheese'! I started eating Korean food and using various Korean words!! and now im trying to learn the language!! which is so much more interesting and fun after watching Tree With Deep Roots hah! Going to Korea a dream that will come true soon! I even went to MAMA Singapore and saw so many of my pretty actors and actresses close up! Oogling at Go Soo and Ji Sung all the way!! \(^^)/

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K-drama engulf me in the wave of everything Korean.
From k-pop, k-idol, blogs on k-entertainment news (n Dramabeans, of course), k-food restaurant, k-ramen, k-ice cream (Bingrae, my fav), Hangeul (banmal, too), tabloid with news of k-waves, etc, etc, etc, the list never stop.
Every new k-drama I watch brings in new trend for me to follow. Best of all, k-drama makes it possible for me to meet other k-drama lovers/addicts/bloggers from around the world. Viva k-drama!!!!
Too bad, I don't live in America <>

-Starting using korean words in all sorts of context.. like oppa! or ahdasol? or chook go lei? lol

-Imagining the OST of every drama I've watched to random moments of my life

My expectations for my future significant other have become wildly unrealistic. He's probably going to be some rich chaebol who was scarred by a traumatic event and then meets me in a Cinderella setting where we begin our love story with something bad happening to me and him saving me.

Learning Korean and eating Korean food are a must! But the most fangurly things I did that changed my life:

#1. Met some friends through the Internet because of our mutual love for Alone in Love, because so few people watched it, even in Taiwan, and ended up taking our conversation off the discussion boards and onto MSN Messenger. The friendships really took off, and we became good friends in real life, meeting up once in a while and even going on trips together! (Both Korean and non-Korean.)

#2. Back in 2009, I scoured the Internet for filming locations of Alone in Love, and using the meager instructions on the Korea Tourism Organization's website, took the subway from Seoul all the way out to some suburban town called Jeongja and asked for instructions in simple Korean until we found the Dunkin' Donuts which served as such an important meeting location to the protagonists in the show. When my friend (one of the friends from #1) and I saw the shop, I seriously wanted to shout for joy. It was like going to Mecca for the first time.

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K-dramas introduced me to Korean culture and k-pop, which I wouldn't have paid attention to otherwise. Oh and a funny thing, when I initially started watching k-dramas on tv they were dubbed in Mandarin... so watching k-dramas actually helped me learn Chinese lol

I was exposed to K-drama the summer of 2005 while living in LA. My Lovely Kim Sam Soon got its claws into me and wouldn't let go. I had to move to the mid-west for graduate school before the series ended and made my friend promise to record every episode and send it my way on VHS.

Once in the mid-west I check all the cable outlets to see in anyone carried Asian dramas and none did. It was years before I discovered streaming online. After my I re-immersion was hooked again and wanted to see Korea for myself. Luckily I found a program through my school that worked with the government in a Korean province to bring over native English speaker for a month long English language camp.

I spent 30 days teaching English in Korea summer of 2010 to Korean 13 and 15 year-olds. I love the experience. I loved seeing Korea, but most of all I LOVED the students. They were terrific.

I also discovered that Korea is one hilly country. I've love to go back and repeat the experience but I'm at the stage in my degree where the calendar for the English camp and fulfilling my requirements are not in sync.

Watching Korean dramas is definitly what made me start learning Korean, since i realized that sometimes, depending on the subbers, quite a bit can be lost in translation.
As well it convinced me to try Korean foods and drinks, which i now totally love~~~~~
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Traveling, first of of all of course Korea. Went to 63 building because of My Girl. or Nami Island with Winter Sonata, Jeju .. All In .. and even went to visit Gyeongju (1 Night 2 Days) and Busan (Piano, 1 Night 2 Days) .. does this great.

and then I've start to put other country like Austria in my lists .. and my friend asked me why I want to go there .. I said .. "oh because they shoot Spring Waltz there .."

Spring Waltz, falling in love with Seo Do-Young and Han Hyo-Joo love how the Yeon Sok-Hoo PD captured the beauty of Austria, Salzburg :) can we let go Paris? No of course, Lovers in Paris and not to forget Prague .. Lovers in Prague ..

Oh Italy .. Only You with Jo Hyun-Jae, I'm craving for Pasta because of you .. haha

and the list keep continue .. and continue ..
Macau - Boys Over Flowers, East of Eden ..
New Caledonia - BoF

Perhaps it's sounds fool but those places I want to go because of KDrama and Kshow (can i include it ^__^)

-Malaysia

Last year was the first time I ever heard of K-dramas. I was visiting Korea (I am adopted Korean and it was my first time there), and I swear I kept seeing this one show everywhere (now known to be 49 days.) At every restaurant or hostel people would gather around and watch this show. I was intrigued to say the least. When I got back to the states (through various google searches), I found the show, and more importantly - Dramabeans! It was great because the show hadn't ended when I was in Korea, so it felt like a continuing connection to my time there.

K-drama's have me hooked through and through. The recaps are now my study break rewards and fulfill a growing obsession with Korean culture. I can't wait to go back!!!

I'm embarrassed to admit the biggest life change. I have been a vegetarian (yes, including fish) for over 15 years. Basically my whole life. When I see people eating on K-dramas it makes me want to start to eat Korean meat dishes. (Except for in Flower Boy Raymen Shop when they were eating the chicken feet. That was gross). I'm serious though, I think I might crack. All in the name of K-dramas.

Watching K-Dramas has opened up a whole new world for me.... As cheesy as that sounds! Heh. I'm learning Korean now, I randomly (by accident) say phrases like baboya, michoso...like the other day at the grocery store I thanked the lady by saying 'komawo', she gave me a weird look. K dramas also made me want to use chopsticks at every opportunity lmao. It also made me want to try Kimchi and other Korean foods. Oooo and the ost's... They got me into Korean music! Anyway I shall stop here, thanks for posting awesome things jb & gf, really appreciate it!

*I’m not a resident of US/Canada.

aigoo...i eat kimchi like it's chip/water/candy/rice. I yell Yah! gasp "omona". expect my bf to memorize and apply all the cute/romantic things the kdramas heros do. I do all the cute stuff the heroines do like making cute lunch box for my bf. aigoo..it's quite embarrassing.

Before i forget my email address is Starlights86@aol.com

So here are something which have changed my life stye since watching kdrama
-When my friends and I get together I also suggest dinner and suggest we have korean food (I usually win)
-There is always a jar of kimchi in the frig
-breaks from study consist of watching k-drama
-family member names in my cell phone are now listed in korean such as Unni and Oppa
-Find myself buying more korean brand products such as instant noodles and junk food.

When I first started watching Korean dramas, I wanted to learn Korean so that I wouldn't have to wait for the subtitles XD.. But that didn't work out too well, but now I can read/write the Korean alphabet and understand basic Korean.

Other than learning Korean, I also tried to make Korean food like spicy rice cakes and kimbap. And I seriously never cooked before other than something simple like cooking an egg. So I basically can cook a little bit now. Also every drama I watched, there's always someone eating ramen. So me and my sister bought some Korean ramen to try and now our whole family eats it too! 'Cuz it's so damn good :D.

Korean dramas have also made me a better dresser. . My fashion sense has seriously changed for the better ^^. I used to be the worst dresser :O!!

(The most important change was of course becoming a fan of Super Junior. ^^)

So in conclusion Korean dramas have somewhat changed my daily life in a good way.

*I am not resident of US/Canada

You guys can't believe how Korean culture changed my life. I'm not even able to watch any american or canadian (french or english) TV show anymore. I just finished watching Dream High yesterday and I was crying at the end because they were no more episodes to watch (Kim Soo Hyuuuuun!!!!!)- I love that feeling a little too much :) My boyfriend thinks I'm crazy because I'm laughing so loud while watching Running Man and sometimes he's jealous because I'm giggling like a 15 year old when I see an Eye Candy in a drama (Jung Il Woo) LOL I work as a designer and I listen to K-pop while working. If in the week-end, we eat meat for dinner, I'll go buy some soju and when it's cold outside, ramyu!!! Yesterday, the owner of the laudromat where I do my laundry (60 year old korean man) asked me to call him Oppa instead of Ajusshi and it made my day. OH my, I need to go back to work....hihihihi!

Hello...
I started too call my husband "oppa", because he hates it, and "nabonom" because he dosent know what it means (we are not alowed to swear at each other)...

Dont live in the us or canada.

After watching korean dramas, my love for korean food has definitely increased several folds! Especially after seeing many a heroine eat bibimbap, or something of that variation. Speaking of food- I'd have to say that after each episode of Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, I found myself craving ramen!

Oh, so many things.

Writing and typing hangul.

Listening to korean music.

Picking up more Korean slang/idioms - I used to only speak very proper Korean.

Eating ramen off the lid of the pot.

And my dad and I have one more thing to talk about - we're both avid kdrama watchers!

::delurks again, shamelessly:

What can I say... all of the above? I've started eating Korean food, not to mention cooking it, started learning Korean (also I can't read it yet), started listening to kpop, and am going to be traveling to Seoul for a week this coming May! =D

Ermm watching Kdramas made me start listening to K-pop and learning Korean.
In fact I participated in a showcase in which Miss A's song Goodbye baby was shown.
I am not a resident of US/Canada- I live in England.

i've always had a thing for trying different cultures so before i even started kdrama i was already trying different Korean things, with some help from my Korean friends. But i would have to say one thing that kdrama has done to me is the way i look at men. LOL thanks to kdrama my standards has skyrocketed! poor me >0< hahaha

i took korean 101 last semester to try to learn the language so i dont have to wait for the dreaded sometimes too long wait of english subtitle. kinda worked... i can understand basic greetings and read korean except i dont know what it means :(....

A list of what I've done I the name of kdramas:
I eat kimchi
I eat ramen regularly (and occasionally japchae)
I drink soju
I exclaim "Omo!" and "Omona!"
I bought a book to learn how to speak Korean
I've begun a kdrama tumblr
I'm collaborating on a kdrama wordpress
I now listen to kpop (Well, YG artists, anyway)
I watch them instead of US American television
I lose hours and hours of sleep
I regret nothing

Well. I have tried several new things in the name of k-drama. I have had KBBQ for the first time a few months ago and it was AWESOME. I have always loved to travel. I spent part of my childhood living in different parts of Africa and k-dramas have helped re-kindle that love of travel and curiosity about other cultures. So much so that I am thinking of a career in teaching ESL so I can spend my days globe trotting. First stop, Asia!

Watching korean dramas has affected my life a whole lot. Lol.

- Learning Korean
- Wanna go to KOREA someday
- A korean boyfriend (lol)
- Eating kimichi
- Saying "aigoo + aish"
- korean words like ahjumma, ahjusshi, unni, oppa, etc.
- Knowing every updates of dramas/kpop;;; THATS THE REASON WHY I FOUND THIS WEBSITE ANYWAYS!
- Going to school humming, then realizing I'm singing a korean song,,, lol.
- When speaking, I mess up b/c everyword that comes out of my mouth sounds like a korean thing.
- My style of dressing...

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Yay that's an awesome question because I just came back from my family vacation in Korea! KDrama made me fall in love with Korean culture and two years ago I made it my goal to visit Seoul at least once, and after long researching and planning I finally made my dream come true. My week in Seoul was on of the best in my life, I really hope I could come back soon after I'm done with high school. In addition to that, I took Korean language classes this summer and had a blast! I now have basic knowledge in the language, but I want to study more and become a fluent speaker :).

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Draining out my savings to do my ultimate trip of the year May-June last year... yes, people, I actually spent 8 hours long flight to Seoul, along with my seven girlfriends, and shrieking with fear for we only had see-through T-Shirt on us -__-" Super dumb!

My friends got into a fight (we think, hahaha) with one ahjussi in the MRT cause she took some pictures of us and then this ahjussi just started yelling O_o

BUT... another ahjussi came out of nowhere, started to apologize to us, and SNAP! He wrung out the horrible (and possibly drunk) ahjussi with his umbrella! Hahahaha, seriously that is the experience I would want to remember my whole life.

Korean people is full of drama, after all, eh?

*i'm not a citizen of US/Canada but probably you reckon it already from my English =.=

My love for Korean dramas have led me to sleep a lot less ( I am lucky if I get 5 hours a night) and I have started learning Korean so that I don't have to wait for subtitles.

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